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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-09-23
PLENTY OF WHITE LABOR

The Boston Transcript gives un-
due Importance to the recent strike
at the Fulton Bag and Cotton
mills, which was caused by the
employment of a few negro wo-
men. The Transcript is inclined
to believe that the time is near at
hand sswhen the Southern manu-.
~facturers must employ colored
help Or else shut down."
There is no such prospect in the
South. Of all the cotton mills in
this section only one, that at
Charleston, has changed from
white to negro labor. The own
ers of the Charleston mill declared
that they found it impossible to
obtain enough white operatives to
run their factory and determined
to employ negroes only, as they
knew it would be impossible to
work whites and negroes together.
Charleston is an exception. In
all the other South Carolina cot;
ton mills all the operatives are
whites, and no difficulty has ever
been found in obtaining all the
white help that was needed. The
same thing is true of the cotton
manufacturing centres in other
Southern States.
Many Of the cotton mills in
this section are located in small
towns and a S soon as they were
built abundant labor was found
in the immediate vicinity. In
Augusta, Columbus, Spartan
burg. Charlotte and other south.
ern cities which have cotton
manufacturing among their chief
industries there are hundreds Oh
white persons not already ems
ployed in cotton mills who would
be glad to get work in them.
There is no prospect of such 6
labor problem in the South as
the Transcript sees among the
probabilities.
So far as the negro is con.
cerned, however, he finds q
greater variety of employment
and work Of higher grades in the
South than he a obtain in the
city where the Transcript is
published or in any part of that
section of the country where
solicitude for the negro's welfare
is most loudly proclaimed.
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NOTICE OF SALE.

Under and by virtue of a power of
sale contained in a mortgage dated
December 9th, 1894, executed by ia.
to q. j. Hudson and +. A. Daniels,
registered in the office of the Register
of Deeds of Wayne county. N c., in
Book SO page 592, &C., the undersigned
will sell for cash, by public auction at
the Court House in Goldsboro. N. G =,
on Monday, October 4th, 1897, at IL
o'c Ock m, the lands described in said
mortgage, as follows: The tract of
land situate in Wayne county, N. Q i,
conveyed by E. B. Jordan by G.. \.
Patterson anal wife by deed registered
in the off @ of the Register of Deeds of
said county in Book SO, page 221. CON
tanning two hundred and (2183) eighteen
and one half acres, more or less. and
)eing the lands conveyed BY j. H..
'frant, sheriff t @. 7. Hudson by de-d
egistered i'll the Office Of the Register
of Deeds of said county in Book IS.
page IT'S, to which deed and records
tefererce is here made for purposes Of
description,
C.. J. Hudson.
r. A. Daniels
This Cont Q 1907
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rs JUST AS GOOD FOR ADULTS.
PRICE SO cts
GLRANINCS
Items ct Inb0f0SbC Clipped
From Our state
EXCHANGES.

Greensboro Telegram: The
negro Bill Day. who killed his
sweetheart in Winston Saturday
night, was captured near Stone
vile yesterday morning. He
was brought to Winston on the
N. & w train last night. He
claims that he was only playing
with the woman and had no ms
tention Of killing her.
Wadesboro Messenger ntelli-
eencer: MIR. II. D. Kendall says
that there are ten acres of land
around his house, on the road be
tween Wadesboro and MOrven,
on which he has killed not less
than 100 dogs in the last twenty
years.--Center township, il
which is located Norwood, has
voted a subscription of $40, 900 TO
the proposed railroad from Abers
deem to Concord, via Norwood.
Wilmington Star: News has
been received in this city Of the
death of Mr.. Tbos. Robertson,
proprietor Of the Mineral
Springs, near Ridgewood, N. c.,
which occurred from hemorrh-
age of the lungs last We'd
nesday. He was a brother-inslaw
of Capt. Browning. oil the Viii
mington & Weldon railroad. The
remains were taken to Halifax
Friday for intermen:.
Raleigh News and Observer:
A large number of negroes went
to Pinewoods, in Johnston county,
yesterday to attend the funeral of
Chas. Watson and his wife, Julia,
both of whom died some time
since. Chas. was 100 years old
and Julia was 103. They left Is
children and 81 grand children. A
daughter, Mary Watson, aged rs,
attended the funeral of her parents
from Raleigh.
Fayetteville Observer: The
tlne prospects Tor q large crop of
cotton, a month ago, have all been
swept away by the terrible drought
of the past several weeks, and
now it is asserted by the farmers
that the crop in this section will
be only two-thirds Of an average
crop. Oar farmers T greatly
disappointed, not only on account
of the short crop, but because,
coupled with this short crop, the
price of the staple still continues
to go down.
Columbus Nuws: Farmers are
bringing in their cotton. but the
money is as scarce as ever, and
we see no indications whatever
that the long promised prosper
ity has reached this place.--The
water in the river is very low
and river steamers have consid>
cradle work getting through on
their trips. Last Friday at
Mr.. w. G. Dunham's in the up
per part of this county, while a
boy who stays with him was ex>
aiming a small rife, it was a.
cidentally discharged. the ball
striking Mr.. Durham in the
foot, and giving him a rather
painful wound. Rev. Mr.. Smith,
who was also present, narrowly
escaped being struck in the back
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Wilmington & Weldon Rail Road
AND BRANCHES

AND BRANCHES
AND FLORENCE RAILROAD.
CON DENSED SCHEDULE.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH:
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Train OF the Scotland Brahoh Roau
leaves Weldon 4:l0 p. M, Halifax = e
p m. arriving Scotland Neck at $40
p m, Greenvllle 6:57 p "a, Kinston ..55
y. m. Returning leaves Kinston 100
d. M, Greenville S.22 a IN. arriving
Halifax st I1.00 q M, Weldon IL. 70 u ma
daily except Sunday.
Trains on Washington Branch feaye
Washington S.20 q ~, ana z. 90 y. m,
arrivesP armele 500 a N, and 3. Az D IN,
r burning leaves Parmele $50 a N, and
$50 pm, arrives Washington II. rs a IN
and 7.2O p m. daily except SUNDAY.
Train leaves 1arboro, daily at 5 80
p m, arrives Plymouth at Z. 40 y. m; re-
turning leaves Plymouth 7.3O d NJ, ar
rives I'arboro 900 q N.
Train On Midland N G Branch leaves
Goldsboro daily, except Sunday, ITO
a. m, arriving SmithfeId s 80 a IN. Re-
turning leaves Smithteld go a II, al
rive at Goldsboro 10. % a m.
Train on Nashville Branch leaves
Rocky Mount at 400 p. NJ, arrives
Nashville a.o5 p m, Spring Hope sac
p. m. Returning leaves Spring Eope
3 90 q. M, Nashville 6.35 a IN, srriyes
at Rocky Mount sos a N, daily except
Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves
Warsaw for Clinton daily, EXCEPT Sur
day at lilo a III. and 9.15 p. N. Re
turning leaves Clinton at 100 a. m.
and $500 p m.
Train No rs makes close connection
at Weldon for all points North daily
Also at Rocky Mount with Norfolk and
Carolina Railroad for Norfolk dailA
and all points North via Norfolk daily
ii. M. EMERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agt
J. r. KENLY, Gent Manager.
T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager
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A. L. Howell, cts. as
Bv virtue Of a Judgment OF the Su-
2crior Cou t OF Wayne county mace in
he above entitled proceeding, l shall
sell for cash at public suction at the
house door in Goldsboro on Mon
'ay, Oct. 4th 1897, for a division be-
ween the above parties the following
descril ed lanl, lying in Stony Creek
township, Wayne county, and bounded
as fol- ows: Beginning at a stake on
the East side OF the road, corner of lot
No. z, and runs south Sc, east 254 to u
stake on Stoney Creek, corner of M. 7,
and then down said creek to a stake
corner of lot No. 8. then North 80,
west 2S0 poles to q stake on the East
side of said road. corner of lot, No 9,
hon up said road north 81, cas- 5 poles
to the beginning, containing twenty
seven acres, more or less, this beinp lot
No. 8, recorded in Book &c. page "a.
K. }. BEST, Com.
Aug, Goth, 1897.
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NJ LII.
a. M, How II

h Sent 3. 1907
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For Sale!

For Sale!
My home place 10 Grantham's town.
ship, ten miles from Goldsboro, con-
tanning 307 acres of land. This farLl
is IN a high state OF cultivation, well
adapted TO any crop grown in Eastern
Carolina. 1t has a good dwelling Of
six rooms and all necessary tenant
houses, barns, stables, etc. A new to-
bacco barn and pack house. Title per-
feet with no claims against it. Will
sell on reasonable terms. Parties wish
ing to buy will do we'll to correspond or
call on the undersigned.
J. A. STEVENS, McClammy, N. c..
F. S.-Mr. J. E, Switzerland of
Goldsboro will act as agent for me, and
parties who visit Goldsboro wishing
to buy land can call on him for de-
seription. prices, sc.
The record-union., 1897-08-12
ADJUSTMENTS.

Young anil old are looking forward
to the coming of Walter Mains great
cireus. which will exhibit at Agricult-
ural Park on next Monday afternoon
and evening. 1t is claimed by the man.
agement that this is the biggest of all
big shows. and that ii has met with
the most enthusiastic reception every
where this season They declare that
ssin point of novelty or in the number OF
features. no other amusement enter
prise can even approach it. It's many
exclusive features make it beyond
question the representative big show
of the world 1t requires four mas
sive trains of specially constructed cars
to transport it from town to town, four
of the most thoroughly equipped and
handsomely decorated advertising cars
ever built or brought into service to
herald its coming, and more than one
thousand people employed, besides
three hundred of the finest horses ever
owned by any amusement institution
There are three rings. two elevated
stages and a quarter mile hippodrome
track. all going at one time during
the performance. The geological dis
play contains more rare wild beasts
than any other two shows, and the
largest wafer proof tents ever con-
structed are required to properly give
this massive entertainment and accom-
modate the vast audiences which daily
throng to see the many wonders con-
The record-union., 1897-08-12
tanned In these shows that can be seen
nowhere else on earth. .
PERSONAL MENTION.

O. w. Noack and wife have returned
from the East.
]. P. Davis and family left yesterday
for Pacific Grove.
A. Heilbron has returned from his
trip to the Springs.
/ Mrs. F. Biewener and family have
gone to Pacific Grove
Captain P. Heiner and family are
spending a month at Pacific Grove.
W. E. Norris and wife have gone on
two-weeks' trip to San Francisco.
Miss Alice Baily and Miss Wall of
San Francisco are visiting Sacramento.
Trustee J. Devine is going to San
Francisco this morning for his vaca-
ton.
Mrs. A. NJ. Cove and John M. Cove
are visiting Mrs. Goves sister in AL
ameda
Miss Grace Harper has gone on a
months visit to her mother at Gray's
Harbor. Washington
Mr.. and Mrs. James Young have gone
to Oregon, and will visit Portland. Seat
tie and other places during their abb
sence.
Early yesterday morning jolly par
ty of ten left here, not for Klnodike,
but on camping trip to Donner Lake.
The following are the names Of the
party: B. L. Edwards and wife,
H. Beech and wife, F. A Burke
| and wife, Mrs. c. V. Brockway. Miss
Sadie Brockway and Masters Elmer
Burke and Lincoln Edwards.
D. Kent, Jim Hopley, H. M. Flint,
Mike Brawley, ]. F. Jones and w. r.
Flint have been rambling for four
weeks in the Sierras, and returned yes
terday, brown as berries and glad TO
get back to the comforts of home again.
although they were will provided with
two good teams and everything conven-
lent for a trip in the mountains. They
took in many interesting places, and
got as high up as Silver Lake. then
struck south through FL Dorado County
and Amador County, taking in Jackson,
Sutter Creek, Amador City and Zone
on their return trip. They visited many
fabulously rich mines on the Mother
Lode" and wonder why people should
leave so much wealth behind and brave
the rfgors of the Arctic cline in quest of
that ignus fatuus Klondike.
The record-union., 1897-08-12
THE NEW LEAGUE FORMED.
Schedule of Games for the Re-
mainder of the Month.

The adjourned meeting of the new
California State Base Ball League was
held at Oak Park last evening, and
much interest was manifested by the
different managers.
Eight clubs were represented. as fol-
lows: The Santa Rosa Club, represented
by j. G.. Woodward; the S. n. Woods,
by d. F. Crowley; the Fresno Rapub-
licans, by James a. Ward; the Corkers.
by NJ 3. Kent; the c. c. and BIS, by
John NJ Milliken; the StocktonS, by
George H Campbell, and the Santa
Cruz and Heesman of Oakland
were represented by proxies. The SEN
timent was unanimous in withdrawing
from the tournament, and a schedule
was arranged for the remainder of the
month, when a regular schedule will
be adopted.
The schedule for next Sunday is
Stockton VS.. S. n. Woods at Stockton,
Santa Rosa VS.. Heesmans at Santa
Rosa, Fresno Republicans VS.. Corlters
at Fresno, and the Santa Cruz VS.. c. G..
and B. s at Santa Cruz. Owing to the
opening of the new ball grounds in this
city, and further, that all the towns
represented wanted to open on their
home grounds, it was decided not TO
place any opposition in the way of the
new venture, and so scheduled the Sac
ramento clubs away from home for
next Sunday, and will open the League
season in this city on August 22d.
Applications for membership were also
received from Grass Valley. Marysville,
Willows, Lodi and several smaller
towns.
The record-union., 1897-08-12
TIT FOR TAT.
MRS. Mixer Has Her Landlady Ar
rested and Vice Versa.

Tuesday night Mrs. NJ. E. Mixer, who
occupied a room in the International
Hotel building, on K street, between
Third and Fourth, visited the Receiving
Hospital suffering from a dislocated
shoulder and other injuries which she
claimed to have received at the hands
of May Barker, the proprietress of the
lodging-hou in which she roomed, as
sisted by Mrs. Ronike, who is an en-
ploye of May Barker.
The Mixer woman received medical
attention, and left vowing to swear out
complaint for the arrest of her al
legged assailants, as was published IN
yesterdays Record Union
Early yesterday morning Mrs. Mixer
kept her word, and swore out COM
plants charging May Barker and Mrs.
Ronike with battery. But the matter
did not end there, for the females whose
arrest she caused, retaliated by TAX
ing out a warrant charging her with
having disturbed their peace.
Tt is understood that the arrest of an
alleged gang of sure thing" men was
| the original cause of the trouble, though
just in what relation they stand to the
three women does not appear
The record-union., 1897-08-12
SERIOUS RUNAWAY.
Horses Take Fright and Wreck a
Harvester.

A serious runaway accident is re-
ported to have happened at the Free
man and Bates ranch, near Sheldon,
Tuesday afternoon.
William Troy's harvester was at work
in a wheat field on the ranch, when a
break in the machinery frightened the
horses, twenty -four in number, and in
an instant the team was dashinS across
the field at a terrific rate of speed.
Seven men We're employed. on the
machine, two of whom were severely,
though not seriously hurt. One, who
went by the name of Dick" had hip
dislocated, and another called Frank
had a she ulder badly bruised.
Two horses in the team were killed
outright, and a third was injured past
recovery and was killed yesterday.
Thomas Daily, who was in the employ
of Troy, and who brought the news
of the accident to this city, states that
the harvester was a total wreck when
the team finally came o a standstill.
The record-union., 1897-08-12
Weather Report.

The Weather Bureau reports show
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been SO and 5S de-
grees, with fresh southerly winds and
clear weather prevailing.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one yea- ago yesterday were 81 and 81
degrees, and one year ago to-day 81
and 50 degrees.
The average temperature was II de-
gTees and the normal "A degrees, show
ing yesterday to have been two de-
grees cooler than usual for the 11th
day of August.
The wet thermometer at p. m was
sc degrees, being IS degrees cooler than
the dry thermometer at the same hour.
The percentage of moisture in the
air at p. m. was 3S per cent, as
against 81 per cent. at the same hour
on Tuesday
The record-union., 1897-08-12
A QUIET DAY.
Board of Equalization Examining
the Auditors Returns.

The State Board of Equalization met
Yesterday as usual and put in the day
examining the returns of property val
uations as sent in by the several Coun-
ty Auditors.
Auditors returns from Amador, Men
docino, Modoc, Nevada, San Francisco,
Santa Clara, Shasta, Tuolumne and
Yuba Counties have not yet been re-
ceived by the board, and it was ye4ster-
day decided to make no citations for
counties to appear and show cause why
their assessments should not be raised
until all Auditors returns, as fixed
by their respective Boards of Super
visors shall have been received.
Auditors reports were received yes
teY6aV aS follows,
The record-union., 1897-08-12
NORMAN's STOMACH.
Analysis Not Yet Reported-Ante.
Mortem Statement.

The analysis of the stomach of VIII
liam Norman, who died in Yolo County
last week and whose relatives suspect
ed foul play, has not yet been reported
on by Professor Longfeld of the State
University, who was to make it.
The statement is made by Hinkson &
Elliott that Mr.. Norman told them he
had promised to deed his property to
his wife, formerly Mrs. Paine, if she
would marry him, but he had been un-
duly influenced to deed it to his son in
stead, and that he intended to right the
wrong he had done her, and would be
a witness for her in the suit she had
instituted to recover the property.
Dr. A. P. Henderson of the State
Board of Health. who performed the
autopsy, states that Norman died of
nephritis and pleuritis, his kidneys be-
ing badly diseased. and there being an
adhesion of the pleura.
The record-union., 1897-08-12
Home Forum.

A local Forum of the Home Forum
Benefit Order was organized last night
at the Foresters Hall by General Or
ganizer J. NJ. Cummins. The following
officers were elected:
President. S. S Culver; First Vice
President, Mrs. J. w Bird Second
Vice. President, Mrs. NJ. E. Miller; Sec
retary, j. W. Bird; Treasurer, J. A.
Harvey; Chaplain, Rev. w. S. Hoskin-
SON. Historian, Mrs. Carrie E. Culver;
Orator, w. H. Ripley; Assistant Orator,
Joseph n. Soura; Porter, w. w. Pear
son; Guard, G. w. LaRue; Medical Ex-
aminer. DR.. r. l. Rierson; Directors,
DR.. W. H. Henderson, DR.. R. L. Rier-
son, S. S. Culver.
The charter will remain open for a
few days
The record-union., 1897-08-12
A VALUABLE ESTATE.
Appraisers File an Inventory OF
That OF Solomon Runyon.

A T. J. Reynolds. Q. r. Runyon and
L. D. Greene have filed in the Superior
Court their inventory and appraise-
ment of the estate of Solomon Runyon
deceased, which is a voluminous docu-
ment
The estate consists of the home farm
valued at $4,000; a tract of 2S6.3l
acres at the head of Andrus Island
valued at $4,000; 36S.52 acres on Bran
nan Island, valued at $4,000; the
Morse ranch near Courtlaird, 1850
acres, valued at So, 500;s a lot in San
Francisco. valued at 81, 800; lots in Rio
Vista, valued at S700; a total of $99,-
700 for real estate; various mortgages,
amounting to $122, ,633; thirteen prom
issory notes, amounting to $3,170 and
interest; corporate stocks. $3.50; rec
lamation warrants, S2,449 80; cash,
SAC, ,537 10: personal property $1,000;
accounts. S746 4S; total, $345. .405 73.
The record-union., 1897-08-12
For the "Record-Union
KIondike!

His eowhide boots and flannel shirt
Were covered thick with sand and dirt;
A far-off look was in his eye,
And from his lips escaped the cry
Klondike!
I'm make the pass, " the miner said,
Although l haven't got a red;
Iii shoot the falls and lead the band
That's tramptng to the promised land
klondike!
THE Englishmen are hard-up. but
My birthplace was Connecticut;
I'll turn a Yankee trick or two,
And pay no tariff going through
Klondike!
IF, when l reach the golden land,
find I've overlooked my hand;
I'll salt mosquitoes down to chew
And hibernate till spring comes to
Klondilze.
I've naught to lose, so can't go broke
I've put my coat and boots in soak;
I'll travel light and make my pile
And come back here and put on style
Klondike
And if my wardrobe proves too thin,
And Peter tells me to cash in;
L II prospect on the golden shore,
And shake the North forevermore.
Klondil1e
The record-union., 1897-08-12
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Engineer VIM. w. Geery Killed
Near Marysvi1le.

At 10 O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
about one-half mile from Marysville,
and between that point and Binney
Junction, an extra freight train, bound
for Sacramento from Red Bluff, collid-
ed with the regular passenger train, No.
81, which left this city for Oroville at
1906 o'clock yesterday morning.
The trains were some distance apart
when. each sighted the other, and when
the collision took place the passenger
train was at a dead stop and the freight
was going very slowly.
1t was thought at first that no one
was injured, but when the excitement
subsided the engineer of the passenger
train, William w Geery, was found
lying beside his locomotive utterly un-
conscious On examination one OF his
feet was found to be badly crushed, y
conveyance was Immediately procured
and the injured engineer was taken 10
Marysvillc The railroad physician at
tended him, but to no purpose, and an
hour after the collision he expired
without having regained consciousness.
Judging from the position of Engi-
neer Geery when found lit is believed
that he had walked back to the coup
ling Of his engine and tender and that
he had been cauht between the two
when the engines came together. The
recoil is supposed TO have released him,
allowing his body to drop TO the
ground.
Engineer Geery was about Do years
Of age. and leaves a wife and two
daughters. For years he resided IN sac
ramento, and it was only when he was
put upon the Oroville run that ne
moved his family to that town he
had been in the employ of the South
ern Pacific Company for many years
and had pulled freight over the noun
tains and through the State OF Ne
vada.
Nat Irwin was conductor OF the pas
senger train, and William SchwaD act-
ed in a similar capacity for the 1relsh.'
his engineer being c. Davis. No one
except Engineer Geery was hurt ana
very little damage was done TO the
rolling stock The pony trucks OF the
freight engine were derailed, but none
of the rest of the wheels left the track
Southern Pacific officials decline 10
state where the responsibility for the
accident rests.
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REMOVED HIS KIDNEY.
VIM. Labb Submitted to a Critical
Operation Yesterday.

William Labb of Winnemucca, New,
underwent an opera tion at the Sisters
Hospital in this city yesterday for an
injury to his ribs and kidneys, result
ing from a fall.
The operation was performed by DR.
White who removed one of the kidneys
of the injured man. The chances are
said to be strong against Labb's re-
covery. He was brought to this city
by Sheriff Deid of Winnemucca.
The record-union., 1897-08-12
SUES FOR DAMAGES.
E. j. Bryan Wants Pay for Hi:
Property.

F. J. Bryan has commenced suit in
the Superior Court against ]. j. Rauer
for $2.562.
The complaint sets forth that Rauer
sued out a. writ of attachment against
Ed. Bryan and others, and attached a
stage and eight horses belonging to
plaintiff. and the Sheriff sold them.
Judgment has been given; that an ap-
peal was taken and the judgment re-
versed as to defendant. but his prop
erty had been sold in the meantime,
valued by him at $1,000. Further that
his profits from the stage line, which
would have amounted to YIO0 a month,
were cut off by the seizure of rhe stage
and horses, and his use of the horses ON
his farm was also destroyed by the sale.
Wherefore he claims damages for both
these causes, amounting in all to the
sum named.