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JACKSON ft BELL COMPANY. TEKMS OF SUBSCHIFIIOS. POSTAGE PREPAID. THE DAILY MESSENGER by mall, one year, J7.00; six months. $3.50; three months, $1-75; one month. 60 cents. Served in the city at 60 cents a month; one week, 15 cents; $1.75 tot three months, or $7.00 a year. THE SEMI-WEEKLY. MESSENGER (two 8 page papers), by mail, one year, $1.00; six months. 50 cents, in advance. WILMINGTON. N. C. TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1899. SEU10U8 IHOIBLES BHEWJSU THE MHJ'fll IN It is painful to good citizens of both races to read daily eo many account of outrages upon women, of violence perpetrated, of serious 1 race disturb ances, of threats of murder of a most aggressive and infernal . kind. : The devil appears to be turned loose im many sections in the south, and to have taken: up his abode in the hearts of many desperate, lawless men. It looks more and more certain that a race war is bound to come and that the many prophecies looking to that end is to be fulfilled. In Baltimore just such things have occurred lately as marked the con duct of negroes in Wilmington for some time preceding the late revolution. We heard an able correspondent of a news paper say. in our city last year that se rious conflicts in Baltimore were quite sure to happen he thought. His pro phecy may become history. A banner was thrown to the breeze quite recent ly with the "''strange device'-upon, it "White Supremacy:" " Look at Sunday's Messenger.- , You find recorded that in Saluda county the negroes have resolved to protect negro rapists of white women, a very serious undertaking indeed. They will kill a white man for every time one of their race is lynched!. A negro preacher is at the head of the satanic inspiration. It will be loaded with awful consequences, 0 'the innocent of both' races will suffer v. uh the guilty offenders. Nothing but the "old boy", could set agoing such a bloody Dlan. White women must be outraged by black roaming brutes Who if they die for their crimes must be avenged by - perhaps killing the hus bands and brothers and fathers of the mitrae-ed women. If this does not "stir un the devil" In South Carolina we can not imagine what deviltry would do so, In Georgia the war waxes even fiercer for the work of murdering on the part of the negroes has begun. One white riti7.pn has been murdered, others- have been threatened with death and ambuscades have been made. The re sult is the village of Palmetto is being deserted' rapidly The murderer of the farmer Cranford and ravisher of his wife has met a horrible .death, and a negro preacher who bribed Hose to do this deed has also been hanged. Near the flourishing town of Green ville. S. C. a negro entered the house of a respectable lady and cruelly out raged her. Hundreds of men are hunt ing him. If he. .dies the negroes will kill an innocent white citizen to avenge the death of the black fiend. In Pied mont, S. C, another negro was killed by a blow from a stick in the hands of a white farmer whose wife had been grossly insulted by the "most infamous proposal to her. Thesei are the Catherines of but twenty-four hours. There is not good citizen of either race who is not directly interested in the suppression of crime and the preservation of order If violence is to rule if devilish as saults upon unprotected white women are to continue with increased f re jg.uency and violence if society is to become a chaos, and white men are to be assassinated by devils incarnate then the race war cannot be delayed in many sections long. IIOitlK FOLKS The Messenger agrees with the Ra leigh News and Observer in the opin " ion that the governor of a state should not be allowed to appoint a senator or any other official "to fill an original va-- cancy." It clothes him with too much power, opens the way to personal favo riteism and makes it open to very ob . jectionable men to get in who have neither proper qualifications nor public confidence. Our Raleigh contemporary says that "Senator Vance's speech on that question in; 1893 was conclusive, and the decision' that a governor can not appoint to fill a term made vacant by a legislative deadlock ought to stand:" ' ' - Kurnel Ducry is not having it all :,ls own way in his efforts to supplant :ir. J. T. Bellamy, the democratic rep- -cc-.ntative elect from this district. If the Kurnel is taken in hand by the aext' United States house with smiles and kisses he may. have, a better time ' than he has been having among the .nir wif vnnw him. There is a jfV.Vytb TTV " , fi-reat deal in knowing Duckry if you would put a proper value upon him Tiio Rar.'tis.t fpmale university at Raleigh is being put in shape for busi . ness. In a few months it will open under favorable- auspices. It has a large church membership" in North Car olina to back it,. and it is an assured Buccess they will inake if we are to Judge toy the eplendid success of its fine male college that began some sixty years ago out in the woods at Wake Forest We remember to haveattend- ed a" commencement there in 1844, the day of small things. But the pluck and will and money were backing strongly anl in due time a noble achievement followed, and today the foremost Bap tist college in all the south is at Wake 'Forest. The new university for the girls will give larger opportunities and - broader cultuTe to the young women who may seek its advantages in much earnestness. !Rev. Thomas B. Reeks, an old mem ber of the North Carolina conference, Is dead. He was born in Granville county, and! this writer was his school- : mate fuPy fifty-six years ago. He was ' a good' man of fair intelli gence and, was faithful. ' :-',''vv BURNED AT THE STAKE A IIOBKIBLE DEATH FOB A STILL MORE HORRIBLE CRIME Tlie Negro Sam Hoe,tlxe Murderer and. HavUber Captured In tle Hand of an Infuriated Mob, He Is Chained to a Tree, Hli Body Mntilated and then Burned Tlie Corpse and Tree Cut to Piece and Carried oft as Souvenirs Newman, Ga.,.April 23. In the pres- enee oi neany i,uuv peupic uu wrui aloft yells of defiance and shouts of joy, Sam Hose, a negro who committed two of the basest acts known, to crime, was burned at the stake in a public road one and one-half miles from here this afternoon. Before the torch was applied to the pyre, the negro was de prived of his ears, 'fingers and other portions of his anatomy. The. negro pleadedpitif ully for his life while the mutilation was going on, but stood the ordeal of fire with surprising fortitude. Before the body was cool it was cut to pieces, ithe "bones were crusned into small bits and even the tree upon which the wretch met his fate, was torn up and disposed of as souvenirs. The negro's heart was cut in several pieces, as was also his liver. Those un able to obtain these ghastly relics di rect, paid their more fortunate posses sore extravagant sums for. them. Small pieces of bone went, for 25 cents, and a bit of liver, crisply cooked, sold for 10 cents; One of the men who lifted the can of kerosene to the negro's head is said to be a native of the common wealth of Pennsylvania, His name is known to those w ho were with him, but they . refuse to divulge it. The mob s a.3, composed or citizens oi wewman, Griffin, Palmetto and other little towns in, theycoumry round about .Newman, and of all the -farmers who had re ceived word that the burning was to take place. .- llon.'. W. Y. Atkinson, former gover nor of Georgia, met ithe mob as he was returning from church and appealed to them to let ithe law take its course. In addressing the mob he used these words: "Some of you are known to me and when this affair is finally settled in the courts, you may depend upon it that I will testify against you." A member of the mob was seen to draw a' revolver and level it at Governor At kinson, but his arm was seized and the pistol taken , from him. The mob was frantic at delays and would "hear to nothing but burning at the stake. Hose confessed to killing Cranford, but denied that he had outraged Mrs Cranford. Before being put to death the negro stated that he had been paid $12 by "Lige" Strickland, a negro preiacher at Palmetto, to kill Cranford Tonight a mob of citizens is scouring the country for Strickland, who has left his home and will- be lynched, if caught. Sam Hose killed Alfred Cranford, a white farmer near Palmetto and; out raged his wife, ten days ago. Since that time business in that part of the state has been suspended, the entire population (turning out -in an effort to capture Hose. Governor Candler has been asked to send troops here to preserve order for a day or two, as it is feared the ne groes may wreck vengeance, many threats to that -effect having been made. " - THE DETAILED STORY. Hose has. been on the farm of the Jones brothers, between Macon and Columbus, since the day after he com mitted his horrible, crime. His mother is employedon the farm, and to her lit tle cabin he fled as a safe refuge. She fed him and cared for him, but it is not believed that she knew he was be- ijig hunted for by theauthorities. The Jpnes brothers were not aware of the crime until a few days ago, and were not sure that; he was the much wanted man. Saturday morning one of the Jones boys met Hose and he was talk ing to him when he noticed that hi "ginger" face ;was ebony black, but just below the- collar of his shirt the copper color was discernable. Con vineed that the .negro had blackened his face to escape detection, Jones be came convinced that he was the negro for whom the authorities, assisted by bloodhounds, had been scouring the country for ten days, and they deter mined jto arrest him. Sunday morning they brought the negro into Macon and put him aboard a Central of Georgia train with the intention of bringing him -to Atlanta. At Griffin some one recognized Hose and sent word on to Newman, the next station that the ne gro .-was on the train bounod for At lanta. Vhen Newman was reached a great crowd surrounded the train and pushed into the cars. The Jones boys were told that the negro could be de livered to' the sheriff of Campbell coun ty and that it was not necessary to take him to Atlanta, This was ac ceded ito and the negro was taken off the train and marched at the head of a yelling, shouting crowd of 500 people to the jail. Here they turned him over to Sheriff -Brown, taking a receipt for the prisoner, thus, making themselves sure, of the $1,200 reward for the "ar rest .arid delivery to the sheriff of i Campbell county, of one Sam Hose." Word was sent to Mrs. Cranford at Palmetto that it was believed Ho.. was under arrest -and her presence was necessary in Newman to make sure of the identification. In some way the news ot the arrest jeaKeu out, anu as the town has been on the alert for nearly , two weeks, the intelligence spread rapidly. From every house in the little city came its occupants, and' a good sized crowd was soon gathered about the jail. Sheriff Brown was im portuned to give up the prisoner, and, finally, in order to avoid an assult on the jail' and possible bloodshed, he Jurned the wretch over to the waiting crowd. A . procession was j quicKiy formed tijid the doomed negro ytas marched at its head thi ough ' several streets of the town. So.-n the public square' was reached. AN APPEAL. MADE. Here they formed and ex-Governor Atkinson, of Georgia, who lives in New man came hurriedly upan thi scene, and, standing up in a buggy, impor tuned the crowd to let the law take its course Governor Atkinson said: "My fellow citizens anl friends: I beseech you to let this affair go no further. You aie hurrying this negro on to deaich without an identification Mrs. Cranford, whom he is said to have assaulted and whose husband he is said to have kilted, is sick in bed and una ble to be here to say whether this is her assailant. Let this negro be return ed to the jail. The law will take its course, and I promise you it will do so quickly and effectively. Do not stain the honor of the state with a crime such as you are about to perform." Judge A. D. Freeman, also of New man, spoke in a similar strain and im plored the mob to return the prisoner to the custody of the sheriff and go home. The assemblage heard the w'ords of the two speakers in silence, but the instant their voices had died away shouts of "On to Palmetto." "Burn him." "Think of his crime arose, anu the march Was resumed. . IDENTIFIED. Mrs. Cranford's mother and sister are. residents of Newman, The mob was headed in the direction of their house and -in a short time reached the Mc- Eiroy home. The negro was marched in the E-ate and Mrs. McElroy called to the front door, .She identified' the African, and her verdict was agreed to hv her dauerhter. who had often seen Hose around the crantoro piace. mm the stake" was aerain the cry, and sev eral men wanted to burn him in Mrs McElrov's vard. To this she objected strenuously, and the mob, complying with her wish, started for Palmetto, Just as they were leaving Newman word was brought that the 1 o'clock train -from Atlanta was bringing 1,000 people to Palmetto. This was thought to -be a. regiment of militia, and th mob decided to burh the prisoner at the first favorable place rather than be compelled to shoot him when the, militia put into sight.. , - : . - Jjeavinir the little town whose Sun day had been so rudely disturbed, the mob, which now numbered nearly 1,000 people, started' on the road to Pa4 metto in a. line of "buggies 'and vf hides of ail kinds, their drivers fight ing foriposltlon In line, following the procession at the head of which, closely. guarded, marched the negro. CONFESSED THE CRIME. One and a half miles out of Newman a place (believed to Ibe f avoraibte for the burning was reached. A little to the side of the Toad stooa a. strong pine tree. Up to this the negro was marched, his back placed to the tree and ms k placed to the tree and ms the crowd, which jostled closely f face to about him. Here for the first time he was allowed to talk. -He said: "I am Sam Hose. I killed Alfred Cranford, but I was paid to do it. Lige Strick land, the negro preacher at Palmetto, gave me $12 tto kill him." At this a roar went up from tne crowd as the intelligence imparted by- the wretch was spread among tnem. "Let him go on; tell all you Know about it," came from the crowd, u ne npsm. shivering like a leaf,, continued ng use a xeax,, cununueu , his recital. I did. not ouiyage .vira. ; jranioTd. Bomouuuj imu a ; - , 1 ,3 , ! r, y-4 i 1 Vin4- T can identity tnem. uive uie uuie iur that." ' - .. - ,, THE HORROR . BEGINS. The moo would near no more. ine. clothes were torn from the wretch in g.ro ,Durnj to death near Newman to an instant. A heavy chain was pro- ; asLy, of paying him (Hose) $12 to mur duced and wound around the body of der parmer Alfred Cranford, was cap- Lue irauucu ..i.-. -j i turea oy a moo or people rrom 'this lock, which dangled at Hose's neck, j vicinity three miles out of town to lls said not a word at this proceeding, I night. 'He was 'brought To Palmetto but at the sight of three or four knives j and ut mhlniErht was placed on trial flashing in the hands of several mem- I bers of the crowd about him, which s seemed to forecast the terrible ordeal j he was about to be put to, he sent up a yell, which could Ibe heard for a mile. i ANTE-MORTEM MUTILATI ON, j Instantly a hand grasping a knife ; shot out, and one of the negrge's, ear? dropped into a hand ready to receive i it. . Hose pleaded pitifully tor mercy, and ibegged his tormenters to let him die: His cries were unheeded. The sec ond ear went the way' of the otlver. Hardly had he been deprived of his organs of haring before his fingers, one-by one, were taken from his hand and passed among the members of the yelling jand now thoroughly maddened crowd. The shrieking wretch was quickly deprived of other portions of his anatomy, and the words, COME ON WITH THE OIL. " brought a. huge can of kerosene to the foot of the tree. The negro, nis Dody covered with blood from head to foot, was striying and tugging at his chains. Tlie ofl-n. was lifted over the negro's head by three or four men and its con-: tents poured over him. By this time it good . supply of brush, pieces of fence rails and firewood had Deen piacea about the negro's feet. This pyre was thoroughly saturated and a match ap plied, THE BURNING. A flame shot upward and spread quickly over the pile of. wood. As it licked the negro's legs he shrieked loudly and began tugging at his chains. As the flames crept higher and - the smoke entered his eyes and mouth. Hose put the stumps of his hands to the tree back of him and with a terrific plunge forward of his body severed the upper portion of the chain which pound him to the tree. His 'body, held jto the tree only as far as the thighs, ljunged forward, thus escaping the flames which roared and crackled, about his feet. One Of the men nearest the burn-,,. ing negro quic-Kiy ran. up aiu pifisnuiK him back, said: "GET ; BACK INTO THE. FIRE, . THERE'" j and quickly coupled the disjointed links of the chain. The road for a distance of half a mile on ea,eh side of the burning negro, was black with conveyances and was sim ply impassable. The crowd surrounded Lthe stake on all sides,' but none of those nearer than .100 feet or tne centre were able to see what was going on. Yell after yell went up. and- the pro gress of the flames were communicated to those in the rear by shouts from the eye witnesses. ' HORRIBLE SOUVENIRS. .The torch was applied about half past 2 and at 3 o'clock the body of Sam Hose -was limp and Jifeless, his. head hanging to one side. The body was not. cut down. I was cut to pieces. The crowd fought for places about the smouldering tree and with knives se cured such pieces of his carcass as. did not fall to pieces. The chain Was sev ered by hammers, the tree-was chopped' down, and,: with such pieces of firewood as had not burned, was carried away as souvenirs. THE CONSTITUTION'S SUMMARY. ' AtkThta, Ga.,rApril 23. The Constitu- . tlon will say tomorrow: "The terrible retribution which Sam Hose was forced to pay for his crime will arouse a 'flood of" discussion, carried on by those who know the facts on the one side, and by thos3 who do hot care. f or facts on the other. - ' .. - ' "But, while the form of the criminal's punishment cannot be upheld, let those who are disposed to criticise it look into the facts and by these facts tem per, the judgment they may render. "An unassuming, industrious, and hard-working farmer, after his day's toil, sat at his evening meal,- around him sat wife and children, happy in. the presence of the man who was fulfilling to them every duty imposed by nat.ure. At peace with the world, serving God, and loyal to humanity, they looked for ward to the coming day. V ''Noiselessly, i the murderer, with up lifted axe, advanced in the rear and sank it to the hi'lt in the brain of the unsuspecting .Victim. - " - Tearing the child from tne -momer s .breast he flung it into the pool of blood oozing from its ; lather swouna. . Then began that, 'the culmination of which has dethroned the reason of the cople of western Georgia during the past week. As critics will nowl about the lynching, The constitution will e pardoned for stating, the plain facts. "The wife Was seized, choked, tnrown upon the tioot, - wnere ner ciotmng lay n the blood of her husband, and rav- shed. . Remember' the facts! Remember the dark night in the country home! Re member the slajn husband, and above al, remember that shocking degrada tion which was inflicted by the 'black beast, his victim swimming in her hus band's warm bloodas the. brute" held her to the floor! "Keep the facts in.' mind! When the picture is painted of the ravisher in Hames.'go bai-k and view that darker picture of Mrs. Cranford outraged -in the blood of ber murdered husband!' SPECIAL, TRAINS FROM ATLANTA. Atlanta, April 23. One special and two regular trains carried nearly 4,000 people to Newman to witness the burn ing of Sam Hose, or to" visit the scene of the horrible affair. The excursion ists returning tonight were loaded down with ghastly reminders, of the affair in the shape of bones, pieces of flesh and parts of the wood whijeh was placed, at the negro s feet. One of the trains, as it .passed throuerh Fort McPherson, four - miles out of Atlanta, was stoned presum- ably by negroes. A number of windows were broken: and two passengers were ..... painiuny injured. PREPAEED FOR TROUBLE. evening Uiatte had been a.vi$fa tnat a mi of-(Mtizpns f Favetteville and Woolsy wei"e eoming' to Atlanta to take George W. Kerlin from jail here ancj lynch him. Kerlin murdered Miss Pearl Knott near Woolsy several days ago and threw her body an the river. The governor, immediately . ordered eight "companies of the Fifth Infantry (state militia), to. he )n readiness to march to the jail upon order. It is believed, however, that the troops are, held in readiness to 'be sent to Pal metto in case of an uprising ot negroes. WHAT GOVERNOR CANDLER SAYS - Atlanta, - April 23. Governor Candler tonight gave the Associated Press the following statement on the ibuming? of Sam Hose near Newman, Ga "The whole thing is . deplorable, and Hose's crime, the horrid details of whih have not been published, and are too horrible for publication- is the most diabolical in the annals of crime The negroes of that community lost the best opportunity they will ever have to elevate themselves in ithe estimation of their white neighbors. The diabolical nature of the double crime- was well known to every one of them; the per petrator was vwell known, and they ;owed it to their race to exhaust every , means of bringing '. Hose to "justice This course would have; done more to elevate them in 'the estimation of gooJi people and to protect their race against the mob than all the rewards and proclamations of all the governors for the next fifty years. But they lost. the opportunity, and it is a deplorable fact that while scores of intelligent, negroes. leaders of their race, have talked to me about the Palmetto Synching, . not one of them has ever, in the remotest way, alluded to either tho burning ; ot Palmetto, which provoked - the lynch ing, ' nor te diabolical crime ot Hose, I do not beiieY those men sympathized ; with '- Hoee or: 'tb fdmetto -lncefnr diaries, but they are blinded toy 'race prejudice; and cart see- -but one side of the question, .This Is unfortunate. They must learn to look at tooth sides. I want to protect them in every legral right and against mob violence, and I stand r-eady td employ every resource of the state it doing so, but they must realize, in order to merit and receive the protection of the community they must ahow willingness to a.t !- aid In protecting the community against the lawless element .. of their own race. The good land law-abiding negroes must separate themselves from the lawless and criminal element. They must denounce crime and aid in bring ing criminals to justice, whether they be black or white. "In- this way they can do more to protect themselves than all the courts and juries in the state can do for them. To secure protection against law let lawless whites, they- must BuOW a disnosition to Twotect the whit people against lawless blacks." t THE NEGRO PREACHER CAUGHT, j Palmetto,' Ga., April 23. Elijah 1 Strickland, he negro preacher here, whLo was accused by Sam Hose. hiA no for jg life ,Dy a COurt composed of those who had arrested him. Speeches for and against his character were made, andthe trial is in progress at this hour (i2:30 a. m.) . NORTU CAROLINA. , ' Raleigh Post: A letter received from Hilsboro conveys the information that 'Mrs. Rebecca E. Webb, died there yes terday. She was the wife of Mr. James Webb and daughter of Colonel R. J3. Rufnn, and was in the 52nd year Of her age, . . ; Charlotte Observer: Captain David Clark, son of Judge CSark, who after leaving service, came here to learn the mill business, yesterday completed his tour of the mills, winding up with weaving ait the Charlotte Cotton Mills, and la now ready to take charge of a ? mill. Captain Clark was the youngest captain in service. He has been as apt j o-. iiiaiiuiawminig a nnjjm laciies. Raleigh News and Observer: Deputy Collector J. P. H. Adams yesterday re ported two moonshine stills cut up in Johnston county last Thursday night, but hone of the 'shiners were captured. One of the stills was of 90 gallons ca pacity and the other of 70 gallons. Both l were' doing a big business and about 1,400 gallons of beer were destroyed.. They were "located near New Hope church, south of Four Ooaks. Henderson Gold Leaf: Baxter, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. IC. W. Cog hill," met with an accident Tuesday af ternoon which came near proving quite serious in nature. He fell from the scaffold on the new Methodist Protest ant church, a distance of twenty or twenty-five feet, striking full length on the sleepers below, and remarkable"" to say, no bones were, broken. The little fellow was, removed to his home and Dr. F. R. Harris was summoned. An examination revealed the fact that while he was considerably bruised and suffered much at the time he sustain ed no more serious injuries, and is now doing wells Fayetteville Observer; The funeral of the late Mr- Doyle O'Hanlon took place yesterday afternoon from the Methodist church. Deputy Sheriff Pigford's attention was attracted yes terday afternoon by aiieavy and sus ' picious noise in the second tier of cells in the county jail, and upon investiga tion found that six of the fifteen pris oners had bean" at work on the lock to the big steel door of the corridor on which the cells open. The lock was still fast 'but had been badly used. Tlie calls were searched and two iron rods, taken out of the water tank, which had been shaped' into tools by the prison ers, were found! Charlotte News: Mr. J. L. Hicks, formerly of Charlotte, but who now lives in Gaston county, near Gastonia, had the misfortune to lose his house, barn and other out-houses by fire Sat urday night. Some parties, wrho it is said, hailed frdmCharlotte acted very disorderly down the Providence road last Monday evening. When the two men reached Sardis academy they fired a load of bird shot at the building strik ing the door on a line with the door knob. 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The Carolina Ice Company wishes to thank the people of Wil mington and their country friends for the patronage summer. i We are determined to stay here providing the community will act wisely and extend support, for we are now in a better position than ever to j serve. We can make more ice. and have more teams with which shall try our utmost to satisfy each and everyone. We don tf offer prices on which we do we make you when the warm weather comes. Last year when ice exceeded our it at a much higher price than we received for it, customers. .; We are not trying to run opposi tion out, so we can do with the peo ple whatever we wish. Our aim is to give the public at reasonable prices. We guarantee full weight and good service! We hope the Wilmington people have not forgotten the treatment they received in former years at the mercy of one ice when you start to use ice remember the CAROLINA ICE COMPANY. Remember, no special delivery. We are at your services at all times. CAROLINA ICE COMPANY, J. M. Solky, President. SEED WHEAT SEED VERY FINEST QUALITY We I Keep Constantly on Hand Fresn G-ooas at Lowest Market Prides. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN NEW RICE The Worth ICE Screen Wire, LAWN MOWERS, GARDEN HOSE. ITBXT TO they gave us last us again their to deliver. We the people ice at can't live, neither pay fancy prices the demand for supply we bought and supplied our good and pure ice factory; therefore, extra charge for GATS Company . Our Gasoline Street La Just the thing for the seashore mps White Mountain Refrigerators THE BEST ON EARTH. CREAM FRE OZERS WATER COOLERS, P0ST0FFICE. c i . Staple and Fancy OflflPlMM IN EVERY VARIETY OF GRADE AND PACKING. Snuff, Tobacco, Cigars, Hay, Oats, Corn, Distillers Supplies. A Request Gets' Samples and Prices. HAEL & PEARS A EL Wholesale Grocers. NUTT. & MULBERRY STREETS'. TO AI.L POINTS ' Schedule In Effect December U, "1898. Train 4L Leaves Wilmington 3:20 p. m., arrives Lumberton 5:15 p. m., Pembroke 5:35 p. m., 'Maxton 6:06 p. m., Laurinburg 6:23 p. m., Hamlet 6:53 p. m., Connects at Hajnlet with trains for Monroe, Char lotte, Athens, Atlanta and all points south; and with trains for Raleigh, Portsmouth, Richmond, Washington and points north. Train 41. Leaves Portsmouth 9:20 a. m., arrives Weldon 11:43 a. m., Raleigh 3:36 p. m., Sanford 5:05 p. m., Hamlet 6:55 p. m.. Wadesboro 8:10 p. m., Monroe 9:1? p. m., Charlotte 10:25 p. m., and AtlanU 5:20 a. m. Train 38. Leaves Atlanta 9:50 p. n.. leaves Charlotte 5:0 a. m., arrive Mon roe 5:45 a. m., Wadesboro 6:51 a. m., Hamlet 7:43 a. m.. -Sanford 9:52 a. m., Raleigh 11:13 a. m.. Weldon 2:50 p. m.. Portsmouth 5:20 p. ml Train 38. Leaves Hamlet 8:20 a, m., ar- ,ves Laurinburg 8:46 tx sa.. Maxton 9:05 a. m., Pembroke 9:31 a. m.. Lumberto; 9:F-3 a m., Wilmington 12:05-noon. - 'ittL.T; 103. Leaves Washington 5:00 p. m., Richmond 9:00 p. m.. Portsmouth 8:45 p. m., VVcidon 11:10 p. m. Arrives Raleigh 2:14 a. m., Sanford 3:33 a. m., Hamlet 5:07 a. m., Wadesboro 6:01-a. m.. Monroe 6:53 a. m., Oharlott 8:00 a. m.. Atlant 2:50 p. m. . Train 403. Leaves Charlotte 9:00 a. ni., arrives Lincolnton 10:20 a, m., Shelby 11:37 a. m., Rutherfordton 12:50 noon. Train 402.Leaves Rutherfordton 4:2d p. m., arrives Shelby 5:40 p. m., Lincolnton 6:56 p. m., Charlotte 8:18 p. m., Monroe 9 :10 p. m. Train 402. Leaves Atlanta 12:00 noon. Arrives Monroe 9:30 p. m., Wadesboro 10:30 p. m., Hamlet 11:15 p. m., Sanford 12:55 p. m.. Raleigh 2:00 a. m.. Weldon 4:55 a. m., Portsmouth 7:25 a. m., Rich mond 8:15 a. m., Washington 12:41 noon. Train 18. Leaves Hamlet 7:15 n. m. Ar rives Gibson 8:10 p." m. Returning, leaves Gibson 6:60 a. m. Arrives Hamlet 7:40 a. m. Train 17. Leaves Hamlet 8:40 a. m. Ar rives Oh raw 10:00 a. m. Returning, leaves Chiraw 5:00 p. m. Arrives Hamlet 6:20 p. m. All trains daily except Nos. 17 and 18. Trains i..ake immediate connection at Atlanta f r Montgomery. Mobile. New Orleans, T jxas, California, Mexico, Chat tanooga, iNashviJle, Memphis, Macon and Florida. ' For Tickets, Sleepers, etc., apply to THOS. D. M BARES, . Gen'l Agent, Wilmington, N. C. K. ST. JOHN, t Vice President and General Manager. H. W. B. GLOVER. Traffic Manager. V. E. McrEE, General Superintendent. '- L. S. ALLEN, Gen'l Pas. Agent. uenerai ouioes fortsmouin. va. ATLANTIC & YADKIN RAILWAY. Schedule in Effect March 26th, 1899. p-(S.A.M-;-j 1 1MII" South ' North Bound Bound Daily MAIN LINE. Daily No. 62 No. 53. 6 50 p m Ar... Wilmington ;..Lv 9 00am 3 50pmLv... Fayetteville ...Ar 12 10 pm 3 45pmAr... Fayetteville ...Lvl2 2Spm 2 30 p m Lv Sanford Lv 1 43 p m 12 42 p m Lv Climax Lv 3 44pm 12 13 p m Lv... Greensboro ...Ar 4 15pm 1155 am Ar... Greensboro ...Lv 4 25pm 11 07 a mLv Stokesdale ...Lv 6 12pm 10 36amLv.. Walnut Cove ..Lv 5 44pm 10 09 a mLv... Rural Hall ..,Lv 6 13pm 8 45 a m Lv . Mt. Airy .Ar 7 35pm "South r J-North" Bounl Bound Daily BENNETTSV1LLE. Daily No. 64. No. 65. 8 00 a mLv.. Bennettsville ..Ar 7 15pm 9 07 a m Lv Maxton Lv 6 15pm 9 35 a mLv... Red Springs ...Lv 5 35pm 10 20 a m Lv. . . Hope Mills . . .Lv 4 52pm 10 40 am Ar.. Fayetteville ...Lv 4 33pm No. 46. No. 47. South North Bound 1 Bound Mixed MADISON BRANCH. : Mixed Daily Daily Ex Sun. Ex Sun. 5 30 p m Ar Ramseur Lv 6 40 a in 3 50 p m Lv Climax Ar 8 25 a m 2 40 p m Lv. . . Greensboro . . .Ar 9 17 a m 2 30pm Ar... Greensboro ...Lv 9 35 am 1 15 p ni Lv Stokcsdale Lv 11 07 a m 12 30 p m Lv Maaison . . . .. Ar 11 55 a m Connections at Fayetteville with At- antic Coast Line, at iMar'on with the Carolina Central Railroad, at Red Springs with the Ked Springs and i5owmore rail road, at Sanford with" the Seaboard Air Line, at Gulf with the Durham and Charlotte Railroad, at Greensboro with the. Southern Railway Company, at Wal nut Cove with the Norfolk and Western Railway. J. R. KENLY, General Manager. T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. H. M. EMERSON, Gen'l Passenger Agt. SOUTHERN Miy?Y. THE . . . STANDARD KAIIjWAY OP SOUTH THE The Direct Line to All Pointo. TEXAS, CALIFORNIA FLORIDA, CUBA AND PORTO RICO. STRICILY FIRST-CliASS EPUIP ment on all Through and Local Trains; Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all Night Trains; Fast anC Safe Schednles. , . Travel by the Southern and you are assured a safe, comfortable and expeditious journey. Apply to ticket agents for .time tables, . rates and general information, or addresa R. L. VERNON, T. P. A. Charlotte. N. C. F. R. DARBY, C. P. & T. A., Asheville, N. C. No Trouble to Answer Questions.; FRAKK S 6AHIQI, J 1 GULP I -A TURK tdV.P. & Gen.Man. Traf. Man. G.P.A Washington. T. C - ".-r. SEND TEM CENTS tot nt th loftuat omi and trnmeotel bum erer publiabedi rpCT ran un nraae mwen uwiaa iif Large Half-Tme Portrai tot 0j bum beaatUut nrtmses. tlwut I paper. , fm's H'1 xornw I ATLANTIC 60AST LINE I- Schedule in Effect April 17th, 1899. . Departures From Wilmington. NORTHBOUND, t s DAILY NO. 48. Passenger 'Dud Magr 9:06 A.M. nolla 10:53 a. m., Warsaw 11:13 . a. m. Croldstoora 12:26 p. m., Wilson 1:16 p. in., Rocky Mount 1:53 p. m., Tarboroi 2:30 p. m.. Weldon 4:33 p. m.,! Petersburg 6:21 p. m., Richmond 7:20 p. m., Norfolk 5:55 p. m., Washington 11:30 p. m., Baltimore 1:00 a, m.. Philadelphia S:B0 ft m.;. XMew York 6:53 a. m., Bostoa 3:00 P. m. j DAILY NO. 40 P.nssAns'pr Dua Mae- 7:00 P. M. nolia 8:34 p.. m..-Warsaw 8:43 p. - m., Golds boro j 9:45 p. m., Wilson TO:38 p. m., Tarboro 7:04 a. m., Rocky Mount 11:35 p. m., Weldon 1:00 a. m., fNorfolk 10:25 a. ia Petersburg' 2:35 a. m.. Richmond 3:23 a mu, Washing ton 7:01 a. m., Baltimore 8:23 a. m,, Philadelphia 10:35 a. m.. New York 1:03 p. im., Boston 9:00 p. m. . DAILY NO. 50. Passenger Due Jack- except sonville' 4:13 P. m., New Bern Sunday 5:40 p. m. 2:25 t. m.- SOtTT50IJNX. I DAILY NO. 55. Passenger Due Lake 3:45 P. M. Waccamaw 4:56 p. m., Ohad toourn 5:23 p. m., Marion 6:34 p. m.; Florence 7:15 p. m., Sum ter 8:57 p. m., Columbia 10:20 p. m., Denmark 6:12 a. m., Au ! gusta 75 a. m., Macon 11:15 a. i m., Atlanta 12:35 p. in., Charles ton 10:50 p. in., Savannah 1:50 a. m., Jacksonville! 7:30 a. m., ' St. Augustine 10:30 a. m.. Tam pa 6:05 p. m. ARRIVALS AT" WILMINGTON FROM -THE NORTH DAILY NO. 49 PassengerLeave Bos-. 6:50 P.M. ton jl:03 p. m., New York 9:00 p. m., Philadelphia 12:05 a, m., 'Baltimore 2:50 a. m., Washing ton 4:30 a. in., Richmond .9:05 tt. m., Petersburg 1 10:00 a, m., Norfolk 9:00 a. m Veldon U:50 a. m., Tarboro 12:21 p. m.. Rocky Mount 12:52 p. m., Wilson 2;40 p. m., Goldsboroi 3:21 p. m., Warsaw 4:12 p. m., Magnolia 4:25 p. m. DAILY NO. 41.-PassengerLeave Bos 9:45 A. M. ton, 12:00 night. New York 9:30 a. in., Philadelphia 12:09 p. m., Baltimore 2:25 p. m., Washington- 3:46 p. in., Richmond 7:30 p. m., Petersburg 8:12 p. m., Nor folk 2:20 p. m., Weldon 9:43 p. m., Tarboro 6:00 p. m.. Rocky Mount "5:40 a. m., leave Wilson 6:20 a. m., Goldstooro 7:01 a. m., Warsaw 7 :56 a. m., 'Magnolia 8:09 a., m. j DAILY NO. 51. Passenger ieave New except . Bern 9:00 a. m.. Jacksonville Sunday 10:20 a. m. 1 12:15 p.m. FROM. THE SOUTH. DAJLY NO. 54. Passenger Leave Tarn. 1:15 p.m. pa 8:10 a. m., Sanford 3:07 p. m., Jacksonville 8:00 p.i m., Savan nah 1:45 a. m., Charleston 6:33 a. m., Atlanta 7:50 a. m., Macon 9:00 a. an., Augusta 2:30 p. m., Denmark 4:17 p. m., Columbia 6:40 a. m., Sumter 8:05 p. m., Florence 9:50 a, m., (Marion 10:30 a. m., Chadbourn 11:34 a. m., Lake Waccamaw 12:03 a m. (Dally except Sunday. Trains on the Scotland Neck Branch Road leaves Weldon 3:55 p. in., Halifax 4:15 p. m., arrive Scotland Neck at 6:0$ p. m., Greenville 6:57 p. m., Kins ton 7:55 p. m. Returning leave Kins ton 7:00 a, m.. Greenville 8:52 a. m., arriving Halifax at 11:13 a. in., Weldon 11:33 a, nt., daily ex cept Sunday. i Trains on Washington Branch leave Washington. 8:20 a, m. and 2:30 p. m., ar rive Parmele 9:10 a. m. and 4:00 p. m., re turning leave Parmele 9:35 a. im., and 6:30 p. m., arrive Washington 11:00 a. m. and 7:20 p. m. Dally except Sunday. Train leaves Tarboro, N. C. dally ex cept Sunday, 5:30 p. m., Sunday 4:15 p. m., arrives Plymouth 7:40 p. m. (and 6:10 p. m. Returning leaves Plymouth daily ex cept Sunday. 7:60 a. m., and Sunday 9:00 a.;-m., arrives Tarboro 10:05 i a. m., and 11:00 a. m. i Train on Midland N. C. Branch leaves Goldsboro daily except Sunday, 7:05 a. m., arriving Smithfleld 8:10 a, hl. Returning leaves Smithfleld 9:00 a. m.I arrives at Goldsboro 10:25 a. m.- . I Train on iNashville Branch leaves J Rocky Mount at 9:30 a, m., 3:40 p. m., ar- j.na.su.vuio v.m a. im., 4:os p. m., 6pring4iope 10:40 a. m.. 4:55 p. m. Re turning leaves-Spring Hope 11:00 a. m., i.oa p. in.. xasnviire-u:23 -a. m., &:ao p. m., a. m., ,6:00 p. m., dally except Sunday. Train on Clinton Branch leaves War. wiiulou :w a. m. ana iu:w a m. Florence Railroad leave e-(fe' 10:02 a, m., arrive Latta 104 a. tj Dillon 10:36 a, m., itowiana 10:64 a. r. returning leaves Rowland 6:00 p. m. lives Dillon :a p. m.. Latta 6:3o p. mfeee Dee 7:00 P- m. aany. - rrains on Conway Branch leave Huh :00 p. m.. Chadbourn 5:35 dJ Conway 7:40 p. m., leave Conway 8:30 a. m., Chadbourn. 11:20 a. m.. arrive Huh 12:25 p. ia. Daily exceDt Sunday. Central of South Carolinn. leave Sumter 5:13 p. in.. Manning 5:41 p. m., arrive Lanes 6:17 t. m. leave r.ana 34 a. nt.', Mannins: 9:09 a. m.. arrive Sum. ter 9:40 a. m. Daily. i Georgetown and Weste Lanes 9:30 k. m., 7:40 p. m.. arrive George town 12:00 I m., 9:00 p. va.. leave -George town 7:00 a. m. 3:30 n. m grrivo r.io 8:25 a. m.. 6:55 n. m. Daiiv expert sun- day. . . ; t Trains on C..& D. Jt. R 1ml-a tnra.-nr.c. daily except Sunday at 9:50 ai m., arrive Darlington 10:15 a, m., HartsvHle 9:15 p. mj, Cheraw 11:30 a. m.. WnA m. Leave Florence daiiv xoerwt Sun. day 7:55 p. m, arrive Darlinerton 8:20 n. Bennettsville 9:17 p. m.. Gibson, 10:20 . m. Leave Florence Sunday only 9:30 m., arrive Darlington 10:05 a m. Leave Gibson daily except Sundav 6:00 a. m., Bennettsville 7:00 a. m.. nrriv. nr. lington 8:00 a. m., leave Darlinerton 8:.i0 a arrive Florence 9. -is a i m t Wadesboro daily except Sunday 3:00 p m.. Cheraw 4:45 p. m.. Hartsville 7:00 a mA Darlington 6:29 p. m., arrive Florence 7:00 p. m. Leave Darline-tnn 8:50 a. m.. arrive Florenoft a -is n TV . Wilson and Favett Wilson1:5s p- m- 11:14 P- m., I arrive Sel ma 2:50 p. m., 11:57 p. m.. SmithfieM p. m., Dunn 3:40 p. m.. Fayetteville 4:25 p. m.. 1:08 a. m., Rowland 6:0t d. m re- leave Rowland 10:fU n m io etteville 12:15 p. m.. 9:40 d. ml. Dunn i-iu p. m., Smithfleld 1:43 p. m..i Selma 1:5U p. m., 10:a2 p. m., arrive Wilson 2:35 p. m. a. m. I Manchester Ano-nam piir.i i . leave Sumter 4:29 a. m., Creston 5:17 a. m. arrive Denmark 6:12 a. m. ! Rptumi' leave Denmark 4:17 p. m., Creston 5-13 p. m., Sumter 6:03 p. m. Daily. . Pregnalls Branch train. lpav fr.,un o:4a a. m., arrives Pregnalls. 9:15 a. m Returning, leaves Pregnalls 10:00 a. m arrives Creston 3:T p. m. Daily except lilShODVille Branch trnlna tea,. tt-iii,. 10:35 a, m., and arrive Lucknow 12:15' p. m. Returning, leave Lurknnn 9-m JT arrive l.-M ; .- ' .r. .T ' Sunday. p" m' except (Daily except Sunday. Sunday only. H. IM. U2RSON, t t T.-T,GSneJ.ai Passenger Agent. J. R. KENLY, General Manager. T. II. ilMJBRSON, Traffic Manager.' THE r.i.tnp. stfahship rft NEW XORK,. WILMINQTUJ. T. C. AND GEORGHTOWN. 8. NL NKW rORK FOR WILMINGTON, If. d ONEIDA .......... Saturday, ! April 22nd GEO. W. CLYDE. Saturday, April 29th WILMINGTON. N. C, TOR NEW YORK St; CYDE. Saturday, April" 22nd ONEIDA Saturday, April 29th FROM WILMINGTON, N. FO GEORGETOWN. S. C. GEO. W. CLYDE.... Tuesday, May 2nd No passenger boats. I Through bills of lading . and lo ea guaranteed to Ind fr points in North and South C. For Freight or Passage applyto H. G. SMALLBONE3. THEX3. G. TCER. Traffl5?Bt f Bowling Gren, N. . lie 2 Norm Mfioa R R 7-rns Table In Effect August 11,'ltlV EASTBOUND TRAIN L . Leave Goldsboro 7:10 a.m., Leave Klnston :H a. m hi ? Leave New Bern lf p. mi.Vi'o Arrive Mot haad t:4t- f :R f-J - WESTBOUND TRAINS ' : lave Moreheafl 7:47 a. ml t:M a. sa Leave New Ben, Q-io - , Vf n Z . Leave Buton io.ll Arrive Goldsboro U:!"!. i. DILL, flIIOD (
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