Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-08-06
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Today's Passing Events Boiled
Down For Busy Readers.

Raleigh, July 2S.-Dr. u. u.
ton, OF Atlanta, arrived today to preach
tonight. He will GO from here to Nerth
field, Mass, and thence to New Eng
land for TIVE months.
New York, July 29.-Dr. Andrew
Bergen Crepssy, who killed his vile
last week, died ofheart disease in Ray
mond Street jail last night. He had
been in q stupor ever since he commit
ted tie fearful deed.
Malone, N. Y, July II mask
ed men penetrated the New York Gen.
trail station early today leaned out the
cash drawer Of 500, besides stamps and
tickets. They held the operator OIL
with pistols, and, after tying him made
their escape.
Hong Kong, July 29.-Thousands OF
Chinese were drowned and hundreds
of vessels exclusive of Chinese craft,
were damaged by a typhson which
swept the csast yesterday. Today
bodies are being identified. This -
phoon. was worse than that of 1896.
London, July 3O-It became known
today that Scotland Yard detectives
are searching Londo pawnshops for
the gold medal won by the American
Rife team in the Olympic shoot and
stolen from the rooms of Gen. James
A. Drain, when jewelry belonging to
Mrs. Drain was stolen at the same
time.
New York, July 29.-The charge
against Frank J.. Gould by his wife,
who is suing for divorce, is that ne
was guilty OF improper i'd IN a
disordsrly house. Mrs. Ben Teal and
Harry S. Mausley, accused oftry1ng to
manufacture evidence in the suit, Will
know Friday whether they will face a
grand jury.
New York, July 31--In a Jealous rage
because of the i~nfatuation OF her hus-
band tor Marie Bager, pretty and
Mrs. Maria Consolata. fol
lowed the latter today to cooper
Square, crspt up behind her and stab
bed her twice, perhaps fatally. Hun
drsds Of persons saw the deed and the
police had to drive the curious srswd
off with clubs. The woman surren-
dsred.
Ensley, Ala, July 31.-The latest
mine outrage to occur is the blowing
up of the house of George Banks, a
colored non-union miner. His wife
ana children we're thrown from their
beds and the house ruined. Banks is
a prosperous and respected negro. A
number of prominent white citizens
held an ~unpromptu Indignation meet
ing today and threatened to make the
union miners vacats their houses here.
Martial law seems iminent.
New York, July 29.-Wrapped in
rags and tied about with . cord, a
human body was found blazing in the
center of o vacant lot early this morn
Ing. About it was rubbish, which had
been set afre with the intention of
consuming h body. So badly was
the body charred that it IL impossible
to tell whether it was q man or a
woman. The body found today is that
of a young woman, twsnty-sfX years
ofags. Joseph Ruddick, a night watch
man, has been arrested as a suspect.
Troy, N. Y, July 31.-Coroner
Strope, having ended his inquest into
the tragic death Of Hazel Drew, victim
of the Teal pond mystery, made the
verdict public today. 1t avs Death
due to blow on back of head, inflicted
with some blunt Instrumental some
manner unknown" The peculiar
wording of the verdict causes dissatis-
faction, as it is felt the verdict gives
officers an excuse to drop further in
v~sstigation. The authorities seem to
have given up the chase, and the Drew
case may therefore always be a mys-
terry.
Paris, July 29-In an automobile ae-
sident near Poissy, today, William X.
Vanderbilt was SO badly injured that
his leg will have to be ~amputated. He
was riding in enc of his swittest cars
at high speed whsni it overturned, pin
ming him 20 the ground, with the above
result. LATER-Ths killing of G. Win
throp Sands, a step-son of William K.
Vanderbilt, Sr., led to the report that
Mr.. Vanderbilt himselfwas the victim.
The accident happened near Poissy,
and the body was pinned beneath the
wreckage, and was extricated with diff
fculty.