Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-08-20
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Charlotte, N. u, Aug. 17.-1n MS
charge to the grand jury this morn
ing, Judge Walter Ell. Neal declared
war On the bucket shops. He charged
the jury that it was crime under
our law to buy or sell for future de-
livery on margins, corn, cotton,
wheat or other food or agricultural
products; that the law made it ille-
gal to operate so-called bucket shops,
and those who were in charge Of
such shops, as well as those who buy
or sell therein, were guilty under the
law.
There is bright prospect for a
North Carolinian to succeed the late
P. M. Arthur as grand chief engi-
neer of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers, and that North Caro-
1inian is none other than Hon. B. R.
Lacy, our able and popular State
Treasurer, whose advancement to
the chieftainship Of this great and
powerful brotherhood is richly mer-
tied by rich endowment of head and
heart and untiring and uncompro-
missing devotion to the interests of
locomotive engineers. Indeed he is
one of the best engineers in the
country himself. Raleigh Post.
ENew York, Aug. 15.-The Cunard
liner steamer Cam pania arrived to-
day from Liverpool and Queenstown.
The Marconi wireless telegraph was
put in operation byapassenger short
ly after leaving Queenstown. This
passenger found himself with insult
ficient funds to pay expenses, and,
as his mother was a passenger on the
Lucania, bound East, he sent mes
sage to her asking her to pay the
purser on the Lucania G10 and the
Campania's purser be notified Of the
payment. Communication was es-
tablished when the ships were fifty
miles distant, August IL, when a re-
ply was received saying the Luca-
MAS purser had received the money.
This Is said to be the first money Or
der by Marconigram in mid-ocean.
Charlotte, August Hast night
a dastardly attempt was made to
wreck No. 39, one of the Southern's
vestibuled trains, just outside the
city limits of Charlotte. A switch
near the new mill being erected by
the Highland Park Manufacturing
Company, was the scene chosen for
the awful work of destruction. The
lock was broken and the sWith open
ed, after which the light was ex-
tinguished. One of the northbOund
through freight trains, was running
ahead of No. 38 and ran into the
open switch. AS soon as the engineer
found that he had left the main line
he reversed the engine and applied
the brakes. Owing to the fact that
the train was not running at high
rate of speed it was possible to stop
it before any damage was done.
Norfolk, Va, August 1.-THE
Oliver Refining Company, John Oil
yer president, and Fred Oliver sec
retary and treasurer, owning larg'
plant for the refining of cotton seet
oil and other products of cotton seed
on the Southern branch of the Eliza
beth river, has failed, and Judg
Waddill, following a suit in equit.
filed in the United States Circui
Court against the Oliver Compan
by the Williams and Flash Compan
OF New York, disappointed Edwar
S. Flash, Jr., of New York, an
Percy s. Stephenson, of Norfolk, rs
oeiyers to take charge of the affai1
of the defendant company, as a fru'
and operate the Oliver factories
Norfolk county for the benefit of a
creditors and until such time as tt
said affairs can be wound up in II
hest interests of all involved. II
receivers are appointed under bon'
of $50, 900 each.