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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05

The venerable and conservative edi-
tor of the Elizabeth City Economist
sounds a note of warning to the people
of the state on the subject of the
alarming increase of crime among our
people. On the subject of carrying
concealed weapons he says: We are a
laW-abiding man and we hate TO carry
a concealed weapon, but a pistol is
very convenient and safe to carry with
you in a state in which every man car
ries his life in his hand; and though L
carry a crutch and it is a good weapon
at close quarters. a s~rX-shOoter is cur
faVorite weapon at long range" The
dangerous conditions in our state
and the frequency Of murders and
other crimes. His conclusion is that
'as a people, from the governor down,
We are too merciful." Mercy. he says
is a divine and blessed quality. but
mercy in excess is license in disguise.
He rightly says we need more hang
ings in this state and less maudlin
sentiment about the death penalty. He
says:
The first murderer was cursed by
God, was made an outcast upon the
earth, and might AVE been hung had
there been organized society and laws
and enough people on earth to go 20
see the hanging. But there was a Ci-
vine decree that has followed q muir
derer through all time. that he should
be accursed, an outlaw, a wretched.
miserable mar with Gods curse stamp
ed upon his troubled brow"
We agree with Brother Creecy in
every word he says, and we believe it
to be the duty of the press of the state
TO make war on crime and on the len
iency of the governor II the judges in
Furnishing the violators Of TIE law.
There is no doubt about it: there IS a
terrible state of affairs among Us.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
DEATH OF II. l.. DUFFY :

1t is with exceeding regret mat Inc
Messenger this morning announces the
death of Mr.. Patrick 1. Duffy editof
of our contemporary. The Morning
Star. which occurred yesterday after
noon after only a few hOurs illness
Mr.. Duffy had been editor of h star
for fourteen years. While not a native
of North Carolina. he had been a cltlzen
of this state for many years before as
srning the duties as editor of The
Star. which he so ably filled, and had
become identified with the states IN
ferest and previous to his connection
with that paper had done aluab
newspaper work in Charlotte and
Greensboro He was a pleasing writer
welded a faclle pen and at n same
fine had and often exercised the GIT
of pungent, pithy writing
To our neighbOr, the Star, we eXtenu
our regrets that it should IN ms sao
way lose it's editor in chief, and to the
bereaved family of h deceased. The
Messenger offers its sincere and heart
felt sympathy in this. the greatest be-
reayement that could fall upon a
household. May the God Of love and
mercy be nigh unto them and soften
their great afflictiOn.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
DISASTERS BY WIND AND WATER.

The first accounts of the horrible food
disasters in the west and of the death
dealing cyclone in Georgia were by no
means exaggerated. In fact, the later
worse han at first supposed. The re-
suits Of the storm at Gainesville, Ga,
We're appalling. 1t is seldom that a
storm works suck havoc TO life and
property in so small an area. Without
a seconds warning the wind-stOrm
swooped down upon the people and af-
ter destroying everything IN its path
for q couple of miles or more agar lifts
and passes On. Nothing could with
stand its fury. In the twinkling of an
eye scores Of lives We're wiped out and
every building in its path was swept
away. There was no time to think Of
seeking a place of safety if there had
been such place. The storm was upon
the people before they kne it was
coming and was over about as suddenly.
The floods in the west, while more de-
structive to property because covering
a larger area, were l,ss sudden and per-
mitted of the escape Of many of the
people in their paths; still the loss of
life has been great The country has
been horror stricken by these Two dis
asters.
The .eople of more fortunate sections
Of the country should come TO the aid of
those who have been poverty-stricken
by these devastating elements of wind
and water. There must be great des-
titutiOn among the survivors of the
wrecks at Gainesville and at Kansas
City. Hundreds are without shelter.
food and clothing. The Americans are
a charitable people and no doubt they
will come to the rescue of these people
as o as they understand their wants.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
Delight in Old Age.

In the lobby of the Shoreham last
evening stood a venerable gentleman,
tall, with long flowing locks. snow
White, and a beard to match that Of
Senator Stewart of Nevada, says the
Washington Post. He was none other
than the illuStriouS Georgia jurist,
Judge Logan E. Bleckley. who, though
rs years Of age, is still in the enjoy
ment Of excellent health and with his
mental faculties unimparied. Judge
Bleckley has been a noted lawyer for
half a century. and he was for years
chief justice of the supreme court OF
his state. In a pleasant chat with a
Post reporter, the e~X-justice said.
Il am decidedly in accord with Pres
ident Roosevelt IN the matter of re-
p~lenishing the human race. It is q
mistake approXimating a crime fol
people to remain unmarried. and the
families of a nation the bet
ter.
MY life has been one Of peace and
though / nave in some respects beer
highly hOnored. | never cared for thu
turmoil of politics. I van to say
though, that these latter days are The
happieSt of my career, I never dream
ed that old age would be so full of de
light. Let no young man look upon i
with dread. for If he has lived Alright
it will be the happiest period of his eX'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
$Of food.
A Legal Experience.

Justice F. Z. of Des Moines,
cidentally lost 81 to a prominent GRIM
NAL lawyer recently, says the Green
Bag. The lawyer dropped into the JUS
tice court one day.
Are you ready to take up the Ada
Lakewood case?" asked the court.
Didn't know it was set for today"
replied the attorney. Thought it was
put down for tomorrow"
mo. it was set for today and the
witnesses are here
We'll, let's put it off until tomor-
row. We are not ready pleaded the
lawyer.
Cant do that ruled the court
wei take the states testimony to-
day. and you can put your witnesses
on tomorrow"
But / don't want to do that"
well, you'll have to do It,"
Bet you a dollar you don't take the
states testimony" said the lawyer.
Guess we will if 1 say So"
rs the bet still good?"
Yes: I'll take it."
And the honey vas put Up.
THE witnesses for the state in the
case against Ada Lakewood will rise
and be sworn ordered the court.
mo. you don't" retorted the law
yer. I'VE waive examination and will
go to the grand jury. Give me the two
dollars"
And the court turned over the
money.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
Bad for the Cause of Justice.

Jackson. Ky. June 1.-The prosacu-
ton in the cases Of Curtis Jett and Tom
White. charged with the murder Of ].
B. Marcum, will ask Judge Redwine
tomorrow TO rescind his order granted
today transferring the cases to the
Morgan county circuit court. The pros
ecution was taken b. surprise today
when Judge Redwine transferred the
cases TO Morgan county. The attorneys
for the prosecution anticipated that
Judge Redwine would send the case TO
a county not in the mountains. 1t is
believed that the fear Of assassination
would prevent witnesses going to West
Liberty, the county seat of Morgan
county, which is nine miles from a rail-
road.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
YOUNG Wan KILLED.
Avery Rowe Shot to Death by "a Ne
gro on the Streets of AShevine.

Murder was done in this city yester-
day. 1t was during the afternoon that
the quiet of the Sabbath was broken
by the sound of revolver shots III the
vicinity of Pine and Mountain streets.
The shots were heard by those about
the central part of the city, ana when
a number of officers reached the scene
they found Avery Rowe, a young white
man, in an apparently dying condition.
The crowd told the officers that the
young man had been shot by Julius
Collins. a negro, who several months
ago returned from the Philippines,
where he was for a couple of years
engaged in the army service. Collins
brought back with him a large army
revolver. which he has several times
threatened to use. He IS known as 4
bad negro. Only a few words had
passed between the white man and ne
gro when the latter whipped out his
revolver and, at close range, fired three
times. One bullet entered an inch or so
below the young mans heart, and it
passed almost entirely through the
body.
The wounded man was carried to the
Mission hospital, where the bullet was
removed, but the vital organs had been
perforated, and all the efforts of the
several physicians to save his life were
in vain.-He died this morning ABOUT
6 o'clock without regaining his mental
faculties for a sufficient length Of time
to give any account of the trouble with
his a~ssailant.
AS soon as he fired the last shot
Collins ran. going in the direction of the
mountains east of the city. He was
later seen crossing the ridge near
Overlook park, and his was the last
seen of the fugitive, although every ef-
fort was made by the sheriff ard ris
deputies to capture him.-Asheville
News
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05

the blood is cleansed, plmples, letter,
s~alt-rheum, boils, sores, and other results
of impure blood, are perfectly and per-
manently cured.
vFor three wears I suffered with that dreaded
disease eczema, " writes Mrs. J. koerp, OF Her
man Oregon. Il was told to try Dr.. PlerceS
Golden Medical Discovery, which I did, and at
ter I had taken fourteen bottles l was perrna.
nently cured. II has been a year since j stopped
taxing your medicine and 1t has never appeared
since think your medicine a wonderful cure
and hone others suffering as I did, will take It
and be relieved Of their suffering"
Some of the mo remarkable cures
effected by vGolden Medical Discovery"
have been of scrofulous diseases.
Twill forever thank you for advising me to
tale Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery"
writes Mrs. las. Murphy, of Fonda, Pocahontas
GO iowa. ut has cured me of chronic scrofula
of twelve wears standing. 1 had doctored tor
the trouble until / was completely discouraged.
7 also had chronic diarrhea for twelve years. l
an, in GOOD health now-better than ] ever was
in nv life, owing to DR.. Pierce's Golden Medicai
Discovery. took several bottles OF the Dlscov'
cry before ! stopped"
Accept no substitute for "Golden Med
ical Discovery" There is nothing "Juss
as good for diseases OF the stomach
blood and lungs.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure d1z-
ziness and sick headache.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
Giving German a Show.

An urchin with his back bent under
a load Of merchandise pushed his way
into Senator Germans private office in
the Home building, in Washington, a
month ago, and sun out:
IVAN any rat traps today"
The senator was in a playful hunor,
| says the Baltimore Herald.
Don't you know Jay Gould started
life selling rat traps?' he asked
Who's Jay GOuld?' said the boy,
with a show Of interest.
He was one of the richest men II
the country: and you have just as
much chance as he mad explained the
Marylander.
The youngster was lost in thought
for a moment. Then he turned 20 the
senator with:
Are you rich?"
Some folks say I am" admitted Mr.
German.
LAS rich as Jay Gould was?" persist
ed the youthful salesman.
"A long way from that laughed tbs
statesman.
Ever sell rat traps" continued tins
| caller, becoming more interested thar
ever.
NO I V did, said Mr.. German
We'll. I amt selfish" remarked the
boy. IAN I'm goin' t let you in en- {
good thing. Maybe if you're a hustler
you'll ketch up with Mister Jay What,
chu-call-'im after while"
So saying he counted Of ten Of tn
traps, made alightning mathematical
calculation and remarked:
Five dollars, please"
I'm fairly caught" Mr.. Gorman
laughed to Senator Bailey as he diveC
down in his pocket. and I'll pay tn
toll. And" he added, as the urchiI
went whistling out into the corridor
"if there are any Jay Goulds arounG
whe that boy grows up, let them iool
to their laurelS."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
MAN AND MULE.
From an Exchange.

From ar Exchange.
At the old maids convention, neld in
y. Y, Miss Cynthia Scott
read a paper on Mere Man" In sub
she said that man is no nor
of an absolute success than the mule.
mule-he is a gentlebeast,
And so is man;
He's satisfied to be the least,
And SO is
man he may be taught some tricks
He does his work from s to 6.
The mule-when he gets mad he kicks,
And so doe man
The mule-he has a load TO pull.
And SO has man:
Hes happiest when he is fuu@
And so is nan
Like a he holds a patient poise.
And hen his works done Will rejoice.
The mule-he likes to hear his voice,
And so does man.
The mule-he has his faults, It's true.
And so has man;
He oes some things he should not do,
n so does man.;
Like man, he doesn't yearn for style,
wants contentment all the while,
And so has man.
The mule IS sometimes kind and good,
And so is
He eats all kind Of breakfast food,
And SO does man;
Like a he baulks at gaudy dress
And all outlandish ~foolishness,
The mules accused of mulishneSs
And SO is man.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
The .Jett-White Murder Case.

Jackson, Ky, June 2.-Change OF
Venue has been granted in the Jet and
White murder cases to Morgan county
and the trials set for June %. The
transfer to Morgan county was on the
ground of inability to secure an elisor
satisfactory to both parties"
The night passed quietly. There was
shooting in tthe outskirts of the town,
but none in the vicinity Of the Jail or
camp. Scouting parties under orders to
capture the s~earchlight reported at day
light that nothing had been seen of the
light.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05


"One of the founders and promoters
of ~Bridgetown, who is also a clerk in a
store in New Bern, became embroiled
in an argument with the keeper of
Neuse river bridge. The twain resort
ed to mans natural weapons to settle
the dispute. and for a While the fun was
fast and furious. Save for a few abra-
siOns of the cuticle and a small loss of
blood from the nose, no other harm
was done."-New Bern Journal.
If men will fight how much more
sensible to do as these two men ard
have it out with their fists than TO re-
sort to the pistol as so many men do.
class which habitually go armed The
Journal would most probably rave
chrOnicled a murder.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
Price of Iron Cut,

Birmingham, Ala, June AT a con
ference of southern iron m~anufactur.
Bacon, of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad Company, the existing price
of pig iron was cut two dollars and a
half per ton. This makes number three
foundry $14.50 instead of ST., and No. 2
SIS instead Of $3.50. The meeting was
entirely harmonious and the vote for
the $3.50 cut was unanimous.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
CRIME OF MURDER ON THE. IN
A

There is no Iet-up in the murders IN
this state. Two were committed last
Sunday one at Spencer and the other
at Asheville. They were both the re-
suits of carrying pistols. In each case
there was a sudden quarrel, the
whipping out of a pistol and the muir
der followed. In Spencer negro
killed another in a dispute over ten
cents in & game of craps. In the AShe-
willie case a negro man., an eX-soldler
who had recently returned from the
PHILIPPINES after a few words with
a white man on the street drew an
army revolver and fired three shots,
each one taking effect and causing
death IN a short while. h murderer
made his escape TO the mountains and
has not. up to last accounts. been cap
tured.
Here are two more instances of the
fearful results of the habit OF pistol
CARRYING. Murders in this state have
been of startling frequency of late II
they seem to be on the in rease- Some
thing mu be done to stop il. The
question is what that something is to
be. 1t is up 10 the juries and the su-
perior court judges to nut 4 stop to
this ~deDlorable state of affairs. Jurors
must convict where the evidence shows
the party guilty and the judges must
impose sentences which Will 2 TO
deter others from violating the law.
There is a state law which declares
that no person shall carry concealed
about his nerson a deadly weapon. This
law is almost a dead letter on the
statute books. 1t is violated day after
day by thousands of men of the state.
When one of them is. as it We're, acct
dentally brought before the courts for
its violation ne is let off with such
light punishment that ii does not put
him or others in fear Of violating this
law.
Penalties for violation of the criminal
law of the state are OF twO-fold pur-
pose. One is to punish the man who
violates it and the other Is to deter
others from like criminal conduct.
The judges of the superior courts in
this state do not seem 70 realize the i'm
pOrtance of suppressing this almost
universal violation of the law. The
few men indicted for carrying a pistol
are on submission or conviction allow
ed to so upOn the payment OF a small
fine. or, perhaps. Judgment is sus-
pended on payment Of costs. The
judges reason that as the defendant
had not used his pistol no severe pun
ishmert should be inflicted. They
seem to forget that but for the prac-
tIce OF carrying concealed weapon
HollingswOrth of Fayetteville: Skin
ner, OF Raleigh: Bass. OF Tarboro;
Wilson. OF Charlotte: the two men
killed last Sunday and Others would
still be living. There is a murder now
and then and the cry IS made: The
result OF carrying -~OnCealed weap-
Ons'; still the superior court judges
continue TO really condone the habit
by making light of this violation of
the law when cases of this kind come
before them. The superior courts.
judges and Jurors. are more respon-
sible f. the many murders which
have occurred OF late in this state
than any one else. Let the jurors do
their duty and the judges make nc
distinctions because OF social standing
and a long step toward correcting this
evil VIII De made.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05

Santo Barbara, Cal, June 3.-Lieu-
tenant j.. H. Reed, of the 14th cavalry,
United States army, stationed at Fort
Wingate, y. NJ, and Miss Marguerite
Walters Burruss, of Norfolk, Va, were
married here yesterday. Lieutenant
and Mrs. Reed left on the afternoon
train for Virginia. The bride is a
daughter OF Captain Nathaniel Burruss,
a retired banker Of Norfolk, who served
with distinction in the Confederate
army.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05

shows dlshgur-
ing blotches and
blemishes. In
general the
cause of these
eruptions is im-
pure blood.
DR.. Pierce's
Golden d al
Discovery puri-
fes the blood,
and S
the corrupt ac-
CT NJ ulation S
which cause
disease. When
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
Government Relief for the Tornado
Sufferers.

Washington, June 3.-Secretary Root
has directed that an officer be sent from
Fort Mcpherson to Gainesville and thai
nished the storm sufferers to prevent
loss of life. 1t is not the purpose OF the
war department to do more han fur
nish temporary relief, and supplies as
required by Representative Tate Will
not be furnished.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
nan and Wife Murdered.

W~axahatchie, Texas, June "A
double tragedy occurred last night near
the Little Village of Rankin, IA miles
south of Waxahatchie, in which a farm
er named Samuel Westmoreland and
his wife were shot to death in their own
home. The shooting, it is charged, was
lone by a young man named Ellis
Claridy. a brother of Mrs. Westmore-
land, who has not been captured.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
Sudden Death of Col. Coke.

Asheville, n. c., June 2.-Colonel
Frank Coke, proprietor of the Battery
Park Hotel, died at 9 o'clock this
morning at his Green river plantation
in Rutherford county, of heart disease.
He was in splendid health yesterday
and his death was a great surprise and
a matter Of wide regret. He was one
of the most successful men of western
North Carolina, being worth a million
dollars or more.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
ChamberIain's Collie Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy.

The uniform success of this remedy
has made it the most popular prepara-
ton in use for bowel complaints. It is
everywhere recognized as the one rem
edy that can always be depended upon
and that is pleasant to take. 1t is es-
pecially valuable for summer diarrhoea
in children and is undoubtedly the
means of saving the lives of a great
many children each year. For sale by
all druggists.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
Would You Think It?

Would you think it possible that you
could be disappointed in the face of awonl-
an whose shapely shoulders, and beauti,
full hair suggest womanly perfection and
beautyo Such disappointment comes
not seldom when the face turned to you
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05

A prosperous merchant Of st. Joseph.
stocks and bonds as anybody on Wall
street. He sold out his business and
went to New York to get rich. 1t took
him just two weeks to lose every cent
he had.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
Large Gold Shipment.

New York, June 3.-Heidelbach, Eek
elheimer & Co, have engaged $50, 900
gold, II Goldman, Sachs & Co, 81, 0O0,-
900 gold for shipment to Europe tomor-
row. Won Hoffman & Co., engaged
$3.50, 900 and G. Amsinck $3.50, 600, both
for shipment to Germany. This makes
the total to go out tomrrow 81, 700, 900.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
Notice.

The annual meeting of the "W. Nj.
u, of Wilmington P~resbytery, will be
held at Ghadbourn. N. c., June Ills,
1903.
Reduced rates in A. c. L. and S. A. L.
Tickets on sale June 16th-22nd.
June > q Sw
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05

The Washington Post thinks the race
question will be settled when Senator
Tillman agrees 10 make up Booker
Washington's bed.