The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-25
State News Notes.

In Charlotte this week one A. W.
Whitaker assaulted Mr.. Will Keerans,
a lawyer, because Mr.. Keerans asked
while he was on the witness stand in
court and had criticised him in his
speech before the jury. Whitaker had
a hearing before Mayor Mccall for his
assault on Mr.. Keerans and was SELL
fenced to thirty days in Jail. He ap-
pealed and gave bond for his appear
ance. None of the Charlotte lawyers
would appear for Mr.. Whitaker in the
trial. Mr.. Keerans formerly lived in
Statesville.
Tuesday evening as the work train
on the Southern was entering Hickory
from the west some hoys threw rocks
at it. One of the rocks struck the fire
man and badly fractured his arm. This
thing of rocking trains is bad business
and possibly if those who indulge in
such sport knew that if arrested and
convicted it would give them long
term in the pen, they would quit it.
The Waldensian farmers, located in
| Burke county, at Valdese, a station on
the Southern railways line between
Asheville and Salisbury, are meeting
with success. These people began in
Burke county with small capital and
upon low priced lands. They are rap
| idly developing fine farms, and it will
| soon be the most independent colony
of people that ever came to the United
| States.
Mr. John B. Brockett, prominent
business man of Elizabeth City, died
last Wednesday morning at the age
of As.
The Golden Belt manufacturing com
pany of Durham has brought suit for
damages against the Milhiser manu-.
featuring company of Richmond, Va.
for infringement upon the rights of pa
tents for making bags. The amour,
involved in the suit will be, it is claim.
ed, s100, 700 to 100000.
The Populist State convention will
meet in Raleigh Wednesday, April 1S
The capacity of the Southside cottor
mills is being increased by the addition
Of new machinery. Some twenty-ode
new houses are also to be built in tn
vicinity of the mill. The growth of Sa
lems suberb is safe, steady and sure
Winston Republican.
At Plumtree, Mitchell county, Wed
nesday of last week, while at work OF
mica mine, Louis Buchanan wa
killed and Sam Wilson seriously if no
fatally injured by an explosion. Blu
chanan was about forty-five years oil
and leaves wife and several children
Three new cases of smallpox wer
discovered Saturday in Greensboro
the patients being negroes residing al
most beyond the city limits.
Nelson Smith, co1ored, is in WAX
county Jail charged with stealing an
other mans wife. The allegation
that Smith forcibly entered the dwell
, ing Of the woman's husband and cal
, ried Off the wife, but it is not suppose
> the wife offered any serious resistance
r The Journal says that IN letter t
q his mother, Lincolnton's colored so
= dier in the Philippines, Lieutenar
VIM. McBrayer, of the Forty-nint
:, Volunteers, says he is about to MARI
a Filipino belle.
Mr.. Howard F. Jones, president
the East Carolina Telephone compan,
6 with headquarters at Wilson, is arrans
ing to have a place in the corridor {
\ the Wilson court house by which, b
dropping the amount charged for usin
t the phone in slot. one may talk wit
5 parties anywhere from Raleigh I
r Washington, N. c.
: The total value of all the propert
G in the Stae, real and personal. inclui
7 ing railroads, telegraphs, ETC., is foun
J; by the State auditor to be s169, ,oe0. OF
this being an increase of $4,000, ,0l
over last year.