The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-12-26
General News.

The lower House OF Congress
Thursday passed the Burnett liter
acy test immigration bill.
President Taft wants Col. George
Cocktails, builder ofthe Panama Ca
nal, made governor OF the Panama
Canal Zone.
President Taft announced Friday
that the purpose of his trip to the
canal zone was to see II the zone was
ready for civil government
All the money spent on the New
York Street cars on Christmas day
will go to the street railway employees
as a Christmas gift from the compa-
MES.
A Chicago policeman was detailed
to round up suburban thieves. He
met them and departed minus his
overcoat, revolver, s35 watch, $40 in
change, and his pride.
The Argentine Republic is now the
largest purchaser from the United
States of agricultural machinery and
furniture according to Consular re-
ports received in Washington.
The Progressive party has been
recognized as the second party in llli- |
nois, replacing the Republican. The
Progressives polled more votes than
the Republicans in the recent cleo
ton.
Near Dublin, Ga, a few days ago
Mrs. A. l.. Lynn, wife of a farmer,
shot and killed F. w. Hightower,
seventy-ive old. The woman alleges
that Hightower attempted criminal
assault.
Over three hundred merchants in
Hoboken, n. J., were swindled out OF
sums that reach a total Of $3.50
by two men who posed as employees OF
the Lackawanna Railroad. They used
fake pay checks.
Dr. Eugene H. Porter, Commits
sioner of Health for the State of New
York, declares that any health Of
ficer neglecting to report case OF
communicable disease will be re-
moved.
Secretary of War Stimson has is
sued orders to the Twenty-fifth In
fantry, a negro regiment, and three
companies of coast artillery, to pro-
coed to Hawaii during the first week
of January.
When Cornelius A. HartZheim was
called as juror in rase in the Su-
preme Court of New York Friday he
refused to take the oath including
the words, 80 help me, God" He
said he didn't believe in God.
Over $25O,OOO has been pledged at !
Buffalo, N. Y, to carry out an elab-
crate program of pageantry in cele-
bration of Commodore Perry's vic
tory over the British fleet on Lake
Erie one hundred years ago.
In a fight in the hills at Tamato
Springs, Col, between a desperate
and more than one hundred county
officers and citizens, the outlaw was
killed, the sheriff was killed, and
three others seriously wounded.
President-elect Wilson a few days
ago held a conference with Chairman
VIM F. McCombs, in New York, and
took up the task of picking his Cabi-
net Mr.. Daniels, or Raleigh, had his
pleaders on hand to present his case.
More than 10000 volumes and
pamphlets have been added to the
Library of Congress during the pres
ent year, according to the report sub
mitted to Congress. The total num-
Der has now passed the two-million
mark.
Following an arrangement with
Acknowledgement Wickersham, the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
railroads will appeal to the Supreme
Court for instructions on how to work
out the dissolution plan decreed by
the court.
United States Commissioner of Ed
ucation, P. P. Claxton, protests
against too frequent change in ru-
raj teachers. The average teacher
does not stay in one place long
enough to get acquainted with his
pupils, he thinks.
President Woodrow Wilson has
sent word to Stauntor, Va, that he
would arrive there Friday, Deem
Der 81, to celebrate his ffty-sixth
birthday, on December %, in his ma