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

Der ffty-six persons were killed and
LII injured by vehicular traffic In
The streets of New York.
The Minister OF Customs at Wei
Iington, New Zealand, announces that
a tariff bill will be introduced in
the New Zealand Parliament, taxing
foreign goods in favor Of British
manufacturers.
After being blind for tventy-eight
years, the Rev. G. G. Rupert, OF Okla
homa City, Okla, had his sight re-
stored when his grandchild struck
him in the eyes with a piece of tin
foil.
George s. Whitmire, a United
States Reputy Revenue Collector. OF
Clayton, Ga, was shot and instantly
killed Friday near Franklin. N. c.,
The unknown assassin has not been
Many cattle and other stock are
freezing and starving to death in
Colorado on account Of the snow and
cold weather. 1t was 20
degrees below freezing In Colorado
Saturday.
Margaret Williams, aged IL, Of
KY, Is suffering from a
rare disease of the bone. She has
broken her legs seventy times and
her arms twelve times since she was
old enough to walk.
B. R. Tillman, Jr., and Mrs. Lucy
Dugas, formerly his wife, will share
the custody of their two children, &C
cording to a decision by the South
Carolina Supreme Court, handed
down Monday. Each are required to
give bond.
The pay of the officers and men
of the British Navy, which has re-
NAMED practically unchanged for
half a century, is to be raised. The
increase affecting seamen and stok-
ers is about Is per cent of the pres
ent rate.
Claiming that he was illegally and
unjustly deprived of his seat at the
worlds series baseball game in Bos-
ION on October IL, Edward F. Smith,
Of Worcester, has brought suit
Baseball Club.
The Census Bureau of the Depart
nent at Washington reports cotton
sinned to December 1 was 1884,
1872 bales. Ginnings by States show
ed: North Carolina, 754,249; South
Carolina, 1,041,221; Texas, 4,308,-
$50; Georgia, 1,563,443.
At a meeting of the Democratic
members of the Ways and Means
Committee Monday, it was decided to
make a thorough revision of the Ia
'iff, schedule by schedule, and to this
end the committee will hold hear
ngs three times week, beginning
January 6.
The town of Cold Springs, Okla,
mas been moved four miles south in
with an order of the
State Corporation Commission. The
frame buildings were transported on
lat cars. Two rival town sites have
fought over location of the town for
several years.
The suffragettes decided in Lon
don to use explosives in their fight
for the ballot in case the Govern
ment refuses to incorporate women's
suffrage in the forthcoming franchise
bill. Volunteers were called for to
use bombs inside aud outside the
House of Commons.
Some excitement was caused at the
impeachment hearing Fri
day when W. A. May, witness de-
clared the House managers lied If
they claimed he recalled a certain
act UCCduSC uC udu Llp
a Washington investigation into
Judge Archbald's conduct.
A gun of 14-inch calibre and of
weight, the largest and new
est type built by the United States
at cost of $4,000,
exploded at the Sandy Hook proving
grounds near New York Monday. The
big gun blew to pieces without caus-
ing SO much as a scratch to the men
around it.
The body Of Mr.. A. J. Clark, a
former newspaper man of Lancaster,
S. c.. was found few days ago by
the grave Of his wife in a cemetery
at Lancaster. The dead mans right
hand still retained a revolver with
which he committed suicide. Mr..
Clark was a native Of North Carolina
T. H.