The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-09
GeNseAl news


Two hundred and fifty rs,ierss a
the Epiiepiic Hospital, 10 Ohio. xer,
poisoned last week by toxic rolsor
ing, il is presumed.
ln the State Senate = tili vas iu
troduced TO abolish football Ant
games OF like character. where ar
admission fee is charged.
Rev. James Battle Avire,, h..
raised oil the money needed fer the
shaft TO the memory of the North
Carolina dead at Winchester.
Ex- United States Senator Patrick
Walsh, the citizens candidate, vas
elected Mayor OF Augusta, Ga over
William Dunbar and Daniel Kerr, by
a ma ority CT S2i.
The President appointed b. X.
Bruce, of Mississippi. one Of the best
known negro Republicans, register
Of the treasury. He held this posi-
ton some years ago.
Seven men died at Maplesville. Ala,
las. week and seventeen more are
not expected to live as result of
their drinking a mixture of wood
alcohol and cheap whiskey.
Justice Fields retirement from the
United States Supreme Court, OF
which he gave official notice TO the
President last April, took place on
last Wednesday. There was no for
mallty attendant upon it.
Charles W. Spalding, ex President
of the Globe Savings Bank. Chicago,
has been sentenced to an indeter-
inmate term in the peniteutiary. He
was charged with embe zzling funds
of the University of Illinois. of which
he was treasurer.
The latest move in the fight of the
Seaboard Air Line against its com
petitors is shown by the order issued
last week. 1t doubles the baggage
allowance of passengers between all
points on it's line.
Ex-State Auditor, Eugene Moore,
found guilty last week of embez
zling $4,000 of State funds, was
sentenced to eight years in the pen
itentiary. The sentence was a sur
prise and q crushing blow to the
prisoner, who expected but nominal
punishment.
The fihbustering steamer Dauut
less arrived at Jacksonville, Fla
after having successfully landed an
other expedition in Cuba. Tbs
Dauntless is reported to have LANDED
q large cargo, included IN which Wa
a l2-pound Hotchkiss gun.
In the Virginia House of Repre
sentatives joint resolution was in
troduced and passed in that bod,
recomme ndlng that corporations
banks, merchants and others Civ
preference to ex-Confederate soldier
and sailors in bestowipg appoint
ments to remunerative situations i
their gift.
The Postoffice Department is tax
ing a firm stand against the So calle,
"missing letter" and missing word
contests. All newspapers aud peri
odicals containing advertisements O
this character are forbidden trans
mission in the mails under the ant
lottery regulations.
, Martin Thorn who has been O
,, trial for the sensational murder {
Guldeu suppe, at Long Island, \. J
last week was conyicted of murds
, in first degree. The penalty is deaf
by electrocutior. HIS mistress Nacl
who was an accomplice in the Grim,
will now be tried and probabl,
through her confession, escape wit
life imprisonment.
Il News comes from Birmingham n
Ala that miners at Corunna, B,ac
> Diamond, Lockhart, Coal Vale,
. Mountain Valley, and G Gaslight aboI
III 200 all told. struck recently, it
alleged, because of the failure of tt
operators to restore the ten per cen
reduction in wages made last spripl
: and which the miners claim, the OF
5 orators promised to restore Nov. /.
q The Italian Chamber of Commers
of Deputies has appointed a cor
mission to investigate the chsrg
preferred against Singer CrisI
e former Premier of Italy. The charg
against Crispi are completely
4 wrecklng the Banks of Rome, n
3 pies and Sicily. 1t is stated tn
. Signora Crispi received $4,000
from blackmailing these banks.