The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-28
Gen EREl NEWS.

Senate or Ti'lman, nf South Carolina,
has been admonished to take no part in
politics for some time to come.
Several cases of small pox have de-
velOped in Atlanta. The city board
of health has decided to begin COM
pulsOry vaccination.
EX-POstmaster-G General Wanamaker,
in letter to trade convention in
New York declared himself in favor
of cheaper telegraphy.
Secretary Sherman has arranged to
start for his home at Mansfield, O.,
Saturday week, or the day after the
President leaves Washington. He
will vote at Mansfield.
The reasons for disaster to the DO
tato crop of 1897 are about as varied as
a multiplicity of causes could make
them. Standing out with more prom
inence than any other two factors are
blight and rot, as result of extremes
of weather conditions.
The boiler of one of the steam laun-
ches Of the battleship Texas, blew up
while it was alongside of the battle
ship, in Boston harbor a few days ago.
A number of men including two Off
GERS and surgeon, were injured, none
fatally.
Mrs. William j. Olmestead, wife of
motOrman on the Troy City railroad,
N. Y, recently gave birth to four chill
dren, two boys and two girls, at her
home near Troy, n. Y. The mother
and children are doing we'll. The
children weighed 61s pounds each.
The rumored resignation of Mr.. Sal
isbury, as Premier, has caused much
excitement in diplomatic circles at
European capitals. In the event of
his resignation, the Premiership will
be commended for by the Duke of Dev-
onshire and Mr.. Balfour.
Miss Cossioy Cisner the Cuban
girl who escaped from prison in Ha-
vana, and her rescuer, Karl Decker,
were rendered reception the 23rd
inst. by the Washington friends of Mr..
Decker. Convention Hall, where it
| took place, was crowded, $4,000 people
being present.
One day last week, George Young, a
farmer residing two miles south of
Blue Earth, OAK, shot and killed his
wife, his two boys, aged two and four
years, and himself. All died Instant
| ly. Business and domestic troubles
form the only explanation for the
deed.
The President has appointed Medi-
cal Director W. X. Van. Reypen to be
Surgeon General of the Navy, to sue
coed General Bates, deceased. DR.
Van Reypen is at present member OF
the board of inspection and survey
which office he has held since 1894.
1t is announced at the Treasury
Department that meeting of the
government tobacco experts located al
the several tobacco ports, would be
held at the appraisers warehouse lr
New York, beginning November l
The meeting is called for the purpose
of arranging uniform method o.
classifying tObaccos.
VIM. Wharton, one of the larges
stockholders of the Bethlehem Iro1
Company, has confirmed the repor
that the company has made an offer t,
, sell its plant to the government. Mr.
+ Wharton said he understood that thu
Carnegie Company had also made /.
, similar offer, but he doubted whet he
either of the propositions would eve
. amount to anything.
George M. Pullman, the great ca
magnate died last week from hear
disease. Mr.. Pullman was wortl
= $50 100000, and was the founder o
: the town of Pullman, and the revo
l., lutionizer of railroad travelling. 81
8 was born in Chautauqua county
:. New York, March 80, 1881. He wa
i one of seven children, his parent
= were poor country people. n
started to work in a country store q
e Westfeld, N. Y, at forty dollar
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