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VOL. XXX.
WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1899.
NO. 37'
DESTROYING THE FORESTS.
- If fire swept through the pine re
gion of the South and destroyed the
forests it would be regarded as a
creat calamity, and yet these for
ests are being destroyed quite as ef
fcctually by the lumberman s axe
and saw as they would be by the
consuming fire, although not quite
sojrapidly. There is some return
for this, it is true, in the way of
money when the distruction is done
by the axe and the saw but nothing
in comparison with their value as
lumber, without considering their
value'in other respects.
-WT 1n anr Aim -f AVAflfa nravo I ion TV
pearing jrapidly for the frequent
mention of sales of large bodies of
timber lana, tne increase 01 saw
mills and, the increased exports of
lumber from some of the Southern
ports give proof of that, but we con
fess ve hadno idea how rapidly the
work of destruction wa3. going n
until we read the following in the
Charleston News a)id Courier: .
At a recent meeting of the promi
nent saw mill men of Georgia, says
the New York Lumber Trade Journal,
a compilation of statistics was made
ehnarinc thn a crcrre-crate snnnlir of thn
r n ri j -
pine timber in the State, rate of con
sumption and resulting condition as
follows:
Standing timber 1,500,000 acres,
averaging 3,000 feet of merchantable
timber to the acre.
000.000 feet
Daily cut of mills. 2,600,000.
At this rate six years will completely
exhaust all the pine lumber in Georgia.
"With the condition confronting
the 'timber men of Georgia,', says the
Trade Journal, we submit that the
situation requires the most careful and
considerate treatment. Nothing which
will put off the eil day should be
neglected. Furthermore, when this
. timber is gone, it is gone. It cannot
be reproduced during the life of any
one operating in Georgia to day.
Therefore if it has got to go make
those who take it pay for it. . Every
mill-man in Georgia, and in other
pine States as well, should combine
to do something to advance the price
ofyellow pine so as to get the full
benefit of the only crop they will ever
harvest.
"The Trade Journal is a distant and
disinterested adviser, and its counsel
to the Georgia lumber men is, there
fore, well worthy of consideration.
We repeat it for the sake of whatever
interest and . value it may possess for
the lumber men of South Carolina
and for the people generally of both
States, .and of . all the yellow 'pine
' States. The Georgia crop is nearly
; exhausted, and the Alabama and Mis
sissippi and Florida and .Louisiana
and Carolina crpp3 are not far behiad.
There has been a marked . increase in
, the sale or. destruction of such timber
in South Carolina in the past five
years, and recent reports are to the
etfect that laree tracts of it
in the Northern part of the State,
which have escaped the millshere
tofore, have been sold and are being
- "developed" in the usual way. .The
great decrease in the supply from other
States will insure a comparatively in
creased demand, of course, on the for
ests of this State, and they will be s wept
away in short order.
"It is not too much to say, perhaps,
that before the first quarter of the next
century Ms expired, some of the yel
low pine States, and South Carolina
among them, will have to import lum
ber from Canada to meet their local de
mands. If this threatened condition re
quires careful and provident consider
ation from the lumbermen, we submit,
it requires attention from the people
geaerally no less. The timber will be
aaissed very badly when it is gone, and
it is going fast."
What is herein said of Georgia is
true to some extent of every South-
cm state where - the yellow pine
tempts the lumberman to- go with
his axe. The wreck that the tur
pentine gatherer began he will finish.
Of course the world needs lumbar
1 and must havo it," and for this rea
son the lumber industry is riot to be
condemned without reservation. The
lumberman is supplying a want, and
ho is not supposed' to be interested
in forest preservation, nor in" the
people he buys the growing trees
from, nor in the .future of the sec
tion where the treBS grow which his
axe and saw convert into lumber. In
the discussion of this question he
does not figure at all, for . he is sim
ply following his business in his own
way, a legitimate business5 and is
making all he can out of
it for himself. He is looking
out for" himself and takes
it for-granted that the people from
whom he buys have business sense
and are doing the same thing, which
in nine cases out of ten they are
not. There are men in the South,
owners of pine forests, who have
given away in. the' trees that they
thought they sold more money in
the past few years than - they have
made on their farms in the past ten
years. Think of well timbered
lands selling at $1 to $5 and $6 an I
acre, and then wonder at ' the folly
or pity the distress of the man who
sold them, when he might have
done the cutting and sawing him
self, used discrminating judgment
in what he cut, and made more
money" out of the cut of a few
acres than he received for a hun-
dred, and still own the land.
That kind of lumbering would not
hurt," but would benefit by selecting
and cutting out the most ' market
able trees trees 'tthat had attained
their growth, thus thinning out the
forest, benefitting rathe v,than in
juring it, and helping himself and
his .section rather than working to
impoverish both. Handled with
good judgment the pine forests of
the South are good for many years,
whereas with the present sweeping
destruction they are doomed to dis
appear soonl
Handled with good judgment they
will be a treasure-bringer, con
stantly growing more, valuable, and
a source of wealth to the people who
now derive little or no benefit from
them. - i
In view of the tepidly decreasing
acreage of timber lands, and the
growing demand for lumber, which
will grow greater with the increase
of population and the spread of pro
gress, we can think of nothing
which will pay a better interest by
being let alone than our pine lands,
which should be handled with care
and cut with judgment, husbanded
with, prudence, rather jhan destroyed
with folly.
But there is'more than an increas
ing value in our forests which are
soil protectors, temperature regula
tors, protectors from blizzards,
floods and drdughts, in .all of which
they render an inestimable service,
whiehJsnot recognized or appre
ciated until they are gone and it is
too late.
A MIDSUMMER JOKE.
Secretary Alger 'has publicly an
nounced his candidacy for the
Senate from Michigan, to succeed
Senator McMillan, who is also in the
ring. The story is revived that an
agreement has been entered into
etween him and McMillan by which
the latter will drop out and let
Alger go in, the consideration being
a cabinet appointment, a foreign
ambassadorship, or "something else
quite as good." As far as the coun
try is concerned, there would be no
objection to such -an agreement, for
anything that would get Alger out
of the War Office and into the Sen
ate, where he couldn't cut much of
a figure nor do a great deal of harm,
would be regarded as a public bless
ing for his management of the War
Office has certainly been a calamity.
His candidacy is no joke, but his
latform is. The surprising thing
is that he didn't see the joke when
he announced himself as opposed to
trusts and in favor of the election
of United States Senators by ,the
direct vote of the people. Both of
these subjects have been agitated for
a good while, but if Alger was ever
heard to say anything against trusts
or anything in favor of electing Sena
tors by the people.it has not become
a matter of publicity. If he has
said anything on that lino he said it
through his' hat, and in some back
room when no newspaper reporters
were around. But, joke or no joke,
Alger' is a serious problem, and if
the Michigan Legislature has due
regard for a suffering country it will
come to the rescue and elect him to
the Senate, if that is the only way to
get him out of the "War Office.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Edmund McLaurin and John
Murphy, Drowned in Lake
Waccamaw.
ESCAPE OF EMMETT CROW.
Rescued by De Witt Schonwald-They
Were In Bathing and Went Beyond
Their Depth Arrival of the Re
mainsFunerals To-day.
REPUBLICANS WILL SUPPORT IT
In speaking of the letter written
by Gen. A. D. Cowles, in support
of the suffrage amendment to the
Constitution, the Statesville Land
mark says there is good reason to
believe that he and other Republi
cans with him "will have plenty .of
company, and has it from a high
source that such prominent Republi
cans as Col. Schaffer, Hon. John
Nicholls, " Judge Purnell, Major
Joshua Hill, Mr. Thos. Devereaux
and other leading Republicans will
support the amendment.
In a recent interview in Washing
ton, Assistant Attorney General
Boyd, who had just returned from
North Carolinawas quoted as say
ing that the amendment would be
carried, but consoled himself by say
ing, almost other Republicans do
who discuss the question, that
eliminating the negro vote would be
a good thing in the long run for the
Republican party. They are prob
ably picking what consolation they
can out of the situation, but there
is little doubt that a great many of
the leaders of that party have be
come tired of the1 negro, and a3they
have in late years derived little bene
fit from his vote are perfectly wil
ling to let him go. In order to
avoid giving offence to the negroes
in those Northern States where the
negro vote is a factor in politics, the
machine runners are making a pre
tence of opposition to the ' amend
ment, but it is an opposition more
on the. surface than in reality. They
do not caid anything more about the
negro vote than the Republicans
who announce themselves in favor
of the amendment do, but they
want to make it appear" to the con
trary to hold in line the negroes in
States like New York, Ohio, Illi
nois, and others where they have
considerable voting strength, and
hold the balance of power.
But the amendment will be car
ried all the same, and there will bs
thousands of Republican votes cast
for it too, for in the Western white
counties the rank and file of the
party do not relish the idea of being
harnessed to the negro.
Magistrate Crane, of New York,
says nine-tenths of the men who
come before him tell the truth and
nine-tenths of the women are liars.
Squire Crane may or may not be
telling the truth, but if he is the
probabilities are that nine-tenths of
the women who- lie to him do it to
screen some fellow who has got into
trouble,3 and got the women to lie to
get him. out of it.
J -Mr. Murphy, who pedalled a mile
in one minute and five seconds on a
Long Island track' the other day, is
not only a scorcher but a sizzer.
MRS. LAURA P. ROTHWELL.
Entered Into Rest Yesterday Morning at
the Advanced Age of Eighty-three
Years The Funeral.
Mrs. Laura P. Rothwell, an esti
mable Christian lady and the oldest
member of the First Presbyterian
Church, died at her residence, No. 109
North Third street, yesterday morning
at the advanced age of 83 years. Mrs.
Rothwell has been in feeble health for
some time, and those acquainted with
her condition knew that it was only a
question of time until she would enter
into rest.
She was the widow of the 'late.
Jonathan Rothwell, who has long
since preceded her to the grave. Only
a few months ago the deceased lady
was called upon to endure the sad
bereavement of the death of her
daughter, Miss Mary C. Rothwell.
A second daughter, Mis3 Henrietta
Rothwell, is now the only surviving
member of theHmmediate family, and
to her goes out the sympathy of .hosts
of friends and acquaintances.
Messrs. W. W. Vick, Alfred W.
Vick and Miss Mary Vick are grand
children 6f the deceased lady. She is
also survived by three nephews and
one niece, Capt. Jno. T. Rankin,
Messrs. R. G. and N. B. Rankin, of
Wilmington, and Mrs? Valeria Sprunt,
of Kenansville. Mrs. Rothwell was
closely related to the Harriss and . Bel
lamy families, among the most promi
nent in Wilmington and Eastern
North Carolina. For a number of
years she was a school teacher of rare
talent in the art of imparting know
ledge to others and by precept and ex ¬
ample she instilled into the minds of
her pupils principles of integrity,
honor and" truth. From the church of
which she has so long beeaa consistent
member, the funeral will be held this
morning at 9 o'clock by Rev. Dr
Hoge and the interment will be at
Oakdale Cemetery ,
: Senora Ray Castillo is a Mexican
woman, who is now a widow for the
seventh time in fifteen years. Her
first husband, died from a fall from
a carriage, the second took poison
by accident, the third was killed in
a mining accident, the fourth shot
himself, the .fifth was killed while
hunting, the sixth met his death by
dropping from a scaffold (he wasn't
hanged) and the seventh was drown
ed. But as there are some more men
left she hopes to drop the widow s
weeds in due time.
CONFERENCE 1AT SOUTHPORT.
A Boston dispatch says that Germany's-object
in buying the Caro
lines was not to oppose the United
States, but to cultivate more inti
mate relations. Wants to become a
nearer neighbor, as it were.
Delegates Given a Trip Oat to Sea On the
Tag Jones.
Special Star Telegram.
HrmTHPORT.1 N. C. June 23. The
Cape Fear Towing and Transportation
Company gave the delegates of the
Methodist District Conference which
has been in session here since Wednes
day, a. delightful trip out to sea this
afternoon on the Alexander-Jones,
The attendance at 'the conference has
not been as large as was expected, but
the sessions have been full of interest,
and the meeting will continue until
Sunday night. .
A Berlin experimenter has con
cocted an artificial coal, composed
of earth and several mineral sub
stances, whichis said to burn beau
tifully and givr great heat. A com
pany has beenrgamzed to exploit
it. , - ' . "
Low Water in Cape Fear.
The steamer .Driver arrived late in
the afternoon yesterday from Fayette--.hiIa.
Cant. Bradshaw, who has suc
ceeded Capt. Irving Robinson as
master of the steamer, reports that the
water is very low in the Cape Fear
and this accounts for his delay of
about eight hours. The Driver will
make a special trip at noon to-dag to
Willis' Creek and will resume her
regular schedule to Fayetteville Mon
day. . .
What should have been a day of
joyousness and Unalloyed pleasure for
the members and friends of St. An
drew's Presbyterian Sunday School
was turned to one of deepest sorrow
on yesterday by the sad drowning of
two.bright and beloved members of
the school 8 picnic excursion to Lake
Waccamaw. They were Master Ed
ward Lilly McLaurin, son of Mr. L.
W. McLaurin and Master John Archi
bald Murphy, the son of Mrs. Sarah
M. Murphy, i x
The unfortunate accident occurred
about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and the news was received here by
telegraph not later than 2.30 o'clock,
so that Mr. L.' jW. McLaurin left on
the 3.45 o'clock train for the Lake in
response to the telegraphic announce
ment of the drowning of his son.
How the Accident Occurred.
The news of the accident spread over
the city rapidly and every one was
anxious to know just how it occurred.
but only the meagre announcement by
telegraph could be obtained. '
The excursion was due"' to arrive in
Wilmington on the return trip at 6
o'clock and many people gathered at
the A. C. L. depot and sadly waited to
hear the details; of the drowning and
look upon the remains, which were to
be brought home on the train.
A member of the Stab staff gath
ered from prominent members of the
excursion that! Masters Edmond Mc
Laurin and John Murphy in company
with two other boys, Masters Emmitt
Crow and DeWitt Schonwald, strolled
away from the section of the lake
shore where the excursionists wer
picnicing to a point near Mr. J. B.
Short's boat-house and went in bath
ing. They were fully 500 yards from
the pavilion completely out of sight
and hearing of any of their friends.
'vThe boys waded out into the lake
and were enjoying a merry bath, when
they got into a hole much beyond
their depth. AH are generally good
swimmers, but in some way McLaurin,
Murphy and Clrow all lost self con
trol. Young be Witt Schonwald noticed
their peril and went fearlessly to their
assistance. AfUr great difficulty he
succeeded in rescuing Emmitt Crow
and dragged him to the shore in an
unconscious condition.
In the meantime the bodies of the
McLaurin and Murphy boys had dis
appeared, besides young Schonwald
was completely exhausted. - He hasti
ly drew on some clothing and rushed
with all possible speed to tell others
of the excursion party (
Hunting For the Bodies.
He met Mr. W- H. Sprunt and sev
eral others to whom he first broke the
sad news. They ran at once to the
scene of the tragedy and began search
for the bodies Among those who
swam in and participated in the search
were S. A. King, T. E.. Hall, Percy
Parksdale, Wfgtrouss, J. P. Gilbert,
Dr. Hawes, of Laurinburg and others.
Both bodies were found on the bottom
of the lake, only a few feet apart and
in abou, eight feet of water.
Dr. Hawes and J. P. Gilbert found the
bodv of McLaurin and Mr. Strauss
that of the Murphy boy. They were
tenderly carried to the shore and
thence to the residence of Miss Fannie
Beers, where everything possible was
done to resuscitate fhem but to no
avail.
For a Physician
There was' no' physician any where
about Lake Waccamaw and Engineer
Thomas Lawtheir boarded his locomo
tive and ran with all possible speed to
whiteville to bring a doctor. He made
the run to Whiteville, 11 miles, in
nine minutes and carried back with
him Dr. N. A. Thompson. However
Dr. Thompson arrived too late to ac
complish the reiiscitation of the bodies.
And the preparations for the sad
journey back to the city with the re
mains were begun, xney were ten
derly placed upon cots in the baggage
car of the excursion train. The train
left Lake Waccamaw for Wil
mington at 5 o'clock arriving
here at 6 o'clock. In the meantime
Mr. James F. Woolvin, the under
taker, was notified to meet the train,
which he did. The remains of Edmund
McLaurin were carried to the McLau
rin residence, on Chesnut street be
tween Fourth and Fjfth streets, and
the remains of John4 Murphy to the
residence of his mother, No. 315 Wal
nut street.
The Bereaved Families.
Both the bereaved families have the
sincerest sympathy in their terrible
loss. Young Edmond LillyMcLaurin,
who was in the 16th iear of his age,
leaves a father, two brothers, Neilland
George, and two sisters, Misses Lilly
Belle and Julia. . Miss Lilly Belle is
visiting friends I at Armour and has
been summoned home by telegraph.
John Archibald Murphy was 15
years old and leaves a widowed
mother and five brothers and five sis
ters. Of the brothers, Mr. Geo. Murphy
clerks at Mr. J. D. Nutt's drug store
and Mr. Moseley Murphy at Mr. Geo.
O. Gay lord's racket store. The others
are Henry and j Masters Garland and
Willie. The sisters f the deceased
are ivirs. junesi xiouus, ui vuutwu,
- Did All They Conld. .
MoCljre and Mr. W. H. Sprunt, a
member of the Stab staff was told
last night that especially valuable as
sistance in the sad emergency was
rendered at the lake by Miss Fannie
Beers and Miss Lizzie Carroll. They
also referred appreciatively to aid
rendered and courtesies extended dur
ing the day by Capt. H. O. McArthur
and Engineer Thomas Lbwther.
Those in charge of the " excursion
regret beyond the' power of words to
express the sad accident. And the
Stab is glad to note that not the leasi
bit of blame is charged to the excur
sion management by any one.
- The Funeral Announcement.
As will be seen from announce
ments in another column the funeral
of .Edumnd McLaurin will be con
ducted from Grace M. E. Church at
5:30 o'clock this afternoon, interment
in Oakdale Cemetery. , And the fu
neral of John Murphy from the resi
dence at li o'clock this. morning, the
interment in Bellevue.
GREAT BALL
GAME.
SAD FUNERALS YESTERDAY.
Maxton Red Shirts Vanquished
by Wilmington After a Des
perate Effort.
A VERY EXCITING IcONTEST.
The Score Was Six to Four A Series of
-Beautiful Plays There Were Few
Errors The Game Witnessed
by a Big Crowd.
DRANK WOOD ALCOHOL.
Well Known Painter Died Yesterday From
'. Effects of Drinking Part of His
Paint Stuffs.
Mr. Henry' Cottle, a well known
painter of the city, who resides on
Eighth between Queen and Wooster
streets, died yesterday afternoon from''
the effects of drinking wood alcohol,
which is largely used in the mixing of
shellac used by painters.
Thursday, he was engaged in paint
ing a new yacht for Mr. W. L. Pars
ley near the Hilton Lumber Com
pany's plant, with an associate painter
and it is thought he drank a quantity
of the alcohol. He returned from his
work Thursday evening apparently
well, but yesterday morning he was
seized with violent vomiting spells,
culminating in his death at 3.30 o'clock
in the afternoon.
Just prior to his death he grew rap
idly worse and medical aid was sum
moned, but before physicians could
reach him he was dead.
He was about 45 years of age and
leaves a wife and six children. 1
Coroner Price was notified of the
extraordinary circumstances attend
ing the death and immediately went
to view the body, diagnosing the case
as above stated. His companions at
work knew nothing of his drinking
the deadly fluid, but neighbors, who
came in just after his death, were in
formed that he died from drinking
alcohol.
WOODARD HORSE-WHIPPINQ.
The Victim Denies the Charges Against
Him Is Now in Washington With
His Lawyers.
The Star's special correspondent
sends the following from Warsaw in
regard to the Woodard affair, under
date of June 23rd:
While stopping over here for a
short while" to-day your correspond
ent had an interview: with Mr. J. F.
Woodard, who was horse-whipped at
Washington, N. C, on yesterday
morning. Mr. Woodard denies the
charges against him, and says he
has been victimized and has paid the
penalty of some other man's misdo
ings. He said he 'did not even speak
to any young lady on the streets dur
ing the day. Mr. Woodard says he
expects to return to Washington, and
seems confident that he will be able to
vindicate himself against the charges.
He says he will seek redress for the in
juries sustained in order to vindicate
his character, and not from any spirit
of spite or resentment. Judge Allen,
ot ttoldsDoro, ana proDawy omer
counsel, will accompany him to Wash
ington when he returns.
Mr. Woodard has received permis
sion from the Mayor of Washington
tn rfttum and defend himself against
the grave charges of which he has
been accused, with full assurance of
protection while in that town.
Woodard Returns to Washington.
A special dispatch to the Stab last
night from Washington, N. C, says:
"Mr. J. F. Woodard arrived in the
city at noon to-day, ' accompanied by
Judge W. R. Allen and H. L. Stevens,
his attorneys, andT. B. Pierce, C. E.
Carroll, W. L. Hill and J. E. John
son, friends from Warsaw. The party
was given a most cordial reception by
the best citizens of the town, and peo
ple fell over each other to shake hands
with Woodard, whom nearly all the
people, and the best people at that, be
lieve innocent. The lawyers for both
sides have been caucassing all the
aveninsr and have just arranged a
meeting of Mr. Woodard and Miss
Burgess. The interview, which is for
the purpose of establishing Wood
ard's innocence, is now taking place."
Corolina Northern Railway.
Capt Joseph H. McRee, who is su
perintending the construction of the
Carolina and Northern railway, now
being built f rom Lumberton, N. C, to
Marion,' S. C, came down to the city
yesterday afternoon to spend Sunday
with his family7. He says that work
is progressing 'rapidly on the new
line. He has about two hundred
hands employed and says that next
week he will employ three hundred
other ' laborers in order that the grad
ing may go on at a . more satisfac
tory pace. Rails for the new
road have already been purchased and
are now awaiting shipment from Nor
folk, Va. The Carolina and Northern
will cross the proposed Ashpole-Hub
connection being built by the A. C. L.,
about five miles west of Hub and some
thing over, nine miles from Lumber
ton. ;
Augustus Meiller, of - Philadelphia,
projector of the line, has rented a resi-
Mifw Era Mnrohv. onerator in the Bell I dence at Lumberton and wiROikely
Telephone Exchange, and Misses Sal- I remove there, temporarily, in a short i
lie, Mary, Jane and Katie. . time.
. - l - - ' ' -
By far the most exciting game of
base ball played in Wilmington this
season and one of the best games ever
played on the Hilton Park diamond
was that yesterday afternoon, when
the Maxton Red Shirts measured
strength with the first team of this city.
The prophecy of Manager A. J. Mc
Kinnon, of Maxton, that if his team
was beaten the patrons would see a
first class game was well fulfilled The
Maxton boys were beaten but they
made it remarkably interesting for the
Wilmington team. In fact for a while
it seemed as though the; Red Shirts
would win. However, the tide was
turned by dint of extra hard playing
on the part of the Wilmington team,
and at the end of the ninth inning the
score stood 6 to 4 in Wilmington's
favor.
The Maxton team and a party of
friends arrived in the city on the 12:15
S. A. L train, and dined at, The Orton.
They went out to Hilton Park diamond
early in the afternoon with the Wil
mington team and practiced ji while
before the game was called.
By 4 o'clock, the time f or the game,
a good crowd had gathered. The ex
cellent new grand stand recently con
structed by Manager Skelding was-well
filled and there were plenty of rooters
and sports standing about the diamond
to cheer on their favorites.
A pleasant company of gentlemen
came with the maxton team among
them were Mr. W. S. McNair, Mr.
M. G. McKinzie, editor of the Scot
tish Chief, of Maxton; Mr. T. O.
Evans, Mr. J. L. Parker and Mr. H.
B. Jennings, of Lumberton ; "Mr. P.
E. Bragg, of Red Springs. 1 These and
many more supporters of the Red
Shirts were in the park and did their
share of the rooting. j
The came was called at ten minutes
past 4 o clock, and it was apparent
from the very start that the game
would be a close one. Not a score
was made on either side1 until the
third inning ien the Red Shirts
made a run. There was not another
score until the seventh inning when
Wilmington scored one and maxton
three. There were many big demon
strations of enthusiasm while this in
ning was being played. I
Sweeney pitched for Wilmington
until this inning when he was suc
ceeded in the box by Watson and
Morton went on first base, j J
. Early in the eighth inning Schutte
scored a home run for Wilmington,
Lambeth having previously made a
home run score for Maxton.
It was also during the eighth inning
that Zellers made a play for Wilming
ton which set the rooters and the
grand setand spectators as well wild
with enthusiasm. Jones was on third
base, Morton on second and Orrell on
first when Zellers went to the bat and
knocked a centre-field bringing two
men, Jones and Morton home adding
two to. the score for Wilmington so
that the score stood 4 and 4. Orrell
was left on third-base and was brought
safe home by the nest man at the bat.
The tide was well turned in favor of
Wilmington, and despite ; the most
desperate effort on the part of the
Maxton boys they could jnot make,
another score. Wilmington scored
one more run in the ninth inning.
-This was by Jackson bringing the
score up to 6 for Wilmington to 4 for
Maxton.
Of the visiting team too much can
not be said in praise of their playing.
They certainly fooled the Wilmington
boys, badly and brought out every bit
of the metal and playing!' poweress
they possessed, when they had in re
alitv anticipated an easy victory.
. The work of Lambeth as third base-
WW 1 4a t Ji .
man was sunero. to nun; is aue me
Young McLaurin and Murphy, Who Were
Drowned in Lake Waccamaw,
Laid to Rest.
i
The saddest funerals that Wilming
ton has witnessed for years were those
of young John Archibald Murphy and
Edmund Lilly. McLaurin, the- two
boys who were the victims of the hor
rible drowning accident at Lake Wac
camaw on the occasion of the St. An
drew's Presbyterian Sunday School
excursion Wednesday. Both f uuerals
were largely attended and the expres
sions of regret at their sad and untime
ly death were many.
- The funeral of young Murphy was
impressively held at 11 o'clock yes
terday morning from the residence,
315 Walnut street, Rev. A. D. Mc
Clure, pastor of St. Andrew's Church
officiating. The interment was at
Bellevue cemetery, the pall-bearers
being Messrs. EL T. Wade, John D.
Burkheimer. Linwood Latta and J. E.
HalL
The funeral services of young Ed
mund McLaurin were impressively
and very appropriately conducted
from Grace M. E. Church by Rey. A.
P. Tyre, assisted! by Rey. A. D. Mc
Clure, in the I afternoon at 5.30
o'clock. The interment was at Oak
dale cemetery. jThe following gen
tlemen were the pall-bearers : Messrs.
Thomas Orrell, W. C. Green, Thomas
Lewis, Arthur ; Whitney, Arthur
Schulken and Tom Gause.
Many beautiful floral tributes were
laid upon the graves by loving hands
as a last sad mark of respect to the
unfortunate boys, whose sad demise
was the subject of many an expression
of sympathy from almost every per
son who heard the distressing news of
their death day before yesterday.
The absent members of both fam
ilies, who were i summoned by tele
gram Wednesday, arrived yesterday
and were present at the funerals.
Woodward Roughly Handled at "
Washington, N. C.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Raligh7N. C, June 22. A special
to the News and Observer from Wash
ington, N. C, says: . ".. .
This morning, just before the morn
ing train left for Parmele, a consider
able commotion occurred m the neigh
borhood of .the depot, caused by the
horse whipping of J. F.. Woodward,
who has been in this city buying and
soliciting shipments of potatoes to
G. M. Snyder & Co., of New
York city. The facts in the
case - that culminated in the
whipping are about as follows: On
yesterday a young, lady of this city
was passing down the street, when
she was overtaken by Woodward,
who made repeated improper proposals
to her. On the young lady arriving
at home she reported the facts to her
family. This morning, oh its being
learned that Woodward would leave
on the train, a party of gentlemen re
paired to the depot,: armed witha
couple of whips, and proceeded to ad
minister the horse-whipping, after
which he was ordered?td board
train and never return. .
REV. DAVID JlORELLE.
the
Attempted Suicide by Turning On Gas In
His Apartments in New York City
Condition Serious.
By Telegraph to the Herning Star.
New York, June 23. Rev. David
Morelle, an Episcopalian clergyman, "
formerly of Wilmington, N. C., at
tempted suicide by turning on six jets
of gas in his apartments on West End -avenue
in this city to day. All the "
furniture in the apartments was re
moved several days ago. Mrs. Morelle, -the
clergyman's wife, left the house
about the same time and did. not re
turn. The care-taker in the house says
that Mrs. Morelle left in company with
a young doctor, with whom she had .
been seen a number of times. Mr.
Morelle is 71 years old. He is crippled
in the lower part of his right leg. Mrs.
Morelle is 38 years old.
.From letters found in Mr. Morelle's
room it is thought be was formerly
connected with preparatory schools for
West Point and Annapolis. A letter
addressed to Captain Martin, U. F. R.
C. S., of Detroit, Mich., apparently
written by the clergyman, was found "
in his room. Mr. Morelle was taken to
Roosevelt hospital His condition is
serious.
STONE OF MISSOURI.
MARRIED ATSHALLOTTE.
The Acting Chairman of the Democratic
National Committee Takes Sharp
Issue With Bryan.
Miss Eineda Stone: Wedded to Mr. Thos.
R. Bryant, of -fiayboro.
On Wednesday afternoon at Shal-
lotte, N. U., there was a pretty wedc.
ding service which united in this bonds
of matrimony two -highly esteemed
young people. Miss Eineda Stoneof
Shallotte and Mr. Thos R. Bryant 6f
Bayboro, S. C. The marriage was at
3 o'clock in the afternoon in the resi
dence of the bride's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Stone. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Mr. Wiggings.
The Stone home was prettily decora
ted. Miss Victoria. Stone, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor and Mr. W.
L. Bryant, brother of the groom, best
man.
The bride was. attired in a lovely
costume of white organdie over pink
silk and carried pink and white carna
tions, j
A delightful reception was held at
the home of the bride's parents. Fully
one hundred and fifty people were in
attendance. The popularity and high
esteem in which the bride and groom
are held was forcibly attested by the
numerous and costly presents.
The bride is a sister of Messrs B. O.
and R. R. Stone and Mrs. W. A.
Ruark of this city.
The Washington Horse-Whipping.
The Stab's press dispatches yester
day contained an account of the horse
whipping of Mr. J. F. Woodward ' at
Washington, N. C, on Wednesday.
A correspondent of the Star writing
from Warsaw, N. C, says that Mr.
Woodward, who is a native of that
town, has been the victim of a mis
taken identity; .in fact, those who
know him are confident that he is in
nocent of the charge preferred. Mr.
Woodward states that he had no
chance to vindicate himself before he
was pounced upon by the furious citi
zens and treated in a most inhuman
manner, lie was tnrown aown, tied
with a strong rope and whipped with
out opportunity of opening his mouth
in explaining that he was the wrong
man. The star si correspondent states.
By telegraph to the Morning star.
Chicago, June 24. The Tribune
to-morrow will say:
"Ex-Governor Stone, of Missouri. .
acting chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, took shap issue
to-day with William J.- Bryan and
other leadears or ms party.- w Hue
not committing himself as to whether
this country should own and govern
the Philippine islands, he declar
ed strongly against the anti- ex
pansion plea, lie asserted tnat
after Dewey hauled down the Spanish
colors at Manila there was' nothing
left for patriotic Americans to do but
to sustain the government in its at
tempt to settle the questions there
arising, without unusuallycriticisingtits '
course, and concluded with an argu
ment in favor of doing everything
possible toward increasing the Amerir
can merchant marine, even to the ex,
tent of subsidy by the government
where necessary. I
. THE LATE H. B. PLANT.
Funeral Services in New York Monday.
Interment at Branford, Conn.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
New York, June 24. The funeral
services of the late Henry B. Plant,
the founder of the Plant system of
railroads, will be held in his late home
on Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Dr.
George Smythe, of East Orange, will
officiate. The body will be taken to
Branford, Conn., Mr. Plant's birth
place, soon after 10 o'clock on Tuesday
morning and the interment win oe in
the family plot at that place.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Goldsboro Argus: The death of
Miss Annie Hosea occurred Thursday
at her home in PikevilleT Farmers
are complaining of serious damage to
corn crops on account -of the insects
that seem determined to eat up every
thing. '
Wilson Times: Mr. Silas Lucas
tells us that on his return trip last
week from Medora, which is about half
way from Rocky Mount to Tarbsro
that the crops along the whole road
were as fine as he ever saw. They
seem to be generally free from grass
and growing nicely.
Favetteville Observer: Mr. Al
len, the tobacco culturist, was in the
credit for three of the four scores made that Mr. Woodward and a number of I city yesterday and says that Cumber
i Tfv.A Qv,;,.fa VJa ,a o fowWn 4n 1 , u i ttt i4. I land's tobacco crop promises to be as
by the Red Shirts. He is a favorite in
Wilmington, having played with our
boys last season. 1
T. W. Brake also did some fine work
aspitcherr puzzling the Wilmington
batters no little with his peculiar
curves. 1
R. C. Brake as catch. Allison as left
field, and Spencer as second base also
did good work, wnicn deserves special
mention, and Cagle, Norment, Smith
and Currie did a good part in putting
up a great game. ' v I' .
The Wilmington boys all ! did their
best, and this means that they played
first class ball. The line up was as
follows :
Red Shirts (
Brake.T. W..
Brake, R. C.
Allison
Currie
Spencer.
Lambeth
Smith...
Cagle. .
I
Position. Wilmington.
. . .p. .Sweeney, Watson
...If..
..lb..
. . .2b.
...3b.
...rf.
. . .S3. .
The following is
nings:
1 2 3 4
AJO1.LC.X0
...... j Jones
.Watson, Morton
... ... J. .Jackson
i... Schutte
i..Genaust
. ....Orrell
the score by in-
7 8 9
his friends would leave Warsaw last
night for Washington to see to it that
the rashness of the crowd would be
punished in a sufficient manner.
Will Locate Here, j
A member of the Star staff had the
pleasure of meeting Mr. Paul M.1 Tay
lor, of Norfolk, yesterday. Mr. Taylor
is here with a view to opening a first
class photograph gallery in this city.
He brings with him high testimonials
as to his character and ability as an
expert in the photographer's art. He
has for several years been associated
with Mr. J. H. Faber, a photographer
of high standing in Norfolk.
Mr. Taylor says that he is highly
pleased with Wilmington, and is cer
tain that it is only a matter of a lew
days when hewill close a contract for
a gallery to'be fitted up in the central
portion of the city. '
Maxton.O 0 1 06 3 0 04
WUV...0 0 0 Q 0 0 1 4 16
General scored base hits, Orrell,
Zellers, Watson for Wilmington;
home runs, Schutte .and I Lambeth;
double plays, Schutte to Jackson to
Watson; base on Dans, oweeney. a,
Brake, 2;struch out, by Sweeney 4,
Watson X and Brake 7; errors, Wil
mington 3, Morton 6 ; base hits, Wil
mington 4, Maxton 6.
The Maxton bovs had intended to
down to Seashore Hotel on Wrights-
vflle beach to spend the might but
missed the train so that they are guests
at The Orton. instead. i
An effort was made to arrange for a
game to morrow but it was not pos
sible for some of Wilmington's best
players to leaye their work to enter
the game. It is hoped, however, that
a game and, better stiR, or series of
games will be arranged later in the
season. ".. : .v.
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MOTHER'S
rmrun )
i iuliw (the ex
ternal linimentx
is a true safe
guard for expect
ant mothers. II
helps them thro
the early stagei
without morning
sickness, and ai
the critical hour approaches it relaxei
and relieves the overstrained muscles.
Labor is shortened and robbed of nearlj
all pain. Safe delivery is assured, and
the danger of rising or swelled breast!
entirely avoided. Quick recovery and
strong offspring are certain.
Druggists sell it for $1 a bottle.
Send for ou free illustrated
book on the subject.
XHZ BSADJTELD KIGDXATOB CO., Atlanta, Gt
land's tobacco crop promises to be as
cmrtd or finer than anv in the State.
He says that there is no reason why
1,000,000 pounds should not be mar
keted here this season from Cumber
land and parts of the adjacent counties.
Weldon News: W. H. Graf
flin, of Baltimore, sold, a few days ajo,
the pine timber on his 1,048 acres of
land, in . the lower part of Halifax
county, to the Greenleaf. Johnston
Company, for $23,500. This sale in
cludes all pine trees measuring twelve
inches at the stump and is considered
one of the greatest sales of timber,
yet -made in this county. This and
other recent sales of timber show how
how very scarce "good lumber is get
ting in this section, and at the rate the
big lumber companies are now getting
lumber in Halifan and Northampton
counties it is only a short time when
there will be left little or no timber
in this community.
Raleigh 'News and Observer:
Dr. J. R. Fleming died at his home in
Dunn Thursday morning in the 62nd
year of his age. He had been in fail
ing health for several months and
the end was not Altogther unlooked.
for. Capt. S. E. Allen, wholer
sale and retail merchant, and one of
Winston's prominent and useful citi
zens, died suddenly Tuesday morning
of paralysis of the heart, aged 54 years.
The new gas company here pro
poses to very materially decrease the
J i rice of gas to consumers, " both for
ighting and" heating purposes: It is
their intention to put in a large water
plant and the latest improved machin-' -for
I makincr water gas. The
present plant is a very fine one, but it
can only j make gas from coal, which is
expensive. With the increase in capi
tal proposed and the improvement in
machinery and methods contemplated,
gas that is now sold at $1.50 can be sup
plied at 75 cents, it is said.
Poet -"All I-need is an open- "
ing, sir," Editor MWell, what's the
matter with the one you just came
through "Tit'Bit&. ; '