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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
HOUSTON SWEPT BY FIRE
Residents, Mills. Factories,
Plants and Cotton Consumed
in the Flames
No Loss Of Life But Thousands OF
People Homeless-I>os@ VIII Rra<h
Many hilIious-Iso<s on Cotton
Alone IL Over Two Million Dollar.

Houston. Texas. Feb. zI.-rlre
broke out at t"elve-thirty this morn
Ing in a wooden hotel building, and
swept by a wind blowing thirty-five
miles an hour. ate It's way one mile
across town. covering an area OF sew
en- blocks wide. The loss may reach
ten million dollars. Several mills.
factories and plants are totally de-
stroyed or seriously damaged.
At least twenty-five squares in the
residence district were burned. No
casualties have been reported Thou
sands are homeless. The weather Is
cool. Underwriters refuse TO make
positive statement regarding the loss.
For most part, the burned homes
were not Of great value as the flames
swept through a district comprising
workmen's cottages.
Conservative estimate at 9 o'clock
placed the loss at five million dollars.
Most OF the loss is involved in the
destruction Of factory buildings.
The heaviest single classification OF
loss involves cotton. The estimated
loss on cotton congresses and the sta
pie stored therein reaches two million
dollars. One estimate places the cot
ton loss at five millions. Relief work
is underway. There is plenty of food
and shelter for the homeless.
The greatest loss was sustained by
cotton and lumber industries. At
the cotton congresses, forty-five
thousand bales were burned. The
burned area is a mile and half long,
and at points a quarter Of a mile
wide, was swept clean by the flames.
Nothing was saved.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
Wake Court in Session This Week

Wake Superior Court convened
Monday for a two weeks term for
the trial of civil cases only. Several
divorce cases have been granted to
colored parties and quite a number
of cases on the docket have been
continued. The divorce case of
Percy B. Fleming VS.. nellie Claire
Fleming" and Mrs. Fleming's case
against her husband for divorce, were
set for trial at this term but were
continued by consent. The case of
J. Sherwood Upchurch and Mr.. w. s.
Brewer against former Mayor Wynne
and others was also continued. This
case grew out of the suppression Of
the show, The Girl From Rectors,"
while Mr.. Upchurch was manager of
the theatre here.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22

There are 141 orphans now at tbs
Methodist Orphanage. The new dor
,rfory for the boys ID well under.
rsv and will be completed In the
carly spring.
work on the Standard Ice Com.
rs..'s plant has been started. Il II
s.,.arcd on the block north If nc
southern freight depot on Saunders
street. and will have a capacity OF
,.irry tons daily.
Three large automobile wagons are
IN Raleigh en- route from Washington
=. Atlanta The manufacturers are
making test run with a view OF lav-
ing the United States Army equip
the Quartermaster' Department with
I'VE hundred Of them.
Negsrg. Jones & Bailey are prepar-
ing 10 remodel the building recently
,acated by the Mutual Publishing
Company on East Martin Street. The
lower flood will be occupied by Jas.
Johnson as drugstore, who will
also have an insurance office adjoin-
ing The ten rooms above will be
used as a part OF the Bland Hotel.
Tom Morris, who was arrested and
rlaced under bond several days ago
charged with operating a blind tiger
in Raleigh, was tried yesterday after
noon before a justice OF the peace
who held that probable cause was
wanting and dismissed the case. JUS
ric1 Of the Peace Bledsoe stated, how
ever, that the cause could be brought
to the grand jury.
". o. Poland and n. J. HARRISON
TWO young men Of good personal APP
raarance. were convicted Monday az
fcrHoon in Justice Watson's court
for retailing Poland was given a
sentence of one year and HARRISON
six months on the public roads. Each
appealed and were required to give
bond of $500 for their appearance at
the March term of court.
John Foss, the negro who was to
have been electrocuted here last Fri
day for the murder Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dixon, in Cleveland County, was re-
spited by Governor Kitchin until
April Il, in order that Ross may
have an opportunity to tell more than
he says he knows in regard to 9th
ers said by him to have been impli-
Gated in the crime. The negro still
asserts that Frank GLADDEN., white
man, killed Mrs. Dixon.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22

'orOner's Jury to Hear More Evil
dence in Cause of Death of Benson
Men.
Professor Withers at the A. and
NJ. College, after making a chemical
examination of the lungs and hearts
OF the three men from Benson, N c.,
who were found dead in Wilson s
Apartments in Raleigh two weeks
ago Monday, has reported that the
men died from asphyxiation Solici-
tor Norris has ordered a further
probe into the matter. A subpoena
has been issued for Sallie Mann, the
colored woman who was in charge of
cleaning up the rooms in Wilson S
apartments. The coroner's jury
wants to hear some evidence from
her, as she entered the rooms soon
alter the gas was discovered. The
coroner's jury has not made it's final
report in the case.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LOSE.
DIR. McCullers Will Hold the Office of
County Physician Says Supreme
Court.

Another Democratic row in Wake
County has been settled by the Su-
preme Court, that is so far as it is
in the power of the court to settle a
Democratic row. The Supreme Court
handed down a decision yesterday
afternoon in the case of DR.. J. ]. Nc
Cullers and the Board of Health
against the Wake County Commits
sioners. The Board of Health had
appointed DR.. McCullers County Ply
stefan. The County Commissioners
claimed the Health Board had no au-
thority to make the appointment, but
that the appointive power was with
the Commissioners and they refused
to either recognize or pay DR.. Nc
Cullers and all parties went to court.
The Supreme Court has reversed
the lower court and has decided in
favor of Dr. McCu1iers, who will
again connect with the pie counter
But this will, by no means, end the
Democratic row in Wake County.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22

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sooth. East, w~s-yewy Icw
Roand Trip Rates o. All Pss.espaa
Hr~orts-
Through PuIimaa 10 Atlanta
leaves Raleigh <.sG EN-, arrives A.
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aecaon for and arriving al Aoas-
gemery following day aftsr lsavias
Raleigh. Ii an. Mobile ala en-.
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Kansas City. if.7o an. seeoad aay.
and connecting for all other pssnta
This car also makes eioss eonusr,icn
at Salisbury for g. Louis and other
Western pointa
Through Pullman 10 wAshinrto,
leaves Raleigh $50 pm. sYrivrs
Washington s.s3 an. Baltimore.
le.o2 an. Philadelphia ia.as soon.
New York 3.3l pm. This car nakss
close connection 1t washington for
$40 pm. making close eounsetios
Pittsburg. Chicago. and all oshsr
points North and West. and ss
Greensboro for through Tourssk
Sleeper for California points. ana
for all Florida pointa
Through Parior Car for Ashsvtiis
leaves Goldsboro 1t stg an. IA
leigh. s3s an. arrives Ashsyffis
with the Carolina Special and asrfv-
Ing Cfnesnnau 10 an. following dsy
after leaving Raleigh. with eioss coz
nsctioa for ell points North and
Northwest
Pullman for Winston Salem iesvss
raleigh ESQ An. arrives Green's
ooro $50 Am. making close cennee-
ton at Greensboro for all points
North. South. East and West THIS
car In handled on train No. III.
leaving Goldsboro Q, ie.<s Pm
IL you desire any Information.
please write or call. We are here %
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tickets- w. II. PARNELI-, r. p. A.
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
Section-Master Lost $50, But Saved
His Basket of Eggs.

A correspondent of the Charlotte
Observer says that a Southern rail-
way section-master who lives in Sal
isbury was in Greensboro a few days
ago and by some means got hold OF a
big basket of eggs" worth a lot Of
money and when that section-master
started to board the train for home,
toting his basket Of eggs, be held the
basket high above the rushing throng
to prevent damage to 1t precious con-
tents.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
DEVICE IN RYAN'S OFFICE
Used Phone graphic Instru-
ment TO Get conversatioas
oil Officials
For Several Ncnsaas the nwxtx~ VA.
1Dnn~wsrd With Isw~A Ct isrx~sxs~ma
uf nT1agw amd NswuwG1rAl Irun
Worker $500 Claimed s0snw Have
Confessed

Confessed
\ dispatch frosn Indianapolis. led
under date o. February IT. KAy.
Whatever Frank u Ryan aae
other Indicted union officials haEs
said in their once abou, the dynamiss
conspiracy since last October - al
legged TO have been learned ty The
| Government through : Photographic
device discovered to-day IN the head
quarters OF the International Asso-
citation OF Bridge and Structural Iror
Workers
The Photographic device. bidder
| under : drawer In desk abou'
| which Ryan. the President: Herbert
$. Hockin. the secretafy -treaxurer
and J. T. Butler. first viee-president
and other officials conferred concern
Ing their defense and pleas. Is said
10 have enabled tao government stem.
| ographers In a room below to take
daily reports OF the conversations.
The use OF the Photographic de-
vice was disclosed to-day, when the
Government decided IL was no longer
OF value. because a woman clerk In
Ryan's Office was heard TO say
Well. | suppose they are hearing now
whatever We say That. with state
ments by Ryan, convinced Assistant
District Attorney Clarence Nichols
that the Photographic device was nc
longer useful
The Photographic devise was hid
den in the desk once used by j. ]
Mcnamara, the dynamiter. and upon
which he is alleged TO have arranged
his alarm clock scheme for regulat-
ing the time at which bombs were &c
be set off.
The discovery Of the photograph
ic device followed soon after the Gov
eminent had received intimations
that some of the defendants were
ready to tell all they knew About
District Attorney Charles w. Miller's
Office it was said something had been
expected but he declined to say what
it was.
''Mr. Miller said the Photographic
device had worked successfully fol
months and many volumes of steno
graphic notes had been taken ant
would be used at the trials
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22

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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
A Leap Year Marriage in Wilkes.
Wilkesboro Chronicle.

Some of the girls in Wilkes be-
lieve in exercising their leap year
privileges. Out on the Brushes last
week a sixteen-year-old girl decided
she wanted a husband and she also
decided exactly who she wanted. So
she put on her meeting clothes"
and about dark went over to where
he lived, found him alone and I'M
protected, kidnapped him by force
and arms carried him to Rowan
County and married him. The girls
name is Ola Hubbard and the boys
is Vernon Childers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22

aa6 pasted on ire ksAd Of rs be1.
Al das night h~fore retiring &c woal4
roaaS 10 Il and Eay. ~L>ort. tA.sn .
n1y sentiments: and ean uaIY asy
7 hens my sentiments" IA saosans
feel like | aaui to wtys tArew cheers
FOR The matches team Ha~rah'
Tor aorshead. our peerless Iea1evs
HnTTah' for Batter. our nnaararw
champion HurTah' for Settle. tie
noble son Of noble sire Long ma
they live.
Hoping To meet you O. the .Sth
| am.
Most respectfully.
JAMES ". GRAHAM
Como. HEREFORD County. -. e
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
Raleigh Has Bad Wind Storm.

Raleigh was visited by a heavy
rain and windstorm last night WED
nesday) The rain soon ceased but
wind continued to blow for several
hours at a velocity of about forty-six
miles an hour.
The roof of the sub-station OF the
North State Hydro Electric Company
at Method was blown off.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
The Democratic Economy Program

Mr.. Editor-Please allow me space
~ make a few remarks on the Demo
eratlc economy program. According
" my way of thinking, they have
iorced the poor farmers to resign to
economy over my State on account
.! low prices of farm products and
nigh Democratic taxes, and if this
IS democratic economy, 1 think my
people have certainly had their share
without further economizing and GER
'alnly without the mileage steal bill.
ana also without the pension steal
DILL By the addition of both of
nose We might look for more econo-
my than we now have.
Yours truly,
G. w. FORTE.
"adesboro, N. c., Feb. 20, 1912.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
TROUBLE AROUND MUKDEN.
Japan and Chinese Bandits May
Cause Serious Uprising in China.

London, Feb. 21.-The Picking
cabinet Is alarmed over reports of a
serious rising which is threatened in
ria, according to a Pekin dispatch to
the Daily Telegraph. To add to the
alarm of the cabinet, there are fur
Their reports that the Japanese au-
thorities in Manchuria, eontending
that China is now without a govern
ment, are secretly dispatching Jap
anese troops in plain clothes to as
sist the bandits to occupy and fortify
Itch Ling, north of Mukden.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
Person County Farmer q Suicide.

A dispatch from Roxboro, Person
County. last night. says:
Geo. T. Montague. young farm
er living two miles east of here this
morning shot and killed himself
There is no reason for the act other
than that his mind seems TO have
been unbalanced for some time. II
seems that he came TO town last night
to secure laudanum, and on falling
TO do so, went home. procured a pis-
tol and shot himself
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
HERE Is A GOOD ONE.
Tennessee Farmers Has Taught Hi:
Geece to Pick Cotton.

Humboldt, Tenn, Feb. 21.-Dr- r.
o. Williams, OF Humboldt, who is
also a farmer, claims to have a flock
of geese which he has trained to pick
cotton There are ten geese in the
flock, and DR.. Williams claims each
goose will pick on an average OF Is
pounds of cotton a day, and that of
ten his flock will gather sufficient
seed cotton in one day to make two
large bales.
The doctor says he first taught his
geese to do the picking act by plac-
ing act by placing grains of corn in
the open bolls of cotton in such a
way that in order to get the grain
the goose would have to pick out the
cotton
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
COMMITTEE WILL MEET.
And Chairman Morehead Will Give
Big Banquet on Next Wednesday
10Th


Big Banquet on Next Wednesday
Night.
The Republican State Executive
Committee will meet at the Var
borough House in Raleigh next We'd
nesday afternoon to decide on the
time and place of holding the State
Convention that will select the four
delegates to the Republican National
Convention which will meet in Chi
cago on June Is.
On the evening of the 2sth, fol-
lowing the meeting Of the committee.
State Chairman Morehead viii give
a banquet to the members Of the COM
mittee and other leading Republicans
from over the State are also invited
to attend The indications are that
quite number of Republicans from
all over the State will be in Raleigh
on that day.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
WashingtOn's Birthday.

To-day is Washington's birthday,
and 1t is being observed by the
schools, in the cities especially, by
special exercises and in Raleigh the
children are given half-holiday. The
rural mail-carriers will make no trips
to-day.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22

WANTED. - Position by youns
married man. aged -. al grocery or
hardware clerk: three years expert
ence; can furnish best OF references:
good reason for wishing 10 make .
change: only those looking for high
class man answer this advertisenest
apply to Lock Drawer Igz. Roano.s
RAuid. North Carolina.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
Are Ever ~ uH.

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est aealsr Ct euYns. eoG.s. sicers. eass
bruises. eczema seatas~ pinplem. sats
ernasions Only Is esasa At all drag.
gists
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22

Marking, Feb. 21.-Dr. Sun Vat
Sen and the members of the republi-
can government, as we'll as the ma
tional assembly, are still waiting for
the official reply of Yuan-Shi-Kai to
their request that he should refuse to
riously complicated.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22

For rates. schedules time tables and al
ther Information desired apply 10 +. a'tei
eli, Passenger and Ticket Agent Te!epnont
20. III
NOTICE--Above schedules published oniy .
uforu. alton. and are not guaranteed
9. LEARD. Division Pass. Agent
No w. Martin ST.. Tue er Building.
ORR North Entrance Postfsoes
HAIFICa -
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
Schooner Capsized Near New Bern
But Crew Saved.

During the heavy windstorm
"wednesday afternoon, the schoon-
err Susanna, which was en- route from
New Bern to Belhaven, n. c., was
capsized. The crew was rescued from
the water by a passing boat.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
Child Came Back to Life During Flu.
neral Services.

neral Services.
A dispatch from Duluth, Minn., I'M
der date of February 81, says:
after being prepared for burial
and apparently dead two days, the
three-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Maholecheg, who live
near Black Duck, was discovered to
be alive as the burial service was be-
ing held.
Three days ago the child fell in a
bucket of water an was nearly drown
ed. 1t was noticed at the grave that
moisture had gathered on the glass
of the coffin, and the body was re-
moved. By the use Of stimulants the
child was resuscitated."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22

\ 3-dra~er National Cash Reg
ssier, IN good condition. Original
cost t+7a No reasonable offeg
refused. For description and price
address, H. f r.. Bon 2J7, Grr<n-
sboro, N. c.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
Durham Iineman Instantly Killed.

Robert Riggsbee, lineman for
the telephone company in Durham
was instantly killed yesterday after
noon by fall from a telegraph pole.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22

Editor The Caucasian - see in
your valuable paper where Texas has
made contract to buy their paupers.
and | think that IL would behoove
our State TO make a contract 10 some
undertaken TO bury the dead instead
OF putting the dissecting table act In
force. wonder Ii they have the
shameful dIssecting table act In
Texas
Yours truly.
]. F. MELTON.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
Girl Sought Enlistment in the Arm.

tTaFI SUuSfi1 EHIIStaIItHt III tt1c ~ mo
Louisville, KY, Feb. 21.-In the
hope of joining her sweetheart in
Picking, a girl clad in male attire
applied at a recruiting Office for en-
iistment. She broke down when or
Ndered to submit to physical examina-
ton. and admitted her sex. She re-
fused to give her name.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22

When writing advertisers. please
mention this paper.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22

Trsins VII stop on ss~r nj TO receive and die
charge pssses gess At foliovire points not shov
Csrds nas, Rawls, Carlos. Carver's Fslis nd
sky
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22

Nssa ~rstiax advertiser. sz.H.s
assassca tAIs par~v.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
"THEM'S MY SENTIMENTS"
Subscriber Proposes Three Cheers for
Morehead, Butler, and Settle.

MOreneau, butIcF, anu SVItIc.
read Mr. w. F. Seasons article in
your last issue with much pleasure.
l cannot add anything to what Mr..
Seasons has said, but as the man
who was too busy to say his prayers
at night, he had a prayer written OF
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22
SEABOARD AIRLINE
Schedule Effective April 9, 1911.

Trains Leave Raleigh
Direct line with Dor BILE Daily service 20 q Q
West through Atlanta, Birmingham anc
Memphis-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22

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Roasd Trip Rates Co An rssn<sn~a
Hr~nrxa
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22

"adesboro, N. c., Feb. 20, 1912.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22

JAMES ". GRAHAM
Como. Hartford County. -. c
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-30
The Big Thing Off :

The ball game between the married
men and the single men, scheduled for
today, has been indefinitely postponed,
owing to the work of the elements,
which appear to have conspired to pre-
vent this impending tragedy. Both
sides, while secretly glad at the post
ponement, are indulging in brave talk,
and prophesying as to what was sure 10
have happened If the game had been
played as per schedule. This talk is
all bluff on both sides as it is well
known that Manager Lead Pipe Well
man moved his household goods today,
so as to have m excuse for failure to
! attend the game. Manager Cord Wood
Mix, his enemies say, had prepared his
abdicaton yesterday, and was getting
ready to take to the woods when the
elements kindly interiered. Now that
the game is off the drawn and tense
look on many face has disappeared
and the would-be athelete can now re.
turn to strawberry short cake and pie,
and thank his stars "that one was afraid
and the other dasn't.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-30
NUMBER 10.

r Mrs. John Givens was elected presi-
dent OF the North Idaho District Fedora
ton OF Clubs in Wallace last week with
Miss Mabel. Holmberg as secretary.
st. Mary's was selected as the next
meeting place Of the clubs.
Chas. Bellmer will shortly dispose of
his business here and move to Kamiah.
He will maintain residence here, how
ever and spend one or two days each
week in Orofino, soliciting and repair
ing jewelry, &c.
Decoration day passed off quietly.
There were no public services Of any
kind; Many early repaired to thece
terry and decorated the graves OF their
loved ones. rhe citizens generally,
decorated their residences and busi-
ness houses in honor OF the occasion.
We learn this week through a friend
that Deputy Sheriff Bellomy has de-
cided to make the race for sheriff on
the democratic ticket Mr.. Bellomy
has many friends in all sections Of the
comfy and his nomination as demo-
crat would cause some republican to go
some to beat him.