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prtoa ol tha Weekly Star Is a
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ssjcitni
so
bailw ay Accidents, ahd fab
ticulaely collisions.
Sc&rcely a day passes without
some report of a serions railway ao
crujrjfc. Thj report of the United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
giTeslai the returns5 of such acoi
dent for the year ending -Jane 30.'
1903, the. number of passenger
-killed in train accidents at 164, and
of injured 4,421; of employes killed,
895; injured, 6,440. Casualties
from other causes, added to these,
make totals of 321 passengers and
3,233 employes killed and 6,973
passengers and 39,004 employes in-
jared. These numbers are larger
by a considerable percentage thanL,cre sported in a single year tells
the corresponding numbers of the
year last preceding.
The report of the Commission ex
presses the belief that, althongh
particulars of accidents are required
to be made, there is reason to
believe that the law is not complied
with, and many facts are not made
known at all. However, it is cer
tain that all the more serious acci
dents are reported in the press, and
it is the more serious sort that has
become so alarmingly frequent. It
was to be expected that the steady
increase of railway mileage, which is
now 201,000, and in passenger and
other traffic would bring up the
number and fatality of accidents,
although it is claimed that the pro
portion is no greater 'than with less
traffic and mileage.
The Commission's report states
states that the number of men em
ployed in the train service on June
30, 1903, was about. 12 per cent.
larger tban on June 30, 1902, a fact
.which in part explains the increase
In deaths and injuries. This is the
Ser centage, taking the country as a
ihola. On the roads of densest
traffic, where the liability to acci-
dunt is greater than on roads of
light traffic, the increase has been
more than 12 per cent. The enor
mous expansion of freight traffiohas
led to the employment of new men
so rapidly that the pei centage of
inexperienced men in the service
was, in the year under review,
larger than before for many years,
and an increase in the number of
inexperienced men usually is accom
panied by increases in the number
of accidents.
The report calls attention to the
fact that certain disastrous collisions
have been occasioned by the miscon
duct or negligence of telegraph op
erators or signalmen under 21 years
of age, and says that the Congress
might well consider the propriety of
a statute making it unlawful for any
person under 21 years of age to act
as telegraph operator (to perform
the duties referred to) or as block
signalmen.
The Commission in its report sets
' forth that the most prominent fact
in this. year's record of train acci
dents is the appalling loss of life
and property in collisions. The
showing cannot be called materially
worse nor materially better man
that made a year ago, and the total
number of passengers killed and in
jured does not differ from the record
of the preceding year to such extent
as to call for comment; but the mere
continuance of the record, though
it be no worse than in former years,
is a disgrace to the American peo
ple, painful to every careful ob
server. Says the report: "That 130, or
118, or any large number of pas
sengers are killed in the United
States in the coarse of a year in a
siogle class of accidents Indicates a
condition which should not pass
without seiions attention. These
fatalities are due to causes which
have never been adequately consider
ed by any department of govern
ment, either of the United States or
of any of the States, and there is a
crying need for such consideration.
Railroad accidents, their canses
and their results, have been
considered in judicial decisions
and in the deliberations and ver
diets of Coroners and. Coroners'
jaries, and to a very limited extent
by State Railroad Commissions, but
none of these hare dealt coxnpre
beosively with tha subject, and ap-
VOL. XXXV.
parently no improvements in rail
road service nor reformatory meas
ures of any kind have resulted from
such actions." -.-.,. - .'
When it is considered, says the
New Orleans Picayune, that there
occurred in the United States in the
year under revief collisions to the
number of 5,219, in ten' of which
104 persons were killed, not to men
tion the large number of .wonnded,
the extreme seriousness of the situa
tion is made known. . Many sorts of
train casualties arise from condi
tions for which the railroad compa
nies and their servants are not re
sponsible, such as those arising from
rain storms causing washouts, de
struction of bridges and the caving
of the banks of deep cuts and the
rolling ' of rocks down mountains
upon the; track, i Then there are
those are the results of crimes
by outsiders who, deliberately wreck
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iraim- cgr inese ana otneijioi mas
nature tne companies generally may
escape Responsibility, but for colli'
sions they must be held blamable.
Trains are' run by time schedules
and these are supposed to be regu
lated in such a manner as that trains
when, for any cause, they are out of
place and time as required by the
schedule, will keep out of the way
of those that are on time, and that
if any sudden stop is made upon a
track, with no opportunity to get
ont of the way on a siding, flags and
lights will be sent out to warn ap
proaching trains. .
In a word, it is almost impossible
for a collision to occur on a main
track if every proper precaution is
complied with, . and the fact that
more than five thousand collisions
a frightful story of carelessness by
somebody. The Interstate Com
merce Commission proposes as a
remedy the block signal system,
which is intended to insure that do
two trains shall be upon the same
block or subdivision of the track at
the same time. That is to say, on
a single subdivision of road between
two given stations, one train going
in a particular direction must pass
the station at the far end of the
block before another goes on it at
the near end..
This, however, is only reliable on
double track roads, where all the
trains go up on one track and come
down on the other. On single track
roads it is not to be depended on.
m . , i . i
inis is tne iuie in-c.ngiana, ana icej
immunity from collisions on
railroads is so nearly complete and,
the casualty record so low aa to be
a powerful argument for its adop
tion. The Commission, therefore,
recommends the consideration of a
law like that in force in Great Brit
ain and Ireland, requiring the adop
tion and ubo of the block system in
the United States, unless some bet
ter device can be seenred.
In the course of time all the great
trunk railways in the United States
will be double tracked. At present
this is only practicable in thickly
settled countries. In the meantime
something ought to be done to re
duce the great risks from railway
train collisions, i
It need not be feared that Gor
man and other Democratic Senators
who favor the Hoar resolution will
vote against the Panama treaty
when it comes up for final action.
They are only calling for informa
tion that will show whether or not
the administration was a party to
the fraud that created the so called
republic.
Panama, the Philippines' and
Cuba give the terrible Teddy some
trouble; but this isn't a circum
stance to the fear .that haunts his
daily walk and his nightly sleep that
Mark Hanna may become his com
petitor for the presidential nomina
tion. Curtailment of the production of
cotton goods will very likely pan ont
like reduction of the acreage in cot
ton. The mills that have a sufficient
stock of the raw material on hand to
run several weeks or months will de
cline to be cnrtailers and will make
money. I
If the business men of Wilming
ton really feel any interest in the
postmastership of this city, now Is
the time to show it and to make
that influence felt in Washington.
We are told that the "per capita"
circulation in! the country has
reached $30.00. That may be the
averaee. but our "per capita '"looks
more like 80 cents.
"Stand pat" will be the next Be
publican national platform. What
ever may be thought of it otherwise,
it will be commended for its brevity.
And now the Democrats are ap
prehensive that Roosevelt will no
be the Republican nominee for
President.
Mr. Bryan did not get sick enough
on his ocean voyage to "throw up
tha sponge." ;
TALK OF AIR SHIP:
Have the People of the Plane
Been Sail in? Over Our
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A MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENT
The Successful - Experlmeats With
Air Ship at Kitty Hawk, North Care
' Una The Inventors Elode Pry
V, log Newspaper Reporters.
Bo much talk of air ' ships lately ri
calls the stories telegraphed all ov
the world a few years ago from ma:
cities North. East. South and Wet
concerning air . ships that people sap
at great heights passing over lb'
various cities. - y T
It ia a fact that a great many co
munities were greatly excited ov.
these real o phantom air ships,, ajjd J
will be remembered that the atorie.
called for many columns of space I
the newspapers. It will not be for
gotten, furthermore, that Wilmingto
also had her air ship excitement. Th!
wpitAP hnavrl nannlA 1a1fa ttiAv w
the lights and rigging of tbeae alt
ships as they passed over, and strange
to say, they generally sailed by nigh
What were these air ships or strah
phenomena that the people saw? It
was not Prof. Langley's flying ma
chine, to be sure, but we heard a wall
Informed gentleman of Wilmington
say that he believed they were genuine
air ships. He also advanced the theory
that they were probably the air ships
of other planets tban our own; that
the aerial navigators were out In apace
toaeewhat they could discover; that
they came close enough to our earth
to see our country acd citier, 'and
that this earth was inhabited, but,
doub'.less from fear, they never land
ed. Who knows but what the in
habitants of Mara or some other planet
ha a gotten ahead of us In producing
air ships or machines that will fly
safely throughout the space of worlds?
If these air ship people from the other
worlds had landed on our earth, they
would have made a discovery greater
and more astounding than that of
Columbus when he discovered America
and found what be aupposed to be a
New World, inhabited by a strange
people, now known to us as the Ameri
can Iodise. ,
The alrahips which were said to
have been seen passing over Wil
mington were reputed at the time to
oave come from the furtherest east
ern coast of North Oaroliaa. Who
knows but what it waa the airship of
O-ville and Wilbur Wright, tha
Ohio men, who got way over on the
uninhabited coast region to expert-
uioui ntiu UB. iuvquuvui auoj
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however, got caufrnt up with last
bursday at JUtty Uawr, JN. u., &
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reaa dispatches, xoe dispatches
tated that their dirigible airship, or
flying machine, Bailed aaccesafully for
three miles against a stiff gale.
Perhaps the Wright brothers did
not want anybody to find out what
they were doing., and Instead of fly
ing three miles, as some one discov
ered, they may have just gotten in
from a trip from away In the rrglona
of space. Tney have certainly acted
mysteriously about their airship, and,
although they have met with what
appears to be auccest, they have been
giving the newapaper men toe dodge.
We pause In this aerial night, wltb
jjo promise to let the matter drop
where It la or to take it up at some fu
ture time, just hereto give space to
the following wbien we nna m tne
Norfolk Virginia-Pilot of Tueaday
Tbt8 morning at daybreak, Urville
and Wilbur Wright, the Uhlo bro
then, who made a successful ezoeri
ment with their airship at Kitty
Hawk, N. C, last Thuraday, will leave
for their home to spend the unrlat
maa holidays with their relatives.
"With the hope of attracting little
attention and avoiding meeting news
paper correapondents, the lnventora
have chosen a roundabout wav to
make the trip from Kitty
Hawk to Norfolk. They will at
tempt to cross the dangerous Albe
marie sound in an open sail boat,
reach Elizabeth City and board a train
here for this city. The proposed trip
ia fraught witn many dangers, espe
cially at thia time.
A fierce storm bas been raging lor
several days on the Carolina coast.
but the Wrights determined to eat
heir Chriatmas dinner at their Ohio
home, have decided to brave the
storm and hope to reach the city on
the Paiauotank in their little boat
"fely. . ....
"Xbe inventors are said to nave ois
guised their personal appearance and
hope to be able to pass the noriois: re
Dorters without being recognized.
"No one has been aoie, so iar, to
..-. m m -
obtain an Interview with the airship
men. and it Is hardly posaible that they
will agree to taiK ior publication oeiore
tbev return from their visit to tneir
home In Dayton."
Fell from the Second Story Balcony.
Chriatmas .-evening about 6 o'clock,
while Fireman Jamea Walton was on
the second balcony of the bouse of
Engine Company No. 2, at Bixtn and
Castle streets, watching some boys who
were in the street below shooting fire
works, he slipped and fell over the
railing to the hard pavement telow.
The floor of the balcony was wet, and
in turning to go inside, his feet went
from under him. He got a hard fal
but suffered no serious injury. Dr.
Russell was called to him, but found
that no bones bad been broken by the
fall.
SAN DOMINQO.
The Tows of Macorls Has Declsred is
Favor of the Insnrfents.
Bj Telefrapti to the Horning Star.
Washington, Dec.- 26. United
8tales Minlater Powell reports to the
State Department under yesterday's
date from 8a n Domingo City, confirm
ing the cabled announcement that the
town of Macoria baa pronounced in
favor of Jimintz, and adds that troops
from that place under the lnaurgent
flag are marching on the city of San
Domingo. A great many arrests are
being made at the capital, bat other
wise everything is auiet. -
Wn.MINGTONNqFRIDAY. JANUARY 1, 1904.
bUDDEN DEATH.
Mr. Thasoss J. Pressoa Expired Without
Moment's Wsralog Saturday Night
Abost 9 O'clock.
We are pained to announce the
sudden death of Mr. Thomaa J. Prea
aon, the well known contractor and
builder. He died Saturday night about
9 o'clock at bis home, No. 314 Cbes
nut street
Mr. Presson was in his usual health
and bad not been complaining at all.
Last night while in the sitting room
he went to the stove, put In a stick of
wood and returned to his seat a few
feet away. Just as he reaohed his
seat, he turned to bis wife and with a
look of dlstresf, said "Come here." He
then felt over and by the time his wife
reached him he was gasping in death.
Mr. Presson's family will have the
sincere sympathy of a large circle of
friends and acquaintances. He was a
good man and all who know him
esteemed him for his unimpeachable
ntegrity and high seme of honor. He
was a genial, companionable man.and
all who knew him regarded him as an
exceptionally good man and citizen.
He was about 70 yeara of age and waa
barn at Williamsburg, Va. He came
to Wilmington about 14 years sgo
from Kinaton where he bad lived a
number of yeara. Since be has re
sided in Wilmington, be bas done con
siderable business "as abhlivrrand
contractor. We lsarn that he was a
Confederate veteran but probably
served with the Virginia troops. He
wa. a member of the Royal Arch
Masons of Ktnston. The deceased
leaves a wife and seven children,
Messrs. Robert E. and John W. Pre-
son, and Misses Katie, Agnes, Beat
rice, LUlie and Bessie Presson, all of
whom are grown. He was a member
of the Baptist church. His death was
due to heart diaeaae.
NEGROES FIQHT.
Sam Hlcb Badly Hart by Cromwell
Bio-
too, st Tsiboro.
Special Star Telegram.
Tarbobo, N. C Dec. 21 Late this
afternoon a fight occurred here, oppo
site the City Hall, in which Bam High
was hit on the forehead by Cromwell
Hloton and it U supposed a fatal
wound was inflicted. The weapon
waa a large, heavy oak stick. High
was taken to the hospital In an un
conscious condition. Hlnton ran
out of town, but was csptured by
Chief Cotton in a cornfield just the
other side of the cotton factory. Both
parties are colored. High Is expect
ed to die.
U. S. GUNBOAT V1CKSBUKQ.
Ordered from Shaaths! to Corea for Pro
tection ol Amerlcsa Interests.
By Telegraph to the Morning star.
Washington, Dec. 26. Bear Ad'
mlral Stirling, temporarily in com
mand of the Asiatic station, cables
the Navy Department announcing the
departure of the gunboat Vicksburg
to-day from ttnangbai ror unemuipo.
Oorea. where she has been ordered at
the inatanee of Mr. Allen, the Ameri
can minister at Seoul. The local riots
at Chemulpo recently endangered
American life and property and the
dispatch of a warch p. nas thought nec
essary. As the marine guard of the VIcks
burg does not exceed a half dozen
men. Bear Admiral 8terlIog has been
instructed to send a company of
marines from the Philippines to
Chemulpo on board the transport
ZiQro. The marines-will go aboard
ihe Vicksburg at Chemulpo, and It is
atated that they will not be landed un
less American interests are further
threatened.
A PIIXED BATTLE.
White Mao Killed sad Four Meiroes
rlosBly Wonsded. .
Bt Telegraph to the Morn lug Btai.
Se
Bbowssvillbl Tknn., Dec. 26.
One man waa killed and four men
were seriously wounded as the result
of a Ditched battle near Randolph.
The trouble started by a f usilade from
a double-barrel shot-gun In the hands
of a young merchant named Tom Uol
lin.ahead. and the volley was return'
ed by John Jackaon with a piatqL
Hollingabead fell dead witn a Duuei
thronffh his heart, and John. Walter,
Rnrv Jackaon and Andrew Pugb. all
negroes, were seriously wounded. The
trouble arose over tne settlement oi a
bebt of a few dollars.
Christmas sinners.
ayor bpnnger Disposed
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Forty-two Cases at His
Matinee Saturday.
MANY CONVICTS FOR ROADS.
est ef the Cbsrfes Were Drook, Disor
derly sod Fighting Hef re Boasd
Over to Coart -for Stesllnf
a feat.
Christmas In Wilmington passed, off
ther quietly, when all things are
nsidered. There were the usual
runks .and fighting where the booze
ad "fuasy" effects, but no great
mount of damage was done.
In the municipal court . Saturday
ere waa a ilne-up of 44 Cnriatmaa
vioer. About aixteen of the casea
Vre against white men and. one white
aan wasTn the toils. The other de
Wants were negroes, men and wo
p. Court began at 11:80 A. M. and
pted until 1P.M.
When court opened there was a big
d of spectators. In fact, there
aa a perfect jam. The prlaonera'
ock was overflowed, and after it had
been filled, seats were provided on the
outside of the railing for more prison
era than could be comfortably crowded
into the dock.
Most of the prisoners had red eyes
and evidences of the most serious
hurts were plasters over a nose or
cheek here and there and a few band
ages over scalp wounds.
City Attorney Wm. J. Bellamy
managed the prosecution, and the
charges ran all the way from drunk
and down, drunk and disorderly,
quareling and fighting, and larceny.
The penalties in a few cases were the
costs, but in most of the cases fines
of $5, $10 and $20 were levied on the
defendants. A few paid up but It is
quite probable that there will be at
least 20 recruits for the roads.
Among the casea was one against
John Reed, colored, charged with the
larceny of a coat. He was bound over
to the Superior Court in a bond of $50.
West Richardson, colored, for using
vulgar and obscene language and
cursing on the atreeta, was given a
straight sentence of SO days on the
roads. Mayor Springer served notice
on all thugs that this was one thing
for which he would always inflict the
highest penalty.
The defendants who were fined will
have the privilege of paying up, but
if they do not do so tbey will have to
work out their fines on the roads. It
is safe to say that quite a number of
them will have to be put to work.
TfcN PERSONS kTLLES
THIRTY-ONE INJURED.
Two Trsios Demolished la a Hesd-oa Col
lision Near Qrssd Rsplds, Hlcb.
Crowded With Passesters.
By Telegraph to the Xornlng Star.
Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 26.
Ten persons are dead and thirty-one
In jared, several of them fatally, as the
result of the collision early this even
ing of two passenger trains on the
Pere Marquette railroad, one-half
mile west of East Paris and six miles
east of this city. The collision, which
was head-on, was caused, according to
a statement issued by the officials of
the road at the general offices in De
troit, by the high wind blowing out
the red signal lamp at McOorda where
the west bound train should have
stopped and received orders to pass
the east bound train. The Injured are
all Michigan people.
The two trains were running at full
speed and the engines were reduced to
tangled bits of wreckage. The first
cars were also demolished and the en
tire trains left the track, except the
last coach on each, so great was the
force of the collision. The wreck is
said to be due to a misunderstanding
or orders.
The east bound train was crowded
with passengers when it left Grand
Rapids. It carried scores of Christmas
visitors returning to their homes
along the Pere Marquette line,
after spending the holiday here.
The train was much heavier tban
usual on account of this rush. It is
reported that the Incoming train was
heavily loaded. It, too, bore a holiday
crowd, as well as the regular Saturday
rusn of passengers. As usual, the
smokers were damaged more than any
of the other coaches and in the smokers
every seat was occupied.
Later. The Hat of dead In the Pere
Marquette wreck totals seventeen, with
thirty-three injured; several of them
fatally.
TALLEST ON EARTH.
Bolldlof Forty Stories High to be Erected
on Brosdwsy, New York City.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.
New Yore, Deo. 26. The tallest
building on earth is to be erected In
lower Broadway, if the present plans
are carried out With five stories be
low the street level, forty stories high
from the entrance to the top floor and
surmounted by a sixty-foot tower, the
gigantic new building will have a
total height of 615 feet, making it over
twice as high as the Flat Iron build
ing and almost as tall again as the
Park Row building, which at present
holds the record.
This building would extend one ful
block on Broadway and ils cost in
cluding the site will reach $10,000,000.
The land is said to have been secured,
and completion of the building within
one year Is promised.
Allen was baiting Governor
D'ockery, of Missouri "Dockery,"
he said; "I understand yon were not
very fierce endurin' of the wah."
"Pshaw, John I" said a bystander,
"Dockery was in the war."
know' said Allen. "I understand
he joined a company of home
guards, which solemnly vowed not
to go ont of the county unless the
enemy came in."
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THE TELEPHONE MERGER.
New Company Chattered In BaJeith
to
ombiae the Rival Fxcbacges.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 24. Ihe Capi
tal City Telephone Company waa
chartered to-day, to effect a merger of
the Interstate and Bell telephone ex
changes of thia city. Capital author
ized la $200,000. The incorpatora are
W. T. Gentry. D. I. Caraoo. J. W.
Crews and Hunt Chipley, of Atlanta,
on the part of the Sjutbern Boll Com
pany, and J. 8. Carr, u A. Oarr and
W. W. Watts on the part of- the In
terstate Company. The merger will
be effected December 29th. This is the
ouiy point at which there will be such
a deal, the Bell company taking over
the Interstate exchanges at all other
points except Durham, where the In
terstate is left in control of the field.
LOCAL DOTS.
The new two-cent stamps con
taining the profile of George Washi
ngton, are now on sale at the Wil
mington post office.
Onr popular friend, Justice
G. W. Bornemann, had a happy
Christmas. The "Judge" was the re
cipient of more than forty presents.
Col. Walker Taylor presented
each of the thirty-odd young men in
the Boys' Brigade with a Bible: In
return the brigade made Col. Taylor a
present of a very handsome silver set.
From toy pistol accidents, Hen
ry Little, white, aged 11; Walter Don
aldson, colored, aged 18, and Jim
Harris, colored, aged 14, are at the
James Walker Memorial Hospital.
Justice G. W. Bornemann's little son
George was seriously hurt Christmas
evening by the explosion of a cannon
cracker which had been thrown by a
colored man but which it was supposed
had missed fire till the little fellow had
got to it.
CLYDE LINE STEAMER
SUNK IN COLLISION.
The Kiowa Rammed by the Admirsl
Dewey la Boston Harbor Capf.
Chichester sod Crew Rescued.
By Teleftraph to the Morning Star.
Boston, Mass., Dec. 26. Ia a blind -ngsnow
storm which swept Boston
harbor this afternoon the new Clyde
line steamer Eiowa. inward bound
from Jacksonville, Fla , and Charles
ton, 8. C, was rammed and sunk by
the steamer Admiral Dewey, of the
United Fruit Company, outward
bound, for Port Antonio. Jamaica, and
Port Llmon. Costa Rlcs.
Captain Chichester and the entire
crews of the Kiowa, numbering thirty
men, were rescued by a ug. The Ad
miral Dewey sustained practically no
damage and, after frying to for the
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ance, ahe proceeded on her voyage.
witn several paaaencera and a blr
general freight cargo .the Admiral
Dewey sailed from this city shortly
after 12 o'clock. Owing to the driving
snow storm, the Dewey was making
her way out at slow apeed. A few
mllea beyond Boston light, the Kiowa
appeared through the clouda of mist
and snow, directly ahead. Before the
course could be shifted the steamers
eofllded. The Admiral Dewey atruck
the Kiowa a powerful blow on the
port side just abaft the main-rigging,
the sharp prow of the fruiter outting in
for a considerable distance.
The damaged craft immediately be
gan to ttll. The city of Boston's tug
Cormorant, which waa passing, ran
alongside the Kiowa and took off her
captain and crew. Thia was a most
difficult task owing to the heavy sea.
and In attempting to lumn from their
vessel to the tug some of the Kiowo's
men fell into the water. They were
rescued by the Cormorant's men and
all i hands brought to this city. The
Kiowa sank shortly after the accident.
8he had a big cargo of lumber, cotton.
naval stores, iron and general mer-
cnandiae.
The Kiowa was thedatest addition
to the Clyde Line fleet, having been
bunt at Philadelphia early the present
year, cne was asteei, two-masted,
three-decked vessel. 800 feet long.
with 22 feet depth of hold, net tonnsge
,30 ana gross tonnage z,9i9.
SITUATION IN THE EAST.
State Depsrtmest Resewiof Efforts te Se
care Pisa! Ratification of Treaties
With China and Cores.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.
Washington, Dec. 26. The situs
tion In the East has caused the officials
of the State Department to renew their
efforts to secure for the United States
from China and Corea certain necessa
ry trade advantages as embodied In the
Chinese commercial treaty, and In
Minister Allen's demands upon the
Oorean government, before the crisis
becomes more acute. It is realized that
should hostilities break out between
Russia and Japan, the resulting peace
treaty t probably would leave ;the
United states and other neutral na
tions entirely outside of the pale of ad'
vantage In Corea, no matter which
wav the tide of victory turned. There
fore the State Department is bringing
preaaure to bear upon the Chineae
court to inaure the speedy ratification
of the trade treaty, and as other na
tions have Indirectly been given to
understand in this negotiation, it is
hoped that final ratifications of the
treaty may be exchanged in Wash
ington within three months at the
outside. This will result in the open
ing to the United States the trade of
the ports of Antung and Moukden, In
Manchuria. Across the river from
Antung, in Oorean territory, lies
Wija, and the State Department has
prompted Mr. Allen at Seoul to renew
his pressure upon the Oorean govern'
ment to secure the opening of that
port to trade.
She I think a most ridiculous
sight is to see a man hunting for his
spectacles when they are pushed up
over his head. He And I think a
most ridiculous sight is a woman
hunting for her hairpins when she's
got them in her mouth. Tonkers
(Statesman.
NO. 10
ELKS' GOOD WORK.
Wilmington Lodge Made Many
a Heart Glad on Christ
mas Day.
PROVISIONS DISTRIBUTED.
Nearly Two Hnadred Well Filled Baskets
Sent to the Poor of the City Cheer
for Maey a Home Both White
and Colored Visited.
Wilmington Lodge, No. BS2, Be
nevolent and Protective Order of Elks,
never let a Christmas paas that, it does
not exemplify the benevolent princi
ples of that noble order. The Christ
mas of 1902 was signalized by a great
feist which the Elks spread for the
benefit of poor children. .Long tables
at the city hall were laden with a feast
of good things and hundreds of poor
children were there to enjoy the feast
While the dinner served last year by
the Elks made many a little heart re
joice, the Elks concluded that their
benevolence could be dispensed in a
more practical way. It was, therefore,
decided that another plan be adopted
for thia Christmas. This was to dis
tribute baskets of provisions to the
homea of the poor, a means which no
doubt carried more practical relief to
the poor than was done by the dinner
last year. The dinner was more
spectacular but the distribution plan
was more effective.
When this Christmas dawned the
Elks were a busy lot. They were up
bright and early and by 8 o'clock thir
ty members of the order In charge of
aeven wagons started out with nearly
two hundred baskets filled with pro
visions and Christmas delicacies. Each
basket weighed 65 pounds and con
tained flour, meal, lard, meat, syrup,
salt, sugar, rice, grits, coffee, candy,
outs, raisins, oranges and apples.
Having obtained from the Associa
ted Charities and the charitable socie
ties of the various churches the names
of the worthy poor throughout the
city, the Elks went joyously on their
rounds and went from door to door
leaving their baskets. The wind and
rain deterred them not and the sand
hills of the suburbs were no obstacle
to their good work.
The coming of the Elks was unher
alded, as no previous mention had
been made in the newspapers that they
intended to do this work. Conse
quently their visit was an absolute
surprise to the poor people whose
homes they viaited, and it waa a veri
table visit from Santa Claus. For two
hours the Elks distributed their Christ
mas cheer, and the work made them
rejjlce, for they heard expressions
which filled their hearts with the ten-
dereat emotions.
Everywhere Ihe 'Elks went their
gracious and bountiful gifts met with
deep appreciation, many receiving
their baskets with brimming eyes and
sob , too full to express their thanks.
while others were profuse In the ex
pression of their appreciation of the
benevolence of the kind-hearted Elks
who bad brought them some of the
good things of life. When the Elks
came across worthy colored families
they also dispensed their benevolence
to them.
The Elks entered Into their work en
thusiastically and it will do their
hearts good for many a day to contem
plate the happiness which they car
ried to many a home of absolute want.
We are sure the community will ap
preciate the good work of the Elks,
and our cjty is fortunate in having an
organization that is willing and able
to dispense charity like that witnessed
on Christmas day.
AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT.
To Lynch a Netro in Jail at Bartow,
Fla., Suspected el Shooting Col,
and fflrs. John Bestty.
By Telegraph to tbe Morning Star.
Bartow, Fla., Dec. 26. Night be
fore last, shortly after dark, about
twenty-five or thirty men, armed to
the teeth, marched into this city and
for a time It was thought that the
erowd would make a determined
effort to get Berry Henry, the. negro
in jail supposed to be the one wanted
for shooting Colonel and Mrs. John
Beatty Thursday morning. But for
the dogged determination of Sheriff
Tilly it is more tban likely that they
ould have made a raid on the jail.
With guns pointed at the officer, they
told him to get out of the way and let
them have tbe negro; but he very
coolly told them that if they advanced
closer they would do ao at their own
peril.
The mob finally dlaperaed, being
assured that the negro would be taken
before Colonel Beatty for identifica
tion at tbe earliest possible moment.
Henry was spirited to Tampa last
oight, the sheriff fearing another at
tempt to lynch him. Officers drove
to Pridgenl with the negro, where
they boarded a train for Tampa.
Mrs. Beatty is not considered out of
danger. The attending physician re
ports that her akull was fractured. It
is not at all certain that she will re
cover. Colonel Beatty's wound was
alight
FATAL AFFR4Y.
At a Chrlatoss Festlvsl; la a Censtry
ebarch In Alabsms.
By Telegraph to tbe Xornlnc Star.
Bessemeb, Ala., Dec. 26. Informa
tion has reached here from Clear Bluff
of the killing of John Parsons by A. J.
Lockhart, at a Chriatmaa tree festival
given at a church. Lockhart, a peace
officer, was acting as 8anta Claus. It
is alleged that Parson became disor
derly while the exercises were in pro
gress and Lockhart halted the proceed,
ings and ejected him. When the affair
was over Parsans attacked Lockhart
with a knife as the latter left tbe build
ing. Lockhart drew a pistol and shot
Parsons to death, fier having himself
been cut In several places.
. By Telegraph to Uie Morntnic SUr.
Washington, Dec 26. Five hucd
red children, jcuthful sons atrf
daughters of members of the cabinet,
senators, represent u;yt., rmy an
navy officers, members of the diplo
matic corps, assistant aecretariea of De
partments and Washington newapaper
correapondents. wem ih r n.t ha.
tween four and aix thirty o'clock this
afternoon, ot Mrs. Rooaevelt at the
White House. Mrs. Roosevelt waa
asaiated by the ladiea of the cabinet
cro)e and Mrs. Loeb, Mra. Oowles ana
Miss Hagner.
The White Houae had been beauti
fully decorated for thia Cbriatms
party. Great palms and Obrlstmss
greens adorned the reception hall and
parlors, the green being enlivened
here and there with splashes of th
fl-ming red of polnsetta blossoms and
Americsn beauty roses.
The children were formed in line in
the eaat terrace. Ttienoe they marched
up the main a: air case to tha green
room, where they were received by
their hoateas quite as if they weie
grown-ups. Each child was Intro
duced to Mra. Rooaevelt by Major
Charles MoCawley, of the marine
corps, and by her was given a cordial
greeting. The little guests were con
ducted through tbe green oom to tbe
eaat room by officers of the army,
navy and marine corps in full uni
form and there seated.
The entertainment began with a..
musical programme rendered by
"Ronev'fl Botb" flnnnprt rVimnan
of Chicago, with Henry B. Roney as
director. Just before the first num
ber of the musical programme was
rendered, President Roosevelt en
tered the room, taking an in
conspicuous seat pear the green
room entrance. He entered thorough
ly into the spirit of the occasion and
enjoyed every minute of the enter
tainment. Scores of the children were
afforded an opportunity to greet the
President and to wish him a "Happy
New Year."
At the conclusion of the concert,
the youthful guests were escorted to
the State dining room to the music of
the marine band. The dining room
was handsomely decorated. On a
table at the north'end was a beautiful
Christmas tree loaded with favors and
lighted by scores of particolored elec
tric lights. Pretty favors were provi
ded for each guest.
After the refreshments had been
served, the young people returned to
the East room. There the older danc
ed, while the younger ones played
games in the parlors.
SEVERE STORM SWEEPS
NEW YORK CITY.
A Driving Snow and Winds of Hurricane
Force Rspldly Falling Temperature.
Number ol People lajored.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
New York, De&, 26. A driving
snow storm, accompanied by furious
squalls that at times rose to almost
hurricane force, struck the city early
to-day. Lowering black clouda preaa
ing down on a bank of sea fog and the
dense character of tbe snowfall com
bined to produce for nearly half an
hour so deep a darkness that lights
were lit in all the down town streets
and along the river fronts. During
this period many ferry boats and
other craft lost their bearings com- .
Uiletely aod the harbor resounded with
the whistles of vessels cautiously
groping their way through gloom.
One Brooklyn boat, heading for
the Manhattan side, found her
elf eff the Battery, several
blocks away from her slip.
Ocean steamers bouad in and out
were compelled to stop and lie to until
the darkness lifted. The ferry boat
John G. Carlisle, carrying immigrants
from JEClliu Island, crashed into the
steamboat Tauras off the Battery, but
both vessels escaped with slight dam
age. Tbe darkness lifted almost as
quickly aa it settled down aod the
snow was succeeded by clearing
skies, high gales and a rapidly falling
temperature, the mercury going down
fifteen degrees, from 84 to 19 within
three hours. So fierce was the gale
during the afternoon that many pe
destrians were thrown down and In
some Instances were serioualy In
jured. Around; "Cape Flat Iron,'!-
at Broadway and zm streets, tne wmo
raged in gusts of almost clyconic
fury. Here one man was dangerously
hurt by being struck with a fragment
of a large plate glass window, blown .
out of an adjacent building. ,'
Towards evening the wind, which :
had at times attained a velocity of
sixty miles ah hour,' died down, the
mercury continuing to drop until at
10 o'clock it touched 7 degrees above
zero wltb indications of etui lower
figures during the night. In all, about
a dozen persons were reported by tbe
police to have been Injured by the fall
of flying pieces of debris during tbe
day. The total snowfall was only
about half an inch.
BRYAN IN GERMANY.
Was Not Received la Aadlcnce by Em
peror William,
By Cable to the Mornlrut Star,
Berlin, Dec 26. William J. Bryan
was entertained at luncheon to-day by
Amhaaaador Tower and called on For
eign Secretary Richtoff.
Emperor William has expressed re
grets at the fact that domestic Ohrlst
maa festivities will prevent him from
m Kjr T. 1 .HilUn..
i.v...-R - - .
About one nunoreu Americans ana
prominent Germans were Introduced
to Mr. Bryan to-day at the reception
of the American Chamber of Com
merce, given in his honor, at the hotel
. 1 . a. at 1 T Ti ... M
Bristol. Alter tne reception air. urjmu
took the night train for Amsterdam.
ft. will aail for New York Wednesday
from Liverpool on board the Whife
Star Line steamer Celtic
NEW YORK BANKS.
Statement ot Averages of tbe Asso
a
elated Banks.
. By Telegraph to tbe Morning Star.
New York, Dec. 26. The statement
of averages of the clearing house
banks of this city for the week shows:
TAmatfi92 262 800: increase I13.SZ3.-
600. Deposits fS65,V19,7WV4nrne
117.634,700. Circulation' 149.804.400;
decrease $721,700. Legal tenders $67,-
0n9 Finn- decrease. 307. OOQ. Rneeia
$161,161,800; left-ease $3,264,800. Re-
I aanA r s mre . Ave
serve ,U-a,ow; increase .o,
800. Reserve reauired 1216.479 675:
increase $4,408,675. 8urplus $12,-
574,035; decrease il 45J.875. iu u.
la deposits $31,786 r.v.; decrease $3,-
446,000.
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times I have pipe dreams. Must
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