The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21
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Democrat. Eject Mayor In several Cities
Justice fisia To- Hetirc-E, .ssn.soI
Jones sD-ad-ti.neros,t the Escaped Cuban
In New York. an.i Other Item. OF General
Interest.
X. Ill. Dudley, Democratic candidate
log Mayor of Nashville. Tenn w,s
elected by majority Of 200.
A big strike Is now on in England
in which the estimated number OF
strikers is placed At about 400, ZOO.
Senator Tiilman is quite sick at bis
home in South Carolina with jaundice.
He has been forced 10 cancel some OF
his engagements TO speak.
The Democratic candidate for Mayor
OF indianapolis, Mr.. TaRgarr, has been
elected by about five Thousand ma jor-
ity. This is Democratic gain.
Six passengers from Dawson City
nave Just arrived at Seattle, Wash on
Steamer ROsaiie, They brought from
the kiondike country $4,000 in mug
gets.
The Democratic candidate for Mayor
OF Chattanooga, Tenn Col. Ed. Wat
kins, was elected by 995 ma jority. The
city is usually Republican from four to
five hundred.
News comes Of the death of Ex-Sen-
atOr Robertson, Of South Carolina. He
was Senator from South Carolina in
the reconstruction days, and was sue
ceeded by Mr.. Butler.
John Armstrong Chandler, the di-
vOrced husband of Amelie Rives, and
sr1at9randson OF John Jacob Astor. o
reported to be insane in Bloomipgdale
Asylum, New York.
Edmund Lacey, nephew and private
secretary of Senator Pettus, of Ala
bamba, has been shot in the left arm
by the accidental discharge of q gun.
The arm was terribly mangled and had
to be amputsted. His condition is con-
sidered serious.
The Norfolk Il Western Railroad, at
its annual meeting at Roanoke re-
elected the old directors and officers.
and decided to declare a dividend of
81 per share on preferred stock, pay
able out of the net surplus income
for the period ending June 20, 1897.
Justice Stephen J. Field, of tie
United States Supreme Court, has no.
titled President Mckinley of his in
tention to retire as a member of the
Court. He was appointed by Presi.
dent Lincoln in 1868, and is the last
survivor of his appOintees. 1t is stated
that the President will commi ssion
Attorney General McKenna to take
his place.
e ko D,,l
man Stockholders held last week in
Chicago the usual quarterly dividend
of So per share was declared. TIE in
of cars was $7,743,3H Income from
other sources swelled the total receipts
Of the company during the last fiscal
year to $S,974,SSS The disbursements
for the year, including $2,sOO, 900 paid
in dividends, were $7,204 OBJ, leaving a
surplus for the year of $l,17O,S5l.
Ex-senator Jones Dead.
PENSACOLA, Fla, Oct. 13.-Chas.
Jones, former United States Senat or
from Florida, died at Detroit this
morning, after sickness of several
weeks. His remains will be brought
here for interment Friday.
Miss Cisneros In New York.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 -Evangelins
Cisneros, who recently escaped from
a Cuban prison by the aid Of tho New
York Journal reporters, arrived here
on the Ward line steamer Seneca
this morning. Miss Cisneros suffer
ed greatly from seasicknass on the
trip over.
Costly Hog Cholera.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Oct. 13.-John
Cove, who had been making a se-
ries of tests In an eff ort to find a cure
for hog cholera reports that all have
been failures. He says the disease
killed fifteen million dollars worth oi
hogs last year, and the loss this yeal
will be equally large.
Justice Field to Retire.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-Associat'
Justice Stephen Johnson Field, o
the United States Court, has mad,
formal application to President Nc
Kinley to be retired from the bench
under the law allowing members o
that court to be retired when Is year
old. This statement is made upol
the highest authority and also tina
Attorney General Joseph McKenns
Of California, will be nominated +
succeed him on December b, whel
Congress conyences, five days afte
the retirem Mt OF Justice Field take
effect.
| Race Treuble In Tennessee.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Oct. ia spt
cial to the Evening Post from Milan
Tenn, says: White Caps attacke
the home Of Ood Price, a negro livin
near this place, last night, and fire
into his house. He returned the fire
killing William Sires, a white mar
and fatally wounding four otheri
The negro was shot through the srn
Intense excitement prevails. and
race war is expected as finale
the bloody tragedy.
. Senator Morgan speaks In HcnoluIu.
; HONOLULU, via stea amship to 6a
! Francisco, Oct. 4 AT the instanc
of several prominent Hawaiian
Senator Morgan addressed an aud
> ence of about 800 natives on IL
| benefits of annexation. He said b
= had falt since heinz on the islam d