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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT HlLlSB0PO.
ry LHndmark Destroyed -Lossss Teach
$1,000

Several stores Burncd-Old Revoluit ona-
ry Landmark Destroyed Loses" Teach
$1,000
Fire at Hlllsboro Frlday night de-
struyed property valued At 81 900.
The lire WAS IncendiarY, 1t being
the second line that tie identical
property has been fred since the be
ginning Of the year.
The fire was started in an old ware
house building owned by Jas. Webb,
and situated just IN the rear of tire
post flee and ether buildings owned
by James A Geek. From the Webb
property the flee communicated to
that owned by CGet k, and in 8 Vel Y
shot time about half Of the bloch
facing the court house was on fire.
BY heroic Efforts On the part Of the
citizens some properly within a few
feet OF the Ii 20 was saved.
la addition to the building Mr..
Webb lost a6Ou, two cars of tertlll-
Ger. 1t is estimated thar his loss is
about two Thousand dollars. The
Check building was really three in
one, the pest office and merchant
by the usue of S. f, Cole occupying
two OF the store rooms, and the 9th
or one being vacant. All Of the
mail books, safe, etc, were saved
from the post Office building, and
there will be very little financial loss
to the government. The store of Mr..
Cole was also saved, but was consld
erably damaged. The loss of Mr.
Cheek will be somewhere in the
neighborhood of two thousand dol.
lars. There was practically no insur-
ance GA any of the property.
The building IN which the fire orig.
mated was a part of the property
used by General CORVALLIS for hii
headquarters during the revolution
airy war. Some years ago other prop
erty used by General CORVALLIS was
destroyed, and this building was tn.
last of the old revolutionary proper
ty with the exception of one build
ing that has been rebuilt, the old
tlmbers being used. The part of the
building where the fire was started
was not in use and there can be nc
doubt as to it being incendiary. TIL,
other attem pt TO burn the proper y
only few weeks ago, was started il
the same place. Some think tina
there Ia q movement on foot TO burr
the town, and IL is probable that de
tectives will be- sent there.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21
NOTICE OF SEIZURE.

Notice is hereby gwen of seizure of
the following property for violation Of
the internal revenue laws Of the United
States:
At Franklinton, N G Feb. 26, 1901
10 gallons corn whiskey, Of JOS May.
At Patterson's Bridge, barrels of
corn whiskey, 40 gallons. IS property
of unknown.
At Elm City, N. G, March IL. 1901,
s packages of corn whiskey, 1887 gal
Ions, distillery premises and apparatus
Of registered grain distillery, No. 2,9S2
and 6 packages of corn whiskey, 28s 5
gallons and one package II gallons, "a
property of e. A Norris.
| At Star, n. @. March 6, 1901, 8 bbls
and kegs of corn whiskey, about $50
gallons, rs property of B Auman.
/ At Star, n. c., March Is. 1901, still
and fixtures etc. and 8 bbls. of corn
whiskey, about 400 gallons, as proper
ty of B. Auman.
Persons claiming the above property
will f1le their claims with me in my
office within thirty days as required by
law, or the same will be forfeited to
the use of the United States.
March 18, 1901,
<. G. DUNCAN, Collector.
By J P. Fl. ADAMS, Deputy Collector,
Raleigh, N. c.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21
Bug Death.

Bug-death is a patented, nom
poisonous powder, and is entirely
different from anything that has
ever been placed on the market, and
overcOmes all the objections to the
deadly poisOns that the farmers have
been obliged to use in the past.
The farmers who used Bug-death
last season on potatoes had larger
crop that sold at higher price tina n
those of their brother farmers who
did not use Bug-death, but who did
use the poisonous paris-green. Use
according to directions and wonder
fully pleasing results will follow
For potatoes we recommend using
124 lbs. of Bug-death TO per acre to
an application. Julius Lewis Hard
ware, Co., State Agents.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21
row, the case having bern disposed

now, the case having bern disposed
OF
All the other judges concurred,
and Judge Montgomery said more
than | did.
Judge Montgomery turned TO
him and said:
"You have been filing political
opinions here long enough, and IL 10
time Ii was stopped
montgomery was sitting On the
same side OF the table with Clark
and faced him when he made tina.
statement. The matter was dis
m issed from discussion soon after
Col. kensn came In subsequent
/ ly and said he wanted more instrue
tions about tn matter.
Il told him there WAS nothing
| further now before the court In that
case; that | had no objection &c
telling him what did before, that
| thought be had the right, and that
II was his duty TO issue the wris un
der the circumstances be had dc.
tailed TO him. But would have no
thing further officially TO do with
It,
Judge Faircloth expressed him
self 10 the same effect
"Col. Kenan again came and In SIS
t. d on instructions. | said TO HIN
that | h, d already said to him all
h id TO say, and asked him IL be
though | would not stick TO whai
/ told him.
"He said, oh, no, but that the
thing was troubling him and he
wanted more instruction.
"Judge Douglas then took pa
per from his desk or table and read
it to Colonel Kenan. Although |
have no means Of knowing posi-
lively 1t was essentially the same
as the contents Of the one In evi
denca, my opinion Is that that Is so
Il later learned that the wri,
had been Issued, and that was all
knew OF its being issued and served
and the money paid.
"Some time after that-after the
writ was issued and money paid
Judge Clark said:
well, as you would not let me
file and print my protest, I'd like
to have the copies back
"Judge Montgomery handed him
his copy. and Judge Douglas anc
Faircloth did not have ours with
US. But l said to him:
Owing to what has been sale
about this matter, prefer to keel
mine
81 never saw Judge Clark's copy
and l know l never carried my cop!
to the court room. | locked it III
in my desk, and there 1t remained
till brought it here in court yes
terday."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21
Continued next week.
Taken From the Sheriff and Hanged.

Taken From the Sheriff and Hanged.
Nashville, Tenn, March 17.-A'
Tiptonville, in Lake county. last
night mob hanged Ike Fitzgerald
to a tree near the court house. The
negro was charged with assault on q
white girl, Miss Minnie Davenport,
nineteen years old, aud trial Jury
had just reported that they could no
agree and had been discharged. A
different verdict had been expected.
and a mob seized the prisoner before
the sheriff could hurry him from the
court room and hanged him to the
first tree.
The crime for which he suff sred
was com mitted several weeks ago on
the banks of Reel Foot Lake, nea,
Tiptonville. Miss Davenport, while
passing lonely spot, was assaulted
by negro who was merding fishing
nets and the pursuing posse arrested
Fitzgerald as the guilty person.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21
MILEAGE TICKETS REDUCED.

Seaboard Air Line Railway one thou
sand mile tickets are now sold from all
points on it's lines at rate of $25. 90, in
Guiding those previously sold in the
State of Florida at $50, 900. These tick
cts are good over the entire SeabOard
AIR Line Railway system and are hon
Ored between Richmond and Washing
ton By the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac and Pennsylvania rail-
roads, between Portsmouth and Balti
more by the Baltimore Steam Packet
Company bay Line) and between
Clinton and Columbia, S. c., by the
Columbia, Newberry & Laurens Rail-
road All tickets which have been
sold at $25 90 and endorsed mot good
in State of Florida" will be honored
over the entire sys' EN-, including lines
in Florida, regardless of such endorse
ments.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21
Several Girls Killed

St Joseph. Mo-, March 1o.-The
Notch Norman shoe factory and the
Richardson, Roberts & Byrnes over.
all and shirt factory were destroyed
by fire this afternoon, causing the
death probably OF several persons.
ALI the victims are girls and were
employed in the shirt factory.
Miss Louise Esio ndau, aged 20 il
known to be dead. Florence Terry
and Miss Mamie Berry leaped from
the third story window of the Noich
Norman building, and were caugh,
by firemen in q net. Thew are badly
burned. John Fried, fireman, wal
severely injured. Loss 100000.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21
BRAVE MEN FALL

Victims TO sGOmacn, liver and kid
uey troubles as well as women, and all
feel the results in the loss of appetite
pOisons in the blood, backsche, nerv-
BUSINESS, headache and tired, listless
rundown feeling. But there's no need
to feel like that. Listen to j. w. Gard
ner, Idaville, Ind. He says: Electric
Bitters are just the thing for q man
when he is all run down, and dom,
care whether he lives or dies. 1t did
more TO give me new strength and
good appetite than anything 1 coult
take. l can now eat anything ant
have new lease on life" Only 50cti
at all drug stores. Every bottle guar
snteed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21

A special to the Atlanta Const tn
ton from Lsvo MIA, Ca, say: "Jno
Hunter, a negro, charged with as
saulting the fivs-year-oid daughter
of J. E. Conwell, escaped from the
captors, last night, while being ia
ken to the Hsrtwell Jail. In pursu.
ing Hunter, Mr.. Conwell accident
ly shot Henry A. Singleton, one of
those guarding Hunter, but the
wound Is not fatal. Two posses are
pursuing the negro"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21
WORKING NIGHT AND DAY.

The busiest and nightiest little
thing that ever was made 10 DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Every pill is
sugar-coated globule OF health,
that changes weakness into strength,
listlessness into energy, brain fag
into mental power. They're wond-
erful in building up the health. o.
ly % cents per box. Sold by all drug
Ists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21
RED HOT FROM THE GUN

Was the ball that hit G. B. Stead
man, of Newark, Mich, in the civil
war. 1t caused horrible ulcers that
no treatment helped for 20 years.
Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured
HIM. Cures cuts, bruises, burns and
boils, felons. corns, skin eruptions
Best pile cure on earth. 25c a box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21
Cnmnittcd Suicide

Charlotte, y. c., March l9.-Mr.
John Il. Ashe, prominent citizen
OF Yorkville, ). G. committed sui
eide last night by jumping into a
well. Dependency il. said to have
been the cause Of the rash act.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21
Cost of Queen Victoria's Funeral

London, March IL IA supple
mentsry estimate issued today by
the government shows that the ex-
penSes of Queen Vlctoria's funeral
amounted to $50 900.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21
A Nice Spring Suit of Clothes.

Will be given free to anyone who
will sell only 100 packets seeds for us
at sc each No money required in ad-
vance. Write us a postal saying you &C
cept this offer, and we will mail the
seeds to you at once.
Il. j. KING Co., Seedsmen,
Richmond Va
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21

II had from the very nning the sore hegan &c
heal and after taking few bottles dis. ppeared
entirely. This was two years ago there stilI
no signs OF the Cancer. aud my general hesiIb
continues Kood.-Aks. r. SHIRE. La Plata. Mo
- - Is the greatest of all
blood purifiers. and the
only one guaranteed
0A0 purely vegetable. Send
~ - for our free book o.
Cancer. containing valuable and Interest
ing information about this disease, an
write our physicians about your case. ".
make no charge for medical advice.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. AItAsIa. GA
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21
CANCER

Sufferers from thn hosrtaale malay
nearly always inherit u - es< NECESSARILY
tros1 the parenss. bat rsssy be frosa socse
remote ancestor. fos Cancer often runs
through several generations. THIS deadly
pos>Da may lay docrnxn, in the blood fos
years. OF until you reach middle life. thea
thu frss little sore or ulcer f1Akes ,;s Ap-
peaTsnce or . swollen gland ia ths
breast, or some Other part II The body.
gives the FIRST warning
To cure Cancer thoroughly and pernA-
nentiy all the poisonous sirus rsuss Be
eliminated from the blood-cvery yrs.ags
II II driven oas Ths :. 5 y docs. and
. the Only medicine tina, can reach deep
sestsd. obstinate blood troubles like this.
When all the poison has been forced Out
u the system the Cancer heals. and The
dtsease never returns
Cancer begins often in q small way. a. The
following letter from Ms. Shircr shows
small rarple cane on my tA< about inct
below the ear on the lsts side ii icy taSe- ksW
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21

Lift eton Female College continues
to receive more applications for teach
ers from among its former pupils and
graduates than IL can accept. At this
time every former pupil of the institu-
ton, SO far as can be asceftained, who
desires to teach is at work.
A teacher Is desired Immediately for
q good country school. Any young
lady wishing this place may write at
once to Rev. J. n. Rhodes, Llttleton,
&c
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21


me no p4is or ineonsen-
<4nc<. snd ! should have
forxostsn about If had II
no, begun TO inEatne AID
Itch II would bleed o
little, then sczh over. but
could MT zeal This
Continued for s-ac TING
when my jaw ncsaa To
swell. bee o N lag very
painful. The "a acer he
gan to eat and spread.
until II was ~ large as q
half dollar. when I heard
OF s. 8. y and determin-
ed to give IL q fair trial,
and II was remarks BILE
what Q VIC ,dcrfai effect
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21

Note.-:DaiIy except sunday "Central
Time Eastern Time.
The Worcester spy., 1901-12-23
An Armenian immigrant Falls In
to the Tolls of Two Men With
Highway Robbery Tendencies
and Loses His Money
FREEDOM OF THE CITY
EXTENDED THE STRANGER
In the Effort to Make the Man
Understand the Honor That
Was Conferred on Him, the
Robbers Went Through Victims
Clothes and Took $3.50

Krikor Romanian, an Armenian, a
resident of America three weeks, was
extended the freedom of the city by
two strange young men on Salisbury
Street yesterday afternoon, and while
they were endeavoring to make him un-
derstand the honor conferred on him,
one of them went through his clothes
and extracted $3.50 and a key.
Krikor could not understand the Eng
lish language and so intent was he on
trying to find out what the conversa-
ton was all about he did not miss the
money until the generous young men
were gone. Romanian thought the
young men departed rather suddenly
and as pickpockets work the same in
Armenia as America, he instinctiVely
searched himself for his money.
Finding it gone, he raised a cry but
the young men were disappearing up
Salisbury Street and soon got out of
the way. Krikor sought a fellow
countryman well enough acquainted
with the English language to tell the
story to officer Romance Thayer, and
the officer sent them to Station
where the story was told to Sergt
Thomas McMurray. No definite de-
scription of the men could be secured,
and chances are that Krikor's money
is gone forever.
The Worcester spy., 1901-12-23
FIRST DISCUSSION OF
THE MANCHURIAN TREATY

Pekin, Dec. 22.-The first discussion
of the Manchurian treaty, between
Paul Lessar, the Russian minister here,
and the Chinese plenipotentiaries,
Prince Ching and Wang Wen Shao, Oc-
CURED here yesterday. Prince Ching
and Wang Wen Shao displayed much
less compliance with the Russian poll
cy than the late Ii Hung Chang. They
urged the following substantial modifi-
cationS:-
First-The stipulation of an early
date for the withdrawal of all Russia n
troops from Mauchuria, except the rail
way guard, the number Of which should
be limited.
Second-They opposed the paragraph
restraining China from increasing the
number Of her troops in Manchuria
without consulting Russia, contending
that China must be at liberty to main
tain whatever force was necessary in
Manchuria to preserve order there.
Third-The request that an early
date be fixed for returning the New
Chwang- Shan -Hai-Kwan railway, and
the considerable reduction of the in
demnity claimed by the Russians for
repairing and maintaining the railway.
Fourth-The Chinese plenipotentiaries
opposed giving Russia a monopoly Of
future mining concessions in Manchu-
ria.
Prince Ching has received a long tel
egram from Chang-Chi Tung, viceroy
of Hankow, eXhorting him to maintain
the sovereignty of China and Manchu-
ria.
The Worcester spy., 1901-12-23
Weather Indications

Washington. Dec. pa depression
of considerable energy is central to-
night over Lake Superior. There has
been very little precipitation of any
kind in any part OF the United States
during the last two days.
Generally fair and warmer weather
is indicated east Of the Mississippi
with the exception Of the lower lake
region and northern New England,
where rain or snow is probable Mon
day. The temperature will rise from
northern Florida northeastward to
New England High southeasterly
winds on the New England coast Mon
day. Steamers which depart Monday
for European ports will have fresh
southwesterly winds and cloudy wealth
er to the Grand Banks. Storm warn
ings are displayed on the Atlantic
coast from Delaware breakwater to
Eastport. Forecast
Eastern New York-Cloudy and
warmer Monday. probable rain in north
ern portion. Tuesday unsettled wealth
er. brisk to high southerly winds
New England-Cloudy and warmer
Monday, probably rain on the coast
Tuesday, fair in southern, probably rain
in northern portion. brisk to high
sOutheasterly winds on the coast.
The Worcester spy., 1901-12-23
TICKET F0RGERS HAVE
OPERATED IN KANSAS CITY

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. PA gang of
forgers of railroad tickets has been oper-
ating in Kansas City successfully during
the last few weeks, according to H. C.
Townsend of St. Louis, general passenger
agent of the Missouri Pacific, who has
been investigating the fraud, with the aid
of other railroad men.
Mr.. Townsend says that the losses of
the western railroads will amount to
thousands of dollars. There have been
three classes of forgeries. Some days ago
it was discovered that bogus perforat-
ing stamp had been used to initiate the
stamp that is used to mark tickets at the
Union Depot. The forgers bought a
stamp, such as is used in banks for per-
forating checks. changed the dies from
paid" to TX. C. L. D." and have used
it on many forged tickets.
The second class Of forgeries included
conductors train checks. Wholesale
frauds have been committed by using
forged live stock contracts which are
exchanged for tickets Mr., Townsend
says:
I'VE have evidence to show that a Kan
sas City ticket broker knows something
about the forgeries."
Mr.. Townsend has telegraphed for c. C.
Mcleod of Chicago, chairman of the
Western Passenger Association, to come
to Kansas City to prosecute the ticket
forgers.
The Worcester spy., 1901-12-23
NEW ARRANG CEMENT FOR -
HANDLING IMPORT TRAFFIC

New York, Dec. 22-The Journal of
Commerce tomorrow will say A new
arrangement for handling import traf-
fic, agreed to some time ago by rail-
roads running to the chief Atlantic
ports, will be put into effect Jan. /,
1902.
General Import Agent Frank Harri-
oft and the Import Committee, who
have been engaged in working out the
details of the plan, have settled up
on it's most important features. Sub
stantially a new import committee has
been formed in which the initial rail
lines from the seabOard and their con-
Meeting ocean lines are represented.
Mr.. Harriott is, however, to have gen
eral supervision over all the import
height agencies and over all import
traffic with the view Of preventing, so
far as possible, decentralization in i'm
port freight rates. Gen. Agent Harri-
OFT who Is also chairman of the New
York grain committee, will have head
quarters in this city, where he will
receive reports from all lines runnin Z
to the principal Atlantis ports from
st. Johns to Norfolk inclusive, but not
from st. Lawrence ports.
Each line will, upon its request make
a full showing regarding It's import
carvings and it's arrangements with
steamship lines or agencies. With these
matters at his call, it IS expected the
pool will effectually prevent cutting in
ocean and rail rates and tend to regu-
late the distribution of import business
on an equitable basis.
The Worcester spy., 1901-12-23
SENATOR DEPEW SAYS
OFFER COMES TOO LATE

London, Dec. Ex-senator Chauncey NJ.
Depew. in an interview with a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press today,
said that had NJ Hutin, former president
of the Panama Canal Company. offered to
sell the canal for $40, 0O0 600 instead of ex-
pecting the United States to dicker about
the price, the United States probably
would have bought the property. The
senator also said he believed that the de-
cision reached yesterday by the Panama
Canal Company had come too late.
According to a dispatch from Paris to
the Associated Press. dated Dec. q. the
shareholders of the Panama Canal Com
pany that day adopted a report which
proposed, among other things. to adopt
as a basis of negotiation for the sale of
the canal to the United States the figures
and declarations contained in the conclu-
sions of the isthmian commissions re-
port, and to give the mandatory Of the
Canal Company power to close the dis
cussion by proposing a fixed price.
The Worcester spy., 1901-12-23
William J. Brady Badly ScaIded
About the Face and Hands in
An Effort to Prevent a Bad AC-
Cident at Boston Store
THE MONSTER BOILER
HAD TOO MUCH STEAM
Brady, When Trying to Climb Over
the Boiler, Nearly SuffoCated-
Automatic SprinkIers Were
Started by the Heat and Store
Stock SIiqhtIy Damaged

William j. Brady, engineer at the
Boston Store, was badly scalded about
the face and hands at the store yes
terday morning in trying to prevent
what might have been a disastrous ex-
plosion.
One of the big 100 horse power boil
ers coupled to and running in con-
junction with another Of the same size
troll and instantly the boiler room in
troll an instantly the boiler room in
the basement was filled with steam.
Mr.. Brady, who working about the en-
gine room, made. an attempt to climb
over the boiler to shut off the open
valve and in doing so was enveloped in
a second explosion of the red hot va
por. He was obliged to fight for his
life and was all but suffocated when
he finally found his way out into a
safe place.
Just what was the cause of the over
pressure of steam has not been learned
but those who are intimate with the
workings Of the boilers say that Mr.
Brady was in no way to blame and
that the action of the boiler yesterday
is apt to occur at times.
Mr.. Brady IS q hrSt class engineer
and realized when the steam began to
blow off in such volume that the only
thing he could do was to shut off the
open valve. He made a desperate at
tempt and in doing so risked his life.
The excessive heat from the steam
broke several Of the sprinkler heads
which are attached to the thermostat
alarm system and the Fire Patrol was
called on still alarm. The members
of the patrol under Lieut.. Everett f.
Stevens, assisted in the work of get
ting the boiler back into shape. About
the only thing that could be done at
the time was to rake out the fire, as
the water in the boiler was Just low
enough to cause an explosion. Had
water been added an explosion would
have followed. probably, owing to the
overheated condition Of the boiler.
As soon as the boiler was attended
to Mr.. Brady was taken into the upper
store and DIR. Lester c. Miller Of 105
Pleasant Street called. He treated Mr..
Brady's burns and the injured man
was taken to his home, l Chrome Street
where he was resting comfortably last
night. The boiler that caused the ac-
cident was not used again yesterday,
heat being kept up with the other one.
The water from the sprinkler heads
caused some slight damage to the
stock and the members Of the patrol
spread five covers.