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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
GAS TANKS EXPLODE
Terrific ntisasiIsns ,sd Ee,vy tess
CT Properly
FOUR PEOPLE KILLED IN CHICAGO
Plant CT csnzsrn Ersssss IN ssp-
plying ilIgmIaant Stores - Re
tsrss Under sg2h Pressure Ter Rail
road ceaehss Completely Wrexkea

Chicago. specI.l-Fuar versons v~rs
killed and srore 81 cgasra ~~~s in
jurod By a serics Of sss explosions
that completely destroyed The plant
OF the Pyle Electric Headlight Cnm-
pzny in South Chicago Friday. TIA
shocks os the explosions ~s.v 81 se-
we're that eli the easids.s@ noas The de-
moilshed plant ~efc badly damaEri.
windows xere shatterc~. for h,ocks.
and persons walking In the streets
were thrown from their feet Over
pressure on tank. eonsainins Ea. is BE-
lievsd TO have caused the aectacat.
The dad:
Ralph Wells. superintendent foe the
Pyle Electric Headligh, Company.
Amos Watkins. as=is,an, superia-
tendent. for same company.
George Auehi. craftsman. employed
by the Peoples Gas Light Company.
Thomas Jennings. employed by the
Pyle Electric Headlight Compaay.
The fatally injured:
William NJ Maloney. blown from
third foor OF building: body crushed
Alfred Cox. internally injured
Many persons who were walking In
tho street near the plant were hurt by
nyin pieces of debris ans were taken
TO their homes In earrIagea before
their names could bo learned.
All OF the dead were buried under
tons OF burning timber and hot hriek
and iron. making IL impossible 20 re-
move their bodies for hours after tho
accident occurred. Fireman poured
water on the portion of the building
in which the dead were thought to
be buried. fhe flames were sufficiently
To permit of the four bodies being re-
moved fro mthe debris.
The scene OF the explosion is the
old Hyde Park Gas plant. which passed
into the hands Of the Peoples Gas
Light a Coke Company several years
ago. with the consolidation Of the gas
interests In Chicago. Through lease.
the big plant is occupied partly by tho
Pyle National Electric Headlight Com
| pany. which is largely engaged in sup
plying illumination for railroad coach
es. This illuminant IL forced intn
| small retorts which. when attached
| under the floor OF car. will supply =
| with light for months. In order tn
| make this possible. the retorts ara
| subjected To- an extremely high pres
sure. IL was such a tank that caused
| the first explosion. without warning
Of any kind Il burst. Amid the debris
workmen were blown out Of the ssruc-
ture far into the street about the build
ing Before any one realized what had
happened, retort after re'ort exploded
| In such rapid succession that IL was
almost impossible 10 distinguish the
| detenations. There were nine such
| explosions In all. which left the plant
in flames. Hard fighting on the par'
OF fully a hundred firemen finally sub
| dued the flames.
The total loss caused by the accident
| is estimated at $4,000.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24

New York, SpIcial-Smothered be-
fcre they could reach the Are escape
in \ burning tenement building At lSs
Troutman street, In tho Williamsburg
district OF Brooklyn, twelve persons
met death shortly before O'Clock.
Two entire families, those OF Marat
no Triolo and Charles Polognio. arc
wiped out. the last living member OF
each being now in a hospital. with
no hope OF their recovery. They arc
Charles Polognio. SO years old. and
Tony Triolo. Is years old. both OF
whom are terribly burned.
Tne burned tenement house is in
the center Of q row Of threestory
telements. extending the length OF
the block, and was occupied by Ital-
ianS.
The fire is supposed TO have started
in the cellar Of the grocery store OF
Antonio GiambalvCs, on the ground
hoor Tho cellar was stored with in
fiImmable material. and the f2mcs
spread with lightning like rapidisy.
All the occupants were asleep at the
| time, and there was considerable dc
lay in sending in the first alarm. The
Giambalvos family lived in the rear
| Of the store, and succeeded in getting
out Of the building, but before the
occupants Oh the two other floors
| were reused, their escape had been
| cut off.
The tenants in nearly all the neigh
| boring buildings dragged their house
| hold goods out of the buildings, and
with them blocked the way of the fire
epparatuS. All the bo1ies were found
| in the rear room of the third floor.
and it was evident that all had been
suffocated in their effort to reach the
| fire escape at the back of the building.
| The two who were rescued were found
in the lower hallway soon after the
firemen reached the scene.
In his intervals Of consciousness
| Polognio cries fro his wife and chill
Gren, but the physicians fear the
knowledge Of their death would Kill
him, and nave not told him Of their
fate.
In their investigation as to the orr
gin of the fire, the police have beer
unable to OBTAIN a statement of any
kind from neighboring tenants. The
street about the burned buildings has
been crowded with Italians all day
but the police report that every one
questioned about the persons burned
or the occupants of the building, has
refused to make an answer. 1t wa
with great difficulty that even th'
names of the victims could be obtain
ed. The loss is estimated at $4,000
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24

Governor Aycock Friday afternoon
issued bis Thanksgiving proclamation.
1t says: 1T becomes a free people.
prosperous and content. In the mids,
OF their prosperity TO pause at ieax,
once q year and make acknowledge
ment of the source whence comes ali
blessings which they possess and in
its Acknowledgement 10 renew their
strength for the accomplishment OF
better things. l. Charles b. Aycock.
governor Of the state OF North Caro-
lima. therefore. issue this. my proc
lamation setting apart Thursday. No
vember cath. as a day OF Thanksgiv-
ing and prayer. on which day request
all people to meet in their respective
places OF worship and thank God for
blessings which He has given to them
Individually and as a people and TO
ask for His protection and guidance in
the future. earnestly recommend
that on this day all people shall give
out OF their stores unto the needy as
freely AS God has prospered them"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
Bio Fire at Worlds Fair.

st. Louis, Special.-The Missouri
State Building at the Worlds Fair was
destroyed by fire early Saturday even
ing, resulting from the explosion OF a
hot water heater in the basement. In
stantly the flames shot up through the
rotunda, and the north wing and GU
palo were a solid mass of flames with
in 10 minutes after the explosion. The
loss cannot be estimated accurately.
owing to the temporary construction
material, which has no salvage value.
The principal loss is in the contents
of the building. The building cost
$145, 900, and in it were $4,000 worth
of furnishings, the most valuable OF
which we're portraits of all former Mis-
souri, Governors and supreme judges.
These cannot be replaced.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
A Confederate Wedding.

Petersburg, Va. Special.-General
James MaGill, OF PULASKI. Va. and Miss
Lucy Lee Hill. youngest daughter OF
Confederate Lieutenant Genera! A. p.
Eli. were married at st. Paul's church.
In this city Wednesday. Right Rev. A.
II. Randolph and Rev. D.. c. o. Bunt-
ing officiating. It was a military we'd
ding, with Confederate decorations and
several Confederate camps OF Virginia
attended in q body. The A. P. Hill
camp OF Confederate veterans. Of this
city. presented the bride with purse
OF $3.50 In gold. and Wilcox Grand
Army post. Of Springfield, Mass. sent
26 one-dollar gold pieces
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

Paying visits by airship 1s the latest
fashionable novelty in Paris.
Both at Bonn and at Breslau new
colleges for girls have been opened.
Hoy & Martin, a law firm composed
of two young women, was formed in
New York City.
The French Postal Department has
decided to replace its mail coaches by
electric motor cars.
Fifty Of the largest postoffices
showed for October an increase in re-
ceipts Of 4.13 per cent.
The new French Hospital in New
York. erected by the French Beneyo-
lent Society, was opened.
Efforts are being made by the Can
adam Government to secur- control of
the wireless telegraph stations there.
Frsm opium poisoning. presumably
done with suicidal intent. Ferdinand
Harff, manufacturer, of Cincinnati,
died at New York.
A Bible containing signatures sup
posed to be Shapespeare's was sold at
Sotheby's. in London, Eng. for $1O5O
and will be sent to America.
Joseph Shapiro, new 4Ork Clty
clothing contractor, sued by his en-
ployes for wages due, fell dead on the
witness stand when testifying in his
own defense.
Practically the whole Long Island
Railroad system was paralyzed by the
failure to work of a new switching sys-
tenn installed by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company.
Five bald headed eagles. inspected
the new 6atiron building, at Forty
second street and Broadway, New York
City, and drew a crowd in the stree4
below Of some 1000 persons.
The magnificent fire drill system OF
the New York public schools was the
means Of saving every one Of the 250f
pupils Of School No. II from har 4
when flames started in the building.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
News in Paragraphs.

President Samuel GOmpers made
mis- annual report before the American
Federation of Labor convention in
San Francisco.
A conference of Democrats is to be
held shortly in New York, it is re-
rorted, to boom Folk and Douglas as
the ticket in 1908 and to oppose the
leadership of Bryan.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
Three Defendants Discharge.

Wrightsville. Ga. SpeciaI.--The casa
OF Walker. Price Outlaw. Norman. Mrs.
Williams and Mrs. Edge. for the al
legged murder of Clayton Williams.
previously reported In these dispatches.
was called in count here The defend
ants elected 90 sever trial. The c1se
agains, Williams was postponed. On
Liottcn. the court discharged sle two
women and Norman. on the ground ~
insufficient evidence. They were. now-
ever, put under bond TO appear AZ Wit
nssses against Walker. Price and Out
law. the case against whom will b
taken up next week.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
Lumberman Incinerated.

Elizabeth City, Special.-A colored
man named Grandy was burned to
death at the ]. j. Watson lumber camp
about five miles from the city. A party
of culored men occupied shack at the
mill, and Grandy had left the camp in
the night to go hunting for 'possums.
l. is not known what time he returned
but the men say that he evidently
came in the nightow EATIOOOINN
came in very cold and built large
fire. He went to sleep, and left the
fire burning very brightly, and it is
supposed that the shack caught from
this. When discovered by the other
men. the entire interior was on fre
and they had barely time to get out
when the roof fell in.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
For 5000 Monument.

Winston Salem. Special--The James
B. Gordon Chapter OF the Daughter
of the Confederacy has accepted the
design OF Delehanty for a Confederate
monument to be erected in this city at
a cost OF $4,000. The monument viii
have a sub-base six feet square. to-
tai height of % feet, surmounted by a
life-size figure, in granite, OF type OF
the Confederate private soldier. 1t is
proposed to have the unveiling during
the month of September. 1905. and
make the occasion Or OF the most i'm
posing ever witnessed in Winston-Sa-
lem
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
Fuel Scarce Near Mukden.

Mukden. By Cable.-The anticipated
general attack by the Japanese has not
developed as yet. The uncertainty OF
the present situation gives rise to con-
ficting rumorS and speculation regard
ing future operations. Some expect the
japanese to attempt wide flanking
movement on Tie Pass. and others
claim the armies will practically Win
ter in their present positions. Com
plete inactivity prevails. The nights
are growing colder. and fuel is scarcer.
crowds of Chinese are wandering over
the fields and roads, picking up every
thing combustable, even the roots OF
Chinese corn.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
Train Strikes Street Car.

Toronto. Special--A street car
with trailer attached got beyond con-
troll OF the motorman and crushed
through the guard gates AT the Queens
street crossing OF the Grand Trunk
Railway Friday night a Montreal
freight train struck the for.ard car.
grinding II To splinters- Every pas
senger on the street car was injured.
two dying soon after being tak<n
from the wreckage. and two st tns
hospital. The dead are:
James Armstrong. conductor
Oneyear-oId child OF J. Robertson
Tho baby was thrown from Its moth
ers arms and both It's legs were cue
OF.
Mrs Minnie MabafYy. internally is-
jured. died at hospital.
Russell Stephens. internally 'njus-
ed. died at hospital.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24

-iy countrymen. one Of the beet augu-
r.es for the future CT this country. for
the future OF this mighty majestic na-
tloa OF ours. lies in the fact that we
have grown 10 regard one another
that ge brothers have grown 10 regard
one another. With a broad ard kindly
charity. and 10 realize that the field for
human endeayor Is wide: that the field
for charitable. philanthropic. religious
work Is wide, and that while q cor
ner Of IL remains untitled. we DO
dreadful wrong II W. AL 10 welcome
the work done In that field by every
man, no matter what the creed, only
he works with a lofty sense OF his
duty to God and his duty To- his neigh
bor lCheers asS anplausel
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
Tar Heel Topics.

State Horticulturist Harold Hume.
says that the tests of different varie-
ties Of cabbages at the William Dunn
farm at Newbern are so far succeed
ing very well. The stand is good and
the first week in December the plants
" i'll be set out in the field. There are
279 varieties, the greater number OF
which are unknown in North Carolina
Prof. Hume is preparing descriptive
sheets about the apples Of this State
These are on cards and section OF
the peel of each variety OF apples is
fastened on the card. The skins OF
apples preserve their rich colors for
great length of time, even for as long
as Is years.
State Entomologist Franklin Sher-
man says he desires to get in touch
with every fruit grower in the State
with whom ne has not had correspond
ence, who suspects the presence OF the
San Jose fruit scale. He asks that
specimens of infected twigs be sent to
him.
Prof. Hume desires the address Of
all persons in North Carolina who
grow pecans or who contemplate grow
ing these profitable nuts. He is pre-
pairing special illustrations OF the best
varieties of pecans. He will put
collection o: all the kinds OF these nuts
in the State Meuseum. Saturday ev-
ening he will address the students OF
Guilford College on forestry.
The State grants a charter to the
Behrends & Riley Furniture Company
| OF Wilmington, authorized capital
stock $4,000.
The Superintendent Of Public In
| struction finds it very difficult to
| make his report as to the receipts OF
| school funds complete. owing to the
| fact that a number OF districts have
! not reported their local taxes. Some
large towns do not fully report these.
| For example Winston reports only
| S7S, received while the disburse-
ments were $17,s50. The city pays
| the schools and this payment Is not
| separated from the other taxes.
W.B. Rodman, OF Charlotte. who has
| charge of the matter of the sale Of the
State swamp lands held by the board
of education. says that depredations
| on these lands have been considerably
| checked and are not so extensive a.
they have been. or course there are
always depredations. not only on these
lands, but on the lands of private per
| sons.
Grand Secretary John G. Drewry. O
the grand lodge of Masons says th'
Masonic Temple fund now reaches
500. 900 and that $20. 900 more is need
ed. 1t is decided, he stctes. that worl
Oh the building will begin in the earl!
spring. 1t may be that a canvasse
will then be put at work In the State
Last year Francis d. Winston made
| very successful canvass.
Secretary Parker. Of the Farmers
State Alliance. says work will be RI
sumed Saturday. when State Lecture
Ia. N. Gates goes to Johnston. to RI
| organize the order in that county
where there are now perhaps half
1 dozen sub-alliances. The work VIII D
) pushed in all parts OF the State Aes'
after.
: Stony Point school district. iu tn
. | county ef Dare, has increased J;
| rates OF local taxation for school
{ | from 10 cents On the &1oe vaiuat!o
10 80 cents.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
$4,000 Fire at Asheville.

Asheville. Special. - Fire which
broke out in the Candy Kitchen of the
Thebold Candy Company, at 1920 Sun
day night did damage to the extent OF
about $4,000. The flames were prac-
tically extinguished shortly after mid
night.
The principal losers are the Theo-
bold Candy Company, building and
stock destroyed: the Asheville Music
Company and Bender's hair dressing
establishment
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24

New York, Special.-Judge Alton B.
Parker, recent Democratic candidate
Cor President. opened a law office in
the building at SO Liberty strees, in
t5is city last week. At the same time
lie announced that he had become a
resident of this city, that Mrs. Parker
would join him here and that they
would at once secure a home in this
city. While Judge Parker announced
that he would not form any law part
nership, his new office is In the suite
occupied by W. F. Sheehan OF the firm
Of Sheehan & Collin.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
Southern Railway Officials Promoted.

Memphis, Tenn, Special.-It was an
nounced that r. L. Mckellar, assistant
general freight agent of the Southern
Railway has been appointed assistant
traffic manager Of the entire system
Mr.. McKellar succeeds L. McClug, who
resigns to accept the position Of treas
urer of Yale College The change will
take effect December 18th, and Mr.. Nc
Kellar's headquarters will be in Louis
lille, KY.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
Teleuraphic Briefs.

James Duncan, Nice-Presldent OF the
American Federation OF Labor, read the
report of the Executive Council, at the
annual meeting in San Francisco.
The National Wholesale Druggists
Association met in New Orleans.
The National Association of Rail
road Commissioners annual conven-
ton met in Birmingham, Ala.
Representative J. A. T. Hull, an Iowa
'.stand-patter," believes the tariff and
revenue laws will be revised.
Prince Fushimi, of Japan, was for
rlally presented to the President and
was the guest Of honor at white
House dinner.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
Crisis a. Port Arthur.

Washington Special Consul Cen
eral Fowler cabled the state Depart
ment from Che Foo that the situation
at Port Arthur is extremely critical.
the outer forts having fallen into pcs.
session of the Japanese. He also
states that three Japanese torpedo
boat destroyers are lying outside OF
Che Foo Harbor. and that the Rus
sian crew OF the torpedo boat de.
strover destroyed yesterday are trans
ferring their arms and supplies to a
Chinese cruiser, which is posted IN
front Of the Russian consulate.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
Roosevelt Going to Texas.

Washington, Special. = President
Roosevelt, according to his present in
tentions will visit Fort Worth, Texas,
in the spring on the occasion OF the
reunion of the First Volunteer Cavalry
Trough Riders.) He has given his as
surance that unless something unlore'
seen happens he will make the trip
With the possible exception OF an ad.
dress to his comrades, it is stated that
the president will make no speeches.
either going or returning.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
$50 Deer and Elk Sold.

Nashville. Tenn. Speciai.--AncSs
$50 deer and elk at the Belle Meade
Farm were sold 10 a bunting club In
which Harry Payne Whitney. of Sew
York. and other wealthy men are IN
terestei. The animals will be turned
loose In the G0.00G. acre game pre-
gefve the New Workers o~u around
hickory Valley. In this State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
For Railroad Y. M. G. A.

Richmond, Va, Special.-President
Stevens, of the Chesapeake Il ONO
Railroad has written the Railroad Y.
M. C.. A. here, Offering to contribute
$4,000 toward the erection Of rail-
road Y. NJ. c. A. building In this
citv. The other railroads entering
Richmond are to give proportinately.
and a handsome structure for the rail
road Y. NJ. c. A. seems thus assured.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
Stamping Out Yellow Fever.

Mexico City, Special.-The lazaretto
a: Tehuantepec has been closed by the
government. There are no more yel-
lew fever patients The situation is
greatly improved at all points, there
now remaining but a few cases Of
ieVer- Sanitary work, however, will
eohtlnue, as the authorities are determ-
med to stamp out for good the yellow
lever scourge.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
Minor Matters.

President Roosevelt expects TO have
his message. to Congress in the names
of the printer early next week.
.Ady,ces from Panama state that
President zAnadex has frustrated
conspiracy to overthrow his Govern
ment
General Andre, the French War Mn
is,er resigned and Henry Maurice bef-
teaux was appointed to succeed HIM
King Charles and Queen Amelia OF
Portugal we're welcomed in Engiand-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
Neqro Kills Farmer.

Daisy, Ga, Special.-Mr. a. ]. Ed
wards was shot and instantly killed by
Charles Davis, colored, at 4 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. The negro was
Immediately shot and killed by son
of Mr.. Edwards The trouble arose
over a dispute about some cotton. Mr..
Edwards was one of Tatnall .countys
best citizens and a large farmer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
Clark Howell a Candidate.

Atlanta, Ga, Special.-Following the
H. Estill, of The Savannah News, as
a candidate for Governor of Georgia,
to succeed Governor J. NJ. Terrell, two
years hence, that of Clark Howell,
editor of the Atlanta Constitution, was
made here Monday.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24

Washington. Special Secretary
Shaw has announced a call upon IA,
tiosai banks holding government de-
posits to the amount Of Is per cent
Of their holdings. 10 per cent to be
paid on or before Jan. IS. next. and
Is per cent. on or before March IS.
next. This, the Secretary estimates.
viii bring into the Treasury about
Us 900 .0O0- This will make q work.
ing balance Of approximately $50. 1900,
600.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
IS 4 FAMOUS TRIAL
Charge Of Murder Against Patterson
Woman Before the Court
lASE FOR TIE STATE OUTLINED

Lss.s.-rt District Attorney Rand Says
the alleged Murderess Was Deter
mined Young Should Not Sever His
Relations With Her BY Going
abrosd-Revolvcr Used in the
Shooting Purchased by Her and Her
grother-in-iaW at Pawn Shop
Several States Witnesses Examined
Dense Crowds at the Afternoon
Session.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
Ex-Governor Thompson Dead

New York, Special-Hugh S. Thonp-
RON former governor of South Caro-
lima. died at his residence here sun
dav. He was born in Charleston. S.
G. in 1896. In recent years he was
comptroller of the New York Life In
surance Company.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-24
W. C.: p. Breekinridge Dead.

Lexington, KY. Special.-William
Campbell Preston Breckenridge died at
11.4O O'Clock Saturday night from
stroke of paralysis sustained Wednes-
day. The end came peacefully. He
had been gradually sinking for "a
hours and for that length OF time the
case had been known to be hopeless.