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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30
ASTONISHING I

The News and Observer in q bit of
editorial correspondence said in Sun
days issue;
"a few days ago . Republican was
heard telling an uneducated Demo-
crat that the submission of the
amendment was an insult to Vance's
memory. (Strange, isn't 1t, that
these red-legged grasshoppers seek
to con- ure in the name of the man
they always sought to defeatD And
among other things he said: "As
long IS Vance lived NO amendment
like this could be submitted. He
would never have permitted it. In
fact once he had to read the riot act
to prevent it,
Well, now, admitting the strange
ness of such conjuration, We feel
bound to confess that it il hardly
more strange than that the party Of
Vance, who as leader of 1t in 1875.
never sought, even by q Constitu-
tional Convention. to disfranchise
any man, white or black, should now
seek to oonjure in the name of Vance
and to distranchise the illlterate
white and black, and that too, in
open violation of solemn campaign
pledges made by the head of the
Democratic party; and through q
head, furthermore, that could not be
Its head if Vance were living, to Wit:
Chairman Simmons, whom Vance
would not permit to be even . ''red-
legged grasshopper" % long 90 he
lived.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30

T9B A7RALACaIAs y NATIONAL PARK-
There vas . large gathering OF
representative msn from North Car
dina and many nsighbor.ng States
in Ashsville on Wednesday Of last
week to take steps 70 get Congress
TO establish . great national park in
the mountains OF western North Car.
olinA. The meeting Vas . decided
success, an organisati Vas formed
to gather the necessary data and
push the project vigorously before
Congress this winter. There should
be . great national park somewhere
east Of the Mississippi river. and
there is no location IN the whole
country that does surpAss western
North Carolina for such park. A
park can be laid out in the Blue
Ridge or Smoky Mountains that viii
not only preserve the maguidcen,
forest and preserve the head wasers
Of many of our most important Va
ter courses, but . park that will b.
visited and enjoyed by ten times q
many people as will ever be able t.
visit Yellow Stone National Park
The CAUCASIAN hopes to see Con
gross take favorable action st q
early date to establish this great Ap
palachian national park.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30
Bs,Dmed Ga D.. KI.iss wst-,..

FORT Worth, Tex, Nov. 20 -
The rapid r7ss IL the Trinity RIVER
hss assumed serious proportions.
Much dsmAge 20 property aud cattle
has been rel or'ed. and tonight word
comes .rc m 10. eoan IS imn. diet ly
nor'h Of Y IT Worth that several
families are h.mmrd IN by the high
waters, with little hope far im medi-
ate rescue. TIE river is steadily
rising.
The police bave pptiied families
living alo; q ID. river BOTTOMS Of the
danger from iDuudA'ipn. ard p,cpar-
aiIons are bang made for y hurried
scrEn bic for safety.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30
THE SUPREME COURT VS.. sIMONToN.

THE SUPREME COURT VS.. sIMONTON.
Some weeks ago Judge Simonton
decided that the Corporation Com
mission has no power to assess the
railroads for taxation, and granted
an Injunction to prohibit them
from enforcing the taxes against
the railroads. Judge Simonton
held that the Revenue Law imposes
that duty and power on the Rail
road Commission, which was Gre
ated by the act Of 1891. He held
that this act was repealed by The
last legislature Of 1899. This crowd
OF 1899. in its anxiety to grab for all
the offices that were in sight, or
that they could create, repealed the
Railroad Commission law Of 1891,
and then re-enacted the same thing
and called it Corporation Com
mission. They either in their blind
racing for the offices forgot to
change the revenue law 50 as to
confer on the new Cooperation Com
mission the power Of assessing the
railroads, or they Intentionally
failed to do SO, by way of paying
back the railroads some of the
money which bought their seats in
the Legislature. Judge SimOntOn
says that, whether they did 50 pur-
posely Or not, they have done it !;
that they have repealed the old
Railroad Commission by repeating
the act Of 1891 which created it,
The supreme Court, in the case Of
Abbott VS.. Beddlngheld, holds that
this Is not 50 that the act Of 1891 Gre
ating the Railroad ommission has
not been repealed; that the Legis-
lature did ~ through the motion
OF repeating it and then enacted 1t
over again under another name,
and that they did this only for the
purpose Of getting somebody out
oi office and getting some OF their
own crowd into offices. The Court
decides to follow the decisions OF
Judge CASTOR and Judge Kuftin
when they held that property could
not be taken from one man and
given to another by acts OF Assem-.
bly,.
So the Court says that Simonton
Is all wrong in holding that the
Railroad Commission has been
abolished. The Court says that IL
exists and that only it's name has
been changed. From this decision
1t follows that the Corporation
Commission had and has the RICH,
to assess the railroads. and they
must pay their taxes.
Judge Clark dissented from the
decision OF the Supreme Court and
agrees with Judge Simonton.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30
1T DEPENDS UPON WHOSE OK Is
GORED.

We notice that q number OF the
machine Democratic newspapers are
attacking the Supreme Court Tor Its
decision in the case OF Abbott vs..
Beddingfeld. The Raleigh Post char
Qes that the court has made out OF
the famous decision OF Hoke vs..
Henderson "a veritable rubber neck
to be stretched as partisan vicisitudes
msy suggest, and made to cover or
discover u multitude Of sin"
The Post and other machine bal
lot-box stufing organs should look
back over their files and see what
they themselves said about Hoke Va.
Henderson, and also about the court
when this same court in the case OF
Wood vs.. Bellamy applied the same
doctrine as applied in Abbott W..
Beddlng6eld to put Populist out Of
Office and put Democrat In. These
same Democratic papers then
thought that Hoke VS.. Henderson
was a great decision and they even
went 30 far az to praise this present
court for UNFOLDING that doctrine. 1t
seems now that these papers had no
conviction en- the matter, but all OF
their praise was due to the fact that
the decision put q Democrat in Office.
Their howling seems to depend en-
tirely upon whose OK is gored, with
utter disregard to principal, justice,
law or consistency. But it is moi
surprising that u party machine,
headed by man like Simmons
which doesn't h. state to stuff bs lot
boxes steal votes and commit PERU
ry to get an Office, yea, which vii
go oven further, AS this party ma
chine did IN the last campaign, ane
deliberately shoot In the back an(
murder innocent and inC ffenslve vOt
ers to get few Offices should hav'
Its newspaper organ to Islander anG
villlfy the Supreme Court OF tn
State, even when it had rendered ,
consistent decision but which result
cd in keeping y Democratic heele
from getling an Office.
The CAUCASIAN has never though
that the doctrine laid down in Hok
VS.. Henderson was good law but
does not lie in the mouth of an.
Democrat to criticise this court to
re- b Inning that doctrine now.
Let it be RENE mbered in this COZ
nection that when this court rend
cred its first decision apholding thi
doctrine IN the case OF Wood vi
Bellamy which resulted in putting
Democrat in Office and keeping
Populist out that not only did ever
Democratic paper In the State OF
dorse the decision of the court, bu
also that Judge Clark who now di'
sents, then endorsed the doctrine an
cOncuIred in the decision Of tn
court making it unanimous.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30
ROBBED THE GRAVE.

A startling incident, Of which Mr..
John Oliver OF Philadelphia, was the
subject, 10 narrated By him - follows :
81 was In . most dreadful condition.
Ny skin WA almost yellow, eyes sunk-
en-, tongue coated, pain continually In
back and sides, no appetite-gradnaliy
growing weaker day By day. Three
ply SLOANE hsd given me up. Forth.
nately, . friend advised trying
Electric BitteFs;' and to my grest joy
and surprise, the irst bottle made .
decided improvement. / continued
their use for three weeks, and An now
. well man. know they saved my
victim." No one should fail 20 tFy
them. Only s0cts., guaranteed, at III
Drug Stores.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30
A THOUSAND TONGUES

Could not express the rapture of
Annie +. Springer, oG ll25 Howard
~ Philadelphia, Pa, Sbrn .he found
that DIR. King's New Discoyery for
Consumption had completely cBr-d
her of hacking cough that Tor many
years had msde life q burden. All
other remedies and dcctors couid give
her no h.Ir, bat IN. ssys Of tLis Royal
Cure--t soon Removed the pau IN
my chest aid Lean 80 . ss"p sOuudiy,
something can .c.rc-ly remainder
doing before. 4 feel like sonodinx o..
praises tbroughiout the Univ.rse {"
so viii every one no tri-s Dr. King's
New Discovery for zBy trouble OF tue
fhroat. Chest or Labgs Price 5oc.
and 81 co. Trial bottles free az Drug
stores: every bottle guaranteed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30

It has been a matter of surprise
that legislature composed Of so
many lawyers should make such q
botch of the laws it attempted to
pass. But this is what the last legi-
stature did, and a. . consequence
the state has been made laughing
stock. We Judge, however, that
that little error Of failing to confer
upon the Corporation Commission
the power to assess railroad property
was due to the fact that more time
was given in considering who was to
fill the jobs Of the Commission than
to the duties that were to be per-
formed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30
Mother
Friend

wm Do toe every woman what h "a Sue d.
k6nnesota mother who whites tie above ii
ses. Net b 90 4 dazing preenaney b .
nEats b b paid fue IN pain and sufferine.
Aatbss Friend eqips de patient With Q
shoag bedy sad eleas inAeiIscs, vhieh 4
t2n ~ imeasesd 70 De ehAd. b selann
d. mods I'D allews them 70 sxpand 4
ssHevD maening deme. and nezvusnnn,
= pss IN IL ergam eonnsrnsd n perfsa
eandaoo tR d. &na1 hoes, - that de aeaual
hhof , dalt aad practically painie.. Daa,
- q shing q hasd hssass = alAsessAa
svsidsd, 81 ssesvesy b msssly . matter q
a6w Asya
osuo - AseA8's Hsasal - q Q bsomA
~ oe110eA negula1D9 O., A1an1a, @,
0nA1s - Ass0nannasab -
- a1
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30

II Congressman Roberts is expelled
rom the House for having three wives
he might find Z good field for location
in Sulu and in time return to Con-
gress from that new acquisition Of
Uncle Sans. In a. much a Nc
Krnley has guaranteed protection to
this style Of natrimony he would
probably b allowed to retain his
SGT.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30
MERE ARE SIX DEMOCRATS
Who VIII Not Vote for the Constttu, ,on.
Amendments.
Editor Of the Asheville Gazette.

Who VIII Not Vote for the Constttution.l
Amendment.
Editor Of the Asheville Gazette.
Dear Sir-I have always been \
consistent democrat, bat have At
last realized the fact that the
democratic party in this state viii
not leglslate in favor of the common
people. The proposed constitutional
amendment will dlsfranchlse thous-
ands of whites IN this state and l
shall do eli in my power to secure
its defeat. / take this opportunity
Of announcing in the future shall
vote the straight republican ticker
and have Eve sons who viii do
likewise. There are many demo-
Gratis on Spring Creek who viii vote
against the proposed amendment.
Your paper il doing . great WORK
and I feel sure that the people viii
sustain you. respectfully, , -
T. L. P1EnnoNo.-
Spring Creek. n. G., Noy. n, O..
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30

Three miles an hour u about the
avs rage speed Of She Gulf Stream.
Al certain places. boVevpr. IL at
tains sp.. d Of 81 no lies an hopr. the
extraordinary rspidity Of he current
giving the surface. uben The sun 10
shining, tie appearance Of a sheet Of
6re.-Ex.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30
10 the BABY =. Cutting T%.th.

Be- sure and Dss that nla AID Ian
tried remedy. Mr.. WICKLOW SuoTH-
INa -YsuP for ri.ildr-u o.. tbing a.
snoih"s tie child, softrns The gums.
sllsss all tain, cnr.s vifd colio ard
is the b-st remedy for diartbV.a ~ q.
per bottle
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30

HAT sTONs UPox FEE AoCNrA1N
Some months ago the Democratic
Machine thought to quash all op-
position to their proposed su6rsge
by . Supplying series
II grand popular rallies from tho
TO the sea.
The first Of these great rallies In
behalf of the amen 1ment was to be
held In the county Of Mcdowell,
from whence the hot breath OF
popular enthusiasm was TO blow
with increasing force to blight and
blast everything Of opposition. This !
cyclone ceotering In the great white,
loving West, vas to gather
violence, and healing for Democ-
racy, In the foothills and over the
piedmont knolls, and wither and
sweep away every Democrat who
felt that he had been deceived by
the solemn campaign lies Of bis
party leaders, and every Populist
who bad dared predict In 1898 dis
In the event of DEM
ocratic success, and every Republi-
Can who had sought to wrest q piece
OF political pie from q Democratic
mouth. The havoc that this mad
zephyr from out the West should
work In our eastern lowlands and
along our sandy coasts was terribly
and joyously gratifying for these
Red-Shirts to contemplate.
So tho meeting In Mcdowell was
held; and 1t proved to be the first
and the last of q broken series
Oh, that mad wind of enthusiasm,
that would not enthuse beyond It's
inception! "The wind bloweth
where 1t listeth," but this only at
Marion, where the Democratic Ma
chine listed. We know whence 1t
came, but who shall declare whittier
1t VENT 1t travelled no further
East, 1t did not 60 West, there Is no
trace Of 1t North or South /; aud not
being found at Marion, it Is gener-
ally believed that it whitfield "up
the spout"
The morning after the meeting at
Marion, and before the Democratic
press realizsp that It's failure was too
signal to be lied into life, the news
pepers spoke Of this FIRST Of q Sc
ries" in headlines written before the
meeting), that were as bold and ju-
bilant as bridegroom in spring And
it was no mild bree ze as they saw it,
but "a stone." broken loose by pop
ular upheaval, and rolling down the
morning side of the mountain, an ir.
resistlble slope, to gather volume
and force, convincing, converting,
crashing, and crushing all opposi
ton in its wild rush to the sea. Blu
the first was the last reference t.
that stupendous rally and outburs1
Of enthusiasm in the west. We know
not whether the stone fell fat, o.
lodged for inspection in some free
man g mountain cove, or just would
not roll for all the slope from the
: sky-land of Mcdowell to the oper
lands below.
This "stone," you observe, was no
touched Of on the sunset side Of tn
Blue Ridge; even the machine dit
! not expect II to roll up hill on its wa,
to that great salt creek called tn
eea: but at Marion on this side.
They found that it wouldn't eve,
roll down hill.
The illiterate white voter. even il
, the ranks Of the Democratic. party
does not intend to run the risk o
disfranchisement by voting for thi
!. amendment. The man at the plov
will reckon with his party in 1900
4 even if he cannot Tread and explain
: any section Of the Constitution"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30

The Gsz-tte ~iil present a medal
TO any Democratic Newspaper that
will explain how an honest election
could be held under tn. Simmons OF
the Goebel eli elton law.-Asheville
Gazette.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30

did eames which
IA stronG, kt and
hsa1hy boy, doing
my honswosk p
hWifhin tVohosms
a hisA, a0d sd
fned Bot afewhard
pains. Til Hni-
ment b tie Gand-,
q fsmedy ever
anade,H
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30

We call attention to q communica-
ton from Mr.. h. P. Harrel, Of Kel.
ford in another column of this issue.
Mr.. Harrell writes very Interestingly
of some of the sins of commission and
commission Of the last lamented leei-
stature.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30

Where are the Anglo Maniacs in
these days of trouble England and
the United States are having with
their "rebellious" subjecti It would
seem to be fitting time for an Eng
lish-American alliance to hasten the
suppression Of the uprising in Luzon
and the Transvaal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30

TA-r- - o Gis,a~ prevailing tn ths
eozntry rnc,i e<nr-reas t-c1aus. ~ &C.,
tive May sa13rn o-sfhs a.. cHay4 -
R-hcars e1.oAse. fnsllruns.. hr2ff 'allaf-
o. sYcp ic1y sf- cfien 80 fr1uh a. sI.-rY
eisra.> II ki6n-F t-pgtie is a 49, i1 a.
xanc. sc stsncy -pol1onos tlaoa ~ll Eftaas
ihe wal crC.az. o. ID. kl=n-rs fh-rns. -
hr-ak oc~n and VASE sNsy ell - CO.
Thea the richneEs q fae tlao1-lfhr hI'i,n
-i>zks o.; ans re sgfie--f hEs hfiFhs
Di.oaa-, the ~c-s. fosrn a sl4nrs 'Frafl,
Or. Kllrnefs S~amr-Root ths re- Go.
coVefy ts ;he fflae SO &c Ger kicusy tlAes.s
ana urinary ,rolhl-s. 4 has carrd thr 4.zf.1,
Q, sppsr--'ly A1;ciez cAscz. E''-f al cth--
enofts have failrd. A. crugris's in iff'Y-.sTi
and dollar nEea. A .zrnple hoiiir arui if~~
BY mail. sl.o . boos it-ling Ahoa SSa~l1s
Roc; arc Es ~cnecIfal carea Acres
Or. Kilrner q Co. EinghArsiOn. u. y. sne
maotlon fr.s pSpcr.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30

News is again being received from
Otis of the downfall Of the Filipino
Republic. This is the same news
that the public beca me accustomed
to q few months ago.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30

saesas =. That al q the Eros.a
icns o. the C"asiii aiion Q, lAung g.
suffrage. registration aud elections.
as errisin.d in ihis act. Amsnaiug
Oh. C"nfiiiution, shall so iuio Eject
on the fret dsy 81 July. 1902. u
msjoriiy of the quAl ID voi.n =
,h. State SO declare at the nsri geo
eral election.
Sc. 3. TLiF smrndntnt shall D..
submitted ~ the next general l-,-
non 90 the goal fed voters 81
the = ate ia the same manner hnd
nad.r ,h. zane rul.s and r.rulA
tons a. IL provided in N lAw r'gu-
lAt,I general elections IN ihis STATE.
and IN force Nay Let, 1929 and 81
said election those p.TEonh dearrg
TO vote for such sm.ndnent shAil
cast n written ar printed bAllo' Ni;h
the words For Suffrags Ann
mept- thereon; and those with con
trsry opinion shall east wrlti,n %
printed ballot with the worf
Against Suffrage Amen linen
thereon.
Sc To- Snid election Fl,u
held. aud ;h. votes fe' urbod. CON
pared, counted and csnvrssra. aid
the result announced, nbder The rAln-
rules and regulations ~ are IN force
for returning. comparing, counting
AID csn,Assing ih- votes for mem
bers Of ih. General Assembly, May
LIST, 1899, ard IL a msjoriiy of the
v"tss east are IN favor az the said
amendment, ~ shall be- The duty OF
the Governor o. the State o. e. r,i'y
sad am -ndmeut. unaer ibe s..l of
the STAT. 20 the : scr. isrs q s,at..
VINO she II enroll the raid an nd n.nt
So cert fed smorg 'he permanent
records 81 bis fi,e.
Sec 8. Thin act shall ba in foroe
from and after H. ratification.
kAii6ed Dist day 90 February a.
D.. 1899.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30
SELF PRESERVATION

l. the fret law OF N.tGr-- For this
reason everyone who - ~ de- re-. TO
become well. Those who have i'm
pure Or Impoverished blood turn 10
Hoods Ssr-aparilIa. because they
know IL will enrich and purity their
blood and give fh-m good health. To
take this medicine on the fret spp~ar-
a9ce Of impure blood IL ar important
step toward eeif Preservation.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30

The Charlotte Observer in an
editorial 1.-The Negro and his Vote''
says that the Democratic party has
not left untried any means to win
the political favor of the negro. but
that it has failed 10 do so. Is this
the Observers explanation for the
campaign that was carried on in
North Carolina last yeara
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30

Two Ave cent documentary" rev
enue stamps attached.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30
AWife Says:

We Aexs foen CHILDREN. VIII the a.
dhsee suffered almost mbeasab'e pains from
u 70 - hosss, and had to Be placed under
De influence Of eh1orofocm. I csed thses
boet1es Il Hofh<y's Friend before on. Id
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30

The News and Observer and other
papers Of its kind are giving the
Supreme Court "fits" for following
a precedent laid down by Democratic
courts. In this case, however. the
decision Gusts a Democrat from Office
and when you hit the crowd that ran
the last Democratic campaign on the
question Of Office, you touch q tender
spot.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30

HOOPS Puts cure sick besdacbe,
Indigestion.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30

II MAKHs AFFIDAVIT THAT A PROP
osrrIoN TO prsvRAxcHrs. NE.
sRoEs AND rLLrrIRArE WHITES
WOULD not RECEIVE A siNGLE
DEMOCRATIC VOTER IN THE LreIs-
LArURR AND psNoUNcts THoss
WHO MAKE rHs CHAR As sPEAK-
ING YALsELY AND TRYIS0 To rooL
THE PEOPLE.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-18
An OUZR4GE

Last Sunday the train which lett
here at I1:45 for New Orleans was
wrecked a short distance on the
other side of Cade. The track was
blockaded and no train could go
through that point. The railroad
authorities were certainly aware OF
this condition of affairs, but strange
TO saw the east-bound train, sched-
uled to leave here at about
O'Clock, left as usual, as if nothing
had happened. The railroad com
pany knew that the train could not
go through at Cade, and it knew
also that in the coaches were a
number of women and children,
who, in case of a long stay at Cade,
would be subjected to much incon-
venience, if not real suffering. The
train reached Cade at about 1880
and remained there until O'Clock
the next morning. Anyone can I'M
apine to what the passengers, es
pecially the women and children,
we're exposed. With the thermom
eter registering six degrees above
zero and little OF no fire in the cars,
and without anything to eat, they
were penned up and com
pelled to stand the bitter cold
What reason can Superintendent
Owens, who was present, give TO
keeping these people over IL hour
at Cade without any place TO sleel
and without mOuthful TO eat
Had the superintendent had de
cent regard for the comfort OF tn
patrons of his road he would hav
ordered the train back to Lafayett
or some other point where the
! would have been able to secur
j proper accomm odations. 1t seem
. to us that the people of this sectlo
j have some rights left which eve
q Mr.. Owens ought to be made
y respect. There is absolutely no e.
i cuse for this outrage perpetratc
j. upon the travelling public. Ha
i the superintendent been unable
q avoid all this. we are confident tn;
i there would not have been wol
il of complaint uttered, but as 1t WI
u the result of either Indifference
j. something worse, we believe tt
y travelling public should exercl
u their privilege OF registering lus
II and vigorous kick if that is all Il
y satisfaction they can get.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-18
NUMBER 81.
Almost Ends In q
Tra0edy

Opelousas, Feb. I5--Snowball-
ing by the young boys came near
ending in tragedy yesterday eve
ming at late hour Carlton NJ
Ogden, a young man of this town,
was holding a negro, while the
young boys were pelting him with
snowballs, when Webster Castain,
one of the ward constables, came
up and interfered. An alteration
ensued and Ogden struck CastaIn
with a whip, and witnesses claim
that at this moment Castain jumped
back into the street and made a
movement as if to draw a weapon,
and Ogden opened fire on him with
4s-calibre Colt pistol. Castain,
who, as it subsequently developed,
was unarmed, broke and ran,
Ogden firing in the meantime. Cas-
tain slipped and fell in the middle
of the street, and Ogden thinking
he had struck him stopped shooting
The shooting occurred in the heart
of town. and created intense excite
ment. One of the bullets went
through window of the court
house. Ogden fred three shots,
none taking effect. He surrendered
and iS ont on bond