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. . . .- r- "... j-, A; ' - -. ... t 7 "it?; it .- ROOSEVptt INVITED NEGROES rminn at- W I Lf4 in GTQfl, n. c, At- $1.00 A TEAR IH ADVAHCE. S58(SS88BeS8S88 88SS83888SSSS8S3S 88888888888888888 Hinow 88888888888888888 88888888888888883 88888858328888888 5S2SSS83S883S 8288S38S383833388 S32S525SS88 8833888888888888 lnii"iii x Catered tt Um Port Ofic at llmtgtM, N. C, m Second Cmm Ma let. 1 SUBSCRIPTION P.. ICE. Tb. aubacripdoa price of lb. Wcklv BtMP b u II in: 'ierto Copy 1 rear, poM paM. R , 8 Boatha " , Sawatki ................ OO M HAH HA FIRST CHOICE. Some time ago the Baltimore Sun had a letter from its Washington cor respondent in which it was stated that President Roosevelt had become so thoroughly absorbed with plan ning for the nomination in 1904 that he has beoome "stark, staring mad" on that subject and subordinates, nearlj everything else to this pet ambition. He makes no concealment of that ambition, does not say that he is at the service of his party if it desires him to be its standard bearer, bat that he does not seek the office, preferring that it should seek him. He isn't influenced by anj scruples or modesty on that line, but candid ly confesses that he wants the nom ination, wants it bad, and is going to get it if he can. If he does not ay so in so many words, he says it by his actions. It is said that "ac tions speak louder than words' In his case they speak so loud that they leave no ground for doubt as to their meaning. If it were not for this consuming ambition he never would have been as inconsistent with himself as he has been, nor made, as he has done, his own jadgment subordinate to the judgment of machine politicians, to whom he has entrusted the work of political manipulation to promote his candidacy. With this object he called Gen. Clarkion, the practical, and not scrnpnlous, politician from Iowa, and gave him a Federal ap pointment in New York, where he is presumed to be employed in the du ties for which he draws a salary, while in fact most of his time is spent in political work for his anz Na8 chief. With this object he called Mr. Payne, another practical politician, from Wisconsin, and gave him the Postmaster Generalship, made vacant by the resignation of Chas. Emory Smith. With this object he has been play ing a sort of see-saw' game with the "Lily Whites" and "Lampblacks" in the South, nnable yet to decide on which side to flop. Thus far he has not gone quite far enough to insure capturing the Lampblacks, but almost far enough to array the" Lily Whites against him. lie hasn't gono far enough -to capture the Lampblacks, for they have been encouraged by his coquet ting, under the seductive urging of Clarkson aud Payne, to make de mands that he will find it impos sible to yield to if so inclined, and while they are making them they are talking about organizing the negro voters in the close. States of the 'North and asserting their retributive power at the ballot box if their demands go unheeded. But there are other complications that confront him and will confront him more as the time draws near when the struggle for the nomina tion will begin. It is not to be sup posed that there will be only one candidate and that President Roosevelt will be the unanimous choice of his party. He never was and ho is less so now than ever. He has made ene mies amoog the Trust magnates and their representatives by the position which he took last Summer on the trust question. They will wreak vengeance upon him if they can by defeating him for the nomination, or working for his defeat at the polls if nominated. They have, or will have their organs, which will deliver their fire when the time comes and they think it will prove the most effective. One of these, the New York Sun, the most per sistent, and robust Republican pa per in New York, pat him up as a target when he started out in his assault upon the trusts and has been popping at him now and then ever since. It shoots straight, too, when it does shoot, and never permits any incident to pass which will give it an opportunity to take another shot, without seeming to have an ulterior motive in doing so. When the time comes for open warfare Mr. Roosevelt will have no more relent less or vigorous opponent than the New York Sun, and it will have be hind it a constituency with millions at command in that fight. Uq has alienated the white Re H U a. - M VOL. XXXIV. publicans of the South, who, al though they amount to but little in national elections, have votes in na tional conventions, and that's where Mr. Boosevelt will most need them. The Crams and other, negro poli ticians can't help him there, for they will not figure much in the next na tional convention, , He has aroused antagonism in Congress, especially in the 8enate, by dictating legislation, and insist ing that certain measures must be passed, with threats of calling speoial sessions if they are not. Senators, who stand upon their dignity, are sensitive at such interference, which they regard as arrogant assumption, and resent it in ways that to them seem best, sometimes giving voice to , their dissatisfaction, as Senator Hoar did a few days ago when , be : indulged ' in a homjly on this Presidents! "meddling with, legislation." It is said that the sentiment against Roosevelt is now so strong among the Republican Senators that they have fixed upon the men they are going to pit against him, their first choice being Senator Hanna, and if he declines to enter the race, then Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, one of the few men mentioned as nurs ing that ambition and willing to enter for the contest against Roose velt. Hanna says he doesn't want "the job" and wouldn't have it But there is plenty of time for him to change his mind if he discovers that the trend is in his direction. He can then still "not want the job" but may sacrifice himself and yield to the irresistible demands of his party. It is folly to suppose that he doesn't want it. It would be the grand finish of a most re markable career President-maker and President. The politicians have their eye on Hanna and so has Roosevelt. SHIPTISa THZ BLAXX. As might have been expected the Commodore in command of the German war vessels blockading Venezuelan ports in his report of the bombardments of. Fort San Carlos, charges the Venezuelans with pro voking the attack by firing upon the Panther, with what he calls a "heavy fire," while the Panther was passing the bar. A correspondent of the London Jaily Mail giver another, and a much more probable version. He says that on account of insecure anchorage the Panther moved in closer to the fort; that one shot was fired as a warning, which being un heeded another shot was, when the Panther reciprocated by opening upon the fort. The Panther got the worst of it and steamed to sea be yond the range of the fort's guns. This is probably the "heavy fire" referred to in the j report. Then the three ships went in and bombarded and destroyed the fort, according to the Commodore's re port "to exact immediate punish ment, the more so as the Venezuelan Government had proclaimed it (the repulse of the Panther) a victory," so the German naval expert in Berlin who expressed the opinion that the second attack was to "punish the insolence" of the Venezuelans was about right. . The German Foreign Secretary in speaking of this matter in the Reich stag said tbo attacks at Maraoaibo were "to enforce the blockade" and further on in his speech he said they were "probably- to enforce the blockade," so it seems . that he was not quite sure about it. . The truth will probably be found in the version of the newspaper cor respondent to which we have re ferred and that the first and second at tacks on the fort were made to pun ish the "insolence" in firing those "warning shots," and in afterwards returning the fire of the Panther. They "punished the insolence" by destroying a fort, killing a number of soldiers and other people, who had no warning and no chance of escape, and then perhaps they felt that thev had done something he roic and proved the powers of Germany. - Hon. H. M. Teller was nominated for the Senate by the only woman member of the Colorado Legislature. He was nominated in the name of "the pure womanhood of the great est State in the Union, in the au gust name of liberty for the oppress ed of all the earth, and in the name of justice" and yet in spite of that oratorical send-off the pesky Repub licans are unohivalrous enough to be trying to beat him. That female member will doubtless give them a piece of her mind, if she has not al ready done it. Hanna is taking a hand in the Delaware Senatorial racket. He is afraid some of the Republicans, who are opposed to Addicks, will pool with the Democrats and eleot a Dem ocrat. He also took aJiand in the Colorado racket and urged bouncing Democrats enough to elect Woloott. Uncle Mark isn't particular as to , how he gets there when Presidents, Senators, etc., are at stake. - A GOOD TRADE- If the treaty with' Colombia pro viding for right of way (for that is what it is) for the Panama -canal be ratified by the Senate it will be the closing of a good bargain for Co lombia, which gets $10,000,000 cash, and $250,000 perpetual annuity. According to the bill that passed Congress, the President was author ized to negotiate with Colombia andj to pay the .Panama CanaL Company $40,000,000 for its franchise and the work, done upon the canal, but we do not remember anything about $10,000,000 bonus to Colombia. Whether the ratification of the treaty will put the business in such shape that work may be commenced and carried out without further par ley we dp not know, but suppose it will, unless someone discovers some way of pulling thia country for a few millions more, as Colombia did, which at first seemed satisfied with an annuity of $100,000 and later raised to $500,000 when it appeared that this country was anxious about that canal and the strip, of land through which it will run. As far as the treaty, goes it seems to be sufficiently comprehensive to give this Government undisputed right of way and the right to guard, police aud protect the canal and its entrances from internal or external interference, in other words, to as sume complete control over it, its revenues and its management, which was what all Americans de sired as a condition to this Govern ment "becoming identified with it. Now that the way seems to be cleared for the beginning of this work, which has been so long and earnestly advocated, and so fre quently set back when it seemed assured, there should be no fur ther dallying with it. The work should begin at once, and pushed to completion with all the dispatch that good work and safety will permit. A Loudon paper tells of an Eng lish woman who is so anxious to be beautiful that she is paying $4,000, for the job, and submits to a treat ment of six or seven hours a day, one hour soaking in a bath, four hours in dark room, and the other two bandaged like an Egyptian mummy. She must be awfully ugly; but what she really heeds is to have her brains operated upon and some more sense injected into them. Eight years ago the Mexican .boll weevil moved over into Texas, where the climate and conditions have proved so favorable that it has spread over a considerable area of the State, doing damage last year estimated at from $8,000,000 to $25, 000,000. It is said to be a tough customer and proof against ordinary insecticides. The latest surgical feat to attract attention was in St. Louis where the doctors sewed up a slit which a roung man cut in his heart, took a piece out of a lung which he had also cut, then sewed the lung up and left the young man in a fair way to re coverv, and to think over the won ders of modern surgery. A young Chicago woman wants $50,000 because she was vaccinated against her will. If vaccination came that high generally there would be very little of it done. But thev ran up against a woman's will in this case and there is always dan ger there. The ten Democrats in the Dela ware legislature oontrol the Sena torial situation in that State and are having lots of fun and enjoying their importance. They can't elect a Democrat but they can prevent I the other fellows from electing "Gas" Addioks. The statement of that Virginia lady in the Richmond Dispatch that the smoke from burning wool is a I preventive of lockjaw is endorsed by others who say they have tried. An other lady says smoke from sugar burned on coals is also a preventive, which she has tested. King Menelik, of Abyssinia, who sometime ago achieved distinc tion by licking a lot of Italian soldi ers sent to punish him, claims the title of Emperor of Ethiopia and to be a descendant in a straight line from King Bolomon. A Western contemporary remarks that if Apostle Smoot, Senator-elect from Utah, does not believe in MlTiramY he should say so. What does it matter " what he Believes about it if he doesn't practice it? The Mayor of the city of Worces ter. Mass.. does not belong to the grabbing class of municipal states men. He has vetoed an ordinance raisinr . his salarV from $2,500 to $4,000. ' The people of Birmingham, Ala., have been doing the olever thing by shipping trains of coal to Chicago and New York to be distributed among the poor. 7 W EE WILMINGTON, N. 0., FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, GENERAL ASSEMBLY.1 British-American Tobacco Coa pany, Limited, Has Domes-' ' ucaiea in me aiaie. RAILROAD BILL PASSED. . V' 1 . - -t: Commissloa May Order Ualoa Depots ; Seastor Bellamy' latrodsced School BUI Vlolstloas of the Soadsy Laws Other Matters. - IQpecial Star TelegraM. ' t Raleigh, N- a, Jan. 82,-i-The House of Representatives passed on Its second readinsf to-day a bill "cm pb'wring the Corporation CbmsatoB la compel two or more railroads, run ning Into a town to build a union de pot. The .vote' was 71 to 88. Objection was made' to its third reading and it went over , to to-morrow. This is the bill Introduced by-Fuller, of Durham, and is urged strongly by the citizens of that town, their object being to force the Southern to join In ronton depot before the settlement of the Peabod y street rigat-of way suit. The House also to-day passed the bill providing $1,600 for clerical assis tance in the insurance department. It bad been discussed at length on three different days. A joint resolution was adopted en dorsing the proposed re-union of non resident Nrrth Carolinians (f) at Greensboro, October 18th next. Amour the bills introduced in the House were the following: Bv Phillips, a memorial to Congress for an appropriation to clean out Shal- lotte rier, Brunswick county. By Graham, to change the end of the fiscal year from November 80th to August 81st. - To amend the Laws of 1901, relating to the tax on merchants, liquor, and cigarette dealers. By Drewry, to require registration of trained nurses. By Daniel, to provide codification of the laws. . By Erwio. to provide for the treat ment and care of certain insane inebri- brlatesnd idiots. The Ben ate am little business to day. Among the bills which passed the third reading were: To allow Ureenville to issue bonds and amend the charter. To prohibit the manufacture, sale and shipment of liquor in Robeson county. To incorporate tne ifans: or wnne- ville. To allow, corporations to sell their bonds below par. A bill to regulate the sale or mor phine was tabled; also a bill to allow husbands and wives to remarry alter five years diTorcement, and a bill to allow bastards to represent their an cestors on their mother's side. Notable bills were Introduced as follows: . By Norris. to allow a re-hearing in criminal as in ciril cases. By Pharr, to incorporate the Oar- negie Library of Charlotte. The ususl joint session of the House and 8enate was held at noon to vote for U. 8. 8enator, the vote being scat tered to avoid an election, pending a nomination by the Democratic caucus. ' Labor la Textile Mills. Commissioner of Labor Varner to night made public some important data, which shows that there are 876 cotton and woollen mills in the State. Of these mills 230 manufacture cotton, 14 manufacture wool, and there are 46 knitting, silk mills, ete. There is one fioUhinr milL The 876 mills operate 1,743.431 spindles, 88,601 looms, 8,281 machines fknitting.j 'mere are ot- 569 employes. Reports reeeiTed from 178 mills show that 939 children under 12 years of age are employed. Reports from 98 mills do not answer the question, or tne aauita B per cent, read and write and 71 per cent, of the children read and write. The averace nigbest wages paid employes is 81.90 oer dav: the lowest, 58 cents. Tne highest average paid to women Is 94 cents; the lowest 45 cents; average paid to children, 35 cents. Raleigh. N. C Jan. 23, The Brit ish American Tobacco Company, Ltd. was domesticated In North Uarolina to-day, Bute headquarters to be at Durham. W. O. Toms is North Caro lina agent. The registering office of the Company is England. There are seven parties to the merger, Imperial Tobacco Co., American Tobacco Co., Continental Tobacco Co., American Cigsr Co., Consolidated Tobacco Uo., Williamson whitehead Doner ana Jas. Inskip, on behalf of the Company to be formed. The company has power to grow, manufacture, deal in tooaeeo, dears, cigarettes. The capital - is 6,000,000 pounds or icngiisn money. The House to-oay passea on secona reading the bill prohibiting the sale of firecrackers over three Inches, and toy pistols. Pending the third read ing, an amendment was offered, in cluding air rifles and the bill went over until to-morrow, uoring - tne discussion, Parker, of Wayne, declar ed that Christmas there were no less than fifteen persons killed by crackers, toy pistols, etc., while many more were seriously injured. - An hour was devoted to tne out awarding 8upreme Court reports to Dare and Davie counties." A noon oi amendments to Include other counties caused it to be tabled. The bill to empower the Uorporation Commission to compel the railroads entering a town to join in a union depot, passed final reading. The vote was 73 for and l against. The House passed the resolution. authorizing the sale of the carpet now on the floor of the Hall and putting down cork carpet in Its stead. Notable bills introduced in tne Bouse were: Robeson, to Incorporate North uaro lina Audubon 8ociety, to protect song, game and sea birds. Dockery, to incorporate tne Ban: ui Hamlet. . Hamilton, to abolish the practice of kissing the Bible in Uklng oaths. To-day's session of the Senate was short and unimportant. Among the bills introduced were as follows: - McBryde, to prohibit hunting on the lands in Robeson county without per mission. . Bellamy, to amend the constitution so as to allow each race in a school district to levy a special tax for the betterment of public schools. Lamb, to increase the penalty for violating the Babbath from $1 to $10 for each offence. - Pollock, to incorporate the State Board of Embalmers. Among the bills passed were the fol lowing: ' . ' To allow Aaheville to issue bonds. To incorporate Merchants' and Farm ers' Bank of Winston, Hips A biirflxinaf the' nenaitv for earrv- isg concealed weapons was tabled. ' RaiAiaR. N.: C, Jas Repre sentative King, of Pitt county, intro duced in the .House to-day a bill to amend the constitution o as to allow a division of the school fund so each race will get the ; benefit of the tax paid respectively. There is little or no chance for it to receive serious consider ation. Other notable bills introduced were: t'x..t.''v ' i- .; - .t - By Anderson, to incorporate Heard-' asai Bail way . Co.. and. allow Clay county to subscribe to Its bonds. ' 1 By Self, to give electric light and power -companies the same rights of condemnation enjoyed by railroads and telegraph companies. -Bt Thompson, to fix the timefor holding Onslow courts. Byi Moody, to amend the Law of 1899, compelling butchers to keep reg istration of cattle purchased. ; -By Fuller, to require examination of music teachers by a State- Board for e purpose.- . - . : - By Dougbton. to amend the nublto school law, so the Governor will ap point county school boards. Notable bills passed final reading were: To incorporate the Bank of Alex ander. - ' ... ,; To extend the time for levying spe cial tax in Brunswick. To appoint justices of the peace In Columbus county. To appoint a sewerage, motor and electric light commission in Newborn. The resolution ' requesting North Carolina Congressmen to obtain an appropriation for cleaning out 8hallotte river, in Brunswick county. - More than an hour was devoted to a discussion of the bill prohibltng the sale of firecrackers over three Inches long, toy pistols and air rifles. Many mem bers objected to Including the air rifles and the bill was referred to the Judicial Committee. The first feature of the day in the Senate was the ratification of a num ber of new laws, all of a local charac ter. Some notable ones were: To invite non-resident North Caro linians to attend North Carolina Day at Greensboro next October. To prevent the manufacture, sale and shipment, of liquor into Robeson county. - To authorize Bladen county to levy a special tax to build a jaiL To incorporate the Merchants' and Farmersank, of Winston. To authorlxeAsheville to issue bonds. -r""r Norris introduced an important bill to protect landlords against unlawful abandonment by tenants. It provides for $100 fine of any person who en tices away a tenant bound in writing or any contract to raise a crop. Also It provides a fine against the tenant so enticed. Aaron Introduced a bill authorizing Mt Olive to issue bonds for school purposes. Senators Venn, Henderson and Nor ris were announced as members on the part of the Senate of the joint com mittee to investigate the practicability at this time of creating a Code Com mission. A bill making drunkenness a mis demeanor and providing a. $10 fine came up and was re-referred to the Judiciary Committee. . A substitute to the bill to amend the charter of Aaheville was adopted and sent to the House. The House bill to extend the time to compromise, commute and settle the Bute debt to 1905. was passed. . Also bills to prohibit hunting with out permission in Robeson county. To prohibit the manufacture, sale and shipment of liquor In Scotland county. A bill by Senator Brown to allow lumbermen to have private marks for lumber and boards as now allowed for logs passed second reading, and, on objection, went over until Monday for third reading. The joint session of the House and Senate to ballot for U. 8. Senator was characterised by the usual scattered Democratic vote. There have been no developments to day as to the Senatorial fight and the outcome Is as mystifying as ever. The ' proposed amendment to the constitution of the State introduced in the Senate by Mr. Bellamy, of the Wilmington district la as follows: See. 1. That section 2, of article 9, of the constitution of the Slate of North Carolina, be amended by ad dtnsr thereto the following words: Bat nothing- contained - herein shall prohibit the people of any race, living in any county, city, town, township or territory, with the consent of the General Assembly, from levying a special tax for educational purposes of that race, if a majority of qualified vo ters shall, at any election duly held for that purpose, decide to levy said tax, which tax ahall be levied upon the property and polls of that race alone. "Bee 2. That at the next general election in this State, this amendment shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the whole State. Those in favor of said amendment shall cast a ballot upon which is printed or writ ten, or partly printed or partly writ ten, the words 'For School Fund Amendment,' and those opposed to the said amendment shall cast a bal lot upon which is printed or written, or partly printed or paruy wrmen, the words 'Against School Fund Amendment1 . "Sec. 3. That If a majority of the votes cast upon Mid amendment shall be In favor of the same, it shall become a part of the constitution of the State. White Sailor Stibbed. Because he resented a vile epithet applied to him by a negro, Joseph McCormick. a white seaman on the British schooner James TP., discharg ing ballsst at the Carolina Central wharves, was violently stabbed under the left shoulder yesterday by Charles Taylor, a West India negro employed on the same vessel. The weapon used was a long sheath knife. A physician was called to the ship and dressed McOormick's wound, which is not con sidered dangerous. Police Officer Leon George arrested Taylor and locked him up the city prison. A. C. L Conductors. Speaking of the recent concession by the Atlantic Coast Line to its con ductors, the Florence Times says: "The conductors on Jtfirough trains heretofore baye been paid by the trip, but under the arrangements made at Wilmington they will now receive two snd one-half cents per mile and twenty-five cents an hour overtime. On each run there is now a scheduled time in which to make the trip, but a final limit of several hours over sched ule time is allowed before the conduc tors will receive pay for over thne,'. 1903. UTLEY GIVEN TWENTY YEARS. GniUyAf Marder la Secos Degree, Ssys .- , the Jsry at Psyetteville Aepesl -v'... Takes to Sspreme Cosrt. Special Star reZegram.1 . ;. , r FAYERXVmJB, N. a, JanC 28. At 10:30 o'clock this morning the jury rendered a verdict of murder in the aeoond degree in the Utley case. A mo tion for a new trial was over-ruled. After a moving plea for leniency by Col. Broadfoot, Judge . Cooke sen tenced Utley to twenty years at hard labor In the penitentiary. " The de fendant appealed ' to the' Bupreme .Court ,: . V.V -' aBSBSBSBSBBBHIBSSSMBWBSBnBIBBSI Yesterday afternoon's Fayetteville Observer, is Its xery complete report of the dosing scenes of the trial, says: It wss 10:40 o'clock Thursday night when the ease was given' to the jury and the judge instructed the sheriff that If a verdict was not reached by 1 o'clock A. M. to let them retire to the hotel and rest for the night. At that hour, no decision having been reached, this was done. At 10:30 o'clock this morning the jury brought In a verdict of murder In the second degree and the judge sentenced him to twenty years in the State penitentiary. The defendant moves for a new trial for all errors appearing in the progress of the case and -to which his counsel made exception. - Defendant excepts to the charge as given by the court, and in the refusal of the court to give all the instructions asked for by the defendant, and on this ground moves for a new trial. The motion was over-ruled. Defendant excepts. The Solicitor prayed for the judg ment of the court. The judge told the prisoner to stand up, and asked him if he had anything to say why judgment should not be passed upon him. CoL Broadfoot then arose, and made an eloquent appeal for mercy, reviewing the mitigating, circumstances which were shown during the trial. The judge then passed sentence as follows i "That E. L. Utley be eon fined in the State prison at bard labor for 20 years, and pay the coats of this case." From which jadgment the de fendant appealed to the Supreme Court - A motion- for ball was made. The motion was continued, to be heard by the judge at some time when In this district upon notice to defendant and counsel. Just before returning their verdict the following note was received by the court from the jury: "Did you give us In your charge that, Mr. Hollings worth had a right to obtain and use his pistol t" In consequence of this, the judge had the jury brought in and read that part of his charge touching this point To this, action the defen dant excepted. We learn from members or the jury that at no time did they consider the charge of murder In the first degree. The first ballot they took was six for murder in the second degree and six for manslaughter. On the next ballot it was nine for the second degree and three for manslaughter. After they went before the court for Instructions on the matter of Mr. Holllngsworth's right to have a pistol, they all agreed to the verdict as afterwards rendered. FOUND DEAD IN HIS BED. 8. L. Wedeafeller, a Trsvelllag Man of Charlotte, Victim of Acute Attack at The Ortoa Yesterdsy Evening. B. L. Wedenfeller, of Charlotte, travelling salesman for Geo. W. Wiedemann & Co. , a brewing concern, of Newport Ky., found dead In bed in his room at The Orton yester day evening at 6:30 o'clock. Mr. Wedenfeller had been a guest at' the hotel for about ten days. Friday night he came in rather late, asked for his key and retired to his room as usual. Yesterday morning at 6:30 o'clock a porter waited upon the travelling man and found him in ap parently the best of health. He said he didn't care to get up for breakfast but made no complaint His non-appearance at dinner oc casioned no alarm as he frequently took the mid-day meal elsewhere. Yesterday evening, however, a porter went up to call the guests for supper. Receiving no response from Mr. Wed enfeller's room, he opened the door and went In. To his astonishment the man was round in a natural, easy, re clining position but cold in death. Mr. B. W.Wallace, proprietor of the hotel and chief clerk Baxter were at once notified and after a hasty investigation Dr. O. D. Bell, the county coroner, was notified. Dr. Bell deemed an in quest unnecessary and pronounced the cause of death acute gastritis. ... The remains were removed to Under taker J. F. Woolvin's establishment and prepared for shipment to-day to Mr. Wedenfeller's home at Charlotte, where he has a wife and several chil dren, who were communicated with soon after the death by long distance telephone, v. Mr. Wedenfeller had travelled this territory for a long time and was pop alar in Wilmington. He always made The Orton headquarters while here and every attention was given him there. He was about 38 years of age and was formerly manager of the Au gusta Brewing Company's agency at Charlotte. He was a member of the Roman Catholic church and last night the news was broken to the stricken family by telephone by Father Dennen, of Wilmington, through Father Fran els, of Charlotte. He was a man of genial disposition and was much liked all orer the State. His untimely end will bring sorrow to hundreds of friends. . 'mwm At the North Carolina poultry show at High Point last week, Mr. W. H. McEachern, of this city, captured all but one of the Blsok Minorca prises and also took a nice string of special prizes. Mr. McEachern was also elected first vice president of the North Carolina Poultry Association. Next to the art of talking; Is the art of listening. The art of say ing something is a poor uuro. rvmcn NO. 14 ALLIES REJECT BO WEN'S PROPOSAL Refuse to Raise the Blockade o! Venezuela and Will Continue . Coercive Measures. DEMAND PROPER GUARANTEE. Fecllag Is lacresslsg la.Wsshlsrtos Test Uatesa the Blocksdlsf Sqasdros Soon Withdraws Qrsve Com plication Msy Arise.. ByCablstotlieirornlnsStar.. Loudon, Jan. 24i lY was learned to-day by a representative of the Asso ciated Press that Great Britain, Ger many and Italy have agreed that Min ister Bowen's proposal that the block ade of Venezuela be immediately raised cannot be entertained and that coercive action must continue until a proper guarantee is forthcoming. The Foreign Offices hold that any other course would entail a failure of the at tempts to bring about a settlement by diplomacy at Washington. Regarding the position of the other claimants against Venezuela, the block ading powers contend that their claims must nrst be sufficiently settled before the demands of. countries which are not actively asserting them can receive attention. .- . . WAsnnraTOir, Jan. 24. An active exchange is going on between England and Venezuela, as represented by Mr. Bowen, respecting the latter's proposal to raise the blockade of the Venezue lan ports as a condition precedent to further negotiations.- The British gov ernment is showing an amicable spirit in this matter and there are hopes of a satisfactory conclusion if Germany can be induced to accept the agreement about to be arrived at between Ambas sador Herbert and Minister Bowen. The German government however, has so far returned no answer to Mr. Bowen's proposition, which fact is the subject of unpleasant comment here. Qrave CompUcstions Feared. It is learned that the guarantees offered by Mr. Bowen are regarded by the U. B. government as eminently reasonable and sufficient They Include a proposition by . President Castro to turn over the entire Venezuelan cus toms system to the allies for the col lection of their Indemnities and au thorizes the allies to place an official in each of the Venezuelan custom houses to make sure that they secure their proper ' proportion of the re ceipts. Venezuela's initial proposition to the allied powers remains unanswered by Germany and the blockade continues. This is the situation in a nut-shell to day, but it by no means indicates the diplomatic activity In Washington at this time. The feeling is Increasing here that unless the blockading squsd rons withdraw from Venezuelan waters within a comparatively short time grave complications may arise. At midnight to-night Minister Bowen gave out the following statement: "I have good reason to believe that the pending controversy between the three allied Powers and Venezuela will be settled soon and satisfactorily.'' Mr. Bowen said that he was able to make this positive statement after a number of conferences held during the day and evening with the repre sentatives of the allied Powers. He expressed his gratification over the prospects of a speedy settlement of the difficulty. He had nothing to say, however, as to whether the assurances he has received include an Immediate raising of the blockade. CHEAPER TURPENTINE PR0DUG I ION. New Method of Tspplsg Pines Brings More Turpentine and Rosin. Under date of Jaxu 20tb, the Bureau of Forestry at Washington, issues the f ollowing press bulletin : "Turpentine operators will be furn ished soon, by the Bureau of Forestry, with circular of instructions and with personal help for the use of the new cup and gutter system of turpentining, which has been proved so successful. The experiments of the Bureau of Forestry, at Ocllla, Ga., conducted by Dr. Charles H. Herty, have shown the great superiority of the cup and gutter system over the old method of boxing pines. Trees treated by the new sys tem have yielded 23 per-cent more turpentine than boxed trees. More over, only the highest grades of rosin were produced, The increased yield for the first year alone has been found sufficient to pay for the new equip ment and to furnish a profit besides. An advantage for the timber owner to consider is that the cup and gutter system does away with the injurious box and thus lessens greatly the dam age done to the trees. "The superiotyof the new method of turpentining is so evident that many operators who are acquainted with Dr. Herty 'a experiments are eager to adopt it. Several potteries for the manufacture of earthen cups have been established; in a short time the new system will probably be in general use throughout the turpentine belt "To make the -benefits of the new method directly available the Bureau of Forestry, besides issuing a circular of instructions, offers, without cost the assistance of Dr. Herty, who will nersonallv direct in the field the In stallment of the new system. "Requests for assistance should be addressed to the Forester, Bureau of Forestry, U.& Department of Agri culture, Washington, D. C. FEARFUL DEATH' OP AN ENGINEER. At Pilot Mountain, N. C, the Traf edy Oc curredBank Declares Dividend. -Special Star Correspondence. Pilot Motjxtaih, N. C, Jan. 2L Willis Channler, a young white man, 30 years old, engineer at J. F. Jones' saw and flour mills, was killed to-day while trying to put a belt on tne wneei shaft while the engine was running at full speed. . His left arm was caught and he was. thrown arouna we shaft several times until the arm was torn from his body. His chest was beat into a jelly and otherwise hor ribly mutilated. He leaves a wife, who is in a critical condition, and two cnu dren. - , . Pilot Bank and Trust Co. declares 10J per cent dividend for the past year.-."'. . j . .- - Bl SB) SSi ' Prosperity spoils some folks, but others seem to be able to ft along without it JFucfc. - m f: Reception at. White Bouse Frldsj Kif.it Which More Thsa Rlvsls Booker Waihlsgtsa Incident Following closely upon the heels of the Booker Washington Incident at the White House which was a prolific source of denunciation locally and generally, now comes the story of a "bi-colored reception" given there by , President RooaeTelt nlgbt before last. The story which is authentic in mark- u ed degree was slow In finding its way into print but it crept in just the same. The .Washington correspondent of yesterday's Charlotte Observer in a column and a half report of the "func tion" says among other things: r "When the story became known tc. day, it was on everybody's tongue. The occasion was the judicial recep tion, one of the four big annual social functions that is given at the White . House during the session, and among the 1,500 inrited guests were hair a dozen or more negroes, two or three of the number being women. Scores of Southerners were there and many of these took umbrage when they realized the social equality feature of the affair, and lefiQne Southern Congressman was an he eianied by a bridal couple whoohleL, -.ected to in troduce to the 'sawTexecutive, but when the partyr the colored people they left immc lately without shaking hand with the President Represen tative Small said he saw a number of people hasten from the building and admitted that he did not himself tarry very long. One of the colored men who were present, according to several 'who attended the . re ception, was John O. Daney, the col ored recorder of deeds of the District of Columbia. Another was Judson Lyons, register of the Treasury. It is generally understood that the colored women present were members of the family of Recorder Dancy, but this could not be positively confirmed. 8enstor Carmack, of Tennessee, de clined to give an interview upon the affair, for the reason, he said, that if he told just what he thought the paper would be excluded from the maila. The Tennessee Senator authorized the publication of his reason for declining to be quoted. Senator Tillman said: "The thing that bothers me most Is the fact that my name was printed this morning as among the guests present I have not been to the White House this Winter, and do not expect to go while the pres ent occupant resides there. I do not blame any Southern white manor wo- man for leaving the building last night for I think It is the first time . such social equality has ever been at tempted at the White House. But then this is a strenuous age and we must be prepared for accidents. 1 sup poselthose negroes who f attended the reception might be likened to flies in a pan of milk. Northern men may like the milk but Southern men will refuse It" Several Republican Senators ssy the President made, a mistake and some are inclined to the opinion that the incidents of last night's reception will be far-reaching in their political effect as regards the Republican party. Secretary Oortelyou apparently feared last night that his chief had blunder ed, for it is related that when the peo ple began to ask about the Identity of the President's colored guests he tarried the question by saying he be loved the Haytlan minister and some members of his family were present SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Durham Sun: Miss Cordelia Rigsbee, of West Durham, attempted to commit suicide Wednesday night by drinking laudanum. She swallowed sixdrschms; when it was found out an antidote soon relieved her. De spondency is said to be the cause of the rash act. This is the second or third time she has tried to take her life. Asheboro Courier: The little two-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. R dge, of Concord township, was burned to death one day last week. The family were all out of the room and It la supposed the child threw a piece of paper in the fire, causing a blaze to flash up and catch Its cloth ing. The little fellow was burned so badly that he died the next day. Sanford Express: We have heard it suggested that the Atlantio & Western railroad track between Banford and Joneaboro be also made an. overhead trolly line. Trolly cars could be operated between here and Jonesboro on this line at a very small coat to the railroad company. The cars could be run every half hour in the day without Interfering with the schedule of the regular trains. This would make Sanford and Jonesboro practically one town. ' . Wilson Times: Last Saturday evening Doane Morris, the fourteen- year-old son of Mr. N. A. Morris, shot a negro by the name of Westiy Bob bins with a Winchester rifle. The trouble occurred over Morris' dog which he had told the negro to inter fere with. The bullet entered the ne gro's thigh And Imbedded itself in the leg near the large bone. Ds. W. 8. Anderson attended the negro and says that the wound may set up serious , complications. . Elizabeth City Tar Heel: A re cent visitor to this city was heard to say: "I verily believe that the Donald farm, in Hyde county, is the best farm in the world. I have travelled through out America and in many foreign countries, and I have never seen better farm lands than in Hyde county. North Carolina.'' This farm embraces, 20,000 acres, and is owned by Mr. M. Makeley, of Edenton. It was devel oped by Judge Donald, a wealthy Iilanter who flourished in the ante-bel-um days. . Salisbury Truth-Index'. G. A. Barnhart of Augusta, for many years a leading man In Davie county, now about 64 years of age, shot and In-stantlr-killed Brack Williams, an eighteen-year old boy, Sunday even ing. Williams was in Barnhart'a kitchen joking with Mrs. Barnhart, aged about 81, when he was shot This is said not be the true cause of the murder, as Barnhart has been threatening to kill his man for some time. Barnhart was carried to Mocks ville and jailed, but it Is reported has been released on a f?,uw oona. ORDER OP HIBERNIANS. Protest Against British Ooverament Sen tencing to Death Arthw Lynch, y TeJssTSDB to the surnuut star. Bybacusb, N. Y., Jan. 24. -James E.' Dolan, national president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, to-day issued a protest against the action of the British government in sentencing to death Arthur Lynch, convicted of high treason. It concludes : 'We deem it the duty of the mem bers of the A. O. H. to protest in the strongest terms against this, the latest outrage against Ireland and Irishmen. We hope that our members every where will take up the ""d.ft upon it In a manner worthy of irish men and of the cause of Irislr na tionality." ' - v r , ' ., , - . ' ; . . m