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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-06-14
The Charlotte Observer common

The Charlotte Observer comment
ing upon the election in Oregon an
nounces with great pleasure that the
State has gone Republican and says
that that was so much better than
for the Peoples Party to have won
the victory. This would lead US to
believe that the Observer would help
the Republican party to power in
North Carolina before it would see
the People crush the Democratic
machine and take charge of the gov
eminent of the State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-06-14

- Tsec4AI : -sgEtU AZ ia ~At1 SAt "a
her great resources and possibilities
for wealth. was TIE inviting Be!d for
young men 81 talent aud men with
capital. he said that other sections
OF the eouatry had out-stripped Us Ia
the accumulation Of wealth, aud that
the remedy for this vas. te put s
school house on every hilltop. He
then warned the people that legisla-
ton could not be depended on to
change bad conditions. or to make
conditions better any further than
reduce taxation. He said that the
statesmen could not add 10 our
wealth, and that il was foolish TO ex
pect them To do so by changing the
size OF the dollar, or their number,
a. II was TO expect the country mer
chant 10 whom We sell our corn 70
increase the amount of the corn by
changing the size Of the bushel.
After making thus thrust at the
ma jority of the people of North Car
allna who believed that their wealth
has been legislated away from them
| by contracting the currency and
|changino the uurrba~iny mower Of
r14 dollar and who ara to-day not
demanding that wealth be given
them. but that the laws that Irglslate
Eaway their wealth be repealed and
| inst laws mt in their stead that Will
give every man a fair opportuuitv 10
| accumulate wealth according 70 his
success in creating il he showed
still further had taste ~ SAVING that
| he would not present one side of the
money ouestion as CONGRESSMAN
| BRYAN did at Greensboro. He fol-
! lowed this declaration nv TELLING III.
people that the outlook was BRIGHT
aniny for nroenari,v hacause Com
gress wopld wine ont +ba odiops tar
# lou, tl,o of INV
Ha +bap ,rodrcad s+.+;s+;cs con
naripg Eorth CaroI;ra With Nassa-
.busat+s o,a sbo,roa +ba.Eor+b Car
olipa wos ;rorao wealth factor
,har Nassoobr.o+.,
TIE C,rc,or,~ r.la bo,-o .o,a
+hin 20 saw ohou. +hosa ,...,s.;os
and foo+s 81 aro+hor +;ro H.
o ,oaa,.,
of oo.+oin nali+;ool ,ort;os wa s,r
nosa 70 ras;s+ ara ,onora what b.
.ol,od ro,,lor oIonor uo cold tho,
Ihoooai;aa.oa 10 uo.on+ o+oa+ %
tho non1o o.;nl+ chor na
CIeralond,s fnonciol no,;ov rono
and +bo+ +barofo.o tho Iao5ars of +be
should a,o,o +ho;n ooua - :.
and s+ana -. +bo adm;n;s.ra+;on 4,
This no;nt wa romombarod how tbe
oornora+ions ana tho aobino nol;.
+ioiar, hrordod +bo domonds for
no;1.ooa ;,.; ;la ~
oon,1or cIauor;n ,o1 and now on
naal oftar .,na.1 oda 70 III.
,,tl O "
"oulu De leaders 10 smut thelr ears te
the demands Of the people. We also
remembered how all these parties
were siIanced when tba maasnra wa.
""op'eu "na ut ln'o opera'l"n' ant
so II Will be when the demands fol
financial reforns are adopted anC
mt into oneration. Even those VIII,
fnb+ = most h;++orI,, vow vii 49,.
7H' II nioo' Di''e'iS no"' Will no
dare TO crluclse 1t then.
He had much to say about dema
goguery, cranks, anarchists, etc.
which v.s onn1a,doa b,, o,-au,, ,.o
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-06-14
slortk-> Parry '">NiNil' Us

Thor. will De = Convention 81 'he
Peoples party of B~rtIe county h'.'>'
IN Windsor. ca July the 4'h, 1874.
All who are in favor Of Reform >
good gor crnmeat, a free vote and >
lair count. are requested TO attend
\ GOOD speaker will bee on hand.
J. II. EARLY.
Ch'rm'u +. T. Ex. Com
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-06-14
THE TWO OLD PARTIES AGREE

The Alabama Democratic State
convention has initiated the cam
paign of duplicity and deception, or
it has denuded the Democratic party
Of its diaphanouS disguise as free
coinage party. Oates, an avowed ad-
ministration Democrat, was nomina-
ted for governor. In the face of an
overwhelming free silver sentiment
in Alabama, he defantly voted to re-
peal the Sherman law. There is no
question about his position. Follow
ing his nomination the convention
adopted the following resolution:
"While there are differences of
opinion among us in matters of de-
tail, We all believe in the free coin
age of silver, when it can be done
consistently with the maintenance of
sound and safe currency"
In other words the free coinage of
silver now is incompatible with the
maintenance of Sound and safe
currency" The resolution means
that or it means nothing. Obvious
Iy it was written or suggested by
John Sherman.
Il defines the Republican position
on the silver question and removes
the last shade of difference between
the Republican and Democratic par
ties. The two parties now agree
openly and ayOwedly on the tariff
and financial question. The Alaba-
ma resolution blazes the way. 1t
gives the lie to the cowardly declara-
ton of the Chicago platform and
strips the Democratic party of all
disguise. 1t affords the people an
object lesson. 1t is the doctrince of
Shylock and the Wall street sharper.
1t repealed the Sherman law and de-
monetized silver. 1t goes to the bot
tom of the controversy over silver.
1t draw the line Oh the ratio of l6 to
l, and leaves the Populist party the
sole antagonist of the Republican
Democratic Wall Street financial
theory. What ShylOck objects to the
free coinage of silver if he is allowed
to dictate how much silver the dollar
shall shall contain? John Sherman
has already said that he favored the
free coinage of silver at the
ratio of 80 to /. 1t should end
forever the cowardly Democratic
policy of deception and duplicity.
The Alabama convention has done
a manly and courageous thing. II
avows the fact that Cleveland is the
official head of the Democratic par.
ty. If he is lost the Democratic par.
ty is lost. His fate is the fate of the
Democratic party. That is manly
The Courier-Journal vigorously sum;
up the situation when it says:
Given at the sacrifice of the in.
consistency which alone made harm
ony in Alabama possible, We art
bound to stand by The administra.
ton, and, if it must be SO, if the ia
tai indecision, or obstinacy, or what.
ever We may call it, in the Presi
dents intellectual makeup, which
has already cost us so dear, should
continue to confuse our counsels and
defeat our plans, diminishing us tC
mere struggling and retreating
army, the Courier-Journal Will be
found even among among the body
guard, that faithfully, though heart.
brokenly, escorts its chieftain to the
rear"
Honest people respect a manly foe.
They hate the sneak and bushwhack-
er. What does the Charlotte Obser-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-06-14

YER say to the Courier-Journals po-
sition ?
Is there a Cleveland Democrat in the
State, among the thousand Federal
ofiice-hoIders, whose bread and meat
is the price Of Kansom's betrayal Of
the people who has the courage +
take an honest stand on this grea'
question
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-06-14

Mr.. B. F. Taylor of the Nashville
bar, has severed his connection with
the Democratic party. His card will
appear in the next issue of The
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-06-14
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HON. HOKE SMITH S SPEECH.


The great attraction of the day, Of
course, was the annual Grafton of
Hon. Hoke Smith, Secretary of the
Interior of the United States Govern
ment. His subject was ''North Car
olina's Possibilities and Responsible
tiles" After being introduced by
DR.. Winston in very happy and ap-
propriate terms, he was warmly
cheered by 5000 people in the vast
audience. After preliminary refer
ence to his early childhood at Chap
Ell Hill, while his father was a mem
Der of the Faculty at the University,
he went directly to his subject in a
bold, vigorous and practical speech.
He awakened enthusiasm and inter-
est from the beginning and held it
to the end. He called attention to
the advice given by Horace Greedy to
young men before the War to 90
West; he said that that advice was
good at that time.
He attributed the advantages of
the West and the superior growth of
the East over the South to two caus-
es. First, to the institution of slav-
cry. Second, the legislation incident
to reconstruction. He claimed that
the institution of slavery divided the
people of the South into three classes
First, the rich slave owners who had
no lnducement to exert themselves
for material gain. Second, the poor
whites, who, brought into competi.
ton with slave labor, had no oppor.
tunity to accomplish results. Third
the slaves themselves, who labored
without aspiration, doing only thai
which was forced upon them. L
created an agricultural system which
was calculated to gradually exhaust
the soil, while it was productive OF
waste, and had no tendency to devel.
op resources other than those of al
agricultural nature.
He then sketched the results arts.
ing Immediately after the War, and
dealt with the reconstruction DAYS in
a manner that is familiar to US all in
campaign speeches that we have
heard for twenty years.
He said that to-day the advice OF
Horace Greedy to go West was nc
longer good, that the South, and
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all the bodies were nude, the fire having burned every stige Of their clothing off, and backened and charred many of the corpses beyond recognition, and whole families were wiped out as they were sleep- ing, and some oi the bodies were completely incinerated. Identification is absolutely out of the question.
 The most sorrowful feature of the terri ble fatality at Hincky Is the thought, had this situation been realized in time not a single life among the residents of the town need have been lost. The Great Northern gravel pit, where only 100 sought sa:ety, is about ten acres in extent, and broad and long enough and deep enough to have sheltered every soul in hinckley with all their domestic animals. There is pool of water of considerable depth there. The banks are bare of grass or shruboery, and there was no infiammable material near the brink on the side from which the fire came. Those who did seek thls haven passed the hours of their enforced impris- onment in comparative comfort.
 This morning a detail of regulars from Fort Smelling, under command of Captain Hale and Lieutenant Mccoy and an army surgeon came in from St. Paul. They brought some tents, but finding that Ad- jutant- General Muehlburg had sent up l0O state tents the regiments turned In ana put up fifty of them for the refugees with reg niar army expedition. The local physi- clans were about played out and there was abundant work for the army surgeon.
 There is little probability of Hinckley ever being rebuilt to it's former prosperous proportions, The Bremen Lumber con- pany is not expected to rebuild it's plant. Work had been crowded this season in the hope of clearing up all the timber, and another season would have been the last. The company has about 12,000 feet of timber remaining, which is 80 located that 1t can be sawed to better ad- vantage at other points than by rebuilding here at a probable cost of from $50, 1000 to S75 ,O00. The timber in the vicinity is well cut and burned off, and there is no chance of any other company coming in. Without an enterprise of this kind there is no future for Hinckley except as junction point.
 The total loss of life will never be defi- nitely known. There were scattered through the woods settlers clearing the lumber camps with their watchmen, and many people were undoubtedly burned to death whose bodies were completely de- stroyed and will never be found.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-04
OBSERVATION AND. OWL.

THE NAME OF PARTY RENDERED TO
 YOUNG PEOPLE LAST NIGHT.
 The elegant home of MT. and Mrs. J. H. Patton was the scene of merry party of young people last evening. It was the oc- casion of an entertainment gotten up by Mrs. B. M. Starks, that particular friend of the young people, and was given the unique designation of "an observation and owl'' party.
 MT. and Mrs. B. M. Starks, the young- est and jolliest people present, were mirth- provoking throughout the evening and saw to it that all should have an enjoyable time.
 Misses Louise and Margaret Patton en- tertained their guests capitally and let not the merriments of the evening lag.
 Several interesting games were played, and prizes won by Misses Anna Morrow and Anna Thompson and Messrs. Warren, Yeatman and Thompson.
 Those present were: Misses Kennon, Katie Morrow, Anna Thompson, Lucy and Anna Morrow, Louise and Margaret Pat ton; Messrs. Yeatman, Weathers, Going, Moghun, Thompson, Moody, Chamber lain, Kirtly, Warren, Jackson, MT. and Mrs. B. M. Starks.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-04
MICHIGAN.
GROWING WORSE AND WORSE. BUSINESS AT A sTANDsTILL AND HELPING

GROWING WORSE AND WORSE. BUSINESS AT A sTANDsTILL AND HELPING
 THE SUFFERERS THE ONLY THOUGHT.
 lsHPEMINa, Mich. Sept. 3.-The gray ity of the situation from the forest fires continues to increase every hour. The long continued drouth displays no signs of abatement, while every morass adjacent to the city is aglow with flames. dense cloud of smoke envelops the country for many miles, obstructing business and offering constant menace to travel. Dust and ashes are falling in showers. The vol unteer fire brigade is divided into con- venient squads which are doing effective work.
 The district lying between the Bradford farm and Dead river to the north is vast fen filled with underbrush and is now & lake of fire. The same is true of the course of the Caro- river. Consternation prevails at the Salisbury location to the south. The force on duty there Is offering stubborn resistance aud may save part of the suburb from total destruction.
 Sagota and Foodwood, on the Milwau kee and Northern, are being hourly threat ened, also Even and neigh boring towns ou the Duluth extension of the Duluth, Sout Shore and Atlantic railroad. Much credit suffering. Box cars are furnished and into them the household goods of the homeless are taken.
 No one is yet reported as missing from here, but the rapid approach of the fire and the iufiamable condition of vegetation cov- ering the surroundings, together with 8 vitiated atmosphere and a temperature registering at bloodheat, causes the most profound solicitude.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-04
PENNSYLVANIA.
VALUABLE TIMBER LANDS IN THE KEYSTONE STATE BURNED-oIL
 rDara,a rupuArFNrn

IN THE KEYSTONE STATE BURNED-oIL
 REGIONS THREATENED.
 KANE, Pa., Sept. 3.-A stiff gale from the southwest all day freshened up the for est fires burning in this sec tion, and to- night the brioht glare of destructive fires E Visible in all directions. Fires along the line of the Pittsburg and Western railroad between Mount Jewett and Ormsbury prevented trains from coming through tonight. The roaring of the fire can be heard for a mile. Much valuable timber is being destroyed. The mail train east on the Philadelphia and Erie railroad was delayed several hours on account of the fires west of here. The fire is making great headway. A change in the wind and the north end of the Kane oil field will get a scorching beyond precedent. The fire also threatens the south end of the Kane field on Martin run. It covers a large era of territory, extending from Martin run to Crane run. Operators are making prepa- rations to put large force of men in the field tonight to fight the flames.
 Forest fires near Johnsonburg, in the heart of the timber district, are destroying millions of feet of timber. Authentic re- ports say fires along the Pittsburg and Western in Elk and Forest counties have destroyed several mills within the last few days. The Bradford train leaving Smith port tonight got only as far as Ormsbury Junction aud put back to the county seat on account of forest fires.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-04
Five Hundred People Once Happy Now Charrad and Unrec-
 ognizable.
Towns Swept Out of Existence and People Fleeing for
 Their Lives.

ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 3.-A corre- spondent of the Pioneer Press at Hinckley Hays: The latest verified reports of the number of dead do not materially alter the former estimates. In fact, that estimate is proving remarkably exact, considering the confusion of the first day. One element that makes close figuring very difficult is the fact that bodies seen in the woods and along the track are not infrequently re- ported to two points and sent out from each as among its dead. Then, too, the tendency of the occasion, bad as it is, is no exsggeration. However, eliminating these doubtful elements as far as possible from its approximation, the Pioneer Press is convinced that the total is nearly exact as possible The number of dead at Hinckley is placed at 200. The Pioneer's correspond ent has actually counted 194 of these, and the margin allowed is about allithat is nec- essary, The figures are as follows: Hinck- ley, 200; Sandstone, 62; Miller, 12; between Skunk lake and Miller, 12; Pokama, 28; in lumber camps and scattering, 50.
 sYardmaster David Williamson of Duluth received message from Miller last night which said there were 15O people at Sand stone without food or shelter. For God s sake get them out of there."
 Within an incredibly short time an en- zine in charge of Yardmaster Williamson was on the way to Sandstone. The entire road after the burned district was reached was patrolled and the engine kept up con- tinual whistling, so that any persons who were near by would come at once to the track.
 When the train arrived at Sandstone Junction, or Miller, as 1t is generally called, it was met by nearly the entire pop ulation of Sandstone and Miller. The depot platform at Miller had been burned and ihere was not house left standing any where in view. About 1700 people were taken aboard and a messenger sent to Sandstone, who in formed the people of the arrival of relief. Very few remained but those who had loved ones lying dead. There was no attemptto care for the dead, who lay scattered with irregularity through
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-04
THE WORST YET.
TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE PLUNGE INTO

TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE PLUNGE INTO
 SWAMP FOR sAFETY--ALL DEAD.
 PINE CITY, Mich., Sept. 3.--When the forest fire reached Hinckley all Eastern Min- nesota train from the south had just come in and the people, panic stricken, Hooked to it for safety. A number of box cars were coupled on and filled and covered with men, women and children. In all there was a motley crowd of about 450 or more people. The train pulled out just ahead of the fire and reached Duluth ultimately in safety
 This circumstance, while fortunate in a degree that cannot be estimated, has made the confusion greater, for it is not known who esca ped in this way, and many people are reported dead wtso may be in saety. Had not this number of people-largely women and chiidren-lelt the doomed city when they did the loss of life would have vastly increased.
 Probably 200 people left town on foot or in vehicles, plunglng into the woods to the north, across the Grindstone river, which skirts the town on the north. These were literally fleeing before the pursuing demon of fire. Over the hill that rises be- hind the Grindstone river is swamp, and headed, but it proved no protection. The fire gave them no opportunity to go further. Some abandoned their teams and ran into the lower portion of the morass, but the fire sought them out. Not one was lett to tel. the tale, and there in a little space of not more than four or five acres were counted over 130 corp5es. There were iami ies of five, six and seven, and there they lay, the men generally in Advance, the mother surrounded by her littie ones, cut nff h" tue 'uosL horrible of ueatns. Nearly
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-04
LABOR DAY AT NEW BEDFORD.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Sept. 3.-The chief feature in the observance of Labor Day in New Bedford was the parade of the various labor organizations, the greater part of whom were textile operatives. 1L was superior to anything heretofore att tempted in that direction in this vicinity, and, coming as it did at the time of the greatest strike ever experienced here, cre- ated great deal of interest, and thousands of people lined the route of the parade. There were about 4000 workmen, repre- senting the Typographical, Glass Blowers, Painters, Bricklayers and Masons' unions and the various branches of the textile trsde. Noticeable features of the process sion were 200 female operatives and bri- gade of black boys carrying brocms. A number Of transparencies were displayed bearing on the present strike troubles. At- ter parading over long route the paraders took boats for Palmer's island, just of the main land, where gigantic clambake was partaken of. All strike matters were lost sight of in the observance 6f the day.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-04
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the streets of the town. Everything in- fiammable at Sandstone was destroyed and the investigation brought the number of dead at that place to sixty-two, with twenty y-one missing. The scene at Sand- stone was heartrending.
 The streets of the town were only lines of sand between heaps of ashes. Between these lines lay forty bodies scattered at random, and twenty-two more were found dead in the outskirts of the town and in the hollows and marshes toward the river bank. The bodies were lying exposed to the sun and rain alike and were rapidly be- coming decomposed. They were identified as far as possible and will be buried to- morrow.
 The Duluth people are looking after the care and relief of people on the line north of Hinckley. They are doing their work well, and will see that no one of the living is allowed to suffer for food or clothing.
 One of the marvellous circumstances of the affair is the escape of so many cattle aud horses. Many were absolutely un- scathed, though uo one can tell how they escaped the ordeal of fire.