Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-05-03
NO IA
GENERAL NEWS.

Strategist Spencer Wilkinson is
standing the test OF experience very
well. He Is vindlcating as it were his
much abused calling.
The Hon. Richard Crocker denies
the stories of his untimeIy demise,
and 1t must be conceded that he is
we'll Informed on the point involved.
Sequoyah, the Indian chief who
reduced the language of the Chero-
KEGS to written characters, will have
monument erected to his memory
by the people OF the Cherokee nation.
Then, doubtless to show how civil
hzed they are, the Indians wlllwran-
gle as to the artistic merits of the
statue.
In these times of forwardness the
moderation and modesty of San
Diego county, California. is notable.
The county voted to support the cam
didacy of q. s Grant, Jr., one of it's
citizens. as delegate to the Phila
delphla convention, but refused to
consider resolution indorsing him
for Vice-Presldent.
Controller Coles, of New York.
now has statements made under oath
that double payments were made for
the removal, by the cart load, of
snow from the streets of the metro
polls during the winter More
than this Street Commissioner Ma
gle has admitted that he certified
the double payment as correct. It
has been estimated that 283, 900 lle-
gal tickets were issued.
A physician who moved from bis
home IN Scott county, Kansas, for
the reason that he could OF make a
living there, has now gone back be-
cause the citizens, who miss his SER
vices, succeeded in having the
County commissioners make him an
appropriation of $500 a year. Of
course this extra taxation will be
paid by sick and well alike.
Here is story that Boston has
not yet denied, but the newspapers
of that town are now all engaged in
preparing scare heads big enough to
express their Indignation at the
libel. Little Harry, 3 years old, born
and educated in the Hub, was shown
| an engraving of the Angelus. He
looked at it long time and finally
said, with an air of relief, ''Golf!'
If the gossips are right Governor
ROsevelC's trip to the West involving
speeches and interviews with politi-
cal leaders has the most curious pur-
pose OF any such journey yet record
ed. 1t is simply to prevent his friends
from joining in any attempt to nomi-
| nate him for the V1ce-Presidency Or
| creating a situation whereby he
| would be unable to refuse the offer
| of such q nomination.
Admiral Dewey's political manag-
ers are-according to the New York
Times-fnding out that it is very
hard to manage him because of his
vigorous mind and his impulse to act
on his own judgment. It now be-
comes the public duty of our New
York contemporary to print the
names of these managers in large
type. What they are finding out is
for the moment of minor import
ance.
London's reception of ''the =
ican Beauty" is dubious one.
company was warmly welcoI
it's old friends and Edna May
ready denying her engagement ..
this or that nobleman or the gift of
priceless Jewels from Lord So and
So, but the comments on the new
play are in all degrees of blame and
praise. The cake-walk, however,
which is new to Londoners Gust
think of thatD made great hit with
the first st-night audience
It was hardly picturesque nor
POLITICALLY just that Ex-Captain Car
ter was clothed as q private citizen
when he was taken from Fort Colum-
bus, N. Y. to the military prison at
Fort Leavenworth. The idea seems
to have been to keep his removal as
near secret as possible. According
to one detailed account he wore a
well-made dark cutaway suit, a meal
colored whipcord overcoat, short,
with strapped seams; black derby,
high rundown collar with dark
purple butterfly bow and buff color
ed kid gloves. His escort wore full
uniform.
WHEN NATURE