The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-02
VERY LATEST NEWS.


county this week there will be q trj
al Of the $4,000 libel suit OF John b.
Hussey va. The Nsws and Observer.
There are many witnesses.
Rev. Thomas Dixon. Jr., who il
we'll known all over the country,
lectured in Raleigh on Tuesday night.
His subject was New America" and
the lecture was given FOR the benefit
OF the Baptist Female University.
Mr. 4. +. Wyatt, one OF Raleigh
oldest and most respected citizens
died at his home in the city last Sat
urday night. He was 81 years OF
age, and for three score years mad
been identified with the upbuildinR
aud growth Of tho city.
The new executive committee Of
the State Agricultural Society, me,
In Raleigh on Monday and selected
Tuesday, October 22nd to Saturday
the 26th as the time for the next
State Fair. 1t was announced that
Con. W. p. Roberts had been chosen
rs chief marshal, and had accepted
inc hppoiunouI.
Numbers Of persons from the coun-
try have been brought to the pest
house near Raleigh during the past
few day., some having smsllprx, bu
most being placed In the detention
camp. Some negro families IN tn .
township were found to have the dis
ease. Compulsory vaccination is in
progress in two or three townships.
Durham is disc ssing q report that
Mr.. b. N. Duke, one of the wealth
lest men in the State, will remove to
New York. He has purchased q
handsome residence there it is under
stood, and will spend at least q por-
ton OF his time there. His removal
would mean q Serious loss to the
state as he has been one OF the lead
era in its industrial development.
The Governor has appointed as
Board OF Visitors to the Agricultural
and Mechanical College Charles W.
Gold, Wilson; W. j Peele. r leigh /;
X. l.. Smith, stanley; j. B Stokes,
Windsor w. 3. Primrose, Raleigh ;
ID. A. Tompkins, Charlotte; Mat.
Moore, KenansvillI; w. Fl. Rogers
High Point; Frank Wood, Edenton /;
David Clark, Charlotte; j. Frank
Ray, Macon county.
Raleigh has been trying to effect
some plan for the erection Of a
building to be known as an audito
rum, the chief purposes OF which
are to be for the accommodation Of
large gatherings, conventions and
the like. There has been much talk
about 1t for nearly two years. 1t
begins to look now as though the
matter may take some shape, and
the "auditorium' may be built in
connection with q theatrical hall.
An interesting case Is being argu.
cd In the Supreme Court. 1t in
wolves 1854 acres Of the estate OF the
late Paul Cameron, who was the
States wealthlcst citizen. The
lower court awarded Capt. Il b.
PEBBLES and others "a acres, and
George Graham and others 500
acres Some of the deeds and titles
of the lands involved go back to
the time of Chhrles III. Both sides
appealed to the Supreme Court.
Chairman Green of the county com
mlssioners has awarded q contract to
Mr.. Jacob Allen for the erection to
the county Jail of brick addition to
the kitchen at cost Of 1912. The ad-
dition will be 11x12 ieet, interior
messurment, one story high. 1t is
proposed to have this new room for
the jsiler and cook and change the
apartments now used by them into
quarters for female prisoners SC
that they will be more completely
isolated from the male prisoners.
The Daughters Of the Confederacy
and the Ladies' Confederate Memo.
rial Association here have sent to
the Secretary Of War q petition ask
ing that they be allowed to remove
from Arlington cemetery, near Wash
ington, to the Confederate Cemetery
ut Raleigh the bodies of one hundred
North CaroiIua soldiers. Governor
Ayoock and other State offi GERS, q,
the pc rsonal request of the organi
Hstions named, joined in the request
Sixteen years ago 1855 bodies were
thus transferred from Arlington here
People Of Toronto, Carads, g.,
writing questions about the dispen
saries in this state whether the.
will replace saloons; whether the.
have reduced the amount Of drink
ing or improved the suality of th'
drink ; whether they are managed b.
temperance men, and whether any
moral suasion is used to discoura q
or prevent purchases; whether the
are run as any other munic' pal SCI
vice would be and what effect tn
change has upon the hotel accommo
dations.
The cotton men Of Raleigh VIII
have been unfolding the theory 9
high pric, for cotton In the fal
are beginning to change their opir
ions. As the season opens up, &c
some knowledge Of the acreage an
conditions comes in, it begins
look rs though the amount Of cot
ton planted will be abnormal
great, and this Of course mean
abnormally low prices. And ther
seems to be no help for it. Their
never will be until the farmers an
planters shall learn the science {
organization.
Governor Aycock has appolnte
the following members of the Stai
Board OF Health, their term Of OFF,
to begin at the next meeting of tt
Board, which will be held in Du
ham at the time of tie meeting {
the State Medical Society, probabl
during the week in May beginnin
with the goth. Drs. w. P. Ivey. (
Lenoir and Richard 81. Lewis of Ra
eigh, for six years; Drs. George