Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-02-11
NEWS IN GENERAL.
Carefully Cleaned and Boiled Down
For Busy Readers.


R. Johnson of Winnahow, and other
members of the posse which during Ii
the past week has been in close EiIr-
suit of J. C. Walker, the Brunswick
murderer and Jail breaker, for whom
rewards aggregating $3.50 are now Of
fered, came to the city yesterday af-
ternoon from Bolton and Lake Wac
camaw, Columbus county, where they
abandoned the chase late Saturday |
night, leaving today for their home.
Hickory, N c., Feb. Saturday |
afternoon the twelve year. old son of
J. M Alfred, of Granite Falls, acci-
{dently shot and killed his brother, a
boy of about eight years.
| The older boy had carried the gun
| into the yard to shoot at some spar
rows and had it cooked when he at
tempted to lower the hammer Of the
gun. In some way the gun was dis
charged and the entire load passed
Through the neck of the younger boy,
who was standing only a few feet
away, almost severving his head from
his body.
Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 8.-The 10th
day closed with the jury still incom-
plete in the case of the State against
Col. Duncan Cooper, Robin Cooper
and John D. Sharp, charged with the
murder of former Senator E. w. Car
=, mack. One juror, the eleventh, in the
person of w. A. Adcock, young
farmer, was sent into the box. Before
. he was secured 221 talesmen were ex-
= amined. Of these only seven were able
to qualify and six Of these were
challenged peremptorily.
The State now has left three such
challenges and the defense thirty-six
= There are something like 200 names
9 yet available in the present venire
! from which an effort will be made te
secure the twelfth juror.
= Most of the members of this venirt
q live in remote parts of the county
where newspapers are seldom read
. because of illiteracy.
d Washington, D. c., Feb. 8.-The pol
n icy of the administration is to com
bine the maximum of efficiency il
" achieving the real object Which tn
20 people Of the Pacific slope have a
ut heart, with the minimum of frictio
a. and trouble, while the misguided me
e. who advocate such action as thi
a. against which I protest, are follovIn
a policy which combines the yer
te minimum of efficiency with the max
ut ~f INC, nd joh xubi fn.
p-lly falling to achieve any real resu
n gives just and grave cause for irri.i
tion and the the government woul
ed be obliged Immediately to take actio
ng in the Federal courts to test such lie.
es islatiUn, because it is held to be Gle;
&c ly violation of the treaty obligation
Ty of the United States. The telegra,
tn to Speaker Stanton was sent only a
lst tier a conference with Senator Fiji
III and Representative Kahn, Of Califo
ct MIA, and f. K. Lane, of the Intersta
ed Commerce Commission.
rs The President stated that the bi
Id meant good, yet might accomplish {
linfnity Of harm.
re, In, this language President Isoas
tie from Speaker P. A. Stanton, OF II
of California Assembly, set forth Il
IN governments view of the anit-Jap
th nese school Legislation now befc
ng that body.
g Washington, N c., Feb. 9-The
has been diversity of opinion amor
a large number Gof people during tt
- past few days in this city in rega-
to the manner in which young Wrigt
% who was found dead in his father
gasolene boat on Pamlico river la
Monday night, met his death. Aft
~ - his body was first brought to the ci
:. and examined by the coroner and OF
by the engine which it was suppos
has fractured his skull and togeth
= with the exposure to the intense col
had caused his death. Since that tir
:, the theory was advanced by numb
of people the father of young Wrig
- being among them, that he had We
Nc probably met his death from foul oil
and in accordance with this latter b
~ lief his father swone out an affida1
before Coroner Joshua Tay1oe to tn
effect, thereby giving him authority
= exhume the body and hold pos
- mortem examination.
uS Notice.