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FOUGHT THE OFFICERS.
Murderer Feigned Insanity and Was
Ordered Back to Cell.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. December 3O.-James
O'Neill who murdered his wife on Christ
mas morning and probably fatally wounded
his son. fercely fought the officers when
they brought him into court today.
He struggled and yelled and gave such
other manifestations of insanity. feigned or
real, that the judge ordered him taken back
to his cell. He will be arraigned later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Will of Anna i King

The will of Anna J. King, dated May q.
1898. was filed today for probate Be-
quests of personal property are made to
Cornelia E. Chessman, Anna Virginia
Chessman. Louisa and Hannah Wilson.
Mrs. Ann c. Belts. Mrs. Mary E Miller
Mrs. Susan NJ Sims. Mrs. Cecilia Ireland
Mrs. John Hunt, Mrs Blanch Calvin, Mrs
Lydia II. Sharp. Mrs. Sallie A. Marshall
and Mary G. Marshall A. Virginia Chess
man is named executrix.
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mixed 35kaS5s4; receipts. 1.464 bushels.
RYE-Steady; uptown. No. western. 81 sales;
receipts, ], AS bushels
HAY-Firm, unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Steady, unchanged.
BUTT .R-Steady: fancy imitation 20a21; fancy
creamery 2sa2sH; fancy lade, Hale; store packed.
14a16.
EGGS-Fair. %.
CHEESE-Firm; large, 1la4a12; medium. l2a121s;
small 12As12na.
SUGAR-Firm; coarse granulated, 5SJ; fine, 5Sj.
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AMERICAN SCIENTISTS.
Presentation and Discussion of Papers
Ended Today.

PHILADELPHIA, December 30.-The
convention of the American Association for
the Advance of Science practically ended
with today's sessions. Tomorrow the.
general body will hold a meeting to trans
act routine business, but the presentation
and discussion of papers terminated today.
The general organization met this morn
ing in the chapel of the University of Penn
sylvania, and after brief business session
the various sections and affiliated societies
began their meetings.
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Stranded Steamer Broken in Two

NEW YORK. December 30.-The British
steamer DrumelSier. which went aground
on the sand bar off Oak Island during the
storm last Sunday. has broken in two
amidships, and il is believed that much OF
her valuable cargo will be a total loss
Today the waves continued to run so high
that wrecking tugs and barges, which have
been sent out to lighter the cargo, could
not approach her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Today's Government Receints

National bank notes received today for
redemption. Stops. T61. Government re-
ceipts from internal revenue. s7s1. 749; Gus
toms. s94o.s23: miscellaneous $50.676; ex-
penditures. sl.l90.0QO. Available cash bal
ance, s142, 79T, 1OOO6
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Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets.
Baltimore Markets.
,eciai Dispatch to The. Evening Star.

BALTIMORE, Nd. December 30.-FLOUR-
Quiet unchanged; receipts, $500 barrels; EXPORTS
357 barrels.
WHEAT-yery quiet; spot. contract. 14ssa1i4s.;
ruary. Ii6aaii63l; Nay, ii9; steamer No red,
10s5sa10ss: receipts. 222s bushcls; southern by
sample. e5a1l2; southern on grade: 10sai1S.
so1s; January, 50ka5l; February 5fa5iH March.
5la51N steamer mixed. 4sMa4g; receipts. lG4. 1856
bushels; exports, 154 28e bushels; new southern
white corn. 45lsa5Oz; new southern yellow corn,
0ATgFirm; No. white. seGassh; No. 2
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jury.
Before dispensing the grand jurors pre-
scented Foreman Rudolph with a silver
topped cut glass tobacco jar. appropriately
Inscribed and Clerk Yundt with cash re-
mcmbrance. The presentation remarks
were made by Mr. Clement W. Howard
The recipients responded ittingly.
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Gen. Frazier Visits Fort Myer.

Major General Sir Thomas Frazier of
the British army. accompanied by Capt.
Grote Mutcheson. aid to Gen. Chaffee, VS.
tied Fort Myer this afternoon. where he
was presented to the post officers and
Witnessed drills by the troops.
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NOTED FEUDIsT DEAD.
Elias Hatfield Killed by a Train in a
Tunnel.

BLUEFIELD, W. Va, December 3d.
Elias Hatfield, noted for his connection
with one of the bitterest of the mountain
feuds. has been killed by train as he was
walking through a tunnel near here.
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Admiral Craig to Come Here.

Rear Admira. J. f. Craig. who has Just
been promoted. has been detached from
duty captain CO the Navy Yard. Norfolk.
and ordered to this city for temporary duty
at the Navy Department.
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New York Stock Market.

Furnished by w. B. Hubs & Co., bankers
and brokers, 1919 F ST., members New York
stock exchange. Washington stock ex-
change and Chicago board of trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30

Secretary Morton is suffering from a bad
cold and went home for rest and treatment
after the cabinet meeting at
the White House today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30

Lanston sold at lower level than was
the case yesterday, as two 10O-share lots
went for 12h and one for 12N. After the
last sale the stock was still offered at that
figure. The bid was II.
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Greene Copper also continued on its up-
ward course The bid today was 27N, while
% was asked. Yesterday 267s was bid and
27A was asked
The Washington times., 1904-05-08

Sir William Crookes. the weil-known
English scientist, tells Of the follobing
experiment he made that well illustrates
the remarkable gift Of sight independent
of the eyes:
"A lady was writing automatically by
means OF the planchette. I was trying
TO devise means OF proving thax what
she wrote was not due to unconscious
cereoratton-' The planchette, as It al
ways does. insisted that. although IT.
was moved by the hand and arm OF the
lady. the intelligence was that of an
invisible being who was playing on the
brain as on a musical instrument. and
thus moving her muscles.
az therefore said to this Intelligence:
Can you see the contents of this room
Yes wrote the pIanchette. Can you
see to read this newspaper said I. put
ting my finger on a copy of The Times. >
which was on a table behind me but
without looking at IT. Yes was the
reply of the planchette.
. Well 1 said. If you can see that
write the word which is now covered
by my finger, and I will believe you
The planchette commenced to move
Slowly and with great difficulty the
word however was written. 1 turned
round and saw that the word however
was covered by the tip of my finger.
81 had purposely avoided looking at
the newspaper when 1 tried this expert
ment, and It was impossible for the
lady. had she tried, to have seen any OF
the printed words. for she was sitting
at one table. and the paper was on an
other table behind. my body interven-
ing"
The Washington times., 1904-05-08

cepted by spirit and investigator as a
test. Two days after. a second seance
produced a corresponding agreement.
Il had written TO my sister. Mrs. Kate
Deayer. OF Springfield Ohio. TO let me
know when she had seen Uncle Jacob
Seitz last, and let me know whether he
was well. The following week engaged
Mrs. Margaret Fox Kane to come to my
residence in Brooklyn, and also had in
vittd DR.. George Beard, the well-known
nerve and brain specialist; Prof. E. p.
Thwing. an accomplished amateur hyp-
notist. and several other people OF note
Il had received meanwhile a letter
from my sister in Springfield, IN which
she said that my Uncle Jacob Seitz was
well. she having seen him the day be-
fore This letter was signed Kate [
put 1t in my pocket to bring out at the
proper time as a crusher against the
pretended spirit We had present two
mediums on that occasion.
After number Of communications
by raps through Mrs. Kane, there came
the easily recognizable double rap of
Seitz. / asked:
Who Is this?'
Mrs. Kane wrote on a small black
board which l had in the room a mes
sage signed j. SeItz
Il said: is this my uncle, J. Seitzg
Yes
. How long ago is 1t that you died?'
Immediately she wrote:
You are not so smart as YOU think
you are This leI,es YOU have in youI
pocket signed kate is I lie. J. Seitz.
The Washington times., 1904-05-08

From that evening I never heard that
double knock nor had another message
from my uncle. ]. SeitZ'
Il have never been able to account sat
isfactorily to my own mind for this
strange experience. Neither fraud nor
coincidence fully covers the facts: nor
does Mr.. HudsOn's theory of the sub
jective mind. for 10 my mind Mr. Seitz
was living. and in fact was alive
But does some one remind me that
Mrs. Margaret Fox Kane, not long be-
fore her death. confessed that she and
her sisters had duped the public, that
the phenomena of raps, etc. " ..ich were
manifested through them were prod Iced
by the swapping of the joints, ETC.? I
know all this. knew Of this theory at
the time OF my experiments through
her; but l also know that so low had
this unfortunate woman sunk that for
five dollars she would have denied her
mother, sworn 10 anything At that
time her affidavit for or against any
thing should not be given the slightest
weight.
The Washington times., 1904-05-08

u,as noorlv furnished, having three
cheap chairs and a light stand or table.
While waiting for the appearance OF
Mrs. Kane. I moved the table from the
spot on which II was standing. and
turned il upside down TO see If there
were any wires or other apparatus. /
voted that II. at least. was innocent of
trick.
Uncle Seitz Alive or Dead?
ION Mrs. Kane's entrance she seated
herself at the little stand. Immediately
we had many raps and much automatic
writing followed. Each writing, as
those acquainted with automatic writ
ing often find. had. as far as | could
Judge. the individuality OF the seeming
intelligence that 1t was claimed wrote
the message. After many messages we
had a loud double rap. and In reply 10
nv question who it was that was rap
ping the hand of Mrs. Kane wrote
rapidly:
"T am your uncle. J. SeitZ
1.-THE oddly Of this name and the fact
that l had a cousin whom we always
called uncle by the name OF ]. Seitz,
aroused at once my interest. especially
as this uncle when l last heard from
him was alive and we'll"
The conversation which followed. in
dicated that Uncle Seitz'' had died in
Springfield. Ohio. nine days before; that
DR.. Funk believed him still alive. and
that the fact Of his condition was &C
The Washington times., 1904-05-08
Are Animals Telepathic7

The explanation which is usually Of
fered for these instances of spirit COM
munication and ghost visitation is thai
telephathic control exists between the
two minds involved. In REPUTATION of
this. the scientist. Alfred Russell Wal
lace. among many other proofs of the
reality Of ghostly apparitions. describes
theiA effect upon animals He argues
the case as follows:
II have already mentioned the case
OF the female figure in white. seen bv
three persons floating over a hedge ten
feet above the ground. when the LUrss
they were driving suddenly stopped ans
shook with fright In the remarks upon
this case In 'Phantasms of the Living,
no reference is made to this fact vet
IL Is surely the crucial one, since We
can hardly suppose that a wholly sub
tective apparttion, seen by human be-
ings. would also be seen by horse
Dogs and Horses Frightened.
During the tremendous knocking ~
corded by Mr. CARING. and ALREADY
quoted. IT is stated that there was q
large dog in a kennel near the front
entrance. especially TO warn on intru-
ders. and a little terrier inside thai
barked at everybody; yet. when the
noise occurred that Weakened the ser
wants sixty feet away. the dogs gave
no tongue whatever; the terrier. con,
trary TO its nature. skunk shtvering IN
der the sofa. and would not stop ever
at the door, and nothing could inducs
him to go into the dark.ess'
In the remarkable account by Gen
eral Barter. c. B.. OF phantasmal pony
and rider with two native grooms seer
IN India, two dogs which Immediately
before were hunting about in the brush
wood jungle which covered the hiE
came and crouched by the EeneraPs
side, giving low. frightened whimpers,
and when he pursued the phantasui me
dogs returned homo though on al other
occasions they were his most faithful
companions"
The Washington times., 1904-05-08
Science Makes Remarkable Concessions to
Spiritualism-Bewildering Psychic
Phenomena.
Communication With Spirits Widely Ac-
pted-Genuine Prophecy-Telepa-
thy Scientific Fact

pray before the crucihx The old nun
said that there was not a man on all the
premises, nor a priest. as they were ali
gone to the funeral OF the Bishop OF St.
Brieux. sixteen miles away, which was
being performed at that time
Was the Bishop Himself.
II described the appearance and dress.
and what he said TO me. She inmedi-
ately went down on her knees to me ana
said, you are blessed, indeed, for IL
was the bishop himself" He had come
to his accustomed place OF prayer for
the last time on earth
This writer has never had any other
Authorization Of the senses. and refuses
TO regard this vision as a hallucination. {"
The Washington times., 1904-05-08
Science Put to FLIGHT

But this kind Of spiritualistic com
munication is not the only kind treated
On the contrary, DR.. Funk's book, II II
proves anything at all, establishes
clairvoyance, prophecy telepathy, and
the existence OF ghosts of living per-
sons.
nand. DR.. hunk quotes LAC following
The Washington times., 1904-05-08
Most Probable Theory.

Subjective faculties and spir-
it's.
Fraud and honesty mingled.
Spirits.
Trick easiest solution.
Subconscious faculties.
Fraud.
Inclined to extra-mundane.
Subconscious faculties.
Spirits.
Fraud or telepathy.
All four theories open to OBJ
lection.
Coincidence; spirits as last
resort.
Subconscious faculties.
Self-deception and coinci-
dence.
Psychic facts not yet enough
for generalization.
Possibly spirits.
Subconscious faculties.
Possibly fraud.
Not ready for decision.
Thinks solution fraud or
spirits.
Rejects spirit communication.
Subconscious faculties.
Fraud.
Subconscious faculties.
Possibly subconscious facul-
ties.
Fraud.
Spirits.
Fraud.
Possibly coincidence.
Possibly fraud.
Fraud.
Spirits.
Possibly unconscious decep-
ton.
A jest.
Unknown natural laws.
Too trivial to be of spirits.
Subconscious faculties.
Spirits.
Deception.
Fraud and subconscious fac
ulties.
Possibly spirits.
No opinion; asks additional
questions.
The Washington times., 1904-05-08

from a record made by ex-Judge Abran
II. DALEY, Of New York city, a we'll
known jurist. president Of the Medico-
Legal Society of New York and vice
president of the American Congress of
tuberculosis:
Some eighteen years ago." the judge
says. 1.-The medium and I were quite
intimately acquainted with a DR.. How
ard. his wife, and family. During cur
absence Of a few weeks from the city,
his wife had died. and had been some
six weeks in ths spiritual world at the
time the incident 1 am relating occur
red The medium was entrahcea Of one
who had represented herself as the spirit
Of a little girl, whose name was Daisy
CrandaI She had come to us many
times, and is still part of our spiritual
family.
Several friends were present when
she spoke hurriedly. saying: Why, here
is Mrs Howard. She says she has just
come from the Doctors house: that the
house is on fire. and that she was fright
ened, fearing that the old doctor would
be burned up 1t was a pat statement
and quite startling.
81 remarked: I hope not
" Tomorrow morning. continued the
medium. I want you TO harness the
horse and carriage and take the medium
down TO DR.. Howard's house, and 1 will.
tell you just what you will find there.
You will find that the fire engines were
there, and they put water in through
the house. that it came down through
! the ceiling. that the bedding was on fire.
and that they threw the mattresses In
/ the backyard; and say to her when I am
I gone that she must not question our
truthfulness, for we do not lie
Prophecy Veri.S>d.
IT did az requested. We drove down
to DR.. Towards. He lived in a brown
stone house in Bedford Avenue. AS I
drove up to the curbstone. there was
| TO sign of fire in the front OF the
building.
The medium Immediately exclaimed:
There, I told you So said: Wait
Il ran ur the steps and rang the bell
at the door. The call was answered by
the doctor himself. and the moment
the door was opened the work Of tile
flames and water was before me- The
doctor at once stated that fire had
broken out the night before. and he
came near being burned up. hurried
Is ran through the hall of his house,
looked out of the back window OF the
parlor, and the mattresses were still
smoIdering in the yard. and the ceilings
! were soaking with water.
The Washington times., 1904-05-08
Blessed by a Ghost.

u went to sleep only for a few min
utes, and was suddenly awakened by a
soft touch on my chest On opening my
eyes 1 saw a venerable old man. with
something of a white and black dress
on. kneeling by the side of the bed on
which l lay. with hands clasped IN
prayer. and looking up 10 the wall over
the bed l looked at him silently, and
he rose, and when going TO the door he
raised his two hands and said tie benz
lie te benis?l three times quite distinct
". and ! lost him.
E" 1 got up instantly and went 10 the
door, thinking he was some old priest
VINO had come TO pray before the cruel
fix which | then saw for the first time
on the wall over the bed; but to my
surprise | found the door shut, and the
chair before IL. as | had placed il be-
fore / Law down. The old sister who
waited on us had her room close TO
ours; so | called her and told her that
an ola priest had come into my room u
The Washington times., 1904-05-08
Even Bishops "walk the Nights"

" During my visit TO the convent at
ST. Quay. Pontrieux august. 1sS2) with
my two daughters and son, the good sis
tiers had only one good room for me and
my two girls. 1t was the room set
apart for the Bishop OF st. Brieux when
he visited the convent. and was in the
priests house.
ION the morning after our arrival
did not go out with my children, but be
ing very tired lay down on a little bed
The sun was shining, and IL was very
hot, but before l lay down l placed a
chair against the bedroom door. as there
was only a latch on the door, and no
holt or kew
The Washington times., 1904-05-08
Telepathy Beyond Doubt.

- -. - AAAAe
sense are un-
bandaged anc
sother person
Oient. some
= hands. but
out any con
The Washington times., 1904-05-08

Il told him to go TO the large iron
safe. continues Dr. Funk. 1--WE have two
safes in the cashiers office) and have
his assistants help him see whether that
coin was anywhere in the safe. In about
twenty minutes one OF his assistants
came into the Office and handed me an
envelope in which were two Widow 5
Mites. The envelope had been found
in a little drawer in the large iron
safe under a lot Of papers, where II
had lain forgotten for a number OF
years
The Washington times., 1904-05-08
Name.

Prof Psychology Harvard University
Q Geo Trumbuu Iadd PROP Philosophy, University
AlredRus Wallace lEngns
4 q Young ProfA Astronomy, University.
MaxW -. Prof Philosophy, Bonn Germany
A
7 Prof Philosophy one of h largest
Physics Imperial University Juev Russia
Sir English scientist
Philosophy University OF
Edward Johns Hopkins Uni
p Paul carus -. Editor and author. Chicago
Prof Ethics and Religious Philosophy University Oh
Holland
Psychology, University of Chicago
Prof Philosophy Vanderbilt University
Is lanes Hvsop Late Prof Logic University
] Phenomena
T.
Prof Physics University OF
d Arthur L Foley
p A Riehl Prof Philosophy
Robert Harvard University.
Benjamin f Ohio State University:
H Hollywood, Belfast, Ireland
D. w RIM Physics. New York University.
History Imperial University
John rowb Harvard University
Psychology
90. L
IProfPh
T. Editor Review Reviews London England
% Arthur Alin ~ Prof Psychology University o
A
Philosophy University Michigan
E
DID, Author Tepahy Explain? etc. New YORK
University Of Wales
Physics Colorado State University
Il. c.. H ....I Clergyman New York
AZ sydney Psychology Sweden.
The Washington times., 1904-05-08
A Genuine Ghost Story.

Ghost stones rarely find their way into
works on scientific subjects. Yet. Dr.
Funk cites twenty or Whereabouts Two
will serve the purposes of The Times.
In a case given at some length in the
proceedings of the Society for Psychical
Research. Miss r c. Morton. the chief
witness, described as lady OF scten-
ti1c training and at the time preparing
to be a physician" gives the followir 3
account:
II had gone up 10 my room. but was
not yet in bed. when / heard some one
at the door. and went to 1t, thinking II
might be my mother. On opening the
doom 1 saw no one; but on going few
steps along the passage, l saw the fig
ure OF a tall lady. dressed IN black,
standing at the head of the stairs. After
a few moments she descended the stairs,
and l followed for a short distance.
feeling curious what II could be- / had
only a small piece Of candle. and IL sud-
denly burned itself out; and. being un-
able 10 see more, ! went back to my
room
''Tall Lady Dressed in Black"
1.-THE figure was that OF a tall lady.
dressed IN black of a soft wooden ma
trial. judging from the Shght SOUND III
moving. The face was hidden IN hand
kerchief held in the right hand This
/ is all 1 noticed then; but on further
occasions. when l was able 10 observe
her more closely, I saw the upper part
of the left side Of the forehead, and a
| little OF the hair above. Her left hand
was nearly hidden by her sleeve and a
/ fold of her dress.
After this. for number Of years, the
vision appeared again and again Miss
Morton. who was a capital witness, not
! being IN the least nervous. frequently
| followed the apparition; If she 'cornered'
it, it would suddenly disappear. Many
others saw it Independently Of Miss
Morton; some who had no knowledge
| that the apparition had appeared to 9TH
ers and was expected 1t was seen both
in the house and outside the house in
| the garden. Miss NJ. often spoke TO a..
but received no answer.
The Washington times., 1904-05-08
Space Overcome by Mind.

Telepathy is considered at length
however, on its own merits. and Dr.
Funk notes that "a marked revolution
In twenty years has been wrought II
public and in scientific opinion on this
subject, chiefly through the persisten,
and wise scientific experiments OF this
society. Its experiments fall little. 4
any, short of absolute demonstration.
Sir Diver Lodge. the president in 19G
OF the S. p. R., recently said (see the
Pail Mall Magazine for January. 1890,
What we 1.-THE S. P RI can chal.
lenge the Judgment of the world upor
is telepathy. Here is the beginning OF
a wider conception Of science. Directly
men see and admit-as they must az
from the overwhelming evidence-that /
is possible 10 transmit ideas direct from
brain to brain without the Intermediates:
Of speech and hearing, they are looking
into and gaining admission 10 new field.
OF exploration
Telepathy Beyond Doubt.
a few of the earlier experiments IL
telepathy published by the S. p. r. ara
given by DR.. Funk One person. the
''percipient." is told TO keep in a per
tectly passive condition, with mind as
vacant as possii' d 10 assist this
condiri"- sense are I'M
exc bandaged anc
silel 'other person
sitlI Oient." some
Uime no hands, bt:f
rsua out any con
tact ect interVen-
ing -t aA-E IL.
or dri core Joo light -
IN a )r staring AZ
MS ana has. o.
the WI ne of II. /
is a m Iir ne thing n
stare d uula ~. #,