The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-07

North State items
| State Auditor Dixon. who has charge
OF the collection Of muster rolls OF
North Carolina Confederate troops.
to be sent to the War Department
at Washington Tuesday. received a let
ter from Governor Gambler. Of Georgia.
asking Auditor Dixon and Governor
Montague. OF Virginia. to 20 with him
10 Washington. Januaryi0th. to confer
with General Ainsworth. head Of tho
Pension Bureau. to get definite ufs.
derstanding OF the law. II the records
made since the war cannot be used.
the rosters will be incomplete.
Fire Tuesday morning between 2:so
and 3 o'clock gutted two top floors OF
the Mangum buildings on Main street
in Durham. burned the Elk Lodge and
practically destroyed the Elk Club
rooms. ruined the stock OF the Goods
all pharmacy and caused a damage
OF at least $1,000 In the building. The
total loss will be from $4,000 10
$l6,0 900. insurance about half. The firc
originated on the third floor of the
building. evidently In the Elk ante
room. and was burning the steps. cut
ting of close approach, when discoy-
cred.
The Capital City Telephone Com
pany was organized in Raleigh Tues
day. w. 7. Gentry, Of the Bell Tele-
phone Company, OF Atlanta wa 9 elect
ed president: l.. A. Carr. OF tho Inter
State Company. of Durham. vice-presI-
dent; d. l.. Carson, Geo. Watts, Hunt
Chipley. Julian 8. Carr. directors. The
Bell Company has taken control of the
Interstate Company at all places.
save Durham. It also controls the
Homo Telephone Company. Charlotte
and Raleigh will have the only inde-
pendent exchanges.
Andy Redman and West Cline. OF
Statesville, were Thursday bound over
to the Superior Court by Mayor
Steele for knocking Fred Proctor, an
other negro, In the head with n rock
and laying him across the railroad
track and leaving him I'm an uncon-
scious condition. Witnesses swore
that Proctor waw lying across the
tracks when found. and would have
been killed had they not removed him.
The affray was the outcome of a negro
frolic quarrel.
= IL Is learned from Quartermasfer
General Macon. OF the North Carolina
National Guard, that North Carolina,
Texas and Georgia are the only South.
ern States this year able to pass the
army inspection and get the benefits
of the Dick law. The United States
has this year expended $55 200 in the
equipment and pay OF the North Caro-
lima Guard.
The noted case OF Seaboard Air Line
against the Southern Railway. involy-
ing the right to Peabody street. Dur
ham. ended in Raleigh Wednesday az
ternoon in the Federal Court and ask
ed for judgment OF non-suit. Judge
Purneli SO ordered. Ii is regarded
as victory for the Southern.
1t has just developed that Prof.
Estelle. who has been In jail at
Greensboro. is violently insane, is q
professor Of chemistry In Yale College,
and was being taken back to New Ha-
ven from Springfield. Tenn, where he
has been to recuperate. A physician
was able to carry him North Tuesday
night.
'Welton Sutton, colored, attempted
to hang himself I'm the county fail at
Elizabeth City at o'clock Thursday
morning. The rope attached to the
wall was cut down by feIlow-prissners
In time to prevent the suicide. Sutton
was put in jail Christmas dag FOR
carrying concealed weapons.
The meeting OF the Shriners was
opened In Charlotte Tuesday. A large
number Of prominent representatives
OF the order were In attendance.
The Wilmington postofice case IL
still causing no end Of trouble.
Monday afternoon. az Mr.. Id.
King. a prominent carriage and har->
ness dealer OF Fayetteville. was riding
in a buggy. he made too short turn
at the corner OF North and Laaon
streets. and was thrown from the We
hicle. having his leg badly broken.
The State Baptist Mission board held
an important meeting at Raleigh
Thursday.
The cite for Durham's new union pas
senger station has been selected.
Mrs. d. g. Russell has been appoint
Cd postmaster at Wilmington.
Charlotte boasts Of genuine case Of