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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-16
N0kIH STATE crops
Most Favorable buiistis issssS By
the Dsp,.tmeat This Sessea

The weather aGriaE the past vc~i
vas extrenely favorable 10th for ths
rapid growth q crops ans for the as
sanecnen; &C .Eu work. nsny coz
respondents state that condlsions vert
the most beneficial enI--icncci 60 fai
this season The week ~As Character
itsd by contlnuo1s ssnfhsne. great
warmth. and q E,aerAl absenoc of pro
cipitaiion until near the oIosc Of the
week. when Tory light showers o
curred at many places which ~cT,
beneficial. The mean temperature tui
the State was 80 degrees. or about
degrees above the normal. the wc.k
was. In fact. the FIRST with tempc-a
tures above the normal since the lat
ter part q May. Maximum temP~Ta
lures above 80 degrees occurred near
~ everywhere on every day of the
week. Under favorable conditions 20:
work much grass and many weeds
were killed. plovlng progressed well
and in most sections crops wcIt
placed in an excellent state 81 culu
,ation. The two circumstances. god
warm growing weather. and eNcti
lent tilth, caused a marked improve
ment In crops generally. and perhaps
with continuation Of favorable,
Gather the very backward condition
Of most crops may yet be largely
overcome.
Cotton improved considerably. and
has now begun TO grow rapidly: lice
| are still reported in places. but most
OF them have disappeared: while still
! grassy In several counties. the Worz
of placing the crop in good cultivation
| Is advancing favorably: cotton blooms
are reported in several southern Cuun
tics. Brunswick. Columbus. Scotland
| Arson and also Eigecombe. Corn
| looks very green ana thrifty: laying
! Dy has nearly been completed In tho
! east, while much CT the crop is beinl
! laid by rather small in the west: for
ward corn is coming into silk an
tassel Tobacco has also improved
but late set appears TO be better than
! that planted early. as il is not button
ing so low; tobacco viii be late. but
IS beginning 10 ripcn more rapidly
cutting and curing continue on a mod
crate scale in the east. Sweet po
tatoes, peanuts and gardens are do
ing well. The prospects for rice az,
promising There are still some spring
oats to be cut In the west: thra sh!nl
The cerials continues. 4 fine crop o
hay was made and sa a'ely housed cur
.lg the week. Apples ore still DROP
ping TO some extent. which At theii
pl esent size Is 1ot promising. though
q fairly good crops Is still indicated
ir the central east. Grapes appear Il
be less abundant than anticipated
Melons are late. Rains reported
Goldsboro, 090 inches; Greensboro
O04; Lumberton. LIS: Ncwbern. LIZ
Weldon, O.24: Charlotte. O-S0. VII
mngton. 0.30; Ashevllle. leo and RAJ
eilh, 0.16.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-16
At The National Capital.

Members OF Congress theaten to
bring up before both houses the Kis-
:heach massacre if Russia refuses to
receive the American petition.
British North America imported
ABOUT $i2J, 600 ,0o0 worth OF goods from
the United States last year.
The Federal grand tu-y indicted \.
". Machcn. Dillcr B. and Sanuel |.
irof and George E. and Martha !.
Lorenz for alleged conspiracy 10 &C.
rAud the Government in connection
Eiti the purchase o. fasteners.
President Roosevelt has removed
Daniel II. NcMiiIan as judge OF lhe
New LeXi>an Supreme Court and ap-
pointed c. c. Smith, Of Michigan, in
ais place.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-16
Quiet at Evansville.

Evansville, Ind, pecial.-Thc town
has been quiet all day and the officials
have nai an opportunity to rest up
after a week of excitement. The ne
groes have remained at their homes
all day and the services at their
churches were not we'll attended
Many of the negroes who left the city
during the week are returning and by
the middle Of the week business will
be resumed in Baptist Town. The au-
thOrities will keep no extra guards
this week, as they believe the excite
ment is at an end. 1t is not thought
it will be necessary to guard Lee
Brown, the negro, when he is brought
back here for trial for killing Police
man Massey.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-16

Jeanette. Pa, Special.-As a result
Of the breaking of the Oak Ford Park
tam, twenty persons are known TO be
dead and 16 are missing. The property
less in the valley will reach 81 500 900
and the distress is so great that out
aide relief will have to be asked for.
The number of lives lost was not 80
great as estimated
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-16
Bank Wrecked By a Cashier.

Newburgh, N. H., Special.--Joseph
w. Cummin is in Jail here on the
charge of grand larceny. He was sec
retary, treasurer and cashier of the
Cornwall Bank, and is alleged to be a
defaulter to the extent Of about $780,
900. wrecking the bank. The State
bank examiner appeared at the bank
and before the examination of the
books Cummin confessed that he was
short in his accounts between $4,000
and s50.0Q0
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-16
Industrial Notes.

Weldon (N. c. Cotton Mill Co. 8
three-story addition reported last
week will be 1Sx40 feet, being an ex-
tension to the knitting mill. Finish
ing machinery for underwear will be
about $4,000.
E. B. Chester Of Obion county, Ten
nessee, mas purchased 1000 acres ol
timber land in the vicinity Of Browns
vile, Tenn, and will erect mill 70.
tie manufacture OF lumber and din.en
sion stock.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-16
Two Killed.

Tallegada, Ala, Special-Jos. b Gra-
nam, one Of the most prominent law
yers and educators in Alabama. and
Miss Jeanette Joiner. were run over
and killed by a freight train at the
station while preparing to leave the
city Mr. Graham was circuit court
solicitor. field agent OF the Southern
educational board and noted leader in
general educational matters.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-16
Car Strike Growing Better.

Richmond, Specialize Street Rail-
way Company has been covering prac-
tically its entire city territory without
military protection, militia guards
teing placed on the cars of the Man
chester and Seven Pines lines only.
The troops will from this time on be
withdrawn by degrees and is quietly as
possible from the city. Passenger travel
on the cars is rapidly approaching nor
nal proportions.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-16
Storm i'm Baltimore

Baltimore, Special.-A severe wind
and rain storm occurred here Sunday
afternoon, which was particularly vio-
lent in limited portion of Northwest
Baltimore, where within a radius Of
about four blocks so houses were un-
rooted, walls demolished and trees up
rooted. The damage to houses and
household goods is estimated at $780,
900. Twenty persons were injured one
seriously, but none killed. The rain
fall here for the day was $50 inches
and the velocity Of the wind 46 miles
an hour.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-16
Death of Major Brown

Beaumont, Tex, Special.-Cap. F.
Brown, of Asbury Park, N. Jr., one of
the best known operators in the Texas
oil fields. died in the hospital here. He
was graduated from West Point and
served as civil engineer in the Spanish
American war, with the rank of major.
He was an operator in the West Vir-
ginia oil fields and he became prom
ipent in the Texas Oil field soon after
it's discovery.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-16
Gen Louxstreet m.

Macon, Ga. Special.-A Gainesville
dispatch to The Telegraph says that
General James Longstreet IL danger
ously i'll and that physicians will per-
form an operation for the removal Of
his left eye, destroyed by a cancer On
account of his age. 81 years. he may
not be able to Withstand the shock
though he has assented TO the opera
ton.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-16
Southern Negro Congress.

Memphis. Special.-The Southern
Negro Congress met here Wednesday.
President A. ]. Golden, of Mississippi,
called the convention to order. Booker
r. Washington is expected. The prin-
cipnl subject of discussion will be that
OF planning way to bring about more
friendly relations between the races.
The congress is an off-shot of the
Southern Negro Congress, held last
year at Galveston, Texas. About so del
cgatGs are here.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-16
Killed by Lightning.

Louisburg. Special-Lightning struck
tho horne of Mr.. Frank bikes. who
lives near Louisburg. Monday after-
room and instantly killed Mrs. Mamie
Dean, his wife's sister. and his 10-year-
old son. Mrs. Davis and her older son
we're badly burned and Mr.. Davis was
shocked severely. The house was
greatly damaged
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-16
ClOudburst at Winchester

Winchester, Va, Special.-Sunday
afternoon the most serious cloudburst
ever experienced here, broke over the
city, submerging the place in from
three to six feet of water. The dam
age will reach thousands of dollars. as
every store. residence and a building
in the centre OF the town is several
feet under water.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-16

United States battleship Massa-
Chusetts and the converted yacht
Mayflower, accompanied by the col
liers Caesar, Sterling and Lebanon,
arrived at Fayal Wednesday and re-
ported all well on board. This dis
poses of the report which gained cir
culation at Newport News on Sun
day last that the Massachusetts had
been blown up.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-16
WISE on Race Question.

Put-in-Bay. Ohio. Special.-Four
hundred members of the Ohio Bar AS
sociation listened to long address
from John S. Wise. ex Governor of Vir.
ginia, on Tho Constitutional View of
She Race Question" He said the race
question in America was one of the
most threatening with which the
country had to contend.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-16
Seaboard's New Sleeper Service.

The Seaboard Air Line Railway has
inaugurated new service of sleepers
between Hamlet and Wilmington. This
service will prove a great advantage to
persons who patrOnize the coast re-
sorts Of eastern North Carolina. Here
tofore there has been no such accom-
nodation. These sleepers will make
tri-weekly trips, leaving Hamlet on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at
1O:45 p. m, and arriving at Whining
ton next morning following at a. m.
Returning the sleepers will leave Will
mington Wednesdays. Fridays and
Mondays at p. M, arriving at Ham
let at next morning following. This
service will be highly appreciated by
the travelling public, and shows the
disposition of the Seaboard to accom-
modate its patrons.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24
CARRIE NATION AT
THE WHITE HOUSE

Washington, Nov. 21-Mrs. Carrie
A. Nation appeared in the principal
role of a sensational scene at the
White House Thursday. Her request
to see the president being refused, she
became violent and had to be taken
from the executive offices by two police
officers Accompanied by young
newspaper man, Mrs. Nation called at
the executive Office and asked to see
President Roosevelt
Presently she was informed that the
president could not see her.
well, that is funny" she cried out.
II see lot of men going in and out
of his office. | shold like to know why
they can see the president and we
mothers and sisters of the country
can't get near him. | want an explana-
ton of that and I'm going to have it
She insisted that she must see Secre-
tary Loeb and was ushered into his
office. There she began to lecture sew
eral representatives who were present.
Madame" broke in Secretary Loeb, 81
am compelled to request you to dis
continue your talk. If you want to
deliver lecture. you will have to go
outside These are my Offices
You are mistaken" shouted Mrs.
Nation Historically. These are the
peoples offices. / propose to do what
can right here and now to crush the
liquor reptiles. You tell me that the
president is too busy to see me, but
tell you that don't believe it"
Secretary Loeb beckoned to officer
Dalrymple, who had followed Mrs. Ma
ton into the office, to take her out
The officer took her gently by the arm
and escorted her back into the recep-
tion hall There she began to rave
about the president conducting liquor
dive on his special train.
After creating a scene in the Senate
she was arrested for disorderly conduct
and fined s25 or thirty days in Jail. Mrs.
Nation made an appeal for assistance
and by the sale of souvenir hatchets
added a sum to her pocket supply OF
money, which allowed her to pay her
| fine.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24
GOVERNOR PEABODY ORDERS
STATE TROOPS TO TELLURIDE

Denver. Nov. 21.-At noon yesterday
an executive order directing that
troops be mobilized and sent into the
Telluride district to assist the sheriff
of San Miguel county in the enforce
ment of law and the maintenance of
peace and good order was signed by
Governor Peabody. The order was di-
rected to Adjutant General Bell and he
directed Major Zeph T. Hill, who will
be in command of all troops sent into
the Telluride district, to mobilize the
men.
A special train carrying one company
of infantry. one troop of cavalry, a
section of Battery A and a detachment
of the hospital and signal corps, left
Denver late yesterday afternoon. At
Colorado Springs the force on the train
was increased by Company D of the
Second regiment, Troop C of cavalry
and Company l.. infantry, were the
Denver companies which left on the
special train.
The Governors order Is as follows:
State of Colorado Executive Cham
ber, Denver.
Executive Order:
!"Ordered-
1T having been made to appear to
me by the sheriff of San Miguel county,
by the honorable commissioners ap-
pointed by myself to investigate the
matter and by numerous civil officers
and other good and reputable citizens
OF said San Miguel county, that there
Is tumult threatened. and that body
of men acting together by force. with
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24
TOM HORN DIES ON SCAFFOLD
WITHOUT MAKING CONFESSION

parted indicated that he did not think
well of his visitors. Such remarks as
They do not look good to me. That
preacher has a SO overcoat on. He
looks big enough to go out and do a
days work" etc, were made by the
condemned man.
The two men of the death watch and
also the guards, who were within hear
ing distance of Horn and the evangel-
lists all the time they were present, cor
roborate Under Sheriff Proctor, and
also the dying statement of Horn him
self in which he said No" emphatical-
ly in answer to the question propound-
ed by Irwin: Tom, did you confess to
the preacher?"
Horn was executed for the murder
of Willie Nickel. the fourteen year-old
son of Kels p. Nickel, Iron Mountain
ranchman: shot from ambush by Horn
July is, 1901.
Besides this crime Horn was suspect
ed of other murders as follows:
William Lewis, Iron Mountain ranch
man, shot down in corral at his ranch
in 1895.
William Powell, Iron Mountain ranch
man. shot from ambush while loading
hay in his meadow; was murdered in
tne same month as Lewis.
Campbell, ranchman of the Laramie
plains; last seen alive in company with
Horn. If murdered, it was for large
sum of money which he carried.
Isham Dart (colorcd). ranchman in
Browns park. Routt county, Colorado.
ambushed on cattle trail
Matt Rash. Browns Park ranchman.
shot while eating supper in his cabin
Dart and Rash were accused OF being
rustlers on the ranges of Wyoming
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24

attempt to commit felonies, and to Of
fer violence to persons and property in
the said county of San Miguel, in the
state of Colorado, and vicinity, and by
force and violence to break and resist
Der of the persons are in open and act
i've opposition to the execution of the
laws of this state in said county; and
that the civil authorities are wholly
unable to cope with the present stu
alton, and that the sheriff of said coun-
ty has notified me that he is unable to
preserve and maintain order and Sc
cure obedience to the laws of this state
and to protect life and property.
Il therefore direct you in pursuance
of the power and authority vested in
me by the constitution and laws of this
state, to direct Major Zeph T. Hill.
commanding the First squadron Of
cavalry, National Guard of Colorado,
to forthwith order out such troops as
in your and his judgment may be nee
essary, and to Immediately report to
the sheriff of San Miguel county, Colo
RADIO. to properly assist the said sheriff
of said county in the enforcement of
the constitution and laws of this state
and in maintaining peace and good or
der.
"Given under my hand and the ex-
ecutive seal this twentieth day of No
vember, A. d. 1908.
JAMES II. PEABODY,
Governor and Commander-inChie
ITO Sherman NJ. Bell, Adjutant Gener-
al of the State of Colorado"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24
JULIAN A. kEBLER
DIES SUDDENLY

Denver Nov 21.-Julian A. kebler.
former president and general manager
of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany, was found dead in his home at
1865 Sherman avenue few minutes Of
ter O'Clock last night. Death was due
to the bursting of blood vessel in the
brain His death was peaceful, as If he
had gone to sleep.
1t was a severe shock to his wife and
many friends, as he had shown out
ward symptoms of recovery from the
brain trouble that had affected him for
two years more or less and which
threatened to become acute four
months ago, and necessitated his re-
tirement from his position at the head
of the company last August. He was
in his forty-sixth year. but the nervous
strain he had undergone in recent
times made him appear older.
Mr. Keber went to the Atlantic sea
coast on August 25th last. three days
after the annual meeting of the COM
pany, for the benefit of his health. and
returned October 18th. feeling much
improved. The lower altitude had
been of benefit. 1t was his intention to
have left next week for a sojourn in
Mexico or a sea voyage to the Wind
ward islands, to be gone all winter.
With John c. Osgood, Alfred G. Cass
and ]. L. Jerome, Mr.. Kebler founded
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
They were known as the big Four"
and they had mighty effect in the up
building of the states main indus
tries. Mr. Cass died July 9th last at
Redstone. the country home of John c.
Osgood from the results of too close
application to business.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24
Gen. Bates viii Investigate.

Washington, Nov 21.-Secretary
Root has directed Mai. Gen. John c.
Bates, commander of the Department
of the Missouri, to proceed to Colorado
and investigate conditions in that state
in regard to reported disorders and vio-
lations of law. and possible necessity
for the use of federal troops to aid the
state and civil authorities in maintain
ing order.
General Bates was directed to report
the result of his examination into Colo
RADIO affairs to General Young chief OF
xhe general staff of the army.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24
o.rn nsoIs'. Engineering sehsma.

Anersw Carnegie's plan to make
New York ono Of the great engineer.
Ing osnters Of the world ana to give
ali branches of tho profession . larKs
building for general club purposes -
reported to be fast approaching real
isadon. Tho proposed buildings viii
sost 100000.
The plans now under consideration
contemplate two ten-story buildings.
ono for the engineers club in West
Tortieth street near Fifth avenue and
tho other as the home of the four ma.
uonal societies Of the engineering pro.
fession In West Thirty-ninth street.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24

Cheyenne. Wyo., Nov. 21.-Tom
Horn was hanged at HOS o'clock yes
terday morning, just eight minutes
later than was planned. Horn stepped
onto the trap'at 11:07. The mechanism
of the gallows worked perfectly and
Horns neck was broken by the fall of
six feet five inches. The body will be
taken to Boulder. where it will arrive
to-day, and the funeral will be con-
Quoted as quietly as possible.
Horn died without confessing. At
the last he declared to his friend. John
G. Coble, that he was innocent of the
murder of Willie Nickel. Horn was
the calmest man at the execution.
Rev. Williams, the evengeiist, this
afternoon made an affidavit before
County Clerk Joe Cahill in which he
said in substance that Tom Horn, after
a lengthy discussion of religious mat
ters. said: Il am a guilty man." He
denies that Horn confessed having
killed Willie Nickel.
The two women who were with the
minister said they thought Horn said
something like the statement credited
to him, but Under Sheriff Proctor, who
never left Horn for a second, when Wis
ftors wero talking with him. stated en-
phatically that Horn made no such re-
mark. and that he (Proctor) is willing
to make affidavit to this effect.
Horn was asked If he would confess
his sins and said, NO" and at the
same time moved away from the bars
and thereby dismissed the evangelists
and at his request they were not again
admitted. There was nothing said
about the murder of Willie Nickel. and
Horns remarks to the jailer and
guards after the evangelists had de-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24
Airship Meets with Accident.

Paris, Nov. 21-The Lebaudy air.
ship, on descending yesterday near the
ballooning grounds at Meudon, struck
tree and collapsed. The occupants,
a pilot and an engineer, were unin-
jured NJ. Lebaudy was not on board.
The performance of the airship be-
fore the accident was most creditable.
A distance of five miles was covered in
twenty-seven minutes against brisk
southwest wind. as calculated by the
Eiffel tower experts.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24
How'S This :?

We offer Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for any case
Of catarrh that cannot bs cured by Halls CsttarR
euro. FL. CHENEY d CO.. Props, Toledo q
We, the undersgned have known T. j. Cheney fo1
tho last IS yeers and believe him perfectly holorsb
u all business transactions and financially abIs u
carry out any obligations made BY their hrm.
WRIST d THuAI. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, q.
wALprNS, KITNAN . NARvIS. Wholesale Dfuo
Rtsts, Toledo, o.
Hsirs Catarrh Cure s taken internally, sstfne
directly upon tbs blood and mucous surfacss Of tho
system. Tssttmonials sent free. Price zbo -
bottle. Sold by all Druggsts.
Halls Family PILLS are the best
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24
Utah Murderer Shot.

Salt Lake, Nov. 21.-Peter Mortensen.
the slayer of James R. Hay, was shot
to death in the penitentiary at 1871
yesterday morning. Maintaining his
innocence to the last, he walked to the
chair placed against the heavy stone
wall of the prison yard without weak
ening. and bic the guards and deputy
sheriffs goodbye with no tremor in his
voice.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24

Yes. Ann is 1S and Mary "a. Now,
AIMS beau is as old as Mary was
wnen Ann lacked six years of being
as old as her beau now is, and the diff
ference between AIMS age and that
Of her beau is one-seventh of her
heau's age How old Is he?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24

Ask You Druggist for Aliens Foot.Ease
81 tried ALIENS FOOT-EASE recently,
and have just bought another supply. It.
has cured my corns, and the hot, burning
and itching sensation in my feet which was'
almost unbearable, and / would not be with
out it now.-Mrs. w. j. Walker, Camden,
N. J." Sold by all Druggists, $50.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24

A Russian newspaper has struck
Uncle Sam a sharp blow on the wrist
by making disparaging remarks about
his navy. But the old man has not
noticed the slap.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24

Lord Rosebery's remark that you
cannot prevent a storm by sitting on
the barometer" is one that Mr.. Nor
gan will fully appreciate.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24

The British soldiers discovery that
he could get intoxicated by eating
charges of cartridges containing cor
dite gives a new danger to war. The
devil has evidently been at work dur
ing the summer trying to evade the
canteen law.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24

II Russia should deem it necessary
to call on France for aid in the little
unpleasantness that is likely to occur
in the far East the reform in the Brit
fish army will not have been made too
soon.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24

Will the New York clergyman who
advocates euthanasia in the case of
hopelessly incurable and suffering pa
tients kindly indicate what he expects
to do with the existing statutes re-
garding homicide?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24

1t is said that swamp mud, when
suitably prepared, makes a good SUBJ
stitute for coal Thus far, we believe.
no swamp mud trust has been organ
lied.