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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-11-06
REPUBLICAN THUGS.
MAKE A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO
ASSASINATE CAPT. ]. O. MILLS.
He Was Felled to the Ground BY Blows on
The Head From Steel Knucks and Rocks,
and Then His Throat Was Out.

j He Was Felled to the Ground BY Blows on
The Head From Steel Knucks and Rocks,
and Then His Throat Was Gut.
From the Koryanton Herald.l
A gentleman just from Dysartsville,
Mcdowell county, gives US the partic-
ulars of dastardly and murderous as
sallt that was: made on Capt. J. C.
Mills, of Burke, al that place on
Monday evening of last week. The
county candidates were speaking there,
and Capt. Mills attended the meeting
bv invitation of the Democratic Exec
utive Committee OF Mcdowell county
While r. S. Mccall, the Republican
candidate for the Legislature, was at
tacking the State election law, Capt.
Mills asked him some questions about
the bill which Mccall refused to an
swer, but said be would answer any
question that was asked by a Mellow
ell county man. VIM. Laughridge, of
Mcdowell, then asked him the same
question that Capt. Mills had asked,
and Mccall got mad and quit speak
ing.
Capt. Mills soon after this left the
place where the candidates were speak
ing and walked off to the store of Ed.
Laughridge. While in the store he
was attacked by revenue storekeeper
named Yarboro, ex-deputy U. S.
Marshall Joe Patton, Alf Cowan, Joe
Walker and one other man and was
dragged from the store into the road
by the five men, Here he was felled
to the ground by blows on the head
from steel knucks and rocks, and when
he had fallen Deputy Marshal Patton,
who is large man, jumped on him
with an open knife and cut at his
throat, making a CHASTITY wound just
below the ear, from which the blood
spurted freely.
Some of the bystanders interfered
before Patton could strike another
blow, and, thinking he had killed Capt
Mills anyway, he lodged out of the
crowd and disappeared.
Sheriff Garden came in sight just as
Capt Mills was dragged into the road,
and saw the assault by the five men,
but did not get up in time to rescue
Capt. Mills until he had been almost
killed. Our informant says that fears
are entertained for Capt. Mills recov-
cry, as he was terribly bruised about
the head and it is feared that he suf-
fered injuries. Itseems that the whole
affair was a conspiracy to kill Capt.
Mills, who Is one Of the most promi-
nent and influential Democrats in this
section, and to prevent his fulfilling
his appointment to speak at Dysarts-
viIle
The greatest excitement and indig-
nation has been aroused by this Radi-
Cal atrocity, and no effort will be
spared to punish the perpetrators.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-11-06
letter and BOiIs.

For years was afflicted with an ag-
gravated case of letter I tried dilotions,
salves, soaps, and other outward appli-
cations. without any beneficial results.
In addition to the letter, Boils COM
menced breaking out all over my
body, causing me SO much pain..that l
had..to quit work and go to bed. I
thendecided that I had started wrong,
and instead of using external treat
ment l ought to go to the seat of the
disease and purify my blood, as it
was obviously bad blood that caused
both the letter and the Boils' took
severol blood purifiers without any
good effects. About the time my case
was declared incurable / commenced
taking S. S. S. In a few weeks the
letter was cured, and one by one the
Boils disappeared, until I was entire
ly and permanently cured. This was
three years ago, and since then have
been free from any skin eruptions.
My skin is now, and has been for
three years, AS smooth as any ones.
S. s. S. not only cured me of tht Tet-
ter and Boils, but also restored my
appetite and general health, causing
me to increase in weight and improve
In every way.
M. s. Pollock, New London, O.
May 6, 1890.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Atlanta Ga.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-11-06
TO THE
Jobbing Trade.
Ny CIGAR FACTORY. being

My CIGAR FACTORY, being
the largest in the South, 1 am better
qualified to fill orders at SHORTER
NOTICE for FIRST Glass GOODS
and at more reasonable prices than
any other factory South of New
York. My goods are put up out of
first class stock and guaranteed to
please the trade. Orders by mail
speciality. Get prices before buying
elsewhere. Address,
r. LEOPOLD,
WINSTON, N. G.
aug2Stf
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-11-06
The Dangers Of Hypnotism.
IEtom the Baltimore Sun.l

from the baltimore SUN
Several works have been published
during the past year on the effects OF
hypnotism upon hypnotized subjects,
the principal book being based on
Prof. Charcot's experiments in Paris,
and his report to the faculty not only
in regard to the value of hypnotism as
a remedial agent in all that class OF
cases that are due to disordered nerves,
but also the danger in private hands
of hypnotized persons being uncon
sciously led into the perpetration OF
crime at the suggestion of the hypno-
tizer. German physicians agree with
Charcot in respect to the power of sug-
| gestion on the patient, and the British
Medical Association has within the
past two months entered its protest
against the public exhibition of the
phenomena Of hypnotism. It els but
another name for those exhibitions of
mesmeric power which were common
in this county years ago, and which
seem to be reviving again since Char
cot interested himself in the subject
and demonstrated, in the presence of
the person hypnotized acted at the
will of the hypnotizer. Many of these
facts have long been known to those
who have attended the exhibitions of
travelling mesmerists.
What was not known until Charcot
proved it by many experiments is that
criminal sugg estions may be made to
a person hypnotized, and that he will
carry them out even to the extent of
numbering any individual suggested.
1t is not even necessary that the GRIM
inal act shall be carried out at once.
The suggestion may be made to take
effect at some distant day, and al
though the man may be in his proper
senses during the interval, the thought
of what he has to do revives at the
specified time. and impels him to ac-
complish the thing he was ordered to
do and would do if the hypnotizer did
not step in to prevent it.
A gendarme whom Charcot had
hypnotized and told to assassinate the
President of the republic, went to the
spot where it was indicated he would
meet him, and stabbed the tree, which
in his thought, represented the Presi-
dent, and returning, confessed his
guilt. The deed may be consumma-
ted long after the suggestion was
made. "Dr. Moll, of Berlin" whose
book is quoted by the New York Times,
''says that the longest post hypnotic
suggestion which he has seen executed
was at the end of four months, no hint
having been given in the meantime"
The hypnotized person has no knowl-
edge that the crime was suggested to
him, and it would be often difficult for
justice to trace it back to the hypno
tizer who originated it and was respon-
sible for it. But the power of the un-
scrupulous hypnotist may be manifest
ed in many ways. One of them was
recently tried in Paris and sentenced
to penal servitude for procuring from
a person in hypnotic sleep check
for ten thousand francs.
Shooting the Villain.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-11-06
SHOULDERS
MILLINERY
ESTABLISHMENT
3rd Street, South G. Il.


While the openig rnsh is over
our friends still find it profitable
to post themselves as to our
new arrivals, novelties in hats,
birds feathers and ribbons ev-
cry week. The very latest
things in our line are always
to be found on our counters.
When looking. around for
seasonable changes in head
wear it would be well to re-
member the little folks. We
make a handsome display of
baby cnps and bonnets, and
our prices are particularly low.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-11-06
Shooting the Villain.
GFtom the Denper Republicau.1 !


"We were playing in a small town
back in the seventies" said theatri
cal man, "when our leading heavy man
had rather a tough experience. All
the miners were in the theater. Well
the heavy man had been prosecuting
a poor maiden through two acts. II
the third act he came to the powerful
scene of the play. AT last he said
Il have you in my power, and nothing
on earth can save you. I, who wal
the slave. am now the master Sc
saying he advanced towards his trem
bling victim.
"'Mercyr she moaned.
"tMercyp he retorted. You had
no mercy for me and I will have none
for you
AT that moment gruf voice was
heard from the gallery: You blamed
varmint. I'll settle with you.' There
was the crack of a pistol and bullet
whizzed near the heavy man. Plug
the son of a gun, boys, continued the
voice, and shower Of bullets saluted
the stage villain. He didn't stop long,
but fed from the stage.
SIN the wing he met the stage man.
ager, who was white with anger.
"Yon have broken up the scene,' -
he said.
"Wellf"
"Go back to the stage, sir, and wait
for your exit"
81 guess not"
II tell you / won't have the man in
my company who is so easily discon-
certed. Go on with the scene, or you
leave the company to morrow.
THAT was serious. To be stranded
in that forsaken town was calculated
to make the heavy man sppreciatiye.
"I'll go back" he said. =
"He tore off his wig just before 90
ing on, and stepping down to the foot
lights with an injured expression of
countenance, he said:
Ladies and gentlemen, (there were
no ladies there, but that didn't matter,
with your kind permission / will re-
sumo -the scene. Before doing 80,
however, 1 want to call your attention
to the fact that the young lady and
myself are merely acting parts. In
reality We are the best Of friends. I
bear no iIl-wilI for your display of he
roic chivalry. I trust, however, that
you will curb your generous senti-
ments, for if you should hit me the
play would be interrupted. If any Of
the Rentlemen will meet me after the
show It McC rtys they will find out I
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pEcuLlAR TO OUR SOIL.

Randolph county may be short on
the wheat crop but it gets there on
the 'possum. Tuesday Mr.. Cebe Rig
ans brought in load of SO Of the
"varmints, and disposed of them on
our market It is said that in the
Carraway and Uwharrie sections that
all you have to do Is to throw rock
against = hollow tree aud the .pos-
s3ms" will just bile out like hornets.-
High Point Enterprise.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-11-06

Voolfolk, the Georgia murderer,
was hsnged at Perry last week. He
murderd his fathers whole family
with an axe. He protested his inno-
cence to the last and said he was going
straight to glory.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-11-06

Mr.. S. C. Hamilton, one of the
stockholders and general managers OF
the Stimson Lumber Company, and
his family have arrived. moving here
from. their former home in WestfieId,
Mass.-New Berne Journal
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-11-06

...James and Allen Upchurch, Of
St. Matthew 8 township, Wake county
had turkey hunt one day last week
and killed six fine wild turkeys. Who
can beat this? This is the best record
we have heard of any one making yet.
Evening Visitor.
, 1890-05-28
IRON the DAILY Telegraph

This morning the Marquis de MoreS was
taken by a police-inspector TO bis rooms, in
the Rue Sainte-Anne, where further search.
es were made by the detectives for com
promising documents. At eleven O'Clock
the prisoner was conducted to his resi-
dence in the Rue de Tilsit, where he lived
with his American father-in- law, who is,
or used to be, engaged in finance. Here
his study was searched, and other papers
were eonfScated 10y the police-inspector,
and after the Marquis had had a change of
clothes and linen he WAS reconducted TO
the Central Police station, where he is
treated with as much consideration as was
the yOeng Due dOrleans and is allowed 10
xrnd for his meals to an adjacent reStau.
tGmt. This afternoon the police were still
busy following up the other Anarchists
against whom warrants have been issued.
~ -="#
, 1890-05-28
The Si~aI Plant ut Nassau. n. L.
LScieatlia lMerionA, oth Marcia

To the editor ofthe Scientific American.
send o a photograph oftlle SiSaI plano,
which is now creating u sensation i'll ms
region, from the reason OF its being III great
demand for the mlnu acture OF cOrttage AMI
rope of a fac quality. Ii is said TO b. SUI
ueri0r to that grown il Gttltll, and
equal to the best manila. The English
government pays u royalty on every poulht
raised in this colony to encourage rs pro-
duction on an extensive scale, and almost
every one is either e~mbarking in the enter.
prise or is already in il. Many strangers
from The United States are trying their
hand at it, and more are coming by every
steamer. Machinery for separating The fibre
from The pulp has been put III operation
and run by steam, facilitating It's p'euara'
tion greatly In the beginning it Was beaten
by hand, making it a slow ana expensive
way Of preparing it. In ii year or two
things will be booming all through TINS
land of the cocoanut and pineapple, ana
the natives will leave the Nrecking business
TO cultivate the siSal plant, which will pay
them better.
The photograph shows the plant as It
looks when ready to cut the outside leaves
for use, also the plant gone to seed.
lam told by Captain LigAtburn, on whose
plantation these pictures were made, mat
the seedlings ON this tree, or stalk, are
worth Gl0. or $48 American currency.
Every one is talking Of he bright prospects
for the near future in store for the people
of these islands, rs soon aS a sufficient area
has been brought under cultivation. THIS
is being done as fast as circumstances VIII
admit.
The plant is a native here, and has grown
wild for ages p ohably, its worth being nm
known until recently. They used to tv
and kill it ~ II worthless weed. After it
once gets a fair start it requires no more
attention, and will yield its product TOR
from ten to fifteen years, then new plants
have to be planted, as the Old ones die out.
The planter that has a few hundred acres
under cultivation Can gather the leaves,
turn them into cash, collect his royalty
from the government, and be as happy as a
liberal income, a superb climate, and other
favourable surroundings can make him.
To give an idea of the magnitude this
industry is assuming, | will state thata
gentleman, an Englishman. arrived here q
few weeks since and has bought $1,000
acres of Lind Oh three islands OF this group,
and proposes putting it all into the cnl'l'
walton of :his plant. He pays 81 an acre.
&c. 1000 down and the balance to remain at
interest. He wanted to pay for it all at
once, bit the aut no. tiles here would not re-
crive it all, preterring to have it at interest.
Nassau N. p. ]. f. COoNLEY.
, 1890-05-28

Fresh arrests are being made in different
parts of the country. During the night
two more Anarchists were taken into Gus
tod, at Lyons. The Projects of The De-
partment Of the Rhone and the adjoining
districts have confrI red as to the measures
to be adopted, tor, although it is hoped
that the day will pass off quietly at Lyons,
riots are apprehended in some of the neigh
b0uring towns. At MarseilltS this morn
ing a proclamation calling on HE working
classes to Join in the demonstration was
posted up, the "travailleureS'' being told
that Dh y hat strength on their side, and
that if their last pacific manifestation had
10 effect they must prove equal to their
task. The procession is to start from the
LlOour Exchange at ten o'clock on Thurs
day morning. at Nantes, to day Il similar
mluifrSto was %2!acaded. The miners at
DecaztviIle anl in the surrounding dis.
trict ave also decided to hold Il demrl-
srIatiDn in favour Of he "eight hours move
ment." At DorignieS, near DJuai, - strike
has br ken out in an important glass fac
tory, but 50 far The Workmen are quiet.
AT R0ublix. on Thu SHAY, delegates are
to pr, coed to the Town Hall for the pur-
pose of drawing attention 10 VA iouS grie-
yances. Al Nancy no disturbance is APP
pretended.
, 1890-05-28

IF the French Government is not careful,
1t will Suffar a serious re,er>o in D tdOney.
In it's fear of the electors, it is trying to
do its work there with inadequate force.
Tue King havin g beheaded five French
captives, a French commandment beheaded
five captured Amazons, thus increasing
the fury of the savage enemy. According
ly, on the Goth inst. a French reconnoitrlng
force of three hundred men was attacked
by the King in person, driven back after
two and a half hours fighting, aud pur-
sued tor three miles to Porto N0vO. The
French lost thirty soldiers-BlackS-amd
twenty auxiliarips, and will find that the
latter, without whom they cannot move,
have lost heart. The attack must now he
renewed in much greater force but the
Dahomeyans are flushed with victory and
protected by their forests, and unless q
regular expedition is sent out, they may
triumph again. The Republican Govern
ment lis afraid to employ regiments for
fear of an attack in the Chamber, where
the Deputies, for their seats sake, mast
protect the conscripts and consequently
the Colonial Department Is sending ma
rines, who always obey orders, but who
cannot act efficiently alone, and Blacks
from Senegal, who will be defeated. 1t is
by no means impossible that this unlucky
quarrel, in which they are not III the
wrong, may seriously impair the popularl'
ty OF N. de Freycinet's Cabinet.
, 1890-05-28

sures. This is true all over the Continent,
not one Government apparently regarding
% free Press as a possible support.
Spectator 26th April
It is stated that The Srrvian Premier on
Monday addressed the Skuplschina with
closed doors. He demanded the equip
mpnt of the whole of the Militia, 10000
men, stating that the position OF foreign
affairs was most OninOuS, and that sudden
emergencies might arise amidst vii ch the
Kingdom might require to be ready tor
immediate action. The speech is most
important ; but it must be remembered that
it is reported by the Vienna correspondent
of the Times. always something OF an
alarmiSt arout Balkan politics, and that
the Premier had to obtain a heavy vote
from a close-fsted Assembly. Still Servla
is arming.
Berlin is full Of reports which are, how
ever. denied-that Prince Bismarck is IN
a fighting mood, and intends to avenge
himself for his "dismiSsal.' According 10
one story, he intends to publish Il pamphl
stating the true causes OF recent changes
which, he says, have been misrepreSented;
and according to another, he will accept u
seat in the Reichstag. and thence c%riticise
the policy of the Government, perhaps
even leading a party in opposition. 1t Is
possible that the Prince, who is certainly
sore, may publish a pamphlet, or makea
"revealingn speech in the PruSSian House
of Peers when be takes his seat us Duke OF
Lauenburg; but the role of party chief Is
for him a most improbable one. He IS
not a debater, though lie can make a
great speech and not a party man, though
he knows how to OBTAIN votes from many
, 1890-05-28

sures. This is true all over the Continent,
not one Government apparently regarding
o free Press as a possible support.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-03
HARD on COMBINES.
Severe Penalties Fixed by Sher-
mans Anti Trust Bill.
CONSPIRACY AND CORPORATION.


WAsarssrox Csrr. April 2-Ths anti
trust eiii a. reported today frum the Sem
Ale judiciary committee in substance de-
csares every contract in the form OF
trust or otherwise. or conspiracy in re-
siraint of trade or commerce among the
several states and territories, or with for
eign nations. Or in any other territory or
state. to be illegal
Every person who shall make such aeon
tract or engage in such q combination or
conspiracy. or Who shall moncpo.sxa or
combine or couspare with any other person
or persons to monopolixe. any part OF trade
or commerce among the several states and
territories or with foreign nations. shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and upon
convictioa shall be punished hv fine net
exceeding 5000 or imprisonment not ex-
eeesiing one year. or both.
ANY property owned under any contract
or by combination pursuant TO any con-
sparacy. and being in course of Transports
ton, shall be forfeited 10 the United
States. and may beseixed and condemned
by ike proceedings as those regarding
property imported contrary TO law.
Any person who shall be injured in bsssi-
ness or property BY any other person or
corporation. by reason Of anything forbid
den In this act. may sue in any circuit
court OF the United States ANA recover
varee-fold the damage sustained. besides
the costs OF suit and attorneys s fees
The act includes corporations and asso-
ciations existing under, or authorized by,
the laws of the United States and territor-
les. or any foreign country.
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a VOTERS T.usr.
An Organization To Keep Up the Prizes
of Votes.

An Organization to Keep Up the Price
of Votes.
ST. Louis, April "A special to the Re-
public says: The existence OF an organ
lied body OF men, banded together for the
sole purpose of selling their votes to the
highest political bidder, has been discov-
cred in Steen township. near wheatland
The organization has fiourisled for several
years, but its existence was not fully estab-
lished until q few days ago. when an
enemy stole into their camp, purioined the
secretary's books, and exposed the work
ings Of the order. 1t has long since been
an open secret that votes were freely
bought and sold in Steen township. the
number OF purchasahle ballots there being
placed at sixty. Money was there the
lever by which editors were controlled. and
whica made the victories 81 both parties
alternate The discovery has resulted in a
complete Decentralization OF the boodiers,
and several alleged respectable citizens are
disconsolate.
The fixed price for which the votes OF the
society were generally sold was 1900,
which sum was divided among thirty
members.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-03

railruad decsxica Of the supreme cours.
adopted . sef Of resolutions attacking thai
court IN N exsrapriinA-y name.
The resolutions characterized the dexis-
ION "a second nred scott 1e-isioa. (" and
asked whether eny other race would have
THAR liberfies thas weeded suay from
them on technscaiitses by . squswk OF law
yers sitting n the supreme authority above
congress and the president and the peopie-
No government on earth. they declare. con-
ferred such powers on sny court as Is
granted 10 our supreme court
In our anxiety 10 protect our rights and
property We have created machinery that
threatens 70 destroy the rights of man.
The resolutions further authorize copies
10 he sent 10 every alliance in the country,
with the request that they unite in an ef-
fort TO amend the constitution. 50 as TO
abolish the new slavery OF the states and
the nation, established by and for the hene-
ne of corporate wealth. and to make Is 50
plain that the people are the masters that
no court. however great, shall ever again
attemps to subject to its own domination
or that Of artificial personales. what the
people themselves have created.