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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-30
SMALLPOX
Compulsory Vaccination Ordered In
Wake-Board of Visitors for Agricui-
tural College,.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, April 25.-John ]. Mcmahon,
South Cardinals state superintendent
Of school inspected the public schools
here today. He expressed his pleasure.
He says the compulsory education idea
is growing so rapidly in South Carolina
that he believes in five years such a law
will be in force there.
The supreme court will tomorrow
hear argument in the Gattis-Kilgo Ii
bel case, which has so far proved very
sensational.
due to lack of vaccination. Compul-
sor vaccination was ordered today.
obe Norwood, a prominent citi-
zen of the northern part of the county
died today of smallpox. He was on the
grand jury at the last term of the SUI
perior court and contracted the dis
ease from a negro woman who had it
and was a witness before the grand
jury.
Governor Aycock today appointed the
following board of visitors, which in
conjunction with the state board Of
agriculture. will have control and man.
agement of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical college. Charles w. Gold,
Wilson; w. j. Peele, Raleigh; r. L.
Smith, Stanly county; j. B. Stokes,
Windsor; w, S. Primrose, Raleigh; D.
A. T~hompkins, Charlotte; Matt Moore.
Kenansville; w. H. Raglan; High
Point; Frank Wood. Edenton; David
Clark, Charlotte and J. Frank Ray,
Macon county.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-30
An Elephant Kills His Keeper

Peru. Ind. April 25.-Henry Huffman,
we'll known animal trainer, with Wal
lace shows. met a horrible death here
today being killed by big Charley, a
monster elephant, while the animal
was bathing in the Mississisnewa
river.
big Charley" wound his run about
his keeper Huffman and hurled him far
into the stream. The man was injured
and III he returned he said: why
Charley, 1 did not think tina of you;
ar'nt you ashamed Of yourself"
The next instant Huffman was grab
bed by the big elephant and thrown to
the bottom of the river and held there
by the forefoot of the animal. Then
with a great oar the elephant ran
away.
Several showmen shot at him with no
effect. He broke down fences and
roamed about in a big field, keeping
everybody at q distance. Apples load
ed with s~trychnine were thrown near
him and he ate one. An hour later he
laid down and was in terrible agony.
A rifle shot settled him.
Zig Charley weighed over three
tons. was valued at 10000 and in his
life time had killed four men.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-30
THE CUDAHY ABDUCTION
Callahan on TrialPostfvely Identified
by Young Cudahy

Omaha, Neb.. April 25.-In the trial
of James Callahan on the charge of
connection with the kidnapping of Ed
ward Cudahy, Jr., December is, 1900,
the victim took the stand and absolute
~ identified Callahan as the dark
man. in the case. He told of his con-
fnement in a deserted house, which he
described infinitely.
Attorney Haller cross examined
Cudahy for the defense. Witness adj
mitted that he had gone over the case
with General Cowen with reference to
his testimony. He again detailed the
route ~traversed, as nearly as he could
tell. He admitted that the only direct
view he had of the dark mans face
was when he approached him.. He adj
mitted that at the time he was pretty
badly scared. and said he could not
have identified Callahan from simply
seeing him."
He said the police told him they had
q man in Jail and wanted to see if he
could identify the prisoner as the dark
man." He admitted that he identified
Callahan principally by his voice and
said he would not be able to identify
him by his appearance alone.
In answer to a direct question the
boy declared he was as certain of the
identity of Callahan as he was of the
identity of his father or mother. He
thought it hardly possible for there to
be another voice like C~allahan's. He
said Callahan had a sort of brogue and
gave peculiar turn to some words, and
sort of talked through his teeth. The
boy admitted he was not positive as
to Callahan's identity at the close OF
the first interview in the chiefs office
but after a C sitting was positive
in his Identification
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-30
RECORD BREAKER FOI POOR BALL
Carolina University Defeats Georgia
by the Score of 40 to
Especial to The Messenger.)

Chapel Hill. N. c.. April 25.-In a de-
cidedly one-side, slow and uninterest-
ing game hat was characterized by
heavy batting, Carolina a a perfect
walk-over withe the university of Geor-
gia today, defeating her by a score of
40 to 4. Carolina started off in the
first inning with Is runs. and from then
on scored at will. The visitors scored
one in the first and three in the fifth.
For the visitors Jaques played the best
fielding game. The whole Carolina
team We're in good form though no par
ticular good plays were made.
Score by inning: r. H. E.
Carolina. Is 1 530453+4 % 8
Georgia =. o % o % 6 Is
Stolen bases Carolina 81; Georgia, 2.
Struck out by Wilcox, 2; Harrington,
8, Blackshear, 2. Base on balls, Will
cox. 2; Harrington, /; Blackshear, IL.
Batteries: Wilcon. Harrington and
such failures are expected"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-30
HOw'S This 2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for In case OF Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Tole-
do, Ohio.
We, the undersigned. have known
F. ]. Cheney for the asst fifteen a
and believe him perfectly honorable in
all business transactions and f1nan-
cially able to cary out any obligations
made by their firm.
West G. Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
Nalding, Kinnan & Marvin. Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internal
iy, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. Price,
75c. per bottle I'D by all Druggists.
Testimonials free
Halls Family Pills arr the best.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-30
The Burlington Railway Deal

Boston, April 25.-The Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy directors at a spe-
cial meeting today voted to submit to
the stockholders of the road a propo-
sition from h Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railroads to take con-
troll of the Burlington.
The offer for the Burlington stock is
$500 per share for not less than two
thirds of the whole amount, to be paid
for in 4 per cent. bonds of the two ne
gotiating roads, the stockholders being
given the option of taking part cash.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-30
Working Night and pay.

The busiest and mightiest little fh,~
that ever was made is DR.. Kings New
life Pills. Every dill is a sugar-ccated
biobule Of health. that changes weak
ness into strength. iistlessness Into ~.
ergy. braiD-fag into mental pouar
They're wonderful in building mn ~
health. Only 25c per box. Sold by y
r. BeIlamy. Druggist
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-30
senator on Trial for Bribery

Nashville. Tenn. April 25.-Senator
w. B. Eldridge. of Shelby county. was
today placed on trial before the senate
bar on the charge of having accepted
a bribe of $50 from A. S. Mcdowell, in
the race for assistant clerk of the
senate before the democratic caucus.
The evidence is voluminous and many
witnesses are to be called.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-30
Rt- seizure by Revenue omcers

Chattanooga. Tenn, April 25.-The
plant OF the Lookout distilling company
together with 631 barrels of wh1skey,
has been seized by revenue colectors
on an order from Washington. Sno-
matultsky &, Common. former proprie-
tors. who sold the plant April 1st, were
arrested. Duplicating stamps on orig
iRal packages is the charge.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-30
Fire Still Burning I'm the Alicia

Pensacola, Fla. April 25.-The board
of survey of the Spanish steamer
Alicia announces that the matches will
not be opened until tomorrow. The
Alicia. which was loading a general
cargo for Liverpool. caught fire yes
terday. The fire is still burning in
the cotton and the decks and side
plates are very hot. necessitating con
slant streams Of water on the decks
to permit of walking.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-30
Newspaper ONCE Raided

Athens, Tenn, April 25.-As the out
come of a recent temperance crusade
the office Of The McMinn Citizen was
raided during the night. Presses were
overturned and the type was dumped
into a stream nearby. The Citizen pub
lished temperance editorials during a
election. This is supposed to
have caused the raid.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-30
Appointments by the President

Washington. April 25.-The president
today made the following appoint
Gordon Paddock. of New York, to be
secretary OF the legation of the United
States of America at Seoul, Korea.
Andrew NJ. J. Cochran. of Kentucky.
to be United States district judge for
h Eastern district of Kentucky.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-10
POLITICAL. ANNOUNCEMENTS,
What They Think of II
THEO. ROOSEVELT
ABRAHAM HEWITT
JOHN WANNAMAkER

President Theodore Roosevelt u 10
the duty " every good cltlsou to SUP
port the Citlsrna linton ticket, Tam
many should serve ~ u horrible eN'
ample To- those who advocate partisan
ship IA tho administration VI munIcl-
r4h affairs"
\. =, Hewitt. honorvd as tho foro-
most citizen ~ New York ~ fail to
see by what pro,rsa ot rcasunins they
,an read me out ot the PARTY MY
opposition tn rummapy ls based upon
the ground that whenever Tammany
returns to powcr lts leaders consider
the city revenues as apolls which by
right belong to its leaders. tlIy soN-
crnmcn, Is business proposition ami
| he who appeals to the partisan spirit
" the people In city election Is
not good cltiarn
John Wnuuamakrr Have tho pro'
Iplc NJ Philadelphia lost al ctNic pride 7
Do thry not see what politics has
done sor cur city II there hc an IN
right c.t,scu In this community who
cannot see what party routlcs IN To-
eat anairs leads 90. .n indeed do
fear sar h. ruiury only those wh1
seek 20 proa, ny ,t advocate this
pcrui,i,us system, H.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-10

Martin Olsen. and the clerks, John
Kopp. IT,, and Adolph jchnaon
Nsalstratlon ant polling precinct NO,
d. In Ward No. q. shall include oil thht
portlon " tho Clty OF Astoria lying
between tho east boundary line nt pro-
clneo No, 0 aud the raHt boundary ~
tho City ot Aatorla ani tho polling
place IN said precinct shalt h" tho old
school huunp In AdairB Astoria, Tho
Judges ~ election for said polling place
shaft be Gust Holmes. Fred Wright ana
Charles Goddard and tho clerks w T.
schonold aud ole u Olsen
Tho ludgoa nrpt mentioned Tor each
polling place shalt be chairman OF tn"
| Judges
Each clrctor " the city shall vote
only Within tho precinct IN which he
resides and IN which he lH registered
az hereinafter provided
H. ~ NELSON
Auditor and Police Judge,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-10
DROVE A KNIFE
INTO HIS HEART
Diver ]. 0. Nelson Made a Sue
cessfuI Effort at Suicide
Last Evening.
HE TRIED TO KILL HIS WIFE
In Fit OF Jealousy, the Man At
tackled and Wounded Her and
Then Ended His Own
Existence.

After making an almost successful
attempt upon the life Of his wife, J. o.
Nelson. the well-known diver, last
night stabbed himself through the
heart and died within a few minutes.
jealousy prompted the terrible deed.
Nelson had been a resident Of Asto-
ria for more than ten years. He lived
AT the corner OF Harrison avenue and
Ninth steet. and. while he always ap-
peared TO be in the best OF spirits.
neighbors say he and Mrs. Nelson
ouarreled constantly. Nelson seemed
10 be very jealous Of his wife. and
scarcely a day passed that there was
not trouble in the household. From
what could be learned last night, the
man had no reason in the world FOR
jealousy. as his wife was very d+yoied
10 Nelson and the four children.
The diver was down town yesterday
afternoon. and at o'clock last evening
left Fosters Exchange for home. say
ing it was supper time on reaching
the house he began quarreling With
Mrs. Nelson. The quarrel occurred In
the sitting room. Nelson beanie great
" enraged. and. drawing rocket
knife. rushed at his wife. Posing the
knife above his head, he brought IL
down with all his force. The blade
struck the woman almost squarely on
ton OF the head but glanced and cut
a cash six inches in length down the
back Of the head. Nelson then made
another attempt 10 stab his wife but
the woman struggled so fercely tha,
he was unable 10 do so. In the strug-
gle. however. she was wounded in the
neck.
Before Nelson could again attack her,
she broke from him and hei 10 the
home Of a nelghbor where she sought
refuge. Nelson's eldest daughter fed
By way Of the back door. The neigh
bors telephoned for the police and Of
fcer Thompson at once went 20 the
house. Arriving there he found Nelson
on the iloor Of the sitting room. There
was no lamp in the room, and at first
the officer presumed the man was IN
toxicated. An effort 70 arouse MIN
resulted in failure, and when Mr.
Thompson brought light he at once
saw that something was wrong lie
feits Nelson's pulse, which was beat
ing very feebly. DR.. Fulton had been
called in the meantime TO dress the
wounds Of Mrs. Nelson, but was first
brought to the house where Nelson was
lying. He pronounced the man dead
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-10

hia November 70. Captain Bomar re-
ports that hts chrOnometcr Was 10
minutes cut W order and that had II
NOT been for this he probably would
have ganc ashore. For two days att
or rcacNmH the Ugh,ship nc was uu-
able to take observations and once
found himself dangerously near the
br,akers, ON last Tuesday night the
schiller experienced the fun force "
the gale Great seas repeatedly swept
over the ship. and durluv the blow
her ballast shifted, giving her two
FOO, list. The Schiller came here from
santa Rosalia, where very poor hal
las, is furnished. but fortunately she
had a quantity VI ballast from Ham
pure The crow succeeded IN trlm-
ming the ballast and at no time was
the vessel In danger from the elements
The rarpcubck reached the rivers
mouth November 80 She too, cNpc-
ricnccd the heavy gale, two boats and
the lower maIutopSail being los, aud
the stanchIons carried away Captain
Nauschuts SAYS the weather was very
rough and that he once came near 81
INK ashore. Roth German captains
complain ot the poor tug boat service.
. though they are very we'll satisfied
with the work NJ the pilots, 1-nc Tar
rcubek brings s60o tons " cement rrom
/ Hamburg. Her cargo is worth about
+ SsIOO0 Captain Nauschuta was hcrr
. las, year on the F,ilhck which sailed a
racc 90 ,hc United Kingdom with the
German training ship II NJ, Charlotte.
The Eubek came out victorious. This
"a the FIRST trip ot the schiller to this
port. Captain Bcmar has been In com'
mand ot the vessel for IS years, Vie
states that the trip 10 the coast az
this time ot the year ia a very danger
ous one. owing 10 the necessity oi
coming in close To shore and the Az
aculty " securing bearings.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-10
PRICE OF SILVER.
NEW YORK. Dec. ,-snycr. sts

NEW YORK. Dee. 9-Silvcr. jtN.
The London Grocrr's Gazette ot
November l6 says " salmon Tran
sactlons on the market this weck have
bcen limited. possibly owing 60 the
fact that 4 sale by public auction Of
some 400 cases of salmon by Powell
Bros. & Co. Liverpool was announced
Tor Yesterday friday, and the feeling
that this would give some indication
of the tendency n values. A. the sale
yesterday friday 500 eases old at
full rates. 5o0 cases ot oval tins being
withdrawn" At liverpool Active
inquiry with a fairly good consumptive
demand. orders from the country arr
rather small. ut IRE being constantly
repeated"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-10
fNGIAND'S BIG TASK
MUST FENCE 1HE BOERS IN
WlrH WALL OF TROOPS,
Block Houses Every Few Hundred
Feet Apart Connected ny
Wire EntanglvmcntS

NEW YORK. Dee. a correspond
cpt W the London Times and New
York Times wiring from Pretoria says
much remains tn bc done In the way
of rartttiouins the country hy means
nt lines ot block houses before the
British rnp hour effectively to clear
the Roers away from the large dis
trtcts W the Eastern rransvanl II ia
found that block houses u mtlc or morn
apart are useless In preventing the
passage ot Rocrs at night when they
atr determined to cross, Nolhlnv short
NJ block houses six or seven hundred
wards apart and connected by means
at Formidable wise rn,augbmrnts wilt
prove cNcctYc,
To thread the country p tht' way.
says tho corrnspoudrnI rcpuircs time
and ncu. hut tu the opi, Ion or the mil.
Itary authorities II ls the oulN method
" dealing with an ,urmy who refuses
to nght and adopts guerrilla tactics,
Tho Urliish public must therefore be
patient
North NJ he pc'asua railway line
the dispatch goes on Go say the Ro'ry
are mnmenarily trcc from the pres
cncr NJ British columns The noun
tain ranges AFFORD endless hillns
places Tor ,hc enemy 'uppltrs ary
plentiful and wheat which Nnis tts
way AN over the country rs carefully
concealed ror future usr Il IS Impossi
bic 60 avoid this unless the Roers ar,
kept moving. and Co effect this many
more troops are required.
The most noticeable development 10
the Orange River COLONY - The con
,cutrati,u under DC Wet south %
Hplbron. ~ lu0O men.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-10

4 knife was found a shor; distance
from the body and spot Of blood
on the shirt bosom told the story OF
the manner in which death had come
about. After his wife lied from the
house Nelson seized the knife and
drove the blade through his heart
The smaller blade or the knite was
broken. but the larger one was In
that. It is thought Nelson stabbed his
wife with the small blade and drove
the larger one into his own body.
Death was almost instantaneous.
Mrs. Nelson is quite badly hurt, the
wound on the head being a dangerous
one. However. DR.. Fulton does not
exuect that serious consequences Will
ensue.
While the tragedy was being enacted
the infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
son lie asleep on a lounge In the sit
ting room. When the officer arrived
the child was still slumbering peace
fully Two other children were asleer
in an upstairs room when Nelson
killed himself. Coroner Pohl viii hold
an inquest today.
Nelson was 43 or "A years ot age
and was well known along the lowel
river. He followed fishing for many
years and was also engaged as {
diver. An intimate friend OF the un
fortunate man said last evening tha
Nelson had been acting Queerly Of late
but a tragedy such as was enacJe,
last night was not looked for. De
ceased vas a member Of the order %
Redmen and also Of the Workmen
The latter order win pay his lamil,
R1dgO
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-10
". J. Cook
CITIZENS "
A FEW
INTERESTING
FACTS

when people are contemplating q
trip. whether N business VI pleasure.
they naturally wan, the bcs, s,tylce
obtalnabls as FAR as spesd. c,mfor, and
safety IL concerned Employees u tho
WISCONSIN CENTRAL LINES are
pall 70 serve the public and our trains
are operated 50 as 10 make close con-
nrclons with dlycrg.ng lines at all
junction points
Pullman Palace Sleeping ana Chair
Cars IN through ;ralns.
Dining car service uncx ell'i. Meals
served a "a carte
In order 20 ob'aIn the fry,-class ser
vice. ask the ,.cke, agent 10 sell you
= ticket ovcr............
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-10
First ward

Everything considered. this is a graf
flying showing Two years ago, when
a full city ticket was Elected, the to-
tai vote was only i-is. anil at that
time the registration law "as not In
effect. Many voters neglected 10 heed
repeated warming given IN the city
press. with the r.s.. ..' they were
shut out at the last moment It is
estimated thai lre total vote in to-
morrows ara.'.u ..u b. about 1880.
as some Of those registered have re-
moved from The city.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-10
HOWARD ARRESTED
Friends ~ Man Charged wl.h Murder
Attempt Rescue

. CORRIN. Ky. Dec, 9,-Frlepds ot
Barry Howard. the mounain teud
leader. made nv nttempi 60 rescue
him AS he was being taken To Frank
y,-t 90 answer an indictment charging
him with completely In .h@ murder ot
William Goebel. Tor which he had been
arrested bv sheriff BrougE:aa and his
DEPUTY. who got tho dron on Howard
and his body guard after Turing them
into Pineville
As soon as Howard was arrested his
friends. who had protected him for
nearly TWO years. swore he should
never bs taken 70 Frankfort. \ guard
Of - armed men was maintained over
the prisoner while here and 10 armed
men accompanied Sheriff Broughton
and the prisoner 10 Frankfort.
When the train reached Pineyllle.
Sheriff Broughton and his posse board
ed IL with the prisoner and were given
one " the coaches which was locked
al both ends At the same time three
men. friends Of Howard, boarded the
engine. They covered Engineer John
Langan with pistols and commanded
him 10 back the train 70 Middlesboro.
the intention hsiug TO rescue Howard
where his friends arr greatest and
where the mountains afford the quick
est escape.
The engineer induced the man left
To- guard him to 20 to the assistance
" Howard's friends and then pulled
the throttle. Meantime. Sheriff
Broushton and deputies had an ex-
citing time with the rescuers, but sue
ceedrI in getting his prisoner aboard
the train as the train pulled out for
Frankfort
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-10
NOTICE

%oticc IL hereby given 10 all parties
holding Clatsnn county warrants en-
Iorsed prior to April 7th, 1900, to
present the same to the county treas-
urere at his Office 1Gi Tenth street for
payment. Interest ceases after this
date.
lsIgneD II. c. THOMPSON,
County Treasurer.
Dated, Astoria. oregon, this 9th DAY
Of December, 1901.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-10
THREE VESSELS REACH PORT.
Tarpenbek Schiller and AISLE Arrived
Yeterday Morning.

Three vessels reached port yester-
day. and all report exciting experiences
during the gale that handled the
British ship Nelson so roughly, The
vessels which arrived we're the Ger
man ship Tarpenbek, the German bark
Schiller and the French bark AISLE
The Aisle was reported 10 have been
anchored off the Washington coast,
with a bad list but this report proved
TO be incorrect. The vessel arrived of
the river on Saturday and then stood
off shore. She returned yesterday
morning and at once proceeded in.
The Schiller arrived off the COlum-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-10
AMERICAS GREATEST RAILROAD

America Is the possessor Of the best
railroads IN the world and while this
may seem q broad statement, It Is abb
solu,e.y true. Such rank can only he
GAINED by establishing system that
stands 'or perfection. This IS also
true about medicine. About fifty years
ag, a remedy was FIRST introduced for
stomach. liver and bowel complaints,
and during those years has been rec
o.nlz-d as the limit OF science in pre-
senting a perfect medicine. We refer
to Hostetters Stomach Bltters. When
your stomach becomes deranged and
you suffer from indigestion, dyspepsia,
fatulrncy. nervousness or insomnia
you win make no mistake In trying
this remedy. II viii strengthen your
stomach. purify the blood and prevent
malaria. fever and ague. 1t will surely
DO you good. Avoid substitutes.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-10
NOTICE TO VOTERS.

The undersigned hereby places his
name before the public as a candidate
for the Office Of street superintendent
to be filled at the election December IL.
1901, and respectfully asks the support
n, the nubIlc J.. X. WRIT.