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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14
IvENEsS OF AHEARN LAW

ESS OF AHEARN LAW.
Mrs. VIII declared that the Ahearn Salary act
had been carried into effect. Governor Roosevelt
said he surprised this statement since he
had been told by various Senators and AssembIv
men that this proposed law a necessity be-
cause the Ahearn law had not been carried ont
Messrs. Robinson Little. Dresser and Stern de-
clared that the Ahearn act had been followed 70
the letter.
George Freifeld argued that the new law would
add to the prevailing confusion regarding salaries
Governor Roosevelt here closed the session for
luncheon. saying:
| have received a number of requests from teach
It's favor from taxpayers and some objections to II
York objects to the disbursement Of money being
taken out OF the Controllers hands l have a
faeturers Association the taxation section bur
the local Board There fo power from
o opi mo- thnt the bill contains some good and
that were either all good all bad '''
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF BILL.
Dr. Ettinger. president of the School Teachers
Association, was the first speak in advocacy
OF the bill, which. he said. If II became a law
would provide the public schools of the greater
city with good teachers. who would be in CON
tented frame of mind and would besides raise
the standard OF teaching in the schools
Last year when I signed the Ahearn School
DILL interrupted the Governor, II was told that
no further legislation would be asked for IN tba,
direction and now this year you come here and toll
me that the bill has failed or Its purpose and tha
teachers did not receive their salaries Why was
that2'' ~
MI Etunger's reply to this question was that
wrong Interpretation had been placed on tba hin
by the Board of Estimate and Apportonment
Dr. Maxwell Superintendent OF Public SchooIs
In NeW-fork City. who made the principal arpu
nent In favor of the bill, prefaced his remarks nv
saying 'hat ne was not present represent the
Board of Education. but had come to Albany =.
the invitation OF the Governor He was hannv 70
say. however. that his views were the sams as Az
pressed at a previous hearing by the advocates OF
the Dill Referring 70 the remarks made nv Mrs
Hill DR. Maxwell said he was sure thar sha ~
regretted the assertion she had made at the morn
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-03-01
DEATH OF MRS. ED. Girls
VOID,

GRISWOLD-Died, Feb'y 10th,
1900, at Charleston, S.. c., Sails
Murphy, wife of Edward Griswold,
and daughter of James r. Murphy,
of Burlington, N. G. Interment at
Pine Bluff Church, Georgetown
county, South Carolina, Feb'y 21st,
1900.
TIE announcement of the death
of Mrs. Ed. Griswold will be re-
celved with sincere and widespread
regret IN this city, where she had
so many friends who hold her IN
afectionate remembrance for her
many amiable traits of character
and her Astounding charity.
She and Mr.. Griswold were on
a trip to Charleston, stopping at
the Charleston Hotel. On Sun
day morning, February II, she
5ell on the stairs and sprained her
ankle so badly that the physician
| who was called to attend her oil
rected that she be removed to ST.
Francis XAVIER Infrmary, where
she could have the care of the
Sisters in charge, pending the
rest necessary for her recovery,
| while Mr.. Griswold returned to
his business at Smiths Mills, il
that State; but on the 10Th he
was summoned by wire to return
TO her bedside, pneumonia having
developed, and she grew grad
ually worse till death ensued at 4
o'cock last Monday morning, and
her disconsolate husband, who
in his sad bereavement has the
heartfelt sympathy of his hosts
Of friends here-his native home
bore the remains to Pine Bluff
Church, where they were inferred
beside those OF their deceased son
James, whose untimely death,
several years ago, Of fever, was
so deeply deplored in this COM
munity.
Their other son, and only sur
wing child, Jack, who is engaged
in railroad business in Mississipp;,
was telegraphed for, but arrived
too late to find his dear mother
living, she having been dead sew
eral hours when he reached Char
lesion.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-03-01
BREAKS HIS FAST.
New York Faster Tastes Food for
the First Time in Thirty.
five DAYS.

New York, Feb. 27.-Mllton
Rathbun, who, for the good of his
health, as he put it, began a forty
days'fast thirty-fve days ago, has
broken the fast. He took his first
meal at 1880 last night. He said
he enjoyed it greatly and he broke
the fast simply because "nature
demanded it,"
81 had a ravenous appetite" lie
said, sand l must say that | still
have a good one left. Six O'Clock
brought the end of my thirty-hfth
day. At II o'clock l felt actually
ravenous. 4 think we will have
something TO eat, my DEAR [ said
to my wife. She gave me two
thirds of a cup of beef tee, II
tasted out of sight. 1t was the
first thing except spring water
which ! had tasted in five weeks.
I then drank one-third of a cur
of oolong tea. l next demolished
a dozen blue point oysters on The
half she'll, with five Saline crack
ers. l wound up with two oranges
I went to bed and slept like
baby"
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-03-01
FENDER FOR AYCOCK.
Democrats OF That County En-.
1orso Him For GoVarnnr

Democrats Of That County En-
dorse Him For Governor.
The county convention OF Pen
der Democracy was held Saturday
at Burgaw.
The convention, which was
largely attended, very harmonious
and enthusiastic, re-afirmed fealty
to the Chicago platform, endorsed
DR.. E. Porter to represent the
Ninth Senatorial District, and
adopted the following resolution
commencing Mr.. Aycock for
Governor:
"Resolved, That in view of the
eminent services rendered the
Democratic party by Hon. G. B.
Aycock, and recognizing his capa.
bilities and fitness for the Office.
we cordially commend him to The
people of North Carolina as theil
candidate for Governor, and in.
-struct our delegates to the Stat
Convention to cast the vote O
Pender orl I'M
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-03-01

From and after the LIST of March
the Goldsboro Undertaking and
Repair Company will be known as
the Goldsboro Undertaking Com
pany. The personnel of the COM
pany has not been changed, the
nameonly. Mr. K.E. Bizzell is still
president and Mr.. John Slaughter
and Mr., Carl E. Stanley, the man
ager and assistant manager, as
when first started and so success
fully conducted the past three
years. The business has grown
SO that the firm are adding new
paraphernalia all the time, and are
now negotiating for something en-
tirely new in the conduct of the
business in North Carolina.
! Mrs. S. w. Edmundson has
Just returned home from teach.
ing school at Mr.. Ed Peel's, where
she has taught for several sea.
: sons.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-03-01
HI WILL BE JUDGE?
The Nomination OF EWart Ger
tain to b Voted Down.

tain to b Voted Down.
Washington, Feb. 27.-There
was considerable gossip about the
capitol to-day as to who would
succeed Judge Ewart when the
Senate rejects him. There was a
rumor that his name would be
Withdrawn. This w8s found to be
without foundation. Senator Prit-
chard's name was used as bis prob
able successor. This too, was
without authority. Senator Prit-
chaId said to your correspondent:
Under no circumstance will I
accept the place. l will remain in
the Senate until the end Of my
term"
Judge Ewart was asked If he
had anything to say as to the aa,
verse report, and he replied:
"Nothing.' He is looking we'll
aud will renaln here until his
case is decidad by the Judiciary
Committee. This committee will
report next Monday. There were
several members who were fav-
orable to him, but they have been
staggered by the sub committee
Senator'S Simons snd Pettus-re-
porting against him this session
twice in succession. 1t is now con-
fdently predicted that the full
committee will report unanimousr
lv against him.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-03-01
THE ARGUS
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
u LOCAL OPTIC.

Superior Court is in session at
Snow Hill this week, and several
of the members of the Goldsboro
Bar are in attendance.
The following marriage license
have been issued in Wayne couu-
ty for the past week: White-J.
r. Blaylock to Eliza Flowers,
Joshua Horn to Mary Tolar,
Nathan Hinson to Julia Bass,
Jas. Peel to Siddie E Watkins.
Colored-Joshua Best to Martha
Odum, Jas. H. Henderson to
Laura Roberts.
While out driving last Monday,
the horse stumbled and Mrs. Wal
ter Peterson and her little son
Glover both were thrown out of
the buggy, the wheel passing over
Mrs. Peterson's head. Fortunately
no serious damage was done to
either mother or son, their many
friends will be glad to know.
Mr. M. W. Croker, repre~
senting Hicks Capudine, the
famous headache cure, which is
held in so much favor in this city,
is on his rounds of the trade in
this section and gave the ARGUS
the pleasure of a call, and paid the
paper a high compliment as a VAL
liable advertising medium. Thanks.
An sold Maids Convention is
on the tapis for Goldsboro, to be
held at an early date. Full reports
of the proceedings will appear in
the ARGUS from day to day-that
is if the Rambler is not excluded
from their deliberations. We
would say here, that 1t would be
useless to exclude the Rambler, as
he has knack of getting the news
anyway.
The remains Of Mr.. James E.
Underwood, Is years old, who
died Of heaat disease in Newberr,
last night, the last of his imme-
diate family, his father and
mother both being dead, passed
through this city to-day in charge
of his uncle Mr.. T. W. Under
Wood, of Newton Grove, on their
way to that place for interment
beside his parents, in the New
ton Cove Catholic church yard.
Daily Argus of Tuesday.
Gen. John B. Gordon, of i'm
mortal Confederate renown, res
turning from Newbern, on his
way to Chapel Hill, spent the
time between trains this city Mon
day, the guest of the "Old Vets"
of this city at the Hotel Kennon,
where he was the recipient Of their
every attention, and many cordial
hand shakes from men who when !
they last saw him was in the hail
of shot and shell on the battle
fields of Virginia.
The Baptists of the State are
making an effort to raise during
this year $4,000 for the Baptist
Female University at Raleigh.
Sunday morning at the First
Baptist Church, Mr.. J. w. Bailey,
editor Of the Biblical Recorder,
and Rev. John E. White addressed
the congregation in the interest of
that work, and $500 was quickly
raised. At the evening service Mr..
White preached a missionary ser
mon of great power and eloquence
which made an impression upon
the large congregation present
that will not soon be forgotten.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-03-01
w. II. Barnes.
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-07-20

The rush OF their charge is resourding stifl
That saved the army at Charlottesville.
"The Charge of the Light Brigade"
at Balaklava has been sung the world
over as written in that matchless verse
of Lord Tennyson. Yet Maj. Keenan's
charge at Chancellorsville, with his 400
gallant Pennsylvanians, will go down
upon the brightest pages of history as
an example of unsurpassed bravery
and true heroism, comparing favorably
with Lord Cardigan's charge with his
brave 600 at Balaklava. While the for
mer with his heroic followers gave
their lives to save the army, which
they did save, the latter sacrificed the
lives of his men for naught, as the
result of blunder of staff ofilcer.-
ID. II. Tarbell in Troy Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-07-20
HEROIC OLD SCoUNDREL.
That Was What They Called the
Mnjor But He Knew How
to Fight.

"There wasn't man at the officers
mess but despised the major" said an
old army captain, relates the New
York Sun, talking to some friends the
other night. 1--WE all felt that he dis
tinctly lowered the social tone of the
regiment. He was sullen and loutish
and slovenly, with the air of man
who had proved false in some crisis
and who had grudge against fate
for his own misdeeds. He was full
of mean, contemplate ways. Besides,
he drank heavily and would lie for
days at time in n drunken stupor.
I'VE would have got rid of him on
charges bnt for the fact that he could
fight. IL was in the early days of the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-07-20
A Child who became Great.

Every precocious boy does not be-
come n brilliant man, but some bril-
liant men have been precocious' in
childhood. John. Ruskin, the great
English essayist and critic on art, was
such child. At the age of seven he
wrote verses in rhyme and kept n
journal. or diary. This journal was
really n record of trips through Eng
land that he took with his father.
His interest in the old cathedrals and
in the bits of scenery that he saw
during these Journeys betrayed the
tastes that in later years decided his
career.-Detroit Free Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-07-20

All the principal correspondents at
the front, among them Mr.. Burleigh,
Mr.. Villiers, the war artist; the Daily
News and the Times Mafeking corre-
spondents, as well us Sir Howard Vim
cent, have testified 10 the poor shoot
ing in unmistakable terms. Mr.. Viii
liers' experience was a particularly
striking one. says the Nineteenth
Century. While asleep in the Cape
cart on the veldt he was inetfect ually
potted ut 100 yards off by three gen
tlemen in khaki, who mistook him for
Boer farmer. AS he tersely puts it,:
81 never felt anywhere sc safe as
when under my countrymen's fire"
An analysis of the "withering rifle fire
of the British advance" shows that in
very few instances was Boer hit
more than once, while many of our
men had several Mauser bullets
through them, in some instances as
many as 12 and 13. English as wei
as foreign doctors in Boer hospitals
report that almost all the wounded
Beers have come to their injuries by
artillery fire. DR.. Won Gernet state;
that the British rifle fire is almost
quite without effect" which, il tn,
instances ] can cite of regulars whc
were hurried to the front who hat
never fired n service rife in thei,
lives be at all general, can hardl,
rouse surprise.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-07-20

campaign in the Tennessee valley, and
there was plenty of fighting TO do.
In battle the major became another
man. The boys forgot his ugly and
contemplate ways, and / guess the
major himself did. Then we got
glimpse of the man as he must have
been before some great trial spoiled
him. His eyes lost their dull and
filmy look and blazed beneath his
shaggy brows, and under his soiled
uniform his frame took on the COM
manding lines of the soldier. In the
noise and smoke his manhood had .
brief and savage resurrection.
Somehow, before the regiment
knew it, on such occasions, it was fol-
lowing the major liclety-split in
dashing charge, or taking his orders
as it stood grimly in line waiting at
tack. The colonel and lieutenant colo
nel good fellows though they were,
did only thinking part. 1t was the
major who was doing all the fight
ing, and the boys knew it.
after every battle we would treat
the major with respect for n little
while. Our regiment was winning
glory. The colonel got the thanks of
congress and the general of the brig
ade got promotion, but we all knew
it was that mean cuss, the major, who
did it. We tried to be nice to him,
but he always spoiled things. Once
we actually got up banquet in his
honor, after he had led the regiment
brilliantly in three successive days of
fighting in the woods. But he drank
himself under the table and into q
prolonged debauch, and the next day
the regiment went into battle under
the colonel and was on the run until
nightfall.
II think we were all relieved when
the major disappeared once for good.
1t made the officers mess more con-
genial. But the regiment never
amounted to much after that. While
it began the war brilliantly, it ended
it in disgrace, and our brigadier is
unofficially on record with the state
ment that the only good charge we
made in those last years was once on
the suffers tents. The war depart
ment never knew why our record was
so uneven. 1t was all on account of
that heroic old scoundrel, the ma jor."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-07-20
The Scotsman and the Match.

"Can We oblige me with n light?"
said Scotsman. as he bit off the end
of n cigar and looked around n smoll-
ing carriage on the Great Northern
railway. One traveller produced an
empty box with apologies: another
said he didn't smoke, and therefore
didn't carry matches. "Can we give
me light?" repeated the Scotsman
to the third. who stolidly looked out
of the window. Then the Scotsman's
finger went reluctantly into his own
pocket. "Weel. weel!" he murmuI~d.
"I'll iist need to talk ane o. my ain"
london Chronicle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-07-20
AcrObntic.

After supper he procured his wife's best
clothesline from the back shed, fastened one
end of it to his st. Bernard's collar and the
other to the handle bar of his bicycle. Then
he went out into the middle Of the road and
mounted. For about four rods, that is until
the St. Bernard espied a canine friend, the
came one horrible nightmare. In despera-
tion the rider clutched handle bars, back
pedaled and fairly howled, until at last he
became sufficiently cool to call to, the dog
to stop. 1t stopped all right, but the wheel
had motions OF its own. 1t went on till 1t
struck the dog amidships, then It rose IN II, the
air, sending its rider toward cloudland.
His head tried conclusions with the curb,
and when they brought him to he promised
his wife never to do it again.-Detroit Free
Press
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-07-20
HETTY GREEN'S TAKES.
Amounts Paid by Americas Richest
Woman in the Town Where She


Hetty H. r. Green, the richest wo-
man in America, is again counted
among the citizens of Bellows Falls.
VT, says n special to the New York
World.
Mrs. Green's taxation has always
been a bone of contention here. What
she thinks is large list is small, in
deed, to the tax listers, who have not
failed to hear of her many millions.
Mrs. Green has owned house and
barn here, known as the Green home
stead, for many years, and has paid
taxes thereon to their full value, but
getting personal list was not easy
On recent visit to this place she
was accosted by n resident who had
known her for many years. He
shook her proffered hand and asked:
"Where are you living now, Mrs.
Green?"
"Oh," she replied jauntily, under
my hat"
This is about as far as most of the
tax assessors got.
Investigation of the town records
shows that Mrs. Green first became a
legal resident of the town in 1889,
paying at that time and up to and in
cluding the year 1893 taxes on 100000
personal property. In 1894 new
board of listers succeeded in material
ly increasing the list. She then paio
on S11 900 real estate and $4,000 per-
sonal property and on $4,000 as trus'
tee. Her husband, as trustee, paid on
$4,000, and her daughter, Sylvia, on
$4,000, making total of $41,000 foI
the Green family.
In 1895 she paid on $4,000 real es
tate, 100000 personal; Mr.. Green or
$4,000 in his own name and on $1,000
as trustee.
In 1896, 1897 and 1898 she paid OF
$4,000 real estate, $4,000 personal
and Mr.. Green on $4,000 in his owl
name and $4,000 as trustee.
In 1899 she was taxes for one hous
and barn at $4,000 but refused t.
hand in personal list, stating sh
wished to change her residence to an
other state. The place was under
stood to be HobolSen, \. j. Her onl
,, reason for the change was because o
litigation in which she was engaged
Mrs. Green says the listers in thi
/, town are not so inquisitive as thos
: in New York. Her taxes this yea
will amount to one-thirtieth of tn
!, total taxes in Bellows Falls.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-07-20
eNAwEp TO DEATH BY ANTS.
Horrible Punishment inflicted by
Means OF Red Ants ON an American
by Mayo Indians.


A mining man who reached FL Paso,
Tex, from the state of Sinaloa, Mex
leo, tells the story in detail of the
terrible punishment recently inflicted
on James Wilson, renegade Ameri-
can prospector, by Mayo Indians.
Wilson frequently visited the villages
and finally won the affections of n
handsome young girl. Instead of mar
rying the girl, according to the rites
of her tribe, he is said to have decoy-
ed her to his camp in the mountains
and kept her there against her will.
She finally escaped to tell the story
and Wilson fed. He was overtaken
and carried back. AS a punishment
for his crime it was ordered that he
be put to death by method common
| with the Mayos. The prospector was
stripped of his clothing and bound
across an ant hill infested by large
red ants. After many hours of hor-
rible suffering as the insects slowly
gnawed away his flesh Wilson expir-
ed. Wilson was reputed to be fugi-
tive from justice from Oklahoma.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-07-20
Status of the Brigadier.

In January, 1862, when Judah P.
Benjamin was secretary of war of the
confederacy, in reply to an inquiry
from the chairman of the military
committee of congress, he announced
that the construction placed by the
war department on the law was that
brigadier generals were not officers,
generally, independently of any par
ticular commands; but, on the con-
trary, under section six of the act of
March 6, 1861, held their offices 'only
while the brigades We're in service"
According to this ruling, says the
Chicago Chronicle, not few so-called
brigadier generals lost their rank and
title when not in service with brig
ade. SIN practice" added Mr.. Secre-
tary Benjamin, "the assignment of
brigadier generals has been made by
the president where The body of
troops did not exceed the number
sufficient for single brigade; as, for
instance, Gen. Withers at Mobile, or
Gen. Lawton at Savannah. A brig
adler general is never appointed with
out ascertaining in advance that there
are n sufficient number of regiments
ready to form brigade for the gen.
.eral SO appointed"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-07-20
A man heinr Ahnnt To die. summoned

A man, being About to die, summoned
hisfour Sons to his side, and said; My sons,
to Alex one.fifth, to James one.half, and t,
Thomas one.fourth, and thus you will all
Share Equally" John and james, and
Thomas took Paper and Pencil and began
figuring, but Alex took his Hat and started
Three asked. "Do you not Intend figuring
out ut the Problem?" "Not much," said Alex.
"I am Going for Lawyer to break the
Will" Notwithstanding the Lawyer can
Relieve the Heirs of Much of the Figuring
Baltimore American,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-07-20
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