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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-09-20
Cotton is Booming.

The cotton report of the De-
partment of Agriculture shows
that the average condition of cot
ton was lower on September 1
than it has been in many years at
that date-lower by 8 per cent.
than the average Of the last ten
years. This, together with the
damage done by the storm in
Texas, has aided the speculation
begun in Liverpool and readily
accepted in this country.
The present up-shoot of cotton
relates largely to the visible sup
ply, which stauds at about 5OO,-
900 bales. Tue English mills that
resolved to shut down rather than
buy cottoe have, it seems, con-
cluded to buy. They have very
little on hand-not over a week s
supply, and a full month, must
elapse before they can receive
much from the new crop.
The statistical position of cot
ton is, however, strong. In the
cotton year just ended the world
consumed II, 1,o22,oO0 bales. There
are about 500, 900 bales .in sight.
The new crop must therefore sup
ply 10, 500. 600 bales in order to
supply the world on the basis OF
asst years. consumption. Will it
do it? To do it the crop must be
million bales larger than the
previous crop, and outside OF
Texas it is difficult to frd State
that promises an increased yield
of 10 or IL per cent.
The supply is short in all cot
ton manufacturing countries. It il
short in home mills. The wants o.
the world are out-runniug the
worlds production. and it il
within the bounds of reason tx
predict that 10 cents will be
minimum price for the presen
crop.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-09-20
Bryan Headquarters in the East

New York, Sept. 13.-Ex-Gover-
nor Stone, chairman of the sub
committee of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee announced to-
night that the Democratic National
Headquarters in the East will be To-
Gated at the Hoffman House in this
city during the present campaign.
Mr.. Stone will remain.here and de-
vote his entire time to the campaign
Chairman Jones will divide his time
between the headquarters in the
East and the headquarters at Chica
go. It was definitely announced at
the National Headquarters tonight
that Bourke Cochran would speak
for Mr.. Bryan in all sections of the
country.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-09-20

On the A. 8 N. c., Two Miles West Of Kins-
ton-No one Seriously Hurt.
Kinston Free Press, Sept. IL
The $3.50 east bound freight on
the "A. & N. G. railroad had an
accident about two miles west of
Kinston this morning, near the
Joe Williams crossing.
The second car from the engine,
loaded with brick, collapsed from
hot box twisting the axle IN two.
The engine and one car were de-
tached by the shock, going ahead,
while the cars behind came on
with velocity that telt scoped
four cars on top of the crippled
car in a heap, demolishing them
and strewing the immediate vicin-
ity with freight and debris of cars,
The track was torn up for about
one hundred feet and all the cars
derailed save one.
Conductor G. K. Hancock was
shaken up considerably by being
thrown over a seat, and several
passengers were slightly injured,
none seriously.
Master of Transportation New
land, in charge of a wrecking
train, arrived at the scene OF the
wreck about 10 O'Clock, and the
wreck has by this time probably
been cleared away.
The west bound passenger train
could not get by, and was de-
tained here until about 4 O'Clock
this afternoon.
Many people went from here to
see the wreck.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-09-20
THE GREAT STRIKE.
Coal Miners of Pennsylvania Go
ONT.

Philadelphia, Sept. 14,-Yes~
terday, at Hazleton, the local
district committeeman of the
United Mine Workers went to
Sheriff Harvey, of Luzerine
county and rendered to him on
behalf of the union miners
written Offer lto furnish 5000
deputies, good aud true citiz ans,
to aid in the preservation of life
and property and to maintain
law and order.
The fer was refused with a
sneer. the Sheriff announcing in
insulting terms that he would
take no ssdictation" aud would
not deLutize union men.
From every point in the an
thracite regions comes word
that the miners are striking CT
preparing to strik. Doubtless
Saturday night will witness a
final waEkout of at least 85 per
cent. OF the men. Labor leaders
declare the percentage will be
higher; operators say not one
half of the men will quit.
An important announcement
is, made to the effect that the
anion railroad employees who
| work IN the coal regions and on
the lines of the great coal roads
will refuse to carry coal mined
during the strike, and if requir.
ed TO do so will quit work. It is
said that President Mitchell has
already made bargain with the
railroad brotherhoods in this
respect.
Today headquarters Of the
United Mine Workers of Amer.
lea will be established at Halle
ton. and President Mitchell ano
other national officers will direct
the great strike from that city
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-09-20
DEATH OF REV. DR.. PAYNE

Washington, N. c., September
13.-This morning our people
were startled to learn that Rev.
G. M. Payne, D. D., beloved pas
tor of the Presbyterian church
here, was found dead in bed.
Yesterday he was apparently
in his usual health and made sew
eral pastoral calls. This morning
he asked Mrs. Payne, who had
arisen, to hand him glass of wa
ter, and when she returned she
found he had turned over and was
dead.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-09-20

KINSAUL'S RESPITE AGAIN.
His Execution Now Set For Sep
tembsr the 2Sth, 1900.

L6mD3r the S0iU, 1JUO.
Raleigh ews and Observer.
The execution of Archie Kim
sauls has been for the fourth
time postponed.
Almost every day since it was
postponed last Friday letters
have come to the executive Of
fee asking that the sentence be
commuted. The attending ply
sician said the condemned mans
threat is very sore and that it
would be best to allow it to heal
before the execution. Ministers
of the gospel have come and
plead, in the name of humanity,
that the execution be postponed,
representing that his condition is
weak, and that he will be unable
to go to the gallows unassisted.
Many others have asked that the
sentence be commuted to life i'm
prisonment. The petition said in
part:
"We are law-abiding citizens
and always prefer for the law to
take it's course, but events of the
last few days make as feel that it
is our duty as citizens in CIVIL
lied land to ask you to commute
this sentence to life imprison~
ment..o
1t is signed by two of the jury
men who convicted the prisoner,
and by many of the most promi-
nent citizens of the county, MIN
listers, lawyers, physicians and q
banker.
1t was in response to such tele-
grams, petitions and messages as
these that the execution was de-
layed. 1t is now placed for Sep
tember 20, 1900.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-09-20
SWEPT BY FLAMES,
Large Part of, Business Section
OF Washington, N. c.. In
Ashes.

Ashes.
Washington, N. c., September
13.-Washington is in ashes.
From Water street, beginning at
the oyster factory, up the street a
distance of two hundred yards or
near to the Crystal Ice Company's
factory, and from the corner of
Water street up Market to Main
street, the town lies in ruins.
Such destruc ton has never
been surpassed in the towns his
tory since the Civil War, and the
property loss far exceeds that of
the war, when the town was
burned by Federal soldiers. The
loss of today is estimated at one
hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars, though it is believed that
>upon a careful examination the
loss will far exceed these figures.
The fire originated in Brabble's
restaurant, about 1 o'clock. It
was caused by defective stove
f1ue. In a few minutes the build
ing was total loss, and the fire
had spread to all adjacent build
ings.
An approximate estimate Of the
loss at this time: $15O,OO0.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-09-20

Richard Mansfield has purchased
five circus horses to be used in the
coming production of "Henry w
He chose animals from the sawdust
ring because they are accustomed to
light, music and noise and are, there
fore, less liable to scare.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-09-20

Waging war in the Philippines anu
making appointments under the
Hague peace conference at the same
time, is case of the eagle scream
ing with an olive branch in his
beak.
After an all day session at Sara
toga, and spirited contest the
Democratice State convention of
New York nominated John. r
Stanchfeld for Governor on the
first ballot, and Mackey for second
place. David B. Hill was defeated
at every point by the Tammany Or
ganization. It is to be hoped that
Hills democracy and that of his fol-
lowers will stand true. IF, they do
New York is safe for Bryan.
Kruger's escape to Lorenzo Mar
ques marks the end of formal war
between England and the Trans
vaal. The Beers have made brave
battle for independence, but they
have been overcome by superior
force. Small bands may keep up
fight for some time longer and cause
the British continued trouble and
expense, but the separate political
existence of the South African Re-
public is at an end.
Joaquin Miller, the California poet
announced in a recent interview,
that, in the complete edition Of his
works, which he is preparing for
publication only after his death, his
real name, Clncinnatus Heine Mil
Ter, will be used. It is quite custom
among authors, by the way, to shed
one or more of their Christian names.
Mr.. Austin Dobsou, for example, is
also named Henry. Mr.. Edmund
Gosse is also named William. Mr..
Bret Harte is also named Francis.
Mr.. Kipling was well advised when
he dropped the Joseph and adhered
to Rudyard.
It is not so curious, after all, per-
haps, that Governor Roosevelt's
| most enthusiastic hearers during the
Michigan tour have been women, and
that as much as forty per cent. of
his audiences have been of the gentle
sex. The stories told and the pic~
lures printed of the stormer of San
Juan Hill have been quite enough to
have excited the feminine curiosity
throughout the land to a point suf-
fcient to overcome even the present
deplored political apathy. Besides
this, the ladies certainly love SOL
der, and all the more if he be brave
talker whose ideas are uttered with
| that masterful strength which is so
dear and so convincing to the aver
age woman.
Another instance of the risk
American girls run in marrying for
eign noblemen has come to the sur
face in the metropolis, where Count
Festetlcs, a member of the Hungar-
ian nobility, has just been arrested
charged with cruelty beating his wife.
This occurrence getting into public
notice at time when two other en-
inc MT knights of the pummeling fra
ternity, Messrs. Corbett and Nc
Koy, are theoretically at the bar of
Justice to answer for indignities in
f1cted upon their better halves. sug-
gests the very natural query whether
the accident of birth makes such q
difference in mans sense of chivalry.
after all. This country's growing
fondness for heraldic emblazonry
has not yet got down to the prize
fighters, but it would seem in the
Counts case, if he has coat-ofa
arms, the arms certainly ought to
| howe r 1ctc to fham
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-09-20

Sick headache is cured by Hoods
Pills. 25c.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-09-20
A Powder Mill Explosion

Removes everything in sight;
so do do drastic mineral pills, but
both are mighty dangerous. Don't
dynamite the delicate machinery
of your body with calonel, cro-
ton oil or aloes pills, when Dr.
Kings New Life Pills, which are
gentle as a summer breeze, do
the work perfectly. Cures Head
ache, Constipation. Only 25c at
J. Fl. Hill & Sons drug store.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-09-20
GALYESTON.I Is WRECKED
Fully Seventy Five Per Cent. OF
the Business Portion OF the
Town is Demolished


tin special this morning says that
Colonel Workman, who went to
Galveston as a special appointee
of Adjutant General Scurry to
investigate the true condition,
has returned home and reported
as follows to the Governor: cam
convinced that Galveston is prac-
tically wrecked for all time to
come. Fully seventy five per cent.
of > the business portion Of the
town is eparably and most de-
~plorably demolished and wrecked.
At least the same percentage OF
damage is found in the residence
portion -
Galveston, Sept. 13.-The situ-
alton has got beyond the control
of the authorities, Robbery. .muti-a
lation of the dead and looting OF
houses have become so common
that last night fourteen negroes
and two white men were caught
in the act of theiving and shot
dead in their tracks. This makes
ninety-six men that have been
shot bytroops for vandalism.
Galveston, Sept. 13.-The re>
lief measures that were organized
here are running more smoothly
than before, physicians giving
their services free. Reports con-
tinue to be received from nearby
coast and mainland towns telling
of the destruction and loss of
life. The coast for miles inland
is said to be covered by corpses.
One man aided in burying one
hundred few miles north Of
Virginia Point. Parties are out
in every d rection engaged in the
same duty.
BODIES TOSSING ON THE WAVES.
Along the beach bodies are con.
stantly being washed up. Wheth
er these are those who were sweI
out into the Gulf and drowned or
are simply the return ashore O
some of those cast into the sea
to guard against terrible pesti
lence, there is no means of know
ing. In various parts of the city
the smell of -decomposed flesh il
still apparent. Wherever such in
stances are found the author.ti
are freely disinfecting. Only to-
day babe lashed to mattress
was piched up under a residence
in the very heart of the city ant
wasburned.
Galveston, Sept. 14.-Thre
hundred cases of TYPHOID feve
were reported to-day. The chair
man of the State Board of Healtl
, has taken charge of tie sanitar
situation. General MeKibber
, commander of the department c
! Texas, has ordered that two mile
of wreckage along the beach, hon
!, eycombed with purifying corpses
be fired despite the danger to th
city.
At conference he'd in the oil
fee of City Health Officer Wilkir
: son tosday, it was decided to az
| cept the offer Of the United State
marine hospital service and estat
lish a camp at Houston, where th
destitute aud sick can be sent an
n properly cared for. Physician
, agreed to the plan because thel
were so many INDECENT sick in tt
!. city who could be removed frol
; Galveston, and Houston was sc
!, lected because that city had sue
: gested the idea and rendered a 81
J. for the camp.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-09-20
RAILROAD WRECK.

On the A. 8 N. c., Two Miles West Of Klns-
ton-No One Seriously Hurt.
Kinston Free Press, Sept IL
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-09-20

You never read of so many great
cures elsewhere, as those effected by
Hoods Sarsaparilla, did you? It is
Americas Greatest medicine and pos
sesses merit unknown to any other
preparation. It is wonderful invigor-
ator.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-04-20
Northumberland Go
FAIRPORT.

The recital at the hall of the. .Jr.
o. U. A. NJ. on Tuesday night,
April 9th, by Mrs. Il. V. Downing
and pupils was most commendable
in execution, many of the pupils
giving substantial evidence of
thorough instruction, which is a
well-known charactistic of Mrs.
Downing's teaching. The large and
enthusiastic audience present not
only appreciated the music, but did
full justice to the bountiful supply
of good things which composed the
spread. This movement is step in
the right direction for the up lifting
of our section as musical and
social centre. We are advised that
other recitals will follow at no dis
tant day. The object, financially, was
to secure enough cash to present the
Jr. o. U. A, NJ. with a fine piano.
AS the plan originated with the
ladies, it goes beyond saying, that
good generalship will carry it to a
successful issue.
BY the arrival in Cockrells Creek
on Sunday, April Sth, of the Messrs.
Morris & Fishers three fishing
steamers from Pocomoke City lin tow
of steamer Nellie Dey, Capt. j.
Ketcham), where two of them, the
Virginia and formerly John Morgan,
now renamed Wicomico, have been
greatly enlarged. The Northumber-
land has also been put in perfect
condition. A boom is now, or soon
will be, on in Cockrells Greek in the
menhaden fishing business. BY en-
terprise and push the Morris Fisher
Company find themselves at the head
of the list of successful firms engaged
in the manufacture of fish guano
and they have already employed large
numbers of men. The following
steamers will also be in Cockrells
Creek; the L. Warren Reed, Reed
q Edward steamer; Capt. John A.
Haynie & Bros. steamer, Nellie b.
Dey, and the steamer of the new
firm incorporated in 1900 consisting
of the following gentlemen; Messrs.
James Marsh, DR.. Tankard, Wood
hull Bros. and l.. w. Courtney. SO
We will have six steamers whose
whistles by night and by day will
make the welkin ring.
But sweeter strain than the
whistle of the steamer, and one that
we are all longing to hear in the
Northern Neck, is the shrek of the
locomotive. The promise of survey
if and the renewal of charter may
carry it through this generation, but
if not, the generation to come may
hear the shrek. We live in hopes
that some brainy financial giant
will build the railraad, which, when
complete, will prove the best pay
ing scheme of his life. SENox.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-04-20
They Had Been There.

A saloonist innocently reveals one
of the principal difficulties in the
way of enforcing laws against liquor
dealers, in trial before court, &C.
cording to the Ismplar.
On being sworn, one of the attor-
neys in the case asked, "Mr. -,
where is your place of business?"
"What for you ask me such dings:
You drinks at my blace more as a
hundred times!"
"That has nothing to do with
the case, Mr.. -. State to the jury
where your place of BUSINESS is."
"De shuryl de shury! Oh, my
shiminy! Every shentlemans on dis
shury has a string of marks on my
cellar door shust like rail fence"
The court then interceded in be-
half of the counsel, and in calm
dignified manner requested the wit
ness to state the place of his business
"Oh, excuse me, your honor, yor
drink init my blace so many times
dinks you know very we'll where
keeps mine blace."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-04-20
land in Fairfields District.

land I'm Fair6elds District.
Deed of trust from w. ID. Cock
rell and wife to Il. +. Porter fo
benefit of Geiser Manufacturing Co.
on one steam engine, and also q
acres of land in Heathsville district
Deed of trust from NJ. V. Levi.
and j. E. Lewis to Z. f. Porter fol
benefit of Geiser Manufacturing Co.,
on one saw-mill, engine, boiler and
fixtures dated Feb. 1st, 1900.
Deed of trust from Jefferson ID.
Carey and wife to A. l.. Rice for ben
efit of j. B. Hinton, guardian, on a
certain tract of land in Fairfields
district.
Deed from Alfred III. Edwards to
Jane A. Edwards for tract of land
in Fairfelds district.
Deed from Samuel l.. Sebre to
Luther III. Sebre for all his right.
title and interest in tract of land
IN Lottsburg district.
Deed from G. A. Powell to Luther
ii. Seore for his right, title and
interest, as husband of Agnes NJ.
Powell, in tract of land near Rains
wood, Va
Deed from w. r. Claughton, trus-
tee, to Archie X. Hall for tract of
land in Lottsburg district.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-04-20
Communicated
SOMETHING TO WONDER AT.

Astronomy tell us that the earth
is about ninety-five millions of miles
distant from the sun, and that the
earth goes around the sun once a
year, and turns over to the eastward
once day. Now,if the earth is ninety
FIVE millions of miles from the sun,
her orbit, being about six times as
great, is Eve hundred and seventy
millions. This shows that she has
to travel very fast to get around. 1
have made "a calculation as to her
swiftness, and while not strictly
accurate, it is nearly so-it is that
she travels 1,56I ,644 miles every "A
hours, which is something over
thousand miles a minute.
JNo. w. SHEHIGH.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-04-20

lAil communications on this page
this week we're crowded out last
issue.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-04-20
Richmond County.
DOWNING'S.

The fence law in this neighborhoot
should be passed this spring. Th,
people are having cross words about
the stock infringing upon them, Sc
why don't the supervisors settle this
thing at once? Let every man feroe
for his stock and keep them in and
take away the fence that is around
has growing crops and it will be bet
ter for the people.
1t is reported that Ora Hale will
shortly leave for Baltimore for medi-
cal treatment.
The roads in this section are
in terrible condition. Our road con-
tractors will have to get about to get
them IN shape by the first of May.
Farmers are making good progress
in blowing.
Pea raisers think prices this spring
will be very high.
A man living near here had sweet
potato plants five inches high about
week ago. Who can beat that?
Mrs. Lue Dodson has been suffer
ing with pneuralgia.
j. e. Dodson and Bro. are building
coffin shop.
Frank Settle has the finest piece
of wheat l have seen this spring.
DIR. L.. g. Mitchell has been suffer
ing with his eyes.
William Harrison has been iudis-
posed for a week.
Farmers will SOW great quantity
of black peas this spring.
Prayer meeting was reorganized
at Farnham Baptist church last
"Wednesday night week.
Mrs. James Thomas has been
quite sick. CLYDE.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-04-20
REMINGTON, VIRGINIA. FRIDAY April 90 I9oo

'garrulous gsbbler, from Ohio, who
acts as a mouth-piece for the White
House Sphinx" After picturiug va
rlous phases of administration wab-
bling, which he likened to the track
OF snake, Mr.. Rhea said: "Oh,
man hood, where is thy shame? Oh,
Mckinley, where is thy blush? Oh,
Mckinley, you are the saddest spec
tacle that ever ratified belplessly
around in the seat filed by Washing
ton, Jefferson and jackson, aud
which will be filled by Bryan. You
are the pitiful creature of the trusts,
the combines and the monopoIIes,
which have made you, maintained
you, ard still feed you"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-04-20
HOTELS.
NORFOLK BOARDING HOUSE,

All persons desiring a first-class
boarding place stop with Mrs. c. s..
IIaynie, sol Free Mason Street, Norfolk.
Va. formerly of the Lancaster House).
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-04-20
LIST OF DEEDS. ETC.

Admitted to record during and
since March term of Northumberland
court:
Deed from Edwin Carter and wife
to Edwin Clarke for 80 acres of
land in Lottsburg District.
Deed from James K. Marsh to
The Marsh-Woodhull Company for
a tract of land in Fairfields District.
Deed from j. /. Sebre and wife
to j. X. Sebre for their right, title
and interest in % acres of land, more
or less, in Fairfelds District.
Power of Attorney from v. "
Shipley to II. s. Brent appointing
him attorney in fact, authorizing him
to sign his name to security to b
executed by Mrs. NJ. e. Haney.
Deed from w. A. Hudnall anG
wife to II. L. Sebre for tract o.