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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05
sE .sy 0kANscS

A-str.ks % ii...o t~amststs tAseal.
esas Chicago. III
Aexlcaa hsalth ~sz.xr. refused 10
Ts<>ag1,sx~ Tsxas quarantine rsxula.
laous
4 lou. sifssushl in wr>tvru Nssyra a&ka
ansi eastern Colorado ~as finally
hroset.
Robbers <ss kis.. aud ossrse-skesi
ssssn moue when The, ie.etesI the lssnk
al icl-t. Wis
Carmen "n tIae Waba ~i8 - .tsu4 w~us
on strike for higher wsre. ard see.
o-niiiou of the unicn.
Revised estimates af the .sssse.
caused bs fire at Toronto placed the
damage AZ xi3vn"s
Chicago ministers commenting GA
execution OF car barn bandits urge
abolition of capital punishment
Gold Ia the amount Of xs.ssspass. l,a =
been ased for export in connection
with tie Panama Canal payments.
Great Britains deficit for the imam,
cial year il g.. ..07s.oa OF this
hy taxation
In thc German Eeichstag Mas dis
cussed II biz. the purpose of which IL
To promote the cotton growing indus.
try in German East Africa
Claiming 10 have been promised
higher wages. but not seeiug them
Ssi employees Of the Glucose Trust a,
Peoria. Ill. went on strike.
The curtailm-nt of cotton cloth pro
ductien in New England already in
augurated il 10 bc made more exten
sive for this month and next.
\ carpet cleaning Arrangement
which, il Is GAINED. would have spread
disease germs. was shut out OF Louis
vile, Ky. by The Board OF Health.
In an aitray between Turkish gen
darmes and Greeks at Smyrna the See
retary Of the Greek Consulate was
wounded AMI Il Greek squadron has
sailed for the scene of the clash.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05
Receiver Wanted For RIes Co.

San Antonio. specIai.--The Alliance
Trust Company. limited. OF England.
has filed suit In the United State.
District Court. asking for the appoint
ment OF a receiver for the Haywood
Rice. Canal and Milling Company.
which has ~ 600 acres OF rice in eni
tivation in Liberty county. II Is alles-
eJ that the company is indebted to
tie Trust Company in the sum of
sleo 900 and 10 under contract 10 build
houses upoa and irrigate Its land. ag'
gregating about $4,000 acres. While
no defanlt In interest IL alleged. IL In
charged that the work agreed 10 be
done has not been done according Z"
contract. and the court has been ask
ei to appoint receiver To operate
the plant in the interest Of the cred
iiors as well as the company. The
hearing has been set for ten days
hence. There are numerous creditors
OF the Rice Company In eastern
Texas
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05
At The North.

The number Of workmen on the
Worlds Fair In st. Louis was In
creased to $4,000 but it was stated that
the Exposition would not be entirely
finished by the opening day, April 30.
Redfern, the noted Paris dressmaker,
left New York for St. Louis to look
after his exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
Fire destroyed the interior of the
Victor Talking Machine Company S
plant at Camden. n. J.. causing loss
Of 100000. with insurance Of $3.50, 900.
One watchman was killed. another
badly wounded and an alleged thief
shot in fight with packinghouse rob-
bers in Chicago.
Mrs Louise Rodney Holcomb. OF
Newcastle. Del. sued for divorce
from Capt. Chauncey Holcomb, alleg-
ing cruelty.
Miss Bertha C. Weightman, Philadel-
pkia's richest heiress. was married to
DR.. n. r. Norton, of New York.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05
A Strike Called Oh.

Roanoke. special.-The strike Ia
auxurated against the Southern Ex-
press Company by the telegraph OPP
orators and express agents along the
lines OF the Norfolk 4 Western Rail
wav two months ago. when several
hundred express Offices were closed
because the express people would not
gran. a 10 per cent increafe in com
missions paid the teIegraphers on ex-
pres. business. Was called of after con-
erenees between T. w. Leary. vice
president and general manager OF the
Southern Express Company. and q
committee from the Order OF Railway
TeIerrapts.s who represented tns
strikers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05
Murderer of Miss Sandbero.

Austin, Texas. Special.-Henry Sim
mons. the negro who stands accused
and self-confessed as the murderer OF
Miss Lula Sandberg. at Manor, or, last
Thursday. will have his trial for muir
Ter on Friday of this week and, in the
meantime. he is being closely guarded
in the Jail. surrounded by an armed
force OF 200 soldiers. This precaution
was taken to give assurance that no
mob violence shall be successfully
made. The soldiers will be kept on
duty until after the trial Tuesday al
ternocn Simmons made further con
,ession to three additional murders,
two being negroes in Texas and the
other that of white man whose name
he did not know, in the Greek nation
Indian Territory, on July 9, 1903.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05
The Selma Connection.

Raleigh. special-Late Saturday az.
ternoon the jury in Wake Superior
Court in the Selma junction case, re-
turned a verdict This was that the
schedule ordered by the Corporation
Commission. to be made by the Atlan-
tic Coast Line between Rocky Mount
and Selma. is safe and that the train
proposed to be put in operation can
make the run with safety and Wlth
due regard to the schedules OF other
trains and necessary stops. This was
the main issue submitted to the jury.
There was another upon which it
found that the probable cost OF operat-
ing the new train per day Touio oe
$40, the probable income derived lrom
its operations $25.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05
News of the Day.

4 tornado WITCH swept Indian Ter
ritC,ry. Texas. Arkansas and other sec
tons Of the Southwest killed Is per-
sens so far as known, injured scores
IF others. some fatally, and destroyed a
large amount of property.
The crew Of 27 men on board the
French waterlogged barkentine Union
Was rescued by the steamer Haverford
and taken to Philadelphia.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05

1t is estimated that the people OF
the United States drink 800, ,00o, 900
gallons of coffee in the course OF
year. at a cost Of about ten cents q
gallon. The importing cost OF the
requisite quantity Of coffee berries for
this supply, at seven cents . pound, Ia
about SIS, 900. 900. Preparation, pack
age. distribution and dealers profits
make the price to the consumer about
double the importing cost.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05
Fire at Goldsboro.

Goidsboro. Special.-The storage
building cf the Wayne Agricultural
Works and The shipping building and
>ull sheds Of the GoldsborO Oil Mills,
With contents, We're totally destroyed
Tuesday afternoon by what threaten
ID to be another very disastrous fire
n the city's history. The fire broke
out in the storage room OF the Wayne
Agricultural Works, and rapidly
spread before a southeast gale to the
null shed of the oil mills. The fire de-
oartment was seriously handicapped
T: it's efforts because Of no pressure,
iue to low water in the standpipe.
Only change Of wind prevented
greater destruction and damage. The
oss will probably aggregate about
10000.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05
John w. Kennedy Arrested.

Niagara Falls. y. Y, Spectal.-John
w. Kennedy. under arrest here on
suspicion. has admitted he is wanted
ir Staunton. Va. for the wrecking of
an express train and killing Of the en-.
ginesr two years ago. Kennedy bad
been convicted ans sentenced 10 De
hanged on March Ilth. Two days
before the time set for his execution
he escaped.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05
To Take Stock.

Mexico City. Soecial.-W. H. Hunt.
chairman of the reorganization COM
mittee of the International Bank and
Trust Company. plans to have the de-
pos;tors and other creditors OF the fail
ed bank take stock in the recently or
ganized Pan American Bank OF Chi
cago. The creditors. with claims of
more than $500. are to take half their
claims in stock and receive halt In
cash.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05
TAR HEEL TOPICS
IN PARAGRAPHS
Worlds Fair cemmssslcne-s.

The Governor has appointed the fol
lowing commissioners from North
Carolina 10 the 81. Louis exposition.
NJ. W Ransom. Northampton county:
Frank X. Borden. Goldsboro: p H.
ArendeiI. Raleigh: W G. bradshaw.
High Point: Cameron Aorrision.
Rockingham; Frank Wood. Eden'on !:
W. l. Holt. Fayetteville: w. r. Odeii.
Concord: j. s. Spencer, Charlotte: !:
George W. Pack. Asheville: ]. s. Carr.
Jr.. Durham; Moses Cone. Blowing
Rock; F. o. Moring. Raleigh. W. l..
Kennedy. Falling Greek: J. VsnLind.
ley. Pomona; T. Banks Holt. Durham /:
n. B. McCsnless, Salisbury; II. G.
Chatham, Elkin ID. A. Tompsins.
Charlotte: Joseph C. Brown. Raleigh +;
James X. Noraeet. Winston: J. s
Hunter. Greenville: X. p. Richardson
Reidsville; n. b. Dordon, Conetoe
George S. Jones, Rocky Mount: Char
les J. Harris. Dillsboro; Horton Cor
win. Jr.. Edenton: John G. Angler
Durham: S. Fl. Strange. Fayetteville
]. Fl. Westbrook. Mount Olive: W. F
Randolph, Asheville; r. A. Hamilton.
Burlington: w. T. Brown. Winston
E. B. c. Hambley. Salisbury: II. +
Fries, Salem T. v Lenoir. Yadkins
vile; d. Y. Cooper. Henderson: L. A
Carr, Durham; A. W. Haywood. Haw
River; J. II. blackburn. Newbern
George w. Watts. Durham: J. ]
Laughinghouse. Greenville; p. NJ
Brown, Charlotte; ". B. Ray. Burns
yille: ]. J. Farris. High Point.
The Governor has made the follow
.ng appointments To make schCo
speeches i'm May: Winston. May 18th
SnOwhill. 18th; Statesville, 10th
Whiteville. 18th; Asheville. 10th
Maxton. Goth: Concord. 23rd: David
son College. oath: State Normal and
Industrial College. Greensboro, 26th.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05
From Across The Sea

Prince Pu Lun, nephew Of the En-
pericr Of China and China's commits
sioner to the st. Louis Fair, was pre-
sented to the President.
The Russian General Staff received
information that the japanese are
planning to force General kuropatkin
to attack them.
Vassili Verestchagin. the artist who
was killed at Port Arthur, expressed
in his will the conviction that he would
never return to Russia.
It is now stated that 50 persons We're
killed in the recent wreck in the Mexi-
can Central railroad near Zacatecas.
Peruvian troops refuse to evacuate
territory on the western frontier OF
Brazil, which is regarded as belonging
to Brazil.
The birth of an heir to the Russian
throne late in the summer is expected.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05
Japansse Blow up Railway.

London. By Cable.-The Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent n irkutsk.
Siberia. under Wednesdays date. says
II at the Japanese have blown up
portion Of the railway at khalir. bat
that the resultant damage ID Insight
fcant
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05

Bert Thorndyke, a prominent Young
nan of San Jose, Cal. masked. held
I'd six men In . club and was later
killed by a posse
Mrs. Mary 4. Powell confessed u
Dover. Del. that she murdered ner
,oster daughter, Ezsie Aibin
Several famous French statues In
he worlds Fair, at st. Louis. were
thrown down and smashed and irrem-
saiabIe damage done.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05
Carlton Defeats Major Taylor.

Richmond, Special,-In a municipal
primary election held here Carlton
Mccarthy. at present city accountant.
was chosen as the Democratic nomi-
nee for mayor. defeating Mayor r. NJ.
Taylor by a majority Of 139 votes. The
nomination is equivalent to election.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05
conv;et.d in Three Minutes.

Austin, Texas. Special.-Henry SIM
mons. the negro who, it is charged, on
April 21st. murdered young white
girl named Lula Zandberg, at Manos,
twelve miles from this city. was to-
Law tried by a Jury and convicted OF
murder in the first degree within
,hree minutes after the jury was
charged. The entire trial. empaneling
he Jury and all. only consumed two
hours. The defendant. waving all
lights. the Judge sentenced him to hang
here On Monday IeXt. May 2nd.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05
A Case of Suicide.

Salisbury. Special.-It is now
Known with certainty that the sudden
leath of young Henderson Stewart
this city Wednesday. was a case of
suicide, effected by the use of stry-
.hnine This view was held by the
physician who was called in. but as
he remains were inferred yesterday
without any actual examination being
made, the matter remained inconclus-
We. Since then bottle OF strychnine
las been found concealed in the de-
leased young mans bed. and investi-
CATION developed the fact that he had
mis- death. Mr.. Cap W. Stewart. of
rennyson. Davie county, father of the
deceased is conducting an active in
1uiry into the circumstances. 1t was
It first generally supposed that young
Stewards death WAS due to heart
allure, with a piece OF metal which
ae had accidentally swallowed recent.
". as probably q contributing cause.
Now that facts pointing unmistakably
70 suicide have been developed. the
,nly matter for conjecture is the mo.
i've, which is attributed to bad health.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05
|BIG FAIR IS Open
Lssisissa Purshsse fipssil,sa Nsv
Ready Fer the Pselat
e0oss IaloxS OPEN sArulplY


Ne. Iyeu~. spee asl Re spTszsnitng q
large expenditure than aHy siniaAt
enterprise heretofore s,iemgssd oa
this continent. greater in its aszhItiusa-
and larger In its s>ope shan say pr
vsoas effor, Of II. Kind. tho louisiana
Purchase Eapositisn VAS formally oe
ened Saturday sf,srnoou. The saAa
Eural exercises could hardly have been
improved upon. They ~sre simple
and were carried through ~t'ho.s Dr.
lay of any description.
President Pressed the Bo,'er.
Washington Special. - rrss1dont
Roosevelt pressed the gold hey which
completed the electrical circuit hnd
released the gigantic power q! the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition n
ST. Louis. putting In motion the se.eee'
horse power machinery and the Eairs-
like cascades In the grounds. IN"
ceremony occurred in the Eas' Room
ts the White House. precisely AT ilt
IL O'Clock. Eastern standard Time. A
the President pressed the key The
third battery Of United States aSth'
lery. stationed south OF tho White
House. fred salute Of twenty one
guns. ConEratulatory messages then
were exchanged between the i>rcsl-
lent and David T.. Francis. president
OF the Exposition Company. The his
torlc ceremony Was Witnessed hy a
nota able assemblagc including mem-
hers of the cabinet. justices of the
Supreme Court. and members of Tho
diplomatic corps. Three teiegraphic
circuits between The East Room and
the administration building Of the IA
position were provided by The Postal
Telegraph Company
The table which supported the t.le
graph instruments was located in IN"
East Room. On II rested a small
Iais covered with blue and gold plush.
gold KEY with which the President
closed the circuit. The same dais
and tho same key have been used on
| several similar occasions.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-05
North Carolina at the Great Show

A St. Louis special to The Charlotte
Observer on Sunday says: The NORTH
Carolina exhibits. on the opening day
cf the ST. Louis. Exposition. are in
yery satisfactory condition and attract
ing considerable attention. In the min
eraI display. among other very inter
esting features. is quantity OF caro-
linium. the recently discovered ele-
ment The entire exposition Is lnaug-
! urated under most favorable condl-
| tions. perfect weather and record
breaking attendance.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-03-18
FAR-REACHlNG DECISION.
Northern Securities Company Declared by
Supreme Court to be Combination In
Restraint Of Trade.

BY a bare majority Of on, the su-
pIeme court of the United States on
Monday revitalized and widened the
scope OF the sherman antitrust law of
1881. As the court of last resort it de-
clared finally and for ail time the North
ern Securities Company a combination in
restraint OF trade and therefore in viola
ton Of the United States statutes. The
ueciSlon OF the circuit court Of Minnesota
whence this important clause came is af-
iirmed. The execution of the decree dis
solving the great merger now goes back
to the circuit court
Ihe decision is so far-reaching and vi
tally important to American capital that
the best lawyers hesitate to analyze with
respect TO its effect on other great com
binations OF capital controlling vast busi-
ness interests in this country.
These questions are on every tongue.
Does II affect great railway combinations
Ike the Pennsylvania. the B. & O.. the
Lake shore. the Reading and Rock
island? Does ii reach the great Standard
oll company. the sugar trust and the
steel combination? The only autnorita-
tive answer to such questions is found
IN the statement given out by Attorney
General k1"N, i'm which he says that the
government does not mean to run
amuck. but he goes on to this extent:
'lf between other railroads there eN-
lst contracts. combinations and conspira-
cies by which interstate commerce is
restrained. then they violate the law b."
Mr.. Knox in his statement evades the
direct point as to the intention of the
accession toward other than great com
binations The President himself is silent
ana the best lawyers disagree as TO
what should he the future course of the
department of justice in view of the
courts sweeping decision.
Mr.. Justice Harlan wrote the opinion
sustaining the governments case and JUS
ticies Brown, Brewer McKenna and Dav
concurred. Chief Justice Fuller and Jus
tices White, Peckham and Holmes dis
sented The court divided on the dues-
ton of the federal governments aithor-
ity in controlling such commerce as is
represented by the Northern Securities
Company. Mr.. Justice Brown turred the
balance in favor OF the contentious of the
government He was i'll at the time the
case was argued before the supreme
court, but was "Vouched" in by both
parties to the suit, He based his opinion
on the briefs presented by both sides and
not on the oral arguments.
There is an interesting political division
on this case. Tie five justices deciding
| against the railroad trust are all Re
| publicans while the only two Democrats
| on the bench, Chief Justice Fuller and
Justice White are among the -four who
| dissented.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-03-18

Ulie Davis, whose leg was crushed by
a falling tree in Dummerston several
weeks ago, is recovering. The injury was
so bad that it was thought at first that
amputation would be necessary, but it
now appears that he will have sound
leg.
Elijah Miller of West Brattleboro
brought to f. c. Clark grocery store yes
terday the first new maple sugar of the
season. The retail price is so cents a
pound The sugar season has opened un-
usually late because of continued cold
weather. A year ago this time Mr.. Mil
Ter had finished sugaring. No one can
tell how long the season will last, but
short season is predicted, as there is so
much snow in the maple orchards that it
is almost impossible TO get to the trees.
a special convocation of Connecticut
Valley Council, No 16, r. and s NJ, was
held in Masonic hall last evening Most
Illustrious Grand Master Charles l.. Rob-
inson and Grand Lecturer David \. Elliot
were present. The degree was conferred
upon II candidates. including six
from Wilmington. Refreshments were
served at the close of the work. Column
bian lodge, No. SO. f. & a. NJ. conferred
the fellow craft degree at n special COM
munication Monday evening. \ regular
meeting of Bingham chapter, o. E. S,
was held Tuesday evening. stated
conclave of Beauseant Commandery, No.
I, X. T.. was held Wednesday evening.
Fort Dummer Royal Arch chapter will
hold special convoca tions the 23d and
30th inst. for the purpose of comforting
the royal arch degree.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-03-18

not appear that i'm either case the in
crease was not demanded by the good Of
the local service. The only instance men
toned in the Second district is that at
White River Junction, the largest dis
tributing Office in the state, where, on
the first Of July, 1901, the post office was
advanced to the second class and the year
following the allowance for rent, fuel and
lights was increased from $3.50 to $500
1t was part Of the agreement on which
this increase was based that O. w. Daley,
the owner of the building, should refit the
post office quarters, improve the equip
ment, and provide a fire and burglar
proof safe. These improvements were
clearly demanded by the increased busi-
ness of the office and for the convenience
of its patrons 1t was on this basis that
Col Haskins endorsed the application
for an increase, as is clearly stated in his
letter written to the department at that
time and now published in this report