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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10

and White, Of Alexander, were APP
pointed by the chair to notify Mr..
Linney of the action Of the conven-
ton. Dir. Liurey appeared before
the convention amid great applause
and after thanking the delegates for
the confidence reposed in him, made
as strong a Fl &c silver and anti bond
bill speech as could have been ex-
pected from Mr. Butler himself, and
70 the entire satisfaction Of every
Populist present.
Mr.. W. W. league, OF Alexander
county, was tee UNANIMOUS choice
of the delegates for elector for the
S:h district and he was elected.
The chairman made some fitting
remarks congrstulating the Popu-
Lists Of the 8th Congressional dis
trict for the wonderful success that
they have achieved for the past two
years, and urging them to still
greater efforts to advance the great
cause they have espoused. The
Populist party being the only true
friend Of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver, and the true friend
of the down-trodden laboring class.
X. A. COBB, Chm'n.
X. L. SHERRILL, Sec'ty.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10
Literary Notes.

Believing that much of the increas-
ing neglect of family worship is due to
the difficulty encountered in hastily
selecting passages of Scripture of a
suitable devotional character, Sylvan
us Stall, ID. d., careful Bible student
aud the author of several valuable
books, has prepared a volume of 365
selections from the Bible for daily de-
votiOns, and the Funk & Wagnalls
Company of New York will publish
the same in few days in neat dollar
volume. The selections are also for
use in the chapel services of colleges.
the opening devOtiOns in the public
schools, and for the daily use of Chris
tian Endeav Orers and members of other
societies of young people.
Henry ID. Lloyd, the brilliant author
of wealth against Commonwealth
and other well-knOwn attacks on
monopoly, writes for the Review of Re-
views sympathetic account of the
doings of the st. Louis convention, of
which he was member. AS may read
lily be imagined, Mr.. Lloyd's account
differs in various points from the story
of the convention published at the time
by the daily press. 1t is distinguish
ed POpulist's Interpretation of the col
iectlve action of the Peoples party.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10
THE YOUNG MAN AS A CITIZEN.
A Citizen Has No Right to be Neglected. of
the Community's Welfare.

A Citizen Has No Right to DO Neglected. of
the Community's Welfare.
The Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst,
d. d., treats of The Young Man as
a Citizen" in his article in Septe M Der
Ladies' Home Journal. In defining
the duties of citizenship he says: "a
citizen has no more right to be neg
lectful Of the interests of the civic
whole in which he is member than
a parent or child has to be neglect
full of the interests of the domestic
whole in which he is a member.
There is the same quality of un-
Christian disregard involved in both
cases, and whether man lets his
State or city shift for itself or
whether he lets his family shift for
itself, in the one instance, as we'll as
in the other, he is false to his corpo-
rate duty and is despicable shirk
The doctrine just enunciated
needs to be preached and pushed. A
great deal of our political misery is
due to the fact that men, who are
fairly faithful In most of the rela-
tons in which they are placed, do
not hesitate, and are not ashamed,
to be drones and renegades in their
relations to the town or nation that
they belong to. They would consider
themselves reprobates were they to
allow q neighbor to suffer abuse
without an attempt at intervention,
but would see their entire city with
all it's machinery of govern
ment go the dogs and the har-
pies without one definite effort at
rescue or one distinct thought that
such inactiou was wicked and in
human. Nothing will correct this
evil but the creation of q sentiment
so energetic and pervasive that de-
cent people will not have the coward
ly audacity to neglect the primary
duties that pertain to them in their
civic capacity. Citizens will attend
the primaries, register and vote
when the prevalent sentiment of at
tachment to our institutions is SO
pronounced and compelling, that
failure to discharge the functions of
a citizen will be branded as con-
temptible. Patriotism has come
rather generally to be interpreted as
a willingness to fight and die for
ones country and it's institutions.
That answers very we'll fol a defini-
ton of patriotism during times of
war, but is generally deficient in that
1t allows no room for patriotism in
times Of peace. We should consider
that a very cheap specimen of con-
Jugal fidelity which put man pom
caring for his wife and deyoting
himself to her necessities only on
occasions when she was threatened
by rutfians. A husbands love has
its sphere of service at all times and
In all situations. So has patriotism.
Shooting our national enemies is
only 8 small and accidental part of
the matter. What our country needs
most is men who will love her aud
not die for her, but live for her
while there is no shooting going
on"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10
Eighth District Congregational Conven-
ton.

Eighth District Congregational Conven-
ton.
The Populist convention for the
Sth Congressional district met in
Lenoir, on Thursday, the ooh day
OF August, 1896. All the counties
were represented except Wilkes and
Surry. After caucussing for some
time a programme was laid out
which was perfectly satisfactory to
all the embers, and at $50 O'Clock
X. A. Cobb, chairman, called the
convention to order, and requested
w. w. league, of Alexander, to act
rs temporary chairman. The COM
mittee on permanent organization
recommended X. a. Cobb, of Burke,
as permanent chairman, and r. S.
Sheriff., of Caldwell, as secretary
who were elected. The committee
on resolutions off. red the following.
and with the amendment annexed,
was adopted:
We, your committee on resolu-
tons, beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing: We, the representative
Populists of the Sth Congressional
district congratulate the members of
the Populist party in this district
for the well preserved organization
that has been maintained during
the fiery trials that the party has
passed through and to-day we stand
ready to pledge ourselves to even
greater efforts for it's success in the
future, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we stand TO-DAY
as we did when orr party was first
organized, viz: For the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio of 1G to l and to show our faith
by our works we pledge our support
to the candidates nominated by the
national Populist convention re.
Gently held at st. Louis, Mo, viz:
VIM. j. Bryan and Thos. E. Watson
for President and Vice President.
RESOLVED, Further, That we
pledge our support to the candidates
nominated by the Populist State
convention which met in Raleigh
August Is, 1896.
The following amendment was of
fered by w. W. league and accept
ed by the committee and adopted:
RESOLVED, That we heartily en-
dorse the course taken by our pres
emit member of Congress, Hon. Il. Il.
Linney, on the question of free sill
yer, and also the noble stand he
took in the contested election cases.
when mostly through bis efforts Uon.
g. Il. Martin, of the 9th district. OBJ
tanned his seat in Congress togethe =
with two members from Alabama.
all Populists. The committee's re-
port was adopted The chair then
announced that nominations for
Congressman were in order. Hon.
w. E. White, of Alexander, place a
before the convention the name of
Hon. r. u. Linney and asked that
this convention endorse the nominee
OF the Wilkesboro Republican con-
veution for Congressman (Which was
Linney, the present Conyressman).
This was seconded by Mr.. r. l.
Sheriff., of Caldwell county, and a
number Of other delegates. There
being no other names before the
convention, Mr.. Linney was uuani-
mously endorsed.
Messrs. Wakefield, of Caldwell,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10
HOW YOU MAY COOPERATE.

You are to eat, or use in your house
hold, or get one or two of your neigh
bOrs to share with you, five dollars and
forty cents worth Of POpulist grOce-
ries for which you are to pay but $500.
You will then receive as a GIFT, One
Dollars worth of POpulist books, and
two 3 months subscription to THE
CAUCASIAN and 3 month subscription
to any five of the leading Populist
papers in America-Or you can have
the books, and besides have THE eau
cAsIAN sent to any seven addresses
you may desire for months You
can choose the books and papers your
self or we will choose the very best for
you.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10
InseparAbls Names in Democracy.

1Hc VHICaBO IHter OCeHn.I
In the history of this country the
names of Thomas Jefferson and
Grover Cleveland will always % to-
gether. Jefferson founded the Dem
ocrstic Party and Cleveland found
cred it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10
A REFORM LIBRARY
>For $l.45.-

The Modern Banker, by Goode, q
Man or Dollar, Which 4? A novel. 25
Snylocks Daughter, by Bates, %
A Breed Of Barren Metal, by Bennett .25
Money Found-Hill Banking System. Is
Inc Rights Of Labor, by Joslyn, 25
The Pullman Strike. by Carwardine. a5
A Story From Pullmantown, by
How to Govern Chicago, by Turtle as
Silver Campaign Book, by Tuttle. a5
Inc Garden of Eden U. S. A., BY
Bishop, 30
economics for Backward Pupils, 10
Send Us $l.45 and we will mail You
Iui! set Of all these books, 1910 pages,
worth $40 at retail, and The CAucA-
SIAN one year. This special offer for 4
snort time only. Order ut once.
Address, The CAUCASIAN,
Raleigh, N. G. or Clinton, N. C.,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10

The Peoples Party platform Of North
Carolina, in convention assembled at
Raleigh, on the 18th day of August,
1895, hereby reafiirms its unqualified al
legiance to the principles OF the party,
and hereby approves the platform of
the Peoples Party adopted at its Ma
tional convention held in the city Of
st. Louis, July 22nd. 1896.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10

/
All for $500 together with the hand
some gift of POpulist Literature.
~ANY BODY MAY HAVE, IN
PLACE OF THE CIGARS IN ABOVE
ASSORTMENT, s1.25 WORTH OF
SOAP, FLAvORED CORN STARCH,
BAKING POWDER, GLOSS STARCH
AND SODA.
AL these goods except the cocoa
] (Which is imported from the Oldest
cocoa factory in Holland) are manu-
featured by the Peoples Supply Co,
of Baltimore, Maryland, the greatest
POpulist manufacturing and import
ing concern, and all the goods bear
the Joan of Arc trademark. These
goods are all guaranteed absolutely
pure and the best in the market for
the money. They give universal sat
isfaction.
This remarkable offer is possible
only because all the profits of both
wholesaler and retailer are converted
into free POpulist literature.
| We now call on every true Populist
to do one of two things: either send 8
money contribution, at once, direct to
the State officers of his party for cam
paign purposes, or buy five dollars
and forty cents worth of POpulist gro
ceries for $500 and secure enough lit
erature free to convert his community.
Any POpulist who refuses to do either
OF these deserves to be robbed and
then spat upon by the trusts and money
sharks.
Send your $500 Post-Ofiice Money
Order or Express Order at once tn
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10

" BE sure and mention the nam. of
this naper.
The Peoples Supply Co. pays no
treight, but Will ascertain the charge
for customers to any point. The aver
age freight charges to points esst OF
the Mississippi river are about 4Oc.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10
Following is the assortment of Gro
ceries you are to buy for $500:

Is bars Purity Soap tthe very
bestO $ 10
10 packages Favored Corn Starch
"a delicious dessert) 100
one 10 cans Joan of Arc Bak-
ing Bowder guaranteed abso-
lutely pure) so
one Id packages Finest Gloss
Starch with polishing wax 30
l half Id can KOrff's Dutch I'm
ported Cocoa (purest and
cheapest imported Cocoa in
America) 40
90 King Grover Ill Cigars "a
twOfer) LIS
packages Baking Soda Largest
and best &c. package) 20
! package Gloss Shoe Polish 10
i box shoe backing 90
bottles jet black ink 10
l bottle mucilage .05
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10
THE ELECTION LAW.

We hereby reaffirm our fixed de-
termination to support and maintain
free ballot and a fair count in all
elections held in North Carolina; and
the election law passed by the Gen.
eral Assembly of 1895 meets our hearty
endorsement and approval; and we
hereby pledge the Peoples Party to The
policy of unfolding the principle of
free and honest elections provided for
in said election law, and warn the
voters of the State against the threats
which have been made to repeal the
same.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10
OUR Great DOLLAR OFFER! !

and Paper printed
We will send 100 shci envelopes name
township and County anu printed thereon lead
pencil pen three bloters all postpaid II names Of Com
mite wanted 25cts. additional
Cash must accompany every order
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10

ton, which was SO universally con-
demned by the press of the State and
all classes of our citizens, when it first
became known. We therefore demand
that the next General Assembly fully
investigate this transaction, and to
the end that the interests Of the State
may be fully protected as far Rs it can
be done, such legislative action shall
be taken as to cOunteract, as far as
possible, this unwise and secret trans
action.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10

Relying upon the good, common
sense of the American people, and be-
lleving that a majority of them, when
unlnfiuenced by party prejudice, will
vote right on all questions submitted
to them on their merits; and further
70 effectuaily annihilate the pernicious
lobby In legislation, we demand direct
legislation by means If the initiative
and referendum.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10

The act of the last General Assem-
bly, restoring to the right Of local
self government by the election of
their county commissioners and just
ices of the peace by the vote of the peo-
pie in the respective counties, and the
safeguards therein provided, meets
with our hearty approval, and we
pledge the Peoples Party to the con-
tinued support and maintenance of
that legislation, and warn the voters
of the necessity of preventing iDjuri-
Gus changes in that act, and of the
danger of electing members OF the
General Assembly hostile thereto.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10
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Resolutions Adopted.

X. L. SHERRILL, Sec'ty.
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aENArE pRoCKEpINas.

The Beer Tax Increase DeSeated-iiF.
EIklns Against the Bond ReSoiutiop.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 21.-The
senate to-day defeated the proposition
to increase the beer tax IS cents per
barrel, by a vote Of "a to q. The vote
was taken as soon as the filled cheese
bill was taken up, the beer tax prop9-
sition being submitted as an a1nenas
ment With the amendment disposea
OF. the cheese bill was further debated,
but not disposed Of.
The debate on the bond bill proceeoesa
after 9 o'clock. Mr.. Hansbrough (North
Dakota), and Mr.. Daniels (Virginial. ,.
Speaking for, and Mr.. Elkins (West
VEgtnia), against the bill.
Mr.. Elkins' remarks were punet1-
ated by sharp and amusing colloQlies
with Mr.. Butler and Mr. Perkins. The
speech OF Mr.. Daniel was notable as az
exposition Of the free silver atttuae
OF the day. Shortly before = o'c!oefl
Mr.. Butler sought to have q time nxea
for a vote on the blu, suggesting To-
morrow, Fffday or Saturday, at .
O'Clock. There wps objections, now.
ever, whereup0n he'Rloved q recess Aat
O'Clock until 1875 as N. tomorrow
There was brief parliamentary op-
struction, which was terminated by an
adjournment without an agreemene
haying been affected.
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pOPULIsT KEN oUTWITTED.
Forced to object TO snI in which Hi'
Constituents are 1ptsrcsted.

Forced 70 OBJECT TO Bill in which HIS
Condiments ure Iptercstod.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May S.-The
house spent almost the entire day dis
cusslng the senate amendment 70 the
general deficiency bill approprlatlIn Iss
81 or. 600 for the payment OF about iV9
French spoliatIon claims, $54s, 900 for
s95 war claims and to be due under the
Bowman act, Si74, 900 for the payment ot
what h known as the Chateau claim
for the construction Of an iron-cla9
steam battery in 1854, and about Sl0,0Q0
for Indian supplies furnished IN 4eiS
and 1874. .,.
tions committee, seconded by Mr., say
ers, led the fight against the payment
of these claims, which they charseo ls n.s4
been Jumped together into one amena-
ynsnt IN order to command enough
strength to secure passage. Messrs.
Grosvenor (Rep., Ohio, Mahon Rep
PAL, Adams (Rep,, Pal, and HionarQ-
son >iDAr.. Tenn. }, advocated the claims
W.bIch they contanded had been found
nv the court OF claims to be equitaple
and tust. The vote was close nut tne
friends OF the claims carried theAaays
III to 81.
The conference report on the sqngry
civil bill which left but, SlOl6 oO1 stili I'm ~
disntite. was presented and was stu
pending when the house adjourned,
Mr.. KEN (Pop., Neb.), who has peen
ooiecting 10 all requests for unanimous
consent, was forced to-day, In order 20
preserve his record, to object to reso-
luton to direct the secretary Of the IN
terror to resume the issuance OF patents
10 settlers on the Union Pncinci IN
which 5000 Of his constituents are m
L-..-.-A..A :
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THE TgPRTRLE NEWS

As Received at Chicago from Various
PoInls Before TeIeErAphie OOnnunieS.
ton was Resumed.
CHICAGO. May 27.-one OF the great
est disasters OF recent years over
whelmed the city OF st Louis tonight
in the shape OF cyclone, which began
shortly after 5 o'clock. and for thirty
minutes tore It's awful way through the
city with a velocity of over eighty
miles an hour. Although reports from
there are very meagre owing to the al
most total destruction Of the telegraph
wires, It seems certain that the number
OF dead and wounded will nmount to
fully one thousand, and the damage
done to millions Of dollars.
The city hospital, which fortunately
survived the storm IS filled to overflow
ing with mangled men, women and
children, and the morgue, within two
hours after the end Of the storm, was
so full OF corpses that 1t was necessary
10 proyIde other quarters for the recep-
tIon OF the dead. In addition to those
who were killed In their houses and In
the streets, hundreds OF dead are be-
meath the waters of the Mississippi
river. OF NIL the steamers on the levee
when the storm broke out, but one Is
now aHoat.
MI the others have gone down. IN
many Instances every soul on board
being lost, and others not over two or
three being nble to reach place OF
safety Among the boats destroyed Is
,bo excursion steamer Great Republic,
one of tho largest steamers on the lower
river Not n man escaped from her.
and n ts eald she waB crowded with ex-
cursloulsts when the storm came up.
Tho centre Of the city la n wreck.
Many buildings hnye been demolished
and others partially wrecked. Tho
s,rsotq nre utterly impossible to street
cara and in many places progress on
foot IA n matter OF great difficulty. To
sadd 10 the horror OF tho night, the cleo
,rIc nlonts were rendered incapable OF
service. and the gas lamps are also
amt m Ienylng the city In total dark
rcsg Flra also broke out in several
nor,rops Of the city and the fire depart
mont was unable to make mn effective
grbt because Of the choked-up condi-
lion Il tho streets and the large number
of aremon who were engaged in the I'M
pcratlyo work OF rescllng the dead and
wounded.
AIeagrr information
The only authentic Information from
tho stricken city tonight was sent OUT
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members after which q recess Wal ~.
ken until three o'clock 70 give the e1plE
Inittoes opportunity 90 act.
II took over an hour for the cony- y
ton 10 get started after The recess. Ihe
committee on credentials repotteaf
showing that there were oll deieAAt-s
representing thirty mine states preleli,
cad no conteGta. The report was unanl-
fnously adopted.
Mrs Helen II. Cougar, chairman q
The committee on permanent otBlAsi.l -
ton and rules. reported, accommodating
o. ". Stewart, OF Illinois, for permanent
chairman OF the convention.
Ferguson, OF New York onefeq
minority report, recommending =, -
Stevens for permanent chairman. Suil
art was the candidate OF inc pIs
gauge, or free silver faction, while SUE
vens was backed by the single issue
wing.
After IN hour Of wild disorder Anson,
OF New York, moved the adoption OF tne
minority report, making, a. A stevens
permanent chairman. Odell, OF Ne
braslta, moved as a substitute tnat tLle
majority report be adopted, MAKING "
W. Stewart permanent chairman a
long and acrimonious discussion tol-
lowed. Contandlng factions hiBsed ana
hooted at those Attempting 10 tax "a
opposition to their Views. At length
Temporary Chairman Stevens Withore
his name as candidate, and the ma
iority report naming o. W. steWa,st
permanent chairman was unanimously
adopted. The newly elected chairIn ln
was then brought forward ana MI SUE
vens retired. go. =.
In taking the chair Nr. Stewart an
nounced that he was going 70 act AZ
chairman with falrne9 to all. upon tne
motion OF Mrs. Cougar the rules We're
suspended so that instead OF a regulilt
session Of the convention Tonight 2
mass meeting be held, and John T. So
John and John G. WOoley were asked
to address the meeting The convention
then adjourned until 0 o'clock to-mor-
row morning.
The committee on PLATFORM was IA y,
session the greater part OF the day until
a late hour Tonight The single issue
faction OF the committee adopted 2
platform declaring for prohibition ala
womans suffrage, while the tree sliVe.
teoplc adopted a platform taking IN al
the Issues In which the western qels-
gutes believe. Each faction VIII present.
a report 1t the convention when bites
fight viii result.
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APPALLING SCENES.

Report that ali tho Patients In the 81.
Louis Hospital were Killed-Tsrribie
scenes on the River.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 27.-word
reaches here by way of carondolet, No,
that sixty dead bodies have been taken
from the st. Louis City hospital, which
was completely wrecked, and every pa
tient has probably been killed.
The buildings Of the Refrigerator and
Woodcutter Company We're demolished
nnd caught fire and are burning. The
loss OF iife in these bulldins Is believed
TO be very heavy, The United Elevator
was blown down
I,lgEett s. Myers new big tobacco
manufactory, the largest In the west,
waa totally wrecked nna the loss OF
lie there was great. Twenty dead bod
les and many wounded have been re-
covered from this building.
The scene In the river was nppall-
ing Steamboats, mOored at their land
inns were torn away, turned over and
sunk. drowning ell on bonrd. Many
peopic were seen cllnging to floating
wreckage and plteously appealing for
helm