Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-08-23
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The report that the postAumous
novel left by Stephen Crane was to
be finished by Robert Barr proves
to be incorrect. Mrs. Crane will
herself put on the finishing touches.
The announcement that Mr.. Nc
Kinley, in his letter of acceptance,
will quote freely from his own former
documents and speeches, dees not OF
course mean that he will reap any of
the enthusiastic things he once said
in favor of free silver.
One of the results of the trouble
in China is the hard times they are
causing among diggers of ginseng In
this country. Whole communities
in Indiana make a regular living by
digging this root, and now that the
demand for it. which has SO long
been constant, has been almost en-
tirely cult off, they are finding moth
to do.
Richard Mansfield has engaged
Mile. Ida Brassy, a French actress,
to play the Princess Katherine in his
revival of Shakespeare "King
Henry v" Mile, Brassy is a pupil of
M. Paul Mounet and M Got, and
has created a number of roles in
France with distinguished success.
She speaks scarcely and English,
but that will exactly suit the part
she is to play with Mansfield.
The story of that President Kru-
ger has contributed from half to
three quarters of a million pounds
sterling, or from So, 100000 to 50,
100000 to the Bryan campaign fund,
shows, if true, that Dom Paul still
has something left to fight for.
;struction and who said he did not
1ike his experience, is nevertheless
arranging to make the trip again and
has made an offer to the United
States and Canadian Governments
to take sounding of the waters.
Queen Victor1a's knowledge of
every detail of the houses and parks
connected with her many palaces is
said to be wonderful. Within a few
hours of the courts arriving at Us
borne the Queen makes a tour OF
those gardens which are close to the
house, her first visit generally being
paid to the lovely myrtle planted by
the Prince Consort in 1858 from q
sprig taken from the Empress Fred
erick's wedding nosegay. The sprig
fourished, and is now a fine bush
and during the last forty years it has
supplied innumerable pieces of myr
tie for the establishment Of royal
bridal bouquets.
DR.. Hilprecht, of the University
of Pennsylvania, whose exploration
in Mesopotamia have been SO won
derfully fruitful, is now reported tt
have made a discovery that greatly
increases the Importance of all tina
have gone before. In excavating the
great temple at Nippur, he made &C
cessible what is believed tc be thu
Oldest existing monument of tina
early civilization dimly referred to il
the book of Genesis. He has now, &C
cording to a dispatch from London
unearthed the library of the temple
with it's treasure gilmore than seven
thousand tablets of historical an.
literary record, non of later dat
than the twenty-t third century B. c
Victor, Col. August 15.-Arthu
Taylor and George Featherston.
each nine years Of age, are nnder al
rest here, charged with causing tn
wreck of the Midland Terminal pas
senger train half a mile east of Inde
pendence. and trying to wreck til
Florence and Cripple Greek trai
from Bull Hill in the yards at Indie
pendence. In the first instance the
turned a switch sending the passe1
ger engin crashing into some freigI
cars on the siding. Two passenger
we're injured. About $4O,0 600 wort
of property was destroyed. The
yer detected and captured Will
making the second attempt at trai
wrecking. Their excuse was ths
they wanted to see a a real big raj
road wreck.
Mark Hanna's poor health ma
very well be due to the apathy l
finds in the places and among tt
people where he expected to g