Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-06-14
GENERAL NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
- PARTS OF.THE WORLD. 49,
News of The Stage, Social, Political. and
Otherwise, Culled From Our
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The selection of Senator Wolcot,
of Colorado, for the temporary chair
manship of the Republical national
nonvention is a distinct concession
to the sporting element.
Orchard F. Price, a New York
lawyer, has been sentenced to a
years Imprisonment for stealing
$4,000 from a client, who was a thief
In jail awaiting Trial for larceny.
There never was a time in the his
tory of the country when so many
small men we're aspirants for the
vlce-presIdency. And the horror Of
the case is that one of them may
get it.
Bishop Potter has contributed 500
to the Actors Home fund and has
written a letter indorsing and com
mending the movement. Sarah
Bernhardt sends word that she will
contribute 800.
Senator Teller is a badly mixed
man on the expansion question. He
seems to agree with both the imper-
ialists and those who believe in the
constitution of the United States.
In fact he agrees with everybody but
himself.
Governor Nash, of Ohio, has ap-
pointed F. M. Marriott, of that
State, who is 6 years old, "Superin-
tendent of Squirrels" The chief
duty of the newly created officer
will be the wearing Of a blue uni
form, with big brass buttons on it.
@. 81. North, once a millionaire,
and formerly head of the North
Packing Company, doing a business
of $8,OOO,OOO a year, now peddles
vegetables from a pushcart in Bos-
ton. He has several children, who,
he says, will make their mark in the
| world.
The London Mail says most of
London's millionaires come from
America and South Africa and init
mates that, as a rule, they r not
very welcome. This may be aimed at
". W. Aston, who does not appear
to have established himself in popu-
lar esteem.
The curtailing of the furlough OF
the graduating class at West Point
from the usual three months to thir-
ty days probably means that the
young fighters are needed, or soon
will be, at Manila. Besides, they
will be much harder then in case of
the new Developments in the China
shop.
In view Of the gossip and bicker-
ing yer the elevation Of Miles and
Corbin, it is gratifying to observe
that the nomination and confirmation
of "Joe" Wheeler to be a brigadie1
general in the regular army is re
ceived with approval in all sections
and by members of all political par
ties.
Mahmoud Pasha, the Sultan:s
brother-in-law, has gone into jour
nalism, and is now the editor of the
Ismanli, the Turkish organ of thu
, Reform party. The Ismanli il
now in the way of beating it's con
temporar1es the world over by tell
ing us when the Sultan is going t.
pay his little bill.
: Discussion as to the Republican
, Vice Presidential nomination ha
greatly increased since the adjourn
ment of Congress. In New York tn
belief grows that will be forced Of
Roosevelt and that the local machin
will engineer the forcing. Mean
while Lieutenant Governor Wood
ruff, who has been the most openl,
: active candidate, is beginning to in
: sist on knowing where he stand
, with the organization.
= Colonel Alexander S. Bacon, VIII
is counsel for Major Smith, has re
signed from the National Guard G
New York because the major ha
been dismissed on account Of tn
(charges of cowardice brought agains
J, him in connection with the Seventy
a first. Regiments movement at Sar
tiaeo, Colonel Bacon says Of hi
resignation that he could not serv
nndar q commander in cbiof (RoOc.