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(i qq A YEAR IN ADVANCE. 188888888888888888 - " 1 88888888888838882 188888888888888888 5Z8SSSSSSS I 88888888888888888 SS88SSS8282S8.S3S3 8S8888SS828888888 V"AV S283SS822832S83S3 SS88388888S8S8S88 l'ir :, ! the Pott Office t Umtgton, N. C., at Second C1m Maier.l SUBSCRIPTION P. ICE. The lubicriptloo pric ol th "Woriclj BUT 1M &!w 5 r-'vpri- f-u................H 00 6 months 3 month. ESSENTIALLY A GRAB GAME. The grab spirit and the utter jelfi3hue39 at the bottom of tariff protection have been frequently ami strikingly shown since the sub ject of tarhf revision as a means of 1 1 trade expansion nas oeen mooteu. Within the pa3t twelve months there have been held several meet incs" of manufacturers to discuss the ways anil means of extending our commerce, the necessity of which they all recognized, and it was generally admitted by them that one of the Crat requisites was a modifi cation of the tariff duties,, opening a way for reciprocity that would jjve ti3 access to markets where we now figure but little on account of oar tariff obstacles. They all ad mitted thi3 and were all in favor of reciprocity and tariff redaction, but when it came , to the test it was found that while they all believed that taritl reduction would be a good thing and would contribute immensely to tho expansion of our trade, with very few exceptions they I wanted the reduction made on iomethingwhich they didn't make. They favored tariff reduction all along the line until it reached them and there they wanted it to stop. Of courae these meetings amounted to burlesques and nothing more. 1 The utter selifishnesa of protec tion w;i3 again strikingly shown in the Cuban reciprocity discussion in Congress Everybody admitted that reciprocity with vJuba would be a good thing. Xhe protected manu facturers of agricultural and ' other machinery were earnestly in favor of it, because it would open up a larger market for such machinery. The WV3tern millers and farmers were in favor of it because it would open up a larger market for American flour, corn, kc. The Western meat pack ers were in favor of it because it would open a larger market for West ern meat.3. All of these, (with the exception of the farmer whose pro tection is a fake) are beneficiaries of protection, and they were all in fa vor of a reduction of dutie3 on" Cu ban sugar, toabeco, fruity iron ores, and everything else produced there which we import. They knew there would be kicking by the sugar grow ers and manufacturers, the Connecti cut and Florida tobacco growers, the citrus fruit growers and others who might be affected by this proposi tion, but they didn't care for that ; they were looking out , for them selves, ' they wanted reciprocity which would give them a wider door to the Cnban market, whatever the effect might be on the other fellows. The sugar men kicked, kicked vig orouslythe cane men and tho beet Bg'-V men they kicked so hard ftat they got up an insurrection in Republican party, and went for tie Sugar Trust which favored free raw sugar while it insisted, in keep lng with tho general selfishness, on having the protective duties retained onreQnel sugars. The insurgents and tho Democrats who believe in freo sugar downed the Trust in that but the Trust had grip enough on the Senators to hang that reciprocity WtneBS up in the Senate and there it is.hung up yet and is likely to be hung up for 8omo time to come. As illustrating how this thing works we quote the following from the Chattanooga Times, which, under tho hea ling of "Tariff as a Local Uaue," says: The wvtusv aign viweaa t"-vw Tuocrat is all right for free meat and cattle; but free sugar! Oh, ti . a wou'd gore the Louisiana ox Tk. a1 00 ugar is about 48 per cent. Afie dut, 0n imDOrtl of live beeves and l ' ayoul 27 per cent. When the jugar duty wM 80 per cent, it was not wo i nigh t0 suit thi Louisiana editors. fD? have nevar f1ld In ahniit tnr lree tradfl in ...-Mn m IUO-n u- lad. ""is, nas not invested in it an Ployed by the producers and packers " meats, beaf, pork and mutton. The ne sugar business in America is an "Otic that could never be develoned 10 Size rin.KU iji .i 7' peoniS ?h V-U, 1"i""rEr; iquaifi vtlaU Jx i weakly, puling, Yn Drt tDat eternally begs fa- iUnii-i KUTcmmem and con- i mm in . pother industries as "robbery of the All of which, to our mind, is a lht cH Zi hfei "Pecialry those .onae in the crudA nn;n- 7' QUIT , WUUIUU, ItKO meats in every form live ani- . 1 HE W TCEKT V &TAR VOL. XXXIII. mals, iron ore, coal, pig iron, nearly all forms of finished iron and steel these should be on the free list, and they will be before the great mass of consumers will have justice done loem. "The Times-Democrat's screeds and cartoons pitching: Into the meat trust and other trusts when considered be side its vehement demands for its lit tle pet raw cane sugar trust, is only one among? hundreds of proofs that the tariff is very much a "local is sue," as General Hancock of blessed memory said of it. "And its local character is the cir cumstance that makes it the moat de moralizing thing in.our public affairs. It is the local feature that suggests 'log rolling' at the expense of the masses; combinations of interests that are at the bottom of those tangled webs of legislation, made to snare the consumer at every turn, and hold him while the several octopuses eat him leisurely. - "We repeat, the country will realize approximate justice for all of its peo ple, when they shall be given a system of trade that will favor no class; and a system of taxation the primary pur pose of which will be revenue only J' Aside from the illustrations of in consistent selfishness given in this as applying to the sugar men, which applies equally to all the protected, me comment oasea upon it is sound. Protection .is essentially selfish, and essentially narrow. It js a grab game in which every one looks out for himself and gets all he can. There is no more patriotism in it than there is religion, and there is no religion or morality in legalized plunder, which is not the less plun der because it is legalized, legalized often by fraud and false pretence if not by actnal corruption, legalized from corrupt motives, if there be no other corruption in it. Does any one suppose for a mo ment that if it were not for the po litical power and the money contrib uted in political campaigns by the beneficiaries of protection a system would be perpetuated which enables a few to monopolize the home mar ket and practice extortion on the consumers of the products they sup ply? Tot a bit of it. If it were not for the campaign contributions and the desire to keep in the good graces of the contributors we would have had tariff reduction long ago, at least on the necessaries of life and on the raw materials which enter into our manufactures and affect their price, as these materials are cheap or comparatively dear. There is no justification nor statesmanship nor morality in a practically prohibitive tax on the necessaries of life foodstuffs and clothing which taxes are the most felt by and oppressive on the poor, who have a hard time scuffling along even when not ground by extortionate monopolies on the food they eat and the clothing they wear. These thingsjhould be made as free as possible the world over, and the nation which by law adds to the cost of these things not only com mits an unjustifiable and an im moral act but contributes to the op pression of the people who are least able to protect themselves and in whom the government should take an interest for that if for no other reason, xne wnoie system oi pro m i tection,; when rationally, morally and logically considered, is funda mentally and essentially wrong. STRTJCK THE MARROW. Senator DnBois, of Idaho, took a business view of the Philippine an- nexation question, in his speech I Friday, and.a sensible one, too. Me I contended that the alleged great I benefit this country would derive from the ownership of those islands was a delusion and that while those Americans who secured valuable concessions might and probably would be the gainers thereby, this country would eventually be the loser. He called attention to the fact that the Philippines were well adapted to the growth of cotton, sugar, tobacco, hemp, Ac, everyone of which, with the cheap labor obtainable, could and.would compete with similar products grown in this country. Bat in addition to this the cheap labor there would stimulate manu facturing not only in the Philippines but in the Orient generally, and the products of these manufactories would become competitors of the products of manufactories on this side of the Pacific. The labor factor is already settled. There is plenty of labor in the Philippines which can be trained to spin and weave cotton, or work to which they seem to take zealously. The only remain ing factors are the raw material and the machinery to work it. The raw material can be grown and money can supply the machinery. With China's teeming millions, and the possible supplies of cotton from Southern Siberia and Southern China, it is simply a question of time when she will become a great cotton manufacturer, able to supply not only her own wants but to ex- Port large ouantities'of cotton goods. China is waking up. She must wake I nTi. Tho wnrlA ia mAitni, anil aa i'- mw. i. uw.aus.wuu uw must in self defence move with it, and when she throws off the lethar gy and gets out "of the ruts she will become not omy a factor but a mighty one in the world's commerce. Cotton manufacturing will be her first venture, and when her people become familiar with that, where then will be our cotton trade with the Orient, and what will the Philippines as an avenue to such trade amount to? And yet the pos sibilities in the expansion of our cotton trade is one of the delusive arguments used to win Southern sup port to the policy of "criminal ag gression," otherwise called commer cial expansion. STEEL BAILS Senator Beveridge sometime ago thought he was making a telling point in favor of the protective tariff system when he called atten tion to the fact that in 1868 steel rail cost $160 a ton while they now cost only $28. The inference he would have drawn from this was that the development of the steel manufacturing industry was the result of the protective tariff and hence we owe to it the low price now compared with the prices of thirty years ago. They all go on the prin ciple that after the protective tariff therefore on account of the tariff, that the high tariff is practically the creator of all the good things that have happened since, including the favors of Providence. Ten years ago aluminum cost ten dollars or more a pound, for it cost about that much to make it, but now it can be bought about as cheap ly as copper. Processes for making it have been discovered which en able the manufacturers to put it upon the market for a tenth of what they could a few years ago and still make a handsome profit. The tariff boosters like.Beveridge know all this but they designedly make no allow ances for it when sounding the praises of the protective system and Dingley tariff in particular. Since 1868 new . inventions and new discoveries have made it possi ble to produce steel at a nominal cost compared with that of 1868. Steel is now cheaper than pig iron, because it can be made more cheaply, and yet pig iron is protected as well as steel. Steel rails can now be manufactured for about $14 a ton. Mr. Beveridge didn't discourse on that. They are Bold in this country for $28 a ton, giving the manufacturers a profit of $14 a ton while they are shipped abroad and sold for $16.50 a ton, giving them a profit of $2.50 a ton. Why should they demand $14 a ton profit from the American purchaser, while they seem to ba satisfied with $2.50 from the foreign purchaser ? Mr. Beveridge didn't favor his hear ers with any information on that line, nor give any good reasons why there should be a tariff duty of $7.50 a ton on steel rails to enable the man ufacturers to play this gouge game on their American purchasers. Mr. J. S. Kell, of Richmond, Va., never reads matrimonial ads now. He saw one some time ago from a "rich widow" in Oswego, N. Y., who was pining for hubby No. 2, who would love and cherish her for her own sweet self. That is the kind of felllow he was. He opened a cor respondence with her. The corre spondence went all right. He threw up his job, followed, and met the widow. Between ice cream con tributions, strawberry donations, and hotel bill, he soon found his limi- ted sudpIv of the lubricating lucre I a " exhausted, whereupon that fickle widow changed her mind and con- eluded to remain a widow. A Charity Board furnished him a ticket home, where he arrived fully con vinced that it isn t hard to be a fool. An Arkansas negro has been miss ing for several days. The fact that he was charged with a heinous crime and when last seen was heading to wards the woods with an escort of a hundred or two white men moves the Washington. Post paragraph builder to suggest that his relatives might as well invest in some crape and temporarily suspend festivities. They might dispense with the crepe as they usually dress in black. A few days ago in unveiling a monument erected at Arlington to the veterans who fell in the Spanish- American war President Roosevelt said men should live for their coun try as well as die for it. Me was richt. Moat men prefer to live for it. o Judge Eohlsaat, in the Federal Court at Chicago, has perpetually enjoined Actor Mansfield from play- in? "Cvrano" in this country. The decision is in favor of J S. Gross. of Chicago. Mansfield considers it a gross outrage on him. The Birmingham, Ala., News says there are 25,000 miles of dog in Jefferson county, if they were 1 linked together, sausage style, for i I fl instance. If converted into saus- sage there would be about 40,000 miles of him. A Cleveland, Ohio, woman advises girls to "never marry a m11 wn0 wants to turn down the gas." This doesn't look like encouraging econ omy in gas bills. WILMINGTON, N. 0., CURRENT COMMENT. The postmaster of Nashville came all the way to Washington to inform us that if the Republican party of Tennessee were given a fair chance it would cerry the State. If the Republicans are in the majority in Tennessee they should assert themselves. A majority that per mits a minority to override it can not command much sympathy. WashingtonPost, Ind. A few years ago the country was shocked when it learned that Congress, with the Republican party in power, had appropriated $1,000, 000,000 for various purposes during one term. The Billion Dollar Con gress became a reproach and ' a by word. It begins to "look now, how ever, as if the present Congress would discount that record by ap propriating $1,000,000,000 during a single session. And yet nobody is bold enough to predict that the high-water mark of Republican ex travagance has been reached. Sa vannah News, Dem. That was a pertinent ques- tion which Senator Bacon addressed to the Republican side of the cham ber in the course of his speech on the Philippine "Civil Government" bill. Why is it, asked the Sena tor from Georgia, "that there should be such urgency in passing the pending measure when it affords practically no advantages over the present law except in the way of special advantages to corporations in exploitation of the resources of the island?" The question carries with in it the reply. It is precisely because of the special advantages to be con ferred on exploiting syndicates that the passage of the bill is so urgently desired by the Republican majority. The exploiters are tired of waiting for opportunites to "make money out of the Philippines" to employ the eloquent phrase of Senator Lodge and the Republican party, as the handmaiden of every form of organized greed, is going to give the syndicaters a chance. Philadelphia Kecord, Dem. SCOTLAND'S COUNTY CONVENTION. Clark Untnlmonsly Endorsed Contest Over Congressional Delegates. Special Star Telegram. Lauunburo, N. C, May 24. At the Democratic county convention here to-day, Clark was unanimously endorsed for chief justice and L. D. Robinson, Esq., for solicitor. Judge Neal was eiven 20 votes; Adams, one-fourth of one vote. The only contest was over the election of dele gates to the congressional convention. The strength of the candidates: Mc- Iver, 1J; Morrison, 5; Page, 14 J. The contest was on the part of the Page men and finally resulted in a delega tion with no pronounced Mclver men on it. Hector McLean was nomi nated for the State Senate, Scotland county being entitled to name the Senator. The Strawberry Crop. Burgaw Chronicle: "The daily strawberry shipments from this point have continued to decline, until the daily shipments are now no - more than a few dozen crates. , During the past week about thirteen hundred crates have been shipped from this point, making the total shipments this vear twelve thousand and three hun dred crates, and reducing the shortage in this years crop to twenty-flve per cent., instead of thirty-three and one- third Der cent., as was previously an nounced. Almost the entire shortage is found in this year's plants, as they were more affected by the unfavorable conditions than the older plants." Wilmington Lady Dead. Town Creek correspondence of Southport Standard', "The commu nity is made sad by the death of Mrs. Fannie Justice, a former citizen of Town Creek, but recaa tly of Wil mington, which occurred on Tuesday morninsr latt. tier deatn was unex tjftcted. her illness beine very short. The remains were taaen to xown Creek and buried at Zlon. The be reaved husband and family of child ren are due very much sympathy. Companies Chartered. A special dispatch to the Stab from Raleigh, says: The Bell Lumber Com pany, ML Olive, was chartered to-day; capital $20,000 authorized and $6,000 subscribed. Also, the Farmers' Gin ning and Miling Company, Rich Square, North ampton county, with $30,000 capital authorized and $4,300 subscribed. i FROM ST. VINCENT. Cipt. McLean.Jof U. S. Crnlser.CIncInnati, Cables the Navy Department. . By Telesrapb to the KornlnK Star. Washington, May 24. The follow- ine cablegram has been received at the Navy Department from Captain Mc Lean, of the Cincinnati, dated St. I.T.nHa. to-dav "nincinnati made the circuit oi oi. - - . . i Vincent and is now going to Fort de France. At Kinzstown 130 are in tne hospital, 80 more, badly burned, are to mme in : 4.000 are receiving food. A steamer circuits the island daily, xne ' - .. . . mi Dixie will finish discharging Tues day." ' MEAT SHOPS MOBBED. The Windows Broken With Stones ana the Managers Threatened. Bv Telegraph to tne Morning Star. L New Yoek. May 24. Three East side meat shops,1 owned by the United Beef Company, while doing business to-night were attacked by three sepa rate mobs. The windows were broken with atones and the managers threat ened. When the police appeared they were stoned and it was only after a vigorous use of clubs that the mobs were dispersed. 1 FRIDAY, MAY 1 30, 1902. CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION SALEM FEMALE COLLtQE, Programme of Exercises Last Night Addresses by Prof. Joyser and Dr. Bottrick The Sermon, Etc. Special Star Telegram. "Winston-Salem, May1 24. To night's programme in connection with the exercises of the centennial celebration of Salem Female College opened with a centennial chorus, "To the, O Country." Five timely essays were presented, as follows: "Educa tion of Women in 1802"by Miss Lewis, of Louisiana; "American Literature in 1802" by Miss Hough, of South Carolina; "Liberal Arts and Sciences in 1802" by Miss Lentz, of North Caro lina; "Ecommic Arts in 1802" by Miss Philbrick, of Massachusetts; "Musical Composers in 1802," by Bliss Perry, of Tennessee. A pleasing feature of to-night's pro gramme was three songs, entitled, "I Love and the World is Mine.""At Twi light" and "Love's Rapture" (dedica ted to Mme. Yon Klenner,) by that popular vocalist, Mme.KatharineEvanS Von Klenner, of New York. Two captivating addresses were de livered, the first by Prof. J. Y. Joy ner. State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the second by Dr. Wallace Buttrick, of New ! York, sec retary to the Board of Conference for Education in the South. The bacca laureate sermon will be delivered at 11 o'clock to-morrow by Bishop Chas. L. Moensh, of Philadelphia At night a union praise service, in wnicn all tne congregations of Winston-Salem will participate, will be held in the Salem Square. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Littleton Reporter. The to bacco croo of Warren county, unless some unforeseen accident befalls it. will be much larger this year than for several years past. Wilson Times: Most excellent reports come in from every section of the countrv of the excellent condition of the crops. The prospects for a good crop are very bright and the farmers are in high spirits. - Statesville Landmark'. Major Cleee found on the Mllliean place in Concord township the lareesi wnice oak tree he thinks he ever saw. Three feet from the ground the tree meas ures 18 feet In circumference and its great limbs make a shade that is 91x93 feet in diameter, measured by asur- vevor's chain. This tree is a veritable giant of the forest. Wilson Times: -Last Monday Mr. Jule Hardv. express agent here, released thirty carrier pureons that had been shipped to him by parties in York. Pa. Each bird was named by the owner and taeeed. They were sent here for the purpose of ascer taining how long it would take them to return to their lofts in xorx. a distance of over 600 miles. Rockv Mount Spokesman: News cornea of a shootinar scrane which took plaee yesterday a mile or so east oi town, in which two negroes were wounded. One, it is stated, cannot live. The best we can learn at this time is there were three colored men in the woods gambling. Two of. them fell out. when one drew a pistol and began firing, one shot taking effect in the vic tim for which it was intended and the other shot struck another negro stand ine bv. who is seriously if not fatally wounaea. xne negro wno aiu mo . . Mi I J!J A 1 shooting is still at large. LouiBburg Times: Atpiney Grove church, about three miles from Liouis burg, a very serious cutting anair toos nlace. Two voung wnne men engag ed in an affrav near the church about the time the services had concluded. They were Mack Dement and George Fulcher. Tne latter was siaoDea in the back with a knife, the blade of which went into one of his lungs. He at once began to spit up blood and was brought to town where he received medical attention from Dr. J. E. Ma Inn At this writing (Wednesday morning) Fulcheris reported as sui fering very much when not under the influence of an opiate. Dement has not been arrested. The affray occurred last Sunday afternoon. Wadetboro Messenaer-Intelligencer: Readers oT this paper will remember aeeincr in its columns, about a month a? o. an item to the effect that Willie Lentz. the 16 vear-oldson of Mr. F. K. Lentz, of Cedar Hill, had been bitten bv a mad dog. 'ine aog aiso dh a horse, three cows and two hogs, the nronertv of Mr. Lentz. Willie was bitten on the heel, through his stock ing. He had on low-quartered shoes. The bite was not severe and soon neai ed. The bites on the horse, cows and hoirs also healed all right. On Sunday, the 11th Inst., the horse first showed signs of being unwell, but at first there did not appear to be much wrong with it. On Wednesday the place on the horse's chin, where it' had been bitten by the dog, began to inflame and swell and from tnat time tne none irrew raridlv worse, until it died Satur day. For some time before it died the horse had one convulsion after anoth er. It would iumn straight up and fall to the ground on its back and while lying in this position would tear the flesh from its side, flanks and legs. The flesh was torn from its legs to the bone. It would also bite and snap at evervthing in reach, several of its teeth beinc broken out bv coming in contact with rocks and the logs of which its stable was built As yet only one of the hogs that was bitten has died. The hog did not appear to be vicious like the horse, but would go into convulsions every time any one or anything approached it Even a chicken cominsr near its pen would cause it to nave -a nt. in one oi tne cows have died, but two of them were showing evidence of being unwell Tuesday. As "soon as Mr. Lentz dis covered that his horse had hydropho bia he sent his son to Baltimore for treatment in the Pasteur Institute of that city. Men are seeking only for this life. A short life it is. and exceedingly imperfect and rudimentary at best It is like a road which is good for travel ling, but ooor for sleeping. The world Is magnificent for strangers and pil prims, but miserable for residents. The very moment a man carries himself as though this were nis noma, ana Deems tt hnild i though he would live here. that moment the world is not a fit nlaca for a temporary residence for him. U. W. JBeecher, IMPOSING PAGEANT IN WASHINGTON, Ceremonies Attending Unveiling of the Statue of General Count De Rochambeau. MANY BRILLIANT FEATURES. The French Tricolors Entwined With the Stars and Stripes Masy DIs-' tlngalshed Officials Present. Prance's Representatives. By TelesxaDii to the Morning star. Washington, May 24. Amid the enthusiastic demonstrations of a great concourse of people, the superb bronze statue of General Count de Rochambeau, who brought the forces of France across the sea at the hour of greatest peril in the American revolu tion, was unveiled to-day. Seldom has an event presented so many brilliant features of military pageantry, and at the same time given occasion for the manifestation of the strong bonds of friendship existing between the French republic and the United States. For the hrst time in its history the national capital witnessed the sight of rank on rank of French seamen swinging through Pennsylvania avenue and mingling their cheers with those of the American blue-jackets and soldiers, while at the same time the French tri colors were entwined with the stars and s tripes and the sound of the Mar seillaise was heard along with the Star apangied Banner. The ceremony of unveiling occurred at the southwest corner of LaFayetle square, almost directly opposite the White House, where the massive figure of the French general has been erected. Surrounding the figure were great stands to accommodate the many distinguished officials and guests invited to take part in the exer cises. Un every hand the colors of France and America were blended, one stand being hung with great folds of red, another with white and still another with blue. Within this amphi theatre were gathered representatives of every branch of the government, in eluding the President of the United States and members of his cabinet, the chief justices of the U. S. Supreme Court, the lieutenant general of the army and the admiral of the navy, senators and representatives. Not less distinguished was the representa tion of France, designated by Presi dent Loubet, and including General Prugere, the highest field officer in the French army; Vice Admiral Four nier. inspector general of the French navy ; the venerable Count Chandlier, the de scendants of Rochambeau and La- Fayette, and others distinguished in French military, official, literary and artistic life. With them were the4' French Ambassador M. Cambon and the entire staff of theFrench embassy, all in brilliant diplomatic uniform, while the diplomatic corps was repre sented by the German, Russian, Italian and Mexican ambassadors and the ministers from many foreign coun tries. President Roosevelt and the mem bers of the cabinet were escorted from the White House by a file of Minute men, dressed in the uniform of Conti nental days. The President noted the appropriateness of the uniform for this occasion and made a brief cornpii mentary speech to the escort When the President arrived at the preslden tial stand, the entire assemblage arose and greeted him with lusty cheers After an impressive invocation by Rev. Dr. Stafford, who took the place of Cardinal Gibbons. President Roose velt delivered the address of welcome. He spoke in strong voice and with great earnestness, pausing frequently at the outbursts of applause. As the Piesideul concluded his ad dress the Countess Rochambeau caught up the cords to the nags en veloping the .statue and the massive bronze figure emerged through tbe folds of red white and blue. At the same time the "boom!" 4 'boom 1" of an artillery salute came from a battery of heavy guns near by, and the strains of the French national hymn, the Mar seillaise, came from the Marine band. It was an inspiring moment, and, led by President Roosevelt, the assemblage joined in cheering. Another demon stration occurred at tbe close or uen eral Brugere's address, when with characteristic French vehemence he gave this pledge of undying Franco American friendship: "ftntre vous, entre nous; a Ia vie, a la mort." "Be tween you. between us; in life, in death." The ceremonies to day were the cul mination of the efforts of M. Jules Boeufve, of France, existing over the last two years. He has sought to strengthen the bonds of friendship be tween the two countries, and to this end has urged to a successful conclu sion the legislation by whicn tne statue was made possible, The ceremony of unveiling was nxed for 11 o'clock this morning .but long before that hour the streets were filled with marching men and with a great crowd eager to witness tbe exercises and review. A battalion of French seamen arrived by special train from Annapolis early in the day. and headed by the crack band from the French battleship, swung through Pennsylvania avenue to LaFayette Square, where the shrouded figure of the French nem marsnai awauea the signal for unveiling. The Ameri can soldiers, sailors ana marines ai ready had assembled, and gave their French brothers in arms a hearty wel come. Tne American troops were nnder command of Manor General o B. Toanir. and embraced a battalion of engineers, a battalion oi sauors ana marines, with the marine band, a bat tallon of cavalry and of field artillery. and a brigade of national guardsmen of the District of Columbia, represent in? in all the various branches of " the united Htates military ana navai ser vice. At the conclusion of Dr. Staf ford's prayer, President Roosevelt stepped to the front of the platform aud extended a generous welcome to the French guests. v "I am sure that I the sentiments of every United States, of every 'American to whom the honor and the glory of our renublic in the oast as in the present. are dear, when I say that we prize this fresh proof of the friendship of the French people, not only because it is that after a century and a quarter of indenendent existence as a nation, the French republic should feel that in that century and a quarter we have necessarily pleasing to us to nave tne r KememDcT. Ifiai a nBWS- I lowest friendship of a nation so mighty in I X .... . ' . . I gion. war and so mighty in peace as France paper bill IS a8 RTUCR 611- I 81 ou' iT i ..i:i zr,, x titiea to vour consiaera- x a fiDTiBa it in nttnii nan v nmaiuaiia a.u idd& m z si NO. 31 justified the sacrifices France made on our behalf. (Applause.) "I am sure my fellow citizens that g you welcome the chance which brings it aoout that this embassy of the French people should come to our shores at the very time when we, in our turn, have done our part in start ing on tne patn or independence a sister republic the republic of Cuba." (Applause.) Ambassador Cambon. the next speaker, delivered . his address in French. After referring to Bocbam- oeau's services to tbe American colonies, M. Cambon expressed his thanks for the generosity of the Amer ican people to the Martinique sufferers and concluded as follows : The world, gradually gaining in self-consciousness, begins to frown more and more severely on those who seek to disturb its peace: and when we measure the work accomplished and the advance made since Washing ton and Rochambeau fought together for the good of humanity, we may well conclude that they have not combated in vain. This monument shall bear witness to this fact, and shall endure as a symbol thereof in the generations to come." HINDRANCES TO PROGRESS. Mark flanna and Archbishop Ireland De nonnced by Rev. T. J. Morgan at St. Paul, Minn. Br Telegraph to tbe Mornine Btar. St. Paul, Minn., May 24. "Arch bishop Ireland wields a tremendous power in politics Which he is using for the Romish church," declared Rev. J. T. Morgan, corresponding secretary of the Baptist Home Mission Society, at the opening session of that organiza tion to-day. He was discussing the obstacles to mission wors: in America, and linked together "Romanism, Mor- monism, Heathenism and Christian Science as the greatest hindrances to progress and the greatest menaces to Christianity and the nation." He further stated: "I cannot prove it absolutely, but I am morally certain that in the last elec tion Mark Hanna, representing the Republican party, of which I am a member, formally agreed with Arch bishop Ireland, representing a. mass of voters, that in consideration of turn ing over these votes to the Republican party the Roman Church would be given concessions in the Indian schools. And when issues arose there after and Indian officials were inclin ed to oppose the claims of the Roman ist with regard to the Indians, they were told by higher authority that the bargain had been made and must be carried out" It was the most sensational utter ance during the anniversaries of the weex and was made in the presenta tion of the report of the executive board. The statement was comemnd- ed by Dr. Kittredge, the following speaker. MILLION DOLLAR COTTON MILL." To Be Bnilt on the Catawba River In South Carolina by Mr. J. B. Dnke. er Telegraph to the Horning Btar. Charlotte, N. C, May 23. J. B. Duke, president of the American To bacco Company, has placed orders in New England for machinery for a million dollar cotton mill. Mr. Duke's plant will be located at Great Falls, on the Catawba river, in Chester county, S. C. It will be known as Erwin cotton mill Mo. 2, and w. A. Erwin, of Durham, will be president. The Dukes now on in tbe couth enough valuable water power to run a million cotton spindles. J. B. Duke is quoted as saying that the only way to effect a trust of Southern mills is to put up enough money to buy them all out In mill circles there is a rumor that the Dukes are seriously, con sidering the question of ' effecting a merger on their own account MAGNETIC DISTURBANCES. Observations of Superintendent of U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. BV Telegraph to the Horning Btar. Washington, May 24. Superin tendent Tittman, oftthe Coast and Geo detic Survey, furnishes the Associated Press a memorandum of the disturb ance of magnetic needles by the second eruption of Mont Pelee, which says that on the morning of May 20th there occurred a slight disturbance of the magnetic needles at the coast and geodetic survey magnetic observatory at Cheltenham, Maryland, and about the middle of May 20th a similar but somewhat larger disturbance occurred. The first of these coincided with the second eruption of Mont Pelee. Respecting the second magnet! c dis turbance it is of interest to note that almost continuous earthquake shocks were felt at St Augustine, Fla., irom 9 to midnight May 20th. Nothing to Lose: Mamma "Why, Willie, you'll make yourself sick. Just as sure as you eat another piece of pie you'll be sick to-morrow." Willie "Well, I don't care; to-mor-rowain't no holiday." Philadelphia tress. I mmmanaro ! lid II i Money ! Canno IIQIIOUQUI ?ivettSan?e to ? Are YOU indebted toTHE rery citizen! of thelvuFFKI V STAR? If SO. when you receive a bill for your subscription send lift fhn amount VflU OWS. $ tion as is a & ceries. Din ror KINO EDWARD'S CORONATION. Presents for Foreign Esvoyi All Invita tions Seat Osi-Some of tbe Quests. Grand Opera Celebration. By Tslegraph to the Horning Btar. LOBDOir, May 24. Lewanlka, King of Basutoland (or Northwestern Rhodestan), the only king Who will be present at the coronation of King Edward, arrived from South Africa to-day. The presents which King Edward will give to the foreign envoy are now ready. Whitelaw Reid, the American special ambassador, and nis associates will receive pins and brooches of gold, mostly in the form of the initial "E," set with rubles and pearls, with a gold enamelled crown above. In a few cases, pehapa, cost lier presents will be made to the heads of special embassies. Practically all the invitations to the coronation service have been sent out The dowager peeresses will sit with the reigning peeresses and wear similar robes and coronets. In this way, it is pointed out, many celebrated women, who have been separated by bitter family feuds, will be brought to gether for the first time In many years. Among the guests not having admit tance by right of rank, but who were specially invited by the King to attend, is Mrs. Arthur Paget, r daughter of the late Mrs. iParan Stevens, of New York, and wife of Major General Pa get, of the Scots Guards. Mrs. Paget will preside over a huge coronation ball, July 2nd, in aid of the King's hospital fund. The royal celebration night at the Grand Opera, Covent Garden, Jane 7th, is expected to break all box office records. The stalls will cost twenty guineas, which means 10,000 guineas. For royal visitors, cabinet officers and other high personages hundreds of seats have already been allotted. Such boxes 'as are not taken by the court will cost from sixty guineas to 100 guineas. Many of these are already sold. It is estimated that Covent Gar den will hold that night 18,000. -Among the ante-coronation festivi ties the Ascot race meeting bids fair to be the, most popular, though this year the King will have a stand to himself. The rush of applications for admit tance to the royal enclosure where King Edward formerly watched the races, is unprecedented. The Lord Chamberlain,- the Earl of Clarendon, with only 1,500 tickets at his disposal, has been obliged to disappoint hun dreds. DEATH OF LORD PAUNCEF0TE. British Ambassador Died at the Embassy In Washington, D. C., Yesterday After a Lingering Illness. By Telegraph to the Horning Star. Washington, May 24. Lord Paun cefote, the British ambassador to the United States, died at the embassy this morning at 5:35 o'clock. The im provement which had been noted in . his condition during the past week re ceived a sudden check about 6 o'clock last evening, when it was noticed that he was experiencing difficulty in breathing. He rallied somewhat dur ing the night but soon after S o'clock a distinct weakness of the heart devel oped and his pulse began to collapse. He died so peacefully that it surprised even his physician, who feared that the asthmatic affection would prove troublesome when the end came. At the bedside, when the distinguish ed diplomat passed away, were Mrs. Pauncefote.v the Honorable Maude Pauncefote, Miss Sibyl and Miss Au drey, Dr. Jung and Mr. Radford, one of the clerks attached to the embassy. All through the past winter Lord Pauncefote had been a sufferer from intermittent attacks of asthma and rhu matic gout, but he bravely kept on his feet as much as possible, went to the State Department regularly on diplo matic days, and generally strove to keep up his active duties, though it was evident that the effort it caused him was great In the early part of March the ambassador went to North Carolina on a visit to George Vander bilt at Biltmore and stayed there for about a fortnight in the hope of re cuperating from his affliction in the Carolina pines. He returned to Wash ington about the middle or the month with his sufferings but little abated. In April there came another severe attack, and from that time until his death the ambassador had been con fined almost continuously to his bed and his strength had been slowly but surely leaving him. The late Lord Pauncefote will have a state funeral, for that is demanded by all precedents. A tentative ar rangement has been made which must be approved by Lady Paunce fote before being put into execution. In brief this provides that the remains of the late ambassador ahall be taken from the embassy next Wednesday to St Louis Episcopal Church Where he worshipped. After the church services, the re mains will be conveyed to Rock Creek Cemetery, escorted by a military pro cession, and placed in a temporary re ceiving vault It will be determined later whether or not a United Btates warship shall Scarry the remains to England. MINE DISASTER AT FERNIE. Believed That 150 Miners Lost Their Lives Disaster Caused by an Ex plosion of Coal Dust. Br oabie to the Morning our. Fkrnik, B. 0., May 24. It is be lieved at least 150 miners have been lost. The disaster probably was caus ed by an explosion of coal dust, so great that the roof of the fan house was carried over the mountain top and came down in fragments. Relief par ties are working heroicially in lour- hour shifts. Thirty-eight bodies have been recovered, but only one had been found within the past fourteen hours. A church building has been used as a. morgue, many oi tne xiiiea nave large families and there is scarcely a family that docs not mourn some one. i The interior of the mine is wrecked. Many miners from Morrissey and I Mitchell have arrived to assist in the rescue work. Many of the relief par ties are overcome by fire damp and have to be resuscitated. Funeral pro cessions have been wending their way to the cemetery all day. A public funeral will be held at 6 o'clock to i night Relief committees will ask for I financial help from outside counties, I . - : soXc'uSyiSer g Uau are being made for the observ- rate yet granted for the occa- dimatch from Gov. L'Huerre. dated from Fort de France, Martinique, yesterday, reports that there Is no change in the situation mere, imuu I possible to enter St Pierre. t i ' si ; f: ! 1
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