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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-19
At the Crawford.

No more perfect gem Of comedy has
ever been written than ''Old Innocence.
the play to be presented at the Crawford
next Tuesday night BY Tim Murphy and
his associates. II is a fable and tells OF
a good old man who has always enjoyed
happiness in his happy view OF the world,
End bis fellow man. until he by the
merest chance. one day exchanges spec
tacles with his brother The brothers
are totally unlike iu their dispositions
and Jason Green" who has always been
model Of kindly disposition having
donned the glasses Of Flint Green" i'm
mediateIy CONSTITUTES the most trivial an
noyances to be serious crimes. in short &c
sees with different eyes. the eyes II his
exacting and ill-disnosed relative. Under
the new spell. Jason Green condemns
lis charming wife his NEPHEW. his feith-
ful valet and all friends and uei.-hhc-s
alike Of mercenarv and selfish motives
in every act OF true and faithful devo-
ton TO his person. His Ike that was be-
fore a dream OF contentmeut and happii
ness now becomes at existence fraught
with suspicion and 81 nature. he has los-
all confidence in the honesty Of his EEL
lcwman. Gradually some Few q the cir
cumstances prove his judgment 20 be
wrong and then he IS led 70 the import
ant discovery that ~ has been looking
through the false slasses- Tim MURPHY
Is probably The best comedian = the
unetious school iaw upon the stage and
although he has played many other aa-
rnirable rolls. no performances has been
SC universally iau5ed as his Jason Green
Manager Martlilg has arranged lor tho
appearance here AZ The Crawford, on
F-faav. october a. q that fsvoTi;s ard
breezy musical co1nedy. The Telephone
Girl the mess successful ono ~ the
many New York Casino s-ccess~s All
OF sAa prominent cities g Tie country
have been played aur1ug The past 81
seasons beginning with New York a. tie
Casino where Il enjoyed a ru1 q over
two hundred ard af,Y nights accorded
Il A most enthusiastic reception ard =
ssens not 70 have surenSered oue 81 q
its popularity.
The Telep5ors Cir f IA TIC acts
Gustzve Rerfcer-s tunefui melodies pe-
a6e the-a ard no more taxing nlusic
Ess ever written OF evolved TIE box
tco. By Hugh Eo-tsn- who - cs.lzacTa
ton with NJ Kerker. Is ~>z1o7slole FOR
TIE Lady sszvey. III GAY SeS York
The Belle OF New YORK ard nGner5Gs
cths- k.<ass -ace<ssfal css-ss Srotne-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-19

tons is bright and witty. As it is alleged
the company is the strongest the play
ever had. patrons of the Crawford may
lcok forward TO considerable pleasure.
The company is headed BY Joe Kane.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-19
Wichita Cole ges
Notes of Wichita's
Educational institutions.
Fairmount College Notes.


Fairmount College Note2.
President \. J. Morrison is in New
England.
The college football team played the
State Normal team at Emporia yesterday
afternoon.
Professor W. II. Isely, as representative
OF the college. attended the installation
ceremonies of Chancellor Strong at Law
renee. which occurred during the latter
portion of the week.
Last Monday evening Miss Muriel Finn
'0s. entertained the following college
women at her home in Sedgwick: Annie
Jobes. Elizabeth Shattuck, Mary Jobes,
Grace .Doty. Hettie Campbell, Grace Har-
gett and Mamie Congdon.
The junior class in literature is making
q special study of Ruakin. This course
IS gwen under the instruction OF Miss
Clough
MISS Gail V. Rhodes. 'O2, was visitor
at the college Saturday Miss Rhodes
IS conducting a very successful school at
Maize.
The Paramount Improvement society
will meet regularly at the Fairmount
church next Tuesday evening. Al citi-
gems in the vicinity Of Fairmount are
expected 10 be present on this occasion.
The marriage of Miss Evelyn Imboden,
20. to DR.. A o. Cromer, on Wednesday,
October 6, was inadvertently omitted
from last weeks notes. Miss Imboden
was for years a most popular leader in
Paramount circles. The ceremony took
place at the First Methodist church at
7 Fzoso nd
AIRS Cromer at once departed for El
Reno. o. T., where the doctor was al
ready located and where he had pre-
pared a home for his bride. A number Of
the faculty and students q the college
witnessed the impressive wedding cere-
nony.
Rev. c. S. Sargent, D. D., the regular
college lecturer on biblical topics, deliv-
cred his first address last Thursday
morning. Christ and Society was the
theme. DR. Sargent is a favorite among
the students and his lecture was received
with great interest.
Mss Mabel NIillison, head of TIE de-
partment of elocution> viii be one Of the
prominent speakers before the state con-
vention Of Young Womans Christian as
sociation, which convenes at Salina next
week.
Professor G. ]. Gavett's class in sur
veying is spending the entire Monday
morning Of each week in field work and
in actual practice with level and transit
Professor r L. Finney addressed the
people Of the Wellington Congregational
church last Sunday
a number Of the young men Of the col
lege have formed a dining room associa-
ton. The officers are: Guy Findly. presi-
dent; Harry LII, secretary; Roy Kirk and
Charles Yielding, stewards.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-14
ARMOUR FERTILIZER WORKS.
The Armou Company Has Leased
the Former Cape Fear and Yadkin
Valley Terminal at Point Peter and
Has Established Works There.
May the Plant.

The Armour Company of Chicago,
which has numerous fertilizer plants in
connection with their large packing
house business. has had a branch sales
department and warehouse in Whining
ton for the past three years.
The company viii. however, en-
large it's business here and has leased
from the Atlantic Coast Line the form
er terminal of the Cape Fear and Yad-
kin Valley Railroad at Point Peter, in
Guiding the extensive warehouse,
tracks, wharves, docks. etc. 1t is not
only to be a warehouse but a mixing
plant and we learn that it is quite prob
able that a regular fertilizer factory
may be the outcome. The Atlantic
Coast Line will put in extensive tracks
for the works.
For the present the company will ship
its material here by schooners and will
manipulate and put up the various
brands of fertilizers in the works mere.
lutte a number of hands both white
and colored will he employed. Mr.. John
l.. Cook. of Baltimore. arrived mere yes
terday and will ana the works.
The Armour Company now has fertl-
lizer factories at Chicago, Kansas city,
Omaha, Baltimore, Jacksonville, Nash
vile, Atlanta, Savannah, and Charles
ton. -
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-14
NORTH

Durham last year manufactured 23.-
S94, 200 pounds of tobacco. an increase
OF 4,657.570 pounds over tne previous
year
Reidsville Review: A child was re-
Gently BORN near Edna Cotton Mills
which is attracting n good zeal Of at
t~ention. The little thing Is perfect in
shape NJ is like any other cnIld except
that IT has six hands
Durham Herald: Mr.. James Parks
died at his home in Hillsboro yesterday
nm ming and his rrn-ains aill be inter-
red In ,l- I: !, .ly turyiDg srourd THIS
morning II 80 o'clock. The deceased
was about 90 yearc of age and was 0.,.
Ct Hiilsboro's Inost highly honored
business men.--The postmaster at
Line Is shn-t S1GG ia his hCccun.s with
the derartmen. and is in trouble.
Wadesboro Messenger: A movement
In which the business men OF Wades
boro Ansonvil.e. Norwood and Abe
marie are much interested, Is OH foot
TO secure the extension OF the Yudkin
railroad from Norwood to Wadesboro
has lost one of her best
known and most useful citizens in h
death of Mr.. John }. Dunlap. which
occurred. suddenly, at his home a
Paris. in Morven township. last Frida,J
a few minutes past moor Mir. Dunk. :.
had had organic heart trauble
Raleigh Post: Three young Nc rtt
Carolinians. Patrick Henry Wins ton
son Of DR.. George T. Winston. or Raj
eigh; Ernest Graves son u the late
Professor Graves, of Chapel HILL anf
Richard Doe. OF Asheville. are sImore
the brightest boys at West Point MIL
tary Academy. They are all In ts4
Freshman class and. since the recent
examinations. the grades OF The two
first named have een received. Graves
gets No. 1 on mathematics ard No. :
on tactics: Winston gets No. : on Eng
lish n No 8 on tactics. Does grade
IL not known.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-14

Rapid Progress Madeline Defen'
dant on the Witness Stand. 7

Newport News. February 12.-Unex-
pectedly rapid progress was made on
this. the second day Of the trial Of law
yer c. Aydlett Ashby. charged with the
murder Of city engineer E. A. Marye,
and when court adjourned this evening
the accused was On the stand and had
almost completed his testimony.
The commonwealth objected to the
witness stating what Marye told him.
After argument. Judge .Barham took
the point Under consideration and ad-
iourned court until tomorrow. when the
case may be finished.
The commonwealth put on only 4 few
witnesses, who testified as to the facts
of the shooting and the character OF the
wound.
At 3 o'clock the commonwealth rest
ed and the defense put Miss May Gar
nett. sist~er-in-law OF the accused, On
the stand.
Mrs. Ashby. wife of the accused, also
testified. She stated that she telephon-
ed her husband to come home imrae-
diately. that the women were Tighten
ed almost to death, that Marye had
thrown a brick at her mother, but she
did not tell hin Marye had been ar
rested.
Asnby's testimony related in detail
to the conduct of Marye, during the
past two years and to the fac,s of thu
shooting.
The jurv visited the house after court
adjourned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-14
STATE PRESS.

Although Senator Simmons has no
reason to feel kindly towards this town
it seems that he is doing his best for
its public building.-DulhaE Herald.
If Mr.. Kitchin should be so fortunate
as TO get Durham's public building bill
through this session it is supposed that
all opposition to him will cease.-Dur
ham Herald.
When Foraker howle6 reaso In the
senate yesterday Senator HOar stepped
to the Ohio closet end the Thomas
Corwin skeleton tumbleG out. 1t bump
ed so violently against MI. Foraker
that his argument took to the woods
In terror at the Observation-Disclosures
News.
If the report that .he governor OF
Ohio has refused requisition on him for
Baumgardner is true II will be like the
governor of Indiana has said to the
governor of Ohio, Let's Protect all
rascals who are guilty of CRIME in any
southern state who will come TO us
with their stolen goods."-Raleigh News
and Observer.
Almost every one admits that for the
next few years at least there will be
but two parties OF consequence in North
Carolina-the democratic party n the
republican party. So it is not surpris-
ing to hear Of Iopulists going to one
or the other. The leaders like Butler
n Atwater, who are in the party for
the spells, will go to the republican
party. The honest farmers, who were
misguided by the specious promises Of
INSCRIPTIONS or still worse misguided
leaders, will drift back into the demo-
cratic party.-Greensboro Telegram.
1t does seem that nearly everybody
thinks he o how to run a news
paper. When inexperienced people get
into the newspaper business, however,
they don't appear to meet their bright
a~nticipations Of reforming the world
and publishing an ideal paper. We don't
know of any business in which there IL
more downright hard work nor more
snags and stumps to run against than
publishing q ne wspaper. There are
some pleasures and compensations in
publishing a newspaper, but, like every
other business properly conducted,
there is plenty Of hard work and lots OF
difficulties to overcome.-Kinston Free
Press.
Patronize your home ape both with
subscriptions and advertising. And
don't hold back and wait for this doc
trine to be pounded into you, either. 1t
is a good doctrine-boIh to preach and
to follow-but no sel~f-respecting news
paper rants to be everlastinsly remind
ing it's people Of their remissness. II
places the newspaper IN the position OF
mendicancy-of asking for something
it needs and has no very clear right to.
Besides. it reflects On the people who
are ~patronizing the Taper. And yet
from of a megraphone and hear this
shouted at them everv minute in the
day Edward Gillian in Charlotte
News.
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have the right of way except 1t be for
a lady; but IL you are on the other side
you are expected TO get off il you can't
pass without either one getting off
This IL Monday night and / have no,
been u OF my hotel but once today as
/ had some work to do, and hat was
out TO a book store a short distance
away, but tomorrow i hope to begin
taking In the great and interesting city.
inns caves me enjoying splendid
health and / hope all connected with
the Messenger are well.
J.. A CREWS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-14

1 Freight Train Cabo0se Demolish-
ed and two Employees Burned to
Death I'm the wreckage-The Good
Roads Trains Force NJ Work.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh. February II

Raleigh. February IL.
A rear end collision Of freight trains
on h Seaboard Air Line occurred near
Forestville, sixteen miles north OF here
early this morning. The caboose OF the
front train vas u to pieces and set
on fire and two negro employees in il
were burned TO death. The track was
blocked for two hours.
1t is decided by the stockholders OF
the Auditorium Company to go ahead
and build The plan is for a structure
OF 100 feet front and 81 feet depth, to
seat 1900 persons. to be one story In
height and of brick and galvanized iron.
A site will cost 81, 900, and the building
5000. These are the estimates. There
is Sc, 800 in hand and So, 900 more pledged.
The building is TO be used solely for an
auditorium and not as a theatre. 1t Is
ordered that q site be bought by March
lst.
Attorneys are here quite frequently
now, looking after the states interest in
the suit against it by South Dakota, to
force 1t to pay face value and all inter-
est on Western North Carolina railway
bonds. This state will present a pow
erfrlly strong case. 1t goes before the
United States supreme court March 4th.
Strange TO say there was only one call
Yesterday or today for state funds for
the public schools. This was made yes
terday by Guilford county and was for
a small sum. Today it was withdrawn.
Crowds assembled today to see the
good roads trains working force pre-
pare a street for Iaacadam. The ground
was so hard that the S-horse pillow made
no impression and in fact failed utterly.
The 4-horse plows were put at work
and a lot OF men with picks. The local
road authorities would nave used a two
horse pillow and lone the work rapidly.
The big patent plowS did not do it.
There are all kinds of machinery in use
and on exhibition
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-14

Left Alone I'm the House, which In
Burned With Them-A Busy Day for
Goldsboro's Mayor-New Enterprise
by Goldsboro Men.
Correspondence of the Messenger.)
Goldsboro. February IL.

Correspondence Of the Messenger.)
Goldsboro. February IL.
Mayor Hood had quite a busy court
to attend to this morning. The first
case up for hearing was that Of John
Evans, colored, who yesterday after
moo while he was under the influence
OF mountain dew" claimed to be a
South Carolina bully. He was sent to
await the next term OF superior court
on a charge Of resisting an officer. Of
ficer Denmark bad an arm fractured
while attempting to lock up the bully
door and jerked It on Mr.. Denmark's
arm.
The next case was a female offender.
Matte Pettifood, colored, ~replenished
her purse with a $40 note taken from
the money drawer of the John street
saloon of Mr.. J. w. Edwards while the
clerk was busy in a back room. When
Matte was captured she had SIT OF the
money, which was turned over to its
proper owner. She was sent to the
grand jury.
Jim Edwards and his wife, colored,
who live on the plantation of Mr.. Amos
Breton In Lemon county, both went into
the field to work and left three small
children locked up in the house. The
parents saw the flames n smoke and
ran home, but when they reached the
house it had burned to the ground and
the charred remains of their children
were lying in a heap amid the smould-
ering embers. Just before the roof of
the house fell in a white man vas pass
ing along the public o and heard the
frantic screams Of the children. When
he reached the house, which was then
in flames. the screams of the children
had ceased.
Two of Goldsboro's popular young
gentlemen launch out in a novel busi-
ness venture. They are Mr.. John E.
Hage, son of Mr.. F. ]. Hage, ST., and
Mr.. Alvin Schwab, son of Mr.. Nathan
Schwab, who have purchased a new and
novel Photographic apparatus-one of
three of its kind in America, and a di-
rect importation from Germany, costing
$500, and are off today with their new
invention for Charleston, S. c., where
they will make pictures while you
wait" for the :hrong of visitors at the
exposition in that CITY.
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Dunn News Notes.
Correspondence of the Messenger.)

Dunn. N. -, February 10.
On last Thursday night Rev. Sam P.
Jones delivered one of his famous lee
lures. How to Get There and How to
Stay There in the metropolitan hall,
TO a large audience. He has a way Of
putting things and a way of striking
everybody peculiar to Sam Jones' only.
Harnett court convened Monday in
Ellington with Judge o. H. Allen. of
Kinston, and Solicitor Armisted Jones,
Of Raleigh, presiding. There are no
very interesting cases this term.
DR.. j. S. Meadows, who came here
with his family about January 1st from
Louisburg and took charge of the Hotel
Divine, died this morning from heart
dropsy. He was a wellknown citizen
Of h state and an cid hotelist. pro-
prietor Of the Louisburg hotel for years
and at one time Of the Carrollton, of
Raleigh. He was in his 9th year. His
remains will be taken to his old home
in Louisburg tonight for interment.
the doctor leaves a large family. having
been married twice.
Mr.. E. S. Smith. attorney at law.
went to Washington. D.. c.. on legal
business Saturday.
Mr.. Joel G. Layton. a merchant and
idrileT oI SdIlpSOH, LOOK III the Charles
tor exposition this week. He reports
a great exhibit.
Mr.. J. 8. Brinson. of New Bern, N.
c.. was in our town his week, pros
pecting. He is a travelling salesman fol
the American Tobacco Company and
will likely purchase d residence here.
This is political year. and the pot
will soon begin to boil, We have al
ready heard Of some prospective candi-
dates, among them Mr.. John M. Hodges
Of Linden. one of our countv's best
farmers and citizens, who is much men
toned for treasurer of the state OF
Harnett."
The slight rise in the price Of cotton
has brought to market quite a good
amount for the past week, and has
cheered the farmers and merchants to
some extent.
The big preparation III this section fol
tobacco growing means that with a ia.
vorable season we will market the larg.
est crop here sine the opening in 1898
Mr.. Jesse Jones, of burns Level, on
Of the oldest citizens of the county
died Monday night. He was a goo6
farmer and influential man and his
death will be a loss to the community
He was "A years old.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-14
AN OLD LADY KILLED
While Watching a arnfv Parade
by O Wild Shot in n Street Fight.

Cooper, who shot and killed William
Perry and Mrs. Barbara Russell at AM
lite City. La. was brought here hurried
ly and lodged in the Parish prison to
escaped being lynched by an Infatuated
mob.
While a carnival procession was an
progress It Amite City. Cooper and
Perry renewed a previous difficulty.
Cooper drew his pistol and killed Perry.
One bullet struck Mrs. Barbara Rus
sell. an aged lady. who surrounded by
her children and grandchildre
witnessing the parade. The killing Of
Mrs. Russell created i-tense Indignation
and a mob speedily formed to lynch
Cooper.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-14

Strong evidence sustains the popular
verdict that Ely's Cream Balm is
worth it's weight in gold. Trial size 10
cents. Full size. so cents. Sold by
druggists and mailed by Ely Brothers.
IS Warren ST.. New York.
Proberta. Cal.
Messrs. Ely Bros.:-I have been
afflicted with catarrh for twenty years.
1t made me so weak ] thought / had
consumption. I got one bottle of Ely's
Cream Balm and in three days the dis
charge stopped. It IS the best medi-
cine 1 have used for catarrh.
Very truly.
FRANK E. KINDLESPIRE.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-14
A RATTLE
Between Kentucky OnHcers and
Mountaineers-Six Killed and Sew
eraI MortalIy

Middlesboro. Ky, February 12-Six
are dead and as many more are dying
as the result OF a battle between III
dlesboro officers and mountaineeraL
The battle. one OF the most desperate
OF mountain warfare occurred tween
4 and 6 o'clock this afternoon at Lee
Turner's saloon, three and 4 half miles
from Middlesboro.
Last month Turner had some mules
and other goods levied on In payment
for a debt. and a few nights ago. IL In
said. he with others went to Virginia
where the property had been taken.
secured what was formerly his and re-
turned to his house.
Today Deputy Sheriff VIM. Thomp-
son summoned a posse OF ten or fifteen
men for the purpose of arresttng Tur-
ner. Railroad transportation was re-
fused the officers and they footed Il
through the mountains.
Turner had heard hat an attempt
would be made to arrest him anal he
and he and his men fifteen IN ns,mer,
were prepared.
"C 10 Jun IA huBc ~ y HI
Is surrounded by a thirty foot IL nee In
which ~loopholes were cut.
Turner'S surrender was des landed.
His reply was a round OF shota. Char
ley c. Cecil. of Middlesboro, Twas rio
ding a palfrey in plain view of the
Turner gang. Some one. bel ieved To-
have been Mike welch. Turn er's bar
tender. fired through a windo ". killing
Cecial. Instantly the murs .erer fer
hnnR nfnrrnI hu n h4tE h.
The officers scattered. hfdt .lg behind
frees. and rocks.
In the shooting that foil owed John
Doyle. a former railroad man. was
badly wounded. perhaps Z atalIy. and
Simon Rean. another ex-raI broader was
shot.
A torch was applied to an exposed
side of the building and l. "a few min
uteS the building was in ratnes. Sew
eral. OF the mountaineer came 10 the
window and were INN lediateiy shot
down.
Lee Turner n severs II OF his friends.
however. escaped n are reported to
be at Mingo mines. 6 ,ght miles from
Middlesboro. Several of his men per-
ished in the flames.
q, Many rumors are relorted tonight
one being that five Of the Turner eans
were killed and thai five more persisted
IN the names: II s also believed thas
the deputies lost 9 everai men.
Some Of the dep uties came I'm tonight
and state that Ia II OF the men are still
at the saloon anf that they will return
with reinforcew ents. II IL feared thai
the trouble Is = .ot at an end.
turner. II Is said. graduated from
college at Rose Hill. Va.
Lees saloon is known .or the difficult
ties that hav e occurred there. Piacinl
the days nun nber OF deaths at only SIX
n1ty-nlne M ave been killed there and
twice that . lumber wounded.