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1 1 -a ft- TnR Aimi'R: MONDAY. OCTOBER 19, JLS91. 'EAIN COMPELLERa 'They Make It Damp in a Dry Part of Texas. JUHTIB PLUVIUS UHDEB CONTROL, Aad Raia to Irar Order, U tbe Ltit - lavontloa Dyronfnrth'a Ma Boai Wrd the Heavens and They Reply wllk ' ' sv Copious Shower Worth SBOO,000 to the Cattle Mea The Water Shakea at of the Clouds by Explosives In a Manser That Delight the Experiment tor. Camp Edward Powers, Tex , Oct. 19. The government rainmakers are the he roes of the hour here. The experiment which wu begun Saturday evening and nntlnned during the night was entirely " Successful. At 4 o'clock yesterday morn t lag rain fell in torrents in the camp and soaked the men to the skin. Never be- 5 are were men so glad to get a wetting, 'hey yelled and hurrahed and danced fandangos in the mud. The people of San Diego and of the surrounding country are astonished at the result. When they went to bed at midnight the moon was ahining in a cloudless sky and there was ao sign of rain anywhere. Rain Comes Down in Torrents. At 4 o'clock they were awakened by the pattering and pouring of rain on the roofs, and in a few minutes it came down In torrents. The rain continued for nearly i hour, and when- It ceased the pluvio meter showed that half an inch had fallen. Telegrams received yesterday from stations along the line of the Mexican National railroad state that the rain ex tended about forty miles to the northeast, as hundred and eight miles to the west and thirty miles to the southwest It did not rain either - to the east or south at a greater distance than ten or fifteen miles. Big Profit on the Investment. The water yesterday morning was stand ing In pools all over the ranches, and the oattlemen are delighted. They estimate that the value of the rain figures at least ' $500,000. It is also worth much to the ootton growers. As the entire cost of the experiment was about 12,500 they regard It as one of the best investments tbey could possibly have made. The scientific value of the success cannot be estimated, of course, bat it will undoubtedly lead to many more tests of the concussion theory. Already offers are being made to the rain makers to go to Mexico and experiment there. The Battle with Dry Weather. The bombardment began early Satur day evening and until nearly midnight there was a continonsroar from the dyna mite and rackarock batteries. The full moon was sailing across a cloudless sky and the hundreds of people who had come to the camp were satisfied that the experi ment would be a flat failure. Tbey said that it was a beautiful imitation of a bat tle but that rain would follow from such a sky was absurd and impossible. Many offered to bet baskets of champagne that no rain would come, and some of the rain makers toot, up the bets as quickly as they were offered. The heavy smoke from the batteries drifted off to the northwest and the balloons sailed off in that direc tion before tbey exploded. ' Rapid Increase In Humidity. The hygrometer showed C3 per cent, of bnmidity just before the firing began and at 13 o'clock it showed 95 per cent. The barometer was high and rising during the early part of tbe evening, but fell rap idly about 2 o'clock. At midnight tbe continuous firing ceased and five-minute guns took its place. Mr. Ellis, who was in charge, and George Castler, the aero naut, sent up the balloons at intervals of boat forty minutes. Tbey ran to a height of about half a mile before ex ploding. At about li:30 a balloon was aent up. The air at the time was very atilL The balloon went straight into the air and then drifted to the northwest, then came directly south, then went off east, and at the time it exploded was - traveling west at a rapid rate. The Balloon Acted Strangely. Mr. Rastler, who has been making ascen- - sions for many years, said that he had never seen a balloon act in that way and tbe disturbance In the upper current must have been tremendous. It was 8 o'clock when the storm first showed above the horizon to the northwest, the direc tion in which the wind had been blowing during the heavy firing. The clouds came up rapidly and one could see them gather sise and density as tbey approached Cis aenith and drifted across the moon. A mall clond would appear suddenly in a clear part of the sky and in five minutes it would spread out enormously. At a few minutes before o'clock the sky above was fall of heavy clouds, but not a drop of rain had fallen. Bit Right in tbe Wet f pot. Then a balloon was sent up and exploded right in the clouds, and tbe mortar bat ter) began shooting bombs in rapid suc cession. In two minutes after the balloon exploded the rain came down, and in three minutes It was falling in sheets, and little rivulets were running through the camp. At sunrise a dry norther came, and in a short time the storm clouds had been blown to shreds. Mr. Ellis is highly pleased at tbe results of the experiments, and every one here agrees that the storm was wholly due to the firing. Official Report or the Fight. Wabhikgtos, Oct. 19. Official con firmation of the report of the fatal affray between sailors belonging tbe United States and Chilian vessels at Valparaiso Friday has been received by tbe navy department from Captain Schley, of the Baltimore. Captain Schley's dispatch leaves tbe impression that the tragedy originated in a street brawl between the sailors. He says that a boatswain's mate was killed and six seamen injured, how seriously he does not tell. Captain Schley ays that he is investigating the matter. ..Changed Their Religion. JPABI8. Oct. 19. News of a wholesale change of religious views comes from Ca bers. It seems that the bishop of Cabors refused the celebration of a second mass In the church of the village of Marat on Oct. 18, and that in consequence of sack refusal the people of Murat became alien ated from Roman Catholicism, and all embraced Protestantism. . The ladles Will All Recover. Bradford, Pa., Oct. 19. All the ladies made sick by something in their food while attending the W. C. T. U. conven tion Friday are out of danger and will re cover.. The cause of the trouble was the cooking of some of tbe food in a copper kettle. SPOKE TO THE ECUMENICAL. TV President Thinks It Well to Treat la God aad Keep Tone Powder Dry. Washington, Oct. 19. The proceedings of the Methodist ecumenical conference Saturday were enlivened by tbe presence of President Harrison, Secretary Foster, Secretary Noble, and Sir Julian Paunce fote, the British minister. Secretary No ble was the first introduced, and be made a brief speech on the importance to the happiness of the world of tbe work the clergymen were engaged in. Sir Julian Pauncefote did not speak, but Secretary Foster made a short address inviting the conference to visit the treasury and look at the government wealth, saying be knew it would be safe in the presence of the men assembled in tbe conference. President Harrison was received stand ing and heartily applauded when he as cended tbe platform. President Harrison on War. The topic of the day before the confer ence was "War and Peace," aud the presi dent made that the subject of his re marks, declaring in favor of arbitration of international differences, and and call ing on Christians to remove one principal cause of war the disposition to seize ter ritory and spirit of national aggrandize ment which does not stop to consider the rights of others. America wanted peace with the whole world. - The great Chris tian sentiment, by inculcating a spirit of love and forbearance, would make pos sible the hope of all good men for uni versal peace, and bring about the adop tion of arbitration in place of war. Just as Well To Be Ready. Said the president: "It would have been vain to suggest the pulling down of block houses or family disarmament to the set tlers on a hostile Indian frontier. Tbey would have told you rightly that the con ditions were not yet ripe. And so it may be and is probably true that a full appli cation of this principle is not presently possible, the devil still being unchained. (Laughter We will still have our gun foundries, and probably will best promote tbe settlement of international disputes by arbitration by having it understood that if the appeal is to a fiercer tribunal we shall not be out of the debate." Ap plause. With a word of thanks for the kind welcome give" him the president tben withdrew, and the conference ad journed for the day. THE FORGERIES OF HANSEN. Ihey Amount So Far to 823,000 Some Faithful Friends. Milwaukee, Oct. 19 The whereabouts of Hansen, tbe alleged forger of the name of George Hiles, are yet unknown. " The letter he wrote to Hiles wasdated at Rock f rd, Ills., and that is the last heard of him. So far paper supposed to have been forged to the amount of &5.0UO baa been di-tcovered. E. L. Harmon, of the Cen tr ilia bank, which holds one of the alleged fo-ged notes for 1 5.000, brought suit Sat urday against Hansen and George Hiles to recover the f. -tee of tbe note. Believes the Kotea Are Genuine. A dispatch from Babcock, Wis., says: "Men who have long known Hansen and transacted business with him refuse to believe that there has been a forgery coni mi ted. Ed Koenius, a holder of a 2,000 note with George Hiles indorsement,said, 'i telieve Mr. Hiles' signature is genuine, ami I refuse to doubt Mr. Hansen's hon esty "for a moment. I have known him inti mately for the last eight years and he is an honest, upright man. All of Han sen s workmen who have their earnings tied np in the affair do not believe there has been any dishonesty practiced, and expect his return. Many of them have been in his employ for years and have taktn his note only for their pay." Wants to Tax the Rich. Madison, Wis , Oct. 19. United States Railroad Commissioner Taylor has an ar ticle in the Wisconsin State Journal fa voring the passage of a law exempting from taxation homesteads valued at from $1.00 to i,000. for the benefit of the poor man. He says it is impossible to secure honest returns of property, and proposes to remedy tbe unequal taxation resulting by granting farther exemptions, so that the b lrden will fall more heavily on those who have property in excess of the ex empt ons, and who are best able to bear the expenses of government. Wants to Bet Money on Flower. New York, Oct. 19 At the Hoffman House Saturday Thomas Patton, a wealtliy real estate dealer, bet Jacob Hess $3,000 to $1,5J0 that Flower would be the next governor. He also put up $2,000 ajaintt $SOO with an unknown on Flower. He bet t5,000 even with Frank Untoon that Campbell would defeat McKinley, and f."tt) to 400 with Fred Britton on similar terms. Finally he placed $10,000 in the hands of "Billy" Edward to be waged on Flower at odds ot 10 to 4. Wanted, a Woman to Tote. Chicago, Oct. 19. The election authori ties having decided that no woman natu ralized prior to 1870 can vote for school officers at the coming election. The fol lowing advertisement, signed by Catha rine Wi.ugh McCollach, of the Equal Suf frage association, appeared yesterday: "Wanted A woman who was naturalized prior to 1870 and is a citizen of Illinois to offer to register and vote at tbe coming school election." A World's Fair Appointment. CBICAOO, Oct. 19. Eber W. Cotterell, of Detroit, was nominated Saturday by Director General Davis as chief of the de partment of live stock of the World's fair, and the appointment confirmed by the board of control. As tbe committee on agriculture of the Chicago directors has already iiidorsed Mr. Cotterell,hia chances of confirmation by tbe local board may be consider I first class. Death of Mrs. Allen O. Thnrman. COLCMBCrg, O., Oct. IV. Mrs. Allen G. Thnrman died late Saturday evening after a 1 ngering illness. Her maiden name was Mary Dunn and she was born in Chilllcothe in 181L She was a victim of la grippe last winter and never recov ered from the shock. In her young days she was co isidered one of the most beau tiful ladies in the west. Lightning Broke Her Legs. Galena, Ills., Oct. 19. Lightning struck the bouse of August Tessendorf, at Warren, Friday. Tbe bolt descended to the sittit g room, where it shattered a table and b -oke both legs of Mrs. Tessen dorf's mother, who was sitting at the table. She will die. Wlndlo Sets the Bicycle Face. Sprixgfii U, Mass.. Out. 19. William W. Windle lowered the world's record for one mile on i bicycle Saturday afternoon, making the mile in 8:15. HER QUEER STORY. Lincoln Said to Have Consulted the Spirit. RECITAL OF A ONE-TIME MEDIUM. The Martyr President Said to Have At tended Her Seances and Taken the Advice of the Dwellers In the Other World Hie Assassination Alleged to Have been Foretold Something Gen. Sickles Could Throw Light Upon. White Plains, N. Y., Oct 19. In a work entitled "Was Abraham Lincoln a Spiritualist," Mrs. Nettie Colburn-Mayn-ard, of this city, makes some startling declarations in regard to Mr. Lincoln's belief in supernatural communication. She states that in the latter part of 18(3, when she was a young girl and already gaining a reputation as a medium, she was in Washington and became acquaint ed with Mrs. Lincoln and a number if other persons of prominence, who were attendants upon her seances, and through this means she came in contact with tLe president. Mrs. Lincoln induced her hus band toatteud one of Miss Col burn's seances, and on that occasion he was warned through the unconscious medium not to postpone his issuance of the emancipation proclamation. The Warning Was Obeyed. Those present were surprised, and asked Mr. Lincoln if any pressure had been brought to bear to secure the deferment of the proclamation, and he repl ied that there bad been pressure of the strongest kind. He was much impressed by the in cident, and the proclamation was shortly issued. Mrs. Lincoln obtained Miss Col bnrn a clerkship, and she remained in Washington, frequently giving seances. Tbe February following, Mr. Lincoln was again present on one of these occasions. A spirit, through her, told the company that a precarious condition ot thiings prevailed in the army at the front, and threatened its usefulness. The president said: "You seem to understand tbe situation, can you point out tbe remedy?" Advised to Co to the Front. The spirit advised him to go to the front personally with his family and go aniorg the soldiers without ceremony, inquiring into their grievances and showing them that he was the father of his people. Mr. Lincoln said he would do as advised, and he afterward did so, with good results. At tbU seance Mr. Lincoln, together with D. E. Somes, congressman from Maine; Colonel S. P. Ka.se, of Philadelphia, and others, sat upon a piano, which was mov ed by the spirits, notwithstanding their weight. When asked "vhat he thought cf the affair, Mr. Lincoln was reticent, hot stated freely that he bad not supposed the things communicated through t e medium were known to any one bat hitu self. Rerrlved Some "Exclusive" News. Tbe next time Mr. Lincoln r.nd Miss Colburn met was on the day of tbe battle of Chanceilorsville. Tbe president was very anxious, and at the suggestion of Mrs. Lincoln, Miss Coiburn invited and received word from the spirit land. It was to tbe efftct that tbe Union forces were holding their own. Tbe next day this was confirmed by the ordinary offi cial advices. In the winter of 1863-4 Mr. Lincoln was present at a seance and the terrible condition of the freed men was made the subject of a spiritual communi cation, the president being urged to sp point a committee to investigate tbe question, which he soan did. Gen. Daniel E. Sickles was present at this seance. Hi Tragic Death Foretold. Mrs. Maynard states that during this winter she held seances attended by Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln, at the president's ap pointment, but as they were private and sbe was unconscious when the spirit was communicating through ber she does not know what was communicated, neither Mr. nor Mrs. Lincoln having told her after ward what had occurred. During tbe winter of 13ft 5 Charles Colchester and Charles Foster, two well-known mediums, held seances for the president, and through them, as well as through Miss Colburn, tbe president was warned of his approach ing fate. He did not admit, however, that he placed any reliance upon these pro phecies. "UNCLE JERRY" TO THE PAPERS. He Wants Them to "G Slow" In Print ing Cattle Disease Stories. Washisgton, Oct. 19 It having been reported that tbe foot and mouth disease had' broken out among the cattle in sec tions of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Secretary Rush sent Dr. C. B. Micbener,. who is thoroughly acquainted with that disease, to investigate. Dr. Micbener telegraphs that tbe disease is a simple non-contegious ailment with no trace of tbe foot and mouth disease. Secretary Rusk says the latter disease has never existed in this country, except when found in cattle brought from abroad, and added that with tbe precautions now taken it is impossible for cattle affected in any way to get further than the sea board or frontier quarantine stations. Wild Newspaper Rumors. He continued: "I can not too strongly denounce the tendency, aided, I am sorry to say, by some of oar journals, to spread wild rumors of the existence of contagious diseases among our. People do not seem to realize that the publication of such" a rumor, promply repeated in European Journals, many of them animated by a spirit of antagonism to our cattle inter ests, may cost oar cattle raisers millions of dollars. The first report of disease among stock should be made to this de partment, and its official report awaited before any publication is made." Was a Bogas Hero, Shelbtville, Ills., Oct. 19. Two weeks ago John Booker gave timely warning of an obstructing letween this city. and Windsor on the Indianapolis and St. Louis railroad, designed, as supposed, 'to wreck tbe limited express for the purpose of robbery. It afterward became appar ent that Booker bad himself placed the ob struction on the track, hoping by giving warning to Immortalise himself and se cure a reward. He has been indicted by the grand jury for his sham heroism and he is now in jail awaiting tritL Powderly Sustained by the Board. -' Scbaxton, Pa , Oct. 19. The executive board of tbe Knights of Labor closed Its sessions here Saturday. 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