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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
A Timber Road.

Raleigh, Special-In an interview
with Mr.. William Moncure, SO well
known in railway circles and partic-
ularly for the last few years as a
builder of roads, he said that Henry
E. Lichford, of Raleigh; John G..
Shaw of Rockingham; d. E. McIver
and c. L. Chisholm of Sanford; him
self and others are now arranging t.
build the Bladen & Northern Railway
from Stedman on the Atlantic Coast
Line a distance of 20 miles. He says
that it is to be road to get at timber
and that it will reach what is perhaps
the finest body of standing pines now
in North Carolina-about 200,000,00O
feet of which this company ownes
50,000,000. Much of it is long-leat
and considerable of it is short-leaf
The road is to be 20 miles long and
work will be in progress within &C
days from this date. The road viii
be standard guage and will handle
passengers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
SCHOOL APPROPRIATIONS


Raleigh. Specialize State board
of education has appropriated about
81, 1000 of the ~, ,00si set apart BY the
last Legislature for high schools in
the various counties under the new
system, now being inaugurated. The
Law gives $500 10 a county with the
one representative, $3.50 10 one with
two and 81 900 10 one with three. Tbs
apportionment Ii made by the board
of the counties which have complied
with the law and the requirements
The following counties each get al
allowance for one school: Alamanee,
Anderson, Beaufort, Currituck, DUP
lin, Durham, Granville, Jackson, Ne.
Dowell, Onslow, Person, Richmond,
Scotland, Sampson, Surry, Swain. I'm.
ion, Wilkes, Yadkin. The following
get allowances for two schools: Cho.
wan, Cabarrus, Catwba, Cleveland,
Caldwell, Davie, Guilford, Harnett,
Lincoln, Macon, Martin, Nash, Pender
Pitt, Pennsylvania, Vance, Warren,
Washington, Wilson. The following
get three schools: Cumberland, For
syth, Rockingham, Rowan and Gas
ton. The counties of Robson and
Wake gets four each. Wake gets the
largest allowance, $1,000. There were
no applications from Mecklenbur,
and New Hanover.
The State board of education grant
27 five-year certificates in various
sections Of the State and within the
next few days will grant certificates
to tie teachers in the new high
schools
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
WILLIAMS A WINNER
But Il Required Official Count
10 Settle Mississippi Primary
vARDAMAN ACCEPTS RESULT
State Executive Committee Meets ~
Jackron and Declares Resalt Of
United States Senatorial Contest.
Friends Of .Vsrdam2n. Eecoadiag
Motion to Declare williams EoEai-
nee After Short Caucus Between
Two Factions.

jackson, Miss, Specialize Dem
ocTntic State executive eonanatsee met
at noon Thursday aud declared Cor
gressmap John Sharp Williams the
party nominee for the United States
Senate
The canvass of the returns showed
o majority of CHS votes for Wiiliaris
the totals being as follows:
Williams 9,49G; Vardaman 5S,S4S.
There will be no contest over tho
result.
After a short caucus between the
two factions it was finally agreed -
accept The semi-offieial returns as
furnished Secretary of State Power
from the various counties and which
show that Mr.. Williams has ma
jority of GAS votes. This motion IL
declare Mr.. Williams the nominee was
seconded by the friends of Governor
Fardaman The committee then
formally declared Mr. Williams nom-
mated as United States Senator. This
is considered the final settlement Of
the celebrated contest.
Governor Vardaman conceded the
nomination of Mr.. Williams by SEMI
the following note to the committee
"The Democratic party, through Its
executive committee, has declared
Mr. Williams the nominee and | ac-
cept the arbitration of that tribunal
without tinge of resentment or re
gret for anything done or said by ms
friends for me during the campaign.
81 am for the nominee and hope
that he will make the people of Mis-.
sissippi a great United States Sena.
tor l have made the campaign upon
living important and pertinent prince
plies and while / have lost the nomi
nation, ] am thoroughly convineej
that the large majority of the Whit
members of this State agree with M,
views upon public questions, and
shall continue to fight for those prit
ciples as earnestly in the future as
| have in the past.
"No man was ever blessed by mor'
loyal and more faithful hands tina;
| those who favored my fortunes il
| this contest. I want them to fee
as I do, that we have not been de
feated, but that the victory is onl.
| postponed for season. l have beeI
a candidate several times in my life
and lost the fight, but never have
felt the sting Of defeat, and I am no
defeated today
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
Officers Raid Counterfeter's Den.

Uniontown, Pa, Special.-In a raid
on an alleged counterfeiter den at
Snithield, several men were arrested
a large number of moulds captured
and a big quantity of spurious coins
found concealed about the place. The
men were all foreigners. 1t is claim
ed that the plant has been in opera
ton several weeks, as the neighbo.'-
bee non a still hunt for the counter
felt money. The authorities have
been on a still hunt fo rthe counter
feiters for some time and believe all
implicated have been captured.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
Bitten By a Copperhead.

New Bern, Special. The three
year-old child, a little boy, of Mr..
Morrison Rowe, who lives nine miles
from New Bern in the second town
ship, was bitten by a snake Sunday
morning. The snake was what is To-
cally known as copper head mecca
sin, and is one of the most dreaded
and poisonous reptiles in this section
Dr. Cation rendered medical aid, and
the tender age of the child made the
case very serious and its condition
was considered critical at last ae-
counts
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
n. C. WEATHER REPORT


AA&&st AA
The Eosth Caruliaa seetaea 81 lie
weather ard srop service Of Tbs De-
paFsmcni of Agriealsars issues the
following bnlletia of weather eonaa.
lions far the past seek:
Temperasure. The ssnpcrasans
for the week averaged about norma
The first ten days were cool, aud ~.
some places the lowest Temperature
for the week we're recorded on those
days. The temperature rose oa The
sih, and the highest temperature
generally occurred on that day. Oar
Ing the remainder Of the week ooolet
weather prevailed. The highest tenn
peraiure reported was ad degrees IN
Lenoir county on the Sth and 9th, ~
New Hanover county on the 9th, and
in Robeson county on the 10th: ths
lowest temperature gas IS degrees 10
Caldwell county on the Sth.
Preeipitation.-The rainfall aver
aged much below the normal. On tn
southeast coast, in the extreme north
west, and in the north-central conn
ties, rainfall was ample. In other por
tions of the State, and particularly IL
the western district, only light show
ers occurred, and moisture is nov
much needed.
Sunshine and Cloudiness. Sun
shine was abundant in the eastern an,
central districts, but efficient in thl
western districts. Cloudy weathe
prevailed generally on the 9th, an'
partly cloudy in the western distric
throughout the week.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
Pinned Beneath Locomotive.

Now York, Special.-Pinned be-
meath locomotive, Charles S. Hud-
ley, a brakeman on the New York
New Haven & Hartford Railroad suf-
fered the amputation Of leg before
he could be extricated from under
the engine, which had run over hin
IN the railroad yards in the Bronx
The operation was performed by az
ambulance surgeon without the use oi
anaesthetics and frequently Hudley
gave suggestions to the surgeons dur.
ing the operation. 1t is said he may
recover.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
Pardons Granted and Refused.

Raleigh, Special. Governor Glenn
last week granted pardons of three
who had made application and refus-
ed the application of six, among these
six being two negroes who are under
sentence of death. These negroes are
VIII Banks, Of Ashe county, and
James Rucker, of Buneombe county
and the date set for their hanging is
the twentieth Of August Rucker s
crime was the atrocious one of rape
upon his six-year-old step-daughter,
while Banks had deliberately killed
another negro. The Governor sets
out his reasons for the pardons grant
ed and those refused.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
Canning Factory Starts Up.

Kernersville, Specialize canning
factory recently installed here start.
ed up last week and will continue
tllrau1h tie season. There is sonIe
complaint from the farmers that the
tomatoes are rotting on the vines, bui
the crop is just beginning to come or
tic market ed it is thought that il
will be an average one. This new in
dustry here means great deal to thu
town ard <Gro:pdine country. III
capacity is sufficient to take all th'
tamatoes that can be brought in ant
at a remunerative price, besides i
furnishes employment to alarge mum
Der of laborers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
Street Railway Franchise.

Salisbury, Special, The Board Of
Aldermen have granted a franchise
to the Piedmont Carolina Railway
Company, Salisbury organization to
operate belt line railway starting
at Newton Heights,in Spencer, thence
through East Spencer and up Long
street to Inniss street in this city.
thence through Inniss street to the
western outskirts of the city, termi-
mating at the new fair grounds.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
Four Killed by Train.

Allenhurst, N: j., Special.-Four
persons employees of the Norwood
House, were instantly killed when
their carriage was run down by a
Pennsylvania passenger flyer known
as the Bankers Special, at the Cor
lies Ave- crossing here There were
Thomas Edwards, a driver and Loret-
ia Gray, Jennie Mcdonald and Ham
nah Murphy, Mattresses. The Cor
lies crossing-is just south of the local
station of the New York s. Long
Branch Railroad, and the station
platform was crowded with summer
visitors, who witnessed the accident
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
100 Additional Union Mechanics Join
Building Trades Strike.

Washington, Special.-Acting Oh
orders from the executive officers Of
their unions 100 more union mechan-
les joined the building trades strike
here Saturday. According to the la
Dor leaders every building under con-
struction, where non-union mechanics
were employed, is now tied up and
nearly 800 men have quit work. The
employers association CLAIMS that
that it has been able to fill the places
of all the strikers with the exception
Of bricklayers. The union men de-
clare that the strike will be extended
next Monday.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
Charters Granted.

The following charters have been
issued:
The First Congregational Church
Company, at Mount Pleasant, is also
granted charter.
The F. w. Hunt Contracting Com
pany, of Asheville, to do general con-
tracing for railroad construction,
capital stock $4,000.
Ford and johnson Company, High
Point, furniture; authorized capital,
$4,000, with $4,000 paid in; Steph-
en- O'Donnell, Carl A. Cline, j. W.
Mcdonald, incorporators.
Bridgeport Lumber Company, Cra-
ven county, capital $4,000 outhoriz-
ed, with $4,000 paid in; A. P. Bunt=
ing, II. M. Bunting and some Norfolk
parties, incorporators.
The Salisbury German Coach-Horse
Company to breed, buy and sell i've
stock; capital stock $4,000; q. A
Fisher and others.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
Martin A. Knapp WEEDS Miss Nellie
MAYNARD Gardner.

New York, Special. Martin A.
Knapp, chairman Of the interstate
commerce commission and Mrs. Mel
lie Maynard Gardner, daughter of the
late George L. Maynard, of Syracuse,
were married at the Hotel Manhatttn,
in this city in the presence of a few
family friends by Bishop Edward G,
Andrews, of the Methodist Church.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
Broke Boys Head.

Wadesboro, Special. Julius the g.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. j.
Pinston, was kicked in the forehead
By horse Saturday afternoon. The
little fellow in company with one Of
Mr.. p. 7. Rhymes sons was playing
III the lot near the horses when one
Of them suddenly became vicious and
kicked the children. The other boy
was hurt, but Julius received very
serious injuries. His nose was broken
and his skull fractured by the blow.
While he is in very critical condi-
ton, unless some complications set in,
he will recover. DR.. Bennett dressed
his wounds.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15

Asheville, Special.-When the fam
lily of Mr.. J. A. Wild, living on Hill
street, awoke Sunday morning il was
discovered that some fiend had enter.
ed the house during the night, ad-
ministered chloroform To Mr.. Wild +
daughter and attempted to set firs
to the bed on which she slept. Moth
ing of value was taken from the house
except a watch belonging TO Henry
Wild, son. The family did not re-
tire until after midnight, and when
Mr.. Wild arose in the morning he
found the doors of his house oper
and the place strongly filed with The
odor of chloroform Upon going Il
the room of his daughter he found
her in deep sleep and had muel
difficulty i'll arousing her. On the bee
was small bundle of rags thickl,
saturated with ehloroform while heI
clothing and hair smelt strongly o.
the deadly drug. A large number O
half brunt matches were strewn oi
the bed in which she slept and th
bedding was scorched in a number O
| places. A bloodhound was taken 30 th,
scene of the attempted crime and ap
parently found strong scent, whiel
led the officers through a nearby corn
| field, where a watch fob was picke'
up, which had been attached to tn
| watch stolen from Henry Wild, whiel
indicated that the miscreant had pass
ed that way. The trail was later los
owing to many people having crosses
and recrossed it, thus interfering wit
the dog. No further clue has bee
discovered although the search still
continues. Should the miscreant b
discovered his life may pay the pen
atty for his daring crime.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
New Court House Plans.

Salisbury, Special. "A movement
Is on foot looking to the erection of
a new court house for Rowan county
TO take the place of the old one which
mas been in constant use for nearly
halt a century. Plans for a hand
some structure have been submitted
TO the County Commissioners, who
are are considering the expenditure OF
qoO,OOO to provide a suitable temple
VI justice for this county.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
Big Fire In Baltimore.

Baltimore, Special.-Fire Thursday
destroyed the gigantic grain elevator
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railway,
with loss to the building alone OF
$175,000. No estimate of the loss /,
the contents of the building is yet OBJ
tainable. Many fremen had narrow
escapes. later fire started In the big
stables of the Baltimore Transfer
Company, spreading to the chair fac
tory of Heehinger Brothers. The
flames spread rapidly and it is feared
both buildings have been entirely con-
sumed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
State News Items.

The Raleigh cotton mill which
makes hosiery yarns, has completed
the installation Of $4,000 worth ol
machinery. Added to this will be the
$4,000 worth of combing machinery
It is stated that borings for coal
and oil are to be made in Richmond
county near the Pee Dee river. Sofi
coal was found thers last year and
the late E. B. c. II Hambley, of Sails
burY. lad options on 10000 acres ol
the lands, but these have now revert
CO. /; is said that traces of oil hav:
bfeil found there.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
Lumber Company to Build Railroad

Mount Sterling, KY, Special.
Clearfeld Lumber Company, of Clear
field, Pa, closed a deal for 10000
acres Of Walnut, oak and poplar tim
Der lands in Morgan county for $780,
600. It is announced that the coa.-
pany will extend line of railroa:l
IS miles up Rush branch and will
spend $1,000,000 in Improvements.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
A New Industry.

Greensboro, Special = The Acme
Match Company, with authorized cap
ital Of 100000 and $4,000 subscrib-
ed has been chartered to manufacture
matches here. A site for the factory
has been selected near the city limits
and work will begin within 80 days
The ineorporators are all from Win
ston-Salem and are j. Palmer, presi-
dent; Gus Palmer, vice president; l..
A. Wade, secretary-treasurer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
Superintendent Of County Schools
Chosen.

Oxford, Special.-At meeting OF
the county board of education Tues
day Mr.. J. F. Webb was elected SUI
perintendent of the county schools to
succeed Prof. Robert Kittrell. Mr..
Webb graduated at the University OF
North Carolina and has held the po-
sition of principal of the Salisbury
graded school and superintendent OF
Gibsonville graded school.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
Will Double Population.

Duke, Special 1t is said that the
Dukes are to erect another mammoth
mill at this place. This place exclu-
siyely factory village, has now a
population of about 5000, the largest
population of any town in Harnett
county, ard the new factory viii al
most double this population.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
Money in Old Shoe.

Salisbury, Special. While tearing
down an old log house on the lands
recently purchased by Mr.. L. A. Cline
the st. Paul neighborhood, three miles
from this city, workmen found $50
hid in a child s shoe underneath the
large hearthstone. There were six ten
dollar bills. How long the money had
been there no one knows. The house
is known to have been built more than
sixty years ago.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
Big Canning Output.

Mount Airy, Special-Some 25
hands are now busy at the Mount
Airy Canning Factory, putting up
canned tomatoes. 1t is learned that
at least $4,000 cans Of tomatoes will
be put up this season by this company
This is a large out put for the first
year, and serves to show what can be
accompanied by the people of any
North Carolina town if they but ex
ert themselves q little.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
True Bill Against Kline.

Beaufort, n. C., Special.-Soon aft
er the opening of Federal Court
Judge Purnell announced that the
foreman of the grand jury had re-
turned true bill of indictment for
peonage against E. A. Kline. Attor
ney Clark, for ti.fense, stated that he
understood the bill contained 96
counts. Counsel for the defense ask
ed the privilege of examining the bill
10 en,f.s t:;cn to prepare their de-
tense.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15

Asheville, Special.-The Southern
Paving and Construction company, q
West Virginia corporation ha,
brought suit in the United States cir.
euit court against the town Of Way.
nesville and Herbert r. Ferguson the
mayor alleging breach Of contract
made in 1905 for the paving of Mair
street. Damages are asked in the sum
Of S15.35S.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
Priest Kills Eo1el Mau.

Pittsburg, Speciai.lLudwiz Seze.
giel, said to be an unattached Polish
priest, of Chicago, walked into a
South Side hotel at iii Carson street
and without warning. it is said whip
ped out 38-calibre revolver and open
ed fire upon the two proprietors, twin
brothers named Steven and Andrew
Starzynski. Steven died within an
hour and Andrew may not recover
The cause of the shooting is unknown
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
News Of the Day.

Senator Beveridge was married to
Miss katherine Eddy in Berlin.
The Moorish troops at Casablanca
have been disarmed and quiet has
been restored.
A powerful cruiser feet of three
squadrons is already being organized
In the Pacific.
Miss Hay Bushnell q years old of
Winchester, Va, was killed in an au
tomobile accident near Berryville.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15
Bitten BY a Spider.

Greenville, Special. - Bitten by a
large black spider early Friday MORN
ing Tilden Batson laundryman of
this city, was stricken terribly ill.
Two physicians were summoned be-
fore the man got relief from his suf-
ferings.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-15

North Wilkesbcro, Specialize
Brushy Mountain Fruit Growers As
sociation held its third quarter an
nual meeting and picnic at Kilby g
Gap, on Brushy mountain, between
Wilkesboro and Tayiorsville, last
Thursday and it was the most enthu-
siastie meeting ever held by this as
soeiation which means so much for
the building up and development OF
the fruit industry in this section.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-30

Ada, |. T., Aug. 29.-For the past
week the Frisco railroad, on almost
every line In Indian Territory, seems
to have been running under the spell
of wrecks and disasters. -Four 0r
five people were injured in the head
end collision In the yards at Francis,
l. T., yesterday, but none fatally. The
northbound Meteor" due here at 4:4S
did not arrive until after O'Clock
at night, on account of driver run
ming off at some point between Sher'
man and Fort Worth Monday night
last, fully a hundred feet OF the
bridge over the Canadian river Just
above here was burned. All trains
have been detoured over the Rock Is
land and the Missouri, Kansas 4 Tex
as railroads via Shawnee and Holden
Vile. Local railroad men say II will
be about two days before the bridge
will be passable. No fatalities have
resulted in any OF the several disas'
ters. save the head-end collision near
Tulsa, |. T., last week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-30
RAILROAD PROMOTER LIKES
FARMING LAND NORTHWEST.
HAS TOURED The COUNTRY
N. e. McCarty Says Engineering
Corps VIII Begin Preliminary
Survey Of Line From Arap.
aho TO Sherman at Once.

The finest farming lands in the
whole Southwest are found at the
base OF the Arbuckle mountains and
west of Ardmore" these were the re-
marks made by NJ. Il. McCarty one of
the promoters of the Colorado, Okla.
homa and Gulf railroad company
that contemplates building a line from
Arapahoe. Okla, to either Sherman
or Denison, Tex, through this sec
ton of the country In speaking OF
the country through which MIR Nc
Carly travelled since he left Ard
more after his failure to agree with
the Commercial Club relative to con
structing the line via Ardmore, he
said: IL have been travelling through
out the Southwest a great deal With
in the past twenty years and In all
my travels | have never seen any
prettier farming country or any richer
than those in the bottoms along the
Washita river and at the bast of the
Arbuckle mountains. The country is
| level and fertile. The finest crops !
| have ever seen are at present un-
| der cultivation west and northwest
| of here, aud | never saw any section
/ OF the country that needed develop
ment as bad as that section does.
| The land around Cornish and Milo
is fine. The Washita river bottoms
around Berwyn Is also good land
The agricultural prospects are not on
ly fine, but from what | could learn
from talking with people and obser
walton the mineral resources are only
awaiting the pick and shovel to un
earth wealth that Is "ntoll.'
Mr. McCarty was IL, ed as to when
his company would make beginning
on his railroad project. to which he
replied: 1T Is our intention to put
at least one If not two engineering
corps in the field to make the pre-
liminary ,sSrvey. We have two
routes under consideration, one to
the northwest OF here through the
Arbuckle mountain country, and one
to the south which will cross Rec
river at or near Delaware Bend per
haps. You may rest assured that i
will not be a great while before yot
will see rails laid for the new line
The survey to the northwest of here
will be made at once and will eros!
the Santa Fe about thirteen miles
north of Ardmore. and the southern
line will cross the Santa Fe not ;
great distance from Marietta, to th'
east. We will traverse the section
OF country near Woodford. ant
through the oil section in that neigh
borhood One I'll our surveying par
ties will start out from Chickasha,