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

Ensign Fitzhugh Green, c. 8. ".
has been detailed TO accompany the
Croker land expedition" to the arc
tic region which sets out next July
and he viii act as photographer and
photographer.
twenty-five OF the twenty-seyen
OF the crew OF the Furness Liner
Steamer Florence from Halifax, y. s.,
for ST. Johns, lost their lives In the
wreck of the vessel on the lodges
near ST. Johns, n. F.. during a gale
last Friday. Five survivors. who
reached land in boat, brought the
news OF the disaster.
The termination of the Russian
treaty, abrogated by Congress be-
cause OF Russia's attitude upon the
passport questions, which becomes
effective January l, leaves the two
nations, for the first time in eighty
years, without an agreement to gov
ern their trade relations and pre-
sents a situation unprecedented.
]. H Logue, a prominent diamond
merchant of Chicago, was murdered
Friday in his place of business in the
center of the shopping district.
Logue's body was cut to pieces.
Three men were killed and several
badly scalded when a boiler in the
cau- mill or Eduo6o1d 9 u ovnlodod
Friday. William Burton, owner of
the plant, is said to have been fatal
ly scalded.
Several hundred Government Of
ficials, historians, political econo-
mists, sociologists, journalists and
teachers from all over the country
will be in Boston for the last five
days of the month, when the Ameri-
can Historical Association will be in
session. Colonel Roosevelt, as presi-
dent of the association, will deliver
an address Friday night on History
as Literature"
A plot to dynamite the Denver
mint, where approximately $780,
100000 is stored, was frustrated by
the discovery of the plans two weeks
ago, it was learned Friday, and as a
result of the anonymous threat to
dynamite the Denver Mint Director
George E. Roberts has warned the SUI
perintendents of all the minis in the
country to observe rigid measures of
precaution against violence.
Miss Mary Boland, of Scranton,
Pa, witness before the United
States Senate for Judge Robert w.
lbald, of the Commerce Court,
VINO is on trial for impeachment for
alleged misuse of his judicial power,
is the first woman to appear before
the Senate since 1905. In that year
another testified at the impeachment
trial IF Judge Swayne, of Florida.
A negro was taken from the city
jail at Norway, near Columbia, S. c.,
Friday night and lynched. Not more
than six men are believed to have
been Implicated in the lynching. The
motive that led to the lynching is
thus far a mystery. The only crime
against the negro was OBJ
tanning goods under false pretenses
and his employers had settled the
case before the tragedy.
Great Britain rendered a battle
ship to convey the remains of Ambas-
sador Reid to the United States. The
steamer Natal left Portsmouth on
Saturday. There was a military es-
cort for the body from Dorchester
House to Victoria Station. A me-
mortal service was read in Westmin-
ster Abbey Friday which followed
mainly along the lines of the service
conducted for the late King Edward.
Two American naval vessels will
meet the British ship off Nantucket
and escort her to New York
Florida's blue laws" are being rig
idly enforced in Miami. The sheriff,
according to the demands of the civic
league and individuals, has decided
to compel strict observance of the
Sunday closing law. All stores, pea
nut stands, theatres, ice factories and
other places are closed on Sunday.
The telephone exchange and the cleo
trio light plant have been ordered to
shut down and no boats or street
hacks will be allowed to operate for
hire. The water-works plant alone
is exempted from the Sunday closing
law.
In an effort to discover the cause
| of the high mortality among children
in the United States the children s
bureau of the Department of Com
merce and Labor at Washington will
begin the new year with a Nation
wide house-to-house canvass. The
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