The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-08-28

from the diggings report the discovery
to be rich in placer gold. and that as high
as s25 day has been made to the man.
The heirs of the Kalbach family, most
OF whom re.iIe i'll Philadelphia and other
parts OF Pennsylvania, are in receipt Of
information tn tavast estate in Germany
awaits them, and thoy are taking active
steps to establish their identity Tho
property has been for some years in the
possession of the German government,
and is ,alucd all the way from SIS, ,000,-
900 to $50, 900 000
Foreign.
A second case Of cholera has occurred
in London.
The strikers at Mons, Belgium, and in
the vicinity now number 2,025.
y meeting of the French cabinet has
been held to discuss the American tariff
bill
The English people hail with delight
ugai.
The Russian army maneuvers in the
presence of the German emperor were
highly successful.
The Bismarckian press of Germany is
very irata over the elnpcror's overtures to
England and Russia.
Senior Cas.cla, of Spain, is about to
| marry Madame Ratazz!. the widow OF
| the celebrated Italian statesman.
The English government has initiated
| an official inquiry into the reported ia,l-
I of I;1 al
A force of 800 IIaytien soldiers invaded
San Domingo, but We're defeated Nit.i a
| loss of % killed and many wounded
Since the troulIp with :he O ic" and
| the Grenadir; Guards recruiting in Eng
| land for the army has been at Il stand
still
| Thirty thousand person, participated
in meeting held in Z m':ic1l t, pro.rSt
| against Bishop ODn ycr's crit c.&in Of
| Dillon, the Irish leader.
| The official report "t the registrar of
| vital statistic, sl.ov+ tI'r - persons l'uvo
! died in LDndou dil:in-, The past year of
starvation pure and simple.
| There are such rrnNIj OF American
tourists i'll EngIant that they can not Sc
| cure hrrthS on lot;:rn ST. amera except by
| applying weeks ii a lrance.
| A ukasc has been Issued at St. Peters
| burg ,iircctin. the formation Of two
| squa Irons Of cavalry to be composed
| entirely of natives Of the Caucasus.
|. 1t is believed !hat the obiect OF the
| Emperor William is to secure another
| European conference to provide for Il
| general disarmament of the great pow
Grs.
Mr.. Gladstone, who is at Uawarden, is
enjoying remarkably good health. He
is dcsrous of taking a long rest in the
| country before entering upon his autumn
| campaign.
\ caravan of 1000 pOrters is about to
| start from BagamOyo for Victoria Ny
anza. Fifteen hundred will revictua!
the French Algerian mission stations in
Central Africa.
There is in London talk of an organi-
zation of railway and other corporations
to hold ground against the gigantic and
overwhelming influence of trades union
ism in England.
| Advices from Samoa state that the
cons,ls at Apia have issued proclama-
ton in which they warn the natives
against entering into any intrigue to re-
place King Mataafa.
The trades unions at Melbourne arc
voting large sums in support of the
strikers in the shipping trade. AS a re-
suit of the strike 20 steamers are now
lying idle in the harbor.
| Great reports are published in London
concerning d new variety of cotton
plant, the Mitafife. 1t is now exclu.
avely sown in Egypt, but experts believe
it can cut in all cotton growing regions.
The Queen of Italy has maintained he,
reputation for pluck and endurance by
climbing a mountain O,s0O feet high in
Switzerland during a rain storm, GOV.
cred with snow before the top was
| reached
AT meeting of 5, 200 dock laborcrs::i in
London over which John Burns presided
resolutions were adopted expressing
sympathy with the American knights
of Labor in their strike, and hope fol
their success.
, NJ de Freycinet, French minister ol
war, has Issued decree that the duel
must cease to be compulsory in the French
| army, and that for the future the decision
, | of the officers whether they will elect tc
: fight or not will be left to their own dis
! | cretion.
An order from the Car of Russia dis
t charging ali the army recruits of 1885
{ 1886, and 1887 into the reserves is inter
! preted to mean that the conference will
{ the German emperor has resulted in al
, | arrangement that will preserve the peace
Of Europe.