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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
FEDERATION OF LABOR

President G mper's Annual Address.
The American Federation of Labor
held its annual national session in
Nashville, Tennessee, last week. We
make the following extracts from the
address OF President Gompers:
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
Municipal ownership of public
works, bugaboo of decade ago, when
first demanded by labor, is now fast be-
coming popular. 1t is safe to say that
there is now more extensive munich
pal ownership and control OF water
works, gas and electric light systems
and other features which, in their La
lures, are monopolies, than is extant
elsewhere in the world.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH AND SAVINGS BANKS.
The establishment of a postal saw
ings bank system and also postal tel
egraphsy long since demanded by
organized labor seems nearer accom-
plishment than at any previous time.
Powerful allies have been won to OIL
side Of these demands, and public
opinion has undergone much of a
change in their favor. A we'll directed
effort on our part will beyond doubt
soon result in success.
JUDICIAL INJUNCTIoNs AND TRIAL BY
JURY.
Several bills were introduced in
Congress dealing with the evil which
has grown up in recent years by the
issuance of writs of injunction in labor
disputes restraing officers and mem.
bers of labor organizations from per-
forming those lawful functions which
have been recognized as within the
rights of the workers. OF these bills
dealing with various phases of the
| subjects, one passed the Senate pro-
viding for trial by jury in contemp,
proceedings for violation of the in
junction. This bill failed in the House
it is alleged, for want of time.
| While the bill which passed the Sen.
ate, if enacted into law, would obviate
a great wrong (namely, by providing
for trial by jury), yet it is deemed
entirely inadequate and insufficient
We not only demand the right of tria
by jury for any offense charged, bu
also that we as workers and citizen
shall not be restrained in the exercis
of our lawful and natural rights.
| For every one Of the above reform
Senator Butler has taken the lead /
the Senate. He deserves the entir
credit for passing bill to provide fo
trial by jury In contempt cases.-Bus
mess Manager CAUCASIAN.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23

man from North Carolina, has ever
made record equal to Senator But
ler's in the same length Of time fHon.
l.. B. Vance excepted).
Senator Rsnsom Was sent to the
Senate from North Carolina for
tweniy-four long years, il ] mistake
not. aud l do not hesitate in saying
that during all that time be never
did or tried to do as much for the
people as Senator Butler has done
and tried to do in the short time he
has been in the Senate, And II a
better record can be shown for any
Senator in the United State, show
it. GEORGE T.. HUNT.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
GENERAL NEWS.

A Summary OF q Weeks Events That are
Boiled Down to Suit Our Readers.
U. S. Senator Daniel was re-elect- |
ed to the Senate for a term of six
years beginning March 4, 1899.
A dispatch from Athens announces
that the treaty of peace between
Turkey and Greece has been ratified
by King George and the Sultan.
A residence in Ottawa, Canada
was burned Friday in which the
owner and five children perished In
the flames.
A telegram from Spain announces
that the insurgents of Phillippian
Islands have submitted to General
Reverb and that peace is is restored.
Last Friday was hangman day.
Two were hung in Georgia, one IN
Missouri, another in Tennessee, Nir-
ginia had one and in Alabama boy
of IA years suffered the penalty OF
death.
John Morgan was hanged Thurs
dav at Ripley, Va, for numbering
three members of the Green family
; on November 4th last. Surround
ing the scaffold in the vast field,
were about 1000 men, women and
children.
At house party in Jeffersonviile,
Ca, a quarrel arose in which seven
shots were fired, killing three meI
and severely wounding women and
girl. The quarrel was excited be-
a. cause one young man made himself
> offensive to some of the ladies pres
= ent.
Fire broke out in a wholesale gro
Gerry store in Grand Forks n. d.
: last Friday spreading to the hote
Q Dacotah entirely consuming tn
J. building and entailing less OF hal
). a million dollars. The 13O guests i
Y the hotel at the time OF the fire a.
J. escaped.
When the river steamboat Arabl
. sank in the Missouri river near Parl
u Vile, Mo-, over 40 years ago, nc
o. cargo included 165 barrels OF whi
Sc kew. For several weeks past sma
u force of river men have been dll
=, ging into q sand-bar near Parkvii
is in search of the Arabia s valuab
w cargo. Last week the dlggers ul
70 covered the whiskey, finding tt
barrel we'll preserved.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
Asis.s sI-ssh in Ibs psrsttes Saaesis-
lag nsars~ Ds<,ri-e-o.. Nsvspse~s
Cell. Hin "a. usrs,s psasg rr,sass
sfths Americas People.

fh~ usrDs
Ufths Americas People.
MEXICo CRY, Mex. Dec. Is
President DlsE TO Day accorded al
audience 10 Mr.. Bryan and party
The ladies were charmed with Mrs.
DisE. who showed them the Prcsi-
dental apartments IN the castle OF
ChApultepec-
Mr.. Bryan has been busy man
to-day, having visited the cathedral
and the Academy of tre Arts He
was especially pleased ~iih the great
paintings OF the Valley OF Mexico.
Then Bryan had his hair cut. giving
him n youthful appearance.
Tomorrow President RSal, OF the
Mexican Sauonsl Railway, gives
him a dinner, and the party will
visit the famous church al Wills de
Gsudeloupe, enshrin.ug the mirAcp-
lons image of the Virgin. Friday
night be will be given n popular re-
ception in the historic School OF
Mines. an immense edifice, where
Gen. Grant was lodged on his first
journey ID this country. The gov
ernment granted the use OF the build
ing as being the most appropriate,
as thousands OF Mexican people OF
all classes desire 10 greet the cham
pion OF silver.
In the course of Mr.. Bryan's speech
in the Chamber of Deputies go day
he made a remark, which has excited
much favorable comment. saying:
Il might suggest another reason
for the interest which feel In the
Mexican Republic. Mexico. AS well
as of the tnited States, is interested
In the defense of the Monroe doc
trine, which was romulgated fol
the purpose of preventing the ex
tension of monarchical institution
upon the Western hemisphere. The
United States and Mexico will holt
up the torches of freedom before III,
nations of the world and prove tina
the governments derive their jas
powers from the consent Of the gov
erned ard not from the rights o
hereditary power"
The newspapers all publish art
clcs eulogistic of Mr.. Bryan, and bid
!. ding him welcome TO Mexico. He
e being interviewed by reporters OF a
] the leading journals and is cordial
greeted and applauded wherever b
goes. One journal calls him the b.
4 roic and popular young tribune I
: the American people.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
ANY PERSON

Wishing to know the truth in regard
to their health should not fail to send
for q valuable and new g. page Book
let which will be sent FREE for short
time to those who mention this paper.
This book is published by the celebrat-
ed physicians and specialists-Dr.
Hathaway & Co., of 221a South Broad.
way st. Atlanta, Ga whom you should
address. Write today.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
A DEMOCRAT HIRES A MICRO 10
BREAK THE LAW.

A Letter From johnson Go insy stssiss
Seine Ugly Fscu-Why Have not the
Niger Organs had somsthiog TO ssy
About IL:
The following communication ap-
peared in the Winston Republican
several weeks ago. We did not pub
lish il at the time, but have waited and
taken the time TO ascertain whether or
not the statements made were facfs.
We have found that they are true. But
even il We had published it then and
had afterwards learned that IL was q lie
we would have been fair, honest and
decent enough 10 have made the cor
rections. The communication in full
| is as follows:
Editor Winston Republican The
Democratic press have been profuse in
their lies about Republicans; what
| will they have to say about these facts
from Johnston?
At the last September term OF John
ston Court, Rufus Parker. white man
and a leading Democrat, was convicted
for having hired a negro, Ben Bum
to cOwhide r. w. Boyd, a white man
who was also Democrat. Parker sent
the negro: to tell Boyd he wants d
him at his house and when the latteI
came he sent him to his barn lpt and
Parker went and stood by while ths
negro whipped Boyd with q hors'
. whip cutting him severely.
j Parker's brother was a Democratic
Justice of the Peace and be issued {
warrant against the negro immediatel.
and fined him one penny and costs. Ii
the face of all these facts q host O
Democrats testified in court TO tn
N
I whom testified to the bad character O
3 Boyd, though some Of them gave bif
D a good character and all who knew hii
testified that he was sickly felio'
4 with but little sense.
After the jury convicted Parker an
the court ordered him in custody
the Sheriff, his hosts OF admirin
friends implored the court not to ser
q him to Jail FOR the night as be coul
d give bond in any amount for his al
n pearance the next morning, but
l. went to Jail.
n The next morring the "Nan'
. Hanks" OF the Democratic party, 4.
- Aycock appeared in behalf Of Parks
but the court was inexorable and sel
him to all for SIX months.
lie The Democratic constable at Seln
S: was also convicted fer getting . drum
en-. white man In the back yard Of b
room at Selma 10 be horse-Whipped
o. one Preston Blackman and Jas. ia
ev ker. This Democratic Official Was se
= to Jail for j. months, and Blackmi
who was q Democratic local heel
)F was at the same term convicted
stealing an OK, the property Of
Wick, and sent 10 the Penitentiary
ce one year. Jas. Parker, who 10 {
n ne chew of q New York Esnker,
al sufficient political pull To get into
is lunatic asylum until after court ,
,e journs.
:; This is the way thing. are worked
the banner Democratic County
ne Johnston. More anon,
JOHNSTON
or Smithfie,d, ". G., Nov. -, 81.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23

s.eas. they ooa,Iaaci 10 u.s the r.r
rou tires. IL "a claimed sy ssns
taa' thfs latter Plaza ~oala b. zneoa-
s;itztoaal IN North Carolina
% Another plsn. Which mscht be
adopted. II Go; prohibited by tie
Cous;Itutiop. or cIis;ing les,.lAiien.
would be that after . certain date.
the sale o. the nsrrou-tir~d vesielss
Ia the STATE should bs prohibi,rd by
is~.
J. \. HoixIs.
S.r'r " q a,ooL knad. I.carnr
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED.


Sale Of the Kansas Pacific 10 Postp oned
tor Sixty Days.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. l4.-Judge
'Sanborn last evening granted the
request of the government Tor q
postponment for sixty days OF the
sale of the Kansas Pacific. This
will make the date February 10.
The extension was granted to enable
Congress to take further action to
protect the governments interest OF
about $l3, 900, 900 in the property.
The extension of time will necessl
tate the readvertising of the sale
which will cost several Thousand
dollars.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
SmitLfe,c


WINSTON, y. c., Dec. ia let
ter received here to day from . Nor
folk and Western Railway Official
states that if the report is true about
the Seaboard buying or leasing the
Cape Fear and Yadkin valley Road, (,
the Norfolk and Western will not
build its proposed line South. II
was also learned to-day that the
Seaboard people have decided.to en-
ter Winston il they have TO build Q
branch road.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
Asheyille's New Bank Assured.

AsHEv1LLE, Dec. 15.-The Char.
lotte Observer says . new national
hank for Asheville seems practically
assured. A meeting was held to-day
at which it was decided to open q
subscription list and about half the
capital stock was pledged at the
meeting. The new bank will have q
capitai of 500, 900 and it is under
stood that j. w. Norwood will be
President. MIR. Norwood Is Presi'
dent of the Atlantic National Ban1
of Wilmip. ton.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
Presid e n tial Appointments

The President last week sent the
following nominatio ms to the Senate:
Courts of Private Land Clalms-
Joseph R. Reed, of Iowa to be chief
Justice; VIM. NJ. Murray, of Tennes-
sao Tbos G. Fuller. of North Caro-
l;ns. @ Henry C. Sluss, of Kansas, and
W;Ibnr F. Stone, of Colorado, to be
ossoo;ata iustices. These are re-
appointments their terms expiring
December 31st, 1897.
Henry C. Dockery, of North Caro-,
lima. to be marshal of the United
States for the Eastern District OF
| North Carolina.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
fNl.osiy saya 80

Cascarets Candy Cati,artic. the mos wre-
derful medical discovery Of the age p ess-
ant and refreshing 20 the tasie. aci gently
and positively on kidneys. liver ano towsis.
cleansing the entire system dtspei coioa,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and Try . box
Of &. c. c. to-day: 10, 3. 50 cents. Sold soo
guaranteed TO cure by al druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
Mckinley Property.

The Amoskeak Manufacturing 60:
of Manchester, N. h. has reduced
the employees wages 10 per cent:
This company employs nearly 9'ooO
mep.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23

TO the aged, with their poor appe-
tite. feeble circulation, and improver-
ished blood, Ayers Sarsaparilla is
boon beyond price. Its effect is to
check the ravages of time, by invigor..
ating every organ, nerve, and tissue OF
the body. See Ayers Almanac tor 1ne
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23

is aissss n.s.ss &C C~.s-.ss- man re-.
"a rr-sssisiss 81. s-rsA.. gNnss.s .f
~ssis NJ. r',,sA.ss.As.-~.,.s s.ata.
sssi-. .f eI,.i .s-,s.. s..,st.s,-.. -.
n.tas. ss,s-s-~ss . rssssi~- v---. 49,
Csu,..s -s >s~ s.r~.-a sui t~s s.I,-f
.fN.as. ui-ss. r..... a-sa a--s--
C.ss'... ssJ--r.. r.,n ssss.., 80
Isa.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
A BIG STEAL.

10. 20 Save 81 .ooo. 900 syses-Mshs the
Psssemes Dspsssmsss ners Thss ssif-
susssinisg-w { an d Mild . Yessai fsss-
graph - stem aud Pat . rsisgrsPh Of
dee or Tslephses II Every Fssssfnes In
t-~ United ssstes With This sis. .oo". .ooo
which Ceaid aad sAosid be saved In
oss xear-This wosid Enable the fse-
pie to ssnd Kilograms ali Over the
Country 1t Ten Csets . Message
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
BRYAN ~ MEXICO.

Sce'y y. {. Coed Road. I.c,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-30
NORTHW Est NEWS
A CRIME
Kills Her Four Little Children and
nH. s Herself 3

Kills Her Four Little Children and
Herself
Grand Forks. N: d. Special.-A mes
senger just in from q Bohemian set
Element twenty miles west of Park
River, Walsh county, reports that the
wife and four children of Jacob Payer
were found dead, having been poisoned.
Mr.. Payer went to Park River with a
load of wheat. Before leaving home
he quarreled with his wife. She want
ed, him to return the same day and he
refused to do so. The bodies were
discovered u. by Payers father, who
lived on an adjoining farm and who
had been requested to attend to the
chores for him while Payer, was away:
Appearances indicate that Mrs. Payer
had administered strychnine in fatal
doses to each Of their four children,
aged seven, five, three and one years,
and after their deaths had prepared
their bodies for burial, and then, tax
ing a quantity Of the same poison, lay
,dOfn beside the children and died.
Stryshnine was found in the room.
Mrs. Payer had on several occasions
threatened to take her own and her
children's lives. The family are b.
hemians and in good circumstances. A
%corOner's jury was impanneled and an
inquest held, returning a verdict in &C
cordance with the above facts.
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ETHEL'S NEW YEARS CALLER

All day long Ethel wished and wish
ed that she was a~grown-up lady like
Sister Grace, so that she could have
a New Years caller.
But the long, bright day went by
and not a single call did she have.
After supper she went slowly up into
the parlor and looked discontentedly
out of the window.
Right under the gaslight she saw a
glossy black cat. He took I'D first
one paw and then the other out of the
haky snow and looked this way and
that before starting on his journey
ono more. Then he ran along the
sidewalk in front Of Ethel's home and
jumped quickly up the steps.
Its my caller!!" exclaimed Ethel
breathlessly. 1T truly isp
She opened the door and in walked
pussy, over the fur rug, into the par.
lor and sat down in front of the fire.
In a second Ethel was beside him.
hugging and petting him.
Pussy seemed to like it and curled.
himself up contentedly in Ethel's lap.
He purred very loud for a few minutes
and then went to sleep.
cts my New Years callerp <
planned Ethel. "He came his own
self, mamma, and I'm going to keep
him forever!"'
Pussy has never made any objectiou
to that plan and so Ethel still has her
caller, and she says her New Year,
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Cannot Subdue the Fire.

Houghton, Mich, Special. - The fire
at the Dollar Bay coal docks has got
ten entirely beyond control, and it is
with great difficulty that coal is being
removed at the rate of 1900 tons daily.
The buildings have been partially TN
rooted to give fremen a chance for air,
but the men are frequently overcome
and are laboring at a terrible disad-
vantage. About $4,000 tons of soft
coal remain in the buildings, much Of
which is burning. Millions Of gallons
Of water have been poured into the
blazing piles, but apparently without
tho slightest effect. Gas from the fire
is smelled ten and fifteen miles dis
tant, .",g
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THE VESTAL AT THE GATE.

When today with vestal grace
She stood before your dwelling place.
Did you take her by the hand,
Bid her welcome to the land,
With the cordial love and greeting
That we owe a friend at meeting?
Fair and sweet to look upon
Was this lily maid at dawn,
With her dark locks flowing down,
And her saffron hood and gown
Set about with starry border,
Symbol Of her priestly order.
And we owe to her, I hold,
Whether she be kind or cold,
whether she being rue or myrrh
When we lift our gates to her,
Well and duly to. receive her,
Lest our sad complaining grieve her.
What she brings us, heaven sent,
Take your gift and be content,
Though it be not what you sought,
And your prayers seem set at naught,
He knows best, who ruled the giving.
What we need for holy living.
DO not vex her with dismay
At the pangs of yesterday,
NOT disturb her heart in vain
With the hint Of coming pain;
For a fell, impending sorrow
May be Gods best gift tomorrow.
Ola Moore.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-30
TAMPERED WITH TRACK.
A Wreck at Thnyer, iowa, Cnus,
by Track Dreak era.

EZs4Zg-ZELGE 49,
A Wreck at Thnyer. iowa, Caused
by Track Breakers.
Thtyer. Iowa, Special-An attempt
was made between here and Murray
to throw from the track Burlington
train Mo- from Omaha, whether for
robbery OF from maliciousness is not
known at present, as the train was
approaching the foot Of Murray Hill,
the engine left the track. Fortunately
no particular damage was done to it or
to the train, nor was anyone IN board
at all injured. Upon examination, it
was found that the track had been
tempered with, and footprints of men
were seen on the hill leading away
from the roadbed. The spikes had
been pulled out Of the ties for three
rail lengths, the work being done with
a wrench which had been stolen from
the carhouse at Thayer. The company
has offered a reward of $500 for the ar
rest of those implicated.
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learned at Garland Of Sims hiding

place.
But there was more to tell. When
Sim discovered him with AlicesThorpe,
just three cal before this, he was
telling the girl that he had become
engaged to her cousin Ethel, and was
begging her to plead his case with the
father and mother of his betrothed.
Since the day you left, Sim, I've
been a changed man, and a drop Of
liquor hasn't passed my lips. But it is
not OF myself, but of Alice I would
speak. She was ever true to you, and
though she thinks you dead,she is still
true to your memory, and tonight by
the ire in the old home, where she
gave you her love, she is weeping for
d oead one who thought her false"
Inc storm continued the next day,
but in all that wild land no cabin held
two happier hearts than those of the
brothers reunited under the caves Of
the avalanche far up the Sierra Blan-
ca.
Shortly after this Sim Belden sold
out his claim and accompanied his
brother to the east. They took Pc
dro with them and sent him to the In
dian school at Carlisle, where he be-
came a teacher.
Every new year he visits his guar
dian and his wife, and the children of
both brothers love him. His knowl-
edge OF English is perfect, and he full
ly c~omprehends the story told him by
Sim Belden in the mountain shack that
New Years eve.
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or of a man either. for the matter of
that. 49,
Nov, Pedro, I amt in the>habit of
giving myself away. I'm one of the
kind that keeps his trouble to him.
self, but there's something bout New
Years that makes one confidential
like"
Isl, senor.'' said Pedro, as he ex-'
tended his 1.-the form toward the warm
ing fire.
Sim Belden turned over on his
breast, and resting his bearded chin
on his u%pturned palms, looked at the
dancing flames and continued:
There was never a man loved his
brother as I loved my brother Jack.
Two years y%ounger'n me, and hand
some as a picture-no wonder Alice
Thorpe shock m for him. But it
wasn't fair. That's why I kicked.
When u raft went to pieces on the
susquehanna years and years ago, it
was Jack that, not caring for himself,
dove under the logs and flshed me out:
But often and often, as I've sat by this
fire as I'm doing now, I wished he'd
have let me drown. It's no use tc
save a life and curse it. T.
"Jack was always wild, and when
father died and left all the property to
me except SIS for him, I. put my arm
about him and said: Never mind,
Jack. I'll divvy fair. So long as I've
got a dollar SO cents of it is yours.
Then he kissed. me like when we were
boys, and there were tears on my
cheek that did not come from my
eyes," r.. 49,.
The giants voice became hoarse, and
while he was clearing his throat Pc
dro gave utterance to his first English
word. "Damn!" .#.-
eyes, Pedro, that's just how I often
feel. You see I can't blame him for
falling in love with her, for heaven
never made a prettier woman; but it
was the deceit on both sides. You un-
derstand?" I.g.
Isl, senor."
Curious enough, it was just, three
years ago this very New Years eve
when I discovered them in the hall of
her house talking in loving whispers
and with his arm about her. My God!
I felt like striking the two dead, but I
bit my lip till the blood came; then
galloped back home, where my aunt
was the Eousekeeper, for mother was