The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-07-13
THROUGHOUT IHE COUNTRY.
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DIR. Carlton II. Uber. of Richmond.
reported as dead q, Lyan HAyau. has
turned up at homo son3i ard sell
Ex-Gov. Hass Tyler. Of vEgiaia. u..l
anti trust issue.
The Virginia Boa, Club, Of Richmond,
won the single shell event in the Peo-
pies Regatta, on the ScbuylSI,l, =.
Philadelphia
Heavy rains Friday ted ur railroads
In South, West and Central Texas,
inunda,ins hundreds Of acres aud
doing vast damage 10 crops.
Tho fire at the United Verde Copper
Mines, which started Tuesday night IN
the reyer erberatory and spread 10 the un-
derground works, WAS hna!ly b.ousht
under control Friday.
A family of four were rescued from a
tree q. Calvert, Tex Saturday. Three
moro drowned negroes bodies have
been found.
Up TO the day Of his fret entering
school, Booker 4. WaShinGton's name
was Booker TalIaferro. Then the
teacher said that all the co.ored boys
Of the section had three or four names.
well, said the new punt. ''rnt me
down as Washington.
The North.
William f. Draper, Unitod States
Ambassador to Italy, has arrived In
New York.
Five hundred convicts in the Ana
mosa penitentiary, Des Moines, Iowa,
have struck for better ra:ions.
The banking house of Morton. Bliss
Co., New York, will DC continued by
the Morton Trust Co.
jeremiah Sullivan and Louis Gays.
at Graniteville, y. V. were killed by
a cave-in in quarry Thursday.
A big German syndicate Will operate
great copper smelter and twenty live
claims in Shasta county, Col.
AT NeillsviIle. Wis, Miss Alice VII
Ian aud Mrs. Neil Morrison were thrown
from buggy and killed.
The Diamond Match Co. at Chicago
expects to olncrease IFS capital stock from
SlI 200, 600 to SO, 600. coo.
Two men were scaided to death ly
the collapse OF steam tlne on the river
steamer st. Paul, ct ST. Louis, No.
The Government transport, McPher-
son, has arrived at New York from San
Juan, Puerto Rico, bringing several
citizens and army officers.
The Union Traction COMPANY has
been incorporated ut indianapolis,
Ind, with capital Of S2, 600, Op0, 10
operate number of the city and su-
burban street railways.
President c. j. Stewart, Of The
American Investors Company of New
York. surrendered under indictments
for grand larceny, and was granted
bail
The Appellate division of the Su-
preme Court of New York has author
lied the Montauk Indians to bring to
trial their suit for 81 GOO, eco worth OF
property at Moniauk Point.
A crowd of the three or four hundred
mon and boys stopped a southside Car
| non union conductor and motorman, as
we'll as the passengers, away.
| Fire Commissioners Scanned has ap-
pointed Edward T. Croker Chief of the
Fire Department of Greater-New York,
at salary of SG, coo per year The
new chief is nephew Of Richard Gro
| ker.
| In fast. fierce battle that went the
limits of % rounds, Jack O'Brien. Of
| New York, was the victor over Dan
| Hawkins, of California, at the Broad
way Athletic Club. The winner came
to the ringside as the short ender in a
20-tO-1 betting proposition, and won
almost as he pleased
| foreign
The Federal Enabling Act has passed
the Legislative Assembly Of Victoria,
Australia.
Naval surgeons report no trace OF
yellow fever ut Puerto Rican ports.
Capt. Coshlan, late of the Raleigh.
will take charge Of tho Puget Sound
Naval Station August T.
The Naval Board of Bureau Chiefs is
trying to determine whether the six
small cruisers about to be built shall
have steel protective decks.
The Diet has been summoned to
meet at Coburg. Germany, to setile
the SAKE Coburg succession.
United States Ambassador Choate
las had another conference with the
| cbIto lie
Alaskan boundary
A box, supposed to contain the bones
of Velasco, defender of Moro Castle in
1862, has been found in Havana, and
will be sent to Spain.
The Venezuelan Arbitration Com
mission at Paris, has resumed its ses
sions, Attorney General Webster con
tinuing the British presentation.
The Parliamentary Committee fol
the promotion of the Anglo Amer ieaI
movement met in London and wi!
soon report on its first year work.
1t is said that Spain will prefer de
mand for lease of Chinese territory
because China during the Spanish
American war permitted shipments @
arms and ammunition by American
steamers to the Philippines.
The italian Chamber of Depntie
voted goo to 13S on motion of the Pre-
mier, General Pollaux, to refer ,h
royal decree restricting constitutions
liberties to the Committee on PolItica
Bills, such reference TO have the fore
of an act of indemnity.
Miscellaneous.