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BIGHT OS WRONG. NO ARBI-
TBATIOH.--.
The United. States T wat one ol the
first nation a signatory to the articles
of agreement to the Hague Tribu
nal, which was instituted by the
civilized nations that desired to
presetve the peace of the world bj
arbitrating questions and quarrels
that were likely to bring on war be
tween contending nations. Our na
tion has always striven for peace,
and our national pride leads us to
believe that this pacific impulse
comes from the heart and deep sense
of morality of the American people.
Oar comparative weakness iu years
gone by, however, may have been
one of our motives for not desiring
to have a chip on-our shoulder, and
no that we have reached the age
of "strenuosity," may account for
some of our "usurpiout and pompe
rioiu" doings here of late.
Colombia is aware of the position
the United States bears to The
Haue Tribunal, and now that the
Bogota government has a grievance
against the United States for onr
overt acts in the Panama transac
tion, the Colombian authorities have
proposed a reference of the matter
to the Hagne Tribunal for arbitra
tion. Colombia claims that the United
States has not only violated her
treaty with Colombia, but has vio
lated international law in aiding and
abetting the secession of a Colom
bian State or Department, is using
force to prevent her. from suppress-
ing the revolution, and by treaty
with Panama has arranged fov the
purchase of the canal zone, the
ownership of which and the sover
eignity over which lies solely in the
United States of Colombia.
Co right thinking men, whatever
may be the defence of the Washing
ton government for its acts, the
United States has acted hastily if
not culpably in the matter. Even
if Colombia was acting "shamefully"
in demanding more than our $10,
000,000 off r for the canal conces
sions she bad a right to demand all
that she thought it was worth or
that she could set out of it. That
she did make demands that our gov
eminent was not willing to ac
cede to is the Washington
government's excuse for reo
ogntzing the Panama republic
aid hurriedly closing a treaty with
it iu order to get possession of the
canal concessions. The treaty goes
further, however, and guarantees
the independence of Panama, which
means that we will go to war with
with Colombia if any attempt is
m vJe to coerce Panama or thst we
wiii go to war with any 'other power
that in any way attempts to inter
fere with the soverenity of the ban
tam republic.
Kiight or wrong the United States
has assumed an attitude in the Pan
am a matter that will not admit of
arbitration by the Hague Tribunial.
In the first instance, the United
States will not place itself in the
aXtitude of beinar reversed by the
Hague Tribunal and having that
tribunal to pass upon any wrong do
ing that the Washington government
may have been guilty of. An
adverse decision by the tribunal
would mean a decree that the
United States committed wrongful
acts and would abrogate the Hay
Barilla treaty, unless our-Nation
desired to carry out its purpose in
contempt of the Hague tribunal.
It id iafe to say, therefore, that the
United States will not agree to sub
mit this controversy to the Hague
court.
We find in the Petersburg (Va.)
Index Appeal a view of the arbitra
tion question that involves an in
teresting point in international law
as it concerns the governments on
the American continent. . Doubt
less a lawyer wrote it and whether
the writer takes the correct view or
not it is interesting. Says the
Index-Appeal;
w. B,do "o to say that all that
the Uolted Si.us have done or are do
Lm. n? relation to the Pan-
SELS&ttbu? ' the right and
proper thing to da
mi ih"JJM done, or ex
done R0J,!hln .,mP"W will be
"tl? "Arable objsc
. .uwuimiug io mo Usgue or
VOL. XXXV.
any other for 'n . tribunal" the ques
tion of the"i(thtfulnes8 or wrongful
ness of oar actions in the affair. It is
our business the business of - the
United States. It does not admit of
arbitration by outsiders any more than
does a domestlo question In England or
Franee or Bussia. The position of the
United Btates towards the weaker na
tions, our neighbors in South and Oen
tral America, regardless of treaties we
may hare with them, is unique. The
Monroe doctrine is not leu a neces
sity for us than for them. Carried to
its legitimate conclusion, it imposes
burdens and responsibilities upon us,
peculiar to ourselves, and this fact In
volves, in return, the possession of
rights that we alone have -rights that
are not and cannot be made dependent
upon the opinions or .wishes of other
nations, or of courts of arbitration, but
have the same validity as has our right
to national existence. All that tbe
United States can concede to any na
tion, in connection with our acts In
Central and South America, Is tbe
right to arbitration upon the question
of money damages to citizens of other
countries. Incident to our operations
in the territory in question."
It is sal o to say that the United
States will arbitrate nothing with
Colombia, and that if Colombia at
tacks the Panama republic the
United States will repel the inva
aioa; byftaxATy tan ; nny: 2 It ii-
our opinion that Colombia, thougTi
despairing of . success, will attempt
tp coerce Panama, and that we will
be at war with the Colombians in
less than six months.
The United 8tates already have
a strong naval force in isthmian
watera and preparations have been
made to send an army there at a
moment's notion. We will not be
surprised to be apprised by our press
dispatches at any moment that onr
army has oeen ordered to the gulf
ports to Bail for the seat of onr next
war.
WHBBE UNCLE 8AM CAMS IN.
The Washington denials that the
Panamanians had encouragement
in their revolution from the United
States, or had reason to expect it,
would make a dog laugh, an old
saying with reference to canine risi
bilities that couldn't possibly be re
strained when things get too Irre
sistibly grotesque. When the cable
flashed the news from Panama
about the revolution, nine-tenths of
the men in newspaper shops, pos
sessed of long-distance minds, knew
that Uncle Sam had been on a trip
to Panama with his old umbrella
and his well stuff ed coon skin grip.
The Savannah, Ga., Morning'
yews, an excellent, conservative
Southern newspaper conducted with
fine ability and virile enterprise, has
sent a special correspondent to
Panama to seek the truth and watch
the course of events there. Mr.
Merrill A. Teagne is the correspon
dent, and in Sunday's issue of the
News, began to publish his letters
from the new republic. His first
letter marks him as a writer of
ability and a man of keen observa
tlon. Bead here what he says in an
unusually interesting article of two
colnmns and a half :
ft miliar nnt w-h.t Btatamsntl mif
tvnmidA.t Washington or what sto
ries may be current in the 8.atea, all
ransina believes mat me revolution
was made possible by Washington'
foreknowledge of what was proposed
ana an expretsea ueierminatioa uy
the government at Washington to
ffivs moral and onvsical support to the
revolution lata. XDcre is reaaou lor
. . . m
thia hluf tnr it an not actnallv da-
eidVd to attamnt tbe coun which re-
uit-d in . the creation of the
republic until advices were re
ceived from the states to Jhe
effect if it should be attempt
ed tbe United States would back
it un Tneae advices were not official.
an tmr aa the Administration waa con
crned, but tbey were of such a char
acter, aa will ee shown in subsequent
lttara aa In RnnvinAfl the revolution
ists that all they had to do was to take
the inufauve and then rely upon ine
TTnitd Rtates to Insure the success of
the pr. j-ct. This they did, and their
-ariif r cobfidence in tbe support to be
-ffarded by our government was justl-
ha thm ruiMirrnTa of Nov S and
4 at Colon, when marines were landed
from the Nashville and employed to
Drevent Colombia's military inter
ference for the suppression of the re
volution.
The Washington correspondent
of the Savadnah News states that
New York is making a strong bid
to capture the Democratlo National
convention. Southern senators and
representatives disclaim having any
yoice in selecting the place for the
convention, but . there is a general
feeling that if New York wants it
to help hold the State in the Demo
cratic column, the convention should
go there
An exchange with good intentions
gives this advice, "Boys, always be
lucid." To this we will make answer
for ourself that Santa Clans is now
too blooming close on ns with his
automobile for this youthful scribe
to stay on the track long enough to
disouss the question with yon.
Now they say that radium worth
a thousand times the price of cnam
nagne is found in every sizzling bot
tie of it. When a fellow gets on the
outside cf a generous supply of the
sparkling, perhaps that is why he
o unmistakably feels his importance
and oppulonce.
Boosevelt and Boot have thrown
ont the life line to General Leonard
Wood, but the general-doctor will
till be In danger while he If being
hauled In over the Senate breakers.
General Beves has had sufficient
X-rays by this time to enable him to
see through Uncle Sam. That very
stiff object he sees in 'the rear part
of Uncle Sam's anatomv is his
backbone. After this we see that
there need be no further demon
stration by ex Reyes.
Hanna's boomlet for President
was inflating? considerably, but
a m -
when the Panama hold up gave
Boosevelt stock a boost, Marcus A 's
chances got down with the gripes.
Senator Hanna would still be in the
raeo but for the fact that his boom
couldn't run in a doubled-np fashion.
4-Judging from thetintl nabulations
of the editorial bells, we can say that
the press of North Carolina has rung
ond and clear on the right of free
speech. This might have been ex
pected, as most of the papers have
before stood for "the free and un
limited." .
The newspapers may, think; they
amwft thVpubHo "byiroking fan at
Prof. Langley but notwithstanding
all their jibes we can say in justifi
cation of the Professor that there
are no flies on his flying machine,
even if it hasn't yet come off its
nest at the bottom of the Potomac
A good heading for the New York
cotton market quotations would be
"Cotton Yarns."
JBEL REGISTER MUST HANG.
Snpreme onrt Finds No Error in Noted
Colosbas Connty Trial Aa Ex
Sheriff Fised J1.200.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh. N. U, Dee. 18 Among a
long Jut of opinions handed down by
the 8upreme Court this evening waa
one in the case of Andrew C. Bigga,
Indicted in Greensboro for practicing
medicine and surgery without license
He claimed to use a system of drug-
e8 healing. The appeal called in
question the conatituiionality of Chap
ter 679. Acts of 1903, which defines
what the practice of medicine means,
aod the court, in passing on the eaae.
colds the act unconstitutional in Its
attempt to provide that tbe practice of
medicine and surgery shall be con
strued to mean tbe management for
'fee or reward of any class of disease,
physical or mental, real or Imaginary,
with or without drugs."
In the noted suit of Dr. F. W.
Eubanks vs. the State Board of Den
tal Examiners to compel the board to
issue him license on an examination
whieh the board pronounced a fail
ure, the Supreme Court holds there
was no error in the court below sus
taining the State Board.
In tbe case of Jabel and H. B.
Register, under sentence respectively
to be hanged and to life Imprisonment
for murder of 'Jim Staley and Jesse
Bole, of Columbus county, the court
finds no error In the trial below. So
Jabel Register will be carried to Co
lumbus to pay the death sentence.
EL B. Register will enter upon his life
sentence.
Former Sheriff C. S. Powell, of
Johnson county, was fined $1,200 by
Judge Purnell in the Federal Court
here to-day fcr, as storekeeper and
ganger, giving opportunity for de
frauding the government by moving
spirits. He paid the fine.
PRETTY WEDD1NQ AT GODWIN.
Mr. Wallet ConacU Vlck Claims a Fair
Lomberlssd Bride Bridal Tour.
Special Star Correspondence.
Godwin. N. C Dec. 17. It has
rarely been the fortune of the people
of our little town to witness a more
haantlfnl wadding than that veaterdav
.Fiwnnnn In the Preab v terian ehnreK
when ur. waller uouncu v -ca iea to
h. altar Mtaa Rallin K Wade, the
mm a. a W i a .
lovely and accomplished daughter of
m ar m nrv m awa. 1
ur. ana urs. j. &. waae. xne caurco
hnantlfnll dftftnrated with South
ern smilax and holly and lighted by a
myriad or. tiny canaiea xne weaamg
marches were artiaticaiiv renaerea oy
Mia Martin Wade and the bridal
r.artv entered In the following order:
The ushers, Mr. Marshall Hal), of
. . ... m r i r
trayeiievuie; jar. uuiooo jrope, ui
n.inn Mr. MeOov Wade and Mr. Ike
klmltk. Miaa T.flllan MrnielUn. first
bridesmaid, with Mr. Will 8tarllnc;
then opposite each other down either
aisle. Miss Nora Council, of South
Carolina, with Dr. J. W. McLean,
and Miss Zara uuioreto, oi uiinioo,
.A M. Mrln Wart a
Th. ttrliim handinmalv mttired in a
going away gon of blue, came down
he lert aisle wltn me maia oi nonor,
is Kathleen Vick, who wore pink
xM.nHi and a h!ae nicture hat. Thev
vera met at the altar by the groom, with
nis best man, Mr. Walter R. Nye, of
. " v a a. J
Wilmington, in a very snort ana
impressive service, R?v. Stedman
rti.oir antV th anrdi that made them
OT.n .mi wife. The bridal nartv left
tbe church to the joyful strains of
Mendelssohn's xnarcn.
Th hririe and ffroom left On the 4
o'clock south bound train for an ex
tended Southern tour.
SUPRREAE COURT ADJOURNS.
Opinion of Interest to jHonlclpsIitle.
Aboil FUteea 6sses Go Over.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleiqh. N. C. Dec 19. The Sa
preme Court adjourned to day for the
term. One of the last opinions was
ip.Mtt tl ML Alrv. In which the
r..t nmrrnlea all former decslons
VVUI V wv
aid holds that light plants and water
works are necessary expenses" 'of a
anrl aMavmen ean 181UB bODUS
for providing such without legislative
authority or a tow oi wo uvwpio.
eonrt leaves only about fifteen esses
to go over in which decisions have no
been handed down, "
WILMINGTON, N. FRIDAY
PANAMA REPUBLIC" '
AGAIN DISCUSSED.
The Legal Aspects of the Case
Considered by Senator Pet
' tns of Alabama.
RECOGNITION IS PREMATURE.
Declared War Against Colombia Hal Beea
Already Practlcslly Waged, Bat '
No Otber Aathorlty this Cea
tress Coald bs Respesslble.
My Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washingtoh, Dec. 19. After a ses
sion of two and a quarter hours tbe
8enate to-day adjourned until January
4h. To-day's sitting was devoted
largely to a speech by Mr. Pettus, of
Alabama, on the situation In Panama,
in which he took the position that the
recognition of the republic of Panama
by the United States had been prema
mmnd at auiftb, a, ahaxacter aa to ren-
der It of doubtful appearance.
Senator Utorman sought but failed
to secure an order upon the postmas
ter general directing him to send to
the Senate the full record of the Post
office Department inquiry. His reso
lution to this effect was defeated for
the time by an objection from Mr.
rhe Morgan resolution, offered yes
terday, was laid before the Senate and
Mr. Fettus said that if Panama was an
independent nation it was Important
to know whether it waa legitimately
such. "Was it," he asked, "legltmately
Drought into being, or was It unlaw
fully and untimely ripped from the
motnera womb? '
He said It was Important to know
hether the participation of the
United 8tates in the birth of tbe new
uation had been of a character to tarn-
an the honor of this country. "God
'or bid," he exclaimed, "that this giant
republic of oars should ever become
too great to maintain its own honor."
Mr. Pettus announced It to be his
purpose to confine bin consideration to
he legal aspects of the case, adding
hat if the recital ahould prove a severe
efl-ction upon the administration the
fault must be attributed to the law and
not to himself, tie quoted authorities
to show that de facto governments
should only be recognized when es
tablished and declared that such law
was a severe commentary upon what
the Uolted States has been doing In
Panama. No logic, he said, could be
sufficient to defend an indefensible
ct
Mr. Pettus contended that If the
United States should take the canal
property in Panama, we should pay
uart of Colombia's public debt. Yet he
feared that this-would not be done,
even though oemanaea by common
w and ordinary decency. He also
declared that Colombia bad a right to
reject Its treaty with the United States
if It so desired.
He asserted that one brigade of regu
lar United States troops would be suffi
cient to cope with the entire force of
Colombia; but surely, be said, the
great power given us by the Master
as not to be used by us like albully.
'Whenever." he added, "the nation
gets loo large to be just it will be too
large be respected by Its own em-
xcls." tie aecisreu mat war against
Colombia had already been practically
aged, but argued that no other au
thority than Congress could assume
this responsibility.
After an executive session the Sen
ate adjourned until January 4th, 1904
House ol Representatives.
The House after being in aesalon for
half an hour to-day adjourned for the
holiday recess. A resolution was
agreed to by which the postmaster
general was requested to forward to
the House papers in connection with
the recent postomce investigation.
The action of yesterday authorising
the committee on expenditures in the
Postomce Department, or wnicn tar.
Wangeris chairman, to request the
papers, waa vacated, tbe Speaker hav
ing announced that a careful count of
the vote on which the previous ques
tion was ordered yesterday, on the
motion of Mr. Wanger to agree to the
resolution authorizing bis committee
to request tbe papers showed that
with tbe Speaker's own vote the final
vote was a tie 107 to 107 and tbe
previous question had not been order
ed.
. Mr. Williams, the minority leader,
then offered a substitute resolution
nrovldio that the papers come direct
to the House instead of to a commit
tee, which was agreed to without
opposition.
Mr. Payne. Republican. New York,
suareested. after Mr. Williams had
spoken, that the resolution would re
cHv the unanimous vote of the
House, without further discussion.
Mr. Cowherd, Democrat, of Mis
sourl, a member of the poatoffice com
mittee. aooke for that committee, say
ins? tbe chairman. Mr. Overstreet, had
auggested tbe widest publicity to the
oaoers received from the department
Mr. Williams, addressing Mr. Oow
berd, said : "I want to suggest to the
gentleman that it has been reported as
sbown b? portions of tbe report of
Messrs. Bonaparte and Conrad, that
certain thines had been covered up.
especially in connection with Heath."
Mr. Cowherd replied: "I think the
gentleman from Mississippi misunder
stands the report. I understand the
report of Messrs. Conrad and Bona'
parte to be on the action of the post
office on the Tulloch charges where it
waa said there waa an attempt to cover
up something in regard to Mr. Heatn.
I do not understand that the report of
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow, as printed, covering about
400 pages, was In any way an attempt
to cover up anything about that gen
tleman or anybody else. My lmpres
slon is if tbe gentleman will examine
that report he will see that the cover
ing up referred to was the act of the
postmaster general In refusing to In
vestigste the Tulloch charges."
Owned by Colored Van.
Tbe new steamer "Alice," recently
built for Peter Simpson, colored, at
Tar Landing, for tbe Northeast river
trade, has been entered at the Custom
House. She Is driven by a propeller,
Is 76 feet long, 14 feet wide and S feet
deen. Her cross tonnage is 45, net
23. The owner is an industrious col
ored man of Long Creek, Pender
county, and made his money bringing
wood to Wilmington on a flat. He is
now the owner of a large body of land
on Northeast river and la worthy ex
. . .
ampie lor nia race, .
1 HREE : WEEKS COURT I TERM.
Discovery tbat fsTery Pleasing falecsl
Atlwatja 1 V(w of. Crowded .
The lawyers are discussing whether
the county wU? Jiaye a three weeks
term of J" court" beginning Jan. 25th
ustead of a two weeks term as is the
popular supposition. A I the printed
court calendars, purporting to be offi
cial, give only a two weeks term for
New Hanover' beginning Zjan. 85th,
but Chapter 828 of the Public tiaws of
1903, which le an act to fix and regu
late the time for holding (be Superior
Courts for the Fifth Judicial District,
explicitly prescribes that New Hanover
shall have a one -week term on the
sixth Monday before the first Monday
n March and a two weeks term (which
will; immediately follow) to be con
vened on the fifth Monday before the
first Monday In March. That is con
strued certainly to mean that court
will open here at the appointed time
and continue tor "three weeks for tbe
JrlaLof both civil and criminal mat-
The printed court calendars sent out
from Rtlelgh give Judge iTerguson,
whowill preside here, an open week
after holding a two weeks term here.
but the act shows that his time will be
given to the extra week for New Han
over exactly as was contemplated in
framing the law. The discovery is
highly pleasing to attorneys here, in
asmuch ss there are a number of press
ing civil matters that, would necessarily
have to go over as much time will be
taken up with the Terry murder trial.
FIRE SWEEPS BENSON, N. C.
Prosperous Johnston Cooaty Towa Suf
fered Serloas Csaflsfrstloa Friday
Mrbt a. e. L Depot Baraed.
The town of Benson, Johnson coun
ty, about 85 miles north of Fayette
ville, on the "short cut" division of
the Atlantic Coast Line, was visited
by a disastrous fire early Friday night.
almost duplicating tbe $75,000 blaze
which devastated the town last Spring.
Fifteen buildings in all were burned
Including the railroad depot, Ihe poat
office and Boy kin's hotel. The aggre
gate of losses is thought to be about
$65,000 with one fourth insurance.
The portion of the town, newly
built after Isst Boring's fire, was
fortunately not touched, though
for some time it was thought the
whole matter was doomed. The
Atlantic Coast Line sent a work train
from Fayettevllle to look after its
property interests there and to keep
tbe main line clear.
The Insurance rate at Benson Is said
to be almost prohibitory and for that
reason only a small per centage of the
loss waa covered. The fire started
about 8 o'clock in a small general
merchandise store kept by a young
taa named A. L Phillips, who had.
only three weeks ago Invested all his
earnings in a stock worth about $300
and who lost every cent of the amount.
Before closing the store that night be
took every precaution and poured
water on the fire before leaving.
REV. 6. B. PAUL KESIQNS.
Popular Pastor Oives Up Work to Attend
Theological Seminary at LoalsvIUe.
Rev. O. B. Paul, who has baen the
popular and consecrated pastor of
8outhside Baptist church since a year
ago last May, has resigned the pastorate
and will preach his farewell sermon
to the congregation to-night Rev.
Mr. Paul resigns to attend the Spring
term of the Southern. Baptist Theologi
cal Seminary at Louisville, Ky., and
will leave with his family Tuesday after
noon for a visit to his father in Carteret
county, before entering' upon his
studies in February. Rev. Mr. Paul
has been eminently popular with the
Southside church and has impressed
everyone with his earnestness and zeal
In the cause of Christ His resigns
tlon has been very reluctantly ac
cepted by those whom he baa served
so well and who are now casting about
for some one to succeed him.
To-morrow evening the church will
tender the retiring pastor a farewell
reception to which the public is In
Ited.
The WilmlBftoi Postotflce.
Republican State Chairman Rollins
was in Charlotte Friday, and in an
interview with him the Charlotte Ob
server says: "The struggle over the
Wilmington postoffice is probably the
moat interesting contest Candidates
there are Miss. Darby, the present
postmaster, who has held the office
four years; T. E. Wallace, aod Mrs.
Russell, the wife of ex-Governor Dan
iel L. Russell. It seems certain that
either Mrs. Russell or Mr. Wallace
will get the office."
Bsd Ner.ro Bousd Over.
Richard Crawford, the negro who
drew his knife at the Compress a few
days ago, slashed at Henry McGuire,
colored, and chased him through the
big building, later defying four other
negroes who attempted to Interfere
with him, was bound over to Superior
Court by Justice Fowler yesterday and
in default of $50 bond he went to jail.
The negro was represented by Messrs.
B. Q. Emple and G. D. Weeks.
To Bai Prohlbltiofl Paper.
There was a well defined rumor on
the streets yesterday that soon after
the holidays when the campaign for a
dispensary will be inaugurated, a pro
hibition paper will be established In
the city as the organ of the AntI
Saloon Leaguev It will be Issued
weekly and will bs primarily for earn
palgn purpos, aecorjing to reports,
INSTRUCTIONS TO r
NAVAL COMM ANDERS
Secretary Moody : Cables to "Let
the Colombians Take 'the.
SITUATION ON THE ISTHMUi
While It Is . Not alsrmiof It Is Snftl-
deafly Delicate to Necessitate iXare
fal Dlplomstic Hsedllor Se
crecy Eejolaed ;.
Br Telegraph to tbe atonina: Star. . -WASHoreTOH,
Dec-19 "Let the
Colombians take the initiative," is the
restraining keynote of specific instruc
tions which Seccetsry Moody has
cabled to the American naval com
manders In isthmian waters. It was
announced to-day that while the situa
tion on the Isthmus was In no way
alarming to the Washington 'govern
meat U waa sumcieauy -OMicits to
necessitate the most careful and diplo
matic handling, and for this reason
secrecy has been enjoined upon pffi
dais of the department regarding the
operation of the ahips and marines.
At a conference held to-day between
Secretary Moody and Brigadier Gen
eral George B Elliott commandant
of the marine corps, the latter report
ed that upon twenty-four hours' no
tice he could get under way to Colon
wltn the new Uart b bean sea battalion
which is under orders to assemble at
Philadelphia. This battalion which it
is intended shall go south on the
cruiser Dixie, now on her way to
Philadelphia from Colon, will prob
ably sail between December 85 and
January 1. General Elliott has been
informed that unless the isthmian
situation enters upon a decided
ly more peaceful phase in the
meantime, be will command thia
battalion and upon bis arrival will or
ganize the thfee battalions of marines
on the isthmus into a brigade of
which he will assume supreme com
mand.
In officials circles to-night it was
stated that Panama, while disclaiming
any obligation to.Colomoia for the
payment of a portion of her 'debt will
voluntarily and as an act of comity
assume such share of it as in her judg
ment may oe deemed proper.
Colon, Dfc- 19. News received
from the coast is to the effect that
Santanderi, Anticquia acd other- de
partments in Colombia continue their
offers to raise money and enlist new
battalions to defeod the national in
tegrity. At a large meeting held by
Cartagena Liberals, November 30th,
resolutions were passed offering their
services in defence of the republic,
and in the maintenance of public
order.
Washington. Dec. 19. The Navv
Department haa received a cablegram
from Bar Admiral Glass, at Panama,
to the effect that according to a report
wnicn had lust reached blm from a
steamer, the small force of Colombian
troops which bad been- discovered at
the mouth of the Atrato river had
sailed to the northward In a Colom
bian gunboat Admiral Glass has not
been able to verify the report
Tbe cablegram was involved and
scarcely intelligible to the officials of
toe IMavv Jjepartment. . A fljaailv de-
ciphered it reads as follows:
' Hamburg-American sieam .racket
Company's steamer Christians, from
Cartagena December 17th, reports
that cruiser Cartagena sailed to tbe
northward (date missing) with 500
men to go to rendezvous in Gulf of
Darien." ,
Panama. Dec. 19. By means of
gunboats Bear Admiral Glass Is keep
Ing in almost daily communication
with the two American outposts at
San Miguel Gulf. One of these,
composed of one hundred marines
and four field nieces, is well
and comfortably located at Ya
tiz, ana tne other, numbering one
hundred, and composed of marines
and blue jackets and which also has
field pieces is stationed at Ralsamarlna,
ten miles from Yaviza. Both the out
posts are encamped on the Tuira
river.
The American arunboat Nashville
has been sent to the Gulf of Darien to
replace the Atlanta In patrolling the
gulf.
NEGROES RECEIVED THEIR MONEY.
By Qoisx to Law, However, They Af reed
to Pay the losts.
Tbe cases oi twenty-three negroes
who sued the Hall Tie & Lumber
Co. for wages aggregating about $60,
were settled by compromise after five
of the number had been adjudicated
in Justice Fowler's court yesterday
Judgment for plaintiff was given in
four of the cases heard, but in two of
them the plaintiff bad to pay the costs.
The fifth was nol prossed,. the plaintiff
not having been present to prove his
claim. A settlement waa reached In
the 18 other cases by which the defend
ant paid the wages and the plaintiffs
paid the costs. The Hall Tie & Lum
ber Co's books showed that more was
coming to the negroes than some of
them claimed and they were agree
ably surprised when the company
psid tbem off according to the In
creased amounts. Louis Goodman,
Etq., appeared for the plaintiffs and
ex-Judge EL EC Bryan represented the
defendant
BASK PAtLUPE.
The Hampden Trust Coosyaay of Spring'
field, Mass , Saipeoded.
By Telegraph to the Horning star.
SPBixanxLD, Mass., Dec 19. The
Hampden Trust Company, of this
city, capital $100,000, suspended to
day. Investments made some time ago
which have since turned out unfortu
nately and the purchase by out of town
parties of large blocks of the stock,
creating rumors that the bank was un
sound and the withdrawal of deposits
to such an extent that the bank was
not able to meet its obligations, waa
given as the reason for the suspension
According to a statement issued to
night the bank had loans and discounts
amounting to $1,074,405 against which
there were deposlts.of $890,071.
There has been a quiet run on the
bank for the past week. During the
past two days $130,000 was withdrawr.
NO. 9
'bPJRITS .TURgETlNE" "
. Judge : Ferguson.' -at 1 Wilson.
has reduced, the bail bonds of the
defendants in the Jonas' murder case
from f 6,000 to $30C0
Durham SuntS
r'crk
Iha
. Lis
3 1.3
whose name is Graff t
didn't hold hi clerl
health" came very j
appropriate name for?
waff engaged ini
rr WadesboroJf
gencsn ;The Norther
-laica-i
: t-3'prcpcr
leading ne-
they only
ufity think they awrdv
g by making jo
is their eau&bu' h-
kuw It they are nial .
trouble for
sue negro race as a WL-.8;
"' - Chatham YObserrf '1. ThA com
migaioners have ordered that suit e
brought against the bond of theOaro
Una Bridge and Construction Col for
fa lnre to complete the Haywood
bridge according to contract. ?. T
Charlotte Observer: Our - Sails-
-bury correspondent has stated that
Col. A. u; Boyden, ef that place
would not be averse to talcing tne J
chairmanship of - the Democratic
State executive Committe if his ser
vices ara wanted In that- canacitv.
TEere is not ; a , man in tho State-whO
is better qualified for it.
Statesville Landmark: There
is almost always some way to evade
a law when one wants to get around
it. If sowpaw is wanted it is ob
tained, notwithstanding prohibitory
laws, and notwithstanding the sale
of quail is prohibited in Iredell,
those who want birds real bad can
get them by hiring (?) hunters to
go out and kill birds for them. They
don't buy the thebirdBbut just hire
some one to shoot them.'
The Baney free library at Ra
leigh has done a great deal for the
promotion of good reading, and is
a success in every way. The city
makes it an allowance of $1,200 a
year, and its total receipts tor tne
year now ending are t.vdd, while
the disbursements are $2,783. Thus
the library maintains itself very well.
The number of books taken by
readers was 32,290, of which child
ren took 6,688.
W. A, Gautier. the deperado
from Sampson, who shot a United
States deputy marshal and also a
deputy sheriff, and who was sen
tenced Thursday to three years in
the penitentiary at Atlanta for de
stroying rural free delivery mail
boxes, is held at haleigh in order
that the result of the wound be in
flicted upon Deputy Sheriff Daugh-
try may be found. If Daughtry
dies there will be a charge of mur
der. "Yes, raising apples pays," said
Mr. John Farrior, who gave up the
jewelry business in this city to go to
vVaynesville and manage a large
farm that is pretty well covered with
all kinds of apple trees. "I paid
less than $10,000 for the farm,"
said Mr. Farrior, "and I have al
ready refused $20,000 for it. This
year was an off year and I raised
only haif a crop of apples, but that
meant ten thousand bushels, which
I sold for 60 cents a bnshei, Next
yeas I expect to raise over twenty
I tu
e-.-T
server.
Says the Charlotte Observer:
The Central Hotel in this city will
probably be sold In the early part of
next year. Suit has been instituted
by Mrs. Ella B. Oates, executrix of
the will of her husband, the late B.
M. Oates! and her children, against
Mrs. Mary E. Wriston, executrix of
the will of the late M. Li. Wriston,
and the other Wriston heirs, for an
even partition of the property. The
suit is a friendly affair, and the hotel
property will be sold and the proceeds-divided
among the respective
parties to the suit. The Central
hotel is estimated to be worth any
where from $125,000 to $175,000.
Durham Herald: The Win-
ston attorneys and trading stamp
people were here again yesterday on
one of their regular pilgrimages to
and from Raleigh. The trading
stamp people were manifesting con
siderable elation over the resnlt of
the last trip to the State capital, for
Associate Justice Walker of the Sn
preme Court had expressed the
opinion that the tax of $2,000,
which the Winston board' of alder
men had levied on the Winston trad
ing stamp store was unconstitu
tional. He dismissed the applica
tion zor tne writ or. habeas corpus
applied for by counsel for Mr. JtS. K.
Beeson, who was considered as in
custody for doing business without
license, he having declined to pay
the tax imposed on the trading
stamp store.
Charlotte Observer: Ex-Con
gressman Linney has again annonn
ced that he will be the Kepublioan
candidate for Congress in the Eighth
district, says the Charlotte Uo
server of December 18th: Ex
Congressman Romulus Z. Linney,
of raylonville, better known as the
Bull of the Brushes, arrived in
town yesterday, and will be here for
several days. From the time he
entrred the lobby of the Buford
Hotel until he retired last night, he
was always surrounded by a crowde
and generally he was the spokes
man, though the attentive pricking
up of his ears and the narrow clos
ing of his eyelids indicate that as a
listener he is a genius a man that
the world likes to whisper to. Among
all the odd men who are grown on
the highland heath in Western
North Carolina, Mr. Linney is the
strangest, the most distinctive.
Even Dickens never knew his kind,
or fashioned a type that is near akin
to the Bull of the Brushes. He is
older now than he used to be, but
his rotund figure is as active as of
yore; the eyes just as emotional: the
voice as qnick and strong, and
ready as ever to speak language like
that ox no other man m the um
verse. '
Judge H. a Nile, of the Federal
court, Jackson, Mist., has granted a
temporary injunction restraining the
railroad commission and Btate revenue
agent from ssaessiag the Illinois Cen
tral Company for a million dollars of
back taxes wbloh the 8tate revenue
agent alleges tLc road owes.
x terks ia the -&tj el-GUcsta. r-
- v By Telegraph to Umt Varalaar 8tai.
CHlOAaoVr. Defv49.ndertakerj,j
wrons and - street cars", were, ured
convey thedesd to UiV'cemeleries to
day on account of 'the strike of car
riage and hearse drivers. In 'nearly
'every4 instance the 'funerals were
watched by union pickets, who were
there, to- .see ihat no livery carriages
formed part of IKe funeral' proceiouu
The most prr t"raarf" ; r"--ws
that ft Z '
icsonv; for i '
bench--or--the.
tr.ilas. of ' Juire . L . : . .
A I
t- !r -a. to Oak roc r . K
c inker's. v-'-,;.IIlt
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' 111"
t.i tor ,. a i - -r3f- lit" .
rrienas or ne faeily. :
Boaie.tlL.taitacc9 ;ci dt IL -
ruoerai cf Urs. Anni )-r ir. af V.ah- -
misti .womaa, -.rLD f was ; t.a'Jiei
teres (lava aro r ha l.ha.-i . Than-
ta the church- with his wais'a iV was,'-'
hooted an jeered, ut no direct v ia -
SVAS t4f ana Y ' w V - ' - -'
- wmoft tort1lJn stir 4m a, I alVaM fA .
cometf!?! netnanaea. oi u i.
a E 9V
lie O'li eiUihis evening by a fnrasu-
a , m aLV . l.i.a la - - ' . -Aa.a.-.-a " " ' c
csasn - rrnrn SLroan-' imni 1 iswwaarv' njmi int a ani d .- .m
was promptly promnea oy tne cniei.
He ordered, the police inspectors to
afford every protection In their power,
but refused to allow the officers to be
seated on of. drive the vehicles bearing
the bodies. . . w ... ' .
A funeral xar, Initead of a hearse.
as well as a police guard, was uui)sd.
by Undertaker Joseph Blake to cir
cumvent striking pickets, from whom
violence was reared at the f unerar
of the baby daughter of Joseph.
Keefer. . president of Jt tea company.
The body of the child was placed In a
common undertaking wagon instead
of a hearse, driven to Thirty-first and
Wallace streets and put on a street car
n wattlne. The mourners boarded a
second car and the trip was made to
Oakwood cemetery. The Keefer resi
dence was surrounded all the time of
the funeral by pickets Tbe police
were! present holding themselves In
readiness in cate of violence, but
none was encountered.
Permission to move the sick from
their homes to the hospitals was denied
in several instances by striking livery
drivers.
THE FIRE AT WALDEN
UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE.
Seven Deed and Seventeen Seriously lo
jarcd-Flfteen Others Serlonsly Hart.
Women Hnrled from Windows.
Br Telegraph to tbe Homing Btai.
Nashtillb, Tenh , Dec. 19. Seven
are dead and seventeen seriously in
jured ss the result of the fire that
broke out last night In the women's
dormitory of the Walden University.
The list of the less seriously Injured
numbers fifteen.
President Hamilton was the first
member of the faculty of the univer
sity (which Is an Institution for the
education of colored people) apprised
of .the conflagration. . He heard the
screams of the women, and rushing
to bis window, which is just across
the street from tbe dormitory, saw the
flames bursting from tbe eastern end
of the building. Dr. Hamilton has
tened to force an entranoe Into the
building, but when he reached the
door tbe frightened Inmates had begun
to hurl themselves from tbe windows.
Beveral of them were killed in jump
ing or crushed to death by those who
followed.
The dormltorv-- was a four-storv
building of Drick, and the only means
of exit was down the main stairway, .
wnicn was shortly cut off after tbe
fire broke out and the inmates rushed
panic-stricken through the smoke and
heat, seeking an avenue of escape.
Baffled in this they sought the win
dows and hurled themselves headlong
to the ground. Most of tbe women
had retired and only bad time to
escape in their night garments.
xne burned building was known as
the Administration building, and waa
one of the earliest results of the move
ment started by the Freedman's Aid
uuatjr iw uia siovatiuu uu culture
of the negro race after emancipation.
SITUATION IN SAN DOMINGO.
The Provisional Government Has Agreed
to All the Demsnds Hade by U. 8.
Miahter Powell.
By Cable to the Morning Star.
Bah Domingo, Deo. 17. News from
the interior is unobtainable here. The
land lines have been cut.
General Pimentel has raised a force
against the provisional government at
Haina, near the city.
The situation Is becoming compli
cated and the presence of warships is
desirable. Arrests are being made and
many persons have left the city to
join the rebels. The city otherwise is
quiet
The provisional government has
agreed to all tbe demands by United
Btates Minister Powell, including the
appointment of arbitrators and that'
their decision ia the Improvement com
pany matters and in the Salacas shall
be fully recognized and settled, not to
again be re-opened. The Boa oonoea
aion settlement Is accepted and the
Clyde concession will be fully respect
ed in all Its parts. The minister agrees
not to demand any payment of the
pending claims until March 1st next.
This may be considered to be another
victory for American diplomacy. By
the action of Minister Powell the pro
visional government Is bound by all
the agreements made . with former
Presidents Vasquea or Wos-y-Gll.
BUBHABaN'S M0MIHATI0N.
It is Tied Up by a Metioa el Senator
Honso to Reconsider.
By Telegraph to tte Morning Star.
WASHnroTOR, Dee. 19. In the ex
ecutive session of the Senate to-day
Mr. Morgan moved to reconsider the
motion by which the nomination of
W. J. Buchanan to be minister to
Panama was confirmed on Thursday
last, and the motion was discussed for
kail 1m.. tlkt WIM M
upon. Senators Morgan and Bacon
both said they had Intended to oppose
the confirmation of Mr. Buchanan's
nomination,' but had not observed
wben It was taken up In the Senate,
and therefore had been unprepared
for the announcement of bis confirm
ation. They were not even aware of
the fact that the nomination had been
reported from the Committee on For
eign Relations.
1
o vote was taken on Mr. Morgan's
motion, but It has the effect of tying
the matter up, as notice of the Benito's
action had not been sent to the Presi
dent before the motion was entered..