The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-04-27
General News.


The United States Senate s6Ioarn-
ed Monday TO meet again 70 1sy.
Three children have died AZ Kit
tanning. Pa. from eating poisonous
weeds which they thought were dan
deIlcns-
Ten men we're entombed By daEt
explosion in a coal raine neaF Xix
Garden, W. Va. Monday. II ss fear
ed tha. all have perished.
At Oklahoma City. Okla. Monday,
five negroes aere convicted OF having
robbed and murdered q white man.
and sentenced 10 hang on June -1st
The lithographing establishment Of
A. Hoen Il Co. in Richmond. Va.
was destroyed by fire last Thursday
night. The damage was estimated at
$3.50. 900.
In a special election held at Har-
risburg. Va. Tuesday, that town de-
cided in favor of compulsory educa-
ton by vote 3iS TO IL.
An unknown negro was shot 10
death by a posse near Statesboro, Ga.
Friday. The negro had threatened TO
kill a farmers wife in that neighbor-
hood.
Fire Monday destroyed the girls
dormitory of Washington College at
Johnson City, Tenn. There were
many narrow escapes. but all the oc-
cupants got out without injury.
Samuel Adams, a Chicago lawyer,
will succeed Frank Pierce, resigned,
as First Assistant Secretary Of the
Interior Department at Washington.
Mr. Adams will assume his duties
about June LIST.
At Livermore, KY, Friday, NJ. Pot
ter, a negro, was dragged to the
opera house stage, tied tC a post and
riddled with bullets by 50 men. Pot
ter had shot and killed Frank Mitch
ell, 20 years old, in quarrel.
Involuntary petitions in bank
ruptcy have been filed in the United
States court at Atlanta, Ca, against
three cotton mills at Griffin, Ga,
and two individuals connected with
one of the corporations.
The quarterly report of the United
States Steel Corporation for the pc
riod ending March 21st, last, issued
519,203, and net earnings of $780,
001,S17.
A new postal card, in lieu of the
one now in use, has been approved
by the Postoffice Department. The
new card will be of cream color and
printed in red ink. The first supply
of the new cards will be ready in a
few weeks.
Germany will have under arms, in
connection with the field maneuvers
this summer practically 100000
men. Whether Germany expects to
go to war soon or not, that country
is certainly making preparations for
any emergency.
The War Department at Washing
ton has ordered 500 collins shipped
from New York to points in Texas.
The object of this gruesome shipment
was not made known to the public.
Government probably desires to have
them on hand in case fatal disease
should break out in the camps of the
soldiers along the Mexican border.
A monument was unveiled at
Huntsville, Texas, Friday over the
grave of Sam Houtson, who COM
manded the battle of San Jacinto,
seventy-fve years ago, which ended
the fight for the freedom Of Texas
from Mexico. Alonzo Steele, the only
survivor of the battle, was one of
the participants in the unwilling.
The Harkins' Please Club, located
on one Of the principal street in Nor
folk, Va, was raided by the police
Saturday night. A quantity of gamb-
ling paraphernalia were confiscated
and twenty members of the club ar
rested. Two policemen climbed to
the top of the building and arrested
two men who were trying to escape
Twenty policemen and detectives par
| ticipated in the raid.