The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-10
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DlY.

EPir0NE Of the TElEeaAPH NEWS
or THE WORLD AND TERsE TICKS
FROM the WIRES.
An Interesting Collection Of Item. In .
Condensed .ad Comprehensive Form
.nd Matters Of General Ias~re~s to eus
Read~rs.
The War Department has decided 10
abando its expedition for the relief
OF the miners in the Klondike country,
because the conclusion has been reach
ed that no necessity exists for IL.
At . largely attended mass-meeting
at Minneapolis $4,000 was raised by
popular subscription to keep the pub
lie schools of the city open for the en-
tire school year, the appropriation hav-
ing been exhausted.
Hon. w. J. Bryan iectured in Mobile,
Ala, last week TO large crowd upon
bimetallIsm. After the lecture Mr..
Bryan was entertained ct eupper at the
Battle House, leaving at midnight for
Pensacola.
Postmaster 6 eneral Gary has direc-
ted that an inspector be sent to Ada,
Ga, to investigate the circumstances
incidental to the killing Of Mr.. Free
man, who was appointed postmaster,
but was killed before he entered on the
duties of his Office.
Bill Hill (col. J, q chore boy employed
by j. r. Royals, OF Meridian, Miss,
Friday attempted to poison the family
by putting Rough on Rats in their
coffee. Hills motive was revenge,
having been the day before fiogged for
Incidence.
Will Oyerton, while assisting Arse
nal-keeper Dixon in firing 100 guns in
celebration of the Irish anniversary At
Frankfort, KY, Friday, was blown al
most to pieces, and Armorer Dixon was
badly hurt by premature explosion.
Shep Wood, prominent young far
mer, near COrdele, Ga, Thursday shot
and killed his brother, Thomas Wood.
He then turned the revolver on himself
and sent bullet. through his own head,
killing himself instantly. The brothers
had quarrelled over business matters.
Senator Mason last week introduced
a resolution for the relief of the widow
of the colored postmaster recently
killed by mob at Lake City, S. C. 1t
is the same as that introduced in the
House by Representative White, of
North Carolina, except that the amount
is made $4,000.
Nine Irswned.
KEY WEST, Fla, March 3.-A Sooner
from Marco, Fla, for Key West, was
struck by sauall to-day while off
Marquesas, eighteen miles from here
and capsized. Nine persons were
drowned, out of thirteen. all told, on
board.
Short In His Accounts.
Sherwood Cunning, receiving teller
of the First National Bank at Cincin-
natl, was arrested Friday on account
of an alleged discrepancy of 1900
found in his accounts. He had filled
his position in the bank for fifteen
years.
Rouss Gift.
The University of Virginia received
a check for SIC, 600 from Charles Broad.
way ROuss, the blind philantrOpist Ol
New York. Some time ago Mr.. Rouss
gave $25, 900 for the building and equip.
ment of the physical laboratory, which
has been recently erected and which
bears his name.
| Killed by Mob.
MEMPHIS, March Erred Moore, the
murderer of Tom Anderson, was taker
from the county Jail at Senatobia
Miss, this morning and shot to deatk
| by mob.
Anderson and Moore quarreled ovel
a trivial matter. Moore shot him five
times, afterward placing the body or
the railroad track to hide the crime.
Steel Wire Trust Formed.
New YORK, March 4-rhe plan fol
8 Ombinati0n of the steel wire roaC
and nail manufacturers, which ha,
| been under consideration for the past
SIX months, was practically consum.
mated at meeting held in the Wal.
dorf-AstOria Hotel, in this city, today
The combination will represent about
| $50, ,OO0, 900 in capital. The name selected
for the combination is The American
Steel and Wire Company"
| Murdered q Young Girl.
| PARSONS, w. Va, March 4.-Ber
Polling is in Jail at Phillip, charged
| with murderlng young girl. No
long ago Polling secured from the Bar.
bour County aims house the child t,
raise. A few days ago the girl mys
teriously disappeared, and foul pla,
was suspected, Polling having only
short while before almost beaten Il
death two girls whom he had secured
from the Tucker County aims house.
S15, 900 Reward
At the Cabinet session last week som
time was occupied in the reading of
long report from the special agent o
the POst-office Department of the kill
ing of Baker, the colored postmaste
at Lake City, S. G.. In view Of the pc
culiar circumstances connected wit
the murder and the enOrmity of tn
crime, it was decided to. increase th
governments reward to 81 800 in eac
case. Every effort will be made b
the Federal authorities to bring th
guilty parties to justice.
Virginia Legislature Adjourns.
The General Assembly, of Virgini
adjourned for the session March 4th.
The bulk of legislation at this se
sion was exceptionally heavy. Thel
were 594 bills introduced in the Sena
, and over ], 300 in the House.
! OF the measures passed the last fe
) days, all were approved but seve
, Among the latter was the bill emp0v
, ering the trustees of the corporation
Front Royal to establish q dispensal
, for the sale of malt and spirituous
!, quors.
Mayor Ousted From once.
. SPRINGFIELD, o, March 3.-The CT
ing Mayor J. NJ. Goode from offit
Q The proceedings were brought und
the Garfield election law, which Z
: quires candidates after the election
o file sworn statements of all their e
penses. Judge Adams said the test
Il mony showed that Mayor Go0de spe