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It is interesting beyond words to find the Democracy's chief enemies consumed by solici tude for its success, and as that organization is not composed en tirely of fools, the spectacle will be appraised at its intrinsic value. Whether Mr. Gorman aspires to the Democratic nomination in 1904 ' we have no means of knowing. He has authorized no one to speak' for him, and he recently left for Europe without giving the smallest hint himself. That question, there fore, can hardly be regarded as a living one, at least for the present. But there is one argument employ ed by some of the Republican organs and by such eminent apostles of Mugwumpery as the Philadelphia Ledger and eagerly exploited by a few Southern newspapers whose edi tors were appointed to postoffices and other snaps by Mr. Cleveland 11 i i. t t mere ii uub argument, we say, wuiuo excites our special - wonder, since if it were based on fact it should com mend Mr. Gorman to the Republi cans, while, as it has no foundation in fact, it should exert no hostile in fluence with Democrats. The fol lowing from the Philadelphia Ledger jtates tbe anti-Gorman proposition about as clearly as. is necessary for the purposes of this article : "As a Senator of 'the United States, the great monopolistic com binations, especially the sugar and oil trusts, had no more devoted friend and supporter in Congress ythau Mr. Gorman, and there are few 'vested interests' in the country that would not secretly, if not openly, lend him their assistance. He is a Democrat, but there is no advocate of a high protective tariff who could Intelligently oppose him. He should find favor in Wall street and wher ever the trust breaking policy of President Roosevelt is held in dis favor. It was Mr. Gorman and Senator Quay who so shaped certain schedules of tbe Wilson tariff, no tably those affecting sugar, in the interest of tbe sordid high protec tionists, as to oblige President Cleveland to refuse to sign the bill and to let it become law without his signature." The rhetoric of the first sentence sadly needs tinkering, but since we are considering the historical ac curacy of tho statement as a whole, that need not be considered now. What tho administration organs and the Mugwump prophets really wish is to alienate tho Democrats from Mr. Gorman by asserting falsely, of course that he is the secret enemy of Democratic principles and, if elected President, would betray his party in the hands of the trusts, monopolies, and octopuses general ly. They do not credit the Demo cracy with intelligence enough to perceive that in denouncing Gorman on the score of his devotion to vest ed interests they are in effect de nouncing themselves. They seem to think, on the contrary, that the Democracy will thank them for their friendly warning and straightway certify to an undying gratitude by dismissing Mr. Gorman from the list of possibilities. That is what the Republicans and assistant Re publicans desire above all things, and that is what they . hope to ac complish by these clumsy expedi ents. The fairy tale itself is hardly worth mentioning. Everybody ac quainted with the tariff history of the session of 1P33-94 knows that the so-called Wilson bill as it came from the House to the Senate not as Mr. Wilson himself originally framed it was a measure futile, preposterous, intolerable. Under Its operation the Treasury would have been bankrupt within a year. It was so bad, in fact, that but for the efforts of such Democrats as Gorman and Brice it would have been wholly lost in the Senate, with the result of leaving the old tariff VOL. XXXIV. law. in force. We all remember Senator Vest's stpry of Miss Birdie Annandale, the songbird of Poker Flat, and his announcement that, "nevertheless and notwithstanding, Miss Birdie will now sing 'Down in the Valley.' " Every observer of the events of 1894 knows that the Democratic bill as it finally emerged from conference was the best that could be had, and that, barring it, the then existing Repub lican tariff would have continued in operation. It would be unreasonable to blame the Republican organs for trying to prevent the nomination of the man from whom they have the most to fear; but we cannot subdue our won der at the spectacle of "Democratic newspapers playing up to a strata gem bo transparent and so childish. The latter may be sure that If the Republicans and Mugwumps really thought Mr. Gorman as weak as they pretend to think him thej WQuld do everything in their power to encourage the idea of his nomina tion. "Timeo Danaos et dona fe rentes!" What the Democrats need now is a Cassandra. THE ASSASSINATIONS. Atlanta Journal : The slaying of the king and queen of Servia is but the logical climax of a series of scandals. It was merely the burst ing of a volcano that had long slum bered under the royal palace; . a vol cano of popular indignation and dis approval. Alexander of Servia, the late king, was one of the most disreputable monarchs of modern times. His character was that of a moral degen erate. Falsehood, low cunning, cruelty and sensuality were there evenlv mingled. His elevation to the throne at the instigation of his mistress, Draga, was regarded with abhorrence by the civilized world. This Draga was also the late queen of Servia. Her abandoned profligacy has for years made her notorious. That the throne of Servia should be occupied by two such reprobates, has long been the shame and humil iation of- that country. The killing of these persons, the source of such immorality and such scandal, while it can hardly be re garded in the light of a national misfortune, nevertheless indicates a regrettable state of lawlessness. The deed was accomplished In the midst of revolution, brought on by the outrageous conduct of the so-called rulers. It was the inevitable explo sion which followed years -of moral disgust on the part of a people shamed and scandalized by royal vice, and shows a deplorable condi tion of affairs both in the palace and in the army. I The new French battleship which is to be built at L'Orient at a cost of 30,000,000 francs will be the largest warship afloat. Although her dimensions have not yet been made public, it is known that she will be manned by 730 men. She will be christened Jules Michelet, after the historian of that name. Rheumatics are said to derive much benefit from eating strawber ries. An eminent medical authority accounts for this in part by the fact that the berry contains salicylic acid in minute quantities. Of course, this refers specially to the North Caro lina strawberry. A Cincinnati man has invented a process by which hides may be tan ned in twenty minutes by the use of the X-ray. The White Saps will be quick to take advantage of this discovery. It beats cowhides all' hollow. In a baccalaureate sermon recent ly delivered by Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke he declared that a strenuous life is "a prolonged nervous spasm." Wonder what our strenuous Presi dent wiU think of that? If the theatrical press agents up North don't quit addressing their literary stuff to the "Dram Editor" of the Stab, there'll be some dram atic scenes when any of them visit Wilmington. ' The Durham Sun in a paragraph naming North Carolina editors who fared well in the matter of receiving office it has evidently overlooked the fact that the editor of this paper is a 'Squire. New York is to have a bank-that will keep open all night; This will be a great convenience to depositors who "buck the tiger" or indulge in other seductive games "after busi ness hours." The Episcopalians may firmly be lieve that a "rose wonld smell as sweet by any other name," but when it comes to changing the name of their church well, they are agin it. The work of the tornado at Gainesville and of the flood in South Carolina will be considered ample justification by the operators for ad vancing the price of coal. The 'In 1901, ' according to a French journal, the total output of coal was 865,000,000 tons, and the countries yielding it in the order of greatest production were the United States with 293,000,000, the British Isles 245,000,000, Germany with 168, 000,000, Austria-Hungary with 45, 000,000, France with 35,000,000, and Belgium with 25,000,000 tons. Italy does not figure in the list at all. because she supplied no coal then, bat now a' company, the So ciete des Charbonnages dea Alps, his begun to work rich coalfields in the most industrial province of Italy. It is an important event for the ecomic development of the coun try. Italy has hitherto ' imported 8,000,000 tons of coal yearly at great expense. The number of deaths from' the bubonic plague in India during the first three months of the present year, according to official statistics, amount to 331,000. The annual mortality for the last six years, due. entirely to the pest and not includ ing deaths from other diseases or from famine, is as follows: 1887, 56,000; 1898, 118,000; 1899, 135, 000; 1900, 93,000; 1901, 274,000; 1902, 577,000. When the coroner's jury at Belle ville, 111., brought in their verdict that the negro teacher Wyatt was lynched by "persons unknown" every one present knew it was the blessed truth, as not one of the lynchers was masked and they did their work in broad daylight. As between wrecks and verdicts for damages it is hard to determine which is the more expensive to the Southern Railway. ROMANTIC MARRIAGE AT MAXTON. Miss L. Bee Westherly the Bride of a N Promlslni Yonof Ssvssnsh Man. Special Star Correspondence. Maxton, N. O., June 11. Mist L. Bee Weatherly, tbe beautiful and accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Weatherly, the popu lar proprietor of the Maple Shade Inn, was united in marriage last Thursday afternoon to Mr. O. Finly RossignoL The marriasre was auite a surprise to her many friends and admirers ror it had been rumored that a son of our sister State, a man of sterling qualities and a devoted admirer for several years, would lead her to the hymenal altar. But "there is many a slip be tween the cup and the lip." Mr. Roosignol came here with pluck and determination, made a final effort, talked winning; love, the heart was over-persuaded, and even before he was suspected by tne parents, ne nau won her consent for an immediate marriage, and at six o'clock that after noon they were married and soon the happy couple were on their way to Savannah, Ga., where they will reside la the future. The bride is the only daughter and a pet of the family. Everv effort had been made to edu cate her mind, as well as her heart, and she had developed into a woman of whom thev iustlv felt proud. Mr. Rosslgnol is from Savannah, Ga., and is a member of a well known French Hucuenot family ofthatcitv: intelli gent, sober and having the qualities that make up the man. Our best wishes go with the happy couple. STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION. Some of the Questions for DIscassIoo. Raleigh aid Cspe Fear. (Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. C, June 13. Manager J. W. Bailey, of the North Carolina Anti-Saloon League issued to-day an official outline programme of the State Temperance Convention here July 17th. Following are among the ques tions to be discussed : "Law Enforce ment;" "The Watts Act;" "How Shall We Suppress Illicit Distilleries 1" "Elections in Cities and Towns;" Practical Workings of State and Local Anti-saloon Leagues." "What Shall be Done with the Drunkard!" "Shall we Have a Field Manf" Governor Aycock to-day accepted an Invitation to speak at Llllington, Harnett county, August 23rd, when the completion of the Raleigh and Cape Fear railroad, from Raleigh to tbe Cape Fear river, will be celebrated. Trackers Are Loslnr, Cabbife Norfolk Landmark : While there have been thousands of crates of cab bage shipped from this port since the season first opened, yet it is reported that as many are being lost in the fields for want of assistance or truck ing hands. The cabbage which are still In the fields are nursling, ana m consequence unfit for market or ship ment. There is consiaeraoie complaint on the Dart of the truckers about the cost of shipping their truck to North ern markets, uabbage are cringing about $1.75 a crate in Boston and it costs almost this amount on freight, cartage and commissions. Unique Funeral Notice. Circulars bearing the following unique announcement were being cir culated among the colored folks yes terday : "An Invitation: You are cordially invited to attend the Funeral of our Departed Friend, Patsy Fen- nell, at St. John's Baptist church, Long Creek, The Third Sunday, June 21, 1903. Funeral by Rev. Isaiah Nixon. Boat leaves Market St. Dock at 8 o'clock A. M. Let's honor our deceased sister. Fare for round trip. 25c. Lunches, Ice Cream, Lemonade, Will be Served. Wm. Lamb, Mana- Mrs. J. H. McDougall was summoned to Columbia, S. C, yes terday by a telegram announcing the death of her brother, Mr. C. J. Reck" ling, which occurred at his home In that city. Weekly WILMINGTON, N. C, VISITORS ON A J AUNT Teachers the Quests of Captain Harper oil . Steamer Wil- ; mington Saturday. VIEWED HISTORIC SITES. v - Resolutions Passed on Friday Upon the Deaths of Two Leading Members of the Assembly They Have Re- tamed Home Notes. The Teachers' Assembly having ad journed its business sessions at Wrlghtsvllle Friday night, many of the visitors came up to the city Satur day afternoon and became the guests Of the gallant Gapt Jno. W. Harper for a delightful trip down the Cape Fear river on the ever popular steamer "Wilmington." The boat left the city at 3:30 o'clock and returned Saturday evening at 7:45, about forty of the teachers having enjoyed the hospital ity of their host. The various points of historic inter est down the Cape Fear were pointed out to the guests from the broad decks of the handsome steamer and a short stop was made at Southport, after which the boat was run under the magnificent fortifications at Fort Caswell and the visitors were given an opportunity of viewing the splendid post established by the government to guard the mouth of the Cape Fear. Fott Fisher and Old Brunswick were also pointed out and much interest was manifested by the visitors. Upon their return to the city the guests for the trip held an informal meeting pd adopted resolutions of tost profound thanks to Oapt. Har per for the pleasure afforded them. , Resolutions of Respect. Prof. R. D. W. Connor, Prof. E. C. Brooks and Prof. W. H. Ragsdale, composing the committee appointed Thursday to draf Unsuitable resolutions upon the deaths of Profs. D. H. F. Linscott and C. C. Crittenden, vice presidents of the Assembly, reported during Friday morning's sessions as follows: DR. HENBY FARHAH LINSCOTT. Whereas, Almighty God has seen fit to lay the hand of death upon our friend and fellow-member, Dr. Henry Farrar Linscott, professor of Latin in the University of North Carolina, Vice Prcsldent of the North Carolina Teachers' Assembly, and a man whose scholarly attainments gave promise of a distinguished and useful career in life; whose gentlemanly bearing won the sincere friendship of all who knew him ; whose Christian character compelled the respect and admiration of all men; whose high ideals of correct bearing were an in spiration to all who came under his influence; therefore be it Resolved, by the North Carolina Teachers' Assembly, that by Dr. Linscott's death, the teaching profes sion has lost a most useful member, the Teachers' Assembly a valuable official, and the State a good and noble citizen. Resolved, That a copy of these reso lutions be printed in the .minutes of the Assembly, and that the secretary be instructed to send a copy of them to the State papers, to the University trustees and to Dr. Linscott's family. . O. 6. CRTTEHXEN. Whereas, the North Carolina Teachers' Association has heard with profound sorrow of the recent death of Mr. C. C. Crittenden, professor of Pedaffoa-v In Wake Forest College. and a vice president of the North Car olina Teachers' Association, be it Resolved,Th the Assembly mourns the death of Mr. Crittenden as the loss of an able teacher, an earnest ad vocate of education, and an unswerv ing foe to ignorance, as a scholarly Christian gentleman, whose brief career in this life gave promise of a future of usefulness and influence for all that is good in life, whose kindly and courteous manner won a host of sincere friends throughout the State, whose devotions to the higher Ideals made his short career here worthy of emulation. Resolved. That a conv of these reso lutions be preserved in the minutes of the Assembly and that the secretary be instructed to send a copy to the State papers and the trustees of Wake Forest College and to members of Mr. Crittenden's family. LOCAL DOTS. The new police uniforms have arrived and are being donned by Wil mington's "finest" The steamer "Huff blew out a cylinder bead on the trip down from Fayetteville and the steamer "Hlgn- lander" has taken her run until repairs can be made. License was issued yesterday for the marriage of Miss Mattle Pru ett, of Delgado, and Mr. Gary M. La mar, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. La mar, of Wilmington. Mr. Geo. A. Pierce has been appointed soliciting freight agent of the Seaboard Air Line, with head quarters in Continental Trust Build log, Bsltimore, Md. . . Brooklyn Baptist Sunday school will run Its annual excursion to Caro lina Beach on Tuesday, June 23rd. There will be morning and afternoon trips of the boat. Fare for the round trip 25c. Refreshments free. The funeral services of the late Mr. Rudolph L. Walton will be conducted at Harrison Creek Metho dist church, Pender county, 18 miles from tbe eityby Rev. Y. E. Wright, of Ecoi'.s Hill, N. 0., next Sunday, June 21st. Death of Yontif Wife. Mrs. Gracie Rose, daughter of the late Nicholas Carr, aged 23 yean, died yesterday at the home of her mother, Eighth and Nixon streets, as the result of a third. stroke of paralysis. She leaves three small children. ' The funeral will be conducted to-day from the residence by Elder G. a Minor. FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1903. FELL FROM SUBURBAN CAR. John MscQer, White, Lost His Balance id Was Pitched Headlong to Track Nesr Delrsdotlii Isjarles Last Saturday shortly before 1 o'clock as Suburban Car No. 35, the last from the beach, was rounding the reversible curve between Wilmington and Del gado, at a speed of about 20 miles an hour, a middle-aged white man, who reluctantly gare his name as John MacGee, fell from the rear platform and received an ugly gash in the back of the head which rendered him un conscious until he reached the city and tas attended by Dr. Frank H. Russell at his office, No. 417 Princess street Later he was sent to the Bonitz House but would give no particulars as to where he lived or was employed. The car was In charge of Motor man M P. Newton and Conductor Walter V. Hutson. McGee boarded the car at the beach and remained in his seat uotil just after Delgado was passed, when he arose and went to the rear platform. He bad hardly reached there when the action of the' car in rounding the curve threw him from his feet His head apparently struck a cross-tie, laying his scalp open for about three inches and necessi tating the taking of severai stitches in the wound. The car was carried back to the point where tbe man-fell and he was brought immediately to Dr. Russell's office and later aent to the hotel in a carriage. It is said that his home is at Cronly, N. C. More Sbootlnf la Colombss. During a strawberry wine festival at tbe house of John Alford, colored, near Wbiteville, last Friday night, a general fight ensued in which Arthur A i ford was shot and insUntly killed by John Win field, a negro painter of Lumberton, and Winfield himself was shot and fatally wounded. John Al ford, a relative of the dead man at bose house the killing occurred, was arrested and bound over to court for selling wine other than of his own manufacture and Abner Pearson, colored, was discharged on a charge of having killed Alford. Me was subse quently held, however, for carrying concealed weapons. Neil Alford, coiored, is in jail charged with shoot ing Winfield. Improvements to I.O.O. Pvtlome. Several important matters were de cided upon at a meeting of the trus tees of the Odd Fellows' Orphan Home atGoldsboro last week. The build ings will be repaired, mire furniture added, changes made fa the plumb ing and other permanent improve ments provided. The salary of the assistant superintendent, Mrs. Me Arler, was increased ; the duties of the seamstress were assigned to the ma tron, Mrs. Mclntyre. An assistant to Miss Peacock, instructor in music, will be employed. It was decided to change "The Orphans Home" paper from a semi-monthly to a monthly, and to purchase new type and im prove the outfit. Will be Married la June. Friends and relatives in the city yes terday received handsomely engraved invitations reading as fellows: "Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Bryan Huggins invite you to be present at the mar riage or their niece, Willye En nett, to Mr. Ohas. Miott Gregg, on Wednesday, June the twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and three at six fifteen o'clock, First Presbyterian church, Wilmington, North Carolina.'' The bride and groom will beat home arter Wednesday, July 15th, 1903, at 109 South Harvin street, Sumter, S. C. Injured by Exploding Torpedo. Rees, the 10-year-old son of Mr. W. B. Duke, who resides at Sixth and Harnett streets, was quite painfully, If not seriously, hurt at Hilton Park yesterday during the ball game. Soma negroes exploded a railroad torpedo on a brick and a fragment of it struck the little fellow just below the right nipple and came out under the arm, making a flesh wound about three inches long. Dr. Bellamy was called and dressed the wound and at last accounts the little toy' was resting as quietly as could be expected. Csptnred After Six Years. Van O. Griffin, the noted colored detective of Charlotte, arrived In the' city yesterday and caused the arrest of John Home, colored, who escaped from the Mecklenburg county chain gang May 12, 1897, after having served'only a month or two of a three year sentence for disturbing a relig ious meeting. Home was arrested by Constable Savage at the wharf of the HallTie and Lumber Co., where he was employed as a laborer. He will be sent back to Charlotte to-day or tqr morrow. RECEIVER APP0IN1ED For Victor Cotton Mills Plant to be Sold. Dayton M1IU Shot Down. - t Telegraph to tne Horning Btar. Charlotte, N. O., June 13 A. C. Hutchison has been appointed a re ceiver for the Victor cotton mills, in this city. Tbe plant will be sold at auction. The Dayton mills shutdown to-day. It was practically decided that this plant will also go Into the hands of receivers. The liabilities are $60,000. secured mill notes, endorsed by directors Individually. Serious losses in recent years account for the trouble of this corporation. Robert Catlett, a wealthy citizen of Sevier county, Tenn., ;was yesterday sentenced to hang July Slst He was convicted of complicity in the murder of William and Iaura wnaiey wno were white. cspped in December, 1897. ROTTENNESS IN POSTAL SERVICE. Report of the Civil Service Com mission on Violation of the Civil Service Rules. IN THE WASHINGTON OFFICE. Appointments Made Without Examination as Reqalred by Law Snrrested or Directed by Hilt Offlclals-Tbe -Rural Free Delivery Service. By Telegraph to tne Horning star. Washihgton, June 13. Chairman Proctor, of tbe eivll service commis sion, to-day submitted to Postmaster General Payne the report made by the commission at the request of the postmaster general with reference to the charge of violation of the civil ser vice regulations in the Washington postoffice. The 'inquiry covers the following points: (L) Whether all of the employes outside the force of carriers were reg ularly in the service and entitled to their positions; (2.) whether the civil service rules had been observed in the employment and assignment of laborers, and (3) whether there had been a general observance of the civil service law and rules In the ad ministration of the Washington post office during the incumbency of the present postmaster. In addition to the report proper and a transcript of the testimony taken, Mr. Proctor presented a summary of the findings. This summary concludes as follows: "A departure from the observance of the civil service rules appears in the promotion of certain employes in th Washington postoffice, which have been dlrecou by the department, al though reports of efficiency are neither requested cor received by the depart raent. A case m point is mat or a lady who was nominally appointed in the Moorestown, N J., postoffice, but never left the Washington postoffice; who owed her appointment to the clas sification-transfer method; was pro moted from September 1, 1901, from $600 to $1,600 per annum by direction of the department, and is doing the work formerly done by an employe who received a compensation of only $1,000 per annum. "The information disclosed by the investigation seems to warrant tbe atement that appointments to classl fied positions in the Washington post office without examination by the de vious method of appointment in small unclassified offices or in offices about to be consolidated and the subsequent transfer and the appointments of those laborers who were appointed during the administration of the pres ent postmaster, show a wide depart ure In policy from a strict regard for the public interest and afford -4ndica tions that the department used the Washington postoffice for political and personal purposes to an extent which left the authority of the post master in transfers and appointments of this sort but little more than nomi nal and placed the office In many re spects in the relation of a bureau to the department. "The investigation seems to show clearly that most of the irregularities herein set forth were directed by the department or requested or suggested bv high department officials, and in either case came to the postmaster with all the force of direction. "The investigation indicates that the employes who entered the service bv transfer and without examination are, tn general, tarerior to inose ap pointed through competition. The investigations made by the commia slon show that many of the persons who entered the service by transfer had failed upon competitive examina tion, were from States Which Wire in excess of the apportionment, or had not passed with sufficiently high grades to be reached for appointment bv the regular methods. ' 'Anion the employes in the de partment or in the postoffice service who were brought into the classified service within the last few years by classification, having been appointed without examination under the rules, were thirty ar emergency, classified bv the Act of April 28th, 1902, twelve made permanent under paragraph 17 of rule 8. and 338 classified in the ru ralfree delivery service on November 27th. 1901. The total number or em cloves in these three classes who en' tered the service upon considerations other than fitness as ascertained by comnetitive examination was 280. Nearlv all the clerks and messengers in the rural free delivery service who were covered into the classified ser vice, were In positions In Washington, D. O. One hundred and thirty-three were appointed prior to July 1st, 1903; twenty-six were appointed in the four months immediately preceding the classification, and fifty six were ap nolnted in the twenty-six days pre' ceding classification. How many of these were appointed for reasons other than the needs of the service it is of course impossible for the commission to determine: but that the service was packed with employes in the Interests of the Individual is indicated by tbe fact that the number of appointments in the month of the classifications was more than twice as great as for the nrecedinsf four months - "The appointments made under the circumstances above setliorth resulted in a .'congestion of the service, and when a reduction is to be made the employes appointed for a political or personal consideration are cared ror, sometimes at the expense of persons annointed unon merit and without in fluence. In relieving the branches of the service thus crowded with em nloves. transfers are made to other narts of the service, to the injury of eligibles in line for appointment by reason of their ascertained fitness. xue pasaiUK ui sua nsrsuiorgcuij. the adoption on December 11th. 1901, of the rule relating to transfers, and the new provisions of the revised rules which became effective on April 15th, 1903, will, it Is believed, prevent the continuance of the abuses in the clas sified service, and the adoption, at the earliest practicable date, of regulations for the employment of laborers in the Washington postoffice in accordance with the executive order of March 26th, 1903, will, there is reason to hope, put the employment of laborers on the basis of fitness and the needs of the service." The investigation was made in re sponse to a request aaieu may ato, made by the postmaster general. Mr. Proctor was in conference with Postmaster General Payne for an hour to-day regarding the report Later, Mr. Proctor in a verbal statement to newspaper men, said that in all hlsex- NO. 34 fierlence with the postoffice he bad had ess trouble since Mr. Payne's incum bency than at any other time. The postmaster general gave out the fol lowing statement regarding the re port: "Attention is called to the fact that since my Incumbency of the position or postmaster general the civil service commission -reports that there have been but ten persons transferred to the Washington city postoffice by post masters from smaller offices, and that these ten were appointed to their re spective places six months or more prior to their transfer, which is in compliance with the law, rules and regulations of the civil service as they now exist "The point raised by the report re garding the promotion of certain em ployes in the office which have been directed by the department occurred previous to January 1, 1902. No such directions for promotion as are re ferred to have been authorized by me since I have been postmaster general." The postmaster general to-day made the following announcement: The report of the civil service commission on the condition of the Washington postoffice having beep made public to day, tbe postmaster general stated that he hoped to receive the report of tbe inspection of tbe office, recently completed by postoffice inspectors, in limo to make public its salient points within two or three days. However, if there is delay in receiving this re port, the other papers in the case will be made public as soon as they can be prepared. They will cover tbe re ply of General Bristow to the letter of the postmaster- general, askipg for information concerning the so-called Tulloch charges, together with the report of the inspectors made at tbe time of the transfer of the Wash ington office from Postmaster Willett to Postmaster Merrltt, which transfer was made July 1, 1899; and also the report of the inspection of the Wash ington office made July 1, 1900. The ordetg of the postorhce department in consequence of such report and the action of Postmaster Smith upon the report of the inspectors at that time will be given to the public." United States District Attorney John C. Rose, of Baltimore, was in confer ence with Mr. Bristow to-day regard ing the trial of McGregor and Upton, the former rural free delivery clerks arrested for alleged collusion with a postal contractor. Miss Liebhart, chief clerk of the free delivery system, was summoned to Ur. Bristow's otfice to explain some of the papers in con nection with the case. Mr. Kose said he expected the two men would be tried during the present term of the court in Baltimore, which expires July 10. Tbe postmaster to-day took occasion to deny the report that he had the most sensational arrest in the investi gation about to occur. RIOT IN EAST ST. LOUIS. Caused by so Attempt to Cot the Levee. more Thsn a Hondred Shots Plred. One Msn Killed. By Telegrapu to tbe Moraine star. St. Louis, June 13. Shortly. before midnight a riot occurred In the extreme eastern part of East St. Louis, result ing in the killing of Clifford Hanley, of St, Louis, a member of the naval reserves, and the arrest of Johns Brat ton, well known as a breaker of fine horses. Word was received In East St Louis that a gang was cutting the levee at Winstanley Park, near the Bratton stock farm, in the extreme eastern portion of the city. A crowd rushed to the scene and a riot followed, which resulted in a company of naval reserves being numea to the spot More than a hundred shots were fired and after quiet had been restored it was found that Clifford Stanley, a member of the naval reserves, had been killed. The trouble is said to have resulted from an attempt to cut the levee and let the water out of Bratton's stock farms. Bratton was taken into cus tody and hurried away, as threats were made to lynch him. He is a wealthy man and is well known throughout the country as a turf man and breed er of fine horses. It is not known that the levee was cut upon his or ders. The Flood Situstlon. With 10,000 refugees to shelter and feed. East St Louis is still battling against the flood which by seepage and additional encroachment through minor levees is now an island. The city is entirely surrounded by water and two thirds of its territory is under water. The river stage continues to fall but the back water that inundates East St Louis remains stationary and It probably will be weeks before it is gone. Business haa not been resumed to any extent and the soldiers are still aiding tbe local police in preventing crime. Various estimates nave been mane regarding the properly loss in East St. Louis, but the estimated loss most generally accepted by the real estate men is $3,000,000. "We come," said the orator, "to bury "Caesar, not to praise him." Thero was a movement in the rear as a large, fat gentleman pushed to the front. "One moment, Mark!" he exclaimed; "this funeral can't go on until Undertaker Claudius Eronicus joins the union 1" Baltimore News, Money I Are you indebted toTHE WEEKLY STAR? If so, when you receive a bill for your subscription send us the amount you owe. Remember, that a news paper bill is as much en titled to your considera tion as is a bill for gro ceries 3 ;- vi - -? . & .ft. SPIRITSTURPiifftNB. The Greensboro Telegram says that Rev.V Dr. Egbert W. Smith, pastor of Hhr First Presbyterian church of that city, has been elected pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Richmond at a salary of $4,000 a year. Troy Examiner'. The recent discoveries of gold in thin county are exciting the miners considerably, and bringing them to this county. Titles of real estate in those sections where gold is known to exist, are constantly changing, and some of the apparently worthless land brings fancy prices. . Newton Enterprise: Mr. Bobt. L. Shuford, the well known cattle man of Jacob's Fork, showed ns Friday some nice photographs of his fine Jerseys. From the milk.from one of the cows he makes three pounds of butter a day. Wadeaboro Messenger: "A fine one-year old mule colt, the proper ty of Mr. S. P. Martin, of this township, waa killed by some soonn drel last Sunday. Tho colt had been stricken a severe blow In tbe middle of theihead, which evidently killed it instantly. Rockingham Anglo-Saxon: Mr. Geo. Entwistlehas accomplished the difficult feat of growing Irish pota toes on the top of the bush, Instead oiunaer tne grouna. ne snowea us a potato stalk' a few days ago whioh had a half dozen well devel oped potatoes in its branches. Henderson Gold Leaf: The two Henderson cotton mills sent a check for $100 to the flood sufferers at Pacolet, S. C, Tuesday. Tho Seaboard Knitting . Mils has been sold to New York parties, and the plant will be enlarged and im proved and operated on a larger scale than before. Dunn Banner: Mr. O. P. Shell brought us a stalk of cotton last week from his field near here that was 18 inches high. Qnantities of peaches and apples are being brought to town. We understand that there will be plenty of water melons on this market by the 4th of July. Durham Sun: One week from to-day was the day set for the ex ecution of John Parker, colored, charged with rape, but he will not be hanged then, if he ever is. An appeal has been granted by the Su preme Court. This makes the second time that an appeal has been made to the Supreme Court. Wilson special to Raleigh Post: Report says Ritchie, who is now in jail for the murder of Percy Jones, has turned State's evidence and fastened the guilt upon all charged with the crime. He told of the whereabouts of the gun that Jones had in his room, and it was found in a well. Frank Dixon has been arrested as accessory to the murder. Maxton Scottish Chief : A lit tle negro boy, aged six years, shot and accidently killed a little colored girl aged three, near Mill Prong, in Blue Springs .Township early Mon day. Robeson county stands at the head of the list of counties of the State in most everything. She has 950 square milea, 43,000 popula tion, and made last year 30,874 bales of cotton. Greensboro Record: Beyond a doubt the Lord takes care of law yers. Supplemental proceedings have been in progress several days before Clerk Nelson in an estate worth not exceeding $100 wherein four attorneys are engaged. A stenographer is employed and if the case lasts much longer it will take the entire estate to pay for his ser vices, provided the lawyers leave anything. Goldsboro A rgus: Among the cascB on appeal in the Supreme Court from Wayne county was that of Henry J. Elmore, of Mt. Olive, who was suing the Seaboard Air Line for damage to his foot. The case was hotly contested and the jury gave the plaintiff a verdict for $4,500. The Supreme Court yes terday confirmed the juegment of the lower court, and now the Sea board will have to pay Elmore the money. Washington Progress: Hyde county is one of the most prolific counties in the State. Prolific in crops, in fish and oysters, in game of various kinds. She is also pro lific in gentlemanly men and beau tiful ladies. And now the news comes that Mrs. Lula Bowen, a former native of this section, but now resident of Belhaven, recently presented her husband, Mr. Tom Bowen, with triplets, two boys and one girl, all alive and doing well. Fayetteville Oiserver: An enormous coachwhip was killed in Mr. Armfield's residence on ' Hay mount Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Armfield went to answer the 'phone, when she saw an enormous snake come hissing in the front door. She called the servant and they shot at the ugly intruder a number of times, but failed to hit it. Some one then secured a hoe and the animal was soon disposed of. It measured six feet and a few inches in-4fingth. Two days before its mat was killed at Mrs. Morrow's several blocks f nr thejr up the hill. Greensboro Record: Gentle men who have been pulling and tug ging away at the revenue teat are not agreed as to what will be the effoct of the Watts bill on distillers. One day we find where some high muck-a-muck says there will be even more jobs for store-keepers and gangers and the next day we see the reverse of this opinion. Mr. Thomas S. Rollins, chairman of the State Republican committee, ought to be pretty well informed, and he says the new law will cut off the jobs of at least 500 store-keepers, yet they keep writing to him to get them a Jot- Clinton Democrat: Mr. r. r . . m 1 A.1 1 Btevens wears tne as ww pion cabbage raiser. v We saw one from his crop at the retail store of Mr. R. B. Southerland that weighed 22 pounds. The aggregate amount of strawberries shipped from Clinton alone this season Is in round numbers 1,200 crates; and at an average of $2.50 per crate, would reach $30,000. A number of farmers in Newton Grove, where a destructive hall fell a few days ago, have plowed up their ina set m tobacco and planted cotton, corn or other crops: and in some sections of Mingo and Westbrook's, where the tobacco had 'buttoned out" exten sively, the planters have also plowed up and planted the land in other crops.