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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22
what A Calamity,

The devil has broke loose in viii.
son, and the sun refuses to give light.
The price OF cotton and tobacco 10 60
ing down. down, down. The public
school system has been knocked iup.
and the dear little children are forced
to grow up in Ignorance. The rains
do not descend as they once did. Wet
looking clouds come up but they 70
around, and the people of Wilson have
no rains as they once had. The cows
give no such milk as they once did,
and tobacco worms are larger and
more destructive than they ever were
before. Virtue has been outraged.
and decency insulted. Let all Of the
good people Of Wilson, regardless Of
politics or color rise up in arms and
rebuke this impious outrage upon the
fair name Of this good old county.
Fire and blackcats. We cannot stand
it, and we are not going to try. What
in the name Of common sense has
brought all of this calamity on the
good people Of Wilson all at cnces
Well, the News and Observer says that
the Pcpulist commissioners of Wilson
have appointed . Populist board Of
education instead Of q DemocHatic
board; and Judge Connor says that
not since the time when . military
despot was in power in North Caro-
lima has such thing been possible -
was presented in this case.
SunscnIssR-
Wilson, n c, July 3, ~.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22
ActEr..AHD COMPREHENSIVE STATE.
MENT,

Hon. John r. stsIls Puts . v... n.., -.
Wisdom in . Short Lsttsr-He sh.-. :.
Wonderful comprehension Of tn. p...-
snt Political Situation.
The following letter from Hon
John r. Stelle, who has been in the
reform fight since the days of Peter
cooper, and who is SO we'll known
20 the reformers of America as the
editor of the Progressive Farmer of
Mount Vernon, ILL.,, should be read
and re-read by every Populist in the
United States. No one has yet shown
q clearer insight into the political
situation and put more real political
wisdom in the same number of words
than has Mr.. Stelle in this letter:
DAHLGREEN, Ill.
Hon. Marion Ratler, Washington.
D..
DEAR SIR:-I write to express nv
hearty approval of your course az
chairman Of the Peoples Party Ma
tional Committee. Your action re-
garding the Nashville conference
was both wise and proper, and quo
tations | have seen in the papers
from an alleged signed editorial in
your paper, though a little bitter,
perhaps, l regard as fully justifya-
BILE. / have known Bateman, of
Maine, for years. He is simply in
his ordinary role, as are many 9th
ers whose names I could give, and
with whose record l have been con-
versant through all of the reform
efforts from the old Greenback par
ty down. One trouble is, there are
SO many who think themselves nat
ural born leaders, but who are not
astute enough to see the motives and
necessities for the actions of wiser
men, and who are not prudent
enough to make it safe for these to
be explained to them in advance.
For instance, in the nomination of
Bryan at st. Louis they saw nothing
but endorsement of an old party
nominee; they we're blind to the fact
seen clearly by others that the only
wav to save the Peoples Party and
and hold our voters was to give
them q chance to vote for Bryan as
Populist candidate. / think that
was the wisest move ever made by a
reform party, and it more complete
ly nonplussed the old party mana
gers than any other action we could
have possibly taken. Such a con-
tingency may never again arise, but
it was there, and we met it..
The Democratic managers wanted
the Populist voters without the Pop
ulist Party, and they would have
got them had we not nominated
Bryan. They are playing for the
same stake now. Their policy is one
of ABSORPTION, They don't want our
party, but they do want our votes;
and the question now is: will the
Democratic party get the Populist
and Silver Republican votes; or will
the Peoples Party get the Silver Re-
publicans and Democrats9 1 think
your policy and that of Senator AL.
len and most of our Congressional
delegation points to an affirmative
answer to the latter question; the
Nashville conference and the slows
plan" point to the reverse.
start to Nashville this morning
to attend the conference not as .
J participant, but as an interested
locker on. Ihave been too long il
the movement to be Indifferent tt
the blunders of any faction of ou,
people. Cordially yours,
John p STEIIE
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22

PouGBKEEPsIE, n. Y, July 1.-THE
two large reservoirs in the Fiskkill
mountains, which supplied water to
the towns of Matteawan aud Fishkill,
burst their walls 1t o'clock this morn
ing, and the water that was released
swept through the DUtchess Valley,
causing ruin and death. Five bodies
have been taken from the wPeckage
left in the wake of the fsoOd, and there
are known to be two, and probably
tbree, more bodies beneath the piled
up debris, which is al that remains Of
three houses that we're swept away BY
the mighty torrent.
About . thousand ards above centre
of the Yavine, was email settlement
Of Arabs, thirty or forty in number
occupying half . dozen huts. There
is not . vestige of the settlement now.
So far as known, no Arabs lost their
lives
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22
lAPAN's POSITION STATED.

A Formal Communication Presented in
Connection with the Hawaiian Treaty.
The Japanese Minister has filed
with the Secretary of State a formal
statement Of the position Of his gov
ernment with respect to the proposed
annexation of the Hawaiian Islands
by the United States. Although it
is officially denied that Japan has
protested against the annexation
treaty, it is admitted that that gov
ernment has represented in the
strongest terms its expectation that
its treaty rights in Hawaii shall be
fully respected in case of annexa-
ton. The letter of the Japant SO
Minister on this subject will be for
warded to the Senate fsr its infor-
nation in the consideration of the
treaty.
An interesting scene was enacted
in the diplomatic room of the State
department Yesterday, when all the
parties to the signing Of the treaty
for the annexation Of Hawaii to the
United States were photographed.
There was present as principal Sec
retary Sherman, who signed the
treaty on behalf of the United
States, anu Messrs. f. NJ. Hatch,
Lorin A. Thurston, and w. A. Kin
nev, who signed on behalf of the
island republic. Those present as
witnesses to the agreement were As
sistant Secretaries Day, Adee, and
Cridler, of the State department.
Special Commissioner John W.
Foster is now in Paris, and recently
cahled the President IS follows:
european press comment upon the
Hawaiian movement is universally
complimentary"
| SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, June ia
Japanese man-of-war, the Hiyle, Il
on her way to this port. She vii
receive orders here from the Japan
ese government, and it Il anticipated
that she may be ordered to Hawaii
The visitor will be welcomed BY tha
, monitors Monterey and Monadnock
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22
state Normal and Industrial school.

Attention is called to the adver-
tisement of the State Normal and
Industrial School which appears ~
this paper. 1t is not too much
to say that no other school in
the State has grown 50 rapidly into
popular favor with parents and
guardians as has this. 1t is one OF
the foremost schools in the State for
young women. It is doing q good
work for North Carolina and its in
fiuence and usefulness is increasing.
Write the president; DR.. Charles d
McIver, Greensboro, for catalogue
and other information.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22
HINBRS WHO
WHO ARE IDLB.
President Laichfoed's Bulletin
Says That Over $4,000 Of
Them Are on Strike.
EIGHT STATES AFFECTED.

Ihs Heseee Ase 1sesesstsg aud TIE Nee
Dssss1issd- ssss~s Cies>A is
Pssssyivssss ssd TIE Dsgss.s 1.A. Ds
pssAsss o. vsrss. .sd CAs's,y ss vsrss
ere.
COLUMBUS. Oaio. July l5.-Presi
dent Latchford and Secretary P~arce
have issued an ficisl bulletin No. l
to the coal miners Who arc on Q
strike, it being review Of the stu
alton. The bulletin says:
Our fight for living wages nov
covers in whole or in part eight
States Of the Union. 1t is . general
suspension, and Nd local settlement
will be authorized. The second week
and eighth day Of our suspension
brings with it greater assurance Of
ultimate victory than any previous
day. Our forces are increasing every
hour, our determination is ur finch
ing and our actions are law abiding
in every particular.
The States and number Of miners
involved are as follows:
Western Psnnsylvania.-Fully 90
600 miners have Joined US for living
wages. which makes suspension al
most unanimous in every mine in
the district. Work still continues
in the central field, but steps will be
taken in q few days looking to q sus-
pension. which, it is believed, will be
successful.
Ohio.--Twenty- eight thousand min
ers have laid down their tools in their
demand for living wages, making
the suspension general, excepting .
few local mines.
Indiana. received TO- day
report every mine and every miner
in this State idle. Eight thousand
have joined the march for living
wages.
Reports from this State
aro to the effect that suspension is
practically general and that miners
are determined to continue the
march until living wages are Sc
cured.
West Virginia About 1000 MN
ers have joined the movement. Re-
ports from various sections of the
State confirm the belief that the
miners will suspend. Eight organ
izers left this city to day for West
Virginia. The supply Of coal from
that field will be cut eff in q very
few days.
Kentucky and Tennessee.-About
4, 900 miners have suspended; 9TH
ers may be expected to follow.
Kansas Miners are all at work,
but will hold a convention on Satur-
day. 1t is expected that they also
will suspend.
Alabams.-Reports indicate that
3 900 miners or more have suspend
ed. Convention to-day. Nothing
further learned Of their action.
The supply Of coal is fast becom-
ing exhausted at the various dis
tributing points. Railroads are con-
fiscating shipments, cities are almost
without supply; in fact, a coal fam
inc is near at hand.
According to the miners officials,
the operators have closed the com
pany stores all over the district and
supplies to men have been cut of.
This leaves the miner dependent
upon the fruit of forage and chari-
ty. In one or two agricultural COM
munities, where the miners are on
strike the farmers have invited the
strikers to organize committees aud
send them into the surrounding
country to solicit rather than con.
fiscate supplies. The strikers are
taking full advantage of this invi.
tAtiOn
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22

Shave tried others, but like Ayers
best" is the statement made over and
over again by those who testify to
the benefit derived from the use of
Ayers Sarsaparilla. Disease never
had greater enemy than this power
full blood-purifer. 1t makes the
weak strong.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22
Observation-Disclosures J. Bo,

KFFICTuAL.-Charles ]. Booth,
Olivewood. CAL. says: 81 have used
Ayers Pills in my family for several
years, and have always found them
most effectual in the relief OF all
ments arising from . disordered
stomach, torpid liver. and constipa.
ted bowels.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22
Wilson, n C., Jul


DEs MoISEs, Iowa. June 30.-Suit
Was begun in the District Court to-
day against VI. n. Mcfarland, sx
Secretary Of State, and his bonds
men, W. W. Weldy and A. Holland,
to recover 50. 900, the amount Of his
bond, because of failure TO discharge
without favor, fear, fraud. or op-
preston the duties Of his once.
The suit is brought in the name Of
the State. The Secretary 10 accused
Of causing certain employees On the
State census 10 return to him . poE-
ton Of the warrants they drew Tor
salary.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22

At Charlotte, N. c., last Thursday
John r. Austin, 10 years old, stabbed
George Kelley Caton, II years old,
killing him instantly. The boys had
auaRrelled over . freezer Of ice-cream,
which Austin was accused Of taking.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22
TENNESSEE LYNCHiNG.
A Negro Ravisher and Murderer Riddled
With Bullets and His Body Burned

With Bullets and His Body Burned
CINCINNATI, July 15.-The CONNER
cial Tribune,s special from Florence,
Ala, says: Near West Point, Tennes-
see, Tuesday afternoon, Miss Rena
Williams was found brutally murder
ed in the woods near her home: This
afternoon Anthony Williams, her
murderer and ravisher, was captured
near Pruitton, and tonight expiated
his crime in the streets of West Point.
in the presence of FIVE hundred people;
Williams was riddled with bullets and
his body burned to ashes. Before 9
shot was fired the negro was knocked
down and stamped to death. Then tne
crowd fell back and those who mad
pistols fired v0lley after v0iley at MN
The crowd then gathered wood and
building a fire over him watched tne
ghastly scene until the murderer was
only ashes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22

With but little care and no troubls,
the beard and mustaehs can b kept
Q uniform brown or black color By
using Buckingham's Dye Sor the
Whiskers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22

Tennessee-A. L. Minis, W. B.
McClamahan, B. g.. West.
Texas - Chas. jenkins, E. w.
Kirkpatrick, E. o. Meitzer.
Washington-A. P. Tugwell, R.
II. Mclean, F. w. D. Mays.
West Virginia-H. z. Martin, j.
w. Shull, Il. A. Altizer.
Wisconsin--Robert Schilling, C..
NJ. Butt, VIM. Munro.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The following were selected as the
executive committee:
Milton Park, president.
w. 8. Morgan, secretary.
G.. B. Grove, treasurer.
Gunby, of Louisiana; Peek, ol
Georgia; Donnelly, of Minnesota;
Steinberger, Of Kansas; Bateman, oi
Maine.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22
SAlE o. q aAIlasa
rAs SfsssGs-s. se~ 1870 q N.ss-sA s~sS
Vssss ssssssssv~-Wsn - Ovss~s>s q
. Psss % sas Asssssss c~sss ass~

- - - - S@SxO40 0M41
csAss Usn - ovssss>s q
srsss % re Asisssss c>sss ass>
WfLnfxsrox. y. G.. July is.-rAe
W,laingtos, Hevesrn q Hossolk
Railroad Vas sold ~ psbhe auesses
here 10 day. bv order Of The Cs,ssA
States Cireoit Court. IN fsr~elosurs
of mortgage Of the precsrsiss IN The
state Trust Campasy ef Nsv Yosk.
The sale started ai the ups.s prses
OF faje 600. made BY q. A. whisise,
reprssenting the hosdholdsrs. This
Vas run mp 10 800 900. as Which
price IL vas elcsed 20 Mr.. wasrva q.
Elliott. president Of the AslAas,e
Coast Line, and reprsssss;ae q cor.
poration to Ne known a. the Vii.
miugton a Nsubsrn Railroad Cou-
pany.
The road will be operated "a q
part Of the Atlxntic Coast Line sys.
TEN. and i; Is believed will ultimate
y be extended to washinesor, y.
G, thus giving the Atlantic Coast
Line = direct line from wiimipg gtos
to Norfolk. Va.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22

duties ~ Are made incumbent upor
him By the executive committee.
o The o@c~rs Of this oreanix stior
shall hold their ofses until the time
OF holding the next national souven
ton.
Q. The National organisation CON.
mittse hereby created il instructe d
to look after the work Of orgauixati ton
and education in each state, TO re-
form our lines and to cooperate With
the regular organi.ation when in
line With Populist principles.
y. We further recommend that in
each township. county and state, the
committees b looked after by the
members Of the National Organize
son committee. and whore necessary
re-organized by the election Of mem-
oers who Are in harmony with the
party and its principles. and Who ara
In favor OF preserving its autonomy.
y. We urge upon the members OF
this party the necessity Of more
thorough and vigorous plans Of edu-
cation and organization than have
been in vogue the past two Year,.
To that end We heartily recommend
the cooperative and club plans per-
fected by the committee appointed
for that purpose by the National Re-
form Press at Memphis Of which J..
d. Ferriss, Joliet, ILL.,, is the present
chairman.
10. The National organization
committee shall provide for the man
agement Of the committee here con-
stituted, the initiative and referen-
dunn and imperative mandate, and
We recommend that the first national
convention of the Peoples party
shall adopt the same as . governing
law of the party in its entire organi-
zstion.
IL. The National organization
committee Of the Peoples party,
chosen by this conference, shall have
full power and authority to call q
convention of the party, or
submit any question to the voters of
the party on the referendum plan
whenever they may determine
that the best interests of the party
require the same.
The conference elected the follow
ing as the National organization
committee:
Alabsma-J. h. Harris, Zsll Gas-
ton, Iverson E. Watson.
Arkansas-A. W. Files, J. E.
Scaulon, w. s. Morgan.
Flsrida-F. 81. Lytles, A. P. Bas-
kin, C. C. Post.
Georgia-Gen. VIM. Phillips, w.
D. Hawkins. r. w. Mays.
Illinois,. H. Ferris, l.. D. Rey-
nolds. G. w. Wyckline.
Indiana-N. 81. Montsinger, T. B.
Rodgers, J. d. Allen.
Iowa.. o. Beebe, A. w. C.
Weeks, Ali Reed.
Kansas. f. Willets, Abe Stein
berger, I. V. B. Kennedy.
Kentucky-Jos. A. Parker, Sam
uel James, w. B. Bridgeford.
Louisiana-N. F. Naff, j C. Rock
cit. B. W. Bailey.
Michigan-Jno. o. Zabell, Jas. E.
Mcbride, Robt. Blamkuber.
Minnesota. B. Dukes, J. c..
Hauley, L. D. Foster.
Mississippi-Frank Burkitt, s. M
Hollinsworth, R. Brewer.
Missouri-P. P.J. Dixon, j. 81. Hill,
j. K. Thomas.
Nebraska-L. Stebbens, d. NJ.
Stewart, John o. Wyzer.
Ohio-A. J. Orr, P. J. Fishback,
Robt. B. McCammon.
Rhode Island-Jas. Arnold.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22

Hit,ai williams, a colOred man, who
|da"aa vSea an assault upon the 6 year.
A,iau. Aia.er OF Samuel Campbell,
brsS raSs'snIa, a. Saturday night, was
ecu .u az GAINESVILLE, Ga. A mill
ti;"pany is keeping a mob at bay,
'noughthe will be lynched.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22

monday night about II o'clock
DALLAS (colored) entered the
mrng m.g OF Mrs. Drewry, at CARROLL
va, and seizing her daughter,
~, attempted to assault her. The
is us OF the girl and her mother
tuh,ready aroused the neighbors,
'"elr Tt quick response saved the
% the negro fed, and searching
;are securing the country, fully
an. ,ned to meet out summary pun
Gnu TO him il captured.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22

AAsess~~sss - sAsas-sHs As--. S1.s.
Ssss>s ssSs>s-S SSs r.ssss ss.s.s.
oesAs nso- Ssssoss 80 ~ s-..s o.
sssss oese>ssssy-vSs Os,s 90 -.
sssss sosssssssssc-.ssssss sNs ss.s-
- sssSs s~s~ sysss ssu sNs,>s.s.A.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22

recommend the adoption of the fol-
lowing plan:
/. The election by the conference
of national organization commit
tee to be composed Of three members
from each State here represented,
said members to be elected by the
several State delegations. In States
not represented at this conference,
the national organization commit
tee, hers created, may st their dis
cretion provide for q proper repre-
sentation on the committee.
2. The election by this conference
of q chairman of the national or
kanization committee, whose duty i,
will be to push the work of organi
zation along strictly Populist lines
and in the interest of Populist prin-
ciples and Populist candidates; t.
preside over all meetings of the ma
tional Organization committee ant
to perform all other duties usually
incumbent upon such officer.
8. The election by this cenferenc,
of an executive committee of fv'
members whom the chairman ma,
nominate from the members of tn
national organisation committee
whose duties shall consist in assist
| ing in the work Of organization an
education, and who shall co-operat
with the chairman in his efforts +
preserve and extend the organiza
ton Of the party.
4. The election of a National Sec
retary whose duties shall be such q
are usually performed by such off
, cor.
5. The election Of treasurer, VIII
shall have charge of the funds Of tn
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-11
AFFAIRS IN GEORGErowN.
News Gathered In the Vicinity of
Aqueduct Bridge

andrew Williams, colored. a driver for
1opfemayer, the we'll known Fat dealer was
arrested yesterday by Policeman Rirkiet ON
charge of petit larceny. the complainant
being Mr.. Nose Rhine. the marager of the
sd street market of Enrich Bros The
negro visited the place yesterday TO collect
some fat and while thus employed SNUG
gled away large shoulder OF meat II was
missed. and a telephone message sent TO his
employer to look out for the stolen article
After searching for some time Mr. Hopfe-
mayer found the missing shoulder in his
stable. under about fifteen bushels of oats.
When placed before the judge of the Police
Court this morning the negro was found
guilty and sent to Jail for fifteen DAYS in
default of a fine of s..
Rosslyn is beginning to experience A.
change for the better. and the law-abiding
element Is forging to the front with good
erect v w. Sellers has succeeded RAN
dolph Birch as justice of the peace and
with the aid of two constables ouite a
reformation Is being ACCOMPLISHED among
the lawless elements which heretofore made
the place its headquarters. especially sun
Gays: since his Induction in office. July !.
squire Sellers has done some good work,
ana the law is being enforced without re-
gard TO color or class. The new Justice
promises to break up the lawlessness for
which the village was celebrated
The trustees OF the Dumbarton Ayenue
NJ: r. Church have borrowed the sum Of
sio'ooV on the structure, the mortgage for
the same being placed on record Yesterday
Inc money is advanced by the Po,omac
rire insurance Company, and W Riley
Decide and Joseph III. Bradley are named as
trustees In the mortgage. This sum will he
expended in making the ong-looked-for i'm
provements TO the edifice Now thai tba
FUNDS have been secured it is likely that
the work of altering the church Will Ia
commenced at once
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-11
HEALTH OF THE DISTRICT.
Decided Decline I'm Mortality Record
for the Past Week

A decline OF b per cent in the mortality
OF the District occurred during the past
week. as compared with the one preceding.
The deaths. as recorded at the health de-
partment numbered a. there having been
lS9 by the last report. The annual death
rate per thousand Inhabitants for the whole
population was. therefore. I1.6 as agains,
2o-l In the previous week
of the decedents, 10 were white and az
ceiored, giving death rate for the whites
OF i"o and for the colored of 266 The
mortality among children under five years
OF age Tell from "a to AZ. That from con-
81 mption declined from 10 to IL. and from
eiaIl noeai diseases from q to H. From
~ motic diseases there was one death from
tsphoid FEVER, one from diphtheria ana
seven from whooping cough
on account OF the presence of dinhthari,
H'e houses were placed in QUARANTINE. siS
We're released therefrom and eleven re-
manned placarded
mere were no new cases of scarlat,,s
"hiie cards were taken down from thru,
premises leaving two still In isolation
The weather review for the week sho,-as
mean temperature Of ~ degrees and n
mean relative humidity OF 80 with trae.
vi rdlnIaH- The mean barometric pressure
Was ~'-s" From 30 degrees on the am tina
thermometer fell TO - degrees on m. -th
days. a" '"e three