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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-02
JAPANESE PARLIAMENT.

Yokohama, Dec. 2S.-The japanese par
lament was opened today with the impe-
rial speech. His majesty said he was re-
that order had been established in the
island of Corea and that the relations be-
tween Japan and foreign powers were
more intimate than formerly.
Continuing. his majesty said that the
japanese empire had already achieved
striking progress in civilization, but he
added it had long and arduous task be-
fore it.
Measures would be introduced, he said
in conclusion, to increase the defense of
the country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-02
THE WATER AND LIGHT COMMITS
-iff dl SION, o 4tffirsia !

The commission, at an adjourned meet
ing held yesterday morning, authorized
the purchase of & carload of poles and
half ton Of wire, looking to the extension
of lines and connecting up with custom
ers. 1t also authorized the building, as
to supply the. water for street sprinkling,
as some serious objections have been
made to the use of the street corner
hydrants, for in using these the passage
of the street is obstructed and walking is
made disagreeable by the pools of water
formed. .+9 ~ 2
The commission also recommended
that water dues be made payable month
ly instead OF quarterly as is now the
case. 8tg sff N8S4a-l =.
Engineer Scoyill states that by the
first of January there will be in use in
the city 10000 electric lights, all put in
since last May.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-02
The standard for purity and perfection
the world over, DR.. Prices Baking Pow
der. ~.

der. ...E
GOOD HONEST ARBITRATION.
1t is whispered in London that good
honest arbitration" may yet be the out
come of the present excitement about
Venezuelan affairs. According to Com
mercial cable dispatch published on an
other page this morning, it is thought
by diplomats in the English capital that
while the commission is at work there
will be ample time for a golden bridge
of some kind of architecture or other to
take shape.
The same Commercial cable brings
some ~eresting information respecting
the c. Gus journalistic. methods that
have been applied in London. The sys-
TEN of fishhook letters to high officials,
and even to high personages, seems to
have met with poor results. The only
fish caught was Mr.. Gladstone, and it is
poor fisherman that can not catch him.
But there can be no excuse for any cor
respondent giving wilfully, wrongfully
the avasive words of foreign secreta-
rvs secretary as those of the foreign sec
rotary himself. The assertion that Lord
Salisbury would soon take an opportu-
nifty of expressing his feelings towards
the United States is declared in our Com
mercial cable dispatch to be apocryphal.
New York Herald.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-02

A fox and hunter together stalked a
partridge near Tyson, VT, the other day,
but each unknown to the other. The bird
alighted in an apple tree behind barn
and the hunter tiptoed around one side
of the barn and brought the bird down.
it and was off with his dinner before the
hunter could appreciate what had happen
ed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-02
OFFICERS FORCED To EI.E1

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 2S.-Deputy
sheriffs went to the Dale mines, Blount
county, last night to arrest band of
negroes who had been engaged in a riot
among themselves. The negroes resist
ed the officers and hot battle followed.
The officers were forced to flee after
Deputy Tracey received rifle ball in
the head, fatally wounding him. A ne
gro named Bib Sims was fatally shot and
two others were seriously wounded.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-02
A FIERCE STORM

Boston, Dec. 31.-As reports come in
from all over New England the losses
caused by the storm of last night and to-
day continue to grow well up into the
thousands. The storm was the severest
thathas visited New England for many
years. The seaports of the cape district
and in Maine were the heaviest sufferers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-02
PAYING THEIR TAXES

Yesterday was the last day to pay
taxes and County Collector Thrasher
did aland Office business. His office was
crowded all day long by the able tax.
payer and Collector Thrasher was as hap
py as the days are long.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-02

A DUCK HUNTING RUMOR.

n DUON HU IINI RUMUK.
Norfolk, Dec. PA report is current
here, based on apparently god authority,
that President Cleveland will visit the
Ragged Island Cunning club near Vir-
GINA beach during the coming week with
duck hunting party.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-02


Based upon photometric tests 1000 feet
of acetyene is equal to 1880 feet of city
gas Rays of acetylene light are claimed
to diffuse to greater extent than any 9TH
er known illuminant. Under them all col
ors and shades are almost as accurately
distinguished as in sunlight.
In circular issued by the Acelylene
Light, Heat and Power company of Phil
adelphia, these advantages are claimed
for the product ut gives more light,
throws out less heat, consumes less oxy-
gen and can be produced at much less
cost than other illuminating gases. 1t is
capable of being stored as a solid in the
shape of calcic carbide, as liquid or as
a gas. 1t may be shipped long distances as
carbide or as a compressed liquid gas
manufactured from it, and in the latter
state may be applied to all purposes of
isolated lighting, especially as in railroad
trains, street cars, carriages, bicycles,
steamships or sailing vessels, street light
ing. and it may be. used in dwellings,
stores or manufactures, its application for
the latter purpose permitting the manu-
facture of q gas sufficiently low priced to
be used for fuel or heating purposes"
When the company begins the distribu-
ton of cylinders of light throughout the
city consumers will be charged 80 cents
per 1000 cubic feet Philadelphians pay
81 per thousand for gas manufactured
by the municipality, but promoters claim
that 1000 feet of acetylene are equal to
1880 feet of city gas.-New Orleans
Picayune
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21
UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT.
Programme OF Ek~rei~e.-Adare-- %
Nice-Pre.idcnt Stevenson.

Programme OF Ek~rci~ss-tiars.- o.,
Nice-Presidcnt Stevenson.
The exercises Of commencement will
begin with the Baccalaureate Sermon
on sunday. May 81. in Gerard hall
by Bishop Edward Rondthaler, Of the
Moravian Church.
The annual meeting of the Dialectic
and Philanthropic literary societies
will be held Tuesday night. June :. AT
: o'clock, in their halls. On wedn.s-
day, June ., the board of trustees will
meet in Person hall at noon: the SEN
ior Class Day Exercises will be held
at o'clock p. m. in Memorial hall: the
annual contest in oratory between the
representatives Of the Dialectic and
Phllanthropic literary societies AT )
o'clock p. Ia. in Memorial hall, and the
Faculty Reception at 10 O'Clock y. IA.
IN the gymnasium.
Thursday, June 4, is commencement
day The alumni association will
meet in Gerard hall al Ip o'clock.
The commencement exercises will he
held in Memorial hall at IL o'clock.
The graduates will deliver their ora
tlons, present their theses and receive
their diplomas.
Nlce-President Adlai Stevenson will
present the diplomas and make an al
dress. 4 public reception will be
given the Nice-President, so that
everybody may greet him and shake
his hand.
In the afternoon a game OF baseball
will be played in the athletic field.
The Glee Club will give its annual
concert at : p. IN. in Gerard hall.
Reduced rates will be given on the
railroads, and special trains will be
run on Thursday, June 1, commence
ment day.
Everybody is invited.
GEORGE y. WINSTON
President
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21
THE NEW ERA"

We axe glad to welcome "The New
Era" published and edited by MIR.
B. F. Keith, of Wilmington, N. C.
1t is seven column, all home print,
clean, and strong weekly paper. 1t
boldly takes = stand on the side o!
the people. Itputs financial reform,
and good government above any
party. 1t says there is no hope for
relief from either one of the old
parties. We clip the following from
its salutatory:
"The Democratic party at Chicago
may declare for the free coinage of
both gold and silver, and upon the
parity of Is to l, but the party is
hopelessly divided upon that issue,
and the people will not trust it.
Its usefulness as a party organi-
eaton is gone. 1t has gone before
the people pledged to policies sane
toned by the people only to be be-
trayed by its chosen executive and a
smsll section of the party until De-
mocracy is a stencil in the nostrlls
of the people"
Send for sample copy. Address
1.-The New Era" Wilmington, N. C.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21
"a SCHEME THAT WILL BEAT WALL
STREET."

We clip the following from the
editorial columns of the San Diego
Daily Vidette, leading daily paper
of California, Of May I'd:
"Senator Butler, of North Caro-
lima, has introduced bill in the
United States Senate making Mexi-
can silver dollars, Japanese yen,
and the trade dollar equal in value
and full legal tender for all debts
public and private. Senator Butler
declared that if the Federal govern
ment refused to make these coins
legal tender the States had the power
to do so, and that he would advise
the State Of North Caroline to exer-
else Its Constitutional rights in the
matter,- and he hoped other States
would adopt the same course. Dur
ing the civil war California had a
statutory law which made the Mexi-
can and Spanish silver coin a legal
tender for all debts, and notwith-
standing the national paper cur
rency was repudiated by California
and was not IN circulation as money,
we had moro money for business
purposes in the hands of the people,
than any other State in the Union,
making California the most prosper
Gus State of the republic"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21
Moody onss,ion. Ea..cIt.

The following letter hss been al.
dressed Ia Daniel l.. Russell:
Hon. DANIEL T.. RrssTIr:
"will yu:: be 81 kind a. 10 answer
the following questions
Il. bid you vote IN. Stale and Ma
tional Republican tickets nominated
in the year of grace. lN>s. b. the ir-
publican party:
40. Did you vote the Stale and Ma
tional ticket of the Republican part :
in the year Of grace, $50. n nominated
by the Republican convention 81 North
Carolina. las. VI. Moop,.-
Mr.. Russell has not answered IA.
questions a. vet
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21
THREE MEN silIEp
Ispsn,isn ~ 80 NAN A..
f1.nss.n


The boiler an thu .au
~trawsburg Lumber d.
-. a.. explode; IA. ~at.-...
o'ciock. instantly kllHr- u.
I.aushiin. aEr -. ard 1im,
and fatally souraiug IT, Al
all r"i"rcd.
Mclaughlin "a. t.aru t......
paris ui hi- ls,slA b,oNt
directions. ,"rr VA. ia#. -....
aud scAid--d.
Williams di-G TODAY I..
were out and hts lrE. tf.ts.
Mr.. Va. lIir-. oir 40 .H.
And sstAna ger of the ma. ......
-, sp-. The dying a.. 80
ivs "n which d. MAS "a. .-s a., -
10 from under him a. Nr..
thirty i.t' AWAY. a.. car. -
though sitting in r.s ....F. .
man. Mclaughlin, Alu s.. ....
maugled.
he mill shrd No. hut. r.. ..s-
tie other m-n. bet lur4 ..-. ~.
h,'i except those AtuAe fa... lid.
los Is not very grra' sf. .H...
pat ia rev boiler, ~ Hu...
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21

port from the committee On puSlic
building. and Grounds on his hall pro-
yiding for the erection OF . pnoie
building in Durham. The con miitee,
however. on the recommendation OF
the soverNnent Architect recon-
Eaended that III. appropriation b. cut
cut down TO tlaSun
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21

Wa chairman. Ev.rv .r--.
rerrrscnted. Two haiia-. - "a
esksry % = choice % a 60. -
candidate Joseph :. IA
Ashcvilie. zoe. the vo., =
adams isi. Lock" Craig - ,.-.'''
y. Vance 81. a',i
For e!Scior 4. y. Giiu.- .r
wood Was named ty ar- "a a.
The convention adopted s---
resolutions. And enaotses = Ne
Ray, Of NaCcu. fcr L..utF-.-. "a
ernor.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21

WHEN HE pGpN Z
| HAVE II.
| Tn. negro IL =
free citizen. | ~2s
disiranchised 10y
the Demo srats
with the negrO-s-
1 honor the race
and rejoice IN their
prosperity. ! want
To see them -du-
Gated and taking
their stand along
side OF their white
bret hren. l
never called the
negro sayace-. l
said there were
white savages and
there were black
sAyages II l
Am elected Cover
nor ! promise you
| the audience com
posed al most solely
of negroes that
the nsgs Who pat
me there shall
have ali the oats
aud fodder there
Ia give. Extract
from speech oi
Daniel l.. Russell.
in Metropolitan
Hall, April 18th,
fN.4s
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21
eEFoRs AND AFTER
no. Ras.siI raissd Before n~ CO; tas
NsmIn .tiea us~ ne siksd sf.rE~ ard.

u HEN ns COZ IT.
] Il raierisin =
sentiment Of deep
gratitude 20 the
negro: I believe
in pres rrv IN &
property right.
| IL u well know n
that | d. not he
liey- IN putin <
property under
control 81 the IN IN
who do not hold
property. l siAnt
Tor the rights and
liberties and op-
poriuniiies 81 che
negroes $3.50. J
have been told
that wii-n ! wa- \
baby ! sucked tbs
breast OF n Negro
woman. l judge
J from the adult de-
yeiopu.nt that the
milk nu-i have
been nufri inIisanc
wholesome. IN
tract from lsu~
sells speech ac'
c-p'inE nomina-
tiou fur Governor
May i5th.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21

\ speciA. islssfAr7 .a ......
loi;e Observer ssyss ~
CoLrNHUS, MAY j.. Pc
Democratic convection. a.. ---7
~ tho mountain. elected
iioa TO the State congrr, -
leigh which anaoanccs ..s. "a
Ent qu.yccAliy Tor s.1-
fore II Sas elected.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21
Ninth District Democrats.

The Ninth district Democratic con
vention was held on the lItb. a very
large number of delegates being
present. Judge Geo. A. Shuford
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21
OUR FOE MAKES FIN

If the effort to hold Populist con-
ventiOn here last week bad even made
. showing, our Democratic friends
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21

AT meeting of the leading colored
men OF Raleigh it was decided that
tney would support no man for the
legislature who would not pledge him.
sell TO vote for Oliver H. DOckery. of
Richmond, for the United States SEN
ate.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21

The worst thing the convention did
was to put up a straddle financial
plank. How party with any sort of
sense can have the cheek to try to fool
the people with "straddles" to-day is
beyond our comprehension. A party
that persists in treating the people As
though they were conglomeration of
internal fools, is party that will not
do to trust.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21

The Washington correspondent of
the News and Observer says: Senator
Butter joined the Episcopal church
mere sunday, and his son, Marion. Jr..
was baptized at the same time.n
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21
.&I%SSsss e....ls
.8N1MNBe
Is ENDORSED Br..-
a REACHER

Am very much pleased NIL u.
Eleciropoise. Ny nrrN-s aud q rr..
lion have greatly improved. ,at
stand iwic. a. much mental Nrrl AZ.
am growing IN health daily. Ns.iI
had gotten % sooner
Rev. ". AsnfEs Mnian4.
~timrn.rKtlI,s r ID
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21

This convention" Of seven Gf
there were that many then sent
word to the Republicans that they
would accept the proposition made
by the Republicans to the State COM
mittee on April 10Th and 18th; and
this-THIs pronunciamento from the
mighty, imposing, colossal irresist-
.ible convention" of FIVE from
Vance and one or two from some
where else, is the basis of the asser-
ton by the Republicans that "it has
been officially communicated" &c.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21

sB-County chairmen are especial
ly requested to send the names and
postoflice addresses of township
chairmen for the year 1896.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21
REPUBLICAN FINANCIAL GYMNAs.
TICS.

TICS.
Republican conventions have been
held In forty States. Twenty-Five of
these conventions declared for the
gold standard. Among these is the
"Black and Tan" Republican conven-
ton Of Texas.
Ten of the conventions like to have
broken their backbOnes and split
themselves open by what is known as
"straddling" the issue; and to an hon.
est man these "straddles" are mex
pressiblv disgusting and contemplate.
A good specimen is shown in the plank
adopted by the Republican convention
held in Raleigh last week. Among
these "straddling" conventions is the
Lilly white" Republican crowd OF
Texas.
Seven Of the conventions declared
for silver at the ratio Of 1G to l and
said what they meant, and we hope
meant what they said.
Two conventions lodged the aues-
ton completely, saying nothing about
the financial question.
We believe only one State among
those that declared for silver has shown
any consistency. That State is Colo
RADIO. The convention there told their
delegates to follow the lead of Sena-
tor Teller, and he has declared that he
would walk out Of the national con-
vention il it declared for gold stand
ard.
Some strong Republican advocates
Of silver in Other States will probably
bolt a gold standard platform, but no
other convention instructions have
been given to do so. As a rule the
States declaring for the gold standard
endorsed Mckinley for President. The
silver States also, as a rule, endorsed
Mckinley. All the "straddling" States
endorsed Mckinley. He is himself, a
weak, cowardly, wobbly "straddler :"
and his platform is what was brought
before the Republicans of North Caro-
lima by Senator Pritchard and adopt
ed by them under the leadership of
that Senator.
Now take the facts as they are stated
above, and they are taken from the
actual records, and see what can
be made of them. Will Senator Pritch-
ard continue to assert that the Repub-
lican party is friendly to silver? will
he continue to try to make the people
OF this State believe he is a supporter
OF free silver after having cut a dozen
syntactical somersaults in trying to
say he is and that he is not at the same
timer Is 1t possible that man, who
has been sent from North Carolina to
to the United States Senate, has So
little sense as to think that because he
has fooled the people once, they are
going to be such "cussed" fools as to
allow him to do it again?
We hope he does not think 80. II he
does, The CAUCASIAN desires to 20 on
record as saying here and now that he
will be LEFT. The power exists among
the people of this State to select, as their
national representatives., men who are
not afraid to declare for and support
sprinciple in unequivocal language
and action. Men who will do this are
not wanting. And it shall be our aim
and purpose to see, so for as consist
emily and honorably lies within our
power, that the power which exists
among the people shall be exercised to
the reputation of any man or party
that has not the courage and honesty
to declare for vital principle in terms
that admit Of no double construction.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21

BOOK TELLING ALL AGoI q n.
WITH HUNDREDS CT TL>Tl-
MoNIALS FROM ALL SECTION.
FREE FOR THE ASKING.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21
THE BEsDAND THE WORST.

The best thing the Republican con-
vention did (if it means it) was to de-
clare in favor Of taking the office of
superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton out of politics. This suggestion
was publicly made by Mai. w. A.
Guthrie two or three weeks ago.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21

Please request the secretaries OF
your various county conventions TO
send us AT ONCE the names and post
Office addresses Of the delegates cleo
ted to Congressional, State and Ma
tional conventions.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21
CIT HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY COMMIT.
NICATED," &C,

The Republican convention can
ped the climax of inexpressible alb
surdity by adopting in its order OF
business the following:
ut has been officially communities
ted to the Republican convention bv
the Populists that they favor COOP.
GRAFTON with the Republicans on
State. Congressional and local affairs
in accordance with the proposition
submitted by the Republicans"
The proposition referred to here is
that one made by the Republicans
at the meeting of the Peoples Party
State executive committee held in
Raleigh, on April 10th and 18th
the same proposition which was
based on spoils and plumber with not
. vestige Of principle or common de-
ceney in it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21

The people have no confidence in
your party or promises. You can't
fool a single man into joining you.
Besides thousands will leave your
ranks this year, no matter what you
promise. The Democratic party can
not win. The people will not trust
it again. Let every patriot in the
two old parties join the Peoples
Party.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21

The Tennessee convention also de-
mands laws, STATE and National,
making gold and silver legal tender,
This is in line with the suggestion of
Maj. W. A. Guthrie that a State has
full constitutional rights to make
gold and silver coin full legal tender
by State legislative enactment il
Congress should fail to do so. The
suggestions of these two prominent
tar-heels are gaining favor every.
where. and are foreshadowing an in
clination of tho various States tc
protect themselves from impositions
which may possibly be put upon
them by an administration owned
and controlled by plutocrats and
monopolists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21

In 1884 Andrew jackson signed a
bill which provided for the free and
unlimited coinage Of gold and silver
at the ratio Of 1G to l, independent
of the action of any foreign govern
ment. The act of 1884 Gas to silve,
dollars) stood until 1873, when il
was repealed without public discus
sion before the people, and the ad-
vocates of free coinage are simply
trying to restore to the statute books
the Andrew jackson law.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21
SENATOR PKITCHAkD AND SILVER

Senator Pritchard, the North Caro-
lima champion of Mckinley, the gold
bug and monopoly tool, still claims to
stand for silver. But he won't say so
in plain terms. He will not have an
nnequivOcal declaration for silver in
his State platform. He could declare
for silver in few words and be under
stood, but MOI! He is such an admirer
OF Mckinley, that Mckinley must be
initiated; and the way the Senator de-
clares for silver is great game of
beating the devil around the bush.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21
WHERE ANDREW JACKSON STOOD

The goldbug Charlotte Observer
has the cheek to claim that Andrew
jackson was for "sound money!"
This is brazen insult to the great
and patriotic dead. President Jack
son not only fought and defeated
the banks, which were then, as now,
trying to control the currency of the
country, but he stood squarely for
free silver at 16 to l,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21
A Me RCHANT.

think the El.ciropoi.e so,
thing and that everybody shoulc n.
one. GarL \. GAFTNFA
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21

1t Is generally conceded that if
Mckinley should be nominated and
elected President, that John Sherman
would be his Secretary of Treasury. In
snort, every man who votes for McKin-
ley for President had just as well vote
Tor John Sherman, for he will inspire
ana control the action of the admins
tration on all financial questions.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21
INCLINED TO TAKE CARE OF THEM
SELVES.

INCLINED TO TAKE CARE OF THEM
SELVES.
We note that the State Democratic
convention of Tennessee has declar-
cd, in its platform, for two special
features which are now interesting
the people of North Carolina, and
which were suggested by two promi-
nent North Carolinians. One is to
prevent discriminating contracts.
This is in line with Senator Buffers
bill to prevent the making of gold
contracts. The bill was introd uced
into the Senate and Congress is ask
ed to enact it into a law. If this
fails the States have full constitu-
tional right to prevent such con-
tracts by State legislative enact
ment.