The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-24

Contr.cts For Bsttleships.
WAsHISGToS, Sept. 1s.-Secretary
Herbert ca bled Acting Nc
Adoo today to 60 ahead and award the
contracts for the three battleships.
Formal contracts will therefore be- en-
tered into tomorrow with the success
full competitors for one ship each, the
Newport News Company at 1885, 600,
the Cramps at 81, $50, 900, and the Union
Iron Works at $2,674 600.
Was Buried Alive.
LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. 19.-John
Lawrence Douglass, who was hypnO-
tized and buried in baseball park on
Wednesday, was dug from his grave
yesterday after having lain there for
ty-seven hours. Two thousand people
saw the resurrection. The body lay in
the coffin just as when it was put
there. 1t was taken in the cataleptic
state in the coffin from the ground to
the city. At 8 o'clock LAST night Ed
win III. Boone, the hypnotist, released
Douglass from his spell. Douglass is
quite weak and may not be able to
walk for day or two.
Train Wrecked.
AhoNh ", boCpt. 1os-1 uC
through freight was derailed two
miles west of Rockingham, this morn
ing. resulting in the almost entire
demolishing of fourteen freight cars
and the tearing up of part of the track.
No one was injured except brake
man, who had his shoulder dislOcated
and his leg badly cut. No others were
Injured.
The 8. A. l. VIII Change Rates.
Anent the press dispatch published
recently in which President Hoffman,
of the Seaboard Airline is quoted as
saying that after consulting with the
legal department of the system he had
decided that the Injunction of United
States Judge Speer ordering the roads
engaged in the rate war to restore the
tariff in effect September 9Th did not
apply to this line, Col. II. NJ. Boykin,
general agent of the road, said yester-
day that all reduced rates via the Sea-
board Airline applying on merchan-
disc, cotton, or other traffic, will be
withdrawn at II :O1 a. m, on Monday,
the 2Sth, when the rates in force prior
to September 9TH will be restored.
The rates expiring on the 2Sth, Col.
Boykin said, will be protected on all
shipments in transit,either on through
bills of lading, Or those consigned to
the SeabOard Air-Line's care for re-
forwarding, on or before the 9th.
Pickpockets Reap q Harvest.
GREENSBORO, n. G. Sept. 1S.-Pick-
pockets reaped rich harvest here out
of the immense crowd that assembled
to hear Bryan. Fully score of per-
sons were robbed of sums ranging
from So to 5000. These thieves are fol-
lowing up the Bryan party, and are
working the crowds In a professional
style.
Killed in a Bar room.
Rocky MOUNT, N. c., Sept. 1s-At 3
o'clock this evening, in a bar-room,
John Fl. Jordan, of Nash county, shot
three times with pistol and killed
Badly" Catlett. Jordan has a wife
and several children, his wife being a
daughter of the late John Davis, of
Battleboro. Catlett leaves a family.
The Slaughter of Gown.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 15.-The
State Department is manifesting &C.
tive interest in the reported hacking
to pieces by Spaniards in Cuba Of
Charles Gown, an American newspa-
per correspondent, and COnsul-Gen-
eral Lee has demanded a full report
on the affair from Captain-General
Weyler. If the Spaniards are unable
to refute the strong affidavits already
in possession of this government, an
apology and idemnity will be peremp-
tOrily called for. The State Depart
ment is informed that Gown, who had
his American passport, and carried no
arms, had lost his way, and was cap
tured July 9th last by the Spanish COL
onel, Ocha, who had him bound to a
tree and hacked to pieces with mache-
ties, Consul-General Lee will press the
matter to conclusion as promptly as
possible.
Another Bank Goes Under.
HoLL1DAYsBURG, Pa, Sept. 1s.-The
private banking house Of Gardner.
Morrow & Co., the oldest in Central
Pennsylvania, closed its doors this
morning, the following notice, posted
on the bank door, greeted the eyes of
depOsitOrs this morning.
ITO the Public: Owing to the gen.
eral depression in business, the mani
fest impossibility of making collec.
lions, and with view to affording the
most ample protection to all our cred
itors, We have deemed it proper to
close our doors and to suspend bust
ness. We have made an assignment to
Mr.. John Cree for the benefit of our
creditors, and, with the time and op-
portunity thus afforded to convert our
assets, We hope and expect to pay our
creditors every dollar of indebtedness.
We ask the patience and indulgence of
all depOsltOrs, and the work of liuui-
dation will be commenced at once.
GARDNER MORROW & Co.,
September II, 1885,"
FiIibuster Three Friends Seized.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 1.-THE
hllbustering steamer Three Friends
was seized this afternoon at Fernan-
dina by the government authorities.
The vessel had just taken on a large
cargo OF coal and provisions, and was
on the point of leaving when the spe-
ciai custom inspector went aboard and
took charge. 1t was supposed that
the steamer was or the nOint of START