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HIDES AND HORNS.

10 reports nave nau an aDunuanCe of both rain and snow, all of which will go to make the range mater tally better in the spring.
 Apache News: The Indian trader at Houck station, near the Navajo reservation, shipped a carload of Indian ponies to North Carolina last week. It is likely they will be broken for polo playing at Ashe- vile, and other noted Hunger" re- sorts.
 Stockman: The carload of Short horn cattle purchased in the north ern part of the Territory recently by Hon. B. A. Packard, were bought of W. K. Ross, of Rhoades, Coconino county. In the shipment was includ- ed the prize winning bull Goldhnch. These cattle were purchased for the Turkey Track Company, of which Mr. Packard is the presi- dent.
 Wilcox News: Cattle shipments were made from Wilcox last week to the extent of five trainloads, three of which were consigned to J V. Vickers, and two trainloads to Miller x Lux, California being the destination of the entire ship ment. The cattle were purchased from numerous local cattlemen of that vicinity and were in fine con dition.
 Stockman: Capt. J. H. McKit- trick will ship a trainload of young stock cattle back to his range in the Sulphur Spring valley These cattle were taken to his Kern county, Cal, ranges during the drouthy period early last summer, and now that his Arizona breeding range is in fine shape, good busi- ness judgment dictates this course. It is said that Col. Hooker will also reship his cattle from Califor- mia, as he did in the case of his Kansas shipments.
 Stockman: Over in Graham county twenty-nine men clubbed together and bought German Coach stallion taken there from Indiana, the purchase price being S3,0O0. They have formed live stock association with l.. E. Solo, mon president and Fred Tyler secretary. The horse has been placed in charge of w. R. Bing- ham, of Thatcher. This is a good way to improve the stock of com munity, and could be followed to advantage in other localities in Arizona,
 Douglas Dispatch The custom authorities are up against a hard proposition which the Mexican and American governments are trying to solve. Some of the big cattle outfits along the line run their stock in both Sonora and Arizona and have one brand for their Mexican cattle and their American cattle. It is impossible for the custom house men to iden- tify the cattle from Mexico which wanders or are driven across into this country When the Mex ican cattle, carrying the American brands are once over the line the officers cannot siege them unless they actually see the cattle cross
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01
A PTTABLE CASE.
Woman Spent Part of Friday Night
Non Streets BarefOOted n Thiniy
Cad-Escaped From a House
Which had Been Guaranteed.

The health authorities continue to
have trouble with the inmates of DR..
Anders' boarding house n they are
now against a proposition that they do
not know how to handle. The inmate
of the house who is now causing trou-
BILE is Mrs Wingate, wife Of one of the
men who went to the pest house to
spend the fifteen days hat he will be
required to remain in quarantine. Mrs.
Wingate is suffering from a slight de-
rangement of the mind and she is 9TH
erWise unfortunately afflicted. On Sat
urday morning between 3 and 4 O'Clock
Mrs. Wingate escaped from he house
and was not found until Z o'clock. h
escaped from the second floor OF the
residence. She. tied several sheets to-
gether and let herself part of the way
to the ground and then dropped the re-
naming distance. a slight noise was
made by the escaping and DR..
Anders began to investigate to see what
the noise was and found that Mrs.
Wingate had escaped. He at once no
titled the guard who was in front OF
the house and he in turn notified h
police. Several police at once began
to search for the woman. Captain
Robert Green, special quarantine officer,
was also notified of the matter and
joined in the search
DE SSfcIdI AOuLo lIlC olAlSClS GCdI
ed but to no avail. Presently some
one went to police headquarters and
reported having seen a woman, bare
headed and barefooted on Market
street, near Front. An officer was "a
once sent to the locality named and
there Mrs. Wingate was found sitting
on the step of a residence.
Her condition was indeed pitiable.
She was ~bareheaded. barefooted and
thinly clad. It was a very damp and
chilly morning and her condition was
very serious.
The unfortunate woman was carried
to DR.. Anders' residence and DR.. Chas.
T. Harper. city superintendent of
health, was at once summoned and
gave her the necessary medical atten-
ton.
The authorities wished to carry Mrs.
Wingate to the pest house yesterday
where her husband is quarantined, but
she said she was too sick to leave the
house.
The authorities are at a loss to know
just what course to pursue.
Yesterday morning was Mrs. Win
gates second attempt at escaping. She
made her first escape on Thursday
night but had one only a short dis
lance when she was caught and carried
back to the house.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01

Americas greatest aggregation Of
Afro-American Thespians will be the
attraction at the Academy Thurs
day night Of this week.
The exalted standing and reputa-
ton of Black Patti. the extraordinary
excellence OF the Troubadours and
the phenomenal success Of their
performance elsewhere. makes the
appearance OF this remarkable com
pany Of singers. dancers and come
dams in this city an event Of immense
public interest
Black PATHS lyric triumpns in all
the leading music cities Of Europe
and America are without parallel.
She Is one of the most popular prfma
donna in the world, and has proba-
bly, sung before the largest and most
distinguished audiences that yer as
sembled to applaud a cantatrice.
She has been the recipient of dis
tinguished honors paid to her by roy
atty Of Europe and nearly every rep
r~esentative musical organization in
the United States has acknowledged
her wonderful vocal gifts by the pre-
sentatiOn of costly medals, diplomas
and decorations. In addition to her
beautiful voice n exquisite art ma
ture has endowed her with a bright
intellect and queehly form; and if it
was not for the accident Of race and
color, she would un~questonably at
tain distinction in grand opera equal
to that enjoyed by Aelba, Calve, AL
bana and the world famous diva af-
ter whom she Is named. For seven
years she has won fame and glory
with the Black Patti T~rouha6ours.
the most popular band of darkey
p~lay-folks ever organized. The Trou-
badours this season Is said to be
more entertaining thar ever in the
fun and singing features.
AS usual, half of the downstairs
will be reserved for whites at $1-O0
and rs cents for rest The sale OIL
seats will commence at Plummer's
TUESDAY, morning.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01

cigarette Stump Thrown by Young
Man Landed ON Lady's Hat.

Young men who smoke nave a
great habit, when they have finished
smoking a cigar or cigarette. OF tax
Ing the stump and shooting it as far
AZ they al with the finger. A young
maa who was walking along on Prin-
cess street yesterday afternoon gave
n lady a bad scare by shooting the
stub of a cigarette and also made him
fee very unpleasant. Not thinking,
the young man shot the cigarette
bump into the air, but instead Of
Ming IN the sidewalk, it landed on
tka top of a lady's hat, who was
passing by. The hat was one of those
large picture hats covered with
piusmes and other paraphrenalia and
when h lighted cigarette stump
landed on the hat the lacy was no
doubt more troubled about her hat
being ruined than anything else.
When the cigarette struck the hat
q small bunch of sparks fell on the
Iaav's shoulder. This was the first
that she knew Of the matter. With
ID frightened scream h dashed into
q store, while the young man stood
en- the sidewalk and gazed at the re-
treating form of the rady. He even
TALLY summed up sufficient courage
fc apologize for his careless act. In
tie future this young man will no
doubt dispose OF his cigarette stumps
hi q different manner, especially
when ladies with picture hats are
fAHaAg aaa.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01
NEW HEATING PLANT ACCEPTED
CITY Authorities Formally Accepted
the Plant Yesterday.

We public building committee of the
board of aldermen composed of Messrs.
z n. Murrell. w. E.. Yopp and j. a
Kari. formerly accepted the hot wat =
heating plant at the city hall yesterday.
AIR. C. Nj. Whitlock was the contract
or who installed the plant.
The new plant was first put in opera
Iion about three weeks ago n has
pEoven to be a great luxury owe the
Ga of heating the building.
The building committee thoroughly in
sPected the plant and found it to be in
first class condition in every particular.
Before next winter steam heat will.
be placed in the Academy of Music and
the city hall will then be steam heated
throughout. There is but one fault
faend with the new plant n that is
lat unless the weather is very cold
ne plant makes the buildings almost
-Ieo warm.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01
$3.50 REWARD
Governor OF Georgia Offers Reward of
$Sse for Capture Of the Assassin
Total Reward Offered is SI,250-
Nan Arrested Was Formerly EN-
Ployed by Coast Line-Had Section.
Adjoining Young NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Against Man Arrested All Cicsun,-
6tAntiaL.

1t was learned yesterday that a
fsrxaer section master of the Atlantic
Coast Line had been arrested upon the
charge of killing A. L. Murray, the the
section master who was shot last Tues
day { a W~althourville. Ga. The war
rant was sworn out by the father of the
murdered man. The name of the man
arrested could not be learned, but IL
was learned that he formerly worked
as a section master for the Coast Line
and had charge Of the section odjoining
that Of Murray. The evidence agains,
the man arreted is all circumstancial.
Governor Terrell. of Georgia. has of
fered a reward Of $3.50 for the captur
q the guilty man INC the Coast Line
has offered a reward of $1,000, making
the total reward $3.50. This is an
unusually large amount and should
cause sufficient interest to be taken in
the case to cause the arrest of the as
sARGiR.
Murray was a young man and was
YER popular in the small town where
he lived His murder was of the most
cs1d blooded nature and it must have
taken a man with the instincts of a
brute to have committed such a das-
t1Gdly deed.
On the afternoon that the young man
Was shot, he a just ate his dinner
and was preparing to- go TO work when
tae u was fired that caused his death.
He was shot with a shot gun loaded
With small shot and death resulted in
a few minutes after he vas wounded.
The person who committed the crime
-ar a0nann1n1 IN tho hlIChaC nnar tho
track A posse Of men went from Sa-
varAah as soon as the news was learn
ed but no trace could be- FOUND Of the
assassin. Blood hounds were carried
u the scene of the crime but they could
nat track the criminal.
The railroad authorities have spared
ne money in trying to apprehend the
assassin and they will continue to do
al in their power to capture and con
yist the guilty nan The very best
eGRaers obtainable are at work on the
eAGe.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01
MIR. VIM. BLANKS DEAD.
Passed Away Early Friday Morning.
Funeral Will be Conducted This
Morning at II O'Clock.

Mr.. William Blanks, a we'll known
lcltizen of this city, passed away early
Friday morning at the James Walker
Memorial Hospital. He had been in
feeble health for several months past
but had not been critically i'll but a
few days.
William Blanks was born on the
18th Of November. 1871. in Carroll
Icounty, Mississippi, and was the last
of a family of four children. He was
the son of William and Elizabeth
Holmes Blanks, and through his
mother was widely connected in
the Cape Fear section. h being a
member of the we'll known family of
Holmes. His early education was at
the splendid private schools of this
city, and upon reaching manhood,
accepted a position of clerk IN the
Iof1ce of Eli Murray, one of the large
ante-bellum merchants of Whining
ton. He entered the service OF the
Confederate States on April Is, 1861.
as third sergeant In the Wilmington
Rifle Guards, afterwards became or-
lderly sergeant OF Company I, Eigh-
teenth North Carolina Volunteers.
Upon the expiration OF his term OF
enlistment he was appointed drlll
master with rank of lieutenant, to the
NORTH Carolina troops. Shortly af-
ter, he resigned his position and en-
listed in Company G, Sixty-frst North
iCarolina Volunteers. and participated
in the battles near Newborn and Kin.
lston in December. 1862. In the fall
OF 1868. he was detailed by the sec
rotary Of war and ordered to report to
Captain Henry Savage, then collector
NJ 0pcYnn,c NJ yyi1r,;r,&o 49, A.
evacuation of this city he left with
the Confederate forces and surren-
Idered at Greensboro April rs, 1865.
After the war, he went to New
York n for a while served the firm
of ]. T. Murray & Co. Afterwards he
went into business OF his own ac-
count and was largely engaged in the
deportation Of naval stores. He re-
turned to Wilmington in the early
leighties and conducted a brokerage
business. Later he accepted service
with Alex. Sprunt & Son, and has
served them faithfully for the last
fourteen years
He was the first adiutant OF the
tCape Fear Camp u. c. ", and served
lvotedly attached to his church and
for many years was a member of st.
Andrews.
Out of respect to his the
Ioffice of Alex. Sprunt e Son will be
Iclosed from 1890 a. n. 20 1880 D.
m. He is the second member of Cane
Fear Camp. Z. c.. ". to pass away
within the last two weeks.
The funeral will be conducted this
morning at II O'Clock from the resi-
dence of his brother-in-law, Mr..
John McLaurin, No. 61s Orange
street. The members OF Cape Fear
Camp OF Veterans will attend the
funeral in a body.
The remains will be inferred in
Oakdale.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01
IMPORTANT ARREST.
Policeman B. r. King of vii.
minqfon Made III.

"A ache in the small OF the back,
A shooting, coursing pain,
Is an intruder in your system.
Mans the progress of disease.
Arrest II in time.
A Wilmington policeman tells how
he did it.
B. r. King, the well-knowTp police
man, residing at 706 Wooster street.
says:
Il had terrible pain in NV back
which worked around to nv side and
in my stomach, SO bad at times that
it laid me up. i used internal med:-
cines and they did not help me-. I LII.
on plasters and rubbed with IMMINENT,
and none Of them helped me at ali.
Seeing Doan's Kidney Pills recon-
mended, I got a box of them ut Bel
lamy's drug store. The mex day af-
ter commencing to use them ! noticed
relief. Since using two boxes Of them
/ have not had an ache or a pain IN
my back. It is with pleasure that !
add my name to those endorsing the
claims made for this remedy"
For sale by all dealers; price 50
cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co, Buff
faio. n. Y. sole agents % the u. s.
Remember the name-Doan's-snd
lake M other.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01
An Explanation.

We regret to see Gas copied by The
Messenger from the Greensboro Re-
Icord) that the w. C. T. u. is fighting
the appointment of Mr.. Wallace for the
lpostoffce. ETC." There has been no
fight against Mr.. Wallace by the
Union; the pOstoffce department may
have been reminded Of the fact that
Mr.. Wallace was formerly a bar
keeper and If that was an objection
able feature it might be well for them
to look into the case, further than
that there vas no protest. We Ell.
Idorse and thank the "Pender Chron-
|icle" for it's ready defence Of the w.
C. T. u, and would add that soma
seem willfully ignorant the
purpose of the w. C. T. u, whose OBJ
|ject is to light up instead of drag
down, n we would gladly extend the
right hand Of fellowship to every one,
who have turned their back to the
bar room, and their faces to the right.
if some of their early years were
spent in wrong doing. In the language
Of our Blessed Master (whose work
we are trying to do). He tina is not
against us is for u.s."
MRS. W. p. OLDHAM
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01
LAID TO REST.
Remains of Hr. VIM. Blanks Inferred
in Oakdale Cemetery.

The funeral Of the late Mr.. VIM.
Blanks was conducted yesterday
morning at IL o'clock from the resi-
dence of Mr.. John AcLaurin. cor
ner Of Orange and Seventh streets
The services were conducted by Rev.
DR.. A. D.. Mcclure.
The members of Cape Fear Camp
of United Confederate Veterans at
tended the funeral IN a body. There
were many beautiful floral ecora
ions and the Daughters of the Con-
federacy placed a laurel wreath upon
the grave.
Those who acted as ~pallbearers
were: Honorary-Dr. Edward J..
Wood, Captain T. G. Lewis, Mr..
Chas. H. King and James Sprunt-
Active-Col. w j. Woodward, Cap
tain James I. Nets, Messrs. VIM. H.
Green, w. H. Sprunt, w. A. Williams
and Isaac j. Bear.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01

List of Deeds Recorded I'm Registe
OF Deeds Office Yesterday.

The following deeds were RECORDED
lin the register Of deeds office yester-
day:
A H. Harriss and wife to Eugenia
lHarriss. for the sum of $500. a one
seventh undivided interest in three
tracts of land. The first tract being
situated in Harnett township, adjoin-
ing the lands OF Richard H. Grant.
John Thompson and others and con-
tanning about 5000 acres. Second
tract located in Federal Point town.
ship, on east side Of Cape Fear river
adjoining the lands of F. J. Guitar
and theirs and containing about 1880
acres. Third tract located in Cape
Fear township, at head of Prince
Georges Creek. n contains about 5os
acres.
A Yancey Teachy and wife of Wau-
lchula. Florida, to John H. RisIey anu
wife, for h sum of $3.50, a tract of
land on Myrtle Grove Sound. IN Fer
eral Point township, adjoining the
lands of Hiram Switzerland, Mrs. NJ.
A. Teachy and others.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01

Esne years ago Messrs. H M. Bow
den. VIM. Larkins and others donated
q track of land containing 101 acres to
the state under the condition that the
Iand should be used for the annual
eneampment of the state guard Ine
Iand In question is located at Summer
Rest on Wrightsville Sound. From
the way the deed was made it seems
that in case the land ceased to be
used for the encamDment of the state
guard, that it should revert to the city
Of Wilmington.
AIR. VIM. J.. Bellamy. city attorney
fer the city of Wilmington. Is now 10
vestigating the title for the purpose
of deciding on who is the owner Of the
property.
When the property was decided to
the state Governor Daniel G. FowIe.
was governor. and the deed was made
to him and his successors in office.
1t is said that the grounds were
never used but one time for an en-
caynpment and that was about ten
years ago The state guard has en-
(A&AtpCu Ol u a AotAi-
her of times but the property belong
ing to the state was not used. Their
were several reasons for this, the
pxincipal one being that the tract Of
1aad donated to the state was devoid
Of shade trees and hence was vary
undesirable. At the present time the
property is in the possession of the
state
Not only is the city of Wilmington
endeavOring to learn who the land
really belongs to but the heirs Of the
late H. M. Bowden are going to make
an effort to get possession of the prop
erty. They have already gone ON the
land and now have a portion of it IN
der cultivation. They claim that &C
cording to the terms of the deed that
when the state ceased to use the
ground for the encampment OF the
state troops, that the property revert
ID back to the heirs of the donors.
City Attorney Bellamy will make
report on the matter at the next
neeting Of the board of aldermen and
if he finds that the property belongs
to the city. according to the terms Of
the deed, the property will be sold and
the proceeds invested in other ways.
The city is not putting up any fight
against the state but if the property
really belongs to Wilmington, the city
aEhorities think that the property
be sold so that the city can
the use of the money Under
conditions which have existed for
the past ten years the property has
been of no benefit to either the state
Or cSty of Wilmington.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01
CONTRIBUTIONS.
A List OF Contributions Given to Cath
crime Kennedy Home During Feb
ruary.

The following contributions were
made to the Catherine Kennedy
Mrs. B. F. Hall. pork, sausage;
Mrs. J. NJ. Walker. -four; Mrs. w. II.
Sprunt, steak: Mrs. Mary Lewis,
books; Mrs. Alexander. vegetables;
Mrs. J. l.. Cantwell, butter; Mrs. Will
der, milk, potatoes; Mrs. r. 81. Pick
EFT. pork; Mrs. E. Wooten, crockery;
Mrs. Penny, pork, potatoes. tea; Mrs.
NJ. E. Bridgers, coffee; Mrs. Roger
Moore: Mr.. ]. s. Montgomery. oys-
tiers: MI. Heintye, beef, weekly; Mr..
Hicks Bunting, drugs; Mr.. r. r. Bel
lamy, drugs; Mr.. w. e. Springer. ice
daily.
Monthly meeting will be held at the
Home Tuesday afternoon at as30
eectocka -
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01

John Dual Arrested Charged VITA
The Murder d Young Murray.

A Savannah special to the Augassz
chronicle. contains the following:
John Dyal. formerly a section boss
ARRESTED and 10 In jail at Hinesv'Ile.
charged with the murder Of section.
boss Leland Murray. who was assassi-
mated last Tuesday from ambush. The
arrest was made by Sheriff Brewer and
Detective Godbold. Of the Coast Line.
THE arrest OF Dyal was upon circum-
lstantial evidence. He was In the en-
lploy OF h company up to the time D:
the recent strike of maintenance or
way employees. and 1t is said that he
had been heard to max threats"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01
Two Road Recruits,

There were only two cases to con-
sumo Mayor ~Springer's attention yes
lterday and both parties were sem "a
the roads.
Oscar Johnson, white, was charged
with vagrancy and given 80 days on
the roads and John Brown, colored.
charged with being drunk and disor-
Iderly and was fined $40 and the cost. He
could not pay the Inc and consequent
|ly Will have to go to. the roads for so
DAYS
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01
Two Performances Today.

The inclement weather last night
prevented many from attending the
Knowles performance at the academy
and thereby missing a treat, for those
present spent a most enjoyable even
ing
Mi afternoon a special matinee
will be given, when the price will be
reduced to % cents, and tonight the
farewell performance of the present
engagement will take place.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01
Gone to Cuba.

MI. and Mrs. r. S. McIver passed
through the city last night going to
Florida where they will take a steamer
and visit Cuba and cruise around the
West Indies. Mr. McIver was married
to Miss Bessie Wids Lucas in Society
Hill yesterday. The wedding was an
elaborate social affair on the Hill. Mr..
McIver is the Coast Line auditor OF
freight receipts with headquarters at
Observation-Disclosures Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01

Geo. Robinson, colored. was arrested
last night upon a warrant sworn out
by Haniel Thomas charging him with
assault with a deadly weapon. There
are two cases against him and he was
put under a SO bond in each. The cases
will be tried before Justice Fowler
Monday at II O'Clock