Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-05-07
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Monterey, CAL, Admiral Evans
reached here today byarail and imme-
diately boarded the flagship Connecti-
cut. The Admiral looks thin and pale, |
but cheerful.
Raleigh, May 81 Manager "king"
Kelly today signed Percy Dawson. lett
fielder OF the Wake Forest team. A
game will be played Friday afternoon
between a picked Raleigh team and the
A. and NJ. cam.
Augusta, Ca, May 5.-No formal
statement of the affairs of Inman 81 Co.,
who failed yesterday tor 81, 800 900, has
been made, but it is said the offices
may not be closed at all. Thomas Bar
rett, Jr., appointed receiver, has not
yet qualified.
San Francisco, Cal, May 5.-Flags
are flying all about the beautiful shaft
of victory, erected by the citizens of
San Francisco in Union Squarein COM
memoration of Admiral Dewey's try
umph and to welcome the battleship
fleet tomorrow.
Raleigh, May Ex-Governor Glenn
will attend the conference of governors
at Washington May 18th to 18th at the
invitation of President Roosevelt. The
governors retinue will be A. D. Ward,
New Bern; G. S. Armfeld, Statesville,
and Judge3Armistead Burwell, Char
lolte.
Raleigh, May Northumberland
Robertson today accepted the resigna-
ton Of Second Lieutenant F. D. Bark
ley, of States Vile. Commissions were
issued to J.. Tyson Dortch and E. G..
Prince, first and second lieutenants
respectively, of Company E, Second in
tantry, Goldsboro.
New York, May 5.-Seventy police
men in plain clothes and many fire.
men are looking for the fire bug who
has touched off five houses in the Will
liamsburg section of the city within a
week. The police believe the man
they want is some maniac b applies
the match for the tun OF seeing the
+ blaze and the rushing of the fire en-
gines.
French Village, ILL.,, May 5.-Later
reports from the cloudburst and terrific
downpour of water thats visited this
village shortly after midnight last
night limit the dead to three, instead
Of the large number reported at an
earlier hour. Engineer Ward and
Conductor Smith, of the Louisville Il
Nashville road, and one unidentified
man are the only victims.
New York, May 4.-The opposition
planned by District Attorney Jerome
to thwart Harry K. Thaw's fight to be
liberated from the insane asylum, Sc
cured a postponement for one week to-
day in the Supreme Court at Pough-
keepsie because it has beer learned
that Thaw, if free, would attempt re-
venge against Jerome. It has been
: brought to J~erome'sa knowledge that
Thaw has made threats against him
, personally.
South Bend, Ind, May 5.-The own
of Wilkerton, "a miles south Of here,
was visited early this morning by a
hundred thousand dollar fire that de-
stroyed seven buildings in the bust
ness section of the city. The Star
Hotel was full of guests, and a panic
ensued when the fire reached it, but
everybody got out uninjured. A high
wind from the east spread the flames
and at one time it was thought the
whole town must go.
New York, May 4.-Another incen-
diary fire early this morning made 35
families homeless. The fire started in
the home Of Samuel Green, a four-story
house at971 Flushing
The dead are: Dora Ames, 62; Sallie
Abrams, %; Carrie Abrams, p; Ann
Abrams, IS; Charles Abrams, %, and
Jennie Cohen. William Brock, of the
salvage corps, tell from the third floor
and was bruised and burned. He is
not expected to recover.
Columbus, Ohio, May 5-The
Democratic State convention v
ed this afternoon and has been en-.
gagged with hearing contested deiega-
tions. The principal feature of the first
session is the prominence of Mayor
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