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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-05-06
TINE GREAT STRIKE OF 1884.


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1t now transpires that the striker,
did not burn the cars in Chicago dur.
ing the great strike OF 1894. but that
U. .. deputy marshal il the guilty
person. These facts cams out a
follows:
CLEVELAND, Ohio.-By tho cap
ture OF William Ingliss Bloom, the
alleged incendiary, the fire vardens
OF this city may have iueident tally
saved Chicago tho loss Of sums ae-
gregating near 81 ,OOO, 900.
Suits for damages approximatinR
this amount has been brought
against that municipality as . re-
suit OF the destruction OF railroad
cars and property by ire during the
great railroad strike.
Bloom confessed yesterday to de-
stroying . great quantity Of this
rolling stock, which he, a. an fi sr
the law. had been called ont to pro-
tect. he admits that he set 6re to
many Of the cars. possibly sixty of
them. He could not tell exactly,
owing to the excitement when the
work was done. According to his
confession, he set many fires and
participated in many others.
Most of the cars were DESTROYED
on July 6, 1894.
Blooms confession is corrobora-
tive of the claims made by officers
Of the American Railway Union
during the big strike Of 1894. They
charged that irresponsible men had
been employed to act as deputy
marshals, and that in order to re-
tain thier position they set FIRE to
railroad cars for the purpose of cre-
ating riots and thus make their pres
ence necessary for the restoration Of
peace.
Il have always said the truth
would eventually come out" said
W. E. Burns, q director of the Amer
lean Railway Union, today. 1--WE
had evidence that the fires were
started just as Bloom said they were,
and now that he has confessed he
will add another sensational chapter
to the trying times Of those days.
The strikers would have no motive
in starting fires, as they were con-
fident that the strike would be won.
After the fires occurred the SOL
diers were brought to the city and in
conjunction with the injunction, the
strike came to an end. But am
glad that there is chance to prove
our charge :s to who started the
fires.n
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-05-06
President spssding Ars.sg ned

CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 29.-President
Charles w. SpaldiDg OF the defunct
Globe Savings Bank, who has been in
Jail since last Saturday in default of
bail Was arraigned this afternoon to
answer . charge Of embezzIement. He
waived examination and was held 10
the Criminal Court. Cashier Church
i'll and Vice President AveFill also D
peared on the same charge and their
cases were contested.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-05-06

Hon. Thomas E. Watson, in his
last weeks paper goes for Senator
Kyle because he will vote for he
Dingley tariff bill, bat he says moth
iug about how Senator Pritchard
viii vote and he also forgot to print
Congressman SINNERS speech in IA
vor Of the Republican tariff bill.
ass the "gallant Tom" forg often
about bis endorsement Of Col. Skin
ner's fight for the election Of Pritch-
ardi He ought to look after all his
own household and not single out
just one Of the family for . target
Plow Boy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-05-06
THE W0MEN'S EXPOSITION
To be H-ld at Charlotte PrOmises to be
Grand Success-An Outline OF Some Of
The Leading Attractions.

To be Held at Charlotte Promises to be
q Grand success-An Outline Of Some Of
Tho Leading Attractions.
Special Cor the Caucasian
CHARLOTTE, N. c., April 24.-The
comprehensive and attractive pro-
gramme for the Women's Exposition
of the Carolinas is nearly complete.
The doors will be thrown open the
evening of May llth, with recep-
ton to the public. Mrs. Sallie South
all Cotton, one of the South's lead
ing women, whose address on a Ma
tional training school at the Moth
er's Congress at Washington attract
ed such widespread attention, will
deliver the address. A number of
addresses by prominent Southerners,
and entertainments of various kinds
will extend through the entire
month. "Cala Week." the week of
the Goth celebration, will be crowd
ed with events. In addition to the
numerous attractions afforded by the
Exposition, the fastest bicyclists in
this country will be here at the week
of the National racing circuit; the
competitive firemen's races and dis
plays, and various other organiza-
tions will have q place in the cele-
bration.
| Special rates have been granted
the Exposition from all points in
North and South Carolina and near
by points in the neighborlng States.
The rate including Norfolk, Suffolk,
and Danville is one fare for the
round trip. For May 10Th, and Goth,
as low rates will prevail as have
ever been given in the State, the
rate being one cent a mile. This
will enable all to attend. The Cent.
ury Poster exhibit, probably tht
finest in the world, including all the
private collection of Mr.. Ellsworth
Secretary of the Century Company
all works of the fines French artist.
have arrived.
Some fifty paintings from Wash
ington artists have arrived, ane
many of the leading art exhibits
will be here in the next few days
The work on the building Is abou
complete, and the rooms are being
given the finishing touches; the
building presents a handsome ap
pearance, is we'll situated, and tn.
arrangement is as good as could be
desired. One of the features grow
ing in interest daily Is the exhibit o.
the colleges in the State. The Uni
versity of North Carolina will send .
most creditable exhibit, including
the famous death mask of Napoleon
valued at 3O,OOO. Greensboro Fe
male College, the State Norma
School, St. Mary's. Guilford College
Salem Academy, Elizabeth College
and other higher Institutions will b'
represented. Parties of student
from the various institutions viii
visit the Exposition, indeed the plan
are to arrange special excursion
| from these schools and colleges,
real gala day affair.
The month of May will be crowded
: with events in Charlotte, and ind
: cations point to the largest crowd
! in the history of the city.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-05-06
THE RIVER SLOWLY FALLING.

Crop work Will be Month Late-Arkan.
SOS Farmers Rsturnin8 to Work-A
Brighter Report From the Elood Dis
tricts
MEMPHIs, Tenn, April 23-No new
crevasses have appeared in the levee
today but the current of the river is
still beating against the southern EN-
bankments with fury that causes the
gravesr apprehension. The break at
Delta has Inundated $4,000 acres of the
finest plantation in Southern L0uisi-
ana. The water continues to pour
through the opening and Is rapidly
spreading over greater area. Re-
ports from Greenville are not encour-
aging. While the water is slowly re-
ceding in the overfowed district Of
the Yazoo delta, yet it is almost certain
that the planting Of this years crop
will be 80 days late. The situation
north Of Memphis, and in Arkansas,
however, has greatly improved. Capt
Davis, the general purchasing officer
here. will send out two boats loaded
with provisions tomorrow, one going
north and the other to the st. Francis
river country. Capt. Davis states that
this will be the last government ship
ment to these districts, unless some
| new emergency arises. Many people
are returning to their farms in Arkan-
sas, and the work Of planting will be.
gin sbortly. According to the official
bulletin Of the United States weather
bureau, the Mississippi river fell two
tenths of . foot in the past thirty
hours, and will continue to fall slowly
at this point.
From Cairo, ILL.,, . most encourag
ing report comes. 1t 10 to the effeo
that there the river fell seven tenth
of foot since the last bulletin va
issued, and will continue to fall q
this rate for some time.
At all other point from which bulle
tins are issed, the decline 10 reported
varying from one-tenth to eight
tenths Of foot. The Missouri rive
1T Omaha and Kansas City fell three
tenths of foot. The river at Nash
Vile and Chattanooga also fegistere
. fall. In fact, no rise was fepo1te
at any point covered BY the Weathe
bureau in its official bulletin.
The river 1T Matches 10 unchanged
but many people are becomiD
, gloomy again over the threatened oui
look for rain and wind tonight. Th
: levees are soaked.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-05-06
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GuTHRIK, u. T. April - -wh.r,
at daylight this morning stood Il 4,
most beautiful Iesiderc~ portion o.
Guthrie, tonight 10 . q ,od deva.iA,
ed. stricken and demolished district
The houses that Are left are toppled
about like cardboard boxes after q
windstorm, and careless waves o,
resistless waters roll through or ov-,
half thousand deserted and wr. Il
ed hemSs. Two thousand homeless
people Are gathered shiv~ripg on the
bluffs vest Of the city, or housed 10
the homes OF that part Of the city
which lies high ard dry on the hills
A hundred or more have gone down
to watery graves and thousands
have lost their ali.
With . mighty roar tho fiood came
down the valley . mile vide. twenty
feet deep in the channel and fouv
feet across the entire valley. II
struck the city At G:30 in the extreme
southwest, where tho negroes mostly
live, and in q few moments hundreds $
OF their little homes were carried
away and many lives were lost
The railroad tracks are on the cas-,
bank Of the river for three quarters
OF mile. Across 10 the valley run
ming through the western part Of the
city, and in it is much of the finest
residence portion and small business
section where there were about
twenty stores, etc.
In less than twenty minutes from
the time the food struck the city,
this entire section Was inundated
and within an hour the water was
ten feet deep, and hundreds of
buildings were floating away. Not
only the meaner structures, but fine
residences, store buildings, . large
cotton GIN and other large struc-
lures went into ruins and fiosted
away down tho stream. On many
buildings were men, women and
children. From hundreds of trees
came piteous calls for help. With
the first rush went every bridge in
the city. A few boats were crushed
or carried away and nothing could
be doue to help many who fell or
were swept from places of refuge and
were drowned before the eyes of
horrified, but powerless spectators.
By Q o'clock the water was thirty
feet above the normal level of the
river, and the once placid stream
was raging torrent across the en-
tire valley. 1t seemed that soon the
people in trees and on roofs would
be swept away, and desperate meas
ures were taken to Lelp them. Geo.
Willis and II. A. Piatt, both promi-
nent young business men, stripped
and leaplng into the torrent swan
the main channel Of the river and
secured a. old fat bo>t which was
moored to . tree. W;tc this boat
they saved over thirty people.
While this rise is due to the gen
eral rise of the Cottonwood, a cloud
burst at 4 O'Clock this morning neal
Seward, southwest Of here, caused
the great food.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-05-06

at is when children reach ma
turiiy that the supreme test Of par
entail love comes" writes T. lward w.
Box. discussing the homs-leavinR Of
children at time Of marriage. in ihs
May Ladies' Home Journal. "All
fh.oag infancy and early years the
children are more or lefs care. And
then, jIst rs the parents feel re-
lieved from cares and anxietiss. and
are beginning 10 enjoy the com
papionthip of their children IN the
serene and complAcent way which
grown ups have, there comes .
fi1tteripg Of the wings, . reno .
suggestion OF fight. The son 10 DO
less bis mothers hoy than be b. .
been and ever will be. Bat he is
and who realizes il Sd qaicklv - .
mother I'm a new and very nat
ural sense, another womAn's hero:
and that woman a girl. With her
he diseerns. away ont on the HON
zon line. the shadowy lines Of .
house that il IN become . home.
their very own. The girl. too. whose
going in and ont Of the house has
been . daily Joy 10 the parspts-she.
too, has become . heroine TO some
one other than her father or her
mother. Itis hard for the parents
TO reallz that this ate Of her fight
can care for her rs they have; that
in her young eyes. IN her young
heart, i; is possible that be can be
altogether noble and capable! Add
after the young BIRDS have taken
q ght the parents wonder IL some
times they do M: grieve in their
new life. But some fne morning .
clearer vision is given them. and
they realize that, after all, their
children are only playinR the same
role which they played . few years
before. 1t is . magnificent quality
in par, nts when they 90 prepare
themselves that they can meet this
inevitable time with the proper
spirit-vhep, in other words, Daren-
tai love can get the better OF sell
g yhness.r
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-05-06
Gsss,-s Ess,siss Right.

We used 10 be . "middle-of-ths-
road" Populist, but when Skinner.
McC askey and Babb together With
snch lesser lights - Flake, Odom.
Kestler and other rantanksi o 10
Rep. Pop fusionists began their
false smiddls of-the-road" per-
formanees the term no longer has
suy charms for NJ and ve hsrs6y
Rrant them exclusive rigat TO uss u
A seems TO thoa best.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-05-06

OF another hundred millions, which
- nov being made in Paris, giving
the tobacco and aaid monopolies a.
seeurisy, 10 sueeessful. Spain viii
have money enough TO maintain her
present position on the Island uatil
the beginning Of the next year."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-05-06
Mercury.

CaRsylng Out The Wishes Of The 1sJ SFfty.
Mercury.
The goldbug papers have been re-
joicing all the while at the fight the
mlddle-of-the-roader ESQ., called) were
making against chairman Butler.
These papers hoped these kickers
and Republican allies would down
him, and thereby. SO split the Pop
ulist party, rs to not bother them
any more in trying to fool the peo-
pie over minor issues. But they are
realizing the fact that Butler, o.
chairman, is carrying out the wishe.
OF . large majority Of the commit.
tee who ought to know the sentimen,
Of the people. and hence, il with hi
party organisation in this matter.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-05-06
sla sTRAWsERY SHIPMENTS.


the Wilmington Section.
WILMINGTON, N. c., April 29.-
Enormous shipments of strawberries
are being made daily from this sec
ton to the northern markets. From
points on the Wilmington and Wei
don railroad alone from Whining
ton to Goldsboro inclusive, q dis
tance of only eighty four miles, the
shipments today were 2,500 crates
BY express and 1900 crates in re-
frigerator cars Of the California
Fruit Transportation Company. Ten
thousand crates contain three hun
dred and twenty thousand quarts.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-05-06
EVACUATION NEAR.

EVACUATION NEAR.
"Of course, the situation is very
generally understood in Havana,
though this understanding very
rarely finds expression in words.
Many a man has been sent to Fer
nanda Po for less. But within the
precincts of the palace itself, and
from the lips of a Spanish officer,
have heard the war characterized as
la luncha de dos impotentes, or a
struggle between two antagonists,
neither strong enough to conquer,
as it is q true description of the sit.
uation. The Cabans cannot drive
the Spaniards from the Island, and
the Spaniards cannot capture ths
Cuban strongho)ds or compel sur
render. It should be borne in mind
however, that while it is quite i'm
possible to gauge the endurance o.
estimate the capacity of the insur
gents to continue their struggle TO
liberty, We can foresee and predic
almost to day when the Spaniard
will have to withdraw, and sullenl,
folding their tattered banners, 'scut
tle' from the colony they have prov
ed unequal to rule.
"The army pay is now some fou
months in arrears, and the discou
: tent Is naturally great. The arm
supplies and commissariat bills it
difficult to speak of, as they ar
kept with such studied irregularitJ
but they are certainly greatly in u
rears. By the aid Of the frauduler
silver notes, the money in the trea'
! ury will last perhaps three month
more. II the attempt to raise loa
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-05-06

NOW IS THE TINE TO 6UBSCRIBR HOR
THE QAUOASIAN.-
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-30
SISTERS WORK
In unison
Papers and Addresses at
the Second Days
Session.
The Convention Will Close
To-Day With Election of
Officers.
Professors From Stanford University
Will Read to the
Ladies.

The second days session of the Catholic
Sisters Institute convened at Presenta-
ton Convent al 9 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. The meeting was opened by the
singing of the "Veni Creator" by the as
sem bly,.
The programme was particularly inter-
esting and the papers read, showing the
learning and thought of the writer's, were
enthusiastically received.
An election of officers will be held to-
day. Those in charge during the past
year were: Sister Mary Fidelis of the
Sisters of Mercy, president; Sister Mary
Symphorosa of the Sisters OF the Holy
Names, vice. president; Sister Mary Regi-
nald of the Dominican order, secretary !;
Sister Mary Alice ofthe Sisters of Charity,
treasurer. The advisory board is COM
posed of two representatives from each
community. Yesterdays programme in
full was as follows:
"a. M.-Hymn. "veni CREATOR; "The Train
ing of Reason in Children Rev. VI. w. ShaIlo,
S. j., Santa Clara College.
10 A. M-'Application of Child-study to
Education, Mrs. E. q. Greene. Santa Cruz.
IL A. M.-'English Composition. - Professor
II. B. L1throp Stanford University.
80 P. M-"Eduoation for Domestic Life"
Mrs. Mary Robert Smith, Stanford University.
2;3O P. M.-"Geography," Methods, Mrs c..
San Jose.
$3.50 P. M.-"Study and Teaching of His
tory" Professor A. B. Snow, Stanford Univer-
sity.
4 80 P. M.-Meeting of the Advisory Board,
round-ta bic conference, Academic depart
ment, "History"; Grammar Department,
History; Primary Department, Reading"
The papers read a: the round ia bic
conference were prepared by the Sisters.
Those that will address the meeting to-
day sre Miss Mary Donelly, Professor O..
z. Jenkins of the Stanford University
Professor Ed II. Griggs of the same in
stitution, and Miss Katherine Graydon.
There Will also be another round BILE
conference at which the subjects, "Lite-a-
Lure' and ''Arithmetic," will be dis
cussed. The meeting will close with the
chanting Of the TIE Deum.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-30
A. N. LAWRENCE
SHOWS HIS HAND
Finally Tries to Bolster His
Case Against Judge
Campbell,
Grove L. Johnson Riddled the
Petition for Writ Of Pro-
hibition.
Mere Allegation of a Belief of Bias
Said to Be insufficient Ground
for This Action.

In Judge Daingerfield court yesterday
the case OF A. NJ. Lawrence against Judge
]. A. Campbell OF the Police Court was
called for hearing.
Attorney Grove L. Johnson stated the
on a charge OF criminal libel, IN which
matter Claus Spreckels was the complain
ing witness. He pointed out that the
case of Lawrence was assigned 10 Judge
CampbelIs department of the Police
Court and that said Judge was about to
proceed with the preliminary examina-
ton when Lawrence filed an affidavit al
leging that he thought he could not have
fair trial before Judge Campbell beca use
in his opinion the Judge was biased
against him.
Judge Campbell heard argument on that
point and denied having any bias against
the prisoner and consequently refused TO
transfer the case TO another court. Law
renee then applied to The Superior Court
for writ of prohibition to prevent Judge
Cam pbell from hearing the case, and 1t
was on this application for the proEibitive
writ that Judge Daingerfeld was yester-
day called to pass judgment.
Mr.. Johnson reaG from the Penal Code,
in which certain provisions are made for
transferring the trial of cases from one
court TO another where actual bias on the
part of the first Judge is shown 1t is
not proposed to have Judge Campbell try
Mr.. Lawrence, said Mr.. Johnson, but only
to conduct preliminary examination TO
ascertain whether public cffense has
been committed or not and whether there
Is reasonable ground to believe that the
accused is guilty of said offense
Attorney Garret McEnerney replied at
q n nUt n fr1x
Judge Murphy in the case of McAuliffe
against Conan. remarking that be would
rely on the reasoning of that decision for
decision OF the present controversy.
Jcdge Daingerfeld intimated that he
thought the law must determine whether
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-30
MUST HURRY UP THE WORK
Contractors for the Painting of the
New Ferry Depot Called to
Time.

For the last six months the Harbor
Commissioners hsve been rumbling over
the dilatoriness of the contractors on the
new Union ferry depot. Time and again
the various firms having the work in
hand have been cautioned, and while
some have needed the warning, others
have gone Jogging along as if they had
all of next year in which to finish the
job.
Patience has ceased to be virtue and
yesterday very strong letter was sent to
George ]. Smith & Sons, who have the
contract for the painting, warning them
that If they did not put more men to
wolk by Tuesday next, The Commissioners
would take the job out of their hands
and do it themselves at Smiths expense.
The contractors have nine painters at
work where they should have 30 or 40, and
that number will have to be put on If they
want 10 keep their $l3 900 contract.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-30
TRIBUTE TO A LEADER.
Resolutions of Respect to
the Late Henry
George.
San Francisco Labor Council Honors
One Who Was Always the Friend
of Workingmen.

The news OF the sudden death of Henry
George has occasIoned much regret
among the laboring men of this locality,
and at last nights meeting of the Labor
Council many fitting tributes were paid
to his memory and past actions. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Phillips of the Typogra phical
Union brief set of resolutions were
adopted as method of publicly express
Ing the deep regret of organized la cor at
tie death OF one who worked hard in
their ranks and whose sympsthies have
ever been with the toilers. The resolu-
tons are as follows:
Fesotred. That in the death of Henry George
this council and The whole world recognizes
the loss OF reformer whose effor s have been
consistently in the direction OF the ameliora-
ton OF the condition or the masses and whose
economic theories have caused the greatest
awakening oil thought and discussion on these
SUBJECTS OF modern times.
RESOLVED, That we believe his place NAV not
pe nIied III this generation, but that his works
remain as monument more enduring than
marble or brass.
After the passage OF these resolutions
the routine business was taken up and
rapidly disposed Of
w. U Neil was received as a delegate
from the BARRIERS Union and f. Borpel
from the Musicians.
communication was received from the
Brewery Workmen's Union. DECLARING
that the firm of Maier dS Zobelein antac O..
nlstlc to union labor, was received and
indorsed
A communication from the Central
LABOR Union at Seattle deplored the fact
tnat the advertising of Seattle by the gold
ooom had had the effect of oyercroyd1np
seattle with men of all trades. and
requested that workingmen be warned to
keep as lar away as possible, as a con-
effect. O'
Mr.. Fursueth of the Seaman's Union
reported that the situation on the water
ifoht IS no way improved notwithstand-
ing n tne TACT that an article appeared in
thursday Examiner 20 the effect that
seamen are scarce. The members of this
union are much annoyed bv the contin-
ued circulation of these reports, which
they attribute TO enemies of the union who
oesHe 10 Hood the coast with sailors and
reap tne Dement'S OF a consequent Teduc-
ton OF wages
u Il. hawkes. reported. that the manage
meht OF a prominent local place of amuse-
meht are having their printing done in
nom union offices and that he local Typo
graphlca! Union had corresponded with
EN- on the matter with unsatisfa ctory
results. The matter Will be taken up by
the executive committee of the council.
Ihe brewery workmen are meeting with
great success in their efforts to introduce
union beer, and report that the business
OF the oreweries using the abel is rapidly
increasing.
A bail will be held in TeutonIa Hall to-
night under the auspices OF the local
Brewery Workmen's Union.