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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
FAYETTEVILLE to Vote Bonds

Fayetteville, Special. - Fayette-
vile will shortly vote on the question
of issuing one hundred thousand dol
lars of bonds for street paving. A
meeting Of citizens which was held
last week requested the board of al
dermen to call such an election, and
that body had already signifed its
readiness to do so whenever the cit
liens made the request. The last
Legislature passed an act authoriz-
ing the election. 1t will probably be
held on May 4th, the date of the reg
ular municipal election. The vote
will likely be close, with probabili-
ties favoring the bond issue.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
Force Reduced one-Half.

Nashville, Speculative hundred
men who were employed in the Louis
VILE and Nashville locomotive de-
partment. Nashville. Chattanooga
and ST. Lonis railway shops here,
have been laid off. Orders were is-
sued 10 tie men on account Of de-
creased business AMI the intention
of the road 10 decrease expenses on
every hand. This means n saving Of
$4,000 a month 10 the road. There
are still over five hundred men in
the shops MANY Of the men laid
off are experienced wokmen.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
Reunion Date Changed.

Winston-Salem, SpeclaI.-At a
special meeting Of the Norfeet Camp
of Confederate Veterans held last
week it was decided to change the
date of the annual reunion Of the
State camp from August 10Th. and
Goth to August 10Th and 18th, as the
latter dates will be more suitable for
the veterans of the State. Commit
tees from the Norfeet Camp and the
board of trade are now at work
making arrangements for the gath
ering, which is expected to number
between 1,500 and 1000 old soldiers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
z9SSSSSSSSSSS
r. TAR HEEL TOPICS
Items Gathered from All Sections of the State y
SSSsSSSSSSSeese
A Good Showing.

Raleigh. Spcciai-Assistant Labor
COMMISSIONER NJ. L. Shipman gave
Out some news regarding the misce.-
Iancous factories in North Carolina
which viii appear in the annual re-
port later OIL. He says that 587 re-
turns were made, 46 more than last
year, and tia; the averages give a
very accurate idea Of the conditions
prevailing TIN oughout the State It
Is gratifying to note the remarkable
progress North Carolina is making
lndustrially. While the chief object
oil these reports is to get the condi-
hons Of wage-earners, yet the depart
ment endeavors to obtain also infOr-
nation as will give the public a good
idea Of the number and class Of fac
tories now In operation. The returns
show an aggregate capital Of $42,-
OS5, 100, by 523 Of the 587 miscel-
laneous factories reported, "a fail
ing to report capital stock. The Old
Fort Extract Work az usual merely
rs a branch Of the United States
Leather Company and represents
only a part Of the $l25,164,60O re-
ported by that corporation. Last
year the aggregate capital stock re-
ported by 467 factories was $31 ,239,-
$40, exclusive Of the Old Fort plant,
80 that this years increase is $10,-
Si6,2S0. OF the factories 422 report
steam power, 81 electric, % water, II
gasoline, 9 steam and water, 3 gas and
they show a total employment of
1856 horsepower. The number Of
persons dependent upon them for
livelihood is 92.0S1. which liz 16,S3S
more than reported last year. Six Of
them report eight hours as the days
work, seven report nine hours, 1876
ten hours, 4S eleven hours, 60 twelve
hours. There Is a decided tendency
toward shorter hours. Seventy four
per cent report increased wages, 50
per cent pay weekly, II per cent
monthly, II per cent semi-monthly.
They report 30,991 employees, against
22.43S last year, the increase being
S.5j3. The highest wages a day are
&247, increase 18 cents over last
year. Lowest wages, 93 cents, in
crease 9 cents. Of the adult employees
81 per cent read and write and 81
per cent are children Eighty-one
per cent say that children under IA
should not work in factories; 7 per
cent say they should and II per cent
express no opinion; 81 per cent favor
q compulsory school law; per cent
oppose it and per cent fail to ans
Wer the question
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
Death of A. & M. Student.

Winston-Salem, Special.-Mr. Err
n~st Hines, a student of the A. & M.
College at Raleigh, who was taken
with a severe attack Of appendicitis
a few days ago, died in a hospital
Raleigh at 1890 o'clock Saturday
L yht. Mr.. Hines was son Of Mr..
and Mrs. L. c. Hines, Of Old Town,
who have been at his bedside ever
s''nce he was taken i'll. The remains
rived here Sunday evening on the
81 O'Clock train and were taken
the home Of the parents at Old
,eld from the residence at 2 O'Clock
Monday afternoon and the interment
VII follow in the Moravian grave
vard at Old Town. Mr.. Hines was
4 ,1ost excellent young man. He was
held in the highest esteem and had
NAVY friends wherever he was known.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
Rebuilding at Cooleemee.

Winston-Salem, Special.-A citi-
gen from Cooleemee is authority for
the statement that the damage to the
cotton mill at Cooleemee last wCek
aggregated $150,000. He says that
about 100 men are at work replacing
the burned building The manage
ment expects to resume operations in
about 90 days.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
General Stoessel's Sentence.

St. Petersburg, BY Cable--General
Stoessel has been granted few
days more liberty to arrange his per-
sonal affairs and then be will be com
mitted to a fortress to serve the ten
year sentence imposed upon him for
su1rendesing Port Arthur before lie
had. in the courtmartial opinion,
exhausted all means for its defense.
1t is likely that the prisoners cor
6nement will be rigorous.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
Pirates Surrender French Vessel.

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, By
Cahle.-The French fishing vessel Ba-
leine, which was captured recently
by Moors ncar Cape JUDY, and to
rescue which the French cruiser
Cassard was ordered to the coast Of
Morocco, has been turned over to the
Cassard, together with the members
Of the crew without ransom.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
ALI Quiet in Hayti.

Port au Prince, By Cable-Presi-
dent Nord Alexis in an interview at
tre palace, declared that conditions
in the republic were absolutely tran
quill He said that he did not ques
ton his ability to preserve order
and protect interests here Should
the powers, however, decide to keep
the warsbips in this harbor he would
not object, out he added that there
was no necessity for such thing
there was no possibility for such a
popular outbreak against the foreign
residents
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
Whooping Cough Causes Two Deaths

Statesville, Special.-During the
past few days whooping cough has
claimed two little victims IN west
Stataesville. A 10-month-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Munday died and
was buried at Oakwood Cemetery,
and 14months-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Josey was buried at
New ethany graveyard Sunday. oBth
deaths resulted from whooplng
cough. Another child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Josey is at the point of death
with the same disease.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
Suit Against Southern.

Wilmington, Special.-Suit was in
stiuted in Superior Court here by
Mrs. Walter r. Kingsbury and
daughters, Misses Sallie and Lucille,
against the Southern Railway, alleg-
ing $4,000 damages as the result Of
injuries they received August 14th,
1907, in the wreck Of a passenger
train Of the company between Hen
dersOnville and Toxaway, while they
were in the mountains last summer
Herbert McClammy, Esq, is attorney
for the plaintiffs. The complaint al
leges defective roadbed, rotten ties
and wournout rails and inconpetency
in the management Of the train
which was wrecked. The case will
be tried in this county.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
Norfolk & Western Employees Re-
fuse Company Proposition.

Roanoke. Va, Specialize en-
ployes Of the Norfolk & Western
Railway Company declined to accept
the proposition submitted TO them BY
the road on February oath. which was
"that in anE month that the COM
panv's cros5 earnings are less than
S2500.C00 thai their rates OF pay
viii be computed 81 the rates in ef-
feet prcrio@s 10 TIC lls' adjustment ;
this arrangement - ranain in effect
for q period Of 10 months from the
date Of lis adoption
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
Movement For Another Bank For
Wilmington.

Wilmington, Specially. B. Coop
or, a leading wholesale grocer and
business man, announces definitely
Lat he is at the head of movement
for the organization fanother nat
ioral and savings bank here with
100000 capital, half of which has
already been subscribed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
Negro Soldiers Arrested For Murder

Mobile, Ala, Special.-Isham Bish.
op Eilrod, % years old, an enlisted
soldier at Fort Morgan, was carried
back to Tazewell, Tenn, under
charge of murder. The soldier ad-
mits the killing, claiming that man
named Harris killed his dog and that
he killed Harris.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
Hegro Woman Falls Down Embank
ment and is Killed.

Wilmington, Special. = Twelve
miles down the river Sunday morning
at the foot Of a steep delivity over
looking the stream near the high-tide
mark, the body of an old colored wo-
man was found, her neck broken. She
visited in the neighborhood and
started home and is supposed to have
lost her way and toppled over the
embankment into the river. Her
neck was broken by the fall. A coro-
ner's inquest was held, death being
assigned as resulting from an acci-
dent.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
$4,000 Fire at Norfolk.

Norfolk, Special.-Early Sunda.
fire broke out in the wholesale gro
ccry firm of the Four Company.
wrecking the establishment, quitting
the clothing store Of Sake & Co., aud
damaging the exchange of the South
ern States Telephone, and stocks OF
E. Ii. Meeks & Co., electricians, and
L. ?. Roberts & Co, grocers- Loss
S75,C00.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
Georg gian Killed in Boiler Explosion.

FoIkston. Ga. Special.-The boil
er at the saw mill of G. W. Moore.
at Homeland, blew up Wednesday
killing Mr.. Moore, the proprietor, in
stantly, and seriously scalding three
other men. Mr.. Moore came here
from north Georgia few years ago
and was one Of the wealthiest men
In this section of the State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
Good Work Done.

Raleigh, Special.-Grand Secretary
Drewry, Of the Grand Lodge of
Masons, says the singing class Of the
Oxford Orphan Asylum last year
raised over $4,000, and that this has
beJn one of the most remarkable
features of this splendid institution.
The class will make a tour Of the
State during the summer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
Unknown negro Shoots Two White
Men.

Jackson. Miss, Special.-An un-
known negro shot and fatally wound
ed Baxter and Rufus Burns at Burns,
Mss. late Wednesday. Both are
relatives of United States Senator
McLaurin, Of Mississippi. Governor
Noel has sent bloodhounds from the
Rankin county convict farm in pur-
suit The vicinity is greatly excited
and a large posse is reported assist
ing in the search Of the culprir. The
cause Of the shooting has not been
aseert aimed
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
Census Report.

Washington. Spccial.-The Census
Bureau in its final ginncrs' report for
the present year makes tho total
cotton ginned this season II .26l 600
bales. counting round bales as halves
and including lintcrs. Last year II
was 13.2o0.000. In 1906 IT was To-
725.6 .602. By states the number Of
bales are trimming balesl-Norih
Carolina. G4S5I7: South Carolina,
1,l75.375: Texas, 2,27l,72i; Georgia,
| .S9l 900
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
Star Office at Shelby Robbed.

Shelby, Special.-Last Wednesday
night a burglar entered through a
front window of The Star office
opened the safe, took the cash draw
er into the composing room and help
ed himself to about $50 in green
backs, leaving the silver and other
negotiable papers intact. A night
watchman is supposed to be in the
neighborhood Of The Star office most
Of the time, but this bold thief could
not only work the combination Of the
safe, bat avoid the billy a. well.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
Admiral Evans 10 Bs Relieved.

Washington. ST,ecial.-Oficial an
noon bdol. 8. d!Iwbb SRLZBBBB
nouncement was made Tuesday sf-
ternoon by Secretary Me:calf that
Rear Admiral E-aps on bis owp
application and on account Of Ill
health will be relieved Of command
Of the batlesi,;ps at San Francisco
and that he will be succeeded by Ad-
miral Thomas, now second in COM
mand.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
Judges Exchange Courts.

Raleigh, Special-An exchange Of
courts has been arranged with the
Governor, whereby Judge Jones and
Judge Webb exchange terms. Judge
Jones will hold court in Guilford and
Granville, April 18th and 9th, and
Judge Webb will hold court in An
son, Moore, Scotland and Chatham,
April 18th, goth, 9th and May 4th
respectively.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
PRHCHARD UPHELD
Supreme Court Renders Far
Reaching Opinion
ENDS QUESTION OF JURISDICTION

Supreme Conrt Of the United States
Adds Another TO the Series Of Not
able Decisions During Present
Term Of Court by Refusing to
Grant to Attorney General Young.
of Minnesota, . Writ of Habeas
Corpus Releasing Him From Pen
atty Imposed by United States Cir
cnit Court and Affirming the De
cision Of Judge Pritchard Dis
charging Ticket Agent Wood.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
Diptheria in Loudoun.

Leesburg, Special. = Diptherla IS
raging as an epidemic in Lovettsville
District, Loudoun county. There
ave been several deaths and many
cases are reported. The disease has
assumed malignant type, and the
public school at Lovettsville,' as well
as the schools and churches in the
neighborhood, have been closed. Quar-
antine regulations are being enforced.
The disease was brought to Virginia
from Brunswick, Md.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
SENT INTERNAL MACHINE
A Discharged Enploye Of White Oak
Mills Sends an Internal Machine TO
nr. Gone But. Being Warned By a
Employe, the Package Ia Not Open

Greensboro, Special.-Hardin Ger
many, a discharged employe Of the
White Oak Cotton Mills, was arrest
I'd and committed TO Jail charged with
ending through the mail an Internal
machine addressed 10 Mr.. Caesar
Cone, president of the Proximity and
White Oak Mills The evidence
against the prisoner is very strong,
made SO by the fact that he did his
work In a bungling manner. The
package was delivered to Mr.. Cone
Saturday morning, but the matter
was kept quiet until sufficient evil
dence to warrant an arrest had
been secured. Within IS minutes af-
ter being notified by telephone that
the guilty man was located, Unit
ed States Marshal Millikan had caus-
ed a warrant to be sworn out and
had committed Germany to jail. The
suspected criminal was detained in
lie Office Of the Proximity Mills un-
I'll he could be placed under arrest
byMarshall Millikan, who was carried
to Proximity, a distance of two miles,
by Mr.. f. Colwell, Jr., in his auto
mobile so uickly as to violate the
speed law several times over.
But for the fact that be had re-
ceivcd warning, doubtless Mr. Cone
would lave opened the package and
| received serious injuries. Mr.. Cone
was engaged in conversation with
three Of his brothers, Messrs Sol, Ju-
lius and Bernard Cone, at his home
Thursday night about 10 o'clock
when the doorbell rang. The ring
was answered by Mr.. Sol Cone, to
whom was handed the note of warn
ing. The messenger appeared to be
intoxicated, and Immediately after
delivering the note walked rapidly
| away from the Cone residence The
note. which was written in a legible
land, Oh wrapping paper that had
been taken from the company store
at White Oak, read as follows:
The Note.
'Mr. Caesar Cone.
Dear Sir: I pray that you will
not treat this as you usually do
anonymous letters, for believe me, it
| 5 to your interest. Your life is at
stake. | learned tonight that there
,ds been something mailed to you
lat will explode when you open it.
!: YOU receive a package that you
are not expecting, for Gods sake
don't open it. I have very good
reasons for not giving my name.
| pleast don t treat this with contempt,
but be very careful. Do You want
'he man who sent it arrested?
every respectfully yours,
"WHITE OAK EMPLOYE.
Across the face Of the envelope in
written: Important. This letter or
its contents must reach Mr.. Cone be-
fore he receives his mail. Mr..
Ccasar Cone, home. His life depends
upon it"
The machine consisted Of q narrow
box. loaded with powder, shot, etc,
with matches fixed to fire the powder.
It was a clumsy affair but would
ioubtless explode with terrific force
''pon being opened.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-26
WILL VISIT JAPAN
American fleet Aeeepts kind
insastion OF tnpxrm
NAY GO TO CHINA IF NyfItD

FEs&s6sas gcsa-wsls aaA HIs caAsssi
cezka4sg i>n=x xs4 Earnestly tAs
CosdIAl IET!sztso= Tfuz ,As Ea-
rsssT Aaa Decide 10 Satisfy His
Desire IL vsrw tie Bag alxtsxa.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-15
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Started In Hotel. Water Was Low. 80
 Blaze Spread Rapidly.

Bisbee. Ariz, Oct 15.-Fire Hast night in three hours destroyed. more than $500, ,000 worth of property. The blaze started in the rear of the Grand hotel in upper Main street. This large wooden structure burned like tfndar. and the water pressure being low the fire depaft tmsnt could do. nothing to stay the progress of the ffanies.
 The fire swept on without check. extending both up and down Main street on tie east side for two Li0cks. The flames fnelly stopped at the new brick building of Fr snksnburger X Newman. which together with It. $45, GOO sto:k of clothing was de stroyed. From this point the flames jumped across Main street to the large grocery of J. B. Angus, which was also destroyed. Advancing up Main street in the direction of Castle Rock, several small business houses were wiped out as was the handsome new building of the Elks. Leaving the business quarter the fire swept over Clawson hill. one of the best residential parts of the city. Here every dwelling was destroyed with the exception of the Clawson and Henckle homes. When the fire threat ened to wipe out the entire city dy; namite was used and buildings were blown up in the path of the flames. This procedure. saved the city from total destruction. The insurance Is $150,000.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-15
HEALTH OF STATE
The Lowest September Dssih Raie ln CenneclIcui In
 Several Years.

Hartford, Oct l5.-The lowest September death rate in Connecticut for the past i've years Is reported for last month by the state board of health in its monthly bulletin issued to-day. The mortality reports re- ceived showed that there were H. 233 deaths during the month. This was TIA less than in August and l75 less than in September of last year, and 22 less than the average number of deaths during September for five years preceding.
 The death rate was 14.5 for the large towns, for the small towns 1S.4 and for the whole state 1 4.3. Deaths reported from infectious diseases numbered 151. being 12.2 per cent of the total mortality.
 Regarding the recent international congress on tuberculosis Secretary Townsend says in the bulletin that it was a most remarkable gathering, adding:
 The exhibition was marvellous and showed the work being done all over the world in the crusade against tuberculosis by public and private as- sociations in the way of sanatoria and hospitals for the treatment of this disease, and its prevention by improving tenement house and fac- tory conditions and providing public plyagrounds for the children"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-15
MCLAUGHLIN ON STAND
Man Tells His Story Of
 Death of Robert Downs.

Litchfield, Oct. l5.-The trial of William Mclaughlin for the murder of Robert Downs h Watertown, was resumed to-day. Deputy Sheriff Peck was the first witness and he told of the arrest of Mclaughlin. The latter took the stand himself and gave his version of the affair. He told of his going to Waterbury on the Saturday night before. the fight. as was his custom every Sat urday night, after receiving his pay, to get a few drinks. That night he brought home some liquor in bot tle and did not drink until Sunday morning. He said that he merely pushed Downs. On cross examina- tion 1t was brought out that Mc- Laughlin had always been steady workman. but as he said always went to Waterbury on Saturday nights to drink. He also suffered from a weak arm, which was injured some years ago while working on a railroad in Pennsylvania.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-15
] ALPINE GUIDES.
Some Ars Expsrts lna Asnowl and ies
 Work" Some lp aRoek Work"

Some Ars Expsrta lps ASnowf and ies
 Work" Some h Rock Work"
 Some sfIth6s Alrine. saides are ex- pSrts- m climbing Thefe are | num- Der -who are noted TOT their skin in what the Alpfnist calls "show and Ice work" That naeans going up a peak which has 50 mauy snow fields and glaciers that It's sides and sumnits n1ny be nearly covered with them. The glacier guide can tell you all about "cornices''- masses which project from the edge of precipices and overhang the valley beneath like the roof of house. Experience has told him whether cornice can be crossed safely or whether 1t may break of if one ventures upon 1t. He is also an expert with the ice ax car ried in his belt, cutting footholds in the giittering walls that may rise fif- ty or . hundred feet above your head. These ice precipices are frequently found at the heads of glaciers, which. as the schooiboy knows. are merely rivers of frozen water slowly moving down the face of mountain on ac- count of the force of gravity and the great pressure of the ice masses which form their source on the upper part of the slope. Other guides make a speciality of rock work" conduct ing. persons up peaks which may be only partly covered with snow and ice, but having sides of bare rock so steep that in places the cliffs may be almost straight up and down. Here 1t would seem that one must be as spry and as sure footed as the chamois-the rare goat that lives up amid the Alps. While the crevasse and other dangers of the snow and ice fields may be ab- sent, the mountain may be so. abrupt that the climber must ascend hun dreds of feet pulling himself up with arms aiding his legs. while often the guide hauls him to the top of the most difficult slopes by main strength. St. Nicholas.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-15
Hartford. October I;
Italian ha, Straw.

Few people know where the straw for making summer hats comes from. A great part of 1t Is grown in Italy. To make suitable straw the wheat Is sown as thickiy as possible in order that the growth of the plant may be impoverished as we'll as to produce q thin stalk having toward the end from the last knot the lightest and longest straw. The wheat blooms at the be- ginning of June and is pulled up by the roots by hand when the grain is half developed If allowed to remain in the ground longer time the straw would become brittle Abos. i've dozen uprooted branches. the sire of the compass of two hands, are firmly tied together into little sheaves and slowed away in barns. Then tue straw Is again spread out to catch the heavy summer dews and to bleach in the sun. After additional bleaching the straw is nut into small bundles and classified. Finally 1t Is cut close above the first joint from the top and agsin tied up in small bundles containing about sixty stalks each.--f.ondon Chronicle.