The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-01
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The Caucasian.
Antid"te for Potato Bugs.
MUNCIE, Ind, Sept. 22.-Patrick
Blllow came near meeting death in a
peculiar manner yesterday. While
walking down the Lake Erie and
Western tracks bug flew into his
mouth and he swallowed it.
From the taste the insect left IN
his throat he thought it was potato
bug, and hastened to his boarding
house and asked the landlady what
she used to kill potato. bugs. She
stated that she generally used paris
green, and he went to drug store,
where he purchased and swallowed
a large quantity of the drug.
In short time he was suffering
with pains in his stomach and be-
came unconscious. Physicians were
called and administered emetics. and
LAC ullA "aS lOl1CSCA oi SuC pcLSNto
bug.
The Longest Reign in England.
LONDON, Sept. 22.-Queen Vioto-
ria's reign becomes tomorrow ihe
longest of any British sovereign. All
the morning papers will publish his
toric reviews of the events of the
Victorian era, and editorials coll
gratulating her Majesty. The pa
pers will dilate upon the progress
that has been made in political
economy, and in all the arts, sciences,
and industries since the Queen as
cended the throne on June 20, 1887.
United States Consul Gibson Dead.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. 22.-Thos.
R. Gibson, United States Consul at
Beyroot, died at that place On Sept.
20, from smallpox.
Large Gift to Chicago University.
CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-Mrs. Julia
Bradley, an aged woman Of Peoria,
ILL.,, has bestowed all her fortune,
estimated at '$2,2O0,000, upon the
University Of Chicago on condition
that branch school shall be built
at Peoria. Mrs. Bradley has planned
for the gift for fifteen years, but the
fact has only now leaked out. Some
time ago she decided that she would
like to see the school at work before
she dies, and the incorporation pa
pers are now drawn. 1t will be call
ed "The Bradley Polytechnic Insti-
tute," and two OF its seven directors
will be connected with the Universi-
ty of Chicago.
Bismarck on Eimetanism.
CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-The Demo
cratic National committee regards
the letter of Prince Bismarck favor
ing bimettalism as a step towards
international agreement, and the
cablegram sent to Mr.. Bryan by thu
international Agricultural Cengres.
at Budapest as making the first gen
uine political sensation of the cam
paign in favor of free-silver coinage
| Members of the committee at Chi
cago headquarters said yesterda.
that these documents silerced tn,
platform and assertions of the Re
publicans on the point that the Uni
ted States alone could not chang
the monetary system Of the world
and that the present agitation woul'
be detrimental to international bi
metallism.
The committee decides to hav
these declarations printed in severa
. languages, especially German, an
to distribute several million of them
=. Hawaii and This Country.
Il HONOLULU, Sept. 15.-Ehorts hav
J been made during the last fortnigh
to generate dissatisfaction anon
government supporters by circula'
,, ing reports that President Dole an
: his Cabinet are not honestly in fave
of annexation, but are in accor
g with the British section of sugs
planters in their desire for an Anne
7 lean protectorate, which would PEI
Q nit the continued importation {
u u Asiatic contract labor, which tn
= whites SO strongly oppose.
:, In interviews the Cabinet men
i bers state that protectorate woul
be very unsatisfactory, and ths
e they want no form of political unio
h with the United States less than fu
g and complete admission of Hawa
= as a State or Territory.
q Eighty-Two spaniards Killed.
n KEY WEST, Fla, Sept. pa
o vices from Havana tonight sta
o that Monday 81 volunteers and reg
y lars started from Havana for Cal
bazar, about eight miles from Ha
r. ana. Tuesday five Of the 81 return'
n and reported the killing of the OF
= ers. Shortly after reaching Cal
1t bazar they were surrounded by i
le surgents, who fred on them from ,
20 sides and then charged with ths
le machetes. The captain of the Spa
y, iards was killed by a machete,
" " head having been cut off.
At At Hubert de Blanck, professor in t
Of conservatory of music in Havan
SIS who was lately arrested as suspe
ID was released yesterday, and came
1t. this city tonight on tho Mascot
~ Passengers report terrible state
70 70 affairs on the island. The new
y. =, appointed captain of police is ca,
ur ing a reign of terror.
ne Terrible Grimes Of Negro.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23.-Ne
ed Amite City, La, this morning, Jo
ou johnson, a negro, Drained with
MS axe John Cotton, his wife and n
ue Ram Hevens. johnson then attae