The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-05-31
CURRENT NEWS ITEMS
Epitome of Current Happenings Of
Interest Briefly Told.

a SZO,OOO ire occurred at Amherst
Courthouse, Va.
The Goth of May celebration at
Charlotte, \. g., was a great success,
visitors by the scores Of thousands
being in attendance. Everything pass
ed off very pleasantly.
The coroner's jury decided that
Charles l.. Splcr, II. Ii. Rogers con-
fidentiai man, was Il victim of sui
eide
President Truesdale. Of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western Rail
road was mcrcllessly arraigned in an
opinion by New York court.
The beautiful bronze tablets con-
tanning the names OF more than 800
students Of the University Of Vir-
gInia who died for the South, were
unveiled at the university.
Peyton c. Hundley and Miss Lucy
A. Corley had many difficulties in get
ting married Ill Richmond because Mr..
Hundlcy had been divorced.
Commissioner Of Agriculture Koin-
er, of Virginia, is going to Europe to
induce emi9rants to go TO Virginia
Mr. John NJ. Glenn, of Baltimore,
made an address before the Virginia
Conference of Charities and Correc-
tions at Petersburg.
Commander Switzerland cables that
Santo Domingo revolutionists cap
tured the fort at Macoris and re-
leased a number of political prison
ers.
President Roosevelt received the
Gaek-war of Baroda at the White
House.
Henrik Ibsen, Norway's foremost
poet and dramatist, is dead.
The Russian Government issued q
statement justifying its refusal to
grant plenary amnesty.
Count Salsky has been relieved of
the presidency of the Russian Coun-
ell of the Empire.
Herr Tschirsky made his first state
ment Of Germany's policy since his
appointment to the Foreign Office.
The International Postal Congress
decided to increase the weight of let
| ters to one ounce. ,
The Roumanians celebrated the
twenty-fifth anniversary of that
country's independence.
Former Chief Engineer John F.
Wallace severely attacked Secretary
Taft for his statement against Wal
lace.
Ex-Governor Montague will accept
the Presidents appointment as a
member Of the Pan American Con-
gress.
J. Harmon Robinette and T. Cleve-
land Robinette were given peniten-
| tlary terms in Roar olze for alleged ex-
tensive fraudulent use of the mails.
Gray Silver was nominated for SEN
ator in tie Jackson county CIV. Va.)
! primaries
One negro is dead and another will
probably die as the result Of a shoot
ing affray at Rosslyn, Va.
Secretary Root spoke at banquet
given by Minister Quesada in celebra-
ton of Cuba S. independence day.
Ex-senator Chandler declared that
the Senate Rate bill invites interfer-
ence by the courts.
| A census bureau report shows that
there are 100000 teleDhones III the
United States, with nearly 6,000,000,-
600 calls a year.
| In an effort TO collect an income tax
from United States engineering Off
GERS engaged in work there, Canada
has seized their household goods
According to reports from Rome,
Archbishop Farley, of New York,
may be made a cardinal.
Pope Pigs' fever increased so,ae
what Tuesday, but at night had dis
sappeared.
So large a portion of the work of
Congress is still unfinished that some
believe the session will last into July.
The cruiser Columbia, with 600 ma
rines left Philadelphia Tuesday
under hurry orders for Santo Domin-
go.
! George D. Perkins is ahead Of Gov
A. B. Commins In the Iowa Guberna-
torial race, and a split among Repub-
ilcans of that State is threatened.
l., Hon. Champ Clark, Of Missouri
spoke at the Goth of May celebration
at Charlotte, n c., on "The United
States in the Twentieth Century,
A treaty between the United States
and Mexico relating to the use of the
Rio Grand's waters was signed il
Washington.
! Secretary Taft sent to Congress the
Panama canal budget for the current
year, carrying appropriations Of $26,
34S,2S1.
The steamer Duchess of Bedford
sailed from Victoria, B. c., with the
Anglo-American expendition which i:
to search for a supposed stretch o1
| land In the Beaufort sea.
! It is reported that the Government
will vigorously prosecute the Stand
ard Oil Company, using the Garfield
report as basis.
The Russian lower house of Parlia
ment has decided not to depart fron
the regular order in sending its repl,