WILLIAM H. B E BIT ABD
Bdlto and Proprietor.
Fwdat, - - December 20, 1901
OBEYING THE CONSTITUTION.
It is remarkable when it meets
their purposes what loud cham
pions of the constitution the Re
publican statesmen and their organs
are. It 19 remarkable, too, what
silly stuff some of them can indulge
in when talking on the constitu
tion.
The pretence on which the sup-
porters of the Crumpacker bill to
reduce Southern representation do
it is that by disfranchising illiterate
negroes the Southern States which
have passed qualified suffrage laws
are violating tho constitution, that
is two' partisan amendments to the
constitution which were never con
stitutionally adopted, and which
were themselves unconstitutional
in the inception. As an illustra
tion of the silly stuff that even some
of these presumablv sensible organs
lean get off sometimes we quote the
following from the Philadelphia
Press, a zealous supporter of the
Crumpacker bill:
"Daring the lone dominance of tbe
lave power in Congress and the na
tion the customary method of South'
ern newspapers and statesmen to hush
up any discussion of the slavery ques
tion was to threaten secession from
the Union. This threat was hurled at
every Northern member of Congress
who ventured to assert his manliness
in debate. Only the 'doughfaces'
escaped the fling. The threat was
finally carried into effect with results
that are not doubtful.
"Southern newspapers and Con
gressmen are making the same mis
take now in discussing the proposed
enforcement of the- Fourteenth
Amendment, which the Southern
States are undeniably violating by
the suffrage clauses they have- placed
. in their Constitutions. The threat is
uttered and repeated that if an attempt
is made to compel compliance with the
United States Constitution that the
South will be made solid again and
tbe old sectional bitterness be revived.
In other words, tbe South must be al
lowed to violate with impunity iast
what provisions of the Constitution it
chooses and if any protest is made
from the States which obey the Consti
tution the South will get 'mad' and
refuse to recognize tbe North.
. To such a puerile argument there is
just one answer, and that is that tbe
South shall obey tbe Constitution or
take the penalties. The old days when
ouii-raggmg intim-aaied any one in
me JMorin nave gone by. o one
knows this better than the South itself
"and its present bluster is pure assump
tion The idea that one man in tbe
South must be allowed two or three
times the voting power a Northern
man has, sad that nothing must be
said about it for . fear the South may
get into a pet, is on a par with the argu
ment that it is better to keep stuffing a
spoiled child with canay than to make
it obey. Constitutional questions are
not decided m mat way."
If there is anything in this more
prominent than its silliness
it is its assumption and its
monumental cheek in posing as the
champion of "obedience to the
constitution."
When did the party for which
this disciplinarian speaks ever "-show
anyregard for the constitution
when the constitution was in its
way or it wanted to do anything for
the-doine of which its right was
questioned f
Where did it find any authority
in the constitution to make war on
the South to keep it in . the Union,
and where did it find any authority
in the constitution to keep the
Southern States out : of the Union
after the war and after contending
I all along that they never had
been oui? It raised armies not to
bring the seceded States in, but to
prevent them from going out and
staying out.
, Where, did it find any authority
for disfranchising Southern white
men who had never been out of the
Union and making them citizens as
if they were aliens ?
Where did it find authority in the
constitution to emancipate four mil
lions of slaves, the right to hold
whom was recognized by the consti
tution, and where did it find in the
constitution the right to enfran
chise these slaves and make them
monarcha of the ballot box? Where
did it find in the constitution the
right to reconstruct the Southern
States and put it in the power of the
enfranchised slaves to rule these
States when they didn't know the
difference between a ballot and.bill
poster? '
The more candid of its leaders
never made any pretence Jthat they
found authority in the constitution
for any of these things. They made
war on the South not by virtue of
any constitutional authority, but,
as they declared, by the inherent
right to protect and preserve the
life of the nation, which was not a
nation, but a union of sovereign
States, bound together by mutual
agreement. Numbers and superior
resources jtriumphed, and ever since
then when it suited the purposes
and schemes of the party leaders
the constitution was ignored and
set aside.
When these leaders decided- to
abolish slavery they didn't have the
cheek to claim the constitutional
right to do it but did it as a "mili
tary necessity," when it was not a
military necessity, and had ceased
to be a military necessity if it ever
was.
I When they decided to enfranchise
the ex-slaves and reconstruct the
South they did not claim the right
to do it under the constitution,
frankly admitting, as blunt Thad
Stevens di that the action was
'extra constitutional," and they ad-,
mitted, too, that it was for the pur
pose of Bepublicanizing; the South
and nationalizing the Kepublican
party. That was so apparent that
they could not deny it if they
would, although some of them
hypocritically, pretended that they
gave the negro the balloPto proteot
him from the white man, who
would oppress him if he did not
have the ballot to protect himself.
Where did it find in the constitu
tion authority for the election laws
it passed for the South to fasten
negro domination on us, for the
United States marshals it sent to
the polls to look after the negro
vote, and for the force laws it at
tempted to run through Congress
but "couldn't, because some Bepubli
cans, like James G. Blaine, who had
some respect for the constitution op
posed them and helped the Demo
cratic minority to defeat them?
The organs ot such a party should
be the last in the world to lectnre
the-South upon violating the consti
tution, and to threaten to punish
her for "violating" not theconstitu
tion but, as remarked above, the
unconstitutional amendments passed
to handicap the South and put her
in the power of the Republican lead
ers.
Having failed in this they admit
the failure, and now try to handicap
the South again by reducing her
representation because she refuses
to be dominated by the negroes
whom the Republican party leaders
hoped to use as tools to control her
politics. And in doing this they
publicly confess that they abandon
the negro and never expect to find
him useful as a political tool. They,
speaking through the Crumpacker
bill, virtually say to the Southern
States, we recognize our failure to
put you under negro domination,
and are not going to try any more
to do that. We have no further use
for the negro in the South as a politi
cal factor, and therefore don't care
what becomes of the . ballot we gave
him. You can do with that ak you
please and if you wish disfranchise
every negro within your borders, il
literate and literate: all we ask and
all we will claim is that when you
disfranchise your negroes, all of
them, that you only ask represents
tion in Congress and in the electa
ral college for your white people. If
this be done then the negro will be
eliminated as a political factor, the
South will get rid of him as a voter,
the Republican party will get rid of
him as an incubus and an uncon
genial associate, and we will all be
glad. And that's the sum and sub
stance of the whole business.
But doesn't lecturing the South,
and reproaching her for disfranchis
ing, not all negroes, but simply the
vicious, venal and ignorant mob,
come with bad grace from those late
day clamorers for "obedience to the
constitution?" It surely does, and
it borders on thet ridiculous.
THEY CAN'T SMOTHER IT.
The anti-Schley faction and the
anti-Schley navy ring would like to
smother the Schley question now if
they could, but they can't. That
biassed-verdict has made it too big,
big enough to call for a protest
from all fair-minded people in the
country, and big enough to break
into Congress with an avalanche of
resolutions. In trying to crush
Schley they have simply added to
his greatness and his fame and made
him the most conspicuous person
ality in the country.
His persecutors doubtless now re
gret that the two admirals who ren
dered that one-sided verdict did not
show more discriminating judgment
and more sense of fair play and bring
in a verdict that had some features
of fairness and justice in it, one that
might have made it unnecessary for
Admiral Dewey to differ entirely
from it and to render an entirely
different verdict the one that the
large majority of the American peo
ple will accept and endorse.
The resnlt of these two verdicts is
that there is universal disappoint
ment, the friends of Admiral Schley
and the friends of justice repudiat
ing the former and tbe adherents of
Admiral Sampson rejecting the lat
ter. Admiral Schley's friends are
determined, as" far as they can effect
it, that the country shall have more
light on this conspiracy against
Schley than could be brought out by
naval court methods when partial
jadges may be chosen by those in
authority may be interested in the
result, and coached witnesses used.
They will, therefore, insist on an in
vestigation by a committee of Con
gress, which will not be governed by
navy court procedure. Whether they
will get it is another question, and
whether, if they get it, it would be
an impartial investigation in view of
the political considerations that will
figure more or less in it. Schley is
a Democrat and the majority of his
friends moving for a new investiga
tion are Democrats. But there will
not be any politics in ther cohrt
which historian Maclay will have to
face when Admiral Schley proceeds
against him for libel. They can get
facts and testimony in that which
the navy ring can't suppress.
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A QUEER BILL.
The tariff bill, for the Philippines
might be called a bill to encourage
trade between the Philippines- and
foreign countries and to suppress
or reduce it to the minimum be
tween the Philippines and this
country. In the debate, Tuesday,
Mr. Swanson, of Virginia, in oppos
ing this bill called attention to some
of its unique peculiarities, as fol
lows: Philippine sugar entering
our markets must pay a tax of $36 a
toujour sugar entering their mar
kets will pay $17 a ton; Philippine
hemp entering our markets will be
taxed $20 a ton, while our hemp
going to the Philippines will pay
$11 a ton. Philippine coal coming
here will be taxed 67 cents a ton,
while our coal going there will pay
a tax of 25 cents a ton. Philippine
tobacco coming here, will be taxed
$1.85 a pound, while our tobacco
going mere win pay 68 cents a
AT "11
pound.
These are a few of the peculiar
ities, the tax on Philippine pro-
duets coming here being more than
double the tax on our products
going there. The probabilities are
that the same proportion is kept up
on all the exportable products of
the islands which may be produced
in this country, a practical illus
tration of "benevolent assimilation"
when it collides with the protected
interests in this country.
As these rates on Philippine
products are practically prohibitory
will not the effect be to keep the
products of those islands out of our
markets and compel their people to
seek markets where there will be
less discrimination against them?
The tax on American sugar, hemp
and tobacco will not probably make
any difference to the Filipinos, as
they can make all the sugar, hemp
and tobacco they have any use for,
so that 11 the object is to get reve
nue out of the islands they will not
get much out of these things.
One of the peculiar features of
this discrimination against Philip
pine products is that while the ex
T)an8ionist8 are talking volubly of
the possibilities for those islands
when American enterprise enters
that held of development, they are
pursuing the very course to strangle
enterprise and development by
closing our markets against the pro
ducts of those islands. Consistency
is a jewel, but these fellows do not
tint much value on that kind of
jewels.
CURRENT COMMENT.
. In devising a tariff scheme
to bring America to terms of reci
procity, Germany seems to have got
into a snarl with Jttussia. A tarin
war, even more than the other kind,
appears difficult to connne to ine
two countries that begin it. But
the whole trouble can be avoided by
giving the consumer a chance, as is
his right, to buy in the cheapest
market. Brooklyn Citizen, Dem,
President Roosevelt seems to
be taking a throw at every Kepubli
can with a machine. Senator t air
banks being the latest head hit. To
refuse to bestow the patronage on
the bosses may weaken the machine,
but it remains to be seen whether it
shall strengthen the President suffi
cientlv to compensate him, as a
politician, for the loss he may suf
fer through the opposition of the
machines. Louisville Courier-Jour
nal, Dem.
Admiral Schley is rather un
favorable to a Congressional inves
titration on the ground that its de
cision would be apt to be made on
party lines. This is true, and yet
it would give all the facts to the
public, and the verdict of the strong
er party in Congress would be set
aside if not acceptable to the higher
court of public opinion. It is ob
vious that there is much in the navy
that needs investigating, and it
could not be brought out by an in
quiry that involved Admiral Schley
alone. Jacksonville Times- Union,
Dem.
DEATH OP MR. W. J. DUPFIE.
Left i Large Fortune and Was a
Prominent Columbia Citizen.
Most
In speaking of the death of Mr. W.
J. Duffle, which was chronicled in
these columns yssterday, the Colum
bia correspondent of the Charleston
News and Courier says:
"Mr. Duffle was a native of Chester
county. He entered the South Car
olina College in the class of 1853,
leaving in 1854 and going to Laurens,
where he taught school awhile, going
thence to Newberry, where he was in
the same business, also publishing an
almanac. Then the war came and he
served under Major Rowland Rhett.
He came here in 1867 and began the
book store business which he success
fully conducted until his death.
He was the publisher of Davidson's
History of South Carolina,' Stevens'
History of the United States, a
Lutheran hymn book and the Rey
nolds readers, and republished Ram
say's History of South Carolina.
He has been an elder of the First
Presbyterian church here since 1867,
and has been for over forty years
treasurer and director of the Presbyte
rian Theological Seminary. He was
for years an alderman, a trustee of
the city schooss, a director in the Col
lege for Women and the Carolina
National Bank, and was an influential
citizen. He leaves a large fortune,
having been possessed of about 25,000
acres of land in various portions of the
State. He was twice married, Miss
Mary I. Koon, of this city, being his
first wife. Of this issue Wm. K. Duf
fle, of this city; Mrs. J. S. Lindsay,
of Chester: Sam J. Duffie, of Texas;
Dr. Silas J. Duffle, of New Orleans,
and Mrs. D. M. Fulton, of Darlington,
survive. His second wife was Miss
Mary Bellamy, sister of Congressman
Bellamy, of North Carolina. Of this
issue two daughters, Misses Elise and
Ellen, survive.
"Here, Maria Send up a peck
or two of corn dodgers an' a hunk o'
meat to Joseph 1" 'Lan'sakesi Why
can't he come to tablet" "Kaze he's
locked himself in his room, an' is ex
pressin' of himself in poetry!" At
lanta Constitution.
BRADLEY J. WOOTTEN
Sad Death Sunday of Brave
Young Soldier in the Service
of His Country.
FUNERAL HERE SATURDAY.
Distressing Intelligence Reached Wilming
ton After His Patbnr Had Left for
His Bedside Brilliant Career
as an Officer and Man.
As forshadowed by cablegram ad
vices to the family Saturday morning
and evening, the death of Lieutenant
Bradley Jewett Wootten occurred st
10 o'clock Sunday morning in a hos
pital at Columbia Barracks, seven
miles from Havana, Cuba, after along
and painful illness with appendicitis.
The distressing news to tbe family
and .to hundreds of friends in Wil
mington reached here Sunday night
at 8 o'clock through tbe medium of a
cablegram from Mrs. Wootten, who
has been with her young husband
since he became seriously ill about
eight weeks ago. The announcement
of the death of-one so young and with
such bright promise of life cast a pall
of sadness over the entire' commu
nity, and yesterday expressions of
deep regret at the untimely demise
were universal. Few young men had
more friends than Bradley Wootten,
and all were warm ones. He had a
genial, sunshiny disposition, a high
sense of honor, and his 'character was
above reproach. As a soldier he. was
gallant, faithful, courageous and
brave.
ljieut. wootten oecame ill with a
third attack of appendicitis soon after
his assignment .to duty as second
lieutenant with the Seventh U. S.
Cavalry, near Havana, Cuba, a little
more than eight weeks go. His con'
dition was extremely critical and an
operation for the terrible disease
which had fastened upon him was
performed. His wife went to his bed
side immediately his condition be
came known to her and bravely she
has remained with him since. For a
time it was thought Lieut. Wootten
was doing remarkably well. At one
time he was able to be taken upon his
cot on the piazza, and preparations
were being made so that he could go
home after the holidays on a sick
furlough. He received the very best
surgical attention and the tender care
and nursing of a devoted young wife,
but complications set in some days
ago and physicians began to look
upon his case as hopeless. Surgeons
talked of another operation, but
was seen that it would avail nothing
and without it there was a bare chance
of his life.
Lieut. Wootten was the eldest son of
Rev. Edward and Mrs. E za Tonge
Wootten and was born at Woodville,
Bertie county, Oct. 12th, 1876. He
was, therefore, in the 26 in year of his
age. His early life was spent at States-
ville, Seaford, Deleware and Boli
ver, Tenn. The family removed to
Wilmington about ten years ago and
Lieut Wootten received much of his
preparatory education at the cele
brated Cape Fear Academy, of which
Prof. Washington Catlett has been
principal for many years. He nex
spent a year at Harner's school and
there received his first impresions of
military life, which brought him dis
tinction and honor afterwards. His
final education was received at the A.
and M. College. Raleigh, from which
Institution he graduated with distin
guished honors in 1897, aftar a bril
liant career as a student for four years,
He was cadet major of the battalion
president forxne or more terms of his
class and was a member of the Sigma
Nu Greek letter fraternity. He was
exceedingly popular at college, and
the news from Raleigh is that the an
nouncement of his death there was
signal for outward and inward expres
sions of very profound sorrow.
While yet at college the Spanish
American war broke out in 1898 and
Lieut. Wootten was one of the first to
offer his services to his country,
April 27th, 1898, he was commis
sioned by the Governor as Ad
jutant of the third battalion, Second
Regiment, N. C, U. 8. V. He served
in that position with fidelity and
courage and toward the close of the
short struggle was sent with Maj.
Jno. W. Cotton with the Tarboro and
Greenville companies of the regiment
to St. Augustine. There he was seized
with a desperate attack of typhoid
fever from which it was thought for
many days he would not recover.
Several times it was reported, and pub
lished in the papers that he had died,
but at the close of the war he was
brought home and was soon convales
cent. In a few weeks Lieut. Wootten
was made adjutant of tl e third bat
talion, Second Regiment, North Caro
lina State Guard, and about the same
time, in January 1899, his eminent
knowledge of military affairs was re
cognized in an appointment to an in
structor's chair in the faculty of his
alma mater, the A. & M. College. In
July following when there was a call
to the Philippines he resigned his
position at the College and with the
State Guard, and was appointed first
lieutenant of the 28th Infantry, U. S.
V. The . following July he was
brevetted captain for gallant and dis
tinguished service on the field, and
served there for two years.
When mustered ouj of the service
in San Francisco last May the endorser
mentupon the discharge was, "Charac
ter excellent, service honest and faith
ful." Last August Lieut. Wootten
received appointment to a second
lieutenancy in the regular army and
was assigned to duty with the Seventh
U. 8. cavalry, which was Custer's old
command. From this service he was
taken to Heaven for a rich reward for
deeds done in the body.
His death now, so young in life and
cut down in the bloom of a brilliant
career, is made even more sad for the
loving young wife that is left to mourn
her great loss. August 1st, this year,
Lieut. Wootten was married to Miss
Nesfield Green Cotchett, the beautiful
and attractive daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. P. Cotchett. After a very
short bridal tour, the happy couple
returned to Wilmington, and Lieut.
Wootten was ordered to his command
as - stated above. ' Mrs. Wootten ex
pected to join her husband when ' tbe
Summer season was ended, but sooner
came the summons to go to the sick
bedside of the one above all others to
whom she was devoted. She went to
Cuba soon after Lent. Wootten be
came ill, and has been constantly
with him since. Lieut Wootten leaves
to mourn his death besides the sorrow-
og ybung wife,, his parents and four
sister and one brother, Misses Lucy
Owen, Mary M., Amoretand Anna E-
Wootten, and Edward Tonge Woot
ten. The last named was a student
t the A. and M. College and came
home Sunday upon hearing of the ex
pected death of his brother.
Rev. Edward Wootten was on his
way to the bedside of his son when
news came to Wilmington of the
death. He was telegraphed the sad
intelligence from .Wilmington yester
day and will likely await the bring
ing of the body to Tampa, ac
companied by Mrs. Wootten and a
military escort, and come with them
to Wilmington.
A cablegram from Mrs. Wootten
yesterday afternoon stated that the
remains would be embalmed and
leave Havana for Wilmington Wed
day, arriving here Friday night at
11:30 o'clock on the Southern train.
The funaral arrangements will be
made later.
HOLIDAY SHIPMENTS BEGUN
Express Company, Postolflce and All
Transportation Lines Are Very Busy,
The Southern Express Company, the
railway lines, the postoffice, and, in
fact, every transportation institution
are just now entering upon their
holiday business. There is a rush with
the companies at this season of the
year, the Express Company being kept
particularly busy. There will be little
rest for the company's employes until
after the holidays, for there will be a
constant stream of business from this
time.
During the Christmas holidays the
number of packages handled by the
postoffice and express company is
increased many times over the usual
daily business. This is largely due to
the sending and receiving of Christmas
presents. The great general impetus
that is given to trade has much to do
with it. One prime feature of the
express business is the jug movement,
for whiskey is shipped in great quan
tities during the holidays to residents
of those counties wherein the prohibi
tion laws operate.
wun tne railways there win be an
impetus given to the passenger traffic
because of the reduced rates. For
students, these rates became effective
Dec. 16th, lasting until Jan. 8th. For
the general public they will not be
come effective until Dec. 23rd, when
they will last until Jan. 3rd. One and
one-third fares for a round trip will be
the rate.
FRONT STREET PROPERTY TRANSFER.
Mrs M. M. Bell Purchased Lot On Corner
. of Front and Church Streets.
The real estate agency of J. G,
Wright & Son yesterday effected the
sale of the valuable lot and brick build
ing on Northeast corner of Front and
ObMh streets. The property was
purchased by Mrs. M. M. Bell from
Mr. M. O'Brien and the consideration
was $3,250. The lot fronts 66 feet on
Front street and runs back into the
block 80 feet. I
The same agency yestesday sold for
Mrs. Bell to Mr. O'Brien, the residence
and lot, 33x66 feet in size, on north
side of Church between Third and
Fourth streets: consideration $1,000.
Another Child Burned to Death.
mr. uscar uroom, who drives one
of the city carts, reported yesterday
another horrible burning to death of
a negro child in the extreme eastern
section of the city. He was driving
out in tbe vicinity of Thirteenth and
Princess streets about 4 o'clock yester
day afternoon, and was attracted by
cries of colored people in the vicinity.
He went to the scene and found that
a negro child about two years old had
fallen into a fire in the yard and
was. burned to death. The child was
lying in the yard in a horribly burned
condition when Mr. Croom reached
the scene, and the parents were stand
ing by almost distracted with grief.
Foneral of Mrs. Slolter. '!
The funeral of the late Mrs. Rebecca
C. Stolter, whose death has been
chronicled in these columns, was held
at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon from
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran
church in the presence of a large con
gregation of friends of the deceased
and family. Impressive services were
conducted by Dr. A G. Voigt, the
pastor, and the hymns were beauti
fully rendered by the church choir.
The floral emblems were numerous
and pretty. The interment was in
Oakdale cemetery, the following hav
ing acted as pall bearers Messrs.
Martin Rathjen, Geo. Tienken, F. W.
Ortmann, J. W. Duls, Peter Mohr
and J. G. L. Gieschen.
Will Oo to Albemarle.
Rev. R. H. Herring, who lately re
signed the .'pastorate of Southside
Baptist Church, has accepted a call to
Albemarle, N. C, and will go to his
new work Jan. 1st He will preach
at his church in Wilmington the two
remaining Sundays in this month, re
turning to the city next Friday from
Mt Airy, where he and bis wife are
now visiting his mother. Mr. and
Mrs. Herring lately attended the Bap
tist State Convention at Winston. 1
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HOLIDAY WEDDINGS.
Nuptial Events in Adjoining
Towns That Have Interest
for Wilmingtonians.
Miss McDisrmld Became Bride of Mr. John
stOD, at Fayeltevllle Mr. Cooper, of
Wilmington, Weds Miss Sootb
erland, of Keososville.
Special Star Correspondence.
Kenansville, N. C, Dec. 18. Tbe
Presbyterian church was the scene of
beautiful wedding this evening: at
6 o'clock, the contracting: parties be
ins Miss Annie Southerland, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Southerland and
a popular young lady of our village,
and Mr. L Willard Cooper, a proini
nent young business man of Wilming
ton, N. C. The church was very artis
tically decorated with bamboo and
holly and, was hlled to overnowincr
with friends of the happy young
couple.
The groom entered with his best mao.
Mr. John Freeman, of Wilmington.
Tbe bride came down- tbe middle
aisle, dressed in a handsome going
away caster dress, accompanied by
her brother, Mr. John Southerland,
who gave her away. .They were
preceded by the bridesmaids, Misses
Mary Cooper and Marian Lioftin and
the two little flower girls.
The marriage ceremony was impress
ively performed by Rev. W. M. Shaw,
pastor of tne bride. The ushers were
Messrs: Nick ohine, A. jj . Williams,
Jr., Herbert Smith, Ed4, Jones, of Wil
mington, Charles isoujtberland and
D. 1.. Carlton. 1
The wedding marches were
charmingly rendered by Miss Emma
Cooper. Immediately after the cere
mony the bride and .groom left for
Charleston, S. 0., via Goldsboro,
wbere they will spend some time at
tbe Charleston Exposition, later re
turning to Wilmington, where they
will reside in the future.
Another wedding was celebrated
yesterday in an adjoining city that
has much interest in it for friends in
Wilmington. The Stab takes the
following account of the ceremony
from yesterday afternoon's Fayette
ville Observer:
"The marriage of Mr. E. A. John
ston and Mies Janie McDiarmid at
tracted to the Presbyterian church, at
10 o'clock this morning, a very large
concourse of people, to witness one
of the most striking and beautiful
wedding ceremonies in the social his-
torv of Fayetteville. The ceremony
was impressively performed by the
scholarly Bev. David M. Fairley, the
beloved castor of the bride, assisted by
Bev. H. T. Graham, pastor of the
Presbyterian church.
"The bride entered the church, es
corted by her brother, Mr. James
Colin McDiarmid, who gave her away,
and she wore a Parisian gown 'of
salmon cloth, trimmed in black and
white applique. Her bouquet was of
bride roses. The groomsmen, who
were in morning dress, wearing frock
coat?, with boutonnieries of lilies of
the valley, and tbe bridesmaids who
wore white embroidered mousselaine
over taffeta, with Nile green sashes
and black picture hats and car
ried American . beauty roses were as
follows, entering on opposite aisles:
"Miss Janie Fairley and Mr. Frank
Patterson, of Baltimore; Miss Essie
Johnston, of Liverpool, and Mr. Louis
B. Hale; Miss Elizabeth Williams and
Mr. Griswold Phelin, of Baltimore;
Miss Annabelle lsevane and Mr. J no.
K. .Williams, of Wilmington; Miss
Ellen Underwood and Mr. Wm Gren
shaw, of Baltimore; Miss Martha
Williams, of Wilmington, and Mr.
Ernest Dinning, of Baltimore; Miss
Beatrice .Patterson, of Baltimore, and
Mr. Arthur Butler Williams, Jr.
"Tbe best man was the groom's
brother, Mr. William Stewart John
ston, and the maid of honor was Miss
Eloise McDiarmid, carrying bride
roses. Beautiful features of the cere
mony were Mr. A. M. Fairley, ring
bearer,' and Miss Mary Williams.
flower girl, with lilies of the valley.
"Mr. and Mrs. Johnston left on the
18:40 o'clock train for a honeymoon
journey North.
"Mr. Johnston, of Liverpool, Eng.,
whose father is the wealthy owner of
a line of ocean steamers, has recently
made his home among us, buying ex-'
tensive and valuable property, and he
has made many friends by his admir
able and attractive gifts. Miss Mc
Diarmid, the lovely bride, is of a very
prominent upper Cape Fear family,
and is a favorite in the social circles of
the 8tate."
Kinston Free Press: At Grif
ton, Sunday afternoon, Will White
and Lias Coward severely beat TTv-
man Slack, all colored, and he is not
expected to live. Shack lost an eye
and was probably injured internally.
A necro named Daniel Williams
was shot and probably fatally wound
ed at Grifton vesterdav bv a white
man named (T-BnrtrA T.illir Tha K
ing occurred in an oyster saloon kept
by Chris. Moore, colored. Lilly had
been drinking heavily and went into
Moore's place for some oysters, and
while in there he and Moore ber.nmn
engaged in an alternation, during
Which Llllv nulled hia nistnl nnH stint
at Moore, but missed him and struck
Williams, who was standing near, but
who had nothing whatever to do with
me quarrel.
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The old idea that triA lwlw Dnna.
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BURNED TO DEATH.
Three-Year-Old Child in Mother's
Brief Absence Was Hor
ribly Charred.
FELL INTO BURNING EMBERS.
Pace, Neck, Sbonlders and Hands Were
Beyond Recognition Remains Laid
to Rest Yesterdsy Evening The
Mother Almost Prostrated.
Left by its mother for an instant
David Harper, the three-year-old-son of
Mr. and Mrs. David Jamison, No. 816
South Eighth street, fell into the fire
and was horribly burned about the
face, neck, shoulders and arms, caus
ing! his death almost instantly early
yesterday morning.
Mrs. Jamison and her little son were
alone in the house and the mother
went to a yard next door for a pail of
water. She was away an incompara
bly short time and re-entering her
room she was horrified to find the boy
lying face foremost in a bed of burning
embers in the open fire place. She
rushed to him at once and lifted the
form in her arms, but the boy gasped
three times and was dead.
Mrs. Jamison laid the little corpse
upon a bed in the room and rushed to
a neighbor's house in her frantic grief
to telephone for a physician but it was
too late a4 the soul of her boy had
already taken its flight. The child
was most probably standing before the
fire and lost his balance, going head
long into tbe hot bed of 'coals. His
face, neck and shoulders were badly
charred and almost beyond recogni
tion. The eyes were completely
burned out. The mother is prostrated
with grief and she and tbe husband
have the sincerest sympathy of all
who will hear of the distressing acci
dent
Mr". Jamison is employed by the
Wilmington Sewerage Company and i
he, too, felt keenly the horrible affair
by which the little son was taken from
his household.
The remains were prepared for buri
al and laid to rest by Undertaker W.
W. Eng yesterday afternoon.
Selling Beer on Sunday.
Gussie Grier. the white woman
charged with selling beer on Sunday,
waived a preliminary examination in
tbe police court yesterday and gave
bond in the sum of $100 for her ap
pearance at the January term of Su
perior Court. City Attorney Bellamy
prosecuted the case and Herbert Mc
Clammy, Esq., appeared for the de
fendant. Three handsome new passen
ger 'coaches built in the Wilmington
shops were attached to the north
bound A. C. L. train yesterday morn
ing for use on the "shoo-fly" between
Goldsboro and Norfolk. One of them
is of the new vestibule pattern, and
all of them reflect much credit upon
the A. C. L. workmen here.
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MRS. HOOKS ARRAIGNED.
Eotered Plea of Not Guilty to Charge of
- Killing Her Hosbsod.
By Telegraph to the Mornluc Star.
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 18. This af
ternoon Mrs. Hooks, wife of the late
Cerro Gordo Hooks, appeared in the
Criminal court room and through her
attorneys entered a plea of not guilty
to the indictment charging her with
the killing of her husband by means
of poison. Mrs. Hooks, in deep
mourning and heavily veiled, entered
the court room with several friends,
includirjg tbe Bev. Dr. Neel and ber
attorneys. Tbe reading of the indict
ment was waived. Attorney General
Yerker has announced that the case
will probably be called for trial on or
about January 15th.
CHILI AND ARGENTINA.
Efforts to Effect a Peaceful Settlement of
the Trouble.
' By Cable to the Mornlnz Star.
Buenos Ayres, Dec. 18. it is as
serted here that Chili will not reject
the modifications to the original Chil
ian note suggested by Argentina, but
that she will make certain objections
thereto which will render necessary
further conferences and discussions.
It is conceded, however, that even
these objections from Chili set forth
the country's sincere desire to effect a
peaceful settlement of tbe trouble.
The Diario publishes a telegram
from Valparaiso to the effect that Chili
has succeeded in concluding negotia
tions for the purchase of tbe Russian
battleship Betvizan.
THE TOBACCO TRUST.
President Duke Buying Cigarette Facto
ries in Berlin and St. Petersburg.
By cable to tbe Mornlnz star
Berlin, Dec. 18 The Kleines
Journal says: President Duke, of the
American Tobacco Company, has ac?
quired the Jasmatzi Cigarette; Com
pany of Dresden, and the factory of
Kyriazi Brothers of Berlin. Two
other Dresden concerns, La Ferme and
Sulima, will be amalgamated and will
then be absorbed by the American
Tobacco Company. J
Mr. Duke, who has been spending
several days in Berlin, has gone to 8t.
Petersburg for the purpose of buying
cigarette factories there.
The American Sugar Refining Com
pany has reduced soft grades of re
fined sugar 10c per hundred - pounds.
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1 RIOTING IN BIRMINGHAM.
Darld Lloyd George, MrP., Mobbed town
Hall Wrecked and a Number of
People Injured.
By Cable to the mot own otat
London," Dec 18. David Lloyd
George, M. P., in speakine in Birm
ingham town hall to night precipitated
a scene unprecedented in that city
since the Aston Park riots.
The majority of the audience were
hostile to the speaker and were et
raged by his pro-Boer and anti-Chamberlain
utterances. They rushed the
police cordon guarding the platform
In the meanwhile the building was
besieged from tbe outside by a mob of
several thousand people, who smashed
windowaand tried to force the door
which bad been barricaded. They
fusiladed the audience with stones
through the windows.
The police reserves were turned out
and succeeded in dispersing the mo
after repeated charges. A number of
persons were injured and the town
ball was completely wrecked. Not a
single window was left whole.
Mr. Lloyd George and his friends
were compelled to retreat to an inner
room for safety. They were unable tn
leave the building for fear of mob
violence and were thus kept prisoners
uutil a late hour when Hr. Lloyd
George, disguised as a chief constable,
left the town hall with a posse of pu-'
licemen. Many constables were
seriously injured in their attempts to
clear the streets, which they did not
succeed in doing until a heavy down ,
fall of rain and sleet came to their as
sistance. .
It is rumored that One civilian has
died of injuries received. Several ar
rests for resisting the police have been
made.
At a meeting held outside the tow a
hall resolutions of confidence 1n the
government were adopted. This meet
ing sent the following telegram to Mr.
Chamberlain:
"Lloyd George, tbe traitor, was not
allowed to say a word. Tbe citizens
have passed -a resolution expressing
confidence in tbe government, anu
their admiration of your unique and
fearless services for king and coun
try."
Estimates of the numbers of tbe
demonstrators, vary from 10,000 to
50,000 persons. i .
ADVICES FROM MANILA.-
Skirmishes In Balaogas Province Sev
eral Filipinos Killed A Few Amerl
csos Were Wounded.
Br Cable to tbe Momma star.
Manila, Dec. 18 There were six
skirmishes in various parts of Batau,
gas province yesterday. The insur
gents do not make a single stand.
Several Filipinos were killed. The
Americans had only a few men wound
ed. Additional troops have bee n sent
to Gen- Bell, who is carrying on an
aggressive campaign in Batangas,
Tayahas aDd Lagua provinces.
General Smith has recommended
Private Heintz, of the medical service,
of the army, for a medal of honor as a
reward for heroism at the battle of
Ganda river, Island of Samar. Heintz
fought as long as he was able, while
shottbrough both arms and with a bad
bolo slash in the back. After recov
ering from a fainting spell, with both
arms in slings, Heintz directed tbe
work of carrying tbe wounded until
they arrived at Calbayoga.
Sixto Lopez, Aguinaldo's former
secretary, has again requested permu
sion to land here under military pro
tection without taking the oath of al
legiance to tbe United States, which he
says would nullify his influence with
the Filipinos. Lopez offers to act as a
peace commissioner. Gen. Chaffee
has emphatically refused Lopez's re
quest. DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY.
Trying to Secure Removal of Bodies of
Confederates From Qermantowo, Pa.
Bv Telegraph to tbe Horning Btar.
Washington, Dec. 18. The Presi
dent received a call to-day from Mrs.
J. T. Hahey and Mrs. Ashby BIythe,
president and secretary, respectively,
of the Gen. Dabney A. Maury Chapter
of the Daughters of the Confederacy,
'Of Philadelphia. Mrs. Halsey and
Mrs. BIythe came to Washington to
consult the President and Secretary
Of War regarding removal to Rich
mond of the bodies of 124 unknown
Confederate soldiers buried in the
cemetery at Germantown, Pa. 'The
President and Secretary of War do
not have authority to grant the re
moval, but Senator Pritchard will in
troduce ajoint resolution in Congress
granting authority for the removal.
The bodies of the unknown soldiers
were originally buried at Bristol,
Tenn., but were removed to German
town. m m
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