The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-06-21
SHORT ORDER NEWS
Epitome OF Current Happenings Of
Interest Briefly Told

Henry Rumble, 20 years cid, who
is sa:J n have ran 4 moonshiue"
sill for - rears. vas put on trial
al I'arkersI'prg. West Virginia.
President Roosevelt made public the
report Of the Department Of Agricul-
ture : experts regarding conditions IN
the Chicago packing houses.
Friends declare that Secretary Taft
has decided to accept the appointment
as associate justice OF the Supreme
Court.
Representative Of tie National
League # Women 5 Organizations
presented to President Roosevelt reso-
lutions demanding that Emoot be ex-
cluded from the Senate.
Capt. William II. March of Reds
Vile, Va. master of al oyster pungy.
was convicted at Norfolk of cruelty
TO one Of his crew.
J. Y. BulheIler was drowned at
Richmond while bathing in the james
river.
The contest of J. A. Selph and J.
o. Phillips, who were defeated in q
recent primary contest in Richmond
has resulted IN the indictment of three
election officials on charges Of fraud.
Gabriel Battaile was hanged at
King George Courthouse for assault
on Miss Lena Rogers.
A banquet was given at Harrison
burg in honor Of Judge Samuel Hous-
ton Lctcher.
Testimony showing the bitter feel
ing Of L. II. Cloves for Dir. Foster,
Of the Williamsburg Asylum. was OF.
fered at the investigation.
The Pennsylvania Railroad investi-
CATION developed additional charges Of
discrimination.
The packers rebate eases were ar
gued in Kansas City by District At
torney 4. S. Van Nalkenburg.
Eight men were killed by white
damp in Montana mine following a
fire III the diggings.
Eight miners were shot down By
constabulary III Pennsylvania after
one Of the strikers had fired at the
troops.
Iowa is pledged to Bryan in an in
vitati0n extended to him to speak in
that State in August.
That the 90-cent gas law IN New
York is unconstitutional is indicated
in the opinion of a New York city
judge.
Richard W. Sans of Chicago, will
head a new retail mercantile corpo-
ration to be capitalized at $40,000,000
A water tank in Pittsburg crashed
through three-story building, knock
ing out the rear wall and injring seven
persons.
Nine persons are reported drowned
in Michigan and Ontario as result
of storms that aid great damage in
that section.
Recorder Golf refused a motion to
| quash indictments against Mutual Of
| ticers.
The Virginia Corporation Commits
sion had many searching questions to
General Manager Spencer of
the Southern Railway.
| The crew of the British steamer
Fashoda, at Norfolk. refused to &C
to sea in her, claiming she is over
| loaded.
William johnson, Of Mount Car,
bon, ". Va, cut off his wife's head
with a bread-knife in the course OF
a quarrel.
Joseph K Aikens, a Pennsylvania
Railroad clerk on small salary, tes
tilted that he had secured over $75.
900 worth Of coal stocks.
The 100000 Christian Science
temple erected in Boston was dedi
Gated.
William J. Bryan was indorsed fol-
President and tariff for revenue only
was urged by the Democratic State
| Convention in Indiana.
Mrs. Alice Myers, of Washington
died in Vancouver, Washington
where she was visiting, as the result
of burns received, it is alleged IL
throwing a lamp at her sister.
Thirty-four Christian Scientist:
were injured in an automobile acci
dent in Boston.
The knights of Columbus, in con
vention at New Haven, accepted al
invitation to meet next year i,
jamestown, Va.
The first section of the Pennsyl
vania Limited collided with 6
| wrecking train near Lancaster, Pa.
| and several persons we're injured.
President Cassatt, of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad, has sent his reptile:
to the questions embodied in the cir
cular letter sent out by the special in
vestigating committee.
Catholic missionaries from all part
of the United States will meet il
Washington this week.
Chancellor James R. Day, in III
baccalaureate sermon at Syracus
University. attacked President Roose
welt, defended the Beef Trust AM
scored til "muck-rakers -
Homecoming week" begins il
Kentucky Wednesday, and 10000 for
mer Kentuckians have accepted invi
tations to return to their native Stat
for tho ceremonies