Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-08-13
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Rome, Aug. 5.-Cardinal Gibbons
was taken suddenly i'll yesterday.
anxiety is felt.
Boston, Aug. 5.-Henry p. Brown,
of C,eburne, Texas, was unanimously
elected Supreme Chancellor of the
K. otP.
ElPaso, Ang. 5.-A great storm last
night Wiped out portion OF Bisbee,
Arizona, killing Is persons and doing
enormous damage.
Pittsberg, Aug. s.-The New York
Central railroad will spend Immediate.
ly two million dollars in the Pittsburg,
Pa, district in Improvements.
New York, Aug. 8-Godfried Probst.
a waiter in a bakery here has inherit
cd jointly with sister an estate in
Bavaria valued at Sic, 900, zoe.
Southampton, Aug. S.-General Will
am Booth head of the Salvation Army,
sailed for South Africa today, to com
plete the establishing there of an ARMY
posts.
New York, Aug. Cool. John Fem
pie Graves was operated on today at
DIR. Wiley's Hospital. He expects to
be out in few days, when he will tax Q
the stump.
Friedrichshafen, August ,S.-Count
Zeppelin has given an order for new
airship, work to begin at once. He
already has in hand $z5 900 from priv
ate subscriptions.
Paris, Aug. ,5.-French troops are
homeless people from loosing by bri-
gands. Brigands have been busy since
Tuesdays earthquake.
Midway, KY, A;ag. 6-Ere threat
ened to wipe out the town today. Five
distillery warehouses, containing Az
000 barrels of whiskeY were destroy
ed. The loss is $3Oel 900.
Albany, Aug. e.-An explosion this
morning wrecked the plant of the
Avery Portable Gas Company. Two
men were killed and others injured.
The damage was &25,0O
Winnipeg, Aug. s.-News has just
been received of the burning of the
steamer Premier, Captain Stevens, on
Lake Winnipeg Thursday, by which
eight lives were lest.
Philadelphia, AAg. IA
passed over this city todayy enveloping
it for the time in aLaaost complete dark
ness. The torrential rain was accom-
panied by a big hail storm.
Imbeden, Ark, Aug. IA West
bound Frisco passenger train from
Memphis to Kansas City WAS w reck ed
near here this morning. Four coaches
were derailed and burned.
Philadelphia, Aug. 7.-Charles Henry
attempted, and has pro bablysucceeded
in taking his own life, today. He stood
before mirror and cut is,thrsat and
then shot him self in the head.
Now York, Aug. .5.-Thers have been
already six deaths and many sprostra-
tions from heat today in this city. The
weather is exceedingly sWarEa, and
many otsr fatalities arS expected,
Oxford, n. c., Aug. -5.-The trial OF
DIR. j. D. Puryear began in Gresnvills
county Court today, for killing a negro
rs years ago. He has been in theAsy-
lum part OF the time since the snur-
der.
Pittsburg, Aug. 8--Calling for2As 900
tons of steel rails an order will be
placed with the Steel mills starting
idle machinery and bringing men back
to work. Many other steel contracts
are being figured upon.
Censtantinople, Aug. s-Ad vices re-
ceived from Persia say Tabriz, the
largest city in Persia, has seeded
from that country, and declared al
legianee to Turkey. 1t was the centre
of recent Persian revolution.
Los Angeles, Aug. 6.-Judge Parker
took the stump last night in behalf OF
the Bryan ticket. The speech was de-
voted to the tariff, which he demon
strated as the one great question ofthe
hour and regulation corporations.
New York, Aug. S-A dipatch from
Chicago announces that receiver has
been appointed for Pillsbury Wash
burn Milling Co. The company is
located in Minneapolis and is the
largest manufacturer of flour outside
the trust.
Brighten. Ala, Aug. 5.-The dead
body of Will Millings, negro, was
fMnnd hanoi n a Rriu Tor