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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23
THE LARGEST NUGGET.
"A 3i3 Pound Mass of Gold Found In Cali
fornla and One of Gao Pounds In Austria

A 3i3 Pound Mass of Gold Found In Cali
fornia and One of Gao Pound. In Austria
liza.
To the Editor of the Charlotte Observer
AS to gold nuggets, the largest
found in the United States was that
discovered in Sierra county, Cali
fornia, August 81, 1857, by one J. J.
Finney. Its weight was about 3i3
pounds and value nearly 100000.
Several other nuggets and masses of
gold with quartz attached have been
found in California OF values all the
way from Sic, 900 to $4,000.
But for big nuggets. Australia
leads the world. In 1872 one was
found that weighed GAO pounds and
brought its owners $l4S, 900. 1t was
imbedded in blue slate, 80 feet be-
lev the surface, and its finders were
at the time living on charity. Other
nuggets have been found in that
country weighing close to 200 pounds.
1t was reported few weeks ago
that nugget had been picked up in
Montgomery county, Va, weighin G
80 pounds.
A brother of Jake Shinn, the finder
of the recent nugget at the Reed
mine, Cabarrus county, told ths
writer last year that in the early days
of this mine nugget was found Of
about Sc pounds weight, but was cut
into several pieces for division be
fore it was sold.
The Messrs. Kelley, referred to al
part owners of the Reed mine, ar,
the makers of the steam road rollel
which has done so much toward Civ
ing US good streets and roads.
MECKLENBURG GOLD MINER.
Charlotte, n. c., April 13, 1896.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23
egratRfoRn AlliAacg
90. ----s rt.'. t-sss-.s. 49, s.s'. .-%~.
rtsl. rr-,s. h.ttAsA .eAa ---s-. 90.
t-.ta~s. s.s go ts.s---s-.. a tA. rs-
ris'. s-.<, So u.is So r--sr-rs-

t.~stsss. s.s go ts~s.~s~.. a g.. re~
ris's s-~=, 80 usas i- r--sr-rs.
At nu regular s.si. o. rssssi
City TharsA.y. April PEE. i>,z. ,A~
.ollo1isE pr~anbie ,sd r~.ola;sans
.cr. gn&sinoG.ly adopted sy tie
Rutherford Coaa'y FarHers' Ala
aucs.
WaIKKas. Deb; and .sEvIiads ~.
joined together aid N onr cAE clAiu
20 b~ free ~so - IN delt. asd
WHEREAS. uud.r oGr present
financial system IT. people - the
United States are aopel' ssly IN d~h, :.
therefore
kLsoLvIn, That ". regard the
system which gives = monopoly of
the money OF the oouniry To- . tcs
men As directly tending 20 destroy
our free institutions. and al ~to
favor such = system should lie re-
garded as traitors 20 Am.riean lib
erty.
We look with contempt aud loath-
ing on al who are aiding British
tories ty directly or indirectly help
ing 10 continue our present financial
system.
We reafirm our deiestA;ion Of all
legislation tending TO degrade silver
and our firm belief that all paper
money should be issued 10y the gov
ernment itself, based on the power
OF taxation, and made equal 10
metal money by being made a iegal
tender IN payment Of all debt. and
taxes. No corporation should bs
allowed 10 issue paper money 70,
private gain At the expense Of. and
not backed by the good faith of the
government,
We endorse the platform OF III.
National Farmers Alliance at al
last session in February last. AM
LOOK FOR NO PERMANENT rkoEPEkI
TY, OR GENUINE LIBERTY IN ANEk
ICA UNTIL THESE DEMANDS ARE IN
ACTED INTO LAWS, PRorERLY IN
FORCED.
| We call upon all patriots in Amer
lea 10 unite against the rule Of Bit
ish gold regardless of wha, politics
leaders may advise.
i 4. ID. X. WALLACE,
| Secretary
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23
1.-THE PLATFORM SUITS HIM.
Mr.. Cleveland Way Indicate His willing
ness to Accept by Letter.

Mr.. Cleveland Way Indicate His willing
ness to Accept by a Letter.
Washington Post.
New York, April lO.-A gentleman
just returned from Washington,
where he held conversation with the
President, is.authority for the state
ment that Mr.. Cleveland will soon
addres an open letter to W. T. Har-
rity. setting forth the duty of the
Democratic Party toward political
questions. Mr.. Whitney's visit to
Washington is said to be connected
with the issuance OF this letter. /,
is said that Mr.. Cleveland's letter,
in case he finally decides to issue it.
will strongly advocate consecrstior
to the cause of tariff reform and
devotion to the single gold
standard.
1t will, it is said, contain defens,
of his bond issue, and will distinctl,
not say that Mr.. Cleveland will re
fuse a fourth nomination, provided
the Chicago Convention obeys hi
behest. particularly as to the cur
rency plank Of its platform.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23

VANCOUVER, B. c., April 16.--The
mayor of Vancouver has received q
queer letter from Toronto, written
in the interest of the young women
of Toronto and Eastern Canadian
cities. In this unique epistle the
writer states that, according to sta
tistics. there is q shortage in the fe-
male population in the Northwest
territories and British Columbia
amounting to about $4,000, and
there is in Eastern Canada a cores
ponding overplus of unmarried
women. In order to equalize mat
ters it is proposed to send young
women of good health and moral
character West, to be distributed
where the demand is greatest, and
for this purpose it is sought to es-
tablish a home at Vancouver for the
reception and distribution of tn,
young demoiselles for British Colum
bia.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23
A sRtAr CUBAN SIcTuES.
sessf.h pi~-ss Ats.-.s q - fsli.s~S 49,
s.s Bi-xs de >.ssss s-a@.st. ~t.
t.ks-

hey West. FiA Aprl Is HaxAas.
Apui -. wa ksy WS.,.-TAe uos,
savage battle OF the var has i-vs q
fought. Tnc Csbans we're tho v.s;crs
There were ; .thsa rebels against GO
Spaniards and In. D1ns had = mar
row escape from arr allAron.
/, Was osly Genera An;oaio
Maeeo's lear tia. he was beng led
into = trap that caused = IN 10 refrain
from wirIng the Alfonso NIL Bat.
TALON. composed of the crack snen
OF the Spanish forces "a Cabs. ftori
existence.
That; such small forces oi ;he Span,
ish were arrAyed against such over.
whelming odds WAS due To q failure
on the part of Colonel SANCHEZ Is.
cheYarria TO bring his reinforce
menis up in time. For his error the
colonel has been cited TO appear be.
fore military tribunal that sha,l
decide whether he must stand ria
by court martial. IL is agreed
among those familiar with the dis
eipline of the Spanish army that tn,
colonel will never command auother
battalion.
The battle occurred IN the tenn
tory between San Diego de Nunel
and the Gulf coast last Saturday
IL lasted several hours, during whict
time the Spaniads were chased ovel
ten miles of ground and were onl,
saved by reaching the Bay of Honda
where the gunbost Aler;s took a
hand in the fight and held th'
Cubans at bay by shelling them un
til the Spanish soldiers were safe o.
her decks.
There are two stories OF the fight
the one is from the Journal cores
pondent with Maceo, and the oihe
is an official report furnished b,
General Susrez form the field, afte
passing through the hands of Ia
Spanish press censor. Both report
agree on the points that the Spanisl
were defeated and that the battl
might have been very serious 70
Maceo if Colonel SANCHEZ Eschey
aria had followed the plan Of th
campaign and arrived in time ,
support Debos.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23
The "Battery Park" Damaged by Fire.

The Battery Park hotel, the lar
gest in Asheville, was damaged by
FIRE on the morning of the 10th inst.
to the extent of $4,000. The flames
originated in the kitchen. Over 200
guests were in the hotel and all left
the building in safety and without
confusion. The damage was con-
fined to the wing occupied by the
kitchen and servants quarters. The
fire started at T:30 a. m. and was ex-
tinguished by 0 o'clock, and at neon
all the guests had returned to their
rooms. The loss is fully covered by
insurance.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23

sent Out From Washington How The
Fimps who Hold Jobs because They
Can Invent Abuse To DO Their WORK
How Gentlemen Laugh .t the FOOL
Gumps.
For the Caucasian.
FAYETTEVILLE, y. c., April Il,
'96.-The reports sent ont by the
Washington correspondents to the
Raleigh and Charlotte papers OF the
argument in the contest case of DIR.
Cyrus Thompson against J. G.. Shaw,
from the 3rd Congressional district,
now pending before Election Com
mIttee No. 2, in the House Of Repre-
sentatives of the United States, were
all Of course in favor OF Mr.. Shaw
and his counsel.
One would have supposed from
reading their accounts, that counsel
for Shaw, just literally destroyed
Col. Thomas II. Sutton's argument
for DR.. Thompson and Col. Sutton
with it.
They tell how Mr.. Thomas, of
Newbern; Mr.. Rose, from Fayette-
| vile; and Judge Buxton. also of the
same town. (who was filed by Mr..
Shaw as a Republican exhibiD went
for" Col. Sutton-how they correct
ed him-how they "sat him down
or "called him down'-aud oh, how
they ''tore him up and tore him "a
pieces" (very small pieces) and scat.
tered him to the four Winds" etc,
etc.
OF course it was to be expected
that the. goldbug machine Demo
cratic papers would have had their
Washington correspondents to dc
this very thing-nothing else was e
have been expected-anything els
would Rave been highly improper
and immensely irregular-eut o
order-vERY MUCH OUT OF oRDLR
and the whole performance woul,
have been highly amusing, il not 81
ridiculous and absurd.
We, here in Cumberland county
! know all those named who are froI
this county, and have known ther
, and heard them at the bar and o
: the stump-and it has never ye
been made to appear that Col. Su'
: ton ever went down before any G
3 them-either in the court house O
! on the hustings-and is able to "hol
D his end of the log" against all or an
! Of them, and all corners besides.
OF course he is made the target {
abuse and "belittlement" since l
!, became DIR. Thompson's counse
q and exposed the fragrant frauds (
d Cross Creek township during II
! election of Novspber 1894. {
lcourse he is hated u some or mo
9 of the machine who perpetrated I
y connived at such frauds-but thi
: "cIts no ice" with the honest me
d OF Cumberland county who rega
IS and esteem Col. Sutton as a bol
: able and fearless exponent of q
peoples rights, and who has had Il
manliness and courage to fight 4
"ring machine aad their frauds 4
r through. to the final end in the Co
y gress of the United States, and "
t. l verify believe, be rewarded by 81
IS ing his client seated as our repI
10 sentative, and right, truth and Writ
IT thus indicated.
1t So let the ''penny-a-liners" po
a. out the soil of their wrath upon Z
le Sutton-the more you pour the b
le ter We like it, and the higher
< raises him our estimation, SO let {
N performance go on. He can, and
II will try to stand IT. More anon.
1y A PoPULIsT
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23
why On. Feels Chilly when Lying Do..

why One Feels Chilly when Lying Down.
From Harpers DszIr.I
The reason is simply this. Nature
takes the time when one is lying
down to give the heart Dest. and that
organ consequently makes ten
strokes less . minute than when one
is in an upright posture. Multiply
that by sixty minutes, and it is six
hundred strokes. Therefore in eight
hours spent in lying down the heart
is saved nearly Eve thousand. strokes
and as the heart pumps six ounces
of blood with each stroke il lifts
thirty thousand ounces less Of blood
in q night Of eight hours spent in
bed than when one is in an upright
position. As the blood flows SO much
more slowly through the veins wher
one is lying down, one must supply
then with extra coverings the warmth
usually furnished by circulation.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23

At Beaufort, on the night of 10th
inst, William Rice, a young white
barber, was shot by Miss Belle Bev-
eridse, q middle-aged woman, as he
was trying to effect an entrance into
her home. His purpose was evil
IDENTIFY other than robbery. The
weapon used was a pistol. The bal
entered near Rice's heart. His con
dition is so critical it cannot be e1.
tracted.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23
Fire at New Berne.

The East Carolina Barrel Factory
and Storage House; A. B. Denson's
cotton gin, and q warehouse owned
bv the Atlantic and North Carolina
Railway at New Berne were burned
on the 18th inst. Loss, Sc, 500.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23
Ten Th housa aud Troops to be Used For Con-
quest

The Daily News, London, Eng.
published a statement, on what. it
claims to be good authority, that the
government will send 10000 British
troops to the Soudan in the Autumn
for the purpose of reconquering that
territOrV,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23

On the morning of the 17th inst. q
converter at the works OF the Ameri-
can Glucose Company, Peoria, Ills,
exploded, filing the large building
with steam. There were more than
a hundred men in the room at the
time of the explosion. Two were
killed outright and several were
severely injured. The converter
was on the fourth floor of the build
ing. There was great excitement
and many narrow escapes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23
writing. which is the limit - which
We are willing to 80.
= T.. iiotroS.
Chairman Republican stat. Executive
Committee.
IT. l.. tgaxT.
AsuDer state at i.args.
j4MK- II. IorSG,
Member State n Large.
i t. pgfTcrARp,

THOMAS SErTfE.
Accompany ing this letter was an
exact copy Of the first proposition
made by the Republican committee -
given above
s motion vas promptly made to re-
jrct this proposition aud the motion
TO reject was adopted without dis
senting vote.
The secretary was instructed tn no.
tify the Republican committee Of the
action thus taken.
1t was moved that 4 committee Of
four be appointed 10 draft an address
TO the Peoples Party. The motion
prevailed and the following appoint
ed: Chairman Butler, Congressman
Shuford, Capt. w. II. Kitchen, and
Maj. w. \. Guthrie. The committee
then ad journed to assemble again at 8
o'clock to hear the address TO be for
mulated by this committee read.
During the recess, the secretary, act
ing under instructions, sent the fol-
lowing letter to the Republican COM
mittee:
TO the Conference Committee of the
State Republican Executive Com
mittee:
Gentlemen: | am instructed by the
State executive committee OF the reo-
ple's Party to respectfully inform you
that your proposition for basis OF
cooperation betweeen The Republican
party and Peoples Party il this State
is declined.
Very respectfully,
II. w. AVER,
Secretary.
Sa
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23

Rev. E c. Melton, of Willis Greek,
Cumberland county, Baptist
preacher we'll known on the Cape
Fear, was thrown from his buggy
and killed last week. He was going
down steep hill, when the harness
broke and the horse runaway and
Mr.. Melton was thrown against a
tree, crushing his skull.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23

The Central school house in 6ag-
irav, Mich, Vas blown mp By dyn-
amiters early on the morning OF the
18th inst. Fire followed the explos-
ion completely destroying he baild.
ing. The sehool-houss vas situated
on the vest side Of the river and Tor
years hasbee bone Of contention.
The loss Is sstimatsd 1t %, 900. par
tally coveyed By insaraneo.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23

At . o'clock the committee again as
sembled, heard the reading of the ad-
dress drafted by the subcommittee,
and adopted the same. The address
appears in another column.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23

Five copies of The CAucAsIAx
three months for $l,OO
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23

Our needs are so simple, SO plain,
so urgent; SO few see them. The av-
erape voter takes far more interest
in who will be the next president
than in what that president will do.
The medical profession has a power.
full influence. Shall We exert lti
Remember, idleness and poverty OF
the masses means poverty for u.s.
We have seen this aud felt it in the
past two years.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23

Tell everybody you know how far
behind the rest of the world we are,
in this respect, and let US determine
to demand a change. People fire.
quently need the telegraph service
to summon physicians. Let Us have
the cheapest and the best. Have we
not paid tribute to monopoly long
enoughf Now let US have it at cost
like the postal service.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23

\ow Is the ,ime for. action. The
errmy is sowing tares. Let the
r.opl. .ow good seed. Five copies
- the CAUCASIAN 3 month"; for
300. Twelve copies 3 months
4. :! 90. Send a club quick.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23

Evvrysray pet . ssssia<r - ~
vssi sov. TAe ee,issSs ssv
sosisx tA~ cossts, asvs 9th
,ssss aass~s.iIsg htsrsasrs. isss !
rs~<s se~a- S~sA ti.es su~ SO
ccTs~s sf tAs CAvcAaAg . ~
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23
FALSE STATEMENTS.

sent Out From Washington How The
Pimps Who Hold Jobs Becauss They
Can InSent Abuse To Do Their Work-
How Genti@men Laugh .t the FOOL
Gumps.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-08
How a Birch Seed in a German Graveya
Grew and Burst Open q Woman's Tomb

How a Birch Seed in a German Graveyard
Grew and Burst Open a WOman's Tomb.
There is in an old churchyard on one
of the principal avenues of Hanover,
Germany, an ancient grave which has
met with a somewhat peculiar fate.
One hundred and thirteen years ago it
was dug to hold all that remained NOR
tai of Henriette Julianne Caroline Won
Ruling. The tradition of Hanover is
that Frau Won Ruling was a beautiful
woman in her day, and that, fearing by
some chance her grave might be opened
and her moldering corpse disclosed to
view, she took precautions to keep the
seal of her tomb unbrol1en.
At the back of the massive monu-
ment, cut deep into the base of the
pedestal, are these words: This grave,
purchased in perpetuity, shall to the
end of time never be opened"
By a strange fate in the earth that,
was shoveled over her coffin fell a
birch seed. AS time passed on a shoot
pushed itself out between the stones of
the massive monument, and then came
struggle between the growing wood
and the ponderous slabs. A century
passed and the tree won. Bit by bit it
split and burst open the great monu-
ment and upheaved the heavy base
stones, exposing to view the grave that
was always to be concealed and kept
tightly closed.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-08

ANY breaking of an engagement,
the field book ordains, must be at
once reported to the division officer,
and any officer found guilty of shame
less and heart-breaking jilting will be
reduced to the ranks. Counting means,
more or less, q division of feeling, neces-
sarily interfering in some measure with
the discharge of duty, and is, there
fore, deprecated. Officers must not be
allowed to carry on any courtship in
the town in which they are stationed"
1t may not be generally known, but
those interested in the arIny's work are
not all of the class among which it
labors. In many cities - Philadelphia
notably-societyw women become honor
airy members aqd lend more than finan-
cial aid to the work done by these sin
cere hard workers.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-08

pline of the army members is con-
cerned.
The section of the rules and regula-
tons of the Salvation Army relating to
love, courtship and marriage among the
field officers is not generally known.
Such strict regulations toward the lit
tie god with the bow and darts exist
in this body that it would be little won
der if but small amount of romantic
feeling entered into the matter of be-
ing engaged and married.
1t is only to the officers Of the army,
however, that these rules apply; the
rank and file may make love and marry
as they see fit, provided they limit the
number of their marriages to one. If
the susceptible heart of male officer
becomes stirred with the tender passion
of love, and he ardently desires to be-
come one with the fair lady of his
affections, he does not drop at once on
the left knee and ask her to allow her
soul to join with his, nor does he then
slip on the engagement ring while she
prettily bushes. Neither does he timidly
approach him whom he fain would call
father, declaring that life without
"her" is of no account at all.
No; he goes to the division officer
and brislSly asks for printed engage,
ment application blank. He fills this
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-08

-
out, stating all he knows about the
fair one, and hands it back to the di-
vision officer, who in turn forwards it
TO the national headquarters.
Officers may not marry without a
years separation from their chosen life
partners, and if the two favorites in
terested both live in the same town
the higher officer either refuses them
permission to become engaged or re-
quires one of the young people to go to
another city. This is done to prevent
the time-absorbing diversion of court
ing among the officers when they should
be attending to business. Engage
ments, as well, must last one year be-
lore commander will give his sane
ton to marriage. Ample time is given
for the affections to nicely cool, if they
be tickle, or, if it be strong, true love,
to grow more ardent than ever.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-08
May 5. Opened High'st Lowest Closing
Kansas city Grain.

KANSAS CITY, May 5.-Demand for wheat
showed no improvement to-day. Samples
were held at prices ruling yesterday. Elevator
men reported no inquiry for wheat out OF
store.
Receipts OF wheat to-day, z cars; year ago,
4 cars.
Sales were as follows on track: Hard No. 2,
Scars a614c: No. 3, car SIC. cars 45c; No. 4, 2
cars CSC: rejected. nominally 30G35c. Soft, No
2 red. offered freely at &C, car choice sold az
that | car &c: No 3 red nominally 5SGj0c;
No 4, nominally 40I53c; rejected. nominally
350Dc. Spring. No. :. offered at $50 &c; No.
g. nominally % l55c; rejected. nominally 40
SIC: white, No ,, nominally 45G55c.
The offerings OF corn were very light and
they were taken BY the local trade at steady
prices. There was no trade in futures. May
mixed was offered at 234c, with &c bid, May
white nominally 231sc.
Receipts OF corn to-day. II cars: year ago,
Is cars.
Sales on track By sample: No. mixed.
cars 23I4c No. 3 mixed. l car 223<c; No.
mixed. nominally 22a22hc; white. No ?,
Oats were held at yesterdays prices. There
was not much demand
Receipts OF oats to-day, 8 cars year ago,
cars.
Sales by sample on track: No. , mixed.
nominaIy 49,, sl6c; No 3, Car llSsc: No. 1,
nominally l3c no grade. nominally Il l3c;
No white , car l9c No. white. cars ls1zc.
Hay-Receipts, 50 cars the market is steady.
Timothy. choice, :lL50 3l22,; No. /, 1.0G
lL50 No ,. sSOO4950 No. 3, 80 $50:
choice prairie, s7e0GS.00: No. 1. Sd00G6jO No.
| ?, 800 : o No 3. t4OOGL10; No. l. 5000
400 straw s. Ol4.50
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-08

wE9X-ss T'sT1-?Ss.77iS9s-ec- ss7'E''s.r-S'fY ~
queerer suicide still was that of Ber-
lin stock gambler in a hotel in Vege-
sack, near Bremen. He had lost his
money on change, and notified his
brother in Hamburg of his intention TO
kill himself. When the brother ar
rived he found the other dead, and be-
side his bed lay all the papers and let
ters giving complete information as to
his losses. The owner of the hotel at
the same hour received a registered let
ter from his dead guest. The letter had
been mailed in Berlin the night before,
and it told the boniface that the Ham
burg brother would pay all damage,
which the brother did.-Chicago
Record.