Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-01-23
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SOulC GIL PIC Ou NOIUA ShdA1OS SlAOOt
was burned today and almost entirely
Insurance S325, 900. Cost
half million.
Washington, Jan. 18.-According to
Senator Platt, Governor Hughes will
never become a formal candidate for
President, because he has not got the
pull on New York that was supposed
and Roosevelt would defeat him
through Taft.
New York, Jan. 18.-Distriet Attor-
ney Jerome predicts that within six
weeks New York will be wider open
within six months than in six years
past, because of the action of the police
commissioner Bingham toward dis
banded raiding squad.
New York, Jan. 17,-For the second
time, the Hughes forces to-day attempt
for president through the county COM
mittee and failed. The Taft men arose
to their feet and yelled "Taft" and
cheered for ten minutes.
Washington, Jan. 17.-Secretnry of
the Treasury Cortelyou is working
long hours today, as he did yesterday,
as though he intended holding on in
definitely. AS to his Presidential as
pirations he says he is not a candidate
now but if he concludes to become one
later he will duly announce the fact.
Afncaofion 1nuyo Ton 10 -T06ov OK
years after the kilIing-and after he
had since been living an exemplary
life-William Pickard, one of the most
respected citizens of Como, Texas, was
arrested for the alleged murder OF w.
s. Teets. The murder is said to have
been one of the most brutal in the his
tory of the State.
Seattle, Jan. 1.-THE British bark
fairfield, Capt. Sindson, from Liver
pool to Valpa1 also, is a wreck, with her
crew of thirty all lost. While definite
details are lacking it is evident the
vessel was pounded to pieces on the
reefs Of Vancouver Island. Wreckage
and life boats marked "HartfeId"have
been washed ashore.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. Nv. J. Bryan
today said the paramount issue of to-
day is not the tariff, railroads, labor or
money, but it is whether this govern
ment shall be run by and for the peo-
pie, and not by the few. The utterance
was part of a speech he made in. the
wee small hours of 2 o'clock this morn
ing at the Dollar Banquet here.
Baltimore, Jan. Ex-senator Sim
mons, of North Carolina, spoke here last
night at the North Carolina Society
Banquet, and in his speech he raised the
negro suffrage question and advised
the, enactment of a constitutional law
like that in North Carolina. Hobson,
John Sharp Williams and other noted
people were in speaking attendance.
Raleigh, Jan. 17.-That the federal
government will buy the North caro-
lima building on the exposition grounds
and convert it into a training school
and coaling station is the opinion OF
Gov. Glenn, who returned from Wash
ington to-day. He found the affairs of
the building in good shape, and left a
committee to confer with the secretary
of the Navy on the matter.
New York, Jan 16-The big civil
suits against New York American and
Journal and w. r. Hearst for $500, 900
were today withdrawn by the plaintiff,
| A dOtDh - OnhC n1 the Nauu VnrL
Times. Ochs' statement tina he is the
controlling owner of the Times is ac-
cepted, and he withdraws all imputa-
lions against Mr.. Hearst.
Hastings. N. V, Jan. 16-The worst
fire this section has had in 20 years oc-
CURED today, originating in the Ma
tional Conduit and Cable Company's
plant, erected at a cost of S., OOO,-
600. Several adjoining buildings caught
and fire departments from the adjoin-
ing towns came to the rescue. The
fire is partly under control this after
noon.
New York, Jan. 17.-One of the most
sensational suicides for years occurred
here this morning, when Mrs. Herbert
M. Sears, of Boston, a wealthy woman
and member of a prominent Massa-
chusetts family, leaped to death from
the 18th story of the fashionable ST.
Regis Hotel. She had been in the
hands of specialists here for two weeks
for breakdown, and this drove
her to the rash act.