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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-01-04
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GOldsborO. N C.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-01-04
THE ARGUS
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
ID DIRECTORY.

Neuse Lodge No. 6, I. O. O.. F., meets
every Tuesday evening, at 1880
o'clock, in Odd Fellows Hail.
Cordial welcome to visitors.
Wayne Lodge No. 112, A. F. & A. M,
meets 1st and 3rd Monday even
ings, 7:3O o'clock, in Odd Fellows
Hall. Visiting brothers heartily
welcomed,
Ruffn Lodge No. g., K. of.P., meets
every Friday evening.7:3 81 o'clock
in Odd Fellows Hall. Knightly
welcome to visitors.
Junior Order Of United American
Mechanics, meets every Wednes-
day evening, 1880 o'clock, in Odd
Fellows Hall. Cordial welcome
to all visiting brethren.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-01-04
OUR LOCAL OPTIC.

Mr. Wayne Fonvielle is on a
visit to relatives in Onslow county.
The nipping weather is making
up in severity what it lacked in
celebrity.
Rev. w. c. Newton is attend
ing the Baptist Union meeting at
Poliocksvll!e, .
DR.. Thedie CHM, son of our
merchant townsman MI. Jno. T..
CHM, came home for the holidays
from Richmond Medical College,
where he is attending his second
year course of lectures.
MI. Charles Britt, an old Colds
boro boy, who has been for years
b resident of Franklintop, and has
been postmaster Of that town for
the past six years, paid a Christi
mas visit to relatives here last
We. K.
Messrs. jenkins and FAIRIES,
the popular druggists, who are at
present located in one of the stores
under the opera house, will in a
few days remove to Walnut street,
in the building now occupied by
M. E. M. Lehman.
On Sunday, Dec. Oath, Mr.. J.
Fl. Dixon and Miss Georgia Dan
iels were married by Rev. F. D.
Swlndell, at ST. Paul parsonage,
in the presence of several relatives
and friends. The bridal party
drove at once into the country to
visit the sick mother of the bride
MI. and Mrs. H. j. Ham, and
daughter, Miss Mabel, who have
resided at Rural Retreat, Seven
Springs, for several years, have
again returned to Goldsboro to
make their home here, we are
glad to announce. Mr.. Ham has
leased his Rural Retreat Hotel to
Mr.. j. J. Ivy for a term Of years.
The ARGUS is glad to note the
promtion of MI. James Hill, cid
est son of DIR. Thomas Hill, of
this city, to a general superin-
tendency Of the Standard Oil
Company, with headquarters in
Baltimore. He has been with
this company for some time and
his promotion is evidence Of his
satisfactory service.
The marriage of Mr.. Walter A.
Stilley to Miss Eta Jones, oc-
CURED last Wednesday at the resi-
dence Of the brides parents in
Washington, n. c., ana the happy
couple arrived in the city in the
afternoon and have taken board
with Major ". L. Hollowell.
The groom holds a responsible
position with the Enterprise Lum-
Der Company, and has many
friends who will wish for them.
both long life and happiness al
ways.
Mr. S. w. Isler has received
the sad intelligence of the das-
tardly murder of one of his ten
ants on his farm in Jones county,
near Newbern. The murder took
place Friday night Dec. %. Willie
Green was the name of the unfor-
tunate victim. His head was
split by five distinct blows and
his body was hid in the woods
about one-half mile from where
the murder took place, which was
within so yards Of the home of a
man named Watson.
Again the ARGUS begins it's
weekly visits to the homes of it's
many readers this afternoon. We
sincerely trust that all have en-
joyed Christmas. One gratifying
feature about this issue, which is
unusual for the first after the va
cation, is that we have no casu-
alt1es to report. Usually in the
wake of Christmas festivities
there is more or less chronicling
of bloodshed, but Goldsboro es-|
capped this time. Let MS all be
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-01-04

Hoods Pills cure liver ills; the nonirritating and
only cathartic to take1wfth Hoods SarsaparilIa,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-06
Political Action md Reaction.

The Chinese Empire is serving just at
present as an object lesson of bad govern
ment. and in studying the course of its
development almost any people can find
instruction. One of the ways in which it
is a horrible example lies in the fact
that Chinese conservatism and lack of pro-
gressiveness are due partly TO conviction
that everything Chinese is so good that
it cannot be changed for the better. Mere
age is made a fetch.
There is not much danger OF that in
this country, because it is not old enough
to boast of age at all; but there is some
danger of the opposite extreme--of being
convinced that because a thing is new it
therefore must be good. This does not
follow. Progress does not involve giving
up all OF the laws and customs OF our fore
fathers.
One Of the tendencies which keen OBJ
servers can detect In American life just
at this time Is sometimes misnamed prog
ress. 1t will probably have TO run its
course until the reaction cones toward
more liberal thought. II is toward a view
which, though not new to the world. has
not before become general in this country.
1t may be described in general terms as
the tendency toward caste.
When the United States OF America
threw or the rule Of Great Britain IT was
not altogether because OF specific griev-
ances. but in obedience to spirit of the
time which was in revolt against monarch
ical institutions In general, and not that Of
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-06

Until now we have rather thought that
the great sensations of the Goebel assas-
sination conspiracy would be kept in re-
serve until the "neerless leader" could
be caught and Gagged ready for trial. 1t
seems, however that counsel for the State
have regarded it as wise to lift the veil of
secrecy which. hitherto has covered their
movements and to let the world know
something more of the evidence upon
which they expect to convict and hang the
conspirators.
A despatch from Georgetown yesterday
stated that the attorneys for the prosecu-
ton in the Caleb Powers case, had an
nounced possession of written statement
by the prisoner Youtsey in which he
declares that Taylor was a party to the
negotiations for the murder of Governor
Goebel, but declined to join in any contract
to that end with the negro desperadoes
'Tallow Dick Combs and Hocker.m NTH.
Youtsey is represented, however, IS de-
clarlng that TAILOR was willing that
white man should be hired to do the kill
ing, and did contribute three hundred dol
lars to make up the amount of fifteen
hundred demanded by the assassin.
1t appears that the conspirator who made
this written confession, and who has been
suspected by many people of being the
actual murderer, has fallen out with the
State failing TO arrange with it for full
immunity. He is said TO be now in active
negotiation with counsel for Powers and
others under indictment, and in Kentucky
it is considered possible that he may face
about and attempt to discredit himself as
witness for the prosecution. On the
other hand there are rumors that the State
is quite willing that Youtsey should take
this position. on the ground that he has
paced the authorities in cond ton TO fully
corroborate all of his material confessions,
and that, in those circumstances, they
would rather try than shield him. All the
indications are that there will be startling
developments at Georgetown and Frank
fort this week
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-06

A letter from Miss Mary Morrill,. one OF
the imperiled missionaries in China. writ
ten to her father in this country, has re-
Gently been given to the press, and vivid
" illustrates the conditions under which
some of the mission stations have been
abandoned She and feilow-worker, Miss
Annie Gould, were in charge of school,
for girls at Paoting-Fu, and up to tn
time of writing the letter had refused to
leave their posts to seek safety in Pekin.
Their reasons were of nature to do them
all honor Miss Morrill, said in her letter
that the Boxers lined all roads and the
country was in a state OF serious distur-
bance. but that she and Miss Gould could
rot leave their posts il they would. and
would rot if they could" If they could
close the school and send the girls home
to their parents. she admitted that they
would then seek to save themselves. but
many Of the families to which the pupils
belonged lived in districts where Boxers
were congregated, and the large feet OF
the girls would at once proclaim their con-
neetion with the foreigners. 1t would,
therefore. be most unsafe for them to trav-
el at that time. since the caution which
might be felt in attacking a foreigner
would certainly not influence the Boxers
in their treatment Of native converts. The
two American women reasoned that while
the school remained open the girls would
better stay there. since the presence of
the teachers would afford some protection
and perhaps prevent the mission buildings
from being looted. She concluded her
statement with the words,
.-of course, if the worst happens. it can only be
said that We were at our posi-"
The pluck of these two women certainly
deserves an encomium from every admirer
Of true courage. They are not unique
specimens OF the missionary type. Know
ing that their fate in case of invasion by
the Boxers would probably be too horrible
10 contemplate, they, nevertheless, without
direct orders from headquarters, elected
to remain with their pupils 10 save these
from suffering at the hands OF their own
countrymen Women have frequently been
willing to do and to dare for the sake OF
husband, lover. or child. but the motives
/ which actuated these women were not per-
! sonal but strictly ethical. No one could
have blamed them had they sought to save
themselves; the society gave them no ord
crs to become martyrs. and missionaries of
| the other sex have often gone flying to
! the nearest consulate with far less reason
| for apprehension than had these devoted
women since their school was in one Of
| the districts imperatively threatened.
The pity Of it seems to be that such
heroisn and devotion to duty was wasted
on barren soil. There are plenty of places
in this country where two such faithful
workers could have spent their lives and
| had a far wider influence than, with the
difficulties against them, they could ever
have in China Why should not such eour-
age and self-sacrifice be put where it Will
| have the greatest effect?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-06

Webster Davis. once the champion and
idol of his Republican colleagues, is now
the object of their utilization. More than
any other member of his former party who
has been compelled to abandon it for
conscience sake. he has been made the
target for SANDER and abuse. And why?
After a visit to the scene OF hostlities
between Great Britain and the two Dutch
Republics of South Africa; after visiting
both armies and acquiring all the light
that a personal investigation could secure.
he came home convinced Of the justice Of
the Beer cause and Of the injustice which
he considered our authorities were pro-
noting in their encouragement of the Brit
ish Government In the struggle.
He held high Office under the Admin
istratlon. He had in previous campaigns
rendered signal services to his party. lie
had done as much for 1t as it had done ior
him. On his return from Africa he went to
the President and beseeched him TO change
his policy 10 one of friendliness to the
Beers. He laid before him the result of
his own observations. But other influences
were predominant and the Administration
was unmoved During this time no word
of criticism OF the Presidents course es-
capped his lips. He defended the President
and rebulsed an unfriendly comment made
concerning him at the great meeting which
welcomed his return. He hoped against
hope. and when he found II all in vain he.
as a manly man. rendered his resignation
and voluntarily ended his connection with
the Administration. Still he waited until
the Philadelphia Convention endorsed the
Presidents course and gave cold comfort
TO the struggling Republics before taking
further action. When the Democrats at
Kansas City. the home Of Webster Davis,
declared In no uncertain tones their sym
pathy for these people in whose cause he
was profoundly concerned. he came out
definitely and announced his support OF
the candidates of that convention.
Now nothing tisat partisan malice can in
vent is too harsh to apply to him. His
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-06

(From dc springaeld RepubIican.l

(From the Springfield RepGbic2n)
The habit of being able to speak for distin-
guished men got fastened upon the Hon. John
Barrett, ex-Mnstrr to SIAM" when he was 50
intimate with Dewey at Manila. After his re-
turn hone Mr.. Barrett became much addicted
TO telling what Dewey thought about it. The
Admiral. it might have been supposed, broke
bread daily and shared his bunk nightly with the
'.ex-Mnster to SIAM" When Mr.. Barrett, the
other day, told the New York reporters that
Tom Reed would be found the stump all right,
he was the sad victim OF the old habit Reed?
oh, I'll answer fer Tom Reed. Simply habit,
that's all. As matter of fact, as Barrett adj
mitted yesterday to i statement to the press he
did not even have the 'honor of the personal
acquaintance OF the distinguished statesman,
which may explain why Mr.. Reed asked. VINO
is this Barrett, anyGay2" IL should be added
that the ex-siinister alter an interview with Mr..
Hanna. detained having given his assurance
that Mr. Reed would stump this year. but the
painful fact must also be recorded that the re-
porters who heard the original statement, were
not disposed TO accept the disclaimer. Well,
there's one happy phase OF the situation. Mr..
Reed will not be missed on the Maine stump 50
long as John Barrett keeps his engagements
there. The ex-Alinister to Siam is power
isn't DorsheiIner big?" said somebody to the
late Mr. TraverS Eyes" was the reply, but
Won should see him as big as he thinks he is"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-06

George III in particular. This spirit was
embodied in jefferson, Thomas Paine, and
the men who were the forces Of the French
Revolution. 1t found expression in the
first sentence of the Declaration Of indie
pendence and in the provisions of the Con-
stitution. Its influence upon social life
was less marked than that on political de-
yelopment. the reason being that willie in
politics abstract ideas and material. con-
siderations are the only elements which
determine the course of events, in social
life the personal element SO largely pre-
dominates that the abstract ideal often
has to give way to the prejudice, passion,
or mood of the moment. Hence, while the
political institutions of the country were
mainly characterized by the spirit Of de-
mocracy. its social life was very far from
being democratic.
As time went on, however, the social
life of the country inevitably had its effect
upon Government founded upon a more
or less theoretical basis. and there came
to be a debate whether all men were, in
fact, created free and equal. Along with
this came the reaction from the spirit of
democracy to that OF the old-time ideals
Of Europe, the support OF caste spirit,
both social and racial, assisted in its de-
velopment by the institution of slavery
and by the rapid material evolution which
brought millions of European peasants to
the shores of the new republic to share
in its awakening prosperity. Throughout
the first half Of the century the caste spirit
and the liberty, fraternity, and equality
sentiment of the days of the French revo-
luton were. continually in conflict. The
literature of the time is full of this strug-
gle, taking place North and South, in the
political and social world. This phase is
now passing, and the social organism is
undergoing a reaction toward the caste
spirit, in new form, that of the struggle
between capital and labor. There is
tendency TO create a plutocracy and pro-
letariat, with practically no middle class
This struggle will have to be fought out,
inch by inch, to its logical conclusion, but
1t is a good thing to remember that it is,
after all, no new conflict, but simply the
temperance of an old autagonism. the
antipathy between the ideas OF au-nan
piotheiAoou' eHuai oPPoi 'uni'!' anu e1N"A
rewards for the same service, and the
theory, sanctioned by many ages of do
minion and servitude, that there must be
an aristocratic class. for whose benefit the
lower classes, in varying measure, are TO be
used up, body and soul The syndicates
are simply -embodments of the. feudal-
ism of the Middle Ages. In our pride of
American progressiveness. 1t is well to
see clearly whittier the progress leads, and
not move in circle. back To the starting
point.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-06

manner Of speech. which once stirred his
Republican hearers to enthusiasm. is now
ridicuIed and derided. He is called a
traitor and a renegade because he had the
manhood to break loose from the ties
which bound him to the British alliance. He
has received from his former foes warm
reception. His eloquence is already heard
on the plains of Kansas and Nebraska, and
his influence will be felt in every section
where the sentiments of liberty and hui
mainly find Judgment in the hearts Of
the people.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-06
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

stone Is WatcainE.-About week ago
the Hon. William Joel Stone. of Missouri.
was making preparations for a trip to Eu-
rope. where he expected to remain until
the LIST Of September. At the last mo-
ment he abandoned the trip across the At
lantic and announces that he will pass his
vacation" in New York. When he is not
at the Hoffman House he will be at the
Manhattan Beach Hotel. and he expects to
remain in that ne1ghborhood until the last
of August, or until the New York Demo-
cratic State conventions work has been
mapped out. 1t is suspected stror ely that
Governor Stone is acting as the agent OF
the Democratic National Committee in the
Empire State. The relations between MIN
and Mr.. Bryan are very close. and II is
known that the Nebraskan defers more to
the judgment of the Missourian in all i'm
portant matters than to that of any other
one OF his advisers. Governor Stone also
is on terms of personal friendship with
both Croker and Hill. and both OF these
New Workers have confidence in the MIS-
sourian's political judgment. The lion.
Arthur Pue German. also, Is on terms OF
cordial relations with Stone, and each mas
great respect for the other. Here, then'
is a combination of relations which makes
Governor Stone of peculiar value TO the
party in the present situation In New
York. For reasons of his own Stone does
not desire to become intimately identihed
with political management, and 1t is said
that this partially accounts for the 1a.t
that no announcement has been or will be
made of the real object Of his extended
stay in New York at this interesting juno
ture 1t is confidently expected, however,
that his presence in the Empire State VIII
be felt in the results of the Democratic
nominating convention in September. MT
German will be with him a great deal.
and these two can accomplish almost as
much as could be accomplished by Croker
and Hill working earnestly together. Gov
ernor Stones decision to remain in New
York is believed to indicate beyond per-
adventure that Chairman Jones, OF the
national committee failed in his mission
to bring Hill and Croker together Ihe
Missourian is understood to be very favor
ably impressed with the suggestion that
the Hon. rird S. Coler be made the guper-
Material NJ minee on an anti-Ramapo plat
form. and it is thought that he VIII be able
to bring Croker around to this view OF
the local requirement.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-06
Chinese Fortune TeIIers.


Native wizards very popular in the Celestial
kingdom. The fortune-teliing business is profit
able one The fortune teller Consults fate by
means of bamboo slips hearing certain characters
He sits at 4 table usually in the open air. and
the applicant comes up and states his desire.
Perhaps he asks whether 4 certain day VIII he I
lucky one on which to undertake a speculation,
OF he may ask what his unborn infant viii
be. where his stolen property Is. or any other
matter The wizsif,i selects slip. dissscts the
character upon it into its radical primitive
and writes the parts upon board, adding to them
the Time the name OF the applicant. five planets
some coIors, and various ms terlOus symbols
From them all he c0niTives to evolve sentence
giving the required information. Then his Gus
toner pays the fec, ami walks away with eoa-
fdcnt mien.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-06

II TUII tIIt i-lTII1II -tlIItIIsItIIIITT
We notice that the rJInor is revived that Mr.
Winston Churchill is writing a biography OF
Lord Randolph Churchill We believe that when
this statement WIS made two years ago it was
explained by the family, and especially by the
powacer Duchess OF Marlborough Nir Winston
ChurciilFs grlndmother), that the papers OF
Lord Randolph Churchill were not in Mr. Winston
ChGrehilIs possession, and that he would rot
be assisted by their being placed in his bands.
1t Is possible. however, that deaths in the family
and other changes lray nave modified what was
at that time the opinion OF the Marlborough fam
ilv-that the time had not yet for writing,
the biography OF Lord Randolph Churchill. IL
weuId OF COURSE be we'll within Mr. Winston
Churchill's powers to write an admirable mono
oraph on his father which would not profess TO
he a full biography.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-06
Democratic Expansion.

From the New Orleans Piclyune.)
IT, Democratic party has never been opposed
TO any measure Of expansion that did not involve
either 4 menace to their liberties viola
ton Of the rights of others, but so far no terri
tory has been acquired with the consent of that
party without being incorporated as integral
part of the domain, directly under the Joint
control Of the three coordinate branches OF the
Federal Government, and all the people of any
region thus acquired have been recognized and
treated as citizens of the United States