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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

Lesiinx Desaoeraaic Pager. In Rtesnsoaa
Wars yirxanis D~Gecrsas Axssns< "a
The Richmond Times. Q psomi-
nsnt Independent Democratic news.
paper Of Richmond, publishes the
following edttorisiiy.
..In discussing the qasstion Of
limited suffrage. The Times has
endeavofed to make these two
things apparent: First, that the sr-
prems Court Of the United States
will declare any state constitution
void which Ii 20 framed ~ TO bs an
tagonistic TO che fifteenth amend
mont; and second. that however
the constitution Of state be- framed,
II the election provision be enforced
by the officers OF the state In such
away - TO discriminate against the
negro, because he In . negro, the
court will equally declare such con-
stitutional provision 70 be void.
It Is perfectly clear that the If
teenth amendment was framed with
the purpose In view Of preventing
any state from discriminating
against any voter bec&use Of his
race, color or previous condition Of
servitude. The Language Is plain
and the intent Of the law was clear.
ly set forth In the report Of the
committee on reconstruction which
it. Ii is equally
clear that the constitutional pro
visions adopted In Mississippi,
Louisiana, South Carolina and
North Carolina were for the pur-
pose of disfranchising the negro
because he is negro. No secret is
made Of his, and 1t Is we'll under
stood In all parts of the country.
Now, whenever an Issue involving
these two indisputable facts is
brought before the United States
Supreme Court there can be no
question as to the decision o. the
court. We cannot believe but that
sooner or later q case will be made
up from some one Of the states
which have disfranchised the ne
gro and carried to the Supreme
Court on it's merits, and when that
is done the court will surely decide
that all such laws are In conflict
with the fifteenth amendment of
the constitution of the United
States, and consequently void.
We think, therefore, it would be
risky, to say the least, for Virginia
to rid herself of the negro vote by
any such device as this. II our con
stitutional convention should adopt
the Mississippi law, or the Louisi-
ana law, or the South Carolina law,
or the North Carolina law, the
chances are, that it would not be
long before the Supreme Court OF
the United States should say that
the law was void and the work
would have to be d one over again.
In the meantime there Is no know.
ing what embarrassing complica-
tions might arise.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
Whittier Are we Drifting?
Appeal to Reason.

whittier Are we Drifting?
to Reason.
The Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany boasts that it has sufficient
means at it's command to put fleet
of sixty battle ships OF the first
class on tie ocean and could sweep
from the seas every fleet that floats
and lay tribute and destroy every
seaport on the globe. That it could
place az army of six hundred thou.
sand men in the field and maintain
them one year that 1t could build
a railroad half way around the
earth; that 1T could build the Mica.
ragua canal and buy enough land
around 1t to start a station as large
as New York; that 1t could buy at
$1.25 an acre as much land as 143
states the size of Rhode Island.
Here is q corporation greater than
the government, and when a few
others like 1t are created you will
see the sham of Hypocrisy torn of
and the oligarchy openly proclaim
itself master rs 1t really is today.
We have no longer republic. Fools
in Rome believed they had q repub.
lie long after it was lost, because
the same forms were being gone
through. There is coming q hot
old time In the next few years. II
such corporations as the Mutual and
the Standard Oil Companies can
hire enough people to keep the 9th.
ers cowed down they will hold the
fort, otherwise their names will be
dennis with q little ID" The stron
ger the ring, the weaker and less
powerful the people. When the
people are strong, the king is weak
in temporal power. The United
States Is nearing the. line where /,
viii be . struggle to the death be
tween the corporations and the peo
pie. The people will win. That il
the line of human progress and ev
olution.
! A little more concentration, q lit
tie more squeezing ont of the LITTLE
merchants and factories, . littl'
more show Of contempt for com
mon people and the laws, and tn
clock will strike the hour that tell
that the new order will be born, i
may be In much pain and anguish
but 1t will be- safely placed In tn
hands of the people who will rea
1t to maturity.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
India Famine Almost Over.
Gazette.

Ashsvills 9Asstte.
Tas famine in India IL nov almost
over, owing 70 rslief fands snd the
coming of rain. Yet, though The
rains have almost every uaers been
plentiful and rhe agricnltural ont
look 10 bright, the nam oers on famine
rslief are stall some SIX And q aartsr
aiilion people dirscty depsnasnt on
<ovsramenG for their dAliy bresds
snhs the nambsr Of thoss indirssay
90 IL much larger. Toe reason OF
this II thst, though crops have bean
sown and are promising veil, the
psopls will have nothing 70 i've On
antI those crops have rlpsnsds
snich will not be for . couple Of
months or 20 yet The great major
rty of the funds colleeeed for tns 70
lief Of famine stricken Iadla have
ZONE from Eagisnd. whose eontri-
oution amounts to some el,700. 600.
and this. too, st Q time when me wax
N 8 nth Africa and other manifold
snarlties have been mskiaG heAvy
slis on the gsnerSs'ty OF the pablse-
Amsr,ea has contributed nobiy 70
she same cspss, and 50, TOO, hAs
Germany. but it u ststed on good
sutkoriIy that the great native cnisfs
OF India, although they are sivayi
proelsiming thsar deep sympethy
sIth the people, have done prseti-
cally nothing. Many Of them srs
extremely wealthy men, bat al ap-
oesIs have besn In vain. When ask-
cd TO give some solid proof Of their
aueh-vauntsd sympathy thsy have
tui ined deaf ear 70 the famine fund
collector. This In visw Of the Oh
pesrd claims fog the value Of th>
Buddhist religion 10 sigsiAsent.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

szss> f~s.s<ssiAs uksss<s ss a. rtr~s
er~ssst.~sAs Cksr~A sf n.a.ssA osr-
Cs~s ~ tAs Lssssiss~r~.
The Raleigh corr-sposdsst u Ne
6rssrsooro Patriot says
IL can bsgia our ioarnaiistie fan-
uy talk this week vita nothsng
mors tnssrsssing ,han . isttls anfs-
miliar STATE history. which sss aa-
usual Interest because of an event
which has juss occurred here
Yesterday the o~Autifal new
Prssbyssrian eh hurch (oCsapying the
old site on ths sosthw w-sl oorasr VI
Morgan and Salisbury str-vts scruss
from the capitol baiidinED MAS for.
mally dsdicstsd--snd therby hangs
this tale:
This church 10 On historic ground.
Before 1915 the congregation hello
services In The capitol building, bot
In ISIS . handsome brick building
was erected, and rsmained In ase
up 70 three years ago.
Before ths building Of the ehsrch
the pastoral arrangement In Raj
sigh was . novel one. The town
took much interest In IL academy,
and from about lSOS 10 Isle. its
principal was callsd The "Pfincipai
Of the Academy and Pastor of the
City" The incambents were ali
Presbyterian ministers, except one
Huguenot minister who nlied the
position for only . few months.
In lSS5-ths first capitol build
Ing having been consumed by nre
and the present building not being
oompletsd-ths State Convention
met In this city. In return for past
favors, the Presbyterian church
was loaned for the sittiass of the
Convention.
WHEN CATHOLICS COULDN'T HOLD
OFFIcR-
IL was In this building that Will
liam CASTOR made his memorable
speech which resulted In . change
Of the constitution regarding ko'
man Catholics. Under the Halifax
Consultation Of l776, section 81 was
supposed TO exclude Roman Catho-
lies from holding civil office in n,
Carolina. This section WAS %
amended in the Convention of 1885,
a. to be unobjectionabie 10 Mr.
CASTOR, (who Was Q mem ber of The
Catholic church) and 70 that ele
mens In The State. 1t 10 said thAl
the Pope wrote Judge Gaston az
autograph letter, thanking him FOL
his successful effort In the matter
| The supreme Court Of the Stat'
was also rendered the use of tn,
Sunday school building, which wa,
accepted and the building so occu
pied.
| With some changes, the maiE
walls remaining practically as bull
In 1918, this historic building stoOt
Is . memorial Of the past, unit
1898, when 1t was taken down 70 b
replaced by the present handsome
building.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27


raleigh Post.
A 81, ,354, 900 agreement between Blair
& Co., bankers, OF Wall street, New
York, and the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way Company for 1900 freight cars, to
be delivered within the next few
onths, has been recordei in the Wake
county register Of deeds Cfice. The
document contains 1000 words. The
cars are to be manufactured by the
south Baltimore Car Works, AID the
contract stipulates that there are TO be
1 900 fiat-cars, 100 plain box-cars and
800 ventilated felt-iined box-cars.
The agreement Is 70 the effect that
600 felt-lined cars must De delivered 70
chs Seaboafd Air Line on or before
September Is, 1900; that 800 OF the
pain box-cars must be delivered on or
before October l3; that 200 plain cars
must be delivered on or before October
IS; that 100 nat-cars must be delivered
by November 70. and that the final s0l
ventilated cars must be completed b,
December IS.
AL the cars are TO be finished accord.
ing to Specifications furnished by tb'
railroad company, and are 70 bav'
plates on either side with "Blair q Co.
owners" engraved thereon. The car
are Manufactured for Blair q Co., win,
in tura sell them 70 the Seaboard All
Line, the purchase price being. .. stat
ed above, q, ,S64. 900. The railrosd com
pxny contracts to paw Is per cent. y
the purchase price in cash and 5000
lquarteriy, with per cent. interest un
til the full amount of the contract !
lpaid.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

"You love my daughtsri" sjaeu-
lated the old man.
"Loye herfn he exclaimed, pas-
sionately: "Nhy, sir, I would die for
her! For one soft glance from those
sweet eyes I would hurl myself from
yonder eiiR. and perish upon the
rocks two hundred fest below"
The man shook his head. I'm
something Of . liar myself" hs re-
marked, s'and one Il enough for Z
small family hka nineis
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
A Sea Food Trust.

An organization has been formed to
control sea food. It is incorporated un.
der the laws of New Jersey and is back
ed by New York, Minneapolis and Ber-
lin capitalists. The name Of the COM
bination is the National Sea Food Com
pany. and all the large packing con-
Germs have Joined it. Operations will
commence as soon rs the next lobster
and soft shell crab season opens. but
for year or two the corporation will
not attempt to control the oyster and
clam output.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
cAlvfsIou 70 @ afss,lr.

Ges~xsor saysrs Dssrs.s.. .Ss Gulf
Cisy.s rsssrs frose>css
A special from Austia. rsxAa,
last week, quotes Governor saysrs
as saying:
Il look for the rebuilding Of Gal
weston 10 be well under way BY the
latter part Of this week. The WORK
OF clearing the city OF unheaithfnl
refuse and burying the dead viii
have been completed by tina, time
and ali the available labor In the
city can be applied to its rebuild.
Ing. 1.-THE laboring people Of Gal.
weston will only ges 70 work in ear
nest prosperity viii soon again
smile on the city. Arrangements
have been made to pay ali lsborsrs
working under the direction Of the
military aushotisies 81. 50 and n
tions for every day shsy have or
will work. An account has been
kept of all work done and no labor
ef will lose one day's pay.
"The money and food contsibu.
tions coming from . generous pso-
pie have been . great help 70 she
people Of Galveston, as it has re-
lieved them OF the necessity OF
spending their money TO suppors
the needy. and It can now be ap-
piled to the improvements Of their
own property and putting again on
foot their enterprises.
"Five dollars . day Are being Oh.
cred to the mechanics who will
come to Galveston. and with the as
surancs from reputable physicians
that there is not extraordinary dan.
ger Of sickness, outside lAborerl
will flock to Galveston. and before
many days . new-city will rise up.
on the storm swept ruin. The tele.
graph and telephone com panies and
railroads have been exceedingly
generous and liberal since the great
calamity. They have not only Civ.
en- money, but everything has been
transported to that city free oi
charge, while those desiring TO gel
away from the narrowing scenes ol
Galveston have been transported
free. The people of Texas will Ions
remember with grateful hearts th1
kindness Of these companies. 1t II
now an assured fact that trains viii
be running into Galveston thil
week and with uninterrupted com
munication with the outside worlt
Galveston should soon assume he
normal condition"
Arrangements have been perfec
ted for the Immediate repairin,
and refurnishing of the medica
college at Galveston. The session
will be opened Thursday, Nov l5
A careful consideration of the stu
alton enabled the board Of regent.
to-day to announce that all arrange
ments will be perfected to open tn
medical college on the above pam
ed date, with the same faculty q
heretofore. The State will rebuils
at once the quarantine station de
stroyed by the food at Galveston
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
Ready Wit.
London Tit-Bits.

London Tit-Bits.
At the burning Of a provision
shop the crowd helped themselves
freely. One man grasped huge
ham as his share OF the plunder. Ris-
ing up with it, he found himself
face to face with a policeman, and
with. admirable presence Of mind
put the plunder... into the officers
arms, saying:
"You had better take care of that,
policeman, or some one will be walk
ing off with it."-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
Why He Left and Why He VIII
Return.
Chicago Inter- Ocean.


Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Ranchman and Millionaire w. G..
Mcdonald, OF Van Tassel, Wyo., is
not seeking vengence upon the man
who eloped with his daughter. On
the contrary, he is trying to find the
couple with the view of giving them
his blessing and fair share Of his
fortune. II suppose that young
dude my gal married is afraid I'll
kill him." said the wealthy ranch
man after reaching Omaha, but he
needn't be. OF course, when / found
my gal receiving the visits Of the
little dude 1 swore would fill him
full OF holes if he didn't stay off the
ranch, but OF course didn't mean It.
What suits my gal suits me, any
way. i am going to give my gal q
check for $4,000 whenever / fine
them, and make her come home ant
live on the ranch with her dude
OF course, he Is no account, but wha
suits my gal Anna suits me-"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

.The party which will not allow
the Constitution to follow the flag
through the Carolinas. through MIss-
issippi and Texas, has no occasion
to distress itself about the Constitu-
taon's journey 4 900 miles across the
sea. From Rspublisan State Plat
form, Nsw York.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
THE WORLDS
THREE WARS.
RUSSIANS MASSACRE FIVE
THOUSAND ChINEskAND
FLING THEIR BODIES
INTO THE RIVER
sfusf HcMrIac u rue px,upruss

w~~ 0. sr~-svs~a >@~ssy E@s-s-n~-r
Array n~ss~- -s-r-~-ss--s As~s~
VIII 90 ss nsss>~a-
Tue Messsv sorS.Sssasss sf NE
Loadoa Standard s~nds horrid st--
~ Of nAssscrss OF Caiasss 81 blAgs.
vssehsnek. daring tas rsssat tree
olss IN that pars OF caiaa-
He declares tsst sas whole IA.
asss population Of 5lvo. tnsisdiax
women and ehildrss. vsrs sssortsS
oct Of ne town oas norsing 10 .
spos nse miles ap Tie rivsr. Thss
tasy we're led n eaiehss sf Q Tee
hundred at tune 70 the river eaat
and ordered TO cross To the Clissss
side. No boas we're provided. aaa
the river 10 Q mile vide ~ THIS point
NJ On, women and ehiidrsn we're estA-
~r thrown into ths river. OF oa ths
least shos Of rssissa1os we're
stabbed or shot oy the sseort. which
was composed Of Russian vogknsr
and some psssants- Aay Of The Oar
aess VINO attempted 10 land AFTER es
ing thro I'm into the river. we're siihss
dubbed or shot. None escaped. Ths
rvsr bank vas sirswa vita sorpsss
tor . mile below and above the tova.
rns massacre. the correspondent ssys
was undoubtedly perform under d.
rect orders from the suthorit,ss. A
tids Of slaughter vas thus Let loose
throughout the Amur region. Hence
forth every Russian knew that hs
| Vas fally licensed 10 Kill - hs shess.
Not less than 1000 Chinese we're
similaEiy murdered IN villages on the
Russian bank.
A dispatch received ~ Wssa.hs-
ton Sept. 3oth from Gsnsrai Mss
Arthur, dated at Manila, sept. lslh.
reports great activity Of ths iasur-
gents in the Philippines The IN
surgent force In the vicinity VI o.
rig and EstsllA II estimated at so.
and several severe engagsments have
,aken place. An engagement oe-
Cured on the l7th inst at sinilosp.
situated at the east end Of Lagoai-
ade Bay, between . force OF one
laousand FLipinos and dstschnsnts
at the Fifteenth and Tairty-ssvsnth
Uni.ed States infantry rssinsnts.
anov that - men are dead. including
those who nave died from the ELECTS
ss their wounds since the nghting
and the missing, and thai niastssn
are wounded, including Capt. John
Z. Morgan, Of Company i, Of the
37th regiment. The number Of Amer
lcans engaged 10 nov announced 10
90 l34.
Gen. Roberts informs the London
War uffice that the South African
war In practically ended. Tas Brit
lsh commander in chief announces
that there il nothing left Of the Bosr
army except few rowing bands. He
says ihst when the burgners real
IL Cd that their cause was hopeless .
general tumult ensusd and the fsdsr-
Alists destroyed eons,dsrsoss erdi-
mace.
Tns British generals are eontinu.
; ing their forward movements and ars
aseting with eompsrsnvsly little
opposition.
According TO General Roberts no
thing is left Of the B,sr army bat .
few marauding bands. Tns Bosr,
asvs destroyed their L,ng Toms and
other heavy guns. Prssidsat krasss
will probably 60 to Hollsad-
a
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

Governor Ssyers, Of Texas, says
the loss OF life occasioned by the
storm in Galveston and elsewhere on
the Southern coast cannot be less
than $4,000 lives, while the loss OF
property will aggrsgats $20, coo, 600
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
Moore County Manufactures Ite
Own Crop.

fSanfOrd Express. .
A bale of cotton is now bringing
nearly twice as much rs It did two
years ago. The chances are that the
money value of this years cotton crop
in North Carolina will be larger than
any ever produced and rs more Of it
will be manufactured BY us than ever
before, the staple will bring into the
State, for lint, seed product and do
nestle fabrics, a revenue immensely
greater than i5 has ever done before.
In Moore county our own lint, which
Is the best 10 the State, will 60 over
our own spindles.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

Europe not only produces more
than one-half Of the worlds wheat
crop. but consumes almost the en-
tire worlds surplus.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

A pious gsnslsnsn in Grssly, Pa,
iasisted uPon having prsysrs inst
before dinner. His wife and dsagh-
tsr objected % strenneusly tnat the
pioas gsutlsman attacked shsn With
8 fork, and ssEioasly wounded the
wies.-ExshAAge.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

(wichita, Kan Dispatch, 17th-
The planet Venus WAS plainly visible
In the heavens yesterday from day.
break until about O'Clock in the af-
ternoon. The day was remarkably
clear, and this made 1t seem more won
derful.
Many persons stood in the streets
AID made prophecies. Some considered
it to be . sign that IN intensely severe
winter was at hand. others war, Others
flood and pestiIencs. At the different
educational institutions in the city
large Telescopes were used for observs-
tion. The planet Was esPeciaily bright
|dur1ng the middle Of the day.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

Woman came after man, and has
beer after him ever since.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

Even in the hottest weather some
people are all wrapped up in them
selves.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
A BIG DEAL FOR FREIGHT CARS.

Seaboard Air Line Purchases 2 900 New
Cars-Agreement Recorded
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

Immense Crops Produced on One of the
Large Indiana r arms.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-05
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Things are Again Moving
Smoothly in Every De
partmcnt,

Students are Getting Ready to Enj0y
Themselves Reception ~ the Y N.
G. A. on Saturday Evening Societies
will Install officers Tonight Osher
Notes.
The work of the University Is going
on as usual The students have
about allretufned from their homes.
and taken up their studies again.
Some OF them have NOT returned and
sonae OF those who are ready to 90 To
work have been turned down for this
term on account of not having made
the required standing during the
three months just ended.
The enrolment Is. expected by che
authorities TO 90 rather high this
quarter but Il is not Thought BY those
on the outside who are not interested
In exaggerating the figures that III
will be as high as it was last year.
The students have come back from
their rest invigoratcd and ready for
everything In the line Of work or play.
The Y. M. G. A. will hold It's quar-
terly reception In the Gymnasium On
Saturday evening from eight TO ten.
The reception has become regular
part Of the University life and IL III
always enjoyed to the greatest posi-.
Bile extent by those who attend. All
the members OF the student body are
invited to be present. Especially are
the new students urged TO be there.
They can get acquainted with each
other and with the old students.
The Literary Societies will hold
their first meetings of the quarter In
their halls this Nevening. Officers
elected at the last quarter will be In
stalled and the occasion will be one
for much oratory and other diversions
dear to the student. The attendance
at the meetings of the Societies Will
be large on account Of the interesting
nature Of the entertainment TO be at
forded
Charles r. Holden Fellow In the
University will hardly return to his
duties this quarter He has been on
the verge OF a collapse for several
months and will remain out Of school
until he Is able to withstand the strain
OF the work.
The law students have not been
very busy this term ON account Of the
absence during the week Of Profs.
Wiley and Brooke who are at Mar
tinsburg attending the meeting of the
State Bar Association.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-05
The Wheat Crop.

The Agricultural Department has
made very interesting report as to
the outlook for this very important
cereal. 1t shows the acreage of win
ter wheat to be 100000 acres great
er than that of 1898 The estimate
of the total crop OF 1899 is placed at
1890, 900 bushels, based upon an
average of 1873 bushels per acre, but
as the final statement for the 1898
crop exceeded the estimate by 1916
upon the same ratio of increase, the
final result for 1899 crop would be
more than 600,000,000 bushels. If
these figures should turn out to be
correct, it will prove to be the largest
production ever made, except those
of 1891 and 1898 which were res
pectively 6e2,0O0,o00 and 665,000,-
600 bushels. That is why the price
of wheat is low, and as farmer re-
marked to us, yesterday, with 200
sheep he sold 200 lambs, at 81 each,
and the fleece OF the old ones aver
aged one dollar each" The wheat
comes from the level lands of the
West, and Kansas has raised enough
corn tor the nation Eastern farm
ers should look after supplying meat
food for the large eastern cities.