Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-11-12
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Havana, Nov. st. Estrada Palma,
first president-o of free Cuba. died last
nonia.
San Francisco, Nov. 6-Reuf jury |
Over 15OsO veEiremen had been ex-
amined and thousands of dollars ex-
pended by tie state and county.
Lincoln. Nov. 5.-Mr. Bryan this
sent the following message:
"Hon. William Il. Taft, Cincinnati, o.
Please accept my congratulations and
best wishes for success during your
New York, Nov. 5-Belle Leroy, an
American Sunday School teacher in
Chinatown, will marry Kee Sing a
with full Chinese cerem ony. 1t will be
the first public Chinese ceremony ever
performed in this country.
New York, Nov. 5-Twe men, both
dangerously shot, were taken to the
hospital this morning. Neither would
give any information about the affair.
Each said If they lived they would set
tie it themselves, and If they died their
friends would settle it for them.
Chattanooga, Nov. 5-Obion county,
in which the recent night rider trouble
took place, gave Patterson one thousand
majority. The Hamberg precinct,
where the State troops are camped,
and supposed to be the center of the
1awless district, gave him a solid vote.
New York, Nov. 5.-A verdict is ex-
pscted momentarily in the Morse Cur
tbs case. Defendants Ahd their wives
have been in the court room all day
waiting for the jury to come in. Judge
reot1y to jail is the verdict is guilty.
that bonds will expire with return Of
verdict.
Raleigh, Nov. @It is now believed
that the Democratic vote will be about
135, 900; Repu bliean, 90, zoo. Chairman
Ellsr has beenidsalina altogether in
majoritiss, and will netimake an esti-
mate as to the total vote, but those in
touch with the abovel returns think
the above statement fairly accurate.
Ellsr still claims,the majority will be
about $4,000,
Berlin, Nov. 6-An amicable settle
ment of the Casa Blanca affair has been
arranged on the basis of mutual apoli-
gies, after which the pending issue will
be arbitrated. Precise tormulae for
apologies have not been decided upon,
but will express mutual regret for i'm
proper conduct of officials of the re-
speotive countries.
Galena, Wis, Nov. 6-While the
mother was absent from the room. the
| three year old son OF Mrs. Henry Rapp,
built fire under the baby carriage in
which his eight months old brother
was sleeping, and the infant was SO
badly burned that it died early this
morning. The child explained his act
by saying he wanted to get the baby
warm.
New York, Nov. 6.-John D. Rocka-
feller had an experience with law to-
day. His chauffeur was arrested for
driving in reckless manner. John
D. was in the machine at the time, and
at his request the chauffeur was per-
mitted to drive him to the home of a
doctor nearby. The chauffeur was
then taken to westside court, where he
was fined S..
Pittsburg, Pa, Nov, when Will
liam Casey returned home this morn
ing, shortly after midnight. he found
his wife and adopted daughter dead
with their throats cut. The police
found ia trunk In the room, George
Hartzel, a son-in-law of Casey. He was
unconscious, with bottle of chloro-
form pressed to his nose. He died
shortly after being discovered. The
wife of Hartzel was murdered in the
same room about year age and his
mother-in-law accused him of the
deed at the time, but there was no
evidence against him and he was re-
leased.