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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-09-05
AN IMMENSE SCALPER'S FRAUD.
Some Very Nice Detective Work. A Frau
of GreatD Dimensions all Around.

Some Very Nice DetectIVe work. A FRAUD
O fGreatD Dimensions all Around.
New Orleans, La, Aug. 81
The firm of Barnett & Wenar,
| ticket brokers, doing business on
Canal street, have for some time
been giving evidence that the
firm was engaged in a booming
business. The senior member
Of the firm has especially been
noticeable for the gorgeousness
of his clothes and the lustre Of
his diamonds. Ticket scalping
conducted on strictly legitimate
rules always includes consider
able profits but operated by
shady methods there are enorm-
Gus margins. For months past
the Southern Pacific Railroad
has been quietly Investigating
the travel to and from points IN
which that company is interests
ed. There was a great passen-
ger business, but somehow the
revenues did not compare with
the number of tickets sold.
Evidently something was work
ing, and the company tried every
plan to unearth it without sue
cess. The more it was investi-
gated the more apparent it be-
came that a gigantic fraud was
being perpetrated on the South
ern Pacific. Finally the South
ern Pacific tickets were printed
and quickly distributed in all
sections where it appeared the
fraud was being worked. A
minute check mark on these new
tickets was the only difference
between them and the old issue.
The special agent of the comp
any at this point then began to
look for bogus tickets. One
ticket lacking the check mark
turned up and with this clew the
special agent soon ran down the
trail. The conspirators offered
the man S25. 900 if he would
simply keep his mouth shut and
let things run along as they had
been running for SO long. He
figured out that be might fail if
the evidence Of fraud were not
strengthened by conclusive
proof. He asked them for time
to consider the offer and laid
the scheme before the railroad
company officers. With their
approval he apparently permit
ted himself to be made a party
to the fraudulent practices, but
began to collect evidence of the
guilt Of the conspirators.
To-day the case vas ripe and
Barnett &Wenar, ticket brokers',
were arrested and the printers of
the tickets and all concerned will
be made parties to a fraud sur
passing interest and colossal
proportions which can only be
adj udicated by the United States
County. Barnett & Wenar were
brought before United States
Commissioner Wright and placed
under 50. 900 bonds for their ap-
.pearance before theUnited States
court on the charge of using the
mails for fraudulent purposes.
Private kilograms from New
york state that Clarence Barnett,
another another member of the
firm, was arrested there to-day
and four thousand of the fradu-
lent tickets were found in his
possession. This case has caused
a great sensation here.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-09-05
China Wants to Give O'Connor His
PASSPORTS.
Wilmington Star Correspondence.

London, Aug. 31.-A dispatch
to the Globe from Shanghai says
it is reported that the Tsung Lii
Yamen has instructed the Chinese
minister at London to procure
the return of Sir N. R. O'Con-
nor, British minister to China.
This action is taken by the Chi
nese government, it is alleged,
in consequence of the menacing
attitude assumed by Q'Connor in
regard to the inquiry into the
Kucheny outrages. Violent
scenes are said to have taken
place during Minister O'Connor's
visit to the Tsung Li-Yamen in
connection with the inquiry.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-09-05
He Has ~Hydrophobia.
Charlotte Observer.

Charlotte Observer.
In Pineville township, not far
from the town of Pineville, can
be seen a sad and touching
sight-a young boy about four
teen years old, stricken with by
drophobia. A few days ago
while at school he became sud
denly sick and was taken home.
Now he lies suffering and biting
at everything that comes about
him. He seems to be in perfect
agony at times. The attack
comes On him by spells, caused
by a current of air or a change
of any kind tending to bring on
excitement.
About four years ago the boy
was bitten by a little dog that
had been bitten by a mad dog.
The boys name is Arthur Sat
terrified, a son of MI. Leon Sat
terfeld.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-09-05

The government ought not to
delegate this power (of issuing
money! if 1t could. It is too
great power to be trusted to any
banking business whatever. The
people are not safe when such a
company has such a power. The
temptation is too great, the OPP
%portunity too easy, to put up
and put down prices to- bring
the whole community on it's
knees to these Neptunes, who
preside over the fux and refux
of paper money. Stocks are
their p~laythings with which they
gamble with as little secrecy and
less morality than common gam
blers,-Thos. H. Benton
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LOCAL BRIEFS.

THE delicious scupernong
grape has made its appearance
on this market.
The cause of our depression is
a money famine and nothing
else.-John A. Logan.
Don't forget the excursion to
Richmond, Sept. 18th. Every
body come and let's go.
The Jewish Synagogue is to
be equipped with electric lights
in a few weeks. Messrs, Far
ries and Caldwell have the con-
tract in hand.
How about that telephone ex-
change that we were going to
have? Let those interested
push the matter along and bring
it to a head.
Mr.. John E. Brown, of the
ARGUS force shot himself
through the hand yesterday with
a 80 callibre pistol, inf1icting a
serious wound.
THE Eclipse Steam Fire En-
CINE have moved into their new
quarters in the Borden building
The Goldsboro Fire Department
is considered one of the finest
in the State.
The Observation-Disclosures town
ship Sunday School Association
will meet at the Presbyterian
church, this city on the 18th, Of
September at $3.50 and 500 p. m.
An interesting programme will
be givenLOn the occasion.
MEssRS. Royal & Borden
have just received a beautiful
line of chinaware Of all kinds,
from the incest Haviland
French) make to the cheapest
grade and are prepared to suit
a | customers.
WI sympathize with Mr. and
Mrs. A. Roscower i'll the loss Of
their little infant daughter, Alma
age seven months, who died
Sunday morning at S o'clock and
was buried this morning at 10
o'clock in Willow Dale cemetery.
THE passenger traffic on the
trains running into and through
Goldsboro has been quite large
of late. This is now increased
by the return Of the boys and
girls to the various colleges and
schools. A largenumber passed
through to-day.
The report Of the County
Physician by the new Board of
Health, was crowded out of yes
terdays issue, DR.. Lewis of Ere
mont, and DR.. Will Jones, of
Goldsboro yer put in nomina-
ton. DR.. Jones was reelected on
first ballot, vote was 16 to II.
One hundred and forty-fve
thousand pounds Of tobacco was
sold here last Thursday and Fri
day. for which nearly SIS, 900
was paid out. This was almost
exclusively distributed among
small farmers of Wilson county.
Wilson Advance,
Three convicts (colored) on the
Northampton county State farm
near Weldon, made an attempt to
escape last Friday, and two of
them were killed. The others
have not been captured. The two
killed were Robt. Kerns and
Henry G. Holly; the latter was a
preacher and and eX- Govern
ment officer.
HIS. Honor Governor Carr to-
day appointed Hon. G. M. Cooke,
of Louisburg, Secretary OF State
to fill the unexpired term Of Of
fee: Gov. Carr could not have
made a better appointment to
this position of honor and trust,
had be searched the State over,
nor could he have found one
more deserving of this reward
for his many great services rem
dered to the State of North Car
DINA,
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New Jersey Populists,

Trenton, N. J., Sept. 2,--The
Peoples party convention con-
vened here at 10 o'clock this
morning. The convention will
formulate a State platform and
nominate a candidate for Gov
ernQr.
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The new knitting mill at Dur
ham, in which Col. J. S. Carr
and others r Interested, will be
in operation within thirty days,
it is said.
The Standard Oil Company
has arranged to make Whining
ton its distributing point, for
North Corolina, South Carolina
and Georgia, The oil will be
shipped there in tank-steamers.
Washington Messenger; Col.
r.. W, Wharton planted this
year twenty five acres in tobacco
and is now engaged in harvest,
ing and curing his crop. He has
already cured twenty-five barnss
and has fifteen more to cure.
The crop will average about 300
pounds per acre, and is valued at
IS, 900.
The Lynchburg, Va, News
says it is announced there that
the Southern Railway Company
contemplates making a change
in some of the divisions. and that
it would result in the removal of
the headquarters of the Lewiston
at Danville. The divisions, as con-
templated will be located at
Lynchburg, Greensboro, Char
and Raleigh,
Wilkesboro Chronicle: Wilbern
Childress, just owe the line in
Alexander come out with a rattle
snake that's hard to beat. He
killed it last week near his house
and it required three shots to do
it. The RATHER wore thirty-seven
rattles and was eight feet long.
The snakes hide was stuffed, and
to do this required one bushel,
one peck and one gallon of bran.
Mr.. Aaron Mizell, of Martin
county, near the Beaufort county
line, had been getting together
his little saving for several
years, until he had accumulated
1914, which he kept in a tin
bucket, wrapped in tow sacks and
hidden in his smoke house. A
few nights ago some thief broke
into the building and stole every
W Gazett.
We have told of Messrs. G.. F..
Williams and CIV. Hardison kill
ing twelve raccoons one morning
in three times around a Croatan
corn field. We now have the
following additional items from
there; Messrs G.. W. Parker and
G. F. Williams have been out
four mornings after day and
brought out sixteen finer accoons.
while Mr. Burnett Hardison
drove in with a fine deer.-New-
bern Journal.
A special from Weldon to the
Wilmington Messenger says;
The penitentiary directors, acs
complained by Governor Carr, are
examining the State farms on
Roanoke river this week. Yes
terday they went over Capt.
Bradshaw's farm, and to-day
they are examining Capt. Rheims
From there they go to the Gale
donia farm. They r much
pleased with the fa1 ms examined
so far and find all the crops in
excellent conditions anG. the con.
victs in good health and well
cared fol.
Chrlotte Observer; Mr.. Wal
ter l., Womble, travelling Stats
tician of the State bureau of la
Der collecting statistics fran the
mills, he having left blanks with
them on his last visit here. These
have been filled out and he now
takes them up. Mr.. Womble says
that there willInot be a mill lack.
ing in the report of the bureau
this Year Every factory in OPP
Grafton in the State has beer
heard fran or visited. A great
deal of capital is being invested
in the State. and two spindles
are being put in the North Caro-.
lima to one in South Carolina.
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The Anti-Foreign Spirit Spreading
Cholera.

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 80.
The steamer Coptic has ar
river from China and Japan. 1t
brings news that cholero is com
hitting terrible ravages in the
city of Nankin.
The anti-foreign spirit seems
to be spreading. A riot oc-
CURED at Fat Shang Aug. 9TH,
and the mission was attacked,
but no particulars are known.
The French mission at HUI Yeng
in Kiang Shang was also attacked
by a mob, but it's inmates made
a stout resistance with firearms
and beat off their assailants.
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The steamer Catalauma ar
rived at Havana Saturday with
fresh troops from Spain. The
city was decorated IN honor of
her arrival.
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Persons calling for above letters will
please say advertised and give date of
same, the regulations require that one
cent be paid on all advertised letters.
j, w. BRYAN, P. M.
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The new knitting mill at Dur
ham, in which Col. ]. S. Carr
and others are Interested, will be
IN operation within thirty days,
it is said.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-09-05

The Standard Oil Company
has arranged to make Whining
ton its distributing point, for
North Corolina, South Carolina
and Georgia, The oil will be
shipped there in tank-steamers.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-07-05

NEw YoRE.--" Bob" Fitzsimmons,
who recently fought draw with Choyn.
ski and is now after a match with Cor
bett. was quietly married in Newark, N.
j., Sunday night, and is now enjoying q
quiet honeymoon in the lake section Of
Northern New Jersey. His bride is Miss
Rosalie Julia samweIl OF Melbourne,
Australia, better known to the public as
Rose Julien, contortionist and mem-
Der Of the Julien family OF athletes.
Fitzsimmons' first wife recently obtained
o divorce from him.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-07-05
PArdoned by Pennoyer.

SALEM, On. R.-Governor Pennoyer has
pardoned from the penitentiary the fol-
lowing prisoners: s. F. Murphy, sem
fenced from Baker county February last
to one year for embezzlement as City
Treasurer OF the sum of $4,ll9; James
Hards, sentenced from jackson county
May, 1893, to q term of fifteen years for
manslaughter; George Newbill, from
Yamhill county March last to one year
for grand larceny; Ed +. Lewis, from
Linn county March last to three years
for forgery; Georgia White and Jennie
Morgan, from Portland February last to
two years for larceny from the person oi
a Yakima county wash farmer.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-07-05
CHINESE REGISTRATION.
The Six Companies Will Fight the De-
portation of Celestials.

The Six Companies will Fight the De-
portation of Celestials.
SAN Francisco, CAL.-Many of the
Chinese who have not yet called for their
certificates are now supposed to be in
Alaska canning salmon or away in the
interior OF the State picking fruit. Con-
sequently they are none too eager to Sc
cure certificates. If orders are given,
however, to arrest and deport the delin-
quents, they may hasten to secure the
much-needed documents. There is an
intimation, however, that the Chinese
Six Companies intend to spring little
surprise when an effort is made to en-
force the penalty OF deportation. An
order for deportation of 10 Happy Sing,
who claims to have been advised by the
Six Companies not to take out regis
tration certificate, and who detiantly re-
fused to comply with the Geary law, was
recently made out at Cedar Rapids, la.
10 Happy Sing has not yet been deport-
ed, however, and it is pretty plainly in
timated here that, II the attempts made
to ship him from this port, writ Of ha.
heas corpus win be sued out and the case
fought to the United States Supreme
Court. His case may be taken as an in.
dication OF what will be done in those 81
others who failed to secure the necessary
certificates.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-07-05
pARKE q LACY COMPANY.
II Brings Suits In California to Recover
Insurance Money.

II Brings Suits In California to Recover
Insurance Money.
SAN Francisco, CAL.-The Parke &
Lacy Machinery Company of Portland,
Or, has commenced number OF suits
in the Superior Court of this city and
county against the following insurance
companies: National Fire Insurance
Company OF Hartford, Hamburg Bremen
Fire Insurance Company of Hamburg,
the Imperial Insurance Company of
London, the Palatine Insurance Com
pany (limited) of Manchester, the Phe-
nix Insurance Company OF Brooklyn, N.
Y, the Niagara Insurance Company of
Philadelphia, the Transatlantic Fire In
surance Company OF Hamburg, Western
Assurance Company of Toronto, Scottish
Union and National Insurance Company
of Edinburgh and the Insurance Com
pany OF North America. Suits are
brought against each individual company
for amounts aggregating $42, 800. 1t ap-
pears that the Parke & Lacy Machinery
Company's lumber mill at Snoqualmie,
WASH, which was insured in the various
companies, was burned down December
~, 1893. Proofs OF loss were made Jam
uary 4, 1894, and appraisers were set to
work, one for the plaintiff and the other
for the defendant companies. As the
two appraisers failed to agree, third
one was appointed, and the three found
that the sum of $34, ,ll5 was justly due
the owners Of the Snoqualmie mill. For
some unaccountable reason no payment
OF loss has ever been made, and SO suit
has now been entered.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-07-05
AoAISsr THE RAILROADS.
Seven Hundred Thousand Acres Declared
Government Property.

Los ANGELES, CAL.--Judge Ross has
handed down an opinion in the case OF
the United States vs.. the Southern Pa
cifc Company, which case involved the
litigation Of over 100000 acres OF land
situated in Ventura and Los Angeles
counties, which the Southern Pacific
claimed on the failure OF the Atlantic
and Pacific road to build It's road from
the Colorado river 10 the Pacific Coast
Judge Ross held that, while the evidence
showed that the Atlantic and Pacific
road did not construct its road or file a
plat Of its line, IL did not follow that
Congress intended that by reason OF this
failure all Of the land granted to il
should be conditionally forfeited TO the
Southern Pacific Company. Judge Ross
held also that, although there was no
definite line OF the Atlantic and Pacific
road outlined, IL had by filing an inten-
tion OF doing IL come under the recent
decisions OF the Supreme Court in this
instance He declared the 100000 acres
belongs 10 the government.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-07-05
THE MONGOLIANS.
Enforcement Of Deportation
z to be Resisted.
SALMON OF THE COLUMBIA
Cannerymen Well Satisfied with the
Present Prospect - Fishermen Want
the whisky scows Removed.

ASTORIA, 0R.-Cannerymen are pretty
well satisfied with the way salmon have
been coming in during the past few Gays,
and nearly all are confident that the
pack will not be much more than 90, 900
cases below last years figures. The
traps have been securing large quantities
OF bluebacks and steelheads in spite of
the fact that the water is still muddy.
Usually the gill nets alone are successful
until the freshet season has passed, and
for this reason IL is believed these varie-
ties Of fish are running in manner
which is phenomenal. Few, il any, OF
the fishermen use nets with meshes suf-
ficiently small to capture fish weighing
less than fifteen pounds. 1t is therefore
70 be expected that the seines and wheels
will make large hauls from this time on.
An agitation is on foot among the fisher
men here, having for its object the re-
moval OF all the whisky scows from the
river. The reason for this lies in the
fact that many OF the fatalities that have
occurred on the river for years past have
been the result OF drunkenness. The
scow owners In carrying on their busi-
ness anchor their floating saloons near
the most popular fishing grounds, and
reap rich harvest by exchanging cheap
whisky for salmon. In this way the
fishermen who are addicted to drinking
are frequently without means at the
close Of the season, If in the meantime
they are fortunate enough TO escape
drowning while intoxicated.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-07-05
Oregon.

About 200, 600 dozen of eggs are shipped
from Albany each year.
Yamhill county's Sheriff will turn
over to his successor 81 ,lS9. Some $40,
600 taxes are yet unpaid.
There is talk of forming company
and starting pulp mill on the upper
Necannicum. There is plenty Of suitable
timber and an abundance of water.
There are 367 persons in the peniten-
tiary now, 100 being employed in the
stove foundry. There is only one wom-
an, Emma Rice from Multnomah county.
The reform school agitation is still a
live topic in the Salem papers. Some
members of the grand jury are out in
severe criticisms, to which Superinterd-
ent Hendricks replies with some spirit.
The whistling buoy off the Coos Bay
bar is water-logged, having been run into
by some vessel. The ManZanita exam
ined the buoy, and will bring appliances
from Portland to raise it and make the
necessary repairs.
Some unknown individual has been
circulating counterfeit tive-dollar pieces
throughout Southern Oregon during the
past few weeks. They are very poor inn
itations, being much lighter in weight,
and would deceive no person should
their attention be drawn to the matter.
The date on them is 1881.
A contract has been made for 5000
tons of the Yaquina stone to be used in
another San Francisco building. The
steam schooner Scotia is at Yaquina
nfk Load II aAAx nd iii hsa txa M
busy in this trade the greater part of the
summer. A steam derrick is to be
erected at Yaquina to expedite the
transfer OF the stone from the cars to the
vessel. The new channel machine fol
use at the quarry and the first to beused
in the State has arrived and is now in
operation, and will vastly increase the
rapidity with which stone can be turned
out. One Of the contracts for supplying
San Francisco firm calls for 6S, 900 Gu
bic feet OF the stone.
Reports from the hop yards in Oregon
indicate bright prospects OF large yield.
Lice are appearing in few yards, and are
not so numerous in those as to cause ap-
prehension for the safety of the crop,
But another formidable and unexpected
pest has begun operations, the tent cat
erpillar, which has been so numerous
and destructive in the orchards. In some
parts these have attacked the hop yards,
making rapid havoc among the plants
Owners Of yards are making every effort
to exterminate the pests by making q
good strong spray solution. Only few
small yards have as vet been attacked
and il successfully resisted in those, the
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-07-05
NORTHWEST BREvITIEs.
Washington.

L
The telephone has reached Monte
! Cristo.
The Everett paper mill has been rein.
corporated at $3.50, 900.
Burglars and thieves, says the Seattle
Telegraph, are tearing the town to pieces.
The First Congregational Church ol
Tacoma has just celebrated its twentieth
anniversary.
Ellensburg city bonds, $33, 900 cold in
Spokane, brought par less per cent
commission to the broker.
The impoverished condition Of Che
halls county finances prevents the
teachers from holding their annual in.
stitute, and it has been indefinitely
postponed.
A long line OF prairie schooness passed
through Spokane recently, containing a
Nebraska colony bound for somewhere
on the Sound.
The curfew ordinance lie to be enforced
in Walla Walla, and hereafter when the
fire bell rings at o'clock all boys under
10 must be off the street.
The outcome OF the Roy Hurlburt-
Mary Busby seduction case at Colfax
was that the young man goes to the PEN
itentiary for year and the girl to the
Chehalis reform school.
Adams county will produce an enor-
nous wheat crop this year. The rains
made their appearance at the proper
time, and the outlook is the most en-
couraging one for many years.
School Clerk w. G. Clark OF Garfield,
Whitman county, has completed the CEN
sus OF the school children within that
district, and has found total OF 227.
This is twenty-five short OF what it was
last season for some reason.
Samuel Crump, proprietor OF the Spo-
kane soap works, has made close study
OF vegetable oils, and is now experiment.
ing with sunfowers, peanuts and cSstor
beans at the ranch of S. Conway at Ken
Mr.. Crump thinks that raising
can be made profitable in
dustry in the State, and an immense
market can be obtained for the oil from
the seeds, which can be largely used in
the manufacture of soap.
Captain Symons, United States engin-
eers, has received orders to make sur
vey and estimate for fresh water har-
Dor, OF the greatest practicable depth at
Everett. This is job that would cost a
very large amount if it were ever carried
out. Seattle also wants fresh water
harbor, to cost $4,000, 900 or $4,000, 600.
The advantages of fresh water harbor
where the teredo will not destroy all the
every two or three years are
understood by Sound people, and are
by ship owners.