The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-30
General News.

Fifteen persons were injured By q
collision between a street car on the
BAY State Line near Sangus IN a
thunderstor In Boston. Saturday.
Roy Fincher, a boy Of It. vas ho-
boing a freight train near Waynes-
VILE. Ga, a few days ago and fell
from the train, was run over and
killed.
Guadalajara, Mexico. was violently
shaken By an earthquake May 20.
The shock was the hardest recorded
during the present period Of seimis-
tic disturbances.
A tornado swept through the VII
lage OF Shiatook. Okla, Tuesday
Killing seven persons outright and In
turing many others. The property
loss is estimated at $4,000.
The body of Clarence V. T. Richie
son. who was electrocuted in Boston
on May goth, as a penalty for the
murder of Avis Linnell, was sent TO
his former home at Amherst, Va, Tor
burial.
D. A. jenkins, a lineman for the
Bell Telephone Company, while bath
ing in the Omulgee River, near jack
son. Ga. was drowned Saturday. He
was % years of age and his home
was in Columbus, Ga.
Miss Margaret Curtiss, of Newton,
n. j., was killed by bolt of light
ming a few days ago while milking
COW in a barn. Her brother was
also in the barn at the time and was
very seriously injured.
Miss Maggie Hughes, of near
Honea Path, S. c., committed suicide
a few weeks ago by shooting herself.
She was suffering from pellagra and
il is believed her mind was Impaired
She was "a years Of age.
Crazed by grief, at the funeral of
his brother, a young man in Savan-
nah, Ga, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself few days ago. Prepare
tons were made hastily and the two
brothers were buried side by side.
Massachusetts is the first State to
take action of the Constitutional
amendment providing for the election
of Senators by the people. The Sen
ate Of the Massachusetts Legislature
voted to ratify the amendment by a
vote 80 to 0.
Fifteen officers of the navy, mostly
high rank, who have been perform
ing active service, were relieved Sat
urday. Heading the list are three
Rear Admirals, Lutte, commanding
the New York navy yard; Vain
wright, who has been on the General
Board, and Mahon, on duty at the
Naval War College.
With a view to making the price
on Sidney Aliens head a sufficient in
centive to cause the officers to be-
come more active, and possibly en-
tice special detectives into the chase
an effort will be made by the officials
! of the United States District Court
| to have the Government offer a sup
Elementary reward of $4,000 for his
capture.
1t is said that Chas. w. Morse, the
New York banker who was pardonel
some months ago from the Fedora
prison in Atlanta, Ga, will pay the
| lawyers who secured his pardon
100000. He was pardoned on The
ground that he was dying, but hi
health has since improved, and Il
now in New York, having just re
turned fro ma trip to Europe.
>! An organization of white Roose
welt sympathiZers, including bot
Democrats and Republicans, has beel
affected in Georgia, under the nam
of the Georgia Roosevelt Whit
League. The body is separate an
distinct from the Roosevelt Progress
sive Republican Clubs, a State OF
ganiZation, which includes bot
white and colored Republican voters
The Executive Committee arrane
ing for the handling of the news a
the Chicago Republican Convention
will set aside the greatest numbe
of seats for the representatives G
{ the press, that have ever been know
at any political gathering. Their
have been more than 1900 applics
tons from newspaper writer's at tn
convention, and all the leading paper