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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-29

FAMINE IN poRrioxs Or TEXAS.


-
Bad Condition.
oan Antonio, Tex, Aug. a5.-
reports today from Zapata county
there are news that the poor classes
there are facing starvation. They
must have immediate help In the
way Of food or the results will be
terrible. Branch water has failed
and cattle are too weak to travel and
are dying rapidly. The country Is
literally burned up by drought.
There Is not green thing to be
seen except cactus plants. Zapata
county Is 80 miles from the nearest
railroad and whatever way food is
sent to the farmers i'm the famine
stricken place must be hauled from
Laredo, twO-days' trip at best.
Mayor Hicks, Of this city, has
started a relief fund and has already
sent small sum of money to Laredo
ta be used in buying food for the
sufferers, but what he has sent is
barely drop In the bucket. Relief
work will be continued here. Moth
ing has been heard here from the
War Department in answer to re-
quest for ratiOns sent by Congress
man Kleberg.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-29
Bryan an Oil Magnate.

Evanston. Wyo., Dispatch, goth
William j. Bryan, who is spend
ing month with his family on a
vacation trip in southern Wyoming,
has taken deep interest in the recent
discoveries of oil in this section and
today bought controlling interest
in tract of oil lands embracing
several hundred acres near Spring
Valley, in this county. Mr.. Bryan
announces that he will push work
with the drills now on the ground
and secure more machinery at once.
He is confident of opening several
gushers soon and Wyoming men ex-
pect him to evolve a rival of the
Standard Oil combine.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-29
Esquim.u1 Did Not Like Fat NJ. m.

Esquimaux Did Not Like Fat NJ m.
Washington, Aug. 23.-The i'm
migration bpreau has ordered that
the three Labrador Esquimaux ex-
hibited at the Pan-American Exposi-
tiOn be sent back to their homes.
They were brought to Buffalo by a
concessiOnaire OF the exposition
known as the Labrador Exposition
Company, and the Esquimaux gave
a daily entertainment on the mid
way. Some time ago JeriInios, the
youngest Of the trio, manifested a
violent dislike for fat men, and
whenever tat man appeared in the
audience at one Of the entertain
ments Jerimios made for him with
blood in his eyes and knife. The
matter was reported to the Treasury
Department and the order was sent
today that the Esquimaux be taken
home by way of New York, which
port they entered last spring when
they came to this country.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-29
list of CASUALTIES N u,sslss,sp,


Aiaraiss fsersase ts The Ns.h-r af
Crs.~s IN Iass Thirty Dsys-
New Orleans, Aug. 2s.-MlssIs.i-
ppi l. greatly disturbed over the
alarming incrase In the number Of
crimes reooris.i In that State during
the last thirty days. Yesterday
broke the record, with -four murders
and three shooting affrays, aud the
last thirty days show 81 killings and
several unsuccessful attempts, Ave
asassinations In cold blood, aud six
lynchings, not including q free for
all fight in a negro church In Tunica
In which two negroes were killed.
Several negro mur,ierers that have
escaped attention will probably swell
the total to about IS. A compila.
tion showing these facts Is attract
ing considerable attention through
out the State, and has resulted In The
demand for more efficient criminal
laws.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-29
CAPT. pfITtr sseT At NASHVILLE.


uts we~-ss Nay rre.. rsssi- Iss-
Nts~s~ss. wss f,sa ts~ sse-ss.s. u..
h~~s f-iscs-a In Jsss.
Nashville, ~. G.. Aug. sS-This
planc wAs thrown into s;aie OF II
citeneni this Aft~rnoun oa srcrani
Of q difsiculty which os-urrs-i si-out
3 o'clock. aud In which CAps. J. W.
Pr,tei and Mr.. John NiVervst w~r'
the principal actor.
There Was some truuhle az icoi
existing between the two and upsn
meeting herr today they bsame In
volved in 4 difhcui,y. In which
Niverst drew his pistol and -ho,
Petite, In the abdomen, ilBe hall
striking just above the hover eighth
rib and taking downward c.iur--
into the bowels.
Peitst tonight s. lying In the
Graphic Office, attended by his VIII,
and medical skill, and his condition
l. thought TO he critical, with little
hops Of his recovery.
Niverett Was arrested by Sheriff
Warran sud Is now in jail.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-29
COST or CUBAN Tosacco


~onDetisor or the Amer,-
can Article
havana, Aug. 23.-Senor Book 4.
Wen known cigar factory owner hero
ia q review of the tobacco industry
10 cuba, says the idea that the free
entry Of Cuban tobacco into the
united States would ruin the Amer;.
can tobacco industry Is absurd. He
aods that 1t costs more In Cuba In
raise tobacco than In the United
states. This Is due TO many rea.
sons, one Of which is there ia q orao,
aemand for tobacco land which
being limited in quantity, make the
rents high. 1t costs from $40 to s35
hundred pounds to raise tobacco
IN the Remedies district, and $50 in
the Vuelta Abajo. These figures
are above the cost In the United
States.
Cuban tobacco, like French cham
pagne, Is in class by itself. The
output Of Cuban tobacco must al
ways be limited.
In 1900 1000, 100000 cigars were
manufactured in Cuba Of which
number only 40,OOO,OOO went to the
United States. Even were it possi-
Die to produce SOC, 1000 900 and ali
were sent to the United States the
number would not be large compar-
ed " ith the total production of the
United States, which is $500, ,OOO,-
OoO.Even with the granting of a
fifty per cent reduction in the
specific duty and the abolishing of
the ad valorem duty, American
would have an adj
vantage amounting to S2s per thou
sand over Cuban cigars.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-29
500 Reward, $10O.

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at
least one dreaded disease that SCI
ence has been able to cure In all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure known to the medical fratern-
ity. Catarrh being q constitutional
disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure 10
taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system, thereby destroying
the foundation Of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and
assisting nature In doing It's work.
The proprietors have so much faith
in Its curative powers. that they
offer one hundred dollars for any
case that 1t falls to cure. Send fol
list of testimonials.
F.J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 76c.
Halle Family Pills are the best.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-29
'LYNCHINC
IN ANS0N.
A NEGRO SWUNG Up FOR As.
SAuLTiNG A YOUNG
WHITE LADY. -
Hoaaislt eaIss usAa uesaalAss.

Asess~r Asss~h Ass~.S<~s->o.< eAsr-
iests-rs- S-sre sssos--. rvssSs>--s "a
rA~ t-s-iss's >er~~--s s~S nsssss-~.-a An
The wesas- u.s sss s-< r--s SsSs.r~s.
WAde-boro. \. e, Anx. a.
Luke Hoash, a negrr. wa. iyach~a
at Mcfarland. this eoaniy. thi. af.
ternoon and thus paid the t.uaity
for the commission of crime with
out a parallel In the history oT this
section.
Mis- Lena Keith, who s,~idss
With her brother naAr the South
Carolina line, ~as perhaps mortaiiy
assaulted and outraged by Houxh
today about O'Clock. She 1. nov
~arociy alive aud IL i thoaxht ths,
she cannot live.
Mis- Keith wa- asleep In hcr
home by h.r-eli when her ruom
sas invaded by the negro. she
a~oke and found herself In his gra1p.
The negro seized q chair and
pounded her into In-.nsibiIIty and
then accomplished his name
less purpose. Aner having done
this he cut her throat, chest, face
and head and LEFT her apparently
dead.
She survived on hour or more AZ
terwards and made an effort 10 reach
the house Of n neighbor. She gained
the door aud fell upon the floor un.
conscious, and remained la this oou-
dition for some hours.
The cause of her condition Ma.
Immediately conjcctured. The alarm
"as given, message- sent 10 near by
towns and soon score- were making
haste To the scene OF the trag.dy.
A mersAge wss seni to Florence
fur blood hounds and they were
son brought on a special train.
Before their arrival a dog was oh.
tsined from DIR. Meisenheimer and
placed upon the negro's t1il. lie
was traced 10 a house q half mile
distant.
The negro upon seeing his pur-
suers approach closed the doors and
~indors and refused 10 he arrested,
but the doors were battered down
and he was taken.
Blood was round on his clothing
ard some Of the hair OF the young
lady ON his coat.
He was carried 10 Mrs Keith,
who at this time had regained con-
'ciousness. She recognized him and
gave brief fdescriptionof the assault.
| The negro then made a confession
and gave the details Of the dastardiy
deed.
BY this time perhaps three hun
dred citizens from this county and
from s. c., were on the scene.
and large number OF negroes were
also present. The brute was carried
TO limb a short distance from the
place of his crime, Iynched and his
body perforated with bullets. The
negroes present endorsed all that
was done.
The negro was about twenty years
of age and bore the reputation of
being extremely insolent.
The young lady Is twenty-five
years Of age and possessed Of beau
tiful character. The wounds on her
neck and head are thought TO he
fatal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-29
PITCHED BATTLE IN KENTUCKY.
FIVE MEN KILLED BY TWO RETURNED
SOLDIERS FROM the PHILIPPINES.

The Soldiers Wore Mailed shirts-The
Trouble Grew out of an Old Family
Fued Of Several Years Standing.
Williamsburg, KY, Aug. o.
Sheriff Sutton has reliable informa-
ton concerning a pitched battle
about twenty miles from here in
which five men were killed by Wes
Mays and George Golden, the first
of whom was former resident of
Whitley county and who has just re-
turned home after having been dis
charged from the volunteer army
service in the Philippines. The dead
are Blake Logan, his two sons and
two nelghbors named Wilson.
Mays is said to have had trouble
with Logan before he went into the
army, Mays wife was behind it, it
is said. According to the story that
was brought here from the scene of
the killing, Mays came back from
the army with a steel shirt front
and pistols.
Golden is q former cOmrade of
Mays who accompanied him from
the Philippines and who made Mays
quarrel his own. They reached
Nays former home Tuesday and at
once hunted up Logan and renewed
the quarrel. In the battle that
followed none of the men had any
chance against the mailed soldiers,
and they were all killed. The dead
men were dragged into the house,
and forty eight hours later Mays
and Golden refused to ally any one
to enter the place. The neighbors
were terrOrastricken and made no
effort to secure the bodies Of the
dead.
A posse has been made up here to
go TO the scene Of the killing to Ar
rest the men who did the shooting
and to bury the dead. The scene
of the killing is across the mountains
away from either railroad OF tele.
graph station. It Is one Of the mos
desolate places In Kentucky.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-29
An Attempted Assault, Near cAar,os...

n" At0"ptoo hsssuh Near Z harioteo.
Charlotte, n. C., Aug. 22.-An-
other assault was attempted this
morning near the city limits.
Mrs. j. NJ. Fields, with her two
year-old child, went to . store fn
Seversville, q suburb Of Charlotte,
for supplies. Returning home the
mother and child passed through q
thickly wooded tract. Just as they
approached the outer edge OF the
woods tall negro rushed at her and
grabbed Mrs. Fields by the throat
and arm.
At the time the mother had her
child In her arms and both screamed
at the appearance Of the brute. The
negro demanded Of Mr.. Fields that
she put her child down, bat instead
she screamed at the top Of her voice.
The negro became frightened and
disappeared In the woods.
Mrs. Fields nan back to the store
and gave the alarm, and officers were
soon on the scene, but up to tonight
no arrest had been made. Ms.
Fields says she Is positive that she
can identify the negro IL she can see
him again.
Much sympathy is expressed Tor
the poor woman. While she was
not seriously injured, the fright has
completely prostrzted her. Every
thing possible Is being done to bring
the guilty wretch TO justice.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-29
EXPELLED FROM PIERCE CITY.
NECR0S DRIVEN OUT FOR CRIMES CON-
MITTED BY THEIR RACE.

Several Houses Were Burned and One
Aged Negro was Cremated in his home.
Others Chased From the City.
Washington Post.
Pierce City, Mo-, Aug. 20.-For
nearly fifteen hours enCing about
noon to-day this town of 5000 peo-
pie has been in the hands of a mob
of armed whites, determined to
drive every negro from its precincts.
In addition to the lynching last
night of William Cooley, accused of
the wanton murder Of Miss Gazelle
Wild, and the shooting to death of
his grandfather, French Cooley, the
mob today cremated Peter Hampton,
an aged negro; in his home, set the
torch to the houses of five blacks,
and with the aid Of State militia
rifles, stolen from the local com.
pany's arsenal, drove dozens of
negroes from town. After noon
the excitement died down, the mob
gradually dispensing, more from
lack of negroes upon whom to wreak
their h,.tred than for any other
cause. Many of the negroes who
fled from the city are hiding in the
surrounding woods, while Others
have gone greater distances in seek
ing safety.
Every negro has left the town ex
cept few railway porters known
to be respectable, but these must al
so leave. The citizens Of Pierce
City say that as negroes have com
mitted several crimes in the las1
ten years, none shall live there il
the future, the same feeling already
existing at Monett, four miles cas-
of Pierce City, the end of the 'Frict
passenger division. It may be nee
essary for the road to change al
porters in Springfield hereafter.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-29
One Negro shoots Another At hurting

Burlington, n. O., August ga
There was perhaps a fatal shooting
about thirteen miles from here this
afternoon.
AS Messrs. Ernest Workman and
w. G. Creel, Of this pla,e, wer,
bringing some beef cattle home and
were in the edge Of Caswell county,
they saw two negroes in a field about
fifty yards from the road. As they
passed they heard several pistoI
shots and saw one man run of. They
went to see what ives the matter
and found the man covered with q
shock of hay and badly shot i'm the
arm, side and hip. They called in
help, sent for doctor and did al
they could to relieve the fellow
They suppose he is fatally wounded
1t is thought the quarrel grew Out
Of a game Of cards. The negro sbo,
was named Glenn Sutton, and the
one who did the shooting was Pink
Long. They are both despe. ate
characters. When the gentlemel
left the negro was still at large.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-29
Advertising Pays.
Washinston Post

washing ton Post
Winchester, Va, Aug. 20.-Nel-
son NJ. Barnes, Of Springfield, Ohio,
and Miss Otie l.. Croson, of this
county, have just been married here
under romantic circumstances. They
met for the first time the day they
were married. Some months ago
Mr.. Barnes inserted an advertise
ment in western paper for a wife.
Miss CrOson, who is the pretty
twenty year-old daughter of Mr..
Mortimer Croson, a prominent resi-
dent Of the county, saw the adver-
tisement, and in spirit of fun, an
swered it.
A long correspondence followed,
photographs were exchanged, and
an offer of marriage was made and
accepted. The prospective groom
travelled East last week, and the
ceremony was performed on Wednes-
day at the residence of the brides
father.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-29
IA BATTLE
IN COURT.
ONE NAN KILLED AND TWO
WOUNDED IN THE con-
FLICT.
He Had Been Convicted OF Brutal Assault
on Young White Giri-was Spirited
to Birmingham to Prevent Further
Trouble.

| ne hsa bccn Convicted OF Brutal Assault
on Young White Giri-was Spirited
to Birmingham to Prevent Further
Trouble.
Birmingham, Aug. 22.-Ashe-
Vile, Ala, the county seat of ST.
Clair county, was the scene of q
bloody battle between a mob and
100 persons and sheriff's posse to
day. The mob was making an at
tempt to secure Jim Brown, a negro
who had just been tried, convicted
and sentenced to be hanged for q
brutal assault upon. a young white
girl of Springville.
More than one hundred shots were
fired by the members of the mob
and the defenders Of the life of the
negro. Two men and one boy were
shot by the sheriff's guard. One
man will die. The wounded are:
Walter Blankenship, shot through
the head with Winchester-will
die; Arthur Blankenship, shot
through the head and shoulder with
buckshot; Willis Handy, slightly
shot in the head and shoulders by
shot of a small size.
None ofthe deputies of the sheriff's
posse were wounded. The two men
shot were brothers and son of the
leader of the mob, who made the
first dash for the room in the court
house where the prisoner was being
guarded. The father is about SO
years of age. In leading the charge
against the deputies he fiourished
gun in regular soldier fashion. AT.
ter the shooting and while members
of the mob were searching for rein
forcements, the negro was smuggled
from the rear of the court house by
two deputies who mapsged to run
him through the country for several
miles, finally succeeded in in flag
ging freight train and bringing
the negro to Birmingham where he
is safely locked in the county Jail.
While on the train the negro con-
fessed the crime and told the horri-
BILE story with full details. This trial
of the negro, on the charge OF the
assault was completed shortly after
10 O'Clock. The young woman, Miss
Garrett, told the story of the crime
and identified the negro as her as.
sailant. No witnesses were intro
duced by the defence. A verdict of
guilty was brought in by the jury
after an absence of only nine min
utes.
Judge Pelham, presiding, sentenc-
ed Brown to be hanged September
20. After sentence was pronounced
members Of the mob attempted to
make the sheriff promise to keep the
prisoner in Asheville, but he stated
that he had instructions to do other
wise, and the mob then made their
attempt to remove the negro from
the court house. Sheriff North re-
fused and the fight began at once.
The Elder Blankenship will die.
Threats have been made to wreck
the court house with dynamite, but
it is not believed those threats will
be carried out.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-29
DISASTROUS Floods in Pennsylv ania-Four
Men Killed,

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 24.-Re-
ports received in this city tonight
state that the heavy rains which
have fallen almost incessantly dur
Ing the past week throughout the
State have. resulted in the most dis
astrous flood experienced in many
years. At Mauch Chunk the storm
was attended by four fatalities.
Jesse Struthers, a prominent citizen
OF Mauch Chunk and three boys
named McClaffery, Mckinley and
johnson, were standing on bridge
spanning Mauch Chunk creek when
the supports collapsed and the four
We're precipitated into the water and
drowned. The stream had become
raging torrent by the bursting of a
dam a half mile above the borough
line.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-29
Alabama Lynchers Arrested

Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 23.-For
the first time in the history of Ala
bama a grand jury has indicted
white men for lynching a negro.
Some four weeks ago negro named
Bob White and j. w. Thomas, q
white farmer at Tallahassee, shot at
each other in a quarrel, neither
being hit. White was arrested and
started to Jail at Wetunpka, but was
taken from the guards and lynched:
Indictments have been returned by
the grand jury against ten of the
lynchers, and evidence against the
other twenty is being sought. The
bailiffs who had White in charge
refuse to testify as to who took him
away, and are in Jail for contempt.
The killing of Thomas made six
lynchings in that county in about
two years.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-29
A College of Heraldry.

Albany, N. Y, August 22.-The
college of Heraldry in America,
with its principal offices in New
York City, has been Incorporated
with capital of $4,000 to conduct
genealogical researches for members
ana y clients Of the society, and estab-
nsning and furnishing rights to
coats Of arms aid crests. The direc-
eOrs are Richard WILDER Force of
rniiadelphia, Henry w. Knight
and George @. Renwee of New Y ork
Ultp and Chauncey Brown Of Brook
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-29

Matewan, w. Va, Ang. o.
The Logan and Red Jacket coal
mines started work this morning
with . full force Of non-union nen.
All Of the mines which were COM
pelIed 70 quiet work more fhan two
months ago by . strike Of Ill union
labor are now In operstion. Almost
half Of the strikers have left the
fields, but the most intense excite
ment reigns among the others over
the importation yesterday Of more
than 100 men from Virgins to take
their places. A meeting Of strikers
ct Thacker, tonight, viii sdoPt .
plan Of action. Here IL was that IN
. miners battle Superintsudent
Lambert was shot and United 6tAtss
marshals serving writs OF finjunctions
were fired upon.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-29

CHINESE.
AN IMMIGRATION SCHEME
TO SWINDLE THE
GOVERNMENT.
OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN TINE FRAUD
Chinese With shc Letter A Marked ON
Their Certificates Passed Without Ques-
tion-The Letter Indicated That They
Had Paid the Price.

Had Paid the Price.
Washington, August 24.-Proba-
bly, the most important arrests ever
made in connection with the SNUG
CLING of Chinese across the Mexican
border into the United States were
made yesterday in Arizona, when
VIM. M. Hoey, collector of customs
at Nogales; b. F. Jossey, an immi.
grant inspector; Frank How, a China
| man living in Nogales, and another
Chinaman living at Clifton, Mexico,
just across the border from Nogales,
were taken into custody by special
agents Of the Treasury and Secret
Service operatives. Other arrests
are expected to follow within a day
or two. 1t is stated that with two
or three exceptions, the whole Gus
toms and immigration administra-
tion at Nogales is involved. Some
time ago an official of the Treasury
Department, having Nogales as his
headquarters, wrote the Department
that he had reason to believe the
official force at that point was cor
rupt and that Chinese in large num-
bers were being smuggled across the
border for consideration.
A Secret Service operative was
sent there at once and plans laid to
secure evidence against the persons
under suspicion. Several Cinnamon
were furnished with money and
sent to buy their way through the
official Gordon. This was accom-
plished without difficulty, the price
demanded being from $50 to 5000.
The Secret Service men also arrang-
ed with one or two employees whose
honesty has been tested, to go into
the collectors office at certain time
and demand a share of the money
being received from the Cinnamon
and to be admitted into the combi-
nation, so that they might get their
share of the proceeds of future deals.
This was reluctantly agreed to and
considerable sums of money were
handed over in the presence of a
Secret Service man who had pre-
viously secreted himself in a nearby
Office closet. The officials soon
found that Cinnamon who presented
a certificate marked with the letter
A were allowed to proceed without
question, while thoee having certif-
Gates that did not bear this cabalistic
mark were turned back without cere-
mony. Later on it developed that
the letter A on a certificate indicated
that the anAOunt demanded had been
paid. Several Cinnamon were sent
through with the requisite A mark
on their certificate made by one of
the Secret Service men. The ut
most care and secrecy was maintain
ed from the first to secure positive
proof against each man under suspi-
ciOn. A special United States attor-
ney will be detailed to prosecute the
persons arrested. Hoey was ap-
pointed collector about a year and a
half ago. His home is in Muncie,
Ind. JOssey came from the State
of Washington.
The number of Cinnamon who
have bought their way into the
United States through the conniv-
ance of the Nogales officials, is not
known, but it is believed to be
large. A special agent has been
sent to Nogales to take charge, if he
finds it necessary.