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GENERAL MACARTHUR ON THE
PHILIPPINES.
We have a groat deal of respect
for General MacArthtkr. He is a
man of brains, has ability as a
statesman as well as a; soldier, and
was in every way a vast improve;
merit upon his predecessor, and in
many respects decidedly the supe
rior of his successor. He was a wit
ness before the Senate committee
on the Philippines a few days ago,
and gave his views as ; to the Phil
ippines and Filipinos, (the prospec
tive value of the former as a per-
mandnt tiAsaaaatrtfi on1 aa t f fKa
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capacity of the latter for improve
ment and progress. He has a high
estimate of the former and strong
hopes in the latter. He asserted
that the archipelago was "the finest
group of islands in the world, oc
cupying a strategic position un
equalled." With the China sea as
a safety moat, the islands would
stand to protect our interests in the
Orient without the use of much
force, oar presence there being suf
ficient to ensure all the protection
we need in the East, and therefore
he regarded the permanent posses
sion of the Philippines! as not only
hignly important, but absolutely
essential to American interests.
There is no doubt that the Philip
pines are a fine group of islands,
perhaps all that General MacArthnr
says they are; nor is there any doubt
that they occupy an exceptionally
fine strategic position,! or that the
possession of them .would give us
grunt vantage ground In trade with'
the East. . I -
ii vuio tucsuvu ia vu un viorrcu
solely from the standpoint of trade
or self interest, as General MacAr
thnr views it, he may be right; but
v n : j ' i.- i.f.
muie are uiuor vuiisiuerawuiiif wmuu
should have weight in a discussion of
this kind. Assuming that the Philip
pines may bo inestimably valuable,
1 11 l . .la . a
ana mat their strategic position
would make them very important to
nsas protectors of our interests in
the East, it might bo asked if the
same objects could not be attained
without playing the role of the con
queror or grabber, without doing vio
lence to our traditional policy and
to the .fundamental principles upon
which our institutions are based ?
It will not do to answer objec
tions on this point with the declara
tion, as Gen. MacArthnr does, that
we Should, regard ourselves as the
custodians of an imperishable idea
held in trust for mankind and we
should proclaim this message to the
world. What is that idea? Simply
that man is capable of self govern
ment, that he does not need a King or
a Cicar to tell him what is best ijor
him and to protect him from him
self. When we through the mockery
of a purchase forcibly; took posses
sion of the Philippines and made
war upon their people! because they
would not recognize ! our title and
acknowledge allegiance to our flag,
we ignored that idea and pursued
identically the same' course "that
other strong, land grabbing nations
have pursued when they made war
upon weaker peoples and appro
priated their territory. There are
always reasons and I justifications
found for aggressions and outrages
of this kind, and when no better can
be found, they are justified on the
ground that it is for the good
of the weaker people. Grab as
much of the earth as you
can was the maxim of the
late Cecil Rhodes, , a I maxim upon
' which the civilized nations which
were strong in armies and navies
have been acting and are act
ing upon now, one that we had not
acted, upon nntil the expansion and
grab fever caught us. We are doing
it now, doing precisely what Eng
land has done and is doing in
Africa.
On the same plea the fanatical
propagator of religion by force
would justify compulsory confession
of faith at the peril of punishment
and death as the zeal of the faith
propagator might deem most, per
suasive and effective.' This is simply
another form of doing evil that good
may come of it and i justifying the
evu Dy tne prospective good.
xne presence and supremacy of
me American flag in the 'Phil-
VOL. XXXIII.
ippines will, bo doubt; cohc
tribute in time much to the
betterment of the Filipinos and as
they realize this they may, as
General MacArthnr believes they
will, accept the situation and wil
lingly stand by it, but that will not
acquit this Government of having
forcibly taken possession of their
country in violation of our princi
ples and traditions, not for their
good primarily but to further our
own interests in building up and
holding trade in the Orient where
we have other nations as com
petitors. Is it necessary to seize territory
and plant onr flag to protect our
interest in the East? Onr trade
with the East has been steadily in
creasing for the past fifty years and
we had no flag anywhere on the
Asiatic shores save over the quar
ters occupied by onr ministers and
consuls. Aa the presence of the
flag in the Philippines will, accord
ing to Gen. MacArthnr be sufficient
to protect our interest in the East,
so those flags over -the ministers! and
consuls' quarters were sufficient to
protect it in the past.
We have no strategic positions in
Europe, or in South Africa, or in
Australia, or in South America.
What protects our interests in these
countries? Our interest in the
East isn't 'a cipher compared with
onr interests in these countries.
The American flag may not be visi
ble on any ship that goes into their
ports, nor anywhere on their shores,
save when it flies over onr repre
sentatives, but these interests are
respected all the same, because other
countries know that if necessary
this country will resort to force to
compel respect. All that may be ac
complished by retaining permanent
possession of the Philippines could
have been accomplished without it,
and without doing violence to onr
established national policy, or with
out violating our faith with a people
who trusted our professed disinter
estedness in helping them win their
freedom.
WADE HAMPTON.
In the fullnes of his years, with
his well won honors thick upon
him, General Wade Hampton, Sol
dier and Statesman, has "crossed
the river to rest in the shade."
The announcement of his death
comes with sorrow not only to
South Carolina, which loved and
honored him as she has loved and
honored few of her sons, but to the
whole South, for his glory was her
glory. A typical Southerner, pa-
triotio, brave, chivalrous, spotlessly
pure, and personally unselfish, he
was made of that stuff that heroes
are molded from, without a parti
cle of dross in it.
Before all other things camo his
State, which he served with proud
and loyal devotion, to which he
pledged his "fortune and his
sacred honor." No man ever
more faithfully kept the pledge,
for he gave his fortune and
maintained unsullied his hon
or and the honor of the
people and the cause for which he
battled, and when the banners of
that cause went down before irre
sistible numbers and resources he
laid aside his sword and in the civil
walks became the leader of his
people as he had been the leader of
her armed men on the march and
on the battle field. Far-seeing,
cool, calm and self-poised, with a
wisdom as conspicuous as, was his
valor in .war, he led his people
through the ordeal of reconstruc
tion, when all was wild chaos, and
into the haven of rest, with their
civilization preserved and their man
hood maintained. It required a
man of cool head, a nerve of steel
and unflinching courage and patience
to do that, but Wade Hampton, as
the counsellor and leader of brave,
trusty men, did it, and did it as no
other man could have done it.
All honor to the memory of this
grand Southerner, this typical true
American, whom brave men honor
and South Carolina fondly, proudly
calls her son.
A Michigan undertaker has con'
cocted an embalming fluid that con
verts bodies into the consistency of
vulcanized rubber, without any
shrinkage or other change. He tried
it on the corpse of an old negro, and
at the end of six months the subject
looked like a piece of black marble
statuary. Perhaps he has Btruck
on that beverage in one of the South
Sea islands that Capt. Marryat tells
about, which after royally intoxicat
ihg the imbiber, set him to sleep
and converted him into beautiful,
yariegated crystals.
Mr. George Kennan, the famous
newsaper correspondent and travel
ler, who has been writing up the
I Charleston Exposition, pronounces
finest on the grounds with the ex
ception of that of South Carolina.
This is a compliment to North Caro
lina, for every county in South
Carolina has an exhibit, special
effort having been made to have a
grand showing by that State.
SIMMONS ON PR1TCHARD.
He Pnnclores the Bubble That Jeter
- . Blew'Up.
Washington Correspondence to the
Raleigh Jfost
Washington, April 10. Bute
Chairman Simmons, speaking of the
statement in the open letter of Repub
lican 8tatv Chairman Pritchard con
cerning the payment of poll tax,to the,
effect that he was "informed that the
leaders of the Democratic party pro
posed to try to induce the county com-J
miasioners in the various counties
where tbey are in good control to re
lease from payment of poll tax all
those who failed to pay their tax on
or before the 1st day of May, provided
tbey will agree to vote the Democratic
ticket," etc., said that clearly Senator
Pntchard's informant was either an
irresponsible person or an unscrup
ulous confidence man, and expressed
surprise at the child-like credulity of
the Senator in allowing himself to be
imposed upon by such a simple story
and at his tolerance in giving audience
to the irresponsible parties who start
ed it ,
Referring to the Republican chair
man's statement that his party would
not pay the poll tax for the Republican
white and colored voters whomigbt
fail to pay it but would vote the Re
publican ticket if it was paid for them,
Mr. Salmons said that it looked very
much like a case of sour grapes. It is
rather laughable, he said, that the Re
publican committee, after failing in
its efforts to raise the necessary cor
ruption fund to pay this tax and set
ting caught.- and not only exposed, but
getting in trouble with the civil service
commission at Washington, should
now attempt to make a virtue of
necessity by crying out "It is wrong
to do. such a thing as we intended to
do. and therefore we will not do it."
He said it would be interesting to
have Republican Treasurer Bailey tell
me people or North Carolina if they
did not intend to use the money which
rone, tbe committee's agent, was try
ing to raise for the purpose of paying
the poll tax, what he intended to do
with this large sum of money so far in
advance of the election and the begin
ging of the campaign; for, at the rate
tne little Madison postmaster was as
sessed, this fund for the State out of
Federal office holders alone would
bave been at least ten or fifteen thous-
anl dollars. It would, therefore,
seem to be, said the Senator, up to
Treasurer Bailey.
Continuing his comments upon the
Pritchard letter. Senator 8immons said
he wa not at all surprised that the Re
publican committee disapproved of tbat
part of the act which required a poll
(ax to be paid by the first day of May.
and showed its preference for the first
day of October as the limit for the
payment of this tax. The Democrats
fixed udod May because tbey knew
there would be no campaign on at that
time, and as there would be no cam
paign funds in hand and no candidates
who were interested in paying these
taxes for the voters.
The dem ralizing effect of having
this tax paid by candidates and com
mittees would be avoided. He said the
very thing which the Democrats sought
to provide against in nxing upon May
1st instead of a later month, has hap
pened in the effort of the Republicans
to raise a fu d to pay this tax, and tne
failure of their efforts showed that the
Democrats calculated wisely when they
assumed that the corruption fund could
not be easily raised that long in ad
vance of the election. - -
Of course, he said the R-publican
committee would prefer October to
May, because in October there will be
no trouble about their raising all the
money necessary for this purpose.
Tne State and national campaign
would then be in full blast In addi
tion to the large sums they could raise
ia the State from candidates and
Federal office holders, the national
committee, with millions, would
readily supply whatever sum they
might need for this purpose.
In short Senator Simmons said, the
Democrats chose May because tney
wanted to avoid the evil of the pay
ment of taxes out of campaign funds.
and the Republicans want October
because then they can command all
the money -they may need for this
purpose.
So far as the poll tax feature or tne
amendment disfranchising thirty or
forty thousand white voters, as the
Republican chairman intimates is con
cerned. Mr. Simmons said the failure
of a man to pay his poll tax would
not disfranchise mm. He would
simply lose his vote in that event be
cause he failed to perform a puoiic
duty. The loss of his vote would be
the result of his own act and if he
loses it once in this way he will be
apt to discharge his duty to his State
the next time and save it. .
It is nonsense, he said, to talk about
thirty or forty thousand white people
not paying their poll tax this year, lie
said there would not be anything like
half that number who failed to pay
their poll tax. Ia fact be expressed
the opinion that more white people
would pay tbat tax in North Carolina
this year than ever before. And so far
from the poor children losing anything
on account of his requirement of the
amendment, be said, the receipts or
the publio schools from poll tax would
be larger under this amendment than
it had ever been before in the history
of the State.
Concluding. Mr. Simmons said he
was very glad to see that the Republi
can committee, after trying the .still
bunt policy of working assiduously lor
three or four months under cover to
get the poll tsx of their prospective
Atattai wakit AmSiIIw Mnsltlriar) tf
TUkOI St fS)lU UBA UUS111J VVUMtSUVU vV
follow the Democratic lead and make
an open appeal to the people to pay
th-88 taxes. The Democratic chair
man, in saying this, was referring to
the fact that for more than three
months he has been openly appealing
to the newspapers of the State to re
mind the people in every issue of their
papers of this poll tax requirement of
the amendment, and to urge its pay
ment upon them within the time pre
scribed.
McKlNNON DEVELOPMENT CO.
Msxton Corporation Thst Will Encourage
Tracking nnd Otber Enterprises.
Special Star Correspondence.'
Raleigh, N. C., April 13. The Sec
retary of State to-day granted a char
ter for the McKinnon Development
Company of Maxton, with $50,000
capital, authorized.' The company pro-
proses to deal In all kinds of real, per
sonal and general property, and has
for a special object the assisting of
those who desire to grow fruits, vege
tables and truck for the market, by
advancing money to the planters. The
incorporators are A. J. McKinnon, J.
and G. Lippman, R. M. Williams and
E. F. Murray, v
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WILMINGTON, N. 0., FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1902.
CAPE FEAR PRESBYTERY.
Large Body of Colored Ministers tad Lay
Delegates Now la the City Meets ;
.'Next at Klaston.
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Reported for the Star
There is in session In this .city the
Presbytery of the Gape Fear. This is
a band of colored Presbyters connect
ed with the Northern Presbyterian
church. There are four Presbyteries
in this Bute. The Presbytery of Cape
Fear operates In Eastern North Caro
lina. ' While there are some old
churches in the Presbytery, most of
them are young, and the work mainly
pioneer. The fact that the colored
people are more and more beginning
to be Presbyterians, butdemonstrates
that these same people have the capac-
ty to understand Calvinism and to ap
predate the simple yet beautiful wor
ship of the Presbyterian church. The
nnuence of this church has been
more powerful for good to the colored
people than any other denomination.
In this Presbytery there are ' tw
schools under its auspices one at
Franklinton, N. C Albion Academy,
with 250atudents,and one at Oxford, the
Potter Memorial, with over 350 stu
dents. In the State, Biddle University
and Scotia Seminary do great educa
tional work among the colored youth
and young ladies of- the race.
From these schools and Liscoln
University,' another Presbyterian
school, have gone forth some of the
most learned and useful men and
women in the race. Such men as the
ate Dr. J. O. Price. Bishop Petty.
Bishop Dickinson, Dr. W. EL Geler,
President ot Livingston College, Dr.
E. Moore,' a teacher in ' Livingston
College, and a great many, leading
men in all denominations.
Rev. A. Q. Davis, a classmate of the
ate Rev. J. O. Price, is the Moderator
of this Presbytery. Among soma of
the ministers and laymen in attend
ance are Rev. D. J. Sanders, D D.,
President of Biddle University: Bev.
O. Dillard, Rev. O. E Tucker, Rev. J.
A. Savage. D. D., Rev. G. O. Shaw.
Revs. J. A. Bonner, & P Smith, Eli
Walker, W. A. Bvrd. L E.Fairley, J.
A. James, Alex. McNeil. H O. Mabry,
D D., J. EL Haywood, P. P.Johnson,
Wm. H. Long, J. H. Sampson, 8- Mo
Lamb, T. G. Williamson, EL a Lsssi
ter. J. D. Lewis, Frank Cobb. R. A.
Williams. E N. Dent J. F. K. 8imp
on. N. A. McLain, W. D. Cannon, D.
W. Murrell, J. W. Faison and B. U.
Vick. r
The reports from the various fields
showed progress along all lines. There
has been organised In the nesbytery a
Woman's PresbyteriaL Missionary So
ciety, and under its auspices was held
popular meeting on Friday night
Mrs. Bonner, Miss Caroline Dudley
and Miss Louise Hargrove read able
papers on Woman's Work. Speehes
were also made by Dr. H, C Mabry,
8. H. Vick, ur. J. A. Savage, R. A.
Williams and Rev. W. A. Byrd.
The reports of the standing com
mittees showed tbat the Presbytery
believed In systematic beneficence.
Seven young men have been recom
mended to the Board of Education for
support in securing education.
The Bev C. Delland, rn.D., ana
Geo. P. Dudley have been elected
commissioners to the General Assem
bly which meets in New-York next
May. . -
The next meeting of the Presbytery
will be held in Kins ton. N. C.
The Presbytery has been well en
tertained and the members appreciate
very much, the hospitality of the good
people of Wilmington. , .
THE NEW STEAMBOAT LINE.
Steamer City of Fayette? llle Will Be Here
ia May.
Yesterday afternoon's Fayetteville
Observer says: "At the meeting of
the stockholders of the Fayetteville
and Wilmington Steamboat Com
pany Wednesday, very favorable re
ports were made by the officers. It
was denniteiy s ia tea mat vne nrst
steamer of the new line. The City of
Jfajettevtue, just completed and now
being fitted out at Jacksonville, Fia,,
would reach here during the month of
May. A handsome schedule folder.
with the picture of The City of Fay
etteville. at the company's wharves in
Fayetteville and Wilmington, setting
forth the great natural advantages of
" i
For the Upper Cape Fear.
Adverting to the Associated Press
dispatch in yesterday's paper regard
ing the Senate amendment to the
River and Harbor Bill, it will be
welcome news to many that the $150,
000 added to the local appropriation is
for the upper Cape Fear improvement
The paragrah in this regard is as fol
lows: "For improving Cape Fear
river above Wilmington in accord
ance with plans adopted, $150,000; to
be expended in obtaining a suitable
navigable channel from Wilmington
to Fayetteville."
After Thlrlytbree Tears.
Messrs. f John Nichols, William
8impson. A. 8. Heide and R. H. Brad
ley all met- in Baltimore in 1869,
thirty-three years ago, and had a group
photograph taken. Two weeks ago
these same four, after the lapse of a
third of a century, sat again for a
group picture in Raleigh at Watson's
Studio and yesterday Mr. Heide re
ceived his copy of the same. A com'
nsrison of the two pictures is inter
esting, j
Another Fayetteville Mill.
Fayetteville Observer. 13th: More
good news for Fayetteville. Another
silk mill is to be erected along side the
oresent one. The Ashley Bailey Com
pany have, just completed contracts
for material for tne buliaing oi an
other large silk mill along side and
just north of tbe present structure.
The work of building will be com
menced within the next thirty or forty
davs. The new mill will be for
weaving; the present one is for spina
ing." j.
Fayetteville 011 Mill.
Fayetteville Observer: "Mr. F. K.
Borden, oi Goldsboro, district mana
ger of The Southern Cotton Oil Com
pany, has been in the city for a day or
two. sroinar over the ground with Mr.
J. R. - Williams, branch ' manager,
preparatory to the erection here of a
new and modern oil mill of large ca
pacity, to' take the place of the one
now here." .
2EKLY
GOV. AYCUCK IN RALEIQH.
Appelated Representatives to Attend Gea.
- Wade Hamptoa's FaaersIAccldesL
Special Star Telegram.
BAiunaH,' N. C.April 13. The Gov
ernor appoints Gen.' Julian 8. Carr, of
Durham, and Major A. B. Stronach,
of Raleigh, special representatives of
North Carolina at the funeral of Gen.
Wade Hampton at Columbia. & a,
tomorrow afternoon. Both will start
for Columbia to-night'
Governor Avooek and party arrived
on a special train from Charleston at
7 o'clock to-night and was escorted to
the Mansion by the Raleigh L g'ht In
fantry. A stop was made at Cheraw
for a demonstration in honor of Gov
ernor Ayeock, who made a five min
nte speech.
As the Governor's special passed
through Hamlet, David O. Laughhn.
who as "Oastello" was once a noted
circus rider fell the under wheels of a
csr and both his feet were cut off. The
train was going on. a siding' and
Laughlin thought it was leaving and
made a dash to get aboard, but fell.
with his feet across the track - ,
FATA L . S HOOTING AT TARBORO.
Seosatioasl Elopement and tbe Result of
It Yesterday Afternoon.
Special Star Telegram.
TABBOBO, N. C, April 12. As the
result of a shooting affray, which oc
curred near the Tarboro Cotton Mills
about 5 o'clock this afternoon, two
white men, Rube Roberson and Wil
liam Burroughs are lying mortally
wounded In the hospital. . Burroughs,
who is married, attempted an elope
ment with rtoberson s sister-ln-Jaw.
When overtaken by the latter, he
opened fire and several shots were
exchanged. Roberson was shot in the
stomach with a revolver, and Bur
rough's face was terribly mutilated by
discharges irpm a shotgun.
GRAND LODGE MASONS.
repositions f o'r the Proposed Temple Sub
mitted to the Special Committee.
Special Stat Telegram.
RaijaaH, N. C, April 10. The spe
cial committee from tbe Grand Lodge
of Masons met here to-night and heard
propositions for location of the pro
posed Temple, from Raleigh, Durham,
Greensboro and Charlotte. - No action
was taken nor was the text of the
propositions given out Tbe commit
tee will report to the Grand Lodge on
June 24th next at Oxford, when steps
will be taken to select the location.
FARMERS'! MUTUAL.
Charter Greeted to Insurance Cempsnles
In Charlotte nnd Lexington, N. C.
Special Star Telegram.
RsxKiaH, N. O, April 10. The Sec
retary of State granted charters to-day
to the Mecklenburg Farmers' Mutual
Fire. Insurance Company of Char
lotte, and the Davidson County Fsrm
era' Mutual Fire Insurance Company
of Lexington. Both have $25,000 in
surance subscribed.!
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Maxton Scottish Chief: The
machinery for the canning factory has
arrived and will soon be put in posi
tion.
Lumberton Robesonian: Frank
Shaw, who has been twice respited.
will hang Monday unless tne gov
ernor again intervenes. He has had
a fair and impartial trial for a crime
horrible in its brutality and coarse
ness, and nothing now remains but to
nav the penalty which the law has
laid down. !
Eockinzham Headlight: The
whiskey distillery of F. M. Hightower.
which is located on Jones' creek in
Anson county, was raided by revenue
officers la-t week j and 29 barrels of
whiskey were captured in an out
building near by. It required. 12
wagons to bring tne captured property
to the depot. ,
Sanford Express: A whole train
crew was arrested and fined here a few
days ago for permitting a tram to ob
struct a crossing over time. The
general opinion is : that fruit has been
damasred very little by the cold weath
er; and that the prospect for a crop is
yet good. The people of Sanford
are great fruit eaters.; une wouia oe
surprised to know: the amount of ap
ples, oranges, bananas and other fruit
sold here in a week. One of our lead
ing fruit dealers tells us that he sells
about five times as much fruit as he did
a year ago. '
Burgaw Chronicle: A promi
nent citizen of Caswell township has
informed the Chronicle that there are
now only three delinquent Demo
cratic tax pavers ! in that township.
These will all be settled before May
1st An account of an interest
ing incident was related to the
Chronicle last Monday by a gentleman
from Bannerman's. He stated that a
colored fiisherman on Northeast river
had placed a steel-trap in the edge of
water for the purpose of entrapping a
wild-cat but he was greatly surprised
a few mornings ago, on visiting his
trap to find that instead of a wild eat
a large cat-fish had been caught and
was held fast Hay the trap. The trap
was baited and the cat hsh was evi
dently caught in a fatal attempt to
secure the bait
Tarboro Southerner: This (Fri
day) morning between 8 acd S o'clock
the store of Pennington West at Ap-
oleton. (Wiesrfns'iX Roads.) was dis
covered to be on fire and the flames
under such headway that they could
not be checked or but little saved. The
store and contents were consumed, as
was also the unoccupied store building
on the opposite side of the road. The
total loss is valued at $4 600 $L 500
for the two stores and $3,000 tor the
stock. On the occupied store building
ther was insurance in thi Piedmont
for $900: in tbe stock $2,000 in the
Liverpool-London Globe. The store
waa not closed till nearly midnight
when it claimed thot there was no fire
about the premises. This fact leads
many, the proprietor among them, to
believe that the fire wan of incendiary
origin.'
' Northern men and women interested
in the study of colonial and revolu
tionary hiatorv. are preparing to make
a pilgrimage to the historic plantations
and towns of the James river, in Vir
ginia. One hundred men and women
are expected to go on the pilgrimage.
TAR.
INDIVIDUAL COMMUNION CUPS.
These Were Used at Tabernsela Baptist
Cbnrcb in Rslelfb on Sunday.
Raleigh News and Observer.
An innovation in the Communion
Service was introduced in Raleigh on
Sunday last at the Tabernacle Baptist
church, where for the first time in Ra
leigh individual communion cups were
used. - - -
The use of these individual cups is
a usual thing in the North, but in the
8oath their use is largely confined to
tbe great cities. In North " Carolina
there is but one other Baptist church
using them, and that, is the church at
Southern Pines.
At the Baptist Tabernacle the mat
ter has been talked of for a year or
more, but there was some objection.
This was largely removed - when the
sample cups . were examined, - and on
Sunday it is said that after a practical
operation of the plan all objection
ceased. '
The use of these cues is hveienie.
To each member , there goes a little
5 lass cup, with gold , rim, and this, is
urge enough for four thimblefuls of
wine, but is half fined. The cuds are
in trays, holding nests of forty, these
being distributed by the deacons, and
after all communicants have taken the
element they are placed in nickel
plated holders, one to every three per
sons, and after the service these are
collected by the sexton.
The Tabernacle church has four hun
dred of these cups and will continue to
use them at communion service, which
the members ssy is.made more solemn
and impressive by the use of cups, one
to eacn individual.
Lost His Fingers.
Mr. B. F. Elawkins, a workman at
the Fore & Foster Company's plant on
8ixth street, had his right hand badly
lacerated yesterday by contact with a
revolving lathe saw at which he was
working. Mr. Hawkins was removed
to the Memorial Hospital, where Dr.
Thos. R. Little, the superintendent.
dressed the wound. Dr. Little found it
necessary to amputate the little finger
of the hand and the next one to it The
other fingers of the hand were badly
cut but amputation was not thought
necessary.
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NORTH CAROLINA DAY
AT THE EXPOSITION.
Mali Features a Parade of tbe Troops
and Naval Reserves Speeches at
the Anditorlnm Ltrf e Crowd.
Br Telezrapb to tbe Morning Star.
Charleston, 8. 0., April 10,
-It
was JNortn Carolina day in the city
and at the Exposition, and do other
State except 8outh Carolina has made
so large and enthusiastic a showing
in its exhibits both of men and manu
factured products. The main features
of the celebration were a parade of 800
North Carolina troops and a battalion
of North Carolina naval reserves, ac
companied by the Governors of the
Carolina8 and their respective staffs.
At tbe auditorium Director General
Averill and Governor McSweeney
gave hearty welcome to the visitors
and uovernor Mcoweeney expressed
the hope that Governor Ayeock would
go up higher and become a United
8tates 8enator.
Governor Aycock's eloquent re
sponse awoke great enthusiasm, ue
referred to the very intimate relations
of North Carolina and South Carolina
for four years while fighting for thb
Southern Confederacy, and the pres
ent union of the States, pledged to
promote the arts . of peace and to put
the Carolinas in tbe front rank of
commercial and industrial prosperity.
The assemblage then dispersed.
THE MURDER OF MISS JENNETT.
Prof. Jos. M. Miller Sentenced to Life lm
prisonment at Hard Labor.
Bf Telegraph to tne HornUut Btar.
Detroit, Mich., April 12. At mid
night to-night seventy-two hours af
ter Prof. Jos. M. Miller murdered Miss
Carrie M. Jennett with a hatchet he
was in Jackson prison, sentenced to
spend the rest of his life there at hard
labor, in sentencing t Miller, judge
Murphy called him a demon and said
that he considered that the sentence
he was about to impose was inade-
auate to his horrible crime.
Mrs. Miller, who has been an in
valid for saveral years, is. prostrated
at her home and Is In a dangerous con
dition. She at first refused to believe
her husband guilty, even after he had
confessed, but as the truth gradually
forced itself on Her, sue collapsed..
MURDERED AND ROBBED.
W. J. Polk, a Prominent Insurance
Man
Found Dead in Decstur, Ala.
By Telegraph to tne Morning Btar.
Deoatcb, Ala., April 12. W. J
Polk, a prominent insuranoe man and
a relative or rresioent roue, wss
f onnd dead this morning In the enter
ance to a tenement house. He had
evidently been assassinated.' The skul
was crushed on tne right side, but the
scalp was unbroken. The blow was
delivered from behind with a blunt
cloth or leather covered instrument
Robbery was evidently tbe motive for
the murder, as the money Polk wss
known to have had on his person wss
missing except a few cents.
BAYTI'S REVOLUTION.
Revolutionary Forces Defeated and Their
Leader Captured and Killed.
By Telegraph to the Morning Btar.
Port au Presce, Hayti, April 12.
The revolutionary forces, commanded
by General Nicolas Baptiste, which
captured JaemeL April 5. held that
town for twenty-four hours and then
retired to the hills, taking with them
all the arms and ammunition available.
were pursued : by the government
troops commanded by the minister of
war. Sen. Guillaume. and were com
pletely defeated yesterday at Fonds
Melon, near JaomeL Gen. Baptiste
was captured and was immediately
ahnL -The reTolntioniats lost twelve
men killed and a number wounded.
The government troops sustained no
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MORE RUMORS OF
RAILROAD COMBINATIONS.
Louisville nnd Nashville System Reported
to Have Passed late theHsnis of
the Southern Rsllwsy.
ey TeiegrajMi to the Koroma Btar.
New York, April 12. As a result of
several conferences held to-day there is
a very general conviction that control
of the Louisville and Nasfcyille road
has passed, or will pass, to the South
ern Railway. Representatives of the
Louisville and Nashville and the
Southern Railway and a member of
the Gates faction were In consultation
early in the day and later John W.
Gates was closeted for almost an hour
with George W. Perkins at the office of
J. P. Morgan & Co. Neither Mr. Per
kins nor Mr. Gates would say what
passed between them, but it was admit
ted that the Louisville and Nashville
was discussed in its several points.- A
most authoritative report going with
the recent course of the Louisville and
Nashville, is substantially as follows:
Some time ago 'Southern Railway
interests, alarmed at the increasing
strength and prosperity of Louisville
and Nashville made an offer for a ma
jority interest The offer was de
clined, also report has it by foreign
holders of Louisville and Nashville,
who hetd the balance of power. Re
cently, when Louisville and Nashville
increased its capital stock by $5,000,
000, Mr. Gates and his associates saw
ah opportunity to "squeeze" the in
siders by buying Louisville in tbe
msrket and creating a scarcity in the
stock. To what extent the Gates fac
tion succeeded is still a matter of con"
jecture, but it is not doubted that they
were in a position to swing a large
block of stock either way. Conditions
seemed ripe for an attempt to gain
control of Louisville and Nashville
and Southern Railway interests as rep
resented by Morgan & Company au
thorized the Moore brothers to acquire
as muoh of the stock as possible in the
open market with the understanding
that this stock would be taken over by
the Southern Road.
Opinion In Atlantn.
Atlanta, Ga., April 13. The pass
ing of the Louisville and Nashville
slstem into the hands of the Southern
Railway, as reported in New York,
would leave but two lines or railroad
n the Southwestern States the South
ern and tbe Seaboard Air Line. Al
though it has not been officially an
nounced. It ia believed here tbat the
Atlantic Coast Line and the Plant sys
tem will soon come under the control
of the Southern Railway, and that the
culmination of the deal will be a
'community of interest." The roads
controlled by the Louisville and Nash
ville are the in ash vine, Chattanooga
and 8t. Louis, the Western add At-
antic the Atlanta. Knoxville and
Northern, the Georgia Railroad, and
several smaller lines in Alabama. If
the merger as outlined is accomplished
the total mileage of the lines believed
to have been acquired by the Southern
will aggregate 31,340 miles.
An interesting feature of the situa
tion is the part the State of Georgia
may play in the rumored combination.
The 8tate owns the Western and At
lantic, which runs from Atlanta to
Chattanooga and is leased by the
Nashville. Chattanooga and St Liouis.
The Southern is already operating a
line between these cities, and the Cen
tral of Georgia, which is believed to
be under the control of the Southern,
has a road from Chattanooga to Grif
fin, Ga.
Nothing Definite.
Louisville, Kt., April 12 Nothing
definite could be learned nere to-day
of the deal whereby the Southern
Railway is reported to bave obtained
control of tbe Louisville and JNasn
ville road. The officials of the latter
line refused to say anything on the
subject. First Vice President Walker
nines, of tneiiOUisviiJeanajNasnvme,
when shown the statement sent out
by the Associated Press from New
York, said he had no knowledge of the
matter,
OLD MESSAGE FROM ROME.
Caat ot
Havrrard Telia How
ftosaa
SaeriUeed Sowa.
How the early Romans sacrificed
cows and sows Is told by a famous
fetch', or tablet, dug up at Rome about
two years aero. This stele bears tbe
earliest Latin writing known to exist.
pund the first reproduction imported to
this country has been recently install
ed at Harvard college. The reproduc
tion shows the old pillar as it is sup
posed to have been left by the Gauls
after they demolished the greater part
of Home in 390 B. O. and tbe capltol
Itself was saved by the cackling of the
"sacred geese.4' The inscription, or,
rather, that part of it which escaped
the barbarians, has been translated as
follows:
"WhnAver desires to Immolate cows.
he should do it by the shrine. Sows
should be immolated away from the
shrine. The ritual cakes used in sacri
ficing should be brought to the rex
sacrorum at the time of the full moon..
Whoever desires to immolate cows or
sows, aving obtained leave from the
rex sacrorum through tbe kalator.
must take the auspiees and present his
votive offerings. .The same rules must
be followed when sacrifices are per
formed at the first quarter of the moon.
Whosoever disregards the laws con
cerning tbe auspices and votive offer
ings, let him be sacred to Jupiter.
Only about a third of tbe stele es
caped destruction, so that the rest ef
the Inscription will probably never be
known. The kalator, it is hardly nec
essary to explain, was a minor official
attending the rex sacrorum, or chief of
sacrifices, and, a "person sacred to Ju
piter," became himself a potential sac
rifice. In other words, he was out
lawed, and It was no crime for any
body to "sacrifice" him. Tbe lettering
of the inscription is one proof of its
antiquity, for, while at first glance the
letters suggest Greek, tbey yet make
Latin words, and it is known that the
(primitive Romans borrowed from the
Greeks many of the letters of their
early alphabet.
- The place in which tbe old stele was
found Is believed by some authorities
to have been the heroon, or official
burial place, of Romulus, the founder
of the city, and therefore almost as
old as Rome itself. Others, however,
declare that Romulus wss merely a
tradition and so could not have-had a
heroon. The Harvard classical depart
ment It may be added, ssys that the
date is certainly not later than 600 B.
O. and perhaps earlier.
The end of the first week's strike in
the cotton mills of Augusta, Ga.,
I dlaclosesi no ehenm. ' The bleachery
is not included In the strike-lockout
ISTURBANCES IN BELGIUM.
iotlug Continues la Brussels A General
Strike Proclaimed for Moadsy Aa
Exciting Week Expected.
By Telegraph to tin Kerning star.
Brussels, April 12. At half past
ten' to-nighf the mob again grew
troublesome and the gendarmes were
ordered to clear the narrow, tortuous
adjacent" streets . in which threatening
crowds were massing. Tbe gendarmes .
charged with drawn swords and fixed
bayonets and were greeted with a hall
of stones, a revolver f usilade was
begun by both sides and some of the
gendarmes fired their rifles, killing
one rioter. -
2 A. M wThe squares in the neighbor-,
hood of tbe Maison du Peuple are
still occupied by troops busily en
gaged in dispersing the groups which
had gathered at the outskirts of the
cleared sone. Most of the rioters,
however, had become worn out and
gone home and there ia little likeli
hood of further trouble to-nighf out
there is every reason to expect a .re
newal of disturbances at daylight
Lull Before the Storm.
This exciting.week ends with a lull
before the storm. The coming week
has already been dubbed "Revision
week," and It promises to witness im
portant events. A general strike has
been .proclaimed for Monday, and
Wedhesdsy a crisis will be reached by
an opening in the Chamber of Depu
ties of the discussion of the question
of the revision of the constitution
on : which the Belgian people are
now divided. The Socialists and
Liberals have for a long time
past been seeking to force the
clerical government to an issue
on the question of the electoral
law, modification of which will neces
sitate a revision of the constitution.
At the present time any elector can
cast from one to three votes, accord
ing to his qualifications. The Social
Ists and Liberals claim tbat working
men cannot obtain more than two
votes, whereas the rich get three, and,
moreover, that in the rural districts
voters who are under the domination
of tbe - priests, and who support the
present government are often fraud
ulently given three votes instead of
the two to which, at the most, they
are entitled.
In the meanwhile from almost every
mining and industrial district comes
news tbat large numbers of men have
decided to strike on Mondsy. ..Partial
strikes began yesterday at Liege, Mons,
Charleroi and elsewhere, and it is re
ported that 20.000 men are already out
There Is no indication, however, that a
;eneral strike will occur In Brussels
tself. The workmen's committee will
meet to-morrow to come to a decision.
SOUTH CAROLINA M0URNIN0.
Thoussnds of People Will Attend the
Puneral of Qeu. Wade Hampton
- To-day In Columbia.
By Telegraph to the Horning Btar.
Charleston, B.C., April 13. To
morrow morning's trains on two rail-,
roads in two sections, will carry thous
ands of people from Charleston to Co
lumbia to attend the funeral of Gen.
Wade Hampton. Delegations will be
present in Columbia from Confederate
camps and. Daughters of the Confed
eracy, and rrom the unarleston Liigbt
Dragoons and Washington Light In
fantry two historic companies which
served under Hampton during the en
tire war. - The light lnrantry will
carry the historic Eutaw flag, under
which Gen. Wade Hampton of the
Revolution fought, and all the
Charlestonians will carry elaborate
floral wreaths and emblems.
Charleston is mourning for Hamp
ton. The Confederate Home, tbe
newspaper offices and many public
and private buildings are draped in
black, while every flag in the city Is
flying at half-mast
A memorial meeting was neid at the
Exposition Auditorium this afternoon
and a monster memorial meeting of
citizens is to be called by the Mayor of
Charleston after the funeraL
Dispatches from all over the State
indicate an enormous attendance at
the funeral and tbat the honors to
RimnfAii wilt atmuuI ayiwtHIni avm
AMUJUM ..... WAWWt WtJ VU.M V V.
seen in the State since the death of
Calhoun.
Columbia, April 12. Arrangements
for General Hampton's .funeral were
nearly completed to-night There will
be many organizations from many
parts of the State. Because of the
wishes of the family lor a funeral de
void of show, the committee in charge
has had some difficulty in providing
for the many organizations wishing to
participate.
The body will lie In state at the rest-.
dence from 10 to 2:30 o'clock and will
then be borne to Trinity Episcopal
church, where services will be eon
ducted. Xbe interment will be in the
church yard. The entire procession will
be on foot
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REV. T. DeWITT TALMAQE.
Noted Presbyterlsa Divine Died at His
Residence la Washington.
Br Teiegracii to the Mornlos Btar.
WASHntaTOV, April 12. Rev. T.
DeWitt Talmage, the noted Presby
terian divine, died at 9 o'clock to-night
at his residence at this city. It had
been evident for some days that there
was no hope of recovery and the at
tending physicians so informed the
family. The patient grew weaser un
til life passed away, so quietly that
even the members of the family, all of
whom were watching at the bedside,
hardly knew that he had gone. - The
immediate cause of death waa in flam:
mation of the brain. Dr. . Talmage
was in poor health when he started
away from Washington ror Mexico
for a vacation and rest six weess ago.
He was then suffering from influenza
and serious catarrhal conditions. Since
his return to Washington some time
ago he had been quite in. until
Thursday, however, fears for his death
were not entertained. Tbe last rational
words uttered by Dr. Talmage were on
the day preceding the marriage of his
dsughter, when he said: 'Of course, I
know you, Maud." Since then he had
been unconscious.
HOMICIDE IN MEMPHIS.
A. T. Sharps, Travelling Salesman.Stabbed
to Death by Unknown Person.
By Telegrapn to the Horning Btar.
Memphis, Teith., April 12. A. T.
Sharpe, a travelling salesman for a
Detroit,- Michigan, firm, was stabbed
to death in this city at 11 o'clock to-
.t.kaV ffLav 4 n nniimssai ft Iwe tvis
UllfU t - Alio iisHtvw,! vwumw aaa su
principal part of the town. The
only eye witneis, who waa some
distance from the scene, says
that Sharpe and an unknown young
man were having what seemed to be a
heated argument when the latter sud
denly drew a knife and plunged ft In
to Bharpe'n breast The heart was
pierced and after walking a few steps.
Sharpe sank to the pavement and ex
I Fired. , The police are working on we
ease.
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