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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-09
May 4.
Faro Items.

Mr.. B. B. Baker has erected a
new store.
Mrs. L. A. May is yet very
sick, we are sorry to note.
Mr.. Joe West was visiting in
your city Monday on business.
Mr.. W. ?. Dawson will res
move his saw-mill soon to Lins
dell.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Lane spent
Sunday with DR.. and Mrs, J. E.
Person.
Mr.. Tom Person Jr., of near
Maxton, was here Monday on
business.
Mr.. Claude Becton has accept
ed a position with Messrs. Lane
& Roberts as book keeper.
Mr.. Dan j. Blew, of near
Greensboro, was the guest of
Mr.. George West Saturday night
and Sunday.
The farmers of this communi-
ty areldone planting cotton and
now the most of them are plant
ing corn again.
PICOLA.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-09
Woodland Crunb.

Owing to the recent dry wealth
er the pea crop is not doing we'll.
We are having refreshing
showers now and everything is
growing fast.
Potatoes are up and growing,
and the bugs are waiting to take
them in charge.
Mrs. Humphrey and daughter
Mrs. Butler attended the meeting
at Woodland Monday evening.
Mr.. Frank Southerland, of the
Mt. Olive section, was in our
neighborhood Monday evening
the guest of Mr.. Chas. Reeves.
We have two grocery stores
at Woodland now, both doing
pretty fair business. Won't some
one put in the third with a stock
of dry goods and hardware?
The sermon and lecture by
Rev. Willis Hotchkiss, the mis-.
sionary from Africa, Monday
evening, was one of the most in
teresting things we have eyer
heard at this place. The audience
gave almost undivided attention
for nearly two hours. Bro.
Hotchkiss can make one feel
as though he was in Africa see.
ing for himself.
Our community feel that they
have sustained a great loss by
the death of Mrs. Adolphus
Herring, which occurred last
Friday morning. She was a lady
of high character and sc e ne d tc
be esteemed by all who knew her.
Her remains were laid to rest in
the cemetery at Mt. Calvary
church, She suffered a great
deal the last few days of hel
sickness, and expressed herself
as willing and ready to depart
for the land beyond the skies
She leaves husband seven chill
dren to mourn her loss. May the
everlas ing arms be underneath
them to strengthen and upholG
| them in their bereavement.
READER,
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-09
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THE ELECTION MONDAY.
A Tabulated Summary of the
Entire Vote Cast.

Entire Vote Cast.
The municipal election held
Monday in this city created
very little interest because there
was no opposition. The tabulated
statement below shows that o0ly
about one third of the registered
voters Of the city exercised their
franchise privilege Mr.. Geo. E.
Hood, the candidate for Mayor,
received only 315 votes, which
led the entire ticket.
The following table will show
the vote by wards for each of the
candidates and measures which
were before the people for elec-
tion:
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MT. OLIVE LETTER.
A Weeks Happenings of the Mt.
Olive Section.
ARGUS BUREAU,
May s, 1901. {

ARGUS BUREAU,
May s, 1901. I
Mr.. Wallace Dawson returned
home Saturday from Oak Ridge.
Mr.. Charlie O'Bery, of Dudley,
was in our midst few hours
Monday.o
Mrs. Annie Hobbs, of Warsaw,
is the guest Of Mrs. Y. Fl.
Knowles.
Mrs. Jas. r. Hatch is spend
ing a few days with relatives in
Goldsboro this week.
Miss Annie Baker, of Colds
boro, was visiting Mrs, G. B.
Price several days this week.
Misses Mabel. Kornegay and
Susie Maxwell were visiting rel.
atives in Goldsboro several days
last week.
Mr.. II. S. Westbrook and Miss
Estelle Westbrook were visiting
relatives gin Faisons Sunday
evening.
Miss Georgia Sanderlin, of
Goldsboro, was visiting her
aunt Mrs. J. F. Oliver several
day this week.
Mr.. Edwin Wooten and his
mother Mrs. S. I. Wooten, of
LAGRANGE, are the guests of the
family Of Mr.. W. P. Kornegay.
Our truckers are feeling very
bad from the effect of the hail
storm Tuesday, p. M, which did
considerable damage in some Sec
tions.
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another NtN ENTERPRISE.
ONE BY ONE THEY COME TO
GOLDSBORO.
The Croakings of the Calamity
HOWler Drowned in the ChO-
rus of Applause for the
March of Progress.

While Goldsboro is anxious to
make additions to her population
and is eyer ready to welcome the
energetic, Industrious, moral and
thrifty who desire to invest their
capital and better their condition,
still we make no concessions nor
offer any inducements to those who
desire to hoard their wealth or
live on the bounty of the commun~
ity. Neither do we extend any
pressing invitation to the croaker
or the alarmist. Of the latter
classes we have only a few and
the forward march of progress
which Goldsboro IS making just
now has so discouraged that few
that they rarely eyer lift. their
melancholy voices in the howl of
calamity, and when they do their
croakings are drowned in the cho-
rus of applause which greets the
standard bearers in the march of
progress.
Goldsboro continues to grow
and add new industries all the
while. 1t is the addition of new
industries from time to time that
is causing the growth of Golds-
boro. One has only to get away
from the heart of the city and
stroll through the suburbs to re-
alize the truth of the above asser-
ton. Factories are springing up
everywhere as if by magic.
A representative of the ARGUS
passed through the southern part
of the city some few afternoons
ago and ran across a new brick
factory, which had gone up in the
last few weeks. The plant is en-
tirely new in all it's equipments.
The large boiler, engine and
steam fixtures came from the ma
chine shops of Messrs. Dewey
Bros, in this city, which shows
that our people are patronizing
home industries, while the large
brick-making machine, which is
of the latest pattern of the Steele
make, came from Statesville only
because such machines are not
manufactured in Goldsboro just
now, but will be some day in the
near future. The machine looks
perfect in all it's workings to the
unframed eye and seems to give
entire satisfaction to the proprie
tors, one OF whom is Mr.. A. T.
Griffin, name thoroughly famil-
lar to the readers of the ARGUS
because of the standing adver
tisement which he runs of his
shingle and lumber plant situated
on Neuse river. The capacity o
the brick machine is about 4:
per minute, $500 per hour or Is,
600 per day. An entirely new fea
ture of this brick plant is the ab
sence Of mules and carts to hau
the clay. An inclined railroad ha
been built from the chopper" t
the clay holes, on which runs a
iron car drawn by a steel cabl
connected with steam fixtures.
It is impossible to describe th
making of br.ck by machiner
without drawings, but those wh
care to witness. such a scene ca
have the work explained to thei
entire satisfaction, it they wi
call at the mill, by Mr.. Griffin
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McKinley's Ultimatum

London, May 6.-The Geneva
correspondent the Daily Mail as
serts that President Mckinley
has informed Mr.. Kruger that
he cannot receive him officially
or unQfdciallyA
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-09

Being pasted by the Germans
against the Great Wall will make
the Chinese less stuck up than ever
before.
Very likely when Mckinley ar
rives at the Golden Gate he'll have
something to say about an open
door in the Pacific.
j. Pierpont Morgan has just
bought one of the greatest of Brit
ish merchant steamer lines and is
said to be negotiating for another.
These, with his railroads, will give
him an extraordinary leverage on
American export trade, and. as the
British appear to realize, will men,
ace their carrying business. What
ever else may be said of Mr.. Morgan.
there is no denying his great bust
ness courage. In his hands steam
ship lines, railroads and steel works
become as chessmen on the board.
Mr.. Morgan is an international facx
tor now, greater in his real Influenza
than most statesmen.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-09
WALTER LETT Err.

4 ChrOnicling of Weeks Events
In That Thriving Neigh
bornOod.
Mr.. Bill Pope, from near Ken
ly, was visiting near Ebenezer last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Overman
visited relatives over the river
last Sunday.
Mr.. Walter Sasser from Pink
ney, was visitor in our COM
mun'ty last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Sasser
spent last Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Becton.
Mr.. Jim Williamson, from
Wilson county was visiting in our
community last week.
Mrs. H. E. Garland, from
Knoxville, Tenn, is expected eooD
on visit to her sister Mrs. DR..
Crawford.
Her many friends will be glad
to know that Mrs. W. II. Lane,
who has been critically i'll, is fsst
impro wing.
Miss Gertrude Thompson is
spending this week at the hosp t.
able home of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w. Perry, of Princeton,
Mr.. Ben Sasser visited relatives
near Fremont Saturday night and
Sunday. His new top buggy, and
absence from home on Sundays
are rather suggestive.
We knew Spring would open
this week in full blast. One rea-
son, the flying ants were out, and
another, Toby Howell, s'got
hair cut, shave, and shoe shine,
both of which are infallible.
Fishiog has been the order of
the day for the past week, and al
most every day crowds have been
enjoying the sport. They bite SO
we'll, that there is a premium on
red worms. fiat heads and craw-
fish.
Speaking of fishing reminds US
of what 'sUncle" Dick Harrison,
noted fisherman, of your city, told
US when we were a mere lad. He
said he attributed his luck to the
fact that he carried his bait in his
mouth.
Tbs small grain crop, which is
larger than usual, is looking very
we'll, considering the dry weather,
and promises to be more profitable
than in some time. There is not
an extra stand of corn, but cotton
is coming up better than expected.
The annual Sunday School Con-
vention convenes at Pine Forest
next Saturday May II. A very
interesting and entertaining pro-
gramme has BEEN selected, and q
special feature will be good sing
ing. Every lady is invited to come
and bring their baskets we'll filled
and help to make it both pleasant
and profitable.
i A conspicuous sign on a CIR
house we passed some time since,
reads thus: "No smoking aloud
around here" We had just got.
ten SO fo. %, between our lone,
ly physiegnomy and the end of {
match which we had drawn across
a part of our ventilated apparel
and careless observer would have
thought the woods were afire
again. But being of a conserva
. tive turn of mind, we turned uI
the damper, and just whispered
till we bad passed.
KuTIrKTNTrH
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Buck Swamp Items.

Miss Zilphia Deans is visiting
Mrs. Gray Aycock, near Fremont.
Mr.. Ernest Hollingsworth from
Tarboro, was visiting his uncle
Mr.. Haywood Lynch, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Pool, from
near Black Greek, were visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Sangley Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Sarah Hooks and Mss
Nancy Sherard, of Salem, were
visiting in our neighborhood Snn-
day.
Mar. and Mrs. J. l.. Pearson,
from your city, were visiting
their mother Mrs. Edith Deans
last Friday.
Miss Mandy Holland and Mr..
Charleya Watson, from Kenly,
were visiting in our community
one day last week.
Mr.. Alex Edgerton and Miss
Bette Holland, from near Pink
ney, were visiting Miss Berta
Edgerton Sunday.
The picnic that was attended
by young and old people las
We Ines day at Pearson bridge,
was quite enjoyable.
Miss Perneta Langley, who
has been visiting her sister Mrs.
Will Pool near Black Creek. re-
turned home last Thursday. Her
many friends are gladto see
her.
FARMERS DAUGHTER.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-26
CUBANS SEE M'KINLEY.
He Leaves Their Mission in the Hands
 of Seer etary Root.

l Washington, April 25.--The Cuban delegation from the convention fram- ing a constitution for the new island re-
 public saw President Mckinley twice to-day, once in the early part of the
 day, when there were introductions and
 formal exchange of expressions of friendship between the United States and Cuba, and again at night, when the members of the delegation were guests oflhonor at state dinner at the White house.
 The real business which brought the delegation here was tranacted with Sec retary Root at the war department, the president in the first interview at the White house saying to the delegates that he would confer with the secre- tary who would act as his representa- tive in conferences over the Cuban sit- uation.
 The delegation and Secretary Root were closeted for some hours in the af- ternoon in a discussion of the relations of the islands to the United States. Secrecy was observed as to the con- ference, the statement being made that after results were reached some news as to the conclusions might be made public.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-26
NEW YoRK,s REFORM MOVEMENT
A Platform Adopted by the Citizens
 Union Last Night.

New York; April 25.-An adjourned meeting of the convention of the Citi- zens' union was held tonight and the report of the committee on resolutions was considered and adopted. These res- olutions, which are the platform of the union start out with a criticism of the present city government and then de- mands enough room in the public schools and enough teachers, an exterd- ed library system, sure and ample pure water, Streets as Waring kept them,' more public baths and lavatories, more playgrounds for children and more small parks enforcement of the terie- ment house laws and tax laws. judi cious increase of direct employment of labor by the city in it's public works, the prevailing rate of wages for an eight-hour day for such labor, munich pal ownership of gas, electric light and water supply, retention by the city of ownership of all it's franchises and stringent supervision of all corporations using city franchises. The platform al- so demands home rule for the city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-26
UPTON CANNOT DECIDE YET
NOTREADYTO ACCEPTCHALLEN ENG F
 FORAGE EINDEPENDENCE.
Will Wait Until He Reaches New York Before Giving n Definite Answcr-W. Duncan Butler of the Constitution and J. P. Morgan of the Columb;a ia nlso Delay Giving Positive Answers.
ny Giving Positive Answers.

Boston, April 25.-Sir Thomas Lipton has cabled the Massachusetts Yacht club that at this time he cannot say whether or not he will bring the Shamrock to Boston for the race against the Independence and possibly the Con- stitution. The owner of the Shamrock says he will wait until he comes to New York before giving a definite answer.
 W. Butler Duncan has also notified the committee in charge of the races that he cannot enter the Constitution at this time, but he will have definite answer ready later in the season. A similar letter has been received from J. Pierpont Morgan, the owner of the Co., lumbia, but the special committee of the ull-Massachusetts club sent to Mir. Lipton two invitations one by cable and the other by mail. The cable invitation was answered immediately.
 Charles E. Hodges, the secretary, to- night said that an answer to the in- vitation sent by mail is expected within a week, as Sir Thomas made reference to the acceptance of the invitation in his speech at the launching last Satur- day. The Athene, Kidegarde and Qui- setta have already been entered in the schooner class for the Lawson cups.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-26
PROFESSOR SWANS TRIAL.
The Defense Continues to Score on
 Points of Law.


 Cambridge, Mass. April 25.-The de- fense of Professor Eastman continued to score points at law on the govern ment in the murder trial to-day, the court holding to it's opinion of yester- day that declarations made by Richard Grogan, jr, the dying man, were not competent as evidence where the accu- sation was of murder. The court went further to-day by ruling as incompetent other statements that witnesses heard from Grogan's lips which appeared to be replied to Eastman's denials of other than accidental shooting. Not only in the law of evidence did Lawyer Elder for the defendant worst Attorney General Knowlton, but in the testimony itself there was much to encourage Eastman, which showed that the lat ter was very solicitous for Grogan's condition and exhibited much grief at the unfortunate episode. The days evidence seemed to dwell upon the dy- ing moments of Grogan and Eastman's mental and physical condition at the time. The chief reason was that the witnesses were those who upon hearing the pistol reports and cries ran into the Clark Garden. Tomorrow the evidence is likely to broaden out in it's scope.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-26
NEARLY goo KILLED AND INJURED
A Terrible Explosion in Powder Factory
 in Germany.

Frankfort, April 25.-One of the most disastrous explosions on record occurred this afternoon at the Electrical Chemi- cal works near Greisheim, where smoke less powder is manufactured. Most of the boilers exploded. The noise was so tremendous that 1t was heard at great distances, including Frankfort and Mayence. The factory immediately be- came mass of flames and northeast wind carried the sparks to neighboring villages, where several houses were also set on fire. Eighteen cylinders, each containing about one hundred weight of srnokeless powder, were in the room where the explosion occurred.
 Troops were immediately ordered to Greisheim to prevent the fire spreading to the large benzlen reservoirs nearby. Fire brigades from every place in the neighborhood hurried to the scene, but owing to the fear of @ renewal of the explosions, the greatest difficulty was experienced in stopping the progress of the flames. Only after five hours of strenuous effort was the conflagraton to some extent controlled and the dan ger passed, so as to make it possible to begin the sad work of extricating the bodies. It is feared that nearly two hundred persons have been killed or in- jured
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-26
FURTHER CAPTURE OF BOERS.
Another Big Gun Also TnkeM-NepOrt
 That Baden Powell May Resign

Another Big Gun Also TakeM-HepOrt | That Baden Powell May Resign. London, April 26.--The war office has received further brief telegram from Lord Kitchener recording the capture of Boers and the taking of a twelve pounder gun, together with the finding of destroyed 4.7-inch naval gun which the Boers captured at Helvetla. It Is reported from Pretoria that Gen. eral Baden-Powell will resign the in- spectorship of the South African con- stabulary and return to England at an early date. The war office professes to know nothing of this report, but officials there think General Baden-Powell may decide to take a short holiday.
 London, April 26.-William P. Stead in an interview with representative of the Daily Mail, yesterday, said:
 ",The Boers are calculating upon Eng land becoming embroided with Russia or upon some other international com- plication. If I am not mistaken, we are on the verge of a storm across the At lantic that will rudely shatter our peaceful calculations.
 When the United States congress meets the Clayton Bulwer treaty will be torn into shreds and flung in our faces. We shall have to choose between fighting and eating humble pie.
 "The first serious discussion of the possibility of such war will do more to keep the Boers in the field than all the speeches of all the pro-Boers in ex- tstence,"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-26
sAMB1lsG RAID IN NLw YoRK.
Thirty Men Discovered Playing Rou.
 lette in Financial Center.

Thirty Men Discovered Playing Rou- lette in Financial Center.
 New York, April 25.-Agents for the Society for the Prevention of Crime, headed by Justice Jerome and former Police Commissioner Moss, this after noon descended on Frank Barlow's al- legged gambling club. at No. 52 Broad street, in the heart of the financial dis trict in this city. The raiding party made it's way to the second floor of the building and demanded admittance in the name of the law. MT. Moss carried an axe, but was not compelled to use the weapon.
 The warrants which were issued call for the arrest of Roulette Roe, Faro Roe, Poker Roe, Bill Roe, Dark Roe, Cuban Roe and Barlow Roe. Only four of these warrants were served. An other man, for whom no warrant had been issued, but who was pointed out as being connected with the establish ment, was also arrested. The five pris- oners were taken to the court of spe- cial sessions, in which Justice Jerome immediately opened court and the pris- oners gave their names as Albert Ed wards Frederick Baker, Charles J. Curtis, Edward Hayes and Bernhard Meyers
 When the raiders got into the room there were more than thirty men play ing roulette, faro and poker. They made frantic efforts to escape, but were prevented.
 Besides the five prisoners, gambling paraphernalia worth upwards of 5000, several thousand chips, many packs of
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-26
Howe & StetSOn.

cards and about $3o in small change were taken away by the raiders, as we'll as the account books of the estab- lishment. The latter were kept in very crude form, but an unexplained item of expense in the sum of $500 led Mir. Moss and Justice Jerome to say that this item might prove an important link in the chain of evidence against the mysteri- ous John Doe, who is alleged to give protection from police interference to; the gamblers of the city. The raid, taking place as 1t did in the heart of the financial district. created great deal of excitement Justice Jerome held the prisoners in sums of $1,OOO each for ex- animation next week, and they were committed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-26
YOUNG sAWTER's BODY TO UND.
Long Search for tho Drowned Lalfeville
 student Ends.

Long searcn Tor tnc DrOWneO LaheVlIic student Ends.
 Lakeville April 25.-The seven days search in Lake Wononscopmus for the
 body of Otis Sawyer, of Montclair, N
 J., was ended shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon, on the very day that the dead boys father on the other side of the Atlantic had broken the news of his drowning to an invalid mother and sister. At the hour mentioned Captain Everts, the diver who has been in charge of the search throughout, was dragging about sixty yards from shore at a spot some seven hundred feet from the scene of the diving operations, when he felt his grapple catch on some heavy object on the bottom. By the aid of those in the boat he pulled 1t to the sur- face and revealed the body of Sawyer, with limbs contracted as if in a final struggle and a pair of eyegE. 1ses clutch- ed in one hand. The body was in good state of preservation and was in- mediately prepared for shipment to New York.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-26
nARvARD oARsMEN sURPR1sED.
Second Newell Crow Beats tho First in x
 tho Trial Race.

SecOnU NcWell crow BeatS tDo F1r8t III
 tho Trial Race.
 Cambridge, Mass, April 25.-The trial race to choose the Harvard varsity crew was held on the Charles river this afternoon in very rough water. The, great surprise was when the second Newell crew beat the first Newell crew at the finish, after fight the entire course Tie first Weld crew was third. just ahead of the second Weld. The Newell crews have proved greatly su- perior to Weld, winning all the trial races. Brownell stroked to-day's win- ming crew and beat out Captain Bull lard, who was strol1ing the first Newell, As Bullard had behind him four varsity oarsmen Brownell'e victory is all the more to his credit. The time was 1137. From the men who rowed in the race twenty have been selected to form the varsity squad. The men retained are J. Lawrence, McGrew, Ayr. Mcconnell, Henderson, Foster, Goodell Brownell, F. Blake, Snite, Gregg, G. Bancroft, Loud, Davis, Emory, Shuebruk, James, Smith, Francis and Derby.