davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-23
THE KILLING OF MISS TilLMAN.
How the Sad Accident Occurred-Miss
1illman But Twenty Years Old.

How the Sad Accident Occurred-Miss
1iliman But Twenty Years Old.
COLUMBIA, 5. G.. July 1G.-MIss Ad-
die Tillman, the eldest child of Sena-
tor Tillman, and her escort, the Rev.
church at YOrkviIle, this State, were
killed by the same bolt of lightning at
Breyard, n. G., Wednesday afternoon,
July lG They were in horseback
party which had started oil to ascend
Rich mountain, six miles from Bre-
ward. When nearly at the summit a
thunder storm overlook the party. All
except Miss Tillman, Mr.. Lee and Mr..
McNeely rode on to a house some dis
tance ahead. These three stopped for
Mr.. McNeely to exchange horses with
Miss Tillman on account of her horse
being afraid of thunder. The rain
came up and they sought shelter un-
der some bushes near which was a
large oak tree. The tree was struck
by lightning which instantly killed
Miss Tillman, Mr.. Lee and their horses.
Mr.. McNeely, though short distance
away, was unhurt.
Miss Tillman was twenty years old
and would have made her debut in
| Washington society next winter.
| Miss Tillman was expected to reach
Raleigh in few days to visit the fam
lily of DR.. Kirby, superintendent of the
North Carolina Insane asylum.
| The Charlotte Observer commenting
on the sad occurrence, says:
"What adds the greater sadness to
this pathetic story is that Miss Till
man had plighted her trOth to the
young Governor of South Carolina
Hon. John Gary Evans, and that they
were soon to be married. 1t is well
known that in his charming home cir
Gle Senator Tillman seeks and finds q
delightful refuge of rest from the
cares of political life and the bitter.
ness of the campaign, and this ruth
less invasion by death of his happy
fireside causes a sorrow which is be.
yond human sympathy to sooth, and s
heart-wOund which can only be healed
by the tender hand of Him who strO
ked the sllken tresses of the littl,
children of Judea, and who taught Vi
that those who go down to the dark
ness Of the grave shall yet rise again.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-23
sEeRt1 SESSION rtnocRsIs.
They Mas Law tsrtn-.- E.tiEsF Jhar
Lighter They Me-, wfth 'i--- a
Door..


On the 18th OF Juoe there VAS a
convention ot the Democratic patty
OF Columbus co1nfy for the purpose
or appointing delegates 10 the ysri-
Gus Democratic conventions of the
Stste.
And We, the undersigned citizens,
me m bers of different political par
ties having always been taught that
political conventions were public,
and remembering, too, the captious
disposition of the Democratic party
TO punish those belonging 70 any
other political party for even hold
ing committee meeting privately.
quietly seated ourselves in the most
remote part of the court house for
the purpose merely of witnessing
the proceedings. when We were in
formed by the chairman that the
meeting was strictly Democratic Gn
language not clearly understood
and that it would no doub. hccom-
necessary during the session Z" dis
cuss matters pertaining TO the good
Vi tp' pAi hii'ht ocsii't 'hi
Democrats 10 hear. Whereupon n
gentlemen of party other than the
Democratic asked an explanation
when we wsro told by the chairman
in spirit Of passion and without
| further explanation that he was as
founded that those present were Sc
low as not to depart instantly. The
| chairman was no doubt convinced
from the scattered audience which
consisted of two or three men here
and there seated over the house, tha,
he could explain nothing without
conceding lost cause.
We need not require any sttoDge
evidence of their weakness than this
desire on their part TO hold couven
tions with closed doors
Be it rem embered by all the treat
ment which Mr.. s. Otho Wilson re
ceived at the hands of the d-n ole
party in '92. He having been ac
cused openly Of some secret work.
ID. N. MCRACKAN,
d. NJ. Balm,
w. II. DYSON,
H. b. REGISTER.
j. ID. MAULTSBY.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-23
BOTH CORPORATION MEN.
Sewall and Hobart Both Suit Tho "Busi-
ness Men,

sswaN and Hobart Both Suit Tho "Busi-
Men"
Washington Post.
The two candidates for vice-Presi-
dent are pretty equally matched, ex-
cept as to age, Mr.. Sewall being a good
deal older than Mr.. Hobart. Both
wear mustaches and each looks as
though he was trying to pattern his
hair after President Cleveland. They
are both corporation men, and rich.
Mr.. Sewall was President of the Maine
Central Railroad for years, and is
Presidsnt of a national bank now. He
is at the head of shipbuilding COM
pany, and is interested in many other
business enterprises. Mr.. Hobart is
President of the Passaic Water Com
pany, of the Acquackanonk Water
Company, of the Morris County Rail
road, and of the Patterson Electric
Railway. He is, besides, a director in
two other railroad companies, and in
two banks, one of them a national
bank. He is director in a lot of other
companies, too numerous to mention
There does not seem from a busines.
point of view to be much choice as be.
tween the two vicePressidential cand
idatpS
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-23
This Reads Right.

For The Caucasian.
PIKE, Cumberland Co., N. c., July
Is, '06.-The people are eager for
the truth, for the vindicatiou of
which THE CAUCASIAN has so man
fully fought.
There is not an intelligent gold
bug in our township. Regardless of
party, the people favor the restora-
tion of the old white metal, the
money of the Constitution, the cur
rency of the American people.
III we want silver, why can't we
all vote for it, and obtain our desire?
If Democrats are true to their pre-
tentions, and nominate an honest
silver man such Us Tillman, Teller,
or Sibley, then, in our opinion, it
will be the duty of all silverites to
support him, and carry themselves
in that grand phalanx that must
down Mark Hanna, "advance agent
of prosperity" thereby wrestling the
"Star Spangled Banner" from the
clutches of those bigoted devotees of
the gold standard. But, if Demo
Gratis "eat dirt" and sell their coun-
try for British gold, then all true
patriots of every party should come
together ut st. Louis and prepare to
drive out the greedy money chan
gers from the temple of Liberty.
In State matters the Popullsts III
this section endorse the action OF
our executive committee. While
opposing fusion with goldbugs, they
do not wish to aid, in any way what.
ever, to give q new lease of life &c
that heartless old machine, now ago
nizing in the last struggles of wei
merited death. Let us "keep in tn,
middle of tho road" and only turi
aside to crush the machine.
Under the generalship of Maj. w
A. Guthrie for Governor and DR.. Cy
Thompson for Congress, we woul,
observe success" and we have rea
son to believe that we could eve
command it."
JOHN ID. MCLEOD,
Chm'n FIX. Committee QuewhippI
Township.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-23
THE POPS IN ONSLOW.
They Select Delegates and Appoint "a Com
ference Conn mittee.

They Select Delegates and Appoint u Con-
ference Committee.
The Populiss convention Of Ons-
low county assembled at jackson
vile, July 9th, 1896, aud was called
to order by the temporary chairman,
H. E. King. DR.. J. l.. Nicholson
and 7. Lafayette King were appoint
end secretarys pro TEN. The tenn
pOrary organization was made perm
anent.
DR.. Cyrus Thompson was elected
a delegate to the St. Louis conven-
ton. F. D. Koonce Jr., alternate.
The following were elected as del
egates to the State conventions: W.
M. Barbee. F. D. Koonce, Sr H. E.
King, A. F. Farnall, Jr., Ralph Pen
der. George 7. Walton, j, r. Bryant
George w. Lewis, Lewis Marine and
E. W. Fa,nell.
The gentlemen named below were
elected delegates to the Congress
sional convention: DR.. J. l.. Mich
olson, T. Lafayette King. Il. G.
Davis, F. D. Shaw, J. E. Rhodes,
w. w. Russell. John Marshborn. R.
L. Franck, Fl. Z. King, Fl. w. Hum,
phrey, Brantley King, c: S. Hewitt,
A. 7. Brown, and R. H. Jarmon.
The following were elected as del.
egates to the Senatorial convention
J. G. Barbee, J. N. Lanier, Johr
Dawson, h. h. Shepard. D. W. Smith
E. w. Farnell. j. M. Bishop, E. J
Newbolds, J. B. Olive, l.. X. Hurst
Alonzo Redd; VIM. King, Asa King
and J. w. Franck.
| WHEREAS, the Republican part,
of Onslow county has appointed /
committee to confer with d commit
tee of the Peoples Party Of Onslov
county in regard to the election 0
State, county, and Congressional of
ficers in the year 1896, therefore b
!. RESOLVED, That T. D. Koonce
: Sr., J. r. Franck, A. F. Farnell Jr
J. B. Olive, T. J. Jarmon, G. Z
Walton, r. c. Davis, J. NJ. Bishot
Ralph Bender and G.. S. Hewitt wit
Il. f. King, chairman, and j. l.
!. Nicholson and 7. Lafayette Kin
secretaries of this convention, be an
5 they ara hereby appointed, a commi
: tee of conference to re ceiNe the pror
: osition offered by said Republica
committee, and consider the sam
and report to the county conventio
of the Peoples Party 10 be hereaftt
Q assembled to select candidates ft
county officers. H. +. KING.
Chairman
j. l.. NICHOLSON,
'. r. LAFAYETTE KING,
Secretaries
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-23
Oaly Que Country.

Boston Budget
General Longstreet in telling of
some of his experiences in the war, said
that during the campaign of the penin-
sula he never had any opportunity of
sleeping except as his corps was pass
ing MIN. One night, as ne had dis
mounted, leaving bis horse in the
charge OF his orderly, and going down
into the angles of one of those Vir-
ginia fences, he overheard two soldiers
talking which interested him consider
ably, and, instead Of sleeping he lis
tened to them. One soldier said to the
other: 81 suppose it's all right that
we should march all night and fight
| by day. OF course it is right that we
should do that for the love of country,
if nothing else. / suppose that we
should be poorly clothed, rs We are,
for the love of country, We should
endure it. 81 suppose that to be poor
Iy fed, as we are, We should suffer for
the love of the country. OF course we
should do that. And / suppose, when
you come to that, that we should die.
if necessary, for the love of country.
1 am willing to. But there is just one
thing tnat l want to say, that if ever ]
live to get out of this I'll be id il !
will ever have another country"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-23
LETTERS FROM
THE PEOPLE
Various Matters on Which the
Popular Opinion ia Express
ed-All Sections Interested.
LIVING ISSUES FORWARD,
More Endorsemsnts Of tho Action Of the
Committee Good Feeling Evsrywhers-
People Are Coming tn Us-"stay In The
Middle Of The Road IL The Slogan.
Tho Old Man L. AFTER Them.

For The Caucasian.
KINsToS, N. c., July IL, 90 The
slogan down here with the Pops Is:
awe endorse "Maryann" and the
executive committee plan" The
lawyer convention is II thing OF the
past with the horny hands and cIod-
hoppers in this county. They stole
our platform completely, and want
us To give them another chance to
issue two hundred and sixty-twO
million gold bonds more in time of
peace. Great GOdl Amt they got
the cheek OF n government mulei
They call us desertcrs. Now, Mr..
Editor, if we are deserters, you
know the fate of II deserter, if we 90
BACK TO THEM. | saw thirteen de-
scrters hung on one gallows in time
of the war in kinston, n. c., for de
serting. The boys down here don't
want to he hung, and we are going
TO "stay in the middle Of the road"
With Guthrie for Governor we will
give II decisive victory next Novem
ber, for our party in this part of
North Carolina, and we won't be
called deserters by those straddle-
bugs, but will be called patriarchs.
Every straddlebug that is profes-
sional with the title doctor, lawyer,
reverend or elder, says: "Old man,
how do you like our tieketP' tell
them how can anything good come
out of you, for you have defeated
eleven free coinage bills III nine
years Five IN ONE DAY. Remem-
ber they give US Elias for Governor,
also Cleveland for President. Echo
says our country is ruined, and
have heard hard times repeated
more than | ever did with the poor
The CAUCASIAN is an educator
the people say they want it but they
have not the money to spare. Sow
eral have told me just so soon a.
they get it they will get me to orde
it for them.
Again we endorse THE CAUCASIAN
the bold stand it takes against thu
gold combine, straddlebug Demo
cratic party and exposing the same
enlisted as a Confederate sOldie
in the Confederate army and / Tough
to the finish; and | have enlisted i
the reform party and | am going I
fight for that cause to the finish.
A WOUNDED SOLDIER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-23

For Tie iducaslan
RURDETTE, n c., July II, 90. I
feel like IL is time for someone to
write something of IL congratulating
nature to show to the public "a gen
eral that Union county can boast OF
having one man IN the Democratic
party, and Al avowed eoldbug who
has got the principle of a man. In
the name of r.. Il. Redwine, who had
tho manhood to declare openly that
his party had never had such plank
as the free and unlimited coinage of
silver st lG to |, and that if it is q
good thing il belonged to the Pops
and that tho Peoples Party was en-
titled to the credit Of such p meas
ure: and he thought it dishonest in
his party 20 capture that plank that
he believed in honest politics.
Mr.. Editor, don't you think be
should have Il chrome? | glory In
this lawyers principle.
Would TO God there was more
principle and less hypocrisy in poll
ties to-day and especially IN the old
parties. Mr.. Redwine suggested
that the delegates read the plat
forms of each political party for the
past fifty years and see If 1t was cor
rect. Yes, he is. Certainly be is 4
man above party If his politics is an
tagonistic to ours, and | for one
esteem him very much for his back,
bone in SO declaring himself.
Now, Mr.. Editor, having beor
more or less amused at some of my
neighbors' talk recently, aud espe
cially one who claims to be protec
tive man. He told me sometime age
that free silver would not be an issue
this campaign. 1t looks like some
body is fool III my township
Don't it to you!
! f. G.. STILWELL.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-23
Let's Vote Right.

For The Caucasian.
CRoATAN, N. c., July lG, '9G.-
We, the voters of Craven county,
are going to honor ourselves this
year by voting right. We want bet
ter times. We have been fooled
long enough by them and can't be
fooled any longer. We are on the
right road for better times and we
are going to stay right. We are for
principle. We have heretofore been
voting for party and not principle,
and that is the reason our country
is in the condition it is to-day.
Come over, one and all, and let's
change IL but there will never be q
change ON this earth for the poor
just as long as they follow the two
old parties. They have been leading
the people right on down to degra
dation, out they have lost their lead
ing power now. May God graz
that it may stay lost, for the people
are not going to follow them any
longer
b C.. HARDIsoN
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-23
NOTED KANSAS B0lTeR.
Mckinley Running on - Cleveland Plat
form Q. Too Much.
Missouri World.

Missouri World.
Ed. c. Little, of Abilene, who was
Consul at Cairo, Egypt, under Pres
ident Cleveland, has bolted the Re-
publican party on account of the
financial plank of the St. Louis plat
form. In an interview he says:
"The nomination of Major Mckin
ley on a Grover Cleveland platform
marks the end of an era, and the be-
ginning of another in politics. Ii is
the hand of Esau, but the voice of
Jacob. Party lines are destroyed
and there will be another alignment
of political organizations. They can
call it the Republican party, but
that does not make il such. You
might call a catamount a kangaroo,
but she would not carry her young
in a pouch. If the Republicans
changed from protection 20 free
trade, would this still be the Repub.
lican party? The Republican ma
tional conventions of 1855 and 1882
declared for bimetallism and q
double standard. There could no,
be a more positive abandonment oi
their former position. The gold
standard platform is a direct chal
lenge to every self-respecting bimet
allist and especially to those in Kan,
sas who have felt that the free coin
age of silver is the only bimstallisn
possible. Over and over Xsnsa,
Republicans have resolved for FIRE,
coinage. What will they dol
have an abiding conviction that fre'
coinage is by "interest and tradi
tion," the proper policy for Ksnsa
and | propose TO vote that way il
am tine only man in the State VIII,
does so.
"We have had years of the pres
ent gold standard and wheat is sell
ing for 30 cents today in Abilene
While they are legislating for tn
factories I'd like to see them put il
law or two for the farmers. 1 liv
in farming community, and be
lieve with Prof. Laughlin, the gol
standard authority, that free coir
: age would give us better prices 70
farm products, and that is what
wish to see. think with Senate
! Teller that a maintenance of th
, present financial system will COZ
. tinue the depreciation of agricu
J, tural products which we have fe
for years. 1t is q question Of sci
preservation for Kansas"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-23
WILL CLAIM THE BANNER,

The County Which Formerly Gave The
Largest Democratic Majority VIII Now
Turn To The Peoples Party-senator j
Y. Hamrick For Auditor.
BOILING SPRINGS, n. c., July 1G.
The county that once proudly bore
the banner for the largest Demo-
cratic majority in the State expects
this year to bear the same hon
ors for the Populists. The honest
yeomanry of this county will no
longer endorse the action of that
party that used such unholy meth
.ods to perpetuate its re'gu here in
'94, such as throwing out a town
ship without even shadow of ason
and adding to and taking from the
votes of certain candidates between
day of election and meeting of can
vassing board. You'll hear from
her in November.
The contest in this county ove1
the clerks Office which has been il
the courts nearly two years now goe.
to the Supreme court.
The county Alliance has postponed
its meeting in order to meet Rev. ]
2. Sossaman on the 18th inst.
The county executive committee O.
the Peoples Party has ordered town
ship conventions on Saturday, Jul,
25th, for the purpose of electini
township committees and delegate
to the county convention whicI
meets on Monday, July 9th, to nom
mate a. county ticket and appoin
delegates to various conventions
We expect to have Hon. W. R. Hen
ry with US on that day. A treat
in store for all who hear him.
Insomuch as this part of the Stat
has never been honored with a Stat
officer, the friends of Senator j. ]
,, Hamrick, of this county, will ure
his name for State Auditor. He ha
q been loyal to the reform moveme,
, from its incipieney. and has spent
/ gle eat deal of time and money wit
: out any returns. He is eminent
r qualified for the office, and would {
honor to the State. No man cou
: win more votes to the ticket in tn
: part of the State than he. Give
: Hamrick for Auditor.
! j. II. QUINN.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-23

an available man for the Peg
Parry 10 nominate for Congress =
reIresept thia. the Second, distri@ n
Congres*. Nolcing the ssnti,a
OF II large number of the negro
tiers of the district who are opps
TO g II. Whit. We are safe
sayire that IL Moss is the nom
OF his perry he will poll nearly
third If not o1,-half the Republic
votes Of the district.
Young Moss is very popular witt
us in this section and the men VIII
were favo able 70 Cheatham say if h
is the nominee, they will supper
him to Il man.
Let this younR mar be put up b.
the Peoples Party and he will re
ceive larger vote from rs than an.
man in your party.
II. w. FAULCON,
MAT. BURGESS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-23

The WatchwOrd from johnston. %
For The Caucasian.
Four OAKS, N. c., July s, '9G.-
The great demo-pluto-lawyer con-
vention is now a thing of the past.
and after reading its platform l fail
to see how any true Populist can for
a moment think of fusion with that
gang. There are as true and tried
Populists in Johnston county as
Gods sunshine eyer fell on and all
that / have talked with say no fu-
sion along that line Notwithstanding
their pretense to silver. We still re-
member 1892. Their cursing, abuse,
and roughs and rowdys who run our
men out of town and rotten egged
our leaders, are too fresh in the
memory of true Populists to vote
that ticket now. We must watch the
legislature. There is where our lib
erty rests. If we allow that gang to
control the legislature we may look
out for Mississippi or South Caro-
lima election law that will forever
stand unless obliterated by Provi
dence or perhaps the bayonet. But
we must not let them get a chance
Let our watchword be, "save thu
legislature eternal vigilance il
the price of liberty" If we do ou
whole duty all will be we'll. Let u
not fail.
G.. w. SALMON.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-23
PURE POLITICAL eoSPJl.
T'm- s.s u-..ss us- s- wsia o-, % sAe
o'a rsri~s s~S~ ptxw-ss shsstss
Tsst rh~. Ars " siAIsx oct.


NkwRoET. y. C.. Jsly y. '96-Tse
Peoples Party 70 gaming ground IN
cAr,erci- Almost every voter - N,
neighborhood Is \ Popuii.i. In lsg,
there was only ore Peoples Party
man here. thirteen Democrats and
nine Republicans Nov ~s s'And
twenty-five Peoples Party, ave Dem
ocrats. and on. Republican Per
haps they will come over by No
v,mber.
The Peoples Party is gaining
ground AL over the country. The
peoIle seem TO rrsliz. what they
have been doing and what they have
been getting for IL. W. have been
getting hard times every year. aud
il sll comes by bad legislation of .hs
old gold standard parties. The peo-
PIE down here want free silver. and
We see from the past thai we will
never get IL by voting the old party
tickets Heretofore | have been n
Republican, but seeing the old party
is ruled by the money kings. car
not follow 1t any longer. ] see there
is more true Republieanism 10 the
Peoples Party; standing hand in
hand with true Democracy. holdiuc
out equal rights 10 all and special
privileges TO none" What more car
we ask fori Knowing what These
old parties have promised us and
seeing they have broken every prom
Use, feel IL is high time for ever,
laboring man who loves principle
and liberty 10 come out of the ol,
corrupt parties that have been fool
ing Us SO hong.
We know We have been foole,
time after time, bu; should We d,
fooled again il will be our iaul;
The case is made too plain for Us q
be blinded as We have been. ! see j
is the duty of every free silver ma,
that wants rood government To ts x
off his old, faded party cloak, an
put on the new robe of reform: EN-
list under the Peoples Party banne
aud thus save the nation from ia
clutches of the gold gamblers.
ID. J. HALL.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-23
ALL TRUE BLUE"
A Straight Middle of The Road Ticket
From President Down.
For The Caucaslan.l |

A Straight Middle of The Road Ticket
From President Down.
For The Caucaslan.l
SYLVIA, jackson County, n. c.,
July 1S.-As the national conven-
tisn approaches, we hear a great
deal said about fusion &c. sc. If
we want to get into confusion why
just fuse and we will be there. The
Pops in Jackson county are for q
"middle of the road" ticket from
township 6aliff to President. Our
county executive committee mot Mon
day, the 10th. and decided not to do
anything until after the 22nI.
We are 'trus blue" those Of us
who have the ''grit and grace
enough to renounce the old parties. l
think them to be too corrupt for any
one to affiliate with but Office seek
ers, boodlers and erapks. We know
them to be disloyal to the laboring
classes of the United States. Give
US a good tried and true Populist 70,
President.
The Republicans aud Democrats
of this county are very eager to ge!
the cooperation of the "Pops," but
unless one or both endorse our cand
idate there will be no fusion. STICE
PIN HERE.
u We are proud of our "Mary Ann,
and the record he made in the Unite,
States Senate.
Give US scores Of such men an,
before the year 1900 trusts, com
bines, goldbugs, Judas and Arnolds
! would be scareer than hens teeth
: Let us rally to the cause we ad
vocate and the principles we Sc
. forth to the world, and next Novem
ber victory will crown cur efforts.
s If this does not find its way to tn
s waste basket l will try to CON
again. l an,
A. RRFsRNER.