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No night IN the year is invested by pop
ular imagination with a more peculiar
character than that of October 81 or
HalIow Eve. Glendower asserts that any
one can then call up spirits ''from the
vastly deep" 1t is said that all devils and
witches are abroad, while fairies hold high
carnival. Hallow Ewes innumerable SUI
perstitions ere clearly relics OF pagan
times, since they are all devoid OF religious
character.
Nuts have always borne most proml-
nent part, as they still continue to 90, IN
the festivities of Halloween. Among the
English, Scotch and Irish peasantry a
synonym for it is "Nut- crack night,
name derived from the custom of cele-
brating it by cracking nuts with the teeth,
with hammers or by throwing them into
the fire. at Ripon, in Yorkshire, another
synonym for Hallow Eve Is cake night, !"
because on that occasion the mother of
every household bakes a cake for each
mem Der of her family.
Goldsmith, In his Vicar of Wakefield" !"
describing the manners OF some rustics,
tells US that, among other customs pre-
served by them, they "religiously crack
nuts on HalIow Eve"
Hutchison, in his history of Northum-
berland, compares Hallow Eve to the Ro-
man festival of Pomona, ard says that
divinations and consulting of omens are
common 10 both occasions. Hence" he
proceeds, sin the rural sacrifice of nuts
propitious omens are sought touching
matrimony. Two nuts are placed in the
fire by young man or maiden and named
for two of his or her sweethearts. Ii they
lie still and burn together it prognosti-
Gates happy marriage or hopeful love.
If, on the contrary, the nuts bounce and
fly asunder the sign is unpropitious."
The English poet, Gay, in his poem of
1.-THE Spell" thus alludes to this custom:
Two hazel nuts threw into the flame,
And to each nut gave a sweetheart's name.
This with the loudest bounce me sore amazed,
That in a flame of brightest color blazed;
AS blazed thy nut, so may thy passion grow,
For twas thy nut that did so brightly glow!
In quaint old volume OF poems by
Charles Graydon, published in Dublin, 1901,
there is one called son Nuts Burning All
Hallows' Eve" which also alIudes to this
custom. as follows:
These glowing nuts emblems true
OF what in human life view.
The Unmatched couple fret and fune,
And thus in strife themselves consumes;
Or from each other wildly start,
And with noise forever part.
But see the happy, happy pair,
OF genuine love and truth sincere;
With natural fondness while they burn,
Still TO each other kindly turn;
And as the vital sparks decay,
Together gently sink away;
Til LIES fierce ordeal being past
Their mingled ashes rest az last.
In Ireland young women place three
nuts on the grate-bars. One that cracks
or jumps is a iaithless lover, while one
that burns or blazes is a true one. They
burn the shells of nuts eaten on Hallow
Eve aud cause snails to crawl through the
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When Witch and Devil

ashes and so trace the initials of the future
husband. Apples bear prominent part
in the diversions and superstitions of Hal
loween. Every one knows what capi-
tai sport it is to let a numb Der of them float
in a washtub and have blindfolded young
sters try to spit them on a fork held in the
mouth, while their hands are tied behind
their back. Another familiar custom is
to SWING an apple pairing three times
around the head and throw it on the
ground, where it is believed to form the
first letter of the future husband or wife's
name. In the north of England while
performing this diversion il is customary
to repeat the following lines:
I pare this pppin round and round again,
My sweetheart's name to flourish on the plain;
I fling the unbrolzen pairing DER my head.
My sweethearts letter on the plain is read.
A method of determining the constancy
of lovers, practiced many times by every
American and English girl Of our day and
by her mother and grandmother before
her, is to place two apple seeds, each
named for lover, on the cheeks or eye
lids. The one which drops off first is
faithless, while the other, like that Daug-
las famous in song, sis tender and true"
Another very old Halloween spell is to
eat an apple before a mirror at midnight
all alone in a remote apartment. lighting
ones self by solitary candle held in one
hand. Before the apple is finished the
face of the future husband or wife will be
seen peering over your shoulder. Gay
mentions another species of divination
practiced in his time with the ladyfly,
lo1 ha 1,,I,
from what quarter of the compass the
future husband or wife is to come. He
explains it thus:
This ladyfy I take from of the grass.
Whose spotted back might scarlet red surpass
Fly, ledybird, north south or east or vest
Fly where the man is found that love best.
Scotland's rustics regard Hallow Eve
with special awe and veneration, invest
ing it with intense mysticism and plac-
ing simple. unquestioning faith in all its
charms and spells. The rest of the world
derive many of their Halloween customs
from the Scotch. In an old book, pub
lished in 1726, and called ''Ye True For
tune Teller" there is chapter headed,
''To know whether a mayde Will have we
man she wishes in which 1 find the fol-
lowing charm: 'Wear two lemon peels all
day, one in each pocket. On Hallow Eve
night rub ye forepost of ye bedstead with
them. If ye man appearsin her sleep and
present her with a couple of lemons she is
to have him. If he does not there is no
hope for her."
Cav thus describes divihation among
the English peasantry:
At eve last midsummer no sleep sought,
But to the field bag of hemp seed brought;
l scattered round the seed on every side,
And three times in a trembling accent cried.
This hemp seed with my virgin-han1 SOW,
Who shall my true love be the crop shall mow
The belief being that the future husband
or wife will then be seen in the act of pull
ing hemp.
A popular Hallow Eve spell among the
weaver lasses of Lancashire. England, is
performed with five small slips of paper,
upon three of which the damsel seeking
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nishes surprising amount OF meat, as
we'll as weight, if you are packing the
meat any distance. So there were plenty
OF reasons why we did not want to engage
in wanton destruction.
"The elk we saw were usually some dis
tance away in the mountains. and above
US. When we decided to make foray
for any we would work round and crawl
up the mountains to within gunshot of
them. We always tried to keep on the
windward side, for an elk, we found, could
smell you faster than you could sec him.
In this way we moved on bands that
when first discovered were from one to two
miles away.
When the elk run they 60 in hunohos,
while deer go singly or in pairs. / naw
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one band OF fifteen elk and another of ten,
out OF both Of which we made killings.
The elk all ran together and were hunehed
up like so many frightened cattle.
81 saw sight there shall never forget.
1t was awe-inspiring. and in sense en-
nobling. A band of prodigious elk that
we had sighted and that had smelled or
seen us swept down an almost pcrpendic-
uar bank and disappeared in the timber
below.
"The elk went almost straight down,
and as swift "a tho wind. How they got
down without being dashed TO atoms was
passing strange TO me, but the elk poured
over tho decline like a living stream. and
did Il rs easily and gracefully as u stream
Of water falls from cliff.
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In the Mexican Capital.

No festivals throughout the year are
hailed by the Mexicans with greater de-
light than those of All Hallow Eve-the
night preceding All Hallowmas, or All
Saints day and All Souls day. The for
mer was introduced by the church because
of the impossibility of keeping separate
day for every saint, while the object of the
latter is to alleviate by prayers and aims
giving the sufferings of the souls in purga-
tory. The religious aspects of these festi-
walls is somewhat overtopped in Mexico,
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clock strikes that hour the future husband
OF her who is to be married first will enter
and lay his hand upon the part OF the
cake marked with her name. Not W ord
must be spoken during the whole proceed
ing, and hence the name "dumb CAKE"
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broke in upon our musing, and our reve-
ries were put to flight. We turned to the
speaker and settled ourselves into atti-
tudes Of attention.
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tieular made things remarkably lively for
the settlers here. and when every man
went with his heart in his throat and his
rifle in hand. Why, iackrabbit jump
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night to our doors, or the painted face
peering in at our windows, or the hand
that brandished torch and scalping-knife
being lifted as of old. The red man, no
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In Ireland young women place three
nuts on the grate-bars. One that cracks
or jumps is a iaithless lover, while one
that burns or blazes is a true one. They
burn the shells of nuts eaten on Hallow
Eve and cause snails to crawl through the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-31
VALLEY OF THE OHIO FLOODED
AND STORM-SWEPT AT MANY
POINTS.
200 PEOPLE HOMELESS.
A WALL OF WATER TWENTY FEET
HIGH AT STEUBENVILLE
OHIO.
PITrsBuRG AND DUaUEsNE STRUCK
While Numbers Die in the Storms
Many Others Succumb to the
Heat.

STEUBENVILLE, July 30-A severe
storm like a cloudburst occurred west
of here this afternoon about 4 o'clock,
and within period of thirty minutes
a mighty torrent of water had spread
desolation along both Parman's and
Fishers run in the lower part of this
city. No lives were lost, as there were
persons along the creek who saw the
water coming down the valley, who
ran from house to house warning the
people. Everybody fed, many wading
knee deep in water from their homes
to the hills which line the runs on both
sides. Two hundred people are home
less tonight as result of the flood
The damage will aggregate all Of $780,
coo.
The water came down the creeks
twenty feet high, sweeping before the
flood barns. houses, bridges, trees and
outbuildings.
AT OTHER POINTS.
At Greensburg, James Ellis, of West
Overton, was struck by lightning and
instantly killed.
AT Scottdale and Derrysville houses
were struck by lightning and consider
ably damaged, but no further loss of
life is reported. Trees all along the
course of the storm were reduced to
splinters by lightning and uprooted.
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HHRVEST OF DEHTH
HTH CROSSING

dispatched to the scene, loaded with
cots and bearing staffs of surgeons. AS
quick as the bodies were recovered they
were carried into the local hospital and
undertakers' shops. A general fire
alarm was sounded, and the depart
ment promptly responded, aiding in the
heartrending work of digging for the
victims. Fear grew into despair and
horror as the vigorous work of the re-
lief gangs revealed the awful extent of
the disaster.
WENTY-SEVEN CORPSES FOUND.
The first Reading relief train bore
into this city twenty seven mangled
corpses, men, women and children. The
next train, not an hour later, carried
fifteen of the MANNED and wounded
and two of these died soon after reach
ing the city. AS train after train piled
to the scene of the wreck and came
back with its CHASTITY load, the city
hospital quickly found it's capacity
overtaxed. Meanwhile others of the
dead and injured were being carried to
the private hospital at Ocean and Pa
cific avenues.
Edward Farr, engineer on the Read
ing train, was killed outright, as was
another road man, who was on the
engine with him. His body and that
of Farr were found under a heap of
debris; the engineer lay in what re-
mained of the cab, and his hand still
clasped the throttle. The fireman had
leaped few seconds before, and
escaped with trifling injuries. Samuel
Thorne, baggage master on the Read
ing train, is among the dead. James
M. Bateman, a Bridgeton undertaken
is known to be killed. He was in the
third car, and his hat was found
among the mass Of broken timber
Richard Trenchard, a Brighton ma
chinist, and his wife, are both dead
Conductor Kelley, of the Pennsylvania
train, had both legs and arms broken
and was internally injured. Albert J.
Mosebach, Philadelphia, was on the
Reading train. He escaped unhurt
The excursion train was made up of
fifteen cars, the foremost of which was
a baggage car. This and the next two
coaches caught the full force Of the
crash, and were utterly demolished
What remained of the third car was
tumbled into a ditch at the roadside.
The responsibility for the accident
cannot be fixed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-31

hOMEi, July 5U.-FdIn6r Mdrt1neIll,
supervisor general of the Augustinians,
has been appointed successor to Mgr.
Satolli, as papal delegate to the Roman
Catholic church in the United States.
WASHINGTON, July 3O.-When the
news of the appointment of Father
Martinelh was communicated to Cardi-
nal Satolli this afternoon he paid trib-
ute to the great esteem in which the
supervisor general is held. The cardi-
nal is without official advices as to the
appointment of successor to himself.
and regards it as unlikely that the ap-
pointment would be made at this time.
Father Martinelli has not been men
toned in the gossip that has centered
about the successorship to Mgr. Sa-
tolli.
Rumors have been rife during the
past few weeks as to the possible sue
cessor to Cardinal Satolli and the
names of Mgr. LorenZelli the internun-
clio at The Hague, and Mgr. Falconio,
titular archbishop of Aconzia, Italy,
have been persistently mentioned in
this connection. Father Martinelli,
however, is regarded as an available
candidate and is credited with sufficient
executive ability. He has been con-
nected in various capacities with the
order Of the Augustinians almost all
his life. He was born over fifty years
ago, and Immediately after his gradu-
alton from the scholastic institutions
of the Catholic church, in which he
was placed, Joined the Augustinians.
For a time he was attached in q con-
sultfng capacity to one of the congre-
cations at Rome. He rose rapidly in
authority and several years ago was
given the appointment to the office he
now holds. AS superior general he has
charge of the interests of a council
which assists in the administration Of
the affairs Of the organization. Father
Martinelli has visited this country only
once. That was about two years ago.
In the course Of stay Of several
months he visited the apostolic dele
gates residence and the Augustinian
bodies In Washington, Philadelphia and
a number of other cities.
Archbishop ireland said he had re-
ceived no other notification of the nom
ination Of a successor to Cardinal Sa-
tolli than the above dispatch. He said
he had high esteem for Father Marti-
nelli, who was a man of great intel
lectual endoWments The new delegate
speaks French and English fluently,
Archbishop Ireland says and this will,
of course, be greatly to his advantage
IAN advantage that Cardinal Satolli
did not possess
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Gus hospitals throughout the city. Five
'of these victims have died and more
may succumb. This evening a cool
breeze sprang up, giving the suffering
people a chance to sleep in comfort,
which they have not been able to do for
nearly week.
Returns up to a late houre tonight
give the number of prostrations from
heat as seventy, with ten deaths today.
The dead are:
POLICEMAN JOHN CROSBY.
EDWARD CHAMP.
CHARLES BROWN.
HENRY FISHER.
WILLIAM HENRY.
JULIUS LAUX.
GEORGE BEARD.
G. H. THIEMEYER.
TWO UNKNOWN MEN.
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Fatal Heat at Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 3o.-This was
the hottest day of the season in this city
The intense heat resulted in two deaths from
prostration.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 3O.-The maximum
temperature was again above 9S More than
a score of prostrations from heat are re-
ported, four of which proved fatal and three
other victims are in serious condition. The
deaths today were ]. A. Bodt, Andrew Lesser
George Summers and Frederick Weithlauf.
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More of the Davis Litirattou

BUTTE, Mont, July s0.-The title of An
drew j. Davis, Jr.. to 81, 10000 stock of the
First National Bank Of Butte has been called
into question in action begun by Mrs.
Elizabeth s. Bowdoin, Of Springfield, Mass,
sister Of the late Andrew j. Davis, multi
millionaire. Young Davis claimed this stock
under alleged deathbed gift from his uncle.
The suit brought to recover it was decided
in favor Of Davis by the district and supreme
courts Mrs. Bowdoin has filed petition to
carry the case to the supreme court of the
United States on q writ Of error.
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BULLETIN OF
TIE ST. .PRUL GLOBE.
FRIDAY, JULY 81.
Weather for Today
Fair, Slightly Warmer.

PAGE 1.
81 Killed in n Retiing Disaster.
Destructive storms Along the Ohio.
FIR. MartinelIi to Succeed Satoili.
Mckinley Talks on Currency.
PAGE 2.
St Paul Teacher Loses Life.
Police Open War on Crooks.
Mail Clerks Meet in St. Paul.
Days Social Events.
PAGE B.
News of Minneapolis.
Hennepin Republicans Nominate.
Semi-FfnaIs in Tennis Next.
Mrs. Susan Coates Sudden Death.
Saltwater Affairs.
PAGE 4.
EDITORIAL.
Carlisle Defines SiIvers' Rights.
PAGE 5.
Apostles Shut Out the HOOsiers.
Detroit Takes Three From Brewers.
Gold Bugs Lack One Run Usual.
Results in the National.
Among the Cyclers.
PAGE 6.
Iron Freight Rates Go Down.
Cash Wheat in Chicago 5Sc.
Sluggish Stock Market.
PAGE z.
Fusion Arranged in North Dakota.
News of the Narthvest.
Wants of the People.
PAGE 8.
New School for DaytOn's Bluff.
Year of Game and Fish Protection.
Attack on the G. A. R. Denounced.
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POOR KATE FIELD.

T HONOLULU. July 23.-Per steamer Mono
wal to San Francisco. July 30.-No final dis
position OF the remains of Miss Kate Field
has been made. A Miss Lillian Whiting. .of
New York. has sent a written request that
the casket be forwarded for interment at
Mount Auburn beside Miss Fields mother.
Miss Field left no estate in Honolulu; in fact.
she died in debt. 1t is said she left some
personal effects in Washington, d. C..
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CHICAGO WILL BE LExowED.
The Charges of Corruption Lie
Against All Grades of Officials.

CHICAGO. July 30.-Evidence tending to
substantiate wholesale charges of police cor
ruption In Chicago is In possession of the
civic federation. movement is on foot to
secure an investigation of the police depart
ment, similar to the Lexow investigation I'm
New York. The charges, it is asserted in
clude specific cases of extortion of money
from the unfortunates of the city, and of the
protection Of the criminal and semi-criminal
classes Captains, lieutenants, sergeants de-
tectives and patrolmen are. it is said. in
cluded in the roll Of dishonor.
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DEADLY FIREWORKS.
A Magazine ExpIodes in an Austrian
Town, Killing Five.

VIENNA, July 30.-The explosion Of
a fireworks magazine at Fuenfkirchen.
has resulted in the death Of five per-
sons, the injuring of eighty others and
the wrecking of the town hall
The fireworks were in store beneath
the town hall, and the latter building,
as well as other houses about the mar
ket place were wrecked and the whole
town was shaken.
1t is said that the injured people num-
Der 100, including the burgomaster. The
injured persons were mostly market
people
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AIMED AT G. WIS ARCH.
Lightning Strikes the Washington
Memorial Arch.

NEW YORK, July So.-The intense
heat of today was broken about 4
o'clock by thunder storm accompan-
led by a heavy rain and hard wind.
The memorial arch on Washington
Square was struck by lightning and the
big marble blocks, weighing several
tons each, which form the southwestern
section Of the capstone of the arch were
forced from their. position. Although
none Of the masonry fell, the block
struck was moved six inches. This arch
is in an unsafe condition and the police
stopped all traffic under it. Several peo-
pie had taken refuge from the storm
beneath the arch and of these three
were prostrated by the electric shock.
All, however, soon revived and were
able to go to their homes.
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SOCIALISTS DESIRES.
The Congress Declares for American
Institutions and the Referendum

LONDON, July SO.-The socialist
congress adopted the report on the ag-
r1cultural situation, recommending that
each country act for itself in organiz-
ing an agricultural proletariat. The
report of the political action commits
sion caused an animated discussion. but
1t was finally adopted The report de-
scribed the attainment Of political pow
er as being of paramount Importance.
and called upon workmen Of all coun-
tries to unite and be independent Of
all bourgeois political parties and de-
man adult universal suffrage, one
man vote, second ballot and national
and local referendum.
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SALTWATER NEWS.
silver Democrats Elect Delegates to
the County Convention.

the County Convention.
Democratic caucuses were held in this city
last evening and delegates were chosen to at
tend the county convention, to be held here
tomorrow. The gold wing Of the party made
no effort to carry last evenings caucuses
Judge F. M. Crosby, of Hastings was in
the city yesterday laying few political wires
There Is little opposition to his nomination.
the Judge being popular in his district. In
all probability no judicial convention will be
held, and Judge Crosby will be nominated by
petition.
The A. o. H. of this city gave an excursion
and dance last evening on the steamer Hen
rietta.
The county board of equalization met yes
terday and will not complete it's labors until
Saturday. number of changes will be
made In the valuation.
Mayor Staples has not yet signed the reso-
luton adopted by the city council substituting
Comfort Wilson for City Attorney Gillen
In all civil cases in which the city may be
interested. and it is rumored he will veto It.
The boom will start up again this morning.
Between 300 and 400 men are employed there
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THE DoNs AND YELLOW JACK.
Fever and Bullets at Work Decrease
ing the Population of CuI,a

%iHu DuAlets at work Decrease
ing the Population of Cuba.
HAVANA, July 3O.-Maj. Giron. aide
dec camp and brother Of the MARQUIS Of
Ahumada, died of yellow fever last
night. His funeral today was attended
by Capt Gen. Weyler, all the Spanish
generals Of this city and vicinity.
An important engagement has been
fought near Gabriel, Havana. by a
column under Col. Perol, made up of
the provisional battalion Of Cuba and
the squadron Of Albuera. The insur-
gents lost fortyfve killed, among
them the well-known leader, Juan
Bruno Zayas. The body of this leader
was identified and was exposed to the
puplic gaze at Quivicai. The troops
lost In the engagement one killed. and a
lieutenant and fourteen soldiers wound
ed.
The insurgent leader, Gustavo Car
rera, has been shot at Baracoa.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS.

NEW YORK-Sailed: Olympia, Mediter-
ranean ports. Arrived: Germanic, Liverpool.
Assyran Philadelphia Patria, Hamburg
PLYMoUTH-Arrived: Fuerst Bismarck,
New York for Hamburg.
QUEENSTOWN-Arrive Britannia New
York for Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL-Arrived: Britannia, New
York. Sailed; Gallia, Boston.
LONDON-Sailed: Massachusetts, New
York.
GLASGOW-Sailed: ETHIOPIA, New York.
BREMEN-Arrived: Halle, New York;
Trave, New York via Southampton.
HAMBURG-Arrived: Persia New York.
QUEENSTOWN-Sailed Teutonic, New
York.
YOKOHAMA-Arrived: Empress of China,
Vancouver