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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-02-28
THE DOUGLASS ADJOURNMENT.

Several weeks ago a proposition
was made In the General Assembly
to adjourn In honor of Robert E.
Lee, or the occasion of his birthday.
This resolution was voted down, al
though by enactment of a prior leg
islature General Lees birthday is a
public holiday in the State. and the
public buildings are closed on that
day.-News and Observer.
The statement in the above ex-
cerpt is positively false.
The journal of the House shows
that on January 10Th ult., General
Lees birthday, the House was in
session, about twenty minutes, and
adjourned in honor of General Lee,
the motion to adjourn being made
by colored Republican.
Yesterday resolution was intro
duced to adjourn until 10 o'clock Oh
Saturday in order to pay respect to
the memory of George Washington,
whose birthday is also legal holi
day. This was voted down.-News
& Observer.
The simple truth is, the Legislature
of North Carolina has not adjourned
in honor of Washington since 1874
5. In that year the motion to ad-
journ was made by a Republican
and unanimously carried.
In 1883 Republican made mo-
ton to adjourn on Washington's
birthday; and Democratic speaker
ruled the motion out of order, and
no adjournment was had.
These three dates-the birth OF
Lee, the birth of Washington, and
the death of Douglass are comps ssed
in one month. This General Assem-
bly,. deliberately and after debate,
voted down the resolutions to honor
the memory of the Father of his
country, and Robt. E. Lee, who,
with Grant, was among the heroes
of. Chepultapec, and the commando,
of the armies of the South, but put
on record, in the journals of the
House, a resolution of adjournment
Sin respect to the memory of Fred
erick Douglass, News Il Observer.
The statements in the above are
without a shadow of truth so far as
they relate to Washington and Lee.
The News & observer says, the
General Assembly deliberately, af
ter debate, voted down the resolu-
ton to honor the memory of the Fa-
ther of his country" This is not
true.
The House did vote down a resolu-
ton to adjourn till Monday. But it
did not vote down a resolution to
adjourn in honor of Washington; the
truth being, that an adjournment
was taken yesterday in his honor.
The resolution to adjourn till Mon
day was really to allow members to
attend the New Berne Fair.
These are the facts, as they ap-
pear on the record. We are at a loss
to understand why the News and
Observer should publish statements
SO utterly false b are those we have
quoted. 1t riust have known that
they would be easily contradicted.
We Can think of no other end,
which that paper hoped to gain,
apart from desire to create preju-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-02-28
A VERY SPICY ITEM
From the National Reform Pre-. A.sVch
ton, Wait TIL Further New E'i"t
Pa.sIng Judg msnt-

From the National Reform Pre-. A.s0fH
ton. Wait TIN Further New. B'f"sl
Passing Judgment
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 2g.-lh
hundred and fifty members of 90" NJ
tional Reform Press Associate TX
here today for the purpos" "i CONS
ering questions looking To the adhAi, III
ment of the principles ady"ra''u
the Populist party There o. VI
turbulent and aggressive spirit ~
tested among several Of IN. d"l"gal''r
The day was largely spent in o"ii- or
ing the adyisability OF establishing
national news bureau i'm kan-a- 'H.s
This afternoon no decision haa -
reached. and the matter was referee -
a committee of five for considrrAl'4 .
and report -.
As predicted there is a row ~ u.
cards between the present ofiloer- y
the Peoples party and some % ~.
delegates to today's meeting. ir =
G.. McClallin. editor Of the AdEvoAf'
of Topeka, Kansas, has put OF vi
paint and has made threats that nilr'
the Peoples party manager '"h''
around to his way Of thinking, ~ ~
poses To create a disturbance "hhll
the ranks which may have the "feo
of disrupting the present orgaii'AA :,
tons. McClallin charges that ih'I'
isan effort to betray the party ihp
the hands Of enemies
| Hon. r. Taubeneck, the char
man of the Peoples party national ~
ganization. has sent an ultimatum a.
the way from Washington seftlL
forth his views a. 10 how the part
should be managed, and threatening
that unless these are carried out, %
will resign his present position 10
delegates went into executive sessio
this afternoon
One of the members stated that IN
prospects were good for long an
acrimonious session.
Carl brown is on the ground sfront
ly advocating Jacob Coxey for III
presidential nomination by the Pee
pies part.1 in 1886.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-02-28

Counsel Charges the Judge with Assisting
the Prosecution and q. sternIy called To
Order.
STAFFORD Court House., Feb. 22-|
Searcey resumed the stand this morn
ing looking fresh and clipper. Mr..
White handed him a i5-calibre Colt
revolver and asked him il lac knew IL.
He said he did: that il was Charlie
Morgan's-a pistol that ne used AT the
Acquia Creek train robbery. Then
Searcey was turned over To Lawyer
Shay for cross-eXaminaiion. Mr.
Shay's examination was exhaustive
and traced the whole course OF Scar
cey's life.
Searcey's replies were terse and
pointed. After telling of his travels
i'm this country, Central aud South
America, Searcey go. 10 the time of TIA.
train robbery. His story differed only
i'm minor details from what had already
been narrated by the other witnesses
until he came To describe the manner
i'm which the masks were put ON.
The sensation of the day was when
Prosecutor White insisted that Searcey
be allowed TO answer quest ion in hi,
own way, and the court so ruled. SEN.
ator Little, for the defense, sprang Z,
his feet at the bar and charged ia.
, Judge with assisting the prosecution
/ He was sharply reprimanded by thu
Judge and retorted that all the peopl,
2 thought the Judge was assisting. Judg,
: Ashton again sternly called tine coun.
sci to order. Mr.. Shay's cross-exami
ton was long. skilful and exhaustive
but failed to shake Searcey's testimony
= There was quite laugh when Mr.
! Shay asked Searcey at one time in re
; gard to his leaving some place. whet b.
er Judge Lynch was after, him, an,
Searcey quickly answered, "He Wa
o not, and if he was he did not catcl
me-" At the close of the cross-exami
nation Searcey was ordered TO stan,
, aside and the court adjourned.
The proceedings at the Afternoon
session Of the court were not special
interesting. The many and variou
witnesses from the numerous points q
l.. the route taken by Searcey and Nor
gan identified the men until identified
E ton became wearisome.
70 There was nothing startling or sen
.. sational until Gen. Shay asked a youn
man, who was a witness, what his sa
airy was. He declined To answer tn
question, and Ashton intimated tina
II the witness should not be called upo
'r to answer such a question. Gen. Sba
made vigorous reply. i'm which b
)f charged the witness with receivin
blood money to swear away a man
a fife. Court adjourned until Monday.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-02-28
| 1G *.tl,:

10 assist Nature NJ this time when a,
most needs heip, TO purity the blood "a.
and strengthen the iaboring orgaa, az
build mp the nerves.
al was almost sick in hcd ln-i .f-1i
and began taking Hoods Sarrajar..A
/ grew better in a short time ana o.,
whenever I feel tired and drou-y IN ~
morning and do not sleep We'll 81 D lgls
take some Of Hoods Sarss3 ra-iilG a.,
about one or two az Hoods Pllls". Z. u
SANDERS, Wise, West Virginia.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-02-28
NOTICE.

WYATT every man and woman In the unitso
States intereSted In the OPIUM and Whisay
easSS Ad0,ses n n Woolley, Atlanta, G..
6ox - ~ Ono YIN - cent yo0 IVA
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-02-28
Purifies
The Blood

al hive taken Hoods SarsRfaf'lt a.
found that IL gives me an nf1siiis.
strength me and pnrifics my blood
Miss LYDIA MADDOX. Parflos, Virgins
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-02-28
SeARcEv Tells a rAle
Ara ssys Nssgas wee ess 81 The Assss
Gp~eh Trsis Gsbbsr~-

Ara ssys Nsrgas Wss ese 81 the Ass~s
Sp~sh Trais Robbers
STAFFORD. L. II. Va Feb 2s--Therc
Was no po>t Improvement of the ~xpf~ss
robber. trial on account Of the m~u-
DRY of George Washington At an carly
hour Judge Ashton opened his court
Oaly thr~~ witnesses were examined
VIM. Washington and Capt Birdsong,
the fireman and conductor Of the he Il
/ up train, corroboratcd the statement,
OF Gallagher. the engineer aud then
Percy :. Crutchfield the -xprv-s m-.
.enger who Was rubbed. "a. put on
the stand. lie told \ graphic tale Of
the blowing open Of the car dccr and
OF the robbery and identified the
pouches that were robbed and the one
that va. carried of. lie then d~scrib-
I'd the man " ho Was i'm the car. Re-
plying To . question ar Prosecuting
attorney White whether he had Seen
the man since he pointed his finger
and said: THAT man lying on the cot
is the man" Like n steel spring Nor
, gan arose To a sitting posture Aaa said
m n clear, distinct voice: n ou ar
liar Judge Ashton st.rnl. called
, the prisoner Ia order. and stated Ia
would punish him for any further in
, teruptions. After long cro---csami'
ton by Gen. shay. the prisoner conn
sci. Mr.. Crutchirld. stood aside ans
y court adjourned Tor dinner.
Mr.. Murray, the other express mes
- ..ng-r. took th. stand when cvur
: opened In the afternoon. He corroon
rated Mr.. ,rutchfi-ld's statement. .nl.
: differing i'm som. details. lie positive
: IL identified Morgan a. the man VII
was in the expires. ear ON the night a
a October 18th. and testified the rrddis
brown hat which was found on Nor
4 gan. a. tn. hat lac had on ia. night .
> the robbery.
Mr.. Murray stood aside and prose
cutting attorney White called Charlie
!. !. Scarc.y. S-Arc-y came into cour
II leaning ON the arm of sheriff h-nn-d
m aud smoking n cigar. which the c"ui
ordered him Ia throw aside. lie W
NJ neatly dressed and looked compose
A. and jaunty. Gen. shay aud Mr.. Littl
the counsel for Morgan. vigorous
ns objected la the competency Of Scarce
a. witness on the ground that h- Va
~ an accomplic., Jointly indicted. al
A. therefore d. could not testify. JudG
Ashton said b- did not dc.ii
Of To hear any argument from III
\. prosecution on tins pot
and decided that the witness Wa con
he petent. Searcey ia quiet aud c"i
posed way, under a storm of objection
of To everything b.. said and Ia rNri
.r question asked by the pro~ecuiio
told the tai. of the robbery, ideniiii'
he. Morgan a. one of the men. said the
10 were only two, told how the robb.
was planned: how the place was :
# lected and how the robbery Mas a
or. complished; identified Morgan'- Ia
which had been introduced: L.
of of the purchase OF the two IA
en road tickets, one Ia Cumberland
Morgan, and one Ia Cincinnati 10y hi
of and their subsequent exchange on NJ
DIS gan's departure from Cumberland
tx Cincinnati.
Morgan kept his eyes fixed on Scare
while testifying, and af times was q
IN IDENTIFY laboring under strong excl
inc meDt. Searcey was on the stand vii
,ed the court adjourned, and will resu
lie the stand tomorrow.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-02-28

Both House. Honor the Father of the
Country. The Railroads Must Redeem
Unused Tickets, by Decree of the House.
Much Routine Business,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-02-28
Spring
M edicine

n Q necessity because a. .- o'Hst.
cir 10 gone, and milder 49, rr-,s-
moisture, accumulated 81 ....- at.
blood and oebiiitai.d conc. .a = Z,
body, opcn the way Cor that .s 'r,l.l,
nervous troubles, and oihar WY. =
skin, mucous membrane and fae laf.a
organs strive In vain % rclIsr ta, y
pure current Of life. Thy al N,.al.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-02-28

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The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1895-06-05

from various parts OF the territory feel
amply repaid for their efforts in the
cause OF higher education and the grad
uation exercises to be held on next Fri
day evening will be an important event
for Silver City.
The presence OF such a school is, in
itself, power for good in the commun-
ity and the loyal appreciation of our
people, which has been so commendable
for the past year, is calculated to
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1895-06-05

has been over so. 1t is hoped that the
new building, now in an unfinished
state, will be so far completed by the
time for opening the fall term that it
can be occupied.
The Importance OF such school as
this in Silver City can hardly be over
rated. While other schools in the terri
tory are devoted to general education and
technical instruction, the work of the
Normal school is directed to the proper
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1895-06-05

Is not sufficient room to properly act)m
modac tLe large number OF pupils in
attendance, and have been further ham
pered in their work on account OF not hav-
ing had the proper apparatus, the work
already accomplished has been eminently
successful, as the marked progress OF the
pupils very clearly indicates.
The enrollmeIt ior the school year just
ending numbers 73 students, and the
average daily attendance ior the year
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1895-06-05

Which l.asle\er lecn equaled by any
other territorial educational institution.
This number would have been increased
ii there had been room to accommodate
more pupils, but there was not sufficient
money available to complete the build
inc which was commenced last summer
and greater number OF pupils than the
roll shows could not receive the benefits
OF the institution.
The course OF instruction given in
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1895-06-05

s tre n 6 I n n tne
hands OF the regents
and tn e ia Guilty.
While the sum ap-
propriated for the
support OF the school
has been small COM
pared with that of
other institutions in
the territory, the re-
suits are secondary
to none, and we may
point with pride
to an institution in
our midst which has
already won its way
to the front rank in
spite OF the disad-
vantages n der
which it has labored.
None OF the other
territorial institu-
tions of learning
have secured so
large an attendance
as has been secured
by this institution
in the length OF time
it has been in oper-
alton. The school
opened with an at
tendance OF 16 pu-
pills and during the
nine months it has
heen in session this
number has been 4
little III ore | ha l
doubled, II recort
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1895-06-05

years work of this
excellently conduct
ed institution, will
be held at Morrill,
hall on Friday even
ing OF this week.
There will be one
graduate, Miss Belle
Eckles, who has
completed the course
OF study, laid down
by the faculty, in a
highly satisfactory
manner.
The marked sue
cess OF this institu.
tion during the first
year OF its existence
is a matter upon
which both the iac-
ulty and the hoard
OF regents are 10 be
congratulated and
the people OF Silver
City and New MeXi-
co may justly feel
proud That there is
such an institution
in the territory.
Although tn e
teachers have la
bored under the in
convenience OF lin
tied quarters, hav-
ing been Obliged to
60. duct the school
in The Presbyterian
pl,ur,,l, u.Lnrn thnre
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1895-06-05
A SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
Commencement Exercises to be Held
Next Friday Evening.
The Normal School of New Mexico Closes
Its First Years Work This
Week.

The commencement exercises OF the
Normal school, which close the first
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1895-06-05

traini 9 OF teachers to prepare chem lor
their work. This object brings the Nor
nal school near to the hearts OF all the
lovers of education in New Mexico, and
the benefits to teachers and pupils are
so far reaching that they cannot well be
overestimated.
The ability OF the teachers in the Nor
nal school has been most lavorahly
spoken OF by all the patrons OF the school
and the pupils who have been attracted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-02
MANS STATURE.
Prof. DOnnth Says the Human Race 4,
DcteriOratinE Physically.

From the London Daily News
Prof Donath Of Buda Pest has been ex.
aminng the statistics of European armies
with a view to ascertain whether the hui
man race appears TO he improving in q
physical sense or deteriCratipg. The con-
cluson he arrives at is that men are de-
c;dedIy deteriorating. Statistics from Rus
STA he has been unable to obtain, but his
conclusion is supported in almost every
ether case by those from the ether coun-
tries where military service is compulsory.
In the Austro- Hungarian army The num-
Der of men rejected as not coming ur to
the regulation standard of height has in
creased during the last ten years by no
less than 16 per cent The standard has
been lowered in Germany, so that a COM
parison cannot fairly be made, yet in spite
CT this, in the same period. the number Of
men rejected as too short las risen from I
to 16 per cent. Taking a period of sixteen
years. the increase of men below the
proper height in France has been from 6 to
IL per cent, and in Italy, within ten years.
the same increase has been from per cent
tc no less than 23 per cent. Switzerland
alone is an exception to the rule.
Prof Donath. it is necessary to add,
takes the figures as he finds them, and has
taken no steps to find out whether, with
the great increase of the armed forces of
Europe there has not been growing ten
dency to let men eff if it can possibly be
MANAGED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-02
SUCCESSFUL MIND CURE.
The Incbrinte Saw Il Real Snake and
What He Did.

y" nat fAS DlN.
From the Atlanta Constitution
There is very long. ravenous snake at
police headquarters. 1t escaped from a
Decatur street dime museum some weeks
ago, and hibernated for while in the
house of a Russian Jew where it was cap
tured alive by patrolman, who had heard
the he arse screams of the Mortified Hebrew.
The snake was confined in a large crack
err box with glass top. 1t had been fat
tened on rats and mice since it's incarcera-
ton, and Its size is scarcely less than a
mans thigh For a while last night the
box containing the serpent was placed in
side the railing whence luckless inebriates
are led before being conducted to cell.
1t was rather early in the evening for
mature jags. but 1t was possibly due to the
virile quality Of his beverage that caused
a well-dressed young man to tack across
the asphalt like a schooner in a squall and
anchor in the shelteriHg arms of man in
blue and brass. He was patrolled to the
station house. While inside of the railing
he caught sight Of the box containing the
snake. He examined 1.-The box critically,
tapped on the glass top with his seal ring.
the writing serpent was real.
''Sr ake-d-n big snake, boa c'nstrictor.
Hic-hello, snakey, old boy m dead onto
yer curves. Hic-where'd we git him-hello.
snakey, old boy
number of the policemen gathered
about the young man and the box. They
looked on blankly amazed. giving the in
toXicant to understand that the snake was
beyond their power Of vision
The young fellow took off his hat
scratched his head, and staggered to the
other side of the room.
"Hic-'sall rhythm jes' funnin'. 'S'd-n
good joke Sail right-ain't no snake there
hic-jes' funnin'-you all funnin'. an I'm err
funnin', an de whole d-n crowd funnin'.
Sail right. I amt drunk-jes' funnin'."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-02
MIR. CLATTERBY CRAWLS.
A TRADE Against His Wife's. House
keeping and How ii Ended.

From the New York Sun.
After the usual periodical blast against
the wild extravaganza with which Mrs.
Clatterby manages the household affairs.
the burning of two bundles of wood where
one would do, and SO on, Mr.. Clatterby
winds up with:
I'D just like to have the running of this
house for about one week. I'd show You;
what could he done. There's end of
little things that we might econorlze on,
and every little helps. Now. were getting
an extra quart of mill: day. That's only
: cents day, but that's SO year, enough
to buy shoes FOR all the children, and
stockings, too. Why. graciousi there's lots
of things might cut eff and never miss
'em at ALL"
well, Jonas" said Mrs. Clatterby, Sup
pose you try it and what you can do.
You take the money this week and you run
the house. If you think you can run this
house what you give me, and buy
clothes for the children and pay the laun-
dry and the gas and the forty other things
that you don't know anything about, why
you're nightly mistaken. But you take
the money and you try it, just one week,
and you'll
Then Mr. Clatterby went off to smoke his
cigar. and said no more; he crawled, as
usual.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-02
NEW MExIC0's STONES.
Many Fine T"tuu1i~e~ Found. To-
sctbcr With Cpnis and EmeraltIs.

From the New York Sun.
New Mexico has taken a long jump for
ward in the last &year so in the pro-
duction of precious stones. In the value of
the output the territory probably leads
all the Union. The principal New Mexican
yield in this line is OF turquoises.
one stone taken from Tiffany mine,
now owned in New York. is valued at
$1,000. Another turquoise mine which has
been opened within the last two or three
years is in the Jirilia mountains, in south
eastern New Mexico. about eighty miles
from Las Cruces. 1T Is owned ny Il firm
of manufacturing and wholesale jewelers..
Only one man is employed in the mine.
and this lone worker ships 5000 worth of
turquoises in the rough every month. Tur-
uuoises from this locality are exceptional
ly fine and bring high prices. The worker
in this mine had been throwing aside
great many of the turquoses which he
considered off color. They were pale and
full of brilliant white spots and spechs,
caused by an excess of aluminium.
Last autumn, as an experiment, he ship
ped a few pounds of these stones, and they
were cut and polished and sent to Paris.
They caught the fashionable fancy, brought
big prices. and ever since the miner has
been kept busy sending the pale stones
W hich he formerly disc artled.
Adjoining this mine is another claim
owned by New Mexican company. They
shipped to New York one lot of turquoIses
weighing nine pounds in the matriX, and
received for it s. 100 Then litigation began
over the claim and work ii has been
suspended. Miners who have visited this
locality say that il is rich in turquoises
and that undoubtedly many other mines
could be opened there which would prove
valuable.
Milk and fire opals have been found in
various parts Of the territory, but not
until two months ago in paying quantities.
Then there was discovered in the COchiti
gold camp. near Santa Fe. a large and
rich deposit of these stones. Enough were
taken out and dressed to show them to he
of very fine quality. But the wet blanket
of unsettled Spanish grant lies over
all that golden region. and until the United
States Supreme Court decides the the
finder of that opal lead will be none the
richer.
Miners familiar with the character of
diamond deposits say that the Cochti
region looks amazingly promising. and that
If mine owners do not keep a sharp look
outfit the day ever comes when they can
work their mines-they may throw away
undreamed-of treasure.
An emerald or two, of good size and fine
quality, have been found in New Mexico,
just enough to warrant the expectation
of finding more if anybody We're to look
for them. which nobody has done. The ter
ritory also produces many fine beryls and
any quantity of the finest garnets in the
world. But it is as turquoise producer
that the territory stands pre-cmnent.