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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22
MARRY HEB OR DIE. THEY CRIED.
Tbs Whites Say sherrill Refused geparation
and That Both Then Fired.

Salisbury, n. c., Sept. 17.-Russeil
Sheriff.. aged %. was shot n killed at
his home al Mount Ulla, Rowan county,
early this morning. The shooting was
done by Thomas and Calvin White, two
prominent young business men of Con-
cord. y. C.
Sheriff. had seduced Miss Annie White,
highly respectable young orphan girl of
the same neighborhood. The White
t9taers, her u%ncles, were her nearest
male relatives.
lie men We're summoned yesterday
tr- Concord and spent last night at the
home Of the young woman, securing facts
III the case. They went to the home OF
Russell Sheriff. at an early hour this
nGnlng ana spent some time discussing
lie affair with him, demanding that he
marry Miss White under threat of death.
This Sheriff. refused to do and then
Sc it IS stated by the Whites-each of
them fired. killing Sheriff. instantly.
The brothers came to Salisbury at once
and surrendered to the sheriff. They are
row In jail, but have retained able coun-
Sc and expect to give bail.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22
Sentenced for Manslaughter.

Tarboro, n. c., Sept. 1S.-The jury has
returned d verdict of manslaughter in the
case of w. A. Grey, who killed his step
father, The sentence was eighteen months
in the pe%nitentiary. The facts in the case
we're these: Gray was first struck with
a stick by his step-father Bryant. Mad
dened at this he went off and found a
brick, which he threw at him, inflicting
a fatal wound. The defense pleaded JUST
f~ication, that Gray was on his own prem
ises, and that when Bryant advanced to-
wards him he threw the brick. The evi-
dence did not quite bear out this conten-
ton, as some of the witnesses testified
that Bryant was not advancing, but stand
ing still when he was struck.
The grand jury has returned a true bill
for murder against Henrietta Bullock. It
is not likely that the State will contend
for first degree.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22
CLARKE RENEWs ais CHALLENGE.
and Asks Hanna TO Meet Him in Joint Debate
on the Issues.
(By the Associated Press.)

Cleveland, O., Sept. 19-Chairman
Salen, Of the Democratic State Executive
Committee, received the following telegram
today from Hon. John II. Clarke, Demo
cratic Senatorial candidate, in reference
TO meet Mr.. Clarke in joint debate on
the issues oil the campaign:
Il read in the morning papers that
Chairman Dick, OF the Republican State
Committee, says that my challenge was
really intended as a courteous invitation
to Senator Hanna to join, or rather per
nit me to join him in joint discussion on
the issues OF the campaign, and that my
challenge cannot be noticed. because com
ing from a public speech, | regret Very
much if have unintentionally offended
against the political proprieties in ,hls
matter. Please renew the invitation in
form so as to comply in all respects with
Chairman Dicks notions Of political cit
quette."
Mr.. Salem this afternoon addressed the
following to Chairman Dick at Akron, o.:
o. behalf of Hon, JOIN II. Clarke,
Democratic candidate for United States
Senator from Ohio, I formally challenge
Senator NJ. A. Hanna to a series Of joint
debates, with Mr.. Clarke as such places
and times as Mr.. Mamma may select. with
the one proviso, that the debates are to
take place in counties and Senatorial dis
tricts which are considered doubtful polit-
ically, each party to the debate to have the
privilege of discussing such questions as
he may consider as being issues in this
campaign
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22
ARREST OF UNION MEN.
Some Rather Odd Proceedings in Our Spread.
Eagle Land of the Free.
(Ry the Associated Pressl

Victor. Colo, Sept. 19.-At midnight
last night two hundred soldiers visited
the meeting of the Free Coinage Union
at Altman and arrested seven of the most
prominent union men in the district. The
prisoners are:
W. f. Davis, NJ. A. Shidler, T. G.
Foster. Victor Pool. P. H.. Mullaney, F..
S. Johnson and Charles r. Breckman. A
guard was thrown around the meeting
place and the officers announced that
every man before he would be allowed to
depart would have to submit to an ex-
animation. No specific charge has been
placed against the prisoners. They are
held under the same conditions as the
other mon who have been arrested since
the arrival of the militia in the district.
All three members Of the executive ON
mittee in charge of the strike, kennison,
Parker and Davis, are now confined in
the military guard house and other men
have taken charge of the strike.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22
TIE ALMA MELTS IN
FLAMES,
Freight Depot Burned. Deck
Hand Missing. Oil and
Powder Explode.

Elizabeth City, n. c., Sept. 17.-Fire
last night completely destroyed the
steamer Alma and the freight depot of
the Norfolk and Southern Railroad, en-
failing a loss estimated at 500, 600.
1t is not known whether the fire started
in the oil room OF the steamer, which
was along side the wharf, or IN the freight
room.
4 deck hand Is reported missing.
An immense quantity OF freight was de-
stroyed and several people were hurt
through the explosion OF some OIL and
two kegs of powder.
The flames barely missed a half ton of
powder stored in the warehouse.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22
BLAzE OFPISTOLS
ANSWERSPRAYER
And Russell Sheriff. Pierced by Two Bullets.
Falls Weltering IN Blood at His
Mothers Feet

from their s~ister-in-law, Mrs. James
Archey, who was first married to James
White. The letter read:
"'AnnIe Is ruined. My God, what shall
| DO. Please come at once These gen
tlemen being the uncles and male protec-
tors of the Annie referred to (whose
father and mother are both dead i'm
medlately hired a team from Brown
Brothers and drove to the home Of their
slster-ln-Iaw, where they spent the night.
They found both Mrs. Archey and Miss
White III great distress. This morning
about SIX O'Clock they went to the home
of Mr.. Sheriff., who had seduccd their
niece under promise of marriage and III
forwards refused to marry her and on
versed with him on the porch. They
asked him to marry her and he said that
he would die first. He stated that he had
scduced other girls ald there had been no
trouble. They still insisted that he marry
her. He started towards Chalmer IN
a threatening attitude. Both the White
boys rctreated to the end of the porch
and told him to sit down and reason
about the matter; that all they asked
was that he marry Miss White. Sheriff.
continued to advance IN d threatening
attitude and both Chalmers and Tom
White fired"
The only witness outside the principals
in the affair was Mrs. A. E. Sheriff., the
aged mother of the deceased young man.
who, when the shots were fired, threw
herself upon the body OF her son.
No statement has been secured from her
with reference to the matter.
They We're not Indifferent to their sit
~uation, not unconcerned-but expressing
a sense of justification over their deed.
Both shot Mr.. Sherrill-they admit this.
The younger CT the two saot once, the
elder twice. When the tragedy was en-
acted the two men jumped in their bug
gy and drove to Salisbury. Several neigh
bors of the Sherrills quickly mounted
harses. some of them overtaking the
Whites, who stated that they We're not
attempting to escape, but were coming tc
Salisbury to surrender themselves.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22
WARS HOT BLAST IN
EASTERN MACEOON
Turks Besieged in the Town
of MeInik.
HOT FIGHTING AT 0KRlDA
Ninety Tura Killed :, he Inilrgsnt1--fee
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22
THE ROCKINGHAM FIRE,
E obstruction OF Hotel Richmond, Valued at Sl6
COO--Other Losers.

Rockingham, n. c., Sept. 19.-The Hotel
Richmond building was destroyed by IRE
Yesterday, including the portions occupied
bv the Bank Of Pee Dee, McAulay, 4orke
& Rogers clothing store and West Broth
ers' furniture store. A large part OF the
of West Brothers and a part OF the
of McAulay, Yorke & Rogers were
yayed. Practically all the furniture and
fixtures of the Bank of Pee Dee were re-
moved.
1t was 4:45 o'clock IN the morning that
he fire was discovered, and no one ap-
pears to know how 1t started. Ihose VINO
saw it first say 1t started IL the klIcheh
in the rear end Of the building on the
second floor. The hotel building was the
largest structure in town. 1t was three
stories high, and the two upper STORIES
were used as a hotel.
At one time during the progress OF the
fire The Anglo-Saxon office and the rear
mart OF West Brothers dry good store
cau2ht. A fortunate change IN the dlfec-
tion of the wind rendered the burning
AncIo-SaxOn office and contiguous bulld
mos accessible, and by heroic efforts the
DANES we're at last gotten under con
troI The residence of a. Nj. lowers
diractiy in the rear of the hotel, caughl
Gre and it was with difficulty That IL
| was saved.
Tho hotel building was the property
of T. G.. Leak, and the estate OF n =
| Wall, deceased. The building ana lur
,it,,rc cost | 5000, and was insured Iol
only $500. McAulay, Iorke u Roger
zero tbe next heaviest losers. Ihey nae
| lust commenced business, with a aloch y
naon,s funishing goods worth $1l,ooo'
They had only $4,000 insurance. lhes
800 81 800 worth of goods. The Banf
&c Poe Dee suffered only a slight loss II
the shape of some office fixtures ah,
fr]rniture that could not be removed
| vet brothers lost about $1,25o IN tht
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22
OUT OF TRE WILD BLACR WASTE.
Six Poor Storm Waits are Drawn From the
Death That threatened.
(By the Associated Press.

New York, Sept. 1.-THE steamer
Vldar, Captain Sorrensen, arrived tonight
from Calbarlen, having on board SIX mem
bers Of the crew of the British steamer
Mexlcano, which foundered during a gale
on September 16. Captain Sorrensen
said:
& was sitting in my cabin about ,
O'Clock yesterday morning when l heard
a cry. Thinking some one was fooling on
board the steamer | went out on the
bridge to investigate. When | reached
the bridge I heard the cry again. The
sound seemed to come from the ocean,
but I could not see any one. I ordered a
boat to be gotten ready and then heard
the cry a third time. I saw something
in the water like a small log, about half
q mile off. With the aid of my glass |
found it to be a small hatch with a man
in oilskins stretched full length on it. I
Immediately steered for the man and res
cUed him. He was completely exhausted
and had to be hauled aboard the boat.
He was unable to say a word and think
ing there were no more as | could see no
Wreckage about, | started on my way |
had proceeded about a mile when [ saw
several objects in the water, which |
| could not plainly make out. Upon going
| closer l found five more men c~linging to
PIECES VI NISChd5S. L fItQ tI1 bodC wv
cred again and picked up the castaways.
They, too, We're exhausted and one Of them
was nearly crazy. My men had to hold
! him in the life boat for he was de-
termined to jump into the sea. There
was another steamer some distance off,
and | could see that they had a life boat
out, but l could not distinguish her
name"
One of the survivors, August Osterlind,
a native of Finland, says he heard two
pistol shots as he left the ship and thinks
some Of the officers shot themselves
The Mexicano was a tank steamer and
carried a crew Of twenty-five men besides
Captain King. Some of them were prob
ably picked up by the other steamer.
The survivors also aboard the Vidar are.
Seamen August Osterlind and Simon
Baderea, both of Finland; Flremen
Leonidas Korpedes. of Greece, and SapPs
Pooh, Of Spain; Seaman Ross Clementlne,
of Manila, and Juan Fonts, of SPAN, a
fireman.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22

r,o "a b,te Fro hers Declare That They
sI,w Sheriff. to Avenge Their
Niece Whose Honor He
Had 5laln--They Sur
render to the Au-
+horities.
thorities.

r-..--aa salem. y. c.. Sept. 17.-At
,,... I#a. Rowan county, at 6 o'clock
s..ga.ag. Russell Sheriff., aged TWEEN
,. was shot down and killed on his
-...,s front porch by Thomas and Tim
..t.. White. brothers.
m. Whites went to the Sheriff. house
...f called Russell out. He was accom-
.ri.s lv his mother, and she realized as
. is she stepped out the front door
.f.t there Was going to be trouble. She
sa-In rlasdIug with the brothers not to
I'll her SON. but her words were in vain.
The Whites were armed with pistols and
hath fired. One ball took effect just
aLsg, ShcrriIrs chin, going out behind
she ,ar Another entered the back of the
head The wounded man dropped on the
floor and died instantly.
r. is reported that the brothers have
surrendered to the sheriff Of Rowan coun-
~. The plea is that they killed Sheriff.
for running their niece, Miss Annie White.
All the parties were prominent. A
brother ANA sister of the murdered man
were here this afternoon on their way
home from Trinity College to attend the
mineral.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22
Five Clinging to the Wreck.
(By the Associated Press.)

New Haven, Conn, Sept. IA delayed
communication received from West Port
tonight says a large three-masted schoon-
or went on the rocks at Dry Rect last
right. When last seen the waves Wcre
breaking over the vessel and five men
could be seen clinging to the rigging The
name OF the schooner cannot be seen
from shore and the tumbling sea makes
it impossible to launch a boat to go to
the rescue of the mariners IN distress.
The schooner Is about two and q hail
miles from shore AID As soon a. the
storm abates an attempt VIII be made
to reach the vessel.
The prospects of the schooner riding
the storm out safely are very poor.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22

furniture department. with $1,000 insur-
ance- In their dry good. department
they lost several hundred dollars in the
OF damage to goods removed. Others
who sustained losses We're Mss L. Z
Rlakey. Mr.. Sue r.. Sanford and Blacker
Brothers. The hotel guests lost most Of
their clothes and effects. Among these
were Prot. A 3. Hill and Prof. L. J.
Bell, OF the Rockingham graded schools.
Mr.. GIlchrIst. Mccormick. Of Lumber
ton, lost his shoes and a valuable watch.
The Bank Of Pee Dee has opened TEN
porary quarters on a lot across the
street from the hotel site.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22
OF StLF-DtFENCE

Salisbury. y. c.. Sept. 1S.-The circUm-
stances connected with the killing on yes
,er-ay If Russell Sheriff., at his home, at
H. Ella. twelve miles from this place,
continue to be the topic of conversation,
though no new facts with reference to
ue ease have developed. Coroner Dor
~.L went to the scene of the shooting
a' night and the jury decided today
mat >#trmI came to his death by pistol
>-ot> fired by Messrs. Thomas j.. aud
eaa-uer- L. White. of Concord, these men
e-1& Encle~ IF Miss Annie White, who
-a1 been ruined by Sheriff.. The White
''",ae'~ are still in Rowan county jail
EsllHS IL preliminary hearing, which Will
u arranged for upon the arrival Of Sollci-
.- hammer, who has been summoned
4e'e by Judge Brown, who is now holding
.o"' al Tins place. The slayers have en-
t'se1 Senator Lee s. Overman, Congress
-.a Thee. T. KIuttz, of Salisbury, and
'.-5e w.. y. Montgomery, of Concord, as
,-4>e. and the latter nave given out a
-.o4eAl indicating that a plea Of self
~.'a-e Will he made.
~"H-. who was twenty-five years
% @"4 VI tine tate 4. z. Sheriff.. was
W.. ."" most prominent young men III
.'-AlE nd had considerable property.
reported that he admitted having
"1V' o.ler girls and that he did not
any h' them, and saw no reason
ar. 4' should be made to marry Miss
~ whom Ie had recently deceived.
mother Of the young man was the
1'3 witness 10 the tragedy, except
'..|" Brothers.. The latter are well
BUSINESS men and are highly re-
,ro. al Concord, and this is the first
either tlao ever had. They felt
o-- guy To protect the honor Of their
TI h.."" who had been deceived.
rsa ..5.'*.ag Is a detailed story of tne
4 -.. ar-t latlmauon received in Sails.
r ' '.o shooting was when several
e.r[ Of the Mt. lila ncighborhood
S.ar... salisbury and announced that Nj.
t-. "@1 been killed and that two men
Hs.-7 d ."'m belonging to LudWick aud
tn. Mad shot him. Shortly afterward
End ,1 WAS seen coming INTO Salisbury
ClsI4. ot"lt- of the buggy. Mcssrs.
I'd b. "'"' Thomas White. were arrest
Lnd. -'.a'.e- Rice, Klider and Sloop at
or.r4 and Blacks livery stable. They
OVER resistance and both turned
take. ..'"@ lo the officers. They were
Comm. @''I.H Jullan's office and at once
A .'.'l with friends by. wire.
Gus t.r '.""d Of curious persons, anxi
tIrr.., "" 'ae particulars of the affair.
70 the. around them, They were takcI
Lee s. .'.t office. however. and Hons
whom ''s'man and Theo. f. Kluttz
We're -r,.,r employed to represent them
Latter -'F In consultation.
SAID. 1".of OVcrman was seen and
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22
WHAT IS LIFE?

In the last analysis nobody knows, but
we do know that it is under strict law.
Abuse that law even slightly, pain re-
suits. Irregular living means derange-
ment of the organs, resulting III Constipa-
ton. Headache or Liver trouble. DR..
Kings New Life Pills quickly re-adjusts
this. It's gentle, yet thorough. Only 25c.
at all druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22
TRIAL OF THR WHITES.
Postponed Until the 26th on Account CT Mrs
therrill's Illness.

Salisbury, n. c., Sept. 19.-On account
Of the Illness of Mrs. A. E. Sheriff., mother
of Russell Sheriff., who was killed Thurs
day by Cal and Thomas White, the pre-
liminary trial of the slayers was post
poned by Judge Brown until the 26th
inst. The prisoners We're remanded to
Jail. Sheriff. was buried yesterday.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22
No Hope of Canal Treaty.

Wy LHt ANNDL4d''I Ii!-@-J
Washington, Sept. 159.-MlnIster Beau
PIE has abandoned hope Of the ratification
~ the Panama Canal treaty. He cables
to the State Department. under date Of
Bogota, September IL, that the situation
j. unchanged. discussion seems hopeless
and the Congress probably viii adjourn
October 10Th.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22

London. Ky, Sept. 16.-Congrcssman
Vincent Boreing died at his home here to-
dav of pneumonia. He was the only Re-
nublican in the Kentucky delegation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-23

thousands of people and force Of
police Is required to keep the crowd
from swarming onto the wreck.
Kodak fiends are there in force and
pictures of the catastrophe have been
taken from every view imaginable.
The injured at the Sacred Heart
hospital are getting along nicely.
Little Viola Slice, the 4-year-old girl
who was pinioned under the wreck of
the house for three hours and who
sustained a badly injured head and
face before help reached her, was
out Of bed today. seemingly none the
worse for the experience. Mrs. Slee
is still confined to her bed from ex-
haustion and bruises about the limbs
Irene Meyers, who suffered a
broken arm, Is still in great pain,
but her injuries are not considered
dangerous.
c. Daniel, the Algerian tramp who
rode the train in its mad flight and
was there at the finish, is not so
badly hurt as was first reported. He
will probably get out of bed in
couple of days.
A strange coincidence, illustrating
the proverbial i'll luck of the number
IS, is that the number of the Slice
house was 10 North River avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-23
Cherries are Ripe
for Small Boys.

Residents Of Heath's Fifth addi-
ton, in the neighborhood of Nora and
Augusta avenue, were at the city hall
yesterday making loud complaints
against the depredations Of small
boys in that neighborhood.
One resident stated that number
Of his cherry trees had been almost
ruined by the lads tearing limbs from
the trees. In their eagerness to get
the ripe fruit the boys did not take
time to pick the cherries.
One of the complainants left word
at the hall that he was willing to
give the urchins all the cherries they
want provided they will quit destroy
ing the trees. Most of the depreda-
tions occur about the middle Of the
day while the men are down town.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-23


covered-some say Avery, a Yale
plthcher was it's inventor; others
give Cummings, a Hartford. Conn,
amateur, the credit. and still others
hold that Mann, a Princeton twirler.
originated curves--the professors said
that such a thing was impossible.
From 1874 until 1877 the question
was argued. but following the lead
of the wiseacres the general public
thought the curve. fake.
On October 20, 1877, at Cincinnati,
the test was made. Two fences 20
feet apart and running in opposite
directions from the first base line
were built and Pitchers Bond of Bos-
ton and Mitchell of Cincinnati easily
twisted a ball around the ends of
the fences, throwing 1t from home
base TO first without hitting the end
OF either fence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-23
SUIT TO BE
FILED DREYFUS MINE

cision reached within a short time.
think all parties would consent to
abide by the decision Of one or two
local judges and not appeal the case.
Whatever decision the court would
reach the company must abide by"
The colonel stated that at a recent
meeting a managing committee com
posed of Judge Dunning, Doc"
Brown and himself had been appoint
ed to control the mine in the future.
Both factions are represented on this
management committee. Brown being
considered Thierman man.
"Ore on the dump will be shipped
at once" said the colonel, land
enough more will be mined to pay
all the indebtedness against the COM
pany"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-23

that further work on the wreck will
disclose more bodies.
Arrangements have been made for
the burial of the body of little Elmer
Slice. the 9-year-old lad who was kill
ed when the Slice home was struck by
the flying cars. tomorrow. 1t is also
probable that the other two bodies
found yesterday will also receive in
terment tomorrow.
Aside from the three dead bodies
recovered from the wrecked coal
train yesterday the work of removing
the debris today so far has revealed
no other bodies.
The Great Northern is working a
small force of laborers today and be-
fore night the great pile of wreckage
which blocked the Division street car
line will be cleared away so traffic
can be resumed. g
After working all day yesterday
and today with all the men and
wrecking machinery that can be used
the effect on the great piles Of splin-
tered and warped cars has not
amounted to much, and 1t will take
more than a week to clear the ground
Of the coal, iron and wood that is
now mixed in large heaps.
The spectacle continues to attract