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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
ACCUSED OF WITCHCRAFT
The First Case in Pennsylvania
Since Colonial Times.
Hearing fore . Carlisle Magistraes
Under IN Old Act OF the
State LeKislature.

Carlisle. PA witchcraft case, tie
first probably since Colonial times has
been taken cognizance Of by Carlisle
Magistrate under an act OF the Penn
sylvanIa Legislature providing for the
punishment Of witch doctors" who
extort money for their calling from the
credulous.
A hearing was held before Magis.
trate Huges. at which Mrs. Susan
Stambaugh and her husband. Of Mount
Holly Springs. this county. appeared
against Mrs. william Mcbride and Ed
gar Zug. of this place. claiming that
the latter had convinced her and her
husband that their persons and every.
thing about their properties were be.
witched, and that the spells" could be
relieved by the accused on the payment
of certain sums Of money.
The Stambaughs testified to frequent
trips to Carlisle and the payment OF
many large fees to Zug. alleged to be
Mrs. McBride's agent. The alleged
witch doctors" also persuaded Mt.
and Mrs. Stambaugh to believe. 1t was
declared. that their profles or pictures
were to be seen In q mountain. and
that through the brains there were
thrust needles. which had become rus
ty. and us soon as they would break
Mr.. and Mrs. Stambaugh would die.
and that 1t would require money TO
draw the needles out.
The attempts of the couple to bor'
row money from friends led to dis
closure Of the defendants identity.
The last attempt Of the witch doc
tors" to raise money. 1t was stated.
was by frightening the aged couple
with instant death. The Stambaughs
were assured that they would be re-
paid their money by hidden treasure.
Zug, In his testimony. admitted tax.
Ing money. but ascrlbed his efforts to
kindness. Mrs. Mcbride denied being
a witch doctor. but admitted 'pow.
wowlng." She exhibited small bag
containing the names Of the twelve
Apostles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
MINOR EVENTSOF THE WEEK


Secretary Moody will reduce the
naval force In the Philippines. Some
Of the warships will be brought home
and a reorganization Of the Asiatic
squadron will be made.
The War Department censured Lieu
tenant Arnold. Fourth Cavalry. for
failing to prevent cruelty to Fillplnos
by his men. but acquitted him Of direct
completely In such practices.
The President issued an order forbid.
ding persons In the classified Civil
Service to use outside influence In &C.
curing promotion.
This Government received and will
grant a request from China to use its
good Offices with tie Power9to secure
the evacuation Of Tien-Tsin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
CORN SCARS TO 90 CENTS
Shorts in the July Option Squeezed
on tho Chicago Market
Priee the Highest Since 1892. When o.
Was Resehed-MiIlions Behind
tho Gates Crowd.

Chicago.-Shorts In July corn were
squeezed again. and the cornered deliv.
cry went up to 90 cents. the highest
price since 1892. when the market
touched 81. July closed at 81 cents on
the previous day. an advance OF cents
over the previous close. Opening bids
were from 81 to IS cents. Shorts were
the bidders. and by running the market
up to 90 cents little before noon they
got approximately 100000 bushels. II
Is estimated that In selling this much
the manipulatOrs OF the market made
a profit Of 100000. rs most Of their
line. estimated at l5.OOO.OOO bushels.
was purchased between 81 and 65
cents.
No excitement was evident In the
pit, although all we're interested in the
problem Of where the Gates coterie
would let the price advance to before
easing their grip. The price already
Is far past the maximum at which
Phillips allowed shorts to settle In his
first and most successful deal. Shorts
who have covered have paid heavily
for the privilege. and those who are
still on the wrong side Of the market
are generally believed to be In the
most serious predlcament Of decade
Trading. however. was not large.
Toward the latter part Of the session
there was less urgency to buy. prices
reacted. and July closed at 81 cents
September corn opened Y lower to Y
higher. at G2 to 62H. but on free sell
Ing declined to 61X.
Crop advices were favorable, as also
was the weather.
New York City.-New York operators
In the grain market continued to watch
with much interest the further ad.
vance In the price Of July corn In Chi.
cago. The same option was quoted in
the New York market at 1914 cents be.
low the high figure recorded at one
time in the Chicago pit-this clearly
showing the artificiality Of the Chicago
price. and as being due. not to this
years crop conditions or prospects. but
to the short interest In July. When
the high price Of 30 cents was reached
some small sums Of money changed
hands here. these representing wagers
laid that the price OF 30 cents at least
would be reached as q result Of the
corner"
According to the gossip in the Street,
the Gates pool engineering the rise can
command capital Of at least $25, ,OOO..
300 for Its purposes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
PREDICTS TROUBLE FOR CUBA:
General Leo Says That Cnlees Conditions
Improve Anarchy Will Come.

Washington. D. C.-In the opinion of
General Fitzhugh Lee the Cubans arc
In q bad way, and unless confidence is
restored In the stability Of their Gov
ernment and the financial situation Is
improved, the result will be anarchy
and annexation" for he thinks that one
involves the other. He takes a very
gloomy view OF the situation In Cuba.
and believes that the two monuments
which the American military occupa-
ton left behind it-a public school sys-
tenn and q sanitary system-are des-
tined soon to perish. He also looks for
trouble from the negro soldiers OF the
revolutionary army. from the back.pay
claimants, and from those who are gen.
orally dissatisfied with the Palma ad.
min!stratiOn. as well as from dis.
charged laborers who will lose their pO-
sition as q result Of the commercial
stagnation.
General Lee IL In constant correspon-
dence with leading and influential Gu.
bans, and Is about as well posted on
Cuban affairs now as he was when he
was personally on the ground. first as
Consul General and then as command.
ef OF one Of the districts under the
American military occupation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
BRIDAL PAIR ARRESTED.
Accused Of Polsoning His First Wife and
Fer First Husbsnd...

Knoxville. Tenn. - A dispatch from
Roane County says that Howard Jen.
'kins. mechanical engineer from Pitts.
burg. Pa. and his wife. who had been
married only three weeks. were ar.
rested for murder. Mrs. Jenkins Is the
widow Of John Fleming. The warrants
were issued ut the Instance Of relatives
Of Fleming and the flrst Mrs. jenkins.
The defendants are said to have con.
spired to murder Mrs. Fleming's hus.
band and JenkIns's first wife In order
that they might marry. Both Elem.
ing and Mrs. jenkins died at the same
time. but no suspicion was aroused un.
til the widow and widower were mar.
ried. 1t has been sworn that both
Fleming and Mrs. jenkins died from
the administration OF night shade"
powder.
Mrs. jenkins Is a member of a promi
nent Roane County family. 1t was here
that she met jenkins. who had then
Just come from PIttsburg In the inter.
est Of q new manufacturing enterprise.
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Prominent PEOPLE.

Professor L. A. Fessentlen said that
he would resign from the Government
service In September and exploit his
wireless teleSraphy.
Russell Sage Is a director in twenty
six companies and institutions. and II Is
said that his income from fees paid
year.
Andrew Carnegie. In donating 1000
for q library at Merthyr-Tydvil. Wales.
said he rendered the gift because OF his
indebtedness to the Welsh element In
America. many Of whom had rendered
him servica
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MoRcAN's OFFER CONFIRMED.
Admiralty Can Control British Ships In
Combine For Fiftv Years.

In the House Of Commons the Par.
liamentary Secretary to the Admiralty.
II. e. Arnold-Forster. replying to Will
lam Redmond, the Irish leader. con
tirmed the report that J. Pierpont Nor
gan had offered to place all the British
ships in the new combine at the dis
posal OF the Admiralty for the next
:ifty years. on certain terms.
He added that the offer could only be
dealt with In relation to British ship.
ping generally and the Atlantic trade
position. which was being very care.
fully considered by the Government.
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DOMESTIC.

Another suit was brought against the
United States Steel Corporation to pre-
vent the conversion Of the preferred
stock.
Jumping from the Brooklyn Bridge.
an unidentified man committed suicide.
Financial difficulties were believed
to be responsible for the suicide Of
Colonel G. D. FELTON,, Deputy Quarter
master-G General Of the New lprsey Ma
tional Guard.
Chicago fnanciers believed that the
Standard Oil Company was back Of o
movement to effect consolidation OF
the big packing interests on lines simi-
lar to the Northern Securities Com.
pany.
President John Mitchell Of the Unit
ed Mine Workers failed In final ap-
peal to the heads OF the Coal Trust to
end the strike by arbitration.
Two young men. Walter Arnold and
m unknown companion. were drowned
while swimming In the Maumce River.
ncac Toledo. Ohio.
The town Of White Horse, an old
Indian trading post In Woods County.
Okla. was destroyed by fire: loss,
100000. A. E. Phillips. q faymer. was
fatally burned.
A farmer named Gwyles. living on
the Stappey plantation near Americus.
Ga, killed q negro farmland. danger.
ously wounded negro woman and
was himself shot twice as the result OF
an alteration with the negro.
On his fourth trial for the murder Of
Owen Rose. John Farr. at Huntingdon,
W. Va. escaped conviction by the jury
disagreeing.
Anthracite coal operators made their
first move toward resuming by inviting
old employees Of one mine to apply for
work.
The complaint In the Colorado courts
against the Smelling Trust was post
pOned until fall.
Heavy rains In Southern Minnesota
and South Dakota did great damage to
crops and property.
The engineer and fireman Of IN ex-
cursion train were killed at Elk Rap
ids. Mich. In collision.
Two horses valued ut $4,000. and
owned by DR.. George P. Ftench. Of
Rochester. n. Y. were killed by light
ming.
Ten-year-old Susie Frazier, Of Pa
ducah. KY. charged In court with kill
ing her uncle by shooting. claimed JUS
titcation because he was hepting her
aunt.
Rather than return to New York
City on extraditlon proceedings. Will.
lam ". Hahn Went to jail ut Mansfield.
Ohio. for an indefinite time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
Sporting Brevities.

The Washington Athletic Association,
Of Newark. y. j.. has organized 2 cy.
cling team.
Gus" Rubin Knocked out Tom"
Sharkey In the eleventh round Mt the
National Sporting Club, London, Eng.
land.
Automobile racing will be one OF the
attractions Of the New York State
Fair TO be held at Syracuse beginning
September 8.
The Uncle Sam. owned by Francis,
r. riggs OF New York City. Won the
hrst Of the international special class
races at kiel
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
VENEZUELAN REBELS WIN
5000 Government Troops Completed,
Routed by General RoIando.
LOST ARMS AND AMMUNITION

Many Soldiers Deserted to tho Revolu'
tionisss During the Engagement.-In'
habisants OF Barcelona PaSie-str'cksp
.Prcsident Castro Decided to KeoT.
esniss tho Army and 20 Take the Field
Willemstad. Curacao.-News had
reached here from Venezuela to the
effect that 5000 Government troops
under General Modesto Castro. the
Presidents brother. were completely
routed between Barcelona and Aragua
by revolutionary troops under General
Rolando. The Government forces lost
nil their ammunition and equipment
and many Of the soldiers deserted to
the revolutionists In the course Of the
engagement.
After the battle the revolutionary
army moved on Barcelona and sur.
rounded that city. The inhabitants
were panic-stricken. the shops were
closed. and the streets were barricaded.
President Castro left Caracas. not
for Valencia. as had previously been
announced. but for La Guayra. taking
with him his private guard Of 500 vet
eran soldiers and General Ferrer as
Chief Of Staff. The President upon
reaching La Guayra left there on the
steamer Ossun. his destination being
Barcelona. which Is about 15O miles
east Of La Guayra. He intended to Ne
organize the Government frrces at and
about Barcelona, and assr the Of.
fensive against the reyolutionists at
once.
President Castro's changed plans were
considered to be perilous. The main
army Of the revolutionists will be op-
posed by the Government army under
General Seferino Castillo.
Washington. D. C.-The State De-
partment has received cablegram
from United States Minister Bowen at
Caracas, stating that the Venezuelan
Government has communicated to him
the announcement that President Cas-.
tro has decided personally to lead his
troops against the revolutionary forces
In the field. and that Vice-President
Gomez has assumed charge Of the ex.
ecutiye branch Of the Government.
This news is regarded In different
ways among South American diplo.
mats In Washington. The prevailing
view IL that nothing but q most acute
situation would cause President Castro
to drop the reIns Of government at Car.
acas and take personal charge Of his
troops. and In these quarters 1t Ii arm.
- I'LL khck NJ of, xr,tl Lad n for.
lorn hope and must surely succumb to
the threatened heavy onslaught Of the
revolutionary forces.
In other quarters, however, conf.
dence was expressed that Castro would
repel the impending attack just rs he
has done many others In past years.
and woc!d further enhance his record
as q fighter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
rraee Sentenced For HalIsr beck KILN,

Harvey Bruce. who with his three
cousins. Willis. Burton and Frederick
Van WOrmer. was indicted for the
murder Of their uncle. Peter A. Hal
lenbeck. ut his home. in Greenport. last
Christmas Eve. was arranged In the
Supreme Court at Hudson. N. Y. be.
fore Justice James A. Belts. Bruce
testified for the prosecution at the trial
Of the Van Wormers. and in consider
alton Of that fact a plea Of guilty Of
manslaughter In the first degree was
accepted in his case. Justice Belts
then sentenced him to ps""a"2ra
Prison for eighteen yeara
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
Five Drowned In q Day.

Two men were drcwned at Benton
Mich. making Il total of tve
lives lost there In this way in twenty
four hours. Robert Wilson. Of Detroit.
was drowned In the st. Joseph River
while trying to swim. Ward kiser.
aged seventeen. OF South Bend. lnd.
was seized with heart failure while
bathing In Lake Michigan. and
drowned before help could reach him.
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KITCHENER WARMLY PRAISES eoeR:
This He Does In vaiedictory to the Brit.
ish Troops.

Pretoria, South frlca.-Lord kitch.
ener's valedictory to the troops. after
extolling the conduct of the British
soldiers In the face Of great hardships.
and difficulties and against dangerous
and elusive antagonists. commends the
kindly and humane spirit displayed in
all ranks. and ends as follows:
This message would DC incomplete
were no reference made to the sOldierly
qualities displayed throughout the cam.
paign by our Quondam enemies. and
the admirable spirit displayed in cur.
rylng out the surrender. Many OF
those who contendcd until the end have
expressed the hope that they may have.
In the future. m opportunity to serve
side by side with His Majesty's
forces"
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king Declared Ou. II Danger.

London.-The following bulletin re-
garding King Edwards condition was
posted at Buckingham Palace: His
Majesty had another excellent night.
He is cheerful and feels much stronger.
We are glad to be able to state that We
consider the King now out Of danger.
The evening bulletins will. therefore.
be discontinued. lSigned)
"TREVES. LAKING. BARLOW"
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A Ms-asre From Queen Alez.nd,

A Ne-sage From Queen Alexandra.
President Roosevelt has received the
following cablegram from Queen Alex
andra: "LOndon.-The President.
Washington: The King Is most grate.
full for kind sympathy. He Is. thank
God. going on very favorably now
ALEXANDRIA"
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AcUINALoo AFRAID TO LEAVE.
On Meeting General Cha6ao He Asks Fol-
American Protsc lon.

Manila.-The guard Of american sol.
dlers has been withdrawn from the
house where Agulnaldo lived in Manila,
and the Filipino was brought to see
General Chaffee. his tirst meeting with
the American general.
Aguinaldo was told that he was free
to go anywhere he pleased. and Gen.
eral Chaffee asked him II lie had any
complaint to make Of American dis.
courtesy or harshness. Aguinaldo re.
piled that he had none. He told Gen.
eral Chaffee that he was going to visit
friends at his home in Cavite Eiejo,
and inquired what protection the Amer.
lean authorities would afford him. He
seemed TO be afraid to venture out.
General Chaffee replied that Aguinal.
do would get the same protection as
any other citizen.
His release has renewed speculation
as to possible vengeance upon him by
friends Of Luna and his other enemies.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
Fesai.s Martinique Poor.

N. Doumergue, the French Minister
Tor the Colonies states that since the
destruction Of St. Pierre. Martinique.
BY the eruption Of Mont PeIee. he has
fed and clothed from 12.GOO to 1900
people. and that he will continue to do
10 as long as necessary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
Mad MulIah killing His Followers.

The British punitive expedition I'm.
der Colonel Swayne. sent to Somal.
iland against the Mad Mullah. reports
that the Mullah is indulgins In whole.
sale killing OF his followers in order
to terrify the rest and put stop to
desertiOns.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
Military Service In France For All.

The French Senate. by vote OF 176
to III. has passed the second clause
OF the Military Service bill. providing
that military service shall be the same
for all. that its duration shall be TWEEN
ty-tive years. and that there shall be no
exemption except for incapacity.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
DEVASTATION By SAND STORM.
Reclaimed Desert Swept Clear and d,
OOO, 900 Damage Done.

San Francisco. Cal.-For three days
4 sand storm ragged In the IndO Valley
in the Colorado Desert. and an arti.
ticial oasis Of 800 acres. made by dig.
ging artesian wells. has been swept
clear Of vegetation. the loss being ST..
100000.
The desert had been planted In mel
ons. and 300 carloads of melons. worth
$1,000 n car. We're almost ready FOR
shipment when the storm broke. Dur
ing its progress the thermometer regis
tered 126 degrees In the shade.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
MIDGET SLAYER DECLARED SANE.
Girl Who Killed Married Man Will
Have to Face Murder Charge.

Boston. Mass.-Nina Danforth. the
dwarf girl who shot and killed a. j.
Emery. a married man. ut his home In
South Framingham last May. has been
pronounced sane by DR.. Utley. the
alienist who has been making m ex.
haustive study Of her case. That she
Is not wholly sound mentally was ap.
parent from the first. but that she
was so insane as to have been irrespOn.
sible for her acts was not proved to the
satisfaction Of the State.
Those familiar with the. history OF
such cases In this State, however. say
it Is a moral certainty that no jury
will convict Miss Danforth Of deliber.
ate murder.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
cb,cf OF polio, Escapes Conviction.

At Minneapolis, Mlnn.. the jury in
the case Of superintendent o! Police
Frederick ". Auics. charged with at-
ccpling Il brihc. after being out eish-
teen hours. returned 4 verdict ot not
guilty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
Cadets Arc Middies Now.

An order was issued ut the Naval
Academy. at Annapolis. Md. conform.
ing with the act Of Congress approved
July I. changing the title Of naval ca
det" to "midshipman." The change Is
to take effect Immediately.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
CORN JUMPS TO IS I.2 CENTS.
The Highest Price In Recent Years
Reached In Chicago.

Chicago.-The grip OF the Gates
crowd on the local supply Of contract
corn was again made evident when
July corn broke the record Of recent
years by going to ssh. The next sale
was at S33.. The market opened with
corn for this months delivery wanted
all the way from q to T9ls. All fore
noon bids hesitated below 80 cents.
Later reports Of further rain In the
West frightened shorts and the price
shot up by leaps and bounds. Little
corr was sold. however. even nj this
advance. The close was at 81 cents. I
cents higher than the previous close.
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she. Fired Through q Window.

When Miss Maud Holmes was retir.
ing at Mcpherson. Kan. full load of
shot was discharged into her head.
neck and breast from outside the
house. mortally wounding her. The
shot was fred through the window
screen.
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An aeronaut named IIallbrook. from
st. Louis. was instantly killed at
Mount Vernon. Ill. He made balloon
ascension and the parachute failed 10
work. He fell 100 feet and was dashed
10 death.
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

The Gardener inquiry At Manila was
closed. Major Gardener refusing to
produce any evidence In support Of his
charges Of cruelty against American
ders.
The Sultan Of Bacolo-MinAianao, p.
T.. sentsan insultingly worded letter to
the commander Of the American expe-
ditIon to Lake Lanao. In Mindanao. In
which he threatened to begin offensive
operations in August. The Sultan was
strengthening his position.
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Gsred to Death by . Bull.

Miss Jennie Harrison was gored to
death by Il bull MT Odemah. Greer
County. Okla. the animal knocking
her down and running It's horns back
and forth through her body.
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E2rthauake Ktlls Mnnx

There was violent earthquake a,
Salonica. seaport city of European
Turkey. in Roumelia. Many houses
were wrecked and there was great loss
Of life
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sailboa, c.psired. Three Lost.

Three boys. Tony Henkel. Oscar Ros.
enberg, and one whose name Is not
known. were drowned In the middle
channel OF the st. Claim flats. near
Detroit. Mich. by the capslzing OF n
SnilbOat
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Foreign Boys Poisoned In China.

Thirteen English and American boys
attending the Inland Mission School at
Chce-FOO, China. We're seized with Ill.
ness after partaking Of chicken pie.
Twelve OF the boys died. supposedly
from ptOmarp poisoning.
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A Hot Town In Illinols.
The mercury reached l05 degrees at
MetroDOlIs. Ill.
R,..I. s,,l, Hold. M.nchuri..

In contradiction OF the recent report
that Russia already had practically
evacuated Manchuriu. m official dis.
patch just received In st. Petersburg
from kharbin says the evacuation has
not even begun.