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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-05-10
POST NO BILLS ON HEROS.

Mr.. W. H. Smith makes a
queer appeal in the American
Journal Of Politics for the creation
of an ''Order of American
Knighthood," and tries to show
that ambition to be enrolled in
such an order would encourage
bravery, talent, patriotism, and
all the civic virtues. He thus
meets the objections of people
who do not think that ribbon
or other gewgaw would have
much attraction for men of
brains:-
''Cynics may gibe and dema-
gogue politicians carp, but the
fact remains that human nature
is stirred to emulation even by
such simple things as a ribbon
when given to merit by a great
government. The decoration
does not ennoble the wearer, does
not make his genius shine bright
er, or increase the power of his
intellect, but it makes his blood
run faster, and he walks before
his fellowman with a more con-
scious pride. The carper will
ask, s.Would Longfellow' songs
have sounded any sweeter, OF
would Irving or Hawthorne have
written any purer English, OF
told their stories in any more
fascinating manner had they
been decorated with ribbon OF
even with the diamonds of the
Garter?' No, perhaps not, MOI
would sNch decorations have
made them greater or more
lovable in any sense, but i
/ doubtless would have been a de
light to them had their govern
ment honored them by some sucl
distinction. Recur again to war
that great example of heroi
deeds. Imagine glorious Phi
Kearney, or the impetuous Gus
ter, charging at the head of thei
men like tornado of war, wear
ing upon their breasts a ribbo,
or other decoration that had bee,
given them for conspfcuou
: bravery, and every man of thos
who followed knowing that he
too, could win such a mark of az
probation, what heroes it woul
D have made of every one VIII
: charged on such a field
el Mr.. Smith could not hav
j. made out a better cause for h
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Suicide OF Chas. E. Marlboro.

A telegram was received here
last week announcing the suicide
of Chas. E. Yarboro, a former
resident of Louisburg, and son
of Henry Yarboro, a highly re-
spected colored man. The re-
mains were brought here last
Saturday and inferred the same
day. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev.
|, Charley wastan unusually in
telligent colored man, well-edu-
Gated. and was held in high es-
teem by our citizens generally.
For a number of years he was
editor of the Atlanta appeal, a
staunch Ds1nocratic journal. but
stopped its publication soon af
ter the election Of Mr.. Cleve-
land, toaccept a government po-
sition.
The sympathy of the entire
community goes out to the
stricken parents in their sad be-
reavement.
The Washington Post gives the
following particulars of his
death:
G. E. Yarboro, colored, clerk
i'll the Geological Survey Offices,
committed suicide yesterday by
shooting himself through the
head.
1t was about 2 o'clock when he
entered F'olger Park, which is in
front of Providence Hospital,
and sat down upon bench. For
twenty minutes he sat looking at
some letters he had written, and
then at a moment, when no one
was near, drew q revolver from
his pocket and sent a ball through
his brain.
He was carried into Providence
Hospital. but died before any
thing could be done for him
Yarboro was about forty years
old and good-looking mulatto.
His face was almost white, and
he was of heavy build. He lived
at 40 G. street southwest, at the
house of a colored woman. A
son who had been adopted to
Yarboro also lived with him.
This son is about eighteen years
old, and is employed as laborel
| in the Census Bureau.
About a month ago Yarborc
suffered stroke of paralysis,
y and although he recovered com
pletely, has been very despond
ent. He expected that paralysis
would end his existence almost
any day, and told several friends
that he would anticipate such ;
!, death.
In the dead mans pocket wa:
found three letters, one ad
dressed to his father and mother
who live in Loufsburg, n. c..
and the other to Herbert Harris
Capitol, and Charles Jones
Coast Survey. In these letters
he spoke of his fear of death b,
: paralysis.
Colored men rarely commit
suicide and for this reason Var
boro's act will attract consider
able attention. He was well
dressed and seemed to have bee1
: quite prosperous.-L n
C.. Times.
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amount saved 5000.

amount saved, 800.
Fire communicated to all adj
joining house owned by J. f.
Dobson, insured for 81, 200;
damaged to the amount of S5460;
amount saved. 81. 446, 40. This
building on fire almost all over
before an alarm was given.
Amount Of property insured
S34, 900. 600; lost, 455, GEO; amount
saved $40, 643, 40.
The following is the condition
of the department; number of
men, 35; Lone horse hose reel,
one hand reel, one horse hose
wagon. compose the active work
ing apparatus. one hand reel, one
chemical engine, and one steam
fire engine, now being repaired
constitute the fire apparatus not
in use. 1.100 feet Of line hose in
good order. 800 feet Of rubber
hose notreliable, is the supply OF
hose on hand.
1t is a pleasure to state that
the fire department have re
sponded promptly to all alarms
Of fire and the work done has been
excellent
Respectfully submitted,
A. B. FREEMAN,
Chief Fire Department
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Remarkable Diary.

A man who died in Rams
seller county at the age of 73
left a record which he began
when 18 years old and continued
for 56 years. The book, filed
with methodical entries, shows
that in these so years the man
had smoked 628,715 cigars, of
which he received 43, ,629 as pres
ents, while for the remaining
585, ,086 he paid about SO, 433. In
80 years according to his book
keeping, he has drank 18. 786
glasses of beer and 26, o81 glasses
of Spirits, for all of which he
spent s., $50. The diary closes
with these words: 81 have tried
all things; I have accomplished
nothing
Mrs. Gossip hear you at
tracted much notice on your ap;
pearence in the social world ou
abroad.
Mrs. Numoney-I should say
SO. I wore on an average from
$50, 900 to S35, 900 of diamonds
every ball I went to. Chicago
Record.
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Special to the Philadelphia Times.

special TO tn6 Hn1lauelpn1d Hines.
WAsH1NGToN,N D. c., May 5.
It is generally conceded on the
Republican side of the Senate to-
day that the revenue reform bill
will become a law during the
month of June, probably during
the latter part Of that montlt.
The positive statement of Sena-
tor Harris, which was published
in the Times to-day, has met with
the approval Of Senator Voor-
hees, chairman of the committee
on finance; Senator Vest, of
Missouri; Senator Jones, Of Ar
kansas, and Senator Mills, Of
Texas, the leading Democratic
members of that committee. It
is also conceded by Senator Aid
rich, of Rhode Island, the ag
gresive Republican leader, and
member of the Senate committee
on finance, that the assertion Of
Senator Harris was not made
without warrant of knowledge
and information on the subject.
1t is to-day conceded by the
Republicans of the Senate that
the sentiment in favor of the
passage of the pending bill, fss
amended and agreed upon in the
Democratic conference on Thurs
day last, is SO strong on the
minority side of the chamber,
and the assurance Of Populistic
support is so reliable, that it
would be impossible to prevent
the passage of the bill by resort
to the long winded filibustering
tactics which might be possible
under the elastic rules of the
Senate.
The only basis upon which the
Republicans build their hope of
accomplishing anything by dila-
tony proceedings is in the nature
of an ignis fatuus like that upon
which Wilkins Micawber con
lstantly lived in the hope that
something may turn up"
| HILL AT WORK.
That magnificent marplot and
skillful manipulation, the senior
Senator from New York, Mr..
Hill. is in constant conference
with the Republican leaders,
seeming to be in desperation fo1
the formulation of some plan
which may frustrate the accom-
plishment of the will of the peo-
pie in the enactment of a revenue
measure.
Although the greater portion
of the afternoon of to-day was
occupied by the Senate in execu
tive session in the consideration
of Florida appointments to Fed
eral offices, there were groups O.
| Republicans in some of the CORR
dors and committee rooms, while
were also coteries of Democrat
in the cloak room, as we'll as il
the room Of the committee OF
finance and the committee Oh
appropriations, discussing tht
compromise measure, which il
practically completed, and ais
formulating plans for the futur
party cohesion until the revenue
bill shall have passed the Senate
There seems to be no apprehen
sion of any serious stumblin:
blocks in the House of Represen
atives after the bill has passe
the upper house of Congress
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Anarchyin Disguise.
Mr. Joe -4rg,ts:

DEAR SURF hain't rit eny
in a long time fer eny paper. l
hearn. that Dok Holland had a
meetin and resoluted I heafn
that he wanted the hog in town.
Now l haint got eny hog, but as
[ am sorter in<Dok's line I rite
and ask if you wont put this in
tyour muse paper. We had a
meetin in ther 9th ward and res
Diluted as follows
First, That ther goat am an
animal that am noted fer his fer
tilizing qualities and that he be
lowed in the city limits and that
no town cart be lowed to haul
enything off the premises whe1
goats or hogs may be.
End, Fhat we hant got no use
for street sprinkler, the fire
department use the machinery
paid for by the city to put out
50, 600 fires where there is a S4,
900 insurance policy, and they
wont pay one cent for the honor
We are in favor of making then
sprinkle the streets in dry
weather and once on Sunday, OF
take the fire things away from
them.
3rd, As-we only have on
Chyne washe house in tow1
which is monopoly, we there
fore resolute that the practice o
catchin rats be prohibited in th'
city, thereby encouraging Chyn'
Immigrants.
4, We oppose the Office of Cit.
Clerk kase if we can git in powe
agin we can't do as we did in day
past.
5, We vehemently oppose tn
| dog, kase the NANCY kritte.
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sTHTE GRAND LODGE I!
Theu Hre Welcome To GoIdsborO.
1. 8. Q. r.

THE Argus voices the sentl-
ment of our entire community in
extending to the State Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows, which
convenes in this city in annual
session this afternoon at $50
o'clock, cordial welcome
The delegates will be
entertained by an address of
welcome on the part Of
Neuse Lodge by Hon; Chas. B.
Aycock at {. 30 o'clock in the Mes
senger Opera House, to which
the public are cordially invited
and the ladies will be especially
welcome
Neuse Lodge No. 6, [. 0. 0. F..
of this city, in whose beautiful and
spacious hall, which is their own
property, the sessions of the
Grand Lodge will be held, was
organized IN 1872 and~haS al
this writing a membership of So.
The following are the incum-
bent grand officers of the State
Grand Lodge W. D. Caster, Oh
Fayetteville, Grand Master; w.
G. Douglas~of Carthage, Dep'ty
Grand Master; G.. F. Lumsden
of Raleigh, Grand Warden
B. H. Woodell, of Greensboro
Grand Secretary; Richard j
Jones, of Wilmington. Granc
Treasurer: Rev. w. B. Oliver, o-
Wilmington, Grand Chaplain.
The Grand Lodge will be re
galed with an old-fashioned bar
becue at the Odd Fellows Or
phanage tomorrow afternoon a
1 o'clock
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Sewerage for Goldsboro.

Editor 41fgltS: 1t is lmpOSSlDle
for such a stirring town as this
to stand still. and surely Colds
boro has shown in all her past
that she cannot go backward.
In what better way can we go
forward than TO hold fast to the
good things we have, select that
new thing which is most for the
good of. the people and press to-
ward the mark. And what is SO
greatly needed as sewerage
T What is the use of putting up
beautiful buildings or to improve
our homes if the street cutters
are to be reeking with animal
and Vegetable matter that will
ll-ie rotting i'll the hot sun through
the day to rise in death dealing
miasma at night.
Who does not know that there
were in every part of this town
last Summer. odors so vile that
it seemed we might at any mo-
ment be stricken with cholera,
and that if any disease germ
should be brought here it would
find nourishment enough to en-
able it to poison every man, wo-
man and child in the place?
Some will say we have lived
SO long without sewerage, why
raise the cry for it now.
There never before was the
need there is now. There was
never so much water used as now.
There were never SO many peo-
pie here as now. Competent help
in house keeping was never SO
scarce as now; and while we well
know tie work of sewering can
not be done with safety now, now
is the time for thinking men and
women to study the question, and
take note as to the condition OF
the streets through the coming
six months.
Goldsboro is rather free from
rubbish, we have nothing to say
against the cleanliness of the
town so far as is in the power Oh
the authorities. We speak Oh
the pools of green water which
lie along the sidewalks. If i
were rain water there would be
a great cry against it, but each
man knows it may be from his
kitchen or from his bath tub, an6
so it is allowed to go on prepar
ing the way for malaria an6
4 death.
| The writer is not prepared te
offer statistics of this or any
other place, but if the use of sucl
quantities of water is persisted
in and no effort is made to carry
| it off, there must be an increase
of every form of.malaria, and no
even such cold as the winter o
| 1992-1S93 can freeze out th'
germs which will collect from
year to year.
. VIII not the women who know
theQeeds and the men who know
the, possibilities come up with
, word for sewerage, which mus
come sooner or later, and shoult
come before malaria and dealt
sweep the way for it :?
We have been spared epidemi
in the past, shall we continue t.
break the laws of health unit
the blow falls?
| Let us either shut off the water
give up everything that is fo
/ the advancemento of our people
bring in the hogs to add to Tia
general backsliding, and enjoy
E ind of Rip Van Winkle sleep, Q
> let US press forward and take ou
place as the cleanest and health
{ lest town in the State.
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IN THE TOLLS.

WASHINGTON, May Jacob
S. Coxey commander of the
'.Commonweal of Christi Carl
Browne, it's chief marshal, and
Christopher Columbus Jones,
leader Of 5he Philadelphia con
tingent of the army of peace,
were tried in the City Police
Court to-day on the charge of
violating the United States stat
utes in unlawfully displaying a
banner or device in the Capitol
grounds. and in breaking shrubs
and plants there.
The case was called at 10 o'clock,
after a number Of minor cases had
been disposed Of At that hour
every seat in the Court room was
occupied and a number of people
were standing around the wallis,
but the chamber was by no means
crowded. Andrew Lipscomb, for
merly Assistant District Attor-
ney, who had been retained by
the defendants, was surrounded
by d little group Of Populist
Congressman, including Lafe
Pence, of Colorado; Hudson, of
Kansas; Boen, of Minnesota, and
KEN, of Nebraska; Col. Red
stone. the local Coxey agent, and
Mrs. Bucker,. a lawyer and a
| Commonweal sympathizer.
Mr.. Lipscomb opened the case
by fling a motion to squash the
information against the defend
ants on the ground that the law
under which they were charged
| was void in that it prohibited the
constitutional right of petition fo1
a redress of grievances, and con
ferred on the Speaker of the
House and the President of the
Senate certain prerogatives con
trary to the Constitution.
Mr.. Mullovney told the court
that Mr.. y. A. Bierney, the
/ United States District Attorney,
would represent the Government,
and minute later he entered.
Samuel Hyman, who appeared
for Browne and Jones. opened
the case with a motion to quasi
on the ground that the informa
ton was bad in substance.
/ The Populist Senator, Allen o.
| Nebraska, arose and said that ht
did not appear as an attorney
but merely for the purpose o
seeing the men on trial have ;
fair and impartial hearing, which
he was sure would be accordet
them
The motion to overrule was de
MED, and then Representative
Pence, of Colorado, notified tn
Court that he would defend Gen
Co1ey.
The Court re assembled at l. 3
O'Clock, and after some delay
jury was selected and sworn.
Assistant District Attorne.
Mullowney then addressed tn
jury, explaining the charge
against Coxey, Browne and Jones
; and the law applicable to tn
!, charges.
The hearing of testimony wa
: then begun.
f The case will probably be con
Q pleted to- morrow.
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FRESH FUN.
THE SHARP AND WITTY SAYINGS
OF THE PRESS MEN.

Dishere kid O mine, said Tough
Jimmy's parent, dragging him
before the professor of boxing
and athletics, is clever with his
dukes and wants to bea fighter.
He's built for it. Wat do you
t'ink?
Here my boy, said the gentle
manly professor, let us find out.
Let me see you take this pen and
write challenge.
*.*
Maude )Btat 8 and a resident
of the Ashbarrel tenement. This
books all about a dook wat loves
a duchess, Wouldn't you love te
be a duchess, Louise?
Louise with enthusiasm)
Next to being CASHIER back Nv ;
soda founting I'd ruther be tina
than anything else in the whol'
world
Some young men, fond of
practical joke, enjoyed them
lselves hugely yesterday at tn
lexpense of a number of citizens
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Report of Chief of Fire Depart
meut.

To the Mayor and Board Of 44ldcr-
men Of the city Of Goldsboro,
North Carolina
GENTLEMEN herewith sub
nit my annual report as chief of
the fire department, showing
number Of alarms, amount of
property saved by the depart
ment and amount of dam age done
by fire.
Number of alarms as follows:
July 1st, 1898, frame dwell
ling on John street owned by H.
We'll & Bros; 4th ward, John
street; time of alarm 80 p. M,
insurance, $500; damage, S35;
amount saved $1,000.
July Goth, 1893, frame building
on William street, owned by J.
r. Smith, no damage, time 2.3C
p. m.
Aug. 8, 1893, frame dwelling
on William street owned by w.
H. Smith 4th ward. time 2. As a,
M, insurance, 1000; damage,
1, 100; amount saved, 5000.
Aug. 9th, 1898; frame dwelling
owned by Mrs. l.. W. Humphrey:
time, 1890 a. No. on Elm street,
4th ward, insurance, 1000; dam
age, 1.600; amount saved, 50, 300
Feb'y 10th, 1898, II. 80 a. m
Hotel Kennon, on East centre ST
insurance. $4,000; damage, 968
amount saved, $24, 32
ApriI9, 1891, II. 80 a. m, dwell
ling of J. +. Dobson on William
Istreet, value 500 damage, $500
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SOWING AND REAPING.
BY Helen A: Woods.

For bloem we SOW one sort of seed,
Another answers hunger's need
Weeds only propagate their kind,
But leave abundant seed behipd,i
Which, if you scatter needless know.
You're sure te reap just what you sow.
A youth, industrious and pure,
With noble aims, is promise sure
OF proud achievement heritage,
OF worthy manhood, honored age,
And, doth the harvest ripen slow,
You're sure to reap just what you SOW.
Alas! youth often is too proud
To see the aeeds of heart or mind,
A wilderness of tares appears
Sure fruitage of the wasted years.
From evil seed good will not grow
You're sure to reap just what you sow
ITGood Housekeeping.
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STATE NEWS.

Lenoir Topic Congressman
Bower has introduced a bill in
Congress to pay Davenport col
lege $500 for spoliation at the
time of the Stoneman raid. We
hope the bill will surely get
through.
Southport Leader-The pros
poets for good crop year prom
ise welEOats are up and in spite
of the cold snap look first rate.
Corn is up and the crop in en-
eral is well under way.
Fayetteville Baptist-T. L. Bla-
lock, a Wake Forest boy, now at
John Hopkins, is assistant Pro
fessor of Analytical Chemistry
in that institution and is en-
ployed by the city of Baltimore
in analytical work.
Washington Progress-There is
some Irish potatoes, the largest
we have seen of this years crop,
at the drug store of Drs. Bloun1
which were grown by Mr.. Ste
phen B. Ayers at the Donnel
Farm, Hyde County. They are
fine.
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Mrs. Gadders. II have so much
trouble keeping a cook. 1 can't
get one that will stay any longer
than week.
Mrs. Sauers Qoftily) My family
is just the same size as yours,
and I have no trouble.
Mrs. Gadders. Yes; I've heard
that your cook had an easy thing
of it. She told my chambermaid
that she had hardly anything to
do except when company came.
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FOR SALE OR RENT six
room dwelling, large garden
good we'll of water &c. Apply to
MRS. E. A. STANLEY,
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REPUBLICANS ADMIT DEFEAT.
THE CONCEDE THAT
THE TARIFF BILL WILL BE
PASSED.

Filibustering is Useless.
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SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO EARLY Sc

will sell favorable to bona
building
further particulars call this the lumber dealers
will Those
will be entitled
will
anih Pearl o N a
The all
good school about to be the Peninsula the fine
homes
will he
front the
to
Pearl City, the
miles ride
never o b public.
syndicate like the
entw
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&
An,
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IN A FIT OF JEALOUS ANGER
Manuel Freitas Attempts to Murder
His Mistress.
AFTER WHICH EE KILLS HIMSELF

Surprising the Woman While at Work.
He sends Bullet Through Her Head,
and Then Turns the Deadly Weapon
on HimseIf-rhe Woman still Alive.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-07-06
CELEBRATED THE FOURTH.
A Concert and a Fine Dinner on
Board of the Mariposa.

The passengers on board of the
Mariposa celebrated the Fourth of
July on Tuesday night by giving
concert. An elaborate dinner was
served in honor of the event.
The following is the concert pro-
gramme:
Quartette-Selecte d........... ......
Messrs Holiday, Waterhouse,
Baldwin and Boyer.
Song-"My Jack" +. NJ. Banker
Recitation-"RosyP o-y'' .... ........
..-........- ......... Mis- Helen Price
oong-Parodies on Popular Songs
fIanO SoIo-Selecteti........ ..........
........ Miss Ethel Stedman
Recltatlon-''rhe Pardou"
G p. Butler
Song-Salllng" ..............M GoIshel
Quartette-S+lccted
Messrs HOlladay, Warehouse,
Baldwin ami Boyer.
Song-Selected...... Miss Helen Price
M"nologue...---. .--......-.- Gus Bruno
National Song by the as~emblage.
$500. THE Star SpaDgled Banner"
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healthy resoPearCy established
o
City recommend it a a
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The Water Supply is Ample.

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