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The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-07

You may talk of the selfish men
who succeed. but when we talk OF sue
cess we don't mean tumblebugs who
roll their treasure home. pigs who sue
ceed in finding acorns, bankers who
pile up dollars, trust organizers who
rob, or gamblers who successfully
swindle. When we mention success.
full men, We mean men really success
ful-those whose lives have added
something to the dignity and decenc,
OF the human race
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-07

Denver. June by the unanimous
adoption of the resolutions submitted
by lis committee yesterday. the WeS.-
rrn Federation of Miners urged Tie
members of organized labor the co,lil-
try over 10 refrain from jOnin" any
department of the military service of
the conH,ry-ei'her state or federal
The preamble declares the purpose
of the Federation To uphold the rights
of the tOiling masses and says:
wv" advise the 1oiler to be- ever ON
the alert in defense OF his rights. rdu-
cate himself to protect those rights by
IL peaceful nse of the ballot so long
as the feasibility OF such means will
justify the end in view. When not. le'
us be prepared to meet the enemy with
the weapons of his choice. and rather
spill every drop of life-giving fluid at
the point of the bayonet than suhmE
to further oppression on the part Of o,n
aggrcss0rs.
'Rcalizing that great victories are
not won in day. and that, as an III
evitable consequence time must clalp>c
before the conditions portrayed herein
can b" brought about. we submit 1h..
following for the immediate betttrmcnl
of the present dcplorabic condition OF
The producer:
'First-We are opposed to the rN-
lansion of our national boundaries for
the acquisition of territory populated
ny other than the Caucasian race.
Second-Wc are opposed 10 nrhi-
irary interference by federal authori-
ties in local affairs. and we eSprclnlly
object to government by injunction as
Il new and highly dangerous form of
oppression. by which federal Judges in
contempt of all laws of the state and
rights of its citizens become at once
legislators. judges and executors.
"Thirh-We view with alarm the rvi-
dent desire to increase the standing
army. Aside from the enormous cN-
peiisr large military establishment
imposes upon the producers of the M
ton VIII" are the actual taxpayers. we
know from historical facts and our
own experience that it Is the chosen
weapon of tyrants already. Il foe to i'll
divi!inl rights of the common people.
and Incompatible with free inS'itu-
tions. Therefore we express thu. nope
that the members of organized labor
everywhere will refrain from voluu-
tary enlistment in any department of
the federal or state military service.
F"urih-That Il graduated tax hr lev
led on income and Inheritance. and
property tax should he levied on land
values only.
"Fif1ll-Wr lenouncr the national
banking system as an institution rS-
ihblishcd and maintained in the inter
est of capital alone. and inmical 10 the
best interests of the producers. and
demand that the system hr abolished.
and II postal savings bank system be
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-07
THE WESTERN FEDERATION
DEN0UNCES A STANDING ARMY

established instead. and we further
demand that all moneys. gold. silver
and paper, he issued by the govern
men of the United States directly 10
the people.
SiXth-We believe Il representative
form of government Il failure and re-
gard direct legislation and the iInper-
alive mandate as tile first step nercS-
sary to enforce legislative reform. ANA
therefore demand the initiative and
referendum In the making of all laws.
national. state and municipal and de
nland the abolition of the caucus and
convention system and urge the nomi-
nation Of all county and state officers
by direct vote of the people
Seventll-We believe the members of
our organization should be as n unit on
all matters that affect their interest.
Therefore We would suggest that all
political and economic questions be
discussed freely at all meetings of To-
cal unions and that an aggressive pol
icy of organization along these lines be
pursued. realizing from pas, expert
ence that II is not 50 much the prin-
riplcs YOU advocate as The men You
elect 10 enact into laws. execute and
would insist on the local unions select
ing men from their own ranks when
ever possible TO fill these positions.
"Eighth-Wr also believe that the
public lands should be open only to
actual settlers to the total exclusion of
all corporations and land spccula.urs,
who have. by their greed and HvHricc.
tended to destroy the opportunities Of
the great masses to obtain homes.
"Nintll-We view with alarm the
possibilities of cheap labor thar CON
fronts lis by reason of the expiration
Of the Chinese exclusion act. and de-
mand the rc-enHctmcni of II suitable
law on the statutes of tie United
Stntr< that will forever remove all
Asintc races from competition with
American workmrn and women. and
urge upon the members of organized
labor to spare no effort 10 have such il
law enacted.
Believing that vigorous
policy of organization is the first step
necessary 10 Il realization af the fund
hnrntal principles of organized labor
we earnestly recommend that renewed
energy he infused into all our future
efforts in carrying uut Il policy that
VIII result in the attainment of Il com.
pIctr ana thorough organization of the
wage ehrnrr> everywhere. 10 the end
that cooperative effort in the future
will he substituted for that policy
winch has proven 50 detrimental in
the past of arraying the workmen
against each other instead of comhin-
ing against their common foe
The convention expects TO complete
its work and adjourn today.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-07

ne delegates were welcomed by
city Attorney Houck on behalf of the
mayor. who was absent. and by J. H.
Duncan. president of the Trades As
s'mblN of Leadville. after which
speeches We're made by Lieutenant
Governor u. G. Coates and others.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14

this teaches me mar. than he'll 10
shun, aud thai, more than heaven
pursue"
One gentleman aid the other day,
that If thee judges had nat lodged
aud he-iiated about I--u,ng the writ
Of man.ismus, he might not have
thought them guilty. If IL Is true,
that they hesitaied and took advice,
none of which has b.. proven, and
none of which do admit, Ii seems
to me, as l think IL ought to every
one, they were striving to know
their duty. If they were trying to
do their duty, from an bouest and
conscientious standpoint, ask in
Gods name, IL they are TO be held
responsible for an honest mistake.
IL they have made a mistake In
Law only, there is no ground tor i'm
parchment.
But in conclusion, contend thai
they have made no mistake, bu'
simply decided the Gaze oil White vs.
Auditor according TO the opinions o
the Supreme court Of North Caro-
lina for years and years prior to thi
thine.
i I ask you in Gods name, In tn
name Of the great State of Nortl
} Carolina, do not rush into This thin
hurriedly-do not attempt to i'm
peach these Judges because the.
have exercised the functions of tn
judicial department Of our Stat
government, in constituting legisls
tive acts, which, by the law of tn
land, is their power and duty to de
Now I extend my sincere thanks t
! this body for the courtesy that hs
been rendered me through the tim
t I have been discussing this resolr
8 ton.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14
A TORNADO PLAYS HAVOC IN TEXAS

Four are Killed and Twenty Wounded
Two Reported Drowned in q Cloudburst
Willis Point, Texas, March 9th
About eleven o'clock this morning q
cyclone passed through the west side
of this town, demolishiug everything
in its track. Four people are dead
and ab' ut twenty are injured. F ur-
teen dwelling houses are entirely ru
ined and a number of others ara bad
ly wrecked. The public school hui d.
ing is q total loss. The cotton oil
mill is damaged and the largest gin
plant is in splinters. Wires were
blown If the pol. and fences level.
ed and freight car Is of the track.
Several are expected to die. Toe
property loss is placed at $50, 1000.
which ID considered q conservative
estimate.
DROWNED IN CLoUDBURsT.
Dallas, Texas, Mar. 9.-Dlspatches
from Terrell, Texas, says the heavi.
est rain ever know in that vicinity
fell this afternoon. Between Terrell
and Elmo it became q veritable cloud
burst,
Two men were drowned The coun
try was flooded and the streams over.
flowed large district.
Hous on, Tex, March ,9-Reports
from New B ,ston, Texas, indicate
that no lives were lost in the storm
this afternoon, but Ave people We're
seriously injured, whose names eau
not vet be obtained. During b.
storm at Texarksna the residence Of
Mrs. Poole at College Hill subue,
was blown down and>Mrs. Poole wa,
seriously injured.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14

The following appeared In Mon
days Charlotte Observer, and is
very timely:
"Speaking the answer of the
judges the Wilmington Messeng r
enquiries: What will the court say
when all the ev dence Is before
them and they have heard the ar
gum, mt on both sides" We may
not answer this question, but may
say that we cannot conceive how
any fair. mi aded man can read care
fully and understand the answer OF
the judges and still hold the Opin
ION that they ought to be- convict
ed
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14
CHICAGO VISITED sY A WIND STORM

Property Damaged Throughout the City
to the Extent OF 81 7s,OOO-Ove 900
Telephones Rendered Useless In DE-
troit-A Cloudburst 1t Owsnsboro, Ky.
Oh cago, March l0.-One OF the
worst wind storms of the s-ss"p
struck Chicago early to day, and du-
ring the two hours that il las'sd,
damaged property throughout the
city to the extent OF $l75, 900. M.nv
heavy plate glass windows we're
bl 'wo in. Telegraph and tel. phone
ccmpani.s we're the worst sufferers
/ rh .usa. ds Of poles were blown dosa
md Chicago vas practically 10 L.
ted from the Vert and North ~-s, ~
telephone and telegraph, tonight
and all dsv to-day. Tue storm Is be-
lieved iu have b-,n most sev.r e in
! Southern Wisconsin.
At the life saving station at the
mouth OF tue Chicago river, il Was
CONSIDERED tn. worst gale which has
struck Chicago harbor siuce 1894
Tue water, dashed into fury, came
up to the life-ssving station and
food. d the q or for the frst time In
twelve years. Most OF the shipp; az
va protected in winter qnarters. 90
hat the damage done to is va. very
slight.
| Detroit, Mich Mar,h 1O.-Ov.I
oae thous ud telephones were rend
cred use less o Day by the rain woirk
Tell and frozs the entire morning
The thIrty mile wind which accom-
panied the rain raised havoc win To.
wires, weighed down by ice. on eial
Of the M chi gan Telephone Com %.
~ said % light i, 10 es',mated tina
tIeir total loss will b. $4,000. Stree
car sereie was greatly I'm paired
The Storm was gen. raj hrouRnou
the southern part of the State. wire
sun ring everywhere.
paddca' KY. N arch 10.-A storm
stu < the uslRnborhood of Mnxon'
Mall lat night, and overturn d tire
house filed WITH negroes. Twent,
stables we're blown down and man,
horses killed. Tobacco barns wer
rez d, aud their contents blow,
away. Three churches were destroy
, cd Loss $50, 900.
CLoUDBuRsT AT owkHsBoRo.
O~spsboro, KY, March 10Th
eloudburst here last night did grea
a d-m.xe. The sewer wall at n ain an
Davies streets burst and . large "a
ter main was upd. rmiued and brok
In tw;,. For SEVERAL hours the wats
Q rushed through the streets. AudeI
|. sons department ST Re has been mr.
q mined aud is in great danger
In. street eaved in within three fes
of Temple Theatre and that buildin
ID also in great danger. The city
left In darkness tonight. ALI sire.
car traftc has been suspended.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14
MR.. EBBs' ABLE SPEECH.

In the two preceding Issues we
have given the able speech OF Mr..
Ebbs, the leader of the Republicans
OF the present House of Represen.
tatives. His speech Is concluded in
this Issue, and IL is among the
most able that was made on the
impeachment proceedings. 1t is
full of reasonable, logical and
sound legal argument, sustaining
the Judges, meeting and refuting
every argument made against them
for issuing writ of mandamus in
the case of White vs.. Audi or.
Mr.. Ebbs has taken q very prom
inent part Ia all matters of public
interest that have come before this
Leg stature aud has at all times
kept an eve of vigilance on ali
questions in which his constituents
are concerned, but the people o
the entire State as we'll
The people Of Mr.. Ebbs' county
ought to feel proud, as we know
they will, of his record in this Gen
eral Asse mbly.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14
Bride-Elect Was Only Ten Year, @

Bride-Elect Was Only Ten Years Old.
Tazewell, Va, March IO.-A few
days ago Jefferson S.yers, q young
man who lives in the western part
o. this county, applied to the coun
" clerk of this county for license
to marry q Miss Wingste. The
young man presented q certificate
from the parents Of the young LADY,
stating tina. she was flften years of
age. X v. James N. johnson sus
pected, from the youthful appear.
ance of the young lady, hat Der
age was incorrectly stated in the
license. be examined the family
record, and found that the would.
be bride was only ten years OF age
and, OF Course, refused to perform
the ceremony unless her age was
properly inserted In the license.
Sayers returned to have the clerk
CORRECT the mistake. When Mr.
lieorge, the clerk, understood the
facts, instead Of re-issuinR the n.
cens-, he destroyed il and refused
TO issue q new one on account nj
the extreme youth of the girl.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14

An xchst 81 sa,s:

~ W NFfrs
srh. hopu, o. IN. ga - and re
integrity 40 TG. Cos -''tu lou sr. n
voIved, we ar Told i,y the sp.,rso .
for both, and 80 IL do -n't make n y
differ ence about the money cost I
the impeachment proceeding &,
no; none ut all. II - said that
Daniel Webster, after having din d
heavily, on one DC. a.,oo wss max
ing q politi al spes CD, and coming
to discuss the public rebt. cried
out: The public deb 4! TIE pub
lie debt!' Aud then refi.ctiv.lv.
snow much IL ~ 0umbi,ng N his
pocksts). how much IL II? III pay
Il myself"
Wonder IL the editor OF the N~ws
and Observer bad dined heavily bs
fore writing the editorial on ire
I'm pescbment prccsed ngs Ia Sun
days Observer In which It said
care the son. 20 enamour, d OF tn.
love OF money, that they canno'
spend a lev paitry dollars TO pre-
serve the priceless heritage OF lib
ertyf'
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14

The following appeared in Sun
days News and Observer:
eff Mr.. Linrey should become .
Judge In the Philippine Islands,
viii be Insist upon having g orge
n White z, along As q msmb.r OF
the court? They stood tog-ther In
Congress. Ought the President
to bs cruel enough to separate them
now
1t will be remembered that Hon
F. ID Winston had hoped for the
"great pleasure Of riding the sec
ond Congr. ssiOnal district with
Geo H White In 1890, and now
would 1t not be cruel to appoint
Geo White to a iudgeship In the
Philippines and leave Mr.. " in
ston, at Windsor, to mourn his fate
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14
WHY DOESN'T HE ANSWER .

VIII DOESN'T HE ANSWER
The following appeared in our is
sue Of Feb. 2lst, and IL has not been
answered up to this time:
I'VE asked the editor of the News
and Observer last week to tell the
people Of North Carolina. as a mat.
ter Of news, how much he and his
had received at the hands of the
Republican party. We have waited
one whole week and he still hasn's
answered. We again ask him the
question, and hope this time he
will not disappoint Us we also hope
the editor of the News and Obser
yer will not think we are imperti.
nent in asking the question.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14

grees upon the graduates OF Green's
boro Normal and Industr al school
At Greensboro upon the recommen
dalton of the faculty.
To provide for the removal Of tn
State arsen- and for caring for the
public records, $500 being Apr pri
ated upon the warraot of the Gov
ernor.
To allow the county commission.
ers to summons additional Jurors
Applies only to Joaes, Lenoir, Bun
combe. PaElico, Carterst and era
ven COUNTIES
To pay R II. Smith, Jr., stem g
rapher, for services to the commit
tee preparing thu school law.
To provide for the sale of proper
ty for taxes (being a part of the
machinery act, SO as to place certain
laws under its provisions).
To establish dispensary at Luz
CANA.
To amend the oyster laws of PEN
der county.
To authorize the commissioners
of Richmond county to issue bonds.
To establish dispensary for
Farmville, Pitt county, for school
purposes.
To amend section 1904 of the
Code, adding SO cents after 50, so a.
to read 81 SO. (Relating to the pay
of fees to notaries public.)
To allow persons whose lands have
been sold for taxes and bought by
the State to redeem them.
To amend section 1881 of tn,
!, Code, relating to liens of laborer
and mechanics.
; To prohibit the manufacture anc
sale of liquor in Cumberland coun
ty.
To incorporate the Durham ant
Raleigh Electric Railway Company
To provide a State banking sys
tenn for North Carolina. (Mr
, Longs billy
: Relating to law of contracts II
insurance. Allows q man to recuv
or on his life insurance policy un
der conditions OF contract.
To amend section $40 of the God
, relating to the statute of limits
, ton OF homesteads.
g Amending section 2l59 of tn
: Code, relating to prosecutions with
4 out giving bond. Cases relating +
Wills.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14

We have not read the bill which
passed the House Tuesday TO pre-
vent kidnapping In the State. But
judging from it's title it Is q good
bill, only not severe enough. In
stead Of making the punishment,
twenty years IN the penitentiary, II
should BIZ for life at hard labor.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14

Palermo, Sicily, March 1Oth.-A
very strange phenomenon IL being
Witnessed here. Ever since issi
night heavy red cloud has extend.
Cd over the city. the skv beng q
deep red. Toe rain nos fall. az re-
9. moies drops OF coagulat.d blo.d
l1s ptenoeonn-, WhIcn 10 called
bloody IA, l." is attributed dus,
from the African deserts, transport
Cd by the heavy South wind nov
bio wing.
Rome, March 10.-Tne phenoue.
non nov 10 be seen a 8 civ ex,eud,
ai~o over Sou'hera It.iy. A Rome
the SKY Is ycllos, and ut Naples ,
rsin OF sand has fallen. ,hs heaven,
being dark red
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14
Take. Cause a Riot in sn.;n.

Madrid, March 11.-During riot
against the Octroi tax last evening
the mob stoned the municipal en-
ployees engaged in collecting the
tax and set fire to ten sentry boxes.
Four persons were injured, one of
them seriously. Order was finally
restored by the project.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14

A dispatch from Washington,
states that Senator McLaurin of
South Carolina has been read out of
the Democratic party. The arrange
ment seems to be very satisfactory
to the Senator.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14
Bubonic Plague in San Fran.
cisco.

Washington, Mar. 9.-The Treas
ury Department has b. come ga til e ID
that bubonic plague exists to an
alarming extern in San Francisco,
and stringent measures are to be
adopted to prevent its spread. A
conference was held to-day and il
was d. cided tn ignore the protest OF
Gov. rn0r Gage Of California and
take steps TO enforce quarantine re e.
ulsti0ns.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14
THE oBsKRvER's ESTIMATE o.
FRANCIS ID. WINSTON.

FRANCIS ID. WINSTON.
Replying to the attacks made
upon 1t by Francis d. Winston and
other Democrats In the Legislature,
the Charlotte Observer, In It's issue
OF February llth, says editorisliy:
II was Mr.. Winston, OF Der lie,
the reader will recall, who first
arose TO this question Of personal
privilege. Mr.. Winston now calls
himself Democrat and was elect
cd to this Legislature as such. Yet
it was not 80 many years ago that
he was In the bosom Of the Repu6-
lican party. During that time he
was q candidate for judge and wrote
q letter to George II. White, the ne
gro solicitor OF that district, now
member OF Congress-, telling him OF
the pleasure 1t would give him to
ride tho circuit with him. 1t was
said about him, too, that on a Ger
tain occasion he was seen arm In
arm with two negroes on the streets
of Tarboro, and II he denies this we
will produce a witness whom he
cannot i'm peach This Is one OF the
gentlemen who srraigus The Ob
server at the bar Of public opinion
for an expression neither personal
nor insulting.
Another is Mr.. Watts, OF lredell'
This gentleman has been barking
at The Observer for years through
a country paper which he Is sup
posed to edit, and has failed to ge,
q kick. From his present high
perch he banks again; and in thi'
paragraph he gets the kick fol
which he has 50 long begged.
Mr.. Morgan, of the county o
Johnston, also arose to question
OF personal privilege, saying tina
The Observer is not friend Of Bry
an Democracy aad that he desired
the House to avail itself Of the op
portunity to say what 1t though
Of the paper and Its editor. w
never heard Of Mr.. Morgan befor
and never expect to h9ar OF hin
after this Legislature adjourns
What he say Is of less consequence
II possible, than the chatter of Win
ston and Watts.
We understand, of course, an
the public understands. the purpos
Of this little clamor. 1t is meant t
discredit the Observer. We want
say to these cattle that 1t ia beyon
their power to either injure or al
noy this paper. Its enemies hav
done their little best in this dire
ton, throughout the year, and Ell
pecially within the past year, wit
the result that 1t has more bus
ness than IL ever had before and
stronger In every way. Cha, lot
Is behind it, the solid people
North Carolina are behind 1t, an
as for the scurvy politicians,
snaps its fingers in their faces ar
defies them.
This editorial would, howevt
be incomplete If 1t were not accon
panied by the letter Of Mr.. VIII
ston. of BERTHE, to the negro solit
tor, White, referred to above, al
IL could have no better ending ths
1t has In the introduction here Of
copy of the letter In question:
Windsor, N. c., June, 1890
Hon. Geo. Il. White, Rocky Mour
N. @.
My Dear Sir: l regret that ca
not attend the Judicial conventi'
on account Of pressing engal
ments. Please put In q word to {
cure my nomination for jud,
While there is not much hope
an election, still the remote poss
bility Of riding the district wi
you Is q great pleasure.
Wishing you success,
am, yours very truly,
(Signed) Francis D. WINSTON
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14

Some of the mem ers of the
House think that body will adjourn
tonight, while others think 1t will
be Saturday before they adjourn.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14
Wanted to See the Old Home

w anted TO See the Old Home,
Danville, Va, March ll.-rhom
as Slayton was picked up this
morning about one o'clock on the
Danville and Western Railway
track in q badly mangled con lie
ton aud shortly afterwards died
The young man had b, on to the
Philippine Islands, where he was
In the volunteer army. As the trail
neared Danville he leaned out from
the platform to get a look at his
old home place, and lost his bal.
ance and fell.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14
Despondent Prince KIN. Himself.

Berlin, March 1O.-Prince Al
brecht Znsolms- Braunfels has COM
mitted suicide at Wiesbaden, having
learned that the disease from which
he has been suffering was jncurable.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14
Crushed to Death Between Car

Charlotte, March lid. w Har
ris, . coupler In the employ of the
Southern Railway, was crushed to
death today between two cars while
In the act of coupling them at the
Air Line junction. His right arm
and leg were almost severed from
the body, death resulting soon af
ter the accident Harris was only
twenty-two years of age. The re-
mains were shipped to his parents
at Sharon, 8 G.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14

Ex-President Harrison 10 very iii
at his home In napolis. HIe
family and physicians do not an.
terrain hopes Of his recovery.