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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06

MEXICO City. Special No mesa has
been received directly from ouanagato
regarding great Coed n :Aa, mlalaE
city. noN The important H~ai et actis-
ity by several large American aas
British companita s. The w!Ers were
down al day Sunday AMI the ruas.s
were impAHzi5lo Tao reports aFu
current. one sass ! ia51 ~grc Killed.
another say5 n least iUg Wore dgosn-
cd.
Late tidlngs are that GuAnaJato -
completely flooded ana wat=r iw air sas
invading the higher parts 80 the tosu.
while there IL fear that "l-aolsA- dam
may give way. y hiCh would mean
complete and general raia
The city Is built ln great gorge IL
the mountains and the streets ram-lo
up the mountain aide ii picturesque
fashion.
storm began furiousiy un the
night Of June 30th and after midnight
no one Of the inhabitants dared tu 90
TO bed. so tremendous vera the fury
OF the elements. The water roEe ia tha
lower or business streets flooding Ehopa
and damaging thousands of dollars
worth OF merchandise The ioucr
streets became lower torrents Hg The
waters poured in rivers down the up-
per streets Doors we're smashed in by
the force OF the water uui windows
were no protection against the furious
food.
PROPERTY LOSS IMMENSE
The authorities worked atrenuouslY
TO get people safely from their homes
to the higher part Of the city The
loss OF property. 1t Is said. viii bo Inn
mense
Advices from ouereIaro are to tho
effect that there was no tclegraphle
communication with the stricken city
Sunday night. Messengers who man
aged TO get on. OF the city say the
water stands three or four feet deep in
houses and shops In the lower part OF
the city and that panic stricken peo-
pie have gone into the mountains car
rying their valuables. The storm be-
gan 10 abate at 3 o'clock in the after
noon.
Later advices state that IL iR known
that over 100 lives were lost AT Guiana
juto. Telesraphic communication Is
cut of and II IN supposed "Laolla"
dam was completely destroyed. bu this
cannot be confirmed.
SMALLER TOWNS WIPED OUT.
The Mexican Central noTthhound
passenger train ran into waAhout
north of irapnato and was deralled.
the water running over some OF the
cars. President Robinson. of the rail-
road. say some lives were lost. but he
does not know how many. The town
OF Marafii. just below Guanajuto. WIS
completely wiped out.
Another dispatch 10 President Rob
inson. OF the Mexican Central. says
that there arc 1000 deai at Guiana
iuto.
The raging water Is carrying the
dead through every street The va
ter Is up To the second story Of the
Hotel Union. Great damage has been
wrought TO the street car lines. and ser
vice cannot be resumed inside n month
There is only one way the people can
get 10 Marafil, which is with mules or
afoot.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
TO sink REBEL ship
Latest Move With Reference 10 The
Russian Insurgeals
DESIROYfR'S PERILOuS ERRAND
Desperate Expedient 10 Seized Upon
by the Rus5ian Authorities 10 Clear
the Black Sea Of Mutineers and
Prevent International Complications

ST. Petersburg. BY Cabie-A dispatch
from Odessas states that the destroyer
Smetilvy has left that port WITH the In
tention of seeking out and sin Ing the
kniaz Potemkine.
With Kustenii and other unpro;ect-
ed ports of Roumania. Bulgaria and
Turkey are at the mercy of the battle
ships guns and with the inability Of
Vive Admiral kruger's squadron to
interfere with her career tasftly ad
mitted by retiring them from COM
mission, this desperate expelient was
seized upon TO prevent international
complications and 10 rid the Black Sea
of mutineers.
This problem for single destroyer.
which is difficult and dangerous enough
at best, as she will have to encounter
both the kniaZ POtemkin and her
attendant torpedo boat, is now com
plicated by the departure OF the hattie
ship from kustenji and ignorance as
to where she will next turn up; bu:
the dispatch from Kustenji throws
beam of hope on tie dark situation by
intimating that a considerable number
of her crew are anxious to desert their
leaders and to escape the consequences
of their mutinous actions.
The Admiralty, however. it should be
stated, does not admit that the Smetil~
Wy has gone on such an errand. though
the officials say frankly that the kniaZ
Potemkine must in law be regarded as
a pirate.
Bucharest Roumania BY Cable.-The
Russian tropedO boat No. 267, accom-
panied the crew Of the KniaZ Potem
kline to enter the port Of Kustenji. The
Roumania cruiser Elisabetha fired On
the torpedo boat. but failed to hit her.
The torpedo boat then retired.
The incident followed the refusal CT
the crew of the Kniaz POtemkine to
accept the governments offer, made
through the captain of tie port. who
positively announced that the mutt
neers would not be allowed to receive
provisions unless they came ashore un-
armed and delivered up the battleship
and torpedo boat to the captain of the
port. If these conditions were fulfilled,
the mutineers would be given liberty to
go where they pleased. The retellious
sailors conferred together then refused
the government demands and renew
ed their demand for provisions. This
was again positively denied by the cap
tain of the port whereupon the Russia
torpedo boat attempt to enter the
port, but on being fired upon by the
Elisabetha and evidently awed by the
firm stand taken by the authorities, she
decided to retire.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
A Mysterious Corpse.

Branchville, Special.-The body of
negro, who had evidently been dead
for several months. was found in
swamp about two miles from here. The
body was almost entirely decomposed
and could not be identified, but the
man had evidently been murdered, as
the body when found was partly bur-
led As soon as notified of the finu
Acting Coroner Dukes en- paneled jury
to hold the inquest, the verdict Of the
jury being that party unknown had
come to his death by means unknown
to them.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
Police Ousted ForsGraftins.

New Orleans. Spccial.-After an In.
vestigation which disclosed wide
spread grating By police department,
INSPECTOR Whitaker dismisaed Cap
tain John Cooper from the force.
Witnesses testified that gambling
houses. handbook rooms. fake auction
shops and other places paid tribute
to the police, and there was specific
testimony against Cooper. Pairoiman
KERN was also dismissed By the In
spector for alleged grating.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
Condition of Cotton ".

Washington, Specialize monthly
report of the chief of the Bureau of
Statistics of the Department of Agri-
culture will show the average ccndi-
tion of cotton on June 25 to have been
" per cent. as compared with 77.2
On May 25, 1905. 50 on June 25, 1904,
I'll at the corresponding date in 1908,
and a ten-year average of s4.6. Fol-
lowing is the condition by States:
Texas 72, Georgia 50, Alabama SO,
Mississippi -, Georgia 80, Alabama
S3, Mississippi 72, South Carolina IS,
Arkansas rs, Louisiana 73, North Car
olina 80. Indian Territory 7s. Tennes-
see Sc, Oklahoma S3, Florida 81. Mis-
souri, sc, Virginia SO.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
NEW.sY GLEANINGS.

The first public roof garden will be
opened in London shortly.
London will soon put on its streets
motor street-cleaniDg machine that viii
do the work of 800 men.
In California an organization known
as the japanese and Korean Exclusion
] ,ague has been formed.
To cool the New York subway this
summer small refrigerator plants may
be installed at each station.
One of the mines of the Leiiigh Coal
and Navigation Company, near Tama-
qua, has been on fire since 1857.
The house of the CapuIets in Verona.
where Juliet is supposed to have lived.
is TO be sold by auction to satisfy cred
itors.
A log raft. containing 100000 feet
of spars and piliDg, is TO be lowed
across the Pacific TO Shanghai during
the summer.
A William and Mary copper farihing.
dated 1862. intrinsic value half n cent.
was sold the other day at auction in
London for $50.
The Sabbatf-schooI children of Phil
adelphia propose TO raise $4,000 TO
help forward Christian work among
the Italians OF that city.
At Syracuse. Kan, recently. the
Judges OF an election ruled that wife
had the right to vote, being resident
but that the husband had not.
The Department of Marine and
Fisheries at Ottawa has shipped 2J0.-
900 eggs Of the Atlantic salmon 10 be
planted in Vancouver island waters.
Italy is 10 have a new issue Of post
age stamps which will show views Of
the principal Italian cities. famous
monuments. churches aud other objects
of general interest.
The city of London recently passed
an ordinance requiring all street vend-
ers Of ice cream to placard on their We
hicles the place where the .ream was
manufactured. The number OF vend-
ers at once fell of forty per cent
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
Fatal Wreck at Soartanbura.

Charleston. s. C., Special.--A spe-
eial from Spartanburg says that
serious wreck occurred az the BrawIey
street crossing, On the Southern Rail
way at j a. m. Through freight No.
81. running in two sections, came to
gether while In the city OF Spartan
burg near the crossing. and a dozen
freight cars, laden with coal, and one
engine were badly damaged. Sher-
man Justice and second member Of
the crew Of train No. 50 arc dead. and
Engineer Whitmire ID seriously in-
iured Another colcred trainman was
also hurt The accident was caused
by failure OF brakes on section No.
2. The track was soon cleared and
trafic resumed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
A Revolutionary Plot.

ST. Petersburg. BY Cable.-Reports
received by the Ministry OF the Interior
give an entirely different version OF the
origin of the KniaZ polemkine mutiny.
which is attributed TO a deliberate plot
organized by twenty sailors belonging
20 the revolutionary organization.
These reports placed the number OF
killed during the rioting on shore at
900 and the wounded at twice that
number. Gossip says there has been a
mutiny on board the battieshlr Tehes-
me at Seabastopol.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
No Effort to Capture Insurgents

ST. Petersburg, By Cable.-The un-
precedented spectacle of a powerful
modern battleship cruising around in
the Black Sea in the hands of crew
who, under the rules of international
law, cannot be regarded as other than
pirates, and of the admiral in COM
mand of the rest of the Euxine fleet
frankly confessing his inability to cope
with the situation, and ordering the
fire of his warships to be drawn, has
stupefied the Russian Admiralty.
The whereabouts Of the errant bat
tleship Kniaz Potemkine is unknown
here; no plans for capturing her have
been made, and the policy of non-inter-
ference seems to be at present in
vogue.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
SECRETARY Of STATE HAYS DEATH
Sudden Summons Came to Renowned Diplomat
and Famous Statesman

Sunapee this season. Mrs. Payne
whitney, another daughter, is on her
way TO Europe.
Mr.. Hay died at 1925 o'clock morn
ing. The last moments of the states
man were peaceable and the end
came almost without struggle.
The audiences of it all was stag
gering. The Secretary Friday had
passed the most comfortable day since
his illness began, a week ago. He
was TO sit up Friday. The patient
had bidden his wife and physicians
good night at 10 o'clock An hour lat
er he was sleeping quietly Almost
at the stroke OF II, the Secretary was
seized with turn. He called feebly
and nurse responded. The sick man
was breathing with great difficulty.
DR.. Scuddcr was speedily summoned
and it required but a glance for him
to determine that the end was but
minutes away The household was
aroused. Tho wife reached her hus-
band as he was breathing his last.
Ihe son, Clarence Hay, hurried into
the sick room, but was too late
PULMONARY EMBOLISM.
Death was caused by pulmonary en-
bollsm; according to DR.. Scudder The
patient did not suffer greatly in his
last moments. Aside from great diff
Guilty in breathing, there was no strug-
gle. Stimulants were ineffective. The
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
Martial Law Extended.

ST. Petersburg. By Cable.-Martial
law has been proclaimed in the gov
ernment OF Sebastopoi. Nieholaieff and
Erivan. An imperial decree confers on
the viceroy of the Caucasus the rights
OF a military commander with special
powers. The same powers are bestowed
on the commander OF the Black Sea
feet so far as the districts of Seabas-
topol and Nicholaieff are concerned.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
President Announces Peace Commits.
sioners.


Oyster Bay, N. Y, Special.-Official
announcement was. made by President
Roosevelt of the names of the Russian
and japanese ENJOYS to the Washing
ton peace conference The character and
ability of the men selected by both bel
ligerents is an earnest of the desire of
their respective government to con-
clude, if possible, the tragedy enacted
in the far East. The plenipotentiaries
are:
Russian, Ambassador Muravieff, for
merly Minister of Justice and now am
bassador to Italy, and Baron Rosen,
recently appointed as ambassador to
the United States to succeed Count
Cassini
Japanese, Baron Komura, Minister
Foreign Affairs, and Kogoro Takahira,
minister to the United States.
BY direction of the President, Sec
retary Loeb made the formal an
nouncement in the following state
ment:
PRESIDENTS ANNOUNCEMENT.
The President announces that the
Russian and Japanese governments
have notified him that they have ap-
pointed the plenipotentiaries to meet
here Washington as soon after the
first of August as possible. The two
Russian plenipotentiaries are Ambas-
sadcr Muravieff, formerly Minister of
Justice and now ambassador at Rome,
and Ambassador Rosen. The japanese
plenipOtentiaries are Baron Komura.
now Minister of Foreign Affairs, and
Minister Takahira.
1T is possible that each side may
send one or more additional repres sel-
tatives. The plenipotentiaries of both
Russia and Japan will be entrusted
with full power to negotiate and con-
clude treaty of peace. subject, Of
course, to ratification by their respect
I've home governments.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
FUNERAL OF SECRETARY HAY
simple But impressive Ceremony
HETked the Burial 80 the Dead
Statesman.

Cleveland, Ohio. SpecIal.-The fun
eFai OF Secretary Hay took place here
on Wednesday. The body OF the dead
statesman did not lie in state, owing
TO the express wish ef Ar- Hay and
the family. Tie ceremonies were i'm
pressive, but simple. The President
and party were in attendance. as also
large outpouring of citizens.
A Proclamation by the President.
Oyster Bay. l.. l.. Speclal.-President
Roosevelt has prepared the formal
proclamation Announcing the death OF
John Hay, Secretary Of State, as fol-
lows
A proclamation by the President Of
the United States.
John Hay, Sec. etary of State of the
United States, died July /. His death
crushing sorrow to his friends. Is to
the President OF this country nat
ionai bereavement and in addition II
is serious loss to mankind, for to
him ii was given to stand IS a leader
in the effort to better world conditions
by striving to advance the cause OF
international peace and justice.
He entered the public servne as
the trusted and intimate companion
Of Abraham Lincoln, and for we'll
night forty years he served his country
with loyal devotion and high ability
in many positions of honor and trust:
and finally he crowned his life worl.
by serving as Secretary Of State with
such farsightedness of the future and
such loyalty to lofty ideas, as to con-
fer lasting benefits not only upon our
own country, but upon all the nations
of the earth. AS a suitable expression
of national mourning, | direct that the
diplomatic representatives of the
United States in all foreign countries
display the flags over their embas
sizes and legations at half-mast for ten
days; that for q like period the. flag
Of the United States be displayed at
half-mast at all forts and military
on all vessels of the United States.
Il further order that on the day of
the funeral. the Executive Department
in city of Washington be closed, and
that on all the public buildings
throughout the United States the nat
iOnal flag be displayed at balf-mast.
Done at the city of Washington
this third day of July, A. D., 1905, and
of the independence of the United
States, the one hundred and twenty
ninth.
"THEODROE ROOSEVELT"
by the President: Herbt D. Price,
Acting Secretary of State"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
Will Offer Rewards.

Atlanta, Ga, Special.-In an inter
view with a correspondent Of the AS
sociated Press, Governor Joseph Nj.
Terrell said that he deplored the hor-
rib1e affair at Watkinsville. Governor
Terrell said further that he was max
ing a rigid investigation OF the affair
and that he intended to do everything
in his power to bring the guilty per
sons to justice.
These men killed by the mob
should have had a fair trial." stated
Governor Terrell.
The Governor will Immediately offer
a suitable reward for the apprehension
Of the men composing the mob.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06

rived at this village from Washington
Wearied with the cares of state and
anticipating long summers rest.
The same launch in which Mr.. Hay
made the short trip from Newberry
to the landing at "The Fells" convey
ed relatives Of Mrs. Hay to the cot
tage, where they brought sympathy
and help to the stricken woman and
her only sen.
The only members of the Secretary S
family at THE Fells" when the end
came were Mrs. Hay and Clarence
Hay. Mrs. James A. Wadsworth, of
Geneseo, n Y, a daughter, has been
Ill recently and had not been at Lake
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06

Secretary lapsed into unconsci-
BUSINESS and seemed to fall asleep at
last.
The CONSERVATION of the household
was complete, and it remained for DR..
Scudder to assume charge of affairs.
After two hours the physician was
driven to the village, where half a
dozen kilograms were dispatched. The
first went to President Roosevelt, at
Oyster Bay. The second was address
ed to the State Department at Wash
ington. The others were sent to
friends of the family. DR.. Scudder re-
turned to '"The Fells
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06

North Carolina. yoa VII sse that tnr
Supreme Cuars laid stress q fAe fact
that thes. bonds were hsxsss. and a
State shosia nes refuse 30 Pas fta koa-
eSt ohiigztions- bat 40 xucs rule kac1l3
apply when ca account 81 sk.ls asssoa.
esty both the General AsseEanis snd
the psupi. Of n. State had declares
the special tax b~nas os 1859 fras-
daient aad void. The parties hulGlr =
these bonds cannot bring saII them
selves. g. taiz Is positively prohihltsa
by The constitution Of the Cuis~d
States. Taeir caiy hope therefore l.
To induce some State tn buy or accept
as n donation some Of these bcaas. sud
in the capacity OF : sovereign state
sue North Carolina
A DARK DESIGN.
To this end il Is said syndicate.
having gotteu hold Of these Esoaas. Is
trying TO induce the Stale uf Ncw
iorH 10 institute this suit. anaer the
authority of A. act allowing the Safe.
subject TO the approval Of It's Cover.
nor. TO buy or receive as donations.
bonds OF other States. etc. Under such
az act New York can obtain these
such a great State viii ever eontsa.
plate lending Itself to designing men
10 help them harass another sovereign
State, especially when the additional
safeguard is thrown around the act
that The Governor must approve the
bonds before purchased or donated
IL there are any bonds belonging 30
either OF the first three classes stitl
outstanding against ihc Stale. aAa
they are Presented for payment. I viii
gladly recommend 10 the LEGISLATURE
TO settle them upon fair and honorable
terms, "a our State should not, and
will not, repudiate any honest debt
but as 10 these special TAX bonds. SO
Illegally and fraudulentiy Issued. IL
any attempt is made TO collect them,
employing the best legal talent iii the
State, 10 asst our able Attorney gen
eral. and rendering personally my as
sistance, in every honorable and legal
way, in the courts and otherwise the
collection and payment OF these bonds
will be fought. and feel assured that
even If any State could be found who
would be so low q TO make Cf itself
a junk shop to aid these frau1ulcnt
bOndholders. no court will ever give
judgment against us, or enforce the
payment OF such Illegal AMI VOID
bonds. The people may rest assured
that nothing short Of Judgment and
execution from the Supreme Court Of
the United States shall ever compel
the payment of a cent Of these bonds.
and have no fear Of such judgment
ard execution ever being rendered.
Thanking you for th2 kinl refer.
cLce To the part took of the settle
ment OF the Schafer Indebtedness,
and with kind. regards, | am etc.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
No Hurry to Face Rebels.

S.. Petersburg, BY Cable.-A dis
patch which arrived here early Thurs
day morning from Sebastopol an
nounced that a squadron OF battle
ships, the Tri Siatitelia, Sinope and
Rostislav, with cruiser and several
torpedo boats, only started for Odessa
at s o'clock last evening.
This explains the non-appearance Of
the squadron at Odessa, but 1t is dbl
cult to conjecture the reasons for de-
laying the departure two days at so
critical a juncture.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
100 Escape.

Libau, By Cable.-A hundred mu-
tineers who refused to surrender with
their comrades escaped to the forests
where they are still at large. The party
attacked and robbed an old man in the
suburbs. During the mutiny three men
were killed and six were wounded. All
is quiet at the commercial port, which
is situated a short distance from the
war spot. The reports that navigation
is interrupted here are untrue.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
Hart Knocks Out Root.

Reno, New, Special.-Marvin Hart, OF
Louisville, knocked out Jack" Root, OF
Chicago, in the twelfth round of fight
for the heavyweight championship.
The betting odds were to 1 in favor
of Root. The punch which encompassed
the downfall of the Chicagoan was a
short, powerful jolt of the right arm
to the body. The blow was delivered
with terrific force and it caught Root
while he was coming up. Root reeled,
tottered and fell in heap.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
Cruiser CoIlides With Liner.

Ferrol, Spain, Special.-The British
cruiser Carnarvon ran down the North
German Lloyd steamer Coblenz in a
dense fog at 4 o'clock Sunday morn
ing off Cape Prior (on the northwest
coast of Spain, ten miles from Ferro,)
The Coblenz was badly damaged and
sprung a leak. The passengers were
transferred to the cruiser, which tow
ed the liner here. The injury to the
cruiser was trifing, but the Coblenz
will have to go into dry dock.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
Stories Exaggerated.

Nagales, Ariz., Special.-The stories
sent out from this place regarding
the attack by Yaqui Indians upon the
Buenos Ayres ranch in Sonora lsst
Sunday in which over twenty YaGuis
and several settlers and their families
were said to have been slain are the
grCssest eXaggerations. The only
foundation for the reports was a fight
occurring at the ranch in which two
Indians were killed and Luis Caranza
was wounded. There was no attempt
at massacre. and no troops were sent
OF is renCrted
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
Off For the Funeral.

NeWbury, N. H., Special-A special
train bearing the body of Secretary of
state John Hay left Newbury Sunday
Tor Cleveland, O., where the interment
viii take place.
The funeral party consisted of Mrs.
hay, the widow; Clarence Hay; DR..
Charles l.. Scudder, of Boston, who at
Tended Secretary Hay during his last
illness; Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Mather,
q Cleveland, the latter sister of Mrs.
hay, and S. A. Raymond, also a rela-
i've OF Mrs. Hay.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-07-06
Long Voyage in Row Boat.

Petersburg, Specials. c. Hurt, w.
H. Hunt and T. H. Doss, of Lynchburg,
have arrived here after long voyage
in an open rowboat. They went down
the James to Norfolk, where they
camped for several days, then vent
through the Dismal Swamp canal to
Elizabeth City, N. c., up Albemarle
sound and the river to Windsor, n. c.,
the boat being shipped from that point