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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
Right to Tax Bank.

Washington, Special-The United
States Supreme Court, in an opinion
by Justice McKenna, yesterday re-
versed the decision of the Supreme
Court of the State of Louisiana, in the
case of the Citizens Bank of Louisiana
VS.. Col. Parker, tax collector OF the
first district of the city oi New Or
leans. The proceedings involved the
right of the city to tax the bank, but
the bank claimed exemption under its
charter granted in 1888. The State
court held that legislation subsequent
to the charter had the effect of revok-
ing it, but Justice McKenna's decision
held otherwise. The Chief Justice and
Justices Harlan and Brewer dissented.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
Frozen to Death.

Winston Salem, Special.-Parties
here from Yadkin reported that
man. with his two children, travelling
in i one-horse wagon, were held on
the boat at Conrad's ferry several
hours yesterday afternoon, and that
the children came near freezing to
death The mush-ice floating down
the river prevented the ferryman from
operating the boat after it reached the
middle OF tho stream. The man in
charge of the ferry found it necessary
10 get out and wade to the bank.
There he secured rope. Attaching
one end of this to windlass and the
other to the boat the man and his
children were pulled to the shore. The
Yadkin river is unusually low. In
some places it is not over two feet
deep. This is accounted for by all of
the smaller tributary streams being
frozen up.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
Robbery Near StateSvlIIe.

Statesville, Special.-Mr. Ham
Smith. a merchant Of the Troutman
neighborhood, was in town Tuesday,
and told OF the robbery Of his store on
last Friday night. An entrance was
made through a front window. About
$50 worth of goods were stolen and
$3.50 worth of negotiable notes. The
latter were taken from the pocket OF
a ccat which Mr.. Smith had worn
while collecting and which he had left
hanging UP in the store. While there
is no conclusive evidence to the per-
petrators of the robbery, two white
men Of another county are suspected.
They were in the store the evening
before the robbery and their conduct
while there caused them to be sus-
pected
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
To Abolish Office.

Washington, Special.-Secretary
Hitchcock, of the Interior Department,
has recommended to the President
that the Office of railroad commission
er, held by the late General James
Longstreet, be abolished. 1t seems
probable now that the recommends
ton will be adopted and that no sue
cessor to General Longstreet Will be
appointed. For two years the Inter
ior Department has made no estimate
for the salary of railroad commission
er. the necessary appropriation for
General Longstreet's salary OF $4,000
being made by Congress on Its own
Initiative The duties of the ofhce
practically have been absorbed by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
RUTH CLEVELAND DEAD
Oldest Daughter Of Ex.Prestdent Fell
By Diptheria.

Princeton, y. j.. Special.-Ruth. the
eldest daughter OF Mr.. and Mira. Grover
Cleveland, died In this city Thursday
very Unexpectedly. ths immediate
cause OF death being a weakening OF
the heart action during mild attack
@. diphtheria. DR.. WyckoH. the at
tending physician, said that Miss
Cleveland had been Ill with a mild
form Of diphtheria for four days. and
that the heart affection was not an
ticipated.
The Cleveland household is grief
stricken over the death Of the oldest
daughter and many messages OF con-
dolence are being received. The private
school which Ruth attended has been
closed for the rest of the week out OF
respect.
President John N. Ninley. Of the Col
lege of the City OF New York, Mr..
Cleveland's personal friend, has come
here to make all arrangements for the
funeral.
In response to many inquiries. for
mer President Cleveland gave out the
following statement:
After a few days illness, which be-
gan with an attack Of tonsilitis and
developed yesterday suddenly into
diphtheria, our oldest daughter, Ruth,
died today, suddenly"
Ruth Cleveland was born on October
8, 1891, in her fathers residence, at 6S1
Madison avenue, New York, after Mr..
Cleveland had served his first term as
President. She was named after Mr..
| Cleveland's grandmother, and as Baby
Ruth" was a great favorite in Wash
ington society during her fathers sec
ond term in the White House. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cleveland have four remaining
children.
It is now understood that 1t was the
child's illness that prevented Mr
Cleyeland's attendance at the dinner
tc Mayor Mcclellan, in New York, on
January 4.
| The funeral services Will be held al
the Cleveland home. conducted by Rev
Maitland Bartlett. Mr.. Cleveland, with
President Kinley, of the College of the
City of New York, Dean Andrew West
and a few intimate friends will accom-
pany the body to Princeton cemetery
where interment will take place. 1t is
said the other children show no signs
of diphtheria. $ ~
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
Cylinder Head Blew Out,

y Lexington Special.-On account of
ore of the cylinder heads blowing out
Of the engine of the south-bou pas
senger train No. 20, near Conrads, a
fl reman came near losing his life, and
five passenger trains were held here
until about midnight. When the en-
gine became disabled, the colored fire.
man jumped. and came near being
scalded to death by escaping steam.
Though severely injured hem ay re-
cover. Another engine was sent for to
replace the disabled one, which was
placed on the siding here, and at a
late hour the track was cleared.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
Assembly Meeting.

San Juan, Porto Rico, By CABLE
The last session of the second bien-
nial Legislature of Porto Rico will be
opened Monday. Governor Hunt
message will be read on Tuesday and
it is anxiously awaited as 1t is expect
ed to indicate President Roosevelts
nolicy in the island. The better class
has assured the House of Representa-
tiyes that it will support the measure
Of a loan of $5,OO0,OO0 to the farmers.
The Americans in the council are op-
posing the measure on the ground OF
economy and the House threatens
retaliation by killing all the American
measures, including the general ap-
propriations.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
Douie Wants an Isiend.

New Orleans, Pec!al- Alexander
Dow!e. self-styled Elijah, reached this
city last night in a private car NO. -
OF the Arkansas Pass Railroad Assis-
tant General Manager Agent Lnpton.
OF the road, is personally conducting
him. Dowie has been misleading the
newspaper men. and his real objective
point was not made known until after
he arrived here, and that by accident.
He is going to Arkansas Pass to look
over Montagorda Island with the idea
Of purchasing It This island contains
40 600 acres. and If he buys the whole
tract. he will remove the eternal city
from the shores OF Lake Michigan
to th at island
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
Tar Heel Topics.

Charters were granted Thursday to
the Powell Supply Company. of Fair
Bluff, Columbus county, with cap
ital stock of s50,000 stockholders
Mary D. Powell, G. 4. Powell and
others: to operate tobacco ware
houses, make turpentine and wood
spirits, ETC.; the Statesville Female
College (incorporated) under the con-
troll of the Central Presbytery Of Con-
cord, Rev. DR.. Shearer, and others.
incorrorators; the Johnson e Wat
son Cofpany. of Greensboro, capital
stock 100000, A. A. Johnson, c. S.
Watson and others being the stock
holders, the purpose being to acquire
lands for factories for the manufac-
ture Of boots and shoes, and to oper-
ate such factories.
The State Superintendent Of Public
instruction says applications for what
is known as the second 500 600 OF the
States annual appropriation for keep
ing the public schools open four
months in the year are coming In
quite rapidly and the division Of the
sum will be made before long. War
rants were issued today for about 20
new rural public school libraries. One
or two districts attempted to secure
an extra library, whereas the law only
allows one to a district.
The hero of the Merrimac, Rich
mond Pearson Hobs, will appear in
Charlotte on next Monday week. jan
uary 1S and will deliver a lecture on
the Star Course of the Y. NJ. c. A.
The chairman of the Raleigh dispen-
sary board announced that the dis
pensary will make not less than $4O.-
600 profit this year. The city's re-
ceipts from the bar-rooms under the
old system were about 5000.
By far the finest specimens of nick
ell ore ever secured for the State Mu-
scum were received by Curator Brim-
ley from the w. S. Adams nickel
mine, in Jackson county There are
20 pounds Of it, which shows metallic
nickel imbedded in the ore. The quail
ity is very high. The specimen will
&C to the Worlds Fair, at st. Louis.
Governor Aycock has refused t,
commute the sentence of George Nor
gan, of Wilson, who was convicted O
gambling and who was sentenced tt
the roads for four months and fineC
3i,UUU. MOT gan is W1lIluS 20 pay lu'
fine, but wanted to escape the roat
service.
There does not appear to be tht
least possibility of any lease of thu
Atlantic & North Carolina Railway
North Carolina had only one lynch
ing in 1903. The year previous there
were eight lynchings in that State.
Governor Aycock has set the da,
for two hangings. The day set TO
the execution of two men is Thurs
day, the twenty-ffth day of February
On that day label Register, white
will be hanged in Whiteville, Colum
bus county, and Will Boggan, colored
in Wadesboro. Both for murder.
The attorney general of North Car
DINA has decided that all non-resi
dents who hunt in the State must TAX
out license at $40, no matter what sol
Of game is hunted.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
Paid Big Price.

New York, Special-Daniel ]. Suily,
who gained fame in the recent bull
campaign in cotton, closed arrange
ments today with Edward Morrison
for the purchase of his seat on the
New York stock exchange and the seat
was posted for transfer on the ex-
change. It was said that Suliy PAID
something in the neighborhood OF
s6s. 600 for the seat. The committee on
admissions will act on the case within
a week or two.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14

A training school for philanthrop!c
and social work will open January IL.
in Chicago, under the auspices OF the
University Extension Division OF the
University of Chicago, with Prof. Gra~
ham Taylor as director. The lecture
course will include personal. inst;tu-
tional and public work for dependents:
nreoccupying, preventive, public and
agency method. There will be discus
sions on legislation, improved dwell
Iings and open spaces. public schooi
extension, cooperative and oeneat
agencies. the city's social utilities. So
cial settlements and ethical and re-
ueious resources.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
After Perry Heath.

Salt Lake City, Special-The De-
sert News says the government IN
spectors, including James H. Bennett,
of Cheyenne, have been in the city for
two weeks in an endeavor to sub
ppenae former First Assistant Post
master General Perry S. Heath, but
have not yet succeeded in serving the
papers. It is said that the papers
have been placed in the hands OF the
United States marshal. Mr.. Heath's
presence, it is stated, Is required III
the East in connection with some
phases of the postof1ce investigation.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
Big Suit

Washington, Srecial-Robert Bur
ton Rodney, paymaster, with rank OF
lieutenant commander on the retired
list OF the navy, brought suit for $780,
900 damages against Capt Samuel Z.
Lemley, Judge advocate general OF the
navy. Tor alleged Iong-continued Pc
cuniary and naval grade losses and
indignities. The complainant alleges
that Captain Lemley has accepted
practical supremacy in the Navy De
nartment and ia depriving the com.
plainant Of legal rights under his com
mission.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
Merchants Association.

New York. special-Former Pres.
William King. of the Merchants Asso-
citation, has planned to start February
1st for an extended tour throughout
the South and West. with the view 70
the ultimate formation Of q Natiooai
Mereban;s Association. Although no
definite plan OF union has been formu-
lated 10 is the purpose 20 discuss the
Feasibility of such a combination Wite
Existing local organizations.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
The Chinese Treaty.

Pekin, BY Cable.-The Chinese gov
ernment has promised United States
Minister Conger to soon forward the
Chinese cop yof the treaty to wash
ington for the exchange OF rstincae
tions. It is necessary first to obtain
the Emperor's seal After the treaty
is ratified the opening OF Mukden anu
Antung to~the commerce OF the worla
can be pressed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
News in Notes.

It was reported in New York tnat
Jcbn D. Rockefeller and his allies had
wrested the control of the Steel Cor
noration from ]. P. Morgan and his
friends.
On account Of the great sorrow caus-
ed by the loss of life in the big theatre
fire in Chicago, the usual amount OF
noise at the beginning Of the new
year was dispersed with.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
wsukoowu Author Dead.

Baltimore. Special.-Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Wormley Latimer. the au-
thoress. is dead at her home here. She
was IS years old and had been I'D
feeble health for some time. The
shock of the death Of her husband.
Randolph Brande Latimer, on Christ
mas eve, was fatal to her. Her nus
band was a member Of the engineer
corps that laid out the Baltimore e
Ohio railroad.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14

"On the passenger train. n TIC
sleeper. was . young physician. 30
walked with n erussh rs the result CT
spinal trouble. He vas thrc~n down
and slightly injured. but vas tie nFss
man 10 emerge from the sleeper ana
Immediately began aiding the injured
He had q portion ef the chair car and
the berths In the sleeper cleared, and
to them the victims were carried TIE
physician was without ins'rumnts or
medicine, and the only thing he could
do was 10 bind up wounds With band
ages which he made by tearing up
sleeper sheets and pillow eases. and
giving the patients whiskey TO deaden
the pain
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
RarEsstern Situation.

London. By Cable.-At the Japan,
osa LEGATION it was said that the far
eastern situation remained unchang-
ed. No news had been received ~
the legation and it was beheVeo Sum
days might elapse before any oever :,,
cpments occurred, as Japan was sun
considering her reply and tnat no
rcws had been received at the lesa
..ion concerning the reported dispatc1
IF troops to Corea,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
DYNAMITE Explosion.

Huntington, W. Va, Special.-A dy-
Mantle explosion occurred near Cass-
vile. in Wayne county, Saturday.
while a number of employees on the
Norfolk & Western extension were
at luncheon. Six men were killed and
fourteen we're injured. The dead are;
Thomas G. Frazier. Frederick Mar
cum. Howard Biaggi, Frank Regor.
The names Of the injured nave not
vet been learned
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
News in Notes.

Secretary of War Root has taken
charge of the negotiations with Colon
bia owing to the illness Of Secretary
Of State Hay.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-06-11
GAN He PROVE IT7

In a speech made at the Weiser
convention Senator Dubois declared,
in effect, that he knew of many
Mormons who had entered into po-
lygamy since the manifesto of 1900,
and mentioned, as one of them,
Apostle Cowley. 1t is also known
that, since the passage of the Sen
ate resolution directing that inquiry
be made to ascertain the number of
polygamous postmasters in, Idaho,
several postmasters in Mormon
communities have resigned. As
far as. they go, these things indi-
cate that the Mormons are not hon.
estly living up to the manifesto;
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-06-11
ANTB-MoRMoN PLAY

The action of the Democrat State
convention in definitely and aggres.
sively restricting the anti-Mor-
mon fight, renders it, at least, in
teresting to inquire into the present
cause for the movement. In the
first instance, it is the only thing
which affords to Democrats an is
sue which has some life and local
favor. and upon which the Nation
al and State Democracy may be in
some degree harmonious. In a
broad sense, the Democracy of
Idaho is not in close accord with
the National Democracy. The ten
dency of the National party is back
towards Clevelandism while the
Idaho Democracy runs to Bryan
ism. It is probable that at St.
Louis the representatives of Cleve-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-06-11
COUNTY FAIR

We believe it was Mr.. Wilson,
Secretary of Agriculture, who said
that no one thing did as much to-
wards making successful farmers as
successful county fairs. The fact
isthat county fairs, properly con-
Quoted, afford educational facilities
not otherwise ohtainable. There
farmers may see the best products
of the soil and the range of their
locality, and by consultation with
the producers learn how to produce
the best. The information comes
at first hand and it is intensely
practical. There is the prize wheat
and there is the man who raised it
ready to tell you how it was done.
There is the prize loaf and the wo-
man who made it, ready to show
other women ahow to do the same
thing, and so on through the end
less catalog of cereals, vegetables
and fruits. There is not such an
other school in the world--no place
whereatheI searcher after knowledge
can get such direct and reliable in
, formation. Suppose it were posi-
Bile that lawyers and doctors could
have such opportunities to perfect
themselves in their respective call.
ings, what price -would they not be
willing to pay for it? We doubt il
farmers fully appreciate the educa.
tional advantages of county fairs,
and we doubt if they appreciate
the value of that education in dol
lars and cents. If they will think
it, over, though, they win come tc
a true realization of the important
fact that successful county fairs
make successful farmers. AND
when4that is understood, every far
mer:will1 become tanbenthasiast OF
fairs. The time is approaching
when preparations must be made
for the Canyon County fair, ant
the farmers should begin to con
slider what they can do to make it
SUCCESS to the, end that they may
themselves, be- successful.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-06-11

that they do not honestly respect
the law of the land, and that the
manifesto is not regarded as a di-
vine ordinance, bat as trick to
fool5the American people.
THE Tribune is not prepared to
believe, on this evidence, that the
Mormens are insincere and tricky.
We have stood, and still stand, up
on the belief that they are honestly
and earnestly seeking to work
strict compliance with the civil law
as rapidly as conditions will permit.
We appreciate at full value the diff
fculties which confront many of
them, and how hard it would be to
at once change the conditions which
existed when the manifesto was ut
tered. But we have believed, and
still believe, that the Mormon peo-
pie honestly set about to change
conditions and were, and are, deter
mined to persevere until the change
is perfected. Now, though, comes
a United States Senator publicly
declaring that he knows of sufi-
Gent number of cases of polyga-
nous marriages to fairly establish
general bad faith in the Mormon
, church. That kind of testimony
cannot be laughed out of court. It
commands, as it should, the earnest
attention of the American people.
AT the bar of public opinion, it
puts the Mormon people fairly on
the defensive, and demands of them
disproval of the charge. 1t docs
not matter that Senator Dubois
may be moved to make such a
charge by political interest; it does
not matter what his motives may
be. He is a member OF the most
iaugust and powerful legislative
body on this earth; he is one of
ninety in Senate representing IS
millions of freemen; he is one OF
three having authority to speak for
for a sovereign State. Thousands
may believe that the Senator is
mistaken; thousands may think
that the excitement of political con.
troversy has made him reckless,
but it matters not what anybody
believe or thinks, the question is,
Can Senator Dubois prove the ale.
cation? Upon the answer to that
question rests momentous events.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-06-11

Units issue of June 6, the Pocatello
Tribune prints very sensible edi-
torlal directed to the Boise States
mans attitude towards State Chair
man Gooding. The Pocatello paper
deprecates the attempt ofthe States
man to connect Mr.. Gooding with
every movement which has the ef-
tect of being antagonistic to the
denomination of Governor Morri.
son. and correctly concludes that
Such a course will not injure Mr..
Gooding but is likely to work Mr.,
Morrison considerable hurt"
That is true because everybody
knows that the Statesman's fight
on Mr.. Gooding is matter of Der
sonal rancor. 1t is merely an ex,
preston OF Mr.. Cobb's chagrin over
his failure to dictate a federal an
polntment. The history of the
Statesman, emphasized by its pres
ent attitude, disposes fair minded
people to gather about any public
man 1t abuses and shun any such
II applauds. The belief is fixed
that it never especially condemns
unless its selfish purposes have been
frustrated, nor never commnends
without substantial compensation
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-06-11

landism will dominate and that the
nominee of the Democrats for Pres
ident this year will be of the Cleve-
land stamp. At heart, a majority
of the Idaho Democrats would pre-
fer four years more of Teddy to
four years more of Grover. and un-
less they can be tapped off on some
issue of local interest, they are apt
to vote on Presidential candidates
as their hearts dictate, or refrain
from voting at all. That is one
reason for resurrecting the old anti
Mormon fight. Another reason is
the necessity to Senator Dubois of
disrupting the parties in this State.
He begins to feel that he cannot
much longer ride the Democrat
broncho. Every day it becomes
harder for him to remain in the
saddle, and unless he can create
great diversion, he is liable to be
tumbled off very soon.
To the purpose of organizing a
new political party the first essen
tial step is the disruption OF old
parties. This can only be done by
bringing forth a paramount issue.
Senator Dubois is now in labor
with that kind of an offspring. He
proposes that the Mormon question
shall be paramount in Idaho. He
sufficiently understands the nature
OF Democrats to know that no mat
ter how distasteful to them the reg
ular platform and ticket may be,
they will vote straight. Hence, he
calculates that only a small per-
centage, even of Mormon Demo-
Gratis, will revolt. He will there
fore have the big end of the De-
mocracy with him, and he expects
important accessions from Republi-
cans. He figures that by making
the Mormon question red hot, most
of the Republican women will line
up with him all right, as will that
great class of well-meaning men
who get more of their Republican,
ism from the pulpit than the plat
form. The Senator knows though
that these will not go regularly in
to the Democratic organization.
He also realizes that it will be
mighty convenient for him to have
graceful way of getting out of it,
so what more graceful than to be
led out by great congregation of
moralists. The matter is right
here: If the Democrats go down
to defeat under Dubois leadership
this year, and nobody expects it
more than Dubois does, two years
hence they will repudiate him and
his anti-Mormonism, and he will
have a following of anti-Mormons
70 trade to the Republican party for
another term in the United States
Senate. If by some accident the
Democrats should succeed next fall
Dubois will be greater than ever
But he does not expect to turn that
trick. He is playing for a COM
| paratively small but enthusiastic