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YesUtJay we quoted something I
from the platform of the Ohio Be-1
publican?, and made some comments
thereon. The "soft-handed sons of
toil-' who Imlit that platform claimed
everything in sight as the result of
Republican rule, but this isthe cus
tomary thing for the Republican
platform-makers to do. yTe here
quote a few more extracts from the
platform, which cover what we quoted
yesterday with some other points not
embraced therein, but allful of dem
agogy an a inten(e ftl some
body. It boasts of splendid diplo
macy, pata capital and labor on the
back1 anil hits John Chinaman a
iwiptVthua:
"We congratulate the country upon
i record of diplomatic achievement
without purallel in our annals a ad
which will forever redound to the
credit of aa acUainistratiori, which,
avoiding alliances and entanglements
In in foreign policy, haa kept steadily
ia view the glory of the American
Hit, the growth and spread of Ameri
can commerce, the steadfast support
and maintenance of American doc
trinei and traditions, and has.' wrought
tor the present and the future in the
interest of world-wide peace and pro
gress 1
"No question now pressing for at
tention caa ha of greater importance
than that which concerns ' the rela
tions of capital and labor,! and we
pledge ourselves to the protection
- of these two servants of, civiliza
tion. We welcome the investment
of capita! within our State, to
the end that labor may be
steadily and profitably employed in
adding .to the wealth and prosperity
ofourpeop'e. We believe with Lin
coln that, 'capital is only the fruit of
lab -r, and could never nav;exiated if
lab .r ha i not first existed, i Labor is
the superior of capital and; deserves
much the higher consideration.'
"Io secure for labor the considera
tion it deserves; to uphold the dignity
or toil; to create a healthy public opin
ion on the subject of labor and the jus
tice of us receiving a full share of the
values it creates; to bring labor and
capital together on common ground in
the adjustment of such questions as
- may concern these two great factors in
production, it is necessary jlhat labor
should be intelligently organized. We
believe in fewer hours and larger re
wards for labor, and favorjfcuch laws
as will harmonize the interests of la
bor and capital, and teud to lighten
trx-'urden of toib J
"i i our last declaration of principles
we favored a renewal of tbej wise pre
via by which the unrestricted im-mii'i-aiion
of Chinese been pre
vented, and now commend Con
gress for r!-enacting the Chinese
exclusion law, thus insuring continued
protection it American labor, from
Chinese immigration. j
"We r- cog jiz the necessity of co
. operati i in order to meet new con
ditions in the industrial world, and to
compete successfully for the world's
markets, but all combinations that
stifle competition, control prices, limit
production, or unduly increase profits
or values, and especially when they
raise the prices of the necessities of
life, are opkosed to public i policy and
would be repressed with a strong
nana."
Where is the "diplomatic achieve
ment on which the country is to be
congratulated?" Are any of its
fruits visible save the ineBS in the
"Philippines?- Will theyj call that
dicker diplomacy, a land trade in
which wo bargained for a lot of
islands, a war, about $00,000,000
out of pocket and the job not done
yet? "It is without a parallel in our
annals." That's true, for we never
attempted anything like hat before,
and surely never will again.
But outside of the Philippines,
where is the splendid achievement?
Was it in soft soderlng jhe British,
and swapping adulation with
them, because they pretended to be
our friends during the racket with
Spain, which it is salt) prevented
some other nations from siding with
Spain? If so, haven't jre, as a na
tion, the first Republic on earth,
Paid u big price for that" alleged
Etitiah sympathy, which was
Aspired by British self interest?
pr(t Uritain is to-day the most
"olated nation on the ifaco of the
ear'h. There isn't another nation
that ia friendly with her and not
one that would not rejoice to see
her humbled and crippled." She
knows that, and therefore has been
planning and playing for some years
to W'Q tho friendship ofj this coun
ty not because shehas any great
love for this country, but because
She might Utilize its frindflrnn. All
that talk about kinship, the same
"ock, etc., is mere I rot, which
means nothing and never did mean
anything. There is no more, nor
as much, kinship now than there was
m the days of the litevolution,
England hired Hessians to
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hoot American and used savage
Indiana to make war upon them;
nor is there more now than in the
days of the war between the States,
when she would have rejoiced at
the dissolution of the Union and
would have been one of
first to play the role of
friend to the established Con
federacy. We swapped soft
soder with the British, hailed her
as "a friend in need," and there
fore had to wear a muzzle when
England, inspired by a lust for ter
ritory rich in minerals, made war
upon the two Boer Republics. It is
the first instance in our annals where
this country has failed to send a
message of sympathy to a people
struggling for freedom or fighting
in defense of the freedom they had.
But Great Britain was our "friend"
and hence we had to play , mum, and
besides that we were playijg in the
Philippines the same grab gtase the
British worn nlavin win RnntVi Atrina
w k J b w tca.
lomacy," we have paid a humiliating
price for it. Bat this is' "without a
parallel in our annals." That is un
happily true.
It is almost amusing to note how
these platform constructors are try
ing to carry water on both shoulders.
pandering to the combinations and
to the workmen of the country, in
both of whom the Republican poli
ticians profess a remarkable interest
when elections are pending, in
the former for campaign contribu
tions; in the latter for their votes.
The capitalists have no doubt of the
interest Republican statesmen take
in them, for that has been frequent
ly shown by the legislation passed.
Capital can get anything it wants
from a Republican Congress, while
labor never gets anything but oheap
talk and promises in election times
which are never kept.
The Republicans have been in
control of this Government for tho
greater part of the time since the
close of the war between the States.
Did they ever inaugurate a move
ment to reduce hours of labor or in
crease the pay of workmen except
in the case of Government employes
in Washington, where the eight
hour role was adopted? Did
they ever show any interest in or
ganized labor labor, or proclaim the
necessity of organization? But la
bor is organized now, pretty well or
ganized too, which accounts for this
professed interest in organized la
bor, and yet that kind of transpar
ent demagogy may fool some work
men. If the reason assigned for com
mending Chinese exclusion, that is
to protect American labor from
cheap Asiatic 'labor, (which never
once occurred to them) be true,
why not be consistent and give the
American labor fuller protection by
keeping out the cheap labor of other
countries than. China? Five hun
dred thousand immigrants arrive in
this country annually. There will be
more this year. Thousands of them
enter into competition with Ameri
ean labor and nut down wages. Why
not shut the crates on these, if
these Ohio platform makers who
show so much interest in the Ameri
can workmen were honest and logi
cal? But they are neither; they are
simply playing the customary game
of demagogy and deceit.
TO "STAY PUT.'
The opponents of "criminal ag
gression" in the Philippines have
not advocated a "scuttle" policy;
they have not asked that this gov
ernment do anything that would
reflect upon its honor or its man
hood; all they have asked is that it
respect and observe the spirit of its
pledge when the war began with
Spain, and come out of the Philip
pines as it came out of Cuba. They
simply ask this, and on the refusal
to promise this they ask the oppo
sition to say what they propose to
do. The only answer to that de
mand is that the flag is in the Phil
lppmes ana that it will, to quote
President Roosevelt, "stay put."
Senator Hoar is a Republican
who has no sympathy whatever with
the Democratic party, but as a mat'
ler oi right, principle, conscience
and national honor,
he is opposed
to his party !s course in dealing with
the Philippines, and in his recent
great speech drew the following
contrast between the course pur
sued as to Cuba and the course that
is being pursued in the Philippines.
He said:.
"L For the Philippine islands vou
have had to repeal the Declaration of
Independence.
"For Cuba you have had to reaffirm
it and rive It new lustre.
"2. For the Philippine islands you
have had to convert the Monroe Doc
trine Into a doctrine of mere selfish
ness.
"For Cuba you have acted on it and
vindicated it.
"3. In Cuba you have got the eter
nal gratitude of a free people.
"In the Philippine islands you nave
got the hatred and sullen submission
of a subjugated people.
"4. From Cuba you have brought
some nomine out glory.
"From the Philippines you have
brought home nothing of glory.
"5. In Cuba no man thinks of
counting the cost. The few soldiers
who came home from Cuba wounded
or sick carry about their wounds and
their pale facet at if they were medals)
oi oocor. vv nai soldier glories in a
wound or an empty sleeve which he
got in the Philippines!- '
"6. The conflict in the Philippines
has cost y ou i $600,000,000, thousands
of American soldiers the flower of
your youth the health and sanity of
thousands more and hundreds of
thousands or Filipinos slain."
.
"Was it ever heard before that a
civilized, humane and Christian na
tion made war upon a people and re
fused to tell them what they wanted
of them? You refuse to tell these peo-
Sile this year or next year or perhaps
or twenty years whether you mean
in me end to deprive them of their in
dependence or no. You say you want
them to submit ' To submit to what?
To mere military force? But for what
purpose or what end is that military
force to be exerted? You decline to
tell them. Not only do you decline to
say what you want of them, except
bare and abject surrender, but you will
not even let them tell you what they
ask of you."
What a contrast! This is not a
Democrat arraigning the policy of the
opposition for party capital (assum
ing that this might-be the motive,
but a Republican, distinguished as
one of the greatest of them, whose
party loyalty has never been ques
tioned, rebuking his party associates
for their breach of faith, for their
desertion of principle and for tramp
ling upon the fundamental princi
ples of tho party to which they be
long. It was a cutting rebuke and
a grand appeal from "Philip drunk
to Philip sober."
ANOTHER STRIXB OBJECT LES
SON.
Yesterday, in speaking of the
strike by the anthracite coal miners
in Pennsylvania, we referred to how
the public suffers from such strikes,
suffers even more than the mine
owners (who in the long run suffer
very little if any) and the miners do,
but the strike by the teamsters of the
Chicago beef packers gives a more
pointed one because it affects every
one directly. These teamsters have
the co-operation of .the teamsters of
the ice companies and others, which
practically blocks transportation and
cuts off hotels, restaurants, boarding
houses and private families, and puts
them in a state of siege, where they
may be starved if the strike lasts
long.
With the beef packers, against
whom the strike is, and the strik
ing teamsters it is a matter of dol
lars, but with the public it is a mat
ter of something to eat, which is
more serious than a matter of dol
lars. It may be that this strike will
extend to the other packing centers
where the large meat houses do
business, and thus millions of peo
ple will directly feel its effects.
Perhaps its just as well that it
should be so for the greater the
strain the sooner the break, and the
more convincing the argument why
some steps should be taken to pre
vent these strikes, which could al
ways be prevented by timely con
cession on both sides. The public
should not be made to suffer because
of the disagreements of men who
are frequently governed by their
temper and refuse to listen to
reason. '
A wealthy farmer in Connecticut
was visited a few nights ago by some
burglars who gently intimated
that they would like to know where
he had his money. As he declined
to gratify their curiosity they pum
melled him, burnt his feet with a
torch, threw him on a burning bed,
and after all these pleasantries got
only $18.
The Chicago Tribune, which keeps
tab on calamities, figures out that
so far this year 50,505 lives have
been destroyed by volcanic erup
tions, cyclones, floods, &c, not
counting, destruction by agencies
over which man has control, such
as fires, railroad, mine accidents, &c.
Detective Burns, of New York,
was tnnity, more so man ne naa
credit for. He was in the detective
business fifteen years, two of which
he sojourned in Europe and lived
high. He began with nothing but
his salary, and when he died recent
ly he left an estate worth $300,000.
Senator McLaurin has received
his reward. The President has ap-
I pointed him to the vacancy m the
Court of Claims. Here will be a
chance for Tillman to do some more
pitchfork jabbing when McLaurin's
name goes before the Senate for
confirmation.
Great Thunder, a Winnebago
chief, has organized a cembme to
I control the output and prices of In
dian manufactures, such as arrow
heads, feather work, etc., for which
the pale skins going that way have
I hankering. Big Thunder is catch
ing on.
Senator Gallinger was a horse dec-
tor; in Canada. He came to this
country, was promoted, to doctor of
laws, as it were, and was sent to the
U.S. Senate.
The Republicans will not let the
late President McKmley rest in
peace. They are working him in
all their platforms.
WILMINGTON, N. 0.,
COUNTY CONVENTION.
Democrats of New Hanover Yes
terday Ratified Action of
;'" Their Primaries.
MEETING WAS HARMONIOUS.
Resolutions Commending Hoi. Jno.
Bellamy aid Endorsing Rodolph Duf
fy, Esq., for Solicitor Execu '
tive Committee Organized.
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The New Hanover County Demo
cratic Convention met yesterday at
noon in the Court House, 67 delegates
out of 119 having been present and
every ward, precinct and township in
the county having been represented.
Mr. Marsden Bellamy was called as
temporary chairman and Capt. J. M.
McOowan and representatives of thi
press were requested to- act as aecreta-
rles. "After roll call of delegates the
chairman declared the convention
ready for permanent organization and
Mr. Jesse Wilder nominated Mr. H. C.
McQueen for permanent chairman and
the nomination received several sec -onds.
Mr. Walter P. Gafford in a
very complimentary speech; nomi
nated Mr. Marsden Bellamy, and that
nomination was likewise seconded by
several. Mr. Bellamy, however, de
clined the honor and Mr. McQueen was
ejected unanimously by acclamation,
Messrs. N. N. Davis and W. P. Gaf
ford escorting him to the chair. The
election of the secretarial force was
made permanent.
Mr. McQueen very gracefully thank
ed the convention for the honor con
ferred and confidence imposed in his
election as chairman. He stated the
object of the meeting and awaited its
pleasure.
Msj. W. EL Bernard called attention
to the necessity of an organization of
the precinct executive committees and
the election of a chairman of each,
who would be ex-officio a member of
the County Executive Committee.
The ratification of the action of the
primaries was next taken up and Mr.
M. Newman moved the nomination of
Mr. Frank EL Btedman as sheriff. Tbe
nomination was made unanimously
and Messrs. Bernard, l. O'Brien,
Marsden Bellamy, Timothy Donlan
and Judge E. K. Bryan suggested the
propriety of ratifying the action as a
whole, naming the county officials
who received majorities. The nomi
nees of the primary were then declared
unanimously the nominees of the
convention, i
James A. Jordan was declared the
nominee for constable in Harnett
township, upon the presentation of
the vote by Messrs. Gerritt Walker
and Sol. J. Jones.
Uoon motion of Maj. Bernard, the
chairman was empowerd to appoint
within two weeks delegates to the
State, Congressional, Senatorial and
Judicial conventions, the delegations
to include friends of the several can
didates in proportion to the vote re
ceived in the primary, according to
the Democratic plan of organization.
To the State Convention which meets
at Greensboro, July 16th, there will be
20 delegates and 20 alternates. Of
these Clark, for Chief Justice, will be
entitled to eleven and a fraction. Jus
tice to eight and a fraction. The other
candidates will also receive the vote
in proportion to their support in the
primary. To the Congressional Con
vention in Fayetteville, Aug. 20th,
and the Senatorial "and Judicial con
ventions, yet to be called. New Han
over will be entitled to 59 votes to each
and 59 alternates.
Only a solicitor is to be nominated
by the Judicial Convention and in the
absence of a ticket at the primary last
week, the county convention yester
day unanimously endorsed Rodolph
Duffy, Esq., of Onslow, for that office
upon motion; of Marsden Bellamy,
Esq., who prefaced the following reso
lution with a strong and exceedingly
graceful speech in Mr. Duffy's behalf:
"This convention recognizing the'
unswerving integrity and eminent
qualifications of Rodolph Duffy, Esq.,
the present solicitor of this district,
hereby endorses him for re-election
and instructs the delegates from this
county to cast the vote of New Han
over for him at the approaching con
vention of this judicial district."
The resolution was adopted unani
mously. I
Mr. D. J. Fergus then offered the
following, which was seconded simul
taneously by several and unanimously
adopted with much enthusiasm:
;'The Democratic party of New
Hanover county in convention as
sembled hereby endorse and approve
the distinguished course of Hon. John
D. Bellamy In the Congress of the
United States, and it is with special
pride that the convention presents him
to the Congressional Convention of
the Sixth Congressional District for
renomination. ,
"He has been ever alert not only to
the material interests of North Caro
lina but also to her fair name as a
great commonwealth. No represen
tative has reflected more credit and
honor on his State, and his able and
honorable career has been a source of
gratification to his friends and constit
uents." , 1
Capt. J. M. McGowan spoke very
enthusiasticallv on the motion and
was warmly applauded.
Geo. H. Howell, Esq., said that it
had been overlooked that New Han
over bad endorsed Mr. Geo. H. Bel
lamy for the State Senate, and he
thought thej convention should take
some cognizance of it.
Mr. M. Newman said that while he
wai in favor of Mr. Bellamy, and Mr.
Bellamy would probably be the nomi
nee of the district, it was Brunswick's
time to name the Senator, and New
Hanover should keep "hands off.'
The actionof the primary was, how
ever, ratified unanimously.
Upon motion of Junius Davis, Esq.,
the thanks of the Convention were
FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1902.
tendered by a rising vote to Chairman
McQueen for his courtesy and ability
in presiding. The convention then ad
journed sine die.
The Kew Connty Execntive Committee.
Immediately after the convention a
majority of the precinct executive
committeemen, chosen in the primary.
met and organized by electing one of
eir number chairman, who became
ex officio a member of the County
Democratic Executive Committee.
The new county committee met sub
sequently in the grand jury room of
the Court House, with seven out of
eleven precincts represented, as fol
lows: Second ward, J.G. L. Gleschen;
Thisd ward, Geo. L. Peschau; Fourth
ward, W. A. Willson; Fifth ward
(second division), J. M. McGowan;
Cape Fear township. W.l H. Shearin;
Harnett township, W. F. Alexander;
Mason boro township, D. J. Fergus.
Thsee precincts of the First- ward and
one in the Fifth did not 'organize and
consequently were not officially repre
sented. !
Geo. L. Peschau, Esq., was ' unani
mously chosen chairman of the County
Committee; J.M. McGowan secretary,
and J. G. L. Gieschen treasurer.
Criminal Court Proceedings.
The following conv cts sentenced at
this week's term of the court will be
sent out to the roads to-day: Msjor
Law, larceny, one year;; George Rod
erick, assault with a deadly weapon,
six months; Arthur 1 Evans, same
offence, same sentence; Joseph Her
ring, housebreaking, one year; Daniel
Pearce, larceny, one year; William
Brown, larceny, one year. The follow
ing will be taken to the State peniten
tiary: James Davis, larceny, one year;
Eugene Pugh, larceny, 10 years; Ed.
Gauie, burglary in second degree, 80
yean; A. V. Rice, larceny, 10 years;
Louis Nixon, murder in second de
gree, 20 years; John Martin, Eli Berry
and Rep Sampson, stbrebreaking 10
yean each on roads. j '
Street Railway Equipment.
Two car loads of machinery for
Overhauling the Summer cars of the
street railway system arrived yester
dav. New trucks for i the cars and
other equipment will arrive on
Tuesday's steamer. A j large force of
hands is at work settling the poles for
the trolley line to the beach Thus
far the force has got to Delgado and is
rapidly pushing toward Wrightsville.
Steamer Franklin Pierce.!
. Shallotte correspondence Southport
Standard: "On Saturday morning
about 5 o'clock the first steamboat
whistle ever heard above the shoals in
Bhallotta river was sounded on the
Franklin Pierce. Chief "Bob" Sellers
has charge of fitting up the machinery.
Carpenters and painters are pushing
their work as rapidly as possible, but it
may be several days yet before all is
complete for sailing." j
CHARLESTON'S EXPOSITION.
TheLljbts Turned Off and, the Boilers
Sounded Taps at Mldnlf ht.
Br Telegraph to the Morninz Star.
Charleston, 8. Ci, May SI. At
midnight President Wagener turned
off the electric lights, the buglers
sounded "taps," a salute was fired and
the South Carolina j Interstate and
West India Exposition passed into
history. The exposition opened on
the first of December last and the six
months of its existence have made a
very brilliant season for Charleston .
The first half of the time was not very
prosperous for the affair, but during
the last three months great crowds
have visited it. It is stated the entire
enterprise will be a loss financially and
the stockholders will j receive none of
their subscriptions back. Some loss
will probably fall on the bondholders
and there are a few outstanding debts,
though the showing In this respect
will be much better than was predict
ed. Otherwise the success of the ex
position Is unquestioned. The last
day was observed as Charleston Day
and the attendance was large.
NAILED TO A TREE.
A Farmer Near Berkeley, Ala , Assaulted
and Robbed by j Two Men.
Br Telegraph to the Moraine star.
HUNTSYILLE, Ala., May 31. Tom
Harless, a farmei, living near Berke
ley, was assaulted and robbed by two
men late yesterday! afternoon and
then nailed to a tree. He was rescued
alive, but his hands were badly torn
and he will not be able to work for
several months. Harless had been
plowing and was eating his dinner
at a spring when he was confronted
by two armed men with pistols, who
robbed him of four dollars and then
backed him against a tree. The loose
folds of flesh on each side were pulled
out and nailed to a tree and his hands
were stretched above his head and
treated likewise. In this condition
the man remained until dark, when
he was rescued by a farm hand.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth:
Those who have made observations of
the crops say that there is a good
stand of cotton-- and corn is looking
unusually welL Of course it is too
early to say anything about the to
bacco crop, as it is just fairly set and
and has had no time for development.
One night last week a colored
man named Bunnie Shearin, living
about nine miles from Weldon. killed
his wife, He declared it was by ac
cident, but the facts brought out at
the inquest were about these: Dr.
O'Brien held the inquest and Shearin
swore that he had moved his chicken
house that day and ! after dark, while
he and his wife were in the house,
they heard ' something after the
chickens. He rushed out to see what
the trouble was and his wife followed
him. He said he tried his pistol to see
if it would revolve and it accidentally
fired. The load took effect in the
woman's stomach and she died almost
immediatly. His neighbors said, how;
ever, that he
IS ySiSA
that the woman came to
some trouble
tha inrv was
tin Hth at tha hands of her husband
in a wav that was criminally negligent,
and he was placed in jaiL
EX-STATE CHAIRMAN
FAVORS M. H. JUSTICE.
Carl to North Carolina Voters Urflng
Distlngnisbed Democrat for Chief
Justice of Supreme Court.
- Speoidi Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C, May 8L Jas. H.
Poo, Esq., ex-Ohairman of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee,' is out in
a card in favor of Michael Hoke Jus
tice for Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court. He says among other things:
"The five hundred Democrats in
New Hanover, who voted for Judge
Justice against Judge Clark point to
a method by which we, who think
Clark ought not to be nominated, may
express our opposition within party
ranks. We can voice our disapproval
of Clark's candidacy by voting in the
primaries for Judge Justice for Chief
Justice We will then have expressed
our feelings, and if a majority is )0r
Judge Clark, we will vote fur him at
the November election.
"It is importont that all Democrats
attend primaries; they are the life and
strength of the party. Our New Han
over friends have marked the way
whereby all Democrats can attend and
take part without having smother
feelings; it is well for the party and
well for the nominees of the party,
whomsoever they may be, if their ex
ample be generally followed. New
Hanover Democrats pointed out a
way, and named the man, Judge Mi
chael Hoke Justice."
Mr. Pou pays a high tribute to Judge
Justice and says Justice stands for
every good cause Judge Clark stands
for and has none of Clark's weak
points. He is a veteran of the civil
war, a man deep in religious .feelings,
a lawyer of ability, an upright impar
tial judge, a man of experience and
broad view, a Democrat, whose De
mocracy has never wavered.
Mr. Pou points out that the plan of
organization forbids instruction if
there is any opposition but explains
decision of delegates. He says Justice
is not a candidate and has not even con
sented for his name to be used. This
being true, he will not be asked to
consent. He will pursue the even
tenor of his way, holding courts at his
position in the Spring. His friends
will vote for him of their own volition
as an expression of their opinion of
his fitness for the place.
We are right, let us stand up and
be counted. Votes we cast, we will
never regret The future will vindi
cate their wisdom.
THE NEWS FROM RALEIQH.
Federal Decoration Day and Kindly Ex
presslon for Confederates.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C, May SO. The State
Board of Agriculture to-day made up
the budget for next year's expenses of
the A. & M. college. It amounts to
$50,000, against $40,000 last year. Two
assistant professors of agriculture and
one department or English are pro
vided. Only the latter is yet filled.
The salaries of several professors were
increased.
Camp Meade Post, G. A. R , observ
ed Federal Decoration Day here with
exercises at the Federal cemetery. All
the inmates of the Soldiers Home,
fifty in number, attended. The ad
dress was by Msjor H. L. Grant,Clerk
of the United States Court. The ad
dress was remarkable for its kindly
feeling toward Confederate Veterans
and the following notable extract;
"Honest in their conviction that they
were right, in a nob!y,defended cause,
dear to them, their bones lie bleaching
on many a battle field as an evidence
of the loyalty to conscience and defence
of home loved ones. That they were
brave none can deny. They were our
brothers. Tbe same blood, Puritan or
Cavalier, coursed through the veins of
the Northern and Southern armies."
A SHOCKING FATALITY.
Carriaje Struck by a Railroad Train-Two
Children Killed and Four Other Per
sons Badly Injured.
Telegraph to the Horning 8 tar.
Geeknville,Pa., May 31. A shock
ing fatality occurred at a railroad
grade crossing near Sugar Grove, six
miles east of here, this evening, which
will result in the almost blotting out
of one family and the maiming for
life of every member of another. The
dead are Ethel McClure, aged 7 years;
Bettie McClure, aged 12.. Injured:
Mrs. Charles McClure, who the phy
sicians say cannot live through the
night; John W. Owens, aged 50; Mrs.
John W. Owens, ear almost severed,
entire cheek torn open and badly
bruised; Mary Owens, aged 13, bruised
and shaken up.
The party occupied a double seated
carriage on their way to visit relatives
at Jamestown, Pa. The scene of the
accident is midway on a steep grade
and on a stretch of track where the
trains attain great speed. The carriage
was struck by train No. 3, which was
running about sixty miles an hour.
Mrs. McClure and her two daughters
occupied the rear seat and received the
full shock of the collision. The two
little girls were dead when picked up
and the mother unconscious from
terrible wounds.
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NO. 32
CAUSED SENSATION
IN TOE SENATE.
Remark by Senator Carmack
Greeted With Hisses from
the Galleries.
IN THE PHILIPPINE DEBATE.
Seqator Spoooer Concluded His Speech
in Favor of the Bill A Colloquy
With Senator Hoar Senators
Pettus and Bste.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washington, May 31. Hissing in
the Senate is'.so unusual that when it
occurred in the course of the Philip
pine debate to-day it created a sensa
tions Senator Saooner, -of Wisconsin,
was speaking and referred, incidental
ly, to the story that a thousand Fili
pinos had been put to death by Amer
ican troops in trenches which they
were compelled to dig. Ssnator Lodge,
of Massachusetts, said the story had
been denied by the father of tbe soldier
who had started It, and that the War
Department had cabled to General
Chaffee to ascertain the facts. Senator
Carmack, of Tennessee, interrupted to
say that no doubt the soldier would
deny the story, as all soldiers in the
Philippines had been required to do.
His remark was greeted with hisses
from the galleries, the demonstration
of disapprobation calling out a sharp
rapping of the gavel from the chair.
Senator Spooner occupied nearly
five hours of to day's session in con
cluding his speech begun on Thurs
day. His eloquence and earnestness
attracted the attention of all senators
and of hundreds of occupants of the
crowded galleries. He did not beJ
lieve in the admission of the Philip
pines to the Union as States, but in
the conduct of the islands nothing sa
voring of imperialism had been sug
gested except for party purposes.
"I have not been in favor of perma
nent dominion over the Philippines,"
said Senator Spooner, "but I don't
mean by that that I have been in favor
of the United States running away
like a coward or abandoning a people
who have come under our protection
or surrendering them to tyranny, an
archy and chaos."
Benator Spooner declared that there
was little or no similarity between the
Conditions In Cuba and those
in the Philippines. "Those senators,"
he insisted, "who cannot see the dif
ference between the Philippines and
Cuba have some sort of mental stra
bismus." "If Congress had recognized the in
dependence of the Filipinos," said he,
"instead of being there, as we are now,
with a title which the Supreme Court
of the United States says is complete,
which the Senate has accepted as com
plete, which Congress paid for as com
plete, which the world recognizes as
complete, which gives us the power to
do what is generous and noble and
right and uplifting to that people, we
would be there on the shifting sands
of a contract with a former tyrant"
Later, Mr. Hoar inquired whether
the inhabitants of the Philippines were
not a people, where there were mil
lions of men, acting together, who
raised an army, selected a general,
turned Spain out of all territory except
only the city of Manila and who had
agreed upon a constitution, republi
can in form.
"They would be a people," replied
Senator Spooner, 4 if that were true."
"It is true," said Senator Hoar. "I
deny it," insisted Senator Spooner. "I
denv that there is any more than su
perficial truth in it." He referred to
the Filipino army as a collection of
miscellaneous persons who now con
stituted bands of bandits and cut
throats. Seator Pettus, of Alabama, discussed
some of the legal phases of the Philip
pine question, dealing with the powers
of the United States and of the several
States. He held that it was impossible
for the United States to govern any
territory not operated in accordance
with the constitution or tne unitea
States.
Senator Bate, of Tennessee, said he
sympathized with the efforts of the
minority to get at the truth of the
Philippine question, although he did
not want to be put in the attitude of
criticising the army.
Senator McLaurin, of Mississippi,
declared that General Otis and General
Funston has slandered the private sol
diers in the Philippines, but he said
that Democratic senators had not In
any way slandered the army and that
the charge itself was a slander.
At 5:15 P. M.. the Senate took a re
cess until 8 o'clock.
During the progress of the evening
session Senator Carmack, of Tennes
see, took the floor. He said the debate
had been carried on by the minority in
the hope that the bill would be purged
of its objectionable features. All hope
of substantial amendment of the bill
was abandoned. He scoffed at Senator
Morgan's theory that the Filipino in
surgents were the "tools of wicked
conspirators at Hong Kong,?', saying
that that was the dishonored plea of
despots, the plea of conquest and
murder and robbery in all ages. He
proceeded in an exceedingly sarcastic
dbX MAMBW sma a! lUf M MAMfl'a
vein to reply to some of Mr. Morgan's
arguments. He said he did not know
of a more dangerous doctrine than
that advanced by Senator Morgan,
that the army was more representative
of the people than Congress. He did
not believe that the United States had
reached that stage of degeneration and
decay when the custody of its liberties
rested in the army.
Mr. Carmack referred to President
Roosevelt's memorial address at Ar
lington yesterday, saying that he
judged from what the President had
said about lynching in the South, that
that cry was to be the administration's
favotite ground of defence of its policy
in the Philippines. He had thought
that the waving of the bloody shirt
was an effort to revive sectional
hatred. "But I admit I was mistaken,"
said he. "The Republicans used to
keep the Southern outrages mill grind
ing, holding up our terrible and bloody
deeds to the execration of mankind.
That was for political purposes. Now,
they are seeking precedents to excuse
their policy in the Philippines. The
4. 1 the same old rebel yell from the same
President gives tne cue. ne says it is
old people who villified Grant and
Lincoln as they are now vulifying the
great and magnanimous Smith. You
cannot throw dust in the eyes of the
people in that way. This attempt at
diversion will not do. The question
is: Are these accusations against
Smith and those like him true or
false?"
At 10:20 P. M. Mr. Carmack con
cluded and the Senate adjourned.
Unwarranted Murder.
Br Cable to the Morning but
Washington, May SL The Secre
tary of War has transmitted to the
Senate Committee on the Philippines
a copy of a report made by J. G. Liv
ingstone, governor of the Philippine
province of Lorgoson, of the killing by
soldiers of two native officials of the
town of Santa Magdalena, of that
province. One of the men was the
presidents of the town, named Isidro
Gallanosa, and the other a policeman.
The secretary of the town, one Qulntln
Gamit. also was tortured for the pur
pose of forcing a confession from
Governor Livingstone says that a
native who was trusted by the Ameri
can authorities was sent to the town to
spy out men connected with the move
ment known as the "anting -anting'
movement; that he arrested some such
men and took them with their papers
before the presidente, and that while
all were there a detachment of troops
under a corporal entered and arrested
all as insurgents. They were then
taken before Lieutenant F. W. Har-
ker, of the Fifteenth Infantry, who put
them to work on tbe streets. The re- -port
continues:
"The next day the presidente and
Gamit were taken out in the woods
and hung until their feet were nearly
off the ground and were asked if they
would "tark," to which they replied
that they would, naturally. They were
returned to Matnog, where the sec
retary was again questioned by
Lieutenant Harker as io the con
duct and character of the presi
dente, . giving, according to his
(the secretary's) statement, satisfac
tory answers. He was returned to the
jail and later he, with the presidente
and Ciraco Funes, a policeman of
Magdalena, were again taken to the
hills; being compelled to carry a rope
a pick and a spade and on reaching a
certain spot, the presidente was put
to work digging what would appear
to be a grave. Then the presidente
was bound and shot in the back. The
secretary states he saw of all this him
self and also the policeman bound in
the same way, and a littlel ater heard
shots which he presumed were fired at
the policeman, as he was also killed.
The report also says, "It is claimed
that the presidente and policeman at
tempted to escape, and the soldiers
concerned have made affidavits to this
effect; but I believe this to be abso
lutely untrue."
Governor Livingstone concluded by
giving his own opinion of the case as
follows :
"Upon careful consideration of the
whole question, from my knowledge
of the conditions existing at the time
and from my personal knowledge of
those most directly concerned, I am
forced to the opinion that the organi-,
zation organized for the arrest of these
men was absolutely unwarranted, .
possibly due to malinterpretation and
over-zealousness on the part of the cor
poral; that the two persons killed did
not attempt to escape, and that their
killing was murder."
Enclosed with the Governor's re
port are affidavits of the private sol
diers who shot the presidente( and also
an affidavit from a native -prisoner
saying that thepresidente had allowed
him to escape for pay. There is also
a report upon the case by Captain E.
Wittenmeyer, of the Fifteenth infan
try, as follows:
"I wish to call your attention to the
fact that at the Jime this occurred
some 400 prisoners had been captured,
most of whom were members of the
anting-anting society, and I have no
doubt that this presidente was a mem
ber of this gang. It is a fact that can
not be disputed that a company of ant-ing-antings,
from St. Msgdalena, was
in the fight at Gati, September 7th, and
some of their wounded were cared
for by this presidente and his sub
ordinates. There is no doubt in my
mind but that he was guilty of inciting
and sustaining insurrection and oppo
sition against United States forces."
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Dunn Banner: The biggest
tobacco crop is being raised in this
section that ever has been before.
Winston Journal: There have
been eighteen deaths during the month
of May. Of this number fourteen were
colored and four were white. .
Winston Sentinel: Geo: Cash
was yesterday acquitted of the charge
of murder, killing Robert Goins, col
ored, on March 16th. The jury de
cided that the shooting was justifiable .
on the part of Cash; that he shot in
self-defence.
Wilson Times: In default of
$200 for his appearance at the next
term of court, Isaac Bullock, colored,
was sent tojail Monday by Justices
Wood and Keel for breaking into the
house of Mr. Van Sharpe at night and
stealing a fiddle from his trunk.
Rocky Mount Spokesman: The
American Telephone Company has
completed its line to this point They
are building a line from New York to
Jacksonville. Fla. They left New
York- since Christmas and hope to
reach Jacksonville by September. They
have put up six copper wires and have
room for ten. They will have a central
office here, and it is stated that a three
minutes' talk with New York will cost
$3.50. Lumberton Robesonian: ' We
hear reports from different sections
that crops are looking finely and the
cotton, especially, very fine. Deputy
Sheriff Barker, who travels all over
the county, and who keeps an eye on
everything pertaining to Robeson
county's welfare, says that all around,
everywhere he has been, he has noticed
unusually fine crops.'.
Wayne County Advertiser :
The Fruit Growers' Express carried
1,250 car load of strawberries from
North Carolina to Northern markets
this season. The efficiency of the ser
vice ia proven by the fact that the
company had at all times nearly 200
cars between Goldsboro and Wilming
ton, over and above the number re
quired to transport the berries, and at
the wind-up of the season of 200 tons
of Ice remain In the icing stations.
Smithfield Herald: Recent rains
have greatly Improved the crop con
ditions throughout the county and the
prospect was never more encouraging
at this season of the year. Beware
of the use of Paris Green. We are in
formed that a little colored girl of the
town has been at the point of death
recently on account of having eaten
apples that had received an application
of the poison. The boom that
struck Smithfield a few years since is
with us yet. New residences are going
up, tobacco warehouses are being en
larged, prizeries and stemmeries are
being erected and evidences of material
growth indicate that the town Is still
enjoying a steady and conservative
bOOm. -mm mi
James A. Patten, Mayor of Evans-
ton, and a prominent operator on the
Chicago Boara oi Trade. Drougnt to
a successful close the corner in May
oats, which has dominated the oats
market since early last Fall. . The
Srofitn credited to Mr. Patten on the
eal are estimated at nearly IV
1 000,000. .
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