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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13

lam p Letchworth. formerly president OF the
State Board Of Charities This was formerly the
chief building OF the Shaker Community. In the
assembly-ha of this building hangs a fine oil
portrait Of Mr.. Letchworth. Tallchief Cottage
another building. commentaries an Indian
chief. who named the place "Sonyea,' or burn
ing sun" The other houses OF the group are
The Elders. formerly Shaker building; The
Elms. the store. the hospital, the kitchen ana
dnng-room and hous,. "Sonjowa.' which
means hospitality. for the superintendent. a
large excavation near Letchworth House indi-
Gates the side OF the Administration Building.
whose walls will soon rise from a foundation
which will be laid in the coming four weeks.
A large appropriation was made for this purpose
by the last Legislature.
Letchworth House is now used n combined
administration building and dormitory for the
women epileptics. 4 quarter Of a mile distant
is group Of farmsead buildings including n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13
SWAN FROM TROY TO THE BATTERY.

James Hooper, champion long distance swimmer
OF the West OF England. completed his task Of
swimming from Troy to the Battery yesterday
afternoon at 4 O'clock having msde the trip In
twelve days Hooper left Troy September / at 10
o'clock a. M, and swan and hoated down the Hud-
son River, followed by man In n boat: He ar.
rived al Harlem Saturday afternoon, and completed
The trip yesterday 1t is said that he will receive
a purse Of 500 and gold medal. big crowd
l. North River, yesterday afternoon. He was nearly
overcome with the cold; his ears. lips and nose
weight declined during the twelve days from i@ 70
was at one time a member Of the Coney Island
life-saying service. He once swan acros; Tarry-
town Hay, distance Of three and one-hal1 mica
in one hour and thirty seven minutes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13
grounds OF the colony. which are OF remark
able beauty.
M VIEWS


DIR. PETERSONS VIEWS.
Dr. Peterson. In a paper on colonies FOR cpl
leptlcs read before the American Academy or
Medicine at Atlanta. Ga, a year ago. said:
Epilepsy IL one Of the most common OF ner-
vous disorders. II afilcts one TO two In thou
sand Of the population. Possibly 10 per cent OF
All cases OF epilepsy become insane so that
,bcv rcauire the custody OF an asylum. The
containing ninety per cent. are the cases under
consideration I'm the present paper This dis
... differs from other disorders In that II
ooosis,g Of periodic attacks Of loss OF CON
ciouap.sg without commissions, lasting as a
,uic for a brief space Of time-a few seconds
=. - ,.v minutes Before and after these short
seizures the patient IS In normal condition.
or1 quite capable of pursuing TIE ordinary
,oco,,o,,s ~ daily lifc as other people. In some
-. ATTACKS recur frequently, several times
daily but thcsc are uncomrnon III others oc-
css,onal,v during a month or several months.
"nu, however infrequcnily such seizures
,aLa Mac. the unfortunate sufferer from cpl
lensv cannot be permitted to attend SCHOOL
90 10 church or entertainments. or play with
other children. and as he advances IN age ne
finds himself debarred by his inalady from lo'-
lowing any occupation. for no one VIII e"'s''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13
BROOKLYN THE CHA nPfON.

RESULT OF THE CONTESTS OF THE NEW YORK
CRICKET ASSOCIATION.
The games played last week IN the championship
series Of tho NewYork Cricket Association brought
the race for tho pennant OF that organization TO a
close. The Brooklyn Cricket club is the champion
Of 1897 but II got ahead u Paterson. the excham-
pons. by the smallest possible margin. while the
New Jersey Athletic CLUB finished a good third.
The contests for the championship were well
fought throughout and many OF the games pro-
duced exciting finishes. The 81. Georges Club has
the uncnv!abe record OF finishing last owing TO
game which the New-Jersey Athletic Club forfeited
to Columbia. Only for this. the latter club would
have brought up the rear.
Following the records:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13
BASEBALL CANES YESTERDAY.

At Cleveland-Cleveland. IS; St Louis. T.
At Syrncuse-Syracuse. S; Providence, 3
AT acknowledgements Is: Montreal, s.
At Paterson-Lancaster. G: Paterson. l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13
CARPENTER Az ALLROtND CH1HPION.

Boston, Sept FL 4. Carpenter. who In 1885
won the " f. A. 4. al-round athletic champion
ships won the professional alround athletic COM
petition OF America Apoo Garden Yesterday oyer
a good field of athletes. W. w. White, OF fhiia-
deiphia, was second, and J. +. Watson. OF Canada
third.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13
GOSSIP OF THE GOLFERS.

The third annual tournament for the amateur
golf championship Of the United States Is TO begin
this morning on the links Of the Chicago Golf CLUB.
at Wheaton, ILL., in both Of the previous tourna-
ments the championship has been carried of by a
Western player, but this year there seems TO be
an excellent chance for Eastern representatives to
win back the coveted trophy With hardly an eX-
ception. the strongest players that are known In
this part OF the country have gone out for the
tournament. Finley Douglas James A. Tying, W.
G. Stewart. Herbert NJ. Hartman. Roderick Terry.
tr John Reid jr., g. ID. Bowers and Foxhall keene
are entered and all OF them should secure places
in the qualifying round Douglas has not been
able to practise as much TINS season as sone vi
the Wheaton links preparing himself 'or me stru rug
gle and he is regarded here as one q y1 the mTI
not finished in his style as Douglas U.s. msVS Ss
ank st on vci6res in local this
summer emnently fits him 10 uphGd snG reR nsy
10 do more than gain place among the first dozen
about whom the real contest centres lie Is an ex x
lack nerve" under the more trying ordeal OF a
hole-play match. Foxhall keene VINO made ma s, ms
necock meeting last July Is anSsheF %no sson b
local delegation. Keene has jumped from obscurityy
as a golfer into such sudden prominence that u
in p the present meeting lie is noted for his ar.
proach shots, but his other strokes are natuiy
p pI@e in thu semhnas Both Reid and Terry
Yale undergraduates put thelr cons, tbp for
competition Of this nature. or the western pay
ers r. J. Whighnm, the present champion cEaI ,r
r. Macdonald the former champion: Ma,ter smith
and David Forgan. OF the Ontwensia Ciub' are the
most likely honor men.
Activity on nearby links this week WILL Of course
be somewhat handicapped by the absence OF so
many PLAYERS at the West The chief tournaments
set for decision are the fifth monthly handicap
mixed foursome Of the Staten Island Cricket CUB
on Friday; a team match between the Fairrleid
Country club and the Ardsley Club AT GreenWlch
Conn. on Saturday. and the CLUB tournament al
the Englcwood links. which is also 10 take place
Saturday.
while" Tucker the professional OF the ST. An
drews Club established new record for the new
St Andrews course just before leaving for the
Chicago meeting Here il his card:
In NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 8 $50
Another professional note OF interest - that Au-
gust Schutz OF the Marine and Field Club, and
"Val' Flood OF the Crescent Athletic Club have
arranged an eighteen hoe home land home match
10 be played tomorrow for purse or 40
The following the results In the weekly handi-
cap played over the full egheen-hole course OF
the Ardsley Club on Saturday:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13
THE STATES CHARITIES.
VII.
CRAIG COLONY FOR EP1LEPTICS AT
SONYEA.

BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS IN THE GENESEE VALLEY
ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF THE PROJECT
THE NEW BUILDINGS.
fyRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
Sonyea Sept. Zone Of the most interesting
charities of the State. the Craig Colony for
Ep,leptics is now In process of organization at
this place 1t is already caring for 200 pa
TENTS. but, not having the equipment Of build
,ncs and employees which 1t needs in order to
assume the care OF two thousand or more cpl
,eptcs in this State. 1t must still be consid-
cred as In a condition Of development More
over. various Industries upon which 1t is pro-
posed to employ the epieptcs have not yet
been established.
The colony has noble domain OF 1877 acres
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13
EARL KIsER AHEAD BY TWO FEET.

Columbus. Ohio. Sept. 1.-THE great match be-
tween Rube Rush's running team. Aad and Bas.
CON- driven TO a skeleton wagon. and Earl Kissr.
track at the Columbus Driving Park. Kiser was
paced by quintet In the mile heat the horses
came under the wire In la 3-5. winning by only
two feet The second heat Of half mile was won
by the horses in 0:52, worlds record the last
quarter being covered in 023k. The horses away
after the half-mile and covered two and half
miles before they could be stopped This prevented
the third heat which will be run at Dayton. Ohio.
next Wednesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13

THE SUBURBAN HIGHWAYS THRoNGED WITH
HAPPY RIDERS OF THE wHEEL-MULTIcYCLE
PACING-BENEFITs OF wooLLEN UNDER
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13

"Winle' Tucker the professional OF the ST. An
drews Club established n new record for the new
St Andrews course Just before leaving FOR the
('hicHgo meeting. Here Ia his card:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13

The Montclar cyc,ist who has not taken ride
down North Mountaln-ave. starting from Bloom
fed-ave or Van Neck-st.. and then turning down
Mount Hebron Road and back through Valley Road.
has missed one OF the most delightful short rdes.
Somebody has placed seats around several or the
trees in North Mountain ave just before you reach
Bellevuesve where the cyclst can stop II so lnd-
ed Taking the trip in this direction Civ you down
grade most OF the way. Work on the Lite Falls
Road is advancing slowly. but 1t will probably be
finished IN time for use this season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13

Most cyclists are convinced OF the des!rahlity
OF wool.en understanding but a few err even now IN
exchanging the woollen garment FOR linen ones i'm.
mediatey upon their return from ride. This r. al.
most dangerous wearing linen In the hrss
Mace as the sudden change OF clothing immedia tely
lowers the temperature OF the body. and chill II
an almost certain result. II the woollen garment
must be exchanged for others. wait until the heat
OF the body has naturally cooled down.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13

The midsummer OF the Associated Cycling
Clubs OF New-Jersey. on the evening OF September
IL. to Miburn. with headquarters AT the Vaux Inn.
will be worth taking part in Each OF the clubs
forming the Associated Cycling Clubs will bring
OF Its local talent along. that the entertain
ment provided will be an attractive one.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04
A., h,osAL PRIVILEGE.

We RI. - a question Of ''Ter-
son i privilege Ths ar,i lie which
apPea-.d in LIST weeks CAUCAsIAS
co n neniIpg on the managing edi-
tor, got there With. u HI knowledge.
1t was written hv the titor If the
Raleigh Press-Nisitor who has
always been a too partial personal
friend to US and published in
that paper. Then some others
whose friendship exceeded, in our
OPINION, their judgment IN thus in
stance, put it into the columns of
THE CAUCASIAN. The mention of
this matter may be unimportant,
but the appearance of the article IN
the columns of this paper has cause d
comment which has given US poign-
ant pain; rot that We cared tiny:
thing at out the comments except in
so far as they might lesd SO ne 10 be
lieve that We could voluntarily be a
party to Glowing our own horn"
OF all the things wa most despise,
this is the most despicab'e, and
while friends Intended US kindness.
the position they put US 10, apparent
ly, has caused US ine1pressible cha
grin.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04

II the telegraph system were in the
nanos OF the people, there would he
nonoreds OF daily papers where there
are now dozens. The news renort l.
wnat makes a daily paper and the as
sociated press controls this news re-.
port: They. having q monopoly of II
decline Ito furnish it to but lev m,
pefs; the number of papers that tbev
VIII let have it depends upon the non.
oiation; SO you see supply and de-.
mand don't cut much figure in this
case. The Associated Press franchi.s
Is very valuable to q Newspaper. Ia.
cause it has practically q mon opoiv IN
tne telegraph news service in tie town
ana vicinity. No other associstion
can De started, because the Western
Union will not give . sufficiently Iov
rate TO enable competition With tn.
associated Press. Wealthy miII,on.
ares own both the Western Union
and the Associated Press, and the M.
Pefs taxing the A. p. news feport n.
aosolute slaves to them. There can hs
no Tree press until the telegraph il in
sne hands OF the government.-Ex.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04

THANKS! LET Us THANK you AGAIN,
From every quarter of the State
letters are pouring into THE CAu-
oAs1AN, endorsing the stand that it
has taken and the action of the Pop
ulist caucus. Now let every one of
these many friends at once get up a
club of subscribers for The CAucAs-
IAN. Everyone can get at least one
more subscriber if no more. This
will be the most { ffective way to ad-
vance the interests of the party and
increase and widen the influence of
the paper in fighting for our prin-
ciples. We thank you for the let
ters of endorsement. Now let a
club of subscribers follow each one
of these letters, which will be the
most substantial and invigorating
endorsement that can be given us.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04

- these silver Republican, AMlsase
With the Peoples Party. yet re Are
compelled to admit that their eouns
u wise and practicable This 10
clearly 20 for the reason that more
Republicans can Be enlisted in this
organization by Senator Teller and
bis friends than could possibly b
taken into the Peoples Party as the
present time. Ia short. the course
that they have pursued makes il
surcr that the rule Of monopoly and
the single gold standard will meet
An earlier end than any other couns
that they could have adopted. OF
course, sooner or later these men
will be standing side by side With
the Peoples Party, under which
banner We hope ere long to see all
the patriots Of The country enlisted.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04
A SOUTHERN TRAIN KILLS NINE.
dreadful Accident Near Chattan oox.-Or
zen PEOPLE In Wagon, Only One Ia.

Dreadful Accident Near Chatt.noo..-o,
Ten People In a Wagon, Only On. Pa.
capped.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb. "a
ABOUT O'Clock this afternoon. on the
Soutnern Railway, four miles from
TINS city, incoming pass singer train
No. z, travelling at high speed strncL
covered wagon which was tryine to
ciear the tracks ahead of the train st
Avondale crossing. The wagon Vas
nlt squarely in the center and with its
zen occupants hurled high into the
ar. The occupants were Mrs. W. T
woodward. her eight children and ono
grano-child. all Of whom, with one er.
ceptlon, were killed. The ground for
some distance presented a Sory sirht
Inc bodies were gathered M after
mucn searching, and taken to the
morgue, where the nine members of
the same family made q eruesom.
spectacle. The infant, Y hich va m.
,9.ouotedly shocked to death. Law there
IKE wax figure in its mother's Arm.
Every window in the passen1er
coaches was broken and the ens1neer,.
pilot demolished. The engineer IL AZ.
solved from blame for the accidsnt
Inc father and one child remain NJ :
family of twelve. " "
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04
BOIL IT DOWN.

The CAUCASIAN has opened ITS
doors to correspondents, and finds
so many good friends in want of
space, that We must insist that ar
tlcles must be boiled down. Two
hundred words are sufficient to ex-
press an idea, and in no case should
any person ask for more than a
column or 900 words. Boil it down.
II long articles are sent in, We must
either reject them, or spend more
time than can we'll be spared in cut
ting them down.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04
READ FOPUIIsr PAfERs.

The Peoples Party by promptly
and boldly expelling the traitors has
taken a higher stand than that ever
before taken by any political party.
This creates the opportunity for the
rapid growth of the Peoples Party.
The way to make the party grow is
for those who have not been reading
our papers to begin to read them. Get
your neighbors to subscribe for the
CAUCASIAN or some other good Pop
ullst paper. In no other way can
you do so much for the cause.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04
THE LOUD POsrALBILL.

The Loud Postal Bill which pas
sed the House over a month ago
has just been reported to the SEN
ate by the committee on Post OFF,
ces and Post Roads. The majority
favored the bill. Senator Butler has
filed minority report, Offering a
substitute for the old bill. His sub
stitute is to strike out all of the
Loud Bill after the enacting clause
and insert provision requiring the
Government to own its own postal
cars, and to pay railroads for haul
ing these cars no more than the ex-
press companies now pay to railroads
for like service. he shows by facts
and figures that furnish ample and
convincing proof that if this were
done, that the people could retain
all the privileges that they now en-
joy from second-class mail matter,
and at the Same time turn the de-
felt of the post Office department
into surplus. He shows that the
Government is now paying not only
too high a price per ton to the rail
roads for carrying the mails, but
that the Government pays for
great deal more mail matter than is
hauled. He also shows that in ad-
dition to this the Government pays
the railroads rent for the cars in ad-
di';on to the high price they pay
for weight hauled, and that the rent
paid for cars in one year is sufficient
to buy the cars outright. He proves
beyond question that the Govern
ment could save over $4,000 900
eve~y year by adopting his substi-
tute. He also shows up the danger
Gus nature of the Loud Postal bill,
aud the Infamous fleets that would
follow if it were passed. His report
has been published as a Senate
document, and those who are inter-
ested in the matter can write to him
at Washington and get a copy. In
another column will be found the re-
marks made by Senator Butler, pro-
testing against the Loud Bill, when
the majority report of the committee
was made. 1t is interesting read
ing.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04
SILVER REPUBI.ICANs

III another column will be found
an address issued to the silver Re-.
pau'ieans OF the United States, sign
e. 60 Oy Senator Teller, Congressman
aowne and others. 1t will be seen
ina. the silver Republicans have
perfected a temporary national or
eanlzation known as the Silver Re-
publican party. their purpose be;n.
70 organize all the Republicans who
agree with them, and to stand re.dv
70 cooperate with all other p.rt;e.
ana organizations in the future that
oppose present conditions and that
oppose the two old parties. thu an.
.nors OF these conditions. While, Of
'oaffe' we would have been glad to
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04
FOR REDUCTION IN r. r. RArEE.

III,
We are glad to note that Gov
erner Pingree, of Michigan, is max
ing bold and heroic fight to have
a bill passed through the legislature
OF his State, which is now in session.
reducing the freight and passenger
rates. He is making fight for the
reduction Of first, class fare to 2 cents
He is right. Two cents is high
enough. The refore the greater shame
and pity thai the legislature of N orth
Carolina in both Houses refused to
pass bill making only the moder-
ate reduction of two and one half
cents. If Governor Russell had
thrown the weight of his Adm,nis-
tration behind this measure, as Gov
ernor Pingree is now doing in Mich
'gan, it might have passed. It is
true that the Governor had his hands
pretty full with his fight against the
lease. We trust, however, that he
Will throw all the weight of his in
huence behind the anti-free pass bill
which " should and can be passed
through the present General Assem-
bly, with his help.
The bill above referred to, which
was voted down, also contained
provision providing for the election
OF Railway Commissioners in the
future by the people. Experience
has proven that this is nece ssarv
ana important change. A separate
bill providing for this change should
oe introduced and passed if possible
before this General Assembly aa-
iourns.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04
REPUBLICAN IN0RATIIUDE TOWARD
WATSON

WATSON
The Hickory Mercury, one of the
best and brightest Populist papers
in the State, sizes up the strange
case of Tom Watson in the follow
Ing short aud p,irts d eGi,o Ia
Tom Wa'sou has been turned
down. After mi! ny upon the Re
publican bosses ia Washington for
several wet ks, Advocating tn Ice
ton of Pritchard ard eeking tn vi,
RI publican favor by cursing S ny
tor Butler, the cratic Georgia Pop
agita' or has lost his contested cleo
ton case against Congressman Black
The Republican committee on elec
tons have shown their ingratitude
to Watson by deciding by q unani-
nous vote that he had no case, and
and his contest falls to the ground"
Yes, it is hard ingratitude, after
all that Watson has done to elect
Pritchar3 over a straight Populist,
for the the Republican committee
not to seat Watson.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04

The State Senate seems to be q
little rusty ON the English language,
II they would make an appropria-
ton for the purchase OF some die
tionaries, and study the word "com-
promise" their coming to Raleigh
might not be altogether IN vain.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04

price are not fair. The State oaxnt
to get every cent OF ave hnsdred
thossAnd dollars = year 10. this
property; and Il 10 esrtAia that last
20 iosg - . bid Of 500 600 = year IL
not recognized, there u going 10 be
. row about this lease bns,ness-
Nov. II the Southern railroad
wants quiet about this matter let IT
do the fair thing. Let it pay ~
much for the road as anybody else
has offered. lit viii not, then it is
going to see some lively times in the
next two campaigns. The present
legislature cannot do anything that
. subse q usnt Legislature can't undo
Might as we'll look at the matt. Z
right.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04

aksn GU, Of polities-ae., &c. Bat
nobody need be deceived by any
such ples This lease matter 10 .
question IN the peoples mind nov.
and i, will 20, tie settled until il il
SETTLED EIoHT.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04

Ard so with railroad monopolIes
and corporations. II you are going
20 deal with them q. all, you want
TO 20 about j; IN earnest. Look
what mess we are IN by trying 10
be gentle and conservative with .
corporation. There lie as much
sense in it AS in tying TO be gentle
and conservative with a grizzly bear
when you sc got TO tackle him.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04
WON A8AfS HY JUST ONE VOTE.

Last week we set forth the fact
that railroad corporations always
seemed to be able TO control the
present legislature by Just ONE VOTE.
We stated that the bills to reduce
railroad rates and telegraph rates
had been defeated in both branches
of the legislature by just one vote.
The rule appears to hold good, for
in the fight on the railroad lease. the
railroad corporation managed to de-
feat an amendment in the Senate,
increasing the rental price by JUST
ONE VOTE.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04
HtyTE.

On more than one occaslon ex-
tracts have been made from edIto-
rails in THE CAUCASIAN and sent
over the country by the Associated
Press AN coming from Senator But
Tor, when the editorials were written
by the managing editor from a local
standpoint. To prevent = rocur-
renee Of impressions thus conveyed,
the editorials written hereafter By
Senator Butler will be signed Nj b. d"