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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-11-23
DEATH AT THE STAKE
FRIGHrrUL PUNISHMENT FoR A
F1ENDIsH CRIME.

Negro Chained to q Railroad Rail-
ON the Spot Where His Awful
Crime Was Committed Pays q
Terrible Penalty for His Decd
Tather of His Victim Applies the
Torch-Suners Frightful Agonics
While the Flames Slowly shriyel
His Flesh.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31
Sundayschoolwork.

Prof Hamlll. who speaks at the First
Baptist Church this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock and at Epworth NJ. e. Church
at 1880 tonight. in the interest of bet
ter Sunday school work, spoke thus of
one point of the work ut the great con-
Ventlon in Atlanta last April:
The International Association espcc-
tally has done much to magnify the
child. In imitation of its divine Lord.
1t summons into its midst u little child
and makes the child life and need the
centre of its concern. The church of
the past, in its darker days, could be
fttingly symbollzed upon canvas as n
warrior with dented shield and battered
sword, with lance at rest, his garments
stained with unhallowed blood of con.
quest; but if L could paint the church
OF the twentieth century as in her white
Vestments she passes through the open
portals, there would be no warrior Will,
sword. or lance or chield. but n mother
bearing a child upon her breast, the
child Of the Sunday school,
All interested in Sunday school work
would do we'll to hear Prof. Hamill
this afternoon and tonight.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST.

u
Prayer meeting will be held tonight,
as usual. at the Cumberland Street NJ.
L.. Church.
Chemical fire extlnguishers have been
placed In the Citizens Bank building
elevators. for use in the event OF fire.
Circle No. o. Daughters of the King.
held n nesting yesterday afternoon at
O'clock
DR.. Pisott and wife are both still con-
fined to their home, No. 4iO Butte street,
by sickness
Mr.. w. r. Loushran of the firm of
Loughran & Prieur is attending fur
niture sale in New York city.
The personal taN-books for last year
are being examined ut the clerks off e
" ,'ud, G w. j. Ililby. of Suffolk. who
is the examiner of records for this ju-
dicial distr t.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. a. Diggs have gone
TO Baltimore to purchase a stock of
dry goods and millinery, to open at No.
422 Church street
Mr. w. p. Langhorne. of Norfolk.
was registered at the St Denis Hotel.
New York. Monday.
An account of n meeting OF the stock
holders of the Seaboard and Roanoke
railroad at Portsmouth yesterday will
be found on our Portsmouth page to-
day.
The Committee of the Councils on
Public Buildings held meeting last
night. and the special jai, committee
also met but no important action was
taken by either.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31
THE COLONIAL BALL.
GREAT SOCIAL SUCCESS AT OLD
POINT.

By far the most charming fenture of
the brilliant Colonial ball to be given
tonight at the Chamberlin Hotel,
under the auspices of the Great Bridge
Chapter. Daughters of the American
Revolution, will be the Sir Roger de
Coverley dance.
Those participating will wear the
lovely Colonial costumes, and the pic :
ture they Will present i'll this graceful
minuet will be u notably beautiful one.
those participating are: Misses Mar
garet Reed. Dorothy Wake, Mary
Leigh, Violet Niles, Mabel Chamber
iaine. Elizabeth Lauder, Emily Allyn,
- Gordon, Wynn. Ruth
Ferebee, Rosa Perkins. Jane Serpeli,
Alice Ramsay, Watts, Rosa
Julia Dewey, Messrs. Washington Tay.
Tor, Harry Keeling, Fergus ~ Good
ridge, r. Calvert Taylor, Harry Lamb
Edward NJ. Henry, a. Brooke Taylor,
Jack Wynn. Alex. Agclasto, Richard A.
Dobie, Tyler Smith, Leigh Gordon, Wal
lington Hardy.
The reception committee will consist
OF the following ladies: Mrs. Thomas
Bottimore. Mrs. Hugh Nelson Page,
Mrs. Philip E. Yeatman, Mrs. Barton
myers, Mrs. James Y. Leigh Mrs
George Mcintosh, Mrs. James Riddle
Mrs. Floyd Hughes. Mrs. Charles Ed
redSe. Mrs. John Quimby, Mrs. Il. Is.
Cooke. Mrs. Richard II. Wright, Mrs.
John Williams. Mrs. Walter II. Doyle.
Floor Committee-Messrs. Philip Il.
1eatman, Hugh Nelson Page. j. Iredell
Jenkins, VIM. G. Dickson. j. Leighton
HUBBARD. Judge Alan r. Hanckel, DR..
Joseph Grice, II. Worthy Smith. VIM.
II. White. Washington Reed, Richard
a. Dobie. Tench f. Tilghman, Wallng-
ton Hardy.
Ball Committee-NTessrs Richard II.
Wright, George Mcintosh. Robert Il.
Cooke. Floyd Hughes. Robert NJ.
Hughes, John Graham. Jr.
1t Is fair to assume. from the interest
manifested. that this entertainment
VIII -be-ea splendid SUCCESS.
The steamer Old Point Comfort. on
her return trip. will leave at 1890
o'clock.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31
JOHN S. BARBOUR CLUB.
SEVERAL SPEECHES FOR GOOD OF
THE CLUB.

The John S. Barbour Club held It's
regular weekly meeting ut the club
room on Fenchurch street, with about
thirty-fivc members present.
Captain f. H. Cunningham, the pres
ident presided. with Mr. w. r. John
son, secretary
After disposing Of routine business,
the president announced that the next
business In order was the GOOD of the
Club"
A member introduced MIR. t. B.
Wright, who spoke in part as follows:
Gentlemen: We must wake up and
face the ordeal that is now before us.
We must prepare to carry the city of
Norfolk In the municipal campaign by
straight. out-and-out, honest Demo-
cratic vote.
II believe" continued he, "that the
present reform movement Is nothing
more than a set of Republicans, with
cloaks drawn around them, trying to
carry the city OF Norfolk"
Defrecrats-o Of tfTfs--- ffty
could win by an honest vote and he
felt assured that If each worked for
that end there would be no danger of
defeat.
The next speaker was Mr.. w. G. Pet
tbs. who spoke on the same line.
At the conclusion of this speech Mr.
Fl. N. Poulson arose and made n
lengthy talk, in which he said the pres
ent government of Norfolk was the hest
this city has ever had.
A communication from Mr., J. p. Corr
man, asking the endorsement of the
club for fireman at the Almshouse. wa,
read and approved.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31
NERVES AL ON.
END.
Nervous, Irritable
Spells
Cured by DR.. Hallock's Won
derful Electric Pills.
navo You Thc.o Symptoms

Are you nervous Are you hdgety (?
able In your moods Is your appetite
caprcious Does your mind wander ?
DO you change your mind often on the
Same subject Is 1t hard for you to
concentrate your mind on any one SUBJ
5ect Arc you fretfu Are you sleep
less Do you have flashes of cold or
heat Are you troubled at times with
paipitation Do you have cold sweats :?
Do you have spells In which you surely
think you arc going 10 die ? Do you
hays have , br Ty I'm moving sp/ks before your
s buying sounds in y/r ears? Do you
motor AtaXia
II you have these symptoms, Or any
considerable number OF them, you may
DO sure that you suffer from Nervous
Prostitution and q wasting away of the
nerve centres, and DR.. Hallock's Wonder
ful Electric Pills should be used at once.
DIR. Hallock's Wonderful Electric pills
cure by restoring the nerve centres. The
pills are made for this very purpose, and
arc different from any other Nerve or
Blood Remedy. Give them trial They
viii, positively. restore you to perfect
health and give a buoyant spirit with
nerves Of steel and n happy disposition
DIR. Hallock's Electric Pills thoroughly
tested for past SO years. They are per-
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Pills for sale by Burrow, Martin & Co..
296 Main street. and 9 Hill street Norfolk
Va. Trade supplied
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31
headaches


of whatever chat character teteef are
quickly cured by Royal Head
ache Tablets. If you are a
chronic sufferer from head
aches or nervousness, ROYAL
Headache Tablets will prove
to be your best friend.
You can carry a bottle everywhere; the
tablets can he taken on any occasion, and
will act quickly
Royal Headache Tablets are made after
Johns Hopkins Hospital formula, and
are absolutely harmless.
Think twice before taking effervescent
powders, and use only Royal Headache
Tablets. the certain remedy
All druggists sell them; doses 10 cents
Royal Drug Co.. Baltimore. Md
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31
LAMBERT's POINT.

Rev. r. F. Boulder. rector OF ST.
Marks Episcopal Church. has moved
his family from Myers avenue to ST.
'mke'S rectory, on Freemason street,
Norfolk.
Miss Mary White. who has been i'll
at her home on Myers avenue, is inn
proving.
The new lodge of knights of Pythias
was organized here at Odd Fellows
Hall Monday night. The following are
the officers rs far as could be obtained
yesterday: Chancellor Commander j..
j. Alkrie: Vice Commander, Caleb
Reacham: Keeper of Records and Seals.
Charles Kennedy; Master-at-Arms, Ell
liber Jones.
The Lambert's Point Fire and Sal
wage Company has secured a site on
Thirty-siXth street, near Myers avenue.
and will begin at once the erection of
chemical engine house. with apart
ments attached for holding the meet
ings Of the stockholders and Board of
Directors. and also for giving entertain
ments.
The I.ambcrt's Point w. c. t. u. will
meet at the Methodist Church on Bow
denis Ferry road ut $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon. The ladies composing this
union have gone actively to work to
DR.. Charles w. Doughtie has returned
from his fathers, in Whaleyville, Va.
fully restored to health, and has re-
stunned the practice of his profcssfott.
Mr.. Rowland and family, of Port
Norfolk, have moved here, and are re-
siding on Myers avenue.
Messrs. Baker and Mcpherson. hay
and grain dealers, are erecting ware
house in rear OF their store on Bow
denis Ferry road for storage purposes.
Two commodious frame dwellings
have just been completed on West
Forty-second street.
The congregation of Burrows Me-
mortal Baptist Church, is contemplate
ing improvements to their church build
ing. In the spring.
Mr.. ]. c. Fleming. who has been III
at his home on Thirty eighth street for
the past week, was slightly improved
yesterday.
The work on the Norfolk Silk Mill is
being pushed forward rapidly in order
to be ready to begin operations early
in April.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31


WHAT EVIDENCE SUFFICIENT TO
WARRANT A SUBMISSION TO
THE JURY OF DEFENDANTS
GUILT OR INNOCENCE OF
ARSON?
The court says:
The prisoner was convicted of setting
nre to barn and stables. The only
exception is to the refusal OF prayer
mat there was no evidence to Justify
submitting the case to the jury. 1t was
IN evidence that ut daylight next morn
ing after the burning tracks were found
around the barn and stables. and lead
ing on In the direction OF the prisoners
house, which, when followed up, came
into the road about fifty yards from
and opposite his house; that, going on
to the prisoners house. his shoes,
which were n new pair, were taken and
were found to exactly fit the aforesaid
tracks around the barn and stables;
also that a short time prior thereto the
prisoner had had two difficulties with
the owner of the barn and stables about
different matters, and became very
angry; that he said to one witness.
shortly before the fire, that he was
mad with DR.. Williams (the owner of
the barn and stables), and that he
would burn his tail,'' and he also said
he would go down to DIR. Williams
and do him up" Other witnesses testi-
fled to the same or similar threats
shortly before the fire. Also other wit
nesses testified to seeing the prisoners
shoes tried In the tracks around the
barn and stables, and that they fitted.
The prisoner on cross-examination said
he saw the light of the fire at DR.. Will
liams' that night. but did not go out of
his house. nor give any alarm. Upon
this evidence the judge properly sub
United the case to the jury, subject to
mis- power to set aside the verdict IL the
court did not deem the verdict was
altogether sufficiently supported by the
evidence. which power the court saw ut
not to exercise. There was certainly
evidence from which an Inference Of
quit might be properly drawn. There
are cases of circumstantial evidence I'm
which each circumstance depends unon
the truth of the preceding one. in which
case the evidence may be likened to
chain. which is no stronger than Its
weakest link, but usually that smile Is
inapplicable. Ordinarily. the circum-
stances accumulate, each one by itself
being of no great weight, but like the
bundle OF twlgs In the fable, or the
several strands twisted into n rome or
cable. becoming when united. of rroat
strength. No error.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31
TIC CITY.

The party who was hurt on Olnev
road by an electric car Monday night
and was taken TO the Protestant Hos
pital. was Walter S. Sykes, and not
Adamson. as was given through the
phone from the hospital by mistake
that night. Sykes was sufficiently ims
proved yesterday morning to be allow
ed to go to his home.
There will be a large delegation of
the Methodist Sunday School Workers
of IeKies Memorial Church to hear the
lecture of Prof Hamill at Epworth
Church tonight.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31

to demand title which was satisfac-
tory to himself, and. If he declined to
make tho loan merely on account of a
supposed defect in he title of the per-
son applying for the loan, it was Han
esley's misfortune. He cannot demand
his commission from his client. under
his contract with her. until he either
actually obtains the money. or shows
that the failure to complete the loan
is due to some reason for which she
alone is in law responble. The YER
diet was demanded by the evidence,
and. If any errors In charging were
committed. they were immaterial
Judgment affirmed.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31
Injured a Foot.

While at work yesterday morning at
the Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany's wharf Ripley Joyner. colored
had one of his feet badly mashed. He
was sent to ST. Vincent's Hospital
where medical attention was given him
and he was reported to be doing well
last night, and his foot will not have
to be amputated.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31
Somerset Y,s Contest.

The Lady Somerset Us gave con.
cert at the Union Mission last night
when the following program was sup.
erbly rendered.:
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31
HANEsLBY v. BAGLEY.
Supreme Court Of Georgia.
November 80 1899.

AN AGENT EMPLOYED TO OBTAIN
A LOAN FOR A PARTY TO Be Sc
CURED UPON THE LATTER,s
LAND. is NOT ENTITLED TO A
COMMISSION If THE PERSON
FROM WHOM HE WAS TO GET
THE LOAN REFUSED TO MAKE
1T. BECAUSE OF A SUPPOSED
CLOUD ON THE BORROWERS
PROPERTY. WHICH WAS. IN
FACT, NO CLOUD UPON 1T.
Hanesley sued Mrs. Bagley. in a JUS
tice's court upon an account for com
missions In negotiating loan for 81, OO0
me defendant filed plea alleging that
she was not indebted to the plaintiff In
any amount whatever. The case went
by appeal to the Superior Court. and
upon the trial there 1t appeared that
Mrs. BagleX- employed HaAeslev-ts-
procure her a loan of $1,000, to be Sc
cured by first mortgage upon a tract
of land owned by her, and that Hanes
ley had secured a lender who was ready
to advance the money, but that on ac-
count OF an alleged cloud on the title
of Mrs. Bagley to portion of the land
offered by her as security. which she
declined to remove, the lender refused
" III.
esley contended that he had perform
ed every service required of him. and
that for this reason he was entitled to
his commission. The jury returned q
verdict In favor of the defendant and.
the PLAINTIFFS motion for a new trial
having been overruled. he excepted.
The court says:
If Hanesley had complied with his
part of He contract and secured lend
er who was willing to advance the
money TO Mrs. Bagley upon the proper
she, without Just cause. declined to me-
cept the money, Hanesley would be en-
titled to recover. If. on the other hand
the failure to complete the contract was
not due to any fault on her nart. or to
any real defect in her title then Han
es!ey would not be entitled to recover
SIMPLY because for reasons satisfactory
TO himself, the lender procured by him
declined to consummate the loan. Tt
therefore. becomes necessary to deter
mine whether the failure to complete
the loan was due to any reason for
which the defendant could be properlv
held responsible. We do not think that.
under the facts disclosed by the record,
the deed from the administrator of
Walker to Clay constitutes such a cloud
upon the title OF the defen liant as would
render her liable under her contract
with the plaintiff upon her failure to
remove the same. 1t would not be
necessary to invoke the aid of court
of equity to remove it, and. therefore,
such deed would be no obtacle in law
to the complexion of the loan by the
lender the undertaking of the defend
ant icing simply to tender as security
tract of land of which she was the
owner.
In view of the case, therefore, the
deed held by Clay was not such
cloud uron the title of the defendant as
that court OF equity would entertain
an application to remove the SINE; AMI
therefore when she rendered the propA
erty as her own she complied with her
contract with the plaintiff. and 1t was
due to no fault of hers that the loan
was not consummated. or course, the
lender secured by Henesley had right
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31
COURT DECISIONS.
DioEsTED BY w. 3. MARTlh.
tE1csusively for virginian-PlioL)
Notes of Cases Recently Decided,
Which are Of Interest to
Our People.
sTATE ". SHINES.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.
December 9, 1899.
WHAT EVIDENCE SUFFICIENT TO
WARRANT A SUBMISSION TO
THE JURY OF DEFENDANTS
GUILT OR INNOCENCE OF
ARSON?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-25

OF point d'esprit lace. Upper part of
skirt is tucked and trimmed with ruff
fies of point desprit, edged with lace.
Ruffies headed with draperies of apple
blossoms.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-25
The In IMellinc of Chri.t

Christ hveth in me-" says Paul.
The Christian life is a deveioping life
The leaven will leaven the whole
lump You need not be anxious about
the matter; only keep Christ within.
Your every act will become a Christian
act and mark a distinct advance in the
divine life. You will study, play and
work as a Christian. You will sow.
reap, thresh; plan, teach, sing, pray;
converse, correspond, keep accounts,
calculate interest, measure cloth. sell
tea, wash clothes, scrub the floor, make
bread, all these things and thousand
more-as a Christian. Every act will
be stepping stone to higher Christian
living and purer Christian joys. You
should put all your religion in every
blow struck upon the anvil, every seed
dropped in the fertile soil, every col
umn of figures added,an every yard OF
ribbon sold. In all these things you
are serving God with your whole heart
and illustrating a Christian life. This
will lead-an active faith pervading
the whole life-to the measure of the
stature of the fullness of Christ"
There will then be more rapid growth
in grace Every faculty will be per-
fectly adjusted to every other faculty;
and the whole life will be perfectly adj
justed to nature to your neighbor AMI
to God. There is no insolnble mystery
in this: it is only actively yielding to
be nodded. fashioned and used by the
spirit Of Christ within.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-25
Christian Endeavor Topics.

Christian Endeavor Topics.
The Enduring Things.-Monday, Jan.
20: The never-changing God. Ps.
Ill. Tuesday, Jan. 80: mistaken
truths.-Heb. IL: 1929. Wednesday,
Jan. 81: The undying word.-Matt.
"a: 1924; 1 Pet. 1: "a, rs. Thursday,
Feb. l: Hope through faith.-Heb.
II: ITO. Friday, Feb. 2: The house
upon the rock-Luke 6: 46-4S. Sat
urday, Feb. 8: Building on Jesus
/ Cor. 3: lila. Sunday, Feb. 4: Topic,
Things that endure-Matt. T. 21-27.
Comparison.-Gold is dross; grace
is true gold. Applause is empty air;
Gods well done!" is true fame. Ease
is a bed of thorns; work for God is
true ease. Beauty decays; the beauty
Of holiness is perpetual enchantment.
The Two Houses.-Every man must
build some kind Of a house. Every
man comes within the scope of this
parable. Some build upon sands OF
gold, and they prove to be quicksands.
Some build upon the iron sand of bust
ness enterprise, and the wind of chance
blows it away. Some build upon the
diamond sand of talent and power, and
the waves of time carry off the grains
one by one. Others build upon the
rock of Christian character, and find
in the rock all the gold and iron and
diamonds they need-all necessary
worldly success; and their house
abides.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-25
Our Thoughts.

The affections are the pulse of the
soul. If we would know its state, we
must observe how that pulse beats.
How do | stand affected to sin? Do |
dread it as most dangerous, loathe
It as most odious, and complain of it
as most grievous? Or do | make light
OF 1t? Which lies the heavier, the
burden of sin or the burden of afflic-
ton; and of which am l the most de-
sirous to be relieved? What do
think of Christ? Do I love him and
prize him as the fairest among 10, 900?
Or hath he in mine eyes no form nor
comeliness, and is he no more than an
other beloved? How do | stand affect
ed to the word and ordinances? Are
Gods tabernacles amiable to me, or
are they despicable? Am l in Gods
service as in my element, as one that
calls il a delight? Or am l in it as
under confinement, as one that calls
it a drudgery? How do l stand affect
ed to good people? Do | love the
image of Christ wherever l see it,
though it be in rags, or though not
in my own color? Do l honor them
that fear the Lord, and choose his
people for my people in all conditions?
Or do | prefer the gayeties of the world
before the beauties of holiness? How
do stand affected to this world? Is
1t under my feet, where it should be,
or in nv heart whore Chrict should
be? By such inquiries we may come
TO know our own selyes.-Matthew
Henry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-25
Gamma Camn.

The author Of Enchanted India"
gives a vivid and Notwithstanding pic
ture of one of the famine camps, es-
tablished ali over India to afford the
means of earning living to those
whom the scourge had driven from
their native provinces. Two or three
thousand haggard and fleShless beings
were digging or carrying earth to form
an embankment for a railway or a
road. With arms scarcely thicker than
the handles of the tools they welded,
the laborers gasped for air, tired in a
minute, and paused to rest in spite of
the abuse of the overseers. Emaciated
women, in their tattered saris, carried
little baskets on their heads contain
ing few handfuls of earth, which
they could scarcely lift. One of them,
wripkled and shrunken, looked a hun
dred years old, lettering under her
load. On reaching the spot where she
was to empty out the soil, she leaned
forward little and let the whole thing
fall, Indifferent to the dust which COW
cred her and filled her mouth and eyes;
and after taking breath for moment,
off she went again as if walking in her
sleep. The men are paid as much as 2
annas g pennies) day. The women
earn 10, or 3 cowries (sheils at the
rate of about 1870 to the anna for each
basket-load according to the distance.
and can make as much as / anna q
day. All these toilers had to support
others belonging to them. These, una
BILE to work, squatted about the camp in
their desolate and pitiable misery. And
the food was insufficient for any OF
them, only hindering the poor crea-
lures from dying at once. The baboo,
who has lost caste and been half civ
ilized in the Anglo Indian colleges, is
always the middleman between the
government and the poor; and he.
barefaced, and with no pretence OF
concealment, took 20 per cent of the
wages he was supposed to pay the ia
borers. And there were none but ba-
boos to superintend the poorhouse and
the famine camps.