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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01

shelly. speciai-ChIe< os Police d
Z. Hanrick died saaaay rnornisE ~
o'clock frcn the effects Of . wound tn
sicied Saturday evening
Two negroes. Clark and anoihsr
whose name canno, be learned wo< Cd
the train here late Saturday afternoon
in a helpless drunken condition. and
carrying q Jug Of whiskey. They xere
Immediately arrested aud taken to the
town lookup. where II IL said that they
were searched and then locked up. No
weapons we're found on them. They
made so much noise and cursed 30 that
their presence In the town prison he
came . nuisance TO the people In the
neighborhood and they were taken TO
Jail. After being placed 10 a cage they
continued their bois,erousness and Of
feer Hamrick entered the cell In an
effort TO quiet them. As soon as be got
inside the bars, Clark drew pistol and
fired on him. the bali entering the up
Ier side OF the chest and piercing the
lung. Hamrick fell into the arms OF
Charles Eskridge. a young man who ID
employed about the Jail. and the latter
Immediately carried him outside the
cell. The negro next turned his pistol
upon Sheriff Suttle and fred. the ball
grazing his abdomen. and then shot
Deputy Sheriff Kendrick. who by this
time had drawn his revolver. and shot
Clark three times. Kendrick was
wounded In the neck. but no, serious
y, hurt
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
Lynchlng Averted.

Shelby, Special.-The excitement
caused by the Staying of Chief of Po-
lice B. E. Hamrick has not abated, and
a large crowd would have lynched the
negro, Clark, Monday morning at 2
O'Clock had not cool heads prevented
The crowd, numbering several hundred
were assured by Congress E. Y. Weoo
that the Governor would be asked to
call special term of court at once 20
try this negro. After Mr.. Webb talk
ed to the crowd, begging them not to
lynch the negro, but let the law take
it's course they decided not to do it.
The negro who received the wound is
still living: but in a critical condition
and he is not expected to live but few
DAYS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01

fieadauarerx Camp. Gainessiiie. Va.
"A monument erected TO the cona~r-
ste dead Of the arst battle Of Bull Run
By the Daughters Of the conseaeraey ts
20 be dedicated at Grose,on. Csasrsi
Bell. In command of the troops -
Tkoroughfarc. will participate In The
exercises with the seventh Cavalry.
Cor. Montague will make the dedica-
ton address. General Rell has piaa-
ned that tho participation os hts cav
airy In the dedication exercises shall
cot only be q tribute Ia the memory OF
the dead but the nlne-mile march be-
tween Division Camp No. and Grove
ton il To be made a practice mafsh
The troop liz To be divided into I've
sections. each taking a different road
to Croveton. with Instructions To AZ
rive there at exactly the same tins.
The start will be made at s o'ciock
Grovet5n will be reached at 10: 80 and
the desiieaiion will begin half hour
later. This practice march IL 10 eoh-
stitu,e the work OF Division No. : for
the day.
No drills were ordered today. The
officers Of General Corbin's stad made
inspection tours Of the manoeuvre
zone on horseback this morning. going
toward Manassas and some in the d.
rection of Thoroughfare. A meeting
OF all the officers of the three campo
has been called by General Corbin at
his headquarters "Wednesday morning.
| when the general situation will be dis
cussed. That the proper Information
OF the manoeuvres may be had. Gen
erai Corbin has issued instructions 10
Col. A. l.. Wagner. chief umpire. or
some member OF his stan OF assistants.
to deliver a lecture at the camp estae-
! fished for members OF the press each
evening after = day Of manoeaverias
THIS lecture will be available for ON
GERS of the army. II they desire to at'
tend.
General Grant, In command OF uasis'
ion Camp No. /. At Manassas. rode &c
headquarters for . conference VIE
General Corbin. General Bell. In com
mand at Thoroughfare. put In the en-
tire day on his horse. making obssrTs,
tions to aid him In the defense ol
Thoroughfare Gap.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
Jefferies Wins Fight.

San Francisco, Special.-Like the
yeriest amateur in the prize ring, Jack
Munroe, of Butte, Mont, went down
and out before Champion James jeff
ries Friday night in the second round,
manking an extremely sorry showing,
in Mechanics Pavilion, and was
rcundly hooted by the large crowd
gathered. The two giants had not been
IN the ring two minutes when it was
foreseen that the aspirations OF Nun
roe would be quickly dispersed. The
inner was scared and awkward. and
Jeffries, in the first round, had him
twice On the cavas, taking the count.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01

The Rutherford Railway and Power
Company, a newly organized corpor-
alton, is building a short railway line
In Rutherford county, connecting
Cliffside, the new mill town, with the
Seaboard Air Line railway. The
road, the grading for which has just
begun, is being built mostly Of Char
lotte capital, the stockholders Of the
company being interested in the mills
at Cliffside. B. D. Heath. OF; Char.
lotte. is president of the company; r.
R. Haynes, of Cliffside. secretary and
treasurer; John NJ Scott, Of Char
lotte, traffic manager. Mr.. w. G.
Heath, of Monroe, is another stock
holder.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
NORTH STATE NEWS


According to reports made &c the
Corporation Commmisxion the tar
levy against real and personal Prop
erty for the year 1903 In Wilson
county was se3.2i4.o0 and against
polls 3s.2ss.oo. The report shows
that the sheriff has collected all the
taxes against property except ss6.si
and all from 1850 polls except gao
polls OF $4,000. which Is less than /
per cent Of the tar levied.
Chathem county shows q tax levy
of $3I,2s5 against real and personal
property and $s.11s.oo against polls.
The report shows collection OF all
levy against property except $s2s.oo.
and all from 3,l27 polls except on Is
polls or sl7s.4O. the total OF which
is only a little more than one per
cent.
A great many of the counties show
uncollected taxes Of from five to ten
per cent. Of the levy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
Skirmishing in Manchuria.

st. Petersburg, By Cable.-Emperor
Nicholas has received the following dis
Patch, under date of August Is, from
General Kuropatkin: ION August "a
japanese battalion delivered and attack
in the valley of Sundahkaya, from
Tantziaputzy. The Japanese advance
was checked at p. m. at Laodintau by
a Russian company, five men OF which
were wounded. THE same day two
Russian companies successfully resist
ed the advance of the enemy in supe-
rior force at Sunoyinapu, where the
japanese suspended operations when
cur re-enforcements arrived. The Rus
sian losses were one officer wounded
and SO men killed or wounded.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01

Nashville, Tenn. special.-E. Z.
s,ahlman. vice president Of the Banner
Publishing Company. news editor OF
The Evening Banner and day cores
pcndent OF the Associated Press. vas
drowned In the Cumberland rive. nine
miles above here Monday aftei noon.
ur s,ahImau was cruising up the
river In his gasoline launch, when the
nropeller refused to work. He dssed
under the lsunch to remed- the troaose
and failed to reappear- The oods nas
mn, vet been recovered. Mr.. stahlmsn
was ss years old and con OF MAJOR
p 3 stahlman. o. this city.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
HOT FIGHTING IS REPORTED
japanese Closing in on Russian Stronghold on
Every Side

ticles OF equipment from the Japanese.
Our losses on this front have not been
definitely ascertained, but they exceed
$500 killed or wounded.
Notwithstanding the long and des-
perate fighting and the consequent ia
tigue, the spirit of our troops was as
alert as ever, and in the darkness of
night, with rain falling heavily and
Transforming the ground into liquid
mud, they executed. the necessary
perfect order
"On August 27 the enemy had not
assumed any definite offensive move
ment at any point along the whole
front and our troops retired gradually
to new positions. At about 2 o'clock
in the afternoon it was discovered that
the Japanese were moving on Taem-
pine by way of Youdioukau."
Getting Near Port Arthur.
ChefoO, BY Cable. - Information
which to a very great extent confirms
previous reports of the condition at
Port Arthur was received here by junks
which left there on August "a and
August 26.
The most important statement agreed
to by passengers on these junks who
were interviewed by the correspondent
of the Associated Press confirms the
reports that the Russians have been
driven from the fort Immediately east
of the Dragon Hills, along the sum-
mits of which the eastern defenses Of
Port Arthur are built. When the Rus
sian forces retired from Fort Etseshan
they entered Fort Number Is, to the
north of Chacochanko. During the
nights of August 1S and 10, while it
was raining, the Japanese attempted
to storm Fort Antszshan, which Is a
strong position adjoining Etseshan to-
ward the city, but they were repulsed
with heavy losses.
During the night of August % he
roic band of 500 Japanese attempted to
capture Fort Number in the midst Of
storm Almost the entire detachment
| was killed The Chinese declare, how
ever, that the Russians have evacuated
| Fort Number 5, but whether by rea-
son of this assault or the Japanese ar
tillery fire cannot be learned. The Jap
anese are unable to occupy Number s.
The fighting from August II to Au-
gust 21 was severe, but since the latter
date it has been comparatively light
On August 26 the fort on Liaoti Noun
tain was fired on from six Japanese
torpedo boats, but the result of the
action has not been known. The Rus
sian marines have left the ships in the
harbor and are working at the land
batteries. Shells from the Japanese fire
| continue to fall in Port Arthur and the
dock yards, and the warships have
scattered about the harbor in attempt:
to protect themselves from the enemy's
projectiles.
| A Chinese who was employed on the
docks at Port Arthur says that the
battleships Retvizan, Poltava and Sc
vastopol are badly damaged. The firs1
mentioned ship rests low in the Watel
by the stern. The battleship PObieda is
in fighting condition. There are foul
gunbOats and several torpedo boat de-
stroyers in the harbor.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
Sabbath School Convention.

The tenth annual session OF the
Sabbath School convention Of the
Presbyterian church in CASTOR county.
was held Thursday and Friday, the
18th and 18th, at Olney Church, south
of Gastoria. Rev. Cornelius Miller.
pastor Of the Dallas Church, was elect
ed chairman and E. l.. Wilson, Of Dal.
las, was chosen secretary. The open.
ing sermon was preached on Thursday
morning, by Rev. J. B. Cochrane, pas
tor of New Hope Church. The two
days were very profitably spent in
the discussion Of subjects pertinent to
Sunday school work, and much benefit
was derived by all those who attend
ed. Rev. j. M. Forbes, pastor OF the
Kings Mountain Presbyterian church,
was chosen as chairman of the COM
mittee on arrangements and pro-
gramme, to succeed Rev. M. NICE.
Shields, of Gastonia.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
Must Disarm at Shanghai.

Washington, Special.-Japan has ed-
dressed a note to the powers informing
them that unless Russia forthwith dis
arms her warships in Shanghai, Japan
will be forced to take whatever steps
she deems necessary to protect her in
terests Mr.. Takhira, the Japanese
minister, called at the State Depart
ment and left with Mr.. Adee, the Act
Ing Secretary of State, the communica-
ton Of the Toxic government
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
Killed by Street Car.

Charlotte, Special-Simon Bennett
about 28 years old. was killed by one
of the 4C's cars at the corner OF the
Boulevard and Euclid avenue. Dill
worth about IL o'clock Saturday night.
The body was badly crushed on the
left side, and death came soon after
the accident. The car was manned
by Motorman T. c. Crump, and Con-
ductor w. R. Powell. Crump refuses
to say anything about what occurred,
or what he saw. The wounds on the
body make it plain that the man lay
on the track when struck. There
were no eye-witnesses TO the accident,
except the motorman. Bennett came
from Fort Mill, s. c.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
Attempt at Train WreekIno.

Danville, Va, Special.-A special to
The Register from Martinsville says:
THE discovery of distractions on the
track of the Danyille & Western d.
vision of the Southern Railway Satur-
day prevented the loss Of many lives
Police Oficer John r. Hutton. OF TINS
CITY. was detailed On the case John
Cox. a youth whose dog had recently
been killed by the train, was arres:so-
The youth admitted his guilt and I'M
nrtcated Pete Hairston. coIored- as his
nartner in the crime Both were tried
before a Justice Of the peace at Axton
End sent on TO the grand jury. Both
plead guilty to the charge
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
Tar Heel Topics.

Fifty-three applicants for license as
attorneys appeared before the Supreme
Court. Of these 80 were from the law
school at the State University and IA
from that of Wake Forest College. five
applicants are negroes, three from
Shaw University law school, Raleigh,
and one from Harvard University.
Washington, D. c. Only two OF the
white applicants and one negro did not
attend law schools. This Is said to be
a remarkably small percentage.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01


e Petersburg, BY Cable-The gem
rgal staff has received the following
telegram from General Sakharoff, dat
o. August 27:
~Advance guards and advance troops
rr the southern front Saturday re-
tired slowly towards the fortified posi-
tti1u at Anshanshan. Rife fire was
general along the whole front. The
Japanese artillery cannonaded our po-
sitl0us at different points. Our guns
poured heavy fire into the columns
uf rhc Japanese as they advanced, and
into their works and entertainments
and cventually compelled them to
move their vast camp from Famiana
to the village of Biassiaza.
AT o'clock in the evening there
was a lull in the firing. The hottest
Hghung occurred on our left flank on
Th4 south front, where the losses
amounted to 200. During the night
our advance guards retired to the
principal position. Five divisions of
the enemy took the offensive against
our south front.
Our troops repelled towards the
southeast all attacks of the japanese
directed against their front, while our
troops on the right flank, taking the
offensive towards evening, drove the
Japanese back on Tounsinpu. Our
losses on the southeast front were
abont 400.
Our detachment on the east yester
day had a desperate fight against con
siderable forces of the enemy.
On the right flank, our infantry
though unsupported by artillery, and
shcugh the Japanese were at all points
superior numerically, firmly and cour
ageOnsly repulsed the attacks begun
during the night by the enemy on the
advanced positions of Tsegow and An
ping. This affair eliminated in sharI
bayOnet fighting and some of our regi
mental officers received sword, bayone
and revolver wounds. After desperate
fighting on the advanced positions II
Tsegow and Anping, our troops retired
OF, the main positions supported by ar
tIery.
The Tamboff Regiment, on the lef
flank at Tsegow, defended an advance'
position from l o'clock in the morninl
until o'clock in the afternoon, repel
ling all the enemy's attacks at TIL
point of the bayonet There were fOu
counter attacks The commander o
the regiment, Colonel Klembosky, wa
wounded.
"A turning movement by the enem,
against the left flank of the Tsegoy
position and the enfilading fire of thei
batteries on Kharouiou heights force
the Tambouff Regiment to retire, an
the retreat was effected in good order
Six guns were abandoned, but the
were broken and rendered useless. Th
Japanese attacked like fanatics, an
their losses must have been very grea
"A wounded Japanese officer, VIII
was taken prisoner, escaped observe
tion after his wound had been dressed
and killed himself by dashing his hea
against the stones.
Our troops captured a considerabl
number of rifles, caps and other a.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
Four Killed by Tonado.
Poisoninu Case at AUGUSTA, {

Poisoning Case at Augusta, Ga.
Augusta, Ga, Special-Mary Belle
Devin is dead, and Joseph Manseo is
seriously Ill, as the result of eating
bread which had been poisoned with
rough on rats mixed in the flour.
Neal Williams, who is on bond under
the charge of larceny, is wanted by
the police in connection with the
crime. Manseo probably will recover.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
100 People Burned.

Manila. BY Cable.-The city OF BE-
anx. in Laguna Province. Island o. Lu-
xon has been destroyed By are. cne
hundred persons perished In the names
and 5000 were rendered homeless. The
loss il estimated at $500 .oco-- The gov
ernment il furnishing shelter and 1000
10 the people made destitute by the
IRE According 10 the census CT 1886.
B,nanr had q population OF 1883.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
Suicide at st. Louis.

st. Louis, special.-A man supposed
from papers found in coat left lying
on the bridge, to be Frank Mccormick,
of Winter Haven, Fla, committed sui
eide by leaping from the Eads bridge
into the Mississippi river. watch
man saw the man climb to the railing,
but not in time to prevent him jumping
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
a4o.coo Jars face Kuropatkin.

Lao Yang. By Cable--At the Rus
sian headquarters here General Kuro-
ki's army is estimated at 100000 men:
General Nodzus force at 10000. AMI
General Oku's at 10000. This is ex-
eulsiye of two divisions Of about 1000
men moving up on the right bank OF
the Lao River. According to the Cni-
nese. the japanese have changed the
railroad from New Chwang to Tash!-
chao into q narrow gauge and are con-
veyiug thither twenty siege guns.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01

Laramie. wyo.. Specialize Mar.
tin colored. was Iynched by a mob OF
200 men In front Of Judge Carpenter :
honse Monday night. Martin vas .
trusty tn the county jail He attacked
v hite girl, Della Grouse. In the 1aiI
k,tchen and siashed her face ana afms
With a knife. Six men were inlsiso
while entering the Jail 10 drss ONT tns
prisoner.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
r.kes a Fresh Start.

Albany, n. Y, special.-W. E. Wood
end & Co.. of New York city, was II
corporated with a capital of 100000 to
dea, in stock. bonds. securities an1
other commodities. The directors are:
Noah spingarm and Wm. E. WoodeEd'
of New York city, and Francis j. Wa
,ers, OF Brooklyn. ". E. Wcodend was
the senior partner Of the firm OF ".
= Woodend & Co., OF New York. which
eusneuded several months ago.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
Wreck on Seaboard.

Wadesboro, Special A through
freight from Raleigh to Monroe, on
the Seaboard Air Line, was wrecked
at Pee Dee Saturday afternoon by
running into a culvert which had been
washed out by the heavy rains. The
engineer, Alex. Adams. and Fireman
Shiplett were killed, being buried un.
der the wreckage. The bodies OF
both have been recovered. About
five box cars were smashed into
pieces. The main part Of the train
was composed Of fat cars, loaded
with crossties, and several OF these
cars were badly torn up.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
Tar Heel Topics.

The Mooresville correspondent, OF
the Charlotte Observer says:
Pearl Douglas, a young farmer OF
the Hart neighborhood, in Rowan
county, was in town to consult ply
sician about a very much swollen
hand, poisoned by the bite Of a mos
quito. He was plowing last Thurs
day when he was bitten, and since
that time his hand has caused him
intense pain.
The work of placing new machinery
in the Wayne Cotton Mill, recently
bought by the Borden Manufacturing
Company, is steadily progressing, and
it will not be long now before it will
be in full operation again.
Seventeen horses were burned to
death in a fire at Raleigh Wednesday
morning.
Fayetteville is to have a new cotton
mill costing 100000.
A junk dealer at Greensboro was
given fifteen years for larceny.
An unknown negro was killed by a
train at Durham on Wednesday.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
Jananese Batteries SiIenced.

st. Petersburg, BY Cable-A als-
patch from Chefoo, dated August ~
says that according to Chlnese re.
ports the Japanese bombarded Port
Arthur from O'Clock in the morn
ing to 1 O'Clock in the afternoon,
pouring in heavy fire, but that the
Russians succeeded in silencing the
Japanese batteries. The Japanese fleet
was not engaged, having put further
out to sea.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
Opening Of A. & M. College.

The Agricultural and Mechanical
College at Raleigh, will open Thurs
day, September 1. Entrance exam
intions will be held Tuesday and We'd
nesday, August 80 and 81, at a. m.
Examinations to remove conditions
will be held Tuesday, Wednesday. and
Thursday, according to schedule. Stu
dents for entrance or to remove condi-
tions at other times than the above
will be charged 81 for each exam
ination. Registration on Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday. Registra
ton after Tuesday, September l, will
cost 81. Rooms will not be reserved
in the college dormitories after Sep
tember /.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
Eayptian Cotton Thriving.

Washington, Special.-In report to
the State Department, Consul General
Guenther, at Frankfort, Germany,
says that the American consul at Al
exandria reports that the Egyptian
cotton fields were In great danger
from immense swarms OF locusts.
which for weeks were fought by the
farmers and their help, assisted by
present the prospects for big crop
are favorable
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
Eject Exnort cf New Cotton.

Galveston. Texas. Special.-Friday
the first cotton OF the new crop 10 be
cleared for foreign PORTS left On the
steamer forehead, OF the Head Line.
The cotton IS consigned to three dit-
ferent ports. ali in Russia. Rerai.
Russia. will get 500 bales: Riga. Rss-
s;a. 100 bales. and 100 bales are for 81.
Petersburg. Consignments viii go Via
Belfast
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
A Fatal Freight Wreck.

Portsmouth, O., Special.-Two Nor
folk & Western freight trains collided
at the Kenova entrance to the Ohio
river bridge. twenty-five cars were
wrecked and one engine. Two tramps
were killed and buried underneath the
wreckage. Engineer Staten was fatally
and Conductor Hensley seriously hurt.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
HONOR TO OUR DEAD
Fedefal offkefs Pha Foe ls.efestiss
Exercises
TROOPS FROM MANASSAS TO JOIN

Tire Seventh cs~siry. uessr cs~s-
~snd es oensrsi esli. VIII Par.
sgeirsss In TIE osessassss 81 .
Gov. Montague Delivering ,hs A.
cresA
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
GES. SAKAHROFF'S LOSS HEAVY

kfter an AH'Oay Engagement Along
Their Whole Front, the Russians
Ret'rcd Slowly Toward Anshan-
snan-A Series of Fanatical At
tacks BY the Japanese, the Rus
SLAMS Retiring With Various Losse s
Except on the Right Flank.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-01
Both Feet Crushed.

Charlotte, Special.-Robert Smith,
f1agnan of the switching crew on
the freight yard Of the Southern was
thrown from a coal car Wednesday
mrcning. Both feet were caught un-
der the moving cars. Two Of the
toes on the right foot had to be am
putated and the left ankle was bro
ken and amputation may be neces-
sary.