The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-01-08

Wotcott Speaks in SYM
pathy of the South--Othcr
Items Of Interest.
There was snow In New York last
Friday and Saturday thirteen inches
doep.
This Ii the flrst successful Ice crop
that there has been i'm the last three
years.
The cars have besn loaded aud
crowded every day this week with
negroes going South, especially TO
Georgia.
During 1890 the number of books
In the State Library were increased
by ], ,53I and there are about Al 900
on the shelves.
The Force bill Is dead. The oppo-
nents OF the bill succeeded ON Tues
day In having Ii laid aside I'm vote
Of 81 yeas against 30 nays.
Secretary Bedding field, ofthe State
Farmers Alliance, states there are
now ninety-six county and 2,lsl Sub
Alliances I'm North Carolina.
Three Republicans 50 far have had
enough backbone to stand on the
floor Of the Senate TO give their can
did visws against the Force bill.
The office, press and fixtures of
the Rocky Mount Argonaut was
burned oa Tuesday. The publishers
have our sympathy Ia their loss.
The business failures In the UI tied
during the past year are reported TO
be lQ,907 In number, being twenty
five greater than in the year 1889.
Gov. Fowle has Just moved into
his newly finished mansion. Ii Is
magnificent structure and will add
| much to the attractions Of Raleigh.
The Chicago Tribune, Republican.
says: "Thc McKialeyitcs seem to
have labored hard to find the short
est and best way to wreck the Re
publican party"
The doors Of the Peoples Nation
al Bank Of Fayetteville closed on the
3lst ult. They stated the cause ~
being unable to meet drafts made
upon its funds.
Stephen X. Weeks, n graduate Of
the University at Chapel Hill, Is TO
succeed Dr. G.. l.. Smith as intructor
in undergraduate history at John
Hopkins University.
London was visited with great
fire on the 30th ult. There was no
lives lost In the fire. The damage
and cost Of property Is estimated 10
be about 81 100000.
The employees Of the Duke Cigar
ette factory at Durham were agree.
ably surprised Christmas by being
paid double their salary that week,
which amounted to $1,000.
The Indians are still on the war
path. In hand to hand fight last
week twenty-five soldiers were kill
ed and thirty wounded. The en-
gagement lasted until not single
Indian was In sight.
1.-THE Illinois Democrats are hap
py. The Illinois Tariff Reform
League feasted in Chicago. and con-
gratulatiDns over the recent victories
, we're numerous and the cheeri.g for
cleveland was loud and long"
1t isa continuance cry about the
/. increase in price and the lowering
of wages, and thousands Of labor
: ers are being discharged, under the
= present circumstances. Let this G
t a lesson to every laborer to never
again vote the Republican ticket.
t The Indians are i'm their rag.
0 5000 Sioux are on the war path.
They are burning churches and
= dwellings and will not listen TO aisy
. proposals OF peace They must have
e forgotten that they are tackiing Tn
n Gle Sam, who has the largest stand
n ing army IN the world.
u A famine i'm Ireland seems TO bs
st inevitable. For the distance Of fiji
* ty miles i'm West Cork the peopl'
m are starving. Those that were mo {
A. fortunate than their neighbnrs have
d divided with them until the paop.'
ID Of the whole county are in a starv
"A ing condition and are dependent up
ID on the charity Of those abroad TO
III The maintenance Of life.
q On one day last week Senator VOL
ri colt, Republican, 0f Coioraio, NAL
ed speech i'm the Senate against tn
sr Force bill. 1t was highly patrioii
a and broad minded In its wara ~
A probation OF Southern causes an
10 necessities. MIR. Woicott Is an abl
o. debator and he il working 10
re- the good OF the whole Union an
nr not TO carry out the plans OF any la
're ti0n or part af he Union.