The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
PRETTY COLLEGE
GIRLS OUTING.
A Bevy Of the State Normal School
Girls Visit Warrington and
Take in the Sights.
MEET REPRESENTATIVES
OF North Caroiiss-E.ssr,ai..d b, NJ
Asfs"a bo isr-Aiso Visit the white
houss-c ssgrssamsn Fo~isr.s M.,a.,
speech In the House Co piimsa ted
Senator Aliens BiiI.
special to THB CAucAsIAN

Special to The CAucAsAN
WAsHINGToS, d. c., March Ia-Dr
charles ID. Aclver, the active and
progressive President of the North
Carolina State Normal College. ar.
rived in this city on las, Wednesd,v
with the Senior Class among whom
are the following young ladies: Misses
Lottie Avery, Lille Bovey, Susan Bat
tie, Anna Folsom, Penelope Davis. Sa.
die House, Elizabeth Harding. Elsie
Gwynn, Lizzie Madison, Mamie Nc
Gehee, Susie Nc Donald, Ii attic Mosiey,
Ella Mosley. Florence Paunill, Susie
Parsley, Winnie Redfern, MARY
Speight, Grace Scott, Nan Strudwicf.
Mary Tlemen, Fannie Turner, Cheyis
West, Lima Virgins, LYDIA Yates.
On arrival the party WAS met at the
depot by ex-Judge j. &. l.. Gudeer, of
North Carolina, who has very promi-
nent position in the Treasury depart.
ment. Mrs. George w. Sanderliu was
among the North Carolinians res,d
| ing in this city who met the Young
ladies and gave them cordial greeting.
On Thursday they visited the Con-
sressional Library, the most maRnifi-
cent structure in the world. IL Is
needless to say that they were delight.
cd with the gorgeous appearance of
this building, which is q splendid IL
lustration Of the ingenuity of man.
Al the Capitol they were presented
to the North Carolina Representatives
and Senators, who were glad to vel
come the charming party to the ma
tion's Capitol.
Friday was spent at Mt. Vernon. the
home and burial place of WASHINGTON.
The reliIs of that period were very in
teresting and instructive to the young
ladies, and they will not forget the
Impressions there made. The scenery
at this season is beautiful; the day
dawned bright and clear, and every.
thing was prOpitIOus for the occasion.
Friday afternoon Mrs. Marion But
Ter, assisted by Mrs. Il. h. Vance, en-
tertalned the young ladies from / to q
O'CLOCK. Refreshments were served.
and all enjoyed thoroughly Mrs. But
ier's hospitality. With patriotic en-
thuslasm the "Old North State" was
sung by the young ladies.
saturday morning, accompanied BY
Dr: Mclver and Mr.. James Il. Lloyd,
assistant DOOrkeeper U. S. Senate, the
party called at the White House, and
through the courtesy of Senator
Prltcnard they were presented to the
PRESIDENT who received them most
cordially. All places of general inter-
est will be visited before they return
TO the state. Each Congressional Dis
trlct Is represented by young ladies
IN the party.
DIR. Anna Gore, the resident pbysi.
clan of the College, is with the party.
The young ladies express themselves
a. being highly delighted with WASH
ington. and no doubt the trip will be
very instructive to them, aside from
the pleasure afforded.
DR.: McIver is born teacher, and is
the right man in the right place.
conclusion OF the examination of
witnesses in the case Of H. G.. Bwart,
who has been appointed Federal Judge
ana whose appointment Senator But
ler IS lighting, has not been reached
yet, and it may be several days before
all of the evidence is submitted. For
ty-fOur witnesses were summoned to
appear before a sub committee of the
Senate judiciary Committee.
An important measure, increasing
the artillery force two regiments, has
passed the Senate and House.
. With an absolute unanimous vote
the Senate and House passed a bill last
week appropriating fifty million dol
lars Tor the purpose of strengthen.
ing our coast defenses. This is the
result of the situation now existing
between this country and Spain and
this remarkable vote shows that par
tizanship ends at the seashore, and in
the face of such threatening foreign
complications we are all Americans.
The following bill was introduced
in the House by Hon. r. d. Souther-
land (POp Nevada) and in the Senate
by Senator Allen Pop Nebraska y
That hereafter any person formerly
regularly enlisted soldier or sailor in
the United States Army or Navy, hav-
ing an honorable discharge, and who,
by reason of wounds, advanced age, or
other disabilities not due to vicious
habits, is unable to carry on in person
the occupation of farming, shall have
right to enter and obtain title to q
homestead as now provided by law
without actual occupancy thereof;
and all persons who have heretofore
taken homestead under the provisions
of section twenty-three hundred and
four of the revised Statues of the
United States of less than forty acres
shall be entitled to locate and take
additional homesteads under the pro.
visions Of this Act, by paying one dol
lar and twenty-five cents an acre
Thereon; and the widow of an old
soldier who has not remarked shall
have her husbands privilege of oc-
cupying homestead.
Hon. j. E. Fowler, Pop. n. c. made
his maiden speech in the House when
the bill apprOpriating $4,000, 600 for
~ al dof
and the writer has heard Mr.. Fowler
highly complimented on his effort. The
speeches were limited to two minutes,
but the member from the third district
used his time probably and fittinRly.
He spoke as follows:
"Mr. Speaker, trust there is to be
no war, but if it should be necessary
for our people to again 20 to war, 1
globe, no people in the United States,
will be truef than the sons Of North
Carolina. Invoke the history of the
past to prove that our people are con-
sentative people. They want no war
to-day, but if war be necessary, they
stand to-day IS they have stood in the
past, ready to furnish their quota of
men and quota of means. The same
spirit lives to-day in North Carolina
that lived there in 1875, when the IA
theirs drew and adopted the Mecklen-
burg declaration of independence.
They were the first in this country to
declare that they would no longer
stand British oppression. Applause. /
They want no war to-day; they want
no war for the sake of war; but when
it shall become necessary to protect
our national honor, when it shall be-
come necessary to preserve the glory
of our national banner, no people will
be more ready to step to the front than
will be the sons of North Carolina.
[Applause.l
DR.. Rudolph 81. VanEsdorf and Miss
Mary Thompson, Of Clinton, N. c.,
were married here last week. DR.. Van
EsdOrf is assistant surgeon in the Ma.