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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-10
HES1Ek'S ANNUAL REPORT.


New Orleans. Special.-The totals Of
Secretary Hester's annual report Of
the cotton crop OF the United States
were promulgated Tuesday. They show
receipts Of cotton at ali United States
ports for the year 7.724.l04 against T.
e79, ,eso last year; overland to Northern
mills and Canada. 1.0s3,3s3. against l.
103,s53; Southern consumption taken
direct from the interior OF the cotton
belt, 1890. .o72. against 1881, ,437. max
Ing the cotton crop OF the United
States for 1902-1903. amount to l0.727.-
$50 bales. against f0.es0. $50 last year,
and 1o.3s3,422 the year before. Colonel
Hester has made his usual investiga-
ton into the consumption OF the South
and has received reports by mail and
telegraph from every mill consuming
cotton in the cotton growing States in
Guiding wooden mills that have used
cotton. and the results show a total of
o0o,723. but OF this s0.s57 were taken
from ports and included In port re-
-e.pts
This shows that the mills of the
South have used up 6275S bales more
than during 1sO1-02 and 37s.75s more
than during 1900-01, a most remark
able showing In face of recent trade
conditions supposed to have been
brought about by the abnormal diff
ference between values OF the raw ma
terial and the manufactured article.
Colonel Hester's full report will be
issued later and will contain interest
Ing and valuable facts showing the
consumption Of the South by States,
the takings and consumption OF North
ern mills and the worlds consumption
Of American cotton. He will also give
the crop by States and facts in rela-
ton to the continuance of the remark
able increase in the spindles Of South
ern mills. In addition to the totals
OF the crop and Southern consumption
as above. Colonel Hester also gave out
the actual crop of the State OF Texas,
which amounted to 2,83O,625 bales,
against 2.992,649; Of Indian Territory.
which amounted to 41S.453. against
S69,S94. and Of Oklahoma, which
amounted this year to 186,325. against
l30,812 last year. He also gave the ex-
ports for the year as follows: To Great
Britain, 2,S51. .52S, against 3,035, ,497. a
decrease of 1873. 1863; TO France, 7S5, ,679:
against 745,369, an increase Of 39,71O;
to continental European ports, $685.
95S958, against 2,s59, ,344, an increase Of
1864; to British North America,
1851, against 122,261, an increase Of
1,41e; the total exports foreign, includ-
ing British North American. amount
ing to 6,S00,s43. against 6,763,O71, an
increase of 57,772. He states that
Japan and China took of the past crop
135,408 bales, against 169,243, a de-
crease Of 1885.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-10
Reduced Tobacco Sales.

Winston Salem, Special.-The sales
of leaf tobacco during August on the
Winston market aggregated 127 ,30S
pounds, a decrease of s7s,454 pounds
over August of last year. The sales
since October |. 1902. were 1856. .4S1
pounds. an incrase OF 1885, ,5s7 pounds
over the same months OF the previous
year The shipments CT manufactured
tobacco this month amounted 10 about
two million pounds. The exact figures
cannot be given. as an order has been
issued from the Department at Wash
ingtcn which is taken TO mean that
such information must not be given
out any more
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-10

The clock run down. Two lamp
chimneys bursted. The fire popped out
and burnt hole in the carpet. while
we were at supper. and everything lis
going wrong just because Mrs. Arp's
gone. I'm poking around and hunting
for consolation. I've half a mind 10
drop her a postal card and say Carl
is not WE'LL and then go 70 meet her
on the first train that could bring her.
1t does look like a woman with ten
children wouldn't be so foolish about
one OF them. but there is no discount
on q woman's anxiety. wonder
what would become of children IL they
didn't have a parent to spur 'em up?
In fact it takes a couple OF parents TO
keep things straight at my house.
It's mighty still and solemn and
lonely around here now. Lonely aint
the word nor howiin' wilderness.
There amt any word to express the
goneness and deeolation that We feel.
The dog goes whining around
the Maltese cats are mewing. and tho
children look lost and droopy. But
we'll get over II in day or two. may
be. and then for a high old time"
Bill Arp wrote letters to The Con-
stitution and the Louisville Hone
and Farm" for many years. He pub
lished history OF Georgia.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-10
Texas Cotton Crop.

Galveston, Special.-In its annual
trade edition of September l, The Gal
veston-Dailas News published statis-
tics showing the amount of the Texas
cotton crop for the year ending Au-
gust 81, 1908. The total Texas crop for
the year just closed is 2,646,215 bales,
showing a decrease of s1.044 COM
pared with the Texas crop for 19O1-'02
The total crop for Indian and Okla
homa Territories for the year just
closed amounted to 523,236 bales, a
decrease OF 1852 bales compared with
the crop for 1901-'02. The total crop
for Texas and the Territories for the
past year is 3,169,171 bales.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-10
PRODUCE MARKET.
Killed Ills wife.

Kinston. Special.-A sensational
tragedy occurred in this place at /
o'clock Friday when Emmett Boyett
shot and killed his wife, Lena Boyett,
on the front porch OF her fathers
house, on Blount street, in the pres
ence of her mother and younger sister.
Boyett was evidently under the influ-
ence OF liquor at the time and the act
was one OF generalization, as he had
shown the pistol, a 3S-calibre, to Mr.
Walter Fields while on the wa, 10 the
home Of his wife, who has for some
time been living with her father, J. G.
Chestnut, a saloOn-keeper on North
street. The incentive was jealousy on
the part OF the husband. who had been
separated from his wife and a suit was
pending for divorce.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-10
KILLED AND INJURED
There Were Seventy Passengers Or
the ..ars.
ELECTRIC CARS RUN TOGETHER.
The Accident Occurred on the New
Hampshire Traction Company's
Line.

Pelham, N. H., Special.-Through a
head-on collision Sunday between two
electric cars on the New Hampshire
Traction Company's line, each running,
1t Is said, at rate of more than 25
miles an hour, four persons were kill
ed and 10 30 seriously injured that they
are under physicians care and several
OF these are expected to die AS there
were 70 passengers on the two cars.
many others received cuts and minor
wounds which did not prevent their
going to their homes. The accident oc-
CURED on the line which runs through
this town between Lowell and Nashua,
and one OF the cars, which was COM
Ing from the latter city, was nearly
filled with people on their way to a
summer resort.
The collision was due, according to
the officials of the road, to a misunder-
standing of the starters orders by the
motOrman of the car bound for Nashua
The car starter endeavored to rectify
this mistake by sending man to shut
Off the power and trying to recall the
Nashua bound car, but it failed. The
accident occurred on curve, on either
side of which were long stretches Of
straight rack.
The dead as reported up to 10 o'clock
are as follows: Charles Fl. Gilbert, so
years old, Nashua; Gabriel Collett, %
years old, Nashua; George c. Andrews
IS years old, postmaster, Hudson, N
H; Samuel Mays, motorman on Nash
ua car, Hudson.
The cars met on the curve on q
downgrade, neither motorman seeing
the approaching car until too late to
avoid collision. Neither was there
time for the passengers to escape by
jumping when the cars came together
with a force that threw the west
bound car directly upon the forward
part Of the other, crushing the top Of
car down upon the others and pinning
those occupying the first three seats in
the wreckage. Not one OF the passen-
gers on the two cars escaped injury of
some character, although number
were not seriously hurt.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-10
WRECK OF A TRAIN.
EsEiae and Three Cars Go Ihrosgt
Ires;le Near leekviIIe.
SIX KILLED AND Many INJURED
ns. n r. wiIEford. OF Charlotte.
Display 81 Rare Pressses os 1'sS 10
Aiding the Passenger TO oss oss
Of the Wreck.

Yorkville. =. c. Special
Ter train No i5. aortahouni. ca the
South Carolina and Georgia Extrn-
sion Railroad. formerly the 1Cs. nov
operated by the southern Railway.
went through a tr~siic forty feet
high over Fishing Crrek. three rniies
east % here. about IL 20 O'Clock
Thursday. killing sin men and iniursd
q. i've OF whom will likely die Three
of IN. latter are negro passcnEcrs
The dead: Engineer n c. Brick
man. Fireman Fred Rhyn.. Postal
Clerk c. J. Smith and three unknown
negroes.
The injured: white-Jailus John
son. 81 Rock Hlll. =. c. perhaps far
tally: W /. Slaughter Hickory Grove.
:. c. seriously. Fred PcsE. Lancaster.
g C: y W Spence. RoIdy'K. = G. j.
" McLaurin. Bcihunc. :, c: Mrs. J.
c Rody. Prcssly. =. G. Mrs. III. II.
Buist. Rock Hill :. G.. u. =. Will
ford. Charlotte. T c EickS. iAncas-
ter. =. G.. seriously. W Harry Willie.
Jr. Rock Hill. :. C.: l.. A Willis.
Edgemoor. :. e. r NJ Stephenson.
Kershaw. = c. Cunningham.
Lancaster. :. c: v ~ Hall. Rock
Hnl. :. G: Mrs Sadie McCaskili. ker-
shaw. = C.: two childrcn named
Jenkins. Of Rock nm. Conductor I'd.
Turner. Baggagernastsr Dukes. flag
man whisna-t Cnlorcd-b!llle Beard.
Rock Hill: Frank Burrls. sharon. \.
G: Alec Hurdy. McConneilsyille.
s. c.
All the bodies have been taken out.
save those OF the engineer and nrc-
man.
The train consisted of an engine
and three cars IL left Rock Hill about
IL O'Clock. with about 90 passengers
on hoaru When the train had passed
out upnn the trestle the entire struc-
:ure under the cars gave way. huriing
the engine and cars TO the bank Of the
creek. about 80 feet below. Engineer
Henry BrickmAn. Fireman Fred
Rhyme and three negro passengers
were instantly killed. Conductor Ed.
Turner suffered a broken shoulder.
and w. r Slaughter. Of Hickory
Grove. s. c. and Julius johnson. of
Rock Hiil, s. C.. were perhaps fs-
tally injured. Marvin II. Morrow. Of
Blacksburg. S. C.: T. c. Hicks. OF
Lancaster. and r. A. willis. Of Edge
moor. s. c. have broken bones.
while a dozen or more other paSsen-
gers were less seriously injured.
B. r. Wllliford. of Charlotte. who
was slightly injured. displayed rare
presence OF mind In helping the pas
sengers. OF a halfdoZen young men
equally lucky. he was the only one to
try To assist the ladies and injured
men. He told the terrified passengers
in the first-class coach that the dan.
ger was over. and that he was there
10 see them TO safety. lie helped
several young men out OF the wreck
and tried To get them 90 help him
with others. but they selfishly went
on and left him 20 struggle alone un-
I'll help came from the outside.
Yorkville people went down In bug
gies and worked for hours exfricadng
the dead and injured from the wreck
and afording all possible relief
The rotten timbers Of the ancient
trestle tell their own unQuestionable
story as TO the cause Of the wreck.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-10
Turrertine Operators.

Montgomery, Special-A special from
Jacksonville, Fla, says: THE turpen-
tine operators convention will be held
in Jacksonville next Thursday and
Friday. The official programme in
cludes addresses from Mayor Nolan,
of Jacksonville: former Governor
Fleming, of Florida; P. L. Souther
land, of Jacksonville; Captain John r.
Young. of Savannah, Ga, and Dr.. c.
H Herty, of Washington. D. c. Indi-
cations are that the convention will be
the largest ever held. Many matters
Of importance to the industry in Gecr-
gia. Florida. Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana and North and South Caro-
lima will be considered"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-10

A proposition Is made to lease for 80
years the Atlantic & North Carolina
Railroad. The State owns two-thirds
of its S3000,0 900 capital stock. A rate
is offered which will, it is said, yield
something like 21a per cent. on the
stock. Two per cent. interest Is the
highest yet paid. l per cent. being the
average. The road has been improved
10 remarkable degree during the
presidency Of James A. Bryan, and
along all lines Is now in far better
condition than ever before. A rumor
was current Monday that an effort was
being made to buy the road, but the
facts are as above stated. Maybe More
head City will again be made a port
II is claimed by the people in Raleigh
Ihat the port was closed by means Of
certain deal made with the Atlantic
Coast Line owners in that city about
1877.
An attempted assault case under cir
cumstances OF peculiar brutality was
reported Monday afternoon from the
northern part Of Buncombe county.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lee Williams
went short distance from their home
and during their absence John Chan
dler. young painter. attempted to
cr1minally assault their 6-year-old
daughter. Two men happened to be
near and attracted by the girls cries,
took Chandler into custody. He was
later bound over to court without bail,
and was taken to Asheville to the
county Jail.
James Haden, freight brakeman,
running between Spencer and Selma,
fell from the train while it was pulling
out from Thomasville Monday. He was
standing on the ladder OF a car. and
q rung gave way, causing him to be
precipated so far downward that, be-
fore he could get another hold, his
foot was badly mashed, and he had a
desperate struggle to escape being
mashed under the wheels.
The suggestion IL made from Raj
eigh, that Governc- Aycock is thinking
OF addressing letter to the governors
OF each of the Southern tobacco grow
rs States. with a view Of getting up a
joint petition to the President or some
ASNSAoi ouIuolily W luNSSllSdlt
and prosecute the tobacco trust. The
idea is that this company is response
BILE for the prices Of tobacco which are
said to be unsatisfactory. and the pro-
position is that Governor Aycock p-o-
poses to have the company brought up
under the federal laws under which
so little has been done and about which
70 much has been said. 1t would most
likely be waste of time and ammuni-
ton and give the president a chance
20 make another spell
Major George p. Collins, one of the
best known citizens OF Hillsboro, died
ct his home at that place at O'Clock
Sunday night in the 6Sth year of his
age. He was the son Ct the late Josiah
Collins and Mary Riggs Collips, OF
Washington county. Major C~llins
leaves wife and seven children.
A charter is granted to the Mon.
-rch Paint Company Of Wilmington
!: ". Baltzer, p. Heinsberger, Jr. ant
lredell Meares stockholders; capita
stock s20. 1000. The company will make
paints, oils, varnishes, shallar, acids
distilled products. etc.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-10

Partition OF the races In the way.
tne only Eay. IL God hath mace Of
one blood the nations of the earth He
hath also established unto them the
metes and bounds Of their habitatIon.
He did not intend that antAgonistic
races should live together. The pre,u-
dice Of race is a pointing Of Provi-
1enCc and the antagonism Of peoples
Is the fixed policy by which God peo-
pies the different portions of the uni
verse and establishes the tncivid-
uality OF the nations. The act that
oru1ght N csc people tos~it er on tbs
continent was a ain Of the fathers. o
sin Of greed. an inlquity H trade
and Tire sorrow AMI sufertng Of the
present Is for the sin Of the past. q
sin against nature and n ain sEainst
God. The curse can be lifted only
when nature is yindIcated and God In
obeyed. The problem will be solved
only when the negro In restored TO
the bcinds Of his Partition
Neither impossible nor imprac-
tlcable. The elements are willing and
the way IL in reach. This In not Say
OF impossibilfties. The hand Of the Al
mighty is steadily opening the say.
at may be that the islands Of the
sea were placed BY Providence In our
keeping 10 furnish an answer 10 the
problem of the time
The South In neither cruel nor IN
patriotic and the North knows IL.
The North In neither immovable nor
vindictive. and the South knows H. IL
either Of us In mistaken. and IL both
Of US are misunderstood. we are yet
one people. and we must meet upon
the plain Of our brotherhood. AMI our
destiny of our mighty race. This In
| our country. We made H. We mould
| ed f. We control IL. and we always
| will We have done great things We
have mighty things 10 do. The negro
b an accident. al unwilling. O blame
| less. bat an unwholesome. unvelcone.
| helpless. urassinilable element IN our
| civilization He IL not made for our
times. He IL not framed TO share In
the duty and the destiny which he per-
/ plexes and beclouds. Let Us put him
kindly and humanely out Of the way.
Let us give him a better chance than
be has ever had In history. and let N
have done with him Let US solve his
probIem-fearlessly. nobly and speed
lily. Let us put IL behind us. Let M
purify our politics Of the perplexity
Let us iiberate the South 10 vote and
think like free men upon the mighty
issues OF the times"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-10

Washington, Special = Estimates
have been submitted to Rear Admiral
Endicott, chief of the bureau of yards
and docks, for the improvement and
expenditure at various navy yards,
for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1905.
Pensacola. Fla, total $2,545,515,
which Includes: Central power house
for department of yards and docks,
$104, 500; machinery for the same s115,-
900; shop and office buildings for the
same, 100000; concrete and granite
dry dock, 81 400, 900; wharf and vessels
under repair, $ioo,000; quay walls,
100000
Key West, Fla, total s375.57o, which
includes to continue quay wall, $780,
900; additional land, $15O,OOO
Charleston, total $3,64O, 900, includ-
ing extension OF storehouses, $4,000;
yard and power house and equipment,
$135 900; quay walls, $4Oo, 900; pier No.
312, 100000: coaling pier and plant,
900; dredging for piers, entrance
to dock, $1s0,000; floating crane, $780,
900; dry dock No $3.50, 900; ship filters
shop, $3.50, 900; smithery, $3.50 900; boat
shop, $4,000.
Port Royal, S. c., total, $4,s69, ,24e,
which includes two stone and concrete
dry docks, s2,2Oo.ooo; quay wall, 81
471O00; dredging basin and widening
channel 100000; railroad from Burton
Hill to station, $25S,000
New Orleans, total 1886, 100. which
includes electric light power plant ex-
,ension, $250,0O0; improvement Of wa
ter front, s1,3O0,000; electric conduc-
tors and pipe subway, $1s0,O00; paw
ing and bitches $1s0,000; railroad sys-
tenn, $4,000: brick boundary wall,
100000; naval supply fund storehouse,
$4,000; boat shops $125,000; naval
hospital, $15O,0OO; ordnance shop and
offices, $4,000.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-10
Fire at Columbia.

Columbia, S. c., Special.-Sunday
night about midnight a destructive
conf1agration started in this city on
Main street 1t originated in the soda
fountain of Xepapas, in the Wiley
building, which was a roaring mass Of
ha.: es befu~e the alarm could be given
and the department summoned. At 3
a. M, the fire was still in progress and
it is believed that the Desportes and
Mimnaugh blocks are practically
ruined. The losses will be heavy. The
Southern Railways Offices, Howie's
photograph gallery, and Mimnaugh's
clothing store are destroyed. The loss
cannot be estimated ct this hour, but
is believed will amount to 5000.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-10
Young German Nominated.

Baltimore, Special.-Col. A. P. Cor
man, Jr., the only son of United States
Senator A. P. German. was nominated
Wednesday by the Howard county
Democratic convention for the State
Senate. having won decisive victory
over his opponents. Col. German is
80 years old and begins his political
career where his father begun 80
years ago.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-10
State Notes.

A proposition is made to lease for 50
years the Atlantic e North Carolina
Railroad The State owns two-thirds
of it's 100000 capital stock. A rate
Is offered which will. it is said, yield
something like 21a per cent on the
stock. Two per cent. interest is the
highest yet paid, / per cent. being the
average. The road has been improved
to a remarkable degree during the
presidency of James A. Bryan, and
along all lines is now in far better con-
dition than ever before. A rumor was
current today that an effort was be-
ing made to buy the road, but the
facts are as above stated. Maybe
Morehead City will again be made a
port. 1t is claimed by the people here
that the port was closed by means OF
q certain deal made with the Atlantic
Coast Line owners here about 1877.
The examination of the applicants
for license as attorneys was held by
the Supreme Court Monday, all the JUS
tices being present. There was never
seen SO great a number of applicants,
those who appeared being too many for
the capacity of the court room or OF
the Senate chamber, SO they had to 60
to the House of Representatives or
the so, the State University law school
contributed 35, and the Wake Forest
College law school 27. The greatest
number Of applicants heretofore was
65, so the days "class" was certainly
O record breaker.
A charter is granted to the Monarch
Paint Company of Wilmington. E. V.
Baltzer, P. Heinsberger, Jr., and Ire
dell Meares stockholdrs, capital stock
10000 The company will make
paints, oils, varnishes, shallac, acids,
distilled products, etc.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-10
Died From Mosquito Bite.

Durham, Special.-Will Strayhorn, a
young white man, died at his home, a
few miles from this city, Saturday
night, of blood poison, brought on by
the bite Of a mosquito. 1t was two
weeks ago Saturday that the insect
bit Mr.. Strayhorn on the little finger.
In a short while the finger inflamed
and then blood poison set in. Physi-
clans were called and decided to ampu-
tate his arm, but in the meantime his
condition was such that they were
afraid to attempt the operation. He
fingered until Saturday night and died
in agony. Strayhorn was d farmer,
and we'll connected in this county
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-10
Wool.n Hills Resume.

Boston, Special.-Most Of the score
or more OF mills In Massachusetts,.
New Hampshire. Rhode Island. Yer
mont and Maine, owned by the Ameri-
can Woolen Company, which have
been shut down from one to two
weeks. will be re-opened. The shut
down was ordered By the Boston Office
Of the company. to give the 10000 or
more employees vacation and 10 per
NIT changes to be made.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-10
BRYAN Goes to Ohio.

Lincoln, Neb., Special.-W. J. Bryan
left Monday night for Ohio TO begin
his campaign in behalf OF the Demo
cratic State ticket Mr.. Bryan said
bis telegram to Tom l.. Johnston had
been misunderstood; that he had no.
cancelled any dates in Ohio, but bust
ness matters kept him al home. and he
vas unable TO speak at Toledo Mon
Cay night, Is had been arranged. He
would ne said. I'll postponed dates Ia
ter in TIE campaign. probably in Oc-
t0ber,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-10
Florida Man Killed

Pensacola. Fla, Special-Louis w
Dunham was instantly killed Tuesday
while storing lumber on the Spanish
steamer Durango. A large piece of
pitch pine had been hoisted on deck
and was standing on end preparatory
to being lowered into the hold when
the chain broke and it fell, crushing
Dunham's head into pulp All work
in the bay ceased Immediately and
vessels Of all nationaiities lowered
their flags to half mast Durham was
a brother to Bennie Durham. the
worlds champion acrobat
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-10

Denver, Col, Special.-General Don
Carlos Hasselteno. a distinguished
scholar and llnguist. died at his home
in this city Monday. He was born IN
New Orleans in 1925 OF Spanish par
entage. The generals great-great-
grandfather was sent by the Spanish
King to America 10 be governor gen
eral Of the entire Spanish possessions
in theNew World. General HasseTteno
was a graduate of Miami. Yale and
Heidelberg Universities and served IN
the Confederate army. He was cap
tured as a spy and sentenced 10 be
shot, but escaped. After the war nc
was a member of Commodore Porter {
staff