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J .1 NELSONMILES; P 3 "IT I ft'TT v A A V I - -rususxso at-'- wilmingtm; Y '4.-,- i KeiarniBf io wsEioioa iroin nia vuir t -4 . I i : csBicrBvaTUiiaa--isis:oi $1.00 A YEAR. IN ADVANCE. 88888888888888888 J 88888888888818888 ! 9 i II! 888888i88l888lffl SSSSSSSSSS$8 888888S88S8888888 8888eS822838S8888 3S883SS888S8888S8 S3 14 U 8r 3s S 1 - f.V ' - tii '33335888 SUBSCRIPTION p . ICE. P of th W Jy Star ii m IHIM I W " 8 month " ................. . SO . 80 WHICH 13 BITTER t v C The Kepublican organs - bl the North are beginning to recognize the inevitable, as regards qualified ' suffrage in the South, but they are not n ow excited over it ; as they would have been a few years ago. There are reasons for this which may interest the negro as well as the white man. As an evidence that they , recognize the inevitable; we clip the following editorial from the Philadelphia Press, which is re cognized as one of the leading Repub lican organs of the country and to some extent an organ of the admin istration, on account of the close relations between the President and its editor-in-chief, IChas. Emory Smith. - ' "The year 1901 is certain to see two new Constitutions framed and pro bably in' force in Southern States. The3e States are Alabama and Vir ginia. In the latter State it was de cided at a special election held last May to call a convention for the revision of the Constitution and the election of delegates will soon occur. In the former State the Legislature has just passed a resolution calling a constitu tional convention and fixing upon April 23, next, as the date for electing de egates and upon May 21, following, as the time for the convention to meet. "The chief object in holding these conventions and in framing new Con stitutions is to devise some method by which a legal coloring may be given to tbe disfranchisement of the colored voters. This disfranchisement is al ready accomplished in Alabama -by ballot box stuffing and tally sheet forging, and in Virginia by the help of an t lection law as vicious as the notorious Qoebel law of Kentucky. Ii is pretty well understood by what means tbe desired object will be reached. In order to take the ballot away from tbe colored man but to dis franchise no white man a strict educa cational and property qualification for the suffrage will be established, and at the same time some exceptions ap plying to white men only will be ad ded This will accomplish the same .purpose under the shadow of the law which is now gained by cheating at the polls. "Four States in the South have al ready adopted such Constitutions. They are Louisiana, MitsisBippi, North Carolina and South Carolina. The addition of Alabama and Virginia will make six States in the South in which suffrage restrictions have been adopted. A constitutional amendment has been introduced into the Georgia Legisla . ture with the same object in view and the propriety of framing similar suf frage restrictions fa being discussed by Maryland Democrats. Within a few years, as things are now drifting, every Southern State will have disfranchised the colored voter under the forms of the law." Th"s is a recognition of the inevit able, and a virtual confession that they can't do anythirrgS&bout it, if they were disposed to do anything. Some years ago when the Republican party, was not as firmly entrenched in power as it now is the leaders and their organs attached some import ance to the negro yote of the South but with the success they have met . with in the Southern States and the hopelessness of capturing any of the . Southern States with the negro vote they have lost interest in it although they pretend to believe disfranchis ing negroes a 'great ontrage. - Rut this editorial from the Press suggests some inquiries. Asserting that the object of these election laws .is to deprive the negroes of the ballot "under color of law." it adds "this is already accomplished" by ballot stuffing, intimidation, false counts, tc Without, for the present, ques tioning the truth of this asser tion, and even conceding it to be true, what difierence 'does it make as far as the negro voter is concerned whether there is quali fied suffrage or not, as long as his vote doesn't count ? And if this be bo, isn't it better all 'round that this vote be regulated by law than that it should be done by lawlessness, dis , honesty, and sometimes . by dtber methods r Being six ' one way.-fcnd half a dozer, the other, according to ' the Press, wouldn't it be better that the law come in and take the place of dishonesty and trickery ? Assum , ' ing that dishonesty, trickery, &c, are now, or have been, resorted to to suppress the negro vote, wouldn't .it be better to relegate all that and have something understood about the negro vote, what negroes could vote and iwhat negroes could not? This wonld at least give ns quiet, peaceable elections, without causing collisions over disputed votes. Isn' this worth something when it is ac eompushed by law ? According to tne Republican organs, negro vot ing even, when they ; are allowed to vote, is a mere formality, or, as VOL. XXXII. Borne of them assert, a grotesque burlesque, and if so, why isn't it bet ter to dispense with the burlesque and let the voting, be done decently and in accordance with law, although the law may not be fully acceptable to the alleged friends of the negroes, who are not half as much interested in the ballot as these alleged friends pretend to be? I The fact is there isn't one negro in six now who cares a continental about the ballot unless they are whooped up, and some inducement offered to get then! to the polls. If they cared much for it the little matter of a poll tax,' &c, wouldn't keep them away from the polls as it does thousands of them in Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee, where they got rid of the negro , vote years ago with a simple poll tax provision, which is the case also in Georgia, and ought to be in every State, to apply to both white and black. - The Press is right in the opinion, that qualified suffrage laws will be .adopted in all the Southern States where they have not already been adopted. The Southern States have after long experience and mature deliberation, but without any malice towards the negro, come to the con clusion that restricted suffrage is one of the first steps towards the solution of the race-problem, and it is generally conceded by impartial observers that where it has been established it is a good thing for the black man and the white man, a con clusion that the whole country will settle down to when the system has had a fair Jrial and the result is passeoTupon without partisan bias or prejudice. If the Southern States had waited until they got the consent of the si eged friends of the negroes there never would be any successful move ment in that direction and we would go right on in the old unsatisfactory way, settling nothing, and ' accom plishing by questionable methods what is now accomplished by law, aw which would doubtless have been much sooner resorted to in the North than in the South, if they had in proportion to population hall as many negroes up there as we have in the South. But the Press does not statethe case truthfully in its conclusion when it says "Within a few years, as things are now drifting, every Southern State will have disfran chised the colored voter under the forms of law." This is not true. There is not one of the Southern States which will "disfranchise the colored voter," but only that number of colored voters who cannot meet the requirements of the laws, which are easily complied with by the aver age negro who desires to vote. GOT THEMSELVES BADLY MIXED The Constitution of the United States is not a very voluminous document,' but it seems to be a mystery that some of our statesmen cannot solve, for when it comes to discussing it they are as much at sea as to its scope as if it had been written in the mystic characters found by explorers in some of the ruins of prehistoric cities, which so puzzle the archaeologists. The trouble with some of them is tnat tney want to maKe it an elastic instrument that they can stretch or contract to suit emergen cies and enable them to do under cover of it whatever they want to do, an instrument of limited powers in one direction and of unlimited or despotic powers in another, and that's why they get themselves so badly mixed up, an illustration of which we have in the contention as to the constitutional powers of Con gress as they apply to our new ac quisitions, a question to which they gave no thought when they started out in the game of grab. As showing the contradictory and per plexing attitude in which these contentions place them, we quote the following editorial from the New York Sordid, a non-partisan journal: "A correspondent whose letter we Dubli8hed yesterday cited the thir teenth amendment, which declares that 'neither slaverynor involuntary servitude shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction.' and said: This does awav with vour anrumeaC that should the Supreme Court decile ' in favor of the administration's policy, Congress could recognize slavery in our new Dossesaions.' "OtherThavei taken the same view as our correspondent They lay stress on the closing words of tbe thirteenth amendment, 'or other place within their jurisdiction.' This, it is argued. ian only mean the national domain oiftsido of the States that is, the Territories and insular po sesions. "The fatal objection to that theory is that the very cornerstone of - the gov ernment's contention is that tne tbe .restitution does not apply to the Ter ritories or other possessions beyond th States until it is expressly ex tjknA tn them bv Concress. This con tention must affect every part of the constitution as directly and as forcibly . it rinAs the whole. How can it be claimed that the constitution doea not apply to the Territories or new posses sions, and in the next f that one of its amendments has full force there? How ( ha nixranrl that the POWOr Of Congress is absolute beyond the States krmna not limited by the constitu tion, and at the same time contend that it im nnt Absolute because restricted? "Under a volley of pointed questions from a surprised Bencn Attorney uen eral Griggs made the sweeping admis sions that Congress was free to abolish personal righto in the Territory and new possesions or set up a despotic government. It is not apparent how on his reasoning he could have denied to , Congress the power to recognize slavery." - .; To be consistent in the conten tion that the constitution does not "follow the flag," they must deny thatit is operative in our contiguous territory, which may be ruled at the whim of Congress, without anv re gard to constitutional limitations, a dictum unthought of. or unheard of until now, when in their extremity the expansionists must put the peo ple of the contiguous territories on precisely the same footing as the island . possessions ' . acquired from Spain-.If they were to attempt to carry out in practice that conten- uon wnac a racxet it would raise m this country. . , ' . . .. But .-the., fact Ms they regard the constitution as a mere document of convenience under their interpreta tion of which they pretend to find justification for the arbitrary acts they commit, and for thevplain re quirements that they ignore. A lynching party in Mississippi recently lynched the wrong man. Bloodhounds ran him down and the lynchers promptly strung him up. Afterwards they discovered that it was the wrong man, who happened to bear the same name as the fellow they wanted. . The only excuse the dogs had for their blunder was the similarity of names. But even in cases like that dogs are liable to err, and put people who are on a hanging intent to a good deal of exercise for nothing. A New York blond who thought chesnut hair would suit her style better called on the drug shop man, got some of his magic hair trans former, put it on and soon found herself possessed of a peerless suit of green hair, which, for midwinter, was somewhat out of season. This made her green with rage, and now she wants $5,000 damages out of that poor hair renovater. The sultan of Turkey is in a prickle.- If he wraps up that $90,000 claim of Uncle Sam in that cruiser ordered from the Cramps, Germany will insist on his paying the Krupps their back dues, England will pre sent her bill, and Russia will pop a $45,000,000 claim at him. It will take a good many cruisers to coyer all of these. A port Jervis, N. Y., man got himself into trouble because he sold his wife to Mose Storm for ten cents, Mose taking a receipt for the money, and then took her back and refused to refund the cash. When Mose found himself done out of his ac quired woman and ten cents he stormed and made it lively for the other fellow. A Milford, Mass., boy was so fond of tramp life that he went oS and left property worth $10,000 to look after itself. He tramped for five years and then died in an almshouse, after a few day's sickness. His sis ter; who knew nothing of his where abouts until the announcement of his death, will get his property. Some men never get the hang of taking disappointment resignedly. John Kollman, of St. Louis, didn't, for when he failed to stand an ex amination for the priesthood he re tired to the basement of the church and hanged himself. According to a Faterson, N. J., justice cats are entitled to the free' dom of that city and to vocalize without interference, for he fined a citizen $5 for killing one which dis J;urbed his slumbers by an impromptu serenade. ' A contemporary asks the conun drum, "Is the Anglo-Saxon Fit to Bule?" Whether he is fit to rule himself or not the. Anglo-Saxon is fully impressed with the belief that he is fit to rule all the balance of mankind. The Duke of Manchester is no slouch when it comes to getting out side of beef. He is such an expert at that that it is said he can Stow away three pounds of steak at a sit- tingk Kentucky had a regular old pop ping time Christmas. There were thirty killings reported from that State and all the precincts haven't been heard from yet. All of Asiaias only 30,000 miles of rail way, including the Trans-Sibe rian With the exception of the Jans thev don't take much to rail- ways over there. i London continues to expand and to fill up. It is estimated that the next census will show a population of 6,500,000. ' Alamance Gleaner: The will of the late Charles T. Holt was admin istered to probate last week.- His es tate is estimated to be worth about 1188,000. He had $71,000 life Insur ance. : r ' ., .WHiMINGTON N. 0. FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1901. RENDERING WORKS. Plant to Be Established Near Soutfaport for Manufacture of Fish Products. : A JOINT STOCK COMPANY. Interesting Local and Northern Capital Is in Process of Formation Abont i Forty Thousand Dollars Will Be Invested in tbe Works. Capt. J. P. Bussells, manager for then Atlantic Construction Company, of TJew York, and Mr. B. H. Milligan, of Cresfield, Md., superintendent for the same concern, have been in the city since Thursday, looking! into , the ad visability of establishing on a large scale in this section a rendering plant for the manufacture of oil and scrap fur fertilizers from the Manhadeaor fat bick" variety oTfisb, which species of i he fiu ii y tribe are caught in large quantities off this coast at certain sea sons of tbe year. Iu a hurried interview with a Stab representative last night Mr. Milligan stated that it had been decided to lo cie a plant on Price' Creek, about U o miles from Southport, and that the contract had been let for a part of the lumber for the Construction of the necessary buildings. A stock company has been organized, composed of gen tlemen from the North - and several frojfj Southport, and the promoters hope to have the works in successful operation by the 1st of March, the opening of the "fat back" season in these waters. The amount of capi tal involved will be about $10,000 and the enterprise will give employment to about sixty men at the works and a like number of fishermen and others aboard the two boats - which will be used in the service. Under the same general management several similar works are in successful operation on the Chesapeake Bay, but lhe com pany which will operate at Southport will be duly incorporated under the laws of North Carolina as a home en terprise. The manufacture of fish products along the lines contemplated by the new company has been undertaken in Wilmington in past years with vary ing success and several smaller Indus triesof like character are now being carried on at Beaufort, N. C, and. perhaps, at other points on the North Carolina coast, but the enterprise con templated by the company now in process of formation here will be on a much more extended scale and will contribute greatly to the industrial development of the lower Cape Fear coast. Two wtftftmp.ra with a capacity of from 250 to S0C tons have been securei for the fishing department of the new enterprise and these are now under going repairs on the Chesapeake pre paratory to being brought here. They are the Clara Ellen and the Atlantic and Capt. Bu.sells will leave this morning to bring the first named to Wilmington at once to assist in the work of transporting material for the construction, etc By reason of the supply of fish on the Chesapeake, operation of the works there is restricted to six months in the year and the difference in season in favor of these waters was one of the valuable considerations in' the decision of the promoters of the enterprise to establish a plant here. The fishing off this coast is good un der ordinary conditions from Sept. 1st until Christmas and then again from March until June. Mr. Milligan, with whom the re porter talked, did not make any "loud" claims for his concern and ap peared rather retiring regarding the magnitude of the undertaking, but it is safe to assert that the establishment of the rendering works in this section will mean much to Wilmington and to Southport. Mr. Milligan will re main in the city until Monday and is a guest with Capt Bussells at The Orton. Marriase of Mr. J. D. Csnsey, Jr. The Suffolk correspondent of the Norfolk Landmark of yesterday con tains a very pretty account of the 'marriage at the residence of the bride's mother, Suffolk College, of Miss Margu erite W. Crump to Mr, J. O. Causey Jr. of Causey, S. C, a young man who is quite well and favorably known in Wilmington. The ceremony -was per formed by Rev. J. B. Dunn accord ing to the beautiful Episcopal service and the attendants were Capt. C. H. Causey, best man ; J udge W. J. Kilby, bride's escort; Messrs. Sidney Ellis and Bradford Kilby, ushers, and Miss Florence Harvey, organist. The marriage took place in the study hall of the college which was elaborately decorated for. the event The bride And grodm left immediately ' for a tour to New York and Washington, after which they will reside at Causey in Horry county, S. C, where Mr. Causey is engaged in the lumber business. Rice Mill Pryperty Sold. The sale of the Wilmington plant of the National Rice Milling Company on Chesnut street to Mr. Adolph Oet tinger, of New York, for $10,000. cash andlother considerations of the value of $15,000, was consummated yesterday through George Rountree, Esq., counsel for the vendor. While the deed is made out to Mr. Oettinger, it is learned that Mr. H. Weill, of Golds boro, is back of the sale. The mill will in the future be conducted by the same, management as . mat one at Goldsboro, but itis given out that there will be no removal of the plant from Wilmington. - ; - LOCAL DOTS. - Mr. H. C. McCallum, a former citizen of, Clark ton but for the past thirteen years' engaged in the turpen tine business in Florida, was here yes terday, on his return, after spending the holidays at his old home. ' - ' ; Mr. Charles E. McMillen has been elected second, vice president and Mr. H. E. Bonitz, a member of the executive committee of tbe Southeast ern Architectural League which was formed in Charlotte Thursday after noon. The Goldsboro Argus of the 28th inst, says: "Capt J. W. Lamb returned from Seven Springs lastnight. He takes his heavy loss very calmly, and is uncertain as yet whether he will rebuild his stables or not. His loss above insurance will aggregate $2,000."; Dr. E. P. Porter, a North Car olina boy, who has won distinction in his professional studies in -the North and who now has a responsible posi tion in St John's Hospital, Brooklyn, is spending the holidays with his father. Dr. E. Porter, at Rocky Point. Mr. Eugene S. Martin, of this city, has been chosen to represent the louges ot me state at tne xuuin anni versary of Hiram Lodge No. 40, A. F. and A. M. at Raleigh, Tuesday even ing, Jan. 8th, upon the occasion of the meeting of theGraod Lodge of Masons in that city. Printed copies of the report of the committee appointed by the Cham ber or Commerce to consider the Cul- lom bill now pending before Congress, were yesterday received by the secre tary of the Chamber and are being mailed to North Carolina's representa tives in the National Congress. Governor-elect Aycock, of North Carolina, and Mr. Warren G. Elliott of this city, are among the list of distinguished people invited to a banquet to be given by the South At lantic Insurance Company to its agents at the Hotel Jefferson, Richmond, on the evening of January 8th. The Stab sanctum was bright ened yesterday by a most agreeable visit from Mrs. W. F. Williams, of Portsmouth, and her daughter, Mrs. Alma Gattis, of Gpldsboro. who had come down to spend the day calling on old friends. ' Mrs. Williams while a resident o! Wilmington, did-some ad mirable work in special reporting for the Stab. She would prove a valua ble acquisition to the staff of any daily newspaper. FIRE AT GOLDSBORO. Mr. J W.Lamb's Livery Stsble Totslly Destroyed Two Horses Burned ews was received in the city. yes-. terday evening of the loss by fire of Mr. J. Wash Lamb's livery stable at Goldsboro. The fire started about 2:30 o'clock P. M. yesterday.' and in a short while the entire stable was con sumed. Two horses, buggies, harness, feed, etc., were burned in the building. The fire spread to several adjoining frame houses which were occupied by negroes. The origin of the fire could not be. ascertained last night Mr. Lamb carried insurance on nis prop erty, but the exact loss could not be determined. Mr. Lamb has many friends in Wil mington who will regret to learn of his misfortune and will sympathize with him thoroughly. WADESB0R0 MERCHANT KILLED. Shot by a Youth of Richmond County With Whom He Quarrelled. Special Star Telegram. Wadesboeo, N. C, Dec. 27. Mr. John M. Murray, a merchant of this place, was shot twice yesterday after noon by Pearl Cagle, a 17-year-old youth of Richmond county, and died from his wounds at noon to day. The shooting was done with a 88 calibre pistol, one ball penetrating the ' abdo men, the other the groin, ranging downward. Murray and Cagle be came involved in a quarrel early in the afternoon. Cagle left, bought cartridges, returned and renewed the quarrel without apparent justification. The pistol was discharged twice in quick succession with results as men tioned. Cagle was arrested as also was B. R. Bittle, who is charged with being an accessory. Maxlon is Prosperous. Mr. J. W. Carter, one of the lead ing merchants of Maxton, la in the city. "Jack," as he is universally known among his friends, talks en tertainingly about Maxton and its prospects. The bank recently estab lished, the Electric Light Company, the Telephone Exchange and other enterprises are all doing well and the people of the town and surrounding country are in better financial condi tio n than they have been for many years, Mr. Carter says Msjor Ed. MacRae will retire from the hotel business January 1st and that Mr. Walter S. McNair, who recently bought tbe McCaskill House, has re modelled and fitted it out in first-class style. Under Mr. McN air's manage ment it has quickly won the reputa tion of being one of the best hotels in the State. North Carollaa Inventions. Messrs. Davis & - Davis, patent at torneys, of Washington, report the grant this week of the following U. S. patents to residents of this State: No; 664,507 Pump, William F. Singer, Raleigh ; assignor to the Auto matic Ice Company, same place. No.; 664,508 Scaffold, Walter P. Smith & Allen Tennison, Salisbury. NoJ34,523-TpieJpunchjtfreorgewO. Answorth, Wilmington. r ' f: ,v MR. JOS. , W, TAYLOR DEAD. Former Wilmlngtonlan Died Last Evening at Hahirs, 0a. Remains Will Be Interred Here. x Friends and relatives in the city last night received telegraphic news of the death of Mr. Jas. W. Taylor, formerly a resident of Wilmington but late of Hahira, Ga, which occurred last night at his home at 7:30 o'clock after a fingering illness as the result of a kidney trouble for which he had an operation performed in Atlanta some time ago. Mr. Taylor was engaged here for years in the lumber business as a mem ber of the firmer of Colville & Taylor and was later in the - livery business. He removed some seven or eight years ago to Hahira and has since resided there. He is survived by six daughters one whom is Mrs. A. S. Holden, of this city. The others are Mrs. W. H. Newell, of Norfolk, Va.; Mrs. J. Mc- Eachern, of Jacksonville, Fla. Mrs. J. F. Jones, of Newson, Va. ; Mrs. J. F. Owens, of Hahirs, Ga., and Mrs. J. J. Clemmons, now of Florence but late of Wilmington. A son, Mr. Robert Taylor, died several years ago at Ha hira and his remains were brought here for interment. Transfers of Real Estate. The deed conveying the property on Second and Chesnut streets, which was recently bought by Capt J. H. Hanby for $4,350, was entered for record at the Court House yesterday. Mary McL Harriss, of Fayette- ville, toNi F. Parker, of this city, property 165xfifi feet rn Dawson street . between Second and Third; considera tion $175. A. G. Ricaud and wife, of New York, to Mrs. Ellen Kure, property 66x50 feet on Fourth between Nun and Church streets; consideration, $750. Capt. Kelly Dead. The Fayetteville Observer of yester day announces the death at his home in Florence. S C, of Capt J. E. Kelly, who is very favorably known here as one of the road masters for many years of the Atlantic Coast Line. The remains were sent to his old home at Petersburg Va., yesterday for in terment. Deceased was 64 years of age and leaves feix children. Sedgeley Hall Property Sold. By virtue of a decree of the Janu ary term of the New Hanover Superi or Court Herbert McClammy, Esq., receiver, yesterday sold at public auction the Sedgeley Hall Club prop erty on Carolina Beach. The prop erty was bid in by Mr, Andrew Smith for 41,000, the sale being, of course, subject to confirmation of the court PRETTY CHRISTMAS WEDDING Miss Georgia Merrltt Became the Beauti ful Bride of Mr. S. Milton Dupree on Wednesday Evening. Special Star Correspondence. Rose Hill, N. C, December 28. Miss Georgia Merritt and Mr. S. Milton Dupree were married at "Glendale," near Rose Hill, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Merritt Wednesday evening, Decem ber 26th. At the appointed hour Mr. Joe Merritt Jr., of Raleigh, a brother of the bride, ushered the bridal party into the parlor, where about hfty friends were assembled. The attendants, Miss Lilly Gilliam, of Raleigh, with Mr. Robert W. Mer ritt of Hartsvule, S. U., a brother of the bride, and Miss Belle Sawyer, of Charlotte. N. C, maid of honor, with Mr. Edward Dupree, of Newborn, best man, took their places under a bower of evergreen, from which a wedding bell of holly and mistletoe was bus penaea. s oiiowiae came we oriuo. i tti ii . t l ; J who was very prettily attired in a -eown of accordeon plaited mousseline, with the groom in evening aress, wno stood under the bell, where Key. A. J Taylor, assisted by Rev. L. E. Wells, nenormea me ceremony in u un usually impressive style. 'Afterward, the guests were invitea into the dining room where a sump tions supper was served in a most hos pitable manner. Holly, mistletoe, calla lillies and . white ribbon were tastefully blended and made beautiful decoration in parlor . and dining room. The voune lady's attendants were attired in white organdie and thegen tlemeninfull dress. The handsome array of presents was evidence of the popularity of the bride. On the morning train the bridal couple left for the home of the groom's parents near Raleigh. After January the first they will be at Durham, where they will be glad to receive their many mends. CHIEF JUSTICE FAIRCLOTH Died Suddenly at His Home in Goldsboro, N. C , Last Night A Prominent Republican. Bv Telegraph to tbe Morning star. . Goldsboro, N. C, December 29. Chief Justice William T. Faircloth died suddenly at his home in this city to-night about 10 o'clock. He had taken a batb, and the attack came 'on him just as he had put on his night robe, preparatory to going to bed. He hastened to lie down upon the lounge and his wife saw that his condition was critical. The neighbors and his physician were hastily summoned, but he was dead before they arrived. In fact he expired in a moment or two after reachinsr the lounge. He was one of the wealthiest men in this city, a director in theBanktof Wayne, and interested in other enter prises. He served twice on the Su preme Court bench, beins: first ap pointed in 1875, and was elected chief justice in 1894.. I v' - Judge Faircloth was one of the most prominent Republicans in Eastern -North Carolina. ; NO. 10 SPIRITS TURPENTINE Rockingham Anglo Sazoni A negro named Bryant Kelley was shot in the street between the depot and waiting rooms Saturday night about 7 o'clock and died in a very few min utes. "Suspicion pointed to two par ties, Phil Boggan and Bose Chappel, and warrants were issded for each of them. . Neither has yet been appre hended. - Chatham Record: We regret to hear of the death of Mr. John D.' Dor sett, of Hickory Mountain township, who died on last Sunday, aged 47 years. There was an unusually large number of marriages in Chatham during this Christmas. On the three days preceding Christmas day our register of deeds issued 26 marriage licenses, and he was a new hand at the business at that Salisbury Sun: Mr. John F. Freeze, of Harts, this county, met with a painful misfortune on last Friday afternoon. He was in his buggy jog ging along at a lively pace through a piece of wood, and when directly be neath a tall oak tree a rotten limb gave way from the trunk of the tree. falling across the buggy and Mr. Free ze's legs. The bones in one leg were broken in several places. - Monroe Inquirer: There was a peculiarly sad death at Mr. Zebulon Iticharason s son, in South Monroe township, last Saturday afternoon. A little two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Richardson was" playing in the yard when be fell headforemost into to a pot containing about a gallon of water. When found the little fellow was dead. The water did not quite cover the little fellow's head, but covered his mouth aDd nostrils and drowned him Durham Sun: As a result of a hunt on Christmas day, Moses Cole; aged about 12 years, son of Mr. and Mrs Moses Cole, was accidentally shot and killed by a son of Mr. and Mrs. J.- Ed. Cole. The accident oc curred about four miles west of Dur ham. . Both of the boys started to shoot ata c&?ey of birds which had been flushed. The oher . young Cole fired first the load of the weapuu- -taking effect in young Moses Cole's head, causing instant death. Tarboro Southerner: An un known negro lies at the point of death near Speed. About 7:30 o'clock Wed nesday evening he attempted to break into the dwelling of Ben Whitley in tbe room in which the children were. Frank Shirley, a boy. shot at him twice through the window to scare him off, but this did not succeed, so the third time he took aim and shot the fellw in the head. Much of the brain is out and it does not seem possi ble that he can live. No one knows who he is or any thing concerning him. He wore a white hat, and had rather Email hands and weighed about 150 pounds. He appears to be about 21 years old. Salisbury Truth-Index: Mr. P. Alexander Brown, who has been spending a few days at Asheville, says snow was falling when he leit. Robert the 12 -year old son of Mr. Thomas Waller, met with a very seri ous accident Monday afternoon while hunting larks, and incidentally proved himself a lad of rare - nerve and pres ence of mind. While shooting his gun the breech pin flew out striking the lad just above tbe right eve. The wound made in tbe - skull was two inches long and a half inch wide. The boy pluckily pulled tbe breech pin out of his brain himself. Professional assistance was secured and when la&t heard from the patient was doing well. FIRE AT GRIFFIN, GA. Hundreds of Bales of Cotton Burned-Loss Estimated st $40,000. By Telegraph to the Morning Star'. Griffin, Ga., December 30. The brick warehouse here caught fire about 12.30 this morning and is burning fiercely. Five hundred bales of cotton have already been destroyed and fully as much more will probably be burned. The loss will be between $30,000 and $50,000. The cotton belongs to farmers and the amount of insurance earned is not known. The city clerk and city treasurer's office were in the warehouse, and it is feared that all theV city records have been destroyed. The estimated loss up to this time (LIS A. M.) is $60,000. and the fire is still burning. THE ARMY BILL. No Prolonged Contest Over the Measure Expected in the Senate. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, December 29. Sena tor Hawley, chairman of the military committee of the Senate, had a talk with the President to-day about the situation of the Army bill in the upper house. The senator told the President that he did not anticipate a prolonged- contest in the Senate, lie will go ahead with the bill as soon as the Sen ate reconvenes on Thursday and un less undue opposition develops will not ask the friends of the ship subsidy bill to give priority to his measure. The Senator expressed perfect confi dence that there would be no filibuster against the army bill. - PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. Struggle for U. S. Senator Still In Doubt Both Sides Confident. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Habbisbubo, Pa., December 29. The struggle for United States Senator is still in doubt, with both sides pro fessing to be absolutely confident of the outcome. Colonel M. B. Quay and his lieutenants claim positively they have enough votes pledged to organ ize both branches of the Legislature and insure his election. Senator Wil liam Flynn, of Allegheny, leader of the anti-yuay Republicans,, and Wil liam T. Creesy, of Columbia, the Democratic leader of the House, insist that the Fusionists will organize the House and probably the Senate. . STORM AT. PENSACOLA. . Streets Flooded A Barque Capsized and a Tug Foundered. Oil By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Pbnsacola, Fla , December 29. A storm of wind . and rain passed oyer the city late last night. Several streets, were flooded.' The large steel barque Eiandra was capBized in the bay .Tug Klondike: and , a small - schooner foundered. A man and his two sons spent the night in the rigging of the schooner and - were rescued, ' half irozeH, hi uayjijfui. : t-V.-j Y . - y r: construction: Days. By Telejrrapb to tbe Morning Star. w Chablotth,- N.- d.:, December 89.---A special from Goldboro i to the Obser ver says " w 'vvr-r Lieutenant General Nelson A.Miles, U. S. A., is in the" 'city to-night en route to Washington. He is returning from a hunting-trip on the Trent river, where he was the guest of his old' friend, Mr. C. 0. Jerome, formerly of Chicago. He expressed himself de- lighted with the trip and regretted that the duties of his position, necessitated his return to Washington by the new year. He discussed pleasantly ream -struction days and referred to his resi dence in the State as commander of the district before its Statehood was -restored, and especially referred to the fact that he instigated a . move ment of help to some 25,000 whites, made poor as a result of war condi tions. "Speaking of Alger's attack, he said: 'I haven't read it in its entirety. Alger waited some two years to make the at tack, and I guess I need be in no hurry to make reply. - The beef question has been pretty well condemned already by the press of the country. If need be, I may yet have something to say of the rottenness of the whole affair.'" M0SQUIT0S SPREAD DISEASE. General Order Issued to U. S. Troops in Cobs Precautions Eojoined to Be Taken. By Telegraph to tne Morning Star. Washington, December 29. The United States government has form ally recognized the responsibility of the mosquito -tor the transmission of yellow fever and malarial diseases. This fact is indicated by the issuance of a general order by Major General Wood, at Havana, directed to his post commanders, reciting that the chief surgeon of the department of Cuba has reported that it is now well estab lished that malaria, yellow fever and similar infections are transmitted by the bites of - mosauitos. Therefore. the troops are enjoinedVo observe carefully two precautions. First they are to use mosquito bars in all bar racks, hospitals, . and field service . whenever practicable. Second, they are- to ' destroy the "wigglers," or . young mosquitos, by the use of petro leum on the waters where they breed. Permanent pools or puddles are to be filled up. To the others are to be ap plied one ounce of kerosene to each fifteen square feet of water twice a month which will destroy not only the young but the old mosquitos. This does not injure drinking water it -drawn from below and not dipped out. , Protection is thus secured, according to the order, because the mosquito does not fly far, seeks shelter When the wind blows, and thus each community breeds its Own mosquitos. DISASTERS TO SHIPPING. Tbe Gale In the British Channel Wreck age Thrown Up on the Coasts. More Loss of Life. By Cable to the Morning star. London, Dec. 29. Quanvties of wreckage have been thrown up on the different coasts, evidence of disasters from the gale not yet reported. -The remainder of the Spanish steamer Enecuri, which was driven ashore at the Portland breakwater (where twenty-twq men got ashore, leaving five on the wreck), 'have been landed. The captain revisited the vessel this morning and as he stepped . on her deck the ship heeled over and sank. The captain was drowned. The 1 French barque Seine, from Iquique September 23rd for Dunkirk, has been driven ashore atPerranporth, Cornwall. The crew, numbering twenty-three men, were saved by. the rocket apparatus. Holyhead, December 29. - The bodies of twenty members of the crew of the British barque Primrose Hill, Captain Wilson, from Liverpool for Vancouver, which went on the rocks three miles off South Stack during the gale and broke up, have been washed ashore. . - Paris, December 29. The fishing smack Esperance foundered off Tro port and three fishermen were lost A pilot boat has been lost with two men. CONDITIONS IN CUBA. Petitions Presented for Reduction of Tariff on Snjsr and Tobicco. By Telegraph to the Morning Btar. Havana, December 29. A delega tion of ten Alpades, from the Province of Pinar del Rio, visited Governor General Wood to day with a petition for a reduction of 25 per cent in the. tariff on sugar of the United States against Cuba, and of 50 per cent in the export duty on tobacco, in order to enable the planters to recoup on these important island industries. Governor General Wood is favorable to the petition, and will recommend to the Secretary of War that it be granted, as he considers it highly important to the peace and prosperity of Cuba. Congressmen Pierce, Bailey and Haugen, who are visiting Cuba for the purpose of learning the opinions of the people regarding the relations between the United States and Cuba, ' find that the better elements desire the closest relations, even annexation, and that only the revolutionary ele ments are opposed. STEEL TUBE TRUST. . - t A Combination With Over $150,000,000 ; Capital to Control the Industry. Br Telegraph to toe Morning Star. . Philadelphia, December 29. The jxwnma B-uuvim to-uay says: nor the past three weeks negotiations have - industry in the United States by or ganizing a combination with over ftl50.000.000 The syndicate has so-: eured the exclusive license under American patents to manufacture steel tubing by a new English process, which1 -reduces the cost of manufacture nearly fifty percent'!. .., . -. - - Though long forgotten for, nearly a quarter of century, n authentic por trait of Chief Justice - John , Marshal, ; of the United: States Supreme .Court has oeem discovered. : For twenty-two years the portrait has c hung in the home of H. M Underwood, at Wau-. keganTll.::-, . Vi ' William J. Bryan !arrivedat Galves- tnn vMMMa-v and left inrrn Alter wiin Colonel W. L. Moody for the private game preserve of the : latter across the : bay,' Chambers county, where he. will t ' J- If