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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
A SHOCKING MURDER.
The Victim a Well-Known Col
ored Man-Committed With
an Axe.

A most shocking murder was
committed at City Point, near
Petersburg, Va, some time last
Saturday night, the victim be>
ing a well-known and inoffensive
colored man. The deed was
committed with an axe, which
was found lying at the side of
the murdered mans bed, the
blade of which was covered with
blood and hair. The poor negro
had three CHASTITY wounds, one on
the side of the face and two back
of the head. The murder was
discovered Sunday morning by a
small colored boy, and the fact
was at once reported to the
proper authorities. Who COM
mitted the murder is not known.
Near the house where the muir
der occurred was found foot
tracks. supposed to have been
made by a woman. DR.. Rowland
acting coroner, held an inquest
on view of the body at 1 o'clock
Sunday afternooon, and the ver-
dict of the jury was that the de
ceased came to his death by be
ing murdered by some one to the
jury unknown. The murdered
man had been in the habit of
sleeping at night with the door
of his house open.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
STATE REPUBLICANS.
IN CONVENTION LAST WEEK
AT RALEIGH.
For Governor: Daniel L, Russell.
The Convention Declined to
Make the Nomination of
Russell Unanimous.

MYHE Republican State
~ Convention, in session
last week at Raleigh, nominated
Daniel l.. Russell, of Whining
ton, for Governor; Zeb Vance
Walser for Attorney General;
T. Ruffin Henderson for Auditor;
Robert NJ. Douglas, a son of the
famous Stephen A. Douglas, for
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court; A. E. Holton, State Chair
man; Delegates to National Con-
vention, Jeter c. Pritchard, C.M
Bernard, James E. Boyd and
George H. White. The conven-
ton declined to make Russells
nomination unanimous.
It adopted as its closing work
the platform and resolutions sub
mitted by Senator Pritchard,
which favored a protective tariff
on the raw materials of the South,
protection to ship owners, and
the use of gold and silver as
standard money. The platform
further declares that Mckinley's
nomination is sure; that national
interests are therefore safe; that
no differences on currency and
tariff must deter Republicans
from standing together and pre-
serve North Carolina's present
election law; declares for the i'm
provement of public school sys-
tenn and for taking it out of
politics.
H. L. Grant, Tyre Glenn, R.
O. Patterson, James H. Young,
Abe Middleton and John c.
Dav.y we're elected members at
large of the Executive Commit
tee.
The fight over the Guberna-
torial nomination was one of the
most remarkable ever known IN
North Carolina, and the vote for
Russell and Oliver H. Dockery
was close on all seven ballots.
Russell in accepting the nomi-
nation, favored a protective tariff
and also cooperation with the
Populists in North Carolina, but
declared that the party would
not be absorbed by the Populists
or any other party. A large
faction of the party expresses in
tense indignation at Russells
nomination, but the Russell men
say all will be united in Novem-
Der.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
A PLUCKY YOUNG LADY.
WITH A REVOLVER SHE ROUTS A TRAMP
AND IS REWARDED.

The GOODNESS and bravery of
Miss Flenora Dye, at Lafayette,
N. Y, conquered thief a few
days ago and probably saved her
life. While Miss Dye was alone
with her 5 year old brother a
tramp called at the door and
asked for a lunch. The young
woman gave him seat in the
kitchen and went into the cellar
to get some victuals, when she
heard the man going up stairs.
Miss Dye quickly realized that
she was entertaining a robber.
She got loaded revolver and
followed the intruder, who was
discovered rifing the contents of
jewelry box. "Replace the
articles at once" said Miss Dye,
in a firm voice, porting the
weapon at the robbers head.
The man nervously obeyed the
command, and was then ordered
to retrace his steps down stairs,
while Miss Dye followed close
behind, revolver in hand.
II ought to secure your arrest,
said the plucky young woman.
"but will allow you to escape
this time"
The door was opened and the
tramp ran for his life, while Miss
lDye fired her revolver above his
head. The brave girls parent:
drove home just as the tramp
was disappearing across the
fields, and when the father learn
ed what had happened he pre-
sented his daughter with $40 il
lgold.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
The Steamer Horsa Gut
ted by Fire.

The British steamer Horsa,
with cargo of pineapples and
bananas, from Jamaica May 18th,
bound to New York, arrived
Wednesday afternoon at South~
port in distress, having been on
fire, and is completely gutted
from stern to arnidship. Capt.
Mcintosh CHE first nlate,) who
brought the vessel into South
port, reports that on the 18th in~
slant CAPTAIN Cook, the master,
was missed between ; and 4
o'clock a. n., and it is supposed
he fell overheard.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
HE WAS MISTREATED.
How the Wicked Southern DEM
ocrats Intimidated Him.

A Michigan man that had just
started a saw mill in the Pine
Flat neighborhood asked old
Bench Leg Bob if it were really
true that the colored mans polit-
ical privileges were abused.
"Yas, it is true, sab. l amt
voted fur de man l wanted i'll
mon six years.
"You don't say sol"
"Yas, I does say so; eff l hadn t
you wouldn't yered whut did
say"
"And you have been voting
for Democrats all this time, have
you?'
"Yas, sab, dat's zackly whut |
been doin'."
nat Is q S1dIlle.
"Yas, sab, but it kain't be
he'ped."
"There is no use talking; the
government ought to take this
matter in charge. Who did you
vote for at the last election?"
John Simmons.
GA Democrat, I suppose
"Er pizenous one, sab, dat's
whut he is.
"And they made you vote for
him?"
"Dat's whut da done, sab"
"Threatened you, l supposee"
"No, da didn't do dat"
"Then how did they make you
vote for him"
"Wby, da come flashin' er S.
bill at me. l begged 'em ter go
OH er way an let me er lone, but
da wouldn't do it. l didn't
wanter vote dat ticket an da
know'd it, but dat didn't make
no difunce, an when 1 seed da
warn't gwine ter let me er lone l
tuck de money, sab, but dat
amt no way ter treat er free
man, an er citizen of dis country.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
They Got $4,000.

The Raleigh correspondent Of
the Wilmington Messenger says:
"W. H. Brantly, one of the
four white men who SO foully as
sassinated J. B. Bonner in Beau
fort county last year, and who is
now in the penitentiary, yester>
day made a confession that the
murderers got at least $1,000
from Bonner's safe; that after the
murder they went to his store
and opened the safe. Brantly
says he did not see the money,
but that since his stay in the
penitentiary, Bell, another of the
murderers, has told him and an
other convict the story of the
robbery"
The Washington Progress says
that letters have been received
in this city confirming the great
er portion of the above and clear~
ing up the part the celebrated
belt that was found, played in
the murder, but we have been
unable to get them for public"',
ton 1t will be remembered
that Mr.. Bonner was in the
banking business at Aurora at
the time of the murder and much
surprise was expressed when his
safe was opened that only a few
checks and SIS in cash were
found. This confession raises
the question, what has become
of the money?
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
TWO FATAL EXPLOSIONS.
Both Occurred in North Carolina
Saturday Last.
SIX PERSONS KILLED.
Two Killed at Monroe, the Other
Four al Hoffman, N. c.

~sAST Saturday afternoon,
XX there was a scene of in
describable horror in the suburbs
of Monroe, N. c. 1t was just
across the Seaboard Air Line
railroad and was caused by the
explosion of the engine used for
operating the machinery.
AS it happened, the men who
were working on the yard were
away a: dinner or there is no
guessing what would otherwise
have been the number of killed
and injured. AS it was only
those near the engine were hurt.
The engineer, a white man,
was mangled horribly and his
body driven into a brick pile
some distance off. A young COLI
ored man was thrown twenty
yards, and his body was atter>
wards fshed out of a small pond;
a negro woman, who was near
by bringing dinner to her hus-
band, was blown fifty yards and
will die. The owner of the yard
was near by and was stunned.
The heavy boiler of the engine
was thrown at least one hundred
yards and fragments of machines
ry fell in town, where the shock
was heavily felt.
The scene on the yard was one
of horror. Hundreds crowded
down to see the mangled forms,
broken machinery and demolish-
ed buildings. The engine was
old and had been in use a long
time.
EXPLOSION AT HOFFMAN, N. c.
The boiler in the saw mill OF
Strawsburg Lumber Co., at Hoff-
man, N. c., exploded Saturday
at 2 o'clock, instantly killing
Bob Mclaughlin, age "a, and
Jim Core, age II, and fatally
wounding Bert Williams, all
colored.
Mclaughlin was torn to pieces
and parts of his body blown in
different directions. Core was
badly mangled and scalded.
Williams died Monday; both
his eyes were out and his legs
broken.
Mr.. VIM. Fites, one of the
owners and manager of the mill
had narrow escape. The flying
boiler struck the log on which
he was sitting, knocking it from
under him and throwing it thirt,
feet away. He came out unhurt
though sitting in few feet O
the man, Mclaughlin, who was
so badly mang,ed.
The mill shed was knocked
down on the other men, bu
none were badly hurt excep
those above named. The loss i:
not very great and they will pu
in new boilers at once.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
Your Physical Condition

needs attention at this time. Ifyou are
tired, weak and nervous, it is clear that
your blood is impure, and without doubt
there has been too much over-work or
strain on brain and body. The course
of treatment for such a condition is
plain and simple. The blood must first
be purified so that the nervous system,
and in fact all the organs will be fed
upon pure blood. Intelligent people
without number have testified that the
best blood purifier, nerve tonic and
strength imparting medicine is Hoods s
Sarsaparilla. Nervousness, loss of
sleep and general debility all vanish
when Hoods Sarsaparilla is persistently
taken; in word, health and happiness
follow after taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets
inflamed you have a rumb1ing sound Or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed deafness is the result,
and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is nothing
but an infamed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
| catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free
FL. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
! Halls Family Pills are the best.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
The Time for Buildino

Up the system is at this season. The
upon the vital forces. The blood has
become impoverished and impure, and
all the fur ctious of the body Suffer in
consequence. Hoods Sarsaparilla is
the great builder, because it is the One
True Blood Purifier and nerve tonic.
Hoods Pills become the favorite ca
thartic with all who use them. ALI
druggists. 25c.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
THE WORK OF FLAMES.
A Whole Block of Commercial
Buildings Swept Away
IN WASHINGTON CITY.
\ QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS
IN ASHES, AND SEVERAL
BRAVE FIREMEN BURN
ED IN THE DEBRIS

sv,xIRE at Washington, d.
lIs c., swept away whole
block of commercial buildings
opposite the Smithsonian lnsti-
tuition soon after 8 o'clock Mons
day evening. The lives of sew
eral frenen were crushed out by
falling walls. The loss will ex>
ceed 5000 700. The buildings
covering the block adjoining the
Centre Market held large part
of the commercial and produce
commission business Of Wash
inqton. and while not of great
value. their contents burned so
fercely that a great portion OF
the residents from all portions OF
the city were attracted to the
scene of the confagratian. From
seven to eight o'clock the district
was visited by one OF the most
terrific thunderstorms i'll years,
and it is thought lightning trav>
cling on the telegraph wires ems
tered a postal telegraph sub-sta-
ton aud started the flames,
which rapidly spread through the
highly infammable materials IN
the stores fronting on Louisiana
avenue, Ninth, Tenth, and B
streets.
While the fireman of No. en>
gine were working d hose
through one of the old buildings,
the roof fell without warning,
burying them in the ruins. The
wrecked building at once began
burning furlously, and any at
tempt at rescue was beyond
question: Not until an hour
later had the flames sufficiently
subsided at this point for the
hremen to begin clearing away
the debris. Then three men--
Joe Mulhall, Donaldson, and
Kennedy-still alive, but scorch
ed and crushed beyond all hope
of recovery were taken out and
removed to the Providence Hos.
pital, where they died short
while afterwards. Several others
are believed to be in the ruins.
The youth who prides himself
upon being a bird, will find HIM
self burden before many years
have passed over his head.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
KILLED HIMSELF.
A NORFOLK MERCHANT SHOOTS
HIMSELF IN THE HEAD.


Mr.. P. H. Savage. one of the
best known business men in
Norfolk, Va, shot himself in the
head last Saturday afternoon,
dying from the effects of the
wound in two hours afterwards.
Mr.. Savage was member of
the firm of Savage, Son & Co.,
commission merchants, and was
highly respected. He was at his
place of business Saturday morn
ing and went home about noon
to lunch. On reaching his resi-
dence Mr.. Savage met his mother
in-law, Mrs. Elliott, in the hall,
and without uttering a word
drew pistol from his pocket and
was in the act of placing it to
his head, when Mrs. Elliott grab
bed his arm to prevent him from
doing so. The pistol was explo-
ded, but through Mrs. Elliott's
interference the ball missed it's
mark, and embedded itself in a
door near by. Mr.. Savage had
determined to take his life, and
Immediately he again placed the
weapon to his head and fired a
shot, which proved fatal, note
withstanding the efforts of Drs.
Nash and Leigh.
Mr., Savage has been an i'll
man since February, when he
had an attack of grippe, and has
suffered intensely at times since
then. He was unable to sleep
at night and had greatly reduced
in flesh, and it is presumed while
temporarily insane from his i'll
ness, he committed the rash act
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
Negro Town.

A negro town wherein no
white person will be permitted
to dwell is to be started near
Topeka, Kansas. A company
has been formed and $4,000
worth of stock subscribed for.
All lines of business will be car
ried on and it is expected that in
time a Aourishing city will be
built up.-Berkley Graphic.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
Killed by Lightning.

Two of Mr.. J. E. Bryan's chil>
dren, of Moncure, Chatham
county, N. c., were struck and
instantly killed by lightning
Monday afternoon during a
thunder storm. They were play.
ing in the yard near the house at
the time the accident happened.
One of them was a small child.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
Using Explosive Bullets.

The examination made by the
Medical Inspector General in
Cuba for the purpose of deter
mining the truth or falsity of the
report that the insurgents are
using explosive bullets show the
statement to be true.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
Dowden Must Hang.

The Supreme Court has hand
ed down its decision, affirming
The decision of Halifax Superior
Court in the case of Dowden,
convicted of the murder of the
Seaboard engineer in Weldon
last February. Gov. Carr will
probably at once fix a day for
Dowden's execution. The muir
derer is now in Wake county
Jail.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
TEXAS TORNADO-T
Many Persons Killed by a Storm
in and about Sherman, Texas.
SCORES OF PEOPLE MISSING
List of Badly Injured Will Reach
I2o, and not a few will die.

| IENN leIlluC lOlllduO SlIuSh
ZNk the western suburbs OF
Sherman, Texas, on Friday af>
ternoon, killing and wounding
many persons and destroying a
great deal of property.
The approach ofthe storm was
proceeded by mighty roaring
sound south of the city. Tree
branches, shingles and all man
ner of debris were seen flying
through the air.
The tornado struck near Post
Oak Creek, devastating every
thing in its path, Wrecking
homes and destroying human
life.
The clouds occupied three
minutes in passing and after it
had cleared away mothers lay
dead with their infants bruised
and bleeding near them, and sew
eral families were totally wiped
out
The track of the storm was
about 400 yards wide and two
miles long. 1t was over a por-
tion of the city not thickly set>
tied, else the death list must have
been much greater.
Scattered along the storms
path were human bodies, some
without heads, others without
arms and mangled in every con>
ceivable shape.
Every available wagon in town
was pressed into service, and all
physicians procurable were taken
to the scene OF the storm. Neigh>
boring towns sent physicians on
special trains, but at 9 o'clock
there were still not enough doc,
tors to attend the wounded.
All vacant buildings on the
public square, the City Hall and
Court House, were converted in
morgues or hospitals.
At Pitlnan & Harrison's grain
house nineteen dead bodies lie
in row.
Harrington's undertaking es,
tablishment has six corpses, four
of which are unidentified.
Dulin, the undertaken, has
eight bodies, one unidentified.
Many of the corpses are shape
less masses of flesh found some
distance from the location of any
house.
1t is likely that they may not
be identified before burial, since
all the relatives are killed.
Besides the death list, which
is large, many are fatally injured.
The district devastated by the
storm was mostly inhabited by
working people and many heads
of families were away from home
when the storm struck.
Their anguish was indescrib-
able when they found homes
wrecked and their fathers, moth
ers, wives or children dead.
Reports are coming in from
the outlying neighborhoods in
creasing the list of dead and
wounded.
Owing to the great excitement
it is impossible to get at the real
loss of lite and property. The
women of the city are working
necessarily caring for the wound
ed snd preparing the dead fol-
burial.
The citizens had a meeting in
City Hall, and 81 800 was raised
in a few minutes to care for the
sufferers.
The committee state they will
not need assistance from outside
counties.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
A Mad-Dog Bites a Woman.

At Wake Forest Monday a mad
dog created quite a sensation.
After running all over town, att
tacking everything in sight, the
animal attacked a negro woman
named Hains, and bit her severe
1y, on the arm and foot. The
wounds may prove fatal.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
WOMAN FIREMAN
Mrs. Alice e. King, of New
York Enjoys that
Distinction.
Pride of the Company.
MEMBERS OF NO. 1a HAVE MADE HER
SORT OF "DAUGHTER OF THE
REGIMENT.

X8As New York, enjoys the
distinction of being the only wo-
man freman-if the paradox is
allowab1e-in the world. She
lets down the poles, knows all
the alarms and is the pride of
Engine Company No. 3, which
has its headquarters at 90 Woo
ster street.
Mrs. Kings husband was fore
man of No. IS for many years,
and was a great favorite with his
men and highly esteemed by all
who knew him. Ten years ago
he died, leaving a young and
pretty widow and three children,
the youngest being a girl of 5
years. Since her husband's S
death the members of No. IS
have taken special interest in
Mrs. King, and made her a sort
of "Daughter of the Regiment, ="
so to speak, or, perhaps, it would
be more proper to say mother OF
the regiment, as she has been
made natron of No. I3 and has
full charge of the living quarters
in the engine house and keeps
them as clean and tidy as pin.
When Mrs. King reaches the
engine house each morning to
attend to her duties the horses
greet her with friendly neighs,
and are generally rewarded with
Jumps of sugar. There is a gym
nasium in the building where
the men, when not out at fires,
are in the habit of practicing all
the art of physical development,
using dumb bells, clubs and the
horizontal bar.
Mrs. King, who has always had
fancy for athletic sports, has
practiced with dumb bells and
with clubs until she is the best
all round athlete in the company
and it is said when she has to 60
from one floor to another she
does not deign to use the stairs,
but grasping the brass pole, she
goes up hand over to the dormi,
tory, also swinging down by the
pole with as much agility as any
of the men of the company.
Mrs. King knows all the fire
calls, just what companies
should respond to them and
which company should reach the
scene of the fire first
Frequently she bitches up the
horses, and does it as we'll and
quickly as the men. 1t is Said
that Mrs. King performs all the
duties of fireman but riding on
the engine to a fire. This she is
prohibited from by law. Mrs.
King excels as a bicycle rider.
In a recent race from Coney Is
land to Prospect Park she is said
to have distarced Joseph Craney
and Michael Wall, two hremen
who are crack riders. She has
covered us miles in eleven
hours.
Mrs. King is pretty woman
with lovely blue eyes and hail
slightly gray about the temples
She is of medium height anc
splendidly built.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22

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