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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
NO SECRETARY APPOINTED.
II Pope is Carrying Out Intention
to do All and Know All.

Rome, September 10.-The pope is
really carrying out his intention to do
|all and to know all, and for this pur-
tpose he has not yet appointed a sec
|retary of state. While writing the en-
lcyclical addressed to the Catholic
bishops throughout the whole world
(which he turned over sheet by sheet
Ito Mgrs Sardi and CALI to translate
Into Latin, the pontiff was also employ
led in personally writing answers to
diplomatic notes and attending to other
political business, which did not go
into the hands of Mgr Merry del Val,
1.-THE acting secretary of state. In this
Iway the pop in less than two months
lof his pontificate, has learned many
things an dis able to direct and carry
Put his policy, which he is now quietly
formulating.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
FLOWERS WILL HANG
MAN WHO COMMITTED AWFUL
CRIME on HIS DAUGHTER.
Minute Rendered Verdict of Guilty
-TestimOny Most Revolving Ever
Heard in Wilson.
Especial to The Messenger.)

special to The Messenger
Wilson, y. G.. September 10.-It hav-
ing become generally known that Flow
ers. the rapist, would be put on trial
yesterday morning for his life. the court
house was crowded at an early hour. A
special venire of one hundred men had
been previously summoned and were
on hand at the opening of court. The
case was at once taken up and the
work of getting a jury was commenced.
The entire morning was consumed be-
fore h following jury vas selected:
MeSsrS- James BarnC~ II. I. Wells, R.
a. Boyette. ]. W. StanciI. George Hack
ney, c. W. O'Neal, E. F. MacDaniel.
Spencer Williams 3. w. Hargrave, J.
Z. Bass. Neverson Williams. and Tom
Henderson AS Don as the jury was
e~mpannelled. court took a recess until
after dinner.
With the opening of court in the af-
~ternOOn. the evidence in he case was
entered into. Never in the history OF
Wilson has such vile evidence been
heard in the court house. How a father
could have SO far forgotten himself as
to commit such a crime is u mystery to
all who We're in the court house. The
evidence given by Elsie Flowers. the
outraged girl. was pitiable indeed. AT
ter her testimony was concluded she
went to her father anad got into his
lap. 1t was the general opinion that
the brute missed a good chance of q
lynching and had he been a man of any
prominence this would have been his
fate
ENnu-aCC u-nC 1afan1a1 nv NaCcrS
MewbOrne and Atlas Finch, attorneys
appointed by the court. Their plea
was drunkenness and in the eXamina-
ton of all the witnesses an effort was
la TO show hat the eaSOn for Flow
ers committing the crime vas that he
was drunk and did not realize what
he was doing. Flowers himself was put
on the stand and said he did not re-
member committing the crime. and in
fact denied its commission.
No speeches We're made on either side
and after an able charge by Judge Fer
guSOn the a went to the jury at !
o'clock. The case was with them only
n minute when they returned a YER
| dict of guilty. His honor announced that
he would not pronounce sentence or
the prisoner until the opening of court
this morning.
When court opened this morning a,
9 o'clock a large crowd was present tic
hear sentence pronounced The SEN
tence was that Flowers should be hang
ed on October Both This was no sur
prise to any one. During the trial il
W seen hat the man vas guilty and
should pay the penalty for his crime.
This will make three hangings in the
history of Wilson county. A negro was
hanged about thirty e q ago for muir
der. TWO years ago Rose. a white man
who killed a man from ambush neal
! Lucama. was hanged.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15

Jacksonville. Fla. September 10.
E Stark shot ana fatal"
John F. Angel lis afternoon in the
office e the Southern Express Com
panv of this city. while the latter was
protecting the life of his sister, the
wife Of the man who fired the shot
STARK had been Jacksonville several
days and this morning wired for his
wife to join him. She came at about
noon and at > o'clock they met in the
office of the express company. where
her brother was employed. The wife
suspected that her husband meant to
do her bodily harm when he endeav-
ored TO get her TO go to his hotel She
desired to remain near her brother
and declined to 60.
L have brought you here to kill
you Stark said. Quick as a flash
MS wife seized him as he was en-
deavoring to draw d pistol. She pin
toned his arms and her cries brought
her brother. The pistol was taken
from Stark before it was drawn.
Words WE the TWO men followed
and Flows We're exchanged Stark
went to a pawn shop where he pro-
cured another pistol and returned. He
entered the office and walked to the
cage where Angel was at work. with
his back turned. Resting the pistol
IN one of the small steel holes of the
cage he fired, the ball striking Angel
in the back of the head and lodging
near the brain Angel fell. Stark
looked about him and started TO leave
when a brother of Angel appeared and
seized him. The brother made an ef-
fort to kill Stark with a knife. but
others interfered and the police rlace6
Stark under arrest. Angel is at 81.
Luke's Hospital. No hopes are enter
tanned for his recovery. but he will live
until morning.
The defense that Stark'S lawyer Will
make Is that he vas insane. a theory
which is generally accepted by those
who know him and who have beer
with him during the past few days.
Stark was formerly author Of the
Jacksonville Tampa and Key West
railroad
Angel was cashier of the Southern
Express COMPANY.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
BOWSer'S Bald Head
He Discovers q New Way to Make Hair Grow and
Gives 1t a Trial-Bares His Scalp to the Dew Until
Disturbed by Wild Animals - e q - g = n

1t was a quiet, dewy night, and the
neighbors seemed to have gone to bed.
The family cat sat beside Mr.. BowSer
in the moonlight. and he had pencil
and paper to make a few notes. The
memoranda, as Mrs. Bowser found
them on the grass next day. read:
"1O:15. l begin to feel the falling
dew Everything as quiet as if death
had laid its hand on the city.
1000. The dew seems to be striking
in. Cat is somewhat agitated, but l am
passive. I'd like to see any one try to
joke me about my badness.
lob. The dew seems to produce an
itching of the scalp. | take that as a
good sign. The dews Of Persia may be
different from those of America, but
that's to beAseen. OF curse. I'm not
ashamed of my bald head. but l know
my hat would set better if l had hair.
III O'Clock. There is 4 sort of CRATE
full glow all over my scalp. The dew
is acting on the roots like water on
an old suntower. | believe the Persian
knew what he was talking about. The
cat eVinces 4 disposition to retire from
the scene, and l shall not detain her.
The idea of Mrs. Bowser asking me if l
was going to sandpaper my poll!
"11:15. The dew continues. So does
the glow. | don't expect a new crop
of hair tonight, but 1 feel sure that
two more nights will do the trick for
me. How solemn the night! It seems
as if l heard soft footsteps about me,
and were | a sentimentalist / should
say that angels were lowering lear.
Mrs. BOwser would as soon / should
be an old baldhead as not, but if this
Persian trick works I'll have the call
on her.
"11:30. Dew still doing business. l
have sneezed about fifty times in the
last ten minutes, but the Persian prob
ably figured on that. Sneezing must
have an effect on the roots of the hair
a lifting effect. I can't understand
Mrs. Bowser. | eve come home with
n new remedy that she isn't ready to
talk about my being a soft mark. The
patter Of footsteps continues, and the
cat has struck a fighting attitude.
"11:45. 1t is what might be termed
a heavenly shampoo. For the first
time in fifteen years I am feeling a
crawling movement under the scalp. ]
don't go much on P%ersians as a race
but this fellow is apparently all right
1t may or may not be the movements
of angels l hear ON the fence, but
Mrs. Bowser, who had gone to a back
window to see how the dew doc cure
got along, was just in time to see q
bunch of cats numbering about a hun
dred thousand drop from the fence
They dropped on the Bowser cat and
on Mr.. BowSer himself, and for a mo
ment the air was rent with yells ant
~caterwauling and cuss words. Their
Mr.. Bowser separated himself from
the cats and made for the back doc
on the jump. and a minute later be
stood before her with the dew glisten
ing on his bald pate.
well, is it 4 SUGGEST" she asked.
woman, how dare you address me-
he Numbered. Cant | see? know i
was a put up job to assassinate me-
your fifteenth in two yearS-and to
morrow we will call in our lawyers and
put an end to this thing-put a lega
| end to it." NJ. QUAD
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
Miss Alice Roosevelt Goes Down in n
Submarine Boat

Newport, r. l., September 10.-Miss
Alice Roosevelt. daughter of the presi-
dent. Went down in the submarine
boat Aoc4ssin here today. The boat did
not leave her dock at the torpedo sta
ton. Miss Roosevelt entered the boat
with Captain Fletcher of the station.
The crew then closed the matches and
water ballast was aiken until the vessel
settled 70 the bottom. After being sub
merged for a few minutes that the nov
city of the situation might be appreci-
uted. she rose 10 the surface and dis
embarked. The water was quite shall
low where the boat went down.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
Milwaukee Atlantic Club the WHINE

Milwaukee, Wis, September 10-The
winner n the National championship for
Amatuer Athletic clubs at the state fair
park this afternoon taking five first,
three second and two-thirds, making a
total Of thirty seven points The Uni
versity of Chicago captured second
hOnors with thirty-two and the Central
7. n. c. A. with twenty points. The
Greater New York Athletic and First
Regiment A, of Chicago finished with
thirteen and twelve points respectively.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
Says Congress Will Not
Enact Radical Findn-
Cial Legislation
RELIEVE MARKET

Gently Returned from n Visit to
the President and for that Reason
His Remarks Were Very Interest,"
ing-He Said Nothing Radical in
Will be Enacted by the Approach
ing COnSress-The Continuance of
Prosperity Rests on shoulders of
the Bankers-COngressman Fowler
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
copyright, 1863, by c. B. Lewis.l

ar. BOWsER had been read
" ing and smoking for half an
NA hour when he laid the paper
down and remarked in what
he thought was a careless way:
I'm thinking some Of trying a little
experiment tonight"
Don't do it," promptly replied Mrs.
Bowser. The water pipes, electric
bells. gas meter and gas fixtures are all
right, and 1 hope you won't disturb
things"
mo one thought of disturbing things.
When l disturb things it's to better
them. My handy way of fixing things
saved US $500 last year"
But there's nothing to fix now"
"Well that's all right. Twas thinking
of the Persian who was in the Office
this afternoon. re happened to notice
my bald head and suggested a rem.
edy.".
And of course you bought it and
have been lone for again. He probably
heard what an easy mark you are be.
fore he left home"
woman, stop right where you are"
said Mr.. Bowser as he pointed a finger
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
The Shorter Way.

IT understand that you have been ex-
p~erimenting with a view to discovering
the philosophers stone," said the boy
hood friend.
Eyes" said the intellectual man. eff
1 discover it I shall become rich"
'But what's the use Of waiting so
long? Why don't you get stone straight
from the quarry and get rich on paw
ing and building contracts the same as
I did?"-Washington Star.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
Regulation Papers Will be Sent for
Essex Stayton.

Philadelphia. September 10-A tele-
Igram was received today by the police
department from the police of Green
willie, y. c., requesting that Essex Stay
ton. a negro under arrest here, be held
TO await requisition paper as he is
WANTED to answer the charge of muir
der. Stayton was arrested yesterday
on complaint of his wife, Alice, who
charged him with assault n battery
lShe also accused her husband of hav-
ling shot and killed Abraham L. Little,
Ibis brother-in-law. at Grimesland. N
EC., in March. 1902. Stayton admitted
shooting the man in self defense.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15

He had rescued maids from drowning.
He had chased the grizzly bear.
He had marched away to battle
And had been heroic there.
He had faced the frontier bully
No man yer saw him cowed-
But he didn't have the courage
To say Chauffeur in q crcwd.
Chicago Record-Eerald-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
Fellow Fever is Merida.

Merida, YuCatan. September 10.-Ac-
cording to official statements from the
1ucatan government there were 12S
cases of yellow fever in this city dur
ing August Of which fifty proved fatal.
In ProgreSso. during the same period
there were mir cases but no deaths.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
International Hotel Stewards Assoc.
citation.

Indianapolis, Ind, September 10
The third annual convention of the In
ternational Hotel Stewards Association
began this morning with $50 members
present. Mayor Bookwalter addressed
the convention. A resolution vas adopt
ed urging Booker T. Washington to es-
tablish at the Tuskegee Institute a
training school for kitchen and dining
room employees.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
FitZsimmOns Matched to Fight.

New York, September 10.-Bob Fit
simmons, ex-champion heavy weight of
the world and Con Cauglan the Irish
Giant" were matched today to meet in
a six round bout before the Industrial
Athletic Club of Philadelphia on the
evening of September 18th. The fight
will be 1t catch weights.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
Good Nfght.

Mr.. Stalate-Don't those trolley cars
make an awful racket when they go by
the door?
Miss Bord-Yes, and they pass at
such ~inopportune moments. 1t was on
account of them that you didn't hear
the clock the last two times it struck
Philadelphia Press.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
Man in Effort to Kill His
Wife Shoots His
BrOther-in-LdW
MAY BE INSANE

the Hotel With Him and IN De-
cfded tn Reuain Near Her Brother.
As Stark Attempted to shoot His
Wife He Was Seized by Angel and
the pis,oI Tnkrn from Him-Stark
Then Left the Building.
Another Weapon and Came Back
and shot Angel. in the Back OF the
Hend-Thc 0und Will Prove
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15

Free Delivery for Gainesville.
Washington. September 10.-The post
master general has ordered free jdehv-
Iery service established at Gainesville
Fla
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-13

he heard lone coccrow off,
with a shriler bay Damsel swerved
crying and thus Glider to her. and got
half length in front Johnny flung himself prone along
her neck and shouted shr sweet
clear She knew the CALL and answered gall
lantly In three bounds she was clear of gray running
strong tho she meant to STOP A hun
further neghed oyously Johnnys heart
mouhfor down the wind, low and keen, he
heard answering neigh
He was coming up with thief, with Lightly. What
should hewhat could he do? He had c1aspnife in his
belt-otherwise despair. If
led Lightly instead of riding her. she would break
from I'M and heard John
nys and ride for it. She would
in the world. Whitefoot the
TAGGED chestnut would catch her OF course there
chance that might shoot-maybe that
owl the fire and the whip will
had meant But it was too now change anything
nothing but that he meant
to the horses, because in way they belonged to MISS
Alice.
broke red and clear, the Suddenly
bullet past missing Johnnys head bare inch 1t
from the roadsden the strengthening light he could
distinguish Goghty Juggling at her halter and
lashing with heels at the tagged chestnut The
chesnut rider swearing loudhis second pistol had
flashed in Johnny that in his he put it
to the black head and flung up his hands crying out
at the sight.
Here you boy? Are you sensible ad?' Robin called
the and it's leader charged down upon him Johnny
straghter reckon wouldn't be here he
said but try to be honest-thats why came after
Lightly
get her" Robin said. with sneering laugh
shes Enthusiastically mneJoe Gleaves let have her to
ot his gambling debtshe drove was to pay the
Others something for him. Joe is coward
he would let take her openly had to drug the lot
of them and slip off like thief"
you thief-and worse, Johnny said hotly. with
spurred at him, meaning to ride him down.
In the rush he dropped Ightys Johnny wheeled
DamseI whstng she wheeled Lightly ran to hlmoe-
could and turn Johnny was on the
riding for life thru the woods toward
the big meadow.
Luckily they were woods Johnny lay fat on the
back guiding her what time she needed guidance oy
pressure, that It took
more than skirt and head the bewidered Drove
tracks, to follow the tnklng DELL MO-
bullet lined.
thru his flesh Robin behind swearing hor-
his the sounds fainter AND When
broad daylight laughed altogether
dared not sit until at cross road ne ran
upon rider and the hunter who was guiding MIN
to his next appointment. -
with him to the Big Meadow where the sleep
struggling back to sick consciousness Ihere
Joe's part in it. That
told anybody until Joe safely Dead for say
will he Miss Alices brother and she loved
him dearly.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-13
AND ALL BECAUSE SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL
Life.

She was undoubtedly beautiful girl. !
When out of her house in the little suburban
lived, with small hand satchel in her
hand JONES' out of his house at the same in
san train nearly quarter of mile
help her with her satche1 " "
.Ah good morning" take that; but
they rudged toward the station together
hated to anything He never would do it for
wife, But this, of different propostlon
got the train bound for the metropolis the
crowded
She was however has already been remarked,
beautiful girl. And a dozen men sprang forward
won't have this seat?'
Her pretty lips closed dignifed YOU" All the
late sank back to their
pers in his heart the who
obliged stand. She such beautiful girl
into the metropolis she passed thru
into the street. where she stood on the
lifted her dainty hand to the first motoran who
This noorman particularly cruel and hard
He about to give his car an unusual burst OF
speed Suddenly, he slowed upand stopped He,
too, noticed that she beautiful girl
in the was industriously reading
the paper subtle alchemy of the
offered her seat It took him but
instant divine how beautiful she was
She got dry goods store Three tunbed all
over themselves ito give passage Two
getting bowed and waited obsequiousy while
aighted The conductor who had been shouting step
lively everyone acted if kind of hurry the
last thing world for him. The at the door OF the
dry goods if she had been
queen hurried to her side if she had been
moment before two old ladies had been
looking him in vain. She beautiful girl
She stepped the ribbon counter II would like to see,
she sai followed minute description of the
thing desired. couched in feminine TERMS
4 +. whats that?'
She went over the description again.
maggie, have GOT
Nav, don't think So
Next week, maybe. ;"
..yVeu. have YOU
NAV, we don't keep tings"
The beautiful grl-and she beautiful girl
passed on the first saleslady she addressed
turned again to Maggie the second salesady
.Say she thinks because she's good locker she's enc
titled to the earth. Well wouldn't show her a ting
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-13
GOOD DEFINITION.

Wiilesay tell what anarchisrn is1
Pa-Anarchism, SON., is some kind OF a mouth dis
casa, if I understand it Alright.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-13

himself be ungrateful
From Big Meadow the trace SOUTH straight and
almost level it branched fork leading
into hills that twenty miles further were noun
ains the keeping well to the plains. Damsel whck-
head this way, now that
breaths snored then struck into tro
and went An owl flew across the way a little
higher head hooting loudly its showing
the dark woods either hand there
long CLEANS Of fo-hre-mists rose white from the damp
places crickets poorwlls sent out their
weird crying.
Johnny superstitious He had fear whatever of
Ircas Robin, the foxfre, the whp-poor will
daunted to back But pondered
it. choice left him. thru the sariit dusk there
sounded the 200 hoofs following leader to
seek out the Damsel gaopng easily AS she caught
the noise into dead Johnny could
do nothing but STILL head and let her
The drove stampede. he tried to turn back it
would trample him.
On on after mile, yet still the weighted
racer led that
all others blood Before half OF past only the pick
Of the drove the mares heels Johnny
sat far had left hhe had caught the
spirit Of the race for Once when
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1903-12-04
Our Prosperity,

Never in the past twenty years
has our people been 10 such a
prosperous condition as now.
All of the various crops have
yielded abundantly. and we have
never seen more propitious fall
for harvesting. We hear from
a parts of the county that there
is a superabundance of corn, and
in a number of localities the farm
ers VIII kill enough meat to carry
them far into another year. if not
until the next crop is laid by.
While the excessive cold weather
has retarded work to a great ex-
tent for the past few weeks, the
majority of our people have fin
ished picking, and in many in
stances are through ginning and
selling. With a bountiful bar-
vest and cotton selling on our
streets for over II cents, Why
shouldn't peace, happiness and
plenty abound in this, the ban
ner county of the State? And it
does. Even the common negro
laborers, who have been in rags
for years, and greasing their
mouths with bacon rind to fool
their stomachs, have something
like $4,000 deposited in the
banks of our city. Just think of
i'll Old Cuff having money in
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1903-12-04

bank is thing almost unheard
of before, and to those who are
skeptically inclined this astound-
ing piece of inform alton NAV
seem incredible, but it is never
theIess an indisputable fact
The common herd of negroes
somewhat resemble the mustang
in nature-get him fat AID you
cant work MIN, but we do not
think the planters need have any
fear from that source, for that
class Of negro will soon blow
him SELF and be ready and will
ing enough to ''set in'by spring.
We do not say this through any
unkind feeling toward our
brother in black" for we are
one OF his best friends, but it is
fact, and we feel satisfied that
the best class of negroes who own
property will confederate what
we have said The negro is the
warmeSt overcoat in winter and
the best umbrella in summer that
we ever tried, and we are glad of
his prosperity, and hope that it
will stimulate him to make a
better citizen and laborer, for
without a good stable class of
labor no country can enjoy per-
maneut pro >perity. We hope
that both white and black will
commence the new year with re-
newed energy and u determine
ton to even surpass the present
year, golden harvest, aud our
country will soon forget hard
times and want, and will blos-
som like rose.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1903-12-04

Better mind how you use lin.-
ments without carfully examin
ing the label--we heard of mar
who had Il pimple on his nose,
and by mistake used his wife bust
developer on it thinking it was
liniment, and now the sight Of his
nose sets all the babies wild.