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It also substantially claims that it did much to educate the people up to that and . to win the five judges who declared in favor of it over to that aide. Per haps so. Something did it, and perhaps they came to their conclus ions by reading the Tribune's edi torials, which are about as logical and convincing as anything these five judges say, with such a solemn air of authority. One reason why, we suppose, the Tribune took so much interest in this question and was so anxious thut the United States hold on to the Philippines, and some authority he found which could support them in holding on, was because Hon. Wli'uelaw Reid, the chief editor, was one of the gentlemen commissioned by President McKinley to make the Paris treaty and was one of that same commission which made the 20,000.000 dicker with Spain. - In the-course of his self congratulatory editorial, the writer justifies the dinker thus: "The conclusion '. of hostilities with Spain left this coun try to decide the fate of the Philip pines. Xo other course seemed open but to take possession of them un less we would leave them derelict or remand them back to Spain. The Tribune was and is convinced that the United States was bound in Belf respect, for the sake of the Filipinos and for the sake of the civilized world, to assume that trust forced upon it by circumstances." This is a defence of the dicker and about the only defence that can be made, but it is not a good one, and if it be a good one, it suggests some inqui ries. ' There was no "trust forced on us by circumstances," and if there had been we could have discharged that trust without making a dicker for those' islands, something which was not thought of when the commis Bion arrived at Paris. The Span- lards had surrendered, their power was broken and not a vestige of ft .remained in the Philippines. The only power there was the Filipino and the American, but the Span iards were smart enough to demand Jnonev compensation for surrender ing a nominal title and got $20,000, 000. Thi3 wasn't, as thia quotation from the Tribune says, "to dis- fhartra a frnat in f Vio Tfilininna nr fcft the civilized"! world," but to avoid complications and possible war with other powers. Judge Day, presi dent of that commission, gave that away in an interview shortly after his return, and exploded this trumpered up defence by the Trib 1lllt. But assuming it to be the true reason, why should we take so mufh interest in the Filipinos as to pay 20,000,000 for the land they. lived on 't Were we under any ob ligations to them? JIad we any understanding with them that made ltrtmperative in us to take so much interest in . them? Some say they were our allies, and that we were "bound in honor to stand by them and help them out in .their fight for independence, and that when we stole a march on them and traded with Spain we didn't do the fair thing nor show the right kind of interest in them. The imperialists gicc VY1CI1 LIlo J.TIUWIIV UCUJ- that they were our allies or that we "ere under any obligations to them, mi for that reason we were not bound to consult with them as to 'he trade with Spain, or about any - thing elafi. Tf thorn wan nnnn-nner. uon for a common object and no tual understanding between our epresentatives and the repre- eatatives of the Filipinos, then the re wa3 no reason why we should iaKe any particular interest in them mat part of the Tribune's de- feni ce amounts to notbimr TIT "6 were tinder no obligations ittfsi VOL. XXXII. "for sake of the civilized world" to make that trade and buy the sover eignty such as Spain had to sell. The civilized world had nothing to do with pur making that trade, for we could have done all the civil ized world needed or expected by acting jointly with the representa tives of the Filipinos and accepting the transferred sovereignty in their name, and then assisting them to establish a government of their own, for which we would stand sponsor before the world and over which we would exercise a guar dianship sufficient to prevent ag gression by other nations or tribal conflicts that might disturb the peaco of the islands. All this could have been done with the full con sent and co-operation of those peo ple, and that would have discharged our trust to the civilized world. We could have done with them sub stantially what we have done with the Cubans and wound the business up with a sort of catch job like the Piatt amendment, which would have given us all we wanted and vir tual control of the whole archipel- 1AlJ 11 a ago, ana mat witnout paying any $u,uuu,uuu oonus to Spain, or spending ,any $200,000,000 in the effort to establish this "trust for tho sake of the Filipinos" (who do not seem to nave appreciated our a, benevolent intent), or "for the sake of the civilized world," which doesn't care a continental about it. unless some Of them have, traders in the islands, who might suffer if any rackets took place. No one reading the Tribune would ever suppose that we were actuated by anything like selfishness in mak ing that grab, but if there hadn't been a pretty strong conviction that the grab would "pay" we would very soon have found a way to settle the question as far as the civilized world and the Filipinos goes. IS THIS A 8UBTEEFUGE ? Mr." McKinley 's Cabinet has de clined to accept the constitution adopted by the Cuban Convention on the ground that it was adopted with certain interpretations put upon the Piatt amendment and that it must come with the Piatt amend ment straight, without any inter pretations. These interpretations were based upon the explanations made by Secretary Root to the Cuban commission which visited Washington, while now it is con tended that no officer of the Gov ernment has any authority to inter pret an act of Congress, that this must be done by the Supreme Court of the United States. That's the contention of Senators Piatt and bpooner, who are quoted as saying in private that Secretary Root went too fair and said more than he had any right to say to these commis sioners, who went back to Havana with these assurances and on the strength of them secured votes enough to adopt the constitution with the Piatt amendment by a ma jority of one. Suppose Secretary Root did say too much to these commissioners, didn't the President and the mem bers of the Cabinet know what he fold them? Didn't they have inter views with the President, and were thev not permitted to go home after"having been dined and wined, with the full belief that they under stood what the clauses in this amendment meant? Why, if all this business and explaining didn't mean anything and why, if nobody had any right to explain, was not that discovery made before or when these commissioners were in Washington, and all this disgusting tomfoolery prevented? Didn't Secretary Root and the President of the United States know what they were doing when they were talking to these commissioners and smoothing the way for the adoption of the Piatt amendment? Now it seems they didn't know what they were doing, and that the convention must un do that part of its work, do it over again and swallow the amendment just as it came from Congress, with out any explanations. This looks like mere quibbling and seeking a a pretence to hold on to Cuba. Some hustling fellows up North somewhere, who keep the location of their plant a secret, are compet ing with the U. S. Government in the manufacture of pennies. As the Government makes a profit of $1.05 a pound on all the pennies it turns out. there is something in tho busi ness 'to invite competition. In prospecting for coal in Wash ington county, Ala., one of Jthe prospectors struck a vein of asphal- tum three and a half feet thick of a 1 good commercial quality. When I t.TiAV-at.ai t. tm. hunting things down in that country if they don t one thing they find another. find Notwithstanding the recent de- I cision of the Snpreme Court, Secre tary Oage says he will go right on collecting duties on Philippine im ports as usual. Later on he will I have togive 'em all back. Ll DECLINED TO ACCEPT. The probabilities are that Gover nor McSweeney anticipated a "hot time in the old town" which he de sired to prevent by returning to Senators Tillman and McLaurin tho resignations which they had sent him. He gives that as the reason why he returned the resignations, and the probabilities are that in doing so he is in accord with the sentiments of many people in the State- who regard a heated cam paign, which would he to a great extent personal, a disturbing factor, proaacuve at mis time oi more 3 A" 11 . ! m- harm than good." There had been but one joint meeting so far, but the contest had already reached the "malicious lie" and ub&&e lander" stage, which was pretty warm for a beginning and somewhat indicative of the ardor that might be developed as the principals and their adhe rents warmed up to their work. senator McLaurin, who says he has been anxious to resign for some time, seems to take the Governor's action resignedly and will withdraw his resignation if the Governor re quests it, while Senator Tillman, who wasn't at all anxious to resign, is hot under the collar and says that theGovernor has nothing to say about it, that his only business in the pre mises is to forward the resigna tions to the president of the Senate. However this may be the matter will stand statu quo for some time, the campaign will be post poned until cool weather in the Fall, and then likely each gentle man will run his own campaign. The impression prevails that the Indian is no joker, but one who escaped from a sheriff in New Mex ico, sent word by a messenger that if he would send him the key of the handcuffs he wore he would return the handcuffs. The sheriff sent the key. The champion juvenile burglar in this country operates in Mount Vernon, N. Y. He is 13 years old and within two years has burglar ized eight stores. He took to dime novels, and then to burglar izing, lie will take a rest now un til he gets out of jail. rne on tever has broken out in Washington county, Ala., and land sells high. - The remarkable thing about this is that the fever was caused by an old well sunk three years ago, from which oil is now running into a nearby creek. - Those judges who discovered that the Territories belong to and are appurtenances of the United States, but not part of them, should start out and hunt up the man who first discovered McKinley as a Presiden tial possibility. There were 455 cases of typhoid fever and 54 deaths in New Haven, in April. The cause was traced to the impure water supply. Then people began to boil the water and the doctors and undertakers got a rest. - Oil gushers are becoming the or der of the day now. A big spouter which throws a six inch stream 100 feet in the air, was ''brought in "on Bass Island, in Lake Erie, a few miles North of Sandusky, Ohio, a few days ago. Uur .British cousins are rejoicing that the United States are now an "empire" and can boast subjects as well as citizens. We are coming right along on the imperial line. A Northern astronomer has dis covered snow on the moon. But they aren't having hail storms, floods and all that kind of thing like we are down here. EXCURSION BY RED MEN. They Will Go On Fourth of July Hunt to Carolina Beach. Arrangements are already under way for a Glorious Fourth at Carolina Beach. This year the celebration at this popular resort will be under the ausnices of Evota Tribe No. 5, Im proved Order of Bed Men, of this city, which alone assures success. The sturdy men of the woods are already on the warpath, mapping out an ele gant programme, which, taken in con nection with the many attractions of the beach and the always delightful trips on the steamer Wilmington, will make the occasion one unsurpassable in enjoyment. Thelsreneral committee, Messrs. Wm. Sheehan, M. E. Keathley and James H. Cowan, appointed by Eyota Tribe at its last meeting, have concluded all preliminary arrangements, , including the engagement of a fine band, and at the next meetinc Friday night, the various sub-committees will be ap pointed and put.immediately to work. Royall Hearing Continued. The hearing in the matter of J. H. Royall, of Clinton, bankrupt, before Referee Samuel H. .MacRae at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, was post poned until June 22d on account of the illness of Judge W. R. Allen, of Goldsboro, Mr. RoyalPa chief counsel. WEEKLY WILMINGTON, N. C, CURRENT COMMENT. Several thousand Georgia negroes are "honoring" the memory of the federal dead at Andersonville in 4he usual way to-day by indulg ing in a howling drunk and killing a few of themselves. To witness the observance of one memorial day at Andersonville would be a great educator for the average northerner. ATtUnta News, Dcm. - The disagreeable discussion over the Canteen, the abolition of of the Canteen and the deplorable results that have followed it, are all due to the fact that Congressmen ignored their obligations to the. people who elected them, and who want all such questions settled by the rules of common sense, and not to satisfy the clamor of an insignifi cant lot of male fanatics in leaeue with a few hysterical women utterly ignorant of the subject. Brooklyn uuizen, uem. Ths self-congratulation of the Imperialists over the United States Supreme Court decisions are in some respects premature. If a military illustration can be properly applied to so grave a judicial matter, the position of the Imperialists and their opponents under these Porto Rico decisions is in the nature of a drawn battle. What is clear is that a mutilated Constitution does follow the flag until Congress shall have determined to the contrary. In the choice of the next Congress the people will have a chance to put their own construction on the Con stitution. Phil. Record Dcm. BACK FROM THE REUNION. Capt. Metts Speaks Most Enthusiastically of Trip to Memphis Greetings Prom Infantry Association. Capt. Jamesl. Metts returned yes- day via the Seaboard Air Line from Memphis, Tentfi) where he attended the Confederate Reunion as a dele gate from Cape Fear Camp No. 254, U. C V., and as a representative of the Third North Carolina Infantry Association, the oldest organization of veterans of either side in the late Civil War. Capt. Metts speaks most enthusiastically of his trip to Mem phis and relates many incidents of great interest to veterans. The follow ing is a copy of the greetings carried to the reunion by Capt. Metts from the Infantry Association. Headquarters ) Third N. O. Infantry Ass'n, Wilmington, N C, May 16. ) Comrade Confederate Veterans. Greetiny: This certifies you that our valued secretary and esteemed mem ber, Comrade Capt. James I. Metts, is authorized and delegated, proper time and opportunity offering, to extend in our name and behalf to all worthy Confederate soldiers, sailors and mar iners the right hand of good fellow ship and the soldier pledge that tho' t;me will thin our ranks, death only shall chill the brotherly greeting of this, the oldest Confederate Veteran Association, organized February 2d, lobb, since when their annual re unions, held at nrst armed in secrecy. have never been omitted, and tho' the individuals are members of the U. C. V. camps of their neighbor hoods, they preserve this as a distinct organization cherishing a justifiable pride in being first in a movement whose action has proclaimed to the worm and furnished a record lor our children of the trials, privations and triumphs of those who bore the battle nag of our glorious Confederacy. Wm. L. DeKosset, President. Jno. L. Cantwell, Secretary pro tern, Death of Mrs. Benson. The Star notes with regret the death of Mrs. Mary R. Benson, wife of Mr. D. J. Benson, the well known contractor, which occurred after a two months illness from pneumonia at the family home No. 910 South Second street, yesterday afternoon at 3:15 o'clock. She was aged 50 years, 7 monhs and 28 days. She leaves to mourn her loss besides the sorrowing .husband, one son, Joe Benson, aged about 17 years. The funeral will be conducted by Rev. Father C. Dennen from St. Thomas' church this after noon at 4 o'clock with interment in the Catholic cemetery. Rev. Dr. A. D. McCIure. Friends of Rev. A. D. McCIure re joiced yesterday at the announcement that the degree of Doctor, of Divinity had been conferred upon him by Dav idson College. Kev. Mr. McUlure is pastor of St. Andrew's Presbyterian churcb, this city, and is deservedly one of the most popular ministers in the citv. irrespective of denomination. He is not an alumnus of Davidson Col" lege and for that reason the compli ment is all the more appreciated py Mr. McCIure and his numerous friends. Harbor Master's Report. The Harbor Master's report for the month of May shows arrivals of 19 vessels of 90 tons and over at this port. The combined tonnage was 16,884 and the vessels were divided as follows, all of them being American except the two barques: Steamships 10, tonnage 12,289; barges 1, tonnage 1,600: schooners 6, tonnage 1,778; barques 2, tonnage 1,217. The report shows a slight increase in shipping over that of the same month last year. Capt. Mclihenny's Successor. The Star learns that Mr. W. T. Old, of Elizabeth City, N. C, will likely succeed Capt. H. H. Mcllhenny as commander of the N. C. Naval Brig gade. He is next in rank to Capt. Mcllhenny and it is said to be a cus tom to make appointments to succeed with regard to the line of promotion. Capt. Mclihenny's successor will be named by Adjutant General Royster. The Bureau of Navigation, Wash ington, reports 1,024 steam and sail vessels, of 359,789 gross tons, built m the United States and officially regis tered during the eleven months pre ceding June 1st. FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1901. TUG BUCK LIBELLED. River Steamboat Taken Into Keeping by Deputy United -States Marshal. - UNDER LIBEL PROCEEDINGS. Claim Saed for by Mr. C. M. Whlllock. Owner of Tat Announces That He Will Sue for Damages for Un lawful Detention. Capt. W. H. Ward, owner and mas ter of the steam tug Buck, was yester day served with notice by Deputy U. S. Marshal Knox that his vessel had been libelled for a claim filed in the office of the United States Court clerk by Mr. C. M. Whitlock, proprietor of Whitlock's Machine Shops, this city. The amoont of the claim is $68, and is for a propeller wheel ordered from a Milwaukee house by Mr. Whitlock about two years ago, and which Cap tain Ward says he didn't accept on account of its not having come up to contract in the way of delivery, etc. Trie vessel is tied up at the foot of Dock street with a watchman aboard and is in charge of the deputy marshal. The libel proceedings were instituted through Messrs. Russell & Gore, attorneys for Mr. Whitlock. The boat is just off the ways at Skinner's ship yard, where it received a complete overhauling preparatory to taking up the contract for carrying the mail between Southport and Wil mington on June 1st. Capt. Ward says ne nas made arrangements to have Capt. Harper continue his con tract a day longer on the Wilmington and that he will give bond and have his vessel released by Monday so that he can take up the contract on his own boat. He also said last night that he had retained Messrs. Empie & Empie and A. J. Marshall, Esq., and would at once institute a damage suit against Mr. Whitlock for the alleged unlaw ful detention of his boat The amount asked for, he said, would be $10,000. He claims that inasmuch as the wheel did not arrive as per con tract, he owes Mr. Whitlock nothing and he has no right to detain the boat. Bond Given. Capt. W. EL Ward, owner of the steamer tug Buck, yesterday gave bond in the sum of $175, with Mr. T. J Gore as surety, and his vessel was released from the libel proceeding in stituted against it day before ye&ter day by Mr. C. M. Whitlock. The Buck will leave at 8 A. M. to take an excursion party to the upper bridge over Town Creek. State Guard Encampment. It was learned yesterday from a member of the Governor's staff that it would likely be the last of the present or possibly the first of next week before a decision would be announced as to the site for the State Guard En campment to be held in July. Bates are yet to be secured from the rail roads and there are other' details of the arrangements to be perfected, the Star is informed, before public notice will be .given of the placa for the gathering of the militia. COTTON R0P CONDITIONS. Average Lowest In Twenty Years Total Area PlantedIncrease In Acreage . Compared With Last Year. By Teiegrapb to the Morning Star. Washington, May 31. The statis tusian of the Department of Agricul ture estimates the total area planted in cotton at 27,532,000 acres, an in crease of 2,111,000 acres, or 8.3 per cent, over the acreage planted last year, and of 2,498,000 acres or 10 per . A ,1 I cent, over me acreage actually .pick ed. The increase in States where the area planted and that picked last year were practically the same is iu per cent, in North Carolina, Florida and Arkansas: 9 in Georgia and Louis iana: 7 in South Carolina; 14 in Ten nessee; 25 in Oklahoma; 20 m Indian Territory; 18 in Virginia, and 12 in Missouri, in Aiaoama tne increase is estimated at 9 per cent, over the acre- acre planted last year and 12 per cent. over that picked: in Mississippi at 2 per cent, over that planted and 7.9 per cent, over that picked, and in Texas at 8 per cent, over that planted and 10 per cent, over that picked. The average condition of the grow ing crop is 81.5 as compared with 82.5 on June 1st pf last year; 85.7 at the corresponding date in 1899, and 86.4 the mean of the June averages of the last ten vears. A condition of 81.5 is, with one exception, the lowest June condition in twentv vears. The condition bv States is as fol lows: North Carolina, 87; South Car olina, 80: Georgia, 80; Florida, 80; Alabama, 76: Mississippi. 82; Louis iana. 80: Texas. 84: Arkansas. 81: Ten nessee, 78; Oklahoma, 88; Indian Ter ritory, 85 CALIFORNIA LYNCHING. Coroner's Investigation of the Hanging of Pive Men at Lookout. By Telegraph to the Mornmsc 8tar. Bibber. Cal.. June 1. The coro ner's jury to-day concluded its inves tigation of the lynching of the five men at Lookout yesterday morning . and rendered a verdict that the men were haneed bv unknown persons. The testimony at the inquest given by the guards of the prisonere was to the effect that that the mob came upon them so silently that they heard noth ing until the door of the office opened. Guns were immediately pointed at the officers, the prisoners secured, taken to the bridge and hanged. The mob then dispersed as silently and as quickly as it bad come. The men all had burlap sacks over their heads. In twenty-five minutes from the time they entered the hotel they had secured the prison ers and left with them. In four min utes more the men were hanging un der the two bridges. Star QATTIS-KILGO LIBEL CASE. New Trial Granted by the Supreme Court. The Naval Brigade. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. C , May 30. Adjutant General Royster to-day accepted the resignation of. Captain H. H. Mcll- herny. of Wilmington, as commander of the Naval Brigade, to take effect June 10th. The appointment of a successor is under advisement. Pres sing business causes Mr. Mclihenny's resignation. The Supreme Court has handed down au opinion granting a new trial in the famous Gattis Kilgo libel suit, in which a verdict for twenty thout sand dollars in favor of the plaintiff was ellowed by the jury in the trial at Oxford some months ago. Opinion of the court is unanimous, though Justice Clark took no part. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Sanford Express: The farmers are in tne dumps over tbeir neavv losses by last week's floods. The grass is about to take all that was left. Fay etteville Observer: Mr. W. H. Carver, formerly of this county, acd for the past fifteen years a large merchant at Bed Springs, died at thEt place Thursday. Carthage Blade: Mr. J. J. Richardson, a leading farmer of the Curriesville neighborhood, was in town Saturday, and in speaking of the hindrance of hawks to the poultry business of the county, said that since last Spring one year ago he had caught on his plantation twenty hawks in traps. : The traps are ordinary steel traps, which were nailed to the tops of posts. Mount Airy News: The farm ers tell us wheat, rye and oats are do ing well and that a good yield is look ed for. Some few farmers fear wheat will not be well filled. We drop ped in at the new lounge factory this weak and found everybody busy. Tne work compares favorably with that turned out by the Northern factories. The upholstering as well as the other work is first class. Mount Olive Advertiser: The strawberry business is about at an end for this season. The largest shipment from Mount Olive in one day was nineteen cars. Theheaviest shipment last year was twenty-two cars. There has never been more than two consecu tive days of good strawberry weather this season, but In spite of bail and rain our growers have shipped almost as many crates as last year. . Prices, as a rule, have been satisfactory. Tarboro Southerner: The esti mate of the submerged lands in cul tivation on Tar river in tnis county is placed at 2,000 to 2,500 acres. Not all tha crops were ruined, but very much of them. Where oats were covered the loss is almost complete. Corn is not quite so bad, but from one third to one half is killed or so dis eased that it will not nroduce. Cot ton is believed . to nave tared some better. The damage sustained is conjectural, but will mount up into the thousands of dollars without any close calculation. 1 Winston dentinal: Some two years ago W. B. Stancil, superinten dent of a convict camp near Charlotte, received notice that Frank Kozzeli, a negro who bad been sent to bis camp to serve a period of three years and who had escaped, was in a certain neighborhood in Gaston county. He went at once to Gaston (without a warrant) went to the house where the negro was. The negro ran wben ne saw Stancil. Stancil pursued and fired twice, inflicting wounds from which the negro died next day. His trial resulted in a sentence of four years on the road. Stancil appealed to the Supreme court which has just affirmed the sentence. A petition has been forwarded the governor for Stancil's pardon. The case is somewhat similar to the Pink Fulton case. Charlotte Observer: Prof. J. J. Britt. cashier in Collector Harkins' office, returned to Asheville Tuesday from Bakeroville, where he went when the first reports came of the flood in Mitchell county. Flood is the only word which can be used in the effort to give anything like an adequate description of that awful in undatioo, for certainly it was no mere "freshet." Prof. Britt says that no newspaper report sent out so far tells half the story, and that even yet the full extent of the devastation is not known, for no communication has been had with a number of places. such as Montezuma and Linville. So far there is only one mill standing in the county, and many estimate that more than 200 homes have been washed away. But still the greatest loss will be suffered by the farmers Along (Jane creek a stream which is ordinarily about 30 feet wide, and which wrought such destruction at Bakersville, there is one continuous landslide for miles and miles. Great sections of hills gave way and covered the hne rich bottom lands with poor dirt, rock, logs and other debris. Prof. Britt had a library which he valued very highly. Every volume disap peared with his home. THE CUBAN SITUATION. United States Will Remain in Control Until the Piatt Amendment Has Been Adopted. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, June 1. It is offi cially stated that the United States will remain in control in Cuba until the Piatt amendment has been "sub stantially adopted." This was made known to General Wood last Tuesday by Secretary Root and his action has been approved by the President. Sec retary Root was with the President for about an hour and a- half to-day. discussing with him the cablegram which had been prepared to be sent to GenaralWood, at Havana, relating to the action of this government on the Cuban constitution. The message is long and will be forwarded to Gen eral Wood with the idea of having him communicate it to the constitu tional convention. It will not be made public at this time and probably not until the convention takes action Secretary Root has received no official copy of the Unban constitution as adopted, the copy received being fur nished by General Wood and conse quently the action taken now is con sidered of the same unofficial charac ter, but indicates the determination of this government to reject the constitu tion in its present form. NO. 32 TILLMAN WILL NOT WITHDRAW. Charges That Gov. McSweeney Transcended Authority in Returning Resolutions. REASONS FOR HIS ACTION. Governor Sharply Criticised Influenced by Woald-be Aspirants Not Ready to Enter the Contest Claims He Represents the People fiy Telegraph to the Morning Bwr. Columbia, 8. C, June 1. Senator Tillman has declined to withdraw his resignation, and charges that Governor McSweeney transcended his authority in sending the resignations back to the Senators. Senator Tillman has written aii open letter, which has not reached the Governor yet, in which he says, in part: ' Your Excellency of course has the right, and it is entirely proper, to re turn mv resignat'on and advise more serious consideration. In declining to accept, lam sure you have transcended your authority. It will take very little investigation and reflection to con vince you of this, iou cannot compel a member of the United States Senate to hold his commission and exercise the functions of that office if he chooses to surrender it. My action in tendering my resignation, while hasty, was not ill advised, and I am hrmly convinced of the wisdom of my course upon reflection. "Personally, I bad nothing to gam and everything to lose and I do not feel the need of further instructions or vindication, because I had just been re-elected by the people with practi cal unanimity. I offered to resign in order to bring about the resignation of my colleague and thus put us on a level, with equal rights, to go before the people and ask an endorsement of our respective courses. It is some what remarkable that you should ask the Senators who have resigned to take time to consider, when you yourself are reported to be ready to appoint two Senators in 'two minutes and a half after receiving an immediate re signation. Your conception or tne omce oi Senator and its powers can be best understood by the ease with which . . . 1 1 nil n "V i vou tbmk vou could mi it. it was not my fault that an immediate resig nation was not sent you. You declare that the 'people are entitled to one year of peace and freedom' from polit ical battles and bitterness. 1 am ready to acknowledge that this is very de sirable, but our race has ever thought war preferable to dishonor, and unless I am verv much deceived a large ma jority of the people of South Carolina would be giaa oi an opportunity to have those principles and policies which tbev support loyally represent ed in the Congress of the United States. 'I am aware that there is some strong opposition in certain quarters to a campaign in this on: year' to nil two vacancies in the Senate. Many unthinking citizens do not Know its importance. Many would be as pirants are not just ready for various reasons to enter the contest brought on so unexpectedly : it is not convenient or suitable, and. therefore, they have, no doubt importuned your Excellency to await their convenience, claiming that it is for the public welfare. "On the other hand, it migbt be re marked that the session of Congress beginning next December marks an era in the history of our republic, and the patriots who will then inaugurate a strueele for the restoration of the old landmarks and the preservation of our free institutions, will need every voice and every vote that can be had. The fact that the Republicans have a good maiority in the Senate does not alter tne case in tne leasi. iao recent deci sion of the Supreme Court promulgat . . . ... i a mi . -1 s ing the damnable doctrine that this republic, whose bed-rock principle is the 'consent of the governed,' can acauire bv conquest or purchase ter ritories and peoples to be controlled and taxed without representation. through 'Congressional absolutism,' must be met and exposed, and plans must be laid for a battle to the death by the lovers of -Democracy and liberty aeainst this heresy. "I claim to represent the people and to voice their wishes. The result of the Gaffney meeting had brought Senator McLaurin within reach of his constituents and it was to obtain this answer at once that prompted my con duct at Gaffney; . Your Excellency's action gives him a loop-hole and the censure or blame must rest where it belongs. "There is nothing personal in my attitude towards Senator McLaurin Nothing but a sense of duty forces me to the course I have pursued. Mate rial prosperity and progress may be worth more than strict - adherence to principle, and loyalty to trust, but I cannot see it in that light. "Holding this view, I decline for the present to withdraw my resignation. It was tendered in order to secure the resignation of Senator McLaurin and will not be withdrawn until he shall have shown his unwillingness "to let our people pass upon his conduct this year instead of next, lie declares in his latest interview that he 'will speak on such invitations as he aid at Gait ney when possible, and will not con sent to any interference by Senator Tillman or anybody else.' Whether or not Mr. McLaurin will be allowed to do this remains to be seen. If the people have a right to hear him, the same people have a right to hear me and others. He no longer seems to have anxiety about his health, and if allowed to speak by himself rather en joys the prospect." ROCKEFELLER'S BENEFACTION. Plans for Scientific Research Into Prob lems of Medicine and Hygiene. By Telegraph to the Horning star. New York, June 1. Having con ferred with many-of the most eminent pathologists in this country as to the best means of setting on foot an original scientific research into the problems of medicine and bygiene, John Rocke feller has added to his already large list of benefactions. Mr. Rockefeller has placed at the disposal of a body of .promi not medical men $200,000, to be available for immediate expenditure by an association incorporated under the name of "The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research." The home of this institute,, with such laboratories. staff and equipments as may be found necessary, will be located in this city. FIFTEEN FISHERMEN MISSING Supposed to Have Been Drowned in a Wild Squall Off he Coast of Charleston, S. C. By Telegraph to the Mernmg Star. Chaelkston, S. C.rJune 1. The negro fishermen of Charleston, every clear day, except Sundays, sail beyond the bar, many of them. out of sight of land, to catch fish for this and neigh boring markets. Their boats are . small cat-rigged craft, Which impress the stranger as unsafe for a trip in the inner harbor. - Fifteen- fishermen are supposed to have been drowned in a wild squall which blew up yesterday afternoon while the mosquito fleet of fishing boats were anchored off the "Eastern Patches." There were eight boats ' fishing at the time. The storm scat tered theni to the four winds and all save three were accounted for to night. The missing boats were the Anna Julia, tbe Messenger Hoy and the Knife. There were fifteen men on the three boats. When the supposed disaster was reported the revenue cut ter .Forward went to sea and skirted for thirty miles around the lightship, but came back with the report that not a 6lgn of life or a disabled boat oould be seen. All hope for the safety of the fisher men was abandoned at oaric to aay when the cutter got into port with the bad news. It was thought during the day that the boats had drifted to places of shelter, but the failure of the government vessel to nnd a trace of their whereabouts convinced the crowd of watchers on the wharves that the men were dead. Capt Joe Watkins, of the Messen ger Boy, was the only white skipper supposed to have perished. Relatives of many of Die hsbernien wait to night for news fmm the sea. They cannot believe that so many vic tims would be called in one storm, and in spite of the little hope held out - they wait and believe that the lost will be found. Experienced skipper?, however, say that there is not one chance in a hundred that the fifteen were saved. CLAIMED HE WAS ROBBED. Story Told In Seattle by Qeorje Mnlll- gan, of Liberal, Kansas, En Route" to Yukon. By Telegraph to tne Morning Btar. Seattle, Wash., June 1. George Mulligan, of Liberal, Kas., who says he is president of the Eagle City Min ing and Exploration Company, claims that while in this city awaiting the sailing of a vessel for the Yukon he was robbed of $17,000. He says he was drawn into a dark alley by two men as he was passing down a bright ly lighted street, sand bagged and robbed of the money by the ripping open of his shirt, underneath which the money was concealed. He re ported his loss to the police. Chief of Police Meredith found $13,500 of the alleged stolen money in the lining of Mulligan's overcoat. Mullieran claims he was playing a joke on nis men. Mulligan is not under arrest. but is not allowed to leave the police station. The police do not believe his story. Liberal, Kas.. June 1. George Mulligan left here last Saturday with a company of thirty four young men, bound for tbe Klondike gold nelds. He was president of the Eagle City Placer Mining Company, made up of Liberal men, and the money alleged to be lost was principally that paid by the men in the company. " Each man, before leaving here, paid Mulligan $600, for which he was to furnish all expenses to Hiagle Uity and provi sions for one year. A KANSAS TRAGEDY. Mutilated Body of a Woman Found lo a Shallow Trench Near Her Home. Her Husband Missing. By Telegrapn to the Morning Btar. Holton, Kas., June 1. In a shal low trench, less than one hundred yards from her home, one mile north of Holton, the mutilated body of Mrs. W. H. Klensmire, was found to day. On Saturday. May 19th. the children of the family were absent. When they returned they say their father informed them the mother had gone to Texas on a visit. Later Klensmire leftC ostensi bly for Texas. Yesterday thechildren received a telegram saying that their mother bad died from yellow fever, and had been buried in Texas.) The discovery of her body has created in tense excitement. - s Topeka, Kas., June V- Paul Swetlie, brother of Mrs. Klensmire, was murdered in 1892 and the manner of his death was never explained. He carried $80,000 life insurance. The beneficiaries were Mr. and Mrs. Klens mire. Fart o' the insurance was con tested and a verdict for $38,000 was secured in favor of the estate in the United States Circuit Court. The case was appealed and was argued at St. Paul yesterday. The whereabouts of the corpse of Mrs. Klensmire was made known by dogs. ELECTIONS IN CUBAN TOWNS. General Victory for the Nationalists. Bitterness Against Americans The Constitutional Convention. By Cable to the Morning Star. ' Havana, June 1. The. press de plores the misunderstanding with the Washington government" but gen erally admits the possibility of a wrong construction being put upon the amendment by the explanations and interpretations, and that it will be best for the convention to take the question up immediately and accept the amendment as passed by Congress. Santiago de Cuba, June 1. The reports from outside municipalities show a general victory for the Nation alists, but in tbe city both parties claim to have won. The Republicans showed unexpected strength, though probably - not enough to elect their candidate's. The Nationalists make charges of illegal voting. The streets were filled with frenzied partisans, cheering their favorite can didates. Over one hundredarrestswere made during the day, but there was no serious disorder, though one small riot occurred in front of the jail. The rioters, however, were quickly dis persed by a charge of twenty of the rural police. - Considerable bitterness is expressed against the American supervision of the municipal elections. The statement of the associated banks for the five business days end ing yesterday shows: Loans. $866.- $952,898,200; increase, $11,281,300. Cir culation, $31,093,600; decrease, $11," 100. Legal tenders, $7,ioa,wu, Int erBase $1,661,600. Specie, $181,190,000; increase, $1,122,800. Reserve, $259,-? 352,600; increase, $2,784,400. L