The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-07-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE WORLDS EVENTS GATHERED
IN SMALL COMPASS.
The Latest Happenings at Nome and Abroad
Collected and Presented in Terse
and Readable FORM
DOmestic Summary.


The hop crop of the country is re-
ported to he very light.
Gold shipments to Europe last week
amounted to $1,255, 900.
The strike of freig.,t handlers in Gin
clnnatl was an entire failure.
An incendiary fire destroyed $50 900
worth Of property in Spokane.
Daniel McC Cormick died at Pawtucket,
r. l., of hydrophobia Saturday night
The recount of the census in Denver,
Col, resulted in Il gain of 1000 popua-
ton. i
1t is reported that Rev. DR.. Burtsell
will be assigned to a church in Balti-
more.
There has been almost unexampled
duilness in Wall street during the past
week.
At Gainesville, Tex, 10 persons have
died from eating poisoned ice cream at a
picnic.
The legislature of Illinois is in special
session over the Worlds Fair to be held
at Chicago.
William II. Trego has resigned as gen
press Company.
Extraordinary crops are promised
throughout the South this year both in
cotton and tobacco.
The cruiser Baltimore has been def
nitely chosen to convey the remains of
Ericsson to Sweden.
General Goshorn announces that he
will not accept the directorship of the
Chicago Worlds Fair.
Two hundred and sixty thousand ap-
plications for pensions under the new
dependent act have already been filed.
Congressman Charles S. Baker has
withdrawn from the contest for renomi-
nation in the Rochester, n. Y, district
1t is announced that Chief Justice Nor
ton, of Massachusetts, will resign his Of
fee next month, after 81 years of service
John Powers, CAP of the crew of the
Thetis expedition to save Lieutenant
Greely and his men, is dead at Camden,
n. J.
There will be total failure of the
Iowa honey crop this year, owing to the
injury of clover and buckwheat by
| drought.
Mr.. Blaine has witten another letter
to Senator Frye favoring the adoption
of reciprocity with the South American
republics.
At Joint debate .r1IJt b.,. bcC ue at Day
Gap, Ala, a serious riot took place.
| Thirty shots were fired, and several peO-
pie wounded.
The Secretary of the Interior has or
dered the retaking of the census of st.
Paul and Minneapolis, owing to proof of
frauds in both cities.
By the fall of pavilion at Ironton,
Mich, 600eXcursionists We're precipitated
to the ground. Many were injured, but
no deaths have occurred.
Silver has maintained a steady price of
from 81. 90 to 81. 10 per ounce since the
passage of the silver bill. The price has
also advanced in Europe.
The express companies in Missouri
have notified their agents at all border
points to take no more beer or other
liquor destined for points in Kansas.
A block of granite weighing 49,9
pounds was taken from the Petersburg
(Va.) granite quarry to be used in the
soldiers and sailors monument at Rich
mond.
General Sherman has written an arti-
Gle on "The Army and Militia of the
United States," which will appear in the
August number of the North 1nlericdn
RerieW.
The effort to promote a boycott of
Northern goods in the South in case of
| IA, e E,lo Il
in Congress is meeting with ittle
| success.
The Bennington Battle Monument
Association has decided to present the
new United States gunboat Bennington
bronze miniature of the battle monu-
ment that will cost $500.
w. X. Vanderbilt has offered Governor
Sprague S40O, 900 for his country estate,
"Canonchet If Mr.. Vanderbilt buys
the estate he intends to erect magnifi-
cent hotel on the grounds.
The long nervous strain is at last tell
ing plainly on Kemmler the murderer,
and it would not surprise his friends if
he died before the law fixed day for
his execution by electricity.
The Omaha Republican,, the late ex-
Public Printer Rounds's paper, is in diff
ficulty. The editors and reporters have
, assumed charge, and will receive all cash
to settle their back accounts.
The steamer Egypt of the National
Line, bound from New York to Liverpool,
was burned at sea with cargo of cot
ton and cattle. The crew were taken off
by the German ship Gustave Oscar.
Andersonville prison has been bought
by Captain J. d. Crawford, commander
of the Grand Army post at Macon, Ga. +,
and is to be used as national park and
club house by members of the order.
Thirty-two Arabs, who arrived at
Philadelphia on the steamer Pennsyl-
vania, from Liverpool, will be detained
on the allegation that they came into
this country in violation of the contract
labor law.
The city council of Chicago have
passed an ordinance requiring the use of
gas for fuel throughout the city. 1t is
designed to do away with the smoke
nuisance. Natural gas from Indiana is
to be used.
Miss Wheeler, the Philadelphia heiress,
who married German count, has been
snubbed at the court of Bavaria, and hel
titled husband has been told that he must
give up his rich American wife or lose
his title as Count Pappenheim.