Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-04-04

Plerpont Morgan is very busy
man and his time is, of course, enor-
mously valuable, but he always man
ages to attend the Episcopal general
convention and has not missed one
for many years. This year the con-
vention will be held next October,
in San Francisco. The splendid
Croker mansion there has been
placed at the disposal of Mr.. Nor
gan for use during the convention.
Secretary Hay has other troubles
than those contributed by China or
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Of late
large portion of his time has been
given to denying that there is truth
in the report of an engagement be-
tween his daughter, Miss Alice Hay,
and James Jadsworth. Society, how
ever, asserts emphatically that at
Easter the engagement will be an
nounced, and that the marriage will
take place in the early autumn. The
young people are constantly to be
seen together upon the street.
The public sentiment against cap
itaI punishment has undoubtedly
grown in New York of late years.
This is due largely to the substitu
ton of the electric chair for the gal
lows. So many electrocutions have
been attended by revolving scenes
that they have disgusted and sicken-
ed the public. Hanging is supposed
to be painless in most cases. At any
rate, it seems more humane method
of inficting the death penalty than
eiectrocution. It is strange that just
as New York is about to do away
with the electric chair Ohio should
adopt it.
General Funston's parents live on
| a farm six miles from lola, Kansas.
| Mr.. Funston, Sr., was at work in
! the field near the little farmhouse
| when a reporter took the news of
| his sons feat to him. He leaned
against the wagon and exclaimed:
s'Fred's mother has been worrying
| herself to death since the news was
received that he had gone after
| Aguinaldo, and while I am extreme
ly glad that he has been successful,
my greatest pleasure will be in the
fact that Mrs. Funston will be able
to sleep tonight for the first time
in nearly week"
The Louisiana Historical Society
suggests to the Mayor of New Or
leans that President Mckinley be
given a reception on his visit at the
old Cabildo, opposite Jackson
Square, now the Supreme Court
building and the ociety has secured
permission from the Supreme Court
to use for the proposed reception
the very room in which the transfer
of Louisiana to the United States
took place nearly a century ago. A
coincidence of the Presidents visit
is that it will occur on the anniver-
sary of the signing of the treaty at
Paris by which Napoleon transferred
to the United STAGES.
| Mrs. Langtry seems to have some
original ideas about theatre con-
struction and lighting. Her new
London playhouse, the Imperial,
will be opened IN April She will
have for families in mourning two
boxes from which they can see
the play and not be seen by the
audience, an arrangement that seems
to have an element of humor. She
will hide the lights of the house, sc
that it shall be brightly illuminated
without any one seeing from where
Her first play will be about Maria
Antoinette. s'The Royal Necklace,
by Pierre Berton, and Clement Scott
will translate it into English.
Miss Charlotte NJ. Young, who
died at Winchester, England, or
Sunday, in her seventy eighth year
was best known by one book written
almost forty years ago. Of course il
! is the Heir of Redclyfe. g." but she
wrote others that many of her read
ers think quite as good, such as
|, ssThe Daisy Chain" or 'sDynevo1
, Terrace" The proceeds of her chie1
novel, ssThe Heir of Redclyfe," she
, devoted to fit out the missionary
steamer Southern Cross for the use
of Bishop Selwyn, the apostle of the
islands of the South Seas; while she
| oovo tho nrocepds of her later