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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15
WILMINGTON. n c., FRIDAY, OCTOBER l5 1897.
A TRAIN ROBBERY
An Express Train Held Up Near Austin
Texas, Yesterday yAfternoon-The Passe q.
gers Robbed-The Conductor Shot

Austin, Texas. October 12.-This af-
ternoon at $50 o'clock within twelve
miles of the corporate limits of Austin.
the southb bound cannon ball train on
the International and Great Northern
railroad, consisting Of mail, baggage
and express cars and three coaches
loaded with passengers, was held up
by four men and robbed. The conduc-
ductor of the train, Tom Healy. was
shot by the robbers while resisting
them, but not seriously wounded. One
of the passengers had his shirt collar
carried away by the pistol ball that
was aimed at his neck and another re-
ceived a bullet wound in the hand. The
passengers were robbed of about $500
in money. The bandits attempted to
rife the safe in the express car but
Were unsuccessful.
When the train reached Mcneil, a
small station four miles above this city,
two men, heavily armed, boarded it and
stood on the rear platform. After the
conductor had checked up the train he
reached the platform, only to find a
pistol at either side of his head. The
men demanded that he stop the train.
He declined to do SO and began to
robbers in close pursuit. He had not
gone half the length of the first car
when the foremost robber shot at him,
bringing him to the floor with pistol
wound in his right arm.
At this juncture the other pulled the
bell cord and the train was brought to
a standstill. 1t was evidently at the
appointed place, for the train had hard
ly stopped before two other men whose
ocly -tn
out from the trees and began shooting
into the cars. The two men on the
train were joined by those from the
woods and they began work AS the
train porter sprang from the rear coach
and ran for shelter, rObber began
shooting at him and the negro emptied
a revolver in turn without effect. The
express messenger ran through the
woods and was lost to sight.
The robbers, in the meantime, leaV-
ing two men to guard the three coaches,
which were packed with passengers,
proceeded to the express car and de-
manded that the baggage master open
the express safe, but being assured that
he could not do so, turned their atten-
tion to the passengers. They took only
money from them, not overlooking a
cent. After securing about $500, they
uncoupled the engine and started down
the track. After going several miles
they set the lever at a moderate gait,
left the engine and ran into the woods.
The engine was captured at the flag
station at Duval. The station agent re-
turned to the scene of the robbery with
the engineer, secured the train and
came to this city, arriving here shortly
after dusk. Officers have gone to the
scene of action with blood hounds.
The two men who boarded the train at
Mcneil were not masked.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15
THE ALUMNI BUILDING
Contract for Foundation Awarded-The
Governor and Mrs. Russell Send Tele.
grams Protesting Against the Surrender
of Miss CisnerOs
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger)
Raleigh n. c., October 13.-Fifty build
ings are in course of construction at
Pine Hurst
President Alderman, Of the university.
is here and reports 463 students. The
building committee of the university
board awards the contract for the foun-
dation of the alumni building to Nicholas S
Ittner, of Atlanta, for $3.50, work to be
completed by June 1st next. The build
ing is to cost s25 900. and the corner stone
will be laid at next commence cement
Governor Russell telegraphs regarding
Miss Cisneros that if President Mckinley
surrenders her he ought to be turned out
of the White house: that the United
States never surrenders political prison.
ers. Mrs. Russell telegraphs that she
ought never to be surrendered.
Stewart Bros, ex-public printeg decide
not to go further with their suit for S10,-
600. alleged balance due. They say the
people in the Forsyth section are dis
gusted with the present administration
end heartily despise Russell.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15
FOR THE DEFENSE
Begun In the Luetgert CsseA Tho Defs nd
ant Showing Signs Of fERrcakipg Down.
His Children KemoNed From the Dock

Chicago, October l3.-The entire day
in the Luetgert trial was taken up by
Attorney Phalan, who spoke for the
defense. He made an impassioned plea
for his client, accused the police OF in
timidating the witnesses for the de-
fense, and denounced many OF those
who had appeared for the defense MS
purjurers. He declared that the chain
of circumstantial evidence on which
the states attorney had dwelt at SD
great length during his address to the
jury was not a chain OF circumstan-
tial evidence at all, but a fragmentary
collection OF distorted facts.
Luetgert is breaking down. This was
the universal verdict of those who have
known and watched the man during
the two months of his trial. The strain
upon him Is great and at last his ner-
vOuS system is weakening.
One OF the incidents OF the morning
session was the appearance in court
OF Luetgerts two little sons. The lads
had not been in court for several
weeks. They climbed upon their faith
er's knees and he fondled them while
Attorney Phalan grated. Assistant
States Attorney McEwen approached
Judge Tuthill and quietly objected to
the children being conspicuously ex-
hibited before the jury. Judge Tuthin
ordered that they be sent to seats, re-
moved from the one occupied by their
father
In a loud tone Of voice. ex-Judge VIM
cent objected to the removal Of tn
children.
"Oh. your object is plain enough and
/ will not permit it," retorted Judge
Tuthill.
II note an exception to the remarks
Of the court" said ex-Judge Vincent
Very we'll Go on Mr. Phalen." Or
dered the court
But the Luetgert children were IT,
moved and will not be allowed to play
upon the sympathies OF the Jurors.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15
Princeton Defeats Pennsylvania Colleg
Messenger Bureau. Park Hotel,
RALEIGH " q October II

Princeton, N. j., October 13.-For ten
minutes of the first half OF the
game between the Tigers and the
Pennsylvania college on the varsity
gridiron this afternoon, every indica-
ton pointed to a repetition of last
years game with Lafayette, when
Princeton could not score. The men
from central Pennsylvania were giants
when compared with the varsity in
height and weight and played splen-
didly for ten minutes, twice nearly
making touchdOwns on fumbles by the
Tigers, and Downing, the varsity back,
went again with no gain. But the
Tigers superior training told and af-
ter the first ten minutes Princeton was
able to score. Throughout the game
the state college gave Princeton the
hardest practice Of the fall and the full
strength of the Tigers was needed. The
varsity team work was poor and fun
bling was frequent. Both teams tried
the place kick field goal without sue
cess. Princeton's touchdowns were Sc
cured by Wheater, Barnard, Sauter.
Ayres, and the game ended with score
of "a to 0. Brilliant runs were made
by Kelley, Barnard, Ayres and Cur
tin
The feature was a sensational fifteen
yard run by Barnard for a touchdown.
Shaw and Curtin played superbly for
the state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15
Supreme Court Decisions
Especial to The MESSENGER. }

(Speclal TO Inc MeSSenYer.)
Raleigh, N. c., October 1.-THE su-
preme court justices file the following
opinions Wray VS.. Sewing Machine
Company, from Rockingham, reversed ;
State VS.. Addington, two cases, and
State VS.. Short, from Beaufort, action
dismissed; AppomattoX Co. VS.. Buffalo,
from Northampton, affirmed; Everett
VS.. Railroad, from Swain, affirmed; ;
Cotton Mills VS.. Dunstan, from Pas
'quotank, affirmed; Office VS.. Commits
ssioners, of Carteret, question of costs
decided in favor Of defendants; Martin
VS.. Buffalo, from Northampton, affirm
ed; PEBBLES VS.. Taylor, from North
ampton, new trial. Nicholson VS. Com
missioners, of Dare, reversed; Creek
more vs.. Baxter, from Camden, affirm
ed; Ward vs. Elizabeth City, from Pas
quotank. affirmed; Cook VS. Guirkin.
from Pasquotank. affirmed; Brown VS..
Brown, from Pasuuotank, reversed.
White VS.. Railroad, from Chowan af-
hrmed: Aydlette VS.. Elizabeth City
from PaSluotank, affirmed; Basnight
VS.. Meekins, from Dare. affirmed; State
VS.. Perry, from Beaufort. new trial:
State on reiatiOnal of solicitor vs.. Com
missioners of Pamlco, affirmed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15

Savannah, Ga, October 14.-Advices
just received from Vrunswick at
O'Clock this morning &port that nine
desperate prisoners escaped from
Glynn county Jail at midnight at that
place. Within thirty minutes their es-
cape was detected and a squad Of blood
hounds put on their trail Following
these We're mounted officers and citi-
zens afoot. At each block the yelping,
baying hounds and the yells from the
men brought out additional armed cit
izens to join in the search. At O'Clock
the streets are alive with men. The
criminals have scattered to the four
winds, but the trail is hot and some
Of them will probably be captured be-
fore daylight. No details as to the man.
ner Of the wholesale delivery have
been received.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15
a lGistrial in the Atkinso Case

Glenville, w. Va, October l3-The case
of Mrs. Atkinson, on trial for forgery or
her former husbands name went to tho
jury at II o'clock last night. There had
been a continual session OF court since
O'Clock yesterday morning. excepting a
hours intermission for meals. Mrs At
kinson had been on the stand ten hours
Her testimony was a general denial 0f
all the allegations chars ed In the indiet-
ments- She did not waver from the
statement on cross examination that All
the receipts In controversy given IN
Owens were written at the dictation Ox
Judge Camden in his life time. and that
they represented what they showed uISnD
their face. She insisted that all thn
other papers and transa ctions relied uIr@n
by the state to show criminal intenttem
were genuine and instituted at the dfctn-
tiOn OF Judge Camden. She denied thaR
she had any interest whatever I'm thu
Owens land, or that Owens had at any
time paid her money or any other this,E
OF value. The cross examination WnO
conducted by Robert G. Linn, and WaD
very rigid. Mrs. Atkinson's demean~
upon the witness stand was modest and
unassuming. She made a favorable i'm
preston.
At the conclusion Of Mrs. Atkinson's
testimony, at o'clock last evening, thu
arguments commenced. The courts In
structions to the jury were impartial, and
the case was given to the twelve men
At 1:15 O'Clock a.. m, the jury asked for
INSTRUCTIONS on certain circumstantt tx1 q
evidence. At 2:3O O'Clock a. m, they hss0
not agreed and the court was adjourne6
until o'clock a. m. At $50 o'clock tFss.
jury reported that they had failed To
agree and were dismissed. There were
seven for acauittal and five for convtc-
ton. The court Immediately adjourned
There Is "A hint that the prosecuting at
torney Will ask for nolle prosequi af
the next term OF court.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15
Attempt to Burn a House and Supposed
Yellow Fever Patient

st. Louis, October ia special to
The Republic from Mayfield. KY says:
An unknown man, trying to make his
way from Memphis to Louisville, was
put off train here today He was
later found lying near the cemetery
unconscious. He was taken to the poor
house and revived, only to rave about
yellow fever. A panic ensued and he
was at once removed to a rude stable.
Soon a mob of armed men charged
upon the stable with the intention of
burning it and the sufferer to prevent
the spread Of supposed yellow fever.
The owner of the stable, with leyelled
revolvers, warded off the mob and the
SICK man was visited by physicians,
who found he was undergoing chills
and malarial fever.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15
OUR COTTON MILLS
Will Consume This Year All the Gotten
Produced in the State-A Bank Failure al
ASheville
Especial to The Messenger.


Raleigh, n. c., October 12.-Official
reports to the labor commissioner show
that the capital Of the North Carolina
mills which spin and weave cotton is
ST, ,242, $50. Reports show that one third
of the mills are operated night and
day. Thirteen woolen mills which
spin and weave, report, also twenty
three wool carding mills, some Of which
also spin. Twenty-Five cotton hosiery
mills make reports. The labor COM
missioner said this evening, You can
now say that North Carolina mills will
this year spin all the cotton We make.
The reports show this. They now
cover both day and night work, while
the old figures were only for day work.
Auditor Aver insists that during the
two years past the penitentiary drew
$50, 900 from the state and left it at the
end of last year 5000 in debt. This
assertion will no doubt draw a vigorous
reply from Sx-superintendent Leazer.
The state treasurer this morning
heard a rumor of the failure of the
Western bank of Asheville, and made
inquiry. This afternoon he received a
confirmatory telegram. He says the
banks last report, July 23rd showed
$50, 900 capital, $4,000 surplus, 5000 un-
divided profits, also $4,000 deposits
subject to check.
(By Associated Press.)
Asheville, n. c., 12.-When the First
National bank failed on July Goth,
many depositOrs in the Western Caro-
lima bank endeavOred to draw out their
funds The sixty day was enforced as
soon as the demand became large and
this morning the bank did not open it's
doors. A statement on the door says:
This bank is closed for liquidation" ="
1t is understood that the bank was
overloaded with real estate, especially
country property, on which realization
will be slow. The number Of small de-
positors is large and there was some ex-
citement when the doors of the bank
did not open this morning.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15
Water Should be Boiled

Battle Creek. Mich, October 13.-At
today's session Of the civic philanthrop-
ic conference, Dr. Baker, secretary of
the Michigan board Of health, read q
paper on the Duty of National, State
and Municipal Government in Relation
to Public Health" He said that the
causes of disease must first be known
before it becomes possible to guard
against them. Man, said he, is his
brothers keeper, and cooperation Of
all classes is needed for the restriction
of diseases. Purity of water supply is
necessity of supreme importance, and
all water should be boiled.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15
DEATH OF ID. w. THOMPSON
Abbottsburg Loses One Of Her Most Promi-
nent and EntsrprisiDg Citizens
Especial to The MesSenger)

Especial to The Messenger)
Elizabethtown, N. c., October 13.-
On Thursday, the 7th instant, D. w.
Thompson, Of Abbottsburg, was taken
with a slight headache. Friday and
Saturday fever developed. Sunday he
became unconscious, and died Monday
at 2:25 o'clock p. m.
Mr. Thompson was one of the wealth.
lest men, most influential and good
hearted neighbors in Abbotts township.
Seemingly he has suffered many losses
during his life. Beginning and build
ing up a splendid business at Abbotts-
burg in his early life, he was soon
brought to realize the fact that he was
confronting an almost fatal failure,
though with an unusual amount of
nerve and energy he kept to the front
and at his death had nearly cleared
himself Of all his Indebtedness. and
would at an early day have been on a
more permanent basis. He was born
in this county March 13. 1s49, and spent
his whole life in this county.
On January 5, 1876, he was happily
married to Miss M. A. Edwards. Of
Cumberland county, who survives him.
She has ever been a most faithful and
devoted wife and mother. AS fruit of
this marriage four children were born
to them, three surviving the deceased
father.
He was buried at the Cashwell grave
yard near Abbottsburg yesterday even
ing, Rev. r. L. Byrd conducting the
services.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15
MURDERED BY BURGLARS
Two Women in Camden n. j. Killed by
Men Who Enter the House to Steal-Ns
Clue to tho Murderers

Two women In Camden n. y. AslIo0 Oy
Men Who Enter the House to steal-No
Clue to tho Murderers
Camden, N. J., October 1.-TWO wo-
men, an aged and widowed mother and
her daughter, also a widow, were muir
dered early this morning at their home,
No. 242 Line street by burglars. The
former was Mrs. Emma Zane, aged 78
years, widow of Captain Eli Zane, and
the daughter was Mrs. Sarah M. Shaw,
aged As years. The murderers escaped
and the police are without a clue.
The only witness to the shooting was
Elisha W., a son of Mrs. Shaw, who
has been suffering from a severe at
tack of typhoid fever. The shock was
so great that he was unable to defend
the women and he has thus far been
unable to assist the police in discov-
efing the murderers.
The tragedy occurred between 4:3O
and o'clock and was almost certain
ly the result of an attempt at robbery.
Mrs. Zane was reported to be well-tO-
do and the neighborhood is said to be
infested by a number Of tough charac-
ters. The only story of the murder
thus far is that gathered by the police
from the son. He says he was asleep
in a third story back room and was
awakened by a noise on the lower floor.
He notified his mother and started
down stairs to investigate. On the sec
ond floor his mother joined him and
went before him into a rear room. The
next instant a pistol shot rang out and
Mrs. Shaw fell to the floor. The son
saw the forms of two men crOuched in
a dark corner of the room and, terrified,
ran to the front room and called for
the police. Mrs. Zane was dead when
found and Mrs. Shaw was taken to the
Cooper hospital where she died few
minutes later. Her son was turned
over to relatives.
An examination Of the premises indi-
Gated that the house had been entered
by forcing the window of a kitchen in
the rear. A lot of silverwa-e had been
gathered on the first floor and packed
ready to be taken away The police
learned that Mrs. Zane had $3.50 in her
possession yesterday. No arrests have
been made.
Shaw does not know that his mother
and grandmother are dead, and the
news is being kept from him for fear
of serious results.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15
Senorita Cisneros Called Out"

Havana. October 13.-Today's oficiaZ-
gazette publishes an edict signed by
the military judge calling upon Evan
gelina Cossio Cisneros to present her
self for term Of fifteen days in taD.
and ordering all civil and military au-
thorities to endeavor 10 apprehend her.
and IL captured, TO send her to Havana
jail.
yames Santon, an American, wan
killed in an engagement near Guiana
jay.
Three hundred and fifty-five PERSONS
died in Sancti Spiritus last month.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15
Accidently Shot

Montgomery, Ala. October ia
special to The Advertiser from Selma,
Ala, says: Edmund Lacy, nephew and
private secretary of Senator Pettus, of
this state. was badly wounded in the
left arm and side today by the acciden-
tai discharge of a shot gun. The arm
was terribly mangled and was ampu-
tated. Mr.. Lacey's condition is very
serious
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15

Louisville, KY, October ia specfaI
TO The Evening Post from Milan, Tenn
says: Whitecaps attacked the homeA
OF Dot Price, a negro living near thfu
place, last night and fired int hfnt
house He returned the fire, killtuE
William Scies, a white man, and fatal
Iy wounding four others. The negro
was shot through the arm Intense 1-
citement prevails and a race war In
edy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15
Death From . Blow BY Fellow studes

Lansing, Mich, October 13.-Fitzsim-
mons famous solar plexus was thu
cause or death al the state Industrial
school FOR boys yesterday. While play
ing, John Carson, 1s years old, drew
long breath and asked Frank Martin.
one Of his dormitory mates. Is years
old. to strike him. Martin responded
with back-hand blow over the heart
and Carson dropped dead. The instf-
duced paralysis
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15
To Make General the Observation of Lin
coin Day

Especial TO The Messenger)
Raleigh, N. c.. October 12.-The state
superintendent of public instruction is
urged to aid in making February 18th
next, Lincoln day, to be general all
over the United States. He replies that
he will assist in this movement.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15

Diseases often lurk in the blood be-
fore the openly manifest themselves.
Therefore keep the blood plre with
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15
This Tells Where Health May Be
Found

And that is more important than max
ing money. If your blood is impure,
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the medicine for
you. 1t cures scrofula, salt rheum,
rheumatism, catarrah and all other
diseases originated or promoted by i'm
pure blood and low state Of the system.
HOODS PILLS are easy to take,
easy to operate. Cure indigestion,
headache. f.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15
A REPUBLICAN DEAL
A SHIFTING OE OFFICES BASED
ON JUDGE DICKS RETIRING

Butler Sending His Paper to Auti-MonoPly
Democrats and Republicans - Preps ra-
tions for State Fair-Mrs. Watson at the
Hospital-Par;iest to be Prosecuted for Is.
suing Scrip-Repubiicans DodSing tho
Penitentiary situation-Butler Afraid Of
the Color Liue''
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29
We've heard these Yarns before.

Below we append copy of letter
by we'll known geologist to Amelia
B. Edwards, the authoress, rom the
st. Louis Post-Dispatch. ~ suppose
you have heard of toads being found
in solid rocks, coal blocks, ETC., when
the same were opened by the work.
mems picks. have today just seen
one taken from bed of coal. ina rail-
way.cut near here. 1t is alive but
inactive and semitorpid. 1t seems to
have no bones, and is so 1.-the that it's
legs bend in every direction. 1t has
two beautiful eyes. and a mouth that
has grown tightly shut, what little
breathing it does being done through
the nostrils. The clay in which the
creature was found is of the glacial
variety, and is supposed to have been
deposited 20 1000 or 10000 years ago.
There is no doubt but this wonderful
toad was alive at least $4,000 to $4,000
years before Noah built the ark"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29
A Whole Lot Of Lying.

That is pretty good country, after
all, where fourth-rate Nebraska law
yer can secure the nomination for
president of great republic. That is
not such bad country where the editor
of small country newspaper can
entertain a reasonable hope of being
elected member OF the United Stat
senate. Is there not some mistake
about this country being controlled
and owned by the "plutocrats?" One
would inter from reading populst
newspapers that the people of this
great county are helpless slaves; that
the iron hand of wealth was at the
throat of the country, and that ii
would be presumptuous for poor
man to think of running for Office
Their is something wrong here, some
body has been doing whole lot o.
lying.-Vancouver Independent.