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SUBSCRIPTION P xlCE.
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AN HONEST MAN FROM MAIHE.
Representative Lituefleld, of
Maine, who succeeded Thos. B.
Reed, although quite as orthodox I
Republican -as is found in those
parts, is a man who has opinions1 of
his own, convictions of his own and
alao the courage to assert them,
whether they conflict with his party
or not. lie is also recognized as one
of the ablest men in the House of
.Representatives. As an illustration
of his independence, ho spoke and
voted several years ago against the
expulsion of Wm. H.. Roberts, of
Utah, the charge against whom was
that he had three . wives and was,
therefore a violator of the anti -polygamy
act. The Republicans voted
pretty solidly for his expulsion, but
Mr. Littlefield didn't believe Con-
gress had the right to unseat him I
and although there was much church
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and other pressure brought to bear
on Congress to drive the man from
Utah out, Littlefield courageously
spoke in his behalf and with the'
Democrats, who also j opposed his
expulsion on legal grounds, voted
against unseating him. j There have
been other occasions qn which he
showed individuality and indepen
dence, both of which he showed in a
striking manner in an address on
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tbe race problem in Washington a
few nights ago. He was one of the
Congressional delegation which vis
ited the Charleston Exposition last
week j After his return ha delivered
the address to which we have refer
red, the substance of which is thus
given in a letter of the! Washington
correspondent of the Charleston
Xews and Courier:
' Mr. Littlefield. in taking up the
neifro problem, said lhat tbe black
sIsva ws a vital factor in the develop
ments of the country j when cotton
became the staple production of the
Routn At tbe close of the war the
U tiled States was left with four mil
lions of blacks on its bands. This was
ti most serious problem left by tbe
war. These negroes bad been freed
from slavery and were! occupying a
position of peril to thn Government.
The civilization of the while people.
sai l Mr. L'ttlefield, had; been accomp
lish -it arter years of struggle and asso
cia'.iaa with the greatest races of man
kind Tbe negro had been brought
direct from his home in Africa and do
eff jrts hud been made toward his edu
cation or civilization.
"fly wnat right," asktd tbe man
from Maine, the mail from Blaine's own
8tate, "dofs an Act of Congress seek
to place hu inferior rscaon an equal
footing with man who have lived
through two thousand years of Chris
tianity? The nation sought to create
in the negro race the ability not only
to govern themselves, bat to assist in
the government of otbers. What was
the result? This race was in tbe midst
of a people developed ii the highest
state of civilization known to man. A
people who had been overwhelmed by
one of their own kind and whose
wounds, physical and moral, were
smarting under tbe blow of defeat.
'ThftKukiux Klan was tbe out
come, with its civilization behind it.
trying to suppress the newly-created
citizen. Then came tbe 'grandfather
clause,' which virtually diafranobisea
very negro in the 8outh where it is
In existence. If the elective franchise
had been given only to those who had
the intelligence to use it, the tendency
in the South would nave been to In
crease its representation by legitimate
means To-day the tendency is to
keep southern men in Ignorance and
to keep tbe negro out of control. To
Increase the representation properly
unaer sucn conauions requires the ut
most intelligence.
"Few men to-day know what is to
be done. Tbe negro is with us. He
has the right of citizenship and we
eannot adoDt the measure so often
suggested to deoort him. Tbere Is no
authority under which we can deport
a citizen from the United States. That
namesake of the Father of his Ooun
try. who is working 'down la Ala
bama, is doing the most practical
work. We must look to the practical
education of the negro aa the only
solution of the nroblem. The funda
mental mistake was la enfranchising
tberrace, placing in the bands of those
iwupie poweP, the- were unquaiinea
w exercise, giving them power over a
civilized race overpowered by war. It
lakes more than a generation or two,
Or three. even tn ma-llfoai an- nffAnle.
Fortunate wili be tbe generation that
wm gge rua aolntion of this nrob-
Una."
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-While there may have been
some attraction for Mr. Lit
tlefield in the city j of Charles
ton and its Exposition, it is said
that he made the trip more for
the purpose of seeing for himself the
conditions in the South, and study
in? the
o - uuui viuoei lauc.
than to see the Exposition. He did
both, and when he spoke on his re
turn he made a splendid and -unan
mgumeni ior White ' BU
premacy, and a strong defence of
the white men of the South who are
VOL. XXXIII.
fighting for and determined to main
tain it.
His views are in conspicuous con
trast to those of Mr. Crumpacker
and his supporters, who now propose
warfare on those of the Southern
States which have taken measures to
protect themselves from the ballots
of the ignorant mob of negroes, and
it is. somewhat significant that this
address was delivered in Washington
while the Crumpacker resolution is
on the calendar, to come up as soon
as its supporters can bring it to the
front. This makes the sentiments
uttered by the gentleman from
Maine all the more noteworthy and
all the more creditable to him.
There are other Republican Con
gressmen who believe as Mr. Little
field does, who speaking as indi
viduals and .not as Congressmen or
politicians, freely admit this and
frankly confess that if they lived in
the South or if the negroes were as
numerous in their States and as
much of a present or prospective
menace to good government, they
would do precisely as has been done
by the people in the States where
qualified suffrage has been adopted,
if they didn't go to greater ex-
tremes. They would preserve white
supremaoy . by." whatever ' methods
might be necessary. But when it
comes to expressing their views pub
licly they lack the honesty, inde
pendence and nerve of the gentle
man from Maine.
Out of a dozen intelligent Repub
licans in the North to-day there are
probably not two who would not
agree with Mr. Littlefield that the
enfrancisement of the slaves en
masse was a curse to the race, and
there are -few intelligent negroes,
North, or South, who would not
agree with him. If thero were proof
ueeueu, let anyone point 10 a single
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benefit that has come to the mass
of the negroes . from that en
franchisement, while every grown
person with . two grains of brains
knows that it has been the main
cause of friction between the races.
While it has been a cause of unrest
and vexation to the whites, and has
been the cause of bad feeling, dis
order and at times of blood shed, it
has been a serious obstacle in the
way of the negro's progress and pros
perity. Of all the people in the
land, the negro has been the least
benefited by the ballot which made
him so proud when he got it, and
for which he is so clamorous
now. - '
There are over 8,000,000 of ne
groes in the country, with probably
1,500,000 voters. Politically, what
have they to show for it? Not a
member in Congress, not a Governor
or Lieutenant Governor in any of the
forty-five States and Territories, not
a negro on the bench of any U. S.
Court or any State court, not a half
dozen in the legislatures' of all the
States, not one in any first-class fed
eral office, not one in any first-class
foreign appointment; and, be it re
membered, the party which enfran
chised them and made them the
political and.civil equals of the white
man has. with a brief interval of a
few years, been in control of the
Government for the past forty years,
and has been loyally supported by
the negro voters ever since they were
enfranchised. They have not real
ized the curse of their enfranchise
ment, while intelligent, honest, can
did men of the country, regardless
of party, have; but those of the Re
publican . school have not the
courage to proclaim it as the out-
snoken gentleman from Maine
does.
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THE DAIRY IHDUSTRY.
In view of the activity shown by
the dairy men and their spokesmen
in Congress, in the war against
oleomargarine, and incidentally
against every other substitute for
butter, the following figures issued
a few days ago will be interesting:
"The complete census statistics of
dairy matters show that of the 5.739,-
657 farms in the country .oi ziu re-
Dort dairy eows and dairy product and
that In 1899 the total dairy product
had a valuation of $478 869,255 of tbe
farms reporting dairy cows and pro
duct. 857.578 were classed as dairy
farms, having derived at least 40 per
cent of their gross income from dairy
products Tbe number of dairy cows
was 17.189.674. The receipts from
dalrv products sold aggregated t28L-
19,958 and products consumed on the
farm were valued at $190,789,297.
There were produced from the dairy
cows reported a total of 7.266,893,674
gallons of milk, an average of 424 gal
lons per cow. ur this milk 8,134 915.-
842 gallons were sold, for which the
farmers received 1184 842 292. The
farmers also report the sale of 20.763.-
662 gallons of cream, for which they
received $3 838.776. Farms number
ing 3.617.440 report the manufacture
of butter, and 15.670 report the manu
facture or cheese. The farms report
ing butter manufactured 1 071,745,127
of wbich 518,139 026 pounaawere soia.
for which the far mm received fao,-
606 446.- Farms reporting cheese manu
factured 16.372 830 pouuds, of which
14.692 542 rounds wer sold, which
the farmers received $1 842.444.
"New York reports the largest
number of dairy cows, 1,501.608; the
largest valueof dairy products, $55,
474,155, and tbe largest number of
gallons of milk produced, milk sold.
cream soia ana butter as well ai
cheese made. Pennsylvania comes
second In tbe value or dairy products.
There is no subdivision here as to
sections, the only reference being
the statement that Kew York leads
in the number of dairy farms and
that - Pennsylvania comes next,
which might be expected as they
are the two most "populous States
and require a great" deal of milk,
butter, etc. , '
Aa a matter of curiosity we would
like to know how the South figures
in dairy farms, and yet it might be
a matter ( of disappointment . if we
did, for the showing would doubtless
be a poor one, when with her ample
patronage, varieties of grasses and
other foods - that can be so easily
produced the genial climate and
other advantagesjit could and should
be ilie great dairy section of the
country, we are making progress
on that line, it in true, and have
some splendid herds of as fine cat
tle as can be, .found ; anywhere, but
we are not making the progress we
should, and will not until these
single "money crop" delusions van
ish." A Brazil, Ind., professor raised a
commotion and temporarily lost his
job for attempting to hug and kiss
one of his girl pupils whom he met
in the hall. He said the girl was
laboring under a delusion, that all
he meant to do was to "tickle her
under the chin." On this statement
the parents of the pupils took sides
with the professor and he was rein
stated. They did not object, it
seems, to having their daughters
"tickled undei the chin."
The fortune left by the late Cecil
Rhodes is estimated at between
50,000,000 and $75,000,000. It is
thought that it will be bequeathed
for the development of the empire
in Sonth Africa. Before the Jame
son raid he was worth 1100,000,000.
At a recent layout in Washington
Mrs. Foraker, Mrs. Kean and Mrs.
Hitchcock wore dresses span new
from Paris,and were horrified to see
that they were identically alike.
What an awful catastrophe. - But it
is hoped they will survive it.
It is said that lawyer Patrick was
astonished when the jury brought
in a verdict of "guilty" against
him. He will be more than aston
ished, he will be shocked if he does
not get a new trial. They electro
cute inN ew York.
It is announced that J. Pierpont
Morgan will leave New York" shortly
and take up his residence in Eng
land. After he has done up our
industrials and railroads perhaps he
will take a whack at those on the
other side.
This country buys annually $45,
000,000 worth of products from
Canada and sells the Canadians
$110,000,000 worth. If we had
reciprocity with Canada we might
sell them a good deal more.
Marconi estimates that electric
flashes from trolley wires will inter
fere with his wireless telegraphy.
But as they have no trolley cars on
sea Marconi need not loose much
sleep over that. .
It is estimated that the American
people pay annually $1,373,212,304
for the beverages they imbibe, $1,-
094,644,156 for alcoholic liquids
and $178,568,231, for coffee, tea and
cocoa.
A woman book-keeper in Phila
delphia embezzled $15,000, but, woman-like,
couldn't, keep the secret
and gave herself away.
Thomas Will Keep His Seat
A special from Washington says:
"Mr. Thomas will keep his seat in tbe
House of Representative and his con
test is practically at an end. This
fact developed at a meeting to-day of
the House committee on elections.
No. 2. when it was decided by both
the majority and minority members
that Fowler had failed to produce evi
dence which established -any valid
claim to his seat. No formal report
was agreed upon at this meeting, but
the committee adjourned with the
understanding that Olmatead, of Penn
sylvania, should formulate a report in
accordance with the decision referred
to."
Timber In Pender County.
Pender Chronicle: "Messrs. O. D.
Moore and John K. Bannerman are
cutting timber on Northeast river and
in the eastern portion of the county on
auite an extensive scale. Mr. Banner-
man ia rrnreaenung tne tuiwn num
ber Oomnany. and Mr. Moore has the
management of the Pittsburg Lumber
Company's interests in this county.
The Hilton Lumber Company hu
built a tramway from Fishing Creek
out in to the Bear Garden section.
where a very valuable body of timber
is being cut. Both of the above named
companies have headquarters and
mills at Wilmington, to whicn place
the timber is floated in rafts. There is
no county in the State that possesses
more valuable timber , than Pender
county."
New Sheriff and New Mayor.
Fayetteville Observer, 26 th : "This
morning Mayor-elect C. B. McMillan
duly qualified for the duties of his new
noaitlon before tne uiera: oi tne eu-
nerior Court, and Col. W. S. Cook
did likewise for his induction into the
office of sheriff. Col. Cook has aa yet
made no decision as to his clerical
and official force, except that he tern-
norariiT annolnts the emeient ur.
John Monsghan as deputy sheriff."
' WILMINGTON, N Cv FRID AY,-APRIL 4, 1902.'
NORTfl STATE VAlOfc
Ohio Conzressciaa Afforded Mr.
Bellamy Text for-' Ringta g
; - Impromptu Speech.
TWENTY
SIXTH REGIMENT;
Csrollas Treept Feitbt Well sad Cotrr
i-eoflsty, Says Sixth District's Rep
f reseatative Unparalleled Re
. .cord la AiitJi of War. Ti .. V
Congressman Warnock. of Ohloi, a
grizzly veteran of the" civil war who
wore the blue, paid North Carolina a
handsome compliment while speaking
on the ' Army Appropriation bill in
Washington Thursday.' He was dis
cussing the great conflicts of the Civil
War, and in adverting ' to the Twen
ty-sixth North Carodna-regiment at
Gettysburg Is quoted by the Raleigh
Post correspondent as having said:
That I regard as one of the moat
remarkable instance in all historr!
That regiment was 820 strong. It had
65 killed and 502 wounded, makine-
a total of 588 or 7L7 per cent. That
was in the first day's battle: but the
most remarkable part of it Is that this
regiment, in the third day's fight,
turned up with a little remnant of 216
men out of their 820, participated in
that gallant charge and came out with
only 80 men left. Applause. That
I regard aa the most remarkable loss
in all history. - There was a company
in that regiment (Capt Tuttle's com
pany) that went in with three officers
and 84 men. They came out of that
with only one officer and one man.
Another remarkable fact about that
contest was the greater loss of officers
ia porportion to the enlisted men.
Uongressman Bellamv. after detect
ing an error in a comparative table
submitted by Mr. Warnock, took oc
casion to correct the discrepancy that
did the Old North 8tate an injustice.
Mr. Bellamy said:
"I come, as vou are, aware, air.
from the Old North State, which has
for its motto 'Esse Qaam Videra.'
That motto expresses a striking char
acteristic or our people. But the
modesty of North Carolina will never
Eermit her. interests to suffer, when
er sons are apprised of an occasion,
when even unintentionally she is de
prived of her merited glory. She was
ine next to tne last Bute to go into
and form the present union, and yet
so devoted waa she to it that when
ahe once gave her heart and hand to
tt she was the last State to
reluctantly withdraw from It, and
when she, witn sorrow, decided to
break away from the old union, she
dedicated her all to the new Confeder
acy and became the first to lose the
life or a son at Bethel and was the last
to lay down her arms at Appomattox.
-And, sir. she contributed more soldiers
to the lost cause than did any one of
her sisters.; Bat she accepts the arbi
trament of war and now vies with
her sisters In her loyalty and devotion
to her first love, but treasures with
pride and sacred reverence the con
spicuous part ahe bore in the 'Jost
c.nse.' j
In the table of statistics that the
gentleman gives it will be found that
he puts at the head a Texas regiment
as having sustained tbe greatest loss
during the war. Mr. Chairman, it is
a well known fact, that the regiment
that sustained the greatest casualitiea.
in death and wounds in that great bat
tle of Gettysburg was the Twenty-sixth
North Carolina regiment, which lost
90 per cent of its men and at its head
the gallant uoi. Harry isurgwin. ana
the Second North Carolina battalion
took into that engagement 200 men of
whom there was not one who was not
killed or wounded. In all history.
Mr. Chairman, from Platea and Mara
thon to Spion Kop there is nothing to
equal it for courage and endurance;
ana mat ine iuiure historian may not
omit from the records of time this
brilliant achievement, never before
eaualled in the world's history, I sim
ply refer to this well established fact
to-day, in order' that he may make up
an accurate account of the valor of our
troops in . that great and sanguinary
struggle, and give the proper credit to
the modest but great State that I have
the honor to represent and love so
well." Great applause.
BLOODY RIOTS IN CHINA.
Csnsed by Resistance by tbe People to At
tempts to Collect Indemnities
for Missionaries.
By oaDlo to tne Kornina star
Pxkiit, March 29. Chinese officials
say that a thousand people Have been
killed in riots at Ta Ming Fu, the most
southern prefecture of the province of
Chi LL This, perhaps, is an exaggera
tion, but the loss of lire was undoubt
edly great;
The riots were due to attempts of
local officials to collect indemnities for
the Cathodes, as arranged between the
officials and tbe priests. . Soldiers have
been dispatched to quell the disturb
ances and a Taotai has been sent to ad
just the differences. '
The officials warn tne missionaries
to keen out of the disturbed district
Such resistance to the payment of mis-
sionarv claima is to be expected in lo
calities where the population Is poor
and large sums ore levied.
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IN FAVOR OP COMPLAINANT.
Interstate Commerce Commissions
De-
clsion.la the TIfton, 0a., Case.
bv Telezraph to the Momma Bjar.
Washington, March 29. The
In-
tentate Commerce Commission to-day.
in an opinion by Commissioner Clem
ents, announced its decision in the
ens of the Mayof and Council of Tif
ton. Ga.r against the Louisville and
Nashville Kail road Uo tn pan y, ueorgia
Southern and Florida Railway Com
pany, the ! Plant system and others, in
favor of the complainant xne com
mission decides that freight rates from"
New York and other Eastern cities
which are higher to Tif ton than to Al-
banv. a longer distance noint over the
same line.' are unlawful : that freight
a.tM from Cincinnati. LiOUlSVliie,
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EvansvUle, Nashville and other Ohio
river nointa. which are higher to
Tif ton than to Valdosta, a longer dis
tance noint over the same line, are
unlawful: that the rates now charged
on augar from New Orleans to Tif ton
are nninst and undnlv nrejudiced to
Tif ton, and such rates should not ex
ceed rates on that commodity . from
New Orleans to valdosta.
FELL, FROM HILTON BRIDGE,
Dreskea Negro Met Imaudlate Death by
, Plssrlsr late Forty Feet of Water.
; . 7 Body Not Yet Recovered. :
U Tom Qrier, a young negro employed
at; the Navassa guano factory, fell
from Hilton Bridge Into the Cape Fear
river last night while returning home
let a drunken conditio.'. He was
drowned immediately. Although
search for the negro's body was made
hy, direction of Coroner Bell, it had
not been found up to an early hour
taninoTMng. ;;
Orier had been to Wilmington with
three or four other negroes and while
here be tasted rather freely -- of the
f liquid which "tangles the feet." One
of his companions, Ben Duffle, held
his arm and steadied hinf on tbe rail
road trestle for a while,' but aa the
main span of the bridge was . reached.
Grier rather abruptly told bis "pilot"
that be could walk alone and asked to
be turned loose." His request bad no
sooner been complied with than he
staggered to the edge and toppled over
board, a distance of 25 feet, into water
probably 40 feet in depth. The negroes
came back to the city and reported the
drowning at the police station.
New Compasy at Fayetteville,
The" Barnes and Jeasup Company
was incorporated by the Secretary of
State Thursday. The principal office
will be in Fayetteville, and the in
corporators are Ralph Jeasup, l Or
Wade, C. H. Barnes, A. EL Slocomb
and L. E. Slocomb. The capital stock
ia $10,000, which may be increased to
$100,000. The company will buy and
sell rosin and pine tree products.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Statesville Mascot: Mr. Samuel
Archer will leave to-day for Illinois
to buy 200 or 300 fine sheep for Messrs.
W. B. Gibson, W. H. Adderholdt and
himself. Mr. Archer will buy the
best grade of ewerand if he doea not
find what he wants in Illinois will go
on to Kansas. He hopes to have the
sheep here by the last of April.
Whiteville Press: Mr. John
Sasser, of Lake Waccamaw, died Fri
day, the 21at of heart disease; aged
about 74 years. Mrs.. Uharley
Fipp, of Chadbourn, was burned so
badly Wednesday that it la believed
she cannot recover. Her clothing
came in too close contact with a fire.
and catching biased up and burned
her so seriously that little hopes are
entertained of her recovery.
Warrenton Record: There are a
great many wild onions in this section
of country, and they are a nuisance.
especially w&en-milk cows get them to
eat but we Heard the otner cay tnat
one of oar lady friends in town could
not use the eggs her hens laid because
her hens eat wild onions and the eggs
are so impregnated with the onion
taste that they are made useless.
Sanford Express: There is a
movement on foot to build a large
manufacturing plant here to make
cotton mill supplies. The farmers
are now busy preparing their landa
for planting. With good weather
much corn will be planted during the
next week or two. ! It is said that
the Cumnock Coal Company find it
very difficult to aecure miners. They
now have about sixty men at work.
The daily output is about 100 tons.
Lumberton Jtobesonian: Mtb.
Elizabeth Prevett died at her home
near Grady Wednesday in the 62 ad
year of her age. - The dead body
of Jim McHacbern, colored, waatouna
in a luniper bay in Smith's township.
near Maxton Thursday. As there were
marks of violence on bis body and ln-
ouest was held by Coroner Ed McRae.
The finding of the jury was that Mc-
Eachern was killed by a failing tree
while cutting juniper poles.
Louisburg Times: The Coro
ner'siurv completed their investiga
tion of the Mary urancn case lasi ri
dgy evening. A number of witnesses
were examined, ana alter aue aenoera
tlon the jury rendered the following
verdict : "the said Mary Branch came
to her death from a pistol shot wound
in the upper and right panetal bone of
her head, said wound was inflicted by
a party or parties unknown to this
iurv: but from evidence introduced at
this inquest it is recommended and or
dered that James Fogg be held in cus
tody by the Sherur of Franklin coun
ty, for further Investigation by the
grand iurv and the Superior Court of
aaia county, to convene in tne cuuri
house at Loulsburg, N. C, on the sixth
. . . - , .i i
Monday after tbe nrst Monday in
March." Fogg was remanded to iaIL
Since the investigation right much
damaging evidence has come to light
against the defendant D ogg is tne ne
gro who was last seen in company
with her. ;
Wadesboroi Messenaer-InteUi
aencer: The supreme uourtnanaea
down a deciaion Tuesday the effect of
which Is to make Mrs. Christian
8mith, who lives on the plantation of
Mr. Hugh Johnson, in Morvep, the
owner of the land on .which the town
of Star. Montgomery county, is locat
ed. The land, it is said, is worth $70,-
000. Mrs. Smith is a poor woman and
of course the decision means much to
her. She has been living in this coun
ty about ten yearoj He husband died
about two years ago. From what we
can learn of the case, it seems that
about 20 years ago the-laad in contra
versv. which was ownea oy airs.
Bmith, was sold by her husband with
out her privy examination having nee
taken. Some ten or twelve years ago
Mrs. Smith instituted jrait to recover
the land. The case has been dragging
along in the courts since that time un
til the decision of Tuesday, which was
in her favor.
CYCLONE IN ALABAMA.
Two Cnnrclies at DarUnrtoi Demolished
1 -
sad Other Bandings Wrecked..
By Telagrapli to the Kornina- Btar.
Russellvillb, Ala., March 29.
A cyclone passed through Darlington,
four miles south of Russellville, yes
terday afternoon, i completely demol
ishing the Methodist and Baptist
churches, unroofing Giere's store.
tilting up Daniel's store, wrecking ine
depot and damaging a number of other
buildings. . F. w. tfoion ana v. tr.
Salter were badly brulaed in the fall
ing depot The course of the storm
was south to northwest, blowing down
many negro cabins in its path.
president eluott in Baltimore, j
Declises te Dlscass Atlantic Coast Use
Ramon for tbe Ncwspspers. .
Baiffmore Sun, 29th '
Mr. Warren O. Elliott, president
of the Atlantic Coaat Line Hallway.
was in Baltimore yesterday and
stopped at tbe Hotel Bennert He said
be wts on his way from New York to
accompany nta daughters.' who are at
8L Anthony's ScbooL horn for the
Easter holidays. With him were his
wife and private secretary.
"Mr. KJliOtt declined : to discuss
recent rumors : concerning alleged
efforts on the part of the Pennsylva-
nia uaiiroaa to acquire the Coast Una
ana inst tne uoast Ldne and Southern
Kail way are after the Plant Syatem
for the purpose of establishing a com
munity of interest on Florida traainei
These rumors gained consicerabie cur
rency nere in consequence-of strong
advances of Coast Line stock on the
market." Mr. Elliott said that there are
always plenty of wild rumors in cir
culation, " ; " .
"Daring the morning L ehad a long
comerenco witn setr. uicnael Jenkins,
a director of the Coast Line. Later in
the day he left for his home at Wil
mington." ;
SAVANNAH NAVAL STORES.
Factors Think Spirits Has done Its Limlf
' aad Look for Break.
ISavannah Morning Neics, 27th.
Unless: tbere are pretty satisfactory
supporting orders in the turpentine
market the chances appear favorable
for . a break very soon, according to
tne way factors talked yesterday after
the closing call at the Board of Trade.
The market opened auiet at 51c with
no saies, ana dosed quiet and unchang
ed, with closing sales of 80 barrels.
This later distribution of business was
scarcely enough to cut down the hold
ings of factors, and expressions of a
desire -for a trading basis were quite
general. Factors have - apparently
oeen fairly well satisfied up to now,
out tne ugnt purchases and steady ac
cumulating offerings in their hands
gave rise to talk of the probability
of somebody "breaking" tne market.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S
VISIT TO CHARLESTON.
Win Leave Washlsrtou Monday, April
7ib, sad Arrive ia Charleston Monday
Morning Tbe Programme.
Br Telegraph to the Horning Star.
Cbableston, 8. C, March 29.
President Roosevelt has decided to
visit the Exposition at Charleston on
Wednesday, April 9 th. He will leave
Washington on Monday afternoon.
April 7th, reach Charleston Tuesday
morning, April 8th, spend the day in
visiting the site of tbe navy yard, the
forts in tbe harbor and the jetties.
Tuesday night he will ba entertained
at dinner by the city of Charleston.
While the dinner to the President is
in progress. Mrs. Roosevelt will give a
reception to the ladies of the Woman's
Department of the Exposition and
their invited euest. On Wednesday,
April- 9th. the President will be escort
ed to the Exposition grounds
by a great military procession
in which the soldiers of Charleston
and the visiting soldiers of .North
Carolina and other . Southern Statea
will take part On arriving at the
Exposition grounds tbe President will
be formally welcomed to tbe city or
Charleaton by Mayor Smythe and to
the Exposition by President Wegener.
After the speaking ceremonies, which
will take place in the auditorium on
the Exposition grounds, the President
and his party will be conducted to the
Woman's building on tbe grounds,
where they will be entertained' at
luncheon by the Woman's Depart
ment After visiting the several prin
cipal buildings and viewing the Expo
sition, the President and party will be
taken to Summerville and entertained
at dinner at the Pine Forest Inn by
Captain Wagoner, the president of the
Exposition Company.
On Thursday morning, April luth.
the President and his party will be
taken to the tea farm and afterwards
to the beautiful magnolia gardens on
the Ashley. Unon returning to sum
merville in the afternoon he and his
nartv will be entertained, at luncheon
by Capt Wagener at the Pine Forest
Inn and Thursday evening will leave
Summerville for Waahington.arriving
at the national capital early Friday
morning.
It is expected that there will be a
great demonstration at the Exposition
in honor of the President and from
reports that have been received the
day will be the most brilliant of the
Exposition period.
ARKANSAS PRIMARIES.
Retarss Favorable to Clarke for U.
Senator and Davis for Governor.
By Telegraph to the Morning star.
S.
Little Rook. Ark., March 29.
Advices from various parts of the
State - show that a heavy vote was
nolled to-day in the Democratic pri
maries for United States Senator.
Congressmen. State and local officers.
The contest between Senator James K.
Jones . and ex-Governor James P.
Olarke. for United States Senator, was
uppermost and brought out the full vo
ting strength. The noils closed at 7
nYilmlr this erening.
At ex-Governor Clarke's headquar
ters it is claimed that he will have 88
members in the Legislature, or nine
teen- more than necessary on joint
ballot to elect a United States senator.
TMm claim ia dianuted at the head-
Quarters of Senator Jones. The early
returns are favorable to Clarke. Re
turn are coming in slowly, but all in
dications are that Governor Davis is
running ahead of Clarke and will de
feat OoL F. W. Rector for "Governor
by a good majority.
THE STOLEN NECKLACE.
It Beloffted to Mrs. Beale, Daathter
tbe Late Jos- 0. Blaine.
Bv TelesraOh to the Morning Btar.
of
Washington, March 29. It devel
oped to-day that the $3,000 necklace
atolen from a Pullman car running
between Charleaton. 8. 0.. and Jack
sonville, Fla,, on March 6th, belonged
to Mrs. Harriet S. Blaine Beale,
daughter of the late Secretary of State
James O. Blaine. Mrs. Beale was en
route to Cuba, accompanying Miss
XHm RooaaTelt the President's daugh
ter. The authorities are still without
a clew as to the whereabouts of the
gems or the identity of the thief.
NO. 23
VESSEL WENT D 07N'
Schooner in Tow of WUrninsrton
Tii Jones Lost Off Hatterss
Friday MghC
THE ENTIRE CREW DROWNED.
Reported Proa Norfolk Yeiterdsy Afier-
aoonSbe Was Very Old and Easy
Prey for Mint Osle Off Hal-
; ierss Captain Pepper. " '
aawaSMBM
The Cape Fear Towing and Trans
portation Company, of this city, yes
terday ' received telegraphlo- advices
fhftr Capt L.rJ: Pepper, of the tost
'Alkccmder Jones, that she had reached
Norfolk safely, but: had lost the
schooner O. O. Cranmer with all on
board, which - she had In tow from
Ocrscoke, N. G, for New York via
Norfolk. . '
The Jones . left Ocracoke Friday
morning with the schooner, which had
been abandoned at sea several months
ago and towed Into that harbor by the
steamer Beatrice, of Wilmington, and
had proceeded up the coast all right
until a gale struck her Friday
night at 11 o'clock while off
Hatteraa. There . the schooner
swamped . and broke in two. Capt.
Bragg and his son, of Ocracoke. and
J. H. White of Norfolk, composing
the crew of the Cranmer, were drown
ed almost In a twinkling. Oapt Pepper
cruised around the vicinity in an at
tempt to rescue the captain and crew
of the ill-fated vessel but without suc
cess, the storm having become so vio
lent that she had to scud for Norfolk.
She reached that port yesterday after
noon and reported the loss.
Tbe vessel was light and being very
old she was easy prey for wind and
wave. 8he was built at' Tuckerton,
New Jersey, in 1865, daring the war,
but was owned at Philadelphia. Her
gross tonnage was 222; net tonnage
211. Her length was 115 feet, breadth,
SO, and depth 10 feet
As the schooner was picked up after
she had been abandoned by the steamer
Beatrice, of course, she belonged to
the Atlantic Fisheries, ot this city,
who made the contract for the towing.
FEUD FIGHT IN KENTUCKY.
Another Scrap With the Hatfield Qsnf.
Poor Mea Were Killed and More
Trouble Is Expected.
' By Telegraph to tne Morning Btar.
WiLliaHSON, W. Va., March 29.
Sensational reports were received here
about another fight with the Hat fields,
in which four men were killed, among
them being Harry Watts, proprietor
of tbe ralace Hotel here.
John Rutherford, a detective, had a
warrant for the arrest of Ephraim
Hatfield, who ia wanted in South Car
olina. He finally located Hatfield in
Pike county, Kentucky. Watts went
with Hutherford, and they found
Ephraim at the home of his father.
Thompson Hatfield, on Blackberry
creek. Rutherford and Watts broke
in the door and secured Ephraim,
when the father opened nre on them.
Both officers and both Hatfields were
killed. The wife and little children
witnessed the tragedy.
The Rutherfords were relatives of
"Can" Hatfield of feud fame. Ruther
ford was a brother of the two Ruther
fords who were killed at the election
in 1896 by ''Cap" Hatfield. Watta was
well known throughout the southern
part of the State. He was wealthy
and popular. It is said he could have
saved himself had he not stopped fir
ing for a moment when one of the
Hatfield children was within his
range.
The excitement among the feudists
is as great as at the .time of the burn
ing of the McCoys at the stake by the
Hatfields years ago, ana more trouoie
is expected.
FIIZSIMMONS-JEFFRIES FIGHT.
Charleston Exposition Manager's Pnrpose
a DaylliBt Contest Ob tbe Grounds.
By Telscrasb to the Momma Btar.
New York, March 29. J. O. Jau
don, representing the Charleston Ex
position; has posted a certified check
for 15.000 as a guarantee of the offer
of a purse of $26,000 for the Fltzslm-
mons-Jenries ngot.
Charleston's offer is 75 per cent, oi
the gross receipts with 126.000 guaran
teed to the fighters as a minimum sum.
A formal tender covering tne oner was
made and consideration of it with the
other bids when they are opened on
Anril 1 was asked by Mr. Jaudon and
his associates. They have conferred
with Fitzsimmons. who assured them
that he preferred their proposition
lncomcarison with the Los Angeles
offer. Jaudon said to-day that he was
noaitive there would be no interior
ence with the .fight His plan Is to
have a daylight contest in a great area
within the Exposition grounds on any
day between May 15 and June 10 that
may be agreed upon.
DANISH ISLANDS SCANDAL.
Committee to ' Iuvestlf ste AUeg stioss of
Bribery WDI Bella Work Tocsdsy.
bt Taienaph to the Morning Star.
Washington. March 29. The
special committee appointed by Speak
er Henderson to investigate allegations
1n connection with the Danish West
Indies purchase, had an executive
meeting to-day and determined to
besin the investigation next Tuesday.
The committee decided that the hear-
inn would be onen to the public.
The committee aia noi go into tne
merits of the question to-day, except to
go over the printed charges and dis
cuss the steps best to take. As the
charges showed that they had- been
mL.. , . la I a J A ll
brought . to , Representative Richard
son's attention by Niels 'Gron, it waa
considered desirable that the latter
should appear, and he probably will
be heard on Tuesday. .-,
Mr. Nnvorkis Hand me 'the
morning paper, will you, dear t Mrs.
Nuyorkls Do you wish to see the
stock quotations! Mr. Nuyorkls Not
I mtMiT wish to aea if the weather
bureau predicts any explosions for to
day. Ohio state Journal. .
VTXaiagiapa to toe Honing star.
Nashyiixi, TEfjr, March 2a. The
floods ia Middle Tennessee. , the great
est known In many years, have re- '
suited la losses aggregating more than
one million dollars. On the ,Naah
vllle, ChatUnooga and St Louis and
Louisville and - Nashville, railroads
several bridges have been, damaged.
Cumberland, Elk and Dock rivers and
their tributaries rose rapidly last
night the rise at Nashville since yes
terday morning being twenty-two
feet This river is ntill rising and re
ports come from various towns on the
upper river that the raging waters
baveawept awaya number of houses.
There are reports of loss of life at
some plaoes, but these have not been
confirmed. ...
The streams between Murfreesboro
and Bel.le Buckle,- Tenn., advanced so
fast that occupants of many houses
were obliged to seek safety In tbe sec
ond, stories of their homea until the
flood had receded. Much property at
Uount Pleasant Shelby ville and Mur
freesboro was, damaged, but no definite
statement aa to the amount can' now
be given: Several hundred--people at "
Mount Pleasant were - forced from
their homes by the flood and - took
refuge in the court bouse.
Three lives were lost in Giles coun
ty. '- John Cole and his . family, who
resided on. Richmond Creek, near
Pulaski, were driven to the roof of
their home to escape the rising water.
The foundations of the structure gave
way ana ana the ramiiy were thrown
into the flood. 'Mrs. Cole and her
two younger children were drowned.
The remainder of the family escaped.
The damage at Murfreesboro and other
portions of Rutherford county Is esti
mated to be half a million dollars.
la Eastern Keatacky. .
Middlisboeo. Ky.. March 29.
The worst flood since 1890 swept over
Eastern Kentucky and East Tennessee
last night It rained for three days
and nights, swelling the Cumberland
and Powell rivers beyond their banks,
as wen as all other streams, and before
the farmers were aware of the danger
the flood was on them. . Many were
compelled to flee for their Uvea. The
Middlesboro valley wasinundated and
every store in the city, excepting three,
had from ten to fifteen inches of water
on their floors. .
Factory Employes Drowned. .
McMikrvillb. Tenv.. Moroh 29.
The storm last night wrought great
destruction at McMlnnviQe. Five
factory employes, whose names could
not be learned, were drowned in the
flood. The Annis cotton mill and the
Tennessee woollen mill were greatly
damaged. The Falcon rolling mill
was partially destroyed. fTaotically
all the cottages and small buildings
in the town were washed away.
DANISH ISLANDS
BRIBERY CHARGES.
Explanation From Copenhngen Alleged
ScsBdsl Said to be Resnlt ot a Qaar
rel Between Cbrlstnss aad Groa,
By Cable to tha Morning Btar.
Copjsjhaqih, March 29. In an in
terview with a repreaentative of the
Associated Press to-day on the subject
of Congressman Richardson's resolu
tion for the appointment of a com
mittee to Investigate the charges made
by Captain Christmas in connection
with negotiations for the sale of tbe
Danish West Indies, a high official
said :
""Neither Christmas nor Gron was
ever given credentials as agent for the
sale of the Danish West Indies. They
never negotiated with Washington,
and have in no way influenced the
negotiations. These were conducted
through Laurits S. Swenson, the
United States minister here, and Con-
stantln Bran, the Danish minister at
Washington. The Danish govern
ment Is under no obligation to any
Private persons in connection with
the sale. Hence no commission is
due or will be paid. The alleged
scandal is tbe result of a quarrel be
tween Christmas and Gron. xne iat-
ter claimed that he effected the sale,
and hence he wanted a commission.
Christmas made a similar claim, ac
companied by a confidential report to
the vanish government containing
statements regarding bribery, eta, as
recently published In Washington.
"Most of the report was printed oy
the Danish press some time ago.
Gron, seeing it was hopeless to expect
a commission, started for Washington
with Christmas' report in his pocket
boasting to tbe anti-sale advocates nere
that he would be revenged by influ
encing Congress to decline to pass the
appropriation for the purchase of the
islands.
"Before the commencement of the
negotiations Christmas and Gron
actually tried to become connected
witn the matter as agents.- xne tnen
premier, Dr. Hoerring, gave them
some encouragement and private
parties favoring the sale furnished
small amounts for their travelling ex
penses. Dr. Hoerring was indiscreet
He discussed a commission, but bribery
was not suggested. He and tbe other
parties speedily discovered that they
had been imposed upon and brokeon
their connection with Christmas and
Gron, considering them to be without .
influence. Christmas has now been
forced to declare that his report of
bribery was false." .
STORM IN GEORGIA.
Great Damsre to Paras Factories Porced
to Close by High Water.
By Telegraph to the Morala Star.
Romx, Ga., March 29. Two wash
outs were reported to-day on he At
lanta division , of the Southern , rail
way near Silver Creek. Great dam
age was done to farms by last night's
tremendous rainfalL
CoLxmBVB, Ga,, March 29. Several
manufacturing establishments were
forced to close down to-day on ac
count of the high water in the Chat
tahoochee river, j
A washout is reported on the South
ern railway near uax Mountain
Springs. .
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.
BUI to Increase Its Efficiency Considered
In tbe House ot Representatives. ,
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washington, March 29. The House
devoted most of to-day to the bill in-'
creasing the efficiency of the revenue
cutter service, but did not complete
Its consideration, Tbe opening argu
ment was made by Mr. Sherman, of
New York.' Speeches were made in
Its favor by Messrs. Minor of Wiscon
sin and H. C Smith of Michigan, and
against it by Messrs. Richardson of
: Alahamia, Little of Arkansas. Cochran
of Missouri ana aiann oi Aiunois. a . ,
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