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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15
Mr.. TAYLOR TALKS.
Positively Refuses 10 Siga Louisville
Agreement.
COURTS MUST NOW DECIDE IT.
Toyior Disbands the Troops and Calls
the Legislature Co Re-couNene NJ
Frankfort.

Frankfort. Ky. Special have
only this 10 say: After mature de-
liberation and conference with my
friends from every section Of the
controversy 10 take Is due course.
vigorously ccntcs;ing every Inch -
ground and upholding the rights Of che
people u the uttcrmost II those
rights be destroyed the responsibility
for that destruction must rest with
those Sho sit In Judgment. II is du.
10 say that the eminen; gentlemen. my
friends. who secured the propositions
resulting from the Louisville confer
ence. acted In good faith. from The
highest motives of patriotism and did
the very best they could'
The above was signed by Governor
Taylor and issued as a proclamation.
The decision not 10 sign the I.oulsvill.
agreement was reached by Governor
Taylor Saturday afternoon. For over
two hours he had been In conference
with fully $50 prominent Republicans
from ali parts of the State. The meet
ing WAS secret IN the extreme. all those
who came from the hall before Gov
ernor Taylor himself. refusing To- say
anything about the progress Of the de
liberations. The members of the con
ference. with the eKceptiOn Of Gov
ernor Taylor. gathered in the lsEisla-
tive hall usually occupied by the
House OF Representatives. Governor
Taylor stated TO the conference that
there were Two courses TO be pursued.
First, TO sign the Louisville agree
ment; second. 60 quietly withdraw the
troops. allow the legislature TO recon
vene in the capitol in Frankfort. TO
call of the session now being held In
London and TO ignore the Louisville
agreement entirely.
Several speeches were made. and Il
was soon apparent that the sentiment
OF the gathering was very strongly in
favor OF the second course. and this
was adopted. This action was decided
upon al ! o'clock. and the first infor-
nation OF the decision was given TO
the outside world by Governor Taylor.
himself. He came rapidly through the
doors unattended and locking nervous
and haggard. He walked hastily to-
ward che capitol stairway. repeating
several times 10 the newspaper men
who stood in the hall. Il doa't sign"
Il don't sign.' Il don't sign" From
the capitol he passed TO the executive
building. where he at once made up
and signed the following proclamation.
rec0nvening the Legislature at Frank
fort:
frankfort. Ky. Feb. 10.
The excitement recently prevailing
in this city having 10 some extent sub
sided and there appearing now TO be no
necessity for the General Assembly 20
remain in session in London, 1 do here
by. by this proclamation. Tec3nyene
the same in Frankfort. Ky. on Feb
ruary IL. 1900, at Il o'clock noon
(SignedD w. :. TAYLOR.
Governor"
Orders were at once issued 10 Gen
eral Collier To prepare for the depzr-
ture of the troops. and in a very short
time a large number Of them were
ready TO leave. Six companies left
Saturday night. only a small detach-
ment will remain. These will be re-
tanned only as peace guard and will
in no way be obtruded upon the pres
ence OF the legislature.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15
An approved sen maxim teaches that

An approved sen maxim teaches that
the landsman who is to become neat,
two-handed sailor must be caught
early and be given such special train
ing as will fit him for the duties and
inure him to the hardships of an ar
duous trade. Realizing the import
ance of this discipline, the Navy De-
partment has asked Congress to au.
thorize the construction of two ad-
ditional auxiliary steamers, and to
emphasize its belief in the system has
detailed two vessels-the Hartford
and the Dixie-for the specific train
ing of lardsmen. The appropriation
has the approval of our best officers.
and, as it makes for efficiency, should
be authorized with encouraging dill
gence.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15
Tea-Drinkfhg in Russia,

The Russians drink enormous guam
titles of tea, sufficient to frighten any
Englishman Or American. The poor
people-and the Russian people are
the poorest in existence-use the So
called brick" tea. This is the cheap
est sort, being mixed with stems, and
compressed by some adhesive gum into
dry cakes of various sizes, embling
in its appearance plug" tobacco. This
tea, which would probably prove pois
onous to any one else, is consumed by
the Russian workingman at the aver
age rate OF about twenty stakans Tor
tumblers) a day, the Russian stakan
being quite equal to five of the little
thimbles of cups used in America at
afternoon teas. Taking into considera=
tion that black, sour or bitter brick
like bread, raw onions, garlic, dried
leather-fish and strongly salted herr
ings are usually the chief articles of
food of the people at large, one must
not wonder at the enormous quantity
Of hot tea needed to Quench Rus
slams thirst and help on his digestion.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15
Telegraphic Briefs.

Richard Croker writes from Scotland
that his broken leg Is healing and he
expects TO throw away his crutches by
the middle OF this month
The Atha IlIingsworth Steel Works.
ct Harrison, ~. J., were burned Satur-
day night.
Information reached Norfolk Safur-
day Of fatal shooting ARRAY. which
occurred at Norfolk. Va TIE victim
was VIM. J. jenkins. a well known at
torney. and John Wampyer Is named as
the man fired the fatal shot. The
shooting was occasioned by a dispute
over a piece OF land which Eara Wax
and Wampler sold John Bstes. Wax.
IL Is said. was wounded and Bates Is
implicated.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15
Burial of Gen, LawtO,,

Washington, D. c., SPECIALIZATION
General H. w. Lawton was buried
Friday in the National cemetery at
Arlington. 1t was a nations tribute
to national hero, and the sorrow CT
a whole people was expressed when
America added the chaplet of cypress
on the brow that had worn the laurel
The burial service beneath the leaf
less trees at Arlington was preceded
by services in the Church of the Gov
enant, on Connecticut avenue, at
which every department of the govern
ment was represented, including the
President, Congress, the Supreme
Court, and all the ranking officers of
the army and navy within reach Of
WASHINGTON.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15
Tobacco Hands Fight.

Norfolk, Va. Special.-At Martins
VILE Thursday night. there was an IL
cipient rios The tobacco rollers a.
Speneers Tobacco Factory are on a
strike. and one OF them. Joseph Fin
ney. broke his pledge and agreed 70 re-
turn TO work on the old terms. A hun
dred negroes gathered around the far
tory to give FTnney a beating. and he
opened fire on tie crowd with a pistol.
Nineteen OF the rioters were arrested.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15
Drunk Juror Jailed.

Marion, N. c., Special.-Qu'ite a SEN
sad.on wtls created here late Friday
afternoon when ]. G. Grant and J. w.
Hemphill were arrested fcr contempt
OF court. The facts are that Grant
became intoxicated while serving as a
juror in the case of Godfrey VS.. the
Marion Furniture Factory. Hemphill
was the officer in charge of the jury
amid allowed Grant to drink the w,fnis-
ky. Judge Shaw sentenced both mel.
to Jail fer ten days. Grant and Hemp.
hsdl are members of two OF the pesa
tsmiliss ln ahls county.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15
British Again Driven Rack.

Headquarters Camp. Springfield
Bridge. BY Cable.-The position tskea
forth of the Tugeia river proved diff
fcult. one TO maintain. The regiments
sent across as re-enforcenelts went
into the front line Of trenches. but oy-
ing to the great strength Of the BOers
In ttc Brakfcntein hills. TO the left. Il
was FOUL imp sibie 10 ADVANCE with
cIt risking unn>esssary loss. The
Bccrx continued shellIag the British
position. Their superiority Of s1eii
FIRE rendered lae advance .mpoeslbit
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15
Why the Cook Gsve Noted.

81 see you printed something the
other day about the disadvantages OF
myopia-near-sightcd you know"
said the man with glasses. Now. I'm
afflicted that way myself a few
nights ago when | Went home il was
raining hard My umbrella was wet
and l carried it Immediately to the
kitchen to drain. Casting about for
something to stand IL in my eye caught
some sort Of receptacle on the floor
near the stove. which ! TOOK t. De the
coalhod. so ] stood the umbrella in il
aud went 10 bed. The next morning
the cook gave notice. She had found
,ay umbrella standing in her shoe
Syracuse Posi-Siandarl,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15
Democrats to be Arrested

London, KY, Special.-The following
messages from Governor Taylor was
received Friday by a member of the
legislature:
Have warrants issued for members
of the House and put in the hands of
sergeant-at-arms to serve
The warrants were made out late in
in the day, and given to Sergeant-at-
Arms Cecil of the House.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15
MANHOOD SUFFRAGE
Mr.. Buffers Speech In the Senate
on The Suffrage Amendment.
THE LEGISLATURE CAN NOT IN.
STRUCT THE COURTS.

The Legal Questions at Issue-The II
literacy of North Carolina--
Sixty Thousand " hite Voters
In Danger of B sing Disfranchised--
Decisions OF the Supreme Court
Quoted. The Amendment Puts the
south In False and UnenvIabIe
Position.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15
HOUSE


Fortisth Day-The Philippine ques-
ton again occupied the attention of the
house, Mr.. Williams, of Mississippi.
presented an argument against the
annexation Of the Philippines, which
attracted much attention. Il was de-
voted almost entirely to the CONNER
cial aspects Of the acquisition, holding
that the absorption OF the islands
would be ultimately ruinous TO the
American producers OF cotton, rice, to-
bacco, hemp and sugar.
After some remarks by Mr.. Smith OF
Michigan. supporting the Boer side OF
the South African contention, the
house at 5 p. m. adjourned.
Forty-first Day.-The House finish
ed the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bin, passing 1t substantially IS
it came from the committee. There
was some desultory discussion OF the
Philippines question and the war In
South Africa, the principle feature be-
ing the speech of Mr.. Shafroth. in IA
vor il the mediation in the British
Boer war under the provisions OF the
Hague treaty. The diplomatic bill as
passed carries $1.743,90s. The House
passed the Senate bill authorizing the
Southeastern railway to soastruct n
bridge across the LUMBER river IN koD-
eson county, n. c.
Forty-second Day.-The house was
in session only an hour and a half and
only minor business was transacted.
The Ways and Means Committee bill
establishing tariff rates upon goods
from Porto Rico into the United States
andsvice versa, was reported and
Chairman Payne gave notice that the
bill would be called up next Thursday.
The debate upon It will run for a week.
Mr.. Richardson tTenn.D presented the
views of the minority and Mr.. Mccall
Miss presented separate dissenting
opinion.
Forty-third Day-The House was in
session scarcely an hour. adjourning
early to permit members to attend the
Lawton obsequies. When Mr.. Payne.
of New York. moved a recess until
night Mr.. Sins, of Tennessee objected.
on the ground that ii was unfair I'D
cut out the consideration OF private
claims, the regular order. and then
devote the evening to private pension
legislation. After a motion by Mr..
Loud, OF California, TO adjourn. in
stead of taking recess. had been debat-
ed and voted down, the House by a
vote OF 107 to Is, recessed until even
ing.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15
Report of the Plague.

San Francisco, Special-The steam
er Alameda arrived here Friday from
Australian ports, via Samoa and Hon
olulu. The Alameda was ordered to
quarantine, but DR.. Kinyoun, State
quarantine officer, reports that up to
February I'd there had been no new
cases of the plague at Honolulu since
January 25. There are 7,40O Japanese
and Chinese in quarantine at Honolulu
and three detention camps have been
established.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15
has no ClerN

London. BY Cable.-The War Office
still maintains silence regarding the
situation at the seat Of war. announc-
ing at 1l:3O Saturday that no further
news had been received and none has
come from ether sources which would
give a clue TO General Buffers move
ments since he recrossed the Trgela. or
70 the present positions OF the forces.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15

The laws of Mexico provide that a
Mormon who wishes to take a second
wife must present certificate signed
by his first helpmeet to the effect that
she is willing; and he must also have
the express consent OF the secopi
wife aud her parents.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15
Obseryant Little Willie.

Willie-I guess papa has said some
thing that's made mamma awfuliy
angry. When those callers go, he'll get
It!
Clara-How do you know?
Wnlie-She's begun TO call nim "darl-
Harlem Life.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15
She Knew jumpers,

ST understand you are an athlete"
remarked the landlady to the new
boarder
..Yes, a'am," proudly answered the
from Jumpersville."
THAT being the case" said the land
lady, Il will have to ask you to pay
your board in advance. I've had all
the experience with the jumpers I caH
for''
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15

There are fifty girls in one mission
school In China who had been thrown
away BY their parents to die in their
infancy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15

The mind is bewildered by the con-
temptation of it's marvellous achieve
ments IN the nineteenth century. Ii
time and space signified now what
they did in 1900, the United States
could not exist under one government.
It would not be possible to maintain
unity of purpose or identity of inter
est between communities separated
by such inseparable barriers as Oregon
and Florida. But time and distance
are arbitrary terms, one depending
On the transmission of thought, the
other on the transit of ourselves and
our commodities. our manufactures
and our harvest. The continent has
shrunk to a span. The oceans are
obliterated. London and Paris and
Pekin and New York are next-door
neighbors. These vast accomplish
ments of our race have rendered de-
mocracy possible. Steam, electricity
and machinery have emancipated
millions and left them free to pursue
higher ranges of effort Labor has
become more remunerative. Ihe
flood of wealth has raised myriads to
comfort and many to affiuence.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15

What the Transvaal viii; Have to pay.
In spite of reverses the English
papers are beginning to figure on the
amount Of indemnity the South At,can
republic will be forced to pay when
the Beers are finally conquered In
this connection it is pointed out that
the financial condition of the republic
is excellent. For the year 1897 the
total revenue of the Transvaal amount
ed to $22,400,000, while the total ex-
penditures were $21 100000. From an
English standpoint there will be room
in the future for large reductions in
expenditures, SO that a big balance
will be left which may be applied to
the payment Of interest on a loan
sufficient to pay the indemnity which
the British are to demand At present
the total state debt of the South
African republic is less than $4,000
0C0
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-03-31

cattle's feet or about the feed lot soon
becomes a nuisance. Accompanying
this description send the sketch of a
rack that will be easy to fill and which
will retain the stalks, allowing the, cat.
tic to strip of the leaves, corn and
tender, eatable portions. The uneaten
portion can be cleaned out before fill
ing anew, and the useless stalks piled
up for hauling away or mixed with the
accumulating manure heap, where the
refuse of barn and stable is piled be.
fore being hauled to the fields.
The rack is to be built against the
fence, so that the filling can be done
from the outside of the manager at ga"
being only high enough to retain the
fodder. The frame of the rack should
be made of 2x4s. Tie rack 'fb"
should be made of four-inch fencing
lumber, the stats about four inches
apart. The outside rack, Sc" should
be set ont far enough so the cattle can
easily reach down inside to pick up the
chat. To guard against any waste
here, it is we'll to have the bottom,
&c" foored, and the floor surrounded
by q six-inch board. The rack can be
made any length. according to, the.
Of stock to he fed.-J. E. II.
win,i in American Agriculturist.t. -.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-03-31
A'French Road-Engine,

The French, thanks to the preju.
dices and interests which have checked
the development of automobilism in
this country, have taken the lead in
the manufacture of motor cars and
their applications. The Scotte trac-
ton engine, drawing a train of cars on
the roads, is giving satisfaction in the
French Army. twenty-five of these
engines can provide an army of 60, 900
men, sixty miles distant, with car
tridges in eighteen hours. They can
also transport fifty cannon of "a"
weighing twenty-four tons each, q
distance of ten miles in single night.
II the Prussians had had such en-
gines in 1879, they would not have
required. to wait three and . half
months before getting their guns into
position for the siege of Paris. Ac-
cording to Moltke, they had to bring
$50 wagons and over 1000 horses
from Metz for the purpose. A Scotte
traction engine replaces thirty-two
horses, and 200 or 800 of them would
have enabled the Germans to COM
mence bombarding Paris few days
after the investment began. It is
evident that in future wars traction
engines and motor cars will render
important service.-London Globe,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-03-31
ot up to their standard IN milk pro-

not up to tnen stapdara IN MIX pro-
duction.
But because certain strains under
this management do not produce many
eggs, it does not disprove the state
ment with which v6r hegass Place
the pure-bred hens and chickens I'M
der the care of good feeder, and in
three generations they can be made to
produce more eggs than can be pro-
duced by any bred or scrub bred
fowl. By selection of eggs from the
best layers among them, this can be
brought about, and the poultry keeper
who expects to grow chickens next
spring ehoald begin this winter to
feed his hens for egg production, and
should watch them to see which to
save eggs from for Matching. We
have never attained the twenty dozen
a year mark, and never expect to, for
we cannot devote our time to the
poultry yard. but we believe it to be
possible and desirable and think it
possible without losing any of the
fancy points called for by the poultry
STANDARD, though it mightptake a long
er time if We tried. TO- combine, the
fancy points and the egg reduction at
the same time than It would be if we
only selected the best layers without
regard to the markings, as it would
limit our number 10 select FROM
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-03-31
Planning Farm Work.

Planning Farm Work. =
The farmer should decide upon the
fields lie intends to cultivate next sea-
son long before the time comes fot
putting the seed in the ground, and
should try to decide what crops he
will put upon them. In making his
decision, he should consider not only
the adaptation OF the soil to the crop;
but how, the work upon the variohg
crops can be so planned that he will
not have too many irons in the fire.
We know something about it, for We
have been there and have had to pillow
up fair-looking crop while growing,
because it was SO weedy as not to- be
worth hoeing, as we had been ba,sy
on another field. But the best plaza
may be changed sometimes when one
has to do with anything SO tickle as
the New England weather. Even in
sects may force change, as we weIe
once forced to change an onion bed
into a squash field, because the onio1
maggot had appeared in such num-.
bers that we saw the crop would bs-3
failure. We admire perseverance,
but there is such thing as being tod
and striving against theins
evitable. Give up when fairly beaten:
and try to retrieve fortune in some
other way.-American Cultivator.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-03-31

About four years ago . London
blacksmith noticed on q secondhand
bo6kstall . very old book priced at 2
cents. He bought 1t, and after at
t3mpting to read 1t, threw it aside and
soon forgot It. One Of his dodgers
happening to ses the book recently.
and, noticing that 1t was dated 1850,
aSk1d permission to show 1t to tho
Akitish museum authorities. A day or
to later the blacksmith was request
II 10 call. and the secretary. to his sur
ptlSe. asked him what he would take
ft:the book. In some slight eonfus-
lG@ 1.-THE man said. What will you
aNs3" viii $3.50 suit your" was the
a9exsr Of the secretary. The black
s6lth was % dumfounded that the
SECRETARY thought no was ridiculing
his offer. and thereupon Immediately
Increased It to $500. which was at once
aeesptsd. Sooner than have lost tho
book. however. which was the first
book that Gutenberg ever printed. and.
therefore almost priceless, the mus
euN. authorities would. have paid al
meea-any sum that had been asked,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-03-31
Character in Rod Hair.

Red,haired women are ardent and
viyacious, especially if with it they
have hazel eyes, in which case they
have a bright and quick intelligence.
They have great deal of natural felic-
ity for study, and good memories.
Red hair with ::blue eyes shows tho
same warmth of character, but not so
much intelligence; bright golden hair,
of rich, deep color and of a crisp
and waving texture. growing thickly
on the head and somewhat low on the
brow, shows an ardent, poetic and
somewhat artistic temperament. It
is the signature of Apollo, the sun.
People with red-brown hair which is
very thick, and redder over the ears
and at the temples than on the head.
are courageous and energetic. This
sort OF hair gives sense of color in
painters, force of language and elo-
quence in poets, power in musical
composition. -Woman's Home Com.
panion. f..
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-03-31
Practical Poultry Points.

The pure-bred hen will usually
Icy more eggs than any cross of the
same breed, and many more than the
scrub hen with q mixture of half a
dozen different breeds in her make
mp. II she does not it is the fault OF
the one who cares for her. Some
breeders really know more about the
markings of the feathers and shape
Of the comb than they do about feed
ing their poultry, and they care more
about having these points just right
than they do about the number of eggs
they receive, says a writer in the Cpl-
tivator. If they can get eggs in the
spring, when they are warted for
Matching, they are contented with
mat. =, - = s>:,s
. In this way some strains of pure.
bred fowl may have been SO kept and
managed that they produce q less
number of eggs In q year than they
would under better conditions, and as
the chickens inherit the propensities
81 the parent and the grand parents
they deteriorate in productiveness. as
much Is herd Of dairy cattle would
u kept in such way that they were
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-03-31
Tho Story Of Ecllpses.

In an appendix to Mr.. Chamber
nav treatise on eclipses an account 4.
Given Of the best means Of taking p.r,
In tho observation Of the eclipse which
will occur on the 2Sth Of May Of uer,
year. This eclipse will bs total In III.
southeastern states OF North Amer,..
and in southwestern Europe and north.
ern Africa. but will be partial In Enc.
land. A trip to Spain or Portugal Il
recommended. and a diagram 10 xivs,
showing the stars which are likely :.
b visible in the neigh borhood OF n.
sun while It 10 covered by the moon