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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30

The plant of the Duluth Gas and Water
Company was purchased by the Hartman
General Electric Light Company. BY
many this is taken to mean that the stock
has simply been transferred in the hope
that the city's suit to annul the company's
franchise will be dropped
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30
TWO KILLED III THE WRECK.

The Boiler of an Engine on the Little
Miami Road Expiodes.
The engine Of the New York and st.
Louis express on the Little Miami Rail-
road exploded forty miles from Columbus,
Ohio, killing Clark A. Trimble, engineer,
and George Waters, fireman, both of Co
lumbus. No other persons were killed or
injured. All Of the cars were wrecked
except the sleepers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30
Pastor wi.e on HE MuscIe.

Rev. e. p. Wise, Of the Church Of
Christ at Massillon, Ohio, found pugilist
named Albert Arthur counting his cook,
and not only showed out the intruder. but,
as he says, threwa tumblcr after him.
Arthur says 1t was bullet. The wound
In unite serious.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30

No man can ever reach heaven over
a ladder Of his own make.
Any army is strong enough for God,
when II has no towards in 1t.
Bad men do right only because they
have to. Good men because they love
to.
The true way of proving our love to
Christ Is by keeping his command
mcnts.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30
Tam pa Gun storcs Raided.

At Chattanooga, Tenn, Col. .E. G. Mad
erwell says gun stores and military ar
mories at Tampa. Fla, were raided FRI
day night and several hundred stands Of
arms and much ammunition taken on q
strange steamer to Cuba.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30
Louisville Paper Company Assigns.

Louisville Paper COmpany Assigns.
The louisville raper Company tileu u
deed Of assignment in the County Court
Monday night. b. +. Fansley was made
assignee. The liabilities are placed at
$4,000 The assets the attorneys say.
should reach about $4,000. The cause of
the assignment, as given out, is hard
times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE
LESSON.

Reflections Of an Eievating character
wholesome Food for Thought
Studying the scriptural Lesson In
diligently and Probably.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30
Condemn Em peror William,

At a meeting Of the German residents Of
Salisbury, capital of Mashonaland, res
olution was passed condemning Emperor
williams Dispatch to President Kruger
as an act of interference with south Az
rican affairs
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30
Utah's New Senators.

The Utah Legislature in joint session
elected G. +. Cannon and Arthur Brown
to the United States Senate.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30
France Gets Madagascar.

1t is announced that by the terms of a
treaty signed Jan. IS the Island of NADIA
gascar Is declared a French possession.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30
Pneumonia .Kiliing the Indiana.

Information from Pine Ridge Agency,
In South Dakota, says there is large
amount of sickness on the reservation and
that many of the Indians are succumb-
ing to the ravages of pneumonia.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30
WINTERS LAST WEAR
SUMMER GOODS lNTRupe THEIR
CHILLY PERSONALITY.

Enough Cold weather Left, However,
to Make Timely Chat Upon Furs-
Some Of tho New Bids for Public
Favor.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30
Death I'm a Russian Theater,

A dispatch from Ekaterinoslav, capital
of the government of that name in south
Russia, gives the details of a fire that
occurred in theater there, causing large
loss of life. The fire was discovered while
a performance was going on. The spec
tators became panic stricken and made n
wild rush for the exits. Forty-nine bodies
have already been taken out. A number
the theater are stir missing. -
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30
Fiaw, IN the Steel AxIe.

The passengers on an express train on
the Jersey Central Road had q narrow
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30
Fired on a Briti.t steau,er

The British steamer Tafua, Captain
Orchard, which arrived at Philadelphia
with a cargo of iron ore, reports being
fired on by Spanish gunboat. The
Tafua was about twenty miles east of
Kiquire and about three miles from shore
when the gunboat was seen in pursuit.
She ran up signals, and the Tafua not I'M
Outstanding them proceeded under full
steam. The gunboat gave chase and
when about 100 yards from the British
boat sent a blank shot across her bows.
The captain Immediately ran up the Brit
ish ensign, at the sight of which, he says,
the Spaniards turned tail and steamed
away. Captain Orchard says he will not
report the matter to the English consul,
as he was most likely ut fault. He did
not make out the name of the gunboat,
but thinks il one Of FIVE new ones recently
purchased by Spain.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30
Five Men Reheaded.

y. ". OSWulu,-lSllUur 1iVVu at SAN VtraIl-
cisco Oh the steamer Coptic from the
Orient. was an eye witness of the execu-
ton of the five men charged with having
been rngleadcrs in the massacre of mis-
sionaries at Ku Cheng. The execution
occurred at Foo Chow in the presence Of
a vast number of Chinese. Only twenty
four Caucasians witnessed the death
scene. The prisoners were brought upon
the ground in wooden cages" said Mr.
Oswald. Each of them was conveyed 10
the tent, where we were sitting, and to
them was read the death warrant, after
his identity had been established. The
mandarinette read the warrant stuck an
arrow through it, and pinned the paper
to the back of the prisoners coats. After
this, the doomed men were led to the
grounds where they were to die. Five
patches of turf had been cut, and in each
indention man knelt. When all was in
readiness the court of mandarins, accom-
panied by the British naval contingent
and the foreign consular officials, emerged
from the tent and took UP a position in
front of the canvas. Then, amid an i'm
pressive silence, the crimes of the con-
demned men were recited to the crowd
and the penalty was proclaimed. Two
soldiers acted as executioners. They
stood behind the five men. each prisoner
having his head on block. At given
word the executioners advanced. Not the
least sign of fear was visible on the faces
of the wretched Chinese whose heads
were soon to fall. The work Of the exc
cutioners was very rapidly performed.
With one stroke of the ak the head was
severed from the body and in just three
seconds the act was consummated. The
execution has had a great moral effect on
the Chinese, and think it will be long
time before there will be murderous inter-
ference with the missionaries"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30

Satisfied men can only be found in
coins.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30

Next Lesson-"Thc Sermon on the
Mount. Luke G: 41-40.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-02-20
THEY HAVE COME AND ARE COMING.
Good Mon Everywhere Joining The Peo-
pls's Party-This Means Peoples Vic

Good Mon Everywhere Joining The Peo-
pls's Party-This Means Peoples Vic
tory.
FoRTwoRTH, TEX, Feb. 2.-Hon.
Joe C. Terrell has bid farewell to the
associates and joined the ranks of
the Populists. He says this step
is the result of a careful study
of existing conditions and the
inevitable conclusion that if the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver at
the ratio of 16 to l, regardless, etc.,
is ever to be consummated, it will be
only by reason of the triumph of the
Peoples Party.
Among the leading Republicans
and Democrats of Iowa who have
since January first left their parties,
we note Hon. Fred White, ex-mem-
ber of Congress-; State Senator Boil
ter, ex-State Auditor Lyons and edi-
tor Stuart, of the Charlton Demo
crat. Still they come.-Owensboro
Journal.
Ex-Governor Gibbs, Of Texas and
Ex-Governor Buchanan of Tennessee
have both recently declared them.
selves as no longer Democrats and
will hereafter be found in the front
ranks of the Peoples Party. Things
are coming our way this year.
Farmers Tribune.
The Democrats of Texas are mourn
ing the loss of three of their most in
fluential members, x. B. Saunders
Hon. j. B. Woods, Democratic chair
man of fourth Congressional dis
drict, and Ex-Governor Gibbs. The,
have "jined the Pops" Ellsvill,
| Patriot.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-02-20
Er!-Speaking of Fools.

Referring to Tillman's speech a
special dispatch to the Globe-Demo-
crat of st. Louis says:
"On the part of the older, and es
pecially the Eastern Senators, there
was plainly manifested disapproval.
That such language about the Presi-
dent should appear in the proceed
ings was declared to be unprece-
dented. Senators Gray and Villas, Ad-
ministration Democrats, consulted
some of the Eastern Republicans as
to the advisabiity of q motion to
strike out of the record the more
brutal expressions. They were ad.
vised that it was best to ignore the
speech. That course will be taken
The speech continues to be the up
permost topic of discussion
AS Uncle Alvis would say, "Wal,
I swami" What sort of q jackass-
adaisical fool is it who viii try tt
''ignore" q speech which has thrilled
the American people with deligh
and hope, and which continues t
be the pppermost topic of discussion
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-02-20

tween the people aad the roiA eesz
s.ns. vs are Bot gOIne 10 su-resasr.
bat on the other kaed 90 are ready
soT th. battle and .,p~e: 10 .,a,a
usc~HproEnis.nSly OF The sals os tho
great CON Don people Asd sgstn.,
the heArtls. ana iysAsn,eal gold
oombiae. Asd .e vAri la say kese
AID nos tka; - Slll vote no pArt
o! Al electoral iiels; for . gold
standard rresideai. and t-lirv- no
trae Populis; uill do a.
Ty-sa Esaasiy for I-s r.as-i
Oar objective poin,s shoald bs.
LIST To right the utoag and ssin,
die o! 1873 that demonctit~i silver.
2nd. To provide = good and sub
s'An;ial paper currency, equal az
value 10 gold and silver coin And
sufficient IN volume To do the ba.i
ness of tho country on a safe and
permanent basis.
Fusion should have for its object
the attain meni OF the above lasi
principles, which mus, not. under
any circumstances. be sacrificed for
petty party purposes.
A. {. WenE. Washington county;
al Am perfectly satisfied With your
position. i think We Will come on;
best in the next election. Your pa
per meets with general approval
among your patrons in this section" "
|. NJ. Roirick, Burke county; Il
have seen several Of my neighbors
aud shown them the plan Of cooper.
alton IN the coming campaign as Sc,
forth by the committee. All endorse
or sanction il heartily. cannot see
how a better plan can be devised. :
Angus Shaw, Robeson county. Il
am proud to see your paper take the
stand it does. A middle Of the
road" fight, for financial reform j,
the only hope for our party. Let
the fight be made openly and or
principle, SO that persons wishing e
vote for free coinage OF silver il
earnest, may have some ground or
which to tread IN coming TO U.s. y,
cooperation with any party unlesI
we can thereby help TO pu, down th'
single gold standard, is my motto
On this line l am willing TO max
the fight, and think would be SAT,
in pledging my county in Advanc,
to "vote her straight" l know o
none who seems TO be discourage
at the prospect o. = square fight ol
principle, except a few who thin
more of office than of reform
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-02-20

Through his progressive and public
spirited energy numerous valuable en-
terprises have been established.
he organized the TarbOro Cotton
Factory and for a long while, and un-
| til it was successful, was one of its
directors.
He organized the new Bank of Tar
boro" early in 1895 and was elected
vice-Presldent Of that institution.
He is secretary-treasurer of the
"West TarbOro and Improvement c ON
pany.
Mainly through his efforts the Tar
boro tobacco market WAS opened last
fall.
He is manager of the express and
telegraph office and owns and oper-
ates the telegraph line from Tarboro
to WashingtOniand Greenville.
| He is steward and trustee of the
hOurishing Methodist church of his
town.
| He has been elected mayor of Tar
boro eight times and is the originator
of all the leading enterprises that
have been established there during the
past ten years.
He has been a supporter of the Dem
0cratic party, and would be now but
for the fact that it has proven false to
pledges and people. Being a man of
unimpeachable integrity and stauncL
advocate of Jeffersonian Democracy
his self-respect an honesty drove him
out Of the present Democratic organ.
ization. He is an ardent lover of and
sympathizer with humanity, and be.
lieves that Christian influences should
be exerted in politics and that only true
pure and honest men should be in.
trusted with the responsibility of pub
lie office and government. He is !,
man of fine business and intel
lectual ability, progressing in per
sonnel and of q happy, genial and am
liable disposition.
He is busy business man, but be.
lieves that business prosperity is NOR,
. or less dependent on legislation af
!. fecting business, and being Jeffer
, sOnian Democrat, accepts as a trutl
the Jeffersonian axiom-"You cal
/ legislate adversely or prosperity upol
| yourselves"
( Mr.. Fountain is a man who takes n
step unadvisedly; and if there ar
! business men anywhere who thin
they have no time to give to the inves
) tigation of legislation affecting busi
t ness, the best thing they can do is t
! follow the lead of this Representative
f business man who has taken time flo
t that purpose, and try to help him re
4 store prosperity to this country an
. people.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-02-20
Dots on Democracy,

So the last sad rites over the re-
mains of the Democratic party are
to be performed in Chicago. Moth
ing inappropriate about that -Mer-
curry.
Senator Hill: II am still a mem.
ber of the Democratic party, or what
there is left of it."
Congressman Neil, of Arkansas: 81
was still partisan and am yet q
Democrat, rock-ribbed and thorough
ly grounded in the faith, if 1 know
myself, but nevertheless somewhat
ratified and shaken up, as it were,
in my partisanship." [Applause.]
Congressman McDearmon of Ten
nessee: II have always been a
Democrat. l have never scratched
q ticket. I never will-but I be.
lieve the Democratic convention
will declare for free silver. If il
does not there is no chance of sue
cess. Any other declaration would
be disastrous.
New York Sun: Dem. 1.-THE Dem
ocratic party carried the country il
1892 and went to the devil IN 1894"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-02-20

Both of the old political parties have
shown that they are on the side of Mann
mon. The Peoples Party was born Of ne
cessity. Its mission is to work out the re-
forms demanded by the multitude. 1t be-
hooves all patriots to join it and aid in pro-
noting the good OF humanity
The above is an extract from the
recent letter of Hon. w. E. Fountain,
mayor of Tarboro, in which he an
nounced his remuneration of the Dem
Ocratic party, and declared that both
the old political parties were on the
side of MammOn.
To say that Mr.. Fountains course
had the effect of a bombshell among
the crew of cropping, party-blinded
wOrshippers OF decaying Democracy,
is mild statement of fact; but his
course was not attended by those at
tempts at billingsgste and ridicule on
the part of the Democratic press which
have usually followed the men who
have "come out from among them"
On the contrary there was conviction
among business men especially-those
who have "voted party" from motives
of local expediency and for the sake of
indiridudl business conservatism-that
time had come for consideration and
thought. They knew that q man of
Mr.. Fountains calibre and character
could not be wantonly and recklessly
assailed and while they, for the nonce
could not climb above the fog of parti-
san prejudice, they were convinced
that he had penetrated it and was
standing in a sun-crOwned light OF
which they had no knowledge and
concerning which they could only
gropingly speculate. They silently ad.
mitted his superiority and ascendancy
but were incapable of comprehendine
it.
From the photo of Mr.. Fountain
presented above, it will be seen that HI
bears a marked resemblance to the la.
mented Vance. Like Vance he has {
heart full of love for humanity, ant
while he could easily assume the roll
of OppressOr, his earnest wish is to SCI
the people-aU the people-enjoy th'
full need of hope, prosperity and hap
piness designed for them and whicl
would be theirs but for the repression
and oppression exercised by Shylocl
greed and monopolistic rapacity.
MIR. Fountain is typical citizel
and representative and influentia
business man. Hehas been and now j
amOst potent factor in the development
and Advancement of the section il
which he lives. He has been citizen o
Tarbor0 for thirteen years and for tina
time the town is indebted more to hin
for its advancement than any Other
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-02-20
YepaIists sad Psp~ss.

A writer in the Tacoma, (Wash.D
Sun, says, "Most OF the Pops take
Populist papers published nearer
home; some claim 10 be too poor TO
take = newspaper; they are too ig-
norant TO realize ths necessity Of
supporting the refoi IN press" There
is some truth in thm. Popuiis. pa
pers are usually published n a price
little IL any above the cot Of pro-
duction; without newspapers there
can be no organized movement and
no success, il follows that he who
will not support reform papers is no
reformer. Loud preieniions Of 10y
atty TO the cause are valueless In
this great 6ght for ;re-dom. IL you
want to make Pepuiist votes you
must support those Swh3 are spread
ing the light. You should select
such papers As will give yeu the
most information about the reform
movement in your comfy and State,
and you should get every neighbor
possible TO take those papers. Then
il il we'll TO take papers oatside your
locality 50 far as you can, TO see how
the cause progresses elsewhere
Your local or State pape. is . neces-
sity, the other 10 . sort Of luxury.
There are not l.0OO Populists in
the State but what can induce one
old party man or more to take .
Popuiist paper, and il they did what
they could DO, this State vould give
10 clear majority Of 10000 over ell
for the Populists next year. wake
lap and take . fall out @! yourself
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-02-20
WEAVER TO TlLLMAN.

He Struck the Same Set of Scalawass That
Were Twice Flogged in the Temple
Scene at Jerusalem.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Feb. 6.-Gen. }.
B. Weaver has sent the following
letter to Senator Tillman:
my Dear Sir: have just read
with care your recent speech deliv-
cred in the Senate. God bless you
for your courageous and masterful
effort. Keep your whip in your hand.
1t is the same one twice used in the
temple scene at Jerusalem end you
struck the same set of scalaWags.
Respectfully yours,
J. B. WEAVER"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-02-20
BULL'S-EYE HITS.
Some Pertinent Points For People To
Read.

Some Pertinent Points For People To
Read.
Both honses of Congress have blind
chaplains. A case of the blind
leading the blind.-Current Voice.
Millions for guns and warships-
not one cent for "hog and hon.
iny'' to feed the hungry-is the pol
icy of the present moneyarchical gov
eminent In America.-Arkansas
Kicker.
The United States Senate opens
with prayer and closes with war
talk.-Kicker.
Business failures increased last
week and prospects are bad Dun
and Bradstreet fail to tell whether
it was the direction of the wind or
the color of the moon that scared
General Prosperity into his hole this
time.-Current Voice.
The Western Searchlight rises to
remark that free silver man in
either of the old parties is as much
out of place as the devil would be al
Methodist prayer meeting.
When a man is doing nothing tc
advance production (Which is the
source of all wealthy becomes richer
by the simple process of having hi!
dollars grow bigger in his hands, il
ought to be plain that he is doing sc
at other peoples expense. 1t ough
to be equally clear that those othel
people are the ones who are doing
all of the work.-Bimetallist.
/ The completed mortgage stats
tics of the country have been pub
lished by the census bureau, and tn
total amount of mortgage deb
shown to have been in existence OF
January 1, 1890, was So, ,209, las, ,43
on acres, and $3.50, ,531 ,554 on lots
In other WORDS, the total privat
debt Of the United States secured b,
real estate mortgage is over 5000
0OO, 900, or an average of about $40
! per capita for each person in tn
country.-Indianapolis Sentinel.
The late bond issue certainl
places Republicanism and Democra,
ISM ON q parity.-Patriot.
The prospect that millions of fire
silver advocates heretofore adherin
, to the old parties will vote the POI
ulist ticket this year is very flattel
ing.-Miss. Messenger.
: : The very worst trust in the Unite
! States is trusting the old parties
National Era.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-02-20
There are numbers of neople no,
E. Q. NORTON.

There are numbers of people now
standing by only waiting for the
Populists to gain recruits sufficient
ly to be able to control the Offices to
come over in one grand charge. We
never object to recruits, but the time
that recruits do the most good is
during an active engagement: If
thew arrive after the enemy has been
met and repulsed, they had just as
we'll remained where they were at
first, so far as the net results OF that
engagement are concerned.-ban-
ner Of Liberty.