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with the Great Masters.

Byron was polishing up The Pris-
oner of Chillon."
I'm not sure he soliloquized.
"whether to release him from impris-
onment GU a writ Of habeas corpus or
motion for i new trial.
Uncertain of his ground. be finally
decided to avoid discussing the legal
phase of the matter. and cOntented
himself with unlocking the door.
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FRENCH AIRSHIP'S FLIGHT.
Labaudy's Machine Covers 12h Miles
in Fifteen Minutes.

Paris, France.-M. Labaudy's steer
able balloon made a quarter OF an
hours flight, covering twelve miles and
a half at a height of eighty metres,
and returning to its shed without the
slightest hitch.
It is calculated that the screws made
HOO revolutions per minute, and it is
pointed out that the motor is so con
structcd as to minimize the vibration
produced by the screws. The witnesses
to the flight included NJ. Julliot, the
engineer who drew up the plans for the
balloon, and 81. Bans. Secretary of the
Aero Club.
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The Woman Of 1t.

When Mrs. Pot met Mrs. Kettle the
memory Of the little dispute of their
husbands was fresh in their minds.
However. Mrs. Pot got over it grace
fulS, and the other members of the
club said no one could have been nicer
or more thoughtful about it. Mrs. Ket-
tie advanced cordially, took Mrs. Pots
hand and murmured her pleasure.
Mrs. Pot cried:
$50 glad to see you. And how well
you look! Black. my dear, is so be-
coming to your'-Judge.
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

One hundred young Filipinos will be
placed in educational institutions
throughout the United States with the
opening of the school season this fall
and will take a four-year course OF
study.
Plans were approved at Washington
D. c., for the Identification Of Manila
at a cost Of $6,O00,000.
The Philippine committee on the
opium traffic has recommended that II
be made q government monopoly and
that the importation of the drug be
prohibited at the end Of three years.
Major J. F. Case, City Engineer Of
Manila, has laid before the Secretary
Of War plans for the water supply and
sewerage system for Manila. The
water will be brought ny gravity
through a pipe line from the head OF
the MariQuina Valley. sixteen miles. al
q cost of $2,000,000.
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No Ice For Butchers.

In the Chicago meat strike a new
move was made by the labor leaders.
who issued orders that no more ice
was to be delivered to butchers who
buy from the packing plant where the
men are OH strike.
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Tho Cat Came Rack.

A Melbourne ~(AuStraliaI man insert
ed this advertisement in a local jour-
nal: Missing since Monday. large
black cat. Reward. dead Or alive"
Within a week is! live blarl cats and
1853 dead ones were brought to his
house,
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Fuel and Cotton Not C~ontraband.
Secretary Hay. in a note TO American
ambassadors in Europe, holds that fuel
and cotton are not absolutely contra.
band Of war. as is commended by
Russia.
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italian Eruits

Italy has 16.70O.OW trees bearing or
anges. lemons and pOmegranateS. or
last years crop, S44,329 cwt. went to
Great Britain and 72G.321 to North
America.
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."Black Hand Bombs from Jersey.
1t was learned that the "Black
Hand" bombs used in New York City
recently are made by an Italian in
New Jersey.
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DOMESTIC.

Fearing he was losing his sight
Theodore Hilmer, of New York City
weighted himself and leaped into the
East River.
The special board appointed by Prest
dent Roosevelt recommended that al
wireless telegraph stations on the
coasts, insular possessions and the
Panama Canal zone be put under CON
troll of the navy.
Idle rumor that it had been robbed
caused a run on the Wilkesbarre (Pa.T
Deposit and Savings Bank.
China, Pembroke and Webster cot
ton mills at Suncook, n. H., start ul
after shutdown of two weeks.
Of the 2G9 generals on the retired list
of the United States Army. 100 Were
in service for less than a month before
retirement.
Captain Mcguire and a priest, in
charge of a camp of cadets, at Hunt
ington, Long Island. were arrested on
q charge of having ordered the duck:
ing Of some men who built a bonfire
near the camp. .
Many of the fifty children on a'blaz
ing car at Coney Island. Long Island
were injured by jumping, and a, four
year-old girl was severely burned.
A Santa Fe passenger train crashed
into Il crowded trolley cal ON a grade
crossing in Kansas City, Missouri. kill
ing one passenger and injuring ten.
After her spars had been cut dowI
to save her from wrec in a squall, the
bark Kings County finally reached port
at New York City.
Charles VI. Schwab returned from
abroad, having been tn Germany con
sulting with the Krupps on business.
What is said to be the largest cleo
tro-magnet in the world has been in
stalled in the Bridgeport Connecticut
Hospital for extracting pieces of iron
and steel from the eyes Of Hachlnists
and other metal workers who may be
injured.
Charles Suss. of Rochester. N. Y:
nearly lost his life at Atlantic City in
a vain effort to save Solomon LOrwitz
Of Philadelphia. Pa. Suss' son. who
went to his fathers aid, also narrowly
escaped death.
Matthew Driggers. a Union Army
veteran, was hot and killed at Arcadia:
Fla, by his intoxicated son. who was
lodged in Jail.
A Wilkesbarre, Pa. jury decided that
George r. Davis. whose wife. formerly
Helen c.. Gallatin. obtained a divorce
from him. must pay more than $22G
for dress bills she contracted after he
deserted her.
Captain Passow. master of the steam
ship st. Paul, was held on counsel's
parole for the Federal Grand Jury on
charge Of allowing an excluded immt
grant to escape.
Yandals in a raid on the estate OF
MI. Payne Whitney. at Manhasset, L
T., laid waste half Of a three-acre
tract Of fruits and vegetables.
Thirty-three passengers and foul.
trainmen were injured in a collision
on the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road neal Horse Cave. Ky.
The village Of Dresden. N. Y. was
put under quarantine on account o. an
epidemic of varioloid.
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Swindled Russian Officer.

SWlnQleQ RUSSIAN OIucer.
A pretended Russian naval officer
swindled the Russian Naval Attacle,
at Washington, D. c., out Of $500.
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|koA R. ADDISON STEELE, =
@ well-known newspaper aud
NN magazine writer, Of New
WI York, recently spent a week
at the Worlds Fair. Re-
Ros( turning home, he wrote the
following a%ppreciative &C
bit of his impressions for Brooklyn Life,
ch should convince any reader that it Is
TIN his while to see this greatest Of ex-
8tions:
the expressive language Of the day;
Louis "has the goods" I had expected
En- of the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
y, for I had kept in touch with the
king OF it from its very inception, FIVE
rs ago; but after nearly q week of jour.
ling through this wonderland l
BIT confess that in every essential par
liar it is far beyond my expectations.
) biggest and best it was meant to be
the biggest and best it is. The expo
bn, rumors Notwithstanding, is quite
1shed.
X X X
those who imagine that the Columbian
position remains the last word in the
! of a worlds fair should remember
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EARTHQUAKE IN NEW ZEALAND,
Public Buildings Seriously Damaged
Heavy Loss by Private Firms.

Heavy LOSS Dy PrlTale 'TIrmS.
Wellington, Il. 1.-THE heaviest
earthquake which New Zealand has ex-
perienced in many years has occurred.
Several public buildings were seri-
ously damaged. and private firms also
suffered heavy losses.
The shock was general on both
islands.
No loss OF life has been reported.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
FOOTGEAR Of THE JAPANESE
X X X X \
KIAD THAT MAKES The FEET HARD and
The ANKLES STRONG.
X 4 K
from me- London Daily Chronicle.
Observation-Disclosures

AoA HE Japanese shoes. or
4 Z geta," as they are called.
o ~ o are one Of the singularly
u y distinctive features of Jap
~zKaH anese life which will strike
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ONE HUNDRED FOR AN EGG.

Eight of the numerous buildings of 70
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-10
MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE
Verdict Of Jury in MCCue Trial Implies Death
Penalty

On his lap, her eyes yeddened by weep
Ing, while there also clung to his side
two other small children. Great tears
streamed down his cheeks. Surround
ing the group were relatives, who
scarcely knew what to say 10 cheer the
condemned man. The verdict vas re-
oeiyed in silence by the throng, which
literally Obeyed the courts injunction
that there must he no demonstration.
Counsel for the defense moved that the
verdict be set aside, on the ground
that the jurors had read newspapers.
The court called the jurors to the wit
ress stand one by Cne, and questioned
them under oath as to whether they
had read the newspapers. AS whole,
they said they had not been Influenced
hy anything they had read. The motion
will be argued later. AS McCue left
tie court house to go to jail, accom-
panied by four guards, a large crowd
was standing On the outside, but there
was no untOward act.
When court was opened this morn
iEg Commonwealth Attorney Gilmer
ltsumed his closing address to the jury
! The exhibits. reminders Of the tragedy
were once more brought into court.
Mr. Gilmer closed at 11:09 a. m. when
Judge Morris placed the case in the
| hands Of the jury. The verdict was rem
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-10
Cause Of Delay.

st. Petersburg, by cable.-Ths delay
in the final ratification of the conven-
ton for an inquiry into the North Sea
incident is over the formulation OF the
questions which the international COM
mission is to decide. The Russian
authorities are understood to desire to
acGuaint themselves with the detailed
report of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky,
which was hroubht here by Capt Clado
and his three brother officers today in
order to ascertain whether any new
questions raised by the report should
be included Both Captain Clado and
his comrades upon their arrival at the
railroad station this afternoon inform
ed a representative of the associated
press that they had nothing to say foI
publication,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-10
Bio Battle Predicted.

Mukden. BIZ cable-The Russian AMI
japanese armies extending from Bent
sia Putze cas-. TO the Lao River. west.
at places are almost within Etone's
throw of each other. At Bentsia Put
re not more than 400 yards separate
the advance posts. and az Slncnlnpui.
on the Shakhe liver. Just .esi Of the
railway AMI j.. miles south OF Auk-
den. the Japanese and Russians occ'i.
py III. extreme ends IF the same VII
lage. At Huangshaatse the Russian
center has thrown advance posts
across the Shakhe river. Both armies
are still Strengthening their positions
all along the line. The slightest
movement on either side il the signal
for firing which occasionally lasts ali
night. The Russians are using six.
inch guns on the railway. whish must
greatly harass the Japancsc
Undoubtedly the most decisive. II
not the greatest battle OF the year.
will be fought in the yicirit. Of the
Shakhe river. The Russians are con.
fdent OF their ability 10 hold their
positions. The soldiers ar. building
mud huts for winter quarters.
The nights continu: enld. but the
days arc bright and crisp.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-10
Miscellaneous Matters.

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Taylor has written another reply to
Judge Parker on the subject OF natio-
nal finances.
The great Japanese and Russian
armies along the Shakhe river, Man
churia, are confronting each other un-
der conditions which are regarded as
almost certain to lead to a general en-
gagement soon.
The Continental Savings Bank
Building, at Memphis. Tenn, collapsed
burying some 20 persons, none of
whom, however, was killed.
Fire did considerable damage to the
Baltimore Merchandise Company's S
store, at Harrisburg, Pa.
A picture machine catching fire
caused a panic in an Atlanta theatre.
went on strike and lockout OF $4,000
miners is expected to follow.
Halloween was celebrated in Al
bany. y. Y, by a carnival and pro-
cessions, like a New Orleans Mardi
Gras.
lie JdpdhtSS die NAMING SANS IL
their new general assault on Port Ar
thur.
The Newport News shipyard has re-
ceived a contract for building another
Lake torpedo boat.
Democrats in Virginia haye been
greatly encouraged by the effect OF
| Judge Parker's speeches.
| Dir. Henry G. Davis is making g
speaking tour along the West Virginia
| Central railroad.
There is an effort for the removal oi
| The body of Edmund Pendleton to st
Johns Churchyard, Richmond.
| Judse Parker addressed large audi
ences at Bridgeport, Meride1. Nea
Haven and Hartford, Conn.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-10
Minor Happenings.

A war scare In reference TO Anglo
Russian relationz which thrilled Lon
don turns out 20 be basele1s.
The japanese attack on Port Arthur
continues.
In the trials at Gomel. Russia. of
the perscns accused OF o5snses IN coz
nection with the anfi-Jewish riots
there the government Is seeking 10
put the blame On the Jews.
The Methodist Episcopal Bishops
closed their meeting al New Hayea
and visited Yale University.
Turkey began negotiations for the
establishment of an embassy TO the
Holy See.
The Saxon police are trying 10
check the public agitation In favor
Ct the return OF former Crown Prin-
cess Louise.
Pope Plus \. who has been suffer.
ing from rheumatism. LAS been urged
to rest, and has consented.
The cone OF Mt yesuvius fell into
the crater, causing an eruption.
Six Persian h-isaads haye been rut
to death, suspected CT numbering taa
American E.t<.caasy -1to.se.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-10
Prominent Lawyer Dead.

New York, Special.-Emanuel Mich
aeI Friend. one of New York's we'll
known criminal lawyers, died suddenly
here Tuesday. The cause Of death is not
known, but it is thought to have been
heart failure. Among the many ceie-
brated cases with which Mr.. Friend
was connected as counsel was the de-
Tense of ''Frenchy," also known as
Ben Air and Jack, the Ripper, VINO
was charged with the killing OF
Shakespeare" in the East River Hotel
in this city. Other cases were that OF
DR.. Kennedy. charged with killing
Dolly Reynolds and Augusta Mack,
who. with Martin Thorn, was indicted
for the murder of William Guiden-
suppe.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-10
Meetinu at Trinity ColIeae.

Trinity College, Specialize Inter
Collegiate Bible and Mission Study In
stitute. which was in session here
from the 4th to the 9Th inst, was ad-
journed Sunday evening. after what
the leaders have been pleased 10 term
a most successful series Of meetings.
And truly a good work has been &C
complishei. or rather the means have
been provided for the doing OF a COOL
work among the students Of the vari-
Gus colleges and preparatory schools
in the State. Christianity and rclig-
ion have been put OF high. broai
and manly basis: college men, wheth-
er processing Christians or not. are
being given, and are accepting. op-
portunitics to study under fellow stu
dents whom they respect. and athletic
rnen ard members Of the college fra
fernities have been interested
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-10
in CUBAN CONGRESS
fser!hisg ssnsrt.e, Qsist Al The
epssiaf Skssoa
xuta uNIkt falxfR ePtsI>es
The sesssen ia nssssa Contrast - sss
storm, Tire - shs ss~~sf-sfss
iesns e.l~ss Message pessssee-

Havana. hy eahlr-TAs wtssst ses-
saon of oon grwss openei Aeaaay pFuzas
lsinEly, Ia sharp eoasSass 10 the su~s
and dislncliaatIoa To iegaaiAts skisa
characterize the summer session. the
members os the minority party ecsa-
pied their s~atx la full fseVe- S.sioes-
ais, heaters have Informed the Asss-
ciatet prrss taat u Ia net their issFns
,ion 10 purSae their iorsasE osssiEaeF
tive tactics There ser~ lesH thzn aais
dozen ahseutsea IN eraa house sna
the proc.s dlngx wrre Characterized b
.riendlinsss
liz his message President Palma. alx-
russlng the payments Ia the veterans.
asked congress To decide IL chat raAa~
ner the remainder lie dus ahosif
he raised. The President eaIlei astsn-
tIon 70 the fact that the rlatt amend
ment would feTni, Cuba to snCaT debts
unless the ordinary receipts of The
treasury we're sn!neieIt Il pay uE tie
stnkink fuud ami interest. adding that
as the present resources above tie CT
| binary expsnsrs are practically absorb
| ed by the frst loan Cuba raa create
q new loan except through increasing
| ta,es The Pr. ri lent suggested that
| the difficulty might he obvisted by the
| creation of a perpetual debt bearing
| interest at per cent per sanum.
| which the government eould be auth.
| cried TO sink after twenty years os
| 10 lIquIdatf sooner IL she means ee-
| come ayailhbie.
| President Palma eailei atteaiIon II
| Cuba's responsibility under the Plat
| amendment for proper sanitation
| throughout the island ana stated that
the executive government must assume
general charge of all sanitation In or
der 60 secure uniform and effective re-
| suits Consequently congress should
! appropriate SUFFICIENT money for that
| purpose and authorize definite control
thereof. The President reported that
| health condition. were 81 healthy "a
last year. Mortality the past ten
months In Havana district vas u -
per thousand. and throughout the is-
land 1851 The one case q yellow fsN-
or had been disposed of and that hal
not originated in Cuba. The sanitary
department the President said Is pre-.
pairing new regulations 10 be carried
out under executive authority.
President Palma submitted the bud
get OF expenses for next year. amount
ing 10 $4,000 600. Of which he propoK-
| ed to devote 81. SOC, 600 for the constrnc-
tion OF new roads and bridges. The
special internal tax on liquors. match
es. etc, levied for the payment OF tht
present loan now yields s.. $50. 900 an
nually. with a surplus Of i.2Io.oes
above the amount needed. III the CT
| port authorized TO be placed on sugar
| and cigars were aisc enforced. II would
yield upwards of $500. 900 or more.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-10
North State GIeaninCs.

Rev. n. NJ. Jurney. prominent min
lister OF the Methodist Church died at
his home in Mount Olive this morn
Ing at | O'Clock. Heart failure was
the cause of his death.
G. W. Daniels. who was tried several
months ago in Duplin county for the
murder of VIII Maxwell, was again
found guilty in the new trial last week
He will be sentenced this week.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-10

A dead silence prevailed in the court
room when the jury flied back into the
chamber to announce the fate Of the
accused. The crowd that filled the court
room remained until the jury came in.
Mr.. McCue had grown nervous as Mr.
Gilmer. the Commemorative attorney,
was closing and the suspense While
awaiting the jury's verdict was n Sc
we're strain; but he held up, occasional
ly taking a Testament from his pocket
and reading a passage or two.
When asked to stand up to hear the
verdict. he rose calmly, and with set
features heard the words that sent him
hack TO prison, condemned to the sever
est penalty Of the law.
1t was when relaxation came during
a hall hours interim while his attor-
reys conferred as TO their motion for
a new trial that McCue showed emo
tiOn. His little daughter Ruby climbed
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-10
Odds and E.ds.

The Supreme Cour. of the United
States affirmed the decision OF the Su-
preme Court of the State OF Wiscon.
sin in the newspaper boycott case aris'
ing from the alleged business combina
ton of The Sentinel. The News ano
The Evening Wisconsin. all published
at Milwaukee, against The Journal. oi
that city. affecting advertising rates
The opinion was delivered by Justics
Holmes and upheld the validity OF tne
Wisconsin antitrust law 80 Tar As y
apr.;sd 70 this case.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-10
Ry Wire and Cable.

Hon. c. ". Fairbanks spent the
day at his home in Indianapolis, and
will devote the coming week to a
tour OF Indiana.
In New York the opinion Is held
that President Roosevelt will reply in
a speech TO Judge Parker's charges
cf trust aid being given to the Repub-
licans.
King Peter, OF Servia,> arrived at
Sofia, Bulgaria, and was cordially
welcomed.
Tomas Arias resigned as Secretary
of State of the Panama Republic
Secretary Hay has issued notes to
representatives abroad instructing
them to sound the powers to which
they are accredited upon the question
| Ct rcassembling The Hague confer
| ence.
| II spite OF tie great FIRE Baltimore
is shown 10 have held her oTn as ar
exporting city.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-10
Fatal Injury in Oil Mill.

Charlotte, SpeciaI.-A young negro OF
The name OF john Brown, only Is years
of age. received fatal injuries at the
Southern Cotton Oil Mill Monday
about noon. His arm was caught In the
machinery and torn completely of. He
vas at once removed TO the Good Sa-
raaritan Hospital. where he died last
night al 9:45 o'clock. The body was re
moved to the colored undertaking es-
tablishment OF Smith & Cole, where II
will be prepared for burial.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-10
Confederate General Dead.

Lake City. Fla, Special.-General
jesse ]. Finley. one Of the few sur
viving brigadier generals Of the Con
federate army. died here Sunday
General Finley was 0 years old. He
was a Teanesseesn by birth. coming
TO Florida In Is4s. He resigned tho
district judssship Of Florida 10 enter
the Confederate army. In the South
ern service he rose from the rank CT
private 10 that Of Brigzdier General.
He was a member Of Congress three
terms. and held many positions CT
honor and trust in his adopted STATE.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-10
Renewed Activity.

ST. Petersburg, By Cable.-Generai
Sakharon telegraphs under Wednes-
DAYS date that Wednesday night was
quiet, the japanese, however, show
ing marked designs Of the recommenc'
ing the offensive against the Russian
left wing. They have also re-occu
pied the village of Sandapu. near the
Hun rirer, in front Of tbs Russian
Sigh. flank. ~
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-10
MANY Iars Wounded.

ST. Petersburg. by cable.-The posi-
hility that there may have been some
misunderstanding of signals during the
trawIer incident in the North Sea is
suggested by a fact made public in an
order of the day issued By Vice Ad-
mirai Choukin, commander c. the
Black Sea feet, which records the fact
that officers of the latter feet are so
unfamiliar with the new code system
adopted by the admiralty that during
the recent maneouvers that not a SIN
gle ship understood OF o5eEed the ad-
miral's signals.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-10

dered at 1874 a. m.
One particularly sad feature Of the
trial was the feat that McCue had for
years been a lawyer at the bar before
which he was tried and convicted, and
had been on friendly relations with
most of those identified with the trial.
The jury evidenced the greatest in
terest, frequently questioning witness
es.
Mrs. McCue had received the con-
tents of a shotgun in her breast-a
sufficient wound to cause instant death,
but in addition she had been struck a
heavy blow on the head, cutting an
ear nearly in two.
McCue said to one of the jurors who
shook hands with him after the ad-
iournment of court that the verdict
was an unjust one, at the same time
protesting his innocence.