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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
The Negroes to EIam,.

The race riot at Edgefeld, S. G.,
seems now to have subsided. Both
whites and blacks implicated in the af-
fair are quietly following their custom
ary vocations. The testimony at the
inquest shows that three pistol shots
were fred into the whites before they
replied at all. Then perfect..fusillade
followed. One of the wounded aa:rkies,
Wilkes Ballentine, ran about 2cS
yards before he fell and he hid
his pistol just inside a plank fence
beside which he lay. Two freshly
fred chambers were found in same.
Arthur Townsend, the negro who caus-
ed all the trouble, seems to have organ
lied the party Of negroes. He is q
worthless loaier about the town and
regarded as extremely insolent. He
cursed several factory employees as be-
ing low down ''white trash, u
which of course incensed the latter.
The defendents now in Jail are spok en-
of in the highest terms by President
Fisher and Superintendent Sossaman
Of tho cotton mill. Four of them are
Edgefeld county men and have always
borne good reputation for being quiet
aud peaceable.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
Gsfssssaso.s IMPROVEMENTS
4 Coiiea flsaaei MI. the oaIy 0se is The
Ssaih. Heisx Erected.

The growth and progress Of Greene
boro from an iadustria, standpoint for
the last two years has bsen rapid and
substantial. Cotton mills. furniture
factories aud iron boundaries have been
built aad are fiourishsnS. On top Of
this, tas outlook for the next fov
months il something for the State 10 10
proud Of. The Proximity Cotton Mills.
owned aud operated by Messss. Moses
II. and Ceasar Cone. now running IS. q.
coo spindi,s. is 10 add 10, 0oo more at
an carly date. Ground has been bro.
ken near the Proximity Mill for the
New Revolution Cotton Mill Work
on the building begins ut cnoe. This
mill is to have Il, 900 spindiss aad 300
looms. The product Of the mill Is to
be cotton fisnnel, this being the frst
in the South to make ii. There will be
125 additional tenement housea The
old Greensboro Steel and Iron Fur
mace. so long idle and worthless, is
soon to be in operation. Within the next
GO dayssa concern for making oak
chairs, with o capital stock Of $40, 600.
will be running there.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
Fighting at Samoa.

AprA. Samoan Island, (By Cablel. -
The troubles growing out OF the election
of King of Samoa have taken o more
serious turn, and have resulted in the
BON bardnsut OF the native villages
along the shore by tie United States
cfuiZer Philadelphia, Admiral Kautz
commanding, and the British cruizsrs
Porpoise and Rcyalist. The lombard
ment has continued internationally for
eight days. Several villages have been
burned. aud there have been q number
Of casualties among the British sailors
ard marines. As yet it is impossible
to estimate the number of natives kill
ed or wounded. The Porpoiso has
shelled the villages east and west Of
Apia aud captured many boats. The
Americans and British are fighting
splendidly, but there is bitter feeling
against the Germans. Two men, q
British and German subject, have
been arrested as spies. The bonn bard
ment of the jungle was for time very
hot.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
Their Mission a Failure

Tho delegates from the Cuban As.
sembly, Messrs. Villalon and Hevia,
called informally ut the State Depart.
ment Friday, aud had Q loEg converse
ton with Secretary Hay. The condi.
ton OF affairs in Cuba was freely dis
cussed, aud the delegates presented
the resolution Of the Cuban Assembly.
Secretary Hay assured the deleg gatos
that the United States govern.
ment would not increase the amount to
ray the Cuban army above the SO, 900, =
900 already sent to Cuba. He said this
matter could not further be considered.
He also informed them that tho Pres.
ident would not consent to any schem Q
Tor raising money by the Cuban Assem-
bly, to pay tho Cuban troops.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
NhLOL(S HAS SURRENDERED
The FiIjpinos Evacuated Their Cap
taI After Firing the Town.
M'ARTHUR ENTERED THE CITY
~ p.D Taursdly Morniay y-2eb:ls Lost
Ilcayily-They Retreated Towards the
Nonh-Thc $1,000 900 May Com. Back.

NASuA by Cable. Tho United
States troops rested Wedne ,dayniyht in
the Jungle, about n mile and quarter
from Maloios. tho days advance bo.
gan at o'clock and covered distance
ol about two and oue-half miles be
yoad the Guluginto rivor, along The rail.
road. The brunt Of the battle was on
tuo right OF the track, where the enemy
was apparently concentrated. The
FIRST Nebraska, First South Dakota
aud Tenth Pennsylvania regiments
encountered them entrenched on the
borders Of the woods, and the Ameri.
cans advancing across the opening, suf-
ferod u terrific fire for half an hour.
-Four men of the Nebraska regiment
were htlled and thirty wounded. Ten
men OF tho Dakota regiment were
wounded and ono of tho Ponnsylva.
ulans was killed. The Americans fl.
ualiy drove the Fillpinos back. AL.
though there were three lines OF
strong eatrenchmonts along tho track,
tho enemy made scarcely any defence
thcro. General McArthur aud his
stat we're walking on the track abreast
Of the line with everything quiet, when
suddonly they received shower Of
bullets from sharpshooters in treos an 4
on housetops, but they were speed.
liY dis,olged. The encmy's loss was
apparently small, the Jungle afiording
them such protection that the Ameri-
cans were unable to see them and In iir-
Ing were guided only by the souud ol
the Filipino shots. Tho American ar
tiIIcry was handicapped for the same
reason.
Major General Macarthur advanced
to attack Malolos, the seat Of the insur.
gent government. at O'Clock Thurs
day morning. lie was met with strong
opposition, the rebels resisting des
rera;ely, but losing heavily. Genera
Halls brigade is advancing north from
the water. works and driving tho lef
wing OF the euemy across. Major Gen.
cral MacArthur entered Malolos, The
seat of the so called insurgent govern
ment. at 0:30 i'll the morning, the rob
els burning the city and simultaneous
iy ovacuating it. They are now in full
retreat towards tho north, wher
Acunaido and his cabiue5 have beer
for two days
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
Ksaxas Criminals Captured

The E.usas City. No.. Star prints .
three column story regarding the ar
rest Of remarkable gang II kensas
criminals who have for years lived by
means ofrobbery and murder. One Of
the gang is believed 10 be the murderer
of oseph New, who wAs killed irGreen-
wood county, Kansas, two years ago.
for which News wife and George IL
Dobbs are serving life sentences. SO
firmly does Warden Landis, OF the
Kansas penitentiary. believe In tho In
nocence Of Mrs. New and Dobbs that
he will Immediately urge Governor
StAnly to pardon them. Frank Altgood.
alledged to be tho real murderer. 10 in
jail at lola, Kan, under charge Of forg-
cry A. Bullard, serving IN eieht-yssr
sentence in tho Kansas psnitsntiary
fer horse stealing. has confessed that
he, Altgood aud "Bill" Turner were
the murdsrers Of New and that MIRA.
New and Dobbs are absolutely inno-
cent
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
Cur Foreign Commerce Reviewed.

A picture of the foreign commerce
of the United States from the adop-
ton of the constitution to the present
time il presented in q single table
which forms a part of the recently is
sued report of the Chief of the Bureau
OF Statistics. The total imports of
merchandise in the entire period are
S29, 979, e61, 4S7 and the total exports
$50, 952, 2O2, 9S5, making the excess of
exports OF merchandise s972,, 241, 1873.
The total imports of gold and silver
are 81, $40, 150,32O and the exports
So, 400, 623, 5S1, making the excess OF
exports of specie 81, AGO, 473, ,261. Com
bining these, the table shows the to-
tai imports of merchandise and specie
IN the entire period as s31, 92O, III, s07,
the exports as S34. 352. 1926. $50, and the
excess of exports - S2. 4se, ia $50.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
FLAG RAISED OVER MAIOlos.
The Rebels Put Out in Terror for tine
Mountains.

MANILA by Cable Tho American
flag was raised over MaIolos at 10
O'Clock Friday morning. The Kansas
Regiment and Montana Regiment, on
entering the city, found 1t deserted, the
presidencla burning, and the rebels re.
treating towards the mountains in q
state OF terror. 1t is believed that they
cannot IN any future time make even 9
faint resistance. The American loss was
small. 1t Is evident that the rebels had
for some time past abandoned all hope
oil holding their capital, for the Ameri.
cans found there evidences Of elaborate
preparations Tor evacuation. On the
railroad the rails and ties for about q
mile had been toru mp and probably
thrown into the rivcE. The only prif-
oaers captured were q few Cinnamon,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
Ten Years tor Dickefson.

Joseph T.. Dickorson, formerly Iii.
rector Of the First National Bank of
Asheville, n. G., which failed in July,
1874, who has been on trial in that city
for two weeks in the United States
Court on chrages OF embezzle-
ment and abstraction and misap-
Iropristion, was pronounced guilty
by the jury at o'clock Thursday
AFTERNOON, after it had been out
IS minutes. Judge Purnell sentenced
.nickeraon to 10 years in tho prison in
North Carolina designated by the Unit
a.! States. i motion for new trial
was ovor-ruled, and notice of appeal
given. Pending the hearing of the ap-
real, bond was fixed nt $50, which
was made ny in iJ minutes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
BARONESS De HIRScB DEAD.
a woman Who Spent si,500,0c0 in chari.
ties In New York CITY sfon.

4 special from Paris Gays: Sarone.s
dc Hirsch is dead Baron Hirsch left
an estate OF 81, ,0o0, 900. much OF which
was bequeathed to charity and after.
wards dispensed by the Baroness. Mil
lions have been spent IN colonizing
large bodies Of Russian refugees in the
United States and the Argentine Re.
public Baroness de Hirsch was quite
as remarkable q personaee as her hus-
band. Worth many millions in her
own right, she gave as freely Of her
wealth rs OF that left by her husband.
She was q daughter OF the late Senator
bischofheim, Of Brussels, head Of the
great banking house of Bischofheim L
Goldschmid, that financed the Erie
Halfway reorganization in 1871. A
careful estimate shows that the Baron
ess de Hirsch spent 81, 900, 900 in the
city OF New York in charitable work
since her husbands death, three years
ago, besides the annual income Of the
fund OF s., 400, 900 created by the
Baron.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
Teleersph;c Briefs.

A building "boom" has been started
in Columbia, s. c.
A dispatch received in Washington
from Samoa says Mataafa's people
obeyed orders to leave the government
reservation, but since then they have
become aggressive, killing one Ameri-
can and three British sailors.
The common council OF Detroit,
Michigan, by vote of 81 to II, ap-
pointed commission, headed by Gov
ernor Pingree, to negotiate, purchase
and operate all the grea. railways CT
Detroit under municipal ownership.
A wealthy gentleman named Tourrest
was shot dead in Paris by man named
Ozouf (who lost a fortune in'the Pana-
ma canal smasb), who mistook his VIC
tim for President Loubet. to whom
II Tourrett bore resemblance
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
Samoan Trouble Patched up.

tire Samoan trouble has been practi.
cally agreed upon by the United States.
Lord Salisbury's absence from London
alone delays the formal acceptance by
Great Britain, though in his absence
who are understood to be especially ia
miliar with the Samoan question, have
approved the plan for commission.
The United States has formally ex.
pressed its approval, aud the formal
highest quarter, will follow speedily.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
Officers Elected.

The Southern Publishers Association
in session in Richmond, Va, elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: Colonel G. OBJ Cowardin. of tho
Richmond Dispatch, was unanimously
elected president. Mr.. Leland Rankin.
of the Nashville American, was elected
vice president. M. A. T. Holderby,
Jr., OF the Richmond Times, was made
secretary and treasurer. The follow
ing directors were elected: c. p. j.
Money. Memphis Commercial -Appeai;
L. J. Brooks, jackson, Tenn, Wing;
Geo. w. Ochs, Chattanooga Times; ).
S. Nottingham. Norfolk Landmark; /;
Clark Howell, Atlanta Constitution;
r. N. johnson, Houston Post. and J.
!. Hemphi!l, Charleston News and
Courier.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
The $4,000 600 Nav Come Back

Governor General Brooke has almost
made up his mind to send the s.. 600. .
Cuban Military Assembly does not
give up the army rolls. "You may as
well 10 so, and not trihe much longer
sald Secretary Alger, when discussing
the matter IN conference with Gen.
Brooke aud Gen. Gomez. The latter
sald that such a course would serve the
Assembly right. Anyway. the impres
sion Is spreading that the governor
general NAV return the money to Wash
ngton, and it is stirring up fresh feel
ing against the Assembly.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
Tar Heel Notes.

Superintendent Mebane hos received
from DR.. J. L. NJ. Curry, of Washing
ton, l,7OO as tho States apportion.
ment of the Peabody school fund. This
money will be devided az follows:
81, 400 to the Greensboro State Normal
aod Industrial College; 500 to Win
stou Normal School; $50 to the
Elizabeth Normal School. and $50 to
the Fayetteville Normal School.
During the recent series of meetings
held in Cameron by Rev. William Black
and Rev. Mr.. Pool sixty one made pro-
fession of faith in Christ Twenty
Sc yen new members were received into
the Presbyterian church. Mr.. Pool
received S25 for his services and the
sum of $S5 was raised for Synodical
Home Missions.
The Methodist State Orphanage and
Home of Superannuated and INDECENT
Methodist Preachers, together with the
industrial building and several build
ings connected with these institutions
will be erected on one of the prettiest
spots in all of Wake county-within $50
yards of the Raleigh city limits and 2U
minutes walk of the capitol building.
At a meeting of the trustees of David
son College it was decided to build Q
new Science Hall in memory of DIR.
Martin. 1t is to cost $4,000. Com
mencement exercises proper were
changed from Thursday to Wednes-
day. Work on the foundation will be-
gin at once.
Fhe Randolph Chair Company, with
& capital stock of s., 600, is q new en-.
ter prise at Asheboro.
It must be stated now that there was
no finer regiment in the Seventh Army
Corps than the First North Carolina.
Such is the statement of gular officers
aud of the officers and men of other
regiments. The friendship between the
Second Illinois aud the First North
Carolina, comrades for over ten month";
is something touching to see.
Thomasville is to have o new chair
factory, with o capital stock of $40, 600
also new bank with S35, 600 capita
stock.
The North Carolina Teachers Assem-
bly, will meet this year. June 18th {,
18th. The program is now being pre-
pared for most interesting meeting,
| and indications point to the largest at
tendance in years. The place of meet
ing will soon be announced.
At Salisbury Mr.. Walter Murph,
l spoke of the rich lind" of copper or,
! at the Union mine, twelve miles from
that place. He says the copper i
in large masses and aheets, and tha
500 men are at work there.
A stock company of Elizabeth Cit
citizehs has been formed for the pui
pose of establishing rice mill in thu
town. The capital is $3.50
During the past week iwenty-fou
recruits for service in the Philippine
were enlisted ct Raleigh, nearly q
negroes.
The Cherokee Iron and Marble Con
pany have made . contract to supply
Middle sborough, KY, furnace With
large amount OF iron ore from thsi
property.
Nine thousand people living j
Greensboro have besn;;vaccinated. Thi
makes that city almost totally immun
from smallpox.
There are 129 insurance companies
the state. Most of them have signitie
their intention of coming in under th
new registration.
The First North Carolina Regime,
has arrived from Cubs and is stationa
in Savannah.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06

A dispatch from Rome says the Pops
has written an autograph lesser which
be vill send 20 Prssidsnt Mex inlsy by
Archbishop Ireland
Il IL reported that 80. 0Jo Turkish
Armsnisns are starving - result Of
crop failures aud devaststion wrought
b. Turkish soldisrs-
A special from New Bedford, MasaL.
says that efforts are being made By
rsp9easpsatsvss Of an Esgiish sypdsests
20 combine all tie cotton yarn mills Sa
the Cnised States. IL the deal u cec.
summated, il 10 estimstsd hat . capital
Of over 500. ooo. 0oo will b psosssery %
form the oombinstion-
The Lesdor Ststiss takes an eptinis-
tic riev Of The busipsss outlook 10
Losdoa and America. Rs(srisg -
Amsgics 10 ssys: '-Spsakisg bsssdly.
trade in the Cnitsd States - growing
mssveloasly and IL 70 likely % costisas
10 grow unless the sev erots prove
very bod Indeed, or soosthiag aits
gsthss unf0ressen oocass.
The iassrssuts in Lassa ssst Q
message 90 Lisuteosat Comnsa60
Covpsr, of the British gun-bost Ples-
er, vhsa the latter ssdssvosed - e.
ises . eoopeonise. sugesstsng thse
they we're ready 70 treat fof Dsass
thresgh . ssstrsi greet power.
A tract Of swamp lssas lyiaG in fls
eastern part Of North Cesolsps asd
containiog %, 600 acres. hes bssa pas.
| ebased By the Brssniag Lsobss Con.
pasy. The psiee paid vas 30. 000. o. {
1 dollar sn sese. These lands bsloegod
| 90 the State Board ef Educafies, Ssd
the purehase nossy viii - turned
| into the general school fund.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
Germany Takes Charge.

The Pekin correspondent Of The Lon.
don Times says: Under orders from
Berlin. the Germans will occupy 81
Chau Flu rnd I.Chau Fin, in the
province of Shang Tung, until
China isable to give the requisite
guarantee of her ability to prs.
serve order within that proviace.
Since she is annble to give such guar
antee GermHny's action is equivalent
to effective interference in administra.
tive contrnl within the German sphere
of influence.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
4 CNeloNt n AlAAAaA


A cyc,oss dd soassdsesh,s damage
Tnssdsy IN the Little sovs Of k.dss-
vile, - niies aes;a Of selGA Ala
The sav-mi.i of the l. Z ssekscs
LRnbes CoapAny ssd the eearssy
ssefe we're bsiiy wrecked. ssd . ssm-
her Of Dwelling houses usrs demo.
ished A large frame dvsllias vs.
carried more thas haadrsd yssds sad
raris Of several houses vsrs bleea
completely svsy. The eycioee vss
about ons-e,ghta of . mile vsds and
moved 10 . soaihsas,sriy directses-
A severe wind storm passsd over the
sec,ion around Americas. Ga Tea
n,les ssss oi that plses great ds0ass
was caused in the timber. fdtsss
houses are reported " have bees
wrecked. among them . church The
roads are DISTRACTED by fallen trees.
Immense damage has been does afouad
Waco. Tex. by the frssss Of Mosaay
night. Corn, which wAs ~ mos'
places one 20 two inches high. vsi
killed and Will have TO be repian,sd,
while the fruit crop 10 ISscticaiiy de-
ssroyed The Temperature Sss 30 de-
grees. the lowest ever known thsrs te.s
late IN the spring.
A terrific storm Iassed over opsliks
Ala, Tuesday. Tho roof uas blos ,
of the Mineral We'll Hotel and 10 ,n'
eastern part OF the city Q tvo-rsou
house was demolished and I'm,
Haeguly instantly killed. Many tee
were blown dovo and much damaS
dopa
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
New PARTY in pOrfo Qjco

A special from San Juan, Porto Rico.
says q new political party has been
born-"the Republican party of Porto
Rico" Though the party was orisi-
mated by the Radicals under the lead
ership of Manuel Rossy, it mas for its
object thS association Of all political
elements in this Island, and they have
agreed upon O platform which is pro-
nounced to be fsuitless in its Ameri-
canism. The platform endorses Presi-
dent Mckinley and declares for the
gold standard
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
Shot Sweetheart ana Self.

Nh. .ynpi1sLane and Miss Glennie
SauiS, about r. years old. both Of we'll.
to-a5 families Of kins:on took o walk
together. Not returning, search was
made, and their bodies were found
near the city. It appeared that Laue
had shot Miss Sauis and then killed
himself with q pistol. His attentions
to the y.uig girl were not accepta 'le
to her parents and he had been forbid
den to visit the home. This was prob.
ably tho cause of the tragedy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
Snow In ChCaro.

Thursday afternoon aud evening Chi.
cago was visited by heavier snow
storm than prevailed at any time dur
ng the regular winter months. The
suuw, although not over four inches on
the level, was badly drifted by q 40
mile wind, which drove it through the
down town streets iu clouds. The
storm was general throughout the
Northwea, tho reports showing that
while great Inconvenience was occa.
s,oued, but little damage was done.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
Deal Made for the Ducktown

Deal Made for the Ducktown Copper Nine.
The purchase of the Ducktown Ten. =,
Copper Mine by New York syndicate,
headed by Lewiston Brothers, has
been consnmated. The price paid was
S157, 900 in cash. Adjoining properties
were also purchased at an additional
expenditure of nearly 800, 600.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
The Dead Soldiers Arrive.

The funeral train bearing the bodies
Of 100 soldiers who lost their lives in
Cuba and Porto Rico, arrived at Ross.
lyn, Va, shortly after o'clock Satur-
day afternoon, having passed through
Washington without stop The train
was heavily draped in mourning and
decorated with flags. The remains
are encased in hermetically scaled cas-.
kets, marked, wherever possible, with
the name and regiment of the soldier.
These caskets were removed as rapidly
as possible TO that part of Arlington
Cemetery where the final interment
is to be made.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
Three Men Hanged.

Thomas Johnston and Richard Hale,
white men, and Sam Rivers, colored,
we're hanged in Troy, Ala, for the
murder Of Mrs. Ira Myers and her
daughter in-law, Mrs. Z. Myers. last
December. The negro, Sam Rivers,
was hung first He said he was ready
and told about the same tale as at the
trial last Ilonth-that Ii he was made to
take part in the murder by the two
white men. The white mon were then
hung. They denied their guilt to the
1oot
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
Macarthur Reaches Maiolos.

The following ADVICE from Manila
was received by the War Department
Wednesday: "MacArthur advanced at
& yesterday morning from Marilao,
and passed rapidly to Bocave. At 1l:i5
he took up the advance for Bigaa, and
ct 3:l5 p. H., for GuiSuinto, three and
a half miles from MaIolos, reaching
that point at ). Casualties for the day
about 20. Fierce fighting in the after
noon. Troops made made crossing CT
river at Guigulnto by working artillery
over the railroad bridge by hand, and
swimming mules against fierce resist
ance."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
Incorooration BUSINESS Fiourishing.

Papers have been filed with the Sec
retary of State of New Jersey, increas-
ing the capital stock of the American
Tobacco Company from $35, 600. 600 to
$40, ,OOO,O ZOO. The number Of companies
incorporated during the month of
March was $50, of which there was
paid filing fees amounting to $l26, 600.
There were 35 companies and the au.
thorized capital of these 35 companies
was 81, III, $50, 900.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
The Mohawk Club Banquet.

Four hundred Detroit. Mich. Demo.
Gratis, with q considerable company of
ladies, enjoyed Thursday night
the third banquet of the Mohawk
Club, the leading silver Demo
cratic organization of Michigan. The
large auditorium Of the Harmonic
Club house, in which the dinner was
served, was gay with patriotic decors-
tons. A life-sized portrait of Colonel
William Jennings Bryan was . con-
spicuous feature. Letters of regret
from Colonel Bryan and others were
read