Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-11-16

ballots, and before votes had been
counted, neither of the ballots could
have been thrown out, even if there
had been a tie vote, as no n knew
which they were.
The failure of the scheme to re-
organize the Carnegie steel interests
within the time fixed is said to have
cost four men. one of whom was
Henry G. Frick, $3.50, 900 each-the
81, 200, 900 going to Andrew Car
negie for no other consideration
than their inability to meet the
terms of the option given to them.
A young and well dressed stranger
walked in to the Admission National
Bank the other day and presented
a check for S., 90, 900 signed by Wal
ter Grand, and insisted that it be
cashed He said he had deposited
more than that much in the bank
about ten days ago, but had decided
to draw out some. Grant was kept in
conversation and a policeman sent
for. He fought vigorously against
arrest, but vas finally locked up.
Following the announcement of
the creation of the Belgium hare and
skunk trusts in Indiana" says the
Chicago Tribune, comes the report
that Herman Eular, of Posey coun-
ty, has succeeded in almost corner
ing the supply of Angora cats. Dur
ing the last year he has raised and
sold no less than three thousand
Angoras. For some he received as
much as $50 each, and in no case did
he part with one of his treasures for
less than $25, the total approximate
ing 500, 000.
Senior Moria, described as Cuban
veteran, said in a speech IN Havana
the other day: president Mckinley
has spoken to the Cubans in hero
glyphics, and there is good reason
to believe that he will show bad
faith towards US. If the dark day
should come, when Cubans realize
that all hope is gone, it will be nee
essary then to make a solemn com
pact for war" This news was sent
to the United States too late for
any use in the Ohio campaign, but
the threat of war may still be ser
viceable to the Aguinaldoists of this
country,
There are indications that New
Workers do not like the Horton law
after all, though it was at first con-
sidered to be about perfect. It per-
mitted Mr.. Jeffries to break two Of
Mr.. Sharkey's ribs without police
interference at Coney Island be-
cause the affair took place in a club,
but when the champion put on his
big soft gloves and tried to stop his
brother a few times in Roster &
| Balls music hall he was promptly
arrested because it was in a place of
amusement. Now the boxing per-
Torrance has been changed into a
wrestling match.
Now that the elections has passed
President Mckinley will IN a few
| days begin to consider the subject
matter for his annual message to
Congress. He will not begin the &C
tual writing of the message probably
until about Thanksgiving day, but
he will before that time begin to
gather the material which will be in
Guided in it. Already the members
of the cabinet are busy preparing
their own messages which are sub
mitted to the President in advance
of the assembling of congress, and
which they desire to be i%ncorpor-
ated in the document,
All the London theatres are giving
benefits for the victims of the South
African war. Mrs. Beerbohm Tree
receives $500 a week for reciting
Kipling's poem, 1.-THE Absent-Minded
Beggar," every night at the Palace
Music Hall. She contributes her
salary to the soldiers fund, as well
fas all the money that is thrown at
her by the audience, which is con
siderable. Among the contributions
for the hospital ship fitted out by
American women in London is that
of GIOO from Mrs. Bradley Martin,
who gave the immensely expensive
ancy dress ball in New York a few
years ago. Mrs. John Hays Ham
mond gives 91,OOO. Mrs. o. II. P.
Belmont's reason for refusing Lady
Randolph Churchill's request to
form a committee in this country to
act in conjunction with the London
committee in raising funds for the
ship is her belief that all American
money given for such a cause should
be used for our own wounded and
sick and the orphans and widows
created by our own a