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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-09-02
WIN. STRAIT ARRESTED.
Accused of Attempting to Re.
move His MOther.in.L Law.
w. B. in The State.

Rock Hill, August 31.-Wm.
Strait, a young farmer who lives
in the Blackjacks, about seven
miles south of this city, was ar
rested Tuesday on the charge of
attempting to poison his mother
in law, Mrs. Mollie Kidd. The
alleged attempt was made several
days ago, but the matter was
hushed up until the arrest was
made.
Strait was given a preliminary
hearing before Magistrate Lee
Saunders at McConnellsville and
was committed to Jail at YORK;
vile. The warrant was issued at
the instance of Mr.. Bob Conrad
and other farmers of Bethesda
township.
The story of the affair as told
here exhibits Strait in the light of
a cold-blooded and very unnat,
ural son.in-law. Avarice is re.
ported to be the cause of the at
tempt upon the life of Mrs. Kidd
and other members of the house
hold, for it is said Strait wanted
to come into possession of her
property. 1t is stated that Strait,
who lives a quarter of mile from
his mother-in-law, sent her
mess of grated corn for dinner.
Some one who tasted the dish re
marked upon the bitter flavor of
the corn, and suspicious were
aroused. Some Of 1T was thrown
to a dog, which soon keeled over,
and the family seems to have
been satisfied that the dish was
poisoned. The rest of the corn
was buried. Afterwards when
they went to make an examina-
ton and analysis of the buried
corn it was found to have been
scratched up.
There are several reports as to
manner in which Strait obtained
the strycknine. 1t is said that
he first asked some Of the neigh.
bors to get him a quarters worth,
as he wanted to Kill some dogs.
But they told him that 10 cents
worth would be enough. 1t is
also reported that he claims to
have bought it from DR.. \. j.
Evans about two weeks ago. DR..
Evans has no recollection of hav-
ing sold him the strychnine, but
DIR. IL. NJ. Sandiler states that
about two weeks ago man
answering Straits description
came into his drug store and
asked Tor strychnlne, but was re
fused as he had no prescription.
1t is told here today that Strait
had been limiting around that he
anticipated that his mother. in law
would try to destroy herself. On
the day of the alleged attempt at
poisoning he is said to have made
the remark that he feared that
she would try to make way with
herself and her entire household.
Strait is a young farmer, son of
Mr.. Thos. j. Strait, of Bethesda
township, not Congressman Strait.
Mrs. Kidd is the widow of Mr..
Jno. A. Kidd, who a few years
ago committed suicide in his own
home with shotgun.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-09-02

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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-09-02

One Minute Cough Cure quickly
cures obstinate summer coughs and
colds. 81 consider it q most wonder
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Merton, Mayhem, Wis. Crawford
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
THE SEABOARD'S NEW LINE.
The Road from Atlanta to Charleston
Organized.

Charleston, S. c., November 29.-The
Chattanooga, Augusta and Charleston
Railway Company, the new road which
the Seaboard Air Line proposes to
build between Charleston and Atlanta,
and surveys for which have already
been made, was organized here today,
the following officers being elected:
President, E. r.. Williams. of Balti-
more; vice president, J. u. Jackson, of
Augusta; secretary, Henry Buist, of
Charleston; treasurer, r. Goodwin
Rhett, of Charleston; board of direc-
tors, J. G. Williams, Jr., G. Wulbern,
lR. Goodwin Rhett, S. H. Wilson, w.
B. Chisholm and w. M. Wallace, all
lof Charleston; Charles S.. Heard, Of Au-
gusta; J. U. jackson, of Augusta; E.
iR. Williams, Of Richmond: J. w.
Travis, Of Richmond, and w. B.. S..
Whaley, of Columbia.
| J. Skelton Williams, of the Seaboard
Air Line, was in the city during the
}day, but declined to be interviewed.
The Seaboard Air Linz closed by
purchase today several options upon
terminal properties in the city and at
a special meeting of the city council to
he held in a day of two rights Of way
will be asked for through certain
streets. There seems no longer to be
a reasonable doubt that the proposed
troad is to be built.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
THE SILVER REPUBLICANS.
Inc committee Decide on Co-Opera-
ton With Democrats and PopuIfsts.

Inc committee Decide on Co-Opera-
ton With Democrats and Populists.
chicago, November 29.-The special
nesting of the national committee of
one silver republican party adjourned
eoudy 10 meet at the call Of the chair
man, after having taken action prac-
ideally assuring the fusion of the party
with the democratic and popuafst par-
ities, the endorsement of the Democrat
iIc platform and the presidential candi-
idate of that party.
Ine Subcommittee appointed yes
IUerday to decide on the most practical
gate and place for holding the national
convention n also to report on mat
tiers of practical organization for the
campaign including the apportionment
IUI from the various tates to
the national convention, submitted its
report to the committee today, and,
lafter a lengthy discussion, its recon-
lamentations, with one or two minor
amendments, We're adopted. The sub
committee recommended that all of the
matters in question be referred for
faction to the executive committee, of
which former Senator Fred w. Dubois,
lof Idlo, is chairman.
Chairman ToWne gave out the fol-
flowing official statement of the action
lof the committee:
"A resolution was unanimously
adopted that a national convention of
1.-THE silver republican party be held and
tthe executive committee was instruct
led to confer with the democratic and
ipopu1ist national committees in an eff
fort to secure, if possible, the holding
lOf all three national conventions at the
Same time n place and at the earliest
practical date, to the end that complete
cO-OperaiTun of the reform forces may
tbe had. The executive committee was
authorized to determine the umbe OF
delegates to the national convention,
1.-THE same to be not less tina 1000; to
ARRANGE THE basis of selection, and to
Iallot the representation from zach
Estate. 1t was decided that the call for
lthe convention shall include as eligible
to representation all those voters who
heretofore, prior to 1896, or since, ave
Iacted politically with the republican
party, but are bimetallistS and favor
the unrestricted and independent coin
iage of both gold and silver at the pres
lent legal ratio, and who are opposed
Ito the policy of extending the gold
standard in the United States by re-
ttiring the ~greenbacks, destroying the
full money power of the existing silver
dollars, providing for the payment OF
lall government obligations and the re-
.ldemption of all forms of paper money
in gold alone and surrendering to a
banking combination the sovereign
function OF issuing paper money.
Pledges were made covering the ex-
Ipenses of holding the national I'VE
ition, and Hon. ElWood S. CorSer, of
minneapolis, was chosen treasurer of
1.-THE committee with Instructions to
maintain relations of practical co-ope-
ration with the democratic and popu-
list national committees"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
THE FLORIDA SENATORSHIP.
Charges of Ta1iaferrO'S Election by
Fraud or Bribery Denounced as
False.

Jacksonville, Fla, November 29.-As
the charges filed by ex-senator Call
against the Florida Legislature were
so widely published throughout the
United States stating that Senator Ia
liaferro was elected to the United
States senate by corrupting the Flori-
da Legislature, a representative of the
Associated Press sought an interview
with SenatOr-Elect Taliaferro, but he
treats the charges with silent con-
tempt. In order to inform the public
at large as to the truth of the charges,
interviews have been secured from
those in a position to speak with au-
thOrity.
State Senator II. Fl. McCreary, one
of Calls leaders in 1897 and one of the
leading opponents of Senator Talliafer-
TO in the legislature of 1899, says:
There was no cleaner or more gentle
manly contest. Senator Taliaferro's
victory was due to his superior gen
eralship and Senator Pasco's over
confidence. The charges of Senator
Call are an insult to the Florida legis-
lature and to the state, and the United
States senate SHOULD treat them with
the contempt they deserve"
Hon. Frank Adams, president of the
Florida senate, denounces the charges
and p~ronOunCeS them baSeleSS.
Hon. Robert McNamee, speaker Of
the house, says the contest was the
ane yer conducted in the state of
Florida and that Calls charges are
buncombe for some Interior political
motive yet to be disclosed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
STATE PRESS.

No county in this state has made in
the last few or is making now,
greater progress than Moore county.
Our towns are all prosperous and MAX
ing material advancement, new brick
stores, factories, cotton mill, banks
electric lights, water works, new hotel
&c, &c, have been started in the most
of them and more are to be built in the
near future. Some of our towns are
making rapid progress and especially
is this true of Sanford and it has a
still brighter future before it. Our
county outside of the towns is also forg-
ing ahead, farms are being improved,
new houses being built, new fences put
up. crops are being diversified and
places that only a short time az were
a barren wilderness are now beautiful
fruit acknowledgements Telegram.
The S%taunton, Va, News calls at
tention to the fact that "of the stocks
held by the New York Life the Equta-
Bile and the Mutual Life Insurance
Companies of New York at the begin
ming of the year only $226, 900 was in
vested south of the Potomac" There
is no lack of opportunity for safe and
profitable investment of insurance pre-
miums or any other money in the
south, but what is needed here is not
SO much that these Northern companies
~re-invest here all or a part of the
money they collect here, as that south
ern people organize and conduct their
own insurance companies and get the
dividends as we'll as the benefit of a
part of the surplus. The Staunton pa
per says the northern companies would
find southern cotton mills and iron
furnaces yielding as good returns as
the railroad, bank and trust company
stocks in which they put their money
Charlotte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
CAPTAIN ID SON
Appointed a Marine Corps Lieutenant.
Mckinley and Dewey to Pay Expense
of His Preparation.

Washington, November 81. p. "
Gridley, a son of the late Captain
Charles v. Gridley, who commanded
Admiral Dewey's flagship ait the battle
Of Manila, was today designated for an
pointment as a lieutenant in the ma
rine corps by President Mckinley.
Young GridEey is too old to enter An
napolis, and the only opening for him
in h nav lay in an appointment to
h marine corps, but he lacked the
necessary education, and, worse than
all, the money necessary. The bow
was too modest to tel anyone the stu
alton, but Admira Dewey, who loved
his father, suspected it and decided to
act. He determined 10 pay the boys
expenses while studying for the lieu
tenantcy.
This morning he met young Gridley
at the White house and presented him
to the president. Admiral Dewey start
ed to explain the situation when the
president interrupted and said:
"You and /, admiral, will pay his
expenses IN preparing for examination:
II he fails in the first examination I
VIII give him another chance, but / am
sure he will be ready when the time
comes"
AS Admiral Dewey and the young
man were descending the White house
CG1pCp IN a SdylHS ~ III
son of his old comrade: Now you
keep an account Of your expenses and
let me know what they are"
At the foot Of the steps the admiral
ran into the group of newspaper men.
Il shall be glad to give you an item this
morning. said the admiral. The pres
ident has just agreed to designate this
young man, a son of Captain Gridley,
for examination for lieutenant in the
marine corps; but he has no money
with which to prepare himself for the
examination" he continued. "Howev-
er, the president and l are going to at
tend to that" he added, looking at the
son Of his old friend with a suspicious
moisture in his eyes. Now said the
admiral as he turned away 'let the peo~
pie Of the country know what sort of
president they have"
MIR. Gridley's mother, the widow of
the gallant commandment the Olympia,
is living at Erie, Pa. She is drawing
a pension of $50 a month, which her
friends in congress will seek to have
increased by special act during the APP
preaching session.
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To ALI. POINTS.

Schedule in Effect November ssh. 1889.
Train t.-Lcave Whining OF sss y. m.
arrives Iumberton Sis p. IN. Pembroke
a:S p. m. Maxton SOS y. IA. LaurinburE
at Hamlet with trains fur Monroe, char
lotte, Athens. Atlanta and all polatx
south: and with trains for Fealeten.
Portsmouth, Richmond. Washington and
points north.
Train +l.-Leaves Portsmouth s.sA n m.
arrives Weldon 1888 n IA. Raleigh 1as
r. m. Sanford sos y. m. Hamlet c.5 y.
= m. Charlotte lo:@ p. m. and Atlanta
$50 q. m.
Train SLEEVES Atlanta $50 n. m.
leaves Charlotte SEQ a.. M. arrive Mon
Toe 6:45 a m. Wadcsboro s:5i 4. m,
Raleigh H:lS n. m. Weldon $50 n. n.
Portsmouth $50 p. m.
Train 3S.-Lcaves Hamlet SEQ a. n. AZ
r4ees L~aurinourg sts a. m. Maxton sos
9:5S a. m, Wilmington 1906 noon.
Train +G.-L@aves Washington 500 r..
m. Richmond goo y. m. Portsmouth S:sS
p m. Weldon ll;io y. m. arrives Raleigh
a. m, Wadcsboro S:0i a. m. Monroe s:s3
a. m. Charlotte 500 a. m. Atlanta $50
p. m.
Train 4@.-Leaves Charlotte $40 a. m.
1910 a. M Rutherfordton lies a. m.
Train 4G.-Leayes Rutherfordton 4:55
p. m, arrives Shelby COS n. m, Lincoln
ton $50 p. m. Charlotte 500 y. m. Mon
roe $40 y. m.
Train +o2-Leaves Atlanta 1900 noon.
Arrives Monroe $50 p. m, wadesboro
1880 p. m, Hamlet Ti:I0 y. m, Sanford
1855 y. m. Raleigh 200 n. m. Weldon
800 a. m, Portsmouth T:S n m, Rich
mond S:l5 a. m. Washington 1874 noSa.
Train 1S.-Leaves Hamlet T:f5 y. m Ar
rIves Gibson s:lo y. N. Returning leaves
Gibson go a. m. Arrive Hamlet TAO
a. m.
Train T.-Leaves Hamlet $40 a. m. Ar
riVes Cheraw 1000 a m. Returning
leaves Cheraw 500 y. m. Arrives Hamlet
$40 p. m.
All trains daily except Nos. Il and Is.
Trains make immediate connection at
Atlanta for Montgomery. Mobile. New
Orleans. Texas. California, Mexico, Chat
tanooga, Nashville, Memphis. Macon and
Florida.
For Tickets. Sleepers. etc. apply to
THOS. u. MEARES.
Gen'l Agent. Wilmington. ~. G..
Z. ST. JOHN.
Vice President and General Manager.
II. w. b. GLOVER. Traffic Manager.
v. L. McBEE. General superintendent.
L. S. ALLEN. Genl Pass. Agent.
General Offices. Portsmouth. Va
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K

Roanoke Albemarle Times: 1t may
not be generally known, but it is a fact
that we already have a seed farm on
a small scale located about five miles
from Rich Square in BERTHE county,
conducted by Mr.. George Hampton
Barnes, of Roxobel. Mr.. Barnes has
built up a good trade and reputation
for his garden and flower seed and
bulbs.
Fair Bluff Times: Loan Sarvis, of
this county, who went to Florida some
months ago, was killed on the 9Th in
slant, by a man by the name of John
Granger. Our informant says that
whiskey was the cause of the tragedy,
inasmuch as Sarvis and Granger were
drinking at the time. Granger went at
once and surrendered to the sheriff and
claims that he killed Sarvis in self-de-
tense.
ASHORE Courier: Ex-Sheriff Ewing,
of Montgomery county, who shot and
killed Stewart, at Candor, last March,
surrendered himself last week and
yer to Rockingham for trial. The
grand jury at the April term of court
in Montgomery ignored or refused to
return a true bill against Sheriff Ew-
ing. Don thereafter the grand jury
of Richmond county found a true bill,
and Mr.. Ewing left the country until
his return last week. The case was
continued and Mr.. Ewing gave bond
for his appearance at the next term
of court.
Wadesboro Messenger: Miss Margie
Lockhart suffered a painful accident
Sunday afternoon at the residence of
Captain T.. r. Robertson, in Charlotte,
where h was visiting. She was stand
ing on the porch, made a misstep and
fell off on a ard cement pavement,
fracturing the large bone of the left
arm between the elbow and wrist, and
spraining the Wrist.-R. 3. Russell.
colored, editor of the Raleigh formerly
Maxton) Blade, has been given an ap-
pointment in the revenue service, and
Will receive as pay So per day. Rus
sell, who temporarily ~retires from the
newspaper field, has long conducted
the best and cleanest paper published
in the state by a colored man.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05

The woman who is lovely in face,
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friends, but n who would be attrac-
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bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich
complexion. 1t will make a good
looking, charming woman of a run
down invalid. Only so cents at R.. r.
Bellamy's Drug Store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
Are Blood Dis
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of Catarrh and rheumatism that
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
His Life Was Saved.

MI. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen
of Hannibal, Mo-, lately had a wonder
full deliverance from a frightful death.
In telling of it he says: Il was taken
with Typhoid Fever, that ran into
Pneumonia. My lungs became hard
ened. 1 was so weak I couldn't ven
sit up in bed. Nothing helped me. I
expected to soon die Of consumption,
when L heard of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. One bottle gave great relief.
I continued to use it, and now am we'll
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praise" This marvellous medicine is
the surest and quickest cure in the
world for all Throat and Lung Trouble
Regular sizes so cents and $1.00. Trial
bottle free at r. r. Bellamy's Drug
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
WAGES A

Centreville, r. l., November 29.-The
hands employed in the cloth DON at
the Centreville cotton mills We're as
sured today by the management that
their wages would be advanced in pro-
portion to any increase that might be
made in other mills of the state. Yes
terday afternoon h girls struck and
stated tina they would not return un-
til they knew how much their wages
were to be advanced. Upon receiving
the reply today they returned ITO work.
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COUNTERFEITERs CAPTURED.

Willacoochee, Ga, November %
Deputy United States Marshal Cason,
of Waycross, captured and brought to
this place from Berrien county early
this morning, a set, of moulds for max
ing silver coin, together with a lot Of
counterfeit coin. The moulds n
money were found in a trunk in the
possession of Wade" Gaskins and Ben
|Corbitt, who were arrested, to be taken
to Waycross on the evening train
|Corbltt afterwards escaped. Some of
the coin is so perfectly finished that
lit requires very close inspection to de-
|tect the difference between that n
the genuine. Ephram Brotcher and
David Rowan were also summoned as
witnesses. 1t is believed that suffi-
|cient evidence is obtained ito convict
accomplices and to prove that
they have beer operating for several
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A Dead Body Beside the Track.

Jacksonville, Fla, November 29.-The
body of a white man about 35 years
old, was found this morning near the
crossing of the railroad tracks five
miles west of this city. 1t vas stripped
Of all clothing except shirt and shoes
and was covered with blood. The head
wa crushed in and the ground around
about was torn up as though a scuf-
f1e had occurred.
The murdered man has been identi-
fed as William Reynolds. He came
here on the Comanche last Monday in
search of work. He told a friend that
he had relatives alt Mount Carmel,
near New Haven, onn He had sent
his baggage ito Fargo, Ga, and started
to walk there. 1t is said he owns
property in Tampa. Reynolds muir
derer is as yet unknown.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
Supposed Conspiracy to Break the
Price of Cotton.

Memphis, Tenn, November 29.-The
Commercial Appeal tomorrow will say:
A telegram worded as follows and sign
ed by a New York individual a been
received at this office:
Reported in New York that the cot
ton market Is heavily overbought by
the south on slim margin and a crash
is looked for. Can you confirm?
1t has been learned that a similar
telegram was sent to Every important
cotton centre in h south. 1t 1s
Thought THAT this is part of a conspira-
cy to break the price Of cotton The
name of the sender of the telegram has
been sent to a responsible New York
firm, number Of the cotton exchange,
with a request that an effort be made
to the whole transaction
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
In all stages of Nasal catarrh there

In all stages of Nasal Catarrh there
should be cleanliness. As experience
proves, Ely's Cream Balm is a cleanser,
soother and healer Of the diseased
membrane. It is not drying nor irri-
tating, and does not produce sneezing.
Price so cents at druggists or 1t will
be mailed by Ely Brothers, IS Warren
Street, New York. Upon being placed
into the nostrils it spreads over the
membrane and relief is immediate. It
Is an agreeable ure.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
President Wilson's Ill Health.

Richmond, Va, November pa spe-
cial from Lexington tonight says hat
while it is true that Hon. William L..
Wilson has been advised to go to Ari-
IONA for his health. n will spend
part of the winter there. 1t has not
been decided when he will leave. At
present, he is engaged as actively as
ever in his duties at Washington and
Lee university.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
A Honduras COMPANY Chartered.

Richmond, Va, November 29.-The
Observation-Disclosures Plantation Com
pany, with a maximum capital stock
of $500, 600, was granted a charter here
today. The company has a big grant
from the Honduras government to COW
er valuable rubber trees and fruit
lands, both of which they will develop.
Large local and northern capital is
represented.