Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-08-02
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cover the facts from the returns.
General Joe Wheeler will be re-
tired in September, but no n ex-
poets the plucky little fighter to con-
cede that his fighting days will be
ended at that time.
France is again tormented with
militarism. France is a republic only
in name and a majority of the French
people would probably prefer a mil
itary dictator to a constitutional
president.
The war department Is now con-
Quoted on the war basis. It's bulle-
tins are eagerly read, and it's dis
patch of troops and field hospitals
and batteries is as stirring as it is
unconstitutional.
The Republicans are calling upon
Ex-President Harrison to go into
the campaign and hslp them. 1t is
not strange that they want the aid
Of the ablest man in their party but
It shows that they are scared.
Hazing has at last been about e1-
terminated at West Point, and there
is no prospect that the soldiers train
ed at the institution will be enervat-
ed by the reform, as some Of the old
time West Pointers seem to think.
A recent consular report gives the
number of the foreigners in China
at the outbreak Of the present in
s~urrection at 1873, of whom 1885
we're Americans, 1862 British, 1,134
German, 1,183 French, 2,44O Japa-
nese and 1,423 Portuguese. There
were 933 foreign firms in the coun-
try.
Readers Of the daily papers are
vaguely aware that the loss of prop
erty by fire has been very great this
year, but few will be prepared for
the actual record which shows the
fire loss in the United States and
Canada during the six months just
closed to have reached the enor-
NOUS total Of $103, 288, 900, against
S65. 699, $50 in the same period last
year.
Governor Roosevelt said in a
speech to the people Of Topeka
Kan, the other day: "Who made
these great crops? You did, not
laws" Such forgetfulness on The
part of the Rough Rider Of the Phil
adelphia platform, in which all The
prosperity in the land is attributed
to the benefcent rule of Mr.. Nc
Kinley, is unaccountable. Perhap'
that is why the President has sen
for the colonel to come and talk will
him at Canton.
United States Minister Congo.
met, wooed and won his wife a
Lombard University, G~alesburg, I'll.
when they were at college together
The bride was Miss Sarah j. Pike
and the match was a romantic one
They were attracted to each othe
by their brightness in classes. Thi
was in antebellum days and tn
wal put q temporary end to thei
lovemaking. Mr.. Conger went ava.
to fight, serving with gallantry an,
distinction, rising to the rank of ma
jor. During his absence Miss Pix
was true to him and kept in touc.
by constant watch and continue,
correspondence. The years spen
apart only intensified their affection
and they were married when th
war was over, the school days court
ship resulting in thirty-four years
happy welded life.
General John B. Gordon is to b
applauded for his speech in reply t
General Shaw during the Atlanti
reunion of the blue and gray. Ever
Southern man who read the speeche
made by Northern speakers coul
discern between the lines in thel
an attempt to discipline the Sout
for teaching unworthy lessons
about the war. General Shaw cam
out just a little holder than the bal
ance, and gave General Gordon th
opportunity he doubtless wanted.
assert that the South is loyal, br
that it will never forget it's histor
or it's struggle for a principal thu
has long since had the seal of uni
versal approval placed upon it. Gel
teral Shaw acted in extremely ba
taste in wording his speech, but v
are glad he did it. It gave Gener
Gordon an opportunity to voice IL
sentiments of the Southern peopl
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