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The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11
SMALLPOX SITUATION.
Child Who Attended Hemenwa,
School, Found to Have Developed
the Disease

Ernest Page. the 8-year-old son OF
Mr.. W. o. Page, No. 10 Church
street. was on yesterday found to
have smallpox From the best &C.
counts it seems that the child has had
the disease, which is of a very mild
form, for the past week. The chilo
attended the Hemenway school and
was at school yesterday morning. He
was carried to the office of DR.. ChaS.
L. Harper, city superintendent of
health, yesterday at noon and he at
once said the child had smallpox 1t
seems that there have been several
cases in the house where he lives The
mother Of the child is Just recovering
from the disease and the father, it is
said, also had smallpox and has just
recovered.
Every precaution is being taken by
the health authorities to prevent the
disease from spreading. Two OF thu:
rooms at the Hemenway school were
funigated yesterday and the school
will be closed today so that the entire
school cam be thoroughly fumigated.
The school will only remain closed one
day, and will be open Wednesday
morning.
The health authorities say that par
entS need have any fear whatever in
sending their children to school.
Parents are urged to have their
children vaccinated, as that is tn,
only way to protect against the dis
ease.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11
NO NEW CASES.
pox Now and All Are at the Pest
House.

Ernest Page. the year old son Of
Mr.. w. o. Page, who developed a case
Of smallpox several days ago has been
carried to the pest house His case is
q very mild one.
The other smallpox patients are rap
Idly improving and unless other cases
develop it will be only a few days until
all Of the patients are discharged. Mr.
Frank r. King, who had the most se-
we're case Of any one who has had tha
disease this winter has been discharged.
He was on the streets yesterday. The
quarantine will be raised from the
home where he resided and also Dr. An
ders' borading house. the first Of next
week. That is unless some Of the con-
facts confined at the places named de-
velope the disease
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11
ALL WRONG.
The Mistake Is Made By Many Viii
mington Citizens.

The Mistake Is Made BY Many Viii
mington Citizens.
Don't mistake the cause OF backache.
To be cured you must know the cause
1t is wrong to imagine relief is cure
Backache is kidney ache.
You must cure the kidneys
A Wilmington resident tells you how
this can be done.
r. F. Rowan. clerk with l. w. Davis
Clothing House, residing on Castle
street. between Sixth and Seventh.
says: II strained myself lifting a
heavy box. and suffered great pain
across my back for a long time. /
used plasters and liniments but they
did me no good. I could hardly stand
up straight, my back was so weak.
Seeing Doan's Kidney Pills advertised
in our newspapers 1 went to Bellamy's s
drug store store and got a box. 1 felt
better the next day and~continued using
them according to directions and my
back regained its old strength. | was
simply surprised at the result I will
gladly recommend Doan's Kidney Pills
every time for backache."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents box. Foster-Milburn Co..
Buffalo, N. Y. sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no substitute.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11

The witness was asked by Mr.. Tay-
Ter II she had seen Apostle YouEg be-
fore and she said in Diaz and Jaurez
two or three times and that she couIi
not be mistaken She could not identt-
fy a picture OF Young. however.
Mrs. Kennedy said she lived with
Mr.. Johnson about five years. part Of
the time in the same house with the
nrst wife and part of the time away
from Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson. She said
she had two children by Mr. johnson
one OF which is now living. She sep
arated from Mr.. Johnson at the END of
hve years and about a year after that
married Mr.. Kennedy.
Why did you separate from your
husband?" Senator Foraker asked.
We'll could not stand the pressure
any longer she replied.
What do you mean by could not
stand the pressure'?" asked Chairman
Burrows Were you not treated
right?"
mo sir. 1 was not" she said
would you have stayed IL you had
been treated right? II was not be-
cause you were opposed to Mormon :
ism?'' she was asked.
II am Mormon STILL" she said
though I am not a very good one"
Senator Hoar asked the witness il
certificate from Apostle Young and she
replied that she had not
Mr.. Worthington took the witness
for cross examination and asked il she
did not know that Brigham Young Is
now dead
Yes. 1 heard so a few weeks ago."
And Mr.. McDonald-don't YOU
know that he is dead?" asked Mr.
Worthington.
mo, / had not heard that" said
Mrs. Kennedy.
The witness became confused several
times under cross examination and
made some contradictory statements
which for the most part she corrected
later. when her attention was called
to them by the attorney for the prose-
cution. She was unable to give a de-
scriptfon of Apostle Young.
Chairman Burrows adjourned the
hearing until tomorrow, with Mrs
Kennedy still on the stand.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11
DANGER OF FLOODS.
Rivers Rapidly Rising and Record
Breaking Stages Expected.

Harrisburg, Pa. March There is
imminent danger OF another great
flood in this region" said Weather OBJ
server DeMain tonight. The north
and west branches Of the Susquehanna
and the Juniata rivers are rapidly
rising and the indications are we wilt
have the highest stage Of water ever
known in this locality
Although the conditions In the
the flooded district of this city and be-
low have improved, none Of the indus
tries has been able to resume opera
uons and will not attempt to until the
water recedes.
The families of George and John
Berger and Miss Kurtz. a school teach
er, fourteen persons in all, who have
been imprisoned by high water in the.r
homes in Sheltys Island in the Susque-
hanna, opposite Goldsboro. were res
cued today.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11
Smoothing Things Over.

Senator Clapp, of Minnesota, is a
great campaigner and is constantly
called upon to make speeches in his
state, says the Washington Post.
Last fall he was asked to go to a
town called Erin Corners, which is
not far from his home town. and
make a political address.
Erin Corners is a democratic ham,
let, with no republicans living within
it's limits. Clapp is a republican.
He got to the village and found the
town hall packed with democrats. He
tried to talk, and they howled hin.
down.
He tried half a dozen times, and
each time was compelled to stop be-
cause of the noise and disturbances in
the hall.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11
Immense Mob Applies the Torch
in the Negro District
THE SITUATION IS CRITICAL

/ Crowd OF 1000 Men Assembled in
the Levee, the Negro District of the
City, Started Fire That Complete
ly Burned Out One Section OF the
District and They Are Determined
10 Wipe 1t All Out-The Negroes
Are Incensed at the Sheriff for Not
Using Greater Force to Protect
Dixon and they Were Violent in
Their Threats-The Mob Would
Tolerate No Effort Of the Firemen
to Put Out the Fire in the Levee
District-Eyen the Presence OF
Seven Companies of the National
Guard Cannot Allay the Excitement
of the People-Fear is Expressed
That the Negroes VIII Attempt to
Avenge the Burning of the Levec
District by Firing Downtown Busi-
ness Houses or Residences-The
Threat to Dynamite the Jail Has
Not Yet Been Carried Out-Several
Companies of Militia Are on Hand
and They Have Been Disposed of
i'm Various Parts of the City-1he
Danger of the Spread OF the Fire
From Washington Street Has Been
Ayerted-The Negroes Are Subdued
and Show no Signs of Their Fight
ing Spirit, That Was Earlier in Ev-
idence All the Saloons i'm the City
Were Soon Closed. and the Situa-
ton at an Early Hour This Morn
ing Was Regarded as Critical.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11
MURDER NEAR RED SPRINGS.
AlonZo Weatherly Kills Dol Jackson
Then Murders Young Gir,-I.ater
He was Captured and lodged i'm
Jail.

Charlotte, n. c., March IA spe-
cial from Red Springs. N. g. says.
Alonzo Weatherly yesterday AFTER
noon, three miles east of this Iiace,
shot and instantly killed Dol "a ,kson,
a highly respected farmer. w ,ltherly
Immediately sought refuge in the
Croatan Indian settlement, where re
became involved in a quarrel with .
member of that race. Joe T.ockIcal,
resulting in the killing of LocI;'ear S
daughter, who was acting in the d.
pacity of peace-maker.
1t seems that unfriendly feelin
have existed between Jackson anu
Weatherly for some timH, owing to a
misunderstanding in n Business trans
action. Two deputi,s with {. posse
and hounds secured the swamps ir
which Weathery was III hiding ano
he was captured todly ami lodged in
iail
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11
TONIC
4 New S9IeelliIc Discovery
TO? the
BLOOD and NERVES.

Il purifes the blooi Dy eliminating the
waste matter and other impurities and by
destroying the germs or microbes that
infest the blood. 1t bailds up the blood
BY restoring and multiplying the red cor-
puscies, making the blood rich and red
Itt restores and stimulates the nerves,
causing a full free flow of nerve force
throughout the entire nerve system. II
speedily cures unstrung nerves. ncrv""s-
aess. nervous prostration and all diseases
Of the nervous system.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11

Miss Emma Cook and Miss Kate
Sholar, two telephone experts. who
have been in Charlotte for several
weeks assisting in the exchange there
during the cutting over" from the
old to the new system, have returned
home. Both of these young ladies are
employed in the Bell office in this city,
Miss Sholar being chief operator.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11
SMALL WRECK.
A. & Y. Train Reached Here Several
Hours Late Last Night Owing to
Wreck on the Southern.

The train from Fayetteville did not
arrive last night Yntil after 10 O'Clock
owing to a wreck on the end OF the
road owned by the Southern. The
wreck was a slight one. only one car
being damaged.
It seems that the trucks of the car on
an eastbound freight broke when the
train was near Stocksdale, a small sta
ton near Greensboro, and the result
was the car was wrecked and the track
damaged for about one hundred yards
The car had been running on the cross
ties for some yards before the engineer
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11
Captain Norris Arrives

Captain Morris. who changed runs
with Captain Macarthur. arrived in the
city yesterday and viii I'm the future
make Wilmington his home Captain
Norris formerly ran between Jackson
vile and Tampa. Florida. He viii
now run between Wilmington ani
Norfolk
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11
Ex-Governor Russell Slightly Better.

Private kilograms received yester-
day from Baltimore stated that Ex-
Governor Russell's condition was
somewhat better. On Saturday night
it was feared that Governor Russell
would not live through the night, but
he rallied and during Sunday and
yesterday his condition was more ia
vorable. He is still an extremely sick
man and the end is liable to come a..
any moment.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11
Troops Ordered Out by the Governor.

Columbus. o., March S.-Upon urgent
representations from Mayor Bowlus Of
Springfield. o.. that a race war IS irnni-
nent as a result OF the lynching of the
negro Dixon, Governor Herrick tonight
ordered eight companies Of state mill
tia to that city to preserve order Ad-
jutant General Curtchfield at once ar
ranged for the mobilization OF the
troops Besides the two companies at
Springfield. companies at Urbana. Day
ton, Xenia. Miamesburg and Piqui were
called out.
Governor Herrick's first order to May
or Bowlus was TO issue a proclamation
ordering the closing OF all saloons
Next he ordered the colored members
Of Company A, Ninth battalion, to rest
on their arms in the arnory and see
that none OF the guns were stolen.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11

WOMAN ON STAND

After Five Days of Examination, Pres
ident Smith Was Stood Aside and
Mrs Clara Mabel Kennedy Called as
a WitneS-She testified TO Having
Been Married Into q Plural Mar
Smith Says Christ Was Descended
Prom a Long Line of Polygamists.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11

Major ]. A. Lundeen, United States
Army. passed through the city yester-
day enroute from Fort Monroe to Fort
Cagwelf
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11

Mrs. Mildred Radcliff arrived yes
terday afternoon and is stopping at
The Orton
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11

Mr.. ]. L. Kearney. OF New Bern. was
a guest Of The Orton yesterday
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11

Sheriff Peter Ruark, os Brunswick
county, spent yesterday in the city.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-13
LITTLE IN STRONG BOX.
Shortage of Ex-Mayor Smith Of Dav'
export is Growing.


Davenport, May ia sensation
in the investigation of the affairs of
ex-Mayor S. F. Smith followed the
opening yesterday Of tie box in the
safety deposit company vaults, where
MI Smith was supposed to keep the
securities in the Keiser estate. This
box when opened by order of the
court. proved to contain but about
$4,000 in questionable securities, in
stead of the 100000 which Mr.. Smith
had claimed was there. His short
age in that estate is therefore an
nounced by the trustees for his credi-
tors as $4,000 instead Of the $4,000
he had admitted.
In the Sheaff estate, investigation
shows him short $25,000 instead Of
the $4,000 he owned to-. The trus-
tees now think his total shortage in
various estates is 100000 Of which
his local bondsmen will have to pay
100000. Smith is alleged to have
had a fine system of duplication Of
mortgages, and by moving a we'll
worn lot Of securities from one
strong box to another, it is claimed
that he succeeded in keeping his
bondsmen and clients III the belief
for years that the funds in his keep
ing were safely invested.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-13
Free to Twenty-Five Ladies.

The Defiance Strach Co. will give
rs ladies round trip ticket to the
st. Louis Exposition, to five ladies
in each or the following states: Hi
nois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and
Missouri who will send in the largest
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cold water laundry starch. This
means from your own home, any.
where in the above named states.
These trade marks must be mailed to
and received by the Defiance Starch
Co., Omaha, Nebr., before September
1st, 1904. October and November
will be the best months to visit the
Exposition. Remember that Defiance
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one-third more starch for the same
money than of any other kind, and
Defiance never sticks to the iron.
The tickets to the Exposition will be
sent by registered mail September
9Th. Starch fef sale bv all dealers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-13
IOWA LAKE BED
LAW EXPLAINED
Attorney General Mu||an
Gives Opinion
On 1t.
GOV, CUMMlNS IS SUSTAINED
Titles Cannot Be Obtained Except
After Due Process-Fifty Residents
of County Must Petition Executive
Council to Have Bed Sold.

Des Moines, Iowa, May 12.-Persons
possessed of Iowa lake beds who have
imagined that under the law passed
by the recent general assembly they
would receive adequate title thereto
directly from the governor without
any preliminaries being necessary are
doomed to disappointment.
1t has been held by the attorney
general that these persons must pro-
coed as any others to secure a petit
ton ard present to the executive
council the question of whether or not
the lake bed in question should be
sold.
This was the view which Governor
Cummins took of the matter when it
was first presented to him. The in
terested persons asked that deeds be
at once made to them for the lake
beds which they claim to have bought.
The governor thought it necessary to
go through the preliminares to this
end provided by the new law in cases
in which proceedings were inaugural
Su w IltS ySI IIC luhSo NSAS ANAA ~
water.
Under the law, while the council
is empowered to sell the lake beds,
it is necessary, first, for fifty resi-
dents Of the county, including twenty
residents OF the township in which the
lake is situated. to petition the coun-
Gil to declare the lake in question
for sale; the council must then have
the lake surveyed, subdivided accord-
ing to the government survey, exam
ined by a commission or two, and APP
praised. Then the owners Of abutting
property have the right to make the
first offer for the lake bed If their
land has been made fractional be-
cause of the presence Of the lake
abut,ing thereon. Afterwards the
lake may be sold to any person who
gives the appraised price.
But a proviso is included in the
law which it was claimed made it pos
sible for the persons who already
have color of title to lake beds to Sc
sure their deeds without going
through the trouble of securing the
petition described and allowing the
council to take all of the minute steps
PROVIDED IOf ulSpOSlHS VI laheo newly
placed on the market.
This proviso the governor thought
was non-effective- so far as elminat-
ing the necessity of the petition. sur
vey and appraisment and submitted
the question to Attorney General Null
Ian, who has held the same view in
an opinion filed with the governor
yesterday
In effect this compels all those per-
sons who, Ii DR.. Kent and Mr..
Moore in Hamilton county, have &C
CURED apparent possession of large
lake beds to so through the same for
malities as other persons desiring to
begin ac1lcn to effect the purchase Of
lake beds.
And, moreover, it makes it possible,
though hardly probable. that they
never can acquire the title they seek,
for the council may decide that the
lake beds in question ought not to be
sold, OF they may not be able to Sc
cure the petition provided for as a
preliminary step This is not at all
likely however,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-13

CHARLTON HAS $4,000 FIRE.
Two Tramps Suspected Of Firing
BUILDINGS Are Arrested.

Charlton, May 13.-Fire of incendi-
airy origin at midnight Wednesday
damaged nearly all the buildings on
two sides of the public square, the
total loss being about $4,000. Prac-
tically all the loss is covered by in
surance. Two men, who were caught
stealing goods from one of the burned
stores, are held on suspicion of being
the firebugs.
The fire broke out in an empty
store building near the city hall at
II O. clock, 1t spread both directions
rapidly, and soon the entire town was
aroused. The department had the
fire out at $3.50 a. N.
The burned properties are:
Beginning at the grocery store Of
Geogre Wiltsey, the fire swept the en-
tire southern half OF the west side
of the city square.
The damaged buildings showing
loss and insurance are:
George Wiltsey's grocery, $4,000;
insurance $500.
Clint Mobiles billiard hall and res
taurant, $500; insurance $1,000
~ a. LCElSlt lul Illlult dllu lNO llf'
ing rooms $1,000.
J. B. Lenhart, blacksmith slight
loss.
City Hall and engine house, $4,000;
covered by insurance.
Kubitscheck building, brick south
side of square.
Oppenhiemer's clothing store; stock
$4,000, building $1,000; covered by in
surance.
DR.. II. B. Sutton. dentist, $500.
McCulough's dry goods store,
slight damage.
Mrs, Gasser, barn and sheds, 5000;
covered by insurance.
Two other attempts to burn the
town have been nipped in the bud
recently. In both instances the fire
got little start, but was put out be-
fore gaining dangerous proportions.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-13

vic diseases have no idea that their
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This is not true. Catarrh is liable to
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Many a woman has made this discov-
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wherever located.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
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write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving
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will be pleased to give you his valuable
advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus.
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-13
MURDER AT PRAIRIE CITY.
William Porter Is Shot Down by Nil.
lard w. Buck.

lard w. BUCK.
Newton, May 10.-William Porter,
a well known retired farmer, 70 years
of age, was shot five times and killed
by Willard w. Buck at Prairie City
yesterday afternoon. The shooting
occurred in the public park, in the
center of the city, and in full sight of
the people who thronged the streets.
One of the bullets passed through
the heart Of the victim. Another
pierced the fieshy part of the left arm
and entered the side, and two more
entered the side. The shooting was
at short range.
The cause of the murder is said to
have been reports which have been
circulated associating the name OF
Buck with that of a woman. Buck
appeared to be under the impression
that Porter was instrumental in cir
culating these reports. The two men
were neighbors and were supposed to
he on friendly terms.
Buck has a wife and child living
in Prairie City. He is young man,
aged about % years. He has been
engaged in the business of charging
pictures, and has also been selling
picture frames and tombstones. lie
is well known in Prairie City and has
always borne good reputation
Porter and Buck met on the square
at o'clock yesterday afternoon and
entered the drug store of CoZad &
Freeman, supposedly to talk over
their difficulties. They became Ell.
gagged in an alteration, and on the
suggestion of Buck left the store and
crossed over into the square They
had scarcely entered the little park
when Buck drew revolver and began
shooting. His victim was unarmed
and had no opportunity to defend him.
self
Buck made no attempt to escape
and was speedily surrounded by the
crowd which rushed to the scene of
the tragedy. He surrendered his re-
volver and was led away to the city
Jail. Later he was brought to New
ton.
Ever since mis- arrest. Bucks de-
meanor has been that of man who
has lost his reason. He has made
wild statements, and has complained
of pains in his head. When he was
brought before the sheriff at Newton,
his first question was: Say, have you
heard that I had killed Satan?" This
he has repeated to all who called to
see him in the Newton Jail.
Newton. May 11.-Millard w. Buck,
who shot and killed William Porter
at Prairie City persists in his declar-
alton that he has killed satan. He
denies that he shot William Porter
There is much division of opinion as
to whether or not Buck is really men
tally unbalanced or is feigning 1t in
order to escape the punishment for
his action
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-13

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gentle laxative and strengthens all OF the
organs of assimilation. Sold by druggists
and dealers in medicines
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-13
Fell on a Wire Fence.

Oskaloosa, May 12.-Harold, the IL
year-old son Of Tom Boyer, a former
resident of this city, is dead at Red
Oak, the result of an accident which
happened week ago. The boy while
playipA fell against a wire and sus-
tanned goth external and internal IN
juries. The mother and son were Wis
iting at Red Oak, and the boy dying
away from home makes the accident
doubly sad. NJ