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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13
MRS. BoTKIN's TRIAL.

The most ,.oted murder trial the Pa
cinc coast has had occasion 10 witness
In recent years began when Mrs. Cor
della Botkin was arralgned for tho
murder OF Mrs, John p. Dunning and
Mrs. J. d. Dean OF Dover, Del. The
case has many peculiar features which
made extradltlon from California 20
Delaware impossible OF accomplish
ment. for tho poisoned candy which
caused the death OF the two daughters
OF ex-Congressman John p, Pennington
was bought in San Francisco and mail
ed from there 10 Dover. The act IN al
legged 10 have been inspired by jeal-
ousy, for II Is admitted that Mrs Bot
kin and Mr.. Dunnlng. a newspaper
man, had been Intimate while the lat
ter's wife was In the East Daniel
Ames, n handwriting expert OF New
York, who was an important witness
In the Fair will case, has declared that
Mrs. Botkln wrote the note accom-
panying the drugged candy, and that
she was also the author OF anonymous
letters which warned Mrs Dunnlng OF
her husbands act OF inndelity. The
druggist who sold the arsenic has also
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

Ing my hand close to the persons fors4
head, without even touching the pa
tient. aftarward studied masmarism
and also hypnotism. My object in prac-
tieing hypnotism as a minister is sim-
ply 10 do good. Now l want II UNDER
stood that do not make a business Of
II, but, as they say at the restaurant,
It Is merely on the side My calling
is that OF a minister. but believe that
n minister should be more than that
word ordinarily implies. A true min
lister should be both teacher and q
healer. as Christ was. have never re-
ceived any money for any OF my treat
ments. a prominent lady whose daugh-
ter cured OF love for liquor was 50
grateful that she wanted TO richly re-
pay me. but refused: not because
did not consider II legitimate. but be-
cause II was not my business. Now
have six and eight cases a day. There
are two young men waiting for me now
poor boys. hopclessly addicted TO Gig
arettos. Practlcing IL n great physical
strain on me. II depletcs me- don't
mind one or two cases. but six or eight
in one day are too many"
Dr. Carpenters cures have not been
confined to smoking and drinking. He
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

- most assuredly do. Why, take
drunkard. for instance. In nine cases
out OF ten-yea. ninety-nlno out Of n
hundred-you might preach to him un-
III the crack OF doom and you could not
induce him to change his ways, to re-
form, become n sober citizen and an
ornament to society. Preaching does
not reach him. but you give me i've
minutes with that same man and allow
me to get him under the influence OF
suggestion, and III cure him.
And right here" continued tho
clergyman. warming to his subject. '1et
me tell you that | do not hypnotlze-
that Is, except In rare cases. | can hyp-
notize and sometimes do. but in my
work ind Il unnecessary 20 thorough
ly hypnotic any one. You know when
person Ia hypnotlzod he Ia uncon-
scious Of all surroundings. Now. hardly
any OF those upon whom have oper-
ated have been unconscious. merely
get them under my control, put their
bodies In n relaxed condition and get
them under the influence OF suggestion.
] then tell them they have no further
desire to smoke or drink, and they
have not. Except In rare cRses do
not believe In thorough hypnotism."
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

There IL one rule on the books that
doesn't reach two members OF the Bal
timore team. It is the rule in regard
TO foullng on balls Intentionally.
Hughle Jennings and Billy Keller can
foul a ball almost any time they want.
and do II without resorting TO the
hunt They did II In a close game
against the Reds last season. and
against pitcher less cool and DELHI
crate than still Bill Hill. their trick
might have brought disaster to the
Reds. Several times Jennings and
Keller went 10 the plate bent on got
ting their base on balls. Time after
time when Hin put the ball over the
heart OF the plate they would foul II.
in order to keep from having n strike
called. II was the old Arlie Latham.
Blonde. Purcell and Mike Kelly trick
OF leaving the bad one 20 by and foul
ing on the good ones. A rule was
passed years ago TO cut on these tricky
players. and II was successful. They
used TO foul 'em by the bunting route,
and II was easy TO tell when they were
breaking the rules.
Jennings and Keoler have way OF
beating tho rule. They don't foul
balls on by bunting Tho swing at
the ball with all their might They
either pull the ball around" foul. or
prop themselves 10 that IL will be foul
cd TO the right.
In one OF their last Cincinnati games
they made Hin pitch about twice az
much as he should. At one time at the
bat Jennings fouled on ten strikes.
While Gaffney might have suspected
that they were trying TO ombarrass
Hill. II was hard matter to say posi-
lively they were doing II Intentionally.
He should at least have warned thom.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

Those who know the ability OF jon
nings and Keller to hit ball foul
when they want 10 know that they
work this trick. II Ia an unfair, man
ner OF playing. The rule was passed
In the FIRST place because Purcell. La
than and the late Mike Kelly were
about the only players who could do
H. They had had monopoly on tho
trick. and the players of other teams
were at disadvantage. Jennings and
Keller now have a bunch over other
players. There should be some rule TO
reach them. a.
captain Ewing insisted that Umpire
Carney should have called them down.
Umpire Gaffney insisted that he could
not do II because they did not hunt
the ball. Captain Ewing claims The
rule does not say anything about bunt.
Ing.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

fred by broadness and even radical
views lie has been entorprising and
progressive and under his passionate
the present handsome ohurch-tho
abandonment in the city--was built. At
the last conference Rev. Mr.. Carpenter
was assigned TO a charge In New Mex
leo, and left a few days ago for his
new Held. When a correspondent ro-
ferrod TO the objections raised by some
OF the townspeople about his hyp-
motto feata-obiections which arc not
clearly defined, but still objections
the minister said rather warmly;
Such people would burn witches.
There are people In this town today
who would burn witehcs-yos, sir.
would burn witches. for what was a
witch but hypnotisti"
Then you contend that II In per-
fectly proper for n minister 10 hypno-
tizo-that Is. becoming to his station
and all thatf"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13
PARTED ON HONEYMOON.

II has Just become known At Water
bury. Conn. that Jennie Elton Stevens
Mayo. wife OF Commodore W. X. Mayo.
U. s. NJ, retired. OF Washington. ID. O..
had applied for divorce fow days ago
In the superior court. New Haven. Do
oision was reserved. The commodore
was reported by counsel not TO oppose
the petition. II In said. but only TO re-
duce the alimony to as small an
amount as possible. Commodore Mayo,
In 1892, oven then grown gray In tho
service, and retired because OF age.
met Miss Stevens in the White noun
taina. He soon came 10 Waterbury
upon visit and again met Mias
Stevens, a belle OF tho city. who at 90
was still heart-free. She was tho
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

Obliged to become the financial hacker
OF his play to secure It's production.
Now he Is classod among the most
promising Of their plAywrights. John
Hare, for whom THE Master" was
written. has presented II at the Globe
Theater. London. and Edwin Terry has
given a third Of Mr.. ogilvie's plays.
THE White Knight" at Terry's Thea
ter. In both instances these produc-
tons In London followed runs In this
country. the frst named having sue
ceeded Martha Morton's "a Bachelors
iiOsnance," in which Sol Smith Rus
sell made successful season here. and
the other having been preceded by
THE Girl From Paris" which f. T..
Rice has been exploiting in America
during the past season. Thomas Fa-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

AZ the request of Commodore Mayo,
Mr.. Stevens. tho brides father, went
TO Washington. three weeks after tho
wedding. and seeing his daughters
condition, brought her home at once
Tho trouble so weighed upon tho
mind OF Mrs. Mayo that she was sent
TO Litehneld sanitarium.
Much surprise was caused on Fob.
q. 1894, whom the commodore Advsr-
tised that he would pay no bills OF his
wifo's contracting. Her family assorted
that he had never been asked TO do
no. In the same year $3.50 Mr..
Stevens died.
Tho reason for her separation from
Commodore Mayo during their honey
moon has never been made public.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

youngsters were likely to do in their
hrst plunge into the classical drama.
or course their success has not as
sumed any great proportions in so far
as popularity is concerned, but artis-
tlcally they undoubtedly surprised
even their friends. Some good judges
Of the dramatic art think that Willie
Jefferson is destined to develop into a
comedian OF great ability. and there are
others who think that Tom Jefferson
is even more likely to mako a perma-
nent success In line Of character parts
such as Rip Van Wrinkle. OF course
Joseph Jefferson. Jr.. has only compar-
atively small part in THE Rivals"
but he made enough OF II also TO show
that he has more reason than his name
for being on the stage. The success OF
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13
oIRL TAKES A BURGLAR.

calmneas on the part OF Miss Sarah
Sanford and the persuasive powers OF
q shotgun In the hands OF her father,
Justice Of tho Peace Theodore Sand
ford. ended the career OF u would-be
burglar early the other morning at
their homo in Ralph street. BolleVille.
N. J. Miss Sanford was awakened
by unusual noises. She quietly got
out OF bed. and. after partly dressing,
made her way to her fathers room,
awakened him with as little noise as
possible and explained matters to him.
He listened and heard tho noises and
decided. like his daughter. that bur-
glar was at work. lie quietly procur-
cd his shotgun and cautiously cropt
downstairs and to the front door. Ho
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13
GhAstIy oannibalisn,.

AdvieeS from Brisbane. Queensland.
contain a CHASTITY story OF eannibailsm
In the German group OF the sulu
Islands. II appears that a Queensland
trading cutter. tho Sea Ghost, with
three white traders and a crew OF seven
natives. was boarded by the treach-
erous natives OF the island OF Baku,
who murdered two OF the whites and
six OF the blacks, Their bodies, Il Is
asserted, were then dressed for a can
nibal feast. In the meanwhile the ma
tiyes found key OF rum, and soon they
were all holplessly drunk. Before they
recovered from their stupor tho SURVIVE
ing white man ana the native seaman
managed 10 unloose the ropes with
which they were bound and escaped in
a small boat. from which they were
picked up nv a British ship.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

master" and brings him to the verge OF
bankruptcy; sickness also falls upon
the stubborn old man. and at last. de-
serted even by the servants. his iron
will breaks. the wife returns. and with
the fortune he has given her az a sill
yer wedding present she saves him
from financial ruin. The daughter.
with the rescued husband, returns to
his side, and as the curtain falls the
son. decorated with the cross, Ia march,
Ing by the window. returning TO the
softened father. who wants to welcome
him.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

daughter OF orvillo II. Stevens. n Iead-
ing manufacturer, who had held every
once In the gift OF his townsmen, OK
eept that OF mayor. Through her
mother, Miss Stevens was rotated 10
the Eltons and waylands, two OF tho
most distinguished and wealthy water
bury families.
..-.-S WIZ .al.a --ast .,s..ss.sssss
heW. OF her engagement 10 tho veteran
commodore. The wedding was I'm
every way the most elaborate the oitv
had ever known. Everything pointed
to happy future. despite the dis
party In tho ages OF the contracting
paruea' The bride drove away laden
WIN elegant Jewels. gifts OF her hus-
band. her parents and her friends.
The bride and bridegroom expeoted 10
MAKE snort wedding trip and then to
permanently locate at the home OF tho
ton.
keaehlnE New York. there was A
disagreement. and on arriving NJ Conn
modore hayos home In Washington.
hTa mayo was Frustrated. She was
unable 70 attend an informal wedding
reception which had been announced
at the time OF the marrlaRe The re-
eepuon was followed by another on a
splendid scale. to which more than
l.OOO invitations had been given. Mrs.
mayo eAhhyed the part OF bostesa hnt
broke down completely. ana the excite.
mem I'M my served to make her prostra-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13
CURESBY SUGGESTION
CALIFORNIA HAS AN UP-ro-
DATE PARsoN.
Rev Dr. j. r. Carpenter Resort. 20
HyDno'io influence. In order to
BrinE About Reforms In Ills Psrl.h
works Wonders.

should minister OF the gospel prao.
tlce hypnotism7 This ia the rather pc.
eulIar question which is being dlseusa.
ed in church circles In Fresno. Cal.
This agitation Is the result OF several
remarkable cures which Dr. J. Il. Car
penter' pastor OF the South Methodist
church. has effected by means OF hyp-
notism. He has cured the cigarette
habit drunkenness and dyspepsia
three things which the reverend gem
teman declares do not yield readily to
preaching. DR.. Carpenter has been in
Fresno for the last three years. having
come from Stockton. where he was
pastor OF the Grace Methodist Eplsco-
pal church. lie has been very popular
anf his sermons have been character
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

The Raleigh Cycle Company. one Of
the largest and Oldest cycle making
concerns in England, has gone into the
hands OF receiver. For some time
II has been an open secret among the
British trade that the company has
been in financial difficulties. A plan
for reorganization will be submitted
to the stockholders. The banks forced
tho concern TO the wall.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

his offspring undoubtedly had much
to do with the speedy recovery OF Jo-
seph jefferson. sr. Tho Master"
which was the prominent novelty OF
Mr.. Henry's Mlller's last season east
and which ran for over three months
at the Garden Theator. New York. ls
by q. Stuart ogilvie. an English dra-
matist. previously unknown on this
side OF the ocean. II was also ia first
production upon any stage. for the au-
thor was n newcomer In the dramatic
field. even In his own country. and with
his previous and first appeal for pub
lie approval. "Hypatia," which he
wrote for Beerbohm Tree. he had been
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

40 you object TO
II upon moral or
upon physical
grounds7"
purely physical.
I have seen persons
under hypnotic In
nuenee and l do not
think II Ia or can
be good. But In the
case OF two evils
we sometimes have
10 choose the les
aer.-
How long have
you been practicing
A. as
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

The stepdaughtor OF Samuel Harrl-
son. whose back. II Is alleged. was
broken by the unnatural father with
a club. died at New Martinsyllle, ".
Va. from the injuries received. II Is
thought Harrison will be- lynehod II
caught. as the feeling against him Il
very bitter.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

scum by Charles Frohman's company
A Boston correspondent writes to mo
IA follows concerning Mr.. Gillette's lat
est; ''The glst OF tho plot Is that Mrs,
oliver West, an amiablos but high
strung young person. who has Just
changed her condition from that OF
spoiled child TO that OF young wife.
makes her husbands life n burden to
him with her explosive Jealousy. The
two are all the time quarrellng and
making up: ut last comes the time
when they quarrel without making up,
and look 10 divorce as the only rescue.
They return by the same train, but In
separate compartments. to Mrs. Vests
home; she. TO state her sad case to her
parents; he. TO defend himself. Some
how. the parents-a most genial. united
affectionate. exemplary old couple
hear OF the two young peoples intend
ed arrival and OF their quarrel before
the latter do arrive. and here Is where
the old. old trick comes In. The old
couple determined to give the erring
children an object lesson and 10 pre-
tend TO have n quarrel Of their own.
making each others life very hell on
earth. OF course. II all ends we'll"
Alice Nielsen has taken Washington
by storm. II one may Judge by the
newApRpar criticisms. "rhe Fortune
Teller" the new smith-Herbert comic
opern In which Frank Perley is intro
dueing Miss Nielsen as a star. seems to
have boon greatly improved since It
was originally introduced. In Washing
ror rT1Tcv S5Sm 70 tfInr rfIr VT y7Gsir',s-
bert has never written music OF such
high and yet.popular class. The critic
Of the Times says on this point: Aft
or hearing The Fortune Teller one is
inclined to confess that Mr.. Herbert's
previous writings were puerlle. He
has composed catchy airs and dainty
ballads aud ensembles, together with
three fnales 6f a most striking eharae-
ter" When Alice Nielsen made her
nrst deep Impression in THE serenade"
with tho Bostonians | was quite pre-
pared for the announcement of an ear
ly starring tour. but her Immediate and
marked success in her first season " q
surpriae.to everybody. for II is 30 hard
TO suit q young woman OF Miss Mel
sens petite type In a comic opera role.
But 'The Fortune Teller" while It
may not bq wonderful opera, seems
to at her like glove.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

To the grand gallery OF figures hero
io, fantastic and poetic. which Mr..
Mansfield. with the hand and brain OF
genius, has created. he has now added
another. In this generation few Gre
ations and few actors have been so dls-
cussed. 80 praised and so pursued as
this Cyrano de Bcrgorac. and Mr.. Mana
field In the part Although the play
has been acted. In American, at least,
but few months, II Is on everyones
tongue. The day for which Mr.. Mans
field has worked so brayely. so insist
emily and with such singleness OF pur-
pose has arrived. Where Sir Henry
Irving stands in England Mr.. Mansfield
stands with us. No cayiling at his
methods or means. no exaggeration OF
his faults can change this. The pro-
ductfon OF "Cyrano de Bergerac" Is not
necessarily the browning work OF his
career. and no matter how good Il may
be hope there are many greater tri-
umphs yet in store for him. But the
point over which can readily imagine
Mr.. Mansfield most rejolces ia that the
American people are accepting him and
taking him TO their bosom az thoy
have, in his lifetime ut least. no other
actor OF their own race and country.
Why, the way people are talking about
Mr.. Mansfield, he might have been
born in London or beside tho sacred
Seinoi
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13
hypnotlam7,

Nearly ali my life. l have always
had n latent power. which never
called by any particular name. My
mother noticed the power when I was
a child. She discovered that I could
cure n sick headache by merely pass
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13
THEATRICAL TOPICS.
SOME SAYINGS AND DoiNos
IN sTAoELAND.

The Realization Of the Ambition Of Mr..
Richard NAnsneid-At Last He Il the
bs.t American Aotor-other Actors
of Note
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

It looks as n Mr.. Gillette has mado
another big hit in the way OF comedy
writing. This time he is an adaptor. as
he was to some extent in his last farce.
TOO Much Johnson" II ia from the
French. this last piece. and ia called
Because She Loved Him So" II il n
comedy rather than a farce. although
the plot tends more toward laughter
than any serious emotion. In II J. Il.
Dodson. that wonderful actor. has
again scored most notably. II was
produced recently ut the Boston Mu-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

The success OF the Jefferson boys In
their fathers ample shoes has been one
Of the surprises OF the season. con-
tess that went TO the theater not OK
actly with fear and trembling. but with
oainfnl mlsRiYinRa about what the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

has cured an affection OF the eye. dys-
popaia and a number OF complaints Of
a nervous character. His fame has
spread In a quiet way and people from
different parts OF the state have tray-
elod to DO treated by him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-22
GAME FOR TRUSTS.
Vigorous Protest Entered by a
Farmer of Minnesota.

To the Editor of the Globe
1t seems strange to me that the farm
ers of Minnesota make no protest against
the rings, syndicates and trusts that are
organized nearly every day to Cypress
and squeeze the farmers. We seem to
be public game that no law protects, and
can be shot at at all times of the year
and by everybody, without having any
way to retaliate. The first shot that
was fired at Us was an increase of SO
per cent in the price Of nails. The next
shot was the same, so that now
we nave to pay $3.50 per hundI ed for the
same kind that we used to get two years
ago for 81 and $3.50. They gave us a shot
loaded with 10 per cent increase on lum
Der and then they gave us a whole
brCadside that raised the price of barbed
" ire, iron tubing, wagons, binders. NOW
ing machines, and so forth, from 25 to
100 per cent, and we had to stand and
take ii, for we could not make much
Roadway returning their fire with our
56-cent wheat. 25-cent corn, 20-cent oats
find out that they are shooting at the
wrong kind Of game before another two
years roll around, for how can farmers
under the present conditions buy any
new machinery Or farming implements?
We can't do 1t. and won't do it; we will
repair orr old binders and mowers and
patch UP our barbed wire fences and