The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-09
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frun tsnsllitss. "a Mandsy us<hI-
Interesting .dssrss.sons ~~rr hsld
a, the Naslousl TalssTxsrisssss mswt,Esx
Ia Washington CITY.
The ,rsal ot William n. Eiay~es.sl.
the labor leader. Tor murder. wzs b.
guu an Monday 81 Haas. Idt".
Near NuIlins. : &. ua Monday
Eegro attemplea crssninai ssssuls up-
on young gifl. lie was ssaei -
death by a posse tia, ~as trying -
arrest him
Serious tioiing has had 70 be sup-
pressed in Rav alindi. i'auiab
Seven of the crew # the "ll tank
steamer Sllserslip were allied bS 81
plnSious nt bcnxins aboard and The
Others were rescued by passing
vessel.
Not less than LA executions have
taken place IN Russia Sc f~snli Of
drumhead eourts-mart.at.
The new treaty between the Unit
ell States and Sanio domingo ws.
ratified by the Dominican Senate.
The explosion Of Il powder maga-
zine in Canton, China. killed 9 mum
Der of persons aud did immsuSs
damage.
Robert :. Dickson accused of alb
dueting Madeline Dempsey. daughter
of W. l.. Dempsey. Of Frederick
hs.sx laf Sc d isast
and a Washington detective was un-
able 10 locate him.
Hollywood Memorial Association
elected officers and made arrange
ments for Memorial Day Observance
IN Richmond on June ,.
An Official of the Independent.
Watch Dealers Association brought
the high tariff Law home to Mr. Roose-
welt III Il striking way.
A Kentucky thoroughbred and an
Arabian horse will take part IN al
endurance test across the continent.
The text of the new German Ameri-
can tariff agreement was rsade public.
Letters from Rev. J. X Caoka. who
is accused of leaving hemsiead, L. J..
with a 17-year-old girl, gre said 10
hint at suicide .raiher than, arreof pv
on the verge of il Creates, political
| contest Hughes and his policies
forming the bone of eonientisa.
Edward Gibson, coloysd, - . trial
| lasting II mlnutcs, was ssnteaeed ~
II years in prison and 10 remain in
Jail until the payment Of 5000 hne
practically a life sentenee-for at
tempting assault OH New Jersey
girl.
The reports of the auditors OF the
Harrisburg capitol show that Sander
son & Co. made profits of 1000 per
cent. and more on some OF the fur
nishings they supplied.
On the plea of wishing TO protect
the Italian immigrants on board. he
Italian Commissioner forced the bur
ial of an American woman at sea who
had died of cancer.
A quarrel among labor unions bas
caused n building tie-up in Philadel-
phia which may throw 10000 men
out of work.
An Austrian count was killed by a
posse in California IN mistake for a
desperate.
The Steuncnberg murder trial is ex-
pected TO begin at Boise City, Idaho,
next Thursday.
Railroads centering in the Pitts
burg district have announced a con-
siderable advance in freight rates east
of the Mississippi, effective June l.
All records at Ellis Island were
broken more than 10000 immigrants
landing in "a hours.
Sir George Gould Arbuthnoi, head
of Arbuthnot & Co., Of Madras, India
whose London house failed for large
, sum, has been arrested.
Premier Bolha sprang n suTpris'
! in the Impei lal Conference by bold
,, ing out for freedom 10 put up TAM
barriers az inst British goods j
deemed expecIent.
Three cases involving freight rate
ON cotton piece goods and eottoi
waste from points III the South (
New York and other Eastern point
: were argued before the inter-Stat
:, commerce commission. The case
were those of the Warren Mannfae'
uring Company and others OF Wa'
:. renyiIie. s. G.. against the Soufher
. Railway: James L. Quimby, of Lam
81. :. C.. against the Clyde Lila
4 Steamship Company and the hivc'
side Mills, of Augusta, Ga, again'
the Southern Railway Briefs w"i
: fled and the eases will be taken I'M
consideration at an early date.
N King Edward and President ia
Iiers, of France met.
-. Directors of the Cotton Belt RAJ
way in Texas held q meeting. j.
!, Maxwell, general superintendent, VI
= elected vice president and direeto
vice w. e. Greene, resigned. Dire
= tors elected are Z. E Britton, II.
r n | Farrell, ST. Louis; W. c. Connor, ID
!. = las, Tex; u. A. Cooper, 7. ]. Joinf
- Sherman, Tex; James Garritty, &c
- sicana, Tex.
r. According TO report j. Edward d
t. dicks is to finance the double-trae
ing CT the Siberian railroad,