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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
DR.. MUNROE FIGHTS POISON.
While Performing an Autopsy, the
President of the North Carolina
Thumb. and He Immediately Per-
forms an Operation Upon Himself.

A slight cut made by a silken thread
on the thumb of his right hand causes
DIR. J. P. Munroe, of Davidson, more
concern than any other physical injury
that he ever received in his life.
DR.. Munroe is president Of h North
Carolina Medical college at Davidson
and also president of the Presbyterian
Hospital in this city. Yesterday
morning he performed an autopsy in
the hospital at Davidson on the body
of Mr.. Alexander Auten. who died from
the effects of a pistol wound made by
Sol Shuford, cOlOred, of CASTOR county.
In making the autopsy DR.. Munroe
wore a pair of rubber gloves that were
in perfect condition except for a small
tear On the right thumb. After making
his examination. DR.. MunrOe was sew
ing together with silk thread the places
where missions had been made when
the thread slipped and was pulled
across his thumb at the point where the
glove was torn.
An abrasion was made, and DR..
Munroe knew that the WOund was in
stantly threatening. if not dangerous.
There was no one present in the nos
pital at the time to assist him, and
DR.. MunrOe had to attend to his own
injuries. Without a moments delay he
laid open the wound with a knife and
burned it and washed it with carbOliC
acid.
In a conversation with an Observer
reporter last night DR.. MunrOe said he
felt that his prompt action had saved
him from any evil effects Of the cut.
but he admitted hat he was apprehen-
| sive. He held up his bapdaged thumb
| and said:
"A mans imagination is a powerful
| thing. A dozen times since [ received
| that wound I lave glanced at my
| hands. and it has seemed to me that
the right hand is visibly larger thar
| the left"
Such a wound must inevitably have
| a, grewsome significance; and DR.. Mum
| roe's injury arouses an unpleasant
| train Of memories. The speedy opera
| ton that he performed upon his owl
| hand was a fight against blood poison
The reading public is still familiar witt
| the distressing accident that befell tn
two medical students, Mcleod ant
| Royce. in the hospital at Davidson, {
few months ago. They, also. wer'
handling a dead body and received
slight wounds. Boyce recovered ulti
mately, but Mcleod died In grea
agony. The students paid scan at
tention to their wounds until their en-
tire syste-~ was affected by their in
juries.
AS has been suggested by DR.. Nun
roe. his intelligent and prompt actlo'
has. doubtless, averted the deadly Dloo
poison. YET every five minute nj
hand reaches over to feel ms puls
and he is glancing at the bandage
thumb.Charlotte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
How to Win q Race.

In a certain Office building in the
downtown district. says the New York
Post. there is a club on an upper floor
with an express elevator service for
members. The other day two or the
latter emerged from the dining room,
where they lac eaten luncheon. and
eyed the elevator floor indicator. Inc
arrow moved in two shafts. n OF
them the club elevator express route
It's wonderful how much time a
man can save by these expresses re
marked one of the pair. -,
Nonsense" said the companion. :!
can get to the bottom on a local. anC
beat you while I am doing it.
Ten dollars that o can't twas
the reply.
The cages in both shafts opened WITT
a click. and without further marley the
two men ~senarated. entering different
elevators. The local got away a frac'
ton of a moment ahead of the ex'
press. WIZ the man in the latte1
stepped out his acquaintance was wait
ing for him.
How did you do it," gasped the eH'
press passenger digging down Tor the
forfeited b~anknote.
THAT was easy said the ompan
| ion. 81 gave my elevator man half o
the bet-in advance-and he dldn'
make any stops
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
A MILLIONAIRE MURDERED
SHOT TO DEATH BY FORMER EN-
PLOYE.
The Criminal Was Arrested and
Placed in Jail, But Later Hung
Himself in His Cell.

Milwaukee, Wis, August ia
special to the Journal from Oshkosh,
Wis, says:
Thomas r. Morgan, the millionaire
sash and door manufacturer was shot
to death today by Frederick Hampel a
discharged employee. Hampel was
over powered and taken to Jail. where
he committed suicide later by hanging
himself when no one was watching.
Hampel made a moose out of his suS-
penders, tying the other end to a a
of his cell.
Mr.. Morgan died on the way to the
hospital. The excitement about the
Morgan plant was intense and the
news quickly spread over the city.
Mr.. Morgan went to his office this
morning as usual and at 10 o'clock was
about the grounds. Hampel was not
noticed by the manufacturer but a
been seen in the vicinity Of the factory
and by some, it is said, was under the
influence Of liquor. The shots were
fired from behind, each one enterin9
the victims back.
After the shooting Mr.. Morgan walk
ed unassisted from the scene of The
| shooting on Fifth street to his office
| corner of Oregon and Sixth streets ana
the ambulance was called. The police
were notified that a lynching was con-
templated and they took extra precau-
tons to prevent at attack on the jail.
The shooting wax witnessed by severa.
people. .
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
Embarrassing Situation.

Why does a sober and Sedate city
gentleman start hatless to his place OF
business? Why should ope of the most
dignifed and serious minded of Wo-
men go down town with her dress skirt
on wrong side out? 1t is hard to say;
but one can readily imagine the dis
may of the poor lady when a friend
met her and called her attention to the
spectacle she was making Of herself
says the Leeds Mercury.
A Cambridge professor, whose fits OF
mental ALTERATION were as frequent as
they were amusing, was n day out
in a heavy rain, with his umbrella
held high over his head, when he met
a friend. who stopped him and ex-
claimed:
Dear me, Professor NJ, why don't
You put up your umbrella? You'll be
drenched."
Put up my umbrella?" said the pro-
fessor. 1T is up"
Yes, it is, but it isn't OPEN"
For half an hour, more or less, the
| professor. had been walking the streets
with q closed umbrella held above his
head.
At another time the same scholar
was TlUlHS QONH lo"H III al
car. and lost himself in a book he was
reading. Suddenly he noticed symp-
toms of merriment among the other
passengers. What could they be laugh
ing at?
The mystery was explained her he
discovered that, having been nnoye
by something between the piats OF his
artificial teeth and the ROOF of his
mouth, he had removed his teeth and
was holding them up to view betWeen
| the thumb and finger of his n
| Still more embarrassing was the case
| of a ady who hurried into church one
| Sunday morning without her bonnet
| and when reminded of the omission p5
| her husband. who had preceded her DS
| several minutes rose hastily and hur'
| ried up the broad centre aisle with Z
| large red p~arasol raised and held closs
| to her head.
| Judge B., than whom there neNe'
was a more sedate and dignified man
| once appeared at a dinner party Will
/ his handsome white wig on wrong sid
l ut.
The story is not a new one Of tn
| Scots theological professor who STUN
bled against a COW. and lifting his hat
| said gravely in his best English, "
beg your pardon, madam" He discov
cred his mistake when too late. Mex
day. however. he forot himself agar
He stumbled against an obstacle a
the same spot. 1t was a lady this time
but imagining that the obstacle wa
the COW he broke into the Doric VIII
the words, Are you here again, yo
ould britt
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
journalism Out West.

When a newspaper starts up IN the
Territories. according to the Kansas
City Journal the country exchanges
greet it in a form which reads some
thing like his: "Vol. 1. No. 1. of the
Doaksville Daily Tribune has Just
reached our table. The Tribune IS
a heat and newsy little sheet which
supplies a long felt want in that thr1V-
ing community by the placid waters
of picturesque Bitter Greek. The cd
itor. Mr.. James Smith. is scholar
and a gentleman. who has acquired
great journalistic experience and abll-
ity by serving p number of years on
| the reportorial staff of n Of the met
| ropolitan newspaper of Kansas City
| Good luck to you Jimmy. We affec-
| tionately welcome you to the fold OF
| the true moulders of public opinion
But the amenities don't last long
| James runs coulter to the prevailing
| opinion on some living issue. and the
next thing he reads of himself runs
lin his fashion: vol. 1. No. 2. OF
that disreputable organ of the Snake
| Indians. the Doaksville Tribune. pub
tIished in that hell hole rea~ the sewer
of creation. by that 6o1gh faced. pud'
ding brain idiot who recently fled from
IKo~- City. ling a 81 laundry bill
unpaid. the which seems queer. as h
does not have n washing done here
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
The discriminating File.

An Irish barrister named Sidney is
fond Of telling this story OF the days
of his early practice. He was defend
ing a boy who was suspected of hav-
ing entered a house through a window
in order to open a door and admit a
couple of burglars. The evidence
against him was a hat found on the
floor below the window-a hat which
the police declared the prisoner had
been in the habit of wearing and which
he could not produce when called upon
to do SO. Sidney in his defense eX-
planned to the jury that there We're
thousands of those hats worn daily. A
verdict of not guilty was returned. ana
Sidney turned TO his client. Go nome
to your mother. my poor boy he said.
But the boy fingered. If ye please;
sorr-" Go home. nv boy" repeated
Sidney with emphasis. But the boy
had something to say and meant TO
say it. Please. soor." he cried at the
TOP of his voice. as he pointed TO the
discriminating head coverin~ which lay
on the solicitors table. please. sorr
nav I have my hat ow?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
Humbert Trial Near End.

Paris. August 18.-The Humbert trial
is approaching ite close. h latest
witnesses were he'd today and the
addresses of counsel were begun. Ad-
vocate Genera Blondel opening for the
prosecution. Maftre Labor follows to-
morrow. 1t is expected that the case
will reach the jury on Thursday unless
the promised revelations Of Nine. Hum
bert cause delay.
Maitre Blondel's address was a Sc
we're arraignment of the Humberts ana
an analysis of their transactions. his
conclusion being that the entire
Crawford" story was a [ ssue Of raise
hood and invention. Roman d'Aurlgn--
(brother of Nine Humbert> getting .e
name from an English school master.
| named Henry Robert Crawford. whom
Romain met at Argentine.
Later the Humberts elaoorated tne
fabric of fraud. Roman and Emile
Daurignac i~mpersonating the two
"Crawfo-1-"
Nine. Humbert today continued her
nterruntions az renewed her declara-
tion that she would speak after counsei
have closed their addresses.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS
HER TICKET AT STATE
CONVENTION.
President Roosevelt Was Endorsed
and Webster. of Omaha. Named for
the Nice-President.

Lincoln, Neb., August 1S.-Nebraska
republicans in state convention today
nominated the following ticket:
Associate Justice Of the supreme
Court-John B. Barnes, Of Madison
county
Regents of the State. University
Chales S. Allen of Lancaster, and w.
G. Whitmore. of Douglass.
The unexpected feature of the conve-
ton was the adoption by unanimous
vote Of a resolution declaring John L.
Webster. Of Omaha, one Of the dele
gates TO the conventions. and one of the
we'll known party leaders Of the state,
to be the choice of the Nebraska repub-
leans for vice president in 1904. The
resolution was offered just after the
convention was about to adjourn ana
was adopted with enthusiasm. Mr..
Webster expressed his thanks for the
n in a speech of considerable
length.
President Roosevelt was endorsed for
denomination as courageous rSpublf-
| can president who knows no fear, who
courts to favor, but who loves peace
with honor, and in whose charge we
have a feeling of perfect safety and
security"
The platform congratulates the party
on the overthrow of Organism in it's
native state and that there is no per-
manent place in American politics for
a political leader who bases his claim
for popular support upon the failures
or disappointments Of the people. The
platform adhere to the American pro-
tect:ve policy, favors legislation for
the promotion of American shipping,
opposes combinations for sitting com
petition and refers to the general pros
perity as foretold to follow the election
IF NIoL[iplar
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21

Justify the farmer in raising the weed
for the market.
..2nd. That as these starvation prices
are sure to force us to abandon the
cultivation of tobacco we URGE the APP
pointment of a committee Of % from
this county to attend a convention OF
farmers to meet at Rocky Mount on
the 21st Instant; and to that meeting
we declare that we will stand solld!s
for the position decided upon at TINS
meeting. -.
'.3rd, That we Join hands with the
merchants of the state who nave kind
" come to our assistance. and declare
to them that in condemning the action
of the tobacco trust Gf it is their COM
bination tina is doing us the hurt) we
most heartily concur"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21

il. as we do anything of which we have
no defnite or official information.
1t is reported that the enemy has
landed a force on the west side OF the
Cane Fear river, and attacked Fort
A-fa~scn With infantry. Possibly.
I$a AVE heard guns, believed 10 De
at Fort Anderson, wen while writing
.~.-t;c.z. The fort is where ii al
Y v-as-on Brunswick Point, and
the Confederate flag still floats over 1t.
This is all we know, and our wish IS
10 keep posted ourselves, and to keep
OUR readers posted. OF course all sorts
Of reports will find their way into the
country. and accumulate as they go, out
We warn our readers not to place any
confidence in rumOrs unless they can
trace them to a reliable source. The
are not perfect, but we
think that. upon the whole, the dail1es
of this place will be oun much more
reliable than street rumOr, or the tdles
Of the "reliable gentleman"
If ANYTHING really reliable reaches us
before going to press, of course we shaIl
give il to our eaders.
We are without news from the Soutn
either by mail or telegraph todayla1d
of course have no additional news from
Columbia. We fear, however. that the
announcement We made yesterday IS
only too true, and that the enemy is
in possession of the capital of our SIS
fer state. Of course as we are Win
out particulars we cannot give them-
| and mere speculations would be per-
fectlv useless at this
The telegraph is still working as Tar
as Kingsville. Passengers arrived this
morning report Columbia as having
been occupied by Sherman's forces yes
terday. ~ ,oc=
NIonday, February 20, 1862
The circumstances under which we
| labor now renders it necessary that
we should say as little as -0ssible. Our
readers will therefore X ise the lack
| of editorial matter in today's Journal
The COPY of the Journal from whlcf
the above was taken (20th) was evi.
| IDENTIFY gotten out under difficulty anc
has the following in pencil across thf
| top margin:
THIS IS THE LAST PAPER 1SSU-
| ED AT THE JOURNAL OFFICE. on
THE MORNING OF THE EVACUA'
TON OF THE CITY BY OUf
TROOPS AND ENTRANCE OF OUI
| ENEMIES"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
CThursday, February 2, 1869

We here in Wilmington are now a
very quiet people since the fall Of Fort
Fisher. That cut off the blockade
running. and with that event a remark
able change has been produced in our
population. The strange faces Of men In
foreign garb, and with foreign accent no
longer fill the eye at every turn. or meet
1t at every corner. That dream is past.
and very little of it now remains. Sun
drv accustomed faces too are gone
and the places that knew them know
them no more, though not We trust for
ever. On the other hand, people have
come back to occup their homes,
thinking the town safer than h coun-
try in the case of raids.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
(Monday, Jan. %, 1859


We learn from reliable sources that
the newsboys are selling the journal
at one dollar per p We caulloh
the public against this imposition. Fifty
cents is the price until further notice.
The Yankees appea TO nave LETT their
base in front Of Major General HOkes
forces Yesterday and concentrated at
Ftrt Fisher. Their fleet has also dis
appeared. They of course hold fisher.
Whether h have reembarked their
main bodv we are unable to say. They
occupy S~mithville, it having been eva
cuated by our forces.
There was considerable skirmisning
around Fort Anderson Saturday e
ming and Sunday morning. 1t is sup
posed the enemy are anxious to silence
Anderson, in order to open the way UP
the river for their gunbOats. In TINS
attempt we hope and believe they viii
meet with sad disappointment ALE Is
quiet below last evening at s O'Clock.
1t is understood hat the Yankees
have sent off all the Confederate pris-
oners they captured at Fort Fisher.
We understand that official informa-
tfCn has been received that the explos-
icor. heard on Friday night last was
in the direction of Battery Lamb, some
distance below Fort Anderson, and
within the enemy's lines.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
RUMORS.
CTuesday. Jan. "a, 1869

Sundry rumors were heard yester-
day morning on the streets. We can
not say they gained currency. One was
that an armistic of sixty days had been
concluded between the Federal n Con-
feGerate governments m of pro
posed recognition and Intervention wee
not wanting, but no one seemed to at
tach any Importance to them.
1t is too serious a subject to pun upon
but the fact is literally true that the
heaviest reports came up the river from
the enemy'S guns.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
FROM FORT
SATURDAY., February IS. 1869

Rumors were abroad this morning
that Fort Anderson had fallen. or been
evacuated yesterday evening. This is
not so. for the enemy kept up their
firing nearly all night. which would not
have been the case had the fort fallen
into their hands.
this mornir~ that the enemy had made
sundry assaults upon Fort Anderson
and been repulsed. We do not know
that this is not so. put We do not know
that it is. We rather incline TO doubt
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21

you Know What You are Skiing
When you take Groves Tasteless ChilI
Tonne because the formula is plainly
. .1nted on every bottle showing that
it is simply iron AMI Quinine In a
tasteless form. No cure no pay, ooc.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
PROMOTED.
TUESDAY, January 81. 1862

UueSday, January q. 18b0.)
We take pleasure in stating for the
information of his numerous friends.
that Captain c. w. McClammy, Jr.. of
New Hanover count has been promOt-
ed to the majority of the 3rd N. G.
cavalry, for conspicuous gallantry dur
ing the campaign just closed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21

1t is now ten days since the capture
of Fort Fisher. and yet the enemy does
not appear to have made any very
strong effort to get to town. How long
he can be kept at bay remains to be
seen.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21

Communication to Charleston and Az
gusta, via Kingsville, was expected 70
open yesterday; at all events TO-DAY.
Communication is also open to CharleS-
ton via Florence.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21

We have heard it reported on the
streets that specie is on the decline. We
also learn that 100000 had been placed
on the market in Richmond. at $50 for
one. and hat a buyer could not be
found. Here, it is worth $15 for one.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
Monday February 6. 1861

Flour sold in Fayetteville on Thurs
day at three hundred and fifty dollars
a barrel. The day before it had sold
for six hundred dollars. Can't We have
some flour here, and can't it afford to
fall to something of an eatable price?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21

We learn that the firing yesterday
forenoon was from the enemy's fleet
outside against our ines at Sugar Loaf
We have heard of no casualties and
trust that there were non
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21

We learn Ia on yesterday afternoon,
Mr.. Young of the Signal Corps, cap
tured three Yankee soldiers at or with
In the Yankee lines ear Smithville;
they report negro troops landing al
Fort Fisher.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
"wednesday, February s.. 1869

1t turns out that Fort Fisher has
been honored by a visit from the Lieut.
tenant general of the Yankee army,
Grant we suppose wanted to see for
himself the position of things. possibly
with the view of obtaining some light
on the Butler failure.
North Carolina has been added by the
Yankee war department to Shermans
command.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-03

but it cannot be denied that a strong
feeling exists in view of the efforts OF
the Turkish government to afford prop
err protection for American citizens. 1t
is thoroughly realized by the state de
partment that the retention of the Eu-
ropean squadron in Turkish waters
might be a cause of serious miscon--
struction by Europe.
Missionaries Drop Conference.
The conference which committee
of the Foreign Missionary society last
week arranged with Secretary Hay
will not be held. The secretary today
received a letter from the Rev. Mr..
Barton of Boston, representing the So
ciety, saying that the action already
taken by the government in regard to
the protection of foreign missionaries
in Turkey rendered an interview with
the secretary OF state on this subject
unnecessary.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-03
INSANE MAN WITH GUN
DEMANDS TOSEE PRESIDENT
Is Arrested and Lodged in Jail at Oyster
Bay--Giyes Name as Frank Weilbrenner.

Oyster Bay, Sept "A man giving
his name as Frank Weilbrenner was
arrested at Sycamore Hill late last
night while making a persistent de-
mand to see the President.
Armed With Revolver. /.
The man was armed with revolver
fully loaded. He was taken to the vii
lage and placed in the town prison.
Thought to be Demented.
While Weilbrenner was talking ia.
tionally to the officers last night it
seems evident from his conversation
today that he is demented.
Says He Was Called to Sycamore Hill.
He said that he received telegraph.
&c communication from the President
directing him to call at Sycamore Hill.
Weilbrenner is regarded by those who
have seen him to be a dangerous luna
tic at Syossa.
Son of Truck Farmer.
1t is learned that the man is son
of a truck farmer and one of three