Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-01-14
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Readers.
Bluebeard will be dreaded here
after as never before.

Bluebeard will be dreaded here
after as never before.
Chicago, Jan. 8.-Miss Harriet
Harbaugh, another victim OF the Ire
quois fire, is dead. This brings the
total of dead to 566, according to the
coroners list.
Norfolk, Va, Jan. s.-The Old
Dominion steamer Brandon, bound
from Norfolk to Richmond. is to-day
ashore in the james river near his
toric jamestown with a large passen-
ger list. The steamer was caught in
the Ice.
LaGrange, Jan. s.-Mrs. James
Measely was buried yesterday, aged
about so. Her death was unex-
pected, she having been taken sick
only last Saturday. She leaves u
husband and several chri!dren to
mourn her loss.
Atlanta, Jan. 6.-W. A. Pledger,
one Of the best known colored men
in Georgia, died at his home here
to-day. At the time Of his death he
was chairman of the Republican
State Central COMMITTEES. He was a
lawyer by profession, and the editor
Of the atlanta Age, a paper devoted
to the interests of his race.
Norfolk, Va, Jan. s.-Mrs. Annie
l.. Whaley, aged 81, charged with
beating in a most inhuman manner
Lille Davis, aged sixteen, who says
she Is the woman's own child by a
former marriage, was convicted by a
criminal court jury here this after
noon and given five years in the
state prison. The defendant declared
the child to be her neice.
Orange Park, Fla, Jan. Sin a
collision between two freight trains of
the Atlantic Coast Line at this place
at Ave o'clock this afternoon, Engi-
neer Tim Welsh, of train No. 332,
was killed. An extra freight train,
southbound, ran into the engine of
No. 332 northbound, as the latter
was backing into blind siding.
Both engines were badly damaged.
No one besides Welsh was injured.
London, Jan. 9.-The Kobe CORE
spondent Of the Daily Express, sends
a scare rumor to the effect that coll
liston between the Russian and the
Japanese fleets has taken place near
the Islands of Taushima, in the Strait
of Korsa. This rumor is not men
toned in any other source, and, in
view of the fact that the Japanese
government is exercising censor
ship over all news concerning naval
matters, it may be safely disregarded.
Mexico City, Jan. S.-At the Los
I4aureles mines, west Of Guadalajara,
. large number of boxes of dynamite
stored. in powder house exploded,
killing twenty men and injuring
forty others. The detonations were
heard many miles away and an
American mine owner, working Id
his mine three miles away, was kill
ed by. the concussion. Details are
lacking, but ii is reported that the
disaster was caused by the explosion
of . dynamite. cap in the powder
house.
Washington, Jan. s.-The post of
Ace department scandals were airee
In the Senate this afternoon, Senator
Simmons taking o leading part IL
ahe discussion. The Democrats ar,
demanding congressional investi
CATION; but the administration is tag
ing advantage Of every opportunit.
TO prevent such aeourse. The senio
Tar Heel senator spoke for NOR
than en- hour, arraigning Perry 8
Heath, Machen and the other graft
ers. Mr.. Simmons made an elabo
rate argument, pointing out the ne
cessity for an investigation independ
ent OF that made by The post offic
department.