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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

CINCINNATI, Feb. sA-Spcoiala 10 The
nmos.Star show continued damage By
the nood In cities up the river
Aberdeen, ACROSS from here. resembles
a lake Many people were compelled &c
move.
Al Ripley the river is 81 feet high
and rising inches an hour. The upper
end Of the town Is submerged and fully
100 families have vacated their homes
while other are moving in boAts Tive
more feet viii bring the water up In th'
business portion OF the town. when the
damage will be incalculahla
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

AtnANv, Feb - The Gcrmsn
American Bank % Touawanda was
closed by order ot the superintendent Of
banks on the ground Of insolvency.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

PORTSMOUTH o, Fob s4-HAlf Of
this city is under water The river is 81
inches, and is rising ~ inches an hour.
About 1000 families have been compelled
10 move Many houses are completely
covered. and some have acated away.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

FoRr Worm Tex. Feb. gL-rht
negro, George Henry, who was accused
Of having killed the jailor. Floyd Co
berly, AZ Denton, fas brought here By
Deputy sheriff Davis aud Is now In SAIL
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25
klllED TAg JAlloR.
Three Negroes Murder Fieyd Cobsrly
~ Denton

~ denton.
DENTON, Tex. Feb 2g-A daring az.
tempt 20 break jail was made hero yes.
terday by three negroes. George Henry,
Arthur Gilmon and Will Miller. In ON a
charge q burglary At PHO, Point, as .
result Of which Floyd Coberly. the
lailer. hes At the Jail dead
All threc Of the negroes are from
Hillsboro, and an are under poniton.
tiary sentence from Hll county. Henry
for Eve years and the other two toi
three years each.
A the jailer was gathering mp Oh,
dishes after dinner he was struck th,
fatal blow with stick of wood, from
which he never regainci consciousness
The three negroes escaped from Jail
but were rccariurcd IN the edge of town
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26

San Francisco November 23.-The Call
says: The coal bunkers in the United
States battleship Oregon caught fire
Sunday evening from spontaneous COM
bustion, and for over eight hours the
crew worked with a vengeance to smoth-
er what looked like costly blaze. There
were over $50 tons Of coal In the vessel,
and prompt action alone saved the ship.
The fire Is supposed to have started
from water leaking into the coal bunkers.
This would eventually cause terrific
heat from accommodating gases.
Luckily the fire was discovered before
it had gained much headway. An alarm
was Immediately given and orders were
issued to remove the coal from the
vessel to the wharf. Steam pipes were
attached and connected with the lower
part Of the vessel in an attempt to
smother what fire might have been in
other parts Of the ship. The men went
to work with a will. but the task was
larger than had at first been supposed.
The work was done with difficulty, as the
smoke hindered the men in their at
tempts to quickly put out the blaze.
During the whole night, after the fire
had been discovered, the entire crew la
bored in removing the smoking and blaz-
ing coal and it was not until day break
that the men were allowed to leave their
work
The warship will be drydocked within a
few days and righted, after which she
will be coaled and her ammunition
placed on board when she will be ready
for action.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26
A Negroes, Attempt to Kill HIS Wife and
Htms~pf
Especial to The MesSenger.)


Maxton, N. c., November 23.-Sam
Farrell, colored, a shoemaker in this
place., attempted to murder his wife
and then himself last night, the trouble
growing out of his wife refusing to
move to Greensboro. About 8 o'clock
in the evening Sam went to store and
purchased a pistol and going home at
7 o'clock p. M, asked his wife if she
still intended remaining at Maxton
with her brother in preference to going
with him. She replied Yes" Where
upon, Sam pulled his pistol and fired
at her head His wife seeing the pistol
threw up her hand to her head. The
ball passed trough the palm and en-
tered the back of her head. Sam then
turned the pistol on his own head and
took two shots, but to no fatal effect
as his head was too thick, the balls
striking the skull and running around.
DR.. Groom was called in. The woman's
condition is thought to be serious,
while Sam is not hurt and is soundly
resting in Lumberton's Jail tonight.
The woman's head was probed for the
ball but it could not be located.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26

Conflicting Reports ~ to Manner Of ElBs
Rec-ption-Hs Ds piores He Recall aDa
ntasonixes Autonomy for 1ubs

Barcelona. November 23.-Ceneral
Weyler. the former captain general o<
Cuba. arrived here this morning ON
board the steamer Mon,serral, from
Havana The general landed at 10
o'clock a. m, and was acclaimed by
about 10000 people. In order to escape
the manifestation, he was driven to the
house OF Deputy Saladrigas, where.
however. he was forced 10 appear upon
the balcony and was applauded by thu
crowds OF people who gathered about
the house. A number OF bands and
choirs took part in the welcome ex-
tended to him. The Montserral wnS
met by many boats decorated with
flags. On the way to the deputy'o
house General Weyler cried: Long live
national production" lie also called
for cheers for Spain" and Spanish
Cuba" which met with enthusiastic r.
sponses from the populace.
The general will remain In barcelona
for two days and leaving here viii 40
to Palma. island OF Majorca, his birth
place, where the inha bitants have been
preparing to give him a hearty well
come home. He will arrive in Madrid
about the middle Of December.
The general! addressing a number of
his friends, shortly after his arrival
here, expressed great regret at his re-
call from, Cuba, adding that he was
particularly annoyed at the attitude OF
certain newspapers which declared ho
favored the insurgents. Continuing.
the general remarked: Spanish SOL
diers. however, have the same contempt
for these papers as they have for nli-
busters"
Referring to the concentration ok
peasants near the towns OF that island.
General Weyler explained that he
deemed such step necessary. because
they were ''spies and the most devoted
friends Of the enemy" He said An
tonomy in Cuba would be most unfor-
tunate for national Industry. The
riches OF Cuba belong to Spain.
and autonomy means the disappearance
Of Spanish workmen and complete
misery throughout the island. There II
as much reason for Catalonia. the Ba-
learc island and the other provinces
to ask for autonomy as Cuba"
Madrid. November 23.-The Official re-
port Of the landing OF General Weyicr
at Barcelona differs from the indepen-
dent reports. The former say the gen
eral landed without the demonstrators
in his honor assuming the proportions
anticipated and that as he traverDc0
the streets the public appeared indtf-
ferent; that six gala carriages awaiteo
the general, but that the crowd Woo
small, little enthusiasm was manifest
ed, that there were no delegations Oz
students or politicians and that ne WIN
dows were decorated.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26
Th- II W York stock Market

New York, November 23.-Today's
market for stocks was the reversal Of
yesterdays and represented nothing
but the operations OF room traders out
side a few stocks. The list generally
shows small net gains on the covering
Of short contracts made yesterday.
There was continuance or the
strength shown yesterday in the North
ern Pacific stocks, especially the pre-
ferred, which rose rs by the close Of
the day. Metropolitan Street Railway
and the Rubber stocks also displayed
strength all gaining over point.
Consolidated Gas was noteably weak
all day in the doubt which is persis-
tently kept alive concerning the pros
poets Of the merging OF local gas COM
panies. 1t showed an extreme decline
Of 6k points, but recovered part OF
this. Brooklyn Union Gas lost a point
in sympathy. The stocks OF the Amer
can Spirits Company showed extreme
weakness on the reports OF the demor-
allied condition Of the trade. The coal
ers also inclined to weakness, though
they showed some recovery from the
lowest. There was some selling or
Union Pacific, probably induced by the
call for the payment OF the third per
cent. assessment tomorrow. but the de-
cred before the close. Leather pre-
ferred was weak and lost over a point
on disappointment that the dividend.
as declared. was limited to l per cent.
There was some little selling OF st.
Paul and Northern Pacific preferred for
London account. but without percepti-
BILE effect on this market. A feature OF
| the day was q further rise OF u In the
| actual rate for sterling exchange. This
/ Ia in face Of a continued very heavy
| outward movement OF merchandise and
| OF selling OF securities here for London
account of insignificant proportions.
| The weeks export Of merchandise from
| New York exceeded those OF last week
| by 81, ,564, 400 in value and are almost in
excess OF those for the corresponding
| period OF last year.
The dullness and frmness OF the ex-
| change market are undoubtedly due to
| the lending Of money abroad in prefer
| ence to drawing on 1t by exchange bills.
A Chicago bank official il authority for
, the statement that several million dol
| lars Of Chicago money is now loaned in
| England and the continent. and that
| the amount OF money owing to persons
| in the United States. but left to draw
| the higher rate OF interest in England
and on the continent. undoubtedly
| amounts to many millions. though no
| accurate estimate can well be made
| OF 1t.
Trading in bonds was active and
| prices were for the most part hrm.
| Total sales were $1,525. 900. United
| States new As rose rs bid and the SIS
registered declined ~ bid. The total
sales Of stocks were $4,000 shares.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26
The THCRN TRIAL
THE JURY StClKED AND TAKING
TESTIMONY BEGUN


the Dis rmb-r~d Body I'D Its Id-pt,ficn-
ti"n-Tho D-f~n.e to Throw the killing
Upon Mrs. Nack-Po.sib lily of H-r Not
Goisg Upon the Witness stand-ThOrn ta
Tess.fy Mrs. Nsck's FORMER Crime to be
Sh"wn Up
New York. November 23-The second
trial of Martin Thorn for the murder
Of William Guldensuppe was fairly
started this afternoon in the Queens
county court. The lawyers for the
prosecution and defense diligently en-
deavored to secure a jury as quickly
as possible, and when an adjournment
was taken yesterday evening, seven
Jurors had been sworn. An additional
panel Of fifty was made up yesterday,
and from these and the remainder of
the first special panel of talesmen. the
other five jurors were selected before
1 O'Clock today.
AS soon as the jury was completed
an adjournment for luncheon was or
dered by the court, after which Dis
trict Attorney Youngs opened the case
for the prosecution. In a comprehen-
sive manner he placed the entire case
Of the people against the accused bar
Der before the court and jury, and
promised to prove everything that was
charged in the indictment. He spoke
for thirty minutes and as soon as he
had finished the taking Of evidence was
begun.
The remainder Of the afternoon ses-
sion was taken up in the examination
of those who found the three bundles
each one containing a portion Of the
severed body, and several police officers
were examined as to the manner in
which the different parts were brought
to the New York morgue. Some of the
bath rubbers who knew Guldensuppe in
life and who worked alongside him in
the baths fixed the identity Of the re-
mains which were found in four Sec
tions in three bundles, and they were
positive, judging from peculiar marks
! on the different parts, that they be-
longed to the body Of the missing bath
| attendant.
Tomorrow the coroner and his deputy
| will be called to the stand, and it is
quite probable that Gotha, Clark and
others who say that Thorn made con-
fessions to them, may be examined.
Mrs. Mack may also be called, but when
a reporter of the Associated Press
asked the district attorney whether
there was any significance in the fact
that he had not spoken Of Mrs. Mack as
witness in his opening address. and if
she would or would not be a witness
| during the second trial. Mr.. Youngs re-
| piled: II cannot answer those ques-
tions at this stage"
The lawyers for the defense, however,
are quite positive that the woman will
be witness, and they are prepared to
make it very warm for her during her
cross examination. That they will put
Thorn on the stand to refute Mrs.
| Nack's testimony and swear that it
| was she who committed the murder, is
now beyond all doubt. Mr.. Howe's
questions to the talesmen, when they
| were examined, showed conclusively
the line of defense he meant to adopt.
In addition to Thorn's testimony. it is
said on good authority. the defense will
| produce witnesses who will accuse Mrs.
| Mack of having committed serious Of
| fenses the nature of which will not be
disclosed by Thorn's counsel until it Is
made public in evidence.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26

Charleston, w. Va, November 23.-
J. w. Goshorn, former clerk Of the
court Of Kanawha county, was arrest
ed today and held under $3.50 bound.
He is charged with abstracting from
the clerks office today vouchers on
which ex-Sheriff Silman had paid 81, 800.
for the alleged purpose of destroying
them and making it appear that the
amount had ben improperly paid by
Silman. Mr.. Goshorn claims the papers
We're taken with the consent of a
deputy clerk and for purposes of exam
ination only. The papers were re-
covered
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26

Washington, November 23.-The special
naval board appointed to examine into
the cost OF armor making. has designed
a plant, details of which it will present
to congress. 1t will cost more than s., ,000.-
600 and will haven a capacity of 5000
tons Of armor plate per annum, which is
about the combined capacity of the two
armCr plants now supplying the navy.
The processes of manufacture will in
clude the very latest developments in the
art CT metallurgy, and while the plans
contemplate the manufacture of Harvey
lied nickel-steel armor, according to the
methods used in the reforged process,
they will admit Of easy adaptation to the
new secret krupp process Of hardening
armor by the use Of gas. The plans are
said TO be perfect in every detail, and
the specifications are said to be SO well
defined that 10 difficulty Is expected to
arise in securing straight bids. The
board has prepared the forms Of adver-
tisement, calling for bids for erecting this
plant, as congress desired that informa-
ton and Secretary Long will soon issue
the advertisement. II the advertisement
is promptly sent out, 1t is hoped that
within three months. at the latest. con-
gress will have before 1t full information
as to the cost CT an armor plate plant as
well as offers from existing plants to sell
out to the government.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26
Supreme Court ID. cisiols
(Special to The Messenger.

Raleigh, n. c., November 23.-The su-
preme court files the following opinions:
ton to reinstate appeal. denied; Pruden
VS.. Railroad, from Randolph, error;
Peterson VS.. Mills. from Iredell, affirmed;
Thomas vs.. Shooting Club, from David
son, affirmed; Bank VS.. Fries, from Row.
an, affirmed; Hatwood VS.. Fayetteville,
from Cumberland. affirmed; Culbreth VS..
Downing, from Cumberland, error; Ham,
er vs. Mccall, from Richmond, e cases)
affirmed in both; Mitchell VS.. Whitlock,
from New Hanover, new trial; Wright
vs. Westbrook, from New Hanover.
affirmed; Bresee VS.. Crumpton. from
Person, affirmed; State VS.. Groves, from
Wake, new trial; Cromartie VS.. Parker,
from Bladen, affirmed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26

Havana, November 1.-The statements
credited to the marquis OF Apezteguia.
leader CT the conservative party in Cuba,
in interviews in New York while on his
way from Spain via that city. are pro-
ducing dspleasure among the followers
Of the marquis here. particularly his re-
marks TO the feet that General Weyier
did not deserve the abuse or criticism he
has received. &C. Such p egations COM
ing from a conservative leader. who Is
credited with having brought about the
recall Of General Weyler from Cuba. are
resented and are classed as being on a
par with the utterances and behavior Of
those who are taking part IN the demon
tain general.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26
Reforms In Havana City Government

Havana November 23.-Senor Jose
Bruzon, governor of Havana province,
returned to the city today. The first ag-
gressive steps of his administration are
highly praised. According to the official
account, the governor aims to suppress
gambling and will even forbid playing
at clubs. He intends to re-organize the
police and to enforce sanitary and other
disciplinary measures among the keep
ers OF disorderly houses.
In official circles news is expected OF
important surrenders of insurgents to
general Penda yesterday at Casilda, on
the south coast, and to General Parade,
this morning at Marianao.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26
SAFE: Bi.pWEHs AT MAxTON
Professionals Br-xk Into the POstofiee and
Dyasmi,- the Ssf--Th. y Got Over $500,
aud k,Pp~d Our of rOHa

Especial to The Messenger.)
Maxton. N e., November 23.-The
postoffice at Maxton was robbed last
night by burglars. The safe was
drilled and dynamite used to blow it
open. They obtained about $500 in
o'clock Laurinburg phoned Maxton
there were susp p'cious locking characters
in that town and that they were head
ing thi way. AS they did not show
up. it was thought to be a false alarm
and the town retired to it's usual slum-
Der. This morning, however, showed
that the boys did come and got in a
nice job and were safe cut Of town be-
fore the earliest risers were UP.
There were two safes in the office.
One belonged to DR.. Mcbride, but 1t
was behind the door and was not dis
covered by the burglars. This also
contained about 5000. The doctor takes
off his hat to them. The safe crackers
entered the postoff1ce by boring the
lock on the door. They first broke open
a shop belonging to Geo. Cain and
procured tools, and also struck shot
sack containing $14 in silver belonging
to Cain, and made way with it also.
The job shows that it was done by
professionals, and they will probably
be heard from elsewhere. They were
tracked out south of town in the direc-
tion OF Florence.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26

Chicago, November 23.-The grain
and provision markets were all 70
markable today for their dullness- Il
Jump in Liverpool cables caused ~
opening sc to sc advance in wheat ana
that was the only time the narkee
showed a sign Of even moderate ac-
tivity. 1t closed n to &c higher fer
May and NC higher for December-
Corn and oats were almost lifeiess aD4
showed very little change. Provisiono
made slight gains.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26
Exou~rated Of Double Homicide

Dallas, Texas, November 23.-A special
to The News from Waco, says: At the
hearing yesterday, in the case Of Colonel
G. B. Gerald, who was wounded and who
shot and killed the Harris brothers in a
controversy arising out of the Brann-
Baylor trouble, it was shown that Col
onel Gerald was justified and he was ex.
onerated by the court Colonel Gerald
Is resting easily at his home and re-
ceiving callers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26
Greatly R-auced Republican M.ioritx

Chicago. November 23.-In the special
election held today in the Sixth congress
sional district for a successor to Edward
ID. Cooke, deceased. Henry S. Boutelle.
the republican candidate, was elected
over Vincent H. Perkins, his democratic
competitor, by $40 votes, the total vote
being Boutelle 10.2O4; Perkins 1864. Land
gren, populiSt. received 22S, and David,
prohibitionisr 103 votes. At the last con-
gressional election in this district Cooke,
republican, was elected over Martin,
democrat, by 6,579 the total vote being,
Cooke Is, 723; Martin 19, ia.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26
RIORDAN & CO.
(By Associated Press.)

New York, November 21.-Today's
cotton market was narrow. but not
without features. Port receipts Of 97,-
O53 bales made a new record, exceeding
ANYTHING in the history OF cotton sta
tistics. This mornings cables from
Liverpool disappointed the trade here.
particularly as to the business in spot
cotton. Private cables indicated that
the demand from Manchester had
dropped off and that the general mar
kets were unfavorably influenced by re-
ported weakness in southern interior
markets and free offerings of spot cot
ton from the south for shipment. The
market here opened at unchanged
prices to a decline Of point, dull and
ruled slow with narrow variations, ad-
vancing l to 11s points after the call
on covering, but again turned weak
with the more active positions at the
lowest level, showing a net loss of to
4 points and closing steady with prices
finally 1 point higher to i point lower
as compared with yesterdays closing
figures. The main support of the mar
ket was covering in anticipation OF
Thursdays holiday; there was also a
little investment buying, in good part
for Wall street account.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26
A Patent Infringement Case

Raleigh. ~. c., Novembe- 23.-CoIonel
Jno. W. HinEdale has gone to st. Louis
to appear in a suit involving the in
contending that the Briggs cigarette
machine, which is in use in ST. Louis,
is an infringement on the Underwood
machine invented and patented by Un-
derwood and McNeill Of Fayetteville.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26
Tariff Autonomy for Cubs

Madrid, November 1.-The ImparctsA
today strongly opposed the granting u
tariff autonomy TO Cuba, declaring thaf
unless Spanish products are aadmitted -
that island on preferential terms. geo-
graphicaf conditions will compel tne
peninsular to renounce the Cuban markeG
FL Liberal strongly supports the props
sition to give Cuba an autOnomOue
tariff and publishes documents tending
to show that all the Cubans. even TIM
Spanish colonists desire autonomy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26

Havana November 23.-Marshal Blanca,
the captain general Of Cuba. has bern
authorized by the government at Madr11
to sign a credit for 10000 to be devotca
TO the immediate relief Of the suffering
peasants who have been gathered I'm th9
vicinity of the towns occupied by ths
Spanish troops.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26

Prague, Bohemia. November Z.-A
Newspaper II TINS city says thAt ex-
King Milan. OF Servia. is again seektaG
to divorce his wife. Natalie. I'm order thak
he may marry Atemisia Christie. thu
divorced wife OF his former secretary
and by whom the former king has -
son.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26
WILMINGTON, n. C, FRIDAY NOVEMBER
A LIFE TWICE N JEOrAKDY
The Point Il 'fse'i on order of supreme
Court foe k-trisi for Murder Af,-r Con-
vic,ton Of Murder ,a >s cond u~gr~e

Court for k-trtsi for Murder After Con-
vic,ton Of Murd~r iu >s cont u~gr~c
Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh. y. c., November s3.-The SUI
preme court today filed an opinion in
the case OF John Groves, who was tried
for murder in the first degree in this
county and convicted In the second de-
gree. The supreme court says the case
goes back so Groves can be tried for
murder. His counsel now raises the
point that the verdict stands as an
acquittal of murder and that the opin-
ion of the supreme court raises the
federal question whether Groves will
not be put in jeopardy Of life twice.