Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-01-31

form will carry Robert E. Patti
son into the chief magistracy OF
the city by an overwhelming ma
jority."
! COMPARATIVE WEALTH.
The Chicago Herald says:
According to the census re
turns the realized wealth existing
in the United States in 1890 was
S65, 037, O91, 1877, or 81, ,O36 per
capita, against S43, 642, 900, 900 in
1880, or $50 per capita The
total for 1890 includes the esti-
mated value of vacant national
lands and Indian reservations,
amounting to $941. O31, ,378, which
| was not included in the returns
for 1880. For purposes of com
parison this sum should be de-
Quoted from the 1890 total, max
ing the per capita wealth in that
year about 81, ,O21.
The valuation is that of pro-
perty actually in the country
without regard to the place OF
ownership. AS a matter of fact a
considerable amount of the pro
perty existing here is either own
ed by foreigners or subject to
claims held by them. The exact
amount of such property cannot
| be stated. 1t has been variously
estimated from 5000. 100000 to
S5, 900, ,000,0 900, with the possibili-
ties in favor of the lower figure.
The wealth owned in the coun-
try, exclusive of vacant lands
and Indian reservations, may
therefore be placed at about S63,
900, 900, 900. or 81, 900 per capita
in 1890.
A comparison of our wealth
owned by our own people with
that of England and France has
been attempted as follows:
Wealth. Per
capita.
United States 500, 200, 100000 $1,000
Great Britain $4,000 000.00 1,33S
France 10000, 900, O00 1,0S1
REFORM IN THE NAVY.
The New York World says:
The question of the reorganiza-
ton of the navy is at last def
nitely before Congress. The
joint commission appointed to
Investigate personnel of the navy
made a report in December and
submitted a bill embodying it's
conclusions. This bill in its
main features has been reported
favorably by the committees of
both houses. 1t has been APP
proved by a large majority of
naval officers and by all who be-
lieve that the United States
should correct the folly, which
exists in the navy of no other
country, Of providing first class
ships and excellent material in
the force and leaving the per-
sOnnel of the executive branch
inadequate to its responsibilities
in case of war"
The New York Herald says;
"Secretary Herbert's remarks at
the Board of Trade banqnet con-
cerning the need for a strong
navy by the United States come
at very happy moment just
when congress is slightly hesita-
ting whether or not to build more
battle ships. We do not need
sucn a force as Great Britain
keeps constantly in service. but
we ought to have the nuclens of
such fleet, and we can keep up
with our naval needs only by
building a certain amount Of new
war vessels every year. It would
be mistake, however, to pro-
vide for the increase of our ma
terial without providing equally
we'll for the personnel. 1t is
highly important, therefore that
Congress should pass the navy
reorganization bill at once"
A SURRENDER BY THE STATE.
The Richmond Times SAYS:
1.-The sO-called compromise with
the Alexander Island gamblers
is mere surrender by the State.
This was to have been expected,
as all the ability of our admira-
BILE attorney general is not suff-
cient to make a wise and just
judge, give a judgment against
the plain statute law, and the
gamblers had the law on their
side. The Legislature did such
damage that the court could not
undo it. The whole business is
an offense, and as such a nuisance
Monte Carlo, with it's roulet ta-
bles, is not more fragrant and
outrageous violation of the sense
immortality and right Of the Vir-
ginia people than are the St.
Asaph and Alexander Island
'roulct' horse games and their
local and foreign boards, as the
book-makers' plays are called.
The infamy lies with the Legis-
lature, and those who authorized
Virginia to be made the dumping
ground for the abandoned men