Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-09-17
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river is the lowest IN lis history Al
automobile can be driven across the
river at Wellsburg. All work is him
d sred by the low water.
New York, Sept. 10.-The Harris
Britton straw hat works were burned
today. Three hundred girls, and hall
as many men, got out OF the building
lust in time TO escape a fearful death.
Washington, Sept. Git was learned
at the Navy Department to-day, that
the Atlantic Battisship Fleet had been
invited to visit the Netherlands, poss-
declined.
Pniladeiph Il, Sept. lO.-Judge Gray
in the Uulle states Court today handed
down a .iecl,lon III the Hepburn bill
case dismle-lng The government Oil,
declaring tho commodity clause uncon-
sti,utisnal.
Jonesb0ro, Ark, Sept. 12.-N1ght
riders are organizing i'll Northeastern
Arkansas Tor ,ne purpose of reducing
me cotton auteaae OF next year anu
compelling the holding OF this years
crop. Farmers are being held up and
threatened.
! Columbia, S. c., Sept. 15-Joha D..
| Farr nominated in the primaIit: for
/ superintendent OF Education in Lex
ington county, shot himself III the
head this morning, and had been dead
several hours when found by his wife
and daughter.
New York, Sept. 15.-Frenzied be-
cause of his ~infatuationa tor another
woman Mrs. Lobriska, this morning
fatally shot Frank Pansea in the office
Of Il skirt factory. At the sound OF the
plsloi two hundred girls in the factory
became PAM: stricken. The woman
was at once paced under arrest.
Philadelphia, Sept. 9 One man was
burned to death, w women seriously
mi lred aud several others more or less
SO in a fire which destroyed the build
ing of the Phlladeipnia Cricket Bracket
| Club, this morning. Members OF the
C1uD uA0 I'LL SOAiS ~"
Dloyees were Ia the u1ldlng
Sioux Falls, Sept. 9-W. B. Boyce,
the Chicago millionaire newspaper
man. was granted a divorc today. 1li+
, contention was that his rise from b
scure poverty to affuencs had SO turn
ed his wifs's head, that she gave al
- --.hG H. 1;fo npC
no longer paid any attention to him..
l Rochester, Sept. 15.-There is blu
! little change in the political outlcol
t here Dip to noon, the time Of calling TIL
4 State Democratic convention to order
: Chanler is the fayorite among the del
F., egates and probably Will be nominated
Less than a third OF the Delegates wer
in the hall at NOM, but ia hall an hou
e most of them otcupleW their places.
St. Peter sbufss, Sept. 15-This Gil
is fearing a s,litus crisis from th
Bubonid plague new raging. Fo'
d hundred and FIVE afflicted people ha>
j. dad in the past -four days,and 100 ne
S. cases have been added to the SICK lis
n The authorities seem to be unable
! cope with the situation, and 80
g deaths have resulted since the on
u break.
Washington, sept. 15.-Postmast
roIGeneral Granfield stated today til
Postmaster Belogeit, at Atlanta, d
- ---l--5 70 tho SofiSfaofiOn Of the G
nartment the most serious charge ma
against him by the inspector and tt
there is nothingin the remaining cou
to warrant his remova from OH
He will probably be retained as Pc
master.
Saratoga Springs, Sept. 15.-Da'
Jaye Hill, Ambassador to Germa
as cabled today that he would not acc
E. the New York governorship. II
hi the last hope of the anti Hughes
ay. ment to unite on n man is lost. MI
is others of prominence have been Ofe
he nomination, but all declined,
tate leaders are houndering about he
,rm lessly.
Saco, Me-, Sept. 15.-Six hund
WI" people were left h@meless, half a
Fph lion dollars damage done to prope
ing while SIS tenement houses and 1000
'"" feet OF lumber were consumed In a
that swept this city today. The fla
ton .;uno+oa i, . lumber ward. and
5 af- ~ o,so inc rand snread of
lade o.e.ouon The damape w,
ring have been much greater had not
was arrived from Biddeford. There '
many thrilling escapes from dc
After strenuous work on the pal