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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
CONDEMNED MUBDBRERS
Awaiting Execution by Electricity ES-
cape From
The DEATH HOUSE AT sing sing.
One of the Prisoners Threw Pepper
in the Keepers Eyes and Overpow-
cred Him-The Keeper Also Rob
bed of Revolver and Keys and
Locked in the Deserted Cell

SING SING, n. Y, April 21.-Thos
Pallister and Frederick w. Rohle,
two condemned murderers awaiting
execution by electricity, escaped
from the death house of the prison at
this place last night. Their fight
was not discovered till an early hour
this morning.
When the keeper went to the death
house last night Pallister threw pep
per in his eyes and overpowered him
He then took the keepers revolver
and keys and locked him and his as
sistant securely in the deserted cells.
He then unlocked the cells of the con-
demned men, Carlisle Harris. Os-
mond, the wife murderer, and Geog-
haw, the UroQklyn murderer, and in
vited the thNe>t to accompany him,
but they refused and remained in
their cells.
Pallister and Roble then climbed To
the glass skylight which they smash
ed and then crawled out upon the
roof of the death house, from which
they jumped to the ground, it being
only "a One-story building. They
found boat near the prison and got
safely away. The authorities are
making every effort possible to over
take and recapture them.
The principal facts in the affair
were given this morning by the keep
er after his release.
This is one OF the most daring and
successful escapes ever made mere.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
THE FINAL ARRANGEmENTs
Made for the Train that it is TO Bear
the Body of the Great Chieftain.

RICHMOND, Va, April 21.-At a
meeting of the Jefferson Davis Monu-
ment Association the final arrange
mentS for the movements of the train
which is to bear the remains here of
the ex-president of the Confederacy
were adopted. 1t was determined
that the train will make these stops
between New Orleans and this city:
Leave New Orleans 7:3C p. m.-May
18th: at Beauvoir short stop in the
night: arrive at Montgomery II d M.
May 29th: arrive at Atlanta 4:30 p.
m May Goth; leave Atlanta s p. m.
May 29th: a brief stop at Greenville,
S. c., it will be late at night: reach
Greensboro a. m. May 30th: arrive
at Raleigh - N. May 30th: arrive at
Richmond p. m. May 30th.
The president Of the association was
directed to communicate with Gov
ernor Carr. of North Carolina, and
ask if it would not be agreeable to
him to have the demonstration at
Greensboro in that State in place of
Raleigh, as was arranged for.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
CHAINED TO THE FLOOR.
a Father Takes steps to Prevent His
/ Daughter Elopirg,

CoyINGroN, Va, April 22.-Lotta,
the daughter Of John Cole, Of this
city, was found bound to the floor Of
her room and was released by Officer
Kerr
1t is said that her father chained
her there two weeks ago to prevent
her eloping Her lover complained to
the authorities during her fathers
absence, and Sergeant Kerr was in
structed to free her, which he did
against the protest Of her aunt and
mother who were guarding her in her
room.
A staple was driven in the floor un-
der the bed to which a trace chain
was fastened and the other end locked
around the girls ankle.
Great indignation is felt in the
community over this inhuman act.
John Cole is the proprietor of the
Cole House, and his daughter is a
beautiful girl of seventeen.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
C0L0RED GRADED SCHOOL.
The Closing Exercises Witnessed by a
Large Audience.
INTERESTING PROGRAM RENDERED.

Choice Variety of Music, RecItations
Declarations, Dialogues and Semi
Comic SeIections-S superintendent
Blair Compliments the Teachers
and PupiIs-Other Remarks.
Ebe closing exercises OF the colored
graded school for the upper grades
took place in tile commodious school
chapel Friday night.
The chapel was beautifully ana rsiiste--
. tullY decorated and, with its good
ighting, presented an air of comfort,
which was a continual refreshment.
The exercises were opened prompt
", but not until the building was
well packed with an appreciatiye and
expectant audience Besides full
delegation Of the parents there were
| present large number of others, in
Guiding a large number Of white citi
zens.
Prayer was offered by Rev. DR..
Goler, Of Livingston College, Salisbury,
n. c. The regular prepared exercises
then followed. The program rendered
was full and significant. t included
| a choice variety Of music, recitatiOns,
| declamatiCus dialogues aud Seml-cumic
| selections, etc. \ notable feature OF
| the entire program WAS dignity OF
| tone and cast. Every piece pointed q
moral. The recitatiOnS and declamas
! tions showed the effect Of drill in cor
rect pronunciation. Many of them
would have done credit to a school OF
! a higher grade The enunciatiOn of
| dialogues showed a lalge degree Of
! self possession and grasp Of plot.
| No feature OF the exercises was
| more entertaining than the music.
| The singing Of the pupils was an evil
! dent treat TO all present, many Of the
! selections provoking great applause.
The entire program was rendered
with decided success, Offering an &C
! cdSiau of many congratulations to
| both teachers and pupils.
! At the conclusion OF the exercises
| and iuSt before the closing song, Su
! periutcndcnt Blair made appropriate
| remarks, COmplimenting the teachers
and pupils and expressing his gratih
cation at the exercises lie called at
| teution to the fuiiillmcnt OF his proph-
| ecy at the last anniversary tiMu one
year from that time the school would
be in its own assembly room This
called out great applause.
Col. +. g.. Webb, representing the
board of school commissioners, spoke
briefly, but to the point, expressing
himself as much pleased With the re-
suits Is shown in the exercises of the
| evening. lie was sorry nc said, that
he had not been warned, for, under
| the circumstances, If lie had been he
might have spoken three hours. His
remarks were we'll received and heart
/ lily chCercd.
The principal Of the school extend
ed thanks to tho visitors, and said
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
Edwin booth Par alyzed.

NEW YORK, April 21-- Edwin
Booth, the tragedian, is lying at the
Players Club, Is Gramercy Park, suf-
fering from paralysis. 1t is feared
that this, the second paralytic stroke
with which the famous ac Jor has been
stricken, will prove fatal.
At midnight there were signs of
consciousness. His condition was
considered very critical, and the at
tending physicians said that it was
very doubtful if Mr.. Booth would re-
cover. Mr.. Booth was born on the
farm of his father, Junius Brutus
Booth. the elder, in Hartford county,
Md, November 13, 1888. He made his
first appearance on the regular stage
as Tressel to his fathers Richard III,
in the Boston Museum, September
10, 1849.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
PIEDMONT NEWS.
Interesting Events Transpiring in
This Section.

At Greenwood church. in Allegheny
county, on the 9th inst, Mr.. Robert
G. Young and Miss Lula Kilby were
united in marriage.
The frost and freeze on the night of
the 18th inst, It is thought, killed
most of the fruit in the vicinity of
Sparta, Allegheny county.
A daily mail will be established be-
tween Sparta and Laurel Springs on
oath inst.
A contract for cutting 100000 feet
of lumber for the new hotel at Roar
ing Gap has been let to Smith s.
Reeves.
The spring term of Sparta Institute,
of which Prof. S. w. Brown is prin-
cipal, closed on the 18th inst.
Mrs. J. J. Welch, of High Point,
has quilt with 1902, 1876 stitches
in it.
Mr.. VIM. Davis, of Virginia, and
Miss Lizzie Johns, daughter of Capt.
w. e. Johns, were married in High
Point on the 10th inst.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
About Postomces.

The law has been laid down about
the removal of pOstmasters. Post
master-General Bissell, in answer to a
direct question put to him by Con
gresham Henderson, of North Caro-
lima, said that pJstmasters of the
Presidential class would be allowed to
serve four years from the date of their
commissions, and not merely from the
date of appointment.
This means that Winston and Sa-
lem will not secure Democratic post
masters before next December. It was
during the last month of 1889 that
PostmasterS Wheeler and Shore re-
ceived their commissions.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
FORTY HOUSES WRECKED
BY Terrific Cyclone in Orange City
Kansas.

ORANGE CITY, Kansas, April 10
One of the most terrific and destruct-
i've cyclones ever known in this coun-
try visited this section yesterday af
ternOOn.
Forty houses in this place were
wrecked, two persons were killed and
twenty seriously wounded. In the
suburbs one hundred buildings were
demolished. The wires are down in
eve~y direction and news in detail
cannot be had. The loss in this city
is estimated at 500, 600.
Much damage was also done i'm Osa-
watomia. The court house, jail and
one church were destroyed. One per
son was killed at Lindon.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
Murder in Yadkin.
From the Yadkin Ripple. April 10Th I

From the Yadkn KIppe, ApriI 18th
On last Saturday evening James
Martin and another man, both col
ored. were walking along the road in
the southern part of this county,
when dispute arose Martin gave the
lie, when the other negro struck Mar
tin three times with hoe and left
him for dead. After hiding the hoe
he went back and found that Martin
was regaining consciousness The
two men then went on home together.
On Sunday Martin was thought to be
about well, but was suddenly taken
worse and died Sunday evening. If
| the murderer has been captured it has
not been learned.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
THAT ANCIENT TRAIN
Which is Running Over the Rails to
the Worlds Fair.

HARRISBURG, Pa, April 2O.-The
ovations rendered the John Bull"
train increases as the little locomo-
tive and the two ancient coaches pro-
ceed westward.
After leaving Philadelphia large
crowds gathered along the banks over
looking the Pennsylvania railroad in
the suburbs of the Quaker City and
cheered Justify as the Johnny Bull
puffed along in the noisy struggle to
maintain the fifteen mile rate. The
engine screeched responses with it's
shrill whistle. Through the sparsely
settled country GOOD speed was kept
up although stops were frequent and
the escorting special train was many
times obliged to pull sharply'in order
to save 'Bull" and its coaches for
the inspection of the Worlds Fair
visitors
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
ANOTHER ALARM.
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
For the Week Ending Monday april
Seventeenth.

CENTRAL DISTRICT. epast week
has been cloudy and cooler, with mod
crate rains on 18th and 14th, which
were much needed and greatly refresh
ed all vegetation. 1t is probable that
light frosts occurred in exposed places
Sunday morning, but it could not
have done much damage, and as yet
the fruit crop is safe. The amount
of sunshine has been below the aver
age. Planting corn on aplands about
finished, but not much planted yet on
lowlands. Early planted corn coming
up well. Tobacco plants plentiful.
Following rainfall reports received:
Walkertown, .21; Pine Hall, .75; Oak
Ridge, SO.
REMARKS OF CORRESPONDENTS.
SALEM-Wheat looking well; low
temperatures retard growth. Rain
beneficial.
VIENNA-Corn about all planted on
uplands, ground in fine condition.
Tobacco plentiful but small; an aver
age crop will be planted.
PILOT MoUNTAIN-A fine rain fell
on the 18th and 18th, which was badly
needed. Farmers are using large
amounts of fertilizers, which indicates
large tobacco crops.
Mt. AIRY-'rhe weather has been
fine for growing crops and outdoor
work. Cloudy most of the week.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
THE COLLECTORS OFFICE.
Another Strong Endorsement From
DaH4illG, Va.
WIEST1N'S CLAIMS VERY STRONG.
Editor Graham, of the Danville Tobac>
co Journal, Endorses The Sentinel's
Fight and Points Out Some Of the
Reasons Why the Office Should be
Here


The claims of Winston for the To-
cation of the collectors office of this
internal revenue district are so just
that they have been recognized by i'm
partial authority. The editor of the
Western Tobacco Journal, of Cincin-
cinnali, Ohio, long ago expressed him
self in favor of the proposition; the
editor of the Southern Tobacconist at
Richmond, Va, wrote us a communi-
cation some weeks ago heartily endorS-
ing it, and now we print with pleasure
a communication from the editor of
the Tobacco Journal, Of Danville, Va
OFFICE OF THE TOBACCO JOURNAL,
DANvILLE, VA, April 10.
Mr.. VIM F. Burbank, Editor DAILY
SENTINEL, Winston, n. c.
DEAR SIR:-In regard tC the matter
of the main office of the Fifth inter
nal revenue district of North Carolina
being located in Winston, [ must
heartilyrcointi le with THE SENTINEL,
and am glad TO believe your efforts
will be successful.
Your city being the most centrally
located of any town of Importance in
the district and by reason of its nu-
merOus railroads far more easy Of
access from any section should be
reasons sufficient to have the office
located in your city. But Winston
has stronger claims for consideration
at the hands of Uncle Sam than even
these-aside from the large number of
tobacco factories in your midst, pay
ing thousands of dollars into the
treasury of the government every
month, there are large tobacco manu-
featuring and other Industries in the
territory adjacent to Winston that
pay tribute money which tend to
swell the taxes paid the government
to sums almost fabulous.
We sincerely trust you will be able
to bring pressure to bear upon the
authorities that be to bring them to a
sense of justice, and in doing this you
will not only have the Office located in
your city, but some of the enormous
wealth Winston has been rolling into
the government Golfers for years past,
will be returned in the shape of a
handsome federal building to still fur
ther ornament your beautiful city.
Yours truly,
d. e. GRAHAM.
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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
ANOTHER MORAVIAN CHURCH.
A Consregat ion Organized at Calvary
Chapel.

Thursday, Apr. 20, was red-letter day
for MOrdyians connected with Calvary
chapel, Winston, for it was marked
by their formal organization into a
congregation. At -7:45 p. M. d love
feast was served to the gathered mem
bers and friends. Many of the trus-
tees and elders of the Salem congrega-
tiOn were also present. In this simple
and peculiarly MOraVian service be-
gan the life of the new congregation.
An impressive address was delivered
by Bishop Rondthaler, who briefly
sketched the relation of Calvary
Chapel to the Home church, and
forcefully pointed out the lines of fu-
ture work. Thirty-tive communicant
Morayians have already allied them
selves with this branch. After the
loyefeaSt a business meeting was held,
resulting in the election of an adyis-
ory committee for the new work.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
Supreme Court Decisions.

In the Supreme Court the following
cases of interest were decided:
Bishop VS.. Minton, from Wilkes. No
error.
Lunsford VS.. Sparks, from Wilkes
New trial.
Bedson VS.. Bennett, from Rocking
ham. Error.
Thompson VS.. Nations, from Surry.
Error.
Simpson VS.. Pegram, from Forsyth,
Affirmed.
Foster VS.. Hackett, from Wilkes.
New trial.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
Building Notes.

Styers & Loman have contracted to
erect the following buildings:
An addition of 30X56 feet to Burk-
head Methodist church.
a seven-room residence for r. j..
Petree on Liberty street.
Three dwellings for Brown, Rogers
& Co., on White street, south of Lib
erty
One dwelling for Mr.. Bennett, of
the firm of Bennett 81 Co., on White
street.
Thomas Benton has moved into his
new residence on west Sixth street.
Col g. T.. Webb's handsome new
residence on Spring street is nearing
completion.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
EDISON'S LATEST.
The Most Wonderful Invention he Has
Ever Made.

CHICAGO, April 19.-Thomas Edison
has finally announced the nature of
his individual exhibit. 1t is the
kinetOgranh, the last of his wonderful
inventions displayed in connection
with the most versatile group of
monographs ever brought together.
1t is to the eye what the phono-
graph is to the ear, mechanical re-
tina, which stores away living pic
ture, to be reproduced in all its
actions, every movement faithfully
shown at any time and in any place.
With the kinetogragh it is possible
to show in Chicago Chauncey Depew
delivering a speech aboard the flag
ship Chicago in New York harbor.
Not photograph of arrested action,
but the living man, his every gesture,
the play of expression on his face and
the movement of his lips. 1t will
transmit and reproduce motion of any
kind for any distance.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
SWEPT 6Y FURIOUS WINDS
The Velocity of the Gale 3S Miles Per
Hour.

WILMINGTON, n. c., April PA
southwest gale reached the velocity
of 38 miles per hour yesterday. No
material damage has been reported
except at the Island Beach Hotel, a
summer resort on an island in
Wrightsville sound, where it is said
that great damage was done to an an
mex, three hundred feet long and con-
tanning one hundred rooms.
The uncompleted cottage of Rev.
Robert Strange, on Wrightsville
beach, was blown down. There was
no loss 3f life. A small cylone report
ed few miles east of this city, over
turning vehicles and destroying fences,
but without serious results.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
North Carolina omce-seekers

The following applications have
been fled in the Treasury Depart
ment: J. A. Ward, of Seward, for
collector of internal revenue for the
Fifth district.
G. III. Denny, of Reidsyille, for su-
perintendent of construction of the
public building at that place.
Prof. e. B. Britton, of Roxboro is
an applicant for the position of Com
missioner of Education.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
Colcred omce-Seekers.

A colored man named G. j. III. Tay-
lor wants to be minister to Liberia,
which position he held for short
time under Cleyeland's former admin
istration. He claims to be the leader
of the colored Democrats, and says he
is citizen of Arkansas. Mr.. Taylor's
strongest rival for the Liberian mis-
sion is Ebenezer Smith, of North Car
olina, who is credited with doing some
active work for the party during the
last campaign.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
DR. shanner for Mayor.

A well-known citizen Of Salem sug-
gests to the TWIN CITY DAILY SENTI-
MEL that DR.. j. F. Shaffner would
again make good mayor of that city.
1t is urged that on account of his IA
miliarity with municipal affairs he
would be most acceptable candidate.
DIR. Shaffner was seen recently on this
subject; he said he was not a candi-
date, but it is believed that he would
accept If the people desire him to
take the office.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
TASTED Thirts-One DAYS.

PITTsBURG, Pa, April 1s-Miss
Mollie Nealson, the young woman
faster, has completed her fast of thir-
ty-one days, thereby winning 81 900.
She weighed 202 pounds at the begin
ming and 1853 at the end. For several
days past she has been unable to sit
up Tuesday she had bad fainting
spell, and temporary heart failure.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
The Bazaar,

winston Salem's Big Bazaar" un-
der the direction of the ladies compos-
ing the Twin-City Hospital Associa-
tion, was the attraction of last week.
The Armory of the Forsyth Rifle
men in the City Hall building was a
place of beauty, made SO by the hand
some display of goods which were on
exhibition there.
The object of the Bazaar was to raise
funds for the Association which de
sires to complete and furnish the
building now in course Of con-
Struction in west Winston
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
A Book Free Of Charge.

Seasonable Notes About Summer
Crops" is the title of a little publica-
tion just issued by L. w. Wood &
Sons, seedsmen, Richmond, Va. 1t
calls attention to crops that can be
proftably Or adyantageously put in at
this season of the year, and gives
points about their culture and uses
which are timely and of interest TO
every farmer. It will be mailed free
of charge, on application to above
mentioned firm, provided you mention
THE SENTINEL.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
WHAT A GOOD HOTEL WILL DO.
A Town Responsible for it's Hotels TO
Some Extent

An old traveller states that the
style of hotel he finds in town is
always good criterion by which to
judge the character of the place. If
the hotel is first-clasS and well con-
Quoted he knows that the town is
progressive, place of business and
full of intellectual citizens. True.
But the style of a town is also pret-
ty good indication of what its hotels
are and must be. A third-class town,
full of sleepy, back number of inhabi-
tants, is not very apt to have a good
hotel A hotel has much to do with
making a town acceptable TO trav-
eler, but hotel is, according to its
character, also responsible for the
hotel.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
No Encampment.

Adjutant General f. H. Cameron is
reported as saying that the officers
who visited the camp grounds at
Wrightsville found them in such con-
dition that they were forced to report
to the Governor adversely as to their
fitness and condition for occupancy
this year.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27

HE BEHEADED HIMSELF.
While His Wife Was Reading an Ac-
count of Elliot f. Shepard's Death.

CHICAGO. April 20.-The remarkable
suicide Of wealthy Horace O'Donog-
hue, supposed to be dEe solely to
sudden insane impulse on hearing his
wife read an account Of the death of
Elliot L. Shepard, has been revealed
as probably the result of large fnan-
cial embarrassments involving a num-
ber Of Chicago publishing houses.
O'Donoghue was standing before a
mirror and while his wife was intently
reading picked up a razor and practi-
cally beheaded himself.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
Benedictine Monks in Virginia

WARRENToN, Va, April 20.-The
Order of Benedictine Monks viii soon
establish a monastery at Wellinst ton,
near Manassas, Va, on 1, 700 acres OF
land which have been donated for
that purpose. The building will soon
be begun and the work rapidly pushed
and COMPLETED
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
American Literature.

1t has been our privilege to receive
a call from Mr.. Chas. L. Van Noppen,
representing the Library of Amer
ican Literature This work is be
yond all doubt the most extensive in
scope and selectness ever published,
and as verifieatiOn of our own state
ment it gave Us pleasure to subscribe
at once.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-27
The Eject OF a Notice.

a man in Rockingham county in
serted a small advertisement for one
week in this paper One reply came
rom Yadlxin county and another from
C3rrollton, Georgia-which shows the
advantage of advertising in paper
that is read.