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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-08-03
Pikevil.e Letter.

Pikeville, N, c., July 81, 1898
Dear Argus: Miss Emily
Smith, who for the past three
months has been attending schoo
in Wilmington, retained home
Monday much to the pleasure o
her many friends here.
Mrs. D.. T. Moore and hel
charming daughter Miss May, O
Winston, are visiting relatives il
our midst.
Ms, Alice Warrick, of Gran
tham's township, is visiting rela
tiyes in this section.
Miss B anche Best, of Saulston,
is in town on a visit to her cousin
Miss Efie Blow.
Mr.. Jesse Mcintyre, of Mount
Olive, was in town last week the
guest OF Mr.. P. E. Winetead.
Mr.. and Mrs, R. E. Eatman, OF
Wilson county, came down Friday
on a visit to relatives.
Miss Fannie Ezzell, who has been
spending some weeks with relatives
over Neuse, has returned home.
Miss Mollie Chamberlain, a most
charming and popular young fady
of Smithfeld, is visiting her sister
Mrs. L. G. Perkins, near here.
Mr.. and Mra. Rufus Edmundsor
of Crewe, Va are visiting relatives
and friends at their old home
here.
We are glad to see Mr.. W. L
Ezzell, who has been confined fol-
several days to his home by sick
ness, on our streets again.
Mr., B. w. Hatcher, of Johnston
county, gave a very interesting lee
ture here Saturday on Masonry te
a very large audience.
Elder. j. T. Edgerton returned
home yesterday from the Primitiv.
Baptist Union meeting which son,
vened with the church at Healthy
Plains, in Wilson county, Friday.
We had a beautiful aud refresh
ing shower OF rain yesterday ant
crops are now very promising, in
deed.
7. F. TT.
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Basket Picnic.

Dear Argus: There was a basket
picnic at Warren's Mill, Sampson
county, Saturday, July 80. Attend
ance large. Table we'll supplied
Everything passed off very quietly
until about 4 O'Clock p. M, when a
boat containing Mr.. Thos. Pigford,
of Clinton and Miss Barbara Troub-
lefeld,o of Giddensville was..upset. He
roes were plentiful and the excite
ment was 0 over with. The par
ties ducked, after changing their
bathing suits for dry clothes, went to
the platform and danced a quad.
rifle together. The heroes of the oc-
casion we're Messrs. Will Draugh'
horn, A. M. Barbrey and VIM
Daughtry.
Among the visitors from a dis.
lance were Misses Annie Hatch, OF
Mt, Olive, Ida Virgins, a bud.
ley, Bette Stellings, Edgecomt
county; Jessie Wooten, Clinton.
b.
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ON THE MARDH.
The Unemployed Workmen of the West
on their Way East.

TX oilOA4APiOySd WI NIiICi vi liC YbCSt
on their Way East.
ST LOUIS. Mo-, July Blast
night every cell in the police sta
tions were occupied by voluntary
prisoners. They were members OF
the mining fraternity en- route
from mines in Kansas and Colors
ado to cities of the East in the hope
of securing work. Over 800 spent
the night in the station houses and
after breakfast furnished by off,
cials, left in d-oves for the East.
Trainmen coming from the Mis-
souri, river say there is not a freight
train running Eastward but carries
twenty-five to fifty trsmps.
CHICAGO, july 31.-One thous-
and unemployed men reached
Chicago yesterday on freight trains
over the various Western railroads
running into the city. They scattered
as soon as they reached the subs
urbs, for fear they might be ar~
rested by the city police. One gave
the name of G.. K. Jensen, and
said I'VE came from. Colorado. l
am a machinist. The mines shut
down there and factories began to
close. Governor White made his
memorable speech about a coming
revolution. in which he was going
to ride in blood to his horses bride.
Then capital became timid, banks
bursted, factories closed and labor
became as frightened as capital,
and now every workman who can
get out of that State is going. The
men in this crowd are not tramps,
They are mechanics and workers
in mines, and Colorado will e
the day that it would like to have
them back in its limits"
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TIE ARGUS.
DAILY N

There can be no better med TN 10
Advertising thar through our columns, as
our paper goes daily into the hands OF Its
many readers, thus keeping them ever re-
minded of our advertising merchants
and as the chief reason for constant adver-
Using is to have the advertisements read
as often as possible . the advantage OF ad-
vertising in The DAILY ARGUS is at once
evident,a as our patrons will have their ad
refreshments read afresh every day. Rates
furnished en- application.
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RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS,
Adopted by the Board of County jus
tees.

Adopted by the Board of County JUS
tees.
The Board of County Justices as
sembled in this city last Saturday in
special session to elect a successor to
MI. W, F. Kornegay as Chairman
of the Board of County Commits
~sioners, passed the following resolu~
Hon. b. F, Aycock, Of Fremont
ResozUed, That the thanks of the
people of Wayne county are due
and are hereby rendered to W. f,
Kornegay, Esq, the retiring chair
maj of the Board Of Commissioners
of Wayne county, for his yea and
ability in the management of the
affairs of the county,
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G. F. Griffin.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Reduces Its
Worlds Fair Rates.

h Chesapeake and Ohio Reduces Its
Worlds Fair Rates.
The Chesapeake and Ohio have
placed on sale a Worlds Fair
ticket, which is sold daily at one
fare for the round-trip, the rate
being $40 from Richmond and
Norfolk, and SIT from Lynchburg.
These tickets are limited to fifteen
days from date sold, and do not
permit holders to occupy sleeping
car They are good, however, for
hrstsclass passage in the hands
some vestibule coaches of that com.
pany.
For full information pertaining
to rates. Wolld's Fair matters, ect.,
address
JNO. D. PoTrs,
D. T. A. @. & o. Ry., Richmond.
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LIABILITIES
SALEM FEMALE ACADEMY,
Salem. n. G,
The Oldest Female College in tie South.

The 92nd. Annual Session begins sep
TENDER 9th, 1898. Register for last year
1862. Special features:-the Development
of Health, Character and Intellect. Build
ines thoroughly r~emodelled. Fully
Post Graduate Departments, besides first
class schools in Music. Art, Languages,
E%locution, Commercial and Industrial
Studies.
JOHN II. CLEWFLL, PRINCIPAL.
d&W-3t.
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FL. Heineman, writes One box Jap
anese Pie Cure has cured me of a case of
% years standing, after being treated by
New York's best physicians. Sold by
Robinson Bros,
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Photographers say that the facial
resemblance # husband and wife
is clearer than that of brother and
sister.
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1t will astonish you how quick John.
sons Magnetic Oil will kill all pains. Solo
by Robinson Bro. Goldsboro n.
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ICE COLD
BEVERAGES

The ladies are invited
to visit my parlor where
you can have a comfort
able seat and be served.
Ice Cream, or a glass Of
Pine Apple Sherbert,
Lemonade, Milk Shakes,
etc.
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Piano for Sale.

An upright piano, For further parties
ulars apply at this office,
June 81 '93.
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Patti is now at Craig-y-Nos
castle studying the new opera by
Sig. Pizzi, which she will produce
during her tour of the United
States next winter. The opera is
entitled " Gabrielle" and the scene
is in the reign of Louis XIII.
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POINTER.

that would guide, unerringly, into the
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nothing less, nor could be nothing more,
THANH Pierce's Favorite Prescription
fraii females faultlcss friend-time-tried
and thoroughly tested. Internal infams
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trolled corrected and cured, without pub
licity, by this safe, sterling specific.
Purely vegetable. Only good can come
from its use. The only remedy of the
kind warranted to give satisfaction, Oh
money refunded.
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YOU TRIED
HARRIS
LITHIA WATER?

TH1s WATER Has NO EQUAL IN
THE UNITED STATES FOR CURING DYs-
PERSIA. CONSTIPATION, LIVER COM
PLANTS, NAUSEA, DRoPSY, GOVT,
RHEUMATISM, DISEASES OF THE KID
AND BLADDER, HAEMATURIA
AND C~ATAMENIAL DERANGEMENTS,
OF THE BLOOD, ETC.
sale at my fountain--o
o5 cents a glass, 20 cts a bottle
YOU OUGHT TO TRY IT.
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LOCAL BRIEFS.

A GREAT reduction has just been
made in The price of Worlds Far
tickets. Round trips are now on sale
here for $23. 70, good to return
within fifteen days.
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STATEMENT OF THE BANK OF
WAYNE JULY 31st, 1898.

$451 ZIG go
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Hon. +. M. Simmons, of Newbern,
chairman of the State Democratic
executive committee, passed through
the city y sterda, en- route to fill
an engagement for an interview
with Senator Ransom, at Weldon.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-21
A Party OF Incapables.

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The truth is that the democratic party has
in a conspicuous manner failed to justify the
confidence of many good citizens who last
year, at the presidential election, gave it
their support. The business disturbance
would not have produced such sweeping
political effects Ind the party in power-that
is, the majority of the democrats in congress
shown themselves capable of dealing with
the most pressing problem of the time as
sagaclously, vigorously and promptly as the
crisis demanded. 1t is true the final repeal
of the sherman act satisfied the immediate
requirement of the day. But this result is
generally believed to be due to the unwaver-
ing firmness Of the president, and not to the
wisdom of the democratic majority. 1t pro-
duced much more the impression of a lucky
escape than of an act performed by the
party in power according to a well settled
policy. The public mind has conceived a
serious misgiving as to what the democratic
majority would do when unrestrained by a
very vigorous executive leadership. :.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-21

while at Lincoln there was not a single
acre subject to settlement. When
1t was rumored that the Bloomington
Office was to be removed to Grand
Island the register and receiver Of
the laad Office at Lincoln protested and
asked for the union with Lincoln because
their business was the smaller of the
two. The only explanation is to be
found in the recommendation OF lobe
Castor that the Lincoln office be retained
and the reference to Secretary Morton's
political interest in the formation OF the
districts" In no other instance, except
that of the abolition of the Salina, Kan,
Office in favor of Topeka, has an office
been given up which had both the larger
receipts and the larger acreage of un-
disposed land. These exceptions to the
demands of expediency must have been
either altogether arbitrary or prompted
solely by political considerations.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-21
PHILADELPHIA FARNINST 1T.

Record The proposition of an income tax,
if 1t should be made by the committee on
ways and means, would be in the nature of u
feeler. 1t is more than doubtful whether
such a tax would be sanctioned by majority
in congress. or whetheri it would be approved
by the people: and still more doubtful
whether 1T could be collected with any APP
proach to fairness or equity.
Ledger: 1t Is well to recall that the single
income tax we have ever had was ut the
period of the country's greatest peril. 1t
was a temporary makesnift to tide over an
emergency which threatened the existence
of the nation. The income tax is thus asso-
ciated in the public mind. To revive it now,
under such very different circumstances
would be q confession of the failure of Amer
lean craftsmanship.
Times: The income tax was submitted to,
as were a great many other burdens, with
more or less Cheerfuiness during the war
when the war was over this was one of the
very first taxes that public sentiment caused
to be dropped. IL was regarded as dis
tinctively a war tax, and to reimpose u war
tax in time of peace is not a good way to
gain popularity. The ways and means com,
mittee had better let the income tax alone.
Press: When civil war was desolating
the country this ana other unpopular modes
of taxation had to DE reSorted to, but there
is no excuse for it now. Sufficient revenue
can be obtained by customs duties and the
taxes on spirituous liquors and tobacco. For
twenty-eight years these taxes have paid
the expenses of the government and extiu-
guished two-thirds of the national debt,
while the customs duties have operated tc
build up, foster and multiply our home in.
dustries. But for democratic zeal to rob the
latter of all. protection there would be nc
talk of q tax on incomes.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-21

$4,000 per year. In 1898 the net price
is not TO exceed s1,2O per 1000: in 1894,
sl.15 per 1000; fh' 1895. s1.10 per 1000;
in 1896, s1,05 perof 1000; after 1897,
81 per 1000. ,.,s,
Gas matters were N'arranged' in Cleve-
land less than two years ago. Cleveland
consumes about 100000, 900 cubic feet of
gas per year. The price to all II
sumers is 80 cents per 1000, and in adj
dition to this the company annually
covers into the city treasury 90 per cent
of the total gross receipts.
Omaha, of codrsey is not to be CON-
pared directly @ithChicago and Cleve-
land any more than it is with Minneapolis
and st. Louis. Let us look at some
smaller places. There are nine cities in
the United States which supply their
own gas. Only one, Philadelphia, is
larger than Omaha, and in Philadelphia
the price of gas is $3.50 per 1000. The
works are, however, making large
profits, and a reduction of price to 81
has been agitated for some time. OF
tho others, the prices and outputs are as
follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-21
WREN rHH sHrr GAVE IN.

Pioneer Press; The brief GLIMPSE winch
the dispatches give us Of the situation at
Honolulu is pulling. Minister Willis ar
rives, recognizes the provisional government
in q civil interchange of diplomatic compli-
mcnts with its president and the curtain
falls upon the scene. What happened then
is a matter Of conjecture.
Chicago Times: President Cleveland
promptly dismissed \ minister Of the British
government who interfered even slightly in
the domestic affairs Of this republic. and
President Cleveland is not tho man to au-
thorize n United States minister. or United
states men-of-war, or marines to interfere
in any government under the sun.
Chicago Tribune: For some reason Minis
ter Willis has not made much Roadway in
the work of restoration. Has he found the
'illegitimate" government too strong to be
upset by a word. or is the task Of restora-
tion to be carried on in a slow, diplomatic
manner very different from the rough and
ready methods IL was assumedt the minister
was instructed to adopt
Chicago Inter Ocean: 1t is certainly n
matter of public congratulation that up to
latest advices the United States has not
been disgraced by having ITS navy used to
overthrow n friendly republic and reiustate
a debauched monarchy. 1t is humiliating to
national pride to have the diplomacy of our
president turn out a ludicrous fiasco, the
putt OF international ridicule, but that is
Infinitely better than to have had that diplo-
macy succeed in its sinister purpose.
Cincinnati Commercial: 1t may be per-
fectiy safe to predict that the monarchy
will not be restored in Hawaii and upon that
failure President Cleveland will have
much TO explain. SO far as the democratic
party Is concerned, however, it seems likely
that 1T cannot properly be held responsible,
except in so far as it is responsible for the
administration But democrats, as well as
republicans, enjoy the privilege in this
country of kicking, and in this case it seems
likely that democrats will join republicans
in kicking vigorously against the Cleveland
nnlicv-
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-21
LAND OFFICE COW, oLIDATyoy,

The information relating to the con
solidation of land Offices, which was sup
piled by Secretary Smith upon request
of the senate in September, has been pub.
lished in pamphlet form. The resolu-
ton of the senate called upon the secre.
tary to inform it whether any United
States land offices had been abolished or
consolidated and which ones; upon whose
recommendation and upon what showing
of necessity or ACCESSIBILITY; the number
of acres of public land in each district
subject to settlement; and copies of all
correspondence and other papers bear
ing upon the subject. The answer of
the secretary is in compliance with this
demand and aims to justify the con-
solidation which had taken place by his
order.
The reason for The recent abolition Of
land Offices is found in the law making
appropriations for tie expenses of the
land office department for the
present fiscal year, which e~njoins
it expressly upon the secretary
of the interior to consolidate the
district land offices 50 as to bring their
total cost within the appropriation of
$4,000. Inasmuch as the expenses OF
the previous year had amounted to
$500, 900, nothing remained to be lone but
to lop off salaries and office rents equal
to the difference. This was the intent
and purpose of the order as finally con
frmed by the president On September II
last.
If there is any criticism to be made
upon the action of the government in
cons olidatlng the land offices in ques
ton it is the utter absence of c)nsis-
tency in the selection of offices to be aban.
doned. Looking at the land offices in
Nebraska only we find that but two in
stances of consolidation out of the four
We're made so as to retain the office
which turned over to the treasury the
greatest amount of receipts. The unior
OF the Chadron Office with the Alliance
office is probably justified on the ground
that the latter has a much larger acre
age of u~ndisposed land at its com'uan.
and thus promises a better business il
the future.
The abolition Of the Grand Islant
office in favor of the Lincoln office is
however, almost inexplicable. Thu
entries at the former Office were 5Il, a
against f~orty-seyen AT The latter. Tn
receipts at Grand Island were owe
twice those at Lincoln. There wer,
2o,Oe7. 20 acres of undisposed public ian,
still open to entry at Grand Island
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-21
The knights of Labor.
Chicago Herald.

There is something surprising in the
vitality of the knights of Labor organiza-
ton. Beaten in nearly every strike 1t has
undertaken, rent and disrupted by internal
discussions, mixed up in political schemes, it
has vet survived and been a power in labor
circles. Its membership has steadily de-
creased, however, and the latest scandal IN
the o~rder-the executive board being charged
with dlvertlng strike funds to its own
ends-will probably cause it's dissolution.
The order was founded on the principle that
'an injury to one is the concern of all" 1t
fo urished so long as it was wisely and con.
servatively conducted. 1t began to decay
when its leaders attempted to use it as a
means of debating legislation.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-21

II MUST have been a severe trial to
some of the members of the executive
committee of the National Civil Service
Reform league to vote for a resolution,
at their meeting a few days ago, which
was an implied condemnation of Mr..
Cleveland for the appointment of Van
Allen. The resolution demonstrated
against the bestowal by the president of
high offices of state in return for the
contribution of large campaign funds,
and it was explained by the author that
the resolution was prompted by the Van
Allen appointment. Reference might
also have been properly made to
the Roosevelt appointment, although
that was to repay only a $4,000 con-
tribution. The president had but one
defender On the committee, though it is
to be remarked that a majority, if not
all of the members of the committee,
were Cleveland men a year ago. One of
them is reported to have said that if
Mr.. Cleveland was a candidate now it
would not be possible to urge the moral
principles upon which the last cam
paign for him was conducted without
awakening a smile of ridicule. Yet
only a little while ago these very re-
formers regarded Cleveland as above
all public men the embodiment and
bulwark of the policy they preach.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-21

THE celebration of the silver ami
versary OF the founding of the Nebraska
State university ought to be, and doubt
less win be, a notable event in the his
tory of that institution. Nebraska's
university is now recognized as one of
the leading educational institutions of
Its class in the country. 1t has made
rapid strides in the past few years. It
has at last reached that point in the his
tory Ct its deyelcI ment where it is enti-
tied to more consideration at tho hands
Of tho People. 1t is no longer a question
OF what the university wants at the
hands q the people, but what the people
demand at the hands Of the university
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-21

THERE seems to be a movement all
the way from North Dakota to Texas
looking to an increase in fire insurance
rates. From the point of view of insur-
ance companies there is some justitica-
ton for an advance of rates. Their be-
setting evil is the incendiary torch,
which they have never been able to
checkmate. Because of it insurance
companies and honest policy holders
must suffer. The latter must pay a
higher premium to cover the proper
ton of losses through arson. Two pro-
visions must sooner or later be enacted
into the law of Nebraska relating to in
surance, The state must exact of such
companies more care in placing risk
and fix a positive responsibility upon the
agent in the field, who is too often inter.
ested solely in securing commissions
without regard to the best interests of
the company.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-21

WITHOUT considering the merits of
the controversy between the employees
of the Lehigh system and the officers of
that road, it may be regarded as singu-
larly unfortunate that an extensive
strike should have been undertaken
at the present time. But few laboring
men are in a position at present to re-
main idle for any length of time in the
face of a long and rigorous winter sea-
son. On the other hand, the long con-
tinued period Of depression in railway
circles has left the railroad managers
in anything but q complacent frame of
mind. -.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-21
THE PRICE or GAS.

The only argument the advocates of
the proposed ifty-year gas franchise or
dinance have put forward in its defense
has been that the price charged for gas
in the city of Omaha Is not %exorbitant
and that the schedule OF prices estab-
lished in that ordinance is perfectly
proper and reasonable in itself. The
Omaha Gas Manufacturing company, it
must be confessed, has up to this time
been the most liberal of all our fran
chised corporations in its treatment OF
the public and it is entitled to fair con-
sideration at the hands Of the city coun.
ell. But it is entitled to nothing more
than fair consideration.
The average price of gas in the United
be Sl.75 per thousand cubic feet-the
exact price asked in Omaha. But that
average takes into account hundreds OF
cities, towns and villages smaller than
Omaha and with a much smaller annual
gas consumption han Omaha, while il
includes less than twenty cities larger
than Omaha. The apolcgists for the gas
company have told US Of st. Louis with
an annual consumption Of 1900, 600, 00(
cubic feet of gas paying $l.25 per thou
Sane ana Minneapolis with an annual
consumption of some 400, 000, 900 cubic
feet paying $1.60 per thousand, but they
have suppressed soma other statistics
which they must have had at their com
mand.
l - IN /.
cago only two years ago. The city re
ceives a rebate of 81 per cent on all ga
consumed for public uses, amounting II