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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
ALFANO TO BE DEPORYED
ALLEGED HEAD OF CRIMINAL
 ITALIAN CAMORRA SOCIETY.

S@h.-@ 9~ ~A HANANNA <AtStlA8t 1linh All
 New York Dismissed, and He Is
 Turned Over to the Immigration Off,
 fcials--Win Be Sent Back to Italy
 Within Few Days as q Criminal
 Immigrant.
 New York, April 22. Enrico Alfano, alleged leader n Italy of the secret and criminal Camorra society of Naples, who was arrested in this city last week during a police raid on the east side to-day was turned over to the imrli- grafton authorities, by whom he will be deported to Italy, Alfano escaped from that country shortly after the mysterious murder of one Cuccolo and Cuecolo's wife. crimes of which Alfano and other workers In the ranks of the Camorra are accused Fear of Cuccolo's S ascendancy in power in the Camorra is mentioned as the motive fo rthe mur- ders.
 When Alfano was arrested he was brought into the Tombs court on the charge of murder. The case went over until to-day pending the arrival of legal documents from Italy but mean time the Italian detectives in charge of the arrest were advised to submit the case to the immigration officials. The presiding judge considered 1t un- likely that Alfano could be held on the homicide complaint, in the absence of documentary evidence from abroad. The courts suggestion was followed. Tn the Tombs to-day the defendant was discharged on the murder complaint but was immediately turned over to the federal authorities, and removed to Ellis island. Commissioner of Immigra- tion Watchorn said he would be deport- ed within a few days as a criminal im- migrant. The name of Alfano is known all over Italy because of his leadership of the mysterious Camorra.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
General Porter First to Lenre

New York, April 22.-General Horace Porter of New York, is the first of the United States delegates to The Hague conference to leave for Europe Gen. erai Porter sails tomorrow on tho Kronprinz Wilhelm.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
Must Not Play Milsado slectrons.

London, April 22.-The admiralty has issued orders forbidding any naval band to play selections from SulHvan's "Mikado' during the coming visit to England of Prince Sadueru Fushimi, a cousin of the emperor of Japan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
VerdIct of s7ss,971 for LoyaI IndInns.

Washington. April 22.-The United States court of claims to-day rendered. a judgment in favor of loyal members of the Sisseton and Wahpeton bands of Sioux Indians and against the govern ment for the sum of $7SS,971.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
Theater scaIping Bill Signed.

Springfield, Ills, April Ex-Governor deneen tonight signed the theater scalping bill which forbids the sale of theater tickets through brokers at prices other than those printed on the tickets, or those obtainable at the box offices of the playhouses.
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MANCHURIA FLOATED.
Pacific MnII steamer Apparently sus-
 tained Little Damage.

Majo, Japan, April 22.-The Pacific Mail steam Mongolia, which went ashore at Hayatomo strait, near here this morning was assisted into deep water at high tide this evening and proceeded on her way. She apparently sustained no serious damage.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
DECLINES TO ASK ROOSEVELT

Pennsylvania House Rejects Resolu-
 ton Requesting Him to Run Again.
 Harrisburg, Pa, April 22.-Mr. Brue- stone offered resolution in the house tonight asking President Roosevelt to be candidate for a second elective term as president. The resolution was defeated by viva voce vote without debate
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
Japanese Cruisers Leave Gibraltar.

Gibraltar, April 22.-The Japanese cruisers Tsukuba and Chitose, after a war welcome here, left to-day for Eng land on their way to Jamestown, where they will represent the Japanese gov ernment at the Jamestown exposition.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
STRONG PLEA FOR FAIR
 TREATMENT OF RAILROADS
PRES. FINLEY OF SOUTHERN RAILWAY co. SPEAKS AT
 MEMPHIS.
Declares All That Is Asked is Assur- anee of Perfect Liberty to Develop Business Under Protection of Just and Fair Laws-shows That Adequate Funds for Improvements and Exten- sions Can Be Obtained Only by Bor- rowing.
rowing.

rowing.
 Memphis, Tenn, April 22.-President w. w. Finley of the Southern Railway company, speaking at a banquet here tonight in connection with a meeting of railroad officials and lumbermen. made a strong plea for fair treatment towards the railroads of the country on the part of the public All that the railroad asked, he said. was the assur- ance of perfect liberty to develop their business under the protection of just and fair laws. Continuing, MT, Finley said:
 Business men will not put their money in any locality unless they are assured that it's transportation agen- cies are strong enough and prosper ous enough to expand their ser vices with the growth of business. sirce the construction of railways first began, they have ever been the fore- runners of Investments. Tn this day, in localities already supplied with rail- ways further investments depend up- on the assurance of the adequacy of railway facilities. Sthe or restrict rail- way development in any section and the inevitable result will be to stife or restrict all industrial progress and material advancement in that section.
 MT. Finley pointed out the inade- quacy of railroad income to provide funds for betterments and extensions, | showing that if every dollar of the net l income of the Southern Railway from | its organization had been used for this purpose 1t would have amounted to only about thirty-slx hundred dollars per mile, whereas the road has actually spent or contracted to spend, for capit- alized betterments and improvements, more than ninety-six millions of dol lars or within fraction of fourteen thousand dollars per mile on It's pres ent mileage. He showed that adequate funds could be obtained only by bor- rowing and that every attack on the l earning power of railway through 1 legislation reducing arbitrarily its charges or imposing onerous and res- trictively conditions on It's operation, is an attack on its ability to maintain and improve it's service and reacts on
 those 1t is intended to benefit.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
Sweeping Victory for Spanish Con-
 seryatives.

Madrid, April 22.-The returns from the elections of members of the Cham Der of Deputies held yesterday are all in and show a sweeping victory for the Conservatives. Out of total of 4O4 seats in the Chamber, Conserva- tives have been elected to 26O; the lib- erals gained 63, the republican and Ca talanists 50 and other political groups S1 seats,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
ANOTHER LINE BOUGHT.
Consolidated Railway Purchases Porne-
 raug Valley Trolley.

NN"5 ''HHVs HIVHAVVs
 Waterbury, April 22.-The Republic can will state tomorrow that the Con-. solidated Railway company, which controls all the trolley roads in tho state owneo by the New York, New Haven and Hartford company, has completed the purchase of the Water bury and Pomperaug Valley Trolley company. The sale was completed on Saturday afternoon. This is new company, and its sale to the New Ha-. ven system is taken to mean that tho work already begun on it will be com pleted as rapidly as possible.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23
INCIDENT IN PARLIAMENT.
Mir. Bryce Had Just Returned to Cana
 da-Held in Washington.

London, April 22.In view of dis patches published here during the in- auguration of the Carnegie Institute at Plttsburg and generally credited to Moberiy Bell, of the London Times, in which the British government was
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-23

Charged With Having in His Possess sion s5,oOO Worth of Missing Bonds Knowing They Were stolen-Banx Commissioner Noble Testifies at Hearing--Accused Refuses to Am swer All uestions-Returned to Prison in Default of Bail.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-10
PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC INsTITU
TONS FIRST.

PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC INsTITU-
TONS FIRST.
The Catawba County News (dem-
oeratic) says:
alt would be pretty tale to tell
if North Carolina would neglect her
unfortunate insane and young GRIM
inals."
In the light of the past record of
democratic legislatures it Is not "too
absurd to even think about" Past
legislatures have done even worse,
in creating new offices and increas-
ing salaries of party pets, but it is
to be hoped that such will not be
the case with the present legislature.
The public institutions and other
matters in which the public are vi
tally interested should be provided
for first, and then if any money is
left let the democratic, pie-hunters
make grab for it. But new judge.
ships and solicitors should wait their
turn this time.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-10
A Democrat

In reply to an anxious inquirer
we will say that, according to the
best information we have been able
to obtain, "mugwump" Is former
democrat who votes with that party
which seems to him to come nearest
holding to the principles to which
he has held for twenty years; and a
.sDemocrat" is a former most-any
thing, who accepts without question
the doctrines which are from time
to time propounded by varioui dem
ocratic conventions and thinks that
Candidate Bryan and Candidate
Parker are equally deserving of bis
support, though they may happen to
personally disagree on almost every
important theory of government
Daily Industrial News.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-10
WALKER HANGS FOR BURGLARY

Said on Gallows He Did Not Shoot Col.
Holt.
Graham, N. c., Jan. S.-Henry
Walker, the negro who assaulted
Col. L. Banks Holt, November 6, at
his residence, having shot him in
the face, paid the penalty Of his
crime ON the gallows today. The
attack of Walker was of the most
cowardly nature and there was not
the slightest doubt that it was his
intention to have killed Col. Holt,
and he came extremely near doing
80. For some weeks Col. Holt lay
at the point eff death.
The negro went to his death
calmly and showed not the slightest
fear. Before the black cap was
placed over his head Walker made a
statement in which he said that he
he did not shoot Col. Holt, that he
had not been on the lot for some
time before the shooting, and that
he had made a confession in Jail
some weeks ago in the hope that it
might prolong his life.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-10
Failure Does Not Prove Incom-
nafancv

Failure Does Not Prove Incom-
potency.
"There is general conspi a-y 10
lie about business success" says Will
Payne in "The Mere Incident of
Failure" In January Everybody's.
"The newspapers, having roasted the
rich citizen when alive, feel bound
to say something fiattering about
him when dead. So In the obituary
notices they make him kind of
seer who pierced the future with un-
erring vision, and laid out his money
accordingly. They endow him with
infallible judgment and great inn
agination. Other wealthy citizens,
nervously aware Of the times they
missed going over by hairs breadth
and of the large part pure luck
played in rheia success, fall in with
aimable fiction and give reminis-
cences Of the deceased calculated to
bolster up his prophetic character.
Failure, especially in modern bus:-
ness, Is q mere incident, and Of itself
proves nothing whatever concerning
the ability of the bankrupt. Cour-
age, not prescienee, is what is chiefly
needed to succeed
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-10
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

The Raleigh Evening Times gives
good advice to the members OF the
legislature. The Times says:
"The hope win be expressed by
the people OF North Carolina that
at the present session Of the general
assembly the members will endesvor
to enact fewer laws and better laws,
that they viii be free and indepen-
dent, In action and thought, that
they will endeavor TO keep down
strife, and that they will deal fairly
by all the people without attempt
ing TO fill the air with bitterness
and the statutes with wild and clap
trap legislation. IL ought to be an
harmonious session.
We hope the present democratic
Legislature will heed the advice OF
fered by the Times. But II they fol
low the excellent advice given above
we should at once expect to see TIT
Jews fiocking to Jerusalem, the III
tree green all the year round and N
difference between winter and sum
mer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-10
FOUR ECLIPsEs THIS YEAR.

Sun and Moon Each Will Be Hidden
Twice During 1907.
Astronomical phenomena for the
year 1907 will embrace four eclipses,
two of the sun and two of the moon.
The total eclipse of the sun, January
10, invisible in the United States,
will be observed as a partial eclipse
throughout the greater part of Asia,
the path of totality passing from
Russia at sunrise across an almost
inaccessible portion of Siberia. at
sunset.
A partial eclipse Of the moon,
January %, will be partly visible in
the United States, the moon setting
eclipsed as seen from the greater
portion of this country. The begin
ming of the lunar elipse will be visi.
BILE generally all through North
America, the Pacific Ocean, Central
Asia and Australia. The end will
he visible in Northwest America,
the Pacific Ocean, Asia, Australia,
Central and Eastern Europe.
There will be an annular eclipse
Of the sun July 10, visible In all OF
North America and parts of the At.
lantic and Pacific Ocean, and just
at sunset on the west coast Of Africa,
The most interesting phenomenon
of this year. and the one of mast
scientific value, will be the transit of
the planet Mercury on the morning
of November IA, which will be
generally visible in the United
States, the sun rising with the little
planet visible across the disk of the
great king of day. This phenome-
non will be generally visible in En-
rope, Africa, Western and Central
Asia, Western Australia and Sauth
America.
The theory of Mercury's move
ments has always been q source OF
trouble to astronomers, even in La.
lands time. 1t is said the planet
seems to exist for no other purpose
than to throw discredit on astrono.
mers. Therefore the transit next
fall will be watched with unusual
scientific interest. Washington Post.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-10

The Raleigh Times intimates that
Mr.. Josephus Daniels is after job
in the event Mr.. Bryan is elected
president next time. Mr.. Daniels
will doubtless claim that his fidelity
to Bryan entities him to a slice OF
pie. He has followed Bryan when
Bryan was In the lead. Has fol-
lowed when he, Parker, was in the
lead, and Grover when he was in the
lead. In other words, Daniels has fol.
lowed the band wagon blindiy but
he still claims to be Irregular"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-10
STATES MONEY FOR PARTY
DEBTS,

DEBTS.
During the campaign last year
when the Republicans charged the
Democratic officials with extrava-
gance, the News and Observer and
other Democratic papers ssid it was
a campaign lie. Now read the fol-
lowing from Tuesdays News and
Observer:
"One word of caution to the legis-
lature: The last legislature employed
more pages, more clerks and more
laborers than were needed. In the
early part of the session they were
actually In the way. This legislature
should on the first day cut down the
number and prevent useless extrava'
gance in the matter of help"
The last legislature appointed al
those unnecessary clerks and pages
in order to pay off campaign debts
with the States money. They may
not do it by appointing quite sc
many unnecessary pages and clerks
this session, but before the term ii
over it will be found that more oil
the States money has been appro-
priated to the benefit of party pets
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-10

On Wednesday, January 23d, the
legislature will meet in joint SEES
sion and vote for a United States
Senator to succeed Mr.. Simmons.
The democratic members will walk
up like tin soldiers and vote fol-
Mr.. Simmons to succeed himself
they are afraid not to vote for their
boss, though many of them seriously
dislike him and would prefer to vote
for some one else. AS the democrats
are in the majority in both houses
Mr.. Simmons will be reelected.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-10
CURED OF LUNG TROUBLE.

ait ID now eleven years since
had narrow escape from consamp-
tion." writes O. o. Floyd, . leading
business man OF KershAw. S. c. al
had . run down In weight 90 1875
pounds, and coughing was constant,
both by day and by night. Finally
/ began taking DIR. Kings New Dis
covery, and continued this for about
six months, when my cough aud
lung trouble were entirely gone and
/ was restored TO my normal weight,
ITO pounds" Thousands Of persons
are healed every year. Guranteed
by all druggists. soc aud 100.
Trial bottle free.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-10
Champ Briggs Lay 2a Hours Bsnumbed
In Snow.

Champ Briggs Lay ga Hours Bsnumbed
In Snow.
Murphy. n. G., Jan. Champ
Briggs, who lives on Shelton Laurel,
was frozen 30 severely on Sunday
night, December 23nd, that 1t Ii
thought that he will die. Briggs, In
company with Carl Sans, had been
to johnson City, Tenn, to sell stock,
and on their return they came by
way Of the Big Butt Mountain or
the Cold Spring Mountain. as 1t Is
known In Tennessee. When they
were near the top Of the mountain
Briggs fell from his horse into the
snow. This was about IL O'Clock.
Ssms decided that Briggs was dead
and left with the horses to get help,
but lost his way and instead of COM
ing off the mountain on the North
Carolina side went down Rock creek
and came into the settlement near
Flag Pond, Tenn. The rescued party
found Briggs about 10 q. m. Mon
day morning. He was still lying
where he had first fallen from his
horse. He had been exposed to zero
weather for twenty-five hours, but
was still conscious and able to raise
his body. Briggs had quart OF
whiskey in his pocket, but was toe
numb to draw the stopper. He then
attempted to break off The neck OF
the bottle but wasted the contents OF
the whole package.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-10
CRIMEON INCREASE IN THE STATE

1O,117 Criminal Actions Disposed OF In
State Courts During Year Ending July
1st-Increase of About 400.
Attorney General Gilmer has COM
pleted his report of criminal Stats
tics for the two years ending July
L. last. Each year is made up sepa-
rately.
These reports are based on returns
made by clerks of court. During the
year ended July 1, 1905, 1854 Grim
inal actions were disposed of, women
being defendants in 1913. Of the de-
PENDANTS 4,427 were white, 1915
colored and 8 Indians.
The number of convictions was
1859, acquittals 1883. For the
year ending last July the number of
criminal actions disposed of was TO-
1T, the defendants in 573 cases be-
ing women, the number of whites
being 1910, negroes 1859, and In.
dams SO. The number of convic-
tions was 6,716 and acquittals ,215.
The following is the summary of
the various offences with which the
defendants were charged, the first
figures given showing the number
of persons so charged for 1905, the
last figures those for 1906:
Assault and battery 302 and $40;
abandonment 81 and 1911; ARRAY 852
and $50; arson IA and 70; assault 500
and 346; assault with felonious in
tent "a and 30; attempt to poison 5
and 1; assault with deadly weapon
$50 and 1856; abduction 8 and Ia;
bigamy~14 and ID; burglary, first
degree, and 6; second degree 35
and IA; burning other than arson Is
and %; carrying concealed weapons
1,101 and 1,040; conspiracy 6 and
IL; cruelty to animals So and 10;
disturbing meeting 115 and 179; es-
cape 81 and 80; embezztement SO
and 40; adultery 265 and 294; fail
ure to list taxes 666 and COL; false
pretense 105 and 50; forcible tres
pass I'll and 1919; gambling $50 and
315; HOUSEKEEPING 81 and 81; house
burning 2 and 1; incest and 8; IL
legal registration q and none; lar
ceny 1923 and 1,004; larceny and
receiving 235 and 276; libel 13 and
IL; manslaughter 26 and S3; muir
der, first degree SO and Oh; second
decree SO and 81; malfeasanee in
Office 6 and 1; perjury 81 and AZ;
practicing medicine without license
26 and 26; criminal assault Is and
10; robbery 30 and %; retailing
liquor without license 1,0044 and
1922; selling liquor to minors II
and 5, and selling it on Sunday IL
and q; SANDER % snd 26; seduction
Is and 80; riot ID and 1.-Union
Republican.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-10

The resignation of Mr.. Cortelyou
as Chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee puts Mr.. Harry b.
New, of Indianapolis, at the head
of the Committee. Mr.. New was
made vice chairman of the Commit.
tee a year ago and now becomes the
acting Chairman. Many of the poll
ticians are busy trying to find out
what candidate the new Chairman
will favor for the next president
and just how much prestige his sup
port would give the new candidate
but Mr. New is not talking.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-10
WISE COUNSEL FROM THE
SOUTH.

"I want to give some valuable ad.
vice to those who suffer with lame
back and kidney trouble" says J.
K. Blankenship, Of Beck, Tenn. 81
have proved to an absolute certainty
that Electric Bitters will positively
cure this distressing condition. The
first bottle gave me great relief, and
after taking a few more bottles,
was completely cured, 50 completely
that it becomes q pleasure to recon-
mend this great remedy" Sold un-
der guarantee by all druggists. Price
so cents.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-10

The State Superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction has recommended
compulsory education in public
schools of the State. Before this is
put In force comfortable school build
ings should be provided and the
schools 80 located that young children
would not have more than two miles
to walk to attend school. AS the
schools are located at present some
small children have to walk three
miles over wet and muddy roads
and then sit in a cold ROOM all day
These conditions should be remedied
before thinking of compulsory edu'
cation for the State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-10

New York san
TIE number of persons Killed I'D
rndlx In 1895 b. wsld breasts sss
s.ess. ~ axxisss S.isT In the pre-
viou. year. and the nameer of ds&ins
reported freEa snake bite lSi,sss =
also little smaller than that OF lso*.
A feature Of tho 1905 returns =
the Increase In the number OF dsaihs.
both OF hnman beings and cattle
attributed 20 leor.rds- IL h s<ig-
gessed by . writer In BziieyAs AsEa'
zine that these heksss s<ek their pres
more readily than they ussd 10 &c
In The neIghborhocd of Villages
The fAcs that more iicenses 10 pos
sas< fremrms were held In 1905 than
In the previoas year may b noticed
but II has long been recognized ina
II Ii impossible 10 discover any reia
lion between the number Of firearms
in native hands and the number 81
deaths from Wild beasts.
During 1905 more dangerous wtlt
beasts were killed than in 1904. tn
official figures are: Tigers, 1855
leopards, ASH; bears, :, 236; wolves
2.0f6, and hyenas.o5i. Well knows
man-esting tigers were killed In sev
eral districts. A regular crusAd
against wolves has been carried q
In parts OF the central provinces
" here these brutes are most numei
Gus and most troublesome.