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EVENING VISITOR YOL. XXXI. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBERS, 1804. NG. 14;). 0 ooo ooo NOT TKN CENTS 1UTT TELEPHONE NO. 10. At any tiuirt of lb day, from 7 a. in. to 10 p. iii., thin rail will reach ALFRED WILLI ANS & CO.'S BOOK AND STATIONERY STORE. Anil whatever you order will be promptly delivered nt your residence or place of business. r School Books, Plain and Fancy Sta tionery, Blank Books, Latest Novels or Magaziues, all School Supplies, anything for Business Oflice, Law Books and supplies, Writing .Materials. Standard Books, or anything else in our line, and yon will reeeive the very best article at lowest possible prices. AN EVERY DAY MATTER -AT THO HAS PE3CULTS. You will liud always a complete stock of the best Family Supplies, Carefully selected as to quality, at lowest possible prices, neatly put up and promptly delivered. The very best Teas and Coffees, Staple Canned Goods, Canned Fruits. Burnett's Flavoring Extracts (the best.) Canned Sweetbreads (something new), Canned Sausauge (also new.) au8 tf THOMAS PESCUD DIG SHOW TOMORROW .We liae our millinery opening on to morrow when all the new pattern Hats and other new millinery will I e exhibited. We will show you a nice an assortment of new Fall Hats as you could see ip the larger cities. Then we want to say all these Hats were made by our milliner who has been north several weeks copying the styles as they arrived from Paris. We cordially ' invite you to come and examine our millinery tomorrow, at D. T. Swindell's. WEDNESDAY OPENING. We will YY endeavor to show Hats that will please and elicit your admiration on our openibg day, tomorrow. 1). T. Swindell. N' flCE MILLINERY WILL PLEASE And as we will make an exhibit of ' new millinery on tomorrow, we ex pect to please all the ladies who come to our opening. We shall not have any brass band to enliven the occasion, so we will- attend strictly to showing Hats and explaining them and answering any question in our power. We will at the same time show you what will be worn in Coats and and Capes. We hope you will honor us with your presence. Respectfully, D. T. Swindell "llfHEN YOU come to our Millinery YY Opening to-morrow don't leave the store till - you have seen the Cloaks and Coats and Capes. We will surprise you in this line of goods, at D. T. Swindell's. SUR well equipped Dress-making Vuepartment is. now ready for Fall and Winter work. Mr. Chas, K, Shaw manager, and Mrs. E. M. Cauthorne. designer, are at our patrons' service again. After spending several weeks among thelatest products of the great . dress making world, they are again in their department. They have gather ed a harvest of the latest and newest ideas in Dress making. We solicit your orders, and promise prompt, in telligent and courteous attention. W. H. & R. 8. Tucker & Co., . 133 a nd 125 Fayette vUle St. CHOICE FRUITS. The first Pirie- Vapples of the season. Grapes, Con cord, Delaware and Niagara. Peaches, of the choicest kinds. Pears, fresh and fine. Apples : of the best varie ties. All at Bragassa's, QELERENE Gam at Bobbltt's, 5 cts. THE - MILLS CASH. THE TklAL BEGAN TODAY AND IS VERY SENSATIONAL. The Murdered Girl's Father and Mother the First Witnesses. This morning iu the superior court t b taking of testimony in the Mills case began. Solicitor Poo and T. It. Purnell, Esq., appeared for the state and T. M. Argo and Hubert Norris. Ksqs., for the detent. The s'ate's first witness was "Jack" Wimberly, father of the murdered girl, lana Wimberly. He testified as to George Mills coming to his house the after noon of the murder; that Mills and lana left to go to a neighbor's after flowfjjj. The next he heard of them was l&mt 1 o'clock at night, both he and his wife having gone to bed, when George Mills returned and told them that a great "doom" had befallen them; that lana had been killed. A party was organized and went to a deserted house where the injured girl was. Wimberly took his daughter home in a wagon. He testified as to the blood on Mills' shirt and trousers; the stains on his shirt he said Mills explained by saying it spattered on him when "lana" was struck from within the house. He testified that the blood on Mills' trousers looked as if it had been caused by bloody fingers. He also testified to the tracks, both in and outside the house. Those of Mills and lana lead to the house; and he recognized Mills' track leading away, lie also testinea mat a tracK with peculiar tack marks was found iu the house; that he had driven such tacks in a pair of Mills' shoes, and that he had on the same shoes. The clothing was brought into court and identified. He testified that Mills' knew the path to the deserted house very well. On cross examination Wim berly said Mills was so near-sighted he could not do much work, and that he had at one time made -application to the county for support for Mills. The latter had been thus partly sup ported. Wimberly said he did not know his daughter was in a delicate condition until Dr. Cotten made the post-mortem, but that he heard just oefore the murder, and she said that there was nothing the matter, but if there" was trouble Mills was the cause of it. It was brought out that Wim berly went to Dr. Roberson, nine miles distant, and tried to get medi cine to produce an abortion. The doctor refused and said that it might kill the girl and furthermore was a serious and criminal thing to do and would send them both to the peniten tiary. Wimberly said that he would go no further. In answer to a question Wimberly admitted that he had said he would rather "follow her to her grave." He denied he had given Mills money to get laudanum. ; He also ; denied that he had told Mills to go over the hill and meet his daughter secretly. He testified that Mills had said that when lana was struck some one inside the old house told him they would kill him if he did not leave and that he then ran away. Wimberly said that he did not go to his daughter's rescue sooner because he was afraid and that he and his sons went to the houses of neighbors to organize a party to go. The next admission was that he told one of his daughtersto wash thd blood off Mills' shirtf this after she had refused Mills' request to do so and had de clared she did not wish to wash off her sister's blood. This was "ne of the most sensational and damaging admissions. This order to his daugh ter was given before any one came to Wimberly's house. The witness said the doctors per formed the post-mortem the afternoon the girl died, and told him lana was in a delicate condition. Solicitor Pou again took the witness and asked him who told him to go to the doctor. Wimberly said that Mills told him to go, saying that successful abortions had often been performed. He ,- al leged that Mills said the men in the old house were "' niggers," and then described a conversation between Mills and himself in which Mills asked re garding fathership of a child. Wim berly stated that his daughter said Mills had crept to her bed. On cross examination Wimberly said his daughter had stated it was either Mills or "some of 'em" who had caus ed her condition. Mr. Argo tried to make the witness say it was one of her brothers to whom she referred, but was nnable to make ' Wimberly admit it, bat this was the impression the witness left'. V - '.'-. The next witness was Mrs. Bdna Wimberly, mother of the murdered - - :"V girl, for the state. Hvr testimony was a repetition of her husband's. IShe ttitied that Mills and laua asked her, on the morning of the day of the mur der, to let them go after flowers. When she asked Mills whether he killed lana, he said, "I wish my soul in hell if 1 did;" that he then said that if she owned it, be w.uld. The witness told o' Una's sickness and woum's before her death; that lana was conscious nt several different times and that on one occasion she said "George murdered me." On croKH-exauiiratiou Mr. Wim berly became very forgetful and failed to remember keveral things. She testi fied that laua wasofteii hysterical and ou one occasion when asked mho hit her, said "Mother did it." She said it was some time after Sun day that she said "George murdered me." Nobody was present when she made this remark ex ept herself and her daughter. Savannah. Mrs. Wim berly declared she knew nothing of her daughter's I'-ondition until after the assault, aud that she thought when her husband left Tuesday morn ing to go to the doctor he said he was going "duwu yond r." At this point the case was interrupted by counsel for the defense asking that W.mberly be removed from the court room, as he was making signs to his wife what to say. Mrs. Wimberly testified that Mills was of a very hasty temper but got over anger quickly. On examination by the solicitor the witness .said that lana spoke several times of dying. The first witness examined this af ternoon was Savannah Wimberly, su- ,ter of lana, who testified that lana was conscious at different times after the assault upon her; said she was going to die and asked that they would not let her die. She further stated that lana said after her declaration about lyiiiK that Mills murdered her. The fact that this statement came after her declaration that she was going to die constitutes a post-mortem statement and admits laua s statement as evi deuce. Just after cross examination com-, menced Judge Bynum's attention was again culled to the fact that Wimberly was making sigus to the witness and was again made to leave the room. On cross-examination Savannah denied she had told Mills that her sis ter was iu a delicate condition. She told about washing the blood from Mills' sleeve ; said she washed off the blood of her own accord. As above, Wimberly testified that he told her to do so after she had refused. In answer to a question she said she and lana slept together ; in fact that the whole family slept in one room. Enfield Council was the next witness and told of being summoned to go with the party to rescue lana. The main part of his testimony related to finding the wounded girl aud about the tracks, etc. He said Mills spoke to him .when he was broughtlo Ral eigh, and said "Isn't it bad that I must lie in jail and suffer when there are others as guilty ?" That he then said that Mr. and Mrs. Wimberly and Savannah Wimberly all knew about the murder. He testified that he once saw lana conscious after the assault. On ross-examination he said that the party went to the door of the old house and looked at the girl and then scattered, looking for tracks, etc. The testimony taken up to 4 o'clock was very sensational, especially that of the Wimberlys. The impression is becoming general that Mills' state ment that the Wiinberlys are connected with the crime is true. The case, as it now stands, is in favor of Mills. The following are the jurymen in the Mills case i " C, T. Harrison, W. Dean, W. H. Richardson, J. S. Lowery, Samuel Crocker, W. A. Rogers, Drury Liles, G. E. Robinson, J. H. Robert son, S. D. Griffin, Berry Hioks and D. C. Smith. THE CYCLONE. The Business Part of Little Rock In Ruins -The Damage at Least $500,000. Littlb Rock, Ark., Oct. 2. A terri ble cyclone struck this city this even ing, aud almost de t asted the business portion. Several people are killed and injured. The total property loss will probably approximate half a million dollars. The storm struck the penitentiary and came near destroying it. Many convicts were injured and one killed. Nearly Vvery house on Marnam and Commerce streets was wrecked. C. P. Monroe, of the state legislature, and many others were killed. The insane asylum is blown down and a number of patients were killed. Every building in the city is more or less damaged. v.. A Card. : By order of the executive committee of the Y. M. C. A. it has been deemed best to cancel the engagement for the use of our rooms for Mr. G. L. Cram's lecture this evening and organization of classes. J. W. Coopbr, General Seo'y. Fine Dhototrraphs are now made by I Moore at about half the former price. DOTS AND DASHES MADE AIMI T TODAY'S IIA1TEN INGS. Items Gathered In and Around the City. The paintiug of the Pullen building has b'un. Rcyster Bros', remodeled store will be occupied next Monday. The woodwork of the market stalls is being rapidly put in place. A colored missionary conference be gan today at Franklinton. Today all the street car conductors and motormen were uniformed. The state fair marshals will this year wear rosettes, and not sashes. Nash square is now being ploughed and prepared for the sowing of clover. The tobacco breaks were good yes terday. Business men of all classes ought to lend a hand in developing the Raleigh tobacco market. Rev, Jonathan Wood, of Raton, New Mexico,will preach at the Bap tist tabernacle at 8 o'clock this evening. The meeting at the Fayetteville street Baptist church is still iu pro gress. There was much interest man ifested last evening. Last evening Mr. llufuskiggsbee.the News and Observer pressman, died very suddenly in his room here. He was 39 years old. Many puils for the white blind in stitution and also for the colored deaf mute and blind institution have arrived here. The term began to-day. At Morganton the remains of Mr. John C. Brewster were escorted to the train by the Masons, Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias and representa tives of these came here. At a meeting of the managers of the "Sons of the Revolution ' the follow ing new members were elected: Lieut. Allen G. Rogers, of IT. S. navy, George B. Curtis, of Enfield, and Wil liam It. Kenan, Jr., of Radford, Va. The "Shining Star" society paid 350 visits during September. The new efficers are Miss Mabel Woodall, president; Miss Maggie Hampton vice-president; Miss Addie Blackledge, secretary; Miss Bessie White, treasurer and manager. Tom Jones, a white man charged with habitual drunkeuuess, was yester day sentenced by the mayor to thirty days on the roads. He appealed from this judgment and is iu jail in default of $100 bail. There are complaints that ; great droves of horses are allowed to pass through the streets. A number of horses last Sunday trampled badly the newly prepared lawn in rear of the governor's mansion. "Rollast Royal Entertainers" hold the boards at Metropolitan hall this evening and give a varied performance It is the company's second appearance here, the first toeing last evening. The manager speaks in high terms of the performance. Rev. R. B. Grinnan, who has for number of years been missionary from the Southern Presbyterian church to Japan, will deliver a lecture at the Presbyterian church tomorrow even ing at 8 o'clock. He is familiar with the facts in regard to the great war between China and Japan. Mr. D. E, Tompkins, of Charlotte, told a News and Observer reporter at Salisbury yesterday that the 500 in candescent light plant at Charlotte would be moved to Baleigh immedi ately, and that street car plant and the lighting plant would be consoli dated here, but that the gas company would continue to do the arc lighting. The whole work will be done by the Thomson-Houston company. The meeting at Edenton . Street Methodist church lastr evening was well attended and the interest was good. Rev. Dr. Daniel preaehed a fine sermon. Today at eleven o'clock there was a good meeting. Dr. Dan iel's sermon this morning was exceed ingly edifying, , There was one con version. Services this evening at 7:45, to which all are cordially invited. PKKS0XAL POINTS. Mr. Wharton U. Separk is sick. Mrs. Laird arrived this afternoon from Haw River. Mr. John 1. Carroll has returned frm a business trip to New York. Mr. Dennis Shepard, a prominent farmer, is dead at his home in this county. Mr. Percy H. Cooke, of Louisbiirg. married Miss Jones at Newark, New Jersey , today. Mr. Frank Stronacb anil children are on a visit to her mother, Mrs. Nor fieet, at Tarboro. Mr Benjamin Mollitt, of Randolph county, and Miss tiri.zie Bagley were married at Washington, I). C, this morning. Mrs. John F. Oordes is very sick, liut her deith is not hourly expected. This statement is made at her hus band's r. quest. Frank Debnam, who has for a num ber of years been assistant superin- enant at the colored institute for deaf mutes aud blind, no longer holds that position.. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Forest returned today from a month's visit to Pennsyl- ania. Mrs. A. R. Denny, Mrs. Forest's sister, of Cuwdersport, Pa., accompa nies them and will remain during tin wi liter. THE WHATHHR. The Conditions and the Fore cast For North Carolina: Fair, slightly oler in western portion. Local forecast for R.ileigh and vicinity: I hursday fair. Local data for 24 hours ending 8 a. m. today: Maximum temperature 84; minimum temperature 71; rainfall 0.00. The storm noted iu the north west yesterday is now central over the great lakes. It is producing rain and high winds in that region. Throughout the middle and southern country it is fair, with southerly winds. An area f hiirh pressure is central off the south Atlantic coast. Another "high' appears over western Kansas and Texas. The temperature is considera bly lower in the northwest; lowest on the map 32, at Bismarck. It wi probably begin to get cooler here Thursday evening. " Jane" at the Academy. Friday evening at 'the, academy music the best of all the Frohmau comedies, "Jane," will be presented The company that will be seen in this comedy will no doubt be warmly wel coined, as it has among its members those artists who have - made the com edy famous. The cast includes Frank Noivross, Fred Mower, Augustus Bal four, Frank Frayne, Jr., Frankie Gor don, Minerva Dorr, Berniee, Norcross Pauline Davidson, Lutie Page Mower and others of artistic repute. Coots and rice birds are now bein, slain near Wilmington by the hun dred. Gunners seem to be having ex traordinary good luck this seaso shooting them, the Wilmingtou Review says. - Moore will take photos in any par of the city. jyl9 in All kinds of curtain poles at Thomas & Maxwell's at 20 cents each. It May do as Much for You. Mr Fred Miller, of Trying, 111, writes that he had a severe kidney trouble for many years, with severe pains iu his back and also that his bladder ws affected He tried many so called kidney cures but without anv eood result About a year aeo he began use of Electrin Bitters and found relief at once. Electric Bit'ers is especially adapted to cure of all kidney and liver troubles and often gives almost instant relief. One trial will prove our biateoiert. rnce only ou ror large Domes, at jonn x juacuae s drugstore THREE POINTS OF SUCCESS : GOOD GOODS. HONEST VALUE. PROMPT DELIVFRY, CT. Gh. TELEPHONE 77. THI 'XI.V A FEW LEFT. p:-i'.- l i.'. ,4i VST AT lSxasMy Cost, To make room for other goods. ii 05 jti 50 4t5 75 8 00 i6 85 $8 50 $9 25 am RALEIGH, N. C. mw GOODS Are coming in car-load lots. The extension of our store caused he delay, but this delay liroves a benefit. The suasuii north beintr practically vr, all goods were much cheaper, ,'iiug us the advantage of selecting lie m IT LATEST J VI L riuugs just as they come out of bond, at prices some lower than others have paid, hence QUE OFFERINGS Must be attractive to keen shoppers. Yon can't get "Something for noth- ng," 'tin true, but when the -LT clII Tariff Is taken off the prices are so lowered as to occasion surprise. SJL SHERWOOD & CO; V. H. & It. S.T110KKR&C0. INNUMERABLE OFFERINGS IN A NEW Every department iu our Great Dry Goods Establishment is now complete.' We have never begun a season with more commence in our ability lo olease ami our sales are proving this. Our patrons havethe advantage of making their purchases from the largest aud best selected stock of Dry Goods, it has ever been our pleasure to offer to the public. We call special attention to our New Black aud Colored Silk, Black and Colored all-wool Dress Goods, Gloves, Hosiery and the new Vandyke tol larettes, iu Poiut Veuice, etc. We are ready for Fall Work, and we. will make it to your interest to shop with us, withiu person or by mail. . IOR Nervousness and Dyspepsia chew Celereue Gum. For sale at : Bobbin's. Extra bargains in furniture at Thomas it Maxwell. Bed lounges with letachable mattresses a specialty. We guarantee all of our goods to please or they may be returned with out expense to the customer. We guarantee our prices as low as any house in the trade, quality con sidered. , We make every effort to deliver goods as soon as purchase is made. IB-A-Iilj Sc CO ": H.,& i.S.
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