The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-16
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/ i isstsrgesE IS essmplss5ty - sAs tnsss
der II ex-sisvsrnar sssussaaers. -
Idaha. j. said sa have sssted . term
IN joliet Poasissaiiary,
Capt. A. kr~ch. of lhe itanbars-
! Amerleaa liner Graf Waidsrss~. died
en the voyage 10 Ns~ loEk.
4 shortage which may Fan ur To
siOl ual tas s.esa disrosvrvd ia the
Syrscss~ N. VI Treasury,
The appellate divison Of the New
York Supreme Court has affiguaed tie
| semtanee IF one year ia iatl sna . fln-
cf 500 gsin<t Lawyer Abraham lL.
Hnmnasi
The rail manufacturer ani the rail
| road> are /" IsaHac commission which
will determine wheshsr ths quality q
Fsils needs improving.
II is said tha, the railroads will
spend 81 ,000. .O0o. 600 during the nest
year for improvements.
In the Southern Wyoming moau-
taihs 10 has been showing t"F - DAYS
ond tie temperature has becn bSl"~
zero all the time
Friction attributed to too much
mother-in law has hrakeu out ~ tba
family of Frank Jay Gould.
The May music festival al York.
Pa. is declared to have been . big sue-
cess.
A son and heir 90 the throne VAS
born 10 the King aud Qneen Of Spal,.
Americans accuse the GuatemalsI
| Government of perpctrating un-
speakabie outrzges.
Earthquake shocks were felt in Aus
tria-lluneary and at Irkutsk. Siberia.
The Gar has signed tho $1.00o,0o0
famine relief appropriation.
Paris critics are at war over Rich
ard Strauss musical drama, 'Sd.
lone"
A reception by the President, din
ners by Secretary Taft. Secretary
| Root and Postmaster-General Meyer
were among the events given in Wash
ington IN honor of the Italian aud
japanese visitors.
Edward b. Moore, of Michigan. WAS
appointed United States Commission
er of Patents.
ar Roosevelt called of the Cabinet
meeting in order 10 take a ride in the
woods, where photographers took his
picture jumping fences and ditches.
The presentation of the memorial
gates at jamestown Island by the CO.
lonial Danes of America took place st
jamestown.
In IN address before the Negro Dap
iiet Convention at Staunton. President
r. ii. Bowliog said any preacher who
had two living wives is unft 10 preach
the Gospel.
A cable from Naples SAYS :-Enor.
nous clouds of ashes appeared from
the sea. darkened the sky and fell
on the town. Considerable apprehen-
sion was felt when il wss realized that
the clouds were ashes and cinders
from Mounts Etna and Strombo!i.
4 similar phenomenon was noticed
along the southern coast and caused
panics in several places.
A snecial from Bristol, Tens., says:
Felix Kidd, % years of age. was shot
and killed at Alta Pass, y. G., Sunday
afternoon. No details can be learned.
William Quinn, chief Of police Of
| Greenville, Miss. committed suicide
in the presence of his daughter, MrS.
Houston. who tried in vain to take
the pistol with which he killed him
self away from him. Quinn, il is as
serted, had been drinking heavily.
Jud Rook and .Ino. Rook, aged gan1
II years, respectively. were killed b;
train on the Ocilla & Yaldosis Rail-
road Sunday afternoon. The boys
were driving in a wagon
Frame II. Jones, The defauIiing
assistant teller Of the Charlotte, y.
C., National Tank, returned 10 the
city and surrendered himself 10 the
authorities. he was held for federal
court on bond of $4,000.
| Thirty-one people were killed and
many more fatally wounded in the
wreck of special train in California.
| Two Italian women were killed with
a razor in New York and the husband
of one a barber is accused Of The
crime.
Charles Young, the 14-year-old son
Of Charles Young,of Berkeley Springs
| ". Va, was struck and instantly
killed by Baltimore and Ohio express
No. 6 aboat two miles west of Ham
cock Thursday. The boy was walking
on the track and did not hear the ap-
proach Of the train.
Frank Emmett, on trial for con-
spiraey against the Government, N
Pittsbury, told how defective boiler
tubes were palmed of on the Navy
Department.
jamestown Exposition directors
completed satisfactory arrangements
for borrowing 100000 for the Expo
sition.
i George Grant Mason, "Silent" "
|. Smith 5 principal heir, who Is said 20
. resemble the latter, viii move 10 New
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