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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12
WHOLESALE MURDER.
Joseph Harvey Kills Wife, Uncle,
GRANDMOTHER and Probably Others.

Grandmother and Probably Others.
HOWARD CITY, Mich, May 11-Joseph
Harvey last night killed his wife, his
uncle Robert Pierson, and his grand
mother and mortally wounded his three
months-old child and his father-in-law,
John Logenslayer, and finally shot him.
self, infjicting a wound which Is expected
to prove fatal,
Harvey's uncle and grandmother live a
mile north OF, town The murderer went
there last evening. He asserts that Pier
sen, his uncle, was quarreling with his
grandmother and that he interfered: that
thereupon Piersen stabbed and killed the
old lady, aged seventy, and that he (Har-
vey) retaliated by shooting his uncle.
After shooting ,Rierson Harvey stabbed
him three tines Harvey then returned
to his home two miles southwest of town.
Arrived there he shot his wife twice, kill
ing her Hex thin fired at his three
months-old haby,I the ball going into its
arm. Next Harvey entered his father
in-law's roomi END shot him twice, infiict-
ing, however, no. fatal injury. He then
turned the revolver on himself, shooting
himself in the neck. Harvey's wife when
attacked was sitting up with the re-
mains Of her mother, who died yesterday.
The Pierson home presents horrible APP
pearance. Persons body was found In
a chair and that of the old lady on the
floor, clad in a night dress. There are
Harvey and his grandmother, but no In
dication of a fight between the two men,.
Harvey himself today informed the
sheriff of the murders at Persons home.
He was then arrested for. numbering his
wife. fIe has nothing to say about the
tragedies at hts own home. There are
strong threats OF lynching.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12

Farm horres, choice to extra. ITO - -
Farm norses, common to good. go to 50
M M ules, LOU los. % to 100
SOUTH OMAHA, May I-Cattie0Reo
celpts, l,3OO; steady to- &c lower; native
s sses sfas tee 81 25@s s Western steers,
and heifers IS. 75a4s5o; ;s GAMERS. S. 500
$780,; stockers and feeders, $S.SO@5 10;
calves, s4@6s75; bulls .stags, etc, $3Q4.2 Is
19gs6eeelpes 90 s2oo m market SHADE eal
bulk of sales. ss.6ogs sheep r eeI,
S,200;zE market, e19@15ca higher; yearlings,
Ss5sgSs z5; stock sheep, ss.S@4 .54;e lambs,
ST. LOUIS, May n-Cattle-Receipts,
l,Soo, including 600 Texans; market steady;
$40 with fancy grades p up to s' $50; tight light
and: butcher steers, 4.4O95. 50; COWS and
heifers. 81. 1904. IS; Texas and Indian
steers, SO 1904. 40. Hogs-Receipts, 5000;
paekera 'saq ss a bdtca ghfs 49,
Sheep-Recetpts, 1900; market firm; ma
t tiye muttons, $4.6OQ5; spring lambs,
KANSAS. CRY, May. 1.-Cattle : Re-
ceipts, 1900; market steady; native steers.
50 SOa5 ;I5i Texas steers, $4@4.75; Texas
e &C VS., 1904 so rs; native cows and heifers,
" 50g4. %; stockers and feeders, $3Q4. 80;
bulls, So. 05Q3. so. Hogs-Receipts, Il, 900:
market weak, to DC lower; bulk of sales,
d. 65QSQ Sheep-Receipts, 1000; market
strong; lambs, $5.75@7; muttons, $305. 80.
SIOUX CITY, TO-. May n.-Cattle-Re-
celpts, 800; Wednesday, 1929; shipments,
1,403; market slow and weak. Sales-Two
COWS, ay LOO lbs $2.75; 2 COWS, av 1265
lbs, $3.75; 10 stock helfers, av 507 lbs, 81;
81 stock heifeTs, av 342 lbs, $40; bulls,
9o 69lis, av 1,1a o lbs, $s2S; stockers and
feeders, av $50 lbs, 81 80; u calves, av $50
lbs, IS; SIS calves av 379 lbs, S.. Is; year
lings, av $50 lbs, 81. 25; yearlings, ay 515
lbs, $3.50. Hogs-Receipts, LOO; market
about steady selling So .55@3. 65; bulk of
sales, $500.
CHICAGO, May 1.-There was fairly
active demand for cattle today at pre-
vious prices. Fancy grades brought S. 40
$3.50; choice steers, $515@5. rs; mediums.
81. $500. 70; stockers and feeders, $4Q5. Is
beef steers, $4,000 so; bulls So. 1904 Is
cows and heifers, SO. 60G4. 25; Western fed
steers; 81. 1905. 20; Texas steers, So. 9064. go;
calves, $4.50@7 90. Trade In hogs was
good, but prices ruled a shade weaker
with the exception of the choice grades.
Ear to ,S choice, So. 1908; s.; heavy packers,
So. $500 80; light, So 6O@3. So; pigs, So. Esq
3.75 There was another sharp advance
in the prices of sheep and lambs, there
being lively demand and a good deal
of competition between buyers to secure
the choicest focks. There was an urgent
demand for lambs to ship East. Col
orado unshorn lambs sold at $6Q6.50 an
advance of Csc; shorn lots, $450Q5. rs;
sheep, 81 .25@I5. 25; yearlings and mixed
lots selling the highest. Receipts-Cat-
tie, $500; hogs 1000; sheep, $4,000.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

BUTTER AND EGGs-New York, May
atronger western sls Rssagse
factory, 111kQ1Sc. Eggs-Receipts, 7,147
packages; steady at 13@13%c; Southern,
12D13c.
Chicago, May TO- = Butter-Steady;
creameries, 12017c; diaries, 10@14c. Eggs
Steady; fresh, 11%c.
NEW YORK COFFEE-New York,
May 1-Coffee-Options opened quiet at
unchanged prices and ruled exception
ally inactive in absence Of Hamburg and
Havre cables; selling checked by smaller
warehouse deliveries in this country
Closed barely steady, unchanged to 8
points lower. Sales, 1900 bags, including:
55Oc; December, SOC; March, 5S5c Spot
Coffee-Rio dull; mild, dull Sugar-RaW,
weak; fair refining, 41sc; centrifugals, &C.
test, 4ssc; molasses sugar, &c; refined,
barely steady
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12

sold off to 72%c at s:ss, up to 72Ao at 1l:2o.
off off s3 7Hs a l2se eas snd e5SseS Su IS e
under July. Cash Sales: 1 car No. l
hard, 75Ac; 1900 bu No, northern, 7214c;
5000 bu No. l northern, 72Ac;' 5000 blu No.
northern, Tie; cars No. northern,
6sAc. Wheat--No. ! hard cash. 1870;
May, 7Sszc; July 7411@7495c; No north
ern cash.. 70Ac; May, 70Ac; July, nA@
S6zc; No. 5 spring, 6Sslc. To arrive: No.
hard, 73%c; No. 1 northern, 70ac; oats,
2@2e1ac; rye 81 G; barley. 36Q40e; flax,
$1.03; September, 9Oo; corn, 31Ac Receipts
Wheat 1854 bu; corn, lis, ass bu; oats,
33,027 blu; rye, 1929 bu; barley. 1,166 bu;
flax, LII Shipments-Wheat, 222,353 blu;
corn, 4l9777 blu; rye S,102 bu.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady. Wheat--No. 3 spring, lie; No. 3
spring, 659nc; No. 2 red. 7S11a@7411ac. Corn
NO. :, SsES2sSc; No. White. S1Sas6ldo;;
No. white, 2SlR@2915c Rye-No. 2, $50.
Barley.-.No, 2, S5G41c. seeds-No 1 fax
HO6; Northwestern, I.071kQ10S; prime
$s.S596.40. Pqrk--Mess, per Dbl. IS. 15Q825
Lard-Per 100 lbs. A.s0@495. Short ribs
sides Qoose(, s44O94.70. Dry sailed shout
lboxedJ, as5a4S6. WhiskyG6istiilers
Gnished. goods, per gal, SIPS; Sugar I'M
changed, Reeeipts-Flour, $4,000 bbls;
S6S, 900 bu; rye, 1900 bu: barley, 1900 bu
Shipments-Flour, 10000 bblg; wheat, 5000
bu 10 corn, go 900 bu; oats, 100000 bu rye,
exchange to-day the butter market was
steady; creameries, 12617e; dairies, 10G14c.
Eggs steady; fresh. 11%c. Cheese weak;
creams, 101a011c.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

P. H. Gilbert to P. Nelson, 1t 10,
G. A. B. Wride's rearr, blk g. Nell
sons add ..........-............... $3.50
Marion B. and A f. Goodrich to F.
S. Schubert, 1t, rs, blk IS. T. Days
SUI ..'.-..- .................... 40U
Farmers Trust Co. to ]. F. Rapp, 1t
&c, Beck,s add ............... 425
band to w. r. Allen, 1t 4, blk 8,
Fairview add ......................... s
p A Stanton to O. F. Rexford, 1t
/. blk 49,, Merriam Park add. -: $50
II. Ash and wife to Leonora Clark, 1t
Is, blk 2, Lake View park. .......... 100
Total, six transfers ...............s2,2 8O
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12
SALTWATER.
Walsh, Who Jumped From the Pris-
ON Gallery, Dead

The Misses Lands, professional nurses.
have just begun preparations for new
sanitarium to be built at Lake Elmo,
this county, the superstructure will cost
in the neighborhood of $4,000
The street fair association is busy pre-
pairing for the street fair to be held in this
city Sept IL, 10 and Ia, and the amount of
money to be expended in prizes, etc, will
be considerable in excess of the amount
expended last year. The association will
also provide first-class music and other
entertainment.
In the district court yesterday Judge
Williston and a jury heard the case of
F. Garen vs.. G. w. Smith, as sheriff of
Washington county Mr.. Green brought
suit for damages, claiming that Mr.. Smith
had neglected to serve q writ of attach
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12

Among the shippers on the market were
the following: c. Gardner, Hammond,
cattle, calves and hogs; M H Campbell
& Son, Redfeid, 2 loads hogs; c. Nelson,
Northfield, cattle and calves; j. Kilroy
Cannon Falls, cattle and hogs; A. K.
Riser, Long Lake, cattle, calves and hogs;
M. G. Johnson, River Falls, hogs; Shaw
& Co, Clearwater, cattle and hogs; b. F.
Martin, Clearwater cattle; P. NJ Burns
Kandiyohi, cattle and calves; C. Fedson,
st. Ansgar, cattle; A. McCorquodale,
Olivia, hogs; Albee Bros, New Richmond
2 loads hogs; C. F. Dickman, Randolph,
cattle, calves and hogs; c, Jones, West
Concord, cattle, calves and hogs; John
Wacek, New Prague, cattle and hogs;
Ryan & Hoban, Waseca, hogs; Babcock
& Co., Vernon Center loads cattle and
hogs; A. d. Sackett, GAINESVILLE hogs; c,
A. Johnson, Springfield, hogs.
MIDWAY HORSE Observation-Disclosures
ia Transfer, Barrett & Zimmerman's re-
port: Large shipments arrived of high
quality horses. Market well attended
by buyers and a satisfactory sale was
had. Heavy and good quality hourses
were principally sold. The low grade
horses were sold at very low prices.
Local men were the heaviest BUYERS.
Mules and good heavy Western horses
were much looked for and sold we'll The
nominal value of serviceable, sound
horses from four to eight years, as fol-
lows:
Drafters. choice to extra .......s125 to $50
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION

corn A. No. oats, /; No. oats oats a. IT, no
grade oats, 2; No. rye, 8; No. barley.
2; No. barley, /; No. 1 flax, 6; rejected
flax, 2; no grade fax, 1.
Cars Inspected Out-Wheat-No. 1
northern, 50; No. northern, 9; No. 8, 7:
rejected, A; no grade, 6; No. corn /:
No. corn, l; No. oats, SO; No. l flax,
/; rejected fax, r.
Receipts-Wheat, 1853 cars, 1860 blu.
corn, 5000 bu; oats, 1880 bu; barley, $40
bu; rye, 1850 bu; flax, $500 blu; fuel oil,
25,000 lbs; millstuffs. AZ tons; -four 1852
bbls; hay, &c tons; fruit, 1879 1872 lbs mer-
chandise 2,058,213 lbs; lumber, II cars:
barrel stock, cars; machinery, 255 $50
lbs; coal, 245 tons; wood, II cords; brick,
5000; lime, cars; cement, 225 bbls:
household goods, 10000 lbs; pig iron, 81
cars; ties, cars; stone and marble. 2
cars; live stock, cars; linseed oil. &c
cars; salt, car; dressed meats "a 74O lbs.
hides, pelts, ETC., 1856 lbs; wool, 10000
lbs; railroad materials, 5 cars; sundries.
II cars; car lots, 503
Shipments-Wheat, 20 cars, 4O70 hi
corn, 400 bu; oats, $4,000 bu; barley 896
bu; rye, LAO bu; fax, 1900 blu; flour. 46
CSC bbls; millstuffs, 1,63S tons; fruit. 848oO
lbs; merchandise, 1855, 1850 lbs; lumber. 13S
ears; barrel stock, 1 car; machinery 300 :
$50 lbs; wood. 1872 cords; brick, $1,000; ce-
Inent, 225 bbls; household goods, 20. Goa
lbs; ties, z cars; stone and marble, l car:
I've stock, car; railroad materials. 4
cars; sundries, cars; car lots, S19.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12
Annual Meeting Old Order German
Baptists at Union Bridge, Md, Via
the baltimore & Ohio II. r.

On May It, 10, 20 and % the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad will sell excursion tickets
to Union Bridge, Md. for the above oc-
casion at rate of one fare for the round
trip. Tickets will be good for return
until June "a, 1899. One stop over will be
allowed on the return journey at any
point on the Baltimore Ohio railroad
Tickets will also be on sale at all sta
lions In the west and northwest
For further information call on or adj
dress nearest B. & o. ticket agent, or B.
N. Austin, General Passenger Agent, Chi
cago. III.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12
MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS, May u.-Wheat was
lower at the opening
}u go T MsS5ss ggsne fd.t at 70 against
1O9sQ7OAc, lost 1-16c, advanced to II 1-16c,
and by Has a. m. held at 70Ac
September wheat opened at 677sc against
6o12c Wednesday and recovered the loss
before noon. The cash wheat market
may be called strong.
Liquidation in the July future was the
feature OF the market during the noon
weak.
May wheat closed at sSssc, July at $3.50
and September at 67Ac.
Open High Low Closing.
TSi$ 81 IS S3I sss So S 81
ern, 691sc; No. 2 northern, 68Nc; MAY
oats; 261Ac; May corn, 30%c; f1axseed,
Curb on July wheat, 69Mc.
Puts on July wheat, 69c, 691kc. 6ec. 6s%c
Calls on July wheat, 70Q70Ac bid
EiourIThe flour market is steady at to
values, but very dull from trading
First patents, So. 6OG3 20; second patents.
SSlGG3.5O; first clears, 81. 65@2 S5.
The market is very firm at the advance.
sac S1 Cd are re , the quotations in cotton
Rye -four, per bbl, pure. 81; rye flour,
Bran in bulk, $9as.25 shorts In bulk, 50
Corn--Yery firm No. yellow, SOC; No.
B, 29c; No. 4, 31c; no sales reported.
Eye5N No 2 rye. She; no sales.
~, Z eeol eco. Is excellent. Demand for
all goods seems to be increasing.
Coarse corn meal and cracked corn. in
only, $l2.75013.
No. l ground feed, 2-3 corn. ia oats
SO-lb sacks, sacks extra, $1375@14
STATE GRAIN TNSpECTION
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12

1NUOtdtIUIIS. TTIl1l6 UuCCNHr SCe6TB, $4bU
90, common to good, s4Q4 LAO; choice cows
and heifers, $3.75@425; common to good
steers, s4@4.4O; common and off-colored
2.75Q325; best stock heifers, 49, 40@3. 80
common and off-colored, $685. young
40; common, s375@4.25; best yearlihgs
and twos, $4@425; medium, $350@3S5 fat
bulls, So. 25@3.75; common and killing bulls,
$275g3; stock bulls, 81. 75@3.50; veal calves,
$596; mixers and springers, $25@45
Market steady on butcher cattle and
best quality .stockers and feeders Com
mon stuff of all kinds was draggy and
sold low. The run was light and the
quality of the offerings mostly common.
Representative sales:
Butcher Cows and IIaifara-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12
WHEAT TOOK A DROP
LOST TWO CENTS PER BUSHEL ON
SELLING CAUSED BY GOVERN -
MENT CROP REPORT
INTERPRETATION is BEARIsH

of the Report Gave Wheat "a
Weak Start-AnnOunceme From
Buffalo That Claims of Probable
Settlement of Strike Were Pre-
mature Also Had Depressing Eff
feet on Prices.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12
ADDITIONAL TRAIN SERVICE
To white Rear Lake

Commencing Monday, May 18th, the
Saint Paul &. Duluth railroad will place
in effect daily, except Sunday, train leav-
Ing Mahtomedi. 7:10 a. m. for St. Paul
and train leaving st. Paul sos D. m. for
Mahtomedk See new local time cards for
details
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12

The cattle receipts were light and most
of the stuff in, except a few loads of
butcher cattle. was on the common order.
Some good butcher steers sold up to ST. so
at steady prices, but the common stuff
went at low prices The hog market was
steady with tendency toward weaker
prices The quality of the hogs was gen
orally good. There were no sheep In. A
few sales were made from the pens.
Quotations were stronger on good sheep
and lambs.
Hogs-Comparative receipts:
Total for today. Observation-Disclosures. 9SS
"A week ago. ......................... III
A 80 a. 90 90, .I,94o
ers, 35; rough, $4,000; pigs, 1925.
Market was barely steady with light
run. The quality was generally good.
The range on butchers was So. $500 IS with
the, bulk selling at S3.55@3. go. Pigs and
packers steady. Representative sales:
Butchers
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12

above diseases and guarantee cure in every
case undertaken, and may be consulted person.
ally or by letter. Pamphlet and chart of ques-
tons for stating the case on above diseases sent
free. All business strictly confidential Office
hours from 0 q. m to p. m. Sundays 10 p
M Address letters thus:
GALENIC INSTITUTE St. Paul. MINI.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12

ceipts at the Union stock yards today
We're: Cattle. 212; calves, Il; hogs, 1888;
sheep, none.
The receipts by cars over the various
railroads were as follows:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12
DULUTH

DULUTH, Mimi, May 11-Market dull
and weaker; July opened &c OF at rs,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12
GALENIC MEDICAL INSTITUTE,
Corner Seventh and Cedar Streeis(Over
YerXn,s gtOrel. Phenix building

Established in 1861 for
the cure Of PRIVATE,
NERVOUS, Blood. Kidney,
Urinary and Chronic Dis
eases, including Sperma-
3torrhoea, Nervous Debility,
IImpotency. Syphilis. Com
orrhoea, elect, Structure,
Varicocele, Hydrocele, Dis
eases of Women. etc.
This institute is the oldest
In Minnesota. the physi-
clans are reliable. regular
graduates. and treat all the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12
LIVE STOCK MARKETS
THE PRICES PAID FOR HOGS
WE'RE BARELY STEADY, WITH
A LIGHT RUN
ONLY LIGHT RUN OF CATTLE

Most of the Cattle In Were of the
Common to Fair Kind and Sold
LONESOME Good Butcher Cattle
Sold at High Prices, Quality Com
sidered-Sheep and Lambs Were
Quoted Stronger.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12
'American Tobacco, ex-dividend. ~ per
Total sales, ss1. 7sS.
BONDS.

U. s. As, reg. S914IM., K & T. IDS. 65
do 3s, reg ....10Sss do As ........... 94A
do Ss, coup. .108Ss N. Y. c. lists. .11512
do new As, reg. 1291AlN N. ]. c gen. 5s 10
do new is, coup1251k Nor. Car. 6s. .1N
do old As, reg. .1121a do 4s .104
do old As, coup 1888 N P. Is ....... .1201
do Is, reg .n2h do prior AZ. ..104
do 5s, coup. .1121b do gen. Sc. 661z
District 3s, e5s. III NY, CO S.L.4s. 1861
Ala, class A lilo N & w con- As 95
do class B.. .100h do gen. Is -. 100
do class c.. .1001k Or. Nav lists ..114
do Currency .100h do 4s ......... 1861
Atch. gen. 4s....101$sl Or. 8. L. 6s... 1914
do adjt. 4s... 82M do con. 5s. -. .11I%
Can. So Eds HOY Reading gen S. 67H
Ches. & Ohio AZ. 94A r. g. w lists -. SO
do SIS .......... .119 S.L.LH., con IS. 1101h
c. g. N. con. Is. .14S S.L& S.Fgen. PAX
do s. b. deb. 5s. 121%' st. p. con .....168
Chi. Ter. As. .100R st. c. & P. lists 122sss
D.. & r. G. lists. 1854 do 5s .......... .122aS
EFT. V.& G. lists 1855 g. r. & T. 6s.... 81
Erie gen. 4s -. 111 Tenn II. s. 3s.... 9711
F.W. & d. C. LIST IS T. & P. lists. 49, 116K
Gen. Elec. Es iii do Eds ......... 54sz
G. H. & A., 6s. ia u. P. As. ........ 1851!
do Eds 1900. lily Wabash lists :. lis
H. & T. Cen. IS .113 do Eds .......... 9s7t
H. & TIC. con.es 1214 W. Shore As. ia
10. Cen. lists ia Vic. Cen. lists. 20
K.C., P & g. lists. Sc Va. Centuries. "a
La. new con. As. 110B do deferred =. 5
L. & N. uni. As. 959s Col. So. As Sc
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Mich Cow Exchange-Quite few
choice cows and forward springers were
on the market and the demand was fair
at steady prices.
Representative Sales
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week ago None
:, Quotations: Good sheep, 81 5O@5; year
H u e a,s 1905; good lambs. s5@5. 65; bucks
S25Q3.75; spring lambs, $7@8. So
There were no sheep in and the only
sales made were from the feeding pens
Prices were little stronger.
Representative Sales
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Among the shippers on the market were

3 cows .......................... sos 90
COWS Observation-Disclosures. IS 90
l cow ............ ............. 30 90
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-29
A CORoNER'S INQUEST HELD.
Examination Into Cause of Death OF
sam Campbell. Colored-Is IA Paddy's
Hollow B~arkeeper Responsfbles

Coroner Price impaneled a jury yes
terday TO investigate the cause of the
death of Sam Campbell. a negro about
25 years of age, who died Christmas
morning after a very peculiar sickness.
The jury was sworn at the late resi-
dence of the deceased on Prices alley.
The jurymen were Jas. NJ. MCGOWAN
foreman), Geo. Harriss (secretary),
Henry Peschau, j. ID. Stanton, Buck
Cooper and Harvey Cox.
The only witness examined was the
mother of the deceased. She said that
her son came home on Thanksgiving
night under the influence OF whiskey
and his brother-in-law, Jerry Craw-
ford, who was with him. told her that
Campbell had been struck in the back
of his head with a hickory stick in a
was taken sick two days later and SUI
fered violent pain in his head He also
bled from his nose at intervals. He was
sent to the city hospital for treatment
and he finally became almost insane
He was taken back to his mothers
house Friday, as his condition was
considered hopeless and Monday morn
ing he died.
An autopsy was begun but. on ac-
count of the ~lateness of the hour it vas
decided to defer the examination until
this morning. The jury was adjourned
to meet in Justice McGowan's office
this morning at 10 o'clock, when other
witnesses will be heard and the case
most thoroughly investigated.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-29
TRIED TO KILL MIR. LAMB.
Jim Hill Attempts to Shoot Him. But,
Luckily. is Unsuccessful.

Jim Hill, a negro, wen to the store
of F. p. Lamb, corner of Campbell and
McRae streets, Saturday night and
had it not been for the failure OF a
cap to fire, an outrageous murder Of
Mr.. Lamb would probably have re-
suited.
The negro went into the store about
$50 o'clock Saturday night and began
using profane language. A porter re-
ported the d to Mr.. Lamb, who
Immediately went to the negro and told
him to either stop swearing or get
out of the store, as his family resided
Over the store and he wouldn't allow
such conduct to be continued. The ne
gro referred to go and was forcibly
elected. In about twenty minutes Hill
came back into the store with some
thing under his coat, which had the
appearance Of a stick. He went up to
Mr.. Lamb and asked IL he had not al
ways treated him right, receiving the
reply that he. had until then, where
upon the negro drew a hot gun from
under his coat, saying at the same
time he would make things right"
He aimed at Mr.. Lamb and snapped the
cap three times. When he found 1t
wouldn't shoot and he was put out of
the store the second time, put on an
other cap and fired at the porter, but
missed him. He then pulled his pistol.
The negro was taken under arrest be-
fore he could do further damage
He was tried by the mayor yesterday
on three cases and in default OF a $3.50
bond, was committed to jail to await
the next term OF criminal court.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-29
AT THE HOME
A Merry Christmas Accorded m Chill
dren by the Odd Follows.

Christmas at the Odd Fellows Or
phan Home at Goldsboro was n that
will be long remembered by the little
ones of this noble institution. The
morning was ushered in by n blow
ing Of horns and firing OF cannon
crackers and h ring of the happy
voices of the children as they passed
the salution Of The day one TO another
and to their friends as they arrived at
the home. No better dinner could have
been spread for them. During the day
a great many visitors called at the
home to wish a merry Christmas TO
The little ones The donations from
the different lodges both in cash and
kind were in keeping with Odd Fellow
ship. Several private donations were
also sent in and one that was particu-
larry appreciated vas a box Of oranges
from Masters j. Hill Cronly and K. d.
Cronly. Jr., OF this city.
The Odd Fellows OF Raleigh. in adj
dition TO their regular donations. sent
a handsome and useful present TO each
child. They were placed on the Christ
mas tree and after supper the party
was invited into the room where the
tree was and tbs distribution Of pres
ents took place.
An interesting feature OF the tree was
the presents each child placed on tx
for his or her companion at the home.
The money TO buy these with was given
the children by the Wilson q Eel
lows and, as The Messengers inform
ant says. it vas the prettiest feature
of their Christmas, thus enabling them
to give to each other some little trinket
that will in years to come be "A loving
reminder Of this happy occasion.