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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25
Spanish War Claims.

Washington, April 2O.-Clsims
to the amount of nearly s1,0O0,000
have been filed with the Spanish
war claims commission. All of
them, with one exception, are for
losses of property, and in the major
ity of the cases the alleged depreda-
tions were inflicted by the Cuban
insurgents.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25
A T0RREMTIAl STORM IN TeMnt ssEE.

The Track OF the southern Railway under
Watsr-Ths Rain Turns to Snow.
Knoxville, Tenn, April ia
torrential storm ragged throughout
east Tennessee to-day, making two
days Of continuous rain, and as q
result the s,reams are out of bounds
and threatening great damsge. The
tracks Of the Ssuthern Railway and
Queen & Crescent road are under
water at various points and the con-
tinued rain is raising the streams to
height never seen before ami seri-
Gus delay to traffic Is feared The
rain has changed to snow tonight.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25

Pittsburg, Pa, April 20.-Thi-
city Is centre of widespread and
disastrous storm. For radius of
$50 miles la western Pennsylvania
eastern Ohio and West Virginia,
rain or snow has been falling almost
without intermission for three days.
Mountain streams have become tor
rents, creeks are swollen and out of
their banks and the big ,ivers are
oceans Of turbid waters. TIL tinan-
cial loss cannot be estimated. In ad-
ditiOn to the hundreds OF thousan nds
and perhaps millions of dollars it
will cost to put large manu- turing
plants in commission again, tens of
thousands of skilled workInen are
thrown out of employment and 10 e
their wages just at a time when all
the iron and steel mills are ru he'd
with orders. While few and un-
authenticated reports Of sta isticS
have been made, disease and death
will follow in the wake of the fi.,od
To night Thousands of people ar.
lying in the upper rooms OF their
water-soaked HOUSES without neat,
light or to,d. Where gas fuel is
used the pip.s are flooded and cut
off, and what cual there may be is
under five to ten fe.-t Of water.
At SchOenville, the home Of TIN.
Pressed Steel Car Company, the lit
tie town is completely surrounded
by water. The workers and their
families constitute a community OF
several thousand persons.
Wheeling, w. Va, fears the mos,
disastrous flood in its history.
In many parts of Pennsylvania
and Ohio, probably the heavies,
storm ever known at this season OF
the year has been raging for two
days. Reports from Ohio town:
are to the effect that church services
may have to be abandoned and in
hustiing communities where gas i.
the regular fuel, dealers are making
arrangements to deliver coal to
morrow. On one railroad in Ohio
passenger trains were stalled, engines
lent to their rescue became buried
in the snow, and all must wait with
| a hope for mllder weather.
Business, religion, domestic com
fort and health are all at the mercy
of the storm. Several narrow es
capes from death have been reported
and it is probable that when -.
flood subsidies it may reveal nual
ber of CHASTITY secrets. In thnusa nd
Of places in the storm stricken dis
trict it is but a short step from
safety to death. Steam and electri,
railroad tracks are buried undel
thousands of tons of earth, washed
down from the hill sides and il
some cases the tracks have beel
/ moved. Where the snow and slee
prevailed, telegraph wires and pole
went down under the burden ane
costly railroad and other bridge
have been washed away and thei
piers weakened. The big manu-
featuring plants in this, the indus
trial centre of the world, have sui
fered severely. The workers will
lose their wages for two days to
week or more. and many of then
can lily afford the loss.
But the most serious item of al
will follow the flood. That is tn
little homes that are almost RUNE
and the sickness that inevitabl
succeeds.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25
FIlIPin0S BURIED ALIVE.
Becauss They Were Opposed to the In-
surrection.

surrection.
Manila, April 2O.-The trial of
the members of the MandO-Ducat
secret society, who are charged with
burying alive Filipinos who were
opposed to the insurrectiOn, and the
trial Of insurgent agents have elicit
ed the fact that in one locality all
the local officers, the parish priest
and the president were the chief Of
Tenders.
A reign of terror was secretly in
augurated, and persons refusing to
contribute to the insurgent cause
were buried alive by the direction
of the president.
All the details of the conspiracy
have been unearthtd, many arrests
have been made, there is abundant
evidence, and it is probable that all
Of the ringleaders will be hanged.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25

and that ulssCh t-stfuul i.nd 4. rsyer-
Ell. The B-s irun tSi.ig~ AZ Ss.a
iosd'- ''oatun Mil, hkh 49, -frsi
III fI-~ mcnih- 49,. D. II Ia hsN~
t--n - &>iIsd sNAy r~riy ihl- as~ru
iug. shll- = l,itic naTrh-r dos, ilr-
>trs.Iu Isan4~ uF's BIiil dAm a. -
uI.iI-hs>i The bfidg~ c,s-l 81. s"''.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25
Mr.. WI to q Young Lady.
Charlotte Observer,

Minister WI knows how to out
wit the women, as is evident from
what he said to Charlotte young
lady yesterday afternoon at the re-
ception. The fair one asked: "Mr.
WI, are all the men in China as
nice as you are?" The shrewd
gentleman answered.: 81 shall an
swer your question by asking one.
Are all the young women of Char
lotte Is sweet as you are?" At this
juncture the curtain fell and the
young lady passed on.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25
HURLED TO DEATH.
Body Of Mach Orr Broken into Frax-
ments-

Body Of MACK Orr Broken into Frag-
ments-
Charlotte, y. c., April IL. Mack
Orr, employed at Liddell's foundry,
was caught on a revolving shaft
while mending a belt this afternoon
and was whirled around perhaps
three hundred times before the
machinery was stopped. At each
revolution the unfortunate mans
body was thrown against part Of a
crane standing near. The body Was
finally taken down. Part of the
bone of one leg was found after hav-
ing been hurled twenty feet through
window. Parts of his fe~t and
legs were picked up all over the
foundry. All work was immediate
ly stopped by the company for the
remainder Of the day out Of respect
for the deceased.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25

hofd snt other tr~f
Min HELL. >-pJrH Dan,
MAE,H -. 1891.
Hon. MARION BUTLEN,
RAII.H. y Z.
Ny DEAR SIR:-l have JuI p-Ad
Your last sI-e-ch made "a lhr ~'-nAis'
IA regard Io the now ~eIAiuT r NJ
Simmons ! write to- ihAuk H"u i"T
your bold and manly exposition OF
the dirty Inlitical mcthUi- "i tia.
man Simmons. You know that !
AIN n democrat, hut it j. a dcpi"rAhi'.
thing 10 me 10 -s~- any mAn claim
ing To be a democrat, r-ort to
methods Ia -s--ur, his oSn promo
tlun, that would di-grace and should
disgrace any nan.
You also showed the part that
John ID. Kerr, of Clinton, played in
this dirty work. lie should rrui-rn-
b,-r that the records of SAmIr-Ju
county fifty year tack will show
something of his anc"-tors, ,nd OLD
men like myself remember thing
and believe there IL >um-tning iu
the blood oI men a. well a. uur-.-~
This winter have clo-.ly read
The Congressional Record, and cat
truly say that | feel proud "f your
cour-e i'm the senate, and sincerely
hope that the Dark cloud that L. now
hanging over our nation may -'Iois
pass away, and that you NAV find
an opening where you can serve the
people In the future with that in
creased ability that lime must bring
should bc pl s-s-d To h. ar of your
ell doing, tor our country must
depend upon bold, honest young
men Ia save il from the corruption
Of the present day.
Our p ople should not de-pond,
but 20 i:,rward and work with in
creased .uergy to maintain our IT.
publican f,ruI Of government AMI
Inanhp,d.
Very truly your-,
EVERETT SMITH.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25
Watermelon Crop Injured

Atlanta, April 20.-A special to
The Constitution from Albany. Ga :.
saws: "GrOwers of watermelons and
cantalOupes in this section of Geor-
gia fear that last nights cold aud
high wind has done them seriOu-
damage. Some farmers report the
destruction of cotton plants just out
of the ground.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25
A Talking Clock.

The High Point correspondent Of
the Charlotte Observer says:
Mr.. J. J. Oakley, electrician,
whose place of business Is in the
rear Of the Brewer House, has by a
simple contrivance invented talk
ing clock. A small motor connects
the clock to q phonograph and ev. ~
hour the clock speaks out: alt Is
IL O'clock" or whatever the hour
may be. 1t is truly remarkable
piece Of ingenuity.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25
The Negro Under Sentence for the Muir
der of Joseph New Declared Insane.

Newport News, Va, April 19.-In
the E. Isbeth City County Court to-
day q jury heard evidence submitted
by couus ell for X cna,d Phillips, the
Washington Y negro who is under SEN
tencs of death for numbering Artil-
rryman Joseph New IN Pnoebus
.bout twelve months ago, to show
hat the prisoner is insane. After
uearlpg the evidence Of experts who
have examined Phillips, tie later
vas declared sane. Toe Court o.
Appeals has refused to interfere, and
Philips will hang unless the govern
or com m utes the sentence.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25
A Snow Storm 1t AsAsviIle

Asheville, April 20.-It has been
showing hard here since last night,
but the snow has melted fast and
there is not over two inches on the
ground. 1t is still showing tonight
at this hour, IL O'Clock.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25
=, old Ns,s - Nsssss

Marion. April Ca & .ld AAN-
i, uck hcr, this morning And 'hi.
AnrInoyA a -rN.rr MIDI .iuElu - in
prgp-S,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25
An Iron Bridge I'm Catawba County Car
ried Away.

Newton, April 20 The heavy
rains have done much damage An
Catawba and Lincoln counties
Telephone messages from the west
ell section of this county report that
the South Fork river Is very high,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25

Mr.. Doll succeedf Mr.. Mcconnell -
General Passenger Agent y. A. l..
Washington, April 19.-It is An
nounced officially to-day that w. III.
Doll has been appointed general
agent of the passenger department
Of the Seaboard Air Line Railway,
to succeed w. NJ. Mcconnell, re-
signed. His headquarters will be in
this city.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25
the STORM IN NORTH CAROLINA.

EnEin er Metc alf Killed at Buffalo Creek
Trestle-Fireman Rhyme Rescued After
Br. aking His Arm.
Shelby, April 20 The nolth-
bound S. G. Il G. freight train fell
in the Buffalo trestle, this side Of
Blacksburg, S. c., eleven miles east
Of here, this morning and killed
Engineer J. ID. Metcalf. Fireman
Fred Rhyme jumped in tn. river
and was rescued a mile and a halt
further down, his arm broken and
otherwise injured. Only the engine
and one box Car fell In the river,
which was greatly swollen. The
engineer is buried beneath all this
debris. The engine and box car are
sunk out of sight i'm water and mud.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25
Bridges Washed Away. Mills Tumbl~d
Into Streams and Land Badly Washed.

Bridges w ashed Away Mills Iumbl@d
Into Stream. and Lana Badly Washed.
Monroe, April 20.-The rain
storm in this county was m st de
sfructive lat night. Bridges were
torn up and washed away, mill
houses tumbled into the creeks and
disappeared and the land every
where was frightfully damaged.
The bridge across Bear Skin creek,
next to town, was moved down the
stream about a hundred yards.
Three bridges OH Richardson creek,
at Lees lower mill, and the Mullis
bridge, ON the Gold Mine road, were
washed away. A great number of
the smaller bridges were destroyed,
while Others of the larger ones were
considerably damaged. Mr.. Jim
Simpsons grist mill, on Stuart Fork,
was moved down the stream about
half mile. The Tarlton Mil, on
Richardson creek, belonging to
Messrs. ]. II. and E. C. Williams,
was completely destroyed.
The oldest inhabitant, truly
never saw snything like it. The
rainfall yesterday and last nigh,
measured ST inches, most Of thii
falling between and 8 O'Clock las
might.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25

A West vfrgfnian Consul Appointed.
Washington, April 19,-The Pres
ident to-day appointed Samuel T.
StapletOn, of West Virginia, to be
consul of the United States at Nuevo
Laredo, Mexico.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25

Richmond, April 19.-The board
Of Aldermen decided tonight to &C
cept the Carnegie proposition of . gift
of 100000 for . public library, pro-
vided the city shall appropriate $lO,-
900 year for the maintenance of the
institution. The common council
still has to act on the question.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25
UNUSUAL
STORMS.
RAINS, SNOW AND RUSHING
STREAMS CAUSING De
STRUCTION AND
DISTRESS.


brtdg~s 6one-TraIns Wreck q Large
Manufacturing Plants subm-rx Cold
and Freezing Weather In southern - C.
tions. Fourteen inches OF snow iu Ken
tocky Mountains.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25

ssorn asd Br-d In >orrk .sulias. ks
Writes from hts Ad.Is-i H~nn- tn
>ossh is.A"t.. and E.aoS.. --a.s.s
bstt-r's khIpo.sr- sf , n.tsF -,sass.-s
and ht. h-~,iunts'y ssa tsrs ua-s.
M-ths-a. ao~ r~a sny s.e--d HiH.a
Hold soy 81 h-r t-~f
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25

Au tom"bIles and Engines Run by q New
Powor-A Union OF two Hitherto Rival
CompanIe. The Tripler and General
Liquid Air Company.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-25

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No More MILLION Acre Rnncbe,.

Charles S. Goodnight. pioneer
ranchman in the Texas Panhandle a
generation ago, has arrived in Kansas
City. During his long career he has
kept abreast of the constant changes
that have been made in ranching. He
says this generation has seen the pass
ing of the 100000 acre ranch and
that immense tracts in one body have
seen their day In Texas. Mr. Good
night says that ten men with 10000
acres each can operate more success
fully than one man on 100000 acres.
Following this theory he began sell
ing of his originally immense ranch
into smaller ranches and now only
has 10000 acres. This is enough. he
says. and is a model ranch. ON il he
has several thousand head Of range
cattle, some elk, 200 head OF buffalo
and the largest herd Of Persian sheep
I'm America. He has commissioned
Buffalo" Jones to 60 TO the Rocky
Mountains and secure rs mary noun
tain sheep as he can These m will
ship to Texas and cross with Persian
goats. In this way Mr. Goodnight ex-
poets to have one Of the most unique
and valuable herds IL existence. kan
sas City Journal
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The Porto I;ican newspapers record
the fact that the girls In the school ON
the Plaza Colon at San Juan have been
kept In. Keeping schoolgirls at work
after the usual hour for closing school
as a punishment for obstreperous con
duct In lesson time Is sample OF
American notions Of discipline that .--.
nstonished the easy going Porto ri
cans
They don't do things that way there
When the news Travelled around that
the teacher was keeping the girls al
lessons as punishment. parents
crowded to the school and demanded
TO have their children released Tho
principal teacher declined To- do any
such thing. and the parents stood
around and talked about st I'm great in
dignation
After an hour or so. during which
the girls were good they were sent
home. San Juan SIS still talking about
the severity OF It's new American teach
ers New York Sun.
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Parsnips For mlIeh Cows.

The parsnip is probably one of the
best roots ever grown for mich cows.
and 1t has great advantage in that it
may remain in the field until spring
when other roots are all gone. and
then be used until grass has grown. 1t
is as easily grown as the carrot. and
like that root it wants a deep. rich and
mellow soil Many object to growing
1t even in the garden. because the
weeds are apt TO get such a growth
before the parsnips come up that the
labor OF wedding is greatly increased.
but this may be remedied by mixing n
few radish seed with the parsnip seed.
which will come up so that the rows
can be seen and hoed out long before
Inc parsnlps are up. They can be
pulled when the parsnips are thinned.
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the point decided on with a sharp
knife. which entering the bark is
forced obliquely downward toward the
centre and nearly or quite to the cen
tire. This incision may be an inch or
so in length.
The scion is now to be prepared by
shaving down an inch or so Of the
lower end into the ordinary wedge
form, and it is then inserted in the
oblique cut made by the knife in the
side of the stock This Is done without
difficulty by using the subtitle pOr-
ton of the stock above the graft-as n
lever 10 hold the inclsion open while
the scion Is put in place. OF course
care must be taken to bring the inner
bark OF the scion in close contact with
the inner bark Of the stock. as in Ordi-
nary grating And In order that the
scion may be held In place firmly. a
tie Of some kind should be applied /:
this before waxing. which is done in
the usual way But stock over three
fourths OF an inch in diameter VIII
hold the scion firmly without tie.
During the summer when the graft
Is growing thriftily the stub is 20 be
cut on smoothly. with slOping cut ON
the side opposite the scion. just as a
stub Us cut OF i'm case Of a growing
bud Previous to this the tie must be
looked after and cut at the proper
time TO prevent it from cutting into
the graft by the growth.
We have used this method up in the
branches rs well as near the ground.
and very rarely had a failure once a
branch half an inch or so in diameter
and which had - bud Of "a choice va
riety a dormant bud. put ON the pre-
viOus fail-was inadvertently cut be-
low the bud This was curly in April.
and wishing 90 save the bud FIVE inches
OF the part Of the branch witt the bud
on 30 was cut wedge fashion and in
serted Boo another limb Of the tree by
side GRATING. and &C. was n perfect sue.
cess. Che bud growing and making n
good branch on the tree
This side grating Us applicable to-
the other fruit trees. apple. pear.
cherry ETC.. as well as the peach ON
one occasion graft was made in the
top OF q cherry tree on "A stock three
inches in diameter. and it did well But
the inc.sion had Co bp made with NAL.
iet and ch.sol. aud The scion had TO- be
prepared drst of all. so as TO be ready
90 put n place the moment the chlseI
was Withdrawn aud before the inclsion
could CLOSE 1s .here could De mo- lever
age go hold open with such o large
stock. nu.ess stub OF twelve or Gcrcu
inches Boo been National Stock.
man.
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Inereaslnc soil FertllItr.

Any system or farming that has
within its consideration the improve
ments of soil. is incomplete without
proper dispose! of crops. The increas
Ing of crops is generally to be consid-
cred OF paramount Importance. and
their disposal only less so. To feed all
crops. with perhaps the exception Of
wheat. upon the farm. is to increase
the soil fertility in the quickest way
providing, OF course. the feeding is
properly done. To begin with, no farm
is complete without its horses. On n
farm of forty acres two horses will be
sufficient \ sixty acre farm will need
three. and so on for each additional
twenty acres up to 100. After that one
horse for each additional forty acres
would be sufficient. L am speaking Of
work horses that are necessary for
blowing, sowing. reaping. hauling. etc.
on the farm. Should one care to raise
young horses for market they would
take the place of some other animal.
Cattle and hogs are aud should be
the main dependence for stock on the
average farm. Cattle should have first
place in that they are so very helpful
in the profitable raising of hogs. When
pigs have a part milk ration their
growth is fast ana their health as
sured. Cows are the greatest consum-
ers of rough provender, thus convert
ing what would otherwise be a total
loss into gilt-edged article The farm
Of the dairyman is a farm always in
creasing in value and fertility, and as
general thing the dairyman feeds
more than he produces on his farm.
thus bringing in fertility from else
where, The average farmer should
keep more cattle. and there should be
Dreponderance of milk cows For
every good COW there should be a good
brood SOW, for in the economy of Il
farm these two animals go together.
the hog supplementing the cow. The
idea is to take everything to market in
condensed form. leaving all refuse
to increase soil fertility.-A. n. Sar!ng-
er, in The Epitomist.
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Raising Irish Potatoes.

success in growing Irish potatoes dc
ponds on two things chiefly. one is
deep blowing and thorough pulveriza-
ton Of the soil before planting and the
other is early cultivation. Other things
being equal, potatoes that are planted
In deeply stirred. thoroughly pulycr-
lied soil viii produce a third more DO
tatoes during dry season than If
planted in comparatively shallow
ground Deep blowing is best for q
rainy season, too as the surplus moist.
ure passes down more readily, and the
top soil may then be cultivated ortener
than If plowed light originally. In
fact. in growing this crop deep blowing
is very essential to success. 1t is much
easier to dig or plow out the potatoes.
too, when the soil has been deeply and
thoroughly stirred during cultivation.
That In favor Of early cultivation ia
also important. Just as soon as the
sprouts break the soil the cuItiyator
should be applied and used often until
the vine Is in bloom. IN laying the
crop by a heavy double ridge should
be thrown TO the row. This Is another
feature Of importance should the
weather turn out dry during the latter
part Of the season. which is so often
the case. With the seed deeply planted
in loose soil, the rows thoroughly clean
and well ridged up at blooming time n
good crop may be said TO be assured.
no matter what kind Of weather may
come later-H. y Geer. in The Epi-
tOmist
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nnre ana cn.tlr Gcm..

The rarest and cosuicsl of gems.
though not always esteemed the most
beautiful, are pigeons blood ubics.
fine op0ls. and diamonds that are pure
but shed n distinct glow OF blue or
pink. a very perfect pearl OF gcncr-
Gus size and lustrOus skin. tinted %
rarely beautiful golden green. was
valued. unset. at more than $500 A
faultless green pearl is very rare.
a curious stone SIS the Alexandritc
It is a dark green stone that is pol
ished. cut and set, very like a fine
topaz or amethyst. fra large. snowy
rings. surrounded by diamonds. By
the light OF day the Alexandria has
no special beauty save Cts fine lusra.
but directly n shaft of artificial tight
strikes the dull stone CLEANS of red
fash out of the green. and under tbc
gas or in the hrelghl ono Ignorant of
this vagary would instantly pronounce
&c n ruby New York Commercial Ad.
vertiser.