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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17
SWEPT BY CYCLONE
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West laen GaleS
High SPEED GALES STRIKE HARD
The Annual 0ulf Storm Strikes the
South Cosst Of Florida ssd Heavy
Damages Result

Jacksonville. Fla. sPeeial-BeEin-
niIg Friday morning On the east coast
and Saturday morning on the ~~st.
and lasting .t hours at each. South
FLORIDA has hrcn swept By The struns-
est cyclone ever known IN the history
OF that part Of the State. Tho wires
went down NJ the beginning. and rail-.
Tos! service was delayed. On that 90
cCun, no details reached this place IN
til Sunday. Even now they are not full.
for many places that ~ere In the cen-
tei OF the path OF the storm have not
yet been heard from. as the wires In
the storm-swept district arc not yet
working. Al Miami the w!nd attained
= velocity OF 65 miles per hour Tho
car shed OF the East Coas; Railroad
VAS lifted from It's foundations clear OF
the cars that were under IL and de-
molished. not even scratching the cars
The tin roofing OF the Belcher block
". torn on aud blown across the
street. completely dcmoliEhlng The
front Of the building on that side.
Great damage was done 60 plate glass
windows. Large trees were upTootcf
and several small houses were blown
down. but no one was hurt. Several
! small boats were sunk in the bay. Pas
scngers on the East Coast train which
arrived in the city Sunday night re-
ported many wrecks along the shore.
between Miami and Hobc's sound
Among them IL one three-mAsied and
ole four-masted schooner and several
smaller vessels. None oi their names
i5 known. One Of the Standard oil
Compsny's large steamers with two
barges. is beached near Boynion. The
crew OF fifteen men were saved. Bod
les of two unknown white men drlfted
on the beach near BoyntoE.
The storm did not extend as far
south as Key West. and did no damage
as far north as ST. Augustine. Trees
| and small houses were blown down at
| Cutler. At Stuart Is acres o. pineap-
pie sheds were blown down. as we'll
| as the saw mill and sheds across the
| river and the building occupied by the
postoflce at Wa Wa. The racing
yacht No. %. wac bolwn up into the
| woods. where she now lies high and
/ dry. The residence OF Capt. Mcneil
/ was blown from It's foundations AT
Stuart. At Jupiter the wind blew T5
miles per hour. with the rain falling
In torrents.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17
At The North.

President Roosevelt returned to
Sycamore Hill Tuesday after making
his labor day speech.
1t is expected that Seth Low, fus-
lonist, and George B. Mcclellan, Dem
ocrat. will be the opposing nominees
In the coming New York Mayoralty
contest.
big Joe" Grimes, who is said t.
have weighed 754 pounds, is dead at
Cincinnati.
1t is rumored that the life Of Gov.
j. H. Peabody, of Colorado, has been
anonymously threatened because he
ordered troops to Cripple Creek.
The Chicago Chronicle urged the
nomination Of Grover Cleveland for
the Presidency by the Democrats.
The International Congress of
Actuaries in New York chose Berlin
for the place Of meeting in 1906 and
adjourned.
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger
rain broke the worlds ng-distance
| 'peed record, running from Chicago
Junction, Ohio, to Garrett, Ind, 12s
miles, in 125 minutes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17
Three Thousan at Lakeview.

Lakeview, Special.-Ths Labor Day
celebration and good roads congress
held here were attended by at least g.
900 people, and was a complete sue
cess. Excursion trains from Sanford.
Raleigh, Southern Pines, Carthage,
Aberdeen, and Jackson Springs brought
large crowds of people, and were well
coined by the Southern Pines band, and
Capt. Clarke, it being the first one on
the grounds. At IL o'clock the special
train brought Leven's splendid band
and the Sanford Light Infantry, and
Immediately the large concourse Of peo-
pie assem- bled in the large grove on the
lake, where the speaking was held.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17
MackIin Goes to- s A. l..

Roanoke, Va, Special.-F. c. Mack
lin has resigned as general store-keep-
er for the Norfolk & Western Rail-
way, with officers In this city. to ac-
cept the position OF general purchasing
agent for the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way Company. with headquarters at
Portsmouth, Va. Mr.. Mack!in il SUE
ceeded here by Herbert Scatchard. OF
Roanoke
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17
Short News Items

Mayor Seth Low. o. New York city.
was Endorsed for denomination by the
fusionlsts last night.
John H. Clarke. Democratic nominee
for United States Senator. made an ad-
dress az Akron. Ohio. advocating re-
duction OF the tariff.
Many bids for building the new
Pennsylvania-gsltim and Ohio ter
minal station in Washington were re-
eeiyed n Philadelphia.
On information furnished by Alice
Stayton. colored. Essex Stayton. her
husband. was committed 20 prison In
Philadelphia. charged with having
killed Abraham Little. his broiher-in-
law. AZ Grimesiand. Pitt county. ~ C..
President Roosevelt asked the Post
master-General for a report on the dis
missal OF Postmistress Todd. at Green
wood. Del. and said he had In mind a
Successor TO District Attorney Byrns
who would heal the party breach.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17
Miscellaneous r1atters,

The secretary's report of the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange gives figures
encouraging to the South, both as to
raising and manufacturing OF cotton.
1t was reported that plans for build
Ing operations aggregating $3.50. .000. 900
would be abandoned until the condition
Of labor was more stable.
Senator ]. Frank Alice, OF Delaware,
In an interview. justified his request
for the removal Of Postmistress Todd
at Greenwood, Del, by saying she had
seen recommended by factional op-
pcnent.
The monument on Lake George COM
memorating the battle there September
s. 1855, will be unveiled tomorrow.
Gov. w. H. Hunt, of Porta Rico, Is
spoken of as the Republican candidate
for Vice-President.
A cow caused the wrecking of a pas.
senger train in Ohio
Three men were injured in a freight
wreck on the Pennsylvania roilroad
near Altoona. Pa.
In race riot at Bridgeville, Del, /:
white man was stabbed and several ne
! groes beaten.
Three girls were drowned in a pond
| near Albany, y. Y. in sight OF mor'
| than 100 friends, who were unable Il
save them.
Commander Robert E. Peary ha
| teen granted permission by the Presi
| dent to make another attempt to fin
| the North Pole, sailing April l next.
The Government has refused to ad
| nit a consignment of white wine from
| Bordeaux, France, because analyst
showed the presence of salicylic acid
| A State Department Official practi
| caIly admits that hope OF the Colum
bian Congress ratifyinY tha cana
treaty is abandoned.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17
Powers f1ak: Dsmand

Washington, Special. - Minister
Leishman cabled the state Depart
ment from Constantinople that the
French ambassador has demanded the
removal of the Governor Of Beirut and
that other forign representatives prob
ably will do the same Mr.. eishman
is vigorously urging the sublime Porte
to replace the Governor By some ono
more capable of preserving order and
Of giving more efficient protection to
American citizens and Interests. In
this course he has the approval Of
the State Department. Nothing Is
said in his ca5Ieg.am Of further dis
orders at Beirut.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17
Labor Days Elsewhere.

Asheville, Special.-The observance
of Labor Day was almost universal.
Several thousand people assembled at
Riverside Park, where speeches were
made by Alf S. Barnard and Prof. ].
J. Britt. The exercises were under the
auspices of the Central Labor Union.
There were scores of arrests. There
was a severe fight at a negro baseball
game, balls, bats and razors playing a
conspicuous part. While under the in
fluence of whiskey Dock Guyce fell inte
q mortar bed and was almost drowned.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17
Hiss Roosevelt in Submarine Boat

Newport. r. l., Special.-Miss Alice
Roosevelt, daughter OF the President.
went down in the submarine boat Moe
casin. The boat did not leave her
dock at the Torpedo station. Miss
Roosevelt eEetered the boat with Capt.
Fletcher. OF the station. The crew then
closed the matches and water ballast
was taken in until the vessel settled
to the bottom. After being submerged
for few minutes, that the novelty Of
the situation might be appreciated, she
rose to the surface and disembarked.
The water WAS quite shallow where
the boat went down.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17
Rev hovry Dead.

Newton. Mass, Special.-Rev. Al
yah Hovey, ID. d., one Of the best
known Baptist cle-gTncn in the coun-
try and for many years president OF
the Newton Theological Institution.
died Sunday night. aged s3. He was a
trustee Of Worcester Academy. Brown
University, vice president and trustee
OF Wellesley College, c member Of the
board Of managers Of the American
College and others.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17
LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS.
Many Matters Of General lnteress u
Short Paragraphs.
Down is Dixie.

Hon. II. A. Gudger. the minister 70
Panama. asks a change 10 Antwerp.
Gov. John W. c. Beckham. of Ken
tucky. opened his campaign for re-
election at Winchester. that State.
The Asheville. y. C.. Gazette. the
leading Republican daily OF the South.
has been sold and publication suspend
ed.
Silver Creek" Sam Pearson. a well
known character OF Burke county. "
C." was shot and killed in bar room
II Morganton on Tuesday.
Ex-Gov. William c. Oates. of Alaba-
ma. says the people OF that State fear
Secretary Shaw's extension OF privi-
leges to banks gives those institutions
too much power.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17
Robbers Took Possession.

Sioux Falls, s. D.. Special.-Valley
Springs, was Saturday morning the
scene OF the operations OF a regular
Jesse James band of robbers. Resi-
dents of the town were aroused by a
number of explosions. and when they
appeared on the street to ascertain the
cause, discovered that the town was
ricketed by seven or eight armed men,
who drove them from the streets. The
bank was the object OF the despefadoes
who blew open the safe and secured
between 5000 and $10.0QQ.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17
Teie4raphic Rr!efs.

Warren Ufer, bank manager, fell
dead in restaurant in New York as
be raised his glass to drink a toast to
his friends.
The men on the United States war
ships at Beirut, Syra, are under arms
an3 ready to land at signal from the
shore.
Servlan officers under arrest issued a
proclamation denouncing the regicides
| and refusing to serve in the army with
them.
A storem tore away the war ballons
| and made wireless telegraphy impos-
sible, thus interfering with the Ger
man army maneuyers at Halle, Prus-
| sia.
The Prussian Cabinet has decided to
| propose the construction of a great
| canal to connect the Rhine, Weser and
| Elbe rivers.
The Russian Minister at Pekin pro-
| posed the postponement of the evacua-
| ton Of the Kirin and Amur districts of
Manchuria, set for October g.
At meeting of the British Associa-
tion for the Advancement of Science
|
ing as much for state aid to higher
education as for the national navy.
| Judge Edmund c. Minor, Of Rich
mond, died at Norwich, Conn.,
DR.. ]. J. Taylor. Of Norfolk, has ac-
cepted the presidency of Georgetown
Ky) College.
| The Langley airship was again dis
abled by the breaking of propeller
| West Virginia editors are in conven-
tion in Charleston.
Pedro Alvarado, of the State of Chi
huahua, is dead. Not many years ago
he was peon, toiling for thirty cents
day. He discovered the Palmillo sill
yer mine 1t made him Mexican
Croesus. He gave away vast sums to
the poor, built churches, offered to pay
Off the national debt Now his wealth
passes to his widow. A Sun" cores
pondent writes: "Of the $4,000, ,OOC
worth Of ore which Alvarado took out
of the mine since it's discovery it il
said that there is more than SEC, 900,
900 worth in silver bars locked in a
| steel cage at the residence of its late
owner. This case is guarded day and
night by a strong force OF armed
men,"
The telegraph system in Uganda now
extends to Batiaba, on the shore of tht
Albert Nyanza. The trunk line from
Mombasa, with it's branches, is over
1904 miles in length and the charge
over the whole distance is I'd a word
with a minimum of Is 4d for message
of eight words. There is also a system
OF telephones along the whole distance
which may be used at Is 4d per conver
sation. The poles on which the wires
are fixed are living trees.
Martin J. Manon, a seaman from tn,
Franklin, was drowned At a Norfoll
ferry.
In the gun trials conducted by tn,
Chilean naval commission, Wicker
Sons & Maxim Uimited) have estab
lished a record in power for thei
1-2-inch naval or coast-defence guns
One CT these guns made for the ney
Chilean battle works developed, witt
its 200-pound projectile, a muzzl
velocity Of 3,003 feet per second unde
normal conditions of pressure, show
ing a muZZle energy of over 12,50t
foot tons. In other words these guns
using capped shot Of the Vickers pa
tern. can perforate the latest type c
6-inch armor at range Of betwee
three and four miles.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17
Vouth Shoots a Man

Spartanburg. S. c., Special.-Miller
Mckinney, a member of the firm OF
Sloan & Mckinney, merchants at Tue
arau Mills, was shot and killed Wed
resday afternoon about o'clock by
Harry Dean, son of Magistrate ]. M.
Dean. of Duncan's. The tragedy is a
most deplorable one, and the promi-
rence of the families OF both deceased
and his slayer makes it the more re-
grettable. From what can be CLEANED
OF the happening, it appears that debt
CT $3.50 due Mckinney by Dean caused
the killing.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17
At The National Capital.

Correspondence between Secretary
Hitchcock and Philip c. Garrett. presi-
cent OF the Indian Rights Association.
concerning alleged frauds on Indians IL
made public.
The agitation for a general stan for
the navy is TO be revived when Con-
Eress meets.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17
90. 900 Slaughtered.

Sofa, BY Cable.-With the arrival OF
new and sensational reports OF the
wholesale massacres OF Christians In
Macedonia the situation here is hourly
becoming more alarming. II the latest
messages. which state that $1,000 Bull
garians have been slaughtered in the
districts OF Okrida and Leren. shall be
confirmed. no doubt exists that the
government will be forced 10 order tbs
mobilization CT the army Immediately.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17
Negroes Asked Entertain ment.

Wilmington. Special.-Two we'll
dressed and apparently intelligent ne
gro men who came down this week on
the Southern Railway excursion from
Mount Airy. Greensboro and other
Bonitz Hotel night before last and told
the clerk they wanted a light lunch
and lodging. Proprietor J. H. w
Bonitz heard the request and ap-
preaching the desk ordered the ne
groes to leave. One Of them wanted
to argue the point on the plea of be-
ing a public hotel, ETC., but the threat
cning demeanor of the proprietor caus-
ed them to beat a hasty retreat
through the front door, by which they
had entered.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17
The EikS' HCme.

Baltimore, Special.-Joseph T. Fan
ming, grand exalted ruler of the Benev-
olent and Protective Order of Elks,
said that he had appointed as gov
ernors of the Elks National Home, at
Bedford, Va, Mead D. Detwieler, OF
Harrisburg, Pa, to serve the three
year term, and Thomas F. McNulty, OF
Baltimore, to fill the two-year term.
The third governor, who will serve one
year. has not been selected.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17
ROseborO Hanged

Statesville, Special.-Wilford Rose
boro was hanged here Thursday, for
killing Mrs. Beaver. He was put on
the scaffold at 1906 o'clock and as he
did not want to make an public state
ment Sheriff Summers threw the trap
at 1908 o'clock. He dropped six feet
and four inches. His neck was broken
and his pulse ceased to beat in six
minutes and the physicians pronounced
him dead in Is minutes. The crime for
which he paid the death penalty was
one of the most brutal in the history
Of this section.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-17

Houston. Tex. Special.-The probate
court OF Harris County. has approved
a fee OF 500. 900 for Baker. Bott. Baker
G. Loyette for legal services rendered
the estate OF w. VI. Rice. who was
murdered in New York three years ago.
This is the largest fee ever allowed In
Texas In single case.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-19
FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
BEAT s.
w. M. CORLEY

The Confederate Reunion at New
Orleans, will commence on May 10
and hold four days. The railroads
promise reduced fare, and we are as
sured Of arrangements being made for
boarding and caring for those veter-
ans who attend Extensive prepara-
tions are being made by the city, for
a grand old reunion of the "old boys"
in gray and those who Know the New
Orleans people, feel assured every
thing possible will be done, to make
it a success. Every veteran who Can
should go. 1t will do him good to
meet his comrades of the long ago,
and fight the battles over. The sons
of veterans, Should not fail to avail
themselves of this opportunity, as
they are also expected to participate
III the reunion
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-19
FOX WRITES TO CRITZ.

oxford, Miss. March 1S-HOn. A.
f. Fox, candidate for the gubernato-
rial nomination, addressed large as
semblages here today in the interest of
his candidacy, speaking an hour and a
half, and covering the public ques-
tions now being discussed. His adj
dress was literally applauded and he
made a fine impression.
Mr. Fox gave out the following
open letter to Judge Critz, proposing
to submit their candidacy to the dem
ocratic voters of their home county:
Oxford, Miss, March IS, 1908. Hon.
f. A. Critz, West Point, Miss. Dear
Sir: In circular Distributed through
the mails over this state, you say that
you had heard of no demand for my
candidacy for the office of governor in
West Point or Clay county You have
circulated the report that you would
carry Clay county almost solidly, and
that the announcement of my candi-
dacy fell fiat in West Point" You
claim that my announcement was a
great wrong and injustice to you, and
that 1T was not war; anted or supported
by anybody except certain faction.
You and | have for many years
lived i'll the same community. The
democrats of Clay county and West
Point will not countenance or tolerate
wrong or injustice in any one. They
konw us both. They know our person
al relations. They fully understand
the conditions under which you de-
cllned to run for congress six years
ago. They knew the motives which
actuated me in entering this contest.
They constitute the best tribunal to
settle controversy between US. So
far as am concerned, if l am not en-
dorsed by the democrats of West Point
and Clay county, who have known
me longest and best, I do not feel
that ought to ask or expect the
suffIages of my fellow citizens in
other parts Of tho state If you feel
the same way about it and are willing
to submit to the decision of our neigh
bors. I respectfully suggest that we
unite in a request to the democratic
executive committee of Clay county
to call at an early day to be named by
them, a special democratic primary
election of the county, the expenses of
which shall be paid equally by US,
and that we submit to the arbitrament
of those best qualified to determine
the issues between us.
Yours respectfully,
A. f. FOX.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-19
ness man, and if elected to this i'm
portant Office, promises to discharge
his duties in a fair and fearless man
ner.
E. G. DAVIS.

Under the head of announcements
will be found the name of e. G.. Da-
Wis, of Pisgah, for circuit clerk. Ed
Davis is one of the best men in the
county, and if the people should see
fit to elect him we believe that he
would make an efficient and painstak-
ing official. He numbers his friends
to the limit of his acquaintanceship
Don't make up your slate until you
have met and conversed with Ed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-19

Mrs. Anna E. Bate fell asleep on
the evening of Feb. DIST 1908.
There was no tossing upon sick
bed through weary days and long
nights devoid of ease - from amidst
her wonted activities, the love OF
the Father transported her to realms
of bliss.
lone moment here; the next
caught up in Heaven.
For love of her, God spared her
all bodily suffering and the pain of
earthly farewells.
Love is the pivot upon which the
universe turns. Since the morning
stars sang together, Love has been
the beginning and the end.of all Life.
From Supreme Love springs every
form Of life: to Him must all life
return.
sLove is the fulfilment of the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-19

But while her sympathies broaden
ed out into many paths Of useful
ness and the souls of all Gods
creatures were dear to her, it was
in the home that her most cherished
duties found her To her children
and her grandchildren, she gave
herself without stint. Nothing that
she could do for their pleasure, or
advancement was ever withheld.
She knew no lassitude, or WEAKNESS,
was there aught to do for child, or
grandchild. At every step of the
daily routine, they will be remind
ed of some unselfish, thoughtful
deed Of hers.
Having had no premonition of
death, it was strange, (yet how
mercifull) that the last words spok-
en- to her were words Of love ai-
dressed to her by the little grand
children as they We'd with each
other in expressing how much they
loved her. Little they knew when
they were lavishing caresses Eupon
her thatnight, how soon they would
lose her presence--hoW soon be
debarred from the years Of helpful
training which promised to be theirs
by natural sequence. A double
sorrow has fallen upon the grand
daughter and grandson who have no
mother. What a glorious heri-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-19

tage to be the heirs of parents in
the skies. NO earthly inheritance
to crumble or fade away, but ga
house not made with hands eternal
in the Heavens.
Though her son will never cease
to miss her, she is not lost, bnt
only gone before. Her sweet
spirit watches over him to guide
and soothe. Like a child crying
in the night for its mother, her
daughters heart goes out into the
infinite spaces of the beyond, seek
ing the "touch of a vanished hand''
''and the sound of a voice that is
stlll'. Be calm, dear Heart, she
IS not far from you at any time.
lis but a thin veil which divides
time from eternity. She has but
gone into another room, as it were,
for Heaven lies all about us. And
now may our Lord, Jesus Christ
and God our Father, comfort your
hearts. There is balm of love and
consolation in Christ, for earth
hath no sorrow which Heaven
cannot heal. Turn your thoughts
to its fair courts aud behold her in
the light of His oountenance. A
redeemed spirit, clad in robes of
spotless white, all the disabilities
! of earth have fallen away. Crown
led by immortelles and surrounded
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-19

by loved ones gone before, she
listens In rapture to Heavenly
songs which are chanted in praise
of Him before whom every knee
shall bow. No faint of earth's
sorrow clouds her radiant vision.
For while she breathes the balm of
love upon yonr grieving hearts,
your sorrows dim not her Joy. A
thousand years in Beulah land are
but as yesterday, and she knows
that in a little space you will be
caught up in trailing clouds of glory
to the skies to be with her through
endless aeons. We spend our
years as tale that is told Verv
soon the night watch will be past.
the morning will. break and the
shadows flee away. Then shall
you know her face to face. Clothed
in righteousness, crowns of stars
about your brows, you shall awake
In His likeness: the light of eternal
Love flooding the universe.
"Ihere is a land of pure delight,
Where saints immortal reign;
Infinite day excludes the night
And pleasures Danish pain;
There everlasting spring abides,
And never with'ring flowers;
Death. like narrow sea divides
4 This heavenly land from ours"
JULIA JAYNE WAL KER.