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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01

fui Nerve.
NV. and 0 Dserver
Mr.. LucI.n Murray. an elderly
clt u Of Alamauce county, Ia known
by number OF North Carolina peo-
pie, VII" speak Of his courage and
: nerve" N farms of admiration
Daring the Kirk War" he wasar-
r strd for come elton with the h u
X TX hlau. and al attempt was
II ale TO extort confession from
h'm which would implicate others,
He Was sutJ ctsd TO pretty rough
ir.a III ut by Kinks men. VINO went
so lar as to hang him up by the nee k
twlCe. Although he was pretty near
dead hs he Id out hrmly and never
showed the slight, 8 inclination to
"P-ach Tue hang ng iDjar d his
Il ok and in later years caused \
large tnmor 10 grow on It while b
Threatened his LIE. A few month
sgo MIR. Murray went to New YoS k
10 have the tumOr removed. lie
uldnrwent the severe surgical opera
tlou without the use of snesthetics
e any kind-.nothsr display Of M.
II aching courage no, met with ev, rs
dhV.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
COMMITS SUICIDE AT SEA.
4 Young Woman Di appears From d
Steamship OF Hattera..

Savannah, Ca, Oct. y The
s.ea mshlp N scoochee, from New
York, arrived here to day, with Que
pa -senger missing. When the ship
sailed Thursday. there WAS young
wrman REGISTER on the lis as
: NJ SO Martin" She was about - OF
3,years old. She was vivacie Us, aud
N .de friends easily. She told Cap
tam Smith that sac WAS school
teacher in New Jersey, but had lost
her position. To one of the passen-
gers she said she had bseu living for
some time iu East Twsnty-third
street, NV York. To still another
passenger, young woman, she said
that she had become respondent
siuce she had lost her position and
thai she intended to camn nit suicide
Hatteras was passed late Friday
evening aud about 10 o'clock Miss
Martin retired Saturday morning
shs was missing. The only clue left
was an umbrella, on the handle Of
which was scratched y. l.. Maltby
Casenovia," aud a ticket in her purse
which had been purchased at Case
novia.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
Reflections of a Bachelor.

Reflections of a Bachelor.
From the N. Y. Press.
No really lazy man was ever in
love.
The average man wouldn't have
had any chance in the world II 1t
weren't for his mother.
A man never thinks what he
SAYS before he gets married, nor
saws what he thinks afterward.
A woman will always be reason
ably happy so long as she has
enough things to worry over.
There is nothing 80 discouragine
to man sense Of virtue as to be :
tcetotaler and to have a big rec
nose, anyhow.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
MORE ABOUT THE FRAUD IN BeRTie
How the Election Was Carried in SNAKE
Bite Township

How the Election Was Carried in SNAKE
''ite ro~nship
EDITOR CAUCASIAN.
SEQ correspondence from ali
over the State writing you about
the way they managed or miss
managed the election. In this,
(Snake Bite township. there are
about $50 or $40 voters. Of all par
ties The Fusionists generally car
ried 1t by about two-thirds, and the
majority in the August election
should have been aG least ninety.
aud much more against the amend
ment for large number OF Demo-
Gratis did not vote On 1t, or at least
they say they did not. There are
At least $50 negroes who voted
against it, yot there were only 50
votes count. d against it. Tney vo-
ted In house roped of, so you had
to wait till the other fe low voted
before they would give you 4
chance, then you passed a door and
they looked up your name, aud
that "Democrat appointed negro"
tried to scratch 1t down on q poll
DO k, II you won d spell 1t out loud
and some times help him write it
yourself, then you passed on around
the corner down the hill, around
tho chimney corner and away up
as high q you could reach was an
open window you handed up your
tickets to the man who was there
to receive Them you couldn't tiptoe
high enough TO watch where he put
them. 1 did not see but one man
in that room. and | suppose he I'm
dorstood his BUSINESS. SO much,
for our good old Snakebite, the best
township in BERTHE county, in which
we have ALWAYS had honest cleo
tions, but now she has DEPARTED
Yes, she's q goner.
Yours for Honesty,
A FARMER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES

An Increase of Nearly Twenty-One PEI
Cent since 1900.
Washington, Oct. 3O.-The Census
Bureau today announced the popu-
lation Of the United States, as 49,
295 ,22O. according to the returns OF
the Twelfth Census. This is an in
crease over 1890 Of 1925, 46i, OF
nearly twenty-one per cent.
The population of North Carolina
and adjoining States IL given on
q follows:
Virginia, S5I ,lSt;
Georgia, 2,2l6,329;
North Carolina, S9l, 992;
South Carolina, $40 3i2;
Alabama, 1928 ,697.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
FOR A STATE REf0RMAT0RY.
Obj.ct !. TO secure Its Establishment For
Youthful Criminnls.

meeting of representatives OF the
d tisrent religious denominations, ana
fraternal riders having organizations
in this CitV. was held in the office OF the
state Urea urer Lass night to organize
a state keiormatOry Association rhe
III citing was well attended by persons
deep'y interested In the movement and
a pc; manept organization WAS etie't-d
Ways and means Of interesting the
people in the eStao ishment of refOr-
matUry were discussed he association
expects TO do its most effective work
by i'm .:re4sing upon the public the good
results of r rmatoriea in other states,
thus arousing public sentiment aud in
'eres ing tn" people in tie work The
persons pre- mt sub cribcd neat sum
n beginning, TO be used in carrying
on the work of the 81 ciety.
Tine name of tn ssSOCiatitn organ
lied is he ~ orth Carolina Reform y
tory AasOCi ,tiOD."
The bject rs ficislly Set forth is
ito secure the ea Adjustment by law Of
a state reiormatOry for youthful Grim
inal~, Of both Sexe- and all races
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
A PLOT TO kI0hAP TINE KING.
vi iian " autcd 10 Put His 500 oa {
Throne Of ,rrsia

Milan wanted TO rut III. ~on on tn.
Throne OF ,-rsia
Ni"nn., Oct. pa plot has teen
discovered at Belgrade, Strvia, 10
kldnAp King Alexander, declare him
insane, and confine him in "a mad
hou-e. The plot Was concocted by
exking Milan, whom Alexander
had banished from the realm.
Milan planned a. a part ofthe plot
10 put his illegitlinate ~on, Ibreni,
Oh the throne. Thirty arrests have
been made in connection with the
conspiracy.
King Alexander recently married
a former lady-in-waiting to eX- Queen
Natalie. The marriage was bitterly
opposed by Milan and Natalie. Both
of the latter left Servia and Milan
has since been making sensational
declarations, regarding the abuse OF
his parental prerogatives.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
Fire in Winston.

"inston-Salem, N. C., Oct. 27.-
a two story brick block on Fourth
street, owned by j. =. Grogan was
burned this morning. The owner
had only ~ 500 insurance. A drug
store and two grocery stores owned
by colorod people were destroyed
Tie loss on stock of drugs and one
grocery store was partly covered by
Insurance.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
Department OF Cuba Formed

WASHINGTON, Oct 29.-An order
WAS issued to day by direction o!
the President disseminating the di.
vision of Cuba into the eastern and
western d partments and establish
ing the 1 epartmen, Of Cuba. Gen
Leonard WOOD is placed in com
mand Of the new depar Gment. Gen
F.tzhugh Lee Is ordered to com
maud the department OF Missouri
with headquarters at Omaha. Gen
Eiw.ll : Otis has been ordered to
Chicago to command the Depart
ment OF the Lakes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
SlOCuMB MAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE
RACE.

Leave. Only Fowler and Thomas in Con-
scressionnl Racs-Fowler sure to Win.
Special to the Caucasian:
Clinton, Oct 81 A telegram re
ceived here today states that Slo-
cumb has Withdrawn from the Con
gressional race leaving no one but
Fowler q I'd Thomas in the field.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
A WHOLE TOWN WRECKED.

Guaren;s Destroyed by the Earthquake
in Venezuela.
CARACAS, Venezuela, . t. DO
Yesterdays earthquake destroyed
the town OF Guaranas, resulting in
the loss OF twenty five lives.
Nearly the entire population OF
Caracas passed last night in the
streets or squares Of the city. Slight
tremors, following the severe
shocks, have REQUIRED at varying
intervals and still cont nue..
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
Beionas to US But Cant Register.

BtIonas 10 Us But can't KeKlsteF.
NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-The appli'
cation Of Frank Juarbe, Porto Ri
can for peremtosy writ OF man
damus directing the board OF regis
try to register him as voter on the
ground that he became an Ameri
can citizen by virtue Of the cessior
of Porto Rico by Spain to thu Uni
ted States, was denied today by
Justice freedman in tho Supreme
Court
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
An Enterprislng Newspaper

The Charlotte Observer now issues
q Monday edition, and is the only
Taper in the State that comes out
every day in the year. The Obser.
yer, as a paper for news. Is an institu-
ton of which every citizen of the
State is justified ia feeling proud.
Few papers in the United States give
q better news servise; few papers are
more enterprising and up-to date.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
.ulTTLETON FEMALE
COLLEGE,

A very prosperous school with mod
ern buildings, splendidly located In .
remarkably healthful section in WsF-
rem county on g. A. L. Road between
Raleigh and Weldon n. G.
Panacea water kept in building 1t
Ali times for free use of inmates
Fifteen officers aud teachers. Terms
very low. For catalogue address Rev,
J. n. RHODES, 4. ", PRESIDENT
l.itSistoD, n -,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01

WANTED.-TwO reliable Travelling
Statesmen in each State; permanent po-
sition; salary and exper SEES; experie nce
not absolutely essential. Address,
Piedmont Tobacco Works, Greensboro,
NC. 6W
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01

As mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derang-
the whole system WREN entering ii
through the niue us surfaces. Such ar
ticl ; shouid II yer be used EXCEPT Oh
pres riptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them Halls Catarrh
Cure. manufactured by F J Cheney <
Co. toledo, o, contains no mercury
aud is taken internally acting directly
upon the b 0 d and mucous surfaces OF
the system, in buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine Il
is taken internally, and made in role
do, OHIO, by F. j. Cheney & Co. Tee
tim 1nials free.
sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family PILLS are the beat.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01

The Review OF Reviews for Novem-
Der Is wels stocked with political illus
trations. Besides the numerous can
paisn cartoons, portraits, etc, there Is
= full-page pic ure of the Croker ban
quet to Bryan, October 10.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
Giving Away a Secret.

From the Chicago Tribune.
You'd better eat it SLOW" said
Johnny to the clergyman, who was
dining with the family. 'Mamms
never giv,s more'n one piece of
ME-"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
To Whom 1t May Concern.

To Whom 1t May Concern.
Progressive Farmer.
Without desiring to be sensational
it becomes our duty as an enterpris'
ing newspaper to inform the people
of the State of fact not generally
known-that there is to be Nat'ou.
al election, as we'll as Senatoria
urinary, on Tuesday, Oh prox
Further details given elsewhere.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
Imperial Treasurer of China
Dead

Washington, Oct. 30 The Japan
ESQ legation received dispatch to
day announcing the death of Wang
Wen Shao, imperial treasurer of
China, in addition to those officials
whose deaths already have been
announced. Wang Wen Shao was
one of the most loyal adherents OF
the imperial family, and when they
took flight from Pekin he insisted
upon following despite his advanc-
ed ago. His death came from nat
ural causes, probably from old age
and the fatigue OF the flight.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01

President Mckinley has issued 8
proclamation appointing Thursday,
Nov. 29ta as day of ,ha@k g,virg
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
How 1t Looks Sometimes.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Most of the people who vote dc
not pay taxes, and it sometimes
looks as If most Of the people who
psy taxes do not vote.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
" z. SMITHS COLLEGE, LEXINGTON. Ky,

/. ~,<re manyeS oarz-usn after investing from ses
to $50 for 'u''e'>>ssaFd > bee" .doe.'sd
for POSITIONS itookseepsrs. Sten2graphers. Ie!sE
rspher., and now reggie from soo0tS 500 salary
PEI wear kentu,ky y! University DIPLOMA awarded
III. graduates. !<QffSersceieed medais at two
Warli's II positicnssahd refers TO thousands q Sic<
es,sfu. graduates. NSuA>at this CHEAPEST End
trest influential College. No y scaton. SuYthis
sxt for reference Read ad,ertisenent-kSr Partic-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
Only Blood Diseases can bo Trans

further proof Cancer 10 . t,se~ss The blood
To q blood dseAse like this you must curr IT,
Cancer eHec,uslly and permanently bE, q. S 8
B. B s. enters the circulation, searches snd rem
o. ordinary blood medicine do thia S S S gces
allow the hAa naturally and Der uaosntly
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01

Offers to young women thorough
literary, classical, scientific and indus
trial education and special pedagogical
training. Annual expenses s9a to
1892; for non-r-sidents, 1852. Faculty
of 30 members. Has matriculated
about 1900 students, representing
every county in the State except one.
Practice and Observation School of
about $50 pupils. To secure board in
dormii cries, all free tuition application
should be made before August !.
Correspondence invited from those
desiring competent trained teachers.
For catalogue and other information
address until August 18th
PROF. J. Y. JOYNER,
Dean of College
CHAS. u. McTVER. President
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01

beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
contain Mercury.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
DObbin & FerraII,
At fuckers Store
RICH AUTUMN DRESS FABRICS

GATHERED from tn" GREAT MARKETS Of he OLD ana th.
NE" WORLD, and comprising the VERY LATEST nd
CHOICEST STILES In BhOADcLoTH NESETIANs. TAILOR
SCiTlNGS, NOVELTY ZIBELINES FRENCH KSorTkD
and STITCHED MATERIAL. SMOOTH and LoNG-HAIKED
FABRICS, sc.
MATERIAL for SEPARATE VA ISTS, such as NEIvETs
CORDUROIS, DOTTED
and q variety OF SOFT MATERI Ais for BI.oUsES
Our Stocks this OF never b.
fore shown In this CITY, and
The pleasure Ia T.
DoBBlN a FERRALL
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01
HANGED TWICE.
Nv. and 0 Dserve,

MIR. Luciru Murray a Man Of wouder-
fui Nerve
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01

safEtca op<s.tloos AID cs.h dsssroy4Hx paste
No matter how often . eancsroNs sore q re-
Does net thi. prove ooncias!veiy that Cancer 10 :
blood trouble By cutting burning oui the sor,
the r.oisoni
Cancer runs n fs-nN . throuxh naay S-ser
urns to be stricken With the deadly Aisd,
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FLOUR IN THE ORIENT.
Japan ana Russian Asia Leading Mar.
kets for American Product.

WASHINGTON, July 13.-vice Consul
General Mclean has made a report from
Yokohama on the subject Of the importa-
tion of American -four into Japan. He says
that the use Of flour is not confined to the
large cities of Japan, but is becoming COM
mon throughout that country. He speaks
of three or four American-built flour mills,
the largest having capacity Of $50 barrels
a day, which are now helping to supply
Japan with -four. There are many small
native mills of hand and water power
throughout the country, but their product
is of a coarse character and they don't
compete to any extent with the imported
stocks.
American wheat also is being imported
into Japan, and the considerable amount of
flour made from it is being sold there. The
demand for flour throughout the Orient is
rapidly increasing, the best points of con-
sumption at present being Russian possess
sions in northern China and eastern ST.
IBERIA.
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ALL NEWS is GLOOMY.
Little Hope in London that the Le-
cations Have Survived.

cations Have Survived.
LONDON, July 13.--According 10 semi
official telegram from Canton, dated Thurs
day, July Il, Lii Hung Chang July s re-
ceived a written imperial edict, dated June
10, and sent overland. in which all the gov
ernors were ordered TO dispatch troops
with the utmost speed to help against the
rebels. among whom Prince Tuan was
clearly indicated. Acting on this edict,
which is said to be undoubtedly genuine,
Ii Hung Chang is sending some thousands
OF troops to Peking and the other gov
ernors probably are doing the same.
A telegram received at the office of the
Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs. in Lon
don, from the governor of Shang-Tung, is
identical with United States Consul Good
now's report of the bombardment of the
legations July Z. The officials here regard
the dispatch as leaving little room to hope
the legations have survived.
news agency report says that an eff
cial message received in London states that
al! the foreigners in Peking were murdered
July s.
In the House of Commons to-day. reply
ing to questions on the subject, the parlia-
mentary secretary for the Foreign Office.
Mr.. Broderick, said that little news had
been received from China. Her Majesty S
government, he explained. had been un-
able to communicate with the British naval
officials in China, as the land lines between
Che-Foo and Shanghai had been cut. A
dispatch purporting to have been sent from
the Emperor of China to her Majesty 5
government was received yesterday, but
the secretary said he was unable to prom
Use to make it's contents known.
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Fight Was Stubborn One Until
Nightfau. When the British Am-
mupition Was Exhausted.
BOERS ARE WEARING KHAKI
THIS HAS LED TO SOME COSTLY MIS-
TAKES By THE BRITISH.
De Wet Said to Have Taken a Strong
Position in the Mountnins-Steyn
Is Still i'm the Field.

LONDON, July 13.-Lord Roberts has
sent nothing further concerning the Nit
rails mex affair. Pretoria dispatches, how
ever, show that the Lincolnshires lost half
OF their officers, including Colonel Roberts.
who was wounded and taken prisoner.
Stragglers continue to arrive at the camp,
but few further details can be gathered.
The British fought stubbornly until night
fall, when the cavalry turned their horses
loose.
The Boer report of the engagement places
the British casualties at over two hundred.
In the Derdepoort affair. mentioned in
Lord Robertss dispatch. the men In the
front rank of the Beers wore khaki uni
forms and helmets, and the Dragons
passed them unsuspectingly. under the i'm
preston that they were Hussars. The mis-
take was not discovered until the Beers
opened heavy fire when the Dragons
were within four hundred yards.
British prisoners who have escaped to
Kroonstadt report that General Dewet's
force of 10000 men, with ten guns, expelled
from Bethlehem by Generals Clements and
Paget, has taken UP strong position fif-
teen miles to the southwark, in the hills
around Retief mex. President Steyn is re-
ported TO be with them.
Another case of the Beers wearing khaki
is reported to have happened at Lindley.
on June 26, when they surrounded a picket
of twenty-five men of the Yorkshire Light
Infantry, eighteen Of whom were killed or
wounded
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and earnest manner that consented to

and earnest manner that / consented to
undertake the work"
When asked as TO his intentions respect
ing his resignation as first assistant post
master general Mr.. Heath said: eat Can
ton yesterday / talked with the President
and Postmaster General Smith. and will
renew the subject with the postmaster gen.
eral on Monday. Ny services with the COM
mittee, i presume. will be needed as soon
as the Chicago headquarters are opened.
the latter part of this month
Concerning Mr.. Heath's resignation as
first assistant postmaster general Senator
Hanna said this afternoon that in his con-
versation yesterday with the President at
Canton that the latter expressed deep re-
gret that the committee deemed IL neces-
sary for Mr.. Heath to leave his position in
the Postoffice Department. where he had
rendered such satisfactory service, and ex-
pressed the greatest confidence in and ad-
miration for Mr.. Heath, both officially and
personally. He also stated that the most
cordial expressions in the same direction
were made by Postmaster General Smith,
and that Mr.. Heath did not consent TO ac-
cept the secretaryship Of the national COM
mittee until after he and other members OF
the committee had personally and fire.
quently insisted.
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ANOTHER OIL EXPLOSION
THREE PERSONS DEAD OF INJURIES
At sOMERvILLE, MASS.
Fire i'm the Railroad Yards Fought
Under DimcuIties-Crowds Pressed
Much Too Close for safety.

BOSTON, July 1S.-The list of fatalities
Somerville last night now numbers three.
The Dead
JOSEPH HAYDEN, of Somervilie, thirty
eight years. single, call fireman on hose
company No. /, who died early this morn
ing.
gle, of Somerville, who died two hours
later
j. j. CALLAHAN, forty-five years. of
Somerville died at the Somervile Hospi-
tai this afternoon.
1t is impossible to state accurately the
number Of injured. as in addition to the
twenty or more known to have been sent TO
the hospitals more than that number re-
oeived medical attention at various drug
stores in the neighborhood of the fire or at
their homes.
In the yard OF the Boston & Maine Rail-
road. near the old Mclean Asylum, among
more than a thousand freight cars filled
with coal and general merchandise. were
three oil tanks Of the Union Oil Company
When one of the cars caught fire and made
blaze that could be seen all over Somer-
vile hundreds of persons fiocked TO the
yards. The Somerville firemen arrived
promptly enough, but had to carry hose
through all kinds of places. while the fire
burned briskly and the crowd drew closer
and closer.
1t is estimated that soon after the fire
started fully one thousand persons were in
the freight yards. and scores of the most
daring were on top Of the freight cars near
the fire.
Suddenly there was a rumbling noise
One great sheet of flame shot into the air.
and huge oil tank which had been on a
car went up on end, scattering blazing oil
In all directions. The huge tank of oil, one
of three many cars. had exploded
The burning oil fell upon men. women and
children in the throng. who shrieked with
pain and terror.
Six mer on top of one box car were
thrown to the ground with their clothing
on fire. Men and women with their gar
ments burning ran about the yard I'm ter
ror. Some were 50 badly burned that they
dropped Those who were not on fire
helped them and were themselves burned
Meanwhile the railroad men were perform
ing acts OF heroism. The oil tank which
exploded was on a car between two 9TH
| ers. and these were in danger of going up
at any moment
A locomotive was backed in and started
| to draw out the train. A railroad man ran
up and threw heavy sleeper beneath the
wheels of the burning tank. The coupling
| broke. the car stopped and the oil tanks
| were separated.
Fifteen persons were taken TO the Somer-
| Vile Hospital. the deaths of the three men,
| toned taking place later.