Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-02-12
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For Busy Readers.
More than $50 books on the war in
South Africa have been published.
| Practically half the population of
Wales is to be found in Glamorgan-
shire.
A chimney of 115 feet high will,
without danger, sway ten inches in a
wind.
Winston-Salem, n. c., Feb, TO-
The Episcopalians here have bought
four thousand dollar lot on which
they will erect a handsome stone
! ohol ch.
Lexington, N. c., Feb. 1O.-A case
of smallpox developed in the western
suburbs Of the city yesterday. The
patient is a colored woman, and the
disease is in rather mild form.
San Francisco, CAL, Feb. 1O.-An
the warships in Admiral Glass squad
ron sailed from this port for Hondu-
ras to-day. With the New York are
the Boston, Marblehead and Ranger.
London, Feb. 1O.-The steamer
Watchful, Of Liverpool, to-day sank
the steamer Arthur, of Cardiff in a
collision off Barry. Most of the crew
of the Arthur were asleep at the time
of the accident, but eight men were
saved. Five others were lost.
Durham, n. c., Feb. 1O.-At a
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
here tonight the Fuller Depot Bill
was the greatest consideration. They
requested that every one in Durham
interested in the union depot will
write letter to one Senator asking
for his support of the measure. A
list of Senators was given out to the
people so they could select any one
they wished to. FIfty-one copies of
the illustrated souvenir, recently
published in Durham, will be sent
down to Mr.. Fuller to be placed on
the desk of every Senator. This will
be done that the Senators NAV see
he progress of our city. TI1ese reso-
lutlons were signed by Aldermen
McCade, IL. N. Snow, w. II. Rogers.
Asheviile, n. c., Feb. 5.-Con-
gresham j. M. Moody died at his
home in Waynesville this afternoon
at 1:45 o'clock. The news of Major
MOody's death came as a shock. He
had been i'll for several weeks in
Washington before he returned to
Waynesville last Saturday morning.
Part of his time he was in a Wash
ington hospital, and when it was seen
how really serious his condition was
it was suggested by his physician
that he go home and take rest from
his congressional work. It was
| thought also that the damp. cold
weather at the capitol was injurious
to him, and that when he returned
to the high, dry and healty atmos-
phere to which he was accustomed
he would recuperate.
Washington, Feb. 9.-The story
sent out by the Associated Press Sum
day, to the effect that John D. Rookie
feller wired a number of Senators
urging the defeat of the antitrust
publicity amendment to the COM
merce bill, is regarded with skepti-
cism in Washington. Not a person
has yet beeu found who will come
forward and say he saw one of these
alleged kilograms and will vouch for
its authenticity. Every member of
the Senate has been sounded, and so
far as it is possible to learn, none of
them know anything about these
much discussed messages from Mr..
Rock 1efeller. It was pretty we'll set
tied in newspaper circles to-day that
the story was given out by Mr..
Roosevelt himself at the White
House last Saturday night.
It is said that Texas alone mark
cts $50, 100000 worth of cattle an
! nually.