The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-06-11
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Grants monument was unveiled
at his oil home, Gelcna, ILLINOIS, |
last week with imposing ceremonies. |
The Wrightsvillc encdmpment has
been named after our late Governor.
VIII hereafter be called Camp FoWIe.
A monument erected to the South
ern Heroes was unveiled at Jackson,
Miss, last Wednesday amid great
ceremOnics.
A Confederate Monument will be
unveiled at Wilson on June 18th,
Senator Ransom is billed to deliver
the address.
London, June 9.-The jury in the
baccarat trial have returned YER
diet against Sir VIM. Gordon Cum
ming charged with cheating.
The northern part Of Italy was
visited on last sunday morning by
a severe earthquake, several towns
were badly shaken up and many
nitizenS killed.
About onC-thIrd Of the votes in
Cleveland county were cast in the
prohibition election last Monday.
From indications the county is dry
by fully five hundred majority.
The indictments before the y. 5.
Court at Raleigh against the canvass
ing boards of New Hanover and
Warren counties for throwing out
certain votes has been dismissed.
The jury returned Il verdict for the
defendants.
Prof. George TaylOe Winston, Of
the University, was elected unani-
mously by the Trustees Of the Uni
versity for it's Pres dent, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignncnt Of
DR.. Kemp p. Battle. He is Il native
of BERTHE county and is i'll his 18th
year.
Mr. William J. Battle, son Of DIR.
Kemp p. Battle, of Chapel Hill, N.
c., has won the Morgan fellowship
at Harvard University. There were
forty competitors. The fellowship
is worth $500 year. Mr.. Battle two
years ago won scholarship at Har-
ward.
Mr.. A. G.. Mellle of LuIuberton,
n. c., who died recently willed
$4,000 to Wake Forest College,
$4,000 to establish Baptist school
in Lumberton, $4,000 to go to q
home for aged and imfirm ministers
He also bequeath large amounts tC
the Baptist Orphange and the
Baptist Female University.
The Grand Chapter Royal Arel
Masons for this State met at More
head City N. c., yesterday. The
Grand High Priest is b. f. Briggs
of Wilson. The Grand Comman
derry, K. t., meets at the same
place Thursday, w. w. Allen, OF
Greensboro, being Eminent Crane
Commander; IL. IL. Munson, O
Wilmington, Grand Recorder.
The Grand Jury of the United
in the case of the defunct Peoples
Bank of Fayetteville, with reference
particularly to the cashier, Mr.. Eli
jah F. Moore, yesterday evenin!
made return to the court that afte
thorough investigation they hat
failed to find true bill against Mr.
Moore, and upon motion of Col. Full
Ter, of counsel for Mr. Moore, he wa
Observation-Disclosures News and OF
server.
Melville +. Stone, the newly az
pointed chief OF the department O
foreign affairs of the WCrid'- Column
bia Exposition, is resident Of CHI
cago, and has well established an
enviable reputation in journalism
throughout the United States. III
principal foreign nations, and man
of the lesser ones, have already az
cepted the Presidents invitation t
participate, and the internations
character of the Exposition has bee
fully assured beyond all question
MI. Stone intends % see that the pee
pie of foreign natiOr;s are giver
hereafter, abundant information {
a reliable character, about the EXPO
sitiOn, to the end that, not only wi
such false and malicious reports
rendered HARMLESS, but every poss
bic exhibitor or visitor shall gain a
the information he my desire COZ
corning the Exposition. The LoI
don Office OF the Exposition will /
i'll charge of Robert S. Mccormick
now secretary of legation under RoI
ert L. Lincoln, U. S. Minister at I'll
Court OF st. James.