The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-23
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Dolores Luiz, the Mexican Indian girl
who sees visions of the Virgin, and who
has made some wonderful prophecies, is
worshipped as a saint by the lower classes
of Southern Mexico. She is a descendant
of the Aztecs, and exhibits all the mag
netism, fire ad concentration of the ia
matte. Religious fever and excitement are
now running high, and the possibility OF
popular outbreak is much dreaded by
the upper-class Mexican residents. Do
lores, who is hailed as Joan of Arc, de-
clares She sees the Virgin who appears
to her and reveals future events. The
visions of Paulin Delpont are slightly diff
ferent in tone, although of like import.
Delpont is a boy years old. He is the
son of poor French peasants and lives at
LarOque, in Cevennes. In spite Of his
early ignorance the boy has suddenly dis
played an ability to speak French, Span
ish, German, japanese, Hindostanee,
Latin and Greek In his visions he gem
orally sees st. Joseph, who reveals things
to him. For instance, the church bells Of
st. Amiens lay buried in the ground for
century or more. The spot was I'M
known, but Delpont was able to point 1t
out to some peasants, who, after digging
found the bells and replaced them in the
church.
Bradley Newell was once a Vermont
blacksmith. In two years he has accumu-
lated fortune, set up fine establishment
and is now on visit to England, where
he hopes TO be introduced to the Prince Of
Wales, and all because he suddenly exhib-
tied powers as a healer. w. Il. Hammond
a young Illinois farmer, also heals by the
spirit aid. He has allowed his wife and
family to shift for themselves while he de-
votes himself to higher things" He Is
very poor, as he will not accept money
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the name Of a queer sect In this city. Fer
nand Stutzki Is the leader of the organiza-
ton The keynote of the religion is that the
second advent Of Christ will occur Sept
q next. The Rev. F. w. Sanford is a.
Maine healer, who styles himself the
"Chief Apostle of the Holy Ghost and Uz
Bible School" He has been able to rid his
mother Of sciatica and claims some other
equally remarkable cures. He has a num-
Der of disciples. Prof" lacks Shavno Is
a colored healer who is being prosecuted
in New Jersey for treating a Mrs. Jane
Harris who died while under his care
Even the Indians have a healer. Bil
James, a Puyallup residing at Mud Bay,
Washington, is reported to have perform
ed wonderful miracles in the medical line.
Pennsylvania is overrun with pow-wow
men and women. the south has its voodoos,
witches in general are believed in all over
the country, and superstition Is rife every
where on the other hand, we have cases
where the authenticity of visions is de-
voutly believed in by intelligent persons
and evidence Is produced to prove the
statements made. Thus there are the Wis
ions at Tilly-sur-SeuIles, in France; the
Mexican Image Of Guadalupe, the mirac-
ulous cures from faith in relics in different
churches and other manifestations of
like nature. Altogether, the year has been
remarkable for the many instances Of the
kind