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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03
CHRISTMAS ~ uEu Yoax.
salvation Army serve Dtnn~r to Thos-
sAnds OF Poor People.

salvation Army serve Dias~r to Thos-
sands OF Poor People.
New York, Dec. 37.-Twenty-five
thousand people en- njoyed Christmas
dinner through the efforts OF the
salvation Army. For weeks past
the members Of the Army have
been standing on the street corners
keeping watch over three iegRsd
iron pots, shouting 70 passsrs by,
Keep the pot boiling" There has
been . constant Jingle Of psnniss,
niclss and dimes In the potA. The
Christmas dinner consisted OF 4. 900
pounds turkey. 5000 pounds chick
On, 5000 pounds besi, mutton or
pork, 750 bushels of potatoes, 5000
bushels Of other vegetables, canned
or fresh; 5000 loaves OF bread, loo
pounds be ans, loo pounds cran-
berries. / 200 pies, loo pounds cof.
fee, 100 dozen oranges, 500 pounds
Of butter, = barrels pickles. loo gal.
Ions fresh milk, IL barrels sugar,
1000 pounds Of nuts, 1000 pounds
crackers, 1000 toys and dolls, 1000
pounds candy, 50 barrels apples,
children's clothing etc.
Dinner WAS served In Madison
square Garden, and baskets were
distributed from that point. The
Salvation Army programme for
Christmae WAS ~ follows:
10 .. m, 1900 uncooked dinners
distributed to poor families In 5000
baskets, each basket containing
sufficient food for i've persons 8
p. m, 5000 cooked dinners were
served ~ tables on the main noCr
Of the Garden. Other diuners were
served In Brooklyn and jersey
City.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03
To Help Life Savers.
Norfolk Dispatch.

NOT1OlK DlSpaCcn.
The poorly-paid life-savers are
about to be looked after by Congress.
Representative Jones has introduced
bill in Congress which provides
for increasing the efficiency of the
life-saving service. Under its pre-.
visions men becoming unfit for duty
after fifteen years are to be retired
ON half pay. Another bill introduce
ed in Congress is one providing for
the payment of 500 per month to
keepers during the time they are
manned.
Having many life-savers here on
our coast, the people are naturally
glad these brave fellows are to be
more adequately provided for. At
present the suIfmen are miserably
paid, have to purchase their own
uniforms and rough weather outfits,
and, if disabled or killed while dis
charging their hazardous duty, the
men receive no allowance nor their
widows pension, and Of all the
dangerous callings that fall to the
lot of man that of the life-saver is
in the front ranks.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03

The sta3e sow-Paw Fou,Ary ss Kings-
trss Relieved Of iss Chrisamas Proiiss-
Columbia, s. c., Dec. 27.-The
Williamsburg county liquor dis
penAry, at kingtree, is reported to
have been robbed Of $1,000 In cash
Wednesday night. F. n. Player.
the dispenser, b alleged to have dis
covered the loss this morning. This
Is the largest loss by robbery incur
red by > county dispensary since the
Inauguration Of the dispeosary. Mr..
III. H. Crum, liquor commissioner,
dispatched IN Inspector to Kingtree.
1t Is remarkable that the indem-
nifty bonds Of the dispenser expired
December /, and the State may suf-
fer . total loss. The rather large
amount Of cash On hand represents
the Christmas sales. A special to
The State from Kingstree says that
the people there demand the resigna-
tion Of the county board Of control,
the dispenser and all others connect
ed with the dispensary ut kingstree.
A number of country stores and
railroad depots have been visited by
burglars this winter, and the safe
cracking looks like the work of ex-
perts. Dicks & Salley, Of Salley's
Station, have increased to $1,000
their offer of reward for the cap.
ture of the burglars who robbed
their store of $1,000 In gold last
Friday night.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03
Sad Fate of an Old Man.

Sad Fate of an Old Man.
Durham, Dec. 28.-The mutilated
remains of old man David Riley
were found In q small dingy r"om
Of the O'Bryan building, on Main
street, late yesterday afternoon. H.
had been dead for q day or so and
either rats or cats had eaten away
= portion of his face and hands. It
was q horrible and revolving sight
Everybody knew old man Riley H.
was q vagabond and an outcas'
from society and he died as he had
lived-alone and probably in q
drunken stupor. His body was
found by two girls, who live In the
building above and who had been
In the habit of giving him some
thing to eat. He did not come for
the necessaries Of life as had been
hts custom. He was missed At his
accustomed place, and they went
down into his den to see what WAS
the matter. No one answered the
knock and they pushed open the
door. They saw his body on the bed
but did not know whether he was
dead or not. They reported the
M after and then it was found that
old man Riley was dead. The de
ceased was an old Confederate sol.
dier and drew a fourth class pen
sion from the State He had nc
relatives in Durham, but 1t is said
that he had some kinsf0lk in Or
spge county. This morning his
body WAS taken to the county home
aad inferred In . pauper's grave.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03
Bryan's New Paper.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 27.-Before
leaving for Texas today William J.
Bryan outlined, as far as he could,
the style and form of his coming
publication.
The Commoner will be neither q
newspaper nor a magazine, but will
fellow the lines Of the latter more
closely than the former.
In size it will be 11x14a inches,
eight pages, and all reading matter,
with no advertising whatever in the
first Issue.
Mr.. Bryan hopes to enlarge it as
soon as the patronage warrants. The
personnel of his staff is still q secret,
and the business manager has not
yet been selected, or the printing
contract awarded.
Following his speech at Chicago,
January 8, Mr.. Bryan will return
directly to Lincoln and devote his
whole time to the publication. .
He said the first issue would ap.
pear as soon after the first Of Janu-
ary as possible.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03
HUSBANDS SELLING WIVES.


One Goes for 10 Cents and Anot her for
81: Her son Throws I'm for Two Kegs
OF beer
Port Jervis, n. Y, Dispatch, to
Philadelphia Times.
William Hull executed q contract
to sell his wife Mary to Moses
Storms, q neighbor, for ten cents.
Storms paid the price and took Mrs.
Hull home with him.
Christmas morning when the
world wa full Of cheer, Hull re-
pudiated the contract, claiming that
the paper was worthless because 1t
had been drawn on Sunday.
He went after his wife and
brought her back home with him,
but failed to refund the ten cents to
Storms.
The latter appeared before Judge
Mccormick this morning 10 get legal
opinion as to what he could do TO
regain Mrs. Hull.
When Storms was told that the
contract did not hold good, sad and
dissatisfied he went away, remark
ing that Bill Hull had "buncOed him
out of wife and ten cents"
Pittsburg, Pa, Dispatch to Philadel-
phia Times.
Nicholas Beloga sold his wife fo
80 and his 2-vear-Old son for two
kegs of beer. The purchaser was
Antonio Abbitticha. Both men are
Italians, and were in love with Caro-
lima MarenO.
Abbitticha thought he would be
the favored one, and came to Amer
ica to make home and fortune for
his intended. During his absence
Beloga woed and won. He and
Carolina came to America.
Abbitticha began a search and
found them living at Wilmerding.
With Abbitticha the matter resolved
itself Into business prop .3ition.
The woman was willing, but insist
ed on taking her 2-year-old boy.
Beloga said the child was worth
two kegs of beer and this was paid.
Today Abbitticha arranged to 90
back to Italy with the woman and
child.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03
GENERAL MILES ~ colDssoao.
Returning From Eastern Caroiins Hsst-
ing Trip

Returning From Eastern Carolins Hunt
ing Trip.
Goldsboro, Dec. 29.-Lieutenan
General Nelson A. Miles, U. 8. A.,
.s In the city tonight, en- route TO
Washington. He Is returning froo
q hunting trip on Trent river, where
he was the guest Of his old ff.end,
Mr.. c. c. Jerome, formerly OF Chi
cago. He expressed himself delight
ed with the trip and regretted that
the duties Of his position necesitat-
ed his return to Washington by the
new year. He discussed pleasantly
reconstruction days and referred TO
his residence In the State q CON-
mander Of the district before its
Statehood was restored, and especial
ly referred to the fict that he insti-
gated q movement to help some
$4,000 whites, made poor as . result
of war conditions.
Speaking Of Alger's attack, he
said: 81 haven't resd II In its en-
tirety. Alger waited some two
years to make the attack and I gues
/ need be In no hurry to make reply.
The beef question has been pretty
well condemned already by the pre8
Of the country. II need be / may
have yet something to Ay Of the
rottenness Of the whole affair"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03

New p FORK Legislature Said to Favor 4
Great State Canal to Cost $82, ,OOO.-
900.
Albany, N. Y Dec PA barge Ca
nal, costing $62 900, 900, following very
closely the present lines of the Erie
Canal, except that while touching the
large cities it may not bsect them. is
what State Engineer Bond will recon-
mend to the legislature on or abrut
February IL. The most minute details
will be given in the report Maps will
be furnished, and even the character of
the soii through which the excavati' ms
run will be detained. 1t is probabl
tnat electricity will be recommended
for motive power.
Lieut. Gov. Timothy L. Woodruff,
who is in the city Tonight, is positive
that the recommendations will be
agreed to by the legislature, for he as
serts that already twenty-five members
of the senate are in favor of it. If the
legislature passes it the measure will
go before the people next fall.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03
TElEPmonInc without WIRES.

system Successfully Usea Aeross the
Mississ,ppi NJ Minseapoiis.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Dispatch.
Telephouing without wires Wa
accomplished here today, by trans
mitting the voice q distance Of l,Oe0
feet across the Mississippi. The ex-
periments were conducted by Jame-
Kelsey, who made the recent sue
cessf0l test across Powderhorn Lake.
Conditions were not favorable
owing to the nearnets Of two electric
railways, which caused the meter TO
register half volt when the appa-
ratus was not In use. Weather con-
ditions were also bad and toward the
ciots of the test the transmitters on
both ends became frozen, making
them useless.
Before this happened the sound
was clearly transmitted with but
five volts and the speakers words
could be understood. The test was
successfully made up to twenty volts,
proving the correctness Of the
method.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03
Temperance Woman Smashes salo
MfrrOPn.

Temperance Woman Smashes Saloon
Mirror.
Wichita, Kan, Dec. 27.-Miss
Carrie Nation, president of Barber
County w. C. T. u, entered the
Carey Hotel bar-room today, and
with stone smashed . $500 paint
ing and a mirror valued at 500.
Miss Nation broxe mirrors In two
saloons at Kiowa, Kan, some months
ago, and declared there Is no law
under which she can be prosecuted.
She was lodged In the county jail
this afternoon, charged with ma.
licious destruction Of property.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03
We're Not Democratic Counters

Were Not Democratic Counters.
Times-Mercury.]
The census report does not show
as large a population in Wilmington
and New Hanover county as some
think it should. The reason of it
is: First, Democratic poll holders
did not do the counting, and second,
people do not like to live where free
speech Is prevented and reign OF
terror is inaugu1ated every two years
and sometimes murder committed
in order to put some broken down
politician in job with an increased
salary. Go it boots. Get all thu
glory here; none for you In thu
world to come.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03
The Party Of Hill, German, Croker Il Co
Goodbye.

The Party of Hill, German, Croker Il Co.
-Good-Bye.
National Advance.
Croker and his New York gang
have only supported Bryan tn get
Office for themselves. II you don't
believe it then note that the demo
cratic club in New York City by
order Of Richard Croker, has been
changed from a Bryanite Organiza-
tion to a sound money club since
election. Ex-senator John Fox was
elected president; Cord Meyer, first
vice-president, and Louis Nixon,
second vice president. They are all
known as sound money men, and,
Fox was one of the men who last
winter signed protest against the
entertainment of Bryan in the club
house as the guest of the organiza-
tion.
Good bye Croker, and good rid
dance. There will be nothing left
for Bryan, if he is consistent, than
to leave the party that hereafter will
follow the leadership of Hill, Cor
man, Croker & Co.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03
PROOF OF
PUDDING.
FACTS AND FIGURES THAT
ARE VERY INTEREST
ING.
SHOW The SIIlY MISTAKES or DeM0c-
RACY.

why William j. bryan Failed to Carry
the, Western states, witch he Had Tar
ried -Four Years Ago The Reasons
Made plain.
Milwaukee Advance.
hen this paper declared in the frs
issue after election tina tie vAccil a
ting cour-s Of the democratic p litI-
cIau., IN dropping the popul, site de-
mand- aud sub tI,uting imperialism
wa the cause of Bryan's defeat some
of them took issue with u1.
Now let them tudy election returns
and see who WAS right.
Pre-idrnt Mchinley's greatest gain
IN the recent election, as compared
with 1896, was ia the Western states
IN thr Jhlrtpen most western states of
the Union he gained 2j5, ,lS9 vOt y,
while tn dem lcrats polled l0l 400 less
votes than in 1896. In 1896 the repub-
lIcanS carried but three OF these TIA tes,
while this ear nine of them are To be
found in the republican column. The
following table gives the vote of the e
~tAtp. in 1900 and in 1896:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03
Gold Mine Sold.

High Point, N. c., Dec. f9-Today
the Deep River Gold Mine, three miles
southeast of this place, owned by Mrs.
J. A. Martin and son, was sold by Law
yer E. D. steele to the KeOroor Mining
ompany of New York. The mine has
been in operation several months with
DR.. Harrali of New York city as man
ager. Lately eight to ten thousand
dollars worth of machinery has been
added The new company will mine
both copper and gold, the former be-
ing found in abundance. rhe reported
capital of the company is two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars. The work
will be pushed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03

1no,n. Nch, Dc. sT.-rwo
sscooxnpo-r~ dx cisxk~ and too
Wtvsss sxFrtars<- now cump<. th-
ofhrs fDrrr of W. J. Bysn In his
role - editor. rse v~sy Evn~rvas
sdvrrsisang given The nsv~yny<w
veaiurs has hrsa ths auH of this
quiniupling of his oehSp oorx~. A
~cek sgo Mr.. Rrysn sanouncrd bis
uew vcatare. by wsan~-iay hs
had caro,icd over Q thou.and ssb-
sribens by Saturday $500. and to-
days mail, thu isrxv~e yrs r~xsved.
brooxhs over thou~nd mors ssgvw
rcsderA Mr.. Bryan b very much
Pas.~ed with the rs-pone. IL has
been much gsvatsr than he sntics-
tatsd. What pieas~ him moss Il
the spontancity Of it all.
But he viii not hs coaisused win
depcnding upon voluntary oG.n.
He proposes golng out sft~s sub
scrihers- He will not cm 10y the Or
binary means oraugmenting his llsi,
but viii sScept the ofIrrs frv-iy msds
him by several State Drmocrsiic o..
ganizations To make ur OF their
machinery. The plan they have
urged upon him ID the sppointm~ni
of the precinct committeeman q.
agents, each OF whom viii he glsf
10 make brief canvas In hi. neigh
borhood for Mr.. Bryan and the causs.
Tails plan. II Is understood, will 10
adopted.
Mr.. Bryan has cancelled his en-
gAgement 10 20 10 Florida and 10
present at the Inauguration OF his
cousin, William Jenning., - Cover
nor, In January.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03
The Porto Rican Leeislature.


San Juan, p. R., Dec. 24.-The
legislative assembly of Porto Rico
adjourned ON Saturday until Janu-
ary 2. It had been In session 18
days. Nearly so bills have been in
troduced, but not one has been of in
terest or promise to the business peo-
pie.
The popular opinion among the
Americans Is that If the House con-
tinues as it Is Congress will abolish
it altogether, and govern the island
through . governor and cabinet
Such irregular procedure has been
followed that It b question herr
whether any busine@ has been legal
ly done.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03
He Slipped Up.

The Record says the friends of Q
Rockingham man in Greensboro
are telling . very good story ON
b m. His age is Just eighteen
They say last Wednesday night he
showed up 1t the residence of Es.
quire Waynick between twelve and
one O'Clock and wanted to be mar.
ried to . lady who accompanied
him, her age being about sixty
summers, or winters, as the case
may be.
Squire Waynick did not have
su b thing as license about him
and he could not accommodate the
young man. It 10 said that now
the lady In question declines to
we'd him on the ground that she
was hypnotized on the former 90.
casion, but that she does not pro.
pose to allow the young man tG
get near her again.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03

A gentleman going into his Sta
BILE one day found his little 0on
astride Of one Of the horses, with Q
slate and pencil In his hand. why,
Harry" he exclaimed, "what are
you doing p
"Writing . competition was the
reply.
"Well, Why don't you write IL In
the library p
because, the teacher told me tc
write . composition on . horse"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03
NORTH CAROLINA ACADEMIES.
The Fourth Annual Session OF the Ass
citation at Raleigh, last Week.

The Fourth Annual Session OF the Asso-
citation at Raleigh, last Week.
The fourth annu.l session of the
Carolina Association of Academies
met in this city Thursday after
noon and held q very interesting
session
The address of welcome was de
livered at 80 o'clock by Editor j
W. Bailey, of the Biblical Record
or.
The following officers were elect
ed to serve next year: President,
). l.. Sheep, Atlantic Collegiate In
stitute, Elizabeth City; Vice Presi
dent, John Graham, Warrenton
High School Secretary and Treas
urer, Robert l.. Madison, Cullowhee
High School, Painter.
Resolutions favoring liberal ap.
propriations for public schools, and
commencing the public Services OF
State superintendent G. q. Meb-
ane.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03
Atlanta's Mayor Arrested.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. ga warrant
was today served upon Mayor James
G. Woodward, charging him with car
rying concealed weapons. Attached to
the warrant was a bond for $500 with q
blank place for the name of bOndsman
to be signed. The bond was left with
the mayor with the understanding that
he was to get some one to sIgD it and
return it to the sheriff's Office. The
warrant was served by Deputy Sheriff
rye. 1t was sworn out by Policeman
OObbins upon the instructions of Re-
corder BrOyles 1t was taken out on
the evening of December 18 in the city
criminal court. 1t was not served un-
til this morning In one of the may
or's sprees he flourished his pistol dan
gerOusly.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03

he total change shows a gain of
356 39S fer the republicans, which is
the principal factor III the increased
plurality received by President McKin-
ley, which MAKES il The la gest pura j.
ty ever given to any president.
RepubliCa" organs are cl4iming this
phenomenal change as an approval of
Mckinley's Cour.e. 1t is nothing Of
the Kind. 1t Is the expressed disgust
OF the independent pOpulists in tho
strong populi,IiC states with the con-
ceded attempt of the democratic politi-
clans " no tried To turn Bryan and the
Chicago platform down at Kansas city
These populists realized that Hill,
G. rman, Croker and men OF that class
were coming t0 The top again in the
democratic party, a1d that the death
bed repentance of the party at hica-
< WIN, h gave it a new lease of life by
iniu,ing rich popullstic blood INTO tn,
patIent, had been recanted and he de-
served to die.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03

White Supremacy In Wilmington
Wilmington Messenger. -
Christmas was turned into an oc-
casion Of drunken orgies, and every
body agreed that there was more of
it in Wilmington than has ever been
seen here for years. There were
drunken fights on all sides. One of
the most disgraceful and cowardly
that marred the day was in the Dia.
mand saloon, where two or three, il
not moro men, brutally beat q sol.
dier from Fort Caswell. 1t is said
he was knocked down with a chair
and beaten and kicked while he was
down. He was SO badly injured
that he had to be sent to the city
hospital.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03

Expired ssddenly ~ HE Home In Code.
boro.

Expired Suddenly II His Homs In Code.
Goldsboro, N. c., Dec. 29.-Chiei
Justice William T. FAircloth died
suddenly at his home In this city
tonight about ten O'Clock. He had
taken bath, and the attack came
on him just - he put on his nigh,
robe preparatory 70 going 70 bed
He hastened TO lie down upon the
lounge and his wife saw that his
condition was critical. The neigh
bors and his physicsaa were hastily
summoned. but he was dead before
they arrived. In fact he expired In
. moment or two after reaching she
lounge. His neighbors came In
quickly, applied restoratives and
did what they could. but 1t was too
late for human assistance, and 1.
was soon apparent that life was ex'
tinct.
A correspondent Of the News and
Observer comments upon Judge
Faircloth's death as follows
"rhere is . deep regret In this
community at the sudden death OF
the Tn .ef Justice. He has lived
here many years and long been
identified with its professional Ii Q
He was one Of the wealthiest men
In The place. q director in the Bank
Of Wayne, interested In other en-
terprises. and the owner of fiv.
blocks of real estate In the city. He
was consistent and leading mem
Der of the Baptist Church, and was
LIBERAL contributor to all It's instl.
tutions and enterprises. The ar.
rangemenIs for the funeral have
not yet been made.
Judge Eaircloth was born in
Greene cou nty. He was q graduate
Of Wske Forest C)llege, of which
he was trustee at the time Of his
death. He volunteered in th Con-
federate service and was Quarter
Master Of the Second Nor b Caroli.
ma regiment when General Lee sur
rendered. After the war he settled
at GoldsbOrO, where he always had
large and lucrative practice. He
was man of sound business judg
ment and his investments made
him q rich mao. The late Henry
E. Granger, E-q was his law part
ner, and he was afterwards a law
partner of Ex Judge VIM. r. Allen
of Colds borO.
In 1875 or 1876, Governor Brog
den appointed Judge Faircloth to 8
position Is Ass ociate Judge of the
Supreme Court. He held that pr
sitiOn until the Democratic victory
in 1878 In 1884 he was the Repub
lican candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor but was defeated by Major
Ohas. M. Stedman. In 1894 he wa,
the fusion candidate tor Chief JUS
tice and was elected by Q large ma
jority. His term began January
ist, 1895. and would have expired
Dec 3ist, 1902.
Judge Faircloth was q consis ten,
and life. long Republican, the firsl
man Of his party in every way IL
Eastern North Carolina. He wal
man Of personal integrity, and ii
politics was the best and most re-
spected man in the Republican par
ty. He was q safe and studiou,
lawyer, and had that deliberatior
and res arch that befit the judicia
officer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-03
Killed by Revenue Officers.

Winston-Salem, N. c., Dec. 28.-
News reached here today Of the kill
ing Of Boss Snow in Surry county by
two revenue officers named Staples
and HOFFMAN,
The officers were out On raid
and ran up with Shows blockade
distillery. When he saw the men
coming Boss ran to make his escape,
but Staples fired at him with a Win
chester and the ball took effect in
the blockader's back, killing him
instantly.
Snow was young man and leaves
a wife and three children. The off
icer who shot him lives near Stuart
Va.