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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-08-13
NOTHING NEW.

The President has issued a
Proclamation solemnly warning
all citizens of the United States
and all others within their juris-
diction against taking part in any
flibustering movements in aid
of the Cuban insurgents. An
impetuous head line artist in one
of our contemporaries calls this
"a blow at the Cuban patriots"
The artist is ignorant of history.
From the earlier days of Ameri-
can civilization proclamations
have been used by rulers of
greater or less Importance for
the purpose of dlscouraging bold,
bad violaters of law, and always
with the same result. Mr.. Cleve-
land does only his duty in follow
ing the precedents set by COVER,
nors and presidents from the
days Of William TIE Testv, the
governor of New Amsterdam, to
those of Ulysses Grant, Presi>
dent of the United States.
Miranda, Houston, Lopez,
Walker, and every flibuster of
the last hundred years, has been
warned by proclamation that his
expedition was illegal; but the
expeditions have gone on all the
same, the adventures taking
their chances in the grim game
of destiny. Seldom, indeed, has
the defeated craved the interpo-
sition of his native country, and
still more seldom has it been
granted. Walker chose death
before that humiliating alterna-
tive.
There is no reason why AL
American taking up arms for
Cuba should expect his governs
ment to protect him in peril, but
there are many and good reasons
why his country should recog-
nize the independence of Cuba,
and the belligerent rights OF
every patriot, Cuban or Ameri-
can, fighting for that unhappy
island.
Mr.. Cleveland's proclamation
does not alter the status of any
American citizen caught serving
in the ranks of the Cuban insur.
geants, for death is the penalt,
awaiting all such who may fal
into the hands of Captain Gen
eral Weyler; but there are limit
ations even to the despotism o
a Captain General, and such
massacre as that of the Virgipiu
twenty odd years ago Woul
raise a storm in this country nov
that would overthrow the totter
ing power of Spain in the An
titles.
As it looks at present, tina
power is doomed to early an
permanent extinction. Heave
speed the day!
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A NINETY o CAT.
Gig Fishing IN the Ohio Nenr Tow
Head island.
rvo O1n We're E.qu:~s to Lnnd the
GotM-kn Aecou~t 81 ths Excit-
ing ces--s-fks:
CeDSore

Charles Thompson Is 9 fisherman
who feels equal to any fish thst
swims. He is proud of the strong
eight he made with a ninety-pound
cat he caught in the river near Tow
Head island recently. He caught
the fish on a trot-line that he set the
night before about thirty feet from
shore.
When he went out to run his line
he did not notice that anything I'M
usual was hooked, but when he be-
gan to pull the line in he was not
left Tong ignorant of the fact that he
had something OF the nature Of a
whale. Hank Gordon was also in
the skfn, and saw Thompson when
he made the first lurch forward. He
lowed something vas up" and
sprang 10 bis feet, thinking that his
companion was going overheard.
He caught hold of Thompson's feet
with a full determination that il
Thompson went by the board" he
would 90 with him.
In the meantime the boat was
spinning up the river at a wondcE-
full rate of speed, and Thompson was
lying fiat on his stomach with the
line almost cutting his hands in two.
The fish carried the skiff about two
miles up the river and then turned
down stream with so much sudden
ness as to almost swamp the boat.
The fish kept the race up for about
two miles down the river and finally
darted in toward shore and toward
@ pile of brush. where it stopped.
The skif hnd been going OF such q
high rate of speed that it was run
up on shore. The fish felt secure
under the brush and ''sulked," so
the two men began to wrestle with
the problem of how to get it out.
Finally Thompson managed the
thing by jumping into the river and
selling the fish around the body.
For awhile it was difficult to tell
which was the fish and which was
Thompson. Gordon had in the mean
time pulled out his scaling knife,
and when the fish seemed to be on
top Gordon reached out and cut the
fish in the gills. After that the
struggle was Uneven and the fish
soon yielded.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-08-13
RULE BRITANNIA.


It is admitted by everybody,
monometallist, bimetallist, and
silverites, that one obstscle alone
prevents the restoration of silver
to its proper place in the money
markets of the world. Every
nation but one is willing to res
habilitate the white metal; but
that one, Great Britain, doggedly
refuses it's consent. Being the
clearing house of the civilized
world. the great creditor and
pawn>broker of the earth, it die
tates to all others, and they obey.
It is not the only field in
which England rules the world.
AS the greatest maritime power
she fixes the first meridian of
longitude at Greenwich, and for
general convenience the other
nations accept the same; but
when one of them suggests a
system of ocean lanes" to be ira
versed by inward and outward
bound transatlantic steamers,
for common safety, it is rejected
because it is not of English ori>
gin. AS a consequence, d week
ago, two'great liners came within
an ace of crashing into one am
other on the high seas, with such
appalling results as may be ina
gined.
England maintained the right
Of search and empressment on
the high seas until the war of
1912 compelled her to abandon
that arrogant position. She still
supports the seal pirates of the
Northern Pacific. although their
depredations threaten the des.
truction of an industry which
profits England more than any
other nation.
The Gregorian Calandar was
accepted by England only after
every civilized nation, barring
Russia, had conformed to the
truth of science; and her wond-
rou system of pounds. shillings
and pence remains to confound
and annoy the myriad customers
of the worlds shopkeeper.a Mr.,
Podsnap, ever watchful of the
national honor, valves away any
thing new or useful, because it is
mot English" Mr.. Podsnap
rules Britannia, which rules the
waves; but even in Britain there
are statesmen, like Goschen
Hicks~Beach and Balfour, who
believe in 'bimettalism and would
gladly see it adopted if they were
not under the domination of a
power even greater than that of
Britain or Mr.. Podsnap.
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FIGHTING FISH.
Remarkable Encounters Between
Members of the Finny Tribe.

Remarkable Encounters Between
Members of the Finny Tribe.
The two fish are placed In tho
same bottle, says the London Field.
In describing an encounter between
lighting fish. They proceed to take
each others measure, shoulder up to
each other in schoolbov fashion, and
back and push around the ring"
the small fins vibrating rapidly all
the time. and each little being quiv-
ering with excitement and wrath.
This goes on for some minutes, until,
Us the spectators are growing impa-
tient, one fish suddenly fltps his head
around, makes q dart, and q consid-
cradle dent in bis adyersary's tail
shows at once that he has got home.
Henceforth there is no hesitation,
until n or the other cries ''pcc-
cavi." In regular fish fights on
w~hich7money depends. the battle is
continued until one fish turns tail
and is chased around the bottle by
the other, but this Is usually an
affair of an hour and frequently of
three or four.
The pluck and determination OF
the fighters are wonderful. The or
binary stream fish do not G~ghtnear-
ly 10 much as those that have been
bred and reared for the purpose.
The tail is the part which shows most
damage, for it is very easily torn,
but a good grip on a side fin Is more
effective. When nj pins the other
by the nose a very exciting struggle
takes place, the two lying listened
together like professional tiers,
and then shaking each other back
ward and forward with might and
main.
They often seem extremely ex-
hausted, but still fight on bruvelv,
and sometimes it Is a matter 1t diff
Guilty to part them. They display
considerable agility in evadinG their
opponents mouth, and also N sud.
denly twisting around and tAkinga
| piece out of his tail. In twenty min
utes or SO these eppendages, which
looked so brave and bright 8s they
went into the fray, are torn to fib-
bons.
The fsh's general appearance
after the fight suggests tibet of &
sailing ship emerging from . Tot ac-
ton, with her canvas hanging. in
streamers, her topmasts shot away,
and her crew gasping for breath, but
still ready to fight again. The COM
batants sometimes succumb to long
contest, but generally they only-take
superficial damage, and are irnmedi-
ately ready to feed. After / matsh
they are always rested q week Or
longer, according to the extent of
their injuries, and most of the Gents
and cuts r repaired by nat;re.
Enthusiastic owners often wager six
or seven pounds sterling or more on
their favorites, and macy people
earn q little mon.y in this way by
breeding fighting fish and then bsck-
ing them against others. :.
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What Allied II

Congressman Sibley, Of Pennsyi,
vania. was recently asked his opinion
Of the man in charge Of a certain bill.
He replied:
she is all right, l guess, but he
reminds me very much of a man up
in Pennsylvania. He came from the
lumber district with an old bulls>
eye watch to a jeweler and said: I
want you to fix my watch The
ieweier asked: What is the matter
with your wateh?' We'll, replied the
man, I have been looking into it and
I can't tell exactly, but as near as !
can make out l guess the trouble
With it is that the hair is all worn of
the hairspring. buffalo Times.
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Notice:

Notice:
By mutual consent the firm Of Dea is
Pate & Co., have this day dissolved CO.
partnership. All Indebtedness will be
settled by J.. H. Pate. Outstanding
accounts will be collected by either
partyof the firm of Deans, Patio & Co.
DEANS, PATE ~ co.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-08-13

in one eye and about my temples, es-
pecially at night when I had been having
q hard day of physical and mental labor.
Itook many remedies, but found help only
in Hoods Sarsaparilla which cured me OF
rheumatism, neuralgia and headache.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has proved itself q true
friend. I also take Hoods Pills to keep
my bowels regular, n like the pills
very much" ISAAC LEWIS, Sabina, Ohio.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-08-13
!. Cancer .
the Breast.

Mr.. A.. H. Crausby is one of the best
known and most highly respected citi-
zens of Memphis, and resides at 158
Kerr street in that city.
Some years ago his wife noticed a
small lump in her breast. She thought
nothing of it, but it increased in size
rapidly, and Don broke through the
skin and commenced to discharge.
She was at once put under treatment
of the best physicians, but they yery
soon found that they could do her no
good, and simply prescribed antiseptics
to keep the place clean. Both her
grandmother and aunt, by the way,
had died with cancer, and When APP
prised of this fact the doctors said that
they would not attempt to save her;
that she was incurab1e. Although the
cancer had by this time become deep
seated and her health very low, one of
the o noted specialists of New York
then treated her. After treating her
awhile, this doctor admitted hal the
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-08-13

President Isaac Lewis of Sabina, Ohio,
is highly respected all through that
section. He has lived in Clinton Co.
IS years, and has been president Of
the Sabina Bank 20 years. He gladly
testiies to the merit of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, and what he says is worthy
attention. AL brain workers find
Hoods Sarsaparilla peculiarly adapted
to their needs. 1t makes pure, rich,
red blood, and from this comes nerve,
mental, bodily and digestive strength
al Am glad to say that Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla is q very good medicine, especially
as q blood purifier. It has done me good
many times. For several years I suffered
greatly with pains OF
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-08-13
New Test for Death.

A foreign scientist has o new test
for death. With Q candle produce .
blister on the hand or foot Of the
body. II the blister, upon opening
with q needle or other instruments,
is found to contain fluid of any kind
there is still life in the supposed
body.
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THAT WONDER
Full REMEDY !!

RANDLEMAN, N. c.,
Feb. 6, 1896.
Rev. A. L.. Mendenhall says:
Mrs. Joe Person.
Madam:-It gives me great
pleasure to testify to the
merits of your wonderful
remedy. When [ decided to
give your remedy a trial,
my leg was badly liberated
from the effects of the fever.
It had baffled the skill of
many eminent physicians,
was very much swollen, and
had two running sores, with
holes to the bone, I could
wear no other than low
CHARTERED shoes, and suf-
fered very acute pain. This
was in 1894 at Toisnot, Will
son county, N. c., and soon
after taking the Remedy
my leg was entirely cured
and has remained perfectly
we'll ever since.
Very respectfully,
REV. A. L, MENDENHALL.
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TATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO
TIlcaS C01lntv

TATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO 20,
Lucas County. 7
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of f,
j. Cheney & Co, doing business in the
city of Toledo, county and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day of Decem-
bar, A. D. 1886.
SEAL A. ". GLEAoN,
- Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. J. HENEY & O.. To1edo,O.
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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-08
Reed Won't Retire,

From the Philadelphia Record.
The baId-wagon triumph of Ajax Nc
Kinley and that modern Roman, Marcus
Aurelius Hanna, has not caused that
real giant of the republican ranks,
Speaker Reed, to retire to his tent to
sulk like Achilles at Troy. The rumor
that the man from Maine would retire
from congress at the end of his present
term is now happily exploded in the
definite announcement from Port
land that he has consented to stand as a
candidate for the fifty-ffth congress-
Irrespective of party, the loss of such a
brainy man as Reed from public life
would be greatly regretted. His mind
can be compared for its profundity and
wit Gu the Leigh Hunt simile) to the
elephants trunk, which can pluck up a
tree by the roots or pick up pin.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-08
NEXT WEEKS NEWS.

THE News will be issued on Thurs
day instead of Wednesday morning
next week. The people of this section
ton have long since learned to look to
THE NEWS for the latest and most reli-
able news, and the one days delay of
publication is to give the readers of
this paper full report of the prima-
ries to be held throughout the second
congressional district next Wednes-
day. Thursday morning The
News will carry to its sub
scribers the result, fresh from the
wires, in every county of the district,
and give the people the first informa-
tion as to who their representative in
the fifty-fifth congress will be.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-08
GREEKS APPEAL FOR AID.
United States Asked to Send warship to
Care for Starving Fugitives.


New YORK, July "a dispatch to
the Herald from Athens says: Deputy
Scouldi, friend of the king and minis
ter of marine, under Tricoupis, has ask
ed the Herald to express the wish of all
Greeks that the United States govern
rnent shall send ship-say the San
Francisco-to aid the starving fugitives,
women and children. There are 5000 at
Coma and 1000 at Point Plata. The
children are dying by the hundreds.
M. Scoulodi says that the Americans
are the only people who cannot be sus-
pected of having any Interior motives,
therefore the only people who can I'M
dertake this great humanitarian work
without exciting jealousy and disagree
mert.
1t may be called to mind that in 1868
Admiral Farragut took off the women
and children under similar circum-
stances, when Mr.. Seward was secretary
of state. When demonstrated with on
the occasion by Ali Pasha, Mr.. Morris,
the United States minister at CONSTANT
nople, made the noble reply:
"When we Americans undertake an
act of humanity we don't ask the advice
of any one"
Deputy Scoulodi says that these people
are dying or are in immediate danger of
death or massacre,
"We are not asking money" said he,
"but humanitarian aid"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-08

was by nature, he gave no outward sign
of disappointment over his defeats in
the conventions of 1875 and 1880. He
could console himself in those instances
with the fact that his rivals were also
defeated, and that dark horses carried
off the prize.
In his recent memoirs John Sherman
makes no concealment of his chagrin at
his defeats in 1880 and 1888, particu-
larly In the former year, when he places
the responsibility upon General Gar
field. John N. Crawford in Chicago
Times Herald.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-08
NEWS AND VIEWS.

Mr.. Garrett A. Hobart has been to see
Major William Mckinley at the latter's
home in Canton. They have decided
that they will not do much talking dur
ing the campaign. Perhaps they intend
to let Hobart's money do the talking for
them.
Mormon emissaries are at work oyer
in Alabama, and by promises of land
and other valuables they get a certain
class of people to embrace the Mormon
faith. One white man was offered 100
acres of land and seven wives if he
would EN- brace the faith. He weakened
on the last proposition.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-08
Grand Jury Endorsements.
From the Morgan Monitor.

From the Morgan Monitor.
Judge W. L. Grice has most sensible
letter in the Macon Telegraph, anent
grand juries indOrsing men for judges or
solicitors-general. He well says that
when such Endorsements are made, of a
judge who is presiding, it should count
against him. Grand juries are paid to
attend to county business, and they are
untrue to and swindle the people when
they go to dabbling IN recommendations
of candidates. Compliments and thanks
to the judge and solicitor-general should
be stopped, for they mean nothing and
the people have to pay for their publica-
ton. The writer also condemns the
practice of candidates going to conven-
tions and establishing headquarters.
The state house officers in attendance on
the Macon convention was something to
make Georgians blush.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-08
the NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

The national democratic convention
is now in session at Chicago with Sena-
tor Harris, of Tennessee, as chairman.
Nearly two-thirds of the convention is
for the free coinage of silver, and, not
withstanding that the goldbugs are
making great deal of noise and
threatening to bolt, there is no bOubt
that a strong silver man will be nomi-
mated for president and a clear-cut
declaration for Is to / incorporated in
the platform. There are nearly a
dozen candidates for the first-place on
the ticket, the most prominent of
whom are Boies of Iowa and Bland of
Missouri. There is also strong SEN
timent among the delegates for SEN
ator Teller of Colorado, but he says he
is not candidate and does not expect
the nomination. Just who the nomi-
nee will be cannot now be predicted
with any degree of certainty.
The convention will be in session
several days.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-08
HONORING TELLER.
All Colorado Unites in Doing Honor to
Him.

Him,
DENVER, July 2.-All Colorado Joined
IN IGNORING Senator Teller yesterday at
the monster reception rendered him by
the citizens of Denver and other cities as
a mark of their approval of the course
he followed at the st. Louis cOnyentiCn.
After big parade in which silverites of
all parties participated, public meet
ing was held at which Mayor McMurry
presided and leading citizens of Colora-
do delivered stirring addresses in favor
of the free coinage of silver and eulogiz-
ed the Colorado senator and his ascot
ates from Utah, Idaho, South Dakota
and other silver states for boiling the
recent national republican convention
when the declaration for gold had been
adopted. The reception in the after
noon was one of the largest popular
demonstrations ever witnessed in Denver,
and the elimination in the eveninglin
the way of fireworks and brilliant IL
Elimination was on scale BETTING the
magnitude of the days celebration.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-08

IT is rumored that an attempt will
be made to upset the recent primaries
in the third district on the ground that
the congressional committee had not
ordered action, and that while Mr..
Lewis secured a majority of the dele
gates to the congressional convention
Judge Fort received majority of the
votes cast. The rumor is doubtless
without foundation, for such an at
tempt would create a storm that would
not soon subside.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-08

The Bower people are trying to pull
their candidate out of the hole in
which he finds himself by asserting
that, after the national convention de-
clares for silver, he can bring his pedal
extremities together on 16 to / plat
form and stand on ali equal footing
with Judge Griggs before the demo-
Gratis of the second district. The idea
is as ridiculous as the Decatur gentle
mans position on the financial question
is preposterous. No man will be put on
guard in this district who has not
fought the peoples fight. And after
whipping the fight the fruits of the
victory will not be thrown away.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-08
rs DOODLE TO Be USED?

A report is current that in some of
the counties of the second district the
opposition has large sums of money
with which it is proposed to carry
these counties against Judge Griggs
next Wednesday and defeat an honest
expression of the people.
Especially is it said that as much as
81 900 has been raised for each of two
counties, and this money is to be used
between now and the election and on
election day.
THE News does not know how much
reliance is to be placed in this report;
but forewarned is forearmed, and we
call attention to it so that the friends
of silver may be on their guard and
prepared to defeat such corrupt infu-
ence should it be attempted.
The fight for Griggs and silver
has, practically, been fought and won,
and all that is now needed to insure the
opponents of the disastrous
gold standard-the paralyzer of
every branch of industry-the
fruits of their victory is a lit
tie activity and watchfulness for the
next few days.
This done Doodle will cut mighty
sorry figure against patriotism in the
second Georgia district.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-08
A EOTED WOMAN DEAD.

The death of Harriet Beecher stowe
removes one of most noted characters
of the past half century. To Mrs
Stoves influence, brought about by
her ''Uncle Toms Cabin" and other
works, is due as much as to any other
one cause the late civil war, She was
sister of Henry Ward Beecher, OF
Plymoth church, and was a most re-
markable woman. After the war she
came south and built beautiful home
on the st. Johns river above Jackson
vile. 1t is said that some Of her ideas
of southern slavery were very much
modified during the past twenty years
of her life.