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Tin , VOL. XXVII. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY. APIVIL 22, 1909. No. 14. PAT EDITORIAL BRIEFS The Senate will now wrestle with the Tariff bill forty days and nights. The Democratic politicians are still shaking the judicial plum tree but the thing won't drop. The Democrats do not seem to be any nearer together on the tariff than they are on other matters. The minority members sajr that the tariff bill does not suit them, yet they won't go on record with a bill of thf-ir own. An exchange wants Bryan to try the airship business, bat Bryan Is now busy looking for the ships that nave passed in the night. Most of the Democrats oppose a "Protective Tariff; yet they want the commodities in their own sections protected by the tariff bill. Is the city water in Raleigh in toxicating? A negro was sentenced to the roads some days ago for selling two pints of Raleigh's branch sup ply. If all the Democrats that have ap plied for the Eastern Judgeship are "TaTt Democrats." Mr. Taft will be sure to carry North Carolina next time. Friday a woman was hauled into court in Baltimore charged with giv ing away a society secret. The judge decided there was no law to make women keep secrets. And some of the Democratic lead ers arf afraid to recommend any one of their number for Federal appoint ment as they think it would make Kepubllcans of them. An exchange suggests that a tax be placed upon aspirants for office, as a revenue raiser. But how would some of the poor fellows who don't laud the jobs pay the tax? Governor Crothera, of Maryland, is in favor of a more perfect Democ racy. It is very evident that the lead ers will have to hunt up a more near ly perfect Democracy or they .will soon have none at all. A Democratic exchange in writing on the condition of Southern Democ racy says that the power to kick is better than no power at all, and it might have added that Democracy usually exerts its full power. Is it not that the Democratic pol iticians think no Republican is com petent to hold down the Eastern Judgeship, and It Is not that they think they can fill the place any bet ter than a Republican; they are sim ply hungry for pie. "After the thing Is oyer we hope those Democratic gentlemen won't, each one of them try to make It ap pear that Taft promised him the Judgeship." Wilmington Star. And wouldn't it be bad form for them to go out and abuse him In the next campaign? An exchange says that if Patten, the wheat king, has made millions, those who have wheat to sell .will make an equal amount. That argu ment might be consoling If the wheat was in the hands of the farmers but alas! it is in the hands of the speculators. "If they take the tariff off of lum ber the poor mill men will hit the bottom hard." Clinton News-DIs- patch. Yes, and it might be further stat ed that thousands upon thousands of laborers In the South who get their living from the mills would also hit the bottom hard. We don't believe the South wants free lumber A Raleigh negro was sentenced to the roads some days ago for selling water when he had promised his cus tomers whiskey. This negro was in a pretty bad predicament when haul ed before the court. If he had prov en that it was whiskey in the bottles he had sold he would, doubtless. have been sent to the roads for op erating a "blind tiger," but since he did not sell whiskey, but just plain city water, he was sent to the rads for selling water. As everybouf. Raleigh is supposed to be on th water-wagon it would seem that it should be no crime to sell water to the thirsty. BILK INS IN IRELAN D. He Feels at Home Amongst Ancestral Surroundings Good Old Days When Irish Peddlers Were Numer ous la America A Glimpse of the Scottish poet The Irish Became Famous by Inventing Poti'4e The Irish Too Honest to Get Rich. The Major Invited to Lecture on Prohibition in the City of Dublin and Accepts the Invitation. Dublin, Ireland, April 19, 1909. Correspondence of The Caucasian Enterprise. I am now in the heart ov old Ire land, an' old Ireland iz in my heart, fer my ancestors on one side wuz frum Ireland and the other side wuz frum old England. Hit iz wrong fer me ter say hit, I guess, but I can't hold in the English an' the Irish air the best stock that the wurld hez yet produced. If you don't beleeve what I say, write ter the King ov England or Preserdent Taft. Ov couse Ireland iz now a part ov England an' the Irish air English just az much so az the Scotch air English. But the "brogue" Iz differ ent, that iz awl. Ireland iz a small but thickly set tled country. Some years ergo, when "Irish peddlers," az they wuz called, an' they wuz not miscalled, were of ten met with in the United States, especially in the South, I used ter en joy hearin' them tawlk. an' when one would come erlong I'd awlways look at hiz goods, even if I bought noth in though I often made small pur chase, fer they wuz good fellers. The boys an' girls ov ter-day know noth in ov the genuine Irish peddlers. They wuz real Irishmen who had drifted ter the United States when quite youngfl They awlways carried a uvan y vaiiac ui yaik mai nuuiu break the average mule down to car ry it one day. This pack wuz fillec with Irish linnen, such az hanker 1,1 1 l.Fl J" . . i i , , I W llll I I II llf II Will i n f. llrtllKr-I'l. chiefs, towels; also combe, razors an V, - mn.Ao rno-l,r t.1 ro rrAa ,'.? V t j quality. iue hisi razor i ever owueu wuz purchased from an Irish ped dler. I hev used it regularly fer . : "a' u ' ' " :T uui eiA-iiauBC Jl ici a. a J lawi i luc ooimtrv now fpr hit I7 a real r&7or I country now, ier nil iz a. reai razor.) t tut-i. t : j aai, 1 or 1 v u v ' hit. kj u 1 nunc a wui Kiau ici Mati umtr i . 1 1 , 1 . . . . 1 my former co untrymen. I really en- joyed hearing them tawlk. an' if ever one came ter my home anywhere near dinner time he stayed fer dinner, or. better still, if one came late In the afternoon he usually spent the nite. An' they wuz awlways welcome. I hev had dozens an dozens ov gude laffs at their quaint jokes an' witty stories. I regret even now that the Legislature taxed them out ov buzi- ness, fer they wuz a gude lot ov fel lers, an' their comin' an' goin' wuz a bright little oasis in the desert ov lonsome country life. We still hev mono Trichman in tha TTnlto1 States But they air not peddlin'. They air awlways in useful occupations, how ever, fer the average Irishman iz gen erally industrious. Mnur an' then tw or mnr THah peddlers would travel tergether fer a time One wnnlH trv ter maVe sales at one house an' the other would take a try at the next, and so on. One oy the stories I remember yet wuz that one Irishman related a sad story ter the effeckt that hiz poor old father had been hung fer some real or fancied insult ter the "gov ernment," fer at one time the Irish neany aw iways agin guv- 1 it 1 II i I ernment. After he had told hit awl In a very serious manner the other Irishman began ter cry vigorously, "Why air you cryin. Mike?" sed the other one; "my poor father iz at rest an' he died like a man." "Hit is not that," sed Pat; "I'm cryin' because you wuz not hung at the same time, fer hit Iz the only way you'll meet justls Dublin iz the only city in Ireland that mm,nt ter meh so far az sire oes. an' hit is a verv nice town. The population iz Irish, English, an' Scotch, virtually one people. But each has Its own dialect, peculiar cus - toms, local pride an prejudices. The strictly English air buziness frum A ter Z. The Scotch sometimes run in- to poetry an' air fond oy licker an other amusements. The drink known n. "Hot strh" wn invented in Glasgow, Scotland. But the Scotch air a sturdy, industrious, brave peo- pie. They air gTate sheep-raisers an' love ter dance. At one time the Scotch awlmost had a monopoly ovjtermlned to confine himself to the the writin' oy poetry an really pro-1 eastern, district, but that in addition duced erbout awl oy the real poetry an' some oy the best literature the world hez had. But I hev never fer- given the Scotch fer inventin thelani Hon. A. E. Holton, all of the peculiar mistakes. The Wilmington I vember, nor December, nor any oth "Bagpipe," a miserable poor excuse western district. Star adds two more to the list. One ler month if thou .wouldst not be dls- in the way ov a musical instrument. The Irish air not much when hit nftmea ter nrvetrv on hnnVnriIHm' though they hey done somethin' er- long that line. But when hit comes ter potatoes, they lead the world. I awlways feel like shoutin the praises oy Ireland every time I git in front ov a nice dish oy Irish potatoes. If that great people does nothin else, they hev won first prize by Inventin the best potato ever grown. The average Irishman iz poor in this world's goods, an the principal reason is bekase he is too honest ter S ricn- Another reason iz that he tint care ter he, Hnh hit hein too -,-u trouble. He does not care ter v over things that cannot (Co ued on Page S.) WITH THE SENATE Chairman Aldrich Makes Open ing Statement on Tariff Bill. THE JUDGESHIP SITUATION Ilresideut Will Hardly Go Out of the Party, But is Considering Several Prominent Republicans If the President Appoints a Democrat It Will Be None of Those Who Have Been Measured State Machine Fighting Re-appointment of Some Efficient Officials W hile Urging Ap pointment of Others Leas Worthy. (Special to The Caucasian.) Washington, D. C, April 20 yesterday Senator Aldrich, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, made his opening statement in sup port of the tariff bill recently report ed to the Senate from his committee. His speech is the opening of the real tariff battle which will be waged in the Senate day and night for the next thirty or forty days. Senator Alrich, in his statement, declared that his bill had been fram ed in harmony with the pledges In the Republican platform and the prom ises made by President Taft in the last campaign, which, in substance, was to reduce the tariff downward as a whole, but changing each schedule according to changed conditions, which would resuR in raising a few duties and lowering many. He fur ther declared that his bill would raise ample revenue to meet the ex penses of the governmnt, and that an income tax and no other kind of gpecial would fae necesaary Mr. Aldnch's bill and the speech which hp maHfl in oiinnnrt rt fm ooma I " " uwyKwi w. VAAVy gaiub I wn be vigorously attacked, not only by certain Democrats, but by many I Republicans. The chief points of at- r tack will be as follows: First, That the bill will not raise sufficient revenue. Second, That the bill does not reduce enough rates downward in th Interwt nf (ha T,0..m0i. tv. tV, K, i um n uum 1 e- duce some rates that are so high as Itn make r Viom rtrnhlhltlva ihof i I - - ' -- wuiuin i iuub luc 1 . . , i u 7"-ull vtiuut auu lUl Ctuir; laiSO 1UU1 0 1CT enue than the higher rates, and at the same time lessen the cost of liv ing to the consumer. Fourth, That such reductions In ! the rates would not only lessen the tax on the consumer and increase the revenue but It would make an income tax unnecessary. Fifth, That If, peradventure, the bill should not raise enough revenue after being so amended, it would be wiSe t0 f11 T, ? TOJision ao cl jjictauuuu aiiu alou ill uruer to give the Supreme Court another ch,ancef to pass DOn the constitution- ality of such a tax There are some Republicans as well as Democras in favor of the in- wiuc "" auu sirdUfiO J say, mere seems to ne more JttepuDu cans than Democrats who are sin- c.erely anxl.ous A. lower the rates of duties in the Aldrich bill in the in terest of the consumer. The Judgeship Situation, President Taft has taken not only a long time but he has announced that he will take even more time to lnnlr nver the field anA he eni-A -that I m,- oiuv MU he fa rf he annoint a Fed. eral judge for the Eastern District. The situation at present seems to be that the President has abandoned his former idea that it was neces sary to go outside of his party to find a man of character and capacity for the position and to appoint a Demo crat. A few days ago when Congressmen Morehead and Grant were urging the appointment of ex-Congressman Set- tie, of Asheville, they urged the Pres- ident, first, not to appoint a Demo- cra unaer any circumstances; ana, 1 second, if he had not been able to nna W suiiaoie umoer in ine ite- publican party in the east for this position, tnat tnen tney wanted mm to SO to the western district and name Mr. bettie. it is understood, I however, that the President intimat- ed to them that he would make a se- lecuon irom tne eastern juaiciai ois - trict. On the other hand, it is said tnat the President has not fully ae - to Mr. bettie he has been and is considering the names of Judge R. uougias, judge vv. r. Kynum, jr., I It is further said that if the Presi Ident appoints a Democrat that he i -nrill unnnlnf Tnstra Ilnba tlio Ctoto Supreme Court bench; for that, If he considered it necessary to go out- side of his party to select a man, that he would then consider It his duty to look over the entire State and get a man who was more of a judge than a politician in fact, a man who was a high-class lawyer, a man with judicial temperament, and a man who would be a judge in the highest sense, first, last, and all the time. Some Postoffice Blatters. It has leaked out here that the! Adams and Duncan machine are try - insr to have removed or rather not reaDDOinted several postmasters who hare made most efficient officials; men who are entirely agreeable to the patrons of the oOces, and who are strongly and overwhelmingly sup ported by everybody except the ma chine, for reappointment. It la said that the men whoa scalps they are after are those who have shown theiaselvee to hare too much character and manhood and standing In their communities to salt the purposes of the machine, and that they hare selected for their seo ceasors men not their equals but men who have been and will be willing tools of the machine and obey orders under all circumstances. One of the men whom they seem most anxious to remove. It is stated, committed the unpardonable offense of being for Taft for President when the machine was fighting him under cover. The machine evidently con sidered it a crime for any man In North Carolina to dare to say he was for Taft without the consent of the machine to do so. It Is well known in the State that the machine was in a conspiracy to get an uninstructed delegation to the National Convention that would be sure to obey the bidding of the machine and that was known to be against Taft, and that they continued in this conspiracy until they were forced from under cover and had to get on the band-wagon in great haste to save their political scalps. It is said that the machine Is hav ing some trouble at the Postofflce De partment because of the high char acter and efficient records and also the popularity with the patrons of the respective offices of the men they are trying to remove, and also be cause their candidates do not meas ure up in any manner to such a standard. It is also said that the machine has imported men recently into the towns where the postoffices are located for their candidates On the other hand i it Is understood that some of the very worst appointments in the public s n.. li I NHrviCH as UUKL11I iS It? r M I Il 1 1 1 I i 1 IIIH IK I m strenuous efforts to try to get re-appointed I if the reports about nubile sent!- ment in those communities in North I Carolina which comes here is rect it l clear that the machine i fitrhtinsr desnerateiv nn tts last io Lnrf that it dva 9rAni.n,h- an . . . 11 lis ueeuiess 10 say, iaai every ne-1 ... . . I puoucan in iNortn uaroiina wno want to sap a stron Accent and : i t i r-ij. a i - winiiiutr in v in 1 no nTHip I i r ims un i - prays for such a result. THE IilFE OP THE PARMER. I warn my countrymen that the great recent progress made in city life is not a full measure of our civilization; for our civ ilization rests at bottom on the wholesomeness, the attractive ness, and the completeness, as well as the prosperity, of life in the country. The men and women on the farms stand for what is fundamentally best and most needed in our American life. Upon the development of country .life rests ultimately our ability, by methods of farming requiring the highest intelli gence, to continue to feed and clothe the hungry nations; to supply the city with fresh blood, clean ' bodies, and clear brains that can', endure the terrific strain- of modern life; we need the development of men in the open country, who will be In the future, as in the past, the stay and strength of the nation in time of war, and its guiding and controlling spirit in time, of peace. Theodore Roosevelt, in The Outlook. Growth of Republican Party in Mont gomery. -- UnntMmflHaB t une among: tne largest ramllies in the State is the Thomas family of msDawy ana mowe v;ounu. ai- most all of them with few eicep- """"""" rauiua oi miles. Mr. and Mrs. Calyin Thomas, I 5" 01 ims remaritauie family are still living. Their chil- uUuiur nine, sranacmraren seventy-nine and great-grandchildren thirteen, making a total or 101. 1" a" iium-ja ut.- et, and are among the leading citi - 1 i meir counues. J ; j More Legislative BluBders. - union Kepunasan.j Tne last Legislature made some - 1 was the appointment of John W. I Underwood, son of: Representative TTm)s.nuJ frfmY rwj rn-nwr as a Justice of the Peace. The lad is only eight -years old and hence not eligible for the office. The oth- er is a bill to furnish arms and equipment to the Fayetteville Mill- I tary Company, out of supplies in the I hands of the State Quartermaster, a I when the State owns no such articles I and therefore cannot dispose of any J furnished by the Federal Govern ment for the National Guard of the State. With the boast by the Dem ocratic press that the. best brain that party is represented "in legisla 1 tive halls, such mistakes as above, and there are others, are to say the I least, peculiar. RICH NEfUYKCHED Oklahoma Mob Strings Up Four Prominent Citizens. TOOK THEIR FATE CALMLY All Four of the Victims Wore Game to the Last, asd Refused to Aswer Any Questions Put to Them by the MobThe Prisoners charged With the Murder of Deputy Marshall Bobbitt Miller Requested That Diamond Stud Be Sent to His Wife. Ada, Okla., April 19. Two hun dred citizens of Ada, nearly all of them of the better class, thoroughly disgusted with the "justice" meted out to criminals In the smaller towns of Oklahoma, early today, took from Jail and hanged four wealthy land owners for the murder of Deputy United States Marshal A. L. Bobbitt. The lynched men were Q. B. Miller, of Fort Worth, Tex.; B. B. Burrell. of Duncan, Oklahoma; Jesse West and Joseph Allen, of Canadian, Tex. Shortly after 3 o'clock this morn ing the lynchers shut off the electric street lights, cut the telephone com munication and quietly gathered near the jail. When all had assembled, a large man swaggered out of the dark and said: "Are you all ready?" A confused buzzing was the only an swer. The men silently made their way toward the jail. Only Guard McCarthy was on duty there. "McCarthy," said the leader, "open the door at once. We mean business. Hurry; its near daylight." "You might as well go home, boys" Quickly responded the officer, "this I i door wU1 never be opened Irom this 81 ae- After a conference three at thel - I moD tnrew themselves against the frail jail door and the mob rushed I - - i n- - Guard McCarthy was knocked I senseless with a revolver butt. The cor-l'our prisoners were quickly taken I out, although West fought desperate-1 ly. "If you are going to hang me, do it." said Miller. TVa mnh loH tYr frtiir mar. tn a I -i vjj " a umc ; 1 stood them in a straight line. "Tall itu what vnn ilovlla knnw I - j w . " " i about. Bobbitt's murder," shouted the mob leader. West answered for the four, say ing: "We don't know who you men are. and we don't care. For myself. I know if I had a six shooter a few of absurd to last fall's crop of Demo you would bite the dust, but that's cratic candidates that Mr. Grant was talk, as long as my 'shooting iron is in Texas. You boys appear to have a job to do. Why don't you do it? We won't tell anything, and ," "The ropes," the leader broke in,! and the four prisoners were carried to a beam and strung up in a row. Just before the rope was placed about bis neck, Miller calmly remov- ed a diamond from his shirt front and requested that it be sent to his wife in Fort Worth. From his neck - tiehe drew out a diamond scarf pin wim me request, uiai il ue sitcu ui Guard McCarthy for his kindness to him. As soon as the men were dead the mob disappeared. At daylight lBe UL luw " cut down When the mob removed the men from jail they did not molest Oscar Peeler, 17 years old, who was impll- cated in the murder, but who had that body ,n the nfty-second Con turned State's evidence. The boy I Ra rtrA nf h, anrA i said that Miller killed Bobbitt and ina j esse west yam w UUHUlUUnna. u&mg tne mion 01 w Hundred Wife Translated ty Helen Rowland. Washington Herald. Thou hast come to me, my daugh- t -rvinfl. ont. "When shall I mar - Yea, when doth the hour arrive wJwrela it wcU for a 1 to setUe d upon a man, that he sbaii support her?" And I say unto taat lt te neTer welL but it u i sometimea wise! Yet, I charge thee, if thou wouldst b wed not in May, for this is KKa mnntu nt iftf neither 1 pi (0r this is the month of tears. Neither in June, for this is the! l Qnth Qf folly wnen in her imagi-j naUon a woman dotheth a bear with J grace, and a hippopotamus with I beauty, and idealixeth any calf that Icrieth "Ma-a-Ma-a!" unto her. j Neither marry in July nor August,! nor September, nor October, nor No- I appointed. j Wed not when thou art under i fwAntv.ATA frr " thir ihnla shall he j unwise, and thou shalt spend the restlD- n of thy days in double harness with the wrong mate. Nor when thou art over twenty-five, for then thou shalt have no choice, but shalt become j gladly either a young man's bank ac- I count or an old man's nurse. I Wed not a red-headed man when I he propose th. for thou shalt find - j that his temper matcheth his hair. land the fiery locks of tne rather snail - ibe visited upon the children unto the of I third and fourth generations. - j Neither wed a dark man, for thou i shalt find his dispositon or the same I gloomy hue; and a bilious complex lion showeth a blUorxs temperament. Yet, marry not a light man, lest his character be lighter Hill, for a golden butterfly which fiieth from Sower to Sower is not an ideal matnatay. Yet, If thou mutt marry, I charge thee marry when thou gettett sot a good chance, take any chance thoa get test; for whenever a omo tai eth a husband the taketb a long chance. Verily, verily, single life U a source of joy, bat a haabaad is source of supply. And perad vent are it is better to be supported than to be happy. Selah! AUK T1IKRK AXY PLAXKH LEFT The Democratic Record a Trutm Ilaak CittaraBteie. Local Ketf-Oov. rretnrM, and I L traArl it m mnC We clip the following from the last issue of the Clinton-News Dispatch: "The Western North Carolina Times conclude a welt written edi torial on the subject of the depart ure of present-day Democracy from (he JcnVrsoulau principles with these words: If there are any planks left in the Democratic platform which Dem ocrats hare not yet repudiated, will some one please name them?" "Let's see how this is. Did you say trusts? The last Democratic platform was hot enough to raise the top bristles on a trust's head from abject terror! Democracy then dish ed them out a dose of 'pizen' which wouldn't kill a flea even if the Sea were caught and the mixture poured down him. The trusts drink whole bucketful of the Manning substitute every morning, for breakfast it's their morning tonic!' "Did you say bank guarantee? Quit yer teaain'. They say them selves that it was only a joke from the start. Not even a healthy bluff was made in the Legislature to pass such a thing. Bank guarantee was . . to ketch 'em can't folks understand a "ttie thing like that? "Pnotile rnle? Oh. well that " -- - don't mean just any old people. Or amary ioiks dont appear to have . . - . . sense enough to vote for a high- falootin officer like a member of the Board of Education must be. 'We' of the true-blue blooded Inner circle of real live 'isers' of Democratic faith are the 'people' referred to in the nlatform Fnlka mustn't ha tnn r 7 - twhn r fnu in it Wnia hn - rule. tHe rabble ought to be satis- fiftd. "Another little matter, did you say? Well, they did say on the stump last tall 'who ever heard of a white man being disfranchised?' The very idea of any law knocking a white man out of his vote was so ridiculed, slandered, and blackguard I ed for intimating to the contrary I But the recent Legislature refused to extend the time in which white men could register under the Grandfather Clause. That brings on more talk. I however. If anyone can think of a single Democratic pledge redeemed, please write us. 1 How Proliibiton Posters Drinking In 1 Alabama. WasMngton Post "One effect of the State-wide pro hibition law in Alabama has been to Increase drinking among the von n fr men rtf tha"lor oltlea the future guardians of our morals and welfare," said former Representa tive J. F. Stalings, of Mobile Ala., I . ,h "Wal" ,H ' a,,M . , ' rnn4rre fnr voara cn)oflnff ;nd huj lQce beeQ practlcIng Uw lQ I Birmingham. I " T nmAn't trot time A Bnv work In Mnntomerv " saM Mr Stnl tioria tn nearlv orprv man In the rltv who had supported me in my politics I campaigns, and the politicians made I my office their headquarters, bo I had to go to Birmingham. "Yes, I am sorry to say it. but it is true that the prohibition law has 1 not nroved effective in the cities It has had the effect of closing op the low dives on the edges of the city (where negroes and ex-convlets used to gather and carouse, but the young men the ones it is necessary to bring up in the proper way are I in J bibing more Intoxicants than ever before. I first observed this In the inloffieea and rinhs vh th hov I would take frequent swigs from a bottle, and then I made it my bust ness to observe the young men out I side, and I found that many of them J who formerly drank bat little were using more whiskey than ever before land the worst of it is. the liquor Is not of the best, very naturally Boy Burned to Death in a Bars. Salisbury, N. C. April 19. Jas. A., the four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Kariker, was burned to Salisbury this afternoon. The barn was discovered on fire and the family rushed to the scene when. the charred body of the boy fell from the loft. burned beyond recognition. It is believed the lad carried some matches to the hay loft and set fire to his own death-trap and could not escape. Xew Bern Merchant Assigns. New Bern, N. C April IS. J. G. Baxter, one of the largest merchants is - town, made an assignment this morning for the benefit of his cred itors. CHRISTIANS SLAIN Mtuy Hive FtUco Victim t the M&d Race of Mtmultntc. 3 COO PERSONS ARE KILLED A ISlooiiy War Now fiata ta Tr Wry i:thl !W4ga WartiJp Arm ITucvediag to Turlrj I tulr t"r gt Orders to IToUx-t the Fwrrtfa Kcftldral -tirvwt K&rltrmeai mmm Cttxl by lUfturt Ttuu th NlLa Uad Abdicated. Couuatlnopt. Aprii ll.Tne BrUisa consul at Adaaa. an J Maur Doughty Will, the HriUsa ttc-rot-sul at Merina have liven wounded in the aatl-Chiiitiau rioting, atvrdlng to a report just received brr. Tb latest reports today sa) that r.i0 People hate been slain in Atlaaa and Mrsi&a and that Ihm tu.re of ChrUtUtut i spreading to oibrr to a and is likely to extend all oter AU Minor. The Mohammedan fanik are applytsgthe torch in towns near the scenes of the tuasaarm. London, April in. lipatcb it da) brought new torl of riot, pil lage and bloodshed from Turkey. Three thousand have now fallen vic tims to the mad rage of the Muaaul mans in Asia-Minor. In Mertina. Ad ana and other towna. the Ore and sword have ruthieaaly claimed vic tims. This is the fourth day of tn massacre. In the midst ol the na of riot ing stands Constantinople in a tur moil today over the invasion by the young Turks. A dispatch from Bal- onlca stated that the committee of nion and progress ha a condemned Abdul Hamid to death. There were reports that the Buitau would abdi cate today. Turkey ia on the vergs civil ar which may overrun the boundaries and spread into Europe. The Constantinople correspondent of the Daily Telegraph wires that the Turkish troops in the capital would offer but little realstence to the nvaders. Further, he declares, that In all likelihood the troops stationed to guard the city would fraternise with the memoes of the third corps and there would not be a shot fired n defense of the capital. The garri son la without omcers ana couia hardly pretsnd to offer serious reslst ence, says the correspendenu Constantinople, April 19. The Im portant feature of the situation In the Turkish capital was the report that Sultan Abdul Hamid had abdi cated. It caused the greatest excite ment In the lobbies of Parliament and spread with lightning-like rapid- ty throughout the city. A rumor of the flight of the Sultan on a war ship followed closely on that of his abdication, but neither could be con firmed. Foreign Wanthips to the Been. Paris, April 19. Eight foreign warships are hastening to Turkey, and, it is Bald, there will soon be pro tection available for the foreign res idents. Some of the warships are proceeding under such urgent orders that they did not stop to coal nor to replenish their food supply. Cruiser North Carolina to Aietand- retta. Washington, April 20. The Navy Department has just issued orders for the armored cruisers North Carolina and Montana, now at Ouantanamo, and part of Rear Admiral Arnold's fleet, to proceed forthwith and with all dispatch to Alexaadretta. Turkey, for the protection of American Inter ests at that post, where they will re port to the American consuL Cap tain Reynolds, of the Montana, will command the squadron. Prominent Man of Teacheys Drowned in the Nense Xear New Bern, New Bern, N. C, April IS. Late yesterday afternoon while out sailing in a small sailboat on the Neuse river near the "dynamite house" and In plain view of New Bern, the boat fouled in a shad net and turned over, throwing the occupants, Messrs. B. 8. Meeks, agent of the Atlantic Coast Line; E. R. Boyd, billing clerk, and W. G. Justice, operator. In the water. Mr. Boyd clung to the boat and Mr. Meeks caught a shad net pole, but Mr. Justice, the only member of the party who could swim, in attempting to reach a shad net pole went under and was drowned. Messrs. Boyd and Meeks managed to attract the atten tion of a nearby boat and were taken off in about half an hour completely exhausted. Mr. Justice, aged about 26. was a native of Teacheys, Duplin County, and had only been here a short time. He leaves a wife and two children who were at Teacheys when the acci dent occurred. Candidate Appealed to Fellow Ctiarch Members. One of our subscribers at Golda boro writes us thst during the Dem ocratic primary held in that city Monday that one of the candidates used his church, membership to In duce fellow members to vote for him. Our subscriber thinks that a man should stand on his public record Instead of pulling his church Into polities. - - j -
The Caucasian (Clinton, N.C.)
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