Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-07-11
Condensed News.

Prof Willis L.. Moore. the new
~ appointed Chief of the weather
Bureau, took charge Of his new
office yesterday.
Frederick Hellman, a mason
contractor of Chicago, last night
murdered his wife and four chil-
dren by asphyxiation, and died
with them.
Theo. Pickett, a negro, was
lynched at Pelahatchie, Miss,
Thursday night. Pickett had
robbed a farmer of about 81, 500
the night previous.
The Howard Banking Com
pany, of Gainesville. Ca, has
closed it's doors. Liabilities $27,-
900. President Howard states
that the assets will enable him to
pay dollar for dollar.
The Thomas Iron Company, Of
Philadelphia, have made an ad-
vance of 81 per ton in pig iron.
Near Silao. Mexico, Monday,
a woman gave birth to five boys,
They are all living and doing
well.
AT New Cumberland, W. Va,
Tuesday, the Clifton Fire
Brick Works were burned to the
ground.
A policeman shot ard killed a
negro at Quincy, Ill, yesterday
while the latter was attempting
to murder a woman.
The New York board Of police
commissioners have passed a
resolution prohibiting policemen
from wearing russell shoes,
Tie American Wire Company's
800 wire drawers went on a
strike at Cleveland yesterday
for a 10 per cent. increase IN
wages.
Joe Sicily, the well-known
composer and song writer, died
a few days age in a charity ward
at St. Francis Hospital, New
York city.
Mr.. H. P. Clarke, son-in-law
of tie late P. T. Barnum, the
famous circus man, was mar
ried at Fairfield, S. c., Tuesday
morning to Miss Barry Mac
fe.
A delegation of about 1000
leading business men Of Chicago
will visit Atlanta, Ca, during
opening week of the Cotton
State and International EXPOSE
ton.
The case against the Alabama
Midland Railway, charging it
with a violation of the inter
State commerce law. was dis
missed at Montgomery yester-
day.
A report from Berlin states
that the Powers have warned
Bulgaria against raising the
Macedonian question and STIR
ring up a danger with which she
is not able to cope.
Tom Gibson, a negro miner at
Spring Valley, ILL.,, when about
to be arrested at the mine Tues
day, began firing at the officers
and mortally wounded William
Lee and shot three other per
sons, and escaped.
The Niagara Power Company,
located at Niagara Falls. is now
utilizing the water power of the
falls The electric plant has
been put in operation, which
furnishes power for the Pitts
burg, n. Y, Reduction Com
pany, one mile distant.
An effort is being made by the
stockholders of the Savannah &
Western Railroad to have Mr.. G.
c.. Goblet appointed separate re-
ceiver for that road instead of
H. L. Conner. The application
will come up for a hearing about
the 25th inst.
The steam yacht Puzzle put
into Charleston harbor yester-
day for repairs. She halls from
LII uuS iCh, 0d., duu 10
to be a Cuban flibusterer. After
making some slight repairs to
her machinery, the Puzzle
steamed out of the harbor and
went to sea.
At a meeting at Philadelphia
Tuesday the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company elected G. Stuart
Patterson a member of the
board of directors to fill the vac
ancy caused by the death of H.
H~Houston. Mr.. Patterson is
dean of the University OF
Pennsylvania.
AT Clinton, Ia, Tuesday, a
highwayman held up and robbed
Mrs. Augusta Ware, daught-
er of Chauncey Lamb, the we'll
known millionaire lumber man,
on a leading residence street,
took her purse, in which was a
large amount Of money, and es-
capped.
A New Brunswick, N. j.,
special says: The price of rub
her shoes will be advanced 5 per
cent. September LIST. notice to
that effect hav ing been sent out
by the United States Rubber
COnnanu a hranOh Of Which &c