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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Farm Work Has Progressed Nicely and Good
Rains Reported.

Rains Reported.
The reports OF crop correspondents
for the week ending Mondsy, June
18th, 1899, with few exceptions, indi-
cate very satisfactory progress In the
growth OF crops. The temperature
was considerably above the normal
from the 18th to the 10th, and maxi
mum temperatures between 30 aud 9s
occurred generally; although . dccid-
ed fall in temperature took place the
latter par, OF the week, Saturday aud
Sundsy especially being very cool. the
cool wave was practically over by Mon
day (l9th) and is not thought TO have
checked growth materially. File
rains fell the early and latter portions
OF the week with sunny intervals. More
rain is needed along the southern
counties from Richmond TO Mccklen-
burg. and perhaps in other isolstei
sections. chiefly on the coast. Heavy
washing rain. were reported on the
18th and 18th in the following conn
ties: Forsyth. Davidson, Franklic,
Person, and Warren, where consider-
able damage to various crops occurred.
In these aud Q few other counties grass
and weeds have had opportunity to
grow, but generally the crops through
out the State in an unusually good
state OF cultivation.
Farm work progressed nicely dur
ing the week. Crops are IN excellent
condition and growing splendidly;
in fact several correspondents state
that vegetation 10 nov - veil sdvspc-
ed as usual at this season. except cot
ton and gardens which are still late.
Harvest made rapid progress; 10 over
| in the south, half finished in the north.
central portion OF the State. aid hss
| commenced in the west Some wheat
and oats have been housed and thresh'
ing is beginning. Laying by corn il
becoming general; corn is doing very
we'll. The rsvsges by cut worms OF
lowlands have been 20 great that many
farmers have plowed up bottoms and
planted over. Cotton 10 growing
very fast and will soon Sc
squares in the south. The las
of the tobacco has been tranrplanted
complaints OF damage to this crop b!
bud or wire worms and grasshopper
are more numerous this week, espe
cislly from northern counties. Th
heaviest shipments Of Irish potatoe
are over. Some sweet potato sprout. an'
and vines are still being set out Bic
appears TO have come ont considerabl.
eince the rain. Planting field pea
continued. Vegetables are late sn,
scarce in the vest, where gardens sui
fered 90 much from drought. Hay VII
be short Of expectations, though
good yield. Blackberries are ripen
ing. Esrly spples and peaches ~
coming into market and arc Of poo
quality.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
General Cor coa's naae Bsrsed.

ATLANTA. Ga. Special The spisn-
did home Of General John Is. 6ordoa.
at Kmkwood. . suburb Of Atlanta. vss
completely destroyed by ere wsdsss-
day evening. Mira Gordon. her
daughter. Caroline. and Hugh and
Frank, the t~o sons Of the general.
wero at home when the Ars Vas de
covered. With the assistance Of The
family servants and nsighbors. the
generals books. pictures and var relics
we're saved. but everything above the
6rst floor Vas burned.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29

SrrcE Mr.. Havemeyer's declaration
that protection is the mother of all
trusts, the old-line politicians and pa
pers in the Democratic party have
been patting themselves on the back
and seying, I told you 30. They
should suspend their self-gratuiation
just long enough to make note of the
fact that the protection in the Wilson
German tariff bill was very fond and
indulgent mother to Mr.. Hsvemeyer's
sugar trust.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
CounterfeiterS in Ashevilie,

After long and diligent search .
band of bold and shrewd counterfeit
ers. which had made Asheville it's head
quarters, has been broken up BY tho
arrest Of Dennis Mccoy and Logan
Lynch. For several days Agent Perry,
who is in the secret service Of the gov
ernment; Deputy Marshal Chambers
and some Of the local officers have been
working up the case against the men
arrested. The former was placed in Jail
last week. while the latter was arrested
Wednesday morning. The moulds for
making the counterfeit dollars, half
dollars and nickles were found at the
home Of Mccoy on Eagle street, the
officers having made the discovery
through q remarkable incident. Nc
Coy owned young and playful dog,
and the animal Was the cause OF bis
undoing. The dog dragged stocking
which contained some OF the spurious
coins into the street, where they were
later found by person who happened
to be passing.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29

AFTER reading an account OF Demo-
cratic officials in Wilmington sending
a white man to the New Hanover
county workhouse, chained to q negro
convict, we expected to see Goldsbor O
rise en- masse and go down to Whining
ton 70 mob the perpetrators of such O
dastardly Disgrace.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
Long Does Not Defend the lsie cisi Ser.
sce Order.

That Secretary Long. the bead Of
the Navy Department. 10 NO defender
Of Presidsnt Mckinley recent letting
down Of the civil service bars has bsss
made apparent Being asksd for .
statement o. 70 his views on the matter.
be simply ssid: The Navy Depart
ment is not much effected by the rev
civil service order. Only one position.
that Of private secretary 70 the Assis-
TAFT Secretary Of tho Navy. 10 excluded
from competitive sXsmipstion for sp-
pointment. This 10 in conformity vita
the other Departments This 10 eli ]
can cav.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
A Naval StandStill.

The HAGUE, By Gable. The infor
nation from Germany is that Emperor
William will not separate himself from
the other powers on the arbitration
question; and the German delegates
anticipate q favorable decision on that
point. The conference probably will
take holiday after June 20, to allow
the delegates to refer to their respec
tive Governments for final instruc-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
Eve New Cases of Yellow Fever.

SANTIAGO, de Cuba, BY Cable. Five
new cases of yellow fever are reported,
three soldiers and two civilians. No
deaths are reported. The festival of
San Juan will be universally observed
bv the Cubans. It is the date annouced
for the much-talked-of ''outbreak
against the Americans. The streets
are filled with masqueraders tonight
and all houses are closed until Monday.
There is not, however, the slightest
reason to expect any trouble.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
Seven Hundred Thousand

It has been expected in some quar-
ters that the assessors for Asheville
township outside the city would raise
the assessment of the Biltmore estate
to figures approximating q million
dollars. This, however, is much
above the actual figure, the assessment
decided upon being 100000. This
includes every portion of the estate
that is in Buncombe county. The as
sessment last year was $615, 900. Ken
ilworth Inn has been assessed at $40,
600 and the furniture therein at $1O..
900.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
Si25,OOO Cotton Mill At Sanford.

A 1925, 600 cotton mill was organ
lied at Sanford Thursday, with w. H.
Watkins as president, and T. l.. CHS
holm as secretary and treasurer. Iu-
formation was received from Mr.. Percy
Gray, representing the Lockville Elec-
trio Power Company, that his people
would furnish the power to run tie
mill. This representation shows that
all the electric power wanted cen be
furnished by the Lockville Company
to run all the factories and mills that
will be located in Sanford, ss the dis
tauce is only ten miles.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
N. Cambon to be HOnOred.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Special. The
French ambassador, Nj. Cambon, is
about to receive from the University Of
Harvard the degree of LII. D., in
recognition of the distinguished public
service he performed in the negotia
tions which restored peace between the
United States and Spain.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29

MANILA. By Cable. Rear AdD raj
Ihn C. Watson arrived here Tuesday
~n board the United States transport
zsfiro from Hong Kong. and raised his
Dag on the United States cruisss Bslti-
more. The commanders Of ell The var
shirs called upon the admiral during
the course Of the day.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
EDITORIAL RRIEFS.

Tn,r Sl5, 900, il it exists, which the
Democratic press says is to be used TO
bny Democratic legal opinion against
,bs oonstitutiouality Of the amend
ment, is in shy old way il the only
thing 70 save it will be tho refusal Of
,Le Democratic lawyers to take il.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29

LONDON. by Cabs. - The Visnns
correspondent Of The Daily telegraph
says: The American War Once hes
learned that the evidence Of N. Cssi-
mir-Psrio. upon the Dreyfus trial siil
bs startling. II will bs shown that hs
holds the key 70 snairs which he's
hitherto been withheld. in order 10 pre-
vent serious conflict between Francs
and Germany"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
TIE S,tsstios n the Fsost

MAxrLA, By Cable. The insurgeas
army has taken TO the svamps sud hills
beyond linus. The largest force 10 sup-
posed to be in the hborhood Of Sen
Fernando, holding . position more TO-
ward the lake, or toward the coast se-
cordiug - exiSencies demand.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
Mrs. Barrow's Trial Set for June 26.

NEW YORK. Special. The case of
Mrs. Addie Barrow, the wife of George
Bcauregard Barrow, convicted of kid
mapping the baby, Marion Clark, and
sentenced to ID years and 10 months in
State prison, has been set for trial Nor
day, June ~.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29

SAYS the st. Louis Globe Democrat: /:
"Populsm is relic OF barbarism." If
this be 80, considering the rapidly in
creasing popularity OF Peoples party
principles, the country must be fast
relapsing into barbsrism.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
Admiral Dewey n Colombo.

CoDoMBo. Island Of Csylop. by Cs-
ble.-Ths United States cruiser Olym-
pia. With Admiral Dewey. hss just ss-
rived from Singapore.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
Murdered by The fslipassk

Madrid, By Csblr.-A dispsteh 70
The Impsrcisl from Manila ssys: Baron
DuMarsis, . Frsnehmss. Who vsst
&, the rebel camp TO intervene ip BE-
half Of the Spanish prisoners In the
hands Of the Filipinos has bssn trssch-
srously murdered.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
For a National Park.

A gentleman who has recently had
an interview with Senator Pritchard
found him very enthusiastic over the
prospect of establishing a national
park in western North Carolina. The
Senator has given a great deal OF
thought to this project, and has sue
ceeded in arousing so much interest in
it that he now feels confident that he
can get bill creating a commission to
establish the park through the Senate.
He has also interested President Nc
Kinley i'll the measure. which has for
its object the protection of the fauna
and fora of the Appalachian Noun.
tains. Senators Quay and Tillman q, e
understood to be earnest champions ol
Senator Pritchard's plan. Western
North Carolina is admittedly the best
place for such q park.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
Break Jail at Halifax.

The prisoners in Jail at Halifax, N.
c., assaulted the jailor Thursday
morning and made their escape. taking
the Jail keys with them. A man came
to the jailor's rescue, but got the worst
of it. Neither the jailor nor his friend
is seriously hurt. Bloodhounds have
been sent from the State farm to hant
the prisoners down.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
Valor.liSO Under Wa.er.

SANTIAGO del Chile, By Gable.
tremendous rainfall has interrupted all
comm nication between this place and
the rest of the country. The city of
Vslpraiso half under water.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
Alsb,al Dessersis Usiis % Bssthess sss
Speaker.

Brnxrx6HAN, Ala, Special The Al.
sbams congressional delegates held Q
meeting in Tuscaloosa. Wednesday.
and resolved unanimously TO support
Representative John II. Bsskhssd. Of
the sixth district, for the spesksrship
Of the House Of Representatives
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
Work of Negro Detective.

VUtA VI NSxsV USSSSuVes
It is learned that the name of the
negro arrested at Leaks Store in Ber-
tie county, for arson of the Battle res.
idence is CLANCY Davis. A negro de-
tective, Dennis Rowe, was sent for
from Richmond soon after the arson
was committed. Rove secured work
on the same farm with Davis and got
confession of the crime from him.
He was arrested but escaped and was
rearrested IN BERTHE. He will have Q
preliminary hearing at Tarbo-o, where
he is now in Jail. There seems to be
little doubt of his guilt.
The Finance committee of the North
Caroline Railroad directors met Friday
at Burlington.
The harvesting of wheat is about
over and reports from the principal
n-growing counties of the State say
that the yield has not been up to the
average this year by any means.
The best rate the railroads have q
far offered the Adjutant General fol
the transportation of the Second ant
Third Regiments of the State Guard Il
Morehead City is l % cents per mil,
| for the round trip But this is declare,
! to be too high and it is said that un
less . rate of 13 cents is made Their
will be no encampment.
The town of Southern Pines, in tn
south-central portion of North Caro-
lima, is now the center of quite An ex
tensive grape and fruit-growing indus
try. The development of grsp
culture in this section of the Stat
has all taken place within the ID,
nine or ten years. The fri
vineyard of any size was planted abou
the year 1890, and since then th
plsntings have gone on, until to-da.,
there are about 750 acres Of vineyard
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29

The Governmsnt Of Trim d I'd hss do
eidsd to adopt the Msrconi system Of
wireless telegrsphy for conmunicstsea
With the dependency Of Tobago.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29

California has offered . voluntsss
regiment 10 the President for assistsses
in putting down the rebellion In ths
Philippines.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29

wrote . srathful .nd very inssructive
article Containing his ot.ervsiio.s %
Ito people especially The co.fies hs-
tveeh the shr,e snd E-gro rscos IN
those islsnda This sksteh vas d~cli.sd
hy every northern magazine Of rspue-
l.can instinets-dec.ieed beosr.s its
conclusion did rot tally 9th repabli-
can policy. bot % sss promptly g.
eepted b, the Midland Monthly. all
Mr.. Green sdv,scs our people 10 cot.
tribute 10 it and pairosiae ~ NJ.
Green. . wellkno~n scion Of that very
notable aud able genilensa paa
Green. is kim--lf ose 81 The mo.t
learned aud reliable urirr. of the
south. Then there d. our osn Thon.s
Nelson Page. whose 'Red Roek" les
awakened the Conservative people of
the north. apd they declare siih scnc
signs Of repentance that they did no,
know; they did not dream thst The
south ~ss 60 'hamefulls aud cruelty
harrassed In rsconstruction dsys. NAY
be they will apologize before long.
Yes. no are rising up again 90 tho
front. and ~ill yet fuleil Alhion Tcur
gees prediction. for be ,sy. IN Ia,
Fools Errspd." the .outh copfroll
ed and dominated the nsiIousi govern
meut !or hfty years. aud if 5ar peopl.
continue TO worship money as iheii
God. the south will before snoih.l
half century control aud dominate q
again" The north, like He nap. sec
Mordecsi si.tipg at the gaze. and d
unhappy. and nov her only hope .
thst there is . gger In the uoodpil
who will some day break out an
drench our land With blood. Let tn
north beware and let ne alone, 10
Haman Was hanged on the esllo~. b
huilt for Mordecai. We do not fee
the negro, for though he 10 . politics
fool. lie Is yet our friend.
Bot l must be Amiable today. for
is the seventy third anniversary OF m
birthday. 1 have already had fort
kisses and hundred good wishes. an
there are more to come. Ny III!
kissed me early kissed me first sn
with q copjugsl smile: "iou must hv
op and on as long as you can. for
don't knoU how Ne would get alon
without you" don't either, and %
like peusioned soldier. i keep hvin
on.
N
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
Time cuts down all.
Both great end small,
Except Q pensioned soldier.

We had . big dining today With
eighteen OF the family at the feast. and
the menu WAS an old fashio ed dinner.
with ice cream aud talk and hilarity
for dessert. They drank cold water
toast to my longevity Bill Arp. IN
Alfalfa Constitution.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29
The Latest Lynching.

SCRANTON, MASS. Special.-''We, the
jury, find that the deceased came to his
death by climbing tree, venturing too
far out on limb and thereby breaking
his neck" Such was the verdict of the
coroner's jury in the case of Daniel
Patrick, colored, who was iynched here
Thursday for an assault upon Miss
Bessie Ireland. Patrick confessed his
crime aud begged of the mob to shoot
him. He evidently feared burning al
the stake, and was glad to be let of
with . rope aud bullets. Three hun
dred of the most prominent men in 4hl
city participated in the Iynching.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29

Four tons of powder at the United
States Smokeless Powder Company's
factory on Point San Pedro, four miles
from San Francisco. blew up Monday,
killing four employees and seriously in
juring three others.
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THEY FOUGHT TO THE DEATH
One Man Killed, Another Mortally Wound
ed, and Negro Standing in Range
Shot Through the Neck

MOUNT VERNON. Ga, May 15.-At
Hancock's Mill. six miles north of this
place, battle to the death was fought
between John Letter on one side and
James Morris and George Mcleod on
the other, apparently without provo
cation. John Letter was killed,
George Mcleod mortally wounded,
and Tom Yewmans. a Negro standing
in range, dangerously shot through
the neck. Jim Morris, who is re-
ported to have fred the shot
that killed Letter. escaped without
scratch. The shooting took place in
Hancock's store which at the time of
the shooting was filed with mill hands
ano customers, and it seemed miracl e
that no one else was hurt. Letter,
the man killed. was manager of Han
cocks mill, Mcleod belonged to one of
the leading families of the county and
is cousin of Morris who did the kill
ipo
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EX-GOV. R. P. FLOWER DEAD.
He Became Ill in the Eastport Country
Club, Eastport, l. l., and Died Within
Few Hours Of Heart Failure.

New YORK, May 13.-Former Gov.
Roswell P. Flower died Friday night
at 1890 at the Eastport Country club,
at Eastport L. l. Mr.. Flower was
taken i'll early in the day with severe
attack of acute indigestion. In the
afternoon symptoms of heart failure
supervened and he grew steadily worse
until the time of his death. The attack
of heart failure was accompanied
by a fainting spell and Mr..
Flowers family in New York city
were quickly notified. Mrs Flower
and the former governors nephew,
Frederick S. Flower, accompanied nv
DIR. Thomas H. Allen, Mr.. Flowers physi.
clan, left at ones on a special train for
Eastport. When they arrived there
Mr.. Flower had somewhat recovered
but Friday night the attack of heart
failure was marked and Mr.. Flower
became unconscious an hour or more
before his death.
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LAY IN AMBUSH.
~Tinclad" GunbOats Ran Into q Nest of
Insurgents Concealed In the Brush.
Americans Opened with Their Iapad-F're
Guns, Filling the Jungle With . Hall Of
shot-Twenty Natives Killed and Sew.
eral wounded Before Retreating.

MANILA, May 15.- The ''tinclad"
gunboats Laguna de Bay and Cava-
donga and launch under Capt. Grant,
ran into nest Of insurgents concealed
in the brush and on both sides of the
Rio Grande river, three miles above
Calumpit, Saturday afternoon, and
were received with heavy volleys at
short range. A sergeant belonging to
the Utah battery was killed and one
private was wounded.
Opening with their rapid-fre guns,
the Americans killed 90 natives and
wounded several others, filling the
jungle with hail of shot for half an
hour until the enemy fed.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-The follow
ing dispatch from Maj Gen. Otis, Civ
ing the status Of the military situa-
tion as it now exists in the operations
against the insurgents, was received at
the war department Sunday:
"MAN1LA, May 14.-Adjutant Gen
eral, Washington: Situation is as fol-
lows: Lawton, from Balinag, has TAX
en- Ildefonso and San Miguel to
north with slight loss and driv-
ing considerable force of enemy;
gunboats and canoes accompany
1,5O0 men under Kobbe up Rio Grande
river from Calumpit, depart 10th. Mac
Arthur remains at San Fernando, COW
ering country. Yesterday
messenger from Aguinaldo expressing
wish to send commission to Manila
for conference with United States COM
mission to arrange terms of peace; di-
rections given to pass body repre-
sentative insurgents to Manila should
it present itself. (Signcd) Otis"
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DR.. WHITSITT'S SUCCESSOR,
DR.. John T. Greene. of Missouri, Elected
President Of the Southern Baptist
Seminary Saturday.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 15.-Dr. John
T. Greene, of Missouri, was at noon
Saturday elected president of the
Southern Baptist seminary to succeed
DR.. w. H. Whitsitt, whose resignation
was accepted after long and bitter
struggle. Thursday evening. The cleo
tion of DIR. Greene is considered vic.
tory for the Whitsitt faction. DR.. j.
b. +. Kerfoot was considered the can.
didate of the anti-Whitsitt faction, but
he withdrew his name. as did also DR..
J. r. Sampey, professor of the sem
inarv,
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TlMBERS HURLED INTHR AIR
Powder building st Kinss' MILLS Compists.
" yDsnoiisAsd-No No Esuployes On the
Place st the Time.

KiNe's Mills, O., May 1S.--.W With .
terrific explosion that hurled timbers
into the air, filled the atmosphere with
flying debris and shook the country
for six miles around, the pulverising
and glazing buildings Of the Kings
smokeless powder plant at this place
were completely demolished Friday
morning at $3.50.
There were NO employees in the plant
at the time, but many were on their
way for the days work, and had the
explosion occurred half an hour later,
many lives would have been sacrificed.
A. it was, two employees were within
100 feet Of the factory when the ex-
plosion took place. They were stunned
by the awful conclusion, but escaped
injury. Houses in the vicinity were
shaken almost from their foundations,
not whole window was left in the
neighborhood, and other buildings Of
the great plant were damaged some.
what.
The explosion originated in the glaz-
ing mill, near the river road, about 200
yards ea t of the bridge, and was the
result of q fire that can not be ex-
explained. 1t was an old frame struc-
ture, about ten feet square, and con-
tanned two barrels of smokeless pow
der. Another building, little to the
west, was destroyed by the resulting
fir and third was badly shattered
from the explosion. The buildings
will be replaced within two days.
The cause of the explosion is un.
known. The three men who were so
close to the mills when the explosion
came went on duty early and were sup
posed to start the machinery in the diff
ferent buildings They were the last
employees at the works Thursday night
but are unable to give any cause. The
loss is about 81. 500.
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REFUSED TO BUY THE DRINKS
A School Janitor. While In . Saloon in Chi
cago, Struck Fatal Blow by One
of His Companions.

CHICAGO. May 15.-Henry Reitz, a
janitor at the Jefferson school, Elburn
avenue and Latin street, refused to
buy drinks with two men whom he met
in saloon Sunday, and short time
later he was struck fatal blow by one
OF his companions He was found un-
conscious by two policemen and died
In few minutes without making any
statement.
Reitz was the father of Henry p.
Reitz, second baseman of the Pitts
burgh ball club, and Edward R. Reitz,
second baseman Of the Sacramento,
CAL, ball club.