The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-01-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The great and beloved Irish
leader Parnell was defeated in
the election last week by Hen
messy.
The Force bill is we'll named.
1t will force the Republican
party into retirem ent.-New
Berne Journal.
Succi breaks his fast. H.
tasted forty five days. This
exceeds the famous fast made
by Tanner five days.
Gen. Gordon has Joined the
Farmers Alliance. Those pa
pes, who are gloating over his
election as an Alliance defeat,
are nurcing big case Of chagin.
The Wilmington Messenger
or Dec. Goth says: To-day 80
years ago, was made niemmora
BILE by the secession Of South
Carolina. How time flies! Yet
fingers repressive force bills.
100000 acres of land has
been granted the mormonse by
the Mexican government. The
MormOns hope by this move to
get away from the restrictions
placed upon them by the United
States government.
On last Sunday morning the
the Seaboard Air Line r. r.
suffered heavy loss by fire at
Raleigh. The round house was
burned down and IL engines
greatly injured. The loss is es-
timated to be about $35, 900.
We learn by the report of
Maj. Finger, State Supt., OF
schools, that there are 2O5, Sal
children in N. c., that are not
going to school at all. This is
sad fact, and one that should
be remedied if possible.
Mr.. II. w. Aver, the associate
editor Of the State Chronicle has
resigned his position with that
paper and accepted the position
us private secretary of Col.
Polk, President of Farmers AL
lance and Industrial Union.
On Dec. "a the 2 Eain build
ings of Bingham's school were
burned. The fine was caused
sb6An83ddfe Hf97ff ft c in the tlue. The
1ngs will be Immediately re-
built. We think that it was
only in 1884 when the school
was entirely burned.
The annual report Of Supt.
Wood, of the Raleigh Insane
Asylum, is out. He states that
the capacity of the Institution
is for only 2O4 patients. While
1T IS now crowded with 299. He
calls upon the Legislature for
there to be appropriation for
there to be an annex to the
building aud other necessary
improvements,
a meeting Of the county Supt.
Of this State was held in
Raleigh on last Friday and
Saturday. 1t was held for the
purpose of doubling the taxes
for the schools, to have a white
teachers training school etc.
Sampson was honored by the
election of Prof. Isham Royal
as chairman and Rev. f. NJ.
Royal as secretary.
It will be seen of the Far
mers' Alliance, as of every
other great organization, that
the body of the membership.
the men in the ranks, the con-
sentative, sober-minded mid
die strata, will prove to be the
salt which will save it. The
Alliance as a body is all right
and it will get rid of it's agita-
tors and mercenaries by and
by.-Statesville Landmark.
What is wanted is that a.
liberal policy of all cities and
towns in the State, shall be
persued in advertising them
selves. II this is done at once.
North Cardinals growth within
the next few years will astound
the most sanguine; If, however.
nothing of the kind is done
then We must look for Virginia
Tennessee, and Alabama, to 90
ahead. whilst North Carolina
will but record natural in.
crease.-Charlottt, Chronicle.
Senator Vance has made a.
speech on the Force bill. It is
regarded as the aplest speech
that has yet been made on the
subject. The st Louis Republic
says: There is no more at
tractive speaker than Vance in
the Senate of the United States
aud no mau with more general
influence. He is a man of this
people in every sense of the
world. There is no man i'm
Congress who has more sympa-
thy with the faI mers and labor
ers of orr country.
1T is a MISTAKE