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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-05-17
WARNINGS PERIL.
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When LETTERS came driving into bar
RACKS on his return from town, his
first care, as became the trained
groom was for his horses. and he was
rubbing them down and bedding their
stalls for the night when the sergeant
Of the battery guard. lantern in hand.
appeared at the door. Il was not yet
tattoo. but by this time the darkness
was intense, the heavens were hid.
and the wind was moaning about the
stables and gun-shed and whistling
away over the dismal expanse of fiat,
wet. ditch tangled fields towards the
swamp, But the cOckney's spirits
were bIithe as the clouds were black.
AS was usual when he or any other
seryitOr was in attendance on Narlng,
the reward had been munitcent. He
had lunched at Cas~idy's at the lieu
tenants expense while that officer and
his friends were similarly occupied at
the more exclusive MDreau = He had
stabbed the team al the quartermas-
tcrs while be had personally attended
the matinee at the st. Charles, which
was more 10 his taste than Booth and
high tragedy He had sxlntered
about the TattcrsaIls and smoked
Warnings cigars and patronized the
Jockeys gathered there for the spring
meeting on the Metairie, but promptly
on time was awaiting the return of
the party from their drive and lolling
about the ladies entrance 10 the II.
Charles hotel, when he became aware,
as the lamps were being lighted and
the dusk Of the evening gave place to
lively illumination, that two men
had passed and repassed the open por-
tails several times, and that they were
eying him cariously, and chattering to
each other in French. One of them he
presently recognized as the little
"frog-eater," who occupied the old
house on the levee, Lascelles, the hus-
band of the pretty French woman he
and the lieutenant had dragged out of
the mud that very morning and had
driven up to the old D'Hervilly place
on Rampant street Even as he was
wondering how cabby got out of his
scrape and chuckling with satisfaction
over the scientific manner In which
Mi Warning had floored that worthy,
Mr.. LETTERS was surprised to find him
self most civilly accosted by cid Las
celles, who had been informed, he said
by madame his wife, of the heroic
services rendered her that morning
by III. LETTERS and NJ lie Capitaine.
He begged of the former the accept
ance Of the small douceur which he
slipped into the Englishman's accus-
toned palm, and inquired when he
might hope to see the brave captain
and disembarrass himself of his bur
den of gratitude.
Here they come now" said LETTERS,
promptly pocketing the money and
springiug forward to knuckle his hat
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-05-17

unlike him II couldn't be- true Yet
had not Braxton shown hin the letter
which said he was seen On the levee
with her By his slider Had not DRYDEN
further informed every man ard WON
al and child with whom he held CON
verse during the day that he had seen
Waring with Grams team driving
Nine Lasceiles up Rampant street
and was not there a story already
afloat that old Lascelles had forbidden
him ever to darken his thresholds again
forbidden madame TO drive. dance CT
even speak with him? And was there
not already In the post command
er's hand a note tntimat ting that VI
Lascelles would certainly cha llenge
Waring TO instant and mortal combat
II Waring had used the wagon d. al
legged? LETTERS must know about il
and could and should tell if required
but Cram simply could not and would
not ask the groom 10 detail the move
ments of the gentleman. Had not
Wariag sent word he would be home
in two hours and would come 70 see MS
battery commander at once? Did not
that mean he would explain fully
Cram gulped down the query that rose
TO his lips.
"All right. then. Pierce: well take
these over to Mrs. Cram and have q
bite ready for Waring on his return
said the stout-hearted fellow, and, il
refusing to question his servant.
missed the chance of averting catas-
trophe.
And so they bore the beautiful clus-
ter Of violets, with its mute PLEDGE OF
fidelity and full explanation, to his re
joicing Nell. and the trio sat and
chattcd, and one or two visitors &c n,
in for awhile and then scurried home
as the rain began 10 plash on the win
dows, and the bugles and drums and
flies sounded far away at tattoo and
more than usually weird and mournfuI
at taps. and finally ten-thirty came, by
which time it had been raining tor
rents. and the wind was flashing the
roaring river into foam, and the trees
were bowling low before their master,
and the levce road was quagmire, and
Cram felt convinced no cab could bring
his subaltern home. Yet in his ner
vousness and anxiety he pulled on his
boots, threw his gum coat over his uni
form, tiptoed in to bend over Nell's
sleeping form and whisper, should she
wake, that he was going only to the
sally-port or perhaps over to Warnings
quarters, but she slept peacefully and
never stirred, 50 noiselessly he slipped
out on the gallery and down the stairs
and stalked boldly out into the raging
storm, guided by the dim light burn
ing in Warnings room. Ananias was
sleeping curled up on rug in front OF
the open fireplace, and Cram stirred
him up with his foot. The negro rolled
lazily over, with stretch and yawn.
did Mr.. Waring take any arms with
hin?" queried the captain.
ANY whut. subj" responded Ana
Mas, rubbing his eyes and still only
half awake.
ANY pistol or knife?"
Lord, sub, no. Mr.. Waring don't
never carry anything O dat sort"
A student lamp was burning low on
the center table There lay among the
books and papers a couple of letters,
evidently received that day and still
unopened. There lay Warnings cigal
case, pretty trile given him by some
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-05-17
DAT CRoss-HANDLED DAGGER"

PARKWAY friend. with three or fou,
fragrant HavanaS temptingly visible
There lay a late magazine, its pages
still uncut. Cram looked at the dainty
wall clock, ticking merrily away over
the mantle. Eleven-thirty-five! Well,
he was too anxious to sleep anyhow,
why not wait few minutes? Warning
might come, probably would come. If
no cab could make it's way down by the
levee road, there were the late cars
from town. They had to make the eff
fort anyhow Cram stepped to the
sideboard. mixed mild toddy, slipped it
refectively, then lighted cigar and
threw himself into the easy-chair.
Ananias, meantime, was up and astir.
Seeing that Cram was looking about in
search of a paper-cutter, the boy
stepped forward and bent over the
table.
"De lieutenant always uses dis, subj"
said he, lifting first one paper, then
another, searching under each. Don't
seem to be yer now, sub. You've seen
It, dough, captain-that cross-handled
dagger wild the straight blade"
Co. huo". w ACIC a. dShSO
Cram. "Thatn do"
"Tain't yer, sub, now. Can't find it
yer, nohow."
well, then. Mr.. Waring probably
took knife, after ALL
mo, sub, don't t'ink so. I never
knowed him to use it befo' away from
de room"
Anybody else been here?" said
Cram.
''Oh! dey was all in yer, sub, dis aft
ernoon, but Mr.. Doyle he was sent for,
sub, and had to 60"
step and the rattle of a sword were
heard on the gallery without. The
door opened, and in came Merton of the
infantry, officer of the day.
Hello, Waring!' he began. "Oh. It's
you, is it, captain? Isn't Warning back?
! saw the light, and came up to chin
with him a moment. Beastly night.
isn't it?''
"Waring isn't back yet. look for
him by the eleven-thiIty car" answered
the captain.
Why. that's in. No Waring there.
but a half dozen poor devils half
VI w LCb anu hall one OF
youS men among EN-. We had to put him
into the guard-house to keep him from
numbering Dawson, the headquarters
clerk. There's been some kind Of a
row."
Sorry to hear that. Who is the
man?"
Kane. He said Dawson was living
about his officer, and he wouldn't stand
it,
"KaneT exclaimed Cram, rising.
''why, he's one of our best, I never
heard of his being riotous before"
Hes riotous enough tonight. He
wanted to lick all six of our fellows,
and if / hadn't got there when I did
they would probably have kicked him
into pulp. All were drunk; Kane,
too, should say, and as for Dawson,
he was just limp"
Would you mind going down and
letting me talk with Kane? | never
knew him to be troublesome before,
though he sometimes drank a little.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-05-17

brfm and stand at the horses heads
All grace and ANNA ton, Mr.. Warning
had assisted his friends to alight, had
promised to join them in the ladies'
parlOr in ten minutes, had sprung to
the seat again, signaling Jeffers to
tumble up behind, and then had driven
rapidly away through Carondelet street
to the broad avenue beyond Here he
tossed the reins to LETTERS, disappeared
a moment. and came back with a little
Indian-made basket filed to overflow
ing with exquisite double violets rich
with fra rra0ca
"Give this to Mrs. Cram for me, and
tell the captain III drop in to thank
him in a couple of hours, and Here,
Jeffers," he said, and LETTERS had
pocketed another greenback, and had
driven brislkly homeward, well content
with the result of his days labors, and
without having mentioned to Mr..
Waring the fact that Lascelles had
been at the hotel making inquiries for
him. A day so profitable and SO pleas
ant LETTERS had not enjoyed since his
arrival at the barracks, and he was
humming away in high good humor,
all reckless of the rising storm, when
the gruff voice of Sergt- Schwartz dis
turbed him:
"Chevvers. you will rebort at vonst
to Capt. Cram"
"Who says ! will?" said LETTERS,
cheerfully, though bent on mischief,
but was awed into instant silence at
seeing that veteran step quickly back,
stand attention, and raise his hand in
salute, for there came Cram himself,
Pierce with him.
did Mr.. Waring come back with
you?' was the first question.
NO, sir: Hi left Mr.. Warink on
Canal street. E said ed be back to
thank the capt'in in little while, sir,
and e sent these for the capt in 8
lady"
Cram took the beautiful basket Of
violets with dubious hand though his
eyes kindled when he noted their pro-
fusion and fragrance. Nell loved vio-
lets, and it was like Waring to remem-
Der SO beautifully her fondness for
them.
What detained him? Did he send
no wOrd?"
"'E said nothink, and sent nothink
but the basket, sir e said a couple of
hours, now think of it, sir. E was
going back to the 'otel to dine with a
lady and gent"
For moment Cram was silent He
glanced at Pierce, as much as to say:
Have you no question to ask? but the
youngster held his peace. The senior
officer hated to inquire of his servant
into the details of the days doings.
He was more than half indignant at
Waring for having taken such advan-
tage Of even an implied permission as
to drive off with his equipage and
groom in SO summary way. OF course
Nell had said: Take it and go:" but
Nell could have had no idea of the use
20 which the wagon was to be put. If
Waring left the garrison with the in
tention Of using the equipage to take
Nine. Lascelles driving, it was the
most underhand and abominable thing
he had ever heard of his doing. 1t was
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-05-17

Add up these various sums and
you will see that the Committee on
Rules and Conference have their
room furnished at the modest outlay
of more than nineteen hundred dol
larsl
Enough to buy and stock a big
plantation.
Gong from page to page Of these
Reports you find unlimited towels
ana soap charged up to you on page
Ia of the Report of 1892 you pay
out 4l44 for soap at one bounce.
Then you pay $50 for zone
Chamois skin, large selected.'
The Senate selected, You paid.
Then come $Sl for brushes; S22 for
more brushes, SOS for more brushes;
then $500, 5000; then 81, then
$49-all for brushes in June 1892.
Not a good month for dust, either.
Then $25 for nail brushes.
Then comes cologne, and bay-rum,
and alcohol, and castor Oil, and qui-
nine, and ammonia, and castor oil,
and neat's-foot oil, and gum cam
phor; then come $40 for combs,
$123 for sponges, $lO4 feather dus-
tiers; $40 for more soap, SAG for
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-05-17

The rules and regulations for gov
erning the organization of the Peo-
ple's Party Club are as follows:
First, There shall be neither fees,
dues, signs, grips, pass words, or OBJ
legation in "a Club.
Second, Clubs may be started in
any locality by any reputable person,
and organize with five or more mem
bers.
Third, The meetings. of the clubs
shall be public Those who are not
members should he invited to attend.
Those who attend should be urged to
join.
Fourth, The conditions of member
ship shall be opposition to the fl
nancial policy of Grover Cleveland
and the Democratic party and a
promise to vote with the Peoples
Party to secure a legislature next
fall that will give the people free
ballot and fair count.
Fifth, Each club shall have Pres
ident, VicePresident, Secretary and
Treasurer. In all other matters each
club may make its own rules and
regulations.
Sixth, AS soon as club is organ
ICED the Secretary should fill out the
following blank and send at once to
Marion Butler, GOldsboro, n. e.
PEOPLES PARTY CLUB.
County ............. ....... .-....
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-05-17

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SPRINGFIELD, Green County, Mo.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-05-17
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advertiser would electrify the public
he manipulates the switchboard, and
the powerful current which he so
thoroughly ontrols enlivens the com
munity and often shocks or even kills
a competitor.
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PUBLIC SPEAKINGS!
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tees, or any kind of Poster Work,
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Work.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-03-16
RAIN RECORDS.

We publish this morning some
very interesting statistics on the
rainfall for the month OF Febru-
airy. 1t has been unusually heavy.
Pohoiki, Puma, Hawaii, where Mr..
Rycroft leads a semi.aquatic life,
carries off the palm with thirty
four inches for the month. This,
with the twenty-five inches which
fell in January raises the record Of
this diluvian spot to ffty-six
inches for the first two months of
1894.
Ahuimanu, however, has re-
ceived a veritable baptism by i'm
mersion. Three inches of rain in
fifty-fve minutes must have
been as awful a visitation as a
tidal wave.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-03-16
4 FORLORN HOPE.

The Holomua has lost faith in
Mr.. Cleveland and now builds the
glittering fabric of its hopes upon
Captain Morse, OF the Alameda,
who is q good friend of the Hawai-
ians, and will bring them good
news.
Any news which Captain Morse
brings of the kind which the Holo-
mua seeks, will have to be of the
captains own making. We do not
believe he is in the business of
taking" dispatches for the royal
lists.
But what fail is here! The
hopes which were built on the rock
of the President, are now planted
on this sea captains sand.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-03-16
The True Democratic Doctrine

1t warns the blood of every true
Democrat to read over and again
the words with which General
Sickles rebuked the cowardly sur
render of Democratic policy and
principle by the contemplate Ha-
waiian resolutions passed the other
day by a recreant Democratic ma
jority of the House.
The great glory of the Democratic
party in the past has been its
policy of annexation-a policy
through which the territory and
power of the United States have
been extended so magnifcently.
In speaking and voting against
those subservient resolutions, Gen.
Sickles followed all the most illus
trious historical leaders of the
Democratic party. He was not
willing to sacrifice traditional De-
mocratic ideas in order to shield
from reproach the un-Democratic
policy of individual self-win, wrong
headedness and double-dealing.
Annexation is the Democratic
doctrine, annexation of the Hawai-
ian Islands, O: Cuba, of Canada,
and of all territory which will
strengthen the power of this re-
public. Opposition to it is heresy
to the Democracy, first conceived
and boldly proclaimed in the policy
Of infamy.
Opposition to monarchy is the
American doctrine. The right of
revolution is the American princi-
pie. The use of the power of this |
Government to thwart and betray, |
harass, and insult Americans who |
have exercised that right to escape |
from subsection to a barbarous and |
bloodthir,ty Queen will ever revolt |
and outrage every Democratic in
stinct.
The blood Of the American that |
does not boil with indignation at
The thought of the conspiracy to
restore Liliuokalani is too cold |
to be warmed by the fire of patri-
otic impulse. 1t is the blood |
If the Mugwump, not the Demo-
,rat. That sort of fluid does not
low in the veins of any gallant
American soldier; and if there is
such a soldier, Gen. Sickles is car
ainly one.-N. Y. Sun.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-03-16

ing, and dismiss them again when
the temporary demand should be
over.
No doubt. however, it Is true tina:
the actual rewards of agricultural
labor are very small in Ohio, small
er, perhaps, than they might prove
to the same class of labor in Ha-
wall. 1t is one thing, however, to
demonstrate the fact to ones own
satisfaction, and another 10 make
of the demonstration a magnet
powerful enough to draw the farm
hands of Ohio, away from their
homes these remote islands.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-03-16
A COUNTY OF CALIFORNIA.

During the debate IN the senate,
on Turpie's Hawaiian resolution.
which declared that it is unwise and
ine1pedient to consider annexation
at present, Senator Sherman explain
ed the conditions on which he would
favor annexation. He said that if
the Hawaiian Islands were to be an
neZed he should favor attaching
them TO the state of California. In
that way they would have proper
laws and government. The constitu
ton of the United States, Mr.
Sherman said, was not formed for
dependencies bat for states and he
looked forward to the time when
every portion of this country would
be within the limits of the states.
He would have Utah attached to
Nevada if the people of Nevada
would consent, would unite New
Mexico and Arizona and make one
state Of them, and would attach
Alaska 10 Washington or Oregon.
In that way these territories could
be provided with proper government
and laws.
The suggestion of the attachment
of the Hawaiian Islands to California
as county has been preached before,
we believe, but Senator Sherman's
advocacy of the plan gives it added
weight. Cslifornians are largely in
terested in the islands and are
strong advocates of annexation.
With the completion of telegraph
cable between Hawaii and the
California coast, the government of
the islands under the laws of Cali
fornia would be as practicable as
that of any county in California.
We presume that this form of gov
eminent would be perfectly satisfac
tory to the intelligent classes in the
islands, as it would be much more
economical than q state or territorial
government, while there would be no
possible question as to the protection
afforded by The United States gov
eminent. 1t is quite probable that |
the question of annexation will not |
be allowed to present itself during
the present administration, but there |
can be no question that the great |
of the American people are
ready for some plan of organic con
nection between the United States
and Hawaii, and Senator Shermsn's
plan is certainly worth considering
az avoiding many Of the objections
which have been rsised.-Exchange.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-03-16

tive bodies. which were not consid-
cred by their constituencies which
elected them. In such instances,
popular sovereignty fails in whole
or in part, for unless public opin-
ION Is strongly aroused, the will
which shapes legislation is that of
small representative body, and
not the will of the people at al.
The referendum cures this evil,
and affords = direct method of
ascertaining and giving effect TO,
the general will.
On the other hand, the feterea-
dun must be used with care or it
will degenerate into an abuse.
One OF the distinct advantages of
representative government is that
certain delicate and complex pow
ers are delegated by the people to
individuals qualified by special
powers and training to exercise
them. The people gets the benefit
i'll law-making OF special training
and technical skill. 1t would have
been very foolish for instance, if
Secretary Carlisle had referred the
question OF an issue of bonds or
the coming of the seignorage, to
the direct vote of the people.
The vote of the New York As
sembly referred to above, affords
an admirable example of the
proper use of this convenient insti-
tuition.
Why should not the institution
of the referendum be introduced
into the fundamental law of Ha-
wall ?
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-03-16

the most ordinary common sense.
The work of establishing on an
equitable and economical basis the
salaries of several hundred en-
ployees Of the Government, of all
grades. 5 "a very difficult and deli
cate ome, which must always be
the result az careful study and
comparison 10y the heads Of bu-
reaus and departments. The work
when completed is u genuine
who'll oi which all the parts have .
fxeG relation to each other, and
which rests on g close calculation
of revenue. The bill thus brought
in is given over to the tender mer-
cies IF legislators, each of whom
has his separate pull, who soon
make mincemeat of its justice, its
logic and its economies.
By all means let Hawaii have a
permanent appropriation bill.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-03-16
IN THE COUNCILS.

Yesterdays meeting of the Coun-
ellis was a long and interesting one.
D. B. Smith took his seat for the
first time among the Solons. The
Constitutional Convention bill
came up for its final reading and
passed after receiving a number of
amendments. Mr.. Emmeluth
moved the number of delegates be
increased from eighteen to twenty
four. but this move in the interest
Of truly popular government did
not meet with approval. Mr.. Allen
seconded Mr.. Emmeluth's motion.
The Dangerous Persons Act again
came up for consideration, but was
re-referred to committee.