The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-11-12

1Ohn 6s kumnu DEAD
John Fl. Inman, head of the cot
ton house OF Inman, Swan & Co.,
and business man of national rep
utation, died last Thursday, OF heart
failure. He was 50 years OF age.
Mr.. Inman was born in Tennessee
and entered the Confederate service
when II years old. He came to New
York 10 1865 and embarked in the
cotton business. His estate is now
estimated at $4,000, 900. He no.
only invested in land in the South,
bat is believed to have led in to the
South capital Of more than $780,
900, 900. he was member OF both
the old and the present rapid transit
boards, and was a director in the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
| and the Fourth National Bank OF
New York city, and a member of
several clubs.
Mrs. ". II. Vanderbilt Dead.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Mrs. Will
ham III. Vanderbilt died at o'clock
this afternoon.
Cut His Throat After surrenderinS to the
spaniards.
| HAVANA, Cuba, Noy. G.--Gen.
Aldave, with q force Of troops con-
veying a provision and ammunition
| train OF wagons to Manicaragua, in
Puerto Principe province, has had
an engagement with the rebels I'M
lder Serafin Sanchez and Garlic al
Albaich. The loss Of the insurgents
was heavy. The Spaniards had one
man killed and 20 wounded. The
) steamer GUAM Guanico has arrived
: hers bringing 800 sick soldiers from
, Pipar del Rio. Among the passen
, gers on board the ship was the rebe
leader Luis Lazo, who had surren
dered to the Spanish commander
When the ship arrived here he wa
found dead in his cabin, having Gu
J, his throat.
Steel Cruisers for Japan.
y WAsHINGToN, Nov. Sit is an
: nounced that the Japanese govern
ment has finally closed contract
n with the Cramp Ship Building Com
:, pany Of Philadelphia, and tho Uniol
e Iron Works, Of San Francisco, TO
n two steel cruisers, similar in essen
. tial respects to the United State
- steamship Olympia, now flagship o
u the Asiatic Station.
Each firm will build one vesse
and their completion will be rae
- against time.
u Locomotive Boiler Burst.
is ATLANTA, Ca, Noy. 5.-Willial
y Mann, white, and "Abe" Goss, co
al ored, were killed this morning
l. the explosion Of locomotive boile
v in the Southern Railroad yard
~ "Jim" Rodgers, colored, was serious
y ly injured. Mann was machini'
- and Cess was laborer.
10 The engine had just come in fro
Chattanooga, and was being clear
ed. It is supposed that Goss above
\ the water to get too low in the boil,
10 and then turned in cold water.
50 Oil ana Sugar Millions.
q The iquidating trustees of tt
80 Standard Oil Trust met yesterda
and declared the regular quarterl
= dls,G ~ Of So per share aud So p,
s share additional, payable Decemb'
II 10. This payment was not only G
~ the outstanding Trust certificate
- huE proportionate amount was &
clared on the corporate stocks repr
scented by the certificates which ha
5 bev1. ratired in the process Of Hqu
II dating he Trust.
3 The toisl original issue Of Stant
* * ard Oil trust certificates was $97
5 $50 GEO. During the fiscal year ju
- closing there has been 81 per cent
: dividends declared, making a tot
- distribution of earnings amountir
10 to $50, las, 800. During the san
period the American Sugar Refni1
Company, known SIS the Sug
Trust, has paid $685. 1920 in div
u dends. In addition to these pa
ns, ments of earnings to stockholde,
nd the Trust is said to have surplus
RI raw sugar, bills receivable and CO!
amounting to about $30,000,000.
IL Car Went Over the Bank.
u. RICHMOND, Va, November T.
@' Danville, Va, special says: Fife
miles this side of Rocky Mount,
II day, the Danville and Rocky Mou
IL train met with a serious acciden