The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-09-13
Late Neevs
In BRIEF
MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST

plain sight Of the city OF Havana, Ell
eamped in large numbers.
A massacre occurred at Sidelce:
Russia, and ii is reported that sew
eral hundred were killed or wounded.
The French prelates are said &c
have agreed to give the separation
law a trial and 10 have formed
plan Of action.
Father Wernz. the new Jesuit gen
cral, and a number of French gym
nasts were received by the Pope.
Important naneouvers by two Ger
man armies are being watched by the
Kaiser.
A special from Vicksburg, Miss,
says: B. s. Adams, now manager OF
the Quin Sharpe Drug company, but
formerly assistant cashier of the
Citizens National Bank was arrested
by Marshal Wilson and taken to
Jackson on the charge of being short
in his cash to the amount of $4,000
while employed in the Citizens Nat
ional Bank.
At San Francisco the strike of the
carmen Of the United Railroads.
which has been completely tied NJ
since August 20, is practically end
ed, the carmen voting TO return to
work and submit the question of
wages and hours to arbitration.
Tampa, Fla, Specialize first cal
load of Florida oranges Of this seas
on was shipped from Palmetto Thurs
day. This is three days earlier than
ever before in the history of the in
| dustry. The shipment consisted of
300 boxes.
The Standard Oil Company has. ii
is said, taken steps to acquire the
principal distilling plants of the
country.
j. Raynor Storrs Wells. appretice
seamon, United States Navy, and son
of millionaire, is to be discharged
for the good of the service at the ex-
piration Of his term of imprisonment
at Portsmouth, Va.
&. AT Washington, Pa, ELMER Demp-
ster, the negro charged with muir
dering Mrs. Samuel Pearce and her
three children in Cecil township on
July %, was convicted of murder
in the first degree and sentenced to
be hanged.
At York, Pa, while leaning cut
from box car to observe a broken
wheel on a car ahead, George MAR,
freight conductor in the employ
of the Northern Central railroad.
struck a fence along the track and
vas instantly killed.
At Ottawa, O., Mrs. Henry Knip-
pen of Cloyerdale, cut off the heads
of her two children with a butcher
knife. She had been in an insane
asylum, but was considered cured.
The children were aged three and one
and one-half years, respectively.
The Moroccan Government having
expressed its readiness that Paul o.
Stensland, the defaulting Chicago
bank president, be taken back to the
United States, he will probably be re-
turned In mercantile vessel.
At Washington the director of the
mint opened bids for silver, all of
which were declined on account of the
price being too high. The lowest of
fer made was 81 ga cents per fine
ounce.
At Rutland, Vt, complete returns
from State election show that Fletch-
er ID. Proctor, of Proctor, Republican.
was elected Governor by 1856 over
Percival w. Clement, of Rutland. In
dependent and Democratic.
At Madison, Wis, John Madison.
Republican, was elected to Congress in
the Second District for the unex-
pired term Of Henry C. Adams, de-
ceased
State Department officials declare
there will be no Intervention by the
United States in Cuba unless the con-
dltlons in the island shall be more
desperate than at present.
The continuance Of the rebellion in
Cuba is causing grave apprehension.
A freight wreck on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad near Sir Johns
run, west of Martinsburg, resulted il.
the death Of two men and the proba
BILE fatal injury of another.
The Department Of Agriculture is
making preparations for thorough
enforcement of the Pure-Food act.
which goes into effect January l,
next.
Congressman Richard Bartholdt of
Missouri, arrived at New YoK from
Europe on the steamer Kaiser Will
liam der Crosse.
The government of Brazil has ap-
propriated 100000 towards the fund
for the relief Of the Chilean earth
quake sufferers.
One person was killed and 10 or
more injured by the collapse of a
bridge at Roanoke, Va, crowded
trolley car dropped into the river.
Three arrests were made in connec-
ton with the investigation of the
Real Estate Trust Company's affairs
in Philadelphia.
Gen. w. S. McCaskey, commanding
the Southwestern division, reports
that the abolition of the canteen svs-
tenn has affected injuriously the dis
elpline Of the army.
The Georgian church after long
struggle has won partial victory
over orthodoxy in Russia.
Ex-Judge NJ. H. Dent was nominal.
ed for Congress by the Democrats ST
the Second West Virginia district.