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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-07
SOME TYPES OF
PENSIONERS.
The Most CIamOrOus and Greedy
Are Those Who Did the
Least Fighting.

The Jhief Of the Bseas charres ThM Aasy Dssepsfs
bic aal iscsapeseas Mes Are Easasel - Peas,ss A.
tsrs<ys aal Recsssesds Thas They - Banel-Psss
ir cia.~ AEsiaa Special Exa.iaen ~hs nsvs
Cesviesed Maay csi.iaais.
Commissioner William L Loehren,
of the Pension Office, in his annual
report, makes several pointed sug-
gestions. Under the head Patriot
ism and pensions. he says:
"Those men who enlisted early
and fought the battles of the war
were not moved by mercenary con-
sIderations, and unless actually dis
abled did not show the haste in. ap-
plying for pensions manifested by
those who enlisted near the close OF
the war for large ,bounties, and did
little actual service, and who are
now the noisest in clamoring for
more pensions. AS compared with
this latter class the real soldiers OF
the war have been modest in pre-
ferring claims for pensions"
The Commissioner says that many
disreputable and incompetent men
are engaged as pension attorneys.
and suggests that none but reputa-
BILE members of the bar be allowed
to practice in pension cases. Dis.
honest attorneys have given much
trouble by systematic criminal and
fraudulent practices.
Pension payments, the Commis.
sioner says, bring large amounts OF
money into communities, and the
fear that the conviction of these at
torneys would lessen the influx OF
money has manifested itself in pop
ular rancor against the special ex
aminers whose Investigations Sc
cured the conviction of criminals
The special examination division
will not require as much money as il
the past for the reason that vigor
Gus prosecution Of frauds and crime.
has discouraged and measurably
stopped frauds.
The report shows that the number
of pensioners June 80, 1894, wa.
500 ,544; new pensioners added during
the year. 80, ,1S5; dropped pensioners
restored, 4,2O5; deaths during thu
year, q ,816; dropped for other caus
es. IA, ,575; making net increase o.
pensioners during the year of $50
pension claims allowed during the
year, 80. 1876; rejected, 1O3,355; case
pending, 552,2lO
The appropriation for the yea
was $780, 900, 900, and there was pait
during the year $13S, ,S07.337. Th'
estimate for pensions for 1897 i
$40, 100000 for pension payments
$SOO,OOO for surgeons fees, ant
$3.50 200 for clerk hire at pension
agencies, and about 100000 fo
other expenses.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-07
ANEGRO TORTURED BY FIRE.

Mob at Tyler, Texas, Takes the Law Into
Their Own Hands and = Terrible Public
Execution Was Deliberately Planned and
Executed,
TYLER, Tex, Oct. 29.-Henry Hill
lard, a negro, who outraged and
murdered Mrs. Bell four miles from
here yesterday, was burned to death
on q scaffold here this evening in
the presence of 1000 people. The
negro confessed his crime.
Mrs. Bell who had been visiting
her mother q short distance from
home, was on her return and was
met by q negro named Jim King.
What occurred can only be told by
the negro himself and the evidence
given by the dead body of the wo-
man. The ground shows that she
had struggled for her honor. and the
condition of the body told of q cru
city that has only been equalled by
"Jack the Ripper"
A posse was quickly organized,
led by Deputy Smith, of Tyler, who,
With lanterns in hand and aided by
a hound, tracked the negro 10 with
in four miles of KilgOre, where they
found him, fast asleep, in a cotton
pen. The negro's clothing was still
covered with blood, which he had at.
tempted to wash out.
| Soon after the officers had hand.
cuffed him a mob of some 200 men
heavily armed. arrived on the scene
and demanded the immediate sur
render of the prisoner, which was
readily given. The mob then lef,
for the scene of the murder, where
they arrived this afternoon at
o'clock.
After his confession and the es
tablIshment of his identity, a vot'
was taken as to the mode of punish
ment. 1t was unanimously agrees
to burn him, and it was ageed tha
he should suffer the penalty on tn
public square. The line of marcl
, was taken up toward Tyler, and a
: 4 O'Clock the head of the line entere'
! the main plaza, whence no less thai
J 1000 people were assembled. Larg
, crowds of women and children wer
congregated under the awnings SUI
! rounding the public plaza. Wagons
! carriages, trees, and buildings wer
D converted into grand-stands, an
: were thronged at 4:3O o'clock.
3 A scaffold was erected in the cen
. ter of the square. Wagons lade
7 with kindling wood, coal, ell, an
Q straw were driven to the scene an
: placed into position. The negr
9 was then given an opportunity t
e speak, but his words we're lnaudible
3 but when he offered up his la'
prayer his words could be heard fc
e several blocks. He was then lashe
s to the coon rail that extende
y through the platform.
n Mr.. Bell, husband of the murdere
woman, applied the match and tt
r flames shot upward, enveloping II
d negro in sheets of fire. He beggt
N for mercy, but without avail.
is 1t was decided to burn him
II once, and as fast as the WOO
l. thrown around him was consume
it was quickly replenished: Fro
the time the match was applied u
til he was incinerated was exact
fiftv minutes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-07
FIGHTING IN CUBA.

Insurgents Trap the Spandards and Cut
Them to Pieces-The Greatest battle of
the War Is Won by the Rebels.
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-The Times
prints the following dispatch from
Key West:
"News received here yesterday
states that General Maceo has by
forced marches reached the province
of Matanzas and that last Monday
with three thousand Cubans he en-
gagged a cavalry force of twenty
eight hundred Spaniards in the San
Juan valley.
early in the morning the insur-
gent outposts brought news of the
approach Of the Spanish cavalry
General Maceo at once placed his
army in position to receive the en-.
ery. A hollow square was formed
aud force of one thousand mer
placed in ambush. The Spanish
| forces, unaware of the presence oi
the enemy, marched into the trap o.
death and were only apprised o.
their perilous position when the in
surgents opened fire upon them
The Spaniards made a brave fight
but owing to the thickness of thu
forest and the boggy condition o
the valley the calvary were greatl.
handicapped. After a struggle o
/ four hours the Spanish troops wer
forced to retreat leaving eight hun
dred dead on the field. The insur
gents secured all the arms and mu
nirions of the dead Spaniards. Thi
battle is the most important fgh
since the breaking out of the reyo
luton. The Cuban colony here
wild with JOY.
"Private advices confirm the n
port of the landing of an exped
ton in Cuba under the leadership q
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-07
Couldn't Name One.

ue CauCasIan.1
ORcLAINvILLE, n. c., Oct. 3d.
people in this section are on an
sauonal boom. They are taking
interest IN the financial prob
The more they read your val
N paper the palmer they see
POSITION justified. The Popu-
"e stronger in faith in this sec
~an ever before, although l
astatemeut in the North Carolln-
attributed to Mr.. W. A. Deal,
Ostelaysville stating that the
4ASts, are not near so strong in
section as they were last cleo
he has been asked to name
nat has apostatized. He failed
.ane one. So stamp that down
@pIy "hyperbolical.",
Prominent Democrat of this Sec
@'d: That Mr.. E. C. Smith
INTO the comparison free sill
convention on purpose to get
Ue Populist party" Poor fel-
when they stick to principle
p'edge themselves to support
honest convictions they are
VuI OF their party by the partl
ono o mold party above prinei
VA ye patriots, come out from
4s The partisans, and fall in linz
49, we oand of patriots under th'
+as' banner, shouting for indus
\, ,,'us,nclpation, and vote as yo1
.r,r ~ May the policy of The eau
w. E. GARDNER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-07
World without End!

Ex Governor, ex ETC., and Captain Asne
From the silver dish wouldn't take any
hash;
Tbey had said that they liked it, but when
twas handed,
Their grinders had not been sufficiently
sanded.
Some said twas the walters they objected TO-
Others, twas hair from q fopuhst cue, -.
Went out from the supper, or took back
seat.
We don't know now what these worthless
viii do
Following afar of when ChantIcieer crew.
With the spirit gone out OF tnem' nno nnA
Or return to the house 80 lately it left?
IF the latter, then the last state OF sucn meI
Is worse than the first-World without end
iS "oi0o Caro-.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-07
RALEIGH. N. c., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER Z 1895.

speech. and De only needed mor-
time 10 have made il the greatest
speech that ever vas delivered in
Lincoln county.
After the speaking Mr.. Henry held
. reception at the hotel until . late
hour. and hundreds Of the best peo-
pie in Lincoln county grasped bis
hand and welcomed him tn the ranks
OF the patriots and bid him God
speed on his mission OF re-estAblish-
ing American Independence.
The most singular thing about the
reception was that all parties me;
him in the same spirit and promised
to stand by silver, live or die.
r. q W. BARKER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-07

senator Allison said the other day
:, . sneech that there is no difference
between the Democrats and Republic
csns of Iowa on the money question
Right you are, and he might have
added very little on any other. why
mt of the wedding?-Rscord, 1t
Vernon. Washington.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-07
A GREAT DAY At LlNCOLNTGN.
Pritchard. Linney and Henry Break Down
the Sand Breastworks of Democracy
About the Greatest Speech Ever Heard
in Lincoln-Henry Holds q Reception
Men of all Parties Declare for Silver.


the Sand Breastworks of Democracy
About the Greatest Speech Ever Heard
in LincoIn-Henry Holds q Reception
Men of all Parties Declare for Silver.
There was an interesting and ea-
thusiastic meeting of the people at
Lincolnton on the 10Th of October.
Senator Pritchard, Congressman Lin
ney and Mr.. Henry were the speak
ers.
Senator Prltchard was the first
speaker. Being quite unwell he cut
his speech short, but it was effective.
His arguments we're unanswerable
and he left good impression. The
house and yard we're full of people,
anxious to catch every word. He
told the old farmers who voted for
Cleveland how he had protected the
manufacturers and took the tariff off
of wool. These old farmers have
now changed their way Of shearing
sheep. It has always been the Gus
tom to commence to shear at the
head, but the government has fallen
so short of its promises that the
farmer now commences to shear at
the other end, from the fact that he
has not the conscience to look sheep
squarely in the face.
It happened that there were a few
one-horse lawyers present who called
out "coon, coon, COON" Now q coon
in this section is "varmint" which
is gray in color and has rings around
his tail which indicate, We suppose,
the variableness of his nature. The
coon lives entirely off the labor OF
the people, and it is while
the farmer sleeps that the coon gets
it's meal. Some mention was made
in the house about an o'possum dog
and the "coon crowd" suddenly van
ished.
| Next came Hon. R. z. Linney. A.
he arose his face lit up with patriot
: ic fire. Some one in the crowd yellet
, out "Bull of the Brushes" to which
Mr.. Linney replied: "The bull ha,
but one enemy and that was tn
tick" The people said ''yes, in tn
/ same proportion as the bull Is to tn
tick in size, so is Mr.. Linney in in
: tellect and honesty to the fellow VIII
3 tried to be smart" Then Mr.. Lime
:. proceeded with his speech. AS b
81 poured forth the strains of logic an
: eloquence, the sand breastworks Q
the Cleveland Democracy fell and 9,
q cry thing was swept away as the VIZ
b ters of Johnstown swept the Valley
f By evidence and statistics he d,
f molished every argument In favor {
f the gold standard and made it cles
+ to all present that free silver was th
|. only hope for the American peop
I, that America had but one enem
q and that was the money power
f but he believed that there was patr
y otism enough in this country to sa,
# the nation.
e Next came Mr.. w. B. Henry-ti
l. s'hon of the DESERT" and as he roare
r the wolves that were present
l. sleeps clothing began to trembl
is and as he proceeded you could s.
1t them fall on the right and on Il
J. left. He held up the Democrat
is platform before the people and pr
creded to ventilate Democracy. VIII
g. he exposed the false promises of Il
j. Democratic party, the house "
IF q still as death. It was . mast
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-07

Colonel CarrilIo. The expedition
was landed at POGO del Toto October
2lst. and consisted of forsy-eight
men, seventeen pieces OF artillery
and two gasling guns. This is q
part of the expedition which WAS re-
Gently seized at Wilmington, \. CT
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-07

Anthony Gaa, who died in an Indl-
ana pOOrhouse the other day, was
earns nter who swore during the cam
nairn of 1850 that If Lincoln were
elected he would never do another
davis work. He stuck to his VOW. with
tho resuIt stated.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-07
"A oAo smsvsus.
a o~e>sd &C ~ssshss ssS i><Assss-s-@<
- nsss,ss - sAs rrsssss gSss~s oss~s.
"a - n

- n>sssss 90 sss rssssss ssss~s oss~s-
sss Tss 1ssss>sss
From insorrnassoa.l
The relations of capital To labor. 90
far as they apply Ia ssrikes and tock-
osSa, d1rtnE the last s~sen aud one
half years. Arv exhausti,ely trvated in
The annual report of Colonel Carroll T..
Wright. the Com mmission~r Of Eahcs.
which ~as made public on OeS ~
The report shows tha, during the forv-
going period Illinois had the largest
number Of esia ablis$me2ts AZ ec,~d. boil
BY sirikes and io.koats, tb~rr having
been io.op Of ,h~ former and lisa cf
TIE latter. New York cam second 90
the list. with 3. .sso establishments In
volycd in strikes and - In lockoots.
and Pennsylvanis Ihird, with s.sis
strikes and $50 lockouts- The indus
tries most effected by strikes during
the seven and one-hsK year, included
IN the report were the building trades
with a6,.S establishments IN
volyed. coal and coke with 5.sss, cloth
ing with 3.osi. tobacco with ]. 1.sss. food
preparations with 3-sss>, stone qgarri~s
and cutting With .sas, metals and met
allie goods .sSs, transportation With
l.ss', printing and publishing with oos.
boots and shocs with eo.. furniture
with i5s, wooden goods with sCrs, aud
brick with tO5 establishments; while
those most affected by lockouts were the
building trades with 800, stone quar-
rying and cutting with sss. clothing
with l3l brewing with iso, boots and
shoes with 100, metals and metallic
goods with LIS, and transportation w,t b
liz establishments involved. The total
number Of employees involved or
thrown out OF employ ment during the
period covered by the report was s,sSi =
a03.
The number of lockoufs as compared
with the strikes for the same period
was small in the aggregate, but the
losses incurred were enormously in
creased. The total was "a lockouts.
with a loss II wages 10 the employees
Of 81. .0O0. 900, while the loss To employ
ers was nearly half that sum. For the
period covered by the report. out of
the 46, ,s63 establishments affected by
strikes, success in their demands Was
gained by the employees In 2o.3s1
partial success WAS gained in a,ss5 -s-
tablishments, anu failure followed in
II ,Gs7 establishments. Out Of the 3.
s53 establishments having lockouts,
l ,ss3 succeeded in gaining their de-
mands; 3sl partially succeeded, and
1853 failed. The leading cause OF strikes
was for an increase of wages. and tn. se
represent % per cent, of the whole
number. Thirteen per cent, were for
reduction Of hours;s per cent, were
against reduction of wages per cent
were sympathetic; q per cent, were foi
increase Of wages and reduction o'
hours; per cent, were against en'
ployment of non-union men, and s pei
cent, for q recognition OF the union.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-07

W Ilu Luc exception OI WuoAt, rye anu
wheat flour the foregoing is formida-
BILE list of cereal,
MEAT AND OTHER FOOD PRODUCTS,
quotations for which have been going
steadily downward through the year.
A further examination of the ac-
cOmpanying exhibit shows that out of
more than 100 staple articles quoted
six months ago, rs remained practically
unchanged in price during the second
quarter of the year, and eight of this
number during both the second ano
third quarters of the year, the total
number quoted as unchanged in price
during the third quarter being IA. The
falling off, in the third quarter, of the
| number of items for which quotations
increase in activity, and might be con-
strued favorably except for the fact
that during the third quarter there was
an increase of one-thIrd in the number
of products quotations for which de-
creased,
ANDA FALLING OFF IN THE TOTAL
NUMBER
prices for which have increased.
1t is only on approaching quotations
| for hides and leather, and for textiles
and metals, that one finds- Lag list
of increases in prices maintained with
any degree of regularity during both
quarters under discussion.
But a somewhat surprising feature
| is found in a comparison of quotations
on October l, 1895, with lowest prices
reached since the panic of 1893. There
are six instances in which the quota
tion three and one-half weeks ago was
as low as the lOwest-nitric acid, castor
oil, bicarbOnate soda and opium, alu-
minium and hogs. Rather more sur
prising. perhaps, is the list of staples,
| the prices for which on October l last
were
| LOWER THAN PREVIOUS LOWEST QUO
| TATIONS
since the panic of 1s93-Indian corn
oats, barley, peas, beans, potatoes, salt
lcranberries, beeves, sheep. prime hogs
and lard among the food staples, and
caustic soda, phosphate rock and lime
!. Thus far, therefore, producers OF
the country have in measure
i FAILED TO PARTICIPATE
in the revival in prices of products t(
anything like the extent that manu-
facturers of textiles and metals have
, A considerable number of staple chem
, icals and drugs are also as low as a
any time previously during the pas
two years, so that, on the whole, it re
, mains true that about 20 per cent. o
the total number of articles of merch
andise and produce quoted, largel!
food products, chemicals and drugs
were either lower on October l thai
, they had been since the panic of 1s9;
or as low as at any previous tim
!; during the past two years.
Il IIt will be seen that it is acknowl
, edged that only leather and textile
have held up and advanced in prices
t and it is we'll known that leather j
r controlled by trust, and that tn
: prices of textiles and most other pre-
ducts of factories are controlled b
combines and monopolies-the plai
. trust, for instance.-Ed
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-07
HAD A GOOD THING.


NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. s5.-Charity
Malone and Rebecca Polk, two old ne
gro women, were to-day given two SEN
tences of fifteen months each in the u
S. prison, District Judge Clark pro-
nouncing the sentence. These women
have defrauded the United States gov
ernment Of twenty thousand dollars
which they drew as widows Of federal
soldiers. They had been living will
two negro men and one woman would
sWear for the other when pension mon.
ey Wa0 de.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-07
Pile Up tho National Debt.
New York RecOrderI


IfMr. Cleveland and his Secretary
of the Treasury can carry out their
financial policy, the national debt at
the end of their Administration will
be larger than it was when the war
of the rebellion came to q close,
thirty years ago.
They propose to retire the green
backs, amounting to nearly $780,
600, 900, and if that is accomplished
they will follow it up by seeking to
have the $500, 900 900 of other legal
notes Cancelled by the same process
If they can succeed in this undertak
ing they viii have created the most
colossal financial burden ever i'm
posed on any people in time of peace
This proposition is one of twt
things-lunacy or q premeditate(
plot to plunder the people.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-07
TheThird Term Idea.

New York Recorder.l
The Washington Post questioned
the members of Congress as to how
they stand upon the third-term ques
tioa, and out of the answers from
100 of them seventeen have expressed
themselves as not opposed to it.
Lynchburg News
This fact means only that the man
to whom these seventeen congress
men are willing to accord third il
now President of the United States.
There ought not to be seventeen
third-termers in the whole country.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-07

| The Oa..'.an.
[royr p,...u. Ala. Oct. 26. 6.-Your
Io.rI.Ia m, opinion the best re.
h. paper 'ant have yet read, and
have rrau great many
DR. JNO. b. HARRIS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-07
t,tNlJatatut the Good Work.

! THE Cl..I..u..
|rorR, y. g.. oct %. S.--YoHr paper is
[pca great work IN the interest of
|orm, and r.rtaIuly is entitled to
support %, aII retormers. May it
roptnue a. circulate and dissent
he correct principles all over our
loved State and country until the
(olr people are educated to their
L. condition. ! trust all our peo-
will think of it and do their best
the paper. ! read it every week
h the more | read it the better |
l il. Lam going to get up clubs
has paper because | believe it is
honest paper. am your worker
|ever for The CAUCASIAN.
ROBERT A. SMITH.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-07
El7ERS FROM
THE PEOPLE.
|. g,Clanny'8 Silver Article
g. o Center Shot and Hit
The GoIdbugs Hard.
,r,CHERS AND RELIGION.
.o.,. for.uI People to Join in the
- I,fprm The Croskers aud
,....r." can't CIV" Names "he" rhsy
p,,pI.'- rsrty IL Losing-"We
Arms.
.v,r, uuJd Ipyour Arms"

6rge,.. y. c., Oct. N.-I
F., Qt.uf my household
r. and bong standing com
p, ..r a.-ocistion from its
p, r.l as well as good
=. . aohly fought the
....... truth and justice
o.. signal victory in North
2. ..,. vicious corruption,
e.. r.., p...rd our standard on
4 ,,n...t. OBJ. the Nations Cap
and ..r .ommands "to arms
|. A victory for 1896 is
/, rau uu, .ay, may God bless
,4or.. .D 'ue good work you
/ 5o,og tur cause of liberty,
|.5ou a.H equal justice to all, and
,g.u.. town Of the strong
tsrosu.r uwoy oppressors. Go
View. .u.d up your arms un-
I'm. ,..t.. - won.
mrul lowing old and cannot
/ no .u noble friend as The
|ry.rag. g.. +. WALKER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-07
,ome Preachers should Get Religion.

nome PREF, hers should tset hehSious
J The tnuca,0an.
DURHAM y. g., Nov. 1.-The News
n Observer did not give q full &C
knt OF Rev. Mr.. Tuttle's sermon on
\. Thompson and the Church
ben it was earned that THE CAU-
EAy had % tulL report there was
(ie iedrmaud for it than ever. A
ben people read my copy. l then
kilt to tur minister of my church.
Euk 1t would be q good idea for
Ey subscriber to do the same.
De OF our best" preachers have
kyed almost as far from the real
ht of the teachings of Christ, as
Democratic party has from the
bcipc, OF Jefferson and jackson.
be ministers had preached the
Bel straight and had condemned
sins around them, this govern
t would never have grown as
fupt and oppressive as it has.
eot our preachers must get re-
pn. \ CHURCH MEMBER.
fnioytd Mr. McClammy's strong Ar
le-lhc trre silver Convention Fur.
'hed Good Ward stick.
The Caucasian.
EVANSVILLE. n. c., Oct. 21.-l
It to take this means of thanking
pL H.McClammy, II of Pender, fol
strong letter published in THE
FCASlAN. In giving his reasons
leaving the Democratic party
gave some of the strongest argu'
AtS | nave yet seen to show why
FSlver cannot be gotten through
Democratic party" He ought t.
hpltu,atr those reasons and com
for the so cash prizes you arr
Ering. TINS writer knows Mr.
Ssmmy. He is a man of the yer.
rest character and integrity. H'
brother ot ex-Congressman Nc
'umy aud has more aDlllty. IL
man OF convictions and we hav,
n expecting TO see him take
q stand and repudiate the cor
y Democratic party for som
Fe Before the next campaign
tall OF the men like Nc, lamm,
Ne Democratic party will be o.
SIDE Of the people.
zoe State uon-partlsan free silve
venuou gave the people a goo
uSuek 20 measure patrlotlsI
q Now when a man says he
tree silver, we ask him if he wi
for 1t and vote against all gelt
S' 1t is the right test.
FREE SILVER.