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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-20

A Columbia, S. c., lawyer tells 1t in
Washington that there are many in
telligent white democrats in his state
who are meditating the plan of break
ing from their party and joining their
Ole enemies who plucked and ruined
that state. Is that true?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-20

The supreme court decided that this
is a Christian Nation" The same
court decided that it was a sin to tax
and plutOcrats. But what does Gods
Book say constitutes a "Christian?"
That is the real question-not what an
unwise or a venal court may say, but
what God Almighty says.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-20
SNAPS.

Sixty thousand disguised voters in
Chicago, who supported Major Nc. a
few months ago, refused to vote the
other day. A huge disgust is on.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
GOOD HORSES FOR ". c. WHITNEY.

Ex-secretary or the Navy buys Nearly &C.
900 Worth or Kentucky Thoroughbred.
xNGToN Nov. 30.-Ex-Secretary of the
Navy whitney when asked tonight what no In
tended to do with the horses he is buying here
said:
~ have no notion of going into tho racehorse
business. We hunt a great deal on Long Island
and need the best horses to be had"
When the three-year.o old Ally Lou Bramble
was knocked down to s. s.. Brown for 80. 900
to-day several turfmen said she was Mr.. Whit
ney's purchase. while others believed tho
owner OF Hamburg's dam bought the great
daughter of Bramble for his own use. She
has lbeen q good winner for. Baker g. Gentry,
but will be four years old before she starts
again. Al attempt was made to keep the pHr.
Acknowledged that the mare went TO Mr.. Whit
ney. Some of the horses. bought by tho ex-
Secretary are, 1t is said, for his son. Harry Payne
Among othsr sales to Mr.; Whitney to-day
Ruskin and King Bermuda. went to him for
5000 and $40o respectively. Having paid $3 800
for the four'yesr.old Loki yesterday and 1900
foT ahe thai Ssy he n'' SSw Gag $l5 5 .s5o 10 the ns' sale TiHitiin rsi.
When he, came TO settle this afternoon he
quickly filled ont a check for the amount, affixed
his signature thereto and the six horses were
Mr.. whitney has an option which will ex-
pire, tomorrow at noon on the ,slashing
fRGSa '% aa'Foorxsa lily Mecieiiand. which !:
considered by ,tuffmen TO be the star Of
this series OF, thoroughbred sales II he gets
ssc j. eG d. s ss Tl,i who ftvs gave 70 s 5000 S51 for him rO yes st%:
day. declares he will not take q cent less.
State Senator Timothy d. Sullivan, of New
bought tho black horse Jim Flood and the geld
ing brennan for Oh, 100 and $3.50 respectively.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
FRENCH GOVERNMENT DEFEATED.
The Radicals Say They Will Demand the Res-
Equation OF The Ministry.
Special Gable Despatch to THE sun.

Special Gable Despatch to THE sun.
PARIS, Nov. 3o.-The Government this even
ing met an unexpected dcfent In the Senate.
The subject under debate was the removal by
the Government Of a certain magistrate, which
action had been denounced as illegal.
NJ. Darlan. Minister of Justice, in defending
the position Of the Government, demanded the
order of the day. pure and simple. This was
rejected, and a resolution calling upon the Gov
eminent to strictly enforce tho law was passed
by q vote of 1873 to 113.
The Radicals received the announcement of
the result of the vote with loud cheers. Tho
news caused some sensation when 1t reached
the Chamber Of Deputies. The Radical Depu-
ties were elated and declared In the lobbies that
they Intended to demand the resignation of the
Government.
1t does not appear likely that the adverse
vote will have serious consequences. The CEN
sure was rather applied to NJ. Darlan personally
than to the Government
II the division had occurred in the Chamber
OF Deputies 1t might have involved the resigna-
ton of NJ. Darlan. As It Is the efforts of the
Radicals to overthrow the Government are not
likely to have any effect.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
HUSBAND AND WIFE ARE ONE.
Therefore the wife Cannot Sue for DanaEes ~
Her Husband Beata Her.

Therefore the wife Cannot Sue for DAMAGE ~
Her Husband Beata Her.
In disposing of tho case of Kate Able against
her husband. Richard F. Able. yesterday, the
Appellate Division of tho Supreme Court In
Brooklyn held that q wife cannot recover dam
ages from her husband for assault and battery.
Mrs. Abbe had sued her husband for So, 900.
alleging that he had beaten her. County Judge
Hurd of Brooklyn had dismissed the case. order
ing Mrs. Able to pay costs. She appealed. The
Appellate Division. through Justice Hatch, yes.
terday sustained the lower court in 80 far as 1t
decided that under the common law q wife could
not maintain such an action, but reversed tho
order requiring Mrs. Able to pay costs. The
decision In part Is as follows.
while the wife 10 given the full enjoyment
OF her separate estate and OF her earnings, 10
permitted to carry on a separate business, may
contract with her husband and sue him for debt
or for q conversion of her property, yet for the
battery by the husband she 10 both wife and
husband, and. therefore, without civil remedy.
She Is not left without comfort, however, for
our law has humanely said that while she may
DO assaulted and battered by her husband, and
civil remedy DO denied, yet she shall not also bo
mulcted In costs for an attempt to use @ remedy
to which she 10 not entitled. Herein lies the
strength of the adjudications The judgment
should, therefore. DO modified by striking out
the, award Of costs, and as modified affirmed.
without costa"
Justice Hatch says the question is a subject
for legislative action.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
BURNED ALIVE BIZ ROBBERS.
An AGED woman Tortured and Then Murdered
with Her Grandeur.

~ A1ON SSan@
with Her Grandson.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Nov. 30.-News has
reached here that aged Mrs. Caroline Norris
was Hrst tortured and then burned alive by
robbers last Sunday night at her home in tho
lower part of this county. Her 1o-year-old
grandson was also murdered.
Mrs. Norris, who was known to be well to do.
lived In a small, well-furnished house near
Little New Orleans with her grand son. She
did a sort of trading business. and the house
was stocked with merchandise. The robbers
broke into the dwelling carly in the night. and
after vainly endeavoring to make the woman
reveal the place where they suppos ed she had
hidden her money. tied her to q hot stove.
While tho poor woman shrieked and writhed
In agony the robbers picked up the grandson
from the bed and killed him by crushing in
his head. They then ransacked the house, but
failed to find any money. as Mrs. Norris kept
her money in q bank.
Disappointed at not finding any booty, the
robbers set fire to the house and then went
away.
searching parties the next morning found Mrs.
Norris lying on the stove In the cellar with her
skull crushed. whfIe the boy was found dead
near by.
Mrs. Norris, who was 80 years old. sepa-
rated from her husband q yoar ago. After
dividing tho property Mrs. Norris deposited
$3. 900 in q bank in this city. 1t was reported.
however, that she kept the money in the house.
and this no doubt brought the robbers to the
house.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
TOWN CLERK SPANKED HIS WIFE.
Troubles or y HARRINGTON Omeial After His
Marriage 10 . stenoErapher.

Marriage 10 q BtenograDher
HARRINGTON. r. l.. Nov. 3o.-Town Clerk
Mark II. Wood OF this town was tonight found
guilty by tho Congregational Church Society
Of spanking his wife. There were three other
charges against Mr.. Wood.
The meeting was q special one. called for tho
purpose of investigating the domestic re-
lations of Mr.. Wood and his wife. Mr..
and Mrs. Wood were married In the
West two years ago. and to outward appear
ancea lived happily until their return from
q European tour last summer. Mrs. Wood was
a stenographer In Minneapolis when she met
Mr., Wood. She has filed a petition for divorce.
and the proceedings have torn up the COM
munity..
apOlis Judge Wood made the acquaintance of
Mics Hess, and. according to her statome I. she
relinquished an income or some $4,000 Il year
10 become Mrs. Wood. BY a former marriage
he had several children.
There has been trouble in the Wood home for
some time, and II eliminated in the first week
In November, when Mrs. Wood went 10 Provi-
dence TO live. On Nov. o her petition was
nied by ex-Congressman Charles H.. Page,
and the grounds for asking an absolute divorce
are alleged cruelty and non'surport. Mrs.
Wood is not more than 80, though her recent
cares ara said by friends TO have aged her some,
what. Judge Wood is moro than DO.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
NABBED WITH HER BOOTY.
BIG MAJ CAUGHT WITH $1,000
WORTH OF FURS JUST STOLEN.


detectives believed Her 10 TWO ''O'
Under Her skirts, where she HAS n Lot OF
Rpbbcr p,ras IN a,,,ort Her Plundcr.
Annie Dravton alias NAV Murray, but best
- ~, ~ .ho po.t
known 10 tho police as big May AZ "%.
notorious shoplifter in the country was caught
at bcr tr,cts a, ,his o,tv vostordav afternoon
- - ~ a.. a. NJorcer
una spent iast night IN a ecu IN ID 49,
street station. In less than an hour May Wis
itod two f,,r-ior. "a ,nori.h,y nossessed her
saIs ~ .tu.. as u hnA,h W. nronartv sh,
SER OF about $1,000 worth OF properly ono
panion. Flossie Maitland. alias Laura Moore,
49, S"o Nh"i'ia"u' @N"
VINO was also arrested.
Detectives Aloncle and Carey ran across the
woman vesterd,v aft,rnoon aa tbey were cross
IVY" yo"4ue' . :. 80.
ing Madison square. When the women got
.mN o = 70 W "averiey p'ao. -
anghted and went into the ESTABLISHMENT VI
loft and noro dr,ron 20 IN. sbon NJ Adol.h
"a, ~ % uti''h W 'no onop -
friemal Mt 7l3 Broadway. There they stayeo
tbe,r cab tbsv ordercd tho driver tn take them
- 80, -. ~. It,
70 an uptown hotel. At this point Inc aeoec'
inside and one IN tho hoy tbev had II driven to
NV ono VI 'n' " 10y
Ponce headquarters Aloncie TOOK the women
Tho cab ITndsr the so., be found two fur
iacket vvorth S5oo tbaI bad been stolen from
y%sah q Jaact ~ ~ "na o '''" ''i'A IVA
NJ Tbird sn 0 10 ~ sItS streat Fins.
Sic descriheS berseiif sa a N a"tress Ss yrars old.
Of iI2 West Seventv.second siro.f- Both nd,
thoir Emu III ia Gas, otL.n tbn y N ,yera
amt mn 70 Natron .rra vars RI be sesrched0
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
ANNAPOLIS BUILDINGS UNSAFE.


WARRINGTON. Nov. 3o.-Soon after Congress
assemblies Secretary Long will send a special
communication In which he will direct attention
10 the deplorable condition OF the Naval Acado-
my and it's lack Of proper and adequate build
inRs for school and dormltory purposes. A
special examination was made this week by
Civil Engineer Endicott, who submitted o re-
port TO Secretary Long to-day %reciting that SOW
eral Of tho important buildings are In such q
dangerous condition that their use should DO
permitted no longer. The superintendent,
therefore, will be directed to remove all furnish
ing from the main recitation hall, AID to abandon
tho building. This structure was one Of the
first erected after the foundation Of the institu-
ton by George Bancroft, and has served as the
recitation hall for every officer graduated from
Annapolis since that time.
The report finds that the new armory. built
only O few years ago, 10 held together now by
props and supports from the outside and that 1t
will soon be dangerous to life and limb. The
boathouse, where tho cadets formerly gave the
weekly hops. has been abandoned also because
Of its treacherous condition. Tho large bar
racks used for sleeping quarters Is believed to
be safe, but its use will not BIO recommended
further than is absolutely necessary to build
now quarters, Practically every building at the
academy has been found in bad condition, and
none ia believed by Civil Engineer Endicott as
worthy Of repair.
Secretary Long will urge in his special com
munication that q definite plan for fixing the
academy DO formulated ut once and a pro
gramme outlined by which the institution car
be made modern within q seasonable period. He
will indorse the findings Of the special commits
sion Of which Admiral Matthewsw was President
that reported two years ago q plan involving thu
expenditure of $4,000. 900 for the establishment
Of a series of buildings for both quarters ant
recitation halls for cadets. This report is nov
at the department and will DO forwarded Il
| Congress with tho Secrotary's communicated
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
SHOT HIM THROUGH 4 KEYHo1E.
vandermnrk's Companion Iutended to Hit y
Target. but Sit vnndernark Instead.

vandermnrk's Companion Eutended to Hit y
Target, but sit ynndormark Instead.
George vandermark. IS years old, of 43 West
Thirty-seventh street. was taken to t o Hudson
Street Hospital last evening with a bullet in his
left elbow. Vandermark and a companion had
been practicing target shooting with q 22-calibre
rife at Vandermark's home. The companion.
whose name was not divulged, said he would go
outside and try to hit the target through tho
keyhole of the closed door. Vandermark, who
was on the inside, had his left hand on the knob
of the door. Tho other boy fred the rife through
the keyhole, and the bullet struck vandermark
in the wrist and ploughed It's way through the
flesh to the elbow. which was fractured.
Probing was useless. and tho doctors at the
hospital located the bullet by means Of the
X-ray. Then the bullet was extracted without
difficulty and the boy went home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
YOUNG HENRY GEORGES MARRIAGE

The Ceremony 10 Take Place Tomorrow AZ
Chicago and TO He Conducted Privately.
CHICAGO, Nov. 3O.-Henry George. candidate
for Mayor o. New York after the death OF his
father. arrived in Chicago from New York this
evening. accompanied by his mother and sister.
Next Thursday Mr.. George will be married to
Miss Marie Hitch. daughter OF Capt. Ebenezer
V. Hitch OF 300 Ontario street. and on the same
day tho bridal couple will return TO New York
to live.
On account of the recent death Of Mr.. Georges
father the wedding will be private and as simple
as possible. The cremony will he performed
at Capt. Hitch's residence by The Itev. John
Rusk at II A. NJ. A luncheon will follow and
the couple vii! take a train for the East soon af-
terward.
Miss Gilmore Hitch. siste err Of the bride. will be
maid OF honor, and Mr.. Crawford Of New York
will be groomsman. The guests will include
only the nearest relatives and a few friends.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
KILLED BY SLOW TORTURE.
n Observation-Disclosures TENGEANoH
UPON 4 NEGRO.

Ellis hound the Man Accused or Assaultiuu
His Daughter, Toek Him into n swamp. ana
Perforated His Body with Bullets. Avoiding
vital s~pOts-NeEroes Threaten RstaIiation.
EVERGREEN, Ala, Nov. 3o.-The killing Of
Coot King by slow torture at tho hands Of viii.
liam Ellis. about twenty miles from this point
IL reported. King was a negro, black and pow
erful, whilo Ellis is one of the leading planters
OF the county, a man Of considerable wealth
and position. He has q young daughter.
King was employed on the plantation, and,
though known to DO 4 desperate man. became
quito . favorite. Soon IL was observed that the
young girl stood In mortal dread Of him, not
daring to speak in his presence. yet refusing 70
say anything against him..
Mr.. Ellis became alarmed n day or two are
over the situation. The result OF his investiga-
tions was such that, calling in two or three
friends. he told them that no did not want to in
volve his neighbors in trouble; that he was able
to manage his own affairs, and that all he asked
them TO do was to help him seize and tie up
King, to put him on a wagon, and then to leave
the scene. This was done. but not without q
struggle, King declaring his innocence Of
offence.
With arms and legs bound he was strapped To
the bottom of the wagon. which was hastily
driven of to an adjacent swamp by Ellis.
Thore. where the two men were alone, Ellis pro-
pared for the revenge which he had resolved
upon. With q shotgun he sent o charge int
one Of tho least vital parts Of the bound man,
who could only writhe with pain. After q lapse
of ten or fifteen minutes he fred another load
into Kings body.
King pleaded in vain to be killed at once.
The SLOW torture was kept up until Kings
body was perforated with bullets. A final shot
into Kings heart despatched him. Leaving the
body there for the buzzards, Ellis returned homo
and told his friends Of what had happened.
Tho news spreading out among the negroes,
they became greatly excited and threatened to
attack Ellis. They said they would not have OBJ
jected to the prompt death OF a man who had
committed o crime such as King was accused
of, but the torture inflicted was fully as bad a.
the alleged crime itself. The dead man has
three brothers who are going around the coun'
try to- light trying to inhame their comrades ID
violence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
e j. Il. O'ooNNoR's SON KILLED.
Hun Over by n Truck In Front or the hide.
pendent Catholic Church Miasion.

Hun Over by u Truck In Front OF the hide.
pendent Catholic Church Mission.
Luther, the s-year.old son of James A. O'Con.
nor, who left the Catholic church, married and
started an Independent Catholic Church."
was run over by a truck in front of Christ's
Mission of the Independent Catholic Church.
l40 West Twenty.frst street, yesterday after
noon and died of his injuries last evening. Tho
boy was playing football with a number of
companions OF his age in the street when tho
truck, driven by John Neibling of 1854 Madison
street, went through.
In some way young O'Connor got under tho
in their anxiety to get The ball several of O'Con
nor's playmates pushed him in front of the
truck. nr. Dunsel of l39 West Twenty-irst
the West Thirtieth street police, who arrested
Neibling for homicide.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
PROUD OF THEIR TRIPL ETS.

Tho Fischers Announce the Last Increase On
she Family In the Newspapers.
T'RIPLETS Poor family, name Of Fischer. 310
l. East 9Th ST.; three healthy and strong children
were born.
The above advertisement was inserted in tho
newspapers yesterday by William and Will
helmina Fischer that the world might share
their Joy and know OF their pride in the latest
and largest addition to the Fischer family. The
triplets were born two weeks ago to-day. They
weighed together fourteen pounds, and have
mother Is perfectly well. She has already had
six other children. two of them twins.
Mrs. Fischer is nearly 40 years old. Tho father
of the triplets works for Henken & Willorubcrg,
coal dealers at First avenue, and Ninety.tourth
street. Mrs. Fischer showed the triplets to a re-
porter yesterday with great pride, hut their
father said so many persons had been to see
them that he was almost sorry the ADVERTISE
ment had been inserted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
$1,000 n, the Throttle with "a Broken Leg.

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 3O-A locomotive engineers
pluck took him TO ~. Mary Hospital this morn
Ing. For thirty miles he stood at tho throttle Of
his engine with u broken leg. The game en-
gineer is A. c. Chairman, AN employee OF the
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy Railroad. His
train was a tritie lAto this morning.
Just outsidn OF Alton, thirty miles from hero.
In Illinois, he reverse lever flew suddenly back
and struck INN on the ,cg, trdctpring ~, Chap
man decided TO complete the trip rather than
return 10 Alton and add 10 tho trains delay.
lie bore the pain without ~ murunr until no
pulled the train into the round house at the
foot OF Humboldt street and there he suo-
cumbei. He was unconscious when placed N
he ambulance that bore him TO the hsIpitAh
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
IN AMERICAN LuyCHEoy IN ROME.

ElIas MacTa wish TO ship the First Maryland
Oyatcra and Terrnpin TO the Eternal City.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 3O.-Miss Virginia Mao
lavish is making arrangements to have Mary
land oysters and terrapin sent to Rome for an
American luncheon which she proposes to give
on her return to the Eternal City. Sho has
written TO New York to zee II they can BIO sent
OYSTERS and terrapin have been sent from Bal
timnre TO England, but never before to Rome.
Mrs, and Miss MacT entertained oxtcn-
s!yely last winter in the Bsndini Palace. which
they will again occupy this winter. II is their
purpose to give Il luncheon at which American
dishes sh ii be served. Miss MacTavish, who
has been in America since August. will sail on
Saturday for Liverpool and will go to Paris. and
thence to Rome.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
HIS WIFE PLEADED ON HER KNEES.
Scene whom Ksbraska's Werner Audi.
tor Was ssntenccd TO Eight Years In Prison.

LINCOLN, Mob, Nov. 3o.-An unusual and pa
thetic scene was witnessed in court to-day when
Eugene Moore. ox-State Auditor, was sentenced
to eight years at hard labor for embezzling
$4,000, and was fined $4,000. Moore had
broken into convulsivo sobbing, followed by .
half faint, after begging for mercy because of
the absence OF intent to steal. His wife rushed
forward and threw her arms round his neck,
but as tho Judge said he had made up his mind
to give him ten years abe fell upon her knees
and with hands uplifted DRIED out:
please don't be SO hard on him, Judge. please
don't"
In an instant attorneys and spectators were in
tears and tho Judge, gulping down q sob, said:
lido not know whether l am moved 40 q Judge
or as a man, but because Of your suffering wife
and innocent children I will reduce your SEN
tonce to eight years."
Application for bail pending an appeal to the
Supreme Court will be made on Monday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
4 BANkER,s SON KIDNAPPED.
Norris Fair or Sterling. KAN, Believed % Ne
HELD FOR Q Ransom.

Fort WORTH. Tex, Nov. 30.-A kidnapping
case resembling the Charley Ross case has como
to light through the arrival hero Of D. J. Fair
from Sterling. Rice county, Kan, in search Of
Norris. his 15-year-old son, who has been miss
ing since the night OF Oct. % last.
Mr.. Fair Is ono of the wealthiest men In Kan
sas and Is Vice-President Of tho First National
Bank Of Sterling. He Is convinced that his son
was abducted by q peddler of spectaoles. who Is
holding the boy for o ransom.
Two weeks after Norris disappeared. he re-
ceived a letter from q strange woman asking
how much he would DO willing to give for the
boys return.
Mr.. Fair has already travelled hundreds of
miles in search of his son. He traced the boy
and the peddler to several largo towns in Kansas
and thence to Bowie. Tex. where all traces Of
them were lost. Tho police of Texas have been
requested to aid in the search for the boy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
A soMERsAULr FROM Il ROOF.
Roorer Becker Fails Backwards and Landn on
Hts Feet, Unhurt.

HIS Foet, UnhuFf.
Nicholas Becker. a roofer, of 199 Knicker.
booker avenue. Williamsburg, went to 161 Varet
street yesterday to repair the roof Of q two
story house. While working near the edge of
the roof with his back turned to the street he
lost his balance and toppled off. He turned a COM
plete somerssult, a"d struck the sidewalk on
his feet. While he stood staring in amazement
at the roof q man who had witnessed tho mis-
hap and was under the impression that Becker
had been hurt summoned an ambulance. Be-
fore 1t appeared Il crowd gathered around
Becker and congrat nlated him on his narrow
escape. Policeman Mnrkstahler pushed his way
through the crowd.
Where are you hurt T. he cried.
Hurt" CALCULATED Becker. "Id like to know
how in the name OF heaven ! escaped being
killed"
The ambulance was sent away, and Becker
returned to the roof. whore he finished his job.
He feel about twenty-five feet