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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
t,ahsses ,a illssess-

ATLANTA. Ga. sp<elsl-A COMM.
sicstioa Las bssn received by Atiorssy
General Terrell from Q s,s,s's attorney
In Illinois, ,eoatainiIg stsiensnts Which
are being rssd 9th much iniefesi here.
The vri,.-. in preparing . rsfsr 10 10
read at . copvsst,on Of state prosscu.
tors 10 Illinois. rsisrs 10 Attorney Gsa-
srsl Terrell for informssion ss 10 capt.
tai punishment In 6eorgiA In The
course Of the letter tho Illinois ofncisi
says: We have csritsi punishnsnt 10
our State for murder only. aud for the
last few yesrs IN this tart Of the State
vs have had six or seven lyncLisgs for
the crime Of rape. aud sm inclined TO
believe that t 10 most ~ gosd . record
- 10 claimed here for some Of the
Southern Ststsa"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
A Wcrdy War.

Members of the State Law and Order
League Of Connecticut attempted last
week At Canaan to put some 3. 600 gal
Ions Of hard cider where it would do
mo more harm" hy smashing the bar
rels containing it in front of the town
ball and letting the stuff run away.
Much OF it found its way across the
square and into the basement Of Christ
Church, where it threatened to ruin the
carpet of the Sunday school room. A
vestryman stopped the smashing Of the
barrels after o wordy war with the
smashers. in which nearly the whole
town took sides.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
Nc. Leoueux Wins a Prize,

The Penny Magazine some time ago
offered prize OF $40 in gold for the
best suggestion made to curtall the
liquor traffic. Rev. II. d. Lequeux,
pastor of Alamance and Springwood
churches, sent in one and was award
ed the prize. His suggestion WAS to re-
Iuire no license to sell, but that every
drinker or buyer be required to take
out license. q certified copy of it to
be posted in every saloon, with q
heavy forfeiture for selling to any one
not having the proper paper.
Mrs. Louist Bourdesoule -DuBatz
Guitar, relict of the late DR.. Fred
Jones Guitar, died in Wilmington Fri
day. She was 60 years of age.
The corner stone of the new Masonic
Temple at Wilmington will be laid on
Thursday. Col. Julian 8. Carr will
deliver the oration.
Capt. Michael Hoke is back in Lin
coluton on q visit after ~16 years
absence in the West. His wife, who
was Catherine jones', of Sims. North
Dakota, and his two sons, are with
him. Says The Journal: 'In 1864
he was appointed chief Of the trans
cribing department in the Office of the
surveyor general of Washington, and
has since resided at Olympia.
Evangelist Clarence B. Strouse, edi-
tor OF The Religious Review of Re-
views, is closing revival in Whining
ton, held in the Y. NJ. G. A. auditorium.
Mr.. Strause was formerly horse-racer
and society man. His father and
George Muller, of England. were close
friends. and young Strouse was on the
Bristol mans prayer list. He was
eventually converted at Mr.. School
fields meeting at Salem, Va.
A big meeting CT the incorporatora
Of the Kinston and Jacksonville rail.
load was held at Jacksonville last
Monday, Books of subscription to the
stock Of the railroad will be opened.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25

WASHINGTON, D. c., Special. War
Department officials are convinced that
the end of the insurrection in the Phil.
ippiuss is at hand, and that the repre-
ssntatives of the insurgent cabinet Of
Aguinaldo, Who are to meet Gen. Otis
will succumb to tho inevitable and
surrender. Their forces are evidently
90 utterly demoralized by tho present
advance of the Americans that they are
ready to accept peace on the best terms
they can obtain
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
Meets Next Year in Richmood

COLUMBUS, O., Special. Ameri.
can Water Works Association adjourn
ed to meet next year in Richmond,
Va, on date to be fixed by the ex.
ecutive committee. Papers were read
by II. G. Hodgekins, of Syracuse. ON
Economic Arrangements and Con-
struction of Substructures and Streets, -
aud by Prof. A. NJ. Bleile, on "Prsc-
tical Value of Psychological E1amins.
tions."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
THE NlcARA6uA CANAL.
The Ve-tsre Still noidisg the Psbi:e A..
teUtioa.

WASHINGTON. d. C.. Special. .-Ad.
mirsl John Walker. the presidsnt Of
The Nioaraguan Canal Commission.
called st the State Department. and
had . long talk with Secretary Hay.
respecting the work Of the commission.
and the course to be pursued by the
new Isthmian Canal Com mission, which
is to be appointed to carry forward the
work Of the present Nicarsguan Canal
Commission. Admiral Walker wss
able to announce the completion OF the
work Of the present commission and
promise to have the 6nal report ready
for submission to the President by ext
Monday. He intimated that the esti
mated cost of the projected canal WAS
1925. 600. 900. the mean between the
estimates OF the individual members.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
The Reira Mercedes Sighted.

CAPE HENRY, Va Special. Captain
Gray, of Big Kinnakett Life Saving
Station, 16 miles north of Hateras, re-
ports large cruiser i'll tow of two tugs
with another tug following, passing
his station bouEd North, at 5 O'Clock
Saturday afternoon. The tugs were o.
adark color and carried two masts each.
The cruiser was painted white anc
carried two masts and two smoke
stacks. The vessels were too far of
shore to signal, but the cruiser is pre-
sumed to be the Reina Mercedes. The
Mercedes will reach quarantine al
Fishcrman's Island early Monday
morning and unless the crew has {
clean bill of health from Santiago, they
will be detained there five days before
coming into Hampton Roads.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
TROUBLE IN CUBA NON.
Tte Cubans Want to Retain Their
Arms.
THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
New Memorial Associations Organized. A
Big Sonthern Combination Asked 10 Re-
coEnize the Exposition

HAVANA, By Cable Havana is in .
ferment again over the idea that the
Washington administration has de-
terWined to take the arms of the Cuban
troops and to retain them in military
possession. This view of the latest
news from Washington has bssn tele-
graphed to the various cities. Governor
General Brooke is thus far unaware,
sa~e through press kilograms, Of any
dissatisfaction on tho part of General
Alger, Secretary Of War, with his
General Crooke's) plan to have the
arms deposited in the care of the
mayors of the municipalities, nor has
he received any other inkliug Of the
Secretary's purpose to lay the matter
before President Mckinley. Conse-
quently the governor generals order
respecting the distribution of the
So, 900, 900 as modified, was issued
Saturday. The Secretary of War has
been informed of the substance of this
order, in the usual course of business.
Havana's midday papers publish the
Washington news, some of them com
menting edltoriallv upon it. As the
point about where the arms are to be
kept appears TO be thought of vital i'm
rortance in Washington, the conviction
announced there that the mayors can
not be trusted with them, is cause ol
fresh Aiecontent just at thu moment
when various complications appear
ed to ~ unraveled. The mayors ere
the appointees of the governor general,
and when the Military Assembly dis
solved, they were made it's representa-
tives to receive the arms. Article 4,
of the agreement between Gen. Gomez
and Robert P. Porter, President Nc
Kinley's special representative, runs al
follows: "The Cubans shall surrender
their arms to the Cuban Assembly, Of
to its representatives.
Gen Gomez, who at the time of com
ing to the agreement with Mr.. Porter
had not quarreled with the Assembly
insisted upon this point Since th'
quarrel he has again raised the poin
repeatedly, saying also that Mr.. Por
ter brought full written authority from
President Mckinley, and in the Presi
dents name, agreed that the arm
should 60 into the custody Of the Az
sembly, or its representatives.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
Tar Heel Notes.

The Seaboard Air Line contem-
plates having an additional train be-
tween Charlotte and Rutherfordton-
q train to enable people of the West
ern division of the Seaboard Air Line
to arrive IN Charlotte at 9 q. m, and
return at 5 p. m. The train in regu-
lar operation leaves Charlotte in the
morning and arrives there at night.
The Episcopal Convention for the
western diocese convened at Tar boro,
Wednesday, in Calvary church. The
trains brought in large crowds. The
convention organized by electing DR..
NJ. NJ. Msrshall. of Raleigh, president,
and Rev. J. E. Ingle, secretary.
The proprietor of the Hotel
Dewey at Hendersonville says
that as soon as they have lionized Ad-
miral Dewey sufficient he intends to
write him to accept the hospitality of
Hotel Dewey for rest. And he feels
confident he can induce him to visit
the famed "Land of the Sky"
The directors of the Wadesboro cot
ton mill Monday declared semi-an-
nual dividend of 8 per cent, on the
stock OF the mill payable July 1. This
is the tir.-.. dividend the company las
ever declared.
Major Davis, U. s. A., is now at
work re-organizing the State Guard.
This reorganization is made necessary
nv the return of the First Moth Caro-
lima Regiment to the State.
Invitations have been issued to the
eoventh annual commencement of the
State Normal and Industrial College,
Tuesday and Wednesday May, 23rd
and oath, at Greensboro.
J. Tillman Howard has been arrest
ed in Wilmington. charged by his wife
with abandonment. The case is pend
ing. Howard has been released on his
own recognizance.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
The Cars Peace Conference.

The Hague, By Csble.-The peace
conference called by the Gear of Rus
sia was opened at 2 o'clock Thursday
afternoon, in the hall of the Huis Ten
Bosch, or the House in the Woods. ="
two miles from The Hague. NJ. De
Beaufort, president of the council and
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Gov.
ernment of the Netherlands, delivered
the inaugural address and welcomed
the delegates.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
Ignored the Presidents Orders.

New YORK, Special.-A special TO
the World from Washington says:
General Brooke was instructed by
the President to insist that the arms Of
fhs Cubans be turned over to officers
of the United States army. Instead,
Go neral Brooke agreed WITH General
Gomez that tho arms shall be surrsp-
dered to the mayors of the Cuban cit
iee. General Corbin left for Hot
Springs to learn from the President
whether or not he will insist upon his
original order TO General Brooke being
carried ont
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
Shafter in Charge of Alaska.
Will Test Wireless TeIegraphy Before L.:
ing Cable.

HALIFAX, N. s., Specialize ques-
ton of establishing communication by
cable between Halifax and Sable Is-
land, which has been under consider
alton by the Canadian authorities for
q long time, has led to q desire that
wireless telegraphy be fully tested be-
fore tho expense of laying a cable il
undertaken. It is also proposed to
make experiments with the wireless
system between shore points and coast
lighthouses, with q view to determin-
ing its value in connecting points closer
together than are Sable Island and the
Nova Scotia mainland.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
Asked 10 Recognize the Exposition,

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Special. Gov
ernor Stone has sent to tho Governors
of all the States of the Union, letter
requesting that they officially recognize
the National Export Exposition, to be
held here next fall, asking that they
invite the various industries of the!r
States to take part in it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
The Extra Session of Conrress.

HoT SPRINGS, Ark, Special.
dent Mckinley has not yet given con.
sideration to the subject of An extra
session of Congress. This statement
was made here officially aad was
brought forward by published an
nouncements that an extra session had
been decided upon on the one hand,
and on the other tina: such q session
would not be called,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
Negro Desperado St Bay.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Special. Hum
phrey Taylor, negro suspected of the
Rosenstein murder, at Slidell, Nd. =,
shot and killed Police Sergeant Fritz
Passau, wounded Policeman Cow, snd
kept posse OF a half dozen officers at
Lay from the loft of house for nearly
two hours. Dozens of shots were ex-
changed between the officers and the
fugitive, who only surrendered when
preparations were made to burn the
Dremises
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25

A cyclone struck Akron, O.. Tues
day aftsFnoon and did much dsmase.
The storm struck the tents Of Mains
circus and they collapsed upon Tie
crowd. Policemsn had hard work 10
prevent pssic. but the spectators vsrs
In sest Akron The Biggs Boiler Com
pasy shops we're badly damaged and Q
portion Of Q stone vail fell upoa the
ofHcs roof. crashing through it and
completely vTscking the interior.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
Arrived at Washington.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Special. The
President and Mrs Mckinley, with the
friends who ompanied them, reached
Washington at $50 Saturday, over the
Baltimore s. Ohio. The stay of IL days
at Hot Springs was one almost entirely
of rest, the only break being . days
run to Natural Bridge. . week ago.
The outing has been of great benefit to
the President, and he resumes his official
duties thoroughly refreshed and invig.
orated
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
Gessrsl Hs.,los DeoIiaes the Gift Of no.s.

CoLunBIA, 8. C.. Special. General
Wsds Hsmeton has written . card 70
the people Of the State. in which be
fsslingly aud gratefully declines 20 ac-
cspt the home it Vas proposed 10 build
for him. replacing the home reoeuiiy
destroyed BY frs He rays the re-
ward Of . citizen Who has done work
for the State il We'll done. good and
faithful servant" He prizes the pso-
pies commendstioa more than any
gift
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
The Dewey Home.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Special. One
days contributions to the Dewey
Home fund amounted to g, 0l6, of
which 81, 15s came from the Brooklyn
Eagle, and represents collections made
by that paper. Tho total 50 far re-
ceived by tho national committee, is
% 6S5
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
Recruits for Cienfue exos and Havana.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Special. The
funeral ship Crook which has been
transformed into q regular army
transport, sailed Saturday from New
Savannah, Ga, whore they will en-
bark the Second Regiment of In
fantry for transportation to Cienfuegos,
Cuba. The transport Dixie, which
brought the Fouth Regiment Of I'm
munes home from Manzanillo, also
left New York Saturday with about
600 recruits for Havana.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
St. Mary's New President.

The trustees Of St. Mary's School
have unanimously elected to the rec
torship of that school Rev. T. D Brat
tan, of Spartanburg, S. c. Mr.. Brattan
is rector Of the Episcopal church at
Spartan burg, and holds the chair of
history in Converse College for Wo-
men. He is the son of the late Gen.
John Brattan, and both by birth and
culture, as we'll as personal character,
is thought to be pre-eminently fitted
for this exalted position.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
7, P. A, Officers Elected.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Special. Ma
tional Travellers Protective Association
has elected Lucien V. Lataste, of Ala.
bama, president; W. r. johnson, OF
Knoxville, vice-president, and L. T..
Labeaume, Of St Louis, secretary.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
Filipino commissioners Arrive.

MANILA, BY Cable. Two military
aud two civilian Filipino commission
srs, appointed to co operate with three
citizens OF Manila, in negotiating terms
ofreace, arrived here at S:15 a. IN. Sat.
urday. They have submitted no new
proposition, but want an armistice.
pending the session of tho Filipino
Congress. Major General Otis has re-
fused to entertain the proposal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
Killed By 4 1raia.

LONDON, By Csble.-The Earle Of
STAFFORD, who married Mrs. Samuel K.
Colgate, in Grace Church. New York
City, last Decembsr. was instantly
killed Tuesday evening at Pottsr's Bar,
by the Cambridge express.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
wcrsted Yarn Trust, Capital $4,000. 600.

Pn1LADELPHIA. Pa, Special. = The
Record says: The worsted yarn trust,
to be known as the United States
Worsted Yarn Company. with capital
Of $50, 900, 900, is practically an assured
fact, and oil that remains to be done is
the matter of formal organization.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
Wares Iacreased for 1900 Men.

PIrrsBURe, Pa Special. increase
in wages for $500 men was the result
of the annual scale conference between
the American Flint GLASS Workers As
sociation aud the Association of Flint
and Lime Glass Manufacturers. which
adjourned in Pittsbnrg. OF this mum.
Der /, 500 skilled workmen will receive
an increase of 10 per cent and 6, 600
unskilled men will receive an advance
in proportion. The advance will go
into effect at the beginning of the
next FIRE, and will restore to the men
the wages the received in 1892 and
1893.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
C0rb:n Visits the President.

HoT SPINGs. Va, Special. -Adjutant
General Corbin has arrived here bear
ing some documents upon which he
desires the Presidents action. It is
understood that they refer to the sit
uation in Cuba, regarding the plan for
the disarmament of the Cuban troops.
A question has been submitted by
General Brooke, whether or not the
arms should be turned over to the
mayors of towns, or to United States
officers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25

A Newport News special to the Bal
timore Sun says: ''The preliminary
trial trip of the Battleship Kesrsage,
which is further advanced than her
sister ship, the Kentucky, also build.
ing here, will take place early next
month, and her official trial trip will
follow in about two or three weeks.
The shipyard people hope to have the
Kearsage ready to 60 into commission
about two months after her official
trial trip, which will lie about Septem-
Der l..
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
The RaIeieh Sails from charIes,ou

CHARLESTON, 8. c., Special. The
cruiser Raleigh, Capt Coghlan, sailed
at noon Tuesday for Portsmouth, where
sue goes out of commission. She will
be thoroughly overhauled and remod-
eled
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
4 Big Southern Combination.

kNoNyrLLE, Tenn, Special. A con-
soidatiou of Southern steel and iron
and railroad interests, which will be
reorcanized with capital of Sl5,
100000, has been practically complet.
ed. The syndicate is headed by capi
tallsts interested in the Virginia Iron,
tcsl and Coke Co. President George
ll Carter, of the latter company, has
been working on the consolidation
scheme for the past twelve months.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
The New Rules.

The penitentiary committee devoted
all day to the preparation of new rules
and had long conference with Capt.
w. II. Day. There were Is new rules.
One of these provides that all bills must
be approved by the chairman of the ex-
ecutive board before being paid. An
other requires that there shall be only
one purchasing agent and that all pur-
chsses must be made by him. Another
prescribes q new ystem of book-keep-
ing. Some of the committee are dis
satisfied with the expenses of the cen
trail prison, and say that they are too
high. and that the penitentia-y will 60
in debt this year unless there is reduc-
ton.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
The PRESBYTERIAN Assembly.

RICHMOND, Va, Specialize first
business of the second day of the Gen
eral Assembly of the Southern Presby-
teriaa Church was the appointment
of standing committees. A memorial
was received from the superintendent
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union suggesting that the fourth Sun
day in November in each year should
be set apart as an annual temperance
Sabbath. It was referred to a COM
mittee on bills aad overtures. A COM
munication was received from Rev. J.
Lewie Howe, of Lexington, Va . bear
ing upon the representation of this
Church on the board of trustees in the
United Society of Christian Endeayor.
Referred. Various overtures from
Presbyteries on the hymn book and
other questions were received and re-
ferred.
THE 81. 600. 900 Twentieth Century Fund.
CINCINNATI, O., Special J. w.
Hamilton, corresponding secretary Of
the Methodist Bishops, has announced
the plan and appeal of the bishops for
the ZOO, 900 Twentieth Century fund
for the Freedmen's Aid and Southern
Education Society, and the extension Of
the society's work in the West Indies
and the Philippines.
Shafter in Charge of Alaska.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Special
War Department has turned over to
General Shafter the complete direction
of all military affairs in Alaska. The
only general instructions sent to him
has been to relieve the soldiers who
have been stationed in Alaska, by fresh
troops, it being deemed unwise to at
tempt to retain men in that climate 70
more than one year at time.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
l,specting The University.

Major w. A. Guthrie and Capt. W.
H. Day, members of the executive
committee of the board of trustees of
the University, have been on an an
nual visit inspecting the University.
They expressed themselves highly
pleased with the condition and prog
ress of the University. They address
ed the students in the chapel Tuesday
morning.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25

Rev. DIR. Edward Evereite Hale has
resigned the pastorate Of the South
Congregational church, in Boston, af.
tor q service Of forty three years
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
A Public Re :eption to Admiral Schley.

A PuDEC Ke-eptlOn 10 Admiral SCnjey.
OMAHA, Neb. Special. public re-
ception was given Admiral Schley in
the rotunda of the city hall. Notwith-
standing the intensely disagreeable
weather at least 10, 600 people cheered
Conspicuous among those who pressed
forward to grasp the hand of the ad-
miral were the school children, who
were evidently his enthusiastic admir-
ers. The admiral was vigorously cheered
az he left the city hall.
The funeral Of former Governor Ros-
we'll P. Flower. of New York, took
place Monday in st. Thomas church.
Fifty third street and Fifth avenue, OF
which he Was vestryman.
Bills of Indictment have been sub.
mitted to the grand jury in the United
States district court against the princi.
ais and alleged CO. conspirators in the
great revenue stamp ccunterfeitine
Ease recently exposed by secret service
men. Among the bills is one charging
Former United States District Attor-
aey Ingham with conspiracy, and his
,aw partner and former assistant in tie
district attorneys Office, Harvey K.
hewitt. with bribery of Secret Service
Operative McManusL
Colonel Enrique Colazo, of the Cuban
army, publishes . card in La Lucha in
which he tells the Cubans that s'the hour
mas now arrived. without doubt, when
We should unite against tho Americans
with the Same energy With which We
fought tho Spaniards. A meeting
was held Monday to decide finally
upon the acceptance or refusal Of the
American terms.
The employees of the big pipe plant
Of the American Pipe and Foundry
Company, at Bessemer, Ala, have
been granted An advance Of 10 per cent
in wages. A strike which listed one
day brought concessions.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25
4 New Memorial Association.

COLUMBUS, o.. Special. A number
Of the Southern delegates to the Ohio
Water-Works Association, accompa panied
by party of ex- Union and exConfed-
crate soldiers, visited the cemetery ut
Camp Chase, where 1900 Confederate
dead arc buried, and tho result was the
organization of % memorial association
having for its object the promotion OF
fratornal feeling between the North
and South. The following temporary
officers were chosen: Rev. John
Hewitt, Of Columbus, president;
General Walter Payne, of Fostor:a
vice president; Mayor Samuel Swartz,
of Columbus, secretary, and Col W.
ii. knauss, of Columbus, treasurer
permanent organization will be
effected at the Confederate memorial
exercises in this city next month.