The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY,
EPIT0ME OF THE TELEGRAPH NEWS
OF the WORLD AND TERsE TICKS
FROM THE WIRES.


FROM THE WIRES.
Condensed and Comprehensive Form
and Matters of General Interest to on,
| Readers.
Ten thousand bulldog workmer
in New York city will, on April the
lst demand higher wages, and strike
1T they meet with refusal.
The Kanawha and New River coal
miners have been ordered to strike
on April L, and two thousand men
will come out, unless the operatives
agree to meet the terms offered by
the United Mine Workers.
A hard rubber trust has been form.
ed. The three leading firms of this
country, the India Rubber Comb Co..
No. 9, Mercer street, New York, the
Butler Hard Rubber Co., No. 80
Mercer street, New York, and the
Goodrich Hard Rubber Co. of Akron
o., have joined it,.
The convicts of Michigan City, In
diana, State prison attempted to
break prison. Two hundred convicts
were engaged in the outbreak. The
leaders were shot which quailed the
other convicts. 1t is thought two
will die.
ST. PETERSBURG, March lO.-An
imperial ukase just issued orders the
disbursement of 9O,C00,OOO rubles
(about $40 ,OOOO OO as extraordinary
| expenditure for the construction of
warships. No loan will be raised to
provide the money.
The Canadian government has
decided to send detachment of
militia of 200 men to the Yukon dis
trict to supplement the mounted po-
| lice force there are on account of
the very influx of people who are ex-
pected to crowd into the Yukon this
spring to maintain law.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad last week carried
fifty thousand tons of gunpowder
and ammunition from the government
storehouse to Dover, Delaware. A
train load of power and ammunition
left Dover each night last week and
at Hoboken was placed on lighters
and takon to the coast Notifications.
Wsnamaker Consents to Run
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March g.
John Wanamaker tonight consented
to be the candidate of the Business
Mems Republican League for Gov
ern0r.
Will Contest Hanna's Election.
Mayor Robert f. McKisson an
nounced that he would contest the
election of Senator Hanna when tn Q
latter attempted to take his SO 1t for
the long term. McKisson was the
candidate for Senator at Columbus
last January.
| Bryan at Macon.
MACON, Ga. March 9.-Hon. VIM.
Jennings Bryan delivered one of his
characteristic speeches here to night
to an audience of five thousand per-
sons. His reception was an enthusi-
astic one. Firing of cannon and mu-
sic by brass band we're the main
features of the demonstration.
Alaskan Boundary Dispute Settled.
"Sir Julian Pauncefote, the Brit
ish Ambassador, has informed the
Canadian Ministry off cially that he
has arranged a convention with the
Z nited States whereby the Alaskan
boundary dispute has been settled.
Under the term, of the convention.
the British government has conceded
the claims Of the United States that
the three marine leagues should be
measured from the shore of the
mainland, and should proceed
along the shores of inlets which are
thus recognized as arms of the
ocean, and not as rivers.
| Senator Tillmau In Baltimore.
An enthusiastic audience of free
silver advocates listened to an ad-
dress delivered in Raines' Hall Thurs
day night, by Senator Tillman, of
South Carolina. The speech was
characteristic of the man, and it
pleased his hearers immensely.
Among other things, he referred to
the appropriation for national de-
Tense, saying:
There is one thing in which We
can join hands with our goldbug
friends, and that is in defense of the
national honor. It is gratifying to
me that l was able to do so consist
emily a few days ago in the United
States Senate. It illustrates our
unity of action in defense of the
American flag. When 1t comes to
our national honor we know no party
or faction"
The rest of his address was direct
ed to the currency question, capital
istic press, and new Democracy.
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