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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10

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Astheaist Church
The destructive power Of single
thunder-bolt 10 greater than IL 10 pos
sible for the human mind to oonceive.
Last Sunday afternoon lightning
struck the Methodist church at Qua
kertown, n. J., just after the close Of
the services, and carried desolation in
its track. The congregation heard .
deafening crash, then . tearing sound,
and next came . dazzliss, binding
white light Of such terrible briiliancy
that these who saw it have not yet
fully recovered the use Of their eyes.
The bolt shattered the church tower,
and fused big iron stays. 1t ran down
into the vestibule and wrought terri
BILE havoc among the frightened people
who were waiting for the storm to
The lightning struck Miss Minnie
Frace, iEjuring her fatally. 1t ran
from the back Of her head around her
body and down her back and limbs to
the floor. Her clothing WAS torn to
shreds and completely stripped from
her. Even her stockings and shoes
were torn away and thrown some dis
tance from her. The intense heat OF
the electric fluid fused the glass, gold
and works Of her watch into solid
mass. The girls flesh was horribly
burned, and turned black.
The minister, Rev. Mr.. Bowman,
narrowly escaped with his life. His
clothing WAS torn off, and he was left
with nothing on but tattered under
shirt, one shoe and one sock. He was
badly burned, and still suffers intense
agony, while his blood has q boiling
Half a dozen ladies and dozen men
were thrown across the vestibule by
the shock, sustaining painful injuries.
Their clothing was 80 badly damaged
that several of them did not have
enough left to completely cover them.
Ladies attired in a hat and a pair Of
garters, and gentlemen wearing the
ragged remains of their undershirts,
with here and there an odd sock and
shoe, darted from the church and ran
frantically down the street shouting
for help.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10
I" m0lSvencx."


A Jewel IN eAs 49, 20 Q Tsal.
The State Democratic platform Of
Ohio contains the following eDdofse-
mept Of these good old sound cur
rency" times We are having:
swe congratulate President CIeve-
land that bis efforts in favor Of the re-
peal Of these vicious laws fisherman
iawl and the upb0Iding Of the credit
Of the country have been successfui.'
The Democrats voted for Grover.
why shouldn't they endorse himS
That 10 coosistspt enough.
But here 10 the joke. In the same
platform We 6pd the following:
I'VE view with alarm the lasge in
crease Of indebtedness throughout the
State by counties and Dunicipalitses ae
authorized by the last Iegislature, and
TIE ineseass in the last few yeasS In
The tax rase, and We demand economy
In expenditure and consefvettsn 10
the increase u debt
They epdorse the too hundred miI-
Hon dollass Indebtedness made by
Grovse, because he 10 Dewocrst-but
they sview with alarm the large In
oresse q inAs6ceansss throughout The
0ease," hecaase they did mot tbemse'ves
ooatrol the legislssuee and get share
of the spoih.
Anyt6sg . sDsooes.s docs = I'll
HARD90 $40. b..
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10
LIFE INSURANCE FAILURE.

The Valley Mutual Of Virginia Assigns
-Assets Only o11,25O-MAnv Policy
Holders In North Carolina.
aThe Valley Mutual Life Association
Of Virginia, has assigned it's assets to
J. D. Clothier, trustee. DR.. p. 8. Rid
delle, of Shenandoah, president Of the
association. is the maker Of the deed,
on behalf of the association and the
trustee is the associate secretary of the
association. The property conveyed
consists OF other real estate, and the
building Of the association, situated in
Staunton, together with Office fixtures,
&c. All creditors are to be paid out of
the fund pro rata without preference.
"The net assets of the Valley Mutual
are about 81, $50 and its liabilities
SlaO, 900, in the shape of unpaid death
losses.
"The company has many policy hold
ers in Virginia and North Carolina
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10

Peoples Party Paps.I

Peoples Party Pspsr.I
The newspapers chronicle the fact
that the sugar planter Of Aississippi
have 25,0OOyOOO gallons Of m0lasses
that must be dumped into the sWamps
to breed foul smells and pestilence. On
account Of the cost Of baFreling and
transportation the molasses cannot be
marketed except at . loss. Hence it
must be destroyed.
Our railroad system 10 certainly In
nice shape when twenty i've millions
Of gallons of good home made m0laseea
has 70 be poured into the sWA0ps BE-
cause the freight rates are - high.
Millions OF melons rot In the fields
every year for the same reason. Tons
of fruit are lost 20 mankind for tn
same reason. Wheat II fed 20 the bog
in the West for the same reason
Timber 10 destroyed BY the mile, beth
in the South and the Northwest, fol
the same reason. ID
Yet the persons who see the lifs
taxed out Of their property By freiG6l
rates are profoundly c0nvi0oed thai
government ownership Of the natiooa
highways would never do, PatofnaJ.
lam, you know. Bed thisG, Patsrnel
ism Il. Bite you before yes k.ew 4
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10
AN HONEST TRAMP.
He Walks One Hundred Miles to Restore
Money to Its Owner.

He Walks One Hundred Miles to Restore
Money to Its Owner.
Toledo Blade.
About two weeks ago Mrs. Jacob
Weyning. q farmers wife at Akron,
Ohio, gave a tramp pair of her hus-
bands old trousers. 1t was afterwards
that her husband had hid
den $500 in the lining of the cast off
clothing. A vigorous search failed to
discover the tramp, and the money was
forever lost.
Yesterday, however, the tramp re-
turned, and with him he brought the
full amount of the missing cash. The
money was in bills, and he had not dis
covered it for several days. He had
walked nearly one hundred miles to
return it. The man was given steady
employment by Mr.. Weyning at once.
He said his name was Jesse ling, and
said his people lived at West Avon,
HertfOrd county, Conn.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10
he Action Of the silver Convention Dc.
fined.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Sept. %.

fined.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Sept. %.
To the Editors of the VII. Messenger:
l see that most of the papers are
saying all sorts of things about the
silver convention at Raleigh on the
25th. A false promise will of course
lead to a false conclusion. Any thing
by any means under the sun to defeat
the free coinage of silver is all the en-
emies of silver want. All the real
friends of silver who attended the con-
ventiOn except Governor Jarvis and
one or two more, were we'll pleased
with what was done.
Let every friend of silver read the
resolutions that were adopted by the
convention, and see if those who are
cursing out the convention have any
cause except the continuation of finan-
cial slavery for the masses, and to ex-
tend oppression by trying to keep
everybody in old parties in order that
they may be controlled by the ma
chinery that has led US into the wilder
ness of distress.
But l appeal to those who are the
| friends of silver not to be misled by
the unfriendly criticism of those who
were not there to see for themselves
and who are to q great extent led by
what has been written by the enemies
of silver, though pretending to be its
| friends.
Such papers applaud Capt. Cooke fol
offering resolution defining the free
coinage of silver alone as the issue in
1896, but it was easily voted down, Al
the free coinage of silver alone wOulG
/ l. A..e 80 hA N
that we need-i. e., the restoration Of
silver, abolition of National banks an(
q graduated income tax. The com
mittee on resolutions offered to com
promise with Capt. Cooke by c0nfinin(
the issue to the restoration of silver
the abolition of National banks ant
q graduated income tax; but he die
not accept the offer of compromise
and, as l have said, his resolution wa
voted down, bo-h by the committee OF
resolutions and in convention.
Yet some of these papers seem t.
applaud Capt. Cookies stand, which, i
it had been carried out, would hav,
left the National banks still predOmi
mating over the people and country
and theicorporations--the oppressOrs o
the people, left to rob the helples
without even paying any part of tn
expenses of running the Government.
Time will tell whose interest thes
so-called friends of the masses are ad
vocating. Some of these papers seer
to have q silver net, but the people ar
finding out who are their friends AM
the paper that reports only in the in
tereet of the goldbugs show to tn
} people they are not their friends, whe
they (the people) SO much need tru
friends. Their influence will soon b
gone, and their days numbered an
the sooner the people find it out th
better for them.
| r KrITu
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10
WILL IT sMUM imvEsrlsArIom ?
Or Will The Church Look % the Hired
Plutocrstic Press to Defend It Against
Dr. Thompson's Remarks?


Plutocratic Press to Defend It Agsisss
Dr. Thompson's Remsrks?
RUTHKRFoRDTON, N. c., Sept. 3D.
Allow me to thank DIR. Thompson,
President of the North Carolina Farm
ers' State Alliance, for his famous re-
mark" At Cary.
1 sincerely trust that he 10 mistaken.
We are all ready TO admit that the
Church (the only one established by
Almighty God at that time) WAS, 1t the
time Jesus was on earth, on the side Of
human slavery, and the Jewish Church
was rejected.
We are also ready to admit that the
Church was on the side Of human
slavery when it burned, ss heretics, all
who distrusted its infallibility.
In our own day We cOnfess that IL
took the wrong side in our Southern
States, and should not have defended
q system which parted husbands and
wives, parents and children, &c.
But we hope that 1t thIs time the
men who shape the policy Of the
Church have learned from the past
that God Is on the side Of humanity
and not on the side Of oppression. We
hope that DIR. Thompson's remark viii
cause them to place themselves In nc
uncertain light in regard TO this mat.
ter.
II, unfortunately, this afsmous re
mark" is true, We may expect thos>
who claim to represent the Church, Il
shun an investigation Of the mattel
and depend on the powers Of darkness
in the shape Of the hired piutocrafi'
press, TO defend them from this desdl,
thrust, in the best, or what MAJ
seem 70 them the most successful man
ner they can.
To deny the charge, or to abuse tn
one making Ii, 10 no proof.
Let u have the proof.
The Baptists in this State are no
organized into one Church, but th'
Biblical Recorder, assuming 20 speaI
for them, says DIR. ThompsOn's remari
is not true, 90 far ~ the "Baptis
Church." whatever that may mean, I
concerned.
Now, Mr.. Recorder, bring foeWar'
the proof and defend N, or bury you
mouth in the dust and keep silent.
And in getting up the proof do no
try to stand on the merits Of what on
fathers have done, but show how an
where We stand to-doy.
A BAPTIST.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10
Enough of Democratic Rule.
Dr. The Caucasian.

Enough of Democratic Rule.
For The Caucasian.
OKIskO, N. c., Oct. 4.-Enclosed
and another list of names We now
nave people among us who are will
ing to accept what The CAUCASIAN
says as the truth and who, a year ago,
SAID they did not believe what a
ropuiist said, especially if he got his
Information from The CAUCASIAN.
The seeds of discord had been
Sown among us, and we have had
some hard things to take, but the
YOKE is now getting easier and the
ourden getting lighter, because we
are more in number.
Populists can tell why they are
ropulsts. Democrats as rule
an't do it. Why is thisf Because
Ne Pops have learned something
mat Democrats don't know and
uont want to know.
Mr. CAUCASIAN, do as you have
uone-slay them right and left. We
asVe enough of Democratic rule.
w. N. Lowe.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10
A Greek Devil Belief.
st. Louis Republic.)


st. Louis Republic)
The Greek conception Of their devil,
whom they call Yama, makes that per-
sonage one of the most satanic of the
whole devil tribe. According to their
ideas Of him, he is 24O miles high and
the hairs on his body stand out like
palm trees on q mountain side. He
Furnishes the doomed beings submitted
Of boiling oil, saving their bodies in
two. pouring molten lead in their ears
and such other little pranks as pulling
out their tongues, toe and finger nails
and gouging out their eyes. He is .
heartless old devil of the most devil
ish kind and has many other exquisite
little tortures laid up for the helpless
wretch consigned to his "chamber of
horrofs." ~ ul srto-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10
Literary Notes.

Ex-Gov. James M. Ashley contri-
butes q timely paper to the October
Arena entitled "Should the Supreme
Court be Re-organized2" Many recent
decisions handed down from that body
have created much discussion along
this line, and Gov. Ashley's paper will
be read with great interest.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10

- 80 OUSo ADStDx % ooo- -. - nooSy
sAsviss Up ais vsIi,..y-TAs Rssss..
asseADss s.A CssvslanA Oaes-hesAsss
1ssVssaisls-0oeA People Cssas.s The
Mayos ssA Pelies.
Special to The Caucasian
CHAkLorTK, n. C., Oct. s.-we have
heard enough for the past week to con-
vince us that II WAS the henchmen Of
Ransom and Cleveland ONCE. holders
who organized the disturbance at the
free silver meeting in Charlotte. The
open letter which Hon. Walter X.
Henry published about Ransom, show
ing up his treachery and villiany could
not be answered, and this infamous
conduct was the only answer Ransom
could make. This disturbance was
planned before hand. Every free sill
yer Democrat in this town condemns
1t, and also condemns the mayor and
police for allowing it. p.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10
Come to the Front, Boys.
EOY fchn

Come to the Front, Boys.
For The Caucasian.l
BRYAsTsvILLE, N. c., Oct. 81
think 1t should be q great question
which we should all consider and ask
ours Ives, and also each other. how
long can we stand the burdens of
taxation u der the present financial
systemf And how long, oh! how
long, Twill the government contip ne
to oppress the laborerf
My dear sir, we have had enough
class legislation and monopoly pi O.
lection. 1t is time for patriotism to
come to the front, and take posses
sion Of this country, as it did in the
days Of old.
l wss a Democrat as long as there
was any hope Of that party taking
care OF the people. When l found
the leaders Of the party and Office
holders had no regard for their
promises to the people, | thought it
time TO look for better men.
One thing more should cause every
worker to stop and think. We find
s"c DSAnONA oto VI a kECot "duH OI
the leaders-especiaily the Office
holders, who look to Grover for their
milk and mush, lending and using
their influence and means to strike
down a great portion of the peoples
money. 1t is time the people should
let loose parties-the serving of
parties and politicians who care moth
ing for the people after the election
is over. A great number of the pol
itIcians, with the goldbug class,
would gladly strike out what little
spark of liberty there is LETT to the
American people, and force the man
who labors TO incessant slavery, with
a crumb of bread and morsel of meat
for living. Yes, they say this is
good enough, and too good! We
must toll on, and keep our hands
off and our mouths shut: see our
wives denied the comforts of life,
our children in rags and growing UP
in ignorance. Come to the front
boys. There is work to do.
| r. F. CANTER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10
An Old Colored Mans Work.

'0r The Caucasian.I
n, hlNsToN, N. c., Sept. 3O.-En-
Slosed you will find q list OF names
Ient by an old colored man, Adam
fright. He desires to be mentioned
asv @sn ardent worker for 1896, and
70 .sis upon every other colored man
s ~9o the same; and with long pull, I,
Sa1 a strong pull altogether, it will
=, 70 found after the next election that
~e fopulists will be found right side
achieved. c. Il. d.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10

HardWaro.J
To remove . rusty screw apply 4 red
hot iron to the head for short time,
the screw driver being used immediate.
ly afterward while the screw 10 SILL
hot.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10
Thinking as Never Before.

For The CauCaSlan.
MEBANE, N. c., Oct. THE cause
is gaming IN this section, and the
people are thinking as they never
did before. w. B. YORK.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10

t,oubIe Brewing In Democratic Ranks.
For The Caucasian.
WALTER, n. c., Oct. r. The sill
yer convention in Raleigh on the
9th has not given satisfaction to
he average Democratic voter
broughout the country. There is
roable brewing in the Democratic
npks. The bosses" have a Hercu-
can lob on hand. From all we can
hear there will be lively times close
to home.
Reform grows apace, and the
Pops well, they multiply.
On the 18th of September we had
DR.. Cyrus Thompson, President of
the State Alliance, with US at Salem
Church (Wayne). The Doctor was
IN one cf his happy moods, just
suited to the occasion. The crowd
heard the Doctor on the causes of
the times and the probable exit Of
the country-Or rather, the people
from the jaws of almost certain de-
sruction There were between six
and eight hundred present from this
ard other counties. Democrats, Re-
pubicans and Populists, all heard
the discussion.
Mr.. Editor, put your best foot to
the front and push like blszes. That
is the place for such fellows as you
to be at just now.
J. III. CALDWELL.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10

Let every friend of good govern
ment get up club for The CAuoA-
SIAN
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10

D.. Growing In PasquOtsnk.
W, The Caucasian.I E
AuhEoRD, N. c., Oct. 4.-Our
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10
To Kill the Obnoxious silver Craze.
Ior The CaucaSian.l


For The Caucasian.l
LAGRANGE, N. c., Oct. Awhile
in New York a few days ago, | wan
dered through Wall street and drop
ped into see the cotton exchange
and the solid men," While in there
I was told by q by-stander, that
Wall street wanted to put cotton up
and keep it up. l asked him why.
He said they thought by keeping
cotton up, it would kill out that OBJ
noxious silver sentiment in the
South" l did not tell him who |
was. I found myself in a "deep
studyn and did not know when he
eft. Drexel, Morgan & Co. are
Just opposite United States sub
treasury on Wall street looks
dangerously near. 4.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10
Long Faces in LenOir.

For The CaucasianI.
KINsToN, N. c., Sept. 3d. send
to-day a club of twenty-five subscrib-
ers for THE CAUCASIAN This is the
seventh club l have sent you, max
ing one hundred and fifty-two SUBJ
scribers for the best and most widely
circulated paper in North Carolina.
Every poor man in North Caro-
lima ought to read it. 1T hews
to the line, let chips fly where
they may" 1t goes for fraud,
deception and bribery where 1t finds
it. am the worst abused and ridi-
culed man in LenOir county, by the
old monopoly ridden Democratic
party. Why's Because l am for a
party that will give us a free ballot
and a fair count; also "equal rights
to all and special privileges to none."
When the news reached here from
the silver convention that the "Pops
had captured" it, long faces could
been seen along the streets of Kin
ston. You could tell every Demo
crat you met, for his face was about
three inches longer than usual.
l said to one of them "old Brindle
walked out of the convention with a
fine name and he will lead you
alright"
"No," he said, "the thing is bust
ed" A WOUNDED SOLDIER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10

cause Is growing in old Pasquotank.
an we have to do is to stay in the
middle OF the road and work for re.
form papers, and the work is com
Piete. Of papers, none is better
than yours. W. j. WILLIAMS
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10
Specimen of Democratic Management.
For The CaucasianI.

For The CaucaSlanJ.
KINsTON, N. G. Sept. 3O.-May
you live long and prosper in your ef-
forts to break up Democratic su-
premacy-the greatest curse to a
free and independent people.
am a Republican, but admire
your manly efforts to secure the
free and unlimited coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to l. You can put
me down as free silver man from
"A to lizard" call it socialism,
Coxeyism or any other kind Of ism"
you please. think by the action
of the recent silver convention held
in your city that the Dems can now
see the handwriting on the wall.
l just want to tell you how,by Demo-
cratic economy, we save money In our
county. About fifteen years ago
there was a court house to build
here Bids were advertised for and
the contract let. A man in Colds
boro secured the contract. The
house was built and to-day it stands
q perfect death trap, subject to col
lapse at any moment. So say our
grand juries for the last two years,
and the Judge not very long since
told our worthy county commission
ers that if the house did collapse
and kill anybody. they would be
guilty of criminal negligence and
subject to punishment. Such is the
condition of our court house which
cost $4,000. 'OLD SLEUTH."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10

Johnston County Will Go p. p. in 's6.
For The Caucasanl.
SMITHFIELD, N. G. Oct. Al have
Just been reading letter in your
paper from Smithfeld, and can COM
mend it as the truth. Johnston is
the banner Democratic county in the
State, | suppose, but she is going
?. P, in '96, Notwithstanding we
have that courthouse ring to con-
tend with. Our people are reading
and thinking, and have decided they
want free and unlimited coinage of
silver, without any international
agreement or any fusion with the
Democrats. The Democrats have
got the confusion"
| am Peoples party han as
long as the party is the Peoples
party, and no longer.
Success to THE CAUCASIAN.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10
FROM n Good Old Pop.

For The Caucasian.
GARYsBURG, N. c., Oct. 4.-THE
CAUCASIAN is doing great work
sbout here. There are few old "hard
shells" yet, but most of them are so
corrupt that the good old Pops don't
want them; for the Bible says "evil
communication corrupt good man
ners." The old Dems are looking
pale about the gills. THE CAUCA-
SIAN is doing the work for them. l
think if we do not stand up like men
and prevent the future use of bull
pens" we are not what we ought to
be. These old Dems are like a mole
Working under ground. They are
trying to undermine us in what is
right. So, boys, don't let their
great promises fool you again. They
will be nothing new. For many
Years they have promised great
things and done nothing. The DEM
Ocratic party in this county is like
apine forest which q saw mill has
been through, and cut out all the
best timber and left the scrubby
growth. j. II. FORTRESS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10
LETTERS FROM
''' THE PEOPLE.
, C,beme to Kill Out The OBJ
.o,iops Silver Craze"-But
|. Won't Work.
COME TO THE FRONT, BOYS"

...,Imeu OF p"moer"tic Management
,..o,le Brewing In the ksnks-Pso-
-. Pur,y Gre wing In pasquotaDk-
hing ~ Never Before-JohBston
mp.p. In 90
, yybt ~ Restore the Rights Of the
N, The Caucasian.l
prrgERfoRD Co., Oct. I'll see
vby had to fight the boys
pine" / also see now why they
~ 10 fight me. | thought | was
s,S,ipy tor just cause. They
.soneht the same. | have the sears
- ,bree battles on my body, which
%oss that the fighting was no fool
Lrass. Now | want them to fight
IN me. I want to beg them to let's
,soot together in 1896, and see if we
'.nt hit the mark. Our individual
,nd civil liberties are at stake, and
"a must fight for them. Brothers,
,op need not doubt it. | am going
n s0bt for the rights which came to
Nc as the result of the fighting Of
'nr forefathers, until they are re-
tored. ID. s. WILKINS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10

rHE Circulation Of Tis.a!sI''I
y. oAsrAs exceeds that of any
weekly papers in the State
t'lees lees;red. tis read by people
c'nU' NV county o the State. 1t is
10 s,r, ,.sst paper of the people aud
the Stat adyertising medium. |