The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-09-11
NEWS OF THU WEEK
THE WORLDS EVENTS GATHERED
IN SMALL COMPASS.
| ! he attest Happenings al Home and ABROAD
Collected and Presented in Ierse
and Readable form
DnIne.tIe summary.

domestic Summary.
| john l. Suilivaus father died ~ los
Ton Of tvpi"id pneumonia
/ There WI" 81 more inhabitants IN
vermont ten years ago than nov.
| Industrial Hail in Philadelphia was
damaged hr lire 70 the extent Of 80, 900.
/ California il debating the 10th ami
7craary Fl H. admission into the onion.
I Richard Croker. the successor Of John
! Kelly rs Turiruauy's ieadcr, returns from
Europe this week
| A Wild engine crashed into az electric
street car in the city Of Cleveland. in
juring twenty people.
! Roger q Mills has been renominated
! by the Democrats in the Ninth Congress
siOnal district of Texas.
The grand Jury OF Stafford county,
n H. has indicted Isaac Sawtelie for the
murder Of his brother Hiram
Miss Minerva Parker, If Philadelphia,
has been selected IA. one u the designers
OF the Worlds Far buildings.
The subject Of establishing a naval
messenger pigeon service Is receiving
attention among naval officers
Reports from the interior of New York
state show a very general interest III the
tariff drbat,.t at the county fairs.
Tn attorney general OF Texas las
flied suit against the Missouri, Kansas,
and Texas Railroad for forfeiture Of its
charter.
Cider will be scarce throughout the
New England States and New York this
winter due to the complete failure of
the apple crop.
Nine brcwcrlcs in Boston have been
discovered by Il Government mcasurcr,
sent there from Washington, TO be using
diversified packages.
Thirty people we've injured by a col
l,s,on OF the Boston express, going west,
with the commuters train Of the HOusa-
tonic line. at South Norwalk, Conn.
Vice President Webb, of the Central
Railroad l,as offered a reward OF 5000
for the arrest of the wrcckers of the
Montreal express on Thursday OF last
week.
The premature explosion of blast in
the Northern Pacific Railroad yards. at
Spokane Falls. State of Washington,
killed ~ men. Twenty seven others are
missing
The exports Of specie from the port of
New York last week amounted to $685.
COZ. Of which wv, 900 was in silver The
imports Of specie for the week were
$500. 1925
One thousand seven hundred and
seventy nine ballots have been, taken at
the Democratic Congressional Conven-
ton at Memphis Tenn, without making
Il selection.
The ship Baltimore, bearing the re-
mains Of John Ericsson TO Sweden, after
fourteen days out, ha5 not l"en heard
3rum, and some fears are entertained
concerning her safety.
By deal with English and Holland
l0udho!hrrs the entire Wabash system,
IT Iaiiroaio east and west OF the Missis-
ajri'i Is IT, pass into the control Of the
canadian Pacific Company
The New YorS State Farmers League
WAS Incorporated at Albany Oh Saturday.
It's object is To- unite the farmers for po.
lItical action and to secure a federation
OF all the farmers organizations in the
State
The towu OF Dallas. ~ c.. has been
almost entirely demolished by White
Caps. Some OF tie houses were com
plctcly destroyed, stables and fence:
torn to pieces and the interiors Of houses
mutllated and furniture broken up.
y new political party was formed il
ST. Louis last week. headed by w. w
Jones, of Chicago, and Mrs. Francis L,
Willard president OF the Woman
Christian Temperance Union. The nam
adopted il the "Natioual Reform" party
Admiral Porter has contributed to tin
United States Naval Institute his view
on NAVAL Training, in which he al
voCates more sail power for naval wa
ships. SO that they can cruise for longe
periods without entering port to receiv
coal.
A bad wreck of "A freight train OF
Cured on the Missouri Kansas, an
Texas Railroad at Caney Kan by til
nisconnecting of Il switch. The euginee
and four tramps We're killed and the fire
man scalded fatally. SIX cars OF hog
Were killed and IS cars of grain burned
Thirty-Six cars and the engine of
north bound freight train on the Ricl
mond aud DanvilIe Railroad crasKe
through q bridge into the Yadkin Rive
few miles from Salisbury \: c.; Sa
urday afternoon Conductor Scott IL,
coupled his caboose when % yards fro,
the river and saved it. The fireman an
engineer jumped. They were bruise,
but not seriously hurt. Brakeman Wi
Arlington stayed with his car in it's lea
OF 60 feet to the bottom of the Yadkil
but rose unhurt aud was pulled out n
body was badly hurt The loss is N
under 100000. and it is said to be tt
biggest freight wreck the Richmond al
Danville ever sustained