Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-08-20
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Special to the ARGUS.

Lake Mohonk, Aug. 1S.-RobIey D.
Evans, who vas retired today after
his Gath year of active service in the
navy, will take up his duties as "a mem
Der of the general board, in Washing
ton, in October.
Chicago, Aug. 17.-Mrs. Mary Cas-
sidy shot and killed her husband at an
early hourthis morning and then fatally
wounded herself. She shot her hus-
band while he was asleep. The woman
is believed to have been insane.
Madison, Fla, Aug. 18.-Mrs. T. S.
Phillips, aged 20, of Mason, Fla, com
mitted suicide early this morning by
leaping into a we'll at her boarding
house, where she was staying for the
benefit Of her health. Her neck was
broken by the fall.
Philadelphia, Aug. 1S.-Dora Smith,
a nurse in a Philadelphia Hospital for
the Insane, took an old woman patient
and put her in a tub of scalding water.
The old oma whose name is Mary
Tayler, will die from her burns. The
nurse was arrested and is held without
bail.
Poughkeepsie, Aug. IA mother
poisoned her tour children here today,
then sent a bullet into her brain. One
OF the children will die. The mother
is dead. She left a letter saying she
had lost heart in life's battle and want
ed to save her children from the pow
erty she had known.
Travers City, Mich, Aug. 1.-THE
boiler of the teame DeLanau exploded
early this morning, while the boat was
enroute from Leland to Founce, on
Carp lake, with about So passenger on
board, many Of whom were on their
way here to attend a circus today.
Mrs. Isabel Labonte was killed and
many were injured.
New York, Aug. 1S.-Oscar Culver, a
ward patient in a hospital here, suffer
ing from tuberculosis, who was brought
back to life after being dead, according
to every test, stopped breathing again
today and his time proved beyond
resuscitation. He was made to breath
after being pronounced dead the first
time by injections Of strychrine and
applications OF oxygen.
Borden Springs, Ala, Aug. 17.-Win
Smith, a notorious blind tiger and
bully, was shot and killed here today
by Will Chandler. Smith had Chand-
Ter on his knees saying his prayers
preparatory for shooting him, when
Chambers brother came up and hit
Smith with a rock. The diversion en-
abled Chandler to draw his own gun
and shoot tho desperate, !killing him
instantly. Chandler gave himself up
to the authorities.
Altoona, Pa, Aug. 17.-SamuelsResd
was struck on the head today with a
stone by his son R. w. Reed, in a fight.
The son, thinking he had killed his
father, hid the body. covering it with
brush and sand, and fled. The father
regained consciousness and summoned
assistance. He Is seriously injured and
may die. The fight arose ever who
should carry the younger mans baby,
the father firing and wanting the
younger man to carry the child,
Knoxville, Aug. 18.-Because of the
determination of the Kings Mountain
Csal Company to work negroes in the
same mines with white men, a race
war is imminent in Jsllico, Tenn,
mining region. Seventy negroes,
heavily armed, are FABRICATED in a COM
missary, surrounded by 400 white men,
and an-attack is expected at any mo-
ment. The sheriff has reached the
scene, and has summoned every avail
able man to protect the negroes.
New York, Aug. 17.-Capt. Peter G.
Hams, Jr., q. S. A., who shot and
killed William e. Annis, while his
brother, Jenkins Hams, with a drawn
pistol kept back the crowd. was, together
with the latter, arraigned in the police
court today. Both are charged with
homicide. They were held without
bail and SEM back to their cells. The
defense will be the unwritten law.
Mrs. Hams denies any improper con-
duet on the part,of herself and Annis.