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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
EPIDEMIC BATTLES DOCTORS.
Strange Disease Causing Many Deaths
in Mitchell County-NIalady is
Spreading Rapidly.

Asheville, N. c., July ia fatal
epidemic prevails in Mitchell County.
which has heretofore been unknown
to medical science and is battling
skilled physicians, who have made
every effort to check the malady.
which manifests itself by small blood
shot stains on the tips of the fingers
passing through the arm into the
body and resulting in death within
few days after the first sign ap-
pears. The plague has claimed a
number of victims in Mitchell Coun-
ty, one of whom was DR.. F. P. Slagle
Dr. Charles Buchanan, a prominent
physician, became affected a few DAYS
ago and was sent to Johnson City.
Tenn, hospital, where his condition
is said to be critical.
There are no paroxysms accom-
panylng the attack. The disease ap-
pears to move rapidly from the finger
tips along the arm into the body and
reaches the heart within a. day or
two, resulting Invariably in immedi-
ate and apparently painless death.
NO permanent relief has thus far
been discovered, and it is REPORTED
That the rapidity with which the NAL
ady Is spreading has become alarm
ing.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
WAS ARRESTED IN OHIO.
Negro Must Answer for Murder Com
mitted Ten Years Ago.

Burlington, n. c., July 13.-Pink
Long, colored, who it is charged nine
years ago murdered and buried un-
der a shock of hay Glenn Sutton, also
eolored, in Caswell County, has been
captured in Springfield, Ohio, and
lodged in the Caswell County Jail at
Yanceyville. Long was located in
Ohio soon after the crime and Sheriff
Fitch, of Caswell, was sent to Ohio
armed with requisition papers. The
Governor of Ohio at that time refused
to honor the requisiton, giving as his
reason, as stated in press dispatches
at that time, that he feared the ne
gro would not be dealt with Justly in
North Carolina.
This was just after the passage of
the Constitutional Amendment which
worked the disfranchisement of a
large percentage of the negroes of
the State and daring the time that
large numbers of negroes were leav-
ing North Carolina for Western and
Northern States.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
FLIES TO WHITE HOUSE.
Wa introduced to the Frw~asseak -
the aesiag SECRETARY ~ uar--Nr.
Taft Presented Aviator With Mod
nj for Hi Aerial toya@w~-

WAxhlniEoa. u. e. Jsiy it.-Har-
- -. Atwood. the Boston aviator. ia
his aevoplane called on President Taft
today at the White House lie a.
lax Secretary 10 the President By Act
lng Secretary o. War Oliver. and Mr..
Taft. Oh behalf OF the Aero Club 81
wasAintgon. presented him ~ith :
medal for his aerial voyages from
Boston 10 Washington
The feat Of making = safe landing
in the White House grounds il con
sidered remarkable By aviation ex-
perts. for not only Is the space on
which he landed narrow. but the
destiny Of the trees offers such DIM
eulties that other aviators have
baked aft the idea Of landing there.
After the presentation OF the med
al Atwood made n remarkable ascen-
sion through the spray OF the White
House fountain and flew 10 the polo
field in Potomac Park
The machine vas left there for the
night. guarded by detail of police
The aviator was called suddenly TO
New York and left this afternoon. but
expects TO return tomorrow and ny|
back TO College Park. Md.
In HE remarks TO the aviator, Pres
ident Taft expressed his qualification
in presenting the medal. Il hope i'll
will be only one of great many
that will come 10 you in the future"
he said. and that they will come
with as little injury and as little dam
ger as you exhibited in flying down
here to the White House grounds"
Earlier In the day Atwood few
from College Park 10 the polo field
in driving rain. When he alighted
he was drenched and had to procurel
dry clothing before flying TO the
White House.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
The Center of Population Moves so
Miles Westward in 10 Years.

washington, July 17.-The center
OF population of the United States is
TOUR and a quarter miles south of
KNOXVILLE, Monroe County, Indiana
according to a census bureau an
houncement to-day. Since 1900.
when it was six miles southeast of
Columbus, Indiana, it has moved 81
miles westward and seven-tenths of
mile northward. The westward
movement was more than twice that
OF the 1S90-19O0 decade. This ar
celeration of the westward movement
is attributed by census officials nrin-
clpally to the growth of the Pacific
and Southwestern States.
The geographical center of the
united States is in Northern Kansas.
so that the center of population
therefore, is about $50 miles east of
the geographical center of the conn
try.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20

American Government Sends Another
Warship to Protect American In
tereStS.

Washington, July 18.-The situa-
ton in Haiti is causing grave anxiety
to American Minister Furniss, who
reported to the State Department to-
day that the revolution in spite of
temporary government victories, ap-
pears to be growing.
Mr.. Furniss reports that they have
now seized several more important
points, among them the second city
in the Republic, Gonoives, where
large quantities of supplies are stored
belonging to an American railway
construction company.
A late telegram from the minister
to-day suggested the advisability of
sending another American warship to
Haitian waters and the gunboat Des
Moines, now at Boston, is under or
ders to proceed there at once. If
the situation continues to increase in
gravity, another vessel will be dis
patched and the gunboat Petrol, now
on the north coast of Haiti but I'M
der orders to return to the United
States, may be detained.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
LONG DISTANCE AEROPLANING.
London Paper Offers $5O,OOO.GO for
Thousand Mile Flight.

London, Saturday, July S.-Eng-
land is to witness this month one of
the most ambitious attempts at long
distance aeroplaning yet seen, COM
prising a course of 1,01O miles for a
prize of $4,000 offered by the Daily
Mail
The chief point of interest to
Americans will be the appearance of
Charles T. Weymann, who as the rep
resentative of the United States won
the international aviation cup as East
Church on July 1st. He is the only
American entrant, but is expected to
make notable showing against the
best flying men of Europe who will
compete. The latter include Beau
mont, winner of the recent European
circuit competition; Vedrines, who
finished first in the Paris to Madrid
race, and Valentine, the Englishman.
who competed in the European cir
cult
The course is divided into sections
ranging from 20 to 1872 miles in
length.
whether any Of the competitors
will complete the race is doubtful as
the conditions in the opinion of ex-
perts are almost impossible of full
fillment. More depends upon the sta
bility of the machines than has been
required in any previous race The
flying men must do the circuit of over
one thousand miles practically with
their machines intact. The most i'm
portant parts of each machine are to
be marked and these parts must be
kept together throughout the course.
The few men who finished in the re-
cent European circuit changed their
aeroplanes at some stage of the Jour-
ney or made substitutes of the most
important parts SO that they returned
to France with almost entirely new
machines
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
AGED WOMAN ASSAULTED.
q Unknown F1~nd Attacks Widow 40
Years Old at Rockinxham-Onl
Clue ca Perpetrator at the Deed 10
the Cap Dropped in Has<y Flight

A special from Rockingham TO
Tuesdays Charlotte Observer says:
The most brutal crime n the his
tory OF Richmond County was com
mltted early Sunday morning when
an unknown man entered the two
room cottage Of Mrs. VI. r. Beck. a
widow sixty years old. and crlminally
assaulted her.
The Beck cottage Ia located In the
heart Of the residence section and lis
only occupants we're the victim of the
assault and her granddaughter, ten
years old.
The fiend choked the aged woman
into insensibiIity and afterward fed.
frightened by the alarm raised BY the
little girl. The only clue 10 the per
petrator Of the deed is a blue cap,
which the assailant dropped in his
flight.
Entrance 10 the cottage was eff
fected through a window left open
by the occupants. Mrs. Beck could
give no description Of her assailant.
She Is in critical condition and I'm
der the care OF physicians.
THE town OF Rockingham has Of
fered a reward OF $500 for the ap-
prehension OF the criminal. the proc
lamation being appended to the cap
found n the home, which Is display
ed at the Hotel Rockingham, and the
local authorities have appealed to
Governor Kitchin to supplement this
reward for the arrest"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20

" sfne@~~~ Is0 Not ~w~ar Q. tss~ ~2msr
~snrt<-~--Tf>e NlITaonaIsw Iausa-~r~
naan @ay. Maas<ws Int~wm@xscaai
Harvester Company s.k~~t for Priv
ia~g~ 81 Contributing a. sssw ''r-s-

Washington. u. g. JAY ts.-No*e
contradictions IA testimony s@f0rw
lie senatov Jort1sr committee To-
dag 0emadaleA TIE I4oriua~r iEv~st4-
satsoa far 1orse shzn a. arr time
aimee the tea inquiry newaa AL foar
Of fc-daY's witnesses fatty contradict
ed Important testimony previously
given 10 the committee
Charles McGowAn. q young ran-
adam contractor. declared that { r
Neihe. secretary Of the Edward Hines
Lumber Company. did no; remark or
the Winnipeg Flyer" Oh the way
from Duluth TO Virginia. Minn-. In
March. 1911. that there vas a jack
pot raised 20 elect Lorimer and that
he subscribed $1,000 10 IT,
VIM. FL Burgess. testified ysster-
day that Weihe did make this remark
in the presence of himself and "a
young Canadian TO which description
MCGOWAN responded.
b. A Johnson, of Chicago. until
July /. 1911. general stan represen-
tatiVe OF the American Lumberman
tNStAHcd PoSiAaFSlF InaI W cine maus
no such statement.
Isaac Baker. a buyer for the Ed
ward Hines Lumber Company. un-
qualifiedly denied that Edward Hines.
president OF this company. said over
a long distance telephone TO Spring
field from w. H. Cooks room in a
Chicago hotel on May &c, 1909, that
he would come to Springfield with all
the money necessary for Lorimer's
election. Cook testified that Hines
did so state. Bakers testimony re-
garding the conversation agreed al
most verbatim with that given by
Hines.
Baker also agreed with Hines ac-
count of Hines meeting Clarence S. /
Lnuk, general manager Of the Inter .
national Harvester Company who
claims Hines asked him for $4,000
Lorimer election contribution. Hines
says Funk asked to be introduced TO
Lorimer and for the privilege of con-
tributing to his campaign expenses.
Baker told about the introduction re-
quest just as Hines had testified.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
Judge Bynum Member of Committee
on Reform in Equity Cases.

Richmond, July 17.-William p
bynum, of Greensboro, n. c.; George
nltelock' of Baltimore. Md, and
Judge L. l.. Lewis, of Richmond, Va.
were to-day designated a committee
TO cooperate in the work or the
reformation of pleading and practice
IN equity cases by Judge Nathan Gofr
Tor the Fourth Circuit of the United
states Court, which embraces Mary
land, Virginia. North and South Car
DINA The appointment on this COM
mlttee Is looked upon as a high
honor
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
Not folk Southern Rallres
ROUTE or Tx
MIGHT EXPRESS
Travel via Raleigh (Unioa s......
and Norfolk Southern gaIlr.ss
90 and From All Points Il
Eastern North Caro-
lima.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JrxE Il

NJ B.-The following seheaul. :.
ures published as Information O..
and are not guaranteed.
Trains Leave Raleigh
s:15 p. m.-Daily Nigh. p
press" Pullman Sleeping Car =
Norfolk.
s:15 a. m-Daily for Visa
Washington and Norfolk. Brex
Parlor Car service between Ralsf
and Norfolk.
6:15 a. m.-Daily. except sattu.
for New Bern via Chocowinity. Fr.
lor Car service.
800 p. m.-Daily. excep, sun4sG.
for Washington.
Trains Arrive Raleigh
1920 a. m.-Daily-11:30
daily except Sunday and S:l5
daily.
Trains Leave GoIdsboro
1915 p. m.-Daily-"Night e
press"-Pullman Sleeping Car e
Norfolk via New Bern.
1915 a. m.-Daily for BeaH.os
and Norfolk. Parlor Car betSsx
Washington and Norfolk.
1920 p. m.-Daily for New Ben
Oriental and Beaufort. Parior CT
Service.
For further information and resss.
walton OF Pullman Sleeping ca
space, apply to
ID. V. CONN. General Ageat.
Raleigh. N. C.
w. r. HUDSON. w. W. CRoXToS
General Supt., Gen. Pass. Az,
Norfolk, Virginia.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
Fred Bradt, Wanted for Robbing
Postoffice at Cronly, n. c., Arrest
ed in Oregon.

Portland, Oregon, July Sc
Fred Bradt. aged II years, arrested
in this city for the robbery of a post
ONCE at Cronly, n. c., will be re-
turned to the scene of his crime for
trial. United States Marshal Colwell
may accompany the lad to North
Carolina, although this has not been
decided.
There is pathetic side to the case
or young Bradt. 1t appears that the
postmaster Of the office Bradt robbed
is also a physician. In an illness
from which she died, Mrs. Bradt. the
lads mother, was treated profession
ally by the postmaster Bradt de-
clares that his mothers death was
due in a large measure to the negu-
gence of the physician and he de-
clared he committed the crime merely
to get even" with the physician
postmaster.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
;. j. Finley Drowned While on q
Fishing Trip.

Greensboro, N. c., July 1S.-Cas-
slus j. Finley, Jr., the eighteen-year-
old son of MI. and Mrs. Cassius T
flnley, who are living in Charlotte
temporarily, was drowned this after
noon at $50 o'clock in Ogburn's
pond, five miles north of Summer
neld, county. The body was recover
ed two hours afterward a short dis
lance from where it was seen to go
down by three companions who were
win MIN on a camping and fishing
trip.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
BLUE AND GRAY CELEBRATE.
Federal and Confederate Veterans
Holding Reunion at Bull RUM
President Taft Will Visit Them
Friday.

Manassas, Va, July 16.-A week S
reunion of Federal and Confederate
veterans was begun here tonight
when the Rev. II. y. Couden, chaplain
of the House of Representatives.
preached a peace jubilee sermon be-
fore more than one thousand persons.
The reunion marks the fiftieth ami
Versary of the battle of Bull Run.
Special features of the celebration is
to take place Friday, when, in the
presence of President Taft and Gov
ernor Mann of Virginia, the Confed-
crate and Union veterans will march
across the historic ground and clasp
hands in token of everlasting peace.
The town is a-f1utter tonight with in
tertwined Confederate and United
States flags.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
Troops to Remain on Border Until
Things Quiet i'm Mexico.

washington, July 17.-As the ra-
suit OF an unfavorable report to the
State Department on conditions in
mexico close to the Arizona border.
the War Department to-day ordered
the four troops of cavalry at Nogales
10 remain there until the situation
clears The detachment had been
oroered to For Huachucca, and was
10 leave Nogales to-day, but the De-
partment quickly changed its plans
upon the receipt of disquieting news
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
Is FAVORABLE TO COTTON.
Rain Has Fallen Over Large Portion
of Belt Where il Was Needed.

Washington, July 1S.-Mostly fav-
orable weather prevailed throughout
the Cotton Belt during the week just
ended, according to the National
weekly weather bulletin OF the
Weather Bureau issued to-day. Ben
eficial showers occurred over much of
Texas and Oklahoma, greatly reliev-
ing the evere drought conditions
that had prevailed in portions of
those States. The drought over North
Carolina and portions of Georgia and
Tennessee also were relieved. There
was some excess of moisture in por-
lions of Mississippi and Louisiana
and dry weather and sunshine are
needed in those States.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
EXCITEMENT CIV -
GRANGE n


Hs.sy n@,tax 49,
Iss@s Han C.as.sss.
sh~nxsoa~sa
Yes oTasass.
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asst sHes''sg Il =ss,
s~sSs sAls@ asz sss.,.z -
n a. is,zs~s> rsses,. -
l-I'sFEooa s@Fay ;as -
"7sSt ;aAs tAe 49, "a a
aa9aidAsisS ssgrres !, -.
= 40 parts Q; rs - 80
Futures o he Ne. o.. af6
opened - ~t4a 4s
ssill loser a. :ra4..f -. =
waea The sr,sgax -. So.
he s"neF~I opsz.oa Ga a.
the haIs campaign &.
months had eeaa 60 SO
gust. The nosi ac;.se e-s - =
Ios' - polnss a. ia as., 7'sA
haEf eeni = poaaa IA, So
e an enormous io=s ~ -, =. -
long August co;soa. sAs -. Is :
posed 10 o~n- -
TAe asw crop nsasA.
weak as August A,,Ao-ss =
losesi we're SIS = =.
than on YESTERDAY -s.-
erai opinion ~as that asas.. :
Interests materially uKA.ss.T
load during the DAY. oae -,
Arm that does = large Sc. :
certain New York trade,
heavy seller AZ times T1.
posed TO be liquidation
The business doae Arosss i. =
Was the largest in aa=y SCI, :
even excepting Bureau Davs
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
WRECK ON ATLANTIC COAST
LINE.
Several Injured and Several Cars De-
mOlished-Injured Taken to Fay
etteville.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS laken 10 ray
etteville.
Wilson, N. c., July 17.-There
was fearful smashup on the Allan
tic Coast Line Railroad, Saturday
night, between Dillon and Latta, E..
c., delaying the nerthbound train No.
Sc several hours. 1t was due to ar
rive in Wilson Sunday morning (mid-
night at 1898, but did not pull in
until 1850 The cause of the wreck,
as claimed by passengers, was care
lessness-an open switch.
AS result of this negligence, the
track is torn up for a considerable
distance, an engine is ditched, pas
senger coaches derailed, a mail car
was thrown across the track and the
express car thrown to one side.
Fortunately none were killed. A
white hobo had foot badly mangled,
the express messenger was slightly
bruised, the mail clerk received a.
cash on the head, a negro helper in
the express car received internal in
juries. The wounded were taken to
the Highsmith Hospital at Fayette-
Vile for treatment
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
DEATH IN ROARING FIRE

may not result from the work of fire.
ougs' but often severe burns are
caused that make a quick need for
Duchiens Arnfca Salve, the quickest.
surest cure for burns, wounds. bruis-
es' Dolls, sores. 1t subdues infiamma-
tlon. 1t kills pain. 1t soothes ana
neais. Drives of skin eruption. nj
sels or piles. Only 25 cents at all
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
MAY TRY REFERENDUM.
Many Wilmingtonians Want to Vote
on the Cow Question,

Wilmington, y. c., July 15.-Per-
maps the first movement in this State
to invoke any of the really new feat
ures OF commission government is the
one just started in this city for the
purpose of getting the city council to
reconsider an ordinance passed some
days since practically driving cows
out OF the city limits. The commits
sion act provides that a certain num-
Der of days shall elapse before any
ordinance, except where the public
health is concerned, shall become eff
fectiVe, and If in the meantime a peti-
ton signed by 35 per cent-of the vot-
ers in the last general primary elec-
ton at which a candidate for MAYOR
was nominated is presented to the
council, unless the ordinance is en-
tirely repealed a special election shall
be called and the people given right
to vote on the ordinance.
Those carrying around the peti-
lions say they expect to get at least
1900 or 500 names where not more
tnan 900 are necessary. It Is thought
very probable that the council will
modify the law rather than require a
special election to pass upon the mat
ter. The modification, however, would
have to be entirely satisfactory to the
signers. Some hold that the council
will have no option other than to re-
peal the law entirely or call an cleo
ton, and the act does not read that
way.
A recent ordinance that does not
become effective until about the mid
die of August banishes hogs from the
city limits. For long while hogs
have only been allowed on the out
skirts. Practically no protest has
been heard as to the hog ordinance.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
''FTIIGHT' OF THE VITAL SPARK"
Uses X-Ray to View the Animating
Power or Current of Life i'm HUI.
man Beings.


Chicago, ILL.,, July 15.-The flight
OF the vital spark" has been witness
ed, according to a statement made to-
day by DR.. Patrick S. O'Donnell. an
x-ray expert who has been following
experiments made by DR.. w. J. Kill
ner, of London, England
Sometime ago, using a chemicalized
hlm sealed between two thin strips
of glass, DR.. O'Donnell gave a dem
onstration to twenty physicians of
the Aura, or electrical Radiation"
of living bodies, four young women
being used as subjects. The Aura
developed as a strong ray or light
surrounding the entire form of the
subject.
Last night" said DR.. O'Donnen.
in the. presence of several phvsi-
clans at Mercy Hospital, I tried the
experiment on a dying man. He was
rapidly sinking. Suddenly the at
tending physician announced that the
man was dead. The Aura began TO
spread from the body, and presently
disappeared. Further observation of
the corpse revealed no sign of the
Aura.
We do not claim that the light is
the soul, or spirit. In fact, no one
seems to know what it is. In nv
opinion, however, it is some sort of
radio-activity made visible by the use
OF the chemical screen. My expert
ments, however, seem to prove that
it is the animating power, or current
of life of human beings"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
Cyclone Destroys Flour Mill Built to
Make Flour for Washinston's
Army.

Port Deposit. Md, July IA cy-
clone to-day practically DESTROYED
Richardsmen, hamlet eight miles
north Of here, and swept everything
from its. path in Octoraro Valley. A
-four mill built to make -four for
Washington's army, and which was
still in operation, was demolished
The total damage is estimated ar
$4,000.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20
Wheat Exhibit to be Held i'm FORSYTH
County

Winston-Salem, N. c., July IL
A wheat exhibit, to show the fine
grain grown in Forsyth County, will
be held here next month. Among
the exhibitors will be the county
home, Mr.. J. L. Wagner, the SUPER
intendent, having produced a splen-
did yield, one tract of Is acres hav-
ing yielded fifteen bushels of fine
wheat to the acre.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20

The Revenue agent at AsheFille re-
ports that thirty-seyen Illicit distill-
cries we're seized in his territory dur
ing the month OF June.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20

Johnston County will have a fair
tais year, which will be held At
SmithheId. November 2nd and 3rd.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20

An epidemic of fever in Whining
ton caused the authorities to want to
get rid of the cow lots and the ordi
nance was passed that COWS should
not be kept in the city and the own
ers want to keep their cows.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-20

The weather man says that the hot
spell wiII break this week and will
De followed by a cool wave.