Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-10-06
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| London, Oct. l. According to the
Morning Posts Shanghai correspon-
dent, it is reported there that the
japanese have been victorious in a
general engagement at Mukden.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 3O.-General
Sakharof reports that between Sep
tember Is and % there were several
| skirmishes in the Yental district, all
of which resulted favorably to the
Russians.
Boston, Mass, Sept. 30.-Gover-
nor Tates to-day issued proclama-
tiOn announcing the death of Senator
| HOar, recOuntlng his eminent public
services and ordering flags on public
buildings half-masted.
| Mobile, Ala, Sept. 3O.-Stephen
w. Tewnley, an employee of the
| Marine Ways, is dead Of sunstroke.
This is the first fatal sunstroke re-
corded in the history of Mobile. All
| heat records for September have
been broken.
Mobile, Ala, Sept. 3O.-Col. E.
L. Russell, was to-day elected first
vice-president of the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, and r. V. Taylor
general manager, by the board of
| directors in New York. Colonel Rus
sell will have his headquarters in
st. Louis.
Snow Hill, n. c., Oct 1. We get
| information of another cotton gin ac-
cident. The victim was Mr.. J. III.
Hardy, prosperous farmer in the
| Ormondsville section of Greene
| county. DIR. Palmer of Hookerton
was called to render medical aid. We
were not able to learn whether or
not amputation was necessary.
Madison, Wis, 3O.-The Supreme
court to-day adjourned until October
18 without rendering decision in
the LaFollette case. Unless the
court decides the case October 1s or
| the day following Secretary of State
Houser will be free to certify to the
| county clerks the name of the La
Toilette candidates, of whom he
| himself is one.
Harbin, Sept, 30.-Russian scouts
| have ascertained that fresh japanese
forces are concentrating at the YEN
tai mines and gradually moving
eastward. A strong japanese force
west of the Liao valley has occupied
Siaobeyho, south Of Sinmintin. A
company of Chinese bandits last
night attempted to wreck the rail
road near the station of Fantziatun
$50 miles south of Harbin. They
killed a sentinel and caused slight
damage. A detachment of guards
was sent in pursuit of the bandits.
Baltimore, Oct. Robert Wetzel
a 16 year old boy was committed for
court to-day charged with attem t.
ing to poison Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Rhoda. Wetzel lived with the family
and was lettering in Mrs. Rhoda's
kitchen, while she was preparing
supper last night. She had put coffee
on the stove to cook and when she
went to serve it she discovered a
thick green substance on the top.
She called her husband and he gave
it as his opinion that paris green had
been put in the pot.
:. Columbia, s. O., Oct. John Nor
rison shot and killed Will Floyd; a
farmer, in the main street of Ker-
shaw today. Floyd asked Morrison
to lend him ten cents, and on being
told that he had no change, Morrison
fired two shots, one lodging in
Floyd's back and the other in his
arm. This is the fourth man thai
Morrison has killed, his last victim
being a negro for whose murder he
was acquitted. Morrison tried to es
, cape, but. was captured and there
were many threats of lynching.