The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-14

H The United States Revenue cutter
unaiga n Port Said on q globe cir
cling trip. vas Saturday ordered TO
the coast OF Asiatic Turkey to protect
! American life azd property endanger-
ed by the crisis in the Balkan War.
Five bandits Monday night dyna-
mitsd the bank a. Ochelsta. Okla.
getting twenty-five hundred dollars
and escaped. The robbers cut all
telegraph and telephone wires lead
! ing into the town before robbing the
bank
| Twenty buildings were destroyed
| Saturday. The confagration started
in a BOARDING. house and quickly
spread 10 other buildings. The dam
age is estimated at more than $780,
| 900.
Brookneal. Va. was practically
wiped oat by fire early a few days
ago. Twenty-Five buildings. includ
ing the post-office, bank. Baptist
Church, eleven stores, a tobacco wake-
! house, and one residence were de-
stroyed.
The Department OF Agriculture at
! Washington Tuesday began the an
nual task OF packing seeds for free
Congressional distribution. Six hun
dred tons OF seed will be put into six
| ty million packets preparatory to
mailing January /.
! Marcus Aurelius Low, rated as a
| millionaire, has been placed on the
| pension roll of the Rock Island Rail-
/ road. Mr.. Low lives in Topeka, Kan,
and has been attorney for the COM
pany for many years. He will re-
ceive 1925 a month
The United Synod Of the Lutheran
Church in the South is holding its
thirteenth biennial convention in At
lanta, Ga, this week. Several hun
dred delegates, representing a mem
bership of $4,000, in eight States, are
expected to attend the convention.
Mrs. Helen Scott, of Tacoma,
Washington, whose name as Presi-
Dental elector was at the top of the
victorious progressive ticket, will be
chairman of the Washington electors
who will cast seven votes for Roose-
Welt in the electoral college. She is
a prominent club woman.
Announcement is made at Ford
ham University, New York, of the
resignation of Dean James J. Walsh,
of the Medical School, together with
some twelve or fifteen other profess
sors and members of the faculty as
the result of a disagreement over
policies of administration.
President-elect Wilson announced
Saturday that he would give his i'm
mediate attention to affairs in New
Jersey. After spending the week in
working on State business, he will
take a six weeks trip, and no an
nouncements in regard to his future
National policy will be forthcoming
until he returns
Charles Page Bryan, United States
Ambassador to Japan, Monday, ten
dered his resignation to President
; Taft, who reluctantly accepted it. Mr..
Bryan gave i'll health, brought on by
carriage accident in Japan, as the
reason for his resignation. He is now
at his home in Elmhurst, Illinois, re-
ceiving medical treatment.
The Statesville Landmark says
Postmaster-General Hitchcock has
placed the largest single order for
scales ever made-3O,OOO They are
to be used in post-offices for the par
cles post service and will cost ST.
900. Two hundred of the largest Of
fees and their branches will be sup
+ piled with automatic springless
scales, 10000 smaller offices will be
equipped with high-grade beam
scales; and other offices will receive
| TIC OCoI OpAAhS OdAdAICS, CdSA Will
a capacity of twenty pounds.
The meeting of the National Re-
publican Committee to have been
held in Chicago last Tuesday to name
a successor to Mr.. Sherman on the
Republican ticket, was called off.
Chairman Hilles attended a confer
ence at the White House Saturday
night at which President Taft and
Senator Crane were present, sent tele-