Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-10-20
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Boston, Oct. Ex-Governor John
| l.. Bates to-day appointed Ex-Gov-
| ernor Crane, Of Dalton, UnitedStates
Senator to fill the unexpired term
Of George f. Hoar, recently de-
ceased.
Asheville, n. c., Oct. 13.-Joe
Gambell, a negro was remanded to
jail without bail by Judge Jones this
morning, to stand trial at the next
criminal term of superior court on a
charge Of burglary.
Laurinburg n. c., Oct. 12.-This
morning Mr.. Rod McRae died at
the home of his father here. He was
easily one of the best men Of the
county, a leading Presbyterian,
Mason and Knight
Charlotte, Oc 12.-The first pres
bytery of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church, is session at
Steele Greek, n. c., to-day voted
against the proposition to unite with
the United Presbyterian church.
The vote vote stood Sc to 81.
Greensboro, Oct. - j. w.
SEnith, of Spray, was beaten and
ROBBED here last night by toughs at
the fair with whom he had made
acquaintance. He was robbed of
$74 and was knocked senseless ia a
back street. His injuries are not
permanent.
Pittsburg, Oct. 13.-Rev. Homer
L Mckinney, for years an evange-
list, but for some time past proprIe-
tor of the Crayon Portrait Establish
ment at Freestone, was this evening
committed to jail by United States
Commissioner Lindsay to await
court hearing.
st. Paul, OFT. 14.-With every
possible effort to conceal its arrival,
the "White Train," consisting of 19
cars, bearing five submarine torpedo
boats for the japanese navy, arrived
at the Minnesota transfer early this
morning and was switched off into
an out of the way section of the
yard.
Salisbury, y. c., Oct. l5-The
sixteen carrier automobile which has
boao in nn,.-.CA ne ooDc4r,,o4;n, fo,.
several months was put in operation
at Spencer yesterday. The big ma
chine will really carry twenty people,
and has a high speed capacity. It is
perhaps the largest Of the kind in use
in North Carolina, if not in the south.
Washington, Oct. f4-Attorney
General Moody fell from his horse
while taking an early morning ride
to-day, but escaped unhuTt. He was
riding through Madison Place, be-
tween the treasury and the White
House, when a team of fractiOus
mules coilided with hishorse, throw
ing the animal to the ground. Mr.
Moody landed on his feet and sus-
tained no injury.
Glassport, Pa, Oct. 15-Under
cover, not only Of darkness. but of
absent police protection as well, the
town police force having resigned at
last sunset, the striking workmen
here, at four o'clock this morning
| made an attempt to kill forty Sleep
ing workmen by dynmite. The
| Glassport Hotel was shattered. It
was the main boarding house of the
/ non-union Workmen.
! Asheville, n. c., Oct. 14.-The
severity of the drought in this Sec
ton of the state is causing the officials
of the Asheville division of the
Southern Railway some concern, es-
pecially as regards the Murphy
branch. It is said that if the drought
continues much longer number
of streams that supply the com.
pany's water tanks will fail and that
the railway will be put to consider.
} able Inconvenience.