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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-05-25
CLEVELAND s FLANS

CLEgEL 40 PLANS.
CIcvcland's plans on the iinsneiaI
question. are gradually coming to
light each day. Everybody kno~s
that he has postponed calling an cx-
ira aession Of congress, ia order to
give him time TO uEe his appointing
power with the patronage OF The
Government 10 force Democratic
c5ngrcs smen who are opposed TO ms
views. {, come 10 terms with him.
But it is just nov that the public l.
beginning to get some idea Of the
propositions that he will probably
MAKE 10 the next congress. II seems
now ~ be about this, that he wIIl
offer to have the gold bug congress
men of the North and East to vote
to repeal the ten per cent tax on the
State banks, if the South and West
will agree to vote 10 repeal the
Sherman law, and will further prom
Use to vote for no law favorable to
silver. If this should prove to be
the case, we think that the people
are too enlightened to put up with
any such clap trap.
The Democratic party in the last
campaign not only promised to re-
peal the ten per cent tax on State
bank circulation, but they promised
the people that they would give
them free coinage of silver also.
What a specticle this will present!
The new England lewiston Of the
party, refusing to stand by the
pledges to the people on one point,
unless the Southern and Western
part of the party will 60 back on
their pledges to the people on an
other point. When this proposition
is made, the machine papers and
politicians will cry out, that this is
IL compromise between two extreme
ideas, and that all reforms are got
ten through compromises. That is
a stereotyped expression which the
tools and mouthpicces of monopolies
always use, when deal is being
made that robs the people and gives
everything to the monopolies. We
will not make any further comment,
until we see positively what Cleye-
land intends to do. We sound this
note of warning now, however, that
people may be on their guard and
watch. One more word though be-
fore we close, and that is, that every
reformer in this country stands on
the bank question, where Andrew
Jackson stood. Every well informed
man knows that the great fight of
this life was against banks of issue,
both of STATE and NATIONAL. He
believed in the government exercis-
ing its right and doing its simple
duty, to furnish the people with g
currency sufficient in volume, and
without the intervention of banking
corporations. Remember it is banks
of ISSUE that he opposed not banks
of deposit. Yet those who claim
to be Democrats to-day, and posing
as the leaders of the party, are OPP
posed to the great principles that h'
stood and fought and won on. Oh
that old Hickory were on earth to
day, to fight the usurpers of Democ
racy!
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-05-25

important Meeting of the Presbyterian
General Assembly.
The one hundred and fifth general
assembly of the Presbyterian church
Of the United States met in Washing
ton ID. G OH last Thursday May 8th
1t is one of the most important i'll
the history of the church. Three i'm
portant subjects are now engrossing
It's attention, coming over from the
meeting at Portland last year. These
are the report of the committee on
seminaries, the appeal of the commit
tee which unsuccessfully prosecuted
Professor Briggs from the action of
the New York presbvtery and the
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-05-25

An analysis of the profits of bank
ing on bond issue of ten year four
per cents recently published shows
that at the end of ten years the pro-
fits would amount to more than the
original sum. No wonder the Wall
street bond spectators are pressing
Secretary Carlisle.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-05-25
FORElG>

A cablegram of the i LIZ
vices from Australia s snO "a
financial crisis is stu "A.
morning a dispatch was n, :
nouncing that the h III a
Queensland, limited, ns1 4
LONDON, May lS.-Iin ~ q !,
granted an order for lh' 4 y
of the Commercial BanA M.
which suspended April p doa I'd d
tai deposits of over Ia'OV noupl
of which 5000, 900 p'
lodged in London. "A
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-05-25
NATION,
n Tcrribl. Nior

Connecticut, OHIO, has
ted by "A terrible storm
bridges have been undn
went down. No train,
The lake shore dock AZ
is six feet under water
vessels are likely to be
the lake. Five bodie,
recovered from a scb~
was seen to go down
border. The schooner P,5 1
dered last night of
Ohio. The first mate az. 1
ors were drowned. Thcal
three sailors were saved .
Gay, of the Pelican, aDdcll
of the rescuing crew,
hurt. The tug Walter b
the dredge Continental 40.
were washed into the LAKE
anchorage at COnncaut,
dredge and scow capSi1ed
persons were drowned |
washed ashore on wreri
tug was washed ashore au5
were saved,
Meadville, Pa, is at
worst inundation in irs biatI
pie are tak,n from the SEED
of houses in boats
New Castle, Pa, i, hayi
lar experience. Furnaces J
and mills at both place, "A
stopped.
Erie, Pa, is suffering n
reports one case OF drown
Lake shore Railroad dock
bula, Ohio, under six fed
There is four feet Of vail
Union depot at Meadvil- A
A t Youngstown, Ohio, n
partment has been busy 4
and this morning rcscuine 1
boats.
Bank of the Carolina,
The Charleston News al.|
says editorially:
We have no doubt that 4
of the Carolinas at Flores
has several branches IN "a
and South Carolina, vbos|
sion was announced last 4
speedily recover from It's 4
embarrassment and resume
stronger than ever. II.
will get every dollar OF tisI
and its assets are sufficleI'1
all liabilities. Insufliclef'
and the stringency in =
market have caused the y
None of the banks in Gag
affected by the suspenslo''
Important Deci'i'''
Judge Brady, decides in.
pointee under the civil "a
of the government cann@
missed without sufficient q,
the courts have a right 10
the sufficency Of the cause
Still They CO.
The Citizens Bank o.
City, Tenn, has supende'
The building Of the ClN1
Glucose Company, OF os''
a seven story struc'ul'
over 100 hands were enprs
entirely wrecked by an e-
the 18th. A few OF the ~ :.
unhurt. The cause OF !"
is a mystery.
Judge Twiggs, OF @t.
recently secured a divc~ \
Gle r. Twiggs, a leadlng I
man Of Augusta, and IA
Senator Gordon, was = =
week to Mrs. Cornella ?. "a
a young widow Of Char'''
Owen. McCarr, Of TeUp, !,
appointed secretary OF
the U. S., at SantlasO "a
Micheal j. Hendrix
Belleville canada. f.
The Mississippi river =. =
st. Louis and Memphis =
Orleans it is stationary
is rising.
Southern Presoytelni'
Convention t Macon, p%
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-05-25

A correspondent wrote us letter
few days since, saying that certain
men III his town complained that
IHE CAUCASIAN was stirring up the
people, making them dissatisfied.
Wherever there is reason to be dis
satisfied, then the people ought to
be dissatisfied. None but slaves sub
nit to injustice without a protest.
Every lover of liberty will be dis
satisfied when he is oppressed, and
he will never stop fighting wrong
until he gets justice. A man who
has not this much manhood. does
not deserve justice, and will never
get 1t. HE CAUCASIAN is giving
the reason why the people should be
dissatisfied with the present coudi-
ton. There is enough wrong to
make them dissatisfied. And how
can any man with heart in him.
want the people to be kept in that
ignorance, that wonld keep them
from striking at the wrongs that
cypress them?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-05-25

See IN another column a commu-
n1eatlon from the county Alliance of
Cabarrus county. They denounee
the course of the Concord Times and
pronounce its statements false. The
people In every section of the State
must speak as they have in CabarrE.s
and condemn and expose such pa,.i-
san and untruthful papers.
Mr. Kerr Craig OF Salisbury has
been appointed 3rd Assistant Post
Master General. This is another
good size appointment for North
Carolina.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-05-25

Jonathan Edwards has been on
trip out West. He writes about
his trip and also tells how he finds
Washington and the office seekers
upon his return He will write us a
letter each week hereafter.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-05-25
To Talk at a Distance.

The longest telephone line in the
world is to be from Halifax, Nova
Scotia to Voncourn, distance of
$500 miles. Just immagine how ag-
gravating it would be for a fellow
5000 miles away to tell you to your
face your mamma was not a gen.
tleman ana you couldn't hit him, but
there is consolation IN the fact, you
can cuss him back and not get hurt.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-05-25
PRESIDENT BUTLER's APPOINTMENT.

Marion Butler, President N. G. e.
s. A. will speak at Yanklnville,
(Yadkin county, on Monday June
5th.,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-05-25
|. / MERRIMAN /!

Produce Commission !
Vegetables, Fruits, RI
Tongue. Furs, Eggs e. !.
CLAIMS, Oysters, - -
274 Washington St, MI
Quick Sales and ffof
may25-3ms-2p'
The weekly messenger., 1893-10-07
High Insurance Rates.

The first year that the steam
engine was purchased, the reduc-
tion of insurance rates on account
of better protection from fires
very nearly compensated the
amount paid by merchants for the
special tax levied by the corpora
ton, to defray expenses of Fire
department and culverts." Since
the last rating of the town new hose
has been purchased for both Hand
engines and in fact no expense has
been spared to have the fire de-
partment in first class order not
withstanding these improvements
the insurance rates according to
the tariff of rates issued by the
South Eastern Tariff Association
have almost doubled. The follow
ing extract from the tariff seems
to indicate that the agent sent by
the S. E. T. Association was eth
er not very Observant or took some
one elses word for an inspection
which he should have made in
person. Mentioning the hand
engines it says; each Hand
Engine has $50 feet Il inch hose
attached but both in poor condi-
tion. Bayou Teche only supply
of water but as main portion of
town being situated some distance
from bayou, 1t is practically use
less for fire purposes.
This tariff was issued in July
and it was in the early part of this
year that the hand engines were
furnished with new hose which
the companies have never yet had
occasion to use except on practice
days.
Bayou Teche is 700 feet. from
Main street and in many places
the distance is less. The steam
engine has 1000 feet of good hose
and on all occasions where fires
occurred on main street, (the bust
ness portion of the town. it has
always done good work with two
streams of water. The merchants
and business man of st. Martin
vile should take this matter in
hands and demand correction of
the s. +. T. Association who will
no doubt recognize the error COM
mitted by their agent and correct
The weekly messenger., 1893-10-07
Lynch Law.

We are having at present abun.
dant instances of the species OF
volunteer justice. In fact Judge
Lynch may be said to be in al
most continuous session some
where in the United States. The
blind vengeance of jefferson Par
ish and terrible collision at Roa-
noke are the two latest, as they
are two of the most notable, in
stances that the country has known
since those of Natchez and San
Francisco.
There are some elements of mi
tigation, perhaps of justification,
in popular outbreaks of this kind
in rare and exceptional cases, but
excesses like those of jefferson
Parish are calculated to bring the
G
whole system into execration. The
three brothers that were hanged
had not participated in the mur-
der. They were suspected of hav-
ing been parties to a conspiracy
which had the murder in view. 1t
was even suspected that they were
leaders in a larger conspiracy in
tended to re-establish negro su-
premacy in the parish through
the slaughter of many others be-
sides Judge Estopinal. But all
this was mere suspicion; most of
it absurd on its face. Judge
Lynch'S court is not well enough
to go into the intrica-
cies of conspiracy trial on cir
evidence.
But what shall we do, then? the
people ask. We live in the midst
IF an alien race who far outnum-
The weekly messenger., 1893-10-07

Der us. A certain proportion OF
them are savages. They have a
gloss of civilization but in all the
relations of religion, morality and
respect for law they are no better
than cannibals. These, it is true,
are few very few-but the decent
members of their race shield them
and protect them. A law trial of
one of them with negro witnesses
and negro jurors would be farce.
Must we permit our women and
even female children to live in
constant peril of outrage?
There is no reasonable, practi-
cal doubt of two thing in this con-
nection: first, the law does not
and, with its present machinery
cannot, afford adequate protection
Of white women in many portions
of the Southern States; second, in
the absence of such protection the
people interested will most eer-
tainly provide more summary
and efflcacious remedy. To pre-
vent it, government would have to
furnish one soldier to stand guard
over each white citizens.
The law itself must be amended
to meet the occasion and to meet
it promptly and fully. To suit
the case, the law will have to be a
quasi martial law, for the evil re-
ferred to is in itself kind of war.
The aggressors do not make open
declaration of their war but they
carry it on steadily, brutally, dar-
ingly like other savages.
Rape is the one crime that
ought to be turned over to the
militia and tried by drum-head
court martial. The militia will
be a more organized form of po-
pular justice than that where the
people stoned the criminal to
death by authority of the Mosaic
law. Morning Star.
The weekly messenger., 1893-10-07
Police Jury.
Regular meeting of the Police Jury OF
the Parish Of st. Martin held
October 2nd A. ID. 1893.

At 10 O'Clock a. H., this day. the Meet
ing was called to order. The Roll was
called, the following Members present
and answered to their names: Hon. K.
A. Duchamp. President and Messrs Lab
be, Guilbeau, Martin and David. Absent
Mr.. Chas. Gutekunst.
The minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
The Accountant reports that he has,
since last meeting, issued 62 Checks on
the Parish Treasurer. against the vari-
GUS appropriations of the Schedule of
1893, said checks amounting to the sum
of one thousand. one hundred and eleven
dollars. as per this, his monthly state
ment:
The weekly messenger., 1893-10-07
Opium Habit cured by DIR. Miles, Nervine.
For Nervous Headache. DR.. Miles' Nervine.
DR.. Miles Nervine for Nervous Prostration.

The leading Democrats of the
ways and means committee do not
now believe that they will encoun-
ter as much difficulty in prepar-
ing a tariff bill in accordance with
the lines laid down in the nation
al platform of their party as they
did month ago, because they are
beginning to see their way clear
to raise the necessary revenue to
defray the expenses of the govern
ment, and at the same time not in
terfere with the reduction of the
duties on certain manufactured
products which the consumers of
the country are compelled to pur-
chase by reason of the fact that
such articles are absolutely ne
cessary in the housekold. A state
ment Is given out that the sugges-
tion of Mr.. David A. Wells to i'm
pose the maximum internal re-
venue be adopted and that the
revenue from this source will be
S76,OOO,OOO more a year than it is
at present. The ways and means
committee are also favorably in
clined to imposing a small tariff
tax on sugar of say one cent per
pound which will yield revenue
of about $40, 100000 a year. Aside
from this bill of Congressman
Sayers of Texas repeating the
shaking fund law is meeting with
the hearty approval of the Demo-
cratic leaders and the Democratic
press is also urging it's passage
for the reason that if the sinking
fund is abolished, and there does
not appear to be any necessity
now for such fund, the revenue
required to be provided for by
the ways and means committee,
will be reduced over $6O,OOO,O 600.
Secretary Carlisle is almost daily
in conference with Chairman Will
son OF the ways and means CON-
mittee, and it is stated is giving
the later gentleman some very va
luable points regarding the pre-
paration of a tariff bill, and that
the drafting of the bill will de
done much quicker and with grea-
ter time than is thought possible
a short time ago States.
The weekly messenger., 1893-10-07

1915 checks issued to date. amount
ting in total to $7,5i3,39
The Clerk reports that he has on the
10th ult., furnished to the State Super
intendent of Public Education the fol-
lowing stetisties solicited by his com
municatiOn Of August 30, last to the
President of thif Body. as to amounts
expended by this Police Jury during the
year 1898 for Criminal Prosecutions:
District Court.
For Jurors and Witnesses 1899
Expenses of Prisoners 2l2l,65
Sheriff his fee for attend
ing on Courts $4,000
Sheriff his fee for attend T.
ing Criminal Cases 10000
1906
Justices Courts.
For Justices and COnstables fees 1886
The weekly messenger., 1893-10-07
;, BR0WES IRON BITTERS

Cures Indigestion. Biliousness, Dyspepsia, Mala-
ria, Nervousness. and General Debility Physi-
clans recommend il. All dealers soil H. Gev-.ne
hastrade mark and crossed red lines op wrapoep
The weekly messenger., 1893-10-07

Total expenses $3.50 80
A communication to the President
from DR.. II. DeMahy, bearing date of
30th ult, in refence to the establishment
Of local Board of Health. was read and
action on same was postponed to next
meeting.
The President was authorized to fur
nish the Clerk Of Court with Blank
Books for Recorders office.
Accountant were then audited and the
Clerk was directed to issue Checks for
such that were found correct and ap-
proved.
There being no further business to
transact, upon the motion of Mr.. Liable
which was seconded by Mr.. Martin, this
meeting was adjourned.
A true copy from the minutes at Page
l7O. Aug. Maraist.
Clerk P.J.
The weekly messenger., 1893-10-07

Transient advertisements, 20 cents per
Zach for first insertion; 80 cents for each
subsequent insertion.
OAicial or legal advertisements, 81 per
I inch for first Insertion; and so cents for
each subsequent insertion.
DBrief communications upon subjects
public interest solicited. No attention
will be given to anonymous letters.
The weekly messenger., 1893-10-07

LADIES
Needing tonic, or children that want building
up, should take
BROWNS IRON BITTERS.
1t il pleasant TO take, cures Malaria. Indige :
don. and Bi1iousness. All dealers keep it.
The weekly messenger., 1893-10-07

SO checks amounting as above $l,011.72
Add 314 checks reported at last
meething amounting to 6,531,66
The weekly messenger., 1893-10-07

Sold ON q Positive Guarantee.
Oa. MILES PILLS. so Doses 2ScTa
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-21

was commenced on said railroad in
Washington County, and, although
considerable progress had been made,
it soon became evident that the road
could not be completed throughWashI
ington County by --- day of ----,
1890, which was necessary in order
that the railroad company should re-
ceive Johnson City's seventy-fve
thousand dollars in bonds, as provided
in its proposition, voted on March 25,
1890. Therefore, in order to get an
extension of time in which to complete
its road through Washington County,
and save Johnson City's subscription,
said Charleston, Cincinnati & Chicago
Railroad Company, through its same
general manager, r. A. Johnson, did,
on the Both day Of December, 1889
submit another proposition "by wag
Of extension" and I'm lieu of the SUB.
scription heretofore voted," ETC., to the
corporate authorities of the town ol
Johnson City, of the same character
as the one already mentioned, again
asking the town to subscribe fol
seventy-fve thousand dollars OF the
capital stock of said company, payable
in interest-bearing coupon bonds, ant
setting forth that it proposed to con
struct line of railroad from Charles
ton, in the State of South Carolina, Il
Ashland, in the State OF Kentucky
and had located and was constructing
its line of road through the corporal,
limits of the town of Johnson City.
In this application, or proposition
the defendant company again agreet
to erect and maintain its shop TO
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-21

ticulsr individual, or corporation, in
consistent with the general laws ofthe
and; 4. 1t grants 10 one corporation
rights and privileges that can not, by
the same law, be extended to like cor
porations.
But il the Act should be valid as a
license, said railroad company would
still be q foreign corporation, and not
a domestic corporation chartered un-
der the general laws of Tennessee.
II. This was the status of the
Charleston, Cincinnati & Chicago
Railroad Company when, on the 29rd
of February, 1889, it eubmitted prop
osition to the town OF johnson City to
subscribe for seventy-five thousand
dollars of its capital stock, payable in
coupon bonds.
The proposition WAS submitted to
the town authorities by R. A. johnson,
general manager of the company, and
| in said proposition the railroad com
pany agreed and bound itself to com
pleJe its road through Washington
County on or before the - day oi
-, 1890.
1t also agreed to construct anC
maintain its shops within the corpo
rate limits of johnson City.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen
acted upon the proposition. and or
dered an election to be held on March
25th, 1890, and at said election three
lfourths Of all the votes cast were fol
the subscription t. the capital stocl
of said railroad, in accordance witt
the terms OF its application.
! In the latter part OF the summer
or early part OF the fall, of 1889, worl
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-21

Humbly complaining, Complainant
showeth unto the iIonorsbl~ Court:
/. That the Chaflest, Cincinnati
& Chicago Railroad Company was
originally organized and chartered
under the laws of the States Of Nurth
Carolina and South Carolina;
That an attempt was made by an
act of the Legislature to incorporate
said G., G. & Q. R. r. 60. as Tennes-
see corporation, with power 10 sue
and be sued, and with all the "powers
and privileges conferred on other
railroad companies by the general
laws of the State;;" and also with
power TO construct and operate it's
road across the State of Tennessee ,and
for that purpose to enter upon and
condemn lands for right of way, as
provided in the general laws Of the
State for railroad companies.
Complainant is advised that this act
of the Legislature, being chapter 2l4
of the Acts of 1887, is unconstitutional
and, therefore, imperative and void
1t is obnoxious to section 8 of article
XI of the Constitution of Tennessee
and especially that clause which de
clares that "no corporation shall bt
created, or its powers increased or di
minished by special laws"
| If it should be contended thatit wal
not the intention OF said act to create
a Tennessee corporation, but that i
was mere license OF power to q for
eign corporation to construct it's lint
OF road through the State, Com plain
ant charges that the Act is inopera
tive for that purpose, because it is il
violation of the section OF the consti
tuition above mentioned. in this: /. /
increases the power of said railroad
company by special law; 2. 1t sus
pends . general law for the benefit 0
a particular individual, or corporation
8. 1t is law for the benefit Of par
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-21
Announcement.

To the Public;-I have just opened
a Dental Office in the arr-Burrow
Building, thoroughly equipped with
the latest and best appliances known
to the profession. Everything is new
and first-cla and it is in every way
the most complete Dental Office that
has ever been opened in Johnson CITY.
/ would be pleased to have you call
and examine my facilities for perform
ing ell kinds OF work pertaining To
Dentistry
For the painless extraction of teeth
only the safe and efficient remedies
will be used
My prices will be reasonable and
every operation guaranteed.
Soliciting your patti onage, am,
Very Respectfully,
s. A. BOWMAN.