The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17
CAPITAL IN
Everywhere OF Grief at the
Death OF the observation-disclosures
err Worth to Sue on Martins Bond-In
Pursuit Of q Train Wrecker.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, September II.

Raleigh. September II.
Yesterday, last night and today were
marked by saGress here which was per-
lsonal in its character. Grief Of the
presidents death was profound, uni
Iversal and sincere. Governor Aycock,
speaking of this. said nothing had
more impressed him. H paid the
highest tribute To the late president
land said he had travelled considerably
lin the state since the president was
shot and had heard only the tenderest
Icordant note.
Senator Simmons paid to the mem
lory Of the dead president the greatest
commentator.
The bells OF the city hall and all the
lchurches tolled last night and many
watchers thus first knew of the end.
The crowds at the bulletin boards
were great. Those was everywhere ST.
Hence and solemnity. Indignation
lagainst anarchists is intense and the
most sober citizens hin the way New
Orleans treated the Malta is the only
proper way TO treat these pests.
The flags n the government build
ing and en- other public n private
buildings were half-masted. The city
hall is draped in mourning. At noon a
NOTABLY large mass meeting was held
in the city hall. at the call of Mayor
Powell.
Charles NJ. Busbee, Of Raleigh, past
grand master of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge 1. O. o. F., has gone to the
injecting Of that lodge at Indianapolis,
and the following have gone as repre-
lsentatives from the grand lodge OF
North Carolina: B. II. Woodall, of Ra-
leigh; NJ. w. jacob, of Wilmington; B.
&c. Gorham, o. Fayetteville.
Solicitor A. L. Brooks, Of Greensboro,
who came here to see the governor
lSayS the three men convicted of trying
to perpetratc the gold brick swindle
upon Paul Garrett, will be represented
by their Chicago lawyer and two
Greensboro lawyers before the supreme
lcourt. He says they have no sort of
a chance. however.
Rev. DR.. T.. N. Ivey, editor of the
Raleigh Christian Advocate, is prepar-
ling a complete Handbook of North
icover the entire state.
EX-State Treasurer w. H. Worth
informs your correspondent that he will
at the approaching term Of superior
court here institute suit against the
UNITED States Fidelity n Guarantee
company of Baltimore. for the amount,
SIG, 900, which his clerk, w. H. Martin.
lstole from the treasury. Worth says
that the company has not paid the
slightest attention to his requests and
demands for a settlement.
r. N. Hackett Of Wilkesboro, brings
the news thai the man who opened two
Iswitches on q railway neal there last
week and caused a bad accident, has
been discovered. He is a negro, Bud
Parks, who NOT long ago was put off
la train. He has fled towards 1redell
lcounty and a large posse of men is in
pursuit.
Last evening a convict, a negro from
lHarnett county, serving a life term In
the ~penitentiary for burglary, hid while
the convicts were marched from the
lbrickyard into the prison. AT roll call
his absence was discovered. Search
was made. All his clothing was found
on the ground n soon the man was
discovered, entirely naked hidden in a
great pile of wood. His idea in taking
off his clothing was to cause the belief
that he had secured other clothing.