The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-07-07
General News.


in an open letter charging State Of
fcials with grating and fraud. II
has created sensation In that State.
On Sunday last the negro churches
I'm many parts of the country held
special prayer services for the sue
cess of the negro prize fighter. John
son.
war between the rival '+tongs" or
companies of Cinnamon has broke
out again in New York City and as a
result a number of murders have oc-
cured.
Asher Kinds, who has been parli-
mentary clerk Of Congress for years.
has been nominated for Congress
from the LIST Maine District. He is
being spoken OF for Speaker of the
next house.
Hoke Smith, who was defeated by
a large majority for Governor of
Georgia two years ago. by Governor
Brown, is again in the race with
Brown as his opponent
In honor of his 10th birthday, the
eldest son of the new King of Eng
land has been made Prince of Wales.
The full name of the young prince is,
Edward Albert Christian George An
drew Patrick David.
The intense hot weather was res
ponsible for large numebr of deaths
in New York and Philadelphia. In
the former city the parks are crowd
ed nightly with the residents Of the
tenement house districts.
The magnificent palace of the Car
of Russia, known as Peterhof, was
nearly destroyed by fire on Sunday
last. Priceless articles were lost.
The fire was of incendiary origin. The
imperial family were not present.
The estimate of the total number
of immigrant aliens admitted to the
United States the past fiscal year
reached 1,035.545, was made by Com
missioner General Keefe. This is an
increase of 238.759 over last year.
The daughter-in-law Of Captain
Bowers, of the Naval Academy and
two midshipmen were drowned near
that place last week while bathing.
1t is thought that two were trying
to rescue one who had been seized
with cramps and all three persisted.
Former United States Senator
Thomas B. Turley died at his resi-
dence in Nashville, Tenn, after an
illness of several weeks, aged sixty
five years. He was appointed to fill
the vacancy in the Senate caused by
the death of Senator Isham G. Har-
ris, the term expiring in 1903
United States Senator Daniel died
on Wednesday last. He was 6S years
of age and had been member of the
Senate for many years. His health
has been failing for long time and
a disgraceful struggle has been going
on among Virginia Democrats ever
since they have been expecting his
death
Judge Roam sentenced the four ne
groes convicted of the murder of
Motorman s. T. Brown, in the Druid
Hill street car last April, to be hang
ed together July 10Th in the Dekalb
County Jail at Atlanta Ca The ne
groes are Bill Black, Charles Julian,
Ed Weaver, Charles Walker both
made confessions preceding their
trials, but ON the stand testified that
the confessions were untrue.
The Italian government took the
last step preparatory to making it's
demand upon the United States for
the surrender of Porter Charlton to
be tried in Italy for the murder of his
wife at Como Lake, when the final
papers in the case were drawn up in
the foreign Office. The belief pre-
walls that the United States will re-
cognize the business of Italy's claim
upon Charlton and surrender him
with little formality.
At Rodini, near Corsicana, Texas,
a negro entered the home of Hub
Bailey, a merchant, and brandishing
knife, threatened a criminal as
sault upon Mrs. Bailey, a bride of
three months, who grappled with
him, securing the weapon and fore
ing the negro to take flight. Posses
caught the negro to-day near Rich
land Creek bottom, and after he was
identified he was hanged to a tree
near by.
Young WattersOn Shoots a Man.