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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
THOUSANDS VII loss PlAess.


Coesoitasstos of O0r-s ssre Co reils~
KAcs k.iiress Csahsssaaea.
New York Sun
Fully fifty tnffic oficrs of ih.
niiroads of-s;ing Ina the Western.
CentrAl Tntnc and Trunk Lin. ter
ritory have bsen In New York with
In the past few days, and ths-- men
have talked frecly though unofficial
iy. OF the prospect OF sweeping rs--
ductions In the working forcs- Of all
the roads involved I'm the big con-
solidation, and community of iu-
terst" deals.
Estimates have varied regarding
the number OF railway employs
who are likely to lose their jobs, iu
consequence Of the Capitalization Of
executive work. the abolition oi'
competing agencies and the consoli-
dation Of traffic and accounting de-
partments. One railrood traffic
manager says that the nilroads In
the big combinations already form
ed can do away with the services of
80. 900 persons now employed. An
other nilrosd man puts the figure
at $4,000 and there are many e-ti-
mates At from $4,000 up.
1t Is recognized fact among the
railroad men that economy Of oper-
alton Is the chief reason for combin-
ing groups Of railroads In different
parts Of the country. Two scts of
officers will not he retained when
one set can do the work, and after
two competing railroads are consoli-
dated 1t is q question Of the survi-
val Of the fittest on the part of the
high salaried executives. In the
Vanderbilt system more than $780,
900 has been saved annually by con-
solidatiOn of duties, abolition Of of.
ficers and reductions In pay. This
saving in salaries il but a small part
of the economies effected by merg-
ing departments and doing away
with superhuOus heads of depart
ments, agents, etc.
The recent union of the Reading
and the Je3ey Central Railroads;
the Southern and the Mobile & Ohio,
and the Union Pacific and the
Southern Pacific are cited as in
stances where enormous savings will
soon be brought about by the con-
solidation Of departments and the
reduction in clerical forces. 4
great many high-salsried railroad
presidents and vice-presidents are
likely to retire to private life with
in the next two years.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
PECULIAR RAILROAD MISHAPs.
sour Milk . Poor Substitute for Water
Engineer Buri. In lis Cab.

sour Milk . Poor Substitute for Water
Engineer Buri. in His Cab.
Cortland, n. Y, Feb. 16.-The
Erie and Central New York Rail-
Way, extending from Cortland to
Cincinnalus, has water tank at
Cincinnatus, which is supplied with
water by pump in creamery ad-
joining. An employe made q
wrong connection yesterday and fill
ed the tank with sour milk from q
vat. The milk was taken aboard
by an engine which started for Cort-
land. The fireman could not
keep up steam, as the sour milk
would not feed into the boiler, and
an inspection showed that the con-
Meeting pipes were filled with curd
from milk. There was barely
enough steam to get the engine to
Cortland, where it required great
deal of work to clear the pipes.
Ithaca, n. Y, Feb. l5.-A pas
senger train on the Elmira, Cort-
land, and Northern Road, due here
at 6 o'clock p. M, ran into deep
cut filled with snow a mile outside
of East Ithaca station. The snow
was forced in through the windows
Of the engineers cab and crowded
him against the tender, and shut
him off completely from connection
with the throttle Of the locomotive,
which was then running at high
rate of speed. The fireman, seeing
the plight Of Engineer Reidy,
climbed back across the tender and
was able to stop the train by the use
of the emergency valve just in time
to avoid an accident. It required
some time for the passengers to re.
lease the engineer from underneath
the grert heap Of snow that had
piled in upon him.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
Capt. King Discharged,

Washington, Feb. 20.-AccOrding
10 an order issued ut the War De-
partHent, Capt. Cyril w. King, as
sistant quartermaster United States
volunteers, has been discharged from
the service Of the United States by
direction of the President, to take
effect Is, 1901, ''his services being
no longer required"
This action indicates that Capt.
King will not be court-martialed for
alleged misconduct involving the al
legged acceptance of a bribe from q
contractor for work at Fort Morgan,
Ala, and that further proceedings
under the charge upon which he
was arrested will be left to the de-
:. mination of the civil authorities.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
Getting Square With His Con-
science.
From the Chicago Tribune.

science.
From the Chicago Tribune.
seThe poor old x, Y. and q. rail-
road" wrote the editor of the Hick-
ory Ridge Missourian, stdeclines to
exchange courtesies with US this
year and we have taken its cd. out
Of our columns. It's q moth-eaten
old concern, any way, and we never
took trip over it without kissing
our wife good-by twice and taking
ut an extra accident insurance poll
cy before we started. Last year we
done $467 worth of lying for the K,
Y. and T., and all we got In return
was STA worth of travelling. We
can stand it If the darned old road
can. When you feel as if you would
Ike to, be seasick and don't care par
ticularly how you get the sensation,
and have plenty of money and no
better way to get rid Of it, and would
lust as lief risk your life as not, and
haven't and other way Of spending
your time, 60 and take . ride Of five
| or six miles on the x, Y. and T.,
and may the Lord have mercy or
your soull'
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21

Chafio,is ot-srvcr.
Considerable intcrc-i is t-ing ~
vivcd In mining oJrr~tsons n-~r
Charlotte. and among In. mort 49,
tive proE-rsis- l. the suu.mcrvili..
Charpp pion. Gri-r and McComt-
mines- Throoxh the entrrTsi- nj
q. A. Ams-s, . Color.do mining tnan.
who came hero t~o ycan ago. s~o-
ciafed with capitalists frum Rich
mond. the Summerville has tss-u de-
v-lopssd iruin . prOspci Ia pruiu
cling mine, new running q t.n--tAmE 3
mill day and night. Through MIR.
Ames the Gricr Mine was sofd y-sf
sgo To r. W. wool~orth, . million
sire oi New York, who h oJ-,.ing
up the property with extensive de-
vvlopmenis- The Champion Mine.
nine miles northeast OF Charlotte,
now has . t.ti-sismp mill In "prrs-
lion, under the management of Mr..
Ames. This pr"p-tty has . very
promising outlook
The McCoinhs Mine l. being op-.-
ratesi ON an extensive sale by the
Atlanta Smelling Company, under
the supervision OF &. j. lAughr-n.
no Is also al experienced We-,cru
mining man.
The attention oil capitalists l. b.-
ing directed 10 the undeve op,d gold
deposits of Meckienburg county,
which only require the application
Of Western methods Of mining aud
modern machinery for treating orr,
TO make mining one Of tn. the be~t
iaying investments In the State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
American sailor buried Alive.

Washington, Feb. 19.-According
to mail advices from the Philip
pines, Captain Novico, the insur-
gent officer who commanded the
band which captured Lieutenant
Gilmore and party of the Yorktown
and held them captive for many
months, has been sentenced to Inn
prisonment at hard labor for life, on
the charge Of having permitted one
of GiImore's party to be buried alive.
The victim was . sailor named Mac
Donald, who was burden to the
F,lipinos because of his wounds.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
Held the Officer on q Hot sUove.

Georgetown, KY, Dispatch, 18th.
A desperate fight took place here
to-day between Chief of Police Lus-
by and Deputy Vaughn and a negro
named Newton Nelson. Lusby and
his assistant arrested Nelson this
morning after a sharp fight, in
which the negro was shot in the
foot, but during the day he broke
out of the station house and return
ed to his home, where he defied the
officers. Lusby, who has killed
four negroes on similar raids, enter
ed Nelson's house by the front door,
while Vaughn guarded the rear.
The negro had darkened the room
and was hid. He sprang upon Lus-
by and picking him up threw him
across red-hot stove and attempted
to hold him there. The cries of
the officer brought Vaughn into the
room and the negro was shot four
times, once through the breast. He
will die.
Lusby was severely burned. He
and his deputies haye killed seven
negroes during the last five years.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21

A NostA 1arotiataa Coass oeeh Afssr
His swessAsass ~ THIRTY Yssrs Aso.
D2nville Bee.

A North 1arotiaisa Co0ss oach Assr
His swesshsass ~ Thirty Year, Ago
DAnville Bee.
Over thirty years Ago, beneath
the warm sunshine Of the Old North
State, = man and = girl discovered
In their hearts the dew Of youth.
That strange, fragrant flower that
has ever made sweet the sum Of hu-
man existence since In the Garden
long ago, Adam concluded that IL
was not good for man 10 be alone,
glAddened their hearts with its won
derfal beauty, and the sweetness
and strangeness Of Its intoxicating
perfume. They loved, these two,
and the world grew brighter as the
mystical meaning OF this new glad
ness lighted their paths - with q
halo. But the dark wolf Of power
ty howled in the distance. They
read life's meaning in the long line
that stretched into the future, and
would not. The man said he would
go out and carve . fortune for him
self In the lives of his fellow men.
The girl said she would wait tor
him. And 50 they parted.
Not many days ago this man
stood in his doorway in the wild aud
woody West and gazed over the wide
area of his arabic lands. He heard
the champ of many horses from his
stables. He heard the low of mum
erOus cattle from the meadows. The
hillSides in front Of him were white
like snow with his herds Of sheep.
In his hands he held q letter saying
that his sweetheart of the long age
still waited for him in the Old North
State. He filled his pockets with q
roll that would make ones wish.
bone culver and started for the East
In Danville he met an old school
friend and to him he told the tale.
He showed photograph Of wOm'
an as young and fresh-looking a:
when the dews of youth nourished
the blossom Of love in her heart. He
did not tarry long, but took the
first train for the South, anxious tt
whisper into the woman's ear the
same tale that she listened to as 4
maiden thirty years ago.
He promised to stop for two days
on his way back to the West, anC
let his friend here see the woman
who knows how to wait.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
Mob After q School Teacher.

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 16.-
A special to The Age-Herald from
Huntsville, Ala. says: '.News has
reached here OF great excitement in
Marshall county, over case of GRIM
inal assault. A white school teach
er named Hall, near Guntersville,
it Is said, committed q criminal as
sault upon 13-year-old girl. A
mob secured the country for the
teacher, but he fell into the hands
Of officers and was lodged in Jail at
Guntersville.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
Grip.crazed Mans Leap.

Parkersburg, w. Va, Feb. l6.-
B. d. Carr, q travelling man crazed
by the grip, leaped from 4 second
story window at The City Hospital,
Thursday, taking sash and glass with
him and dragging William Hender.
son, q nurse, out on to a cornica.
Carr escaped serious injury, but Is In
q bad way from the shock.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
Weyler in the, Saddle.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Informa-
tion has been received here that,
owing to the inability Of the civil
government in the province of Mad
rid to maintain public order, full
authority in the province has been
given to the captain-general of Mad
rid, General Weyler! 1t has been
found expedient to declare martial
law, and General Weyler has occu'
pied all the most important points
in the city with his troops. 1t il
believed that changes in the minis
try are inevitable. ii
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
Mills Stop Night Work.

Albemarle, n. c., Feb. 2O.-An
the mills here have stopped night
work. This is due, TO the low price
of yarn. They hope, by decreasing
production to increase the price and
clear up the situation. About 800
hands are thus thrown out of en-
ployment. The new Eflrd mill will
start up in few weeks, and this
will employ about one hundred. The
11-hour system gpes into effect the
first of March, and no child under
IL years is to be worked in the mills.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
Reid May Succeed Choate.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Whitelaw
Reid, editor of the New York Trib-
une, and former Republican candi-
date for Vice-President, was at the
White House this afternoon and had
a long conference with the President
Immediately after the meeting Of
the cabinet.
1t is stated on good authority
that the President has rendered him
the post Of Ambassador to Great
Britain to succeed Mr.. Choate. Ii
is also stated that Mr.. Choate Is to
return to America to enter the
Presidents cabinet.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
Father Sent to Prison.

Cumberland, Nd, Feb. 10
Judge Sloan has sentenced william
Brendlinger, the mission exhUrter
and former boatman on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal, to two years
In the peuitentisry, being con victed
on q charge made aginst him by his
sixteen-yesr-old daughter Clara.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
Baltimore Wires to Go Under
ground.

Baltimore, Nd, Feb. 20.-The
electrical commission Of Baltimore
has adopted res buttons and drafted
a letter notifying all electrical, iele-
phone and telegraph companies us-
ing poles and wires In the city streets,
except trolly wires and poles, that
all such poles must be removed and
the wires placed In conduits by the
end of the present year.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21

Hagerztown, Md, Feb. 20.-Dan-
lei p. Fortney, road supervisor Of
Franklin county, was frozen 70 death
on q road near his home, Waynes-
boro, last week.
Howard NJ. K0xer was frozen to
death Wednesday near Newville.
He started out In sleigh and got
within three miles Of home. He
was found the next morning lying
In the road.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
2OO-Mile Wireless Message.

London, Feb. 19.-Prof. John A.
Fleming, lecturing at Liverpool,
said he had Signor Marconi's per-
mission to announce that on the first
day of the reign of King Edward
VII, Marconi sent wireless MESA
ges between St. GATHERINGS, Isle of
Wight, and The Lizard, 200 miles.
Perfect communication between the
two points has, since been estab-
lished.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
WILCOX TO KEEP MS SEAT.

The Representative From Hawai- was
not Found Guilty OF Treason.
Washington, Feb. 16.-Without
a dissenting vote, the House Com
mittee ON Election No. this morn
ing agreed that Delegate Wilcox
should remain in his seat undisturb-
ed. A report will be made by
Chairman Taylor that the charges
made by attorney John D. Gear
were Investigated by the committee
and no ground was found for dis
turbing Mr.. Wilcox.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
Aunt Pesxy Jone. an Old One.

Lexington, KY, Feb. 16.-Aunt
Peggy Jones, 124 years old. died
Yesterday In the arms Of her hun
dred-year-old daughter. Aunt {
Peggy was an ardent believer in the
old times and has often said that
the condition of negroee was better
In the days before the war than st
present.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
Consul Goes Crazy.

Washington, Feb. l6.-In a tele-
gram to the State Department the
vice consul at Kehi, Germany, says
that Alexander Wood, the consul
there, suddenly became insane and
was taken to and asylum at St1s-
burg.
The experts who examined Mr..
Wood declared that recovery Was
possible.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21

Extra Session VIII DO Called.
Washington, Feb. 20.-The Pres
hent has informed certain Senators
that Congress would be called In ex-
tra session as soon a the Cuban con-
stitution Was rocoived.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21

Reports from Alaska state that
the thermometer registers 10 below
zero. What an ideal residence for
the gay and festive plumber.-Mon-
tana Rsoord.s
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21

We call the attention Of our read
ers to the advertisement Of the Cash
Buyers Supply Company, which ap
pears In another column Of this pa
psr.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
Portrait of Vance.

PORTRAIT OF V 0nC0.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
Of North Carolina are working to
place . portrait of Governor Vance
In the North Carolina room In Rich
mond, Va.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21

Eight alleged Boxer leaders. after
trial by officers OF Chang Chi Tung,
the Viceroy Of Hanknw, have been
ds0pttated ct that place.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
BILL PASSED THIRD HEADING.

) Il 620-Authorizing Anson
county to levy special TAX.
> Il 623-Authorizing Beaufort
county 10 levy = special tax.
5 Il 626-To authorize Halifax
county 10 issue bonds to pay indebt-
edHess.
> Il 637-To prevent live stock
from running at large in Mitchell,
Caldwell and Watauga counties.
> Il 525-Conferring ON Govern
or to I'LL vacancies occurring In Cor
pOration Commission.
> Is 67l--To authorize Governor
and Attorney General to employ
counsel 10 assist In defence Of State
election officers indicted In the Uni
ted States courts.
HoUsE-Tne greater part OF the
day Was consumed In the discussion
Of the impeachment proceedings.
The following new bills were in
troduced:
By Mr.. Craig-An act relative to
the treatment OF animals.
BY MIR. Connor--An act to pre-
vent live stock from running at
large in Wilson county.
BY Mr.. Mason--An act to increase
the number OF county commissioners
of CASTOR county.
BY Mr.. Dean-An act to provide
for working public roads in Macon
county.
BY MIR. Baldwin-An act to de-
fine the liability of commissioners
and to protect shippers from loss.
BY MIR. Shannonhouse OF Neck
lenburg-An act instructing the
Attorney General to bring action
VS.. w. II. Worth and the sureties
on his bond.
By Mr.. McIntosh-Ana act to pro-
hibit throwing of dynamite into the
streams of Yancey county for the
purpose OF killing fish.
The following bills passed their
third and final reading:
To prevent live stock from run.
ming at large in Wilson county.
incorporating the town OF Rae
ford in Cumberland and RObesOn
counties.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
Centenarian Burned to Death.

Philadelphia, Feb. 15.-After dv-
ing IO3 years, Nancy Woods, color
ed, was burned to death, 1t IL
thought, while attempting to light
her pipe, which she habitually
smoked.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
Boy Attempts to Commit Suicide

Boy Attempts to Commit Suicide
Mount Vernon, O., Feb. 15.-Wil
lie Huffman, nine yeare old, made .
desperate effort to commit suicide
today vYith q knife. He cut his
Throat badly. His mother rescued
him and had him Locked mp to keep
him from killing himself. Cigar
cite smoking is believed 70 have un-
balanced hun.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
A FREE FOR ALL FIGHT.

Beloit, Kansas, Feb. 16.-There
was free-for all fight today, aris--
ing from the feeling over the joints.
The temperance men and women in
sisted on inspecting the places to see
that their orders for closing had
been observed. The mayor allowed
three or four enter a joint at time,
and sent an officer to see that no
damage was done. The investigat-
ing committee was followed by a
large crowd. Soon an alarm of fire
was sounded, and hose cart dashed
up and the firemen commenced
throwing water on the crowd. Some
men attempted to cut the hose, but
were prevented by q display of re-
volvers. After several had been
more or less hurt some arrests were
made and quiet was restored.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21

The ekarper : man is the harder
at Il to make . tool Of him.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21


streams of Yancey county for the
purpose OF killing fish.
The following bills passed their
third and final reading:
To prevent live stock from run
ming at large in Wilson county.
incorporating the town OF Rae
ford in Cumberland and Robson
counties.
FRIDAY.
Senate-A greater part of the
days session was devoted to the dis
cussiOn OF the amendment to the di-
vOrce bill which makes ABANDON
ment by either husband or wite for
three years ground for divorce.
The argument was not completed
and the bill went over Until Satur-
Jay.
The following new bills were in
Lroduced:
MIR Marshall-To withdraw au
ehoAAsy AAoAA NoAALAASooAOASAo VA AiASs
AIRY to issue certain bonds.
Mr. BurrOughs-ResOlu to pay
expenses of cum mlttee visiting the
Eastern Hospital for the Insane (coI-
Ored) at GOldsbOrO.
Mr. Foushee-TO incorporate the
southport, Wilmington and Durham
RailI road Company. Committee on
Railroads.
Mr. Sugg-To protect landlords.
Judiciary Committee.
Mr. WOOd-TO protect game birds.
Propositions and Grievances Com
mittee.
Mr. MOrtOn-TO authorize COM
missioners of New Hanover to issue
bonds for road improvement.
BILLS PASSED FINAL READING.
To establish stock law in portions
of Mcdowell county.
To amend charter of city of Dur
ham.
Authorizing Forsyth county to
fund its debt and levy special tax
to meet expenses of same.
To establish stock law portions OF
Psmlico county.
To prevent live stock from run
ming at large in Wilson county.
To amend act to incorporate
Wrightsville and OnslOw Naviga
| tion Company. Substitute by com
mittee passed.
To protect roads Of Pasquotanl
county from log haulers.
Resolution OF instruction to NOrtl
Carolina Congressman and Senators
requesting them to vote for the bill
in Congress for the purchase anC
preservation Of Temple Farm ano
Moore House, Yorktown, Va.
To repeal chapter 353, acts 1897
in reference to stock law Of John
ston and Randolph counties. Atte
Randolph was eliminated from pro
visions of bill, passed final reading
| To repeal chapter 255, acts 1893
in reference to drainage of lands.
To prohibit the sale or manufae
ture Of spirituous liquors in Madiso
county.
The bill to exempt members c
military companies from workin
ON public roads was killed.
HoUsE-Jenkins of Granville il
; troduced bill for the establishmer
of new county. 1t provides thu
the new county be created out {
parts Of Granville, Franklin an
Wake counties.
RI A petition was presented by NJ
!, Ebbs, from Madison, from certai
citizens of Cumberland, Caldwell
Cherokee, Cleveland, Camden ar
Carteret asking certain modification
Q of the elections laws.
The following new bills were i
o troduced.
9 Daniels, of Vance, to amend cha
ter $50, Laws of 1897, in regard
! impounding live stock in Van
county.
Parker, Of Halifax, to preve
N the raising of Spanish peanuts
~ State farm.
l. Parker, to prevent the State fro
t. hiring farm laborers.
Lane, of Rockingham, to anne
" chapter 6S1, Public Laws Of 18!
y. in relation to working the pub
a. roads of Rockingham county.
Winston, of BERTHE, resolution
ne favor of Edwards and Brought
t0t.-A z N TYv~oJl puh1io D-;o<,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
The Law
MAKERS.
CONDENSED REPORT OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
LEGISLATURE.
MOST IMPORTANT sIlIs INTRODUCED
AND PASSED.

May Bills and Resolutions introduced
Few Important Measures Have Bosp
PAsssd.