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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Was Shot by Tramps.

Willie Robinson, colored boy,
who says his home is in Raleigh, was
brought to this city Monday and was
taken to the hospital. He is badly
wounded in the hip and says that
some negro tramps shot him in
box car near Norlina, thinking he
was a detective for the road.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Lutherans Raise $2,976 for Missions

Salisbury, n. c., Aug. 29.-The
twenty-fourth annual convention of
the North Carolina Woman's Mis-
sionary Society of the Lutheran
Church is in session at China Grove,
Rowan County, and a large number
of workers are in attendance. The
report of the treasurer showed ST.
976 raised for missions.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Unlicensed Dentist Sent to Jail BY
Justice Separk.

\ gentleman giving his name as
John Skies and hailing from Okla
hOma, was landed in Wake Jail Sat
tistry without a license. Some work
done for a child in the county caus-
it a great deal of suffering and re-
suited in the investigation which has
landed Doctor" Skies in Jail.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Seventy-twO Applicants for Law
License.

There were seventy-two applicants
before the Supreme Court Monday
for license to practice law. Twenty
nine of these were from the State
University and twenty-one from
Wake Forest. One negro is stand
ing the examination. He is deaf and
dumb.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
The A. & NJ. College at Greensboro.

We have received a catalogue Of
the COlored Agricultural and Me-
chanical College at Greensboro. 1t
contains some interesting informa-
ton and tells of some of the work
that is being done in that school for
the colOred race. 1t is an industrial
school and teaches the students how
to farm, how to make machinery,
and, in fact, instructs them in nearly
all the branches of industrial life.
President Dudley. is an energetic
worker and is doing much for the
upbuilding of his race in this State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Won't You Get Up a Club?

We hope every friend of the pa
per, and for the cause for which we
are fighting, will get up club of
campaign subscribers for The eau
caslan from now until November
l9th. In clubs of five the paper will
De sent for twenty cents each. Now
IS the time to start the ball rolling.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Secretary Taft is Now in Ohio.

Secretary William H. Taft left
Hot Springs, Virginia, last Saturday
and is now at Middle Bass Island,
Ohio, where he will spend the week.
He was greeted by great crowds at
almost every station on his trip from
Hot Springs to Ohio.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Republicans Garry Vermont by 2S,-
900 Majority.

The State election in Vermont was
held Tuesday and the Republicans
carried the State by $4,000 majority.
Neither party cast as many votes as
four years ago.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
The Voters Have Their Eyes Open.

Ihls is a business age and men
are for progress. They are unwill-
ing to delegate their business and
thelr interests here and hereafter to
me politicians and political parties.
lhey are over nine days old. and
nave passed the blind period
hickory Times Mercury.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Death of Mr.. Fabius III. Busbee.

Mr. Fabius H. Busbee, OF Raleigh,
died last Saturday in Seattle, Wash,
where he had gone to attend a meet
ing of the American Bar Association
He was sick for only a few days
and death resulted from Bright's dis
ease. Mr.. Busbee was a prominent
member of he Raleigh bar. His body
is expected to arrive in Raleigh to-
day.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Condition of Cotton as Against Last
Year.

Washington, Sept. 1.-The De-
partment of Agriculture places the
average condition of cotton in the
United States as of August 25 at
76.1 against SO on July % last and
1871 August rs, 1907, and 77.3 at
same time in 1906.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03

Cut them rapidly on the neck of a
small glass bottle, or better still, on
a ground-glass stopper. 1t trues the
edges and makes them cut like new.
Home Companion for
September.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
WILL CELEBRATE LABOR DAY.
Raleigh Unions Have Arranged an
Elaborate Program of Exercises
Be Given at Fair Grounds.

Labor Day will be fittingly cele-
arared by the labor unions of Ra-
l.igh on September 18th. An excel
Iyut program has been arranged and
the exercises will be held Monday
sfrernOOn at the Fair Grounds. There
viii be public speaking, barbecue,
a'hletic contests, such as foot races,
baseball. etc. Mr.. B. r. Lacy, State
Treasurer, will make the principal
speech Of the occasion.
The races will be open to all, and
aome of them will be potato races,
unc-Iegged race; fast race, rs yards,
omen to men only; ladies' foot race,
- Yards; tug-of-war, and three-leg-
grd race. % yards, open to all.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Ra1eigh's Good Government League

Ra1eigh's Good Government League.
The Raleigh Good Government AS
ISOLATION was organized in Raleigh
last night. It's object being ''to pro-
vide for an efficient and economical
administration of the city govern
ment" The following officers were
elected:
President-R. H. Battle.
Vice Presidents-R. B. Raney, N.
B. Broughton, Joseph E. Pogue and
Joseph G. Brown.
Secretary-A. B. Stronach.
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer
Edward L. Conn.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Chief Marshall for State Fair.

Mr.. Tom O'Berry, of Goldsboro.
bas been appointed chief marsnall
for the coming State Fair. HE was
in Raleigh Tuesday making arrange
ments for his marshalls.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03

We want several good agents to
solicit subscriptions for The Cauca-
sian. Write us for terms. We have
a good proposition to offer the right
parties.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Moved General Offices.

The Standard Oil Company has
moved it's general offices, for the
Carolinas, from Columbia to Char-
IOtte
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Gen. A. p. Stewar Passes Away.

General Alexander P. Stewart, one
generals of the Confederate army,
died Sunday at his home in Biloxi,
Miss. He was in his 87th year.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Sensational Suit Filed in Gui1ford
Court.

A sensational suit was begun in
Guilford County Friday against ex-
Clerk of the Superior Court of that
County. The suit is brought by the
Board of Education to recover sums
aggregating s1O,98490, which it is
claimed to be the balance due by Mr..
Nelson TO the school fund.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03

Store of Mckinney Brothers at Louis
burg, Was Robbed Wednesday
Morning.
Robbers entered the store Of Nc
Kinney Brothers, at Louisburg early
Wednesday morning and stole sew
eral suits of clothing and number
of pistols. They were discovered by
a policeman, but made good their es-
cape. Some of the clothing and two
of the pistols were afterward found
under a gin house near the city.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03

The Caucasian from now until Nov.
9Th for only 20 cents for each sub
scription if sent in clubs of five.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03

The Caucasian will be sent from
now until Nov. 18th for only 20
cents to each subscriber in clubs of
five.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
A Convict Escapes.

Two convicts attempted to escape
from the convict camp near Rocky
Mount Saturday afternoon. There
were Charles Shines and J. G.. Ed
wards. The guard opened fire on
them and seriously wounded Shine,
but Edwards made good his escape
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
TO UTILIZE DENUDED LANDS.
Northern Capitalists Will Buy the
Lands, Drain Them and Turn Them
Into Farms.

Northern Capitalists Will Buy the
Lands, Drain Them and Turn Them
Into Farms.
A special to Sundays News and
Observer from Roper, N. c., says:
'tThe storm has passed and the
waters are subsiding. No special
damage has been done in Washing
ton County, either to property or
growing crops. The latter are the
best in years and are practically UNI
harmed. The abundant rains have
prevented forest firest and hog chol-
era, either of which does infinitely
more damage here every year than
any storm.
ga party of capitalists from the
North were here this week prospect
ing. They propose to purchase large
tracts of denuded timber land and,
draining them, sell in small farms
to emigrants from Ohio and the
West Some of the so-called swamp
lands in this county are capable of
being made, the most productive
farms in this section. They have an
elevation of twelve to sixteen feet
about farms now in cultivation, bor-
dering on them being an immense
alluvial plateau enriched by forest
growths of ages"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Lewis Fletcher Will be Hanged No
Vember 20.

In Mecklenburg Superior Court
Thursday Lewis Fletcher, the con-
fessed slayer of George Boyd, col
ored, was sentenced to be hanged on
November goth
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Special Rates Via Southern Railway.

Extremely low rate one-way colon
list tickets will go on sale Feb. 29th
to April 10th, inclusive, to California
and the Northwest.
For full information concerning
any of these rates, call on or address
w. H. McGlamery, P. & T. A., Var
borough House. Raleigh, N. G.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-01-18
OREGON SQUIgS.

A Portland judge made young
Portland widow return an engage
ment ring worth s210, which had been
gwen her as a betrothal token by
frank Bleigh, Sc had changed her
mind.
Forrest Eldridge, years old, was
found recently his his parents, Levi
Eldridge and wife, drowned in a pool
of water near the home, on Mckay
creek, 10 miles south of Pendleton
Mrs Boyd. wife of Rev. A. p. Boyd
of Sellwood NJ. f. church, Portland,
and their son, were killed in a South
ern Pacific wreck An unidentified
tramp was also killed, and William
Ferguson probably fatally injured. The
engine and six coaches went into the
ditch.
BY the recent action of the Sumpter
city council the municipal election
held December has been declared
Illegal, and the old council has been
retained in Office to serve until its
successor has been legally elected and
qualified.
a record price was reached at Pen.
dieton saturday for mill and feed
stuffs. Shorts are bringing s21 a ton
bran $40, on board cars High prices
are due to demand from dairymeu
in the Willamette valley for Umatilla
mill products. Local mills can not
supply the demand.
Walter and Louis Carlyle, brothers
who kined Manse Kincaid and Hiram,
Shook in rife battle over the posses
sion of a claim in the Yellow creel
country, near Roseburg, have been
discharged from custody. While there
is no doubt that the Carlyles killed the
two unfriendly ranchmen, their dis
charge meets with public approval.
At Baker City, Ben West was con
yicted OF murder in the second degrees
for killing Willard Donnelly at Cornu
eopia In November last.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-01-18
THEATER
PANIC
Observation-Disclosures
ISL ATBARNSLEY,E ENG.
OTHERS INJURED BY MAD
RUSH FOR BETTER SEATS
AT ENTERTAINMENT.

Barnsley, England, Jan 12.-Sixteen
children were trampled to death and
~ others injured in a mad rush for
better seats at an entertainment given
in the public hall here Saturday aft
ernoon. There was great crush tc
secure admittance to the entertain.
ment and when the doors opened
every seat was taken and the gallery
was literally packed with children
who filled the aisles and. WHO were
dangerously massed against the lower
railing. With view to relieving this
growing of the gallery the attendants
decided to transfer some of the chill
dren to the body of the house, and
one usher called some of tne children
to come downstairs.
Immediately the rush started and
within a few seconds hundreds CT
children were being trampled under
foot. Even those who had seats III the
gallery, doubtless being panic-stricken
by the screams and struggles of the
crowds fighting to reach the staircase.
joined in the stampede.
The scene was a terrible one. the
cries of the injured and means of the
dying causing the greatest excitement
among those gathered in the BODY of
the hall. Police and ushers rushed to
the head of the staicases, which were
literally streWn with dead and diving.
and by lhe most desperate effol,s
managed to drag scores of the strug-
Cling children to the corridors below.
lC was with the greatest difficulty that
panic among the children in the
lower part of the house was averted.
all Of them eventually being taken to
the street in safety.
When the reserve police arrived
they found the narrow stairway prac-
tically blocked with bodies, which
were crushed in some instances almost
beyond recognition.
Scores of children were forced by
the pressure from the crowd behind
them to scramble over those that had
fallen, whether living or dead, and
many OF the injured children were
found later to be suffering from frac-
tured bones and severe decorations.
caused by the indescribable manner in
which they had been trampled upon
News of the disaster had spread
and the theater entrance was soon
packed with hysterical and weeping
parents whose children were inside.
Among the dead were several infants
in arms. None were over 10 or Il
years. -Four were members Of the
same family
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-01-18
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

As the result of what is supposed to
have been a temporary fit of insanity
Henry Beythan, an employee of lum-
Der company at Lane, Idaho, Monday
afternoon shot and killed his sister-in-
law, Miss Rhoda Norton, and then
turned the revolver on himself and
blwe his brains out. Both died in
stantly. He fired at his wife but miss.
ed hitting her..
Governor Tanly of Indiana has is.
sued proclamation declaring martial
law ended at Munice.
As far as he can, Secretary Taft
has committed the government 10 a
promise to withdraw completely from
Cuba in the beginniong of spring in
1909.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-01-18
Secretary Cortelyou
Has Resigned

Washington, Jan. 10. - Secretary
Cortelyou has resigned. This is re-
port that comes, coupled with his re-
turn FROM New York. One story cnr-
rent is that the presidency of the
Knickerbocker Trust company has been
offered to him. The story runs that
Cortelyou resigned at the close of
stormy private session with President
Roosevelt, following cabinet meeting
some time ago, it being alleged that
Cortelyou's tenure of office in the cabi-
net was made impossible by q quarrel
which he had with PresidentR osevelt.
following representations made to the
president of Mr.. Cortelyou's alleged in
reference with Taft's plan of cam
paign.
Immediately after that Cortelyou
left the treasury department and went
home, explaining that he was sick, of
grip. Since then he has recovered from
the grip, but has not been near the de-
partment. He has attended cabinet
meetings, and after each of them has
tried to persuade the president, that he
was as much entitled to the supportAof
the administration for the presidency
as Taft. The result of his failure, the
gossips say, is his resignation.
Later Report.
Secretary COrtelyou's appearance at
the department on Wednesday was for
the first time since his recent illness,
which began about four weeks ago. He
still shows evidence of his severe at
tack of the grip but expressed hope
that he caG from now on attend to his
duties without further trouble. He
said that the published st ry that he
had resigned was absolutely without
nay foundation. He had had no SER
ious difficulties with the president, he
declared. or with any member of the
cabinet, and he expected to continue to
serve as secretary of the treasury.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-01-18

Down in the canyons surrounding
Lewiston dozens OF farmers are plow-
ing. their coats hanging in the house,
and spring weather marking the be.
ginning of work, while on the prairie,
not over 40 miles from Lewiston, the
farmers are feeding their stock, read.
ing the papers and planning spring
work, while the stock runs over the
helds on frozen ground.
Forced to raise the prices because
OF the competition of independent
buyers, the old grain companies have
hited the lid on the grain market,
offering top prices lor ali unsold grain
on the Nee Perez prairie Five hun.
dred thousand bushels are still I'M
sold
Contractor George Stickney has
about 80 men at work In his lumber
camps on section -, near st. Maries.
Surveyor General Eagleson has re-
ceiyed a letter from Secretary James
h. Garneld requesting his resignation
by order of the president. He refuses.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-01-18
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Beginning with a secret marriage,
the wreck of young girls life moved
quickly to its tragic end ia the gas-fil-
ed room in Salt Lake city last W. dnes-
day. Surrounded by pictures of herself
taken in childhood Bessie Conlev,
formerly of Reno, New, died from as
phyxIation and the theory Of suicide is
generally accepted.
+. j. Stark of Tacoma ard Gertrude
Gamble of Vancouver. b c., were
found dead ia hotel ROOM III Tacoma
last Wednesday. Death WAS caused by
gas asphyxiaIion. 1t is supposed that
III an attempt 10 turn out a gas stove
which WAS IN the room they failed to
shut the gas off entirely.
Folly 5000 birds singing much like
canaries dropped from the air into one
of Tacoma's park this week. That
means late and cold spring
Fred Baker was acquitted at Dillon,
Mont, of killing Edward Lawrence,
on grounds of justitsble homicide.
Baker shot Lawrence as the latter
was about to wed his daughter
Silas Starr and Edward Sherman
were shot and badly wounded during q
surprise party at the Plentiwood stock
camp north of Great Falls, Mont. Be-
cause Sherman had not been invited he
shot the lights out and when Starr at
tempted to quell him he shot Starr
through the chest. Sherman was in
turn shot by James Porter, proprietor
of the house wherein the party was
held, after Sherman had shot at Miss
Mary McLaugh III knocking a comb
from her head with the bullet.
James Ryder Randall, the war poet,
author of MARY land, My Mary land"
died at his home in Auugsti, Ga, last
Wednesday.
During the executive session of the
senate last Tuesday, for the purpose Of
conf ming presidential appointments,
the nomination of four Ohio postmas-
tiers were defeated at the instance OF
en4tors Foraker and Dick, opponents
OF President Roosevelt and Secretary
of War Taft. The nominations were
reported unfavora bly, by the postoffice
committee. Senator Dick made the re
port from that committee and, on mo-
ton of Senator Foraker of Ohio, the
senate took action by sustaining the
committee report.
There was no vote, the names being
acted upon in the usual manner by the
vice president putting the question and
Stunning silence as an affirmation.
Senator Foraker, however, broke the
silence after the names were rejected
by moving that the president be i'm.
mediately notified of the senate's act
ion. His sally caused considerable
mirth.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-01-18
IDAHO NEWS.

ID, a. Utter, who is said to be lately
named as surveyor general for Idaho
to succeed Ernest G. Eagleson, is a
civil engineer who has long been To-
Gated at Weiser.
MIR. and Mrs, Ludwig Donart cele-
brated their diamond wedding ami
yersary on Christmas day at the home
OF their son at Occur d'Aleue.
The accounts of J. II. Bruce, post
master at Weiser have been found 10
be short and he has rendered his res
tgnation, which has been accepted.
The amount of the shortage has not
been give nout
The Idaho assessors will meet at
Boise January 20 with the board of
equalization.
AFTER adopting resolutions vigor
ously protesting against any change
in the administration of the general
land laws, opposing bitterly the leas
ing of the public domain, severely
criticising the forest policy of the gov
eminent, and demanding the imme
date re-establishment of federal quar-
sntine on Idaho sheep, the Idaho
Wooigrowers' association. In conyen
ton at Pocatello, adjourned SATURDAY.
evening to meet next year IN Boise
The attendance was close to 200.
Sam Sm4,n. a turnkey at a construc
ton camp at Spirit Lake, was sho
recently by L. A. Davis, proprietor O.
saloon, at Pete Rodebeck's place
two wounds being inflicted, one In tn,
left cheek and the other in the Shout
der.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-01-18
STORM RACES AROUND CHICAGO.
Blizzard sweeps Down Upon Milwau-
kee-Detroit Reports an Un-
welcome Wintry Blast.

Chicago, Jan. 13.-Chicago and its
environs were cut off for several hours
Sunday from wire communication with
other points by a snow and wind storm
which began before dawn and rage.
without break all day. The warmth
of the atmosphere later caused the
heavy flakes partly to melt and stick
to whatever they touched. AS a conse-
quence overburdened wires and poles
were put out of commission in all di.
rections and wire communication was
at standstill for hours. Electric car
lines to the suburbs were blocked and
even in the downtown quarters trans
portation was slow.
A fierce blizzard swept down on Mil.
waukee. Telegraph and telephone
wires are down in all directions and
street railway traffic is paralyzed.
Trolley, train and Geographic serv.
ice was seriously interrupted at De-
troit by a blizzard that swept a large
portion of Michigan.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-01-18
Thin Man Is Dead.

Charles II. Perry, who travelled with
several of the larger circuses for 16
years, figuring as the living skele-
ton" was found dead recently, from
natural causes, in lonely hut In the
outskirts of Providence, r. l., where
he had lately led hermit's life. Al
though ne was six feet one inch ill
height he weighed only so pounds His
widow, son and daughter live in New
York.