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

Thursday.
Peter Pan, James r. Keene's stall
lion, was sold for 100000 at Lex
ington, KY, a few days ago.
In his annual report submitted a
few days ago, Secretary Of the Navy
Meyer made plea for three new bat
tleships this year.
Eight persons were killed and FIVE
seriously injured In a wreck on the
Pennsylvania Railroad near Dresden,
Ohio, q few days ago.
J. B. Manic, the English aviator,
crossed the English Channel few
days ago for the first time in the
history Of winter flying.
Azariah Curtis, a young negro, who
confessed to having murdered B. B.
Bush, planter, was lynched Friday
by a mob at Butler, Ala.
Street Cleaning Commissioner Ed
boxes throughout the city to aid
the horses when the streets are icy.
Charles L. Hawley, Prohibition par
ty candidate for Governor OF Penn
sylvania In 1908, was killed to-day
by a fall from the porch at his home
here.
Presidents order was issued with
the approval of the Civil Service
Commission and in accordance with
an opinion by Attorney-General
Wickersham.
William Collier was burned to
death in the Jail at Crowley, La, a
few days ago. He and companion
started the fire in the hope Of making
their escape.
In a speech before the Rivers and
Harbors Congress in Washington last
week, President Taft advocated ex-
pending $5O,0OO,000 to make the
Mississippi River safe.
Cholera is causing havoc in Con-
stantinople, Turkey. Over thou
sand cases, it is officially reported.
occurred during the past twenty days.
Half of them were fatal.
President Taft has named DR.. Carl
Alsberg as chief of the Bureau of
Chemistry in the Agricultural De-
ley, who resigned last summer.
Major G. Mallory, U. S. A, retired,
jumped from the tenth floor of a |
Manhattan hotel, New York, Mon |
day, and was instantly killed. His
wife was seriously i'll at the time.
More than 10000 skilled workers
in the Navy Yards throughout the
United States were Saturday placed
under the protection of Civil Service
by executive order of President Taft.
Five men were killed by boiler
explosion at a saw-mill near Wilson
dale, w. Va, Thursday night. The
dead are Leonard and Jacob Maynard
and Albert Fintry and two unidenti-
fed workmen.
Sampson Williams was shot and
killed at Holland, Texas, Monday and
his son Rex was seriously wounded
by Mat Armstrong, who then shot
and killed himself. A family dispute
caused the tragedy.
The Ways and Means Committee in
Congress held it's first meeting Mon
day to lay out plans as to the tariff.
The trusts will also soon be receiving
attention at the hands of Congress,
so the Democrats claim.
At Rockland, Me-, a few days ago
Mrs. Austin Elwell killed her two
children and herself by jumping with
them into a quarry 400 feet deep.
Domestic trouble Is believed to have
caused the awful deed.
The city of Jacksonville, Fla, has
loaned the State money with which
to defray expenses. It has loaned the
State $15,379.05 to pay the troops
called to Jacksonville for duty during
the street car strike troubles.
The United States Department OF
Agriculture gives out a statement
based on the census items of the
crops for the past year showing the
value Of the products of the farms
for 1912 to be 9.532,000,000.
In his annual report issued a few
days ago Attorney-General Wicker
sham defends the adequacy Of the
Sherman antitrust law as q civil sta
tute hut does not mass JUDGMENT I'm