The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-04

in Syria Monday. causing enormous
damage TO life and property.
John Arbuckie. the noted coffee
man. died in Brooklyn. last week He
was seventy-four years Of age.
Senator Gore. Of Oklahoma. was
attacked by a crazed Pole while the
Senator was speaking last Saturday
in waukeza, Wisconsin. but was not
/ injured.
Mrs. Win Harris and her son Char
| ley, OF Somerset, KY, have been ar
| rested, charged with the murder OF
Mr.. J. w. Whitaker, a half-brother
of Mrs. Harris.
A levee at Hickman, KY, broke a
| few days ago and the town was food
| ed. Hundreds of families were driv-
en- from their homes, but no loss of
life was reported.
Henry Hafner. a Civil War veteran,
seventy-two years OF age, shot him
self last Saturday in the Soldiers
Home in Philadelphia. 1t was sale
he was respondent.
Miss Susan L. Monroe, OF Fall Riv-
er, Miss, died a short time ago and
left an estate valued at 100000 TO
her favorite horse, which she had
owned for twenty years.
Jasper d. Farmer, merchant of
his skull crushed near his store on
Monday last. The surroundings bore
every evidence of robbery.
ton of powder exploded in the
mill of Latin & Rand Powder Com
pany at Wayne, N. Y, Monday and
killed one man and wounded two
Others The shock was felt as far as
New York.
Major-General Frederick D. Grant,
Commander of the Department of the
Idot, 10 lCpol ICO ~ OC oOACI Ah5 1lcA1
throat trouble similar to the illness
from which his father, General u. S.
Grant, died.
Newell Sanders, chairman of the
State Committee of Tennessee, is
spoken of for appointment to the
vacancy in the Legislature made by
the death of Senator Taylor. Mr..
Sanders is Republican.
The breaking up of the ice in the
Platte, Loap, Elkhorn and other riv-
ers of Nebraska, is said to be causing
the worst floods in that State for
many years. Considerable damage
has been done to property.
Rev. J. Frank Norris, of Fort
Worth, Texas, charged with the burn
ing of the First Baptist Church of
that city, of which he was pastor, sur
rendered to the sheriff and was re-
leased on bond of $1,000.
Harry Stewart, assistant superin-
tendent for the Carnegie Steel Com
pany, Pittsburg, Pa, was shot and
seriously wounded by a workman
whom he had dismissed from service.
The man Immediately shot himself
dead.
j. P. Cambrell, Jr, the young man
whn anoidorfolxy hr, T.
cousin John Gambrell, near Ander-
son, S. c., few weeks ago, died in
the hospital at Anderson last FRIDAY.
The young men were scuff1ing over a
pistol.
Frank Whisonant and Joe Brinson.
negroes, were found swinging from
rafters in blacksmith shop in
Blackburg, S. c., a few days ago.
They had been dead several hours.
1t is supposed that they were victims
of mob violence
Roland Johnson, thirteen-year-
old boy Of Bessemer City, made an at
tempt to swing on a moving train in
that place Tuesday, when his foot was
caught, dragging him under the
train, injuring him so badly that he
died in a few hours.
Damages of $4,000 were awarded
the Peoples Tobocco Company of
New Orleans against the American
Tobacco Company in the United
States District Court, in the anti
trust suit, for alleged conspiracy to
destroy competition.
r. w. Doolittle, planter and mill
owner of Newton, Miss, and D. w.
G. Allen, of Wayside, Miss, engaged