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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-23
NtfklY CROP BULLETIN


The rapid growth % TIE staple cToss
10 North Carolina 4ariaE the pas; ;ArOS
weeks was anrIperied. ans has beea al
mos; pAenonenAi in character Fav,F-
able weather for growth AL .uE .sTm
work continued 20 prevail du.iaE ths
past week. As Anticipated the rainfall
ou Moaday ti3thl vas nearly general
and very beneficial: In some !e~ coua-
ties the amount SaA large and the land
vas kept too vet to pdo~ for a te~
days Light rains occurred also on tSe
18th. bat droaghty conditions nov pre-
vail in several counties. especially por-
tions of Meckienburg. Cataxba. Mo
lowell and several more eastern coun-
ties. Light rains are needed. as there
has been a general deficiency n pre-
c!pitation for the month so far Rather
high and unfavorable winds prevailed
Saturday. the 18th The temperature
was lower than last week. and the
nights were too COO! for cotton. but
CROPS are in such thrifty. growing con
d.ton that there were not adversely
elected by the deficiency in tempera-
ture, There were very few complaints
this week OF unfavorable circumstances
OF any kind.
Corn has improved SO much. and
locks so green and thrifty that almast
a full crop is now indicated: IL ls ear
ing we'll; laying by is nearing compile
ton. except in some western counties.
Cotton is doing well. though OF course
st!ll averaging two TO three weeks
late; some correspondents state that IL
is growing too fast TO form fruit well.
but generally blooms are becoming
extreme north portion. The cultivation
OF early and advanced cotton is over.
and the crop is being laid by in many
counties. The tobacco crop viii be
good. though probably not as heavy nor
OF as good quality as last years crop:
cutting and curing tobacco are well
underway as far north as Warren. and
topping is proceeding as far west as
Stokes. New tobacco is in market In
the southeast section. Peanuts. rice.
sorghum. late potatoes and other minor
crops are doing well. AS North Caro-
lima produces a larger crop OF sweet
potatoes than any other State. II Is
pleasant to note that the condition OF
the crop at present is extremely prom
ising The yield of fruit will be infe-
rior; peaches are rotting and there are
more than the usually number Of re-
ports OF falling apples: grapes Will
yield well; drying and canning fruit
are in progress.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-23

insuraHos ConEi~sloar- NcusE rayu
D. 10 IN receipt O, lniogaAilsz ,ha, tss
~old Wayne Mutual AssocaAilcs- q
aEAln uskinr extra sssrts 10 60 ezs.
ness In this state ycry nseA % hls
surprise be 10 r~csiNiRE laqaislea frusa
life Insurance aseats In the STATE Ask-
ms hin of the staaainE @, this aaso-
osa,ion. Thesetngefsiss aEs 10 aosss
brought about by = Circular TIA; In ee-
ms iEsucd By this conceFn n xAieA
uey aFe Offering exira -eoasses- In
addition TO large ecmnisaioas .os any
business seat them. A letter r~orirr4
some time since from iEaus-Acs Cosn-
missioner Hart. o. Indiana. Aasu. That
this company generally pays from 10
Ter cent To IS per cent on ihs face %
iia policies. when u pays a; all IL 10
disgrace ID Indiana that such Gotta
ranies be permitted. undeT cover O,
Law. 10 do a legal business. ana trust
ere long that the courts all be Ia post
tion 70 decide as 20 whether these
methods can have their Endorsements
under the statute The above shoali
BE- sufficIen, TO satisfy any eiiisca OF
the State or any agent as 10 the relia-
bility or character % this fraud The
commissioner says be desires TO call
the attCuucn OF the agents IN the state
20 the fact that uaier the laH they
canno; legally represent non-acmitlsi
companies or associations and thai "
they do. then they not only become re-
sronsIhle for the taxes and fees that
such companies or associations would
pay in the State II legally admitted.
that in case OF loss they become per
sonally responsible TO the assured for
the full amount OF policies Issued
through them.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-23
100000 Eniarz ement.

An enlargement to cos, 500 600 has
been decided on by the Williamson
Mills OF Williamson. 6. c. The com
pany will increase its capital stock
from $500. 900 to $500 900 to provide the
nece ssary funds. ana has engaged J
E. Shrine OF Greenville. S. c., as en-
g.neer in charge OF the improvements
Active work on the erection OF the ne
cessary building will begin Septem-
Der l. A l60-foot addition will be e-ec-
ted TO the present main structure
There will be 900 spindles and 2OC
looms added. thus increasing the com
pany's equipment to $4,000 spindle
and geo looms. Sheetings Is the Will
liamston product James p. Gossett Is
president of the company
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-23
For an Exhibit .

Secretary 7. X. Bruner says very er-
tensive preparations are now being
made for North Carol!na's particlpa-
ton in the ST Louis Exposiucn. A
great show will be made In minerals
and State Geolo gist Homes has two
v1ry capable men now in the held col
lectipE specimens. The display Of
woods and timbers will he n great one.
and State Forester W. W. Ashe is now
in the fell extending the collection.
Mr. Brune- says Il Is the plan to have
extremely large pancramas of noun
tains and forests In North Carolina.
These are 10 be from so 20 100 feet in
length and 10 be used as n frfeze In
the buildings where North Carolina 8
exhibits are located. Mr. Geo. r.
Greene is here in connection with the
making OF these panorama Photo
graphs are first taken and then enOr-
mOusly enlarge and colored in tho
most perfect manner. Al the top Ot
the wall space of North Caroiina's ex-
Libits In the departments OF forestry
natural history and fisheries. which
adjctl each other. IL 10 expected 10
have one OF these grand panoramic
views $50 feet in length. representing
the three departments above referred
10.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-23
Killed and Injured.

Cleveland, Special.-As the result OF
a. collision between electric cars on the
Cberlin branch of the Cleveland &
Southeastern Railway Sunday night. E.
L. Garvin, of Oberlin. is dead and a
number of persons more or less seri-
ousiy hurt. The injured are: D. G.
Wheeiock, Oberlin, leg crushed, inter-
nal injuries: Wrn. O'Brien, motorman.
Cleveland, leg crushed and otherwise
hurt; Charles Farr, Oberlin, cut about
the head; J. Harris, Pittsdeld, injured
about head: Dallas Gordon, ColuE bia,
severe injuries about head; Robert
srahl, Columbus, leg gashed; Patrick
Rowark, Lorain, shoulder injured.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-23
Punishable Ey Death

Chattanooga. Special.-A special to
the Times from Huntsville, Ala, says
Henry Ford, Arthur Steger, James
Lawter and Forest Smith, negroes, are
in Jail for attempting to wreck a pas
senger train on the Southern Railway
near Brownsboro. A crcsstie was
placed on the track Of a 30-foot en-
baDkment and was struck by passen-
ger train running thirty-five miles an
hour. The engine was stripped of all
running gear and trainmen say it was
miracle that the train was not
wrecked and many people killed. The
officers have wrung a confession from
the negroes, who were planning to
again attempt to wreck train for the
purpose Of robbery. This offence Is
punishable by death.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-23
nore Feud Trouble.

Jackson, KY, Special-A renewal Of
feud troubles is brewing here. The
special grand jury called by Circuit
Judge Redwine to Investigate the
charge of attempting to bribe B. ].
Even not to testify against Curtiss
Jett anu Thomas White, in the Mar
cum murder case, and the charge Of
arson for the burning Of Ewen's Hotel,
after he had testified, convenes here
Monday. Judge Redwine's instructions
are anxiously awaited, as it is reported
that the grand jurors will be asked to
go into a sweeping inquiry concerning
conditions in Breathitt county, where
q lives have been lost since the Har-
gfs-Cardwell feud started, and where
no one has yet been punished for any
of these capital offenses. In the event
of i general inquisition it is conceded
involved and trials for the killing Of
DR.. Cox and Town Marshal Cockrill
will follow close on the second trial Of
Jett and White for the murder of Mar
cum. 1t is feared that trouble may be-
gin when B. J. Even returns here
from Lexington to testify against a
well-hnown citizen for offering 5000
cash if he would not testify against
Jett and White. In anticipation Of the
worst. Even. while in Lexington. made
his will and arranged all his affairs.
About $4,500 was raised for him by
popular subscription after he lost ev-
erything he had in the incendiary fire,
and this he has fixed for his family,
his wife and part of his children being
here awaiting his return.
Even has told Commonwealth Attor-
ney Byrd and others the name of the
man who offered him the bribe and as
it. is aid that the nan has no means
Of his own, the bribery investigation
will extend to the one who was to fur
nish the money for the $1,000 bribe o.
fered Even. This town has been kept
under martial law by the provost mar
shall since Jett and White were trans
ferred to the Jail at Lexington. a
month ago, but many are apprenhen-
sive over the coming week, although
the troops are still here. The militia
has been continuously here for two
months,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-23
Tue LIFE aF LEO THIRTEENTH.
~etch of the Tan Who Is Mourned
By the Catholic World.

In 1897 Joachim Peccl received the
sub-diaconate and In the same year
Gre2ory XVI made him a domestic pre-
la;e. his first promotion. with the title
Of monsIgnor.
On December %. 1887, he was or
Gahsd priest by Cardinal Odescalchi,
saying his first mass in the chapel OF
II. An!slaus at the Jesuit Noviciate OF
ST. Andrew. Early in 1898 Mgr. Pecci
vas named governor OF the papal prov
iHce OF Bcnevento, and, like Sixtus V
busted himself with the suppression OF
brigandage.
lie was called 10 exercise his talents
In more important post, in 1848
being consecraied bishop of Damietta
IN partibus and sent to Brussels as
papal nuncio. II was as representative
OF the Vatican in the Belgian capital
that he first gained the political insight
and experience which have been one OF
the principal characteristics Of his ten
ure OF the pOntlicial throne.
Mgr. Peccl remained over three years
IN Belgium and on his recall to Italy
was decorated with the grand Gordon
o. the order of Leopold. After leaving
Brussels the nucio paid a visit to Lon
don. This was in February, 1876, and
IN the same year he was consecrated
archbishop Of Perugia. He continued in
this position for the thirty-two years
which intervened before his election
to the highest position in the Church
his tenure Of the episcopate coinciding
exactly with the 80 years of the reign
81 Plus TX
On the death of Plus * he was ele-
waited to the Popacy and his reign
which closed with his death was one of
the most famous periods in the worlds 8
history, great progress in the church
being made. His successor will be
elected within a short while Little idea
can be given as to the successor.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-23
Tar Heel Breyitles

Mr.. z. NJ. Armheld. Of High Point
and Mr.. VI. J.. Jones OF Montgomery
county. who are the principal owners
OF the lola gold mines In Montgomery
county. arrived In the city Thursday
morning. bringing with them -
pounds Of crude gold. worth fl3.2eo.
which they turned over 10 United
States Assayer D. X. Pope. at the 10
cal mint. This amount represented
the output OF the mines for the past
seven weeks. The lola mine has been
In operation for only two years. but
Is one OF the best paying mines In the
State. The outpu: last year was ono
half OF the total production 81 gold
I'm this State. The cost Of operating
the mine IL about $1,000 per month.
and the profit for that period of time
Is about $5.0o0.-Charlotte Observer.
A charter IL granted the Suburban
Land Company. OF Wilmington. capt
tai 10000. Thomas r. Bagley and
others stockholders; Q charter TO the
Greensboro Female College Alamnae
Association. Of which Mrs. Lucy A.
Cunningham and others are incor-
porators the object being 10 purchase
and acquire that college: q charter 10
the United States Veneer Company.
OF Winston, capital 315e 900. z Z.
Gray and others stockholders.
Judge VI. II. Justice will he q candi-
date for the Supreme Court bench. No
announcement HIS been made. but IL
may be stated on reliable Information
that Judge Justices name will be pre-
sentel 10 the Democratic State con-
vention next summer. which IL To
nominate two men for Supreme Court
judges.
Gus accident occurred TCescay about
1870 p. us- The hanginer broke. thus
causing the fall Of 80 or more feet OF
the main line OF shafting. In It's fall
two Of the operatives were struck.
Annie May Parish and A. A. Lock
bridge. The formers wound was fatal
and she died IN leEs than an hour. Mr.
Lcckbridge was seriously hurt but will
recover
The bottom line Of the 1Urk OF tie
board OF tax equalization for cumber-
land shows the total OF real and per-
sonal property for Cross Greek town
ship (FayetteviEe) 20 be Sl.59s.fs5 or
1903, against $l,3s9.720 in 1909: the
county, outside Of Fayetteville. s2.ss7.-
AS for 1903. against s2.0z4.54s in 1902:
total for city and county. si.2s5.7I3.
against s3.42i.2s3 in 1902; increase In
valuation IL town, $lss.745; increase in
county, $s'2,7o6: totsl ine1saee ss7lr
40.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-23
Tar Heel BrevitieS.

Nettie Jones, of West Hill street in
Charlotte. swallowed a bottle of laud-
anum Tuesday morning in an attempt
to end her life. But the chief Of police
and the doctors used a stomach pump
and soon Nettie was soon out OF dan
ger. The real name OF the would be
suicide Is Pearl Smith. She said she
was the daughter Of respectable c!t!.
zen OF Spartanburg. &. c., and left
home four years ago TO become
pitcher on a professional baseball
team. She travelled with the team un-
til a month ago when the nine dis
banded at Norfolk. Va. On her way
home. she declared. she met q travel
ing man who induced her to go to
Charlotte and caused her ruin. Most
Of her life in Charlotte has been lived
in the demi.monde district; and her
arrest Monday night, On q charge OF
running a disorderly house. was the
direct cause for her attempted suicide.
A big reunion OF the survivors Of
the great bombardment CT Fort Fisher
upon the historic grounds OF that
great conflict at the mouth Of the Cape
Fear river Is being planned for Au-
gust 18th and veterans from all over
the State are expected to participate
in the exercises. At the reunion an ef-
fort will be made by the survivors OF
both the Union and Confederate forces
to formulate the plans to have the
government restore the fort and con-
vert the grounds into national re-
servation.
Lee Bryant. colored, was killed
early Tuesday morning by q passing
train while asleep on the track Of the
His skull was fractured and he died
about two hours after being struck.
A negro with him was arrested and
held as witness at the inquest. but
the coroner's jury found that the de-
ceased came to his death b. being
struck by a train while asleep.
At the last meeting CT the Aneri-
can Cotton Manufacturers Assccia-
tion. held in Charlotte few months
ago. the organization which was form
erly known as the Southern Cotton
Spinners' Association changed its
name to the above named and decided
to apply for a charter in the State Of
North Carolina under the new name
A most peculiar accident happened
in NewbeTn Tuesday. 4 negro child
about years old was out playing In
the yard Of its home and while he was
in the act CT picking up a stick Of
| wood. chimney that was attached to
house in the next yard fe.i and
struck the boy on his head, killing
him instantly When the boy vas re
moved from the debris II was found
that his skull was crushed.
The prize list and Official pro-
gramme for the approaching fremen's 5
tournament and annual meeting of
the association, to be held at Durham
the II, 12 and 18th of August. are now
being printed. In a few days the pro-
gramme will be sent out to the fire.
men throughout the State. The list
| shows thai 1000 will be given in the
contests among the State teams and
the prize for each contest will be
about as usual. There are three prizes
! for each contest, first second and
third.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-23
Big Fire in Danvlile.

Danville, Va, Special.-The Star
warehouse. on Spring street, operated
by c. d. Noell & Co., and the large
four-stoIy building owned by John
Anderson & Co., were entirely con-
fumed about $3.50 O'Clock. Several
thousand dollars worth of tobacco was
destroyed and the buildings practically
tarned TO the ground. The total loss
VIII amount to about $4,000. The orr
GIN Of the fire is unknown. .
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-23
Lumber Notes.

The Norfolk Lumber Co. will in
crease the capacity of its mill at Fay
etteville, n. c., as lately reported, ex-
pending about $4,000 on new machin-
cry, etc.
The Tennessee & Indiana Lumber
Co. has been chartered at Nashville
Tenn. with 2 capital stock Of s20, ,0G0
The ilcorpo-atoTs are 4. Altdoeffer, L
B. Altaffer. Ernest L. Lyon, Harry
Lyon and l. H G. Lw.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-23
Killed In Virginia.

Norfolk, Va, Special.-K. w. Rig
gins, highly-esteemed young man OF
BERTHE county, N. c., employed by the
Southern Candy Company, of this
city, was killed and his body horribly
mangled by Berkley street car
Wednesday night while the unfortu-
nate young man was on his way to
Norfolk in one of the wagons Of the
company for whom he was employed.
The horse was also killed Mr.. zig
gins was married 18 days ago to a
charming young lady in Elizabeth
City, N. c. His wife is nearly frantic
from the sudden shock. The body will
be shipped to North Carolina for in
terment.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-23
Pauper Arrivals.

Berlin, Special.-Twenty-nin Kis-
chineff refugees have arrived at Ber-
lin en- route to the United States Most
OF them are penniless and collections
are being made among the Berlin He
brews to assist them. The emigrants
were not directly affected by the mas
sacre, hence they could not get assis-
tanee from the Kischinef reliet fund.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-23
Negro Lyrched by Negroes.

Lake Butler, Fla, Special.-A negro
tramp uamed Adams, who assaulted a
negro women near this place day or
so ago, was captured by a mob of ne
groes and lynched in Santa Fe swamp.
The body was cut into shreds by the
mob. and severely disfgured. The
lynching was carried out by the ne
gros2 entirely ard there was no white
man in the crowd.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-23
News CT the Day.

An inscription on & stone tablet
found in the ruins Of an old syna-
gcgue in Kaifengfu shows that the
Jews first entered China during the
Han dynasty, from B. c. 200 to A. D.
as6.
About $1,000 900 is to be expended
on the repair and Improvement of the
cruiser New York. It is expected that
the work will not be finished in less
time than year or eighteen months.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-23
Walters on A Strike.

Cleveland, Special.-The strike #
augurated here. was not as general as
expected, the number ct strikers be.
ing 200 In some restaurants non
union help was obtained, while a few
places were closed as a result Of the
strike. The strikers demand an in
crease of 81 per week and slightly
shorter hours. A number of the larger
restaurants granted the demands Of
the strikers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-23
Fall River Hills Curtail PrOduc ton.

Fall River, Mass, Special.-A num-
her of the Fall River mills will be
closed during next week, but the NUM-
her of the idle spindles will not be as
great as during the past six days. This
week about 7.OG0 operatives have been
out of work, but next week not over
400 will be thrown out. Next month
q more extensive curtailment is pre-
Si-4ad
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-24
ORGANS FOR PRIVATE HOUSES.
Built with Electrical ContrivAnce~ by Which They Can He Played
 from Distant Rooms.

In the homes of many wealthy New Workers there are not alone pianos which have cost fortunes to construct and decorate, but also organs with electric attachments so that they can be played from any part of the house, says the New York Times. The large pipes are richly decorated and are painted often by well-known art fists. The development in church or gans also has been marked. The largest one in the country, and perhaps the most expensive one, is in the A. T. Stewart Memorial church, at Gar den City, L. I.
 William 0. Whitney has an enormous organ which was built especially for him in California, and was set in the wall while the house was being built. The Vanderbilt home also has an in- strument with electrical attachment, so that it can be played from any one of several rooms of the big mansion at Fifth avenue and Fifty-seventh street.
 Electricity has been the real force which has made the organ again pop ular. One can now invite the minister to the house and conduct complete religious service there, the organ be- ing furnished with electrical attach ments similar to thosewhtch have been placed on the piano and which make it possible for almost anyone to op- crate the instrument.
 If one be so disposed he can lie in bed and play the organ. The keys are placed before him with one row for the left hand and another for the right, which is an invention also new to the industry. The keyboard is attached to the organ wherever the latter may be situated in the house. But the or gans which are in the homes of the very rich compare little in size and in expense with those that are placed in churches all over the world. These, too, have electrical attachments, and the work of the organist is greatly re- dMced.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-24
A MIGHTY AUTOCRAr.
The Power of the Tsar of All tn Rua-
 ~ia@ AI1-PrevaiIing in His V Wide Domain.

No one can grasp the fundamental state of things in Russia without real tzing that there the will of the czar is as the will of God. His land and his subjects are his, to dispose of as he may. In a Russian battle, not so long ago, the artillery, imperatively needed in front, was stopped by deep ditch The soldiers flung themselves in until the ditch was full, and the artillery galloped over their bodies, says Youths Companion. ,...
 In the world of business it is quite the same. A Russian administra tor was discussing with Sir Henry Nor man the military capabilities of the Trans-Siberian railway, and Norman said:
 "There wouldn't he rolling stock enough to convey masses of troops in short time"
 "Every engine and carriage in Rus sia would be put there if necessary" was the answer.
 "But that would disorganize the whole commerce of the country, and bring tens of thousands to ruin."
 "You don't understand" said the official. eff the czar gave the word to take every railway carriage in Rus- sia, and run it across the Siberian rail- way and throw it into the China sea at the end, who should prevent him?S
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-24
Fe11ner's New Store
 zs SOUTH MAIN STREET
GREAT WEALTH OF BAsLF.
Swiss City Is the RicheSt of It's sisa i'm Europe If Not in the
 World.

The richest city in Europe and prob. ably in the world is Basel---or Basic. as it used to appear in the school geographies-in Switzerland. The re- turns published by the tax administra- tor show the assessed valuation is more than $110,00O000 and the total population is 124,o00, an average of more than $1, 400 for each man, wom- an and child in the city. The assessed valuation of Basel equals the total rev enue of the ss,00O houses and buildings in Paris, says the New York World.
 Of the 124,00O inhabitants of Basel, there are 180 who are rated as million- aires. Inasmuch as the amoNnt is reckoned in France this meaffs that the wealth of these 1s0 persons ex- ceeds $20o, 1000. There are 175 who have between $1oo, and $2OO, ,0o0;l ITO who have $10O, 1000 and s95 have from $2o,ooO to $1Oo,0oo. Within 15 years the wealth of Basel has increased $60,ooo,ooo, and the population has all most doubled, which is a most remarl- able showing for,a town that is 1,500 years old. It has always been famous. It was the important stronghold of Helvetius in the eleventh century, and Erasmus died there in the sixteenth century