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'.i 3? fee WLttixty gtex -FUBLI8BID AT- W ILM ItlGTQH. fl. C., -AT- 1- ILL $1.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE. TAR. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. 838SS88SSSsisS8SS 88888888888888888 88888888888888888 8SS88S88SSS8888S8 888888S88S8888888 - 8888S882S88888888 S8888838888388S88 " " ! a - . a s " . Suss":-.: fClt: VOL. XXXIII. WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1901. NO. 9 entered t the Port Oflica at Umtgtoa, N. C, m Second Out Mattcr.l SUBSCRIPTION PfilCE. The lubacrlptioa price of tb. Weekly Star ii si follow! : Single Copy 1 year, poataga paid .......tl 00 !. Jnxmth. " y 80 " M S months " " at) BAD MATERIAL TO WOEK WITH Hanging of natives in the Philip pines for murdering American? or American soldiers has become so frequent as to have lost its novelty. When soldiers are killed now and the killers are caught they are tried for murder by courts martial and sentenced to be hanged. To save time and trouble, perhaps, they are tried in bunches and hanged in bunches, in job lots. Our soldiers, who didn't mind shooting these yellow fellows any more than they would shooting jack rabbits, rather shrank from the hanging business at first, but now that they have be come somewhat accustomed to it they don't mind it so much. F A' short while ago there was a triple hanging in the town of Tay tay, in the province of Morong, in Luzon Island. There were seven men arrested, charged with the murder of American soldiers. Six of these were tried by court mar tial, convicted and sentenced to be hanged. . Gen. Chaffee, Military Governor of the Philippines, com muted the sentence of three of them to imprisonment at hard labor for life. The other three were hanged. But the seventh was a priest, who asked for and was grant ed a separate trial. He was con victed, but on account of his prieSt Jy calling, instead of being hanged, he was sentenced to twenty years hard labor. These six men, and probably the Pjriest, ' had 'been "euerillas." but when they ' were pursued too hard, they dropped I "colonial" system expect to their town, some them bolos and returned to their Taytay, which was under sort of civil rale. Some of got elected to town offices, and while apparently co-operating cheerfully with the American au thorites, they secretly gave aid to the "insurgents," and planned con spiracies to murder American troops. In a review of this court martial, among others, in d report to the War Department, General Chaffee writes: V "Eistory affords no parallel of a whole people thus practically turning war traitors, and in the genius of no other people was ever found such mas - terful powers of secrecy and dissimu lation, but it is needless to say that no powerful State was ever erected or ever can be erected upon sucn immor al and unenlightened foundations." i , "One undeniable truth standi out in this case as in hundreds of like cases of murder, that the average native of these islands has not more than the merest rudimentary conception of his individual rights and duties as a man, and no one knows this so well as the wily chiefs who use him for their ne farious purposes." This doesn't leave anything to be summed as to Gen. Chaffee's esti mate of the average Filipino, and there are facts enough to justify that estimate. Even before the pacification of the islands, when the war was on and our soldiers and the little yellow fellows were popping at each other every chance they got, . our soldiers stood in more danger from the ' 'pacificos" in the rear than they did from the fellows in front of means that while it is possible to travel-outside of the garrisoned towns in the day time, where at tack might be attended by some danger, the road isn't a safe place after dark. And this is in the "peaceful" islands where the com mission has put its plan of civil government into operation. . This commission further says in its report that it will take a genera tion to school these people to self government. At , the end, of that generation, while they might read and write and be considerably ad vanced in an educational way, they would be the Bame Filipinos they are now, as unreliable, as treacherous, as vindictive as they are now and probably would hate their American rulers as thoroughly as they do now. . There isn't an instance on record, as far as our reading goes, where a conquered people ever willingly ac cepted the rule of the conqueror, nor sit instance, where if they could throw off that rule, they would not do it, whether their condition was improved by it or not. That is hu man nature, and it always will be human nature. The Filipinos are no exception to it. The Spaniards ruled them for three hundred years and they .were never willing sub jects. Spanish blood was mingled with theirs, but that "didn't change their nature, for they chafed under the Spaniard all the same, and taught their children to hate him. The Spaniard has ceased to be an object of their hatred now, for he has passed out of sight, if not out of memory, and the hatred that was centered upon him has been transferred to the American, who has taken his place as ruler, and is rul ing with a , rigor that the Spaniards never equalled. The Spaniard, imprisoned and shot, but the American corralls, im prisons and hangs,, burns and lays waste, pursues the methods of Wey ler in Cuba and Kitchener in South Africa, methods thajt war upon the innocent, on the Tfoman and the child, who really suffer more than the man in arms does; and some of our officers in command are so re lentless in their warfare that they declare they would make the "re bellous" districts such a waste that mm m, -B V a bird would starve in inem. These are the "pacified" people we have heard so much about; this is what American officers think of them, and these are the materials out of which the vdvoos.te of th make quiet, peaceful and obedient "sub jects" that is the word not citi zens for they never expect to make citizens out of them, or change the Filipino nature and make an Amer ican out of a Filipino, j IT P&OVES HOTHING. V The organs which support. the Crumpacker bill lay much stress on the light vote cast in the Southern States, but entirely pass over as a matter of no importance the light vote cast in the Northern States. If the vote cast in a Southern State should be made the basis of its rep resentation, the same rule should apply to the Northern States, whether they have qualified suf frage or not. Mr. Crumpacker proposes to re duce representation from the South not because suffrage is restricted, (although that is the pretence) but because the qualified voters do not turn lout and cast a full vote at the elections. Here is an illustration of the view they take of it, clipped from the Philadelphia Press: "The vote cast in the Missisisppi State election, held November 5th,. has just been officially declared." It shows a total of 83,305 Votes cast for five candidates running for Secretary of State and 22,877 for State Treasurer, or about as many votes as were cast in three wards of Philadelphia the same day. According to the last cen sus Mississippi has 349,117 males twen-ty-ons years of age and over, of whom 125.530 are white and 198,647 are col ored. The latter are practically all dis franchised either by law or by the knowledge that no matter how many votes they may cast they will not be allowed to elect: any one to an office. Taking the white male voters it is found that 4,715 of them are foreign -born. Deducting these 145,815 eligi ble white voters are left. But as only 23.805 ballots were cast less than one white man in six went to the polls. Tbis indifference to the exercise of the suffrage is the direct result of the dis franchisement of the colored voter, which discourages all opposition to the Democratic party. The voters know that Democratic candidates will win and that they need not take the trouble to go to the polls. As a consequence the control of the party and of the gov ernment of the State has fallen into the hands of a little clique which uses es them for its own advantage," This proves nothing, or if it did the election returns from many of the Northern States would apply with as much force to them. There never has been'an election held in this or any other section of the country where thousands of voters, who had the right to vote, did not fail to go to the polls, and as every one knows who has had any experience in politics one of the most difficult tasks election man agers have is to get out a full vote, which they generally fail to -do no matter how well organized the voters may be or how hard they work. This is the case in the South and it was the case before there were any lawn rentriottog onffrage. Alifjb vote in a Southern State shows nothing that it doesn't show in any other "State, and it furnishes no stronger argument to justify punish ing the South than it does for punish ing any other section. THROUGH TO RALEIGH f JM'ES N MAC0MBER DEAD-1 MAJ- french strafe t)EAD. Atlantic Coast line Train Makes Close Connection to and ' ; From Goldsboro. SCHEDULE IN EFFECT TO-DAY. BEIHGIHQ THEM TOGETHER. The first organized movement, in, a practical way, to bring capital and labor-together, and prevent lock outs and strikes, took shape in the meeting held a few days ago in New Voiv which was attended dv a Mr. Schmitz, a theatrical man of Chicago, had a bride thrown at him as it were. Some time ago he was travelling on a railroad in the West, and on the train was Miss Lucile Smith, niece of the late Gov ernor Wade, of Colorado. The young man happened to be standing r' -jrrZ " on the platform, and the young lady large nuuiu i ,m1orf.AnV to naas from one car to ing CapiWU u vuw - fc ized industries, the labor unions, &nd the people who are not directly identified with Y either of these, so there were representatives there, all well known and prominent, of capital, labor and the public. Short speeches were made by repre sentatives of each of these, all ex pressing a purpose to do everything practicable to bring capital uu la bor together, to work harmoniously and do away with the friction and disagreements that so often result in lockouts and strikes, which cost thost directly interested and the country so much without any cor responding gain tq"any one. The result of this meeting was the appointment of a committee of thirty-six well known men twelve r0nrnantinff capital, twelve labor and twelve the public whose busi ness it will be to formulate apian tn nrevent conflicts between capita them with guns, for they could keep j an(j iaDor and effect, without strikes, their va on th Ban. but thev couldn't I , r.1nmanf. in tha event i i flflfmiiniimp ,oiH"' see the fellows who shot and stabbed from behind. The towns and the woods were full of "pacificos." There are lots of pacificos there now, chaps who take the oath of allegiance, dance fandangos aronnd the American flag, hobnob with the Americans in daytime and at night meet in their secret conclaves and plot to murder and get rid of the hated Americans. Possibly there may be some exceptions to this but that is the rule rather than ; " y JVl W ilHl III mmmmwrnrmt . - - the exception, and that is evidently I capital and of its desire to p!ace ni,on wW aLy P.uff v. ahead of the material welfare of the men who work. of disagreement. Senator iianna, who has been active in this move ment and has tdken great interest in it, was chosen chairman of this committee of thirty-six. In speak ing of it he is quoted as saying; "I should call the present move ment a mutual disarmament in the In dustrial world. To nothing can it be more aptly likened than thedisarma 4 ir.nnnA' I would disarm Ui" . "twh to trades unions and of its. ruinous policy inai i 1 ikik i aa- I m. another. About that time the train gave a lurch, and tossed the lady not into the adjacent brushy but into the arms of Mr. Schmitz. Af ter that no introductions were ne cessary; they became well acquaint ed and were married a few days ago. The town of Kaskaskia was the first capital of Illinois. Jt was pre dicted that it would be a great city some day but it went into a. de cline and there are now but, five families In it. We don't know where Kaskaskia is and she soon won't know where she is, as she will soon be eliminated from the map. Mrs. Eoosevelt doesn't shake hands with grown folks at her receptions, but only with the children. Theo dore doesn't have any receptions, and doesn't shake hands with any body. Sensible for both. John D. Rockefeller's doctors limit him to a diet of crackers and milk. This is rough on John. But there are a good many people who nan't tret crackers and milk, and that is rougher on them. Recent Chaoses la Arrival sad Departure of Trains as Recommended by Pro -dace Exchange Allowed by the t Railroad Authorities. I Mr. O. W. Worth, chairman of the Transportation Committee of the Pro duce Exchange, which was recently instructed to call upon the proper At lantic Coast Line officials and en deavor to secure a change in the schedule of the incoming A. O. L. train from the North so that the same would' connect with the Southern train from Raleigh, - reported yester day to the secretary that the com mittee's efforts were successful and that the changes desired would be in effect to day. -i The Atlantic Coast Line also yester terday made official announcement of the change in the schedule which in substance is that train No. 41 from the North will in the future make close connection at Goldsboro with Southern train 35 to and from Raleigh, Greens boro and points west thereof. A. C. L. train 41 will arrive in the future at 10:10 A. M.. instead of 9:25 A. M. as before. The change is a welcome one to the travelling public at large and to business men especially. , The Coast Line tram formerly ar rived at Goldsboro at 6j45 A M., but beginning to-day the arrival time will be 7:15 and the leaving time 7:30. Pas sengers from the North will thus have fifteen minutes time for lunch, which can be had at the Hotel Kennon, adjoining the station. With the change the public at Greensboro, Durham, Raleigh, Clay ton, Selma, Pine Level and Princeton, who wish to spend a day shopping or sightseeing in Wilmington can leave home in Ihe early . morning, make close connection at Goldsboro and reach Wilmington at 10:10 o'clock, having till 7 P.M. for the transaction of business, make close connection on their return at Goldsboro, reaching home the night of the day they left home. The Produce Exchange committee which presented the matter of a change to the railroad authorities con sisted of Messrs. C. W. Worth. G. J. Boney, J. T. King, 8. P. McNair and H. L. Vollers. CHRISTMAS AT POINT CASWELL. Enjoyable Closing Exercises by the Public School Children Friday Evening. Special Star Correspondence. Point Caswell, NO, Dec 2L One of the most enjoyable treats that our village people have witnessed took place at our public school build ing last evening, under the manage ment of Miss Annie E. Paddison, the principal. The school room had been decorated with evergreen and vines. A beautiful Christmas tree, which presented a very attractive picture, occupied one space, heavily laden with choice and suitable presents. At 7 o'clock the services opened by the children marching on the stage sing. ing "The Happiest Time." men ioi lowed the Christmas cantata, entitled "Santa Claus' Dream," which was creditably rendered by the entire school. The fine singing by the chil dren was a marked feature of tne oe casion. Miss Paddison feels much in debted to Mrs. D. J. Black for satiat ing her in training the children In the singing. . . . After the cantata the present from the tree were distributed, which were greatly enjoyed by all. m . There is ereat interest manifested In this place in regard to education and Miss Paddison received many con gratulations from the patrons and friendVof the school for the efficient manner in which she has conducted it. NORTH CAROLINA WATER WAYS.i Well Kiowa CHUen of the Coaaty Passed : Away Friday Nltbt-Faoeral Will Mr.' James N. Macomber, an esteem ed citizen of New Hanover and for many years a resident of Wilmington, died Friday night at 11 o'clock at his home near Wrightsville Sound after an illness . of several months with Bright's diaease. Although Mr. Ma comber had been in poor health for some time, his death was rather sud den and the news yesterday came to his friends here and elsewhere as a surprise and shock. J " i ; . : Mr. Macomber was In the 68th year of his age and was of a family that in years gone by was one of the moat bx" tensive real estate owners in the county. His venerable mother passed away only a week ago at Richmond, in the 97th year of her age and was buried here. - For many years prior to, during and after the war deceased was agent in Wilmington of the Southern Express Company, but in - late years he has been engaged in farming and merchandising in the country. He had been a justice of the peace of the county and for many years he had been tax lister for Harnett township. He took a lively interest in county af fairs and was often called upon to perform public duties in his township, which he always "did with pride and eminent satisfaction. Of the original Macomber family there is now only one remaining mem ber, Mr. Robert E. Macomber, a brother of the deceased and a promi nent business man of Richmond, Va., being a member of the firm of Nolan & Co., leading jewellers. The funeral of the deceased will be held from his late residence at 10 o'clock this morning and the remains wilt be brought to Wilmington on a Ijeacoast railroad train at 11 A. M. The interment will be in Oakdale ceme tery. NAVAL STORES OUTLOOK. Citizen of Atlanta Well Kaowa fa Wll ' mission asd Payetteville; Died Snd- denly Wednesday AfteraoosD. l: Q ' , ' - ' - ' ""a ' . . v-. r Atlanta Constitution, 19th. While talking to a little girl In the store of W. EL Beckman ryestei'day afternoon shortly - after 1 4 V o'clock, Major French Strange, a journalist, and for many years a citizen of At lanta, dropped dead from heart-disease. He left his home and walked to the store for the purpose of mak ing a few purchases. He met. the' pro-' prietor and asked a few questions about trading stamps. MrBeckman's little 5-year-old daughter entered the store. Major Strange was always fond of children, and he patted the child on the head and asked her how she liked the weather. As the child was about to frame an answer. Major Strange' staggered backward, reeled and fell heavily to the floor.- By the time Mr. Beckman could reach his side- he- was dead. ' Death seemed to have been instantaneous. 1 Major Strange had not made any complaint during the day of feeling unwell and when he left his home to go to the store he appeared in good health. The coroner, after an investigation, decided that an inquest was unneces sary. The body was removed to the home on Norcross street. French Strange lived in Atlanta many years. He was a man of fine education and of literary ability. At one time he was editor of an Atlanta weekly paper. He wrote for many papers outside the State and was a contributor of some of the leading periodicals of the country. He was quiet and reserved in his manner, but had a large number of close friends. He was born Feb. 3, 1837, at Fay etteville, N. C, and would have been 65 years of age next February, He was the youngest son of Judge Robert Strange, of Fayetteville. He was a brave Confederate soldier," having ranked as major under General Lee. His children are L. H. Strange, Miss Mamie Strange, Mrs. E. L. Lippitt, J. B. Strange, Kirkland Strange and Miss Minnie Strange, of Atlanta; Mrs. Rob erf Sanders, of Florida; Mrs. J. H. Thrie, of Pittsboro, N. 0., and Barrett Strange, of Birmingham. LONG DISSOLVES TflESCflLEYCOORT Has Disposed Finally of the Case j So Far As the Navy Depart : taent Is Concerned. APPROVES MAJORITY OPINION Declines the Application of Admiral Samp son to Make lnqnlry Into the Qies- . s tloa of Command and Declined to Hear Schley's Counsel. , B? Telegrapb to tne Morning Btar. Washington, Deo. 2L Secretary Long has disposed finally of the Schley case, so far as the Navy De partment is concerned, by acting upon the findings aind; conclusions of. the court of inquiry. He approves the findings of fact and the opinion of the full court; he . approves tne majority opinion, Retarded la Savannah as Enconrsging for Hifher Prices Pntares Are Exceed ingly Scarce Just Now. Bills Introduced in Congress by Repre- 4 sentatives Thomas and Small. Congressman Thomas, of the Third district, has introduced a bill in Con gress providing that the sum of $9,500 be appropriated to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise exnended, to be immediately availa ble and to be expended by the Secre tary of War for works of improve ment and maintenance of Bogue Sound, between Swansboro and More head City, in removing the shoals up on waich the depth of water is the least between said points, completing the work of improvement in the sound already partially done under the pres ent anproved project. Mr. Small, of the First district, has introduced a bill authorizing the ap- Savannah News, 19th. For .the last day or two buyers of spirits of turpentine in the Savannah market have been inquiring among factors to ascertain upon what basis they can get futures for May-August delivery. This is the season to con tract for spirits for delivery during those months - -If present indications count for much it seems that this effort to get contracts will be the same as that of last year, and will fail for the same reason, which was the unwillingness of buyers to pay the asked price. They are now bidding anywhere from 35c to 37c, but factors state they are not even prepared to umk Business witu such bids, and may not be able to do so until buyers get up around 40c. The current belief is that producers will not be willing to authorize their factors to sell for much less, if even at this price, so that it seems a change ot sentiment on one side or the other must come before any business will result. Producers claim that the pine forests are rapidly disappearing, and that the consumption of spirits is in creasing yearly. Under these condi tions they naturally look fer the ar ticle to appreciate in value. Two years ago producers sold fu tures in this market at from 40c. to 42c when the price reached the high est on record, going to 54c. This caused producers to go slow in making future contracts, so slow, in fact, that they did not enter into any last season for delivery mis season, dujbib would not pay the prices asked. Ex actly the same conditions confront the trade this season, with buyers bidding one price, and producers asking con siderably more. At the moment the outlook for the naval stores market is bright, with the tendency decidedly upward. Trade conditions do not seem to be af fecting this market adversely. Sev eral will profit by the rise, and among them the National Tank and Export, which has an immense supply of spir its said to have been bought consider ably below the present market price. The deceased was the son of the late Judge Strange, and a brother of the late Col. Robert Strange. Capt. JW. Strange and Mrs. Margaret Strange Huske, wife of the late Rev. Dr. J. C. Huske, rector and rector emeritus of St John'scburch.Fayetteville. He mar ried Miss Mary Sanford, daughter of the late John W. Sanford, was a prac titioner at the Fayetteville bar, besides engaging in merchandising, the firm being 8trange & Waterbury, on Green street. After the death of his first wife he married Miss Mary Haughton, daughter of; Lawrence Haughton, or nttsboro. ; PENDER SUPERIOR COURT. Adjourned Thursday Night and Judge Allen Came to Wilmington for Hearing in Chambers-Prisoners for Roads. , Pender Superior Court for the trial of both civil and criminal cases ad journed Thursday night for the term. The case of A. E. McNeill, of Bur gaw, against the S. A. L. railroad for alleged negligence of one of defend ant's employes in directing plaintiff to a wrong train at Monroe, N. C. when he desired to go to the bedside of a Eick son at Rock Hill, S. C, resulted in a verdict of f 100 for plaintiff. The amount sued for was $5,000. Judge Allen while at Burgaw gave the New Hanover convict squad a very material reinforcement. Sheriff W. W.'. Alderman and a deputy arrived in the city yesterday, bringing with them four prisoners whose sentences aggregate three years and eight months. They are all colored, and are as follows: Otis Fennell, six months each in two cases of larceny and six months for burglary; J. M. Mitchell, six months for disposing of mortgaged property and four months for larceny and receiving; Jackson Hand, twelve months for housebreak ing, and Andrew Jackson, four months for larceny and receiving. The only cost to New Hanover for the prisoners is railroad transportation amounting to $2.70 each and their keep during term of service. SENSATIONAL STORY. A Bid PEANUT ROAST. aV AfrAlt VII I A1 lO LIIO UHlt "lddisS labor Of it. distrust of TK shin subdsidy Republicans in Congress who are opposed to arid pointment of a board of engineers to . . . . i vnfon I nnnaidnv the subject of an inland land lrngauon, uwpo w 6 for their Bcheme by swapping with Repnblican irrigationists who are opposed to subsidies what General Chaffee thinks, and as far as known this is what the ma jority of the American officers in command in he Philippines think. None of them have any confidence in the sincerity of these people when they profess loyalty, and very few of them believe that they will ever become 'good Americans." . , Even the commission sent over thereby the late President McKin ley in its report on the plan of gov ernment it has established, remarks that all of the islands save five are peaceful, and that it is possible for one to travel . unprotected from - town to town in ihe day time, which Both should be hmntfht together on a platform of mu tual good will.'-' . . ... Do you think a rule can be laid down to which labor and capital will agree Sat will result in preventing labor troubles in the future?" - "Id It will be made a success if untiring effort can do it." If this movement succeeds, and there is no good reason why it The Philippine Commission in its report informs us that in all but four of the islands there is peace. Right on the heels of this comes a a call from Gen. Chaffee for more troops. nnn aider the subiect of an waterway from Norfolk in the State of Virginia to Beaufort inlet in the 8tate of North Carolina, the survey for which was made by Maj. Lucas, of the Wilmington Corps of Engineers, and others about a year ago. The bill does not include the Wilmington water way some time ago urged by the Chamber of Commerce here. , Sir Robert Ball, the English as tronomer, says that in about 60,000 years the days will be 48 hours long. . Th A thirtv day note won't come should not, as all present seemed to uoxini to see a fellow quite so soon, be inspired by the desire that it - should, it will be a grand triumph of beat aid WOmAn in the Gov- sense and reason over mecnoas uui .rnment service is a Texas gin, misa have so often culminated in conflict. riot and disaster, in wmcn me stronger triumphed over the weaicer, , and in wmcn all lost muon. LUlian Norton, who is cniei oi me division of finance in the postoffice department and gets $2,250 a year. Judge Meares Not a Candidate. Regarding the rumor that the friends of ex-Judge O. P. Meares were begin ning a strong fight for him for the Collectorship of this port, tne btab learned yesterday that the endorse ments were secured for him by a num ber of representative men, entirely without his knowledge. When Judge Meares heard of the movement in his behalf, it is stated that he thanked his friends kindly, but stated that upon no consideration would he allow his name to be presented for the place. Fire Destroyed Nearly Fifty Thousana Bushels at Suffolk Friday Mornlnf. The following special to the Ral eigh News and Observer from Suf folk, Va., will be read with interest by peanut growers in Eastern North Carolina: "Nearlv fiftv thousand bushels of peanuts roasting at 4 o'clock this morn ing in the midst of a snow storm, made a scene and scent the like of which had never, been experienced by anybody here. The Suffolk Peanut Company's principal . storage ware house was blazing, and millions of white peanut hulls burned to the light ness of cinders, were drawn skyward in the draught, and by the glare of thecongflagration they could be seen to meet and melt myraids of falling flakes. The loss is 133,503; insurance $28,500. The origin of the Are is unknown." What Will the Harvest Be? Fayetteville Observer 21st: "Two hundred packages of whisky, ranging from one quart to five gallons each, came in on one train by express yes terday. It is estimated that seven hundred dollars worth of whisky ar rived here yesterday by express alone." Schooner's Mate Held. Chas. W. Summerland, mate on the schooner Abbie O. Cole, was held in the sum of $50 for the higher court by Justice Fowler yesterday afternoon. The mate is -charged with making an assault with a deadly weapon upon a member of his crew, and gave the re quired bond. He was discharged. Published Account oKan Assault Upon the President Emphatically Denied. By Teiegrann to tne Horning Btar Washington, Dec. 21. Both at the White House and British embassy, an emphatic denial is made of the pub lished story of the assault alleged to have been made upon the President Thursday afternoon." The President himself declares tne story is not true, and authorizes the denial of it. Lord Pauncefote, the British amDassaaor, who is said to have been a witness of the assault, emphatically denies- the statement The story of the assault grew out of the fact that an intoxica ted man was lurching along Massa chusetts avenue Thursday afternoon as the President was taking his daily walk, and that the man brushed against the President. A secret ser officer arrested the man. but it is understood he was soon afterward re leased. L A FLORIDA FEUD. where there is a difference in the court; he, holds that the court could not have entered into a consid eration of the question of command at the battle of Santiago, and finally he accepts the recommendation that no further proceedings shall be had. The secretary also has declined the application of Admiral Sampson to enter upon an inquiry into the nnnRtionof command, and has notified Admiral Schley's counsel of that fact as a reason for declining to hear them on that point. - Secretary Long's approval of the majority report was as follows: "The department has read the testi mony in this case, the arguments of counsel at the trial; the court's find ings of fact, opinion and recommend ation; the individual memorandum of the presiding member; the statement of exceptions to the said findings and opinions by the applicant; the reply to said statement by the judge advo cate of the court and his assistant, and the brief this day submitted by coun sel for Rear Admiral Sampson travers ing the presiding member's view as .to who was in command at the battle of Santiago. . s "And, after careful consideration, the findings of fact and the opinion of the full court is approved. "As to the points on which the pre siding member differs from the opin ion of the majority of the court, the opinion of the majority is approved. "As to tne iurtner expression ui un views by the same member with re gard to the questions of command on the morning of July 3rd, 1898, and of the title to credit for the ensuing vic tory, the conduct of the court in mak ing no finding and rendering no opin ion on those questions- is approved indeed, it could with propriety take no other course; evidence on these ques tions, during the inquiry, having been excluded by the court. 'The department approves the rec ommendation '.of the court that no further proceedings be had in the premises. "The department records its appre ciation of the arduous labors of the whole court. , (Signed "John D. Long, "Secretary of the Navy." Court Dissolved. Secretary Long to-day issued the formal order dissolving the Schley court of inquiry. The order was com municated at once to Admiral Dewey, president of the court, who acknowl edged its receipt, and said that in con formity with the . order of the secretary he had announced the dissolution of the court. .... When seen at his hotel this af ternoon Admiral Schley stated that he did not care to make any comment whatever upon the action taken by Secretary Long on the findings of tha court of inquiry. The admiral said that he would leave Washington on Monday next for New York city, wbere he will remain for an indefinite period. Messrs. Kayner ana league, of counsel for Admiral Schley, were in Baltimore today, and in their ab sence the admiral was not prepared to say whether any further action would be taken in his behalf at the Navy De nartment. or in Congress, or whether or not a final appeal to President Roosevelt would be made. MacClay Asked to Resign. The following order was made pub lic this afternoon by Secretary of War "Navy Department, Washington, Dec. 20. Rear Admiral A. 8. Barker, Commandant Navy Yard,New York Sir: I am directed by the President to ask Edgar S. MacClay, special laborer, general store-keeper's office. Navy Yard, New York, to send in his resig nation. Very respectfully, John D. Long. Secretary." Arbitrary and Tyrannical. BALTiMORB,Dec. 21. Isidor Rayner, attorney general of Maryland and counsel for Admiral Schley, when shown the decision of Secretary Long to-day, declared that "the whole pro ceeding is arbitrary and tyrannical," and manifested great surprise and in dignation. "You ask me," he said, "what our next step will be. I do not know unless thn President intervenes. There is Durham Sun: ' Mrs. J. AL : Sjkes, of Durham, has a cow that is worth having. -Friday morning the cow gave eleven-quarts of strained milk, and when " at her best, makes two and a half pounds of butter a dayT ' ; " Elizabeth City Carolinian', he long rows of machines in the Aloe-' marie shirt factory that at one time ; maintained such a busy hum and fur- nished employment to so many peo- -pie, are now being taken down and packed to be shipped to Washington, N. U., where they will cooperate with the factory there, and thus create one ' of the largest factories in Eastern Caro lina. ' - Sanford Express: There is talk of a largo bleachery "being established here at an early date. Parties who are interested in the proposed enterprise have had the water in a creek near town analysed and find it to be excel lent water for a bleachery. 8ince the cherry tree fraud has been exposed it is found tnat its victims are in near-' ly every section of this and adjoining States. Some women lost as high an $20. There is little hope of securing any of the money' of which they have been defrauded. Rocky Mount Spokesman: There is talk of another oil mill being established in Rocky Mount . While riding along the road last Sun day morning Mr. W. O. Wells waa stricken with paralysis and fell from his buggy. He was found just before -sunset Sunday evening, was carried to a house nearby and died in about a half hwmr aH.erwul " As th last ' meeting of the stockholders- of the Rocky Mount Sash and Blind Factory . they decided to increase their stock $5,000 for the purpose of enlarging their plant. Wilson Times: Thursday Mr. John C Daniel found Nathan Wooten (col.) lying dead in the road about a mile below Saratoga, in this county, near Mr. Jim Bryant's home. Blood had run down over his face from a r wound on his head, which looked as if the man had been shot Mr. B. W. Wilson, who was coming to Wilson, soon came along and later reported the matter to the sheriff and made the affidavit which is necessary before the coroner can act It was told that the horse and buggy of Woo ten's had been found in the possession of a negro of unsavory reputation and that Wooten left Wilson with a hun dred dollars. This negro, Ben Prat ten, has not been seen since. - Winston Journal: A nut farm is one of the latest endeavors in the way of enterprise by one of our citi zens. Mr. Frank Jenkins, who has just returned from Texas, has pur chased a large quantity of plants and is arranging to go into the nut raising business on a large scale. Oapt R. A. Jenkins has a farm two miles north west of Winston admirably' suited for this business and Mr. G. F. Jenkins is now having planted there six thousand -plan te of pecan, walnut and chestnut . It will require a number of years be fore these plants win grow sumcienuy to bear. There are now planted on this farm about two thousand fruit trees and it is expected to Increase this number to five thousand. Smithfield Herald: Mr. J. W. Talton killed a hog recently which weighed 552 pounds after being dressed. A few days ago a cow on th- farm of Mr. Alex Braswell, of Boon Hill township, was seen Acting very strangely. It was first thought that she might have hydrophobia as she was frothing and bleeding at the mouth Before they could catch the cow and see what was the matter with her one of the boys went into the mule's stall and found the cow's tongue in the feed trough with the print of the mule's teeth on it The cow's and mule's stalls adjoined and it is supposed that the cow was trying to steal the mule's feed through the cracks when the mule decided to put an an end to it by biting off the cow's tongue. ANOTHER EXPLOSION AT PITTSBURG, PA. Two Boilers In a Steel Mill BurstSeven Men Badly Scalded and Many Others Slightly Burned. By Telegraph to the Horning Btar. Pittsburg, Dec 21. For the third time within seventy-two hours Pitts burg steel workers have been killed or maimed by terrific explosions. Fol lowing on the heels of the awful disas ters at the Bono furnace oi J ones cc McLaughlin on Thursday, and at the Black Diamond Steel Works jyester day, the city was shocked this morn ing by the report of another explosion at Binger-Nimick's west end plant of the Crucible.Steel Company of Ameri ca, in which seven men were scalded, -one badly -cut and twenty or thirty others slightly injured. - At 6:55 o'clock two of the battery of five boilers used to operate the sheet ' mill exploded with , terrific force. Realdino water nlaved havoc among the workmen, who had just set in for thn while nieces of the boilers used great destruction to the mm property. Of the seven men scaiaea, two, it is said; cannot recover. The cause of the explosion was frozen pipes which supplied, the two ' boilers of the five with water. This freeze came some time early this morn ing. MISSINQ MISS CR0PSEY. Admiral Dewey, wbetner ne agrees it or not We will determine next week what proceedings we will A Young Qlrl Said to be Held by a Negro at Rocky Mount. V By Telegraph to the Morning star. Elizabeth City, N. C, Dec 21. power in the courts to compel the sec-1 A ietter received by-W. H. Oropsey retary to file the dissenting opinion of I Mf-K,- frnm Roofer Mount N. O.. signed George Hotteso, stated that 1 a young girl was being held in that vicinity by a negro woman. She had been left there by a man who had not returned. The girl witt not give her. name, saying that she is afraid her father will kill the young man who placed her in charge of the woman. The girl is thought to be the missing.. Nellie Uropsey. vjmei oi iruioo Dawson communicated with the chief of police of Rocky Mount, but with out results. Two members of the citizens' committee left to-day for Rocky Mount to investigate Battle Between Hogans and Dormans. Two Killed and Two Wounded. 1 By Telegraph to the Morning Btar. Sandebson, Fla., Dec 21. A ter rific battle occurred at 6 :30 o'clock to night at Lee's tie-camp, five miles from here, between the Hogan and Dorman families, all of whom are well known in this section. A feud has existed between the families for a long time, and on former occasions a fight was almost precipitated, in tne oatue tn-nlcht the &rinsr was intense for a few minutes. The dead are Joshua Hocan and Willis Dorman. The wounded are Andrew Nain and Thad Dorman, who is said to be fatally hurt. Lewis Dorman is mysteriously missing and though his friends are looking for him he has not yet been found. TREASURY PORTFOLIO Secretary Qsje's Place Offered to Oov. Crane of Massachusetts. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, Dec 21. While no official confirmation can be obtained at the White House it is believed that President Roosevelt has offered the Treasury portfolio to Governor Crane, nf Massachusetts, and the latter now has the idea under advisement, une of the difficulties in the way of Gov ernor Crane's acceptance is under stood to be his connection with, the paper company at Daiton, mass., wnicn iurnunes ine paper mr govern ment notes. This paper la preparea by a secret process, and the govern ment's contract with the Dalton com la a laree one. Should Gov. Crane accept the Treasury portfolio it it considered probable that he would dispose of hia interest in the paper company. .',. Boston, Dec. 2L A telephone mes sage from Dalton, Governor Crane's home, received here to day, says that Governor Crane is considering the question with great thoroughness and is inclined to accept the position. Family and personal considerations cause the governor's hesitation. LYNCHING THREATENED. Charles Foy, the Negro Who Killed Day. ton H. Miller in West Virginia. By Telegraph to the Mernlng Btar. Bristol, Tenn., Dec 21. Dayton n .mi x 4V Tkl. ! XX, jnuier, treasurer ui mo win, company, who was shot at Town Creek, Va., yesterday by Charles Foy, died tbis evening. Miller's home was in Philadelphia. Charles Williams, who was shot by the negro at the same time, may recover. The officers captured Foy last night and hurried him across the mountain A OT'a V In ulvanM of a mOD Of mw mm who had determined on lynching the negro. The jail at Wise is being guarded with the hope of pre venting a lyncning.