Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-05-21
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Pitts burg, May 18.-The Allegheny
national bany, from which Cashier
Montgomery stole over one million dol
lars, closed it's doors today.
Princeton, May 1S.-The body OF
Bertha Vanderbilt, the missing libra
rian Of the Carnegie Library, OF this
citv. was found in the lake here this
morning.
San Francisco, May 18.-The battle
ship fleet sailed today for Seattle, due
to arrive there Friday. 1t will return
in July and go from here to Honolulu
and Auckland islands.
Philadelphia, May 18.-Edward b.
Deacon, a rich farmer, blew his head
off with a shotgun this morning. His
brother committed suicide recently and
this unbalanced his mind.
Washington, May Ex-senator Bull
kelley, of Connecticut, today urged the
Senate to act at this session on the bill
to ~reenlist the soldiers dismissed on
account of the Brownsville affair.
Chicago, May 18-Frank Knight,
who resented an insult to a woman on
a Halstead street car early this morn
ing, was sta bbed by a gang of greeks
and died in the Cook County Hospital
at noon.
Paramount, West Va, Rev. w. F.
Kaufman, Methodist minister, while
,o-,Irr shot ond killoH
his wife and then cut her throat. After
the fearful deed his sanity returned
He is now in Jail.
Washington, May Ex-senator Bob
Taylor, of Tennessee, Will make his
maiden speech in the senate late this
afternoon on Estates rights. Mem
bers are expecting a rare treat from
the witty Tennessean.
Indianapolis Ind, May 19-John Me-
Gaughey, 6Oyears old, prominentin pol
itics, shot himself in bed this morning at
6 O'Clock. He with two other members
of the Public Works Commission are
under Indictment for graft.
Washington, May 18-Secretary Taft
at the White house today gave out a
short statement to the effect that the
Panama canal will be finished in from
three and a half to foul years. He
starts tomorrow for Nashville to adj
dress the Bar Association on Wednes-
day.
Montgomery, Ala, May 18.-The
Alabama primary vote, today, was
heavy in all parts of the State. Bryan's
majority is generally predicted. Much
interest is being manifested in he race
between State Senator John A. Lusk
and Judge Simpson for the supreme
bench.
Freehold, \. J., May 19.-Frank
Zastera was AIKEN this morning TO the
farmhouse where he killed the whole
Sheppard family to show the officers
where he threw the stolen money.
They did not find the missing pocket
book which he said he buried in the
woods. Zastera, who showed nc emo
ton, was then tax en- back to Jail.
Washington, May 19.-Before the
wood pulp committee today, Chief
Forester Clifford Pinchot testified that
IS years are required by a spruce tree
for wood pulp to reach a productive
period again. Chief Statistician Stew
art, OF the census bureau, said that IS
New York publishers favor the re-
noval of the wood pulp duty and IL
opposed it.
Cleveland, May 19.-Serious %rioting
occurred in the street car strike early
today. Several cars were dynamited
and windows wereiibroken by bricks
and stones. Mrs. David Benjamin
had her Jaw broker and Mr.. BeDjaman
had his cheek laidSopenfhy a brick. Al
WinderHere, 1.-THE carsbarn men while
repairing electric Efeed wires, cut b.
strikers, were assaulted with bricks
by a crowd of 800.
New York, May Bartholomew
of Mae Wood VS.. fSenator Plat was re-
sumed today, with many politicians
attending. The plaintiff was on the
stand all Gay and sstuck to her story
that Abe iHummel Epaid her $40, 600 to
give up the Plat letters. Asked by
PIatt's counsel why b Edid not hold
out for $50, 900 ,isheEsaid she knew the
men she had to deal with. and realized
it was a case of taking Platt's offer and
getting out of New York alive.
Raleigh, May 18.-"I eithereNpress
ed myself badly or a reporter mis-.
ouotad mo at b said Gov.
ernor Glenn today, for l did not in
tend to say that anybody had ever of
fered me a bribe.EI was asked te