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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
AN INSANE WOMAN
PATIENTS ESCAPE
Spent Three Days Wandering
Over Country.
FOUND IN VACANT HOUSE
Sup. Mckee Refuses Positively 10 Give Name
Of Patient, but Says She is Raleigh
Woman---ln Bad Plight When
Found.

A white woman patient of the insane
asylum made her escape from the grounds
last Friday afternoon. She was in charge
of an attendant with several others and
managed in some way to escape the eyes
of the attendant and concealed herself in
some shrubbery When the attendant
missed her, a dihgent search was made,
but she could not be found.
Where she spent Friday night is not
known, but it is supposed she lay out in
the woods.
On Saturday night she went to a house
near the Catholic cemetery and went
into vacant room and took a snuff box
and some other articles, and then took a
seat on the back steps, so she says.
Later she went into the yard of this
home and turned COW and calf out.
She was heard by some one and rapidly
made her escape and was not seen any
more until she was found in vacant
house, about two and a half miles from
Raleigh, on the farm of Mr. Charles
Allen When she was returned to the
asylum she was a very hungry woman.
and from all appearances in a destitute
Dr.. James Mckee was called up over
the telephone last night and asked for
information about the escape of this We
man, and the following is what he gave
out:
He said she has an idea that her peo-
pie live in the woods, and she has a long
ing to be with them, and whenever she
gets chance she makes her escape.
This is the fourth time this same woman
has escaped from the asylum. Dr. Nc
Kee says that a story of the woman
escaping from a window of the asylum
is incorrect, for had she made this leap
it would have killed her.
The woman who made the escape was
Raleigh woman, and it is said we'll
known in this city. Dr. Mckee was asked
to give the name of this woman, and he
positively refused to do SO, saying at the
time, that he saw no use of it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
ROPE AROUND HIS NECK.
Child Was Dragged Two Hundred Yards and
Nearly Killed.

Last week in the northern part OF town
the little son of Mr. Childers was bring
ing the cow home from the pasture. He
foolshly put the rope around his neck,
and the COW getting frightened at some
object in the road ran toward home, drag
ging the child behind. He was dragged
two hundred yards, over rocks and bitches.
When the COW got in the yard she plunged
over the wood pile, carrying the boy with
her The child was nearly killed; all his
clothing was stripped from his body and
he was cut and bruised from head to foot.
DR.. j. H. Yount was hastily summoned
and gave him the best possible attention.
He is getting along very well at this time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
RuinOuS WhirI
of the Cyclone
Continued from First Page.)

were badly damaged at Ybor City, and
several buildings were unroofed. III
Tampa, the Hampton block was I'M
rooted, and six small buildings were blown
down. No loss of life is reported. An
unknown man was struck by falling
roof and badly hurt, but it is thought
he will recover. Street lines made no eff
forts to run cars. The wires leading from
Tampa in all directions are down and the
city is in total darkness.
Other places on the west coast and
in the interior have not been heard
from, and it is feared that when re-
ports come in the damage will be vast
ly increased. The orange and grape fruit
crops have been greatly injured, the fruit
beng blown from the trees or cut up
by thorns.
The wires west of Madison went down
at 8 o'clock tonight, indicating that the
cyclone il now raging in middle Florida
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
TWO FROM THE PEN
AGAIN FLY AWAY
On Sunday They Depart for
Parts Unknown,
BOTH ARE WHITE MEN
0raYIon Medlin, of Castor, Murderer in for
Life, and A. v Rice, From New Ham
over, With Ten Years For
Larceny.

Though they were behind prison bars,
yet now they be free.
The escapes from the States prison now
do the act by two's, AID again on Sunday
two convicts took leg bail and their pres
ent whereabouts is unknown.
One was life term man, Drayton Med
lin, sent up for murder. The other, A. V.
Rice, convicted of larceny, had sentence
of ten years. Both are white men and a
reward of $25 each, with expenses is Of
fered.
The following is the inormation sent out
from the States prison concerning the
fuaitiyes:
On yesterday September 18th, Drayton
Medlin and A. V. Rice, two convicts,
made their escape from the States prison.
We viii pay reward of $500 each and
all necessary expenses for their recapture.
Their descriptions are as follows:
Drayton Medlin was sent here from
CASTOR county, convicted of murder and
sentenced for life. He is a white man,
about forty (4O years old, five feet three
inches high, weight 125 pounds, has black
eyes and black hair; lef5 thumb shot off
and reset, right thumb off at first joint;
tattoo of woman on world between wrist
and elbow inside, and is very bald.
A. V. Rice is from New Hanover coun-
ty, was convicted of larceny and sentenced
for ten years, is white man, about thirty
800 years old, five feet three and a half
inches high, weighs 1876 pounds, and has
blue eyes and dark hair. He claims to
have been raised in Beaufort county and
that "Rice" is not his real name
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
Mcclellan and Huntington Surrender
(By the Associated Press:)

New York, Sept. H.-Isaac Mcclellan
and George Huntington, of the Columbia
Supply Company, who We're indicted in
Washington, d. c., in connection with
the postal scandals, surrendered them
selves to United States Marshal Henkel,
in this city today. Each gave bail i'll the
sum of $4,000. Bench warrants were is
sued to Huntington and Mcclellan last
week. The warrants charge them with
having in the city of Washington, unlaw-
fully conspired together, and with August
w. Machen and others, to defraud the
United States out of the sum of fifty
cents for each and every package box to
be furnished to the Postoffice Department
under a contract with the Colum'.'-, Sup
ply Company and with having given to
Machen S10O in pursuance of this con-
spiracy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
Post-0ffice atYoungsville Robbed
Especial to News and observer)

Youngsville, n. c., Sept 14.-Burgldrs
entered the postoffice here last night and
carried away practically all the stamps
in the office, besides about 5000 in cash,
the most of which belonged to the gov
eminent 1t seems to have been the
work of experts for the back door of the
postoffice building was unlocked and the
safe which contained the money and
stamps was opened without harm to the
combination or injury to the inner locks.
The blood hound of the county was dis
patched for and soon was upon the scene.
The dog trailed to the water tank on the
railroad, about one mile north of here,
and there lost scent of the track. 1t is
surmised that the burglars boarded a
train at this point and escaped.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
Strike Against Working the Road.
(Bayboro Sentinel.)

The road hands on a certain section OF
the public roads in the lower end of the
county, have nullifed and refused to work
on the public roads and have defied the
officers of the law, so far as the enforce
ment of the road law is concerned. This
is a bad state of affairs to exist in any
county, especially does this speak bad of
our county We do not like the present
system of keeping up the public roads.
We do not think it a just and equitable
way; but it is the law, and the lawful
way so long as it is a law, and the man
who is subject to do road duty when he
refuses to do that duty is violator of
the law just as much as the man who
steals a horse, or commits murder, and
the law officers should see that the law is
rigidly and strictly enforced.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
THE CONNECTS DAUGHTER"

One of the most entertaining and fine
ly mounted plays of the season will be seen
at the Academy of Music tonight. 'The
Convict's Daughter" is possessed of a
we'll defined plot, a story interestingly
and effectively told. The cast is all that
could be desired, and all are well adapted
to their respective parts. The scenic eff
fects are good. and the prison scene IN
act four particularly thrilling. They
must be seen to be fully appreciated, and
those who fail to see them will certainly
do themselves an injustice.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
Negroes for the Pen.

Sheriff T. E. Wright, of Richmond coun-
ty, yesterday brought three negroes to
the States Prison.
One negro, Smith, had only been out a
month, and comes for burglary. Aaron
Dockery, an old negro. eighty -seven years
old, eighteen months for larceny, and
Horace Waddell, another old negro, one
year for larceny.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15

Julia Pollard, wife of Rev. j. H. NJ.
Pollard, archdeacon of the colorcd work
of the Diocese Of North Carolina, died
yesterday morning at 5 a. M, in st. Agnes
Hospital. She had been SEX since Ja1:-
uary, and in the hospital since July st.
She was As years old and leaves eight
children. The funeral will be held tins
afternoon at O'Clock at st. Ambrose
church, conducted by the Rector Rev. j.
E. King, assisted by Rev. H. E. Delaney.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
Vessel Kissed for Not Needing Appeal
(By the Associated Press.)

Savannah, Ga, Sept. 1.-THE steamship
New Orleans, from Baltimore to Savan-
nah, reported last night disabled of
Huntington Island, S. c.. came into port
today with her shaft broken. With a
passenger list of twenty-five the ship was
helpless at sea for sixteen hours. During
that the time the Dutch steamship Voor-
berg passed in sight. The captain of the
New Orleans says he signaled for assist
ance, but the Voorberg continued on her
way, paying no attention whatever The
Voorberg came into port ahead of the
New Orleans. When the latter arrived II,
port her passengers Kissed the Dutch
ship. The captain of the Voorberg in
sists he saw no signal of distress from the
New Orleans.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
Republican Campaign Opened
(By the Associated Press.l

Munfordville, KY, Sept I'm the
presence of several thousand people the
Republican State campaign was opened
here today by Colonel Morris B. Belllnap
candidate for governor. Colonel Belknap's
speech dealt mainly with the pardon record
of Governor Beckham, which he asserted
was largely responsible for the lawless
conditions prevailing in Breathitt and
other counties.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
An Infants Death.

John Barnes Bragassa, The one-month-
old infant of r. and Mrs. Albert Bra
gassa, of Hamlet, and grandchild of MIR.
and Mrs. j. A. Bragassa, of this city,
died at Cary at the home OF Mrs Will
liam King, the father of Mrs. Albert
Bragassa, Sunday afternoon at one
O'Clock twin sister survive the infant
The farewell was held yesterday after
noon at 2:30 O'Clock, Rev. Father Griffin.
of the Catholic church, of this city, Off
cial. Relatives and friends from Raleigh
attended
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
TO SPECIAL COURTS.
Buncombe for Criminal Cases, Sampson for the
Civil Docket

Two special terms of court were order
ed yesterday by Governor Aycock. Tha.
in Buncombe county will be for one week,
and will begin on the 26th of October,
for criminal cases. In Sampson, the court
will convene for civil business on the
seventh of December and will not adjourn
till business is disposed of.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
Durham Cotton Warehouse Co

The Durham Cotton and Cotton Goods
Warehouse Company was incorporated
yesterday in the Secretary of States of
flee. with total authorized capital stock Of
$4,000, which may be increased to $4,000
The company will commence business will
So 900, subscribed by J. S. Carr, Jr., w. j
Holloway, Thos. NJ German, and S. A
Johnson, all of Durham.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
Masonic.

Hiram Lodge, No. 40, A. F. and A. M.
will meet tonight. in special communica-
ton for work in the second degree. Mem.
bers will please be punctual. Brethren O.
sister lodges are cordially invited to b.
present.
T. B. WOMACK, w. M.
E. B. THOMAS, Sec.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15

The Mason & Mason Company, in ''Ru
dolph and Adolph" is not only one of the
best musical comedy attractions which
has ever appeared here, but this season
one of the largest as well. A chorus of
the prettiest girls who ever left New
York is feature in the company, which
will appear at the Academy of Music to-
morrow "wednesday night, September
18th
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15

track from its present line at Roxboro
street
SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO., by A. B.
Andrews, First Vice-president.
''SEABOARD AIR LINE RY., by j. NJ.
Barr, First Vice president.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
The Southern Storm.
(By the Associated Press. J

TDJ 1
Washington. Sept. 12.-The Weather
Bureau tonight issued the following:
1.-The Southern storm is probably cen
trail near the gulf coast of Southern Flori-
da, but its exact location cannot be de-
termined, as Geographic communication
has been interrupted since Saturday morn
ing when a northeast gale with low pres
sure was prevailing at Tampa"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15

oFEClAL RATES VIA SEADOEAlSD AIN
LINE.
SIG. 55-Raleigh to Philadelphia, Pa, and
return, on account National Bap'
fist Convention (coloreD, Phila-
delphia, Pa, September 19th-29rd.
Tickets to be sold September 18th,
l4th, 18th. Final limit September
25th.
$2.25-Raleigh to Henderson and return,
account Baptist State Sunday
School Convention (colored), Hen
derson. N. c., September 2Srd.
Tickets to be sold September 21st.
22nd. 23rd. with final return limit
September 2sth
$2S.6O-Plus $780, Raleigh to Hot Springs
Ark. and return. Up to and IN
GLIDING September SOth. Tickets
to be sold each Wednesday and
Saturday with final limit sixty
DAYS from date of SALE
For further information apply to
c. H. GATTIs, c. p & T. A,
Raleigh, N. C.
z. P. SMITH, T. P. A., Raleigh, ~ e.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
A Blight on Cotton,
(By the Associated Press.)

Ell Paso, Texas, Sept 12-Cotton Of
Santa Rosa, Mexico, has been struck with
a blight in the shape of a gummy aecumu-
latlon on the leaves, and heavy damage
IN decreased yield and poorer quality is
now certain. The blight is attributed to
the extremely dry season
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
No Danger From Hurricane.
(Ry TIE Associated Press.l

(By the Associated Press)
Mobile Ala, Sept Alt was announced
by the Weather Bureau here today that
all danger from hurricane in this vi
entity has passed. The barometer is slow
ly rising.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
Lou Dillon Pulls Down Maud S,
iBv the Associated Press.)

Cleveland, Sept. 12.-Lou Dillon, In al
attempt to break Maud SIS record OF
2:O84 to high sulky, trotted mile IN
2:O5 late this afternoon at the Glenvlllc
track.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15

Mr.. Ed Hugh Lee returned yesterday
from Clayton, where he was called to see
his little daughter, who is sick with fever.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15

Misses Matte and Jessamine Higgs
have returned rom trip to New York,
Washington, Richmond and Philadelphia.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
HUMAN HEARTS. b"

W. e. Nankevilles famous play, ''Hu-
man Hearts," will be presented at the
Academy of Music, Monday night, Sep
TENDER 21st.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15

Order Blue Ribbon Vanilla Extract to-
day. You'll be satisfied.
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The best ever made Blue Ribbon Elk
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15

Mr.. James Thomas Broughton leaves
this morning. for New York and will sail
for LiverpooD about the first of October.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15

For LaGrippe and Influeozs
use CHENEY'S tXPECTC-
RANT,
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SPECIAL RATES VIA SEABOARD AL
LINE.
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that which gIee;s the tourist as he reach
es Alton, and follows him as the train
rush down the mountain side 10 Green
wood depot There lies outstretched be-
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ri duont valley with the mountains
r.slng ike huge pillows. crest ai.er crest,
ill they are lost in the distant horizon.
Such vision as It's is worth coming
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five miles below Greenwood in the same
beautiful region, to be our resting place
fof few days before taking our final de-
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Semmes and his wife, would not suffer
us TO make any other place than their
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Far up the valley somewhat to the south
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The hills and mountain crests that rise
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