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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-07
WILMINGTON n. c., NOVEMBER Z 1902.
OMAHA SENSATION
Dead Bodies of Preacher and
Woman Missionary Found
IN Pastors Study.

Omaha, Neb November 5.-Clasped
in each others arms, lying on the floor
of the pastors study of the German
Baptist church here early today, Oscar
Berndes. janitor of the church, discov-
cred the dead bodies of Rev. W. G..
Rabe, pastor, and Augusta Busch, a
missionary and assistant to the pastor.
Death had been caused by asphyxiation.
The room was filled with gas, jet and
a burner of small stove being partly
turned on.
The bodies were lying on the floor,
the woman's head being pillowed on
some cushions. They evidently had lain
in that position for several hours.
There seems to be little doubt that the
death was accidental.
1t is believed that the pair had fallen
asleep. the stove flame blew out, and
the gas escaped The bodies were rigid
and death evidently occurred during the
hourse of the previous evening. An in
quest will be held tomorrow.
Miss Busch roomed at the home of
Janitor Berndes. and Mr.. Babe at the
house of Harry Dirksen. Miss Busch
went to the Dirkson home yesterday
o'clock in the evening, engaged in sew
ing. She left for her home alone and it
Is thought probable that she met Mr..
Rabe on her way and that the two went
to his study in the rear of the church
where the tragedy occurred. They had
been good friends. but no stronger feel
ing was apparent to those who knew
them. Mrs. BerndeS supposed the dead
woman was in her room until Miss
Scalkau. housekeeper for Mr.. Rabe re-
ported that he had not been at home
during the night. Then it was discov-
cred that Miss Busch had not occupied
her room and search was made for
them this morning. The janitor went
to the pastors study and found the
door locked and the key on the inside,
and he detected the escaping gas.
Quickly he summoned a police officer
and the door was broken open.
In the center of the very small study
the bodies lay, the heads a few feet
from the door. The Woman's face was
covered with froth and had begun to
turn purple. One gas jet above the
pastors table was partly turned off and
from a stove, gas was slowly escaping.
1t was thought at first the two had
committed suicide, for on the table was
an open letter, neatly arranged
boquet, Mr.. Rabe's watch and glasses,
and his hat, Miss Buschs gloves and
udnokeTcnlel. duu Hedlly Ioioeo upoIi
the back of a chair was her jacket.
The letter was written in German and
when translated was found to be an
answer to another letter, which Mr..
Rabe had received. There was nothing
in it to indicate that the two had in
tended taking their lives.
Mr.. Rabe was fifty-four years of age
and came to Omaha from Buffalo, N.
Y, when he was chosen pastor of the
German Baptist church. In that state
he left wife, who is attending a mis-
sionary school. and one son, Carl w.
He was held in high esteem by his con-
gregation.
Miss Busch was thirty-one years old
and had been missionary in Omaha
for the last five years. She came here
from Chicago, sent by the church mis-
sionary school. She. too. was held in
high esteem and was very popular.
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NIMRODS IN GUILFORD.
New Workers on n Hunting Trip in
Country Around Greensboro.

Especial 10 The Messenger.)
Greensboro, y. c., November s.
Mr.. and Mrs. James d. Laying. of New
York City and Mr.. Slocomb Howard.
of Catskill, y. Y, are stopping at the
Benbow and driving out into portions OF
the country recommended as abounding
in quail. The lady in the party is rs
great an enthusiast over the sport as
either of her companions. Yesterday,
clad in regulation hunting skirts and
accoutrements, Mrs. Laying put the gen.
tlemen of the party to shame by killing
eleven birds to their combined bag OF
twelve. Mrs. Laying is a daughter OF
President Samuel Spencer. OF the
Southern Railway and Mrs. Spencer iS
expected TO arrive this week.
Will Hairston. colored. who was cap
tured the other night while in the act
of prying open a window in Womble's S
restaurant today was tried in mayor 5
court and bound over under combined
bond of S250.0O and in default of bond
was committed to jail.
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LOTS OF WORK DONE
Strike Commission is Rapidly
Covering Ground on Tour
Of Investigation.

Mahanoy City. Pa, November s.
ended its tour Of observation of the
coal fields in the Panther Creek Valley
today and the members of the party
will return to their homes tomorrow
and will meet again at Scranton in
/ November 14th to take testimony Of
the miners. The biggest days work
of the entire trip was accomplished to-
day when the commissioners made a
complete inspection of two large COL
lieries and a tour of the region lying
between Mt. Carmel and this city.
Six working days have been con-
sumed in travelling from place to place
in the anthracite coal regions. In all
the commissioners were lowered into
seven mines Of varying conditions, and
went through several breakers
Among the points visited was the
Maple Hill colliery Of the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron Company
a few miles from Shenandoah. This is
one of the best mines in the entire an
thracite field, and is equipped with all
modern appliances. The bottom Of the
shaft is 730 feet below the surface, and
during their two hours stay in the
workings the commissioners went
about a mile and half from the shaft.
The whistle blew the noon hour just
as the party came to the surface. Al
the breaker near by the commissioners
talked with the boys whose faces Were
blacked from coal dust. Judge Gray
and Bishop Spalding seemed the mosG
interested in the lads and gave some of
them small coin Then the arbitrators
visited the No. colliery of the Le-
high Coal and Navigation Company OF
Coaldale. The entrance to the mines
was through a drift which is a hori-
Zontal opening into the base of 4,
mountain. About one hundred feet in
side the entrance the party was low
cred by means of shaft 70 the bottom
which is $50 feet down. The MINE
proved to be quite wet and every one
in the party got more or less of a wet
ting. After leaving the mine a num-
ber of idle mine workers crowded
around Chairman Gray of the commits
sion and told them they had been dis
the matter of getting their old places
back
f~sThey said Superintendent Benner
would not take them back for some
reason unknown to them and that ether
men had been given their positions.
On the other hand the company officials
claimed that they have had not enough
work at this time for all the men on
account of the repair work now being
done in the mines. Judge Gray listen
ed to them but made no comment.
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ELABORATE WEDDING CEREMoNi
Mr.. AIonzo Hall and Miss Benncl
Married ut NiiIiamston.
Especial TO The Messenger.)

Williamson, y. O., November o.
The most beautiful marriage ever seen
il WILLIAMSON was that Of Mr. A1onzo
Hail and Miss Martha Bennett at ths
Methodist church at $50 O'Clock To-
night. Rev T. II. Sutton the pastor.
officiated. The church was elaborateiy
decorated and the scene was tropicli
in its lovelineEE.
There were tcWeaty-four attendants
and four ushers. The bride wore white
silk and lace and carried brides roses.
The maids We're dressed in white or
candle with green ribbons and had
shower bouquets OF white chrysanthe-
NUNS. The groom is a prominent bus
mess man and the bride is one OF VIII
llamSton'S most attractive young wJ
men.
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Washington, November 5.-The latest
returns received up to 10 o'clock to-
night, show that the republicans will
control the next house By a vote of 2O4
republicans to 179 democrats with three
districts, the Eighth Tennessee. and
two California districts remaining so
much in doubt that the official re
turns will be needed TO decide -he re-
suit.
The totals given are believed to be
correct, although there ere few dis
tricts, such as two in Colorado and one
in Minnesota where the republican and
democratic managers respectively do
not coneede defeat, out the general
result could not be affected even should
their claims prove we'll founded. The
table by states is as follows:
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RESULT OF DISASTER
Revised Lists Show Twelve
Dead and About Eighty
Injured.

New York, November 5.-Complete
revised lists today of the dead and In
jured victims of the explosion of fire
works in Madison Square last evening,
show that twelve persons were killed
and about eighty injured. Several of
these are probably fatally hurt and
many others are today in a serious
condition.
An informal inquest was held today
preparatory to the formal inquest set
for Friday.
The ten prisoners arrested in con-
nection with the calamity including
the men in charge OF the fireworks
were arraigned today. The charge
against them was homicide, and the
men were remanded to the coroner
Coroner Scholer, before whom the
men were taken, said it was a career
of criminal neglect. The coroner hess
John Craig in $4,000 on a charge of
manslaughter in the first degree Mr..
Craig it is alleged, was in charge of
the explosives at the time OF the acct
dents. Two boys who were carrying
boxes of explosives were sent to the
witnesses. All the rest of the ten
prisoners We're discharged.
The coroner said there were seven
bombs. An attempt to shoot off tie Grst
failed, he said. but it detonated and
thus caused the explosion of the other
bombs. Craig said the first bomb was
properly exploded and he thought ar
explosion OF gases must have caused
the accident. There were ten bombs
and four mortars weighing $50 pounds
each. he said. Seven legs of victims
Of the fireworks explosion were ampu-
tated al Bellevue hospital today. Be-
sides the amputations there were doz-
ems of minor operations On hands ana
feet and for burns. Many OF the pa
tients underwent several operations
and some lost both hands.
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THE FINAL OUTCOME
Official Returns Show Republican
Majority in House and DemoC-
racy's Defeat in New York

The Latest omcia1 Returns Show
That the House of Representatives
VIII be Republican With n Vote
of 2Oz to I7a-In New York, Odeii
is Elected by Over 10000 Plural
ity. But CoIer VIII Not COncede
the Election and VIII Contest 1t
PennsyIvania and Ohio Give I'm
snense Republican PIuralities-The
UnoffcaI Returns Noted Yes
terday Are About the Same as The
Official Returns.
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Buys an Entire Town.

Charleston, S. c., November 5.-Prac-
tically the entire town Of Calhoun Falls
in Abbeville county. at the crossing of
the Seaboard Air Line and Charleston
and Western Carolina railrca was
sold at auction yesterday to Judge w.
+. Cox. of Anderson for $4,000, seven
hundred acres at the rate of $50 an acre
The property belonged to a syndicate
of Anderson, Charleston and Atlanta
capitalists known as the Westc rn Caro-
lima Land and Improvement company
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Washington. November 5.-Represen-
tative Griggs. the chairman OF the dem
ocratic congressional campaign commit
tee is hopeful that the later returns
from doubtful districts will increase by
at least half a dozen members. the num-
ber OF democrats in the next congress
now conceded to them by the repubIi-
cans. Reports received by him from
various sources lead him to believe that
the total democratic representation in
the 5sth congress will number 1s6 mem
bers.
Mr.. Griggs will go TO Georgia next
week for a visit TO his home prelimi-
nary tn the meeting OF congress
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SPECIAL TRAIN TO WILMINGTON.
GOldsborO People Will Have Chance
to Take in Carnival.
Special To The MessengerO

Goldsboro, n. c., November 5.-The
Atlantic Coast Line will operate a spe-
cial train from Wilmington to Colds
bore tomorrow night, leaving Whining
ton at midnight, for the accommoda-
ton Of those along the line who wish to
visit the Pythian Carnival tomorrow
and who wish to remain in the city to-
morrow night to witness the exhibition
by electric lights. Reduced rate tickets
viii be on sale, which together with the
convenient schedule will very proba-
bly, induce great many people from
this city to go to Wilmington for the
day.
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THE STATE ELECTION
Entire congressional Representation
From North Carolina is AnnOunC-
ed as Safely Democratic

All Ten Congressmen I'm This state
VIII be Democratic-The Contess
Very Close One. Gudger Running
Benin His Ticket Republicans
WIN nave unIy - out OF the a..
Mem bers of the Lower House and
Only Out of 80 Member. Of the
Senate-Of the Two Independents
Elected tn the senate. One is Anti
pritchard.
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All doctors told Renick Hamilton. Of
West Jefferson. O., after suffering *
months from Rectal Fisfula. he woc:d
die unless a costly operation was De =
formed; but he cured himself with five
boxes Of Bucklen's ArnIca Saw. tn.
surest Pile cure en Earth. and sae l,>st
Salve in the World. 25 cents a Eoa.
Sold BY r. r Belhmy. druggi<.
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4 Request to Elon College.

New York, November 5.-The Will Of
the late Frances Asbury Palmer, for
merly president of the National Broad
way Bank, was filed for probate to-
day. Ii values the real property at
$500, 900 and the personal at $50, 900.
The will gives tc Elon College Of North
Carolina $4,000.
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new York.

New York
New York November L.-Offlcial re-
ports on the vote for governor vary but
little from the unofficial reports. Ac-
cording to returns made TO the eXecu-
tive at Albany by the several county
clerks, the plurality for Cdell, republi-
can, Is 1887 Only three counties
above the Bronx were carried by the
democratic nominee, the aggregate plu-
rality for Coler in these counties being
1.011. This and the Greater New York
plurality of 122,O74 given to Coler was
met and overcome by an upstate re-
publican plurality Of 1892 the differ
ence being a net plurality OF 12.SS7
against III, ,126 plurality for Odell in
1900 Returns of the vote for other state
officers are SO meagre that it is impos-
sible to say if the democrats have been
more successful as regards the minor
offices as in the case Of governor. In
some quarters it is asserted that by
reason of his endorsement by the pro-
hibitionists Cunneen the democratic
nominee for attorney general has made
such gains over the head Of the ticket
that he has been elected. There also
are claims that when the returns for
judges of the court Of appeals are all
I'm it will be found that Judge Gray has
defeated his republican cpponent.
The state legislature is controlled by
the republicans by a reduced majority,
but one so large as to admit of no doubt
of the return of Mr.. Piatt. TO the United
States senate.
The New York delegation in the lower
house of the 5Sth congress viii number
ffirty-Seyen instead of thirty four as in
the present congress. It will contain
twenty republicans and seventeen dem
ocrats, whereas the present delegation
stood % republicans and 12 democrats
All of the more noted members Of the
delegation have been returned, including
Serene e. Payne, chairman Of the ways
and means committee.
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The Eighth Tennessee district and
the first and second California districts
are not included in this table, being
classified still as doubtful, leaving three
votes to be added to the column ac-
cording 10 later returns.
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Continued on 5th page.)
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Cleveland, O., November SC Complete
returns from this, Cuyshoga county.
give Laylin, republican. for secretary of
state 1856; Bigelow, democrat 36,247.
Bigelow's plurality 1856. The republi-
cans elected portion Of the county
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-09

An dwelling Attended by German
bIes and n Speech by Emperor
William.

Posen, PrussIan Poland, September
IA stature OF Emperor Frederick was
unveiled here today in the presence Of
Emperor William, Empress Victoria,
the crown prince, Frederick William;
Field Marshal Count Vor Buelow, the
cabinet ministers and many other no
liabilities.
Their na1estISS n their party sub
sequently proceeded to the provincial
Diet House, where they received an
address from the provincial authorities.
TIL president of the provincial diet
presented the emperor with d loving
cup. His majesty replied to the address
with d speech Ct some length There
were similar functions at h provin-
cial assembly aoIse. where the Polish
members were conspicuous by their abb
Sence.
Replying to the address OF the pro-
vincial diet, Emperor William enjoin-
cd the Germans to lay aside their in
nerited tendency to engage in party
strife and to Hork together for the
good of the coCnltry-
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SENSATIONAL SUICIDE.
Waiter Deserts Wife For Prominent
Society Woman in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, September 4.-Thcre are
sensational developments today in con-
|nection with the suicide last Tuesday
night of George Conrad, head waiter of
the Gibson House. His wife. on appre-
|hending letters from the wife of a
business man to her hus-
band, was suing Conrad Cor divorce and
"a wealthy society woman for damages
ION account of the alienation of affec-
lions.
The attorneys Of Mrs. Conrad appeal
ed to the postal authorities and among
the letters from Conrad to the woman
of whom he was enamored. there was
found one in which Conrad outlined his
plan, " to conve his wife to the middle
of the Ohio river, upset the skiff. as
Though by accident, swim ashore him
self and leave Mrs. Conrad to drown"
When Conrad was confronted by his
wife and attorneys with his letter and
knew he would be prosecuted criminal
ly, he had a hurried interview with the
woman for whom he had deserted his
wife and then killed himself.
Mrs. Conrad says ne repeatedly in
lvited her to take boat rides. but she
had been forewarned. The implication
of a we'll known woman here in the
damage suit Of Mrs. Conrad has caused
la great sensation.
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HOSPITALS FILLED.
over 81 Thousand Five
Killed and Many

Roseau, Island of Dominica, D. ". l.,
September A cop of L'Opinion OF
Fort de France, Martinique, dated Sep
tember 3rd, says that over 1,5OO per
sons were killed during the volcanic
eruption of Mont Pelee CT last Saturday
and that a still greater number Of per-
sons have been brought to Fort de
Franco by the French cruisers Tage and
Suchet, and by coasting craft. The
with sick and wounded.
Castries, Island of st. Lucna, b. W. l.,
September At was quite dark here at
half past ; o'clock this morning. AT
that hour the sun was obscured as 1t Is
during an eclipse.
s D. m.-The British steamer Savan,
Captain Hunter, arrived here today
from the island of Trinidad She was
covered with Is and reports that she
ran into a dense cloud q &H1t while
twenty miles south Of St Vincent.
New York, September 4-GustaV
Schwab, chairman of the committee
having in charge the distribution of
funds collected for the relief Of sufferers
from the Martinique disaster several
months ago., sent the following cable
gram today:
Governor LlewYlsn, ST. Vincent
Does recent disaster require further aid
to your island of Martinique. If SO, Of
what nature. Gable to Martinique not
working. Reply collect.
(Signed.) -sCHwAB,
Chairman West Indian Committee"
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THE MONT PELEE ERUPTION.
A Cable Account of the Recent Pie.
0me BY an Eyewitness.

London, September 4.-The c~orrespon-
dent of The Daily Mail at Castries, St
Lucia, has cabled the following account
of the phenomena witnessed at the time
of the recent outbreak of Mont Pelee.
Martinique:
Between S and 8 o'clock in the even
ing of August 80, a spectacle of terrific
grandeur was witnessed from here. a
pitch black cloud hung over the island
and Martinique, through which shot DIT
intervals, pillars of flame high in the
sky, which broke in fantastic forms of
colored fire and scattered as showers of
fiery sparks. About night fall, clouds
were darling about like millions of mon
ster fire flies, and above all these, large
aureoles appeared in the sky"
The correspondent then proceeds 10
confirm the details of the eruption as
already known, and says:
There were tremendous earth rum
blings and explosions. The ground
rocked and nothing could stand OF ta-
bles or shelves. Boats for st. Pierre
were unable to reach the town, owing
to the fall of hot ashes, and a tidal
wave destroyed the whole of the sea
front of LIE Carbet.
people returned here from Martini
que only last week to take back their
families to Fort de France"