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CAUCASIAN. - K NO. I . KALEIGIf, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 7. 1901. VOL. XXII. live items of news.; THE JURORS BRIBED IHE WAR IN THE FAR EAST BRILLIANT YOUNG MAN GONE EXPRESS HELD l)P TAR HEEL TOPICS r Lv. ;ihtinf in a Small Wa Reported in I Points .10 DECISIVE BATTLES, HOWEVER f . Both Sides Stem to lie Playlne l or lime In V!i:ch to Collect All Their I orcrs. T!-i", liv eable. The advance ,iard f tho Japanese army in North s' iitrn Korea occupied the town of fccnge fher.g yesterday afternoon ' iihit opposition. Scugc Cheng is Vm the Pkin road. IS mil; west of Wmg-Ju nd li-uf for!' inne,J BOr,th vlrf Wiju. When the Japanese drove the Rus ftlatiH, out of ChmgJu last Monday !1he Russians withdrew In two col nrrnv, one going over the Koak San i :-il mid the. nth r over the Peking I rr nd The .Tanam-so advance from i f'h-nK-.7ii was mfiif very rapidly I r.ar j.ntiripnted tliat the Russians 3 crfi and even the wounded joining in it. ' The attain signaled for full speed ahead after the retreating Japanese, but the Bayan had not pone far before the flagship signaled to return." St. Petersburg. By Cable Reports received by the ministry of the inte rior indicate that the precautionary neasures taken to prevent anti-Jewish disturbance during Easter week, when the ignorant are aroused easily to a tort of religious frenzy against the Jews by the dissemination of falac ato nes regarding "blood atonement" will result Hi the avoidance oi tjr;uua trouble. In spite of the precaution, however, it is considered possible there n.ay be attempts at rioting, b:t the authorities will suppress these with a strong hand. The following private telegram was received today from Odessa: I i i i 3 4 I t I woiiii resivi mis Huvaucc, out mj TViVd to do so, and it i.s not probable trrr- will be any further opposition .outh of the YhIu river. Chcig-Ju, because of its superior natural surroundings, is the strongest plfiro between I'ing Yang and Wiju. Besides thi-se natural advantages there i an old Korean fort there '.iiic'i, had it been defended with rpiri!, would have been hard to take, ll'.o Ji.p;pefo are gratified with the rump:; rat I ve ease with whic h they irovo the Russians from this fort. UaFsiau patrols arc reported to bo in h- eount ry cast of the Peking road, b.it it i not probable that there In i.i-y considerable force of Russians In fiat soeUon. The patrols are ithdr.'n ing gradually to the north ward toward Yalu. It i reported that the ice on the Y.ilu is well broken up, and in the fu-te.r,- the river must be crossed cither in junks or over pontoon bridge:. A. dAplch from Tokio to the Asso ciated Press, dated April J, said in forn)Ht:un bad been received from a priva'e lodging the enemy at Cheng du h;;d advanced to the Yong Chun iai.cut nine:, vest oi vuc&-or from which place they drove the Rus sians i:fter a brie f engagement. It is possible that the many different, spellings given to Korean names In gazc-toei-s and on maps have led to confusion and that Seng Cheng in if!.- above message and Yong Chun, referred to in the dispatch of April i, should bo the same place. The two towns, however, are quite dis tinct, being about 25 miles apart. St. Petersburg. By Cable. The Novi Krol, of Port Arthur, thus describes the si ene on board the cruiser Hayan tn-.ring the recent bombardment in which she distinguished herself: 'Bursting she11sfbowled over man af ter ir.au until decks were slippery with blood. Amidst this hell the cap- lain stood unmoved in the trover calmly telephoning nis oruers iu "Reports of anti-Jewibh disturbances v.bkh always are common at Easter time, causes more alarm than usual this year because of the occurrences last vcar. The Jews here are nervous, It ; but the authoiitles have confidence in Governor KdharcU. wno is an rnergei-i- and hHT.,!;!" man. as well as in Haron Kaulbirs. ommander-in-cblef cf the troops in Russia. Under the cir cumstances, therefore, anything like a serious disturbance is regarded as im possible. "Tho official newspapers have pub lhed strongly-worded warnings and the city is placarded with notices that all who disturb th" peace will be se verely punished." Mr. I Erw'n Aery, of Ths Charlotte Olvserer, Paae Away. Charlotte, Social. Itaac Ermin Avery, city editor of The Observer. disJ suddenly in bl wm in the Southern Manufactures' (Hub at 7:20 o'clock Saturday evening. Isaac Erwin Avery was the flfth cbilJ of bis parents, Alphonso C and Sue Mr.irifcon Avery, and was about 32 years cf age. He was graduate! at Trinity College, read law under his father, Judge A. C. Avery, and obtained Hccnfe. Soon thereafter he went to Saanchai, China, as vice consul gen eral unr!er Mr. Thomas IL Jemigan. in President Cleveland's second adminis tration, and returned home after a resi dence of four years in the East. After a time sp-nt at Morganton and Greens bor he took the city editorship of The Observer, iu December, 1899, and in what manner he has discharged the duties of this position the public knows. He was a s holar in the best sense of the word familiar with the text-books, but not only so: of wide reading, of fine literary ta6te, and of full and accurate knowledge. IN PARAGRAPHS Dario; Peed Ccmcilted By Basd of Trais tobters THEY SKOOT THE MESSENGEt DEAD Ht. Petersburg, Special. A corres pondent at Yin Kow says the opinion prevails there that the Japanese will not bombard that place because S3 per cent, of the population is mado up of Chinese who are not at war with the Japanese and because a shell from the Japanese ships would be sure to strike the residence of the United States con sul, who Is safeguarding the Japanese interests. The same correspondent hu morously describes the speculation among the British correspondents there as to whether the victorious Jap anese after defeating tho Russian army will slop in China or go on the Irkutsk. St. Petersburg, By Cable. As soon a.s the Neva is clear of ice the battle ship Souvaroff and Slava. in course of const motion at the Baltic Works, the battleships Borodino and Orel, at tho fi-iiicn-ntiMlan Works. and the cruiser Meleg and the transport Kam$ chatka. at tho new admiralty yard, will be sent lo Kronstadt for comple tion. The cruisers Seemchug and Izumn'd end the battleship Sissoi Veli ly and Imperator Alexander III, are already there and are being prepared for commission. These ships will form part, of the fleet which is destined to re-inferce Vice Admiral MakarofTs fle?t next summer. The Conspiracy Case Raleigh. Special. Marked Interest was shown in the hearing of the mo tions in the case of Finch and McBee before Judge Brown. They were pres ent with their attorneys, W. H. Day, W. W. Clark, T. M. Argo, F. H. Busbe and W. S. Maxwell, John W. Hins dale and W. S. D'B. Robinson not far ther appearing in the case. The State was represented by Attorney General Gilrner and Solicitor Jones. Attorney Argo read a letter to the solicitor re questing a bill of particulars of the factB upon 'frhich tho State relies to eonvkt. Tho solicitor had refused to tyrant the request. lie asked for an or- I der for such a bill. He also moved to i quash the indictment, stating his side did not wish to lose the effect, oi mat motion by pleading. He further stated that the defense would demur to Juris diction of the court, contending that -accrding to the United States statue it is, if anything a crime to conspire to wrongfully iniluer.ee the Federal Court. He then "added a motion te continue the case. Solicitor Jones moved that the motions be passed upon before the affidavits were read. This was declined. After hMrimr all the motions and arguments. Judge Brown reserved derision until Monday. The Bandit Then Rcbbfd the Car of The Expres Company and Ucp:d In the Uaikneaa. Sacramento. Cal., S pec ia!. -Three masked men held up tho Oregon ex press, youth bound, on the Southern Pacific Railway at Copley, near Kes wick, lulled W. J. O Noil!, the express messenger, and carried off the con tents of the express box. The train la known as No. 15, and stopped at Copley, a small station, for water. As the train came to a standstill, three men Jumped on and cut the train In two, taking the engine and express car down the track n short distance. They stopped tho engine and deliberately killed O'Neill by shooting him through the head. The bandits then robbed the express car of its contents, but it is not known how much they obtained. After robbing the car the men cut It loose, and getting on the engine compelled Engineer Joe.sink to go ahead. When near Keswick tho men Jumped off the engine and dis appeared with their ? plunder. They have not been captunjd. 1obJco Record Broker, Winstc-n SaJcn. SpUl The Ubc- co nianuraclarera oi iaton-a:-ra hate broken all formrr r-Trd tfci month In the ale- acd shipments cf goods. The figure- are 3.JS5 fiil 1 pounds, an Inerrase of l.vk2.iC2 pounds ovrr May tl inc au-s mat month were T,3l5.$!sl 2 3 pounds. Stamp Clerk Reynold tells me that he lias taker in more rash In cue month. but It wax when the tobacco tax was Z emt a pound. His receipts tbfc tirae arc much larger than any forra?r month dnce that tax was rtduc4 to 6 cents. The stamp sales this month were as follows: Tobacco. $215.!fe2 1; cigars. I112.S0; spirit. 111.396 22. Total. $277,391.33. Every tobacco firm are said to be behind with orders. It Is interesting in this connection to stat that the leaf salea this month will be the largest in the history of the Winston market. Thy are expected to exceed five and a half million pounds, for which the farmers of this section will have received a round f 4tK,o0. Object to Judge Peebles. Lumberton, Special. The Robeson county bar, at a meeting ealled to fix the calendar for the April term of the Superior Court, to be held by Judge Peebles, unanimously declined to ar range the cases, and agreed to contin ue tho docket. This action was taken by reason of .the reports received from I other counties in which this judge has held court, of his discourtesy to etmn sel, unfairness and partiality, a not able instance being the Haywood case. The lawyers here arc unwilling to ap- i I Msay Matters ! Castrat litiftlt U Cf euU!ll It 1 WciUfl iow u Dixie. j Ctrl tf Jastke T3 csor ccTt4 r kiiiei ia tfc j race rfcu is Arfcaa. cu.kief 11 tUie t la all ! rnt ft MFtlMtC FlCit) Hi CBitGE Ex-Scnptary of the Iatenr HoVt j Sfruith has o?i:otte4 a tcood Tarxer j dab in AlUsta. n,4r I attrt Paa t tmw netral Curbia farora boUie Ite 1 . . iw- r.tJ f tlsa Micff.lt !n nalci. Hprll V-a trat fcfirrriortti ojtrc tVfl Jt4 (Vk aB4n:-d frt'ci la tbt n iUosH Hal ta m 1- l tatsr with tLr j jmr ta Ibr IVSlo IU dUrrd that t tulJ dtwtsrte tt thr rsic ate. Arlloc up'n lufv mH" bal foff .... . jurors ti4 l-e itiwi i prtoftr. Mrs Cordelia IWiln. )U Cook ordrtrl thr jnrj i6to tb cuUiir of tb hr1! uctll totaoriw ir!B whn hr tli forma!!) dunitaa b Jan and bria r. lmpsecnai v -Uw or.-. It Is U-1 th tid for Juror- bu are said lo har brn f.urr..l. tu attempt a tal bftb a flfth Mr. krtkla tuvtiy tnadi a fassh.nat steb. diseiaiaiaf tbat Mr. IbH'stn, r an Of oaorte.i Hh her ae, a imfiuatni nr . . . . . . . 1 1 . . with the prt-wrnt Jury tornov cvnturrrd III - - ,f rhatxe the Jur r.t r.nz" urtr of rega! aai Sta' mcpi r.ear Maesssa, Vi I iltv. J. J Hairy, of Kicfcaaoad. was Uit 1 p.cidrr.t of the Natloaal Coo n of tho l:'irds of Christ a: CaU Iith Jor-rnor Jcffersua Iatls aal Ju!f Wool taimi to bate ca la the ArfcaoMui prJuLUlea, tb f-'.i re turrs no! baricf been rrSt4. Elijah W. Campbell. dlrla'c su;r ir.ttndrr.t of the Texas A Pif!3c H'I ay at Marshall. Texas. aa caat'a? te ttten two movtcg ears and klUel A reward of 1200 was efferrd Jut wc-k br tknrpraor Hcyward fer the arrest and conviction of the tafdr era cf John W. Mectrc. the y ou r. s tT mr of Islington county kU'.-d eti th l?th of KebrMary. A reward cf ll. was ofTeid for the inSe ho bumd the burn cf Bsm B'iCti In Oranpeburg Feb. 23. Six People Killed. Scranton. Pa., Special. Six persons are known to have been killed, and ptar before him in any capacity. It is his Important Decisions. Two decisions have been rendered by the United States Supreme Court, says the Springfield Republican, with in a few days, both going to establish conning i the rule that a person traveling on a free railroad pass, or his heirs, can- the- gun captains. His vvonderful calm- j ,lot recover damage? in case of acci- i dent where such a condition is speci- y i fled in the terms printed upon the uass. It makes no difference whether influence upon M. - j Z A i i i juss bad a marvelous ail the officers. "The eockuit was soon crowded men being there before the fight end ed; but amidst the crash of the guns, the hiss of flving splinters, and the di rection of the working engines, the si-reeors labored over the sick as at the-hoiiital operating tables. Although rou:e of the men suffered frightful agonies there were few groans, in spite cf the fact that anaesthetics were ad ministered in ouiy one case. "When the battle ended and the ene my begun to draw of? the officers on the bridge cheered and the cheering extended down into the hold, the stok- the user of the pass uuuerseoou ui conditions or not. It might be sup posed that this would tend to discour age the demand for and use cf passes, but such will probably not be the case. So strong is the passion in most persons for getting something for nothing that almost any amount of risk would be ventured for the sake cf riding free. For Wireless Telegraph Line. Elizabeth City, Special James P. Copeland. who has Just completed the erection, of a wireies-s telegraph station at aCpe Hatteras, was in the city for a short while last week. The object of Mr. Copeland's visit in the city is to organize a stock company for the pur pose of establishing stations in this section. The system used by Mr. Cope land is that of Prof. Fessendeu. which has been fuly tested. Copelands in tention is to organize a stock company of 510.00O, which amount within Itself is sufficient to establish the -wireless station at Newbem, Hatteras. Roanoke Island and Norfolk, which places he has in view. He left the city this af ternoon for Belvidere, but will return next week, when he will present his proposition to the business men and also bring it up before the chamber of commerce at its next meeting. Dangers From Elect ridtjr. Tho danger from electricity, par ticularly for the fireman directing a stream of water upon an object car rying an electric current, was tho subject of an article in a recent is sue of Energle, of Berlin, recording i the results of a iiumnc-r oi i man wearing wet shoes and stand ing on a wet plank ficoruig threw a jet of water on an electrified plate. At 500 volts and an apercure of 0.74 inch in the nozzle, he felt the current at a distance of 28 feet, and with an aperture of about 2 inches could not get nearer than about 3 1-2 feet. Un der the same conditions, but with al ternating current, he could, not stay within t.2 feet, and at 2.500 volts he had to remain at a distance of 2G 1--feet. Porto Riean Messengers. New Tork, Special. Among the passengers who arrived on board the trustees of the University of steamer Loamo irom runo iwcu WJllcughby, treasurer; k. rose, New Trustee?. Nashville Special Col. W. C. Ta- tom and Commissioner cf Agriculture Ogilvie, Tennessee, speaking with reierence to the card of Joshua W. Caldwell, advocate the featuring of the mechan ical, technical and agricultural de partments cf the University. Both prefer a Tennessean and an alumnus for president. None But Union Hen. Washington. Special. National Sec-! Tetary James Duncan, of the Granite Cutters' National Union, today effec ted a settlement with the Mt. Airy Granite Company, cf Mt. Airy, N. C, W. F, auditor, and Manuel S. Domesech, member cf the House of Delegates, who came to counsel the Secretary of the Treasury about placing a loan for general improvements in Torto Rico. Eve fatally injured, by an explosion in the faetory of the Dixon Squib Company, at Priccburg. near hero, Thursday. Tho dead are: Liz?. so Bray, Lillian Mahan, Priccburg; Brcckie Lewis, North Scranton; Ljzzie Matthews, Olyphant; George .Callahan, Teresa Callahan, Priceburg. These fatally injured are: Mamie Gilallon, Martha Haybrown, Cassic Foultz. Mettle Hcvron, Oscar Ayser. Twenty girls arc employed in tho factory. What caused the explosion is not known, but it is said that one of the girls threw a squib into a stove, and that tho force of the ex plosion was so groat that it wrecked fhe buildiner and set it em fire. The squibs are used In coal mining. Tho Dickson Squib Company occu pied only tbG first floor of the struc ture, the Gallahan family having rooms on the second floor. It was here that the two Callahan children lost their lives. Thomas Callahan, hr f.ither. was at work, and Mrs. Callahan had Just left the room when tho explosion occurred. I he chil- ! dren. aged three years and six months, respectively, were playing on the floor. Both were instantly killed. The building caught fire, and the flames ccmunicated to the two ad joining buildings, cne occupied as a hotel, and the ether as a butcher shop. Both were destroyed. All of tho bodies have been taken from the debris. The bodies of the dead employes were so badly burn ed that it was with great difficulty that they could be recognized. Gsorgia Peonage Ceses. Macon. Ga Special. A Savannah special to The Telegraph says: "Doubting the conectness of news dispatches from New Orleans to tne effect that the United States Circuit Court of Appeals had sustained tne de rision cf tho lower court in the case of S. M. Clyatt, of Irwin county, charged with peonage, appealed from the northern district of Florida, Judge Emory Speer. of the United htatcs Court for the southern district of Geor gia, wired Judge Shelby, who presided and received an answer, stating that the bench could not agree and that tne case had been referred to the United States Supreme Court. The news re ceived by Judge Speer puts a differnt phas upon the question. It remains for the status of the various peonage cases that are pending. In several States in the South there is deep interest In the outcome of the appeal. likely the M.iy term will also bo con tinued unless an exchange of Judges is ordered. Blackburn Nominated. Wilkesboro. Special. The Republi can Congressional Convention for tho eighth district on Friday nominated E. Spencer Blackburn for Congress. There was a good deal of wrangling during the preliminary organization of the convention, but at the close all seemed harmonious. Al The Nllonal Capital. Applications for pension under lorom!sloner Wares late mlina are pouring Into bis office. The Senate posLoClce committee l'i up consideration or thep otfomrc ap propriation bill. The Senate devoted much of Its lime to ronsdderatiou of th Indian Ar;r priatkm bill. The House spent nearly all da with the Post off ire Appropriation bill, d s- poslng of enly cue page of iu Furtbrr testimony was beard bv the special Congressional committee i:ii-s- tigating reicrences raaac to meur--r in one or tne postal reports. Most of the time th Hiu tiila week, it. is expected, will be deo.l to up consideration of tho pyslofflcc ap- prlatloa bilU The Democratic members of the ate have decided to adopt acgiesive tactics in dealing with the Ptsto.1ic investigation matter. rillnu . The HUlr's at m'ibm to dt- A brNT tntrstuation was L!d by Judae C.k after ID jury Uft th ron. ChWf uf lub Wit I man itusutni tbat one f tbe Juror had fllot.t Mtu to Mt ofl.ee after the mm alj'ra m-nt yesterday and ald that cn tn prevlvux . xeiiUu M'ar.srr had on him aud sal-!: VA ba s'cuiei four Jrr for the defend and want a fifth W'c will give yon ISO" .... ...... The J.rr t ld the niH mi ! down tho onvr. aifrtlnK bat Cl am no such i'.'.rty man. tako fl nor tSO.tKK)." I vntib! not Items of State Ntw.. The grand jury here Wednesday af ternoon returned a true bill against K. S. Finch and V. E. McBee for con f niracy against the State in the ap pointment of a receiver for the At- 1 lantic & North Carolina Railway. The Lill as returned has four counts, the first, charging them with conspiracy to injure the property of the railway and obstruct its ciTicers; second, to deprive its officers of possession of the road; third, in having a receiver appointed; fourth, in attemnting to force a lease of the road. Each count recites that they "did unlawfully, fraudulenty, ma liciously and feloniously conspire, com bine, unite, confederate and agree among themselves by unlawful and in direct means and diverse acts, devices and practices" do the various things charged. Argo & Shaffer and F. H. Busbee have been employed to aid the defense. The State of Virginia has adopted as a text-book in its public schools "Ag riculture for Beginners," which last year was adopted for the North Caro lina schools. Virginia is the flfth State n nine months to adopt tills valuable and well-prepared work. The other books adopted by Virginia were in groups and counties were allowed to select any books from each group, but as to the book referred to. no, other w as named ia oennection with it. Lewis McLeod, of Ramseur, is laid 1 mm. i V. r y .-1 i kf-T Q Tl t - . - . t.nntinr. badly crushed root, no was oeauus his way Tuesday night on No. 3S, the train coming In from tiamseur. rear ing arrest frcm the officers at the sta tin he tried to cet off the moving train oa it annroached the station. He made Enemies in the Senate of the Purs Food bill 'w til seek to prevent It? oa ?irration by keeping spprp: 1 ior. bills to the front. Tho rorner-stone of the Mer.i--.n8i Hall of tho Daughters of th" Ai.;eririn Revolution will be laid In Washington April 9. A new treaty with China has been rrade necessary by the denouncing n tho part of the Chinese Go'.ernment of the Chinese Exclusion treaty. Minor Events. iifTier Ware's recent order regarding pensions was discussed in the Senate. William McKnelght, 74 years old, re torted to be a miser, was horibly tor- tured by masKed men at ivcauiu6, tt or. walkftr Griffin, the ne- "groes'who started the race riot in Ar- Quarantine Declared. Anstln. Texas. Special. Governor Lanhan Issued a proclamation declar ing quarantine In effect on tne uuu rrvoct and alone tne'Kio urauuc iji- der, effective April 1. This proclama tion resulted from , a conference or hbaTth nfflrcrs nf the cities and coun ties nf that territory held here today It was stated there had been cases or At The North. When Charles M. Schwab rMuinwi from Europe his chauffeur was h'11 on a charge e.f smuggling. Hon. William J. Bryan dclive-iej a lec ture in New Haven. Conn., against war. More than 20 women and children were hurt In a panic in an Italian church In New Haven. Conn. Buffalo. N. V.. Special. Of the twenty-four delegates to the I)eiao cratlc State conventions chosen at the Erie county primaries, twenty-cue arc Instructed to vote for Judge Alton B. Parker for the presidential nomlna- t ion. Burton Norville Harrison, a lawyer of New York, and hustand of Mrs. Burton Harrison, the authoress, an I father of Congressman Harrison, cf New York city, died at Chicago Tue.i day night, aged 65. Tirm Acros The Sea. Marquis Ho left Seoul. One Jap was killed In a skirmish near Anju. Confirmed Brtstow. Washington, SpecialTV' ments made to the Mi H lnveHt icg co?:ur.lt te by Cl.u.' Ii.sprstor Cewhrtn cf th Po.tt.fficj i-trtitut were made putlic W-lnm-Uy. Vr. Crvbran M-.nfinurd tbe testimony of Mr. Waters !efure the tommltter. that the eritinal list cf clerk hire taei wss prepared by Mr. Waters la No tember, after the original Bristow re port whs written and w-ryre u wa printed. Mr. Cochran bad ordered Wa ters lo prepare this lift on an order from Bristow for the mrpoe of sub stantiating a statement Mr. Br1Uw had made In his report that ' ih-ie were a hundred other mich cai.e Involtinic Congressmen" other than the !cw h had referred to in his report. Mr. Cochrcn Identified tn!s orig.raI lUt. which Mr. BartlHt. of the com mittee produced, having retalneJ it when It was presented by Mr. Waters. Mr. Coc-hrsn conflrnml Mr. lJrtstow testimony that be (Bristow) bad not seen thn list ef clerk hiie and ba eases that a p;eare1 for the House committee on postofllce and Vt roads. Niuchwang wai reported l havs a failure in his efforts at Jumping and been declared undr martial l3s. fell under the wheels. One or ms icci Turkish army has surrounded 10,- unfcrtunately was pushed from the rail; the other was ground into a pulp, nr 'friaries L Scott was Immediately summoned by the railroad authorities, and pronounced the injury a very sen ous one, probably necessitating empu tation of the foot. The colore,, church and eight , or v.ine negro houses in Rockingham. -m-ere destroved bv fire about 8 o'clock Tuesday night. The county Jail is Just srrosa the street and when the flames were at their height a prisoner raised a window and announced to the crowd below that Owen McLean, a rewow nHenriPT. had iust died. McLean was 003 Albanians in Macedonia. Premier Combes, of France, de clared he did not intend to resign. Lives and Property Lost. Detroit Spclal Five Uvea hate been lost and upwards f 13,000.000 damage has been done to property by tho floods during thw paM flvc days. Tuesday night the Indication are that the en d Is in sight, though conditions are still very bad at Grand Rapids and also along the course ef the Saginaw river. At Grand Han Ids the riTer has fallen two feet to day, and at Saglsaw and Hay 'City. while no sueh marked improvement Is to bo noted, the fact that much of tho Ice that blocked the mouth of the river has gone out la taken a a farorable Indication. Tonight tne A great anti-Chines labor demca- j jco rorxe went out and the river be- stration was neij in ixrauon on satur- i can filicr. day. The story of the iOison.ng of the Ameer of Afghanietan was denied In London. Russia was reported to be anxious to itvolve China in the war in order to secure the aid of France. Rece Trouble Quiet. Hounon, Special. The manager of the lumber mill at Silsbee Tuesiay nigbt stated that the race trcnblc at tht trfiint bad auieted down. mct of May Lose His Official Head. Carthage Special E. McDonald, for a number of years a member of the county ccuit, is in imminent dan ger of losing his official head. A bill has been filed charging McDonald which provides that hereaiter none . wlln speculating in county warrants but union granite cutters shall do Ale a member of the county court their work and that union wages shall issucd them. McDonald at bo paid for the customary eight-hour cuc ljmo repr0sented this county in day of the trade. The settlement , the Lerjpiature, and has for n. long closes a contention which has covered j timo been a prominent figure in the less effected granite cutting in the building trades -: in practically every city along the coast from New York to Philadelphia. i The contention arose ever the company's refusal to recog nize the union and union, conditions. county court, a? nis oppusiuuu iu all enterprises requiring an appropri ation he has beeii christened "the watchdog of the treasury." He says that be will be abl to exonerate himself. Hrc were Kiiieu, xntu uco.i..i j r, .v.. . bringing the number of negroes killed o ct Charles to 13. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, in a letter to the Grand Rapids Democratic Club, pleaded for a rigid adherence te the constitution. A Chicago iawyer has brought pro- Secretary Shaw CTOMUfS iu . . from paying any money for the Pan ama Canal property. The success of the Morales gewern mcnt in restoring order in Santo Do mingo minimizes the probable neces- t.-n interference br the United &1. iu. . . Slstes. . ! Residence Burned. Ottawa, Ont., Special The new wing of Rideau Hall, the official residence of the governor general, was destroyed by fire irSunday. Some anxiety was at first felt for the safety of Lady Minto, who was lying in one of the apartments vFib a fractured leg, but her removal w3s accomplished without difficulty. Ridea.u Hall was purchased as the vice regal residence 36 years ago and has c-it about $200,000. The damage by fire was about $50,000. flayer Released. Telluride, Colo.,; Special. Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, who has been held in jail here since Saturday on a charge of desecrating the flag; was re leased bv County Judge Waidlaw, on furnishing a bond for $600, but was immediately re-arrested by a squad of soldiers, acting under orders of Ad jutant General Sherman. The nature cf the charge on which he is held by the militia has not neen roacie pumio during the winter, one of them being found in March. Dr. Longanet. of La redo, stated that the patient discovered during March was now convalescent. Dr. Richardson, representing the Ma rine Hospital Service, stated that the national government will at once place rhvsifMars at MexlCO DOlStS 10 issue certificates. Big Store Burned. Newark, N. J-- Special. The Broad street store of the Georke company was gutted by fire, entailing a loss oi $100 000. The store, which is six stories in height, has a frontage cf 50 feet on Broad street, with a large eu jw iet wide on Market street front, and was prevented from spreading by the shut- Lord Curzon of Kedleston. viceroy of the negroes hsvio fied when war-line India, has been appointed -Lord War- I demonstration a were made. They hal last week committed to jail with A. B. den of the Cllnque Porta, to racc-eed the j considerable friction at that p:ct. aer McDonald as the icsult of an affair at late Marquis or bansDury. u Hoffman m wnicn ciau Donald attacked a man named wai- n.i ht latter inflicted a wouua Thomas W. Jawson continued i-. - vinnowr the Kelcian minister. I or- Tho 14-stcrv building of the Pru i. :vl I j.tj.i t a TncnTSTl'-P' P.rtTnTianV tanQ3 called on Secretary ay u "X . " TZ Z1 rk7 etnre. and gardihg charges of cruelty practiced in of the building poured the Congo Free State, volumes of water on the flames from Mr. Gillett. of iiassacnuseti. above -r - vi -n pirrn nnestion. ad' in tne nousc uu i o - - ; s.! o natnrat renuEiiance in tne North toward the blaclcs. In the House Mr. Champ Clark, of Missouri, delivered a notable speech on tariff reform. Will Contest. Little Rock. Ark.. Special Returns have been received from 71 out of 75 counties, end these show that Governor TpffPrsor. navis la entitled to 302 dele- state convention. The gatva iu ' The McCall committee continued its J nurnl)er necessary to nominate is 222. crm5rv into the charges made against members of Congress in one of the postal reports. The postoffice appropriation bill was taken up by the Senate committee on postoffices and post roads. v-Mpi raiiso McLean's death. A charter has been granted the Dur hf.n Union Station Co.. capital S25.O00. tbe purpose being the erec tion and maintenance of a union dc rct in Durham. A. B- Andrews and W. H. Miller are tbe principal Incorpor ators. Stock is to be taken mer oy ho southern. Seaboard and Norfolk & Western Railroad Companies. Wrod Morings store in Asheboro n-as hroken into Tuesday night and a lot of clothing. Jewelry, etc., was taken. An entrance was gamed ny removing a laree glass in the front door. The post- nffioA at Aherdeen and the hardware store at Tryon were also broken to the euiltr narties. Two strange negroes were seen approaching Asheboro mes niffht. from Montgomery county an rt snsnicion noints to them. The annual statement of the copy- rieht office of the Library of Congress shows that the copyright business for 1903 was the largest in any one year In the history cf the office. No less than 100.743 titles were received for registration, the total fees received amounting to $70,230.50. The number in anv previous year, totalling 180, 527. On the entries for the year there were 14,060 books and pamphlets, 4, Kf.s Tvoo'klets. leaflets, circulars and cards, and 7,611 newspaper and maga- testimony in the suit in connection with the Boston Gas combination Tt? combes Ministry, it was neiuv- cd In Paris, cannot long survive, and M. M. Mlllcrand and Donmer were spoken of to form a new Ministry blnz robbed rod the I homes cf the nc;?roes fired. The man Bullock, who was ambosbed and st by negro fcxjtpads. died tni afiernoon of his wounds. Tbe other two wounded taca are getting along well. nue a search was made for the negroes, who had don- the sheeting, there was no It was reported that Major Glasnap? attempt to rco'est the other nerc would be recalled from Germin South west Africa and court-martlled te-i cause of his defeat by the neg.-r rebels. outside of closing up a blind tiger. I) missed rom Army, Watbinstoo ' 8pecial.- The record of the ca&e of Second Lieutenant Jean S. Oakcs. of the artillery corps, re cently tried by courtmartial at Fort Monroe. Va.. on charges of beins ab sent without leave and cf conduct urv bet ominff an officer and a gentleman. has been, received at the War Depart- Mlc:llf ri'oas flatter. Martial law was declared by the Rus- , sian authorities In Muchwang. and American and British flaga were or dered tr be bauled dowx. The Cxr awarded the Crc cf St. Gecrze to Lieutenant Krinitzki and of- I nt tar review by tbe Jndg- Advo- ficere of the torpedo boat destroyer J General Daris pending its sub- Siini for heroism ia toiling Aemirai i ral-iion to the President for nnai ac- Togo's attempt to bctUe up Port Ar-1 Mm; t stated that the officer wai thor harbor. I convicted of the charge and ten- It i3 announced that the committee I tenced to bo Clsmusoo. fn charge of the national Democratic: convention whica wi te new in g. chiasmtn Deported to the national committee taa be-n Jacksonrile, Speclal.-3ix Cainam-n subscribed by business men of thejtpho were ordered deported by Lnltei city. Judge Wood has conceded that on the farA nf the returns lie nas nor. enuusu rmtiPQ tn win the nomination, but he hii nnoat tn the State convention and 'arttdpa. This sneaks volumes was mivui w ' Aiurj w-v - - contest the vote as returned in a nura- for literary activity cf the country ber of counties. - " ..-.'4 3Z last l a States Commissioner rtcioaia By confessing alleged complicity 1 haTe failed to perfect their ap th theft of supplies belonging to the witbln tbe Ume specified, and to Marine Corps Private McMnllen re- P" ?IDSJlMIoner Issued to the reeved the responsibility for paying Ftates marshal six writs for deportaUon. The Chinamen will be for them from CaptJR. J. Wynne. ThA incfr cf Afghanistan was not.: cAn wenrisco and delivered poisoned, as reported, but bla brother I to the masier of a vessel sailing for was wpanded in a quarrei w:ui ""ichiBj, brother at Oanui. I i -
The Caucasian (Clinton, N.C.)
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