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The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26

A large number OF friends gathered
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs G. w
ceremony was performed was an
terday evening at o'clock to witness
the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Jennie Gertrude Linder and Mr.. Hans
A Kure, Jr. The home was tastefully
decorated for the occasion with palms,
ferns, southern snliax and potted
plants and in the parlor where tn
and service was performed in an i'm
improvised altar around which was
banked palms and on which several
candles cast their soft glow. In front
of this the marriage VOWS were spoken
and services was performed in an i'm
pressive manner by Rev. Father d n
men, of st. Thomas roeathedral.
The bridal party entered to the strains
of the bridal chorus from Lohengrin
and after the VOWS had been spoken
Mendelssohn's wedding march was
played. The bride was given away by
her father, Mr.. G. w. Linder.
Mr.. ALI Yopp presided at the piano
and music was also furnished by Pro-
fessor John Kneisel's orchestra.
The bride was attired in a going
away gown Of chiffon broadcloth, with
hat to match and carried brides roses
and lilies Of the valley. Miss Florence
Linder, Elene kure, Pearl McEntee and
honor looked pretty in a gown Of blue
crepe de chine and carried brides
roses Bridesmaids, Misses Annie
Linder, Elene Kure, Pear McEntee and
Eta Flick wore white silk trimmed
with blue and carried carnations.
Mr.. Lawrence Kure, brother Of the
groom was best man, and the ushers
wree, Messrs. Joe Linder, John Gran
than, Gerhart Moore and E. EbeThardt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kure were accOmpani d
to the Atlantic Coast Line station by
a number Of friends where they board
ed the northbound Atlantic Coast Line
train for a visit to Washington, Balti-
more, New York and Niagara Falls.
They will be absent about two weeks
and upon their return to the city will
be at home to their friends at No. 314
Nun street.
Mr.. Kure and his bride both have a
number of friends in Wilmington and
this fact was evidenced by the many
handsome presents received. Mr..
Kure holds a position with Atlantic
Coast Line in this city.
Last night a reception was given at
the home of the bride. Music was
furnished by the Kneisel orchestra.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
SUIT AGAINST A. G.. l..
Negro Who Was Stealing Ride Was
Shot by Brakeman When He Refus-
ed to Jump Off While Train Was in
Motion-Brings Suit for Damages.

Ex-Judge E. K. Bryan, attorney for
John Hagains, coIored, On yesterday
instituted suit against the Atlantic
Coast Line for damages, but the COM
plant has not yet been filed and it is
not known what amount will be asked
The case in some respects is out of the
ordinary. 1t seems that the plaintiff
was beating ride on a freight train
on the Coast Line and when near
Contentnea he was discovered by a
brakeman and ordered to get off Of the
train. The train had not been stopped
and the negro refused to Jump off,
whereupon, it is charged that the
brakeman shot the negro twice, once
in the leg and once in the arm. Even
after being shot the negro refused to
get off and then it was that the brake
man had the train stopped and the man
was put off. The affair occurred On
the 10Th of the present month. The
negro's injuries were painful but not
serious. The contention of the plaintiff
will be that even though he was beat
ing his way ON the train that the train
man had no right to order him to jump
off while the train was In motion.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
Telegram Received Yesterday Convey
ing the Sad NeWs-It Was Forward
ed to StatesvilIe Where DIR. Mcclure
is Attending the Synod.

The many friends in this city of
Rev. DR.. A. D. Mcclure will sympathize
with him deeply in the loss of his
mother, Mrs. M. E. Mcclure, who pass
ed away yesterday at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Knox, in Admission, Ala.
DR.. Mcclure is not in the city, but is
at Statesville in attendance upon the
North Carolina Synod. The telegram
telling of his mothers death was sent
here and was forwarded to Statesville.
Mrs Mcclure had been in feeble
health for some time past. She had
long since passed the allotted three
score years and ten, and was more than
eighty years Of age A short time since
Dr.: Mcclure and his family went TO
Admission where they visited his sister
and mother. The native home of Mrs.
Mcclure was at Louisburg, Tennessee,
and the remains will be carried there
for interment. The funeral will take
place this afternoon.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26

The great noon-day gathering of
men at the First Baptist church yts S.
ter will linger for years as precious
memory in the minds of hundreds of
those who attended the service. While
the meeting was primarily for the bus
iness men and their employees it was
not exclusively so and large num-
Der Of women were present. II was
not a mems meeting" in the modern
sense Of the term but was arranged for
the purpose o. getting as many men
together as possible TO hear one Of Dr..
Hamilton's soul stirring gospei ser
mons. Some eight hundred persons
were there. chiefly men. The hearty
cooperation of the busin SIS men in
closing their stores and Offices made
, this large congregation possible. The
, ministers appreciated the act. The
evangelist sermon was on the theme:
How Can God Be Just, and Save Me?"
The talk was concise, practical and
clear and made. no doubt, lasting inn
preston on many. The congregation
was dismissed promptly at l o'clock
with a benediction b. DR.. Hale. The
number of those who closed their
places of business for this meeting
was increased yesterday morning to
one hundred.
The sunrise service yesterday was
we'll attended. The meeting was in
charge Of Mr. Geo E. Leftwich. He
made a good talk, starting the all-dayS
prayer meeting OFF most auspiciously.
At 10 O'Clock DR.. Hale led a meeting,
taking for his subject: Soul Winning
the Life Work of the Christian" A
large number were present at this ser
vice and spoke in the highest praise
Of the pastors talk At o'clock in
the afternoon the Rev. Mr.. Wakefield
was present for the last time in the
series of meetings. At 6:5 O'Clock he
| left the city for Henderson, Kentucky.
| Sunday he begins a meeting there.
| Mr. Wakefield spoke at the afternoon
! meeting especially to the young. His
! departure will not in anyway cripple
| the meetings which are yet to be held
F! but his absence will pe sOrely felt
| He made an excellent impression on
| the Wilmington folks. At 7:30 o'clock
| last night DR.. Hamilton delivered an
| other able sermon.
! Some seventy-five or eighty persons
| have united with the church since the
protracted meeting began. Today the
| usual services will be held. At the 10
! O'Clock Bible study meeting the topic
will be: The Happy Christian Life
DR.. Hamilton breaches at 7:30 2. N.
! The sermon will be especially to the
members of the Knights of Pythias
! fraternity of which he is a member.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
THE CORNER STONE
Of the Red Mems WigWam
Laid Yesterday.
MANY IN ATTENDANCE
Excellent Address by Mr.. Thomas
DOnnaIIey, of Philadelphia.

Distinguished Red Men Were Present
From Several Places in North Caro-
Iina-Splndid Music Was Furnished
by the Acme Male Quartette and the
Fort CaswelI Military Band-The
New Wigwam Will be One of the
HandsOmest i'm the SOutll-First
Move Was Made One and a Half
Years Ago Towards Building the
Home.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
AFTER THE MURDERER
Two Deputy Sheriffs Go in Search OF
William Ashe Who Killed His Wife
Fifty Dollars Reward for His Arrest

Deputy Sheriffs Tom Groom and
Smith went to Phoenix last night in
search of the negro VIM. Ashe, who
killed his wife in this city something
over month ago. They had been told
that the murderer was in that locality
and when they left last night were
certain that they would get their man.
They left on freight. There is $50
reward for Ashe
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
Southern Pacific Men On Strike.

4
New Orleans, October 24-Following
the discharge of ten men by Master
Mechanic Nolan, all the machinists and
laborers employed by the Southern
Pacific at Algiers struck today: Fourth
Vice President Wilson, of the Inter
national Machinists, who 8 here from
Washington, says the strike Will extend
over all the Southern Pacific lines, m
less the trouble is adjusted.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
James W. Herring Assigns.

New York, October 24-James w
Henning, the stock operator whose
suspension was announced on the floor
of the New York stock exchange last
Monday, made an assignment today
for the benefit of his creditors An at
tachment for $4,000 in favor of Mills
Brothers, stock brokers, was served
upon Henning yesterday but it was
voluntarily vacated today.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
MANY ATTENDED, SERVICE
Large Number of Business Houses
Closed for an Hour.

All Who Went to the Church Heard
an Excellent Sermon by Dr. Hamil-
ton-An All Day Prayer Service Vas
Held Yesterday-Rev. tfr. Wakefield
Leaves for kentucky-More Than
Seyenty-Tfye Persons Have United
With the Church Since lie Meeting
Began.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26

Miss Bessie Williams Becomes the
Bride OF Mr.. Harry S. McGirt-The
the large Church Was Crowded With
Friends and Acauaintances-One of
the Prettiest Marriages That Has
Taken Place in Wilmington in Some
Time Past
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
Man With Broken Neck Still Lives

Dayton, O., October 24.-Alonzo
Sonslin's neck was broken yesterday
by a falling board at a manufacturing
plant, where he was at work. A sur
geon happened to be near and Sonlin's
head and shoulders were promptly
placed in a plaster cast More than "a
hours have elapsed and he is improv-
ing so rapidly that the doctor believes
the patient will recover.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
Tiencken-Grotgen.

A marriage of much interest to
many friends in this city took place
last night when Miss Annie c. Grotgen
became the bride of Mr.. John G. w.
Tiencken 1t was a home wedding
but was witnessed by a number of the
friends of the contracting parties
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26

1t is not to be supposed that the es-
tablishment of a farm for the raising
of elephants in Texas has any political
significance. The G. O. P would
stand no chance whatever.-Charlotte
Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
MISS VanBOCKELEN DEAD
The End Came Last Night at Her
Home On MasOnbOro Sound.

Miss Carolina Burgess VanBockelen
died last night about 9 O'Clock on
Masonboro sound. She was q member
of one of the oldest families in this
section and was a daughter of the late
Spencer D. G. VanBockelen. The de-
ceased is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
E. VanB. Sands and Miss Evelyn Van
RnckaIen
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
BEAUTIFUL HOME WEDDING
Miss Jennie linder Bride of Mr.
Hans A. Kure. Jr..

Took Place at O'clock Yesterday
Evening at the Home of the Bride
No. ia South Seventh Street-Many
Friends Had Gathered TO Witness
the Happy Eyent-Nr. and Mrs.
kure Left on the $50 Train for a
Visit to the Northern Cities
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26

MOTHER OF DIR. MCCLURE DEAD
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Artistic Girl.

She lives in big old house on the
edge of the city.
The other day her mother was show
ing visitor through the house.
This is Jeannie's room," said she,
as she pushed open the door to a big
many-windowed apartment, looking out
on fine old trees.
The visitor opened her mouth with
a little gasp. The floor of Jeannie's
room was carpeted with dead leaves!
Just one of Jeannie's fads," ex-
planned her mother She keeps the
windows open so the leaves will blow
in. She won't have them swept up.
She says it makes her feel as if she
were out in the woods"
And Jeannie's mother and the Wis.
itor rustled around Jeannie's artistic
room, swishing as noisily through the
dead leaves as if they were wandering
through November forest.-Philadel,
phia Bulletin.
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The hand that has for two genera
tions ruled the vast empire of China
Is that of a woman, and a wonderful
hand it Is. with its nails like nothing
else in the world, so long and slender
that to prevent them from breaking
they must be always protected with
cases specially designed for the pur-
pose, for the Empress Dowager of
China is not one who sits in idleness,
she uses her hands for writing letters,
verses and imperial DEGREES, painting,
picking flowers and modelling these in
wax, holding her ivory chop sticks
and designing costumes or headdressoa
for herself, the present empress and
the ladies of their court.
Miss Katharine A. Carl, a New York
artist who has spent the greater part
of her life abroad has Just published
through the Century Co, New York.
a book entitled with the Empress
Dowager," in which she tells in a
charming way her experience during
the several months she spent in the
imperial palace at Peking as the
guest of the Empress Dowager while
she was painting the portrait of the
famous old autocrat. This portrait
was the central feature of the Chinese
exhibit at the Worlds Fair in St
Louis and is now in the National Mu-
scum at Washington, the property of
the United States government.
The accompanying picture shows
one of the empress hands. with its
strange nails and delicately formed
guards. The following paragraphs
about the empress and her hands are
taken from Miss Carl's book, with
the Dowager Empress"
"One day, just after an official audi
ence, and before she began her sitting,
she came over and looked over the pic
ture. After studying it for some time
she concluded that the nail protectors
on both hands were not artistic, and
that she would have the gold ones (set
with pearls and rubies) taken off, and
hand. | was delighted at this deci-
sion, for the nail protectors destroyed
the symmetry of the hand and hid the
beautiful tips of her fingers.
when | saw her first she wore
bracelets and rings, and on each hand
had two nail protectors, for she wore
her nails so long the protectors were
necessary adjuncts. These nail pro-
tectors were worn on the third and
fourth fingers of either hand; those on
the left being of brilliant green jade,
while those on the right were of gold
set with rubies and pearls.
Her Majesty. like all Oriental la
dies, smokes, and during the sitting
the eunuchs or some of the princesses
brought her either the graceful water
pipe, of which she would take few
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Some French "Rulls.n

Some amusing instances of French
bulls are given by ct p" The fol.
lowing sign is said to have been OBJ.
served on Paris shop:
"Fabricant des Meubles Anciens,
and not far from 1t, on the same
street, the sign:
Preparation des Bebes Incassables. -
The following verbal "bull' is cred,
tied to Frenchman who, whiles prom
enading with friend noticed a pass,
ing cab drawn by pair of horses,
one black and the other white.
Look" said one, you don't often
see a pure white horse and a pure
black one harnessed together"
That's So was the response. do
you know why the black horse is on
the near side?"
NO"
why, they always put the horse
that isn't the same color as the other
on the near side.'-Harper's Weekly.
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wasn't any. Il you'd been in the In
dian ocean you'd know the shark is
the biggest coward that swims and
any man can scare 'em off who makes
"A big splitter in the water, and then
! hate the bloody things and I'll balk
EN- of a meal any day
Not word had Nicola spoken to
any one since he had been brought on
board, but now he came out of the
forecastle and approached Bradd. He
1eld out to him the stiletto with the
hit towards his enemy | never saw
such a grand gesture of utter surren.
der as that. If the Italian had filed
the air with an eloquent speech it
could not have been half as impress
sive. Rough as was Bradd old beach.
comber of twenty years, he appreciat-
ed 1t.
Keep your bloomin' knife" he said,
and the broad freckled face broke into
a smile.
In that most monotonous and very
dirty Brazilian town, Rio Grande do
Sui, two very drunken men walked
arm and arm down towards the quay.
One sang a coster song in deep bass
and the other in a screechy tenor a
baTcarole. They were Bradd and
Nicola, and the sea feud was at an
end.
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ping a marline spike in his teeth
climbed the weather rigging. Just
as he swung himself over the top he
lost his hold and fell like plummet
into the sea.
Man overheard" yelled O'Neill,
who was at the wheel, and he flung a
life buoy over the rail-
The skipper was on deck in one
jump.
"Heave her to-" he shouted.
Braces came sharp and curt from
the mate, and the men hurried to obey,
casting glances aft.
The brig was making good Roadway.
The wind was fair and Captain Newton
was making all the use he could of it,
having out studding sails and bringing
her to the wind with all this canvas
flying took time. Two men started to
lower the boat, but it was full of wood
and that took time. glanced over
the taffrail, and saw no trace of Mic.
ola.
He's goner," exclaimed MIR
Buck
mo. there he is, said sharp-eyed
O'Neill. pointing over the lee quar-.
ter, and there, sure enough, was a
black speck, the head of Nicola. He
was swimming but slowly and labori.
ously.
The brig had been brought to and
the boat unloaded, when a cry came
from the poop.
Hi, hi! Shark, see hint"
Abeam was the triangular fin of a
shark cutting the water as it made a
straight course for Nicola.
ITS all up" muttered the mate;
nothing can save him now"
There was splash, and to our as.
constituent Bradd had leaped over.
board and was swimming fiercely. He
lay course which must bring him
between the shark and Nicola.
Gall darn it," snarled the captain;
two men instead of one gone, and
who'd have thought of Bradd going
over the rail for the dago"
| never saw a man swim as did
Bradd, He seemed to grasp the water
and pull himself along. but when our
eyes fell on that ominous fleeing fin
we felt it was merely the sacrifice OF
one mans life to save another's. Hav.
ing laid right angled course Bradd
gained on the shark. which was
swimming in a straight line for the
Italian and was cables length
ahead of the fish when he reached a
line with the slowly swimming Nicola
and then he seemed seized with con.
vulsions. He splashed the water with
his hands and legs, reminding one of
the actions of duck which has
reached a pond after a long, dry land
journey. His motions were so violent
that the sea frothed about him, and
the shark was evidently as surprised
at these evolutions as was the crew OF
the Apollo. Obviously they were not
TO his taste, for he darted OFF in an
opposite direction. BY this time the
boat had been lowered and in a half
hour both men were aboard the brig.
II didn't think you were that big a
fool to risk your life for a dago who's
hungry to put knife in you" re-
marked Ned, reproachfully.
risk" exclaimed Bradd: there
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A Pertinent Question.

President Frank j. Hearne of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company of
Denver tells this story of the late
Joshua Gentry, at one time president
of the Hannibal e. st. Joseph railway,
which is now part of the Burlington
system:
Gentry was fond of going over the
lines of his railroad in Old and rath-
er shabby clothes. At a junction sta
ton one day he climbed into the cab
of one of his locomotives while the
engineer was busy oiling. When the
engineer returned to the cab President
Gentry pointed to the steam gauge,
which stood at 160. and asked:
is that all the steam you carry?"
Why" said the engineer, that's
the second time around"
The man in shabby clothes asked
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G1NG Fiand 1kAF RNtes GkiAd,s a
* CoUNtlGSs Millions CSeeeemS

his position, INDUCED in it. tbe ..
est punishments she ever ordered :, WI|
administered. These stringent ~. Wh
ures did not prevent some of "a ~
however, from indulging surrenti, 81
ly in the narcotic, but they tooi I, lN
most extreme precautions to preyet, IS
being found out. Her Maiestv
Unusually acute olfactories. es-e,.,- II
for opium. But ii seems the eurr.
have special clothes which tbev II
on for smoking, and these are o.
to be washed Immediately the f,,a
mating pipe is finished
THE fineness of her Maiesty's to,, Z
is very apparent in her painting ~
she is very artistic and paints eove.
in charming way; in fact. she II
remarkably clever with her finger.
She is always Immediately pes
She designs her own dresses and bs
her jewels set according to her ON
directions.
She is great epicure and offs
designs new and dainty dishes. 81
has perfumes and soaps for her ON
use made in the palace. The maid
would make these under her sumo
vision.
LAS for the Empress Dowager's pe.
sonal extravaganza, aside from prs,
ent giving, saw no evidence of it. HsI
wardrobe, in point of actual cost. asid.|
from her jewels, would not be superiCI
in price to that of the wives of son.l
of our American millionaires. for tb.l
styles do not change in China, anl|
furs and embroideries are handed
down from generation to generatOul
Her jewels, even, are not more guI
geous or more numerous, though the-
are more unique than those of any Il
u, European sovereigns. She has an
immense number of pearls-for the
pearl is her favorite precious stone
besides being the jewel of the dynasty
but she has no diamonds nor emer
aids, and very few European precious
stones.
THE first day the kites were to b
flown her Majesty sent for me to COM
into the garden, where the kite-fyin
was to take place. The kites were 0
paper, wonderfully fashioned, repre-
senting birds, fishes, bats and eve
personages. The strings were woun
on curiously shaped reels and tn
cleverness with which her Majesty Il
out the string and manipulated tn
kites was wonderful. After she ha
let one go, she graciously handed N
her own reel and told me she woul
teach me to fly kite. III
young empress and princesses wei
also very proficient in flying ther
and her Majesty flew hers as she d
everything else, with unusual grace
Montreal Herald.
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Gloomy Wedding Proposal.

Martin j. Littleton of Brooklyn, who
won national fame as an orator in the
Democratic National Convention Of
1902, was seriously considered as a
fusion candidate for mayor of New
York this autumn. but he refused 10
allow his name to go before the con,
vention.
THE situation reminds me of the
manner in which a Scotch beadle pro.
posed marriage" explained Mr.. Little
ton to friend. "ffe led the maiden
of his choice to churchyard and.
pointing to the various headstones,
said:
my folks are all buried there,
Jennie. Wad we like to be buried
there, too?'-"Under the Spreading
Chestnut Tree" Everybodys Maya.
zine of January.
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SHIPPED THE GENUINE ARTICLE.
South Carolinian Had Got Whisky In.
tended for Dispensary.

South Carolinian Had Got Whisky In.
tended for Dispensary.
When a South Carolinian wants
good whisky he does not as a rule
buy it from the South Carolina State
Dispensary, but orders It direct from
the distillery, the whisky being deliv-
cred to him by express in what is
termed in the State -four full quarts"
A week or two before Christmas a
the State ordered -four full quarts. B"
and on it's receipt was surprised to
find out that it was not as good whis-
ky as he had been getting.
Accordingly the man most concern
ed wrote letter to the distillery, tell
ing them that a mistake had undoubt-
eddy been made. A few days later
he received the following selfexplan-
atory letter:
Dear Sir:-Yours of the sixteenth
instant to hand, and we hasten to
apologize for an error of one of our
shipping clerks. The clerk in ques-
ton expressed to you four full quarts
OF the brand you ordered intended for
the South Carolina Dispensary. BY
express to-day we send you four full
quarts of the genuine article. Again
craving your pardon for the error and
soliciting your further favors, we beg
to remain,
Yours very respectfully,