The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-11
Lofe NetOs
In Brief
MINOR naTTfss or NrtafsT

Frsdsricksaarg. will Be SD ~ ase-
| tsou.
J Attorney befsss The IatsrsiAis
cafnsnrrre Cuszsnlssapsi arwasd The ls-
gality of the mergers Of the varS"as
railroads In the Hartman stsssm.
The German Anarchist CoaKress
ret in an open hsId-
Earthquake have saased panic
in The Island Of ~. Aaehses =. Asor~a.
The question Of disarmament ~
dividing the powers which will s~nd
delegates 30 the Hagur Peace Con
fepsnss.
Nieafsxua protests agains. the at
,eunI nf the United States rwprrs-
entativs 10 stop the bomhardmcnt ~
Amalpa.
A 1000 900 Pennsylvania CsTsioI
contract NAV be void. former Cover
nor Sioae il i. saia not having signed
IT,
Charles II. Seh~ab announced that
| the Refhlehems Steei Company would
build more ~arships for the Cni'sd
States Government.
Fire did much danape in the Nc
Adoo tunnel terminal New York.
Secretary Tafi has dscided 10 bar
liquors from the Canal Zone.
The brewery strike IN 1t. Louis
ended
4 settlement of the controversy
| between the Western railroads aud
| the trainmcn seems in sight.
Bishop Hoss announced ,hc APP
| pointmeuts for the Baltimore South
ern Methodi.ts Conference at Staun-
ton.
The bodies of Henry Foster,
young farmer. and his wife were
found in a fence corner near Flint
Hill, Rappahannock county.
W. p. Pedigo, Republican was elect
ed Mayor df Parkersburg. v. Va
The Republicans also carried ClArks-
burg by a good majority.
Secretary Corielyou has decided Ia
redeem $4,000. 900 of the per cent.
and refund Sj0.000,000 IN new ? per
cent bonds.
Capt. William Smith. of the con-
! necticut. was found guilty of neglect
of duty and suspended for nine
months.
Col. Charles b. Hall and Col. Earl
ID. Thomas are appointed brigadier-
generals.
| T.. Ii. Hartman statement that
he raised S250,000 for the campaign
of 1904 at the request of the Presi-
dent was denounced by the latter, and
ali interesting controversy precipitat-
ed
James J.. Hill resigned the presi-
dency Of the Great Northern Railway
and became chairman Of the board Of
directors.
Congressman II. T. Rainey. Of 1lli-
nois attacks the commissary depart
ment in the Canal Zone as furnishing
evidence of graft.
f. J. Demarest. a wealthy resident
of New Orleans pleaded guilty to vio-
lating the State law in having cashed
$4,000 lottery prize about year
ago. He was fined 800. The prize
was issued by the Honduras National
Lottery Company.
President Roosevelt declared his be-
lief that Hartman and other finan-
ciers are in conspiracy TO defeat The
Administration policies. that Har-
riman wanted Depew made Ambassa-
dor in order that Hartman might DE
appointed United States Senator.
| President Finley, Of the Southern
Railway declared that rates are the
result of economic laws, and the rail-
way management is not responsible
for maki,g them.
As the result g the examination
held on March il, a number OF con-
sular appointments have been made,
including the following: Edward .
Norton, Of Tennessee, consular at As
uncton, Paraguay; Lucien Mommin,
ger, South Carolina, consular clerk
and vice and deputy eonsule general
at Bona, Congo Free State.
Fred A. Busse. Republican, was
elected Mayor of Chicago over Z. j.
Dunno, Democrat.
News Of the death ii Hong Kong
of Bishop James y. Fitzgerald, Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, was
received last week by the Methodist
Book Concern in this city. Pleurisy
vas the cause of death. The bishops
home was in St. Louis. The remains
accompanied BY his wife, daughter
, and son. will be brought on the Pa
cifc mail steamer China.
At New Orlenas United States Dis
, ltrict Attorney Marion Erwin con-
eluded argument for the government
in theGreene and Gaynor case on ap-
peal from the United States Circuit
! Court at Savannah before the Federal
Circuit Court Of Appeals.
In New York thirty firemen, among
them Chief Croker aud Deputy Chief
. Guerin, were injured by falling debris
: and dnmage estimated at $4,000 vas
|. caused by fire in the fye-story
4 building at 159 Maiden Lane.
81 The Spanish government has de-
J. creed that In the event Of Queen
e Victoria giving birth to son he shall
/. bear the title of Prince of the Aus