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The Washington herald., 1907-01-09

good advice.
The German Emperor always carries his
fork with him. Senator Tillman doesn't
1T makes the negro Register Of the
United States smile when he signs those
bills that are used TO pay Senator TIL
mans salary says the Milwaukee Senti-
mel Doubtless it also makes the Senator
smile TO get them.
Since Confucius has been raised TO more
than royal rank by the Emperor OF China,
It should surprise no one TO learn that Tsi
Ann is again raising Cain.
A Hull fisherman caught a seventy-fve-
pound Goldfish the other day Cheer up,
Boston,
ar Turtle is leader Of the Republicans
in the Massachusetts legislature. which
job is thought to be something Of a snap.
What has become Of the pesuferous in
dividual who spent so much of his good
time last fall collecting a LOT Of infallible
signs that this was 20 be the hardest win
ter ever known?
There seems some doubt as to who is
the master Of the Moroccan situation,
RaisouH or Gabbas. AS we have already
worked RaisouH for about all there is in
1t, We viii take the Gabbas end of il.
Tie captain Of the Cornell football team
is 10 marry college mate, and yet there
are people who contend that co-education
is not d success
How can I make statement about
something I know absolutely nothing
abOut?" SAYS Mr. Depew Especially when
ne isn't advisory counsel Of the con-
Germ under discussion at a salary OF S2O.-
900 per annum.
Raisoui Pasha. who was recently
RaisOuli. the rough rider, seems 10 be the
real. genuine Bat" Masterson of Mo
rocco.
Our esteemed contemporary. the Japa-
nese Nippon, says editorialIy: 1T is folly
for our statesmen to seek to legislate
and make money At the same time
What artless people those japanese are! !
AND now it seems the Kissing of that
play off the stage in Paris was not be-
~''-7S va It's -ii'4llo4i amy bul btOduSt VI
the bad acting. This explains a hereto
fore very mysterious proceeding upon the
part of Parsians.
a Long Island widow engaged a man
she did not know to cut wood, and then
married him. This should be a solemn
warning TO itnerant wOOdchOppers
If the Car really wants to have
Nebogaton executed, he should appoint
him gnNernor of some nrnvince and TIE
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
Fearful Storm Damage.

Baltimore, Speeial.-A special tn
The News from Grafton, w. Va
says that from three to five lives lost
and a half a million dollars damage
is the result of q cloudburst and
heavy rain storm between Grafton
and Tunnelton. Among the dead are
Cludus Wolfe, Of Evansville, and
Frank Gibbons, of Newberg.
More than half a million dollars
damages resulted from cloudbursts
storms and floods at Newburg and
along the Cheat river valley in Pres
ton county. Houses were washed
away, the main line of the Baltimo Z
& Ohio Railroad is out of commis-
sion and telegraph and telephone
wires are all down. At Fairmori
the Monongehala river is at a high
stage and freight and other propci.
ty has been removed. At Kingwoo1
three miles of Baltimore & Ohis
Railroad track was washed AVA
The United Brethren Church, Al
Evansville was overturned and swepI
down stream. Coleman Morris, ags3
80 years, a farmer Of Big Isaac, thii
county, was struck by lightning ana
instantly killed. HEAVY rain at Wes
ton caused the highest waters alone
Polk Creek and the West Ford rivs'
into which it empties, near the town
since the food of 1883.
All the bridges across Polk ereel
and other rronerty along the ere2l
and river were carried off in th'
food. A number of residents had q
use row boats to get to and from
their homes.
A'sudden rise in the Monongahel:
river during the night wrecked th'
new bridge between Monessen ant
Charlerlo. All the false work wa
swept away.
The loss is estimated at 500, 900.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
SOUTHERN FINED $4,000
The Case Against the Southern Rail.
way at Raleigh Has . Sensational
Termination, . Fine Of $50. 900
Being Placed on the Road and
Nominal One on Green. Who
Pledges Himself to Sell No More
Tickets at the Old Rate.

Raleigh, \. C., Special.-The SEN
sational trial of fthe Southern Rail-
way Company aud City Ticket
Agent Green for violating the new
State 2 IA cent passenger rate law
which threatened an interference nf
Federal court process 70 arrest
the trial in the State court, terminal
ed Friday evening in the State court
with a verdict of guilty both as 10
the Southern and Agent Green and
the imposing of a $4,000 fine on the
Southern and a nominal fine on Agent
Green who pledged himself not to
further violate the law Green was
given the choice of abandoning the
sale of tickets and paying a nominal
fine or standing out against the State
court and receiving sentence 10
prison and possibly to the ehaingang
In choosing to pay fine he stated
he felt he was guilty of no wrong ;
but he had an aged and i'll mother
who could not understand the situat-
ion and, lest further resistance might
embitter her life, he would not re-
sist further The understanding Is
that Green will be given some other
position with the Southern
However, issues may end for the
Southern at Asheville the case will
probably be carried right up to the
United States Supreme Court and
there will be affidavits setting ont
that the prosecution of the South
ern's agent is as in Raleigh forcing
their agents to leave their servie,
thereby wrecking the business of the
company. Southern counsel claim
they score an advantage by Green's
having been forced from their service
AS to the fine of $4,000 the Southern
has ten days in which to file notice
Of appeal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
Injuries Prove Fatal.


Salisbury, Special. - G. G. Britton
of Admission, Ala, took the remains
Of his brother, N. B. Britton vfIo
died at the Whitehead-Stokes San
atorium following a runaway accident
the day before, back to the home Of
the unfortunate man. He never re-
gained consciousness after the acci-
dent. The brother arrived too late
to see him alive. The dead man was
travelling superintendent for the Inter
State Roofing Company. G. G.. Brit
ton is president of the same company
They had contracts for roofing the
new plants at Kannapolis, the junior
brother having charge of the work.
He was 35 years old and unmarried.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
Washington Wants the Shops.

Washington, n. c., Special-Wash-
ington wants the shops of the Nor
folk & Southern Railroad located in
this city. The chamber of COM
merce and large number of citizens
are working assiduously toward that
end, and everything will be done to
induce the railroad company to estab-
lish these shops here. Several at
tractive sites have been offered and
other attractive propositions have
been made to the Norfolk & South
ern people and it is sincerely hoped
that we may secure this plant.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
Negro Rapist Caught.

LOuisburg, Special. A negro
named Richard Freeman alias Dick
Harris wanted for an assault upon
Mrs. Lott Scott of Black Creek town
ship, Wilson county, was captured
here while working at Ford and
Houck's brick-yard. Some time since
he was working on the farm of Mar
sellus Smith, about Is miles east of
here and upon hearing some one read
ing about a reward offered for Mrs.
6cott's assailant, suddenly disappear
ed not even waiting to collect his
wages. He was identified as the same
man and Messrs. E. S. Ford and d. q.
Pcarce effected his arrest He tallies
with the description given and the
Vllicers believe they have the right
man.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
Southern Pine Fruits.

Southern Pines, Special. - The
shipment of peaches from the or
chards around Southern Pines have
been late this season, but the quanti-
ty has been greater than usual and
the prices have been uniformly good.
The big Van Lindley orchard has beel
getting away five or six hundred
crates a day. While the orchards
usually have lot of culls and infer
ior fruit that is not suitable for ship
ment at a profitable figure, this year
the market has been glad to get any
thing and the culls have been an un-
known quantity.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
Receivers for Two Companies

Salisbury, Special. - Leo c. Wal
lace member Of the firm of Wallace
& Sons, was appointed receiver for
the New London Mercantile Company
that has within the past few days
gone into bankruptcy. This COM
pany was forced to this step on ac-
count of the great credit business
done by it. AT one time it enjoyed
most liberal patronage. r. B. Thorn
pson was named receiver for the Hob
Son-Koontz Lumber Company of Je-
rusalem, Davie county, and has taken
charge of things This receivership
is not the result Of business adver-
sity but a step to the dissolution Of
a partnership.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
Dead Body of Boy Found in Neuse

Newbern, Special. = The dead
body of Alonzo Peterson was found
in Neuse river at the coca-cola conf
pany's plant The water was less
than feet deep and it is thought
strange that a boy should have
drowned under such circumstances.
Coroner Jones examined the body and
decided that it was plain the boy
came to his death by drowning and
that an inquest was unnecessary. The
boy was last seen alive about noon
Tuesday,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25

Edward r Sanford. as Attorney
GenerAl ef the Department Of la
tire, arrived here Moudsy mornin<.
and IL Is underxtos.d that BE eors~s a.
an enissary Of President Roosevelt
Ia promote psace between Federal
and State courts. and 10 arrange tha.
there shall be an appeal from bot
the State and United States courts.
While Mr. Sanford deelised 10 talk
for publication. he did sai deny
that he came on . mission 81 peace,
lie brings the assurance that II ths
eases are allowed TO proceed in aa
orderly course 10 the Supreme Coart
Of the United States, the Department
IF Justice will request that court u
advance the cases 10 an early hear
ing.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
Site For Telephone Exchange Pur-
chased.

Winston-Sale Special. - Tbs
Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph Company has purchased lot
55x9S feet, on Liberty street, between
Second and Third streets, upon which
they will erect large brick building.
The lot was purchased from Messrs.
J. A. Gray, F. H. Fries, II. E. Fries,
W. A. Lemly and ]. 4. Gilmsr. The
plans for the new structure have not
yet been drawn.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
Two Fatally Shot. One Seriously
Wounded In Pistol Duel.

Lexington, KY, special.-In
pistol fight that took place in sa-
loon at Pound Gap, on the Kentucky
Virginia line, two men were fatally
shot and another seriously wounded.
William Robinson and John ecuterz,
between whom an old grudge existed,
met. and Centers opened fire. Sever
al shots were exchanged aud CcBtess
fell mortally wounded Half Au
hour later "Babe" Stewart and
Isaac Bentley met and began shooting
Bentley was fatally and Steward
seriously wounded.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
Buggy Rolled Over Her Neck.

Lumberton, Special. = Miss Mat
tie MeWhite, of this county, came
near receiving fatal Injuries while
driving into town. Meeting her was
a pair of runaway mules hitched to
a wagon. They ran into the buggy
threw Miss McWhite out, and the
wagon wheel ran over her neck. The
mules halted just as the wheel rolled
on her neck and it had to be lifted
off. She did not lose consciousness,
and when taken to the hospital fol
examination seemed to have escaped
unhurt.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25

Chilheothe, Tex, Speeial.-Frie de-
stroyed a business block with total
loss of $4,000 and light insurance.
The heaviest losers are g. r. Jones
accompany, hardware; J. N. Fain,
drug store; Ben F. Griffin, drug store;
J. L. Watson, hotel; A. L. Howard
& Company, grocers: j. +. Bryan,
hotel, and Chillieothc Lumber Com
pany.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
Tennessee Bank Short s3s. 900.

Gallatin, Tenn, Specialize doors
Of the Peoples National Bank are
closed pending an investigation of
the condition Of the bank Some ir.
regularities were discovered seyersi
days ago and President Payne tele.
graphed TO Washington for an CT.
aminer who is now auditing the
books. A discrepancy Of $4,000 has
been found in the accounts.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
Blood Hounds Capture a Man.

Fayetteville, Special. - A hurry
telephone call came from Boards Sta
tion to Sheriff Watson to come with
his bloodhounds Immediately and he
went at once. The dogs were put on
the trial of a man suspected of break
ing into. the house of w. A. Beard,
about which he was seen loafing and
he was captured after a short chase.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
Attacked and Badly Hurt by a Cat

Salisbury, Special. = Calvin A.
jacobs, Franklin township farmer,
was severely wounded by cat that
made savage attack upon him at
his home. The flesh on one of his
hands was torn to the bone but he
does not believe the animal was mad
Mr.. Jacobs did not succeed in killing
the vicious feline.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
ORDERED TO ROADS
Violations Of North Carofsna's
Rate Law Meet Punishment
ASnfvIllE JUDGE IxPlaCABlf

seliee Justice Rsyae,1s spx!HEs .
Sensation 81 hsAessGse. n. e. ~
Cosaniisiax she T~e souiAssn Hal
way Axent1 90 tAe cSansy Reads
fer Mosfh-"Doa't 0lvs sAs
Federal ceart a. oppoTsaEisy 20
Tassrfers With he State CcnFts.
The JHdgs's Instructions 70 tAs
SksriG.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
Tar Heel Topics.


Nine applications for pardon are
refused by the Governor Geo. Grif-
fin, serving II years for manslaughter
from Nash county; Will Hunt, serv-
ing four years from Forsyth county
for larceny; James Grant, serving
Is years from Iredell county for
murder in the second degree; Sam
Carter, serving five months in STAN
ly county for retailing; Joe Duffy,
serving two years from Rowan coun-
ty for retailing liquor; JAS. Marine,
serving two years on the roads IN
! New Hanover for secret assault /;
Clyde Strayhorn, serving two years
in Durham county for larceny;
! George Graham, serving two years III
Henderson county for larceny; Sam
| White, serving three years in Cabar-
rus county for larceny.
The temperance forces of Raleigh
have decided to call an election in
Raleigh on prohibition or dispensary
about September Is. A citizens
committee, consisting of N. T..
Broughton, W. n. Jones, 2. P. Smith,
! S. j. Belts, w. J. Young, DR.. |. N.
! Pittinger and J. T. Miller, has been
named to make the preliminary ar
rangements for the election and direct
the campaign for prohibition as
against the present dispensary sys-
TEN.
Charters are issued for the Sylvia
Furniture Manufacturing Company
of Sylvia, Jackson county, the capital
$4,000 by J. W. Mckee and others ;
for the Powell Murray Land & Tim
Der Company, of Asheville, capital
$4,000, by George S. Powell, G. A.
Murray and others.
Thomas Marshall is pardoned by
Governor Glenn at the request OF
many citizens of Surry county. He
was serving 20 years from 1902 for
murder in the second degree. The
Governor says on the evidence the
jury could easily have acquitted the
prisoner.
The Charlotte board of aldermen
have determined to repeal the local
ordinance which prohibits the Sunday
selling of ice cream, soft drinks and
cigars.
Governor Glenn has commuted
the sentence of death to life impris.
onment in the case of Ruffin Fuller
of Granville county, for criminal as
sault, the reason given being that
the Governor is not willing to have
life taken in punishment ON the testi'
mony Of such womaA as the prose.
eutrix seems to be.
The Catawba Power Co. is nos
, furnishing power to run the mills al
Cherryville, 70 miles from the. plant
A pardon is granted Jno. E. Cox
of Wayne county, serving eight
months ON the public roads for TOT
severe whipping negro boy, whom
, the Governor says appears to be
very bad fellow.
} H. G. Putnam, chief electrician o.
? the Selwyn Hotel, in Charlotte, re
e ceived 2,7O0 volts of electricit.
> through his body last week while at
i tempting to cut a ''live' wire. [
] was thought at first that he would di
as result but later he is recovering
i Mrs. Carrie Nation lectured il
Greensboro last week to large audi
ence.
In the case of the State agains
city ticket agent Green, of the South
! ern railway at Raleigh for violatiol
, of the new law, all objections o
t counsel were overruled by Judg
!. Long and the case was ordered t
:. trial. S
e Another new cotton mill, costin
e $125, 900, was started up in Charlott
Hast week.
High Point reports unusual activl
ty in the furniture trade.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
Meet Next at Asheville.

Baltimore, Special.-The annual
convention of the Southern Grocers
Association adjourned to meet at
Asheville, next July. President ..
A. VanHoose, of Birmingham, Ala,
was reelected, as were also all the
present officers and members Of the
advisory board, except First Vice
President G. M. Thompson, Of New
Orleans, who was replaced by Hen
ry Forcheimer, of Mobile. Ala.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
Fayetteville Has Big Fire.

Fayetteville, Special.-Fire Thurs
day afternoon at the big Holt-Wil-
Hanson Mills, in east Fayetteville,
came near sweeping away the who.e
property, the main building catch
ing two or three times. The dry
house was destroyed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25

Ashsvllle, =. G., Special ~ Isefnrs
Judge SpesEs Reynolds ia tie stiy
poliee court DisiTiei paseag.r AEeat
james ii. Woosl, Of the ss.athsFa
Railway, also msmheF Of shs seari
of aldermen IF Asheyllls. and u. q.
Wiison, ticket seller for the South
ern at the local passenger station,
were tried on a charge uf violating
the new State rate lAw IF > Il crssis
a mile for transportation. convicted
and sentenced 60 the county ehata-
gang for 50 days eaeh.
Harmon vas tie onlN witness. At
the eonslnsion of has testimony Judge
Reynolds announced that the State
would rest, Iadec Charles A N"ory.
Of counsel for the SoutheTn RailSay,
aud representing the Indicted agsn.>,
stated that he desired io Introduce
no witnesses
"Can YOU or will You pay . fine ~
The police justice directed the
question to Mr.. Wood. standing just
in fyoat of the bar, and apparently
cool and indifferent To the result.
J'dge hoore quickly requested the
police Justice t. address any questions
TO counsel. Again the question vas
put, this time to Judge Moore. ''Can
YOU or will YOU pay tinef"
Judge Moore made reply that se
| would have Ia consider the matter.
The police justice, saying that lac 70.
gretted to do what he WAS about to,
directed the clerk 10 make an entry
that the defendants be sent Ia the
roads for 80 days each. Judge
Moore thercupon stated in open
court that he intended 10 apply for a
writ of habeas corpus aud requested
that the prisoners be allowed the Gus
tody of an officer
While Judge Moore was speaking
the police justice was writing. Pre-
entity he handed two slips of paper io
Sheriff Hunter. The papers were
| commitments for Mr. Wood nni Mr..
Wilson. ~ trust" said the police
| justice, and handing the commitments
TO Sheriff Hunter, "that you viii
not give the Federal Court an opppr-
tunity TO interfere with the State
courts, which il has no right 10 do. ~
The prisoners were then turned
over to Sheriff Hunter. The sheriff.
/ at the request Of Judge Moore, ae'
companied the prisoners 10 the Office
| Of Moore and Rollins There was
much interested speculation as 20
| just what course Sheriff Hunter
would pursue, whether he would Senl
the convicted agents direct 10 the
county chaingang, some ten miles
from the city, or hold the prisoner
in custody awaiting action on a writ
Of habeas corpus.
Released on Habeas Corpus.
Asheville, y. C., Special.-District
Passenger Agent Wood and Ticket
| Seller Wilson. under sentence Of 80
days on the county chaingang by the
city police court for violating the
passenger rate law, we're taken be-
fore Judge Pritchard on a writ of
habeas corpus at II O'Clock Friday
morning. j. g. Merriman asked for q
continuance Of the hearing until hi.
| father, James II. MerrimAn, spec
tally employed by the State, coul.l
be present. Judge Pritehard grant
ed the request and set the hearing
for 2.30 in the afternoon, and re-
manded Wood and Wilson 10 the Gus
tody Of the deputy marshal. Bonds
in the sum of 500 were allowed and
the indicted agents were once more
in the enjoyment of their liberty.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
JUDGE PRlICHARD
FILES RATE OPINION
Declares State Law Unconsti-
tutional and Says Ills Court
Has First jurisdiction
HIS ORDERS MUST BE OBSERVED

The Federal Court Judge Declares the
Penalty Clause Of the North Car
lima Rate Law Unconstitutional
An Appeal to the Supreme Court
Taken by the States Counsel
Attorney General Sent From Wash
ington by President Roosevelt TO
Promote Peace Between State AMI
Federal Courts.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25

,as law The courf Exed . bo1a os
so esrh for wa-eA and wsl~on.
Both sides co-orfrsiea 20 sake sh~
appeal as simple - possabl~ 10 osasr
,e present the posns st sssae 10 The
supreme roars.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
John Jones Not Guilty.

Monroe, Specialize jury in the
case Of John Jones, on trial as one
of the alleged lynehers of John Y.
johnson, returned a verdict of not
guilty, at 4:45 O'Clock Friday after
noon, after being out about half an
hour.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25

The service periodical, "The
Navy attacks the constitution OF
American vessels, declares that the
Pacific cruise is blunder and that
the battleship feet is in no cona.tios
to make the long trip
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25

Asheville, Special.-After Judge
Pritchard had signed the Judgment
Judge J. H. Merrimon, special
counsel for the State, gave notice OF
appeal and waived bonds. but under