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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20
BADLY
Depforable Accident Yesterday After
noon. the Victim. Being a Young

noon. the Victim. Being a Young
Man
Mr.. w. A. Weeks, employed by the
Atlantic Coast Line in the capacity OF
"a yard conductor, met with a serious
accident yesterday. He was caught be-
tween the bumpers of two acrs,, and
badly mashed about the abdomen.
From what we can ascertain it seems
that Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Weeks
was ordered to go to the car slide on
the Wilmington and Weldon railroad,
three miles from the city, and bring
back several cars. He boarded one OF
the shifting engines on the yard and
went out to the slide. 1t was neces-
a for some shifting to be done, in
order to get the cars in position to be
pulled to the city, so Mr.. Brooks start
ed in to direct the work. The cars
possess automatic couplings, which
work with a lever, and n of these
levers Mr.. Weeks attempted to work
10 ucLdCu d CdT 1fOLu luC IdiA. ~
signalled for the engineer to go for
ward. but as the coupling failed to get
lose he signalled to stop. Again he
attempted to work the lever, and un-
knowingly was successful. In obed-
fence to his "go ahead" signal the en-
CINE went forward, and then stopped
when he reversed the signal. During
this time Mr.. Weeks was in between
the cars, and when the coupling got
away the detached car was left, but
when the train stopped in some man
ner it ran up, and Mr.. Weeks was
caught between the bumpers, and bad
ly crushed.
When the unfortunate young man
was rescued it was seen he was mashed
about the abdomen and suffering ter
ribly. He was brought to the city,
and carried to the home of Mr.. Vance
Norwood, on Red Cross street, between
Third and Fourth. The Coast Line at
once sent their physician, DR.. D.. w.
Bullock, to Mr.. Weeks, and he rendered
all necessary medical aid. The doctor
says the young man is injured inter-
nally, but that he apprehends no Sc
rious results. No bones were broken.
The accident happened about 4
o'clock, and last night at midnight
Mr.. Weeks was progressing nicely.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20

Deed OF Assignment Filed Yesterday NJ
the Court House

The failure of Mr.. Richard r. Love.
merchant, trading and doing business
on North Water street. under the firm
name of r. r. Love & Brother, was an
nounced yesterday. The proper deed,
naming Mr.. Owen F. Love as assignee.
was filed at the office of Register of
Deeds Biddle by DuBrutz Guitar, Esq,
Mr.. Loves counsel.
The assignment vas caused by press
ing debts. Literally. the cause of fail
ure is set forth in the deed in the fol-
lowing language:
The party of the first part (R. r.
Love- owes divers debts. which he is
unable to pay in full. and is DESTROYS
to provide for the payment of the same
as far as IL is in his power by assign
ment, etc"
After clerk hire and debts of this
class are paid. DuBrutz Guitar. Esq,
is to get 500 for counsel feels and for
drawing the deed of assignment. Then,
after the party of the first part has
been allowed $500 personal exemplifca-
ton, Lilly NJ. Love is to be paid 1894. 0e
for money loaned and advanced and
now due. and to Owen F. Love e. Co.
$221.14 for merchandise sold and deliv-
cred. These two debts are TO be paid
ratably and in equal proportion.
The remaining funds are to go &c
liquidate a debt of s506.1 IL to Mrs. Bette
NJ. Love. for money loaned and now
due. The next payments are to be
made to S. P. McNair. s195.S7 for mer-
chandise; Corbett & Gore. $21.H fol
merchandise, and Vollers & Hashagen
$345.47 for merchandise.
The Messenger regrets the failure OF
Love & Brother and hopes that they
will soon be again on a firm founda-
ton.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20

consequences. As we have shown. by
the quotations made above. neither the
representative negroes of the south
nof the representative whites Of ths
north car be counted on as allies in
this impudent and foolish movement:
but the negro agitator Is lost in his
own conceit. and there Is little hope
that c-ommon-sense viii govern him
We can only trust that the evil ef-
fects of the pernicious activity in ques-
ton may be reduced to a minimum by
the influence OF intelligent public opin-
ion in both races. When the industri-
u negro masses realize their sole hope
OF social and politicaI advancement lies
In their merits and achievements as in
dividuals, and when the northern
whites perceive hat they merely
court disaster for themselves by en-
c~ouraging race agitation at the south.
We shall be in the way of solving a
problem which now threatens our DO
mestic peace and involves the security
of our social organization. Here is
food for serious thought both north and
south. The sooner IL is taken up and
thoroughly digested. the better for our
peace. u safety and our welfare.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20
BIG REVENUE
Over Four Thousand Dollars In Reve.
nue. Stamps On a Deed

-Four thousand and forty-eight dol
lars worth of revenue stamps appear
on a deed Of indenture placed in the
register of deeds office yesterday.
It is 6. deed of five roads to the Allan
tic Coast Line Of South Carolina, and
was turned over yesterday for proper
registration in this county.
The stamps representing the large
amount Of $4,O4S are all placed on the
back of the pages of the deed, and, of
course, all are cancelled. There are
seventeen $50 stamps, amounting to
$3.50; three hundred and nineteen $40
stamps, amounting to $3.50; and eight
81 stamps, amounting to So. This large
amount of revenue stamps caused
much wonderment yesterday, and
many were incredulOus until they had
personally counted them and made all
kinds of calculations.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20
Farmer.DOyle

The Norfolk Landmark of yesterday
says:
AT the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Doyle, No. ga Tazewell
street, at 3:45 o'clock yesterday after
400 there was a very pretty home
wedding. The contracting parties
were Miss Alice Virginia Doyle and Mr..
Robert Wesley Farmer, of Wilson, N.
c.. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. A. S. Lloyd. Miss Fannie
Frances Doyle, sister Of the bride, was
maid of honor, and Mr.. John A. Moore,
of Wilson, N. c., was best The
parlors had been very attractively
decorated for the occasion, and the
scene was indeed charming,
The bride wore a becoming gown of
army blue, with a black velvet hat
and black gloves, and carried a beau
tiful cluster of palms and ~violets, tied
with white ribbon. The maid of honor
wore black crepon, trimmed in tur-
quoise, with a hat of black velvet and
gloves, and carried white carnations,
tied with white ribbon. The groom
and best man wore black coats and
light trousers. Mr.. and Mrs. Farmer
left on the Norfolk and Western for
a northern bridal tour, which will en-
brace New York and other northern
cities. They will reside in Rocky Mt.
N. c., where the groom is connected
with the Atlantic Coast Line.
An informal reception was rendered
the most intimate friends Of the bride
and groom at the formers house Tues.
| day night. Among those who were
here from a distance to attend the nup.
| tials were the Misses Farmer, of Will
mington, N. c., sisters of the groom.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20
SMITHS ISLAND
A Sanitarium will Probably be Built
There

"A San1tar1um Will De k1tlllt
There
In last Sundays issue WI noted the
final abandonment of the claim Of the
United States to Smiths Island, COM
monty known as Bald Head. This
weeks edition of the Southport Stand
ard contains the following article:
Our readers are more or less ac-
quainted with the large land suit of
the government against the Walker
heirs bringing in question the title to
Smiths island, that large and valuable
island of about 1000 acres at the mouth
of the Cape Fear.
1t will be remembered that DIR. F. B.
Ullery. of Chicago, purchased this
property from the Walker heirs several
years ago, and that subsequent to this
sale, the government instituted suit for
the same, which has been fought by
the Walker heirs successfully.
The question of title was tried in one
court where it went in favor of the
defendants. From this the government
appealed to a higher court, which in
turn confirmed the decision of the
decision of the lower. The limit fol
appellate privilege has now expired
which leaves the Walker heirs success
full and the property that of DR.. Ullery
who has taken considerable interest il
the suit.
This property is considered very val.
liable, even in its u~ndeveloped and I'm.
improved state, it is listed at SIS, 900
and now that the question of title i.
settled, it is probable that the owner
will carry out his original purpose o
building a s%anitarium there, the loca
ton being so excellent and climate 81
favorable for such an enterprise"
Our esteemed contemporary is some
what in error about DR.. Ullery havin,
already purchased the property, al
though he will in all probility do SO
He has at present only an option on tn
land.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20
He Is North Cardinals

says:
I'VE have forgotten how many cities
claimed Homer, dead, but it is quite
obvious hal two states claim Victor
Blue, living. North Cardinals assur-
ance is a surprise to those of us who
imagined the old state was sorter mod
est and bashful. This Wilmington
capture of Blue smacks strongly of At
lanta methods. We might v e 60
even farther and say that it suggests
an annexation policy which outrivals
Uncle Sans.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20
A Gospel Ship

Captain Freeman, of the British
steamship Karoon, now in this port,
has made the Young Mems Christian
Association a novel present that is
very highly appreciated. 1t is a pref
ty picture entitled The Gospel Ship.
The picture is hat Of a full rugged
ship under full sail at sea, and each
sail, the rigging and the main parts of
the ship are labeled with some scrip
tural reference. The quotations from
the scriptures are very appropriate and
the whole makes and interesting study.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20
SPECIAL FUND.

The sum of $32.79 was brought over
from the previous years account. The
only money received during the entire
year was s2,411.8 in January, which
added to the amount of brought for
ward made ~$2,444.e3. The expenses
during the year footed up to 81, 1858,
which left a balance of $448. IS ON hand.
Specifically the disbursements were
$12.66 in December, $1,011.0S in jan
uary, $12.65 in February, $941.62 in
July, and $500 in August, giving the
total of 81, 1885, 3.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20

We regret to note the death of Mrs.
Louisa F. Harrell, widow of the, late
Mr.. E. J. Harrell. She passed away
yesterday morning at the age Of rs
years.
The funeral will take place this af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence
Of Nh. A. H. Morris, No. SIS, Chestnut
street. The interment will be made
in Bellevue cemetery.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20
American and spanish SOLDIER Fra.
~teTuiztug

Havana, December 1.-THE United
States transport Mobile arrived hero
this afternoon with Brigadier General
Williston and stan, the One Hundred
and Sixty First Indiana regiment, the
Third battalion OF the Second Illinois,
the signal corps detachment of the
Seventh army corps and the headQuar-
ters of the First brigade Of the Second
division Of the corps.
While a detachment OF the Second
Illinois regiment was AT breakfast this
morning on the San Jose wharf, the
men invited a detachment of the Span
ish guard to join them. The invitation
was declined at first, but finally accept
ed. mutual compliments passing in
sign language.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20
Red Hot From the Gun

Was the ball hat hit G. B. Stead
man, of Newark, Mich, in the Civil
War. 1t caused horrible Ulcers that
no treatment helped for 20 years. Then
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him.
Cures Cuts, Bruises. Burns. Boils, Eel
ons, Corns, Skin Eruptions. Best Pile
cure on earth. Is cts. a box. Cure
guaranteed. Sold by X. r. Bellamy,
druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20
ANNUAL nEPoRroF FINANCES



Captain w. p. Oldham, the efficient
clerk of the board OF county commits
sieners. has tabuIated from the ac-
counts of the treasurer a complete re-
port of the receipts and expenditures
of the county during the twelve months
that expired the first day Of the pres
bursements for each month la given.
and classified according to the proper
fund. 1t also shows how much money
was brought forward from the previous
year and the amount OF hand the first
of December, 1898.
1t required ardous worK to compile
the report, which Is as follows:
CCuO0I ETTNn
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20

The cigarette picture vent the way
Of h earth some time ago. and now
the cigarette and smoking tobacco
coupon must walk the plank. the COM
missioners Of internal revenue DEGREES.
Cigarettes VIII hereafter be served cold
and plain.-Chariotte News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20

Madrid, December IA mob of wo-
men at Grenada today. considering
that the discovery OF America was in
their opinion the principal cause of
SPANS misfortune.s, stones the statue
OF Columbus there,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever vas made is DIR. Kings New
Life Pills. Every pill is a ~sugar-coat-
ed globule OF health, that changes
weakness into strength. listlessness
n energy, brain-fag into mental
power. They're wonderful In building
up the health. Only Csc per box. Sold
by r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20

Jacksonville, Fla, December ia
passenger train on the Florida Central
and Peninsula railroad was wrecked
this afternoon near Madison. caused
by a collision with cattle on the track,
although the engineer made every eff
fort to stop the train. Six men were
killed. as follows: f. II. Chandler, en-
gineer; James Evans, colored, fireman:
John T.. Sullivan. of ST. Augustine, at
tached to the army: Rev. s. H. Cole
man, a colored preached OF Jackson
vile; John A. Rhoades. OF Pensacola,
and Alfred Austin. Of Charles, both
coI0r16
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20

The receipts exceeded the expenses
$685. ", which, of course, was brought
forward to the ensuing year.
AT. ETIND -PECETpTC
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20

aoiL III wi NaAF
tor is the chief criminal in the murders
at that place, for he was the author
of the editorial which caused the de-
struction of his printing office and plant
n the consequent murder of some
eight or ten innocent negroes. Yet
that cowardly scoundrel and f~alsifier
escaped punishment, and not one word
is said against his base action in any
resolutions adopted, Notwithstanding
the fact that any man, white or black.
who prints such statements as to white
or black women should be compelled to
suffer violent DEATH
We are giving a great deal of space
to this subject, but the Importance
thereof justifies us. The question is
becoming every day more threatening
and more serious. The attempt of an
inferior race to assert a superior or
even an equal place in our social equa-
ton is fraught with a menace and a
challenge which the whites cannot
much longer disregard. The negroes
| possess absolutely no qualifications for
the position to which they aspire. Those
Of them who have accumulated prop
erty, who constitute a substantial ele-
ment Of the population-in the south,
at least-are taking no part in the ag-
gressive movement. On the contrary.
they scrupulously defrain from claim
ing a place to which they are n0t en-
titled, and content themselves with thu
growth through the medium OF which
every ace in every age and country
has been compelled to achieve its moral
and material development. The agi-
tators are a lot OF helf-educated dema-
goues-servants, coachmen. cooks
shyster lawyers, and so-calIed editors
backed by their ignorant cornfeld
dupes, who furnish the sacrifices to
pestiferous and futile conflict. Blu,
this conflict, unless Ii be sternly re
/ preSsed, must inevitably lead to tragic
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Wheeler & Co.'S ship yards, at West
Bay City, Mich, shut down Thursday
throwing 700 men out of work, as a re-
suit Of the riveters refusing to accept
a z per cent increase in wages, in place
of their demand for return to the
wage schedule of 1895.
Rev Ralph w. Brolxaw, pastor OF
Hope Congregational Church of Spring
field, Mass, has accepted a call TO the
pastorate of the First Presbyterian
Church of Utica, N. Y. He will begin
his duties there March 6.
In the house in West Hoboken, n. j.
formerly occupied by William e. Brock
away, the forger. now serving out a L
years sentence in the New jersey peni.
tentiary, there were found Thursday 6oC
counterfeit 800 bank notes of the Bank
Of Montreal.
1t is said that Armour & Company oi
Chicago intend to build a large pack
ing establishment near Boston to facil
itate the firms export trade IL tbs
plan is carried out, it is said, the ship
ments will be made TO Boston from
Chicago via the Boston and Maine
road.
A New York dispatch says that Dayit
Platt Osborn, Jr., has instituted a sun
for $4,000 damages in the United states
circuit court against his father-in-law
John NJ KINNEY, of Norwalk. Osborn
claims his wife was induced to leave
him by her father
This years winners of the first and
second prizes offered to students in Bib
lical literature by the American Insti-
tute of Sacred Literature, arr Edgar L.
Heermance, Yale '9T, of New Haven,
and Murray S. Rowland, Yale 81, OF
Wilmington, Del.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-21
ROADS IN BAD SHAPE.
Snow and Rain OF Thursday Makes Work
for Street Commissioner.

The snow storm of Thursday morning
followed by the drizzling rain and ac-
companying thaw, filed the streets and
cutters with slush and water, which
taxed the street commissioners power
to the utmost to remove in a way that
would give temporary relief at least.
The four road ScraPers owned by the
city were found inadequate to cope with
the amount of work necessary in clear-
ing the streets of the mass of snow and
slush, which, in case of a cold snap,
would have to be removed with pick
axes. Three scrapers We're borrowed
from the Consolidated Street Railway
Company, but even with the extra ma
chimes and a force of 100 men the best
that could be done was to attend to the
principal thoroughfares.
During the early morning the street
cars We're bothered to some extent by
the slush, but after the early trips cars
were running on a schedule time. Luck
lily the temperature did not drop suffi-
GENTLY or the telephone and telegraph
companies would have suffered serious
inconvenience, as the conditions were
exactly suited to the formation of that
coating of ice that is so dreaded by line
men in general.
The thin coating of ice that formed
on the sidewalks was the cause of many
good resolutions of the new year being
broken, but although scores of people
were seen to fall in all portions of the
city, no serious accidents have been re-
ported.
If there is no sudden frost Street Com
missioner Prior expects to have the
streets reasonably free from slush by
tonight.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-21
THE LATE FRED A. BRAGG


The Devens Debating Society of the
English high school met Thursday after
noon to take action upon the death Of
Fred A. Bragg, who died at the City Hos
pital Wednesday. A committee was APP
pointed to draft resolutions, consisting of
NJ. J. Cronin, Jr., G. A. Reed and w.
w. Bennett; committee on flowers, M. j
Cronin, Jr., G.. A. Reed and w. w. Ben
nett; committee to represent the society
at the funeral services, M. J. Cronin, Jr.,
j. S. Mills and II. E. Green.
Resolutions have been unanimously
passed by the Phillips Debating Society on
the death of Fred A. Bragg as follows:
Whereas, 1t has pleased our heavenly
Father, in His great wisdom and inscru-
table Providence to remove our compan-
ion and fellow-member from US, therefore
be it
Resolved. that we, the members of the
Phillips Debating Society, who were wit
nesses of his kindly acts and thoughtful
Deeds should now give public expression
to the sense of the loss which we have
sustained in the death of Fred A. Bragg,
and respectfully tender our heartfelt sym
pathy to his bereaved parents and family
in this hour of their loneliness and sor-
row, and be it further
Resolved, that these resolutions be in
scribed in the records of the society, and
that copies be sent to his family and to
the daily papers.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-21
SUSPECT HELD.
North Stonington Swamp Pris.
oner May be Miller.
Deputy Sheriff Tarbell viii See the Sup
posed Murderer Today at
North stonington,

Providence, r. T., Jan. 20--A man
who has been hiding in the Belle Cedar
swamp, in the town of North Stoning-
ton, Conn, was arrested three miles
from the village OF that name, Wednes-
day afternoon, on suspicion, Of being
Paul Miller, the Brookheld, Mass, mur-
derer. He is now held at the house of
Deputy Sheriff Billings where he will
be examined tomorrow by Deputy Sher-
iff Tarbell Of Brookfield. The suspect is
about As years of age, five feet five in
ches tall, and weighs about $50 pounds.
His. complexion is dark, hair black and
thin. retreating on the sides of the
forehead, and his moustache is dark
brown. His cheek bones are high and
prominent, ears small, and teeth deep
set in the gums and separated in the
lower jaw.
His eyes are small and dark and has
a peculiar glitter as if of insanity. His
hands are weather beaten and the
palms are thick skinned and not cal
loused. His shoes are brogans of size
Z, and are too large. His gait is pc
culiar shuffiing roll, and his left leg
appears shorter than the right, as if
1t had been broken and not knit well.
He says he is footsore, On the third
finger of his right hand at the third
joint is a white swelling and a scar. He
wears an old cap, faded in the weather,
a square cut sack coat and vest of blue
cloth, much worn; the edge of the coat
bound with blue; silk trousers of brown
material, checked with black, an ulster
of cheap material and a striped black
and white shirt.
The man looks like a, French Canadi
an, although he refuses to speak French.
He says he came from Fall River, al
though he refuses to account for his ac-
tionS for the last six months He denies
having been in BrookheId, although ad-
mitting having worked in Worcester and
Springfield, as well as in Pawtucket and
Woonsoeket He says he has done little
farming, and declares that he stole his
present clothes from another man in a
lumber camp and then burned his other
ones. He will be held as vagrant if
not wanted by the police.
Brookfield, Jan. 20.-Deputy Sheriff
Tarbell went to PDttsfield this afternoon,
but failed to identify the man arrested
in Great Darlington last night, as Paul
Miller, the supposed murderer of the
! Newton family.
Mr.. Tarbell left tonight for Westerly,
R. L, to look at man under arrest
there, whom he thinks is the man for
whom he is searching.
! Chief Wade of the state police has
issued a new circular announcing the
reward of $500 by the town of Brook
| field and giving a description of Miller
| the only change in the latter over that
previously sent out being the statement
that Miller had another alias, being al
one time known as ED. Gigner."
The photograph of man arrested in
San Jose, Cal. who it was thought
might prove to be Miller, was received
today by Chief of Police Stanton OF
Brookfield, but showed the features and
characteristics Of an entirely different
man from the suspected murderer.