Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-02-14
I WASHINGTON LETTER.
a FENDER hearted G4r0 ~ the
Girls ADpIauded-aE1As@ ne
/ Je6ersone Ur.
Especial Correspondence

k1TeSS ana showing Dy ner lduSudSe
that she is q Hebrew has haunted
the White House and department Of
Justice. It was h freedom of a hus-
band that she wanted. She knew he
WAS innocent, she told all, and he was
SO good to her. Government red tape
has pushed her along from one place
TO another, and everywhere she was
told nothing could be done. With her
Gorrowful face wet with tears she
made one more effort at the White
House. In broken English h again
told her story to a White House If
Eia1 and begged for her husband.
"I am sorry, madam" said the off,
ciaL, but you will have to take your
papers to the department of Justice.
The president acts on them
FIRST"
She broke down and between her
eobs, heard by many waiting people,
said she had been to the department
and had been told that nothing could
be done for her there.
She continued to plead between her
eobs, but seeing no hope started away.
At the head Of the stairway b stop
ped and again gave way to tears.
OudTAGS ". bdW0S, Tie CO11pI1O41CA
pf the currency, walked by, was touch
led by the poor woman's and lis
tened to her story.
"Come to my Office" he TOLD her,
and she went there from the White
Blouse. If there is any ground for a
pardon, Mr.. Dawes will get it for her
for humanfty's sake. She is Rosie
Baratz, her husband, Morris Ba-
kn14- - 1n1-sn~ n r-Da-SC 40 IN
the Hudson county On. j. jail for Illicit
distilling. He was a soldier Of the
UNITED States, served in the Philip
pines, came back from there about a
Year ago and married the little wo-
man who is working so hard for his
freedom. He was a peddler, and his
kwife declares he is suffering for the
Ofense Of another.
Then the Girls A~pp1auded.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill, carrying an appropriation Of &c.
900 to continue the work of TRANSCRIPT
ing records of the general land Office,
was called I'D in the house late one re
Gent afternoon by Representative Moo
dy of Massachusetts and passed. 1t
came up by unanimous consent, Mr..
MOODY explaining that it was necessa-
1J lie Dill SuOUlu OSCOIDc d Id" ny LIE
next day. There was no debate.
On this expeditions passage Of the
bill there was u unique demonstration
in the gallery. Two young ladies sit
ting side 10y side III the gallery facing
the members broke into vigorous ap-
pIaIse. at that time they were about
the sole occupants, and such hand clap.
ping from above attracted wide atten.
LI- L--J-- A.
to q laugh, and the girls, who may
have been among the employees engag
ed on the work, FASTENED away, abash
ed at the publicity they had brought
upon themselves. The eyes Of those or
the floor followed the two feminine
spectators to the gallery doors. and FOL
ia moment there was entire suspension
of business.
Mixed the Jenersons Up.
In one of the Hobbies of the capitol Il
an oil painting of Thomas Jefferson
The little card attached to the frame
simply says jefferson" This may &C
count for the remarkable story told b,
"a giddy and gushing young man to
party of young ladies to whom he wa.
showing the sights of the capitol.
"This," he said, pointing to the pic
Wu1c VI tie S11OOLu 1dCeO SSuLleIldA, i
Joseph Jefferson taken In the costum
of Bob Acres. You see that the cos
kume is the kind the gentlemen used t
wear in the time Of Bob Acres, but tn
portrait is considered a very fine one
DIT was placed here because Mr.. Jeffel
son is the greatest American actor"
"Oh, yes" chimed in the girls
Wasn't be got a lovely face7 We a
kvouS I'D lilo loo Tofforc0n And "
are SO glad to have seen his picture"
And still in blissful ignorance tn
party moved off to discover other II
markable things.
would Revive Grade of Vice Adm
raj.
Secretary Long has written letters I
Hhe cAalruien OF Lne congressional III
wal committees calling attention to til
various recommendations for legisls
lion in the interest of the navy CO..
NAMED in his last annual report an
urging their favorable consideration b
eongress. In particular he advocate
Ehe revival Of the grade OF vice admir-,
Df b navy, presumably with a vie
to b promotion Of Rear Admir-
Sampson to that grade, the effect
(which would be to mak him the sc
Ond ranking officer in b navy. Adm
xal Dewey being his only superior.
A PaIeface Brass Band.
Chief Rolling Bear, writing from VII
Grove, KY, to "the mayor Of city
WceE:-E," states that he Is {,
header Of a brass band composed Of
paIefaces. Mr.. ear says he wishes
ATTEND the Inauguration of Presidel
mckinley with his band and desir
the mayor to inform him as to who
he should apply for an engagement