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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-06-20
STATE TEACHERS ASSEMBLY.
INTERESTING SESSION AT WRIcHTS.
WILLIE.

Some Of the Topics of Discussion-H Hon
c. H. Mebane Declines Reelection as
secretary-Hish Commendation For
Him From the Assembly.
The State Teachers Assembly is
in session at Wrightsville, and is en-
gagged in very vigorous programme.
Many questions and problems are
being discussed. The first days ex-
ercises included the following
Prof. w. H. Ragsdale discussed
the work of the county superintend-
ent. He claimed tn It our present ed
ucational ills could not be solved by
courses of study, longer terms or
more money, but by more efficient
supervision and personal work
by county superintendents.
Prof. E. w. Sykes said n. G.
had had military ideal; that we
had been boasting of Virginia Dare,
Alamance, the Mecklenburg Decla-
ration, but our children cannot
read and write. We should try to
find out what other pe ople think of
us, quit talking about being the
greatest people and 60 to work to
educate the children.
Editor J. w. Bailey in the ablest
speech Of the day, plead for liberty
of thought in North Carolina and
discussed the function of newspa
pers in education. He urged com.
pulsory education, local taxation
and improved supervision.
The election of officers resulted al
follows: Professor Edwin Minis
president; w. D. Carmichael, secre
tary; vice presidents, E. w. Sykes
E. P. Mangum, R. l.. Madison, J
A. Holmes, P. P. Claxton, T. D
Bratton, Miss M. w. Halliburton
Hon. G. II. Mebane declined re-elec
ton as secretary.
The assembly passed this resolu
ton:
| s'Resolved, That the members O
the North Carolina Teachers AS
sembly have heard with sincere re
gret that Prof. G. H. Mebane find
it impossible On account of his OM
cial duties as president of Catawb'
College, to retain the Office of secre
tary and treasurer of the assembly
they therefore, desire to give ex
preston to their opinion that he ha
been in every way an energetic
faithful and efficient officer; wise il
the leadership of educational force
and enthusiastic in his endeavOrs t.
arouse educational sentiment. III
has been uniformly thoughtful Q
Interests of each individual mem
ber of the assembly and has wo
their lasting esteem and love. A
Superintendent of Public Instrut
tion and as a secretary of the a.
sembly, he has made significant col
, tributions to educational develO]
ment of the state. We heartily wis
him God-speed in his new field {
work and trust that he may attai
an even greater success than has a
ready crowded his indefatigable Il
bors educationally."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-06-20
Death in Frightful Form.

Readiug, Pa, June 12.-William
J. Erlacher met with a frightful
death here today. A number of
men were sky-larking in an iron
mill, tossing lighted torch from
one to another, when it struck
Erlacher and exploded, covering
him with q flood of blazing oil.
Death soon ended his agony.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-06-20
NEGROES IN the SHOP.
White Men Emphasize Their Protest by
Walking Out,

White Men Emphasize Their Protest by
Walking Out,
Baltimore, June 1.-THE en-
ploy ment of colored laborers by the
Structural Iron and Steel Company
at its shops was followed by the en-
tire force quitting work this morn
ing.
Eight negroes were put to work
in the supply yards. Superinten-
dent Banks was waited ON immed-
itely by the white men, and upon
his refusal to discharge the negro
laborers one hundred men walked
out. Officials of the company said
today that the colored men were
employed in the supply yard only
after it had been found that white
men could not adapt themselves to
the labor.
The company has contracts on
hand amounting to 100000, but as
the contracts contain strike clauses
it will be able, it is claimed, to clost
the shops or fill the places of the EN-
ployes without suffering any loss.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-06-20
LOUD AND LONG COMPLAINT-sOME
HEAVY QUESTIONS

LOUD AND LONG COMPLAINT-SOME
HEAVY QUESTIONS.
MooREsvILLE, n. c., June Is,
l901.-There is loud and long
complaint against the last legis
lature in regard to the Revenue Act.
The lister here requires you to re-
turn insolvent accounts or notes,
stock in incorporated COS. (does not
allow to deduct indebtedness), bees,
chickens, geese, loose lumber, wear
ing appearal, wife and childrens'
clothes etc.
An ex-demOcratic member of the
legislature, was asked if it was not
worse than the fusion legislature and
had to admit in my presence that ii
did him worse. In my opinion,
unless the next legislature does some
good work, the next Gov. will not
be a democrat, and may God speed
the day.
With increased population and
property of course more taxes are
required; but it should by all means
be lower rate for that reason, un-
less it takes it all to run the peniten.
tiary.
If a state which owns its own
farms and has it's labor furnished
free cannot make ends meet, where
will the ordinary farmer and rente,
appear? If manufactures cannot
and will not allow convict labor tC
compete with them why should the
farmer be compelled to do SO? am
in favor of selling out all the state
farms and working the roads will
the convicts; not, however, lik,
Iredell county is working hers.
s. A. LOWRANCE.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-06-20

The North Carolina Teachers AS
sembly which has been in session
during the past week at Wrights-
Vile has produced flood of oratory
on education. We trust these fine
words will materialiZe into a four
months public school system for the
whole state, but let those who are
the authors of the fine words remem-
ber that words alone will not accom-
plish this. 1t is little strange that
it did not occur to any Of these
champions of public education in
the South to condemn the act of the
recent democratic legislature In at
tempting to rob the public school
fund Of the state of the fines and
penalties which the constitution
says shall go to that fund. 1t will
be remembered that the school fund
would have been robbed of more
than 100000 by this one act had
not the Supreme Court Of the state
promptly declared the act of the
legislature unconstitutional. III
this connection it is also noticeable
that the last legislature attempted
to avoid the decision of the Suprem,
Court; in short, attempted to persis
in their effort 10 rob the publi
school fund, and another suit ha
now been brought in Asheville t,
test this matter. Deeds speak loud
or than words, but we trust the,
VIII amend their ways to conform
to their words.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-06-20
How he Caught Him

Norfolk, Va, June 7.-Missing
money for some time J. G. Boyd
rigged up an attachment to his cash
drawer last night to shoot the thief.
During the night he heard an explo-
sion. He investigated and found
William Caddy, aged eighteen and
highly respected, lying dead on the
floor.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-06-20
Editorial Comment.

The Southern Industrial Confer
encs which has been In session In
Philadelphia for the past week has
attracted wide spread attention and
many wise utterances have been de-
lvered. If il will result In az wise
action being taken, the South will
be- much benefited thereby.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-06-20
LETTERS OF
| The PEOPLE.
MORE COMPLAINT AGAINST
THE LAST LEGISLATURE
in REGARD TO THE
REVENUE ACT.
IA COMPLAINT FROM BRUNSWICK.

if the state Farms do Not Pay Using
FIRE" Labor How do Individual Farmer.
Make Good Living--The Next Cover
nor not Likely to be a Democrat.
Sharpsburg, n. G., June 8, 1901
-Inclosed please find renewal for
my subscription TO the CAUCASIAN.
| consider the paper more truthful
and more to the point than any
paper ever read.
GEO. w. HAIES.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-06-20
Why SHOULD
IT Be so?
CONDITION WHICH ALL GOOD
PEOPLE OUGHT To UNITE
In STAMPING OUT.
VINO Is TO BLAME foRIHt pIfFtRfnct
The saddest OF ali stories The Discrtmi-
nation In The Tre.tment OF Proaixai
Son and = ProdiEsi Dsas shter-why
such Infamoos Iujustioef

Son and ProdiEai DaaG htcr-Why
such Infamoos InJastioef
The CAUCASIAN has seen nothing
recently that appears 30 just and
timely a. the following editorial
from the Charlotte Observer:
"The Monroe Journal and the
Statesville Landmark have both
been moved to compassion over the
story Of the young woman OF refine
ment and education who appeared
recently i'm Durham, seeking home
for her infant in arms and telling a
sad story Of betrayal and wrong.
The Journal is reminded of the
graphic story In Hugo's Les Miser-
ables. The Landmark speaks out
forcibly and truthfully as follows:
We have printed this story not
to give currency of a story of
shame, but to make few general
remarks upon one of the blots of
our civilization. Ii is the refine
ment Of cruelty that when a woman
falls, or rather when her sin Is found
out, she is ever afterward a social
outcast. No matter how upright
she may live afterward she will
never again be what she was before.
But the scoundrel who brought
about her ruin, or who was at least
partner in her guilt, is not con
demned. He is received in society
and practically, to all intents and
purposes, Is as much esteemed a.
ever. And the strangest part of IL
all is that man may be moral
leper and wOmen-nOt all of them,
of course, but most of them-will
smile upon him and treat him a.
c0urteously as they would saint;
but if one of their weak sisters fall
they will draw aside their skirt,
when they pass her by. But when
the woman taken i'm adultery wa
brought to the Master, he said to
her accusers, "He that is without
sin among you, let him first cast &
stone at her." and they all slunl
away; and when the accusers were
all gone the Master told the errini
one to 60 and sin no more.
We are reminded by the com
ment of our contemporaries of tn,
strong and pathetic verses Of Ceci
P. Pool, native North Carolinian
who made his home in Lynchburg
Va. They are entitled, "The Tw,
Prodigals," and are as follows:
When the roses of summer were bud
| ding and blooming
And ripening wheat bent meath il
burden or gold
Came prodigal sln, world weary an
ia tered,
To the plac. where his footsteps IA,
echoed of old.
they clung to his garments with tear
and caresses,
i Till the cup of his welcome with jo
was O'errun.
And the flowers of love ard forg We
ness we're woven
In b o somi' 6 crown for the Prodi
gal Son.
When icicles hung from the bare
frozen branches,
And winter winds mOaned 'roun
the dwelliUgs of men
FOrsaken and homeless, a prOdig.
daughter
Creeps back to the home of her child
hood again.
But they drove her away in the stOrr
and the darkness
, And The icy cold wind, with thei
chill p ercing breath
While the pitlless curses that fOllowe
h-r footsteps
Were keen As the tempest, and cruz
as death.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-06-20
Not Likely to OCCUR.
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.

1
That the negro will be disfran-
chised there Can be but little doubt,
If the Southern States are to be left
to dispose of the question as they
see fit and pass laws multiplying the
Federal Constitution. Sooner OF
later, however, political conditions
will bring this question to the at
tention of Congress-; but this is not
likely to occur until the negro shall
again become an issue in a national
campaign.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-06-20
wI1cHcRAF1 OUT WEST.


Old Times In New England Provided
With Variations in Indiana.
Indianapolis, June 13th.-Mrs.
Catherine Ferry, the wife of prom
inent German farmer of Dubois Co.,
has been driven away from her
home by the threats of neighbOrs
who charge her with being a witch,
saying she has worked her evil
charms to their injury by causing
the death of their horse, cattle and
other live stock. Yesterday one of
her neighbOr's horses became un-
manageable and he accused Mrs. Fer
ry of having bewitched it, and in
his anger assaulted her and gave her
severe whipping with a whip, also
knocking her down and kicking her
1t appears that this was the
signal for the uprising Of the neigh
bors generally against the woman,
for when she appealed to some OF
them for protection they also turned
/ 8k6lASV ACI 0uO IuC 1OC0k u1bk 1SbIdO<
was requested to interfere for hel
protection.
1t is charged that she has tht
power of evoking the evil spirit In
man or beast, and that she causet
the death of several persons. Mrs
Ferry is sixty years old and has beer
q resident of this county for man,
years. She says that the people hav'
been prejudiced against her for thre
or four years, but it was not until
neighbOr's child died two months
ago and she attended the funera
that she learned that she was suspec
ted Of being in league with the dev
il. She denies that she ever harme'
any one or that she has been tn
; cause either directly or indirectly
of the ills that her neighbors charg
lagainst her.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-06-20
Rockefeller to Build Dormitory 1t Tus-
keegeo.

Tuskeegee, Ala, June -Princi-
pal Booker T. Washington, of the
Tuskeegee Normal and Iudustrial
Institute, at this place, has been
notified by Mr.. John D. Rockefeller
that he will be glad to provide the
money for the erection of one of
the much-needed dormit0ries for
boys at the institution.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-06-20

Continued on second page.l
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-06-20
movement
FOR RELIEF.
WASHINGTON CAROLINIANs
RESPONDING TO THE AP-
PEAL FROM MITCH
ELL COUNTY.


One Million Dollar Damaxs-Tw~Ive
Hundred People Homeless went - Il ve
Hundred Houses and Barns Swept A.
way Committee Appointed to Solicit
Subacriptions.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
PRICE OF GRAINS
RISES SHARPLY.
Great Activity in Trading Follows
Unfavorable Reports on Crop
Conditions.

Yesterday was day Of general increase
in the prices Of corn, wheat and oats all
ever the country, and great activity pre-
vailed among traders on the Merchants
Exchange. Commission men and brokers
the day.
Wheat showed an increase Of sc per bu.
at the close Of the day, while corn and oats
showed an increase OF CSC and 1ic. re-
spectively, over Thursdays prices. Every
cereal was bullish. and there was but one
side to the situation from the time the
markets opened to the close Of the day.
Trading was on large scale all over the
country, as well as on the local exchange.
and the bull feeling in all sorts Of grain ap-
peared to be steadily spreading. News from
abroad and from the drought-stricken re-.
gions had an elevating effect upon all
prices, and the few breaks were ascribed to
selling by longs" desirous OF taking adj
vantage of the high prices.
Reports from Liverpool and foreign coun-
tries proved a strong incentive to an up-
ward trend in prices, accounts of heavy
trading at high figures proving great
stimulus. News that rain was absolutely
necessary to save the crop In certain States
had its effect in raising prices. and the do
nestle market reports were sll higher.
Reports of unfavorable conditions In Iowa
and Nebraska sent the price Of July wheat
reached 691ac per bu. July corn nominally
at 52c, while the highest figure in this
cereal was reached by Sept corn, which sold
for 63Ac per bu.
The unfavorable weather and the fact
that there was an upward tendency In other
grains affected oats also. July oats closing
at S61sc bid, while the highest price reached
crease in price over Thursdays sales varied
between 1sc and 17sc per bu.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
NINETY THOUSAND
have REGISTERED.
Homeseekers in Oklahoma Under
going Hardships-10,00O People
Walk Streets of Ell Reno.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Ell Reno. Ok, July 19.-The registrations
at Ell Reno yesterday numbered 1851 and at
Lawton $500, and the count to-day shows
10,339 at Ell Reno. The total registration
at the two Offices Is about s0,0oo at this
time.
The heavy rain yesterday evening drove
thousands Of campers from beds on the
prairie into town. Probably 1900 strangers
slept In lodging houses and private resi-
dences, and 10000 walked the streets or
stood under awnings all night
The gathering Of the multitudes on the
streets gave the pickpockets fine oppor-
tunity to work and they improved TIE
chance. A number Of men reported this
morning that they had been robbed.
Twenty or more townsite companies have
been organized with Headquarters in Ell
Reno and there are many who invest money
in lots of the various Cities" which have
rot yet been and may never be located.
Last night Willis G. Stanley of Perry, who
had been making out registration papers.
became a raving maniac from overwork and
exposure to the awful heat
All Indications point to heavy rainfall
tonight and night Of misery to thousands
Of newcomers.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
OBSERVER SPENCER MAKES
NO FORECAST OF SHOWERS.

which have prevailed in the last three
weeks. except over the Lake region and
eastward to the Atlantic Coast, where a
moderate reduction Of heat is noted.
There was marked difference in the
temperature OF the two principal points re-
lieved by the little rain that fell yesterday.
At Little Rock the maximum was 9S. while
at New Orleans the thermometer registered
at its highest point only "a. OF course. there
was considerably less rainfall In the Ar
kansas city. OF the fifty-nine stations
throughout the country yesterday, forty
six reported either clear or fair. Cloudy
conditions were reported from Washington,
Charlotte. Atlanta, Montgomery. Nashville.
Springfield NO.. Oklahoma City. Ell Paso,
Abilene and Amarillo. The average of tenn
perature. however. was about the same.
whether cloudy or fair conditions prevailed.
In the few places that drops Of rain fell
the humidity was very oppressive.
The temperature touched 98 in st. Louis
at o'clock yesterday afternoon. The maxi
mum temperature reached the same point
in Little Rock. Des Moines, Cairo, Spring
field, NO., Omaha. Huron, Rapid City. Den
yer and Concordia. At Kansas City. Bis
marck. Dodge City. Oklahoma City and
Salt Lake the thermometer registered 100.
Grand Junction held the record. where the
sun heat beat down at 1o2. The lowest maxi
mum registered was at Calgary.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
Is SHOULD BE wN1ERED AS CAREFULLY AS POSSIBLE.

as quite 50 good hay plant. The markets
still have fair supply of this seed.
''Millet may be used quite successfully
| and will stand considerable drought and
much heat. The farmers of Missouri are too
familiar with this crop to need any advice
| concerning the method Of growing and har-
vesting it.
Rather late In Maturing.
Brown dourha, a plant closely related
to sorghum and kaftir corn, somewhat ex-
, tensively used in the dry portions of Kan
sas. may be used If the seed of the others
mentioned cannot be gotten. 1t is not con-
sidered to be quite SO productive and salts
factory. however. and Is rather late in ma
turin.
This about exhausts the range Of profit
able hay crops for late sowing. Crimson
clover does not succeed well in this climate
! as a rule. and does not resist drought
Rape has been grown successfully for
fall pasture in this State, but the expert
ence with this plant for fall use is some
what limited, and it is not considered so
sure crop as the hay crops. just named.
1t is a cool-weather plant. and requires a
reasonable amount of moisture; but the
spring-sown rape has stood the drought and
| heat OF the summer quite we'll on the col
| iege farm this year. Rape may be sown
! in the corn where the stand is not good, or
where the growth has been seriously re-
tarded by the drought, sowing at the rate
oil about two pounds per acre, and cover
| lightly. If sufficient rain comes to start it
We'll 1t will make large amount cf eX-
celient pasture for sheep, hogs and cattle.
| and will continue green until the ground
freezes. Its greatest growth will occur aft
| er the corn is cut. Rape will do better.
however, if sown alone, In which case three
pounds of seed per acre should be used.
Dwarf essex is the best variety to use.
Turnips for Sheep Feed.
"On land especially suited to this pur-
pose. turnips would be worth sowing, for
the farmer who expects to winter any con-
siderable number of sheep. While In ordi-
nary seasons this crop is not considered es-
pecially profitable. except in a small way,
yet In view of the great scarcity OF feed, it
will be well worth growing this year.
"a large area of rye and wheat should be
| sown as early as possible for fall winter
i and early spring pasture.
! ''Of course, 1t is understood that II the
drought continues through July and August,
| all of the crops recommended for hay will
| fail. but in view of the great scarcity of
! feed 1t will be well worth the investment
and risk to sow every available acre in
something that will produce feed If it rains.
1t is hardly necessary to add that all the
straw should be carefully saved for food,
that all the corn fodder should be preserved,
and arrangements made to protect the stock
against the winter storms. to make the feed
| go as far as possible.
"The experience of 1851. the time Of the
| last disastrous drought, In which the con-
tinued rain of the winter did so much dam
age to the small amount of feed on hand,
| should not be forgotten. and every reason
| able precaution should be taken to prevent
I its repetition this winter.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
NEBRASKA FARMERS ALARMED.

Omaha, Neb., July 1s-The mercury in
Omaha To-day mounted to 80. and several
degrees higher at some points in the State.
There were rains last night in three coun-
ties, but they did not cover great area OF
corn growing country.
The condition of that crop Is beginning to
alarm the farmers Of considerable por-
come very soon the damage will necessarily
BE- great. The rainfall Of the past week has
in nowise been general, but where 1t has
occurred the melting heat has been re-
duced.
HEAT wARPING RAILROAD TRACKS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Alto Pass. Ill.,. July 1s-Thermometers
registered 102 here to-day. At point nine
miles south OF here the Mobile and Ohio
ment by the heat. The drought continues
here with no prospect of rain.
GOOD RAINS IN BATES COUNTY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Butler. NO., July 1s.-Good rains fell
throughout Bates County last night, break
ing the long drought and helping crops
MOTHER RAIN AT LITTLE ROCK.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Little Rock. Ark. July 1s.-Another good
several miles into the agricultural district.
VERNON COUNTY REFRESHED.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Nevada, Mo-, July ia fine rain fell In
the north 1h % Part be Of Vernon Goty y last
lafe corn and the pastures.
DROUGHT INTERFERES WITH FAIR.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chillicothe, Mo-. July 1s.-The directors OF
the North Missouri Agricultural and Me-
chanical Association this afternoon called
year on account Of the drought.
There would not be anything for the
farmers to exhibit, and the fair , WouH be I
losinS venture tnis year: The drought II
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
DAILY WEATHER FORECASTS.
They Will Be Delivered to Farmers
on Rural Routes.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Columbia. No.. July ia. E. Hackett,
director OF the Missouri section of the
Weather Bureau. is arranging for the dis
tribution of the daily weather forecasts on
large number of the rural free delivery
routes which have been established in this
State.
The forecasts will be telegraphed to the
Postmasters at offices where rural free de-
livery has been established and will there
be printed on cards by means of rubber log
otypes one of the cards to be left in each
mail box by the carriers. The cards will be
prepared by the Postmaster. who performs
the service gratuitously.
By this plan the forecasts will be placed
in the hands Of thousands of farmers who
have heretofore been unable to get them.
The forecasts are based upon observa-
tions taken at the various Weather Bu-
reau stations throughout the country at a.
m. of the day they are issued. and cover
period of thirty-six hours.
The service will be of great benefit to the
farmers. and It is proposed to extend 1t to
all rural routes where the carriers do not
leave the terminal office earlier than 10
a