Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-01-16
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Chicago, Jan. 3.-According to
the Chronicle this morning the
friends of David 3. Hill are working
for control Of the Democratic Ma
tional Convention of 1904. If they
get it they will nominate Hill for
President and Carter lei. Harrison
for Vice-President.
New York, Jan 13.-Messrs. r.
T. Wilson & Company to-day pub
lished their estimate of the current
crop. It is 9,445 704 They state
that they have obtained the inforna-
ton for this purp pose from bankers
and from people who raise, gin, buy
and transport cotton IN all the cot
ton growing sections. of the South.
Washington, Jan 13 The direc-
tor of the Ceusus announced to day
the percentage OF increased OF pop
ulation in different parts of the coun-
try, showing for the last decade ra-
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of growth of population in the West;
a less marked, but decided, decrease
in the North and also a slight in
crease in the South. For the first
time in the history OF this country
the population of the South has IN
creased somewhat more rapidly than
that of the North.
Washington. Jan. 23.-Gapt. G.
D. Loeffer, the veteran doorkeeper
of the Presidents 6 room at the White
House. celebrated his sixty-hfth
birthday yesterday. He went to the
White House sas doorkeeper to Pr s.
ident Grant and has held that posi-
ton through evsry administration
since. Prior to that he served with
Secretary Stanton and III the United
tates army He was private SOLD
ier under Fitzhugh Lee before the
outbreak of the civil war and was
stationed at Fort Sam Housbegan-
ton, San Antonio, Tex, when the
war began
Savannah, Jan. 13.-This morning
Admiral Schley visited the Savannah
Cotton Exchange, where an inform
al reception was held To morrow
he will visit the Georgia State In
dustrial College for colored girls
and youth and will probably address
the students Wednesday evening.
He will be entertained by Palestine
Commandery Knights Templars.
Mrs. Schley will also be present.
There will be banquet and recep-
ton. Friday the Admiral is going
to the private game preserves Of Mr..
Jacob Bauers, on st Catherine Is
land, where he may try to kill deer
or two. He will leave Savannah for
Washington at noon, Monday, Jan
uary 20.
We are soon to have q visit from
Prince Henry of Prussia, who rep
resents his brother on SO many oc-
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be present at the launching of the
Emperor's private yacht, now build
ing in this country. The Kaiser
seems to be determined to let the
world know that America is the best
place in which to buy good ships.
He is doing .all he can to advertise
the American shipyard by ignoring
German and English builders and
placing the contract in the United
States, by inviting President Roose
velt,'s daughters to break the wine
bottle over the nose of the ne boat
and by sending his brother across
the sea to attend the ceremonies
Our commercial supremacy over Eu
rope has been talked of in that part
of the world with more or less unc
tion for some time. but the Kaiser
seems bent upon rubbing it in.