The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-08-23
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4 WEEKS NEWS
GATHERED rroH rvEKy QUARTER
of TuK WORLD
Aud Bri.ay Told For the Readers of The
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The People. Party in New York.
New York. Aug 29-The Popuils:, Of TIE
cts Of Tew York have determined To nom /
luatr their OWL c,ty and county ticket and .
have organized labor 40 enter the field u .
politics ami unite forces under their stani +
ard The FopuilstS OF the State viii also .
hold a convention and put a State ucke, IN /
the HELD. The convention has been called /
10 meet III Saratoga sept. llth ana Inn.
Branch has been renominated bv the /
Democrats III the First district. Crawford re /
nominated IN the Ninth district Cooke nom |
mated 10 succeed Bum in the Fourth hs-
trict, and Settle renomiuated by the Reput /
lcan> Ia the Fifth district.
At Terrc Haute last Friday Alex trot,e |
the fastest mile troJte,i during 1881. making
an average OF 2:05 80 for three heats. Di-
reclum no longer holds alone the world
record for the fastest mile trotter in a race
but shares the honor equally with the four
year-old mare who is expected TO break the
worlds record during the fall.
The war between Japan and China has
developed into something serious. So far
the ARRAY has been unnteresting to outsid
ers but the news comes that the government
of Japan has just loaned Il 10000 from
the syndicate of Berlin brokers and we may
now expect lively time over the troubled
waters.
The State Temperance convention was
held i'll Greensboro last week Thirty one
counties We're represented and permanent or
ganization was effected. The convention
was very conservative body and seemed
greatly in earnest and free from partisan in
tiuence.
The trial of Conductor Goodman who
killed Col. Parsons at Covington, Va. a
short time ago, came off last week The de-
PENDENT was found guilty of homicide in the
second degree and was sentenced for Is
years in the pententiary.
The Georgia Pacific Railway was sold last
Saturday to the Drexel Morgan Company
There was only one bidder and one bid,
$500, 0G0, and the Georgia Pacific passed into
the gigantic Southern Railway system
The damage to the corn crop in parts of
Kansas and Nebraska is so great that the St
Joseph and Grand Island railroads have is
sued orders for the abandonment of over a
dozen stations on its line
Rev. Thomas Dixon, of New York, deliv-
cred his famous lecture on The Gates OF
| Heaven and He'll in Modern Babylon" al
the Academy of Music in Raleigh last Tues
day night.
Tillman supporters in South Carolina
have nominated John Cary Evans for Gov
ernor and DR.. Limberman for Lieut. Cover.
nor. The convention adopted the Omaha
platform.
1t is reported that the cotton crop in some
portions of the State has been damaged III
to 90 per cent in the last two weeks by The
numerous heavy rains.
Congress is scheduled to adjourn mex
week Chairman Wilson is of the opinion
that the tariff bill will become a law with
out the Presidents signature
During a severe storm at Ayden, Pit Co.
two story store was blown down and TIVE
children were killed by lightning.
Congressman Settle. of the fifth district
has challenged Mr.. Graham, his Democrat
opponent for joint canvass.
The Republicans of the Ninth Judcia
: district have nominated Henry F. Starbucl
) for Judge and w. L. Mott for Solicitor.
The recent freshet in Black River was tn
biggest ever known. 1t has done a great dea
of damage to crops.
! One day recently thirty-three men, wit
, dogs and guns, killed three bears in Cartere
county.
In the recent engagements between Chin
and Japan the Japs got decidedly the wor
of it.