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LONG CAMPAIGN AHEAD.
EDglish Experts Think it Will
Take An Army as Large
as Rob arts' to Get
to Sian-Fu.
London, August 21. Divers
paragraphs as to the movements
of the Chinese imperial family
continue to be received at the
treaty ports and are thence faith
fully transmitted to the European
cspitals. These representing. "the
court as having left Ptkin are of
exclusive GiPese origin, Ae,
cording to them, their majesties
are well t n their way to Sian-Fu,
about 500 mile inland.
Fighting was going on at Pekin
Saturday, according to one re
port, but according to a dispatch
received by . the Admiralty from
Beard Admiral Bruce the allies
entered the Sacred City of Pekin
on Friday.
If the Chinese goyernment is at
Sian-Fu there is no means of get-
ting at them. Recording to the
military men, ithout a prolonged
campaign and v ith an army as
large as Lord Roberts' to secure
the bases of communications.
Advice from the provincial cap
itals show that the attitude of the
southern mandarins has bean far
more friendly Bince tha allies
reached Pekin. Some of the mag
istrates have been issuing procla
mations commanding the Chinese
to attend to business, to avoid se
dition and acknowledging that the
invasion of the foreigners Js justi
fied. Was Once a Goldsboro Citizaa.
Dear Argus: John L. Penn
ington, whose recent death in Ala
bama was published ia the papers,
was once a citizen of GolJaboro.
In the early 50's he cams to
Goldsboro, sea'sing work as a
journeyman printer, and was em
ployed by Mr! Gulick of the Pa
triot and Republican and Mr. J.
B. Whitker, Sr., of the Golds
boro Tribune.
Not long after his departure
for his stay in the town was short
he returned as professor of
psychology, and bis lectures were
attended by large audiences. At
the close of his lectures, he would
call for subjects, whom be would
bring under his control, making
them do very foolish and amuiing
things to the delight of the aud
ience. The papers state that he pub
lished the Progress in Newbern,
but my impression is that Raleigh
was the place of publication.
Pennington afterwards became
Governor of Dakota, by appoint
ment of Grant. He became prom
inent in Alabama as a politician,
and lacked but one vote of being
elected Senator from that State.
I remember him because of the
fact, that at the ' time of his first
visit to Goldsboro, I was serving
my apprenticeship in the office of
the New Era, of which Mr. Wm,
Bobinson was editor.
, Respectfully,
JnO. T. ALBKITTON,
Calypso, N. C.
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HAY'S POLICY PKAISED
Semi-Official Berlin Paper De
fends, it From Attacks oi
Other German Papers
Berlin, August 23. The semi
official Berliner Post, in a long
leading article, defends the po
licy of the United States in China
againstsuspicions cast upon it by
certain German papers that go
upon the theory that Washing
ten is pursuing separate aims.
After reciting the history of Sec
retary Hay's success in getting
declarations from the powers in
favor of the "open door," the
Post says that this is calculated
to romove all false interpretations
of American policy. It then goes
on to say:
"These Americans are to blame
for this mistrust of the policy of
the United States who demand
that President McKinley shall
come forward as the protector of
the Chinese Empire and declare,
nroi, tnai in unuea oiaies wxii
regard as an , unfriendly act any
further seizures of Chinese ter
ritory, thus establishing an Am
erican protectorate over China;"
a.
. I'he papers demand more ear
nestly than ever the immediate
calling of the Reichstag in spec
ial session.
PET DOG'S DEVOTION.
Anima1 Found Keeping Yigill on
His Dead Master's Grav.
Freehold, N J , August 25.
A touching case of the affection a
dog can show tor its master has
just been demonstrated here.
W. WvThompsor), of tbis place,
died a few days ago. He was an
aged and wealthy man, and own-1
a tiny black and tan dog called I
Ben, that was also well along in
years, and had little white whisk
ers growing under its lower jiw.
Wherever Mr. Thompson went
the dog was at his heels, and fol
lowed him like a shadow, whether
it was about the streets of Free
hold or to some of Mr. Thomp
son's country properties.
When Mr- Thompson was seiz
ed with his last and fatal illness
the little dog was with him con
tinually in the. sick room, and
when taken out would whine and
whimper so that the family
would have to bring him back.
After Mr. Thompson's death
Ben was raised up and shown his
dead master's fac. Ben went
frantic at the sight, and made
wild efforts to get closer to Mr.
Thompson's body.
After the funeral Ben disap
peared, and, in spite of a thor
ough search, was nowhere to be
found. Several days passed, and
now Ben has been discovered. He
was picked up, muddy, unkept
and half f amished, upon bis late
master's grave inMapIewood Cem -etery.
How the devoted little
animal found his way there is a
mystery, as he nad never oeen in
the cemetery before, and was not
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seen to follow the funeral cortege.
It is believed that; he found his
way to Mr. Thompson's last rest
ing place solely by his own brute
instinct. ...
Mrs. Oscar Robinson, Mr."
Thompson's drughter, has now
taken charge of Ben, and he will
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I continue to live for ttw rest Of his
j f j tn(r- dd Thompson home
- 1 here, where he bo long enjoyed
himself with his"beloved master.
BKYAN NOTIFIED
Ceremonies on the Capital
Grounds in Topeka Wit
nessed by a Large.,
Crowd.
Topeka , Kan., August 24.
Will' am Jennings Bryan today
received, the second official noti
fication of his nominal on for the
Presidency . This notificat;on
came fronfthe Populist party and
Thomas M. Patterson, of Colo
rado, acted as the mouthpiece of
the party in making it. Mr. Bry
an was at the same time informed
of the endorsement 0 Ms candi
dacy by the United States Mone
tary League, this notification be
ing given by A. W. Bucker. The
ceremonies occurred in the spa
cious and beautiful grounds of
the State Capital and were wit
nessed by a large number of
people.
In many respects the meeting
paralled the indianapol:s notifi-
cation Tnia was true tke fact
that both were held in parks; in
that the weather was intensely
hot and that the impatience of
the crowd compelled the speak
ers preceding Mr. Bryan to
curta'l their remarks. Indeed not
one of the speakers was permit
ted to speak at the length he had
counted upon, and as a result the
entire proceeding covered only
about an hour and a half. Bain
had been threatened early in the
day, but before the meeting was
called to order, at half past d m
- r A.
the afternoon, the clouds had
lifted and the fear of a storm
which might compel the meeting
to be he'd indoors had given
place to the certainty of fiercely
beating sunshine, which was in-
tensified by great humidity and
untempered by any breeze.
An audible sigh of relief from
the sweltering crowd mingled
with the app'ause which greetei
the appearance of the national
leader upon the platform when he
arrived at 3:30, and it wa? evident
even then tnat whiie tnere was a
general desire to hear and see him
the audience was Hading the situ
ation too uncjmfoitable 'to ba
long endured
There was little delay after the
arrival of. Mr. Bryan and the j senior, at Mull JBeacn last J.ues
other notables. State Chairman day. Young Day and his compan-
Ridgeley, of the Populist party,
promptly assumed the chair,
and he immediately introduced
Jaoaes A. Troutman, who as the
representative of the Mayor of
Topeka, made a brief speech
welcoming Mr. Bryan to the city.
Mr. Troutman xormerly was
Lieutenant Governor of the State
and he is Republican , in politics.
His speech was personally com
plimentary to Mr. Bryan and was
further an appeal ior tne exer
cise of the franchise by all good
and intelligent citizens as the best
safeguard of our'institutions. He
referred to ,4the vast throng
of people'i , before him as evi
dence of the high regard in which
the distingushed visitor is-held,
and said that, while he was not
authorized to assure Mr. Bryan
of tne electoral vote of Kansas,
he could assure - him of the ad
miration of ever citizen of the
State. . " Y
Mr. Bryan read; the greater
part of his address from t manu
script and the delivery consumed
about forty minutes. When he
ceased speaking those present
were invited to sha&e bands
with him and many availed
themselves of this opportunity to
1 formally greet him, -
F1TZSIHM0NS VICTORIOUS
The Sailor Knocked Down and
Out In the Second Round
Betting Was Seven to
FiveonFitz.
New York, August 24. Whip,
ped into insensibility in less than
two rounds is the story in brief
of Tom Sharkey's meeting with
Bob Fitzsimmons at the Coney
Island Sporting" Club to-night.
Fitzsimmons was th5 victor,
Sharkey the loser. Fitzsimmons
said all along that when an op
portunity presented itself he would
prove that he was Sharkey's su
perior, and settle accounts for the
injustice done him when he met
Sharkey in California four years
ago. Shrkeya was equally confi
dent that he would prove to be
Fitzsimmon's master in the ring.
But the result of to-night's battle
and the brevity of it proved that
Fitzsimmons is still a great fight
er and able to beat the best of
the heavyweights. He has beaten
Corbett, Buhlin and Sharkey.
Fiiz3immons was a decided fa
vorite in the betting, owing to
hs showing with Buhlin a short
time ago. His defeat of Ruhlin
on that occasion and the previous
victory of Buhlin over Sharkey
a few weeks earlier, were fig
ured on as showing that Fitzsim
mons ought to whip the sailor on
this - occasion. When Fitzsim
mons was declared trie winner
the crowd surged toward the ring
but the police got ahead of them
and drove them back. Fi zsim
mons was congratulated by those
nearest his corner, and then he
ran over and grasped Sharkey
by the gloved hand. Fi'zsim
mons almost danced with delight
when stepping badk from
Sharker's corner, and as he
walked to his dressing room he
was loudly cheered. Snarkey in
the meantime, had recovered
very quickly from his punish
ment and was able to leave the
' TT .
ring as soon as u l'zaimmons.
Rewarded a Hero With 50 can s
Boston, August 25. Young
Joe James, the hero of Hull vil
lage and the son of old Captain
James, the father of the Hull
Life Savers, gallantly rescued
Paul Iay, three or four years his
ions were at play upon tne pier
adjoining the East End "Hotel
when, in attempting to balance
himself upon a line by which one
of the yachts was moored, he lost
his footing and fell into the
water.
Young James was attracted by
their cries and, running down the
pier, he sprang into the water
without removing any of his
clothing and soon landed the
4 half drowned boy upon the float.
I Day's parents, who hail from
J Minneapolis, are wealthy and are
stopping at the East JUna Jiotei.
They
were overcome
by--
the.
young hero's bravery
and
re-
warded him with 50 cents. Young
James, who is only 13 years old,
is a pupil at the Hull Grammar
School. i
A gentlemen recently cured of dys
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rendering of Burns' famous blessing:
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AMERICA'S CHINESE POLICY
The Queen after a Conference
With Her Ministers Will Dis
solve Parliament and
Fix a General
Election.
London, Aug. 25. The policy
of the United States towards China
is watched here with more inter
est than is that of any other coun
try, for Englishmen believe, some
how or other, that in the troubles
ahead America will be the only
power with interest - parallel to
theirs. The Spectator, discussing
the frailty of the ties connecting
the powers, says:
"Continental statesmen look
askance at the new force, Amer
ica, whose limits they do not
clearly discern and which, for
example, can send black troops to
Chino, and they mutter words
about the possible 'Anglo-Saxon
understanding and would, if they
could, gladly postpone all action
eo as to have more time for reflect
tion and combination; only, you
see, Pekin is in flames, the Chi
nese Setniramis is on. her way to
Segan and a Russian general pub
licly reports that the- Amur now
flows through Russian territory.
Jap in has been helping Europe,
but English observers are uncer
tain what her statesmen intend."
"That the French Government
is prepiriog for war there can
no longer be any doubt." Tbis
first sentence in a long article in
the Pail Mall Gazette of Wednes
day on "The Imminence of Wur
With France," is the subject of
serious speculation in most of the
periodicals. , The Speaker consid
ers a French invasion a nightmare,
but fears that the persistent fo
menting of national hatred is
ominous and may precipitate a
conflic. The Spectator says it
does not wish to encourage the
scare, but it voices a caution that
a strenuous watch should be main
tained over the national defenses.
According to present arrange
ments the Queen will hold a coun
cil at Osborne on August 31,
Henry Laboucbere asserts, at
which the dissolution of Parlia
ment will be sanctioned with the
customary formalities, and the
general election will be held early
in October. ; "
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'BILLY" GOAT A DRUNKARD
Of the Worst Kind Stands Up
to the Bar and Drinks Beer
and Whiskey Like A
Toper.
Newark, August 25. The vice
of drunkeness is popularly sup
posed to be monopolized by the
human rare, but Newark has a
goat that is a confirmed inebriate.
According to his owner, William
Hock, a saloon keeper, at Mar
ket and Frederick streets, things!
have came to such a pass that
there is little or no Jiope of re
forming him except by placing
aim m a strict confinement, in
communicado, to the numerous
convival spirits who have taken
a hand in leading him astray.
"Billy's" first step on the road
to ruin was taken last spring.
Bright and early one morning he ,
strolled into the saloon and glano
ed about to sea if there were an
pretzels within reach. "Knowing
what he was after the saloon;
keeper handed him one, which
kisappeared quickly.
More?" queried Hock, as the
goat eyed him with a searching,
unsatisfiedlook "Or would yon
prefer a glass of lager?"
Billy "rose on his hind legs and
put his fore feet on the rail in
front of the bar.
"Well try a glass anyhow,"
said Hock, drawing schooner of
beer snd pushing it out under the
goat's nose.
With a preliminary sniff Billy
dipped his nose into the foam, and
while his master held the glass,
drained the amber hued beverage
almost to the last drop. Every
morning since then, as regular as
clock work, "Billy" has entered
the saloon, and placing his fore
feet on the bar rail, l has waited ,
for his glass of lager. He has al
so come in often at other times in
the day, with the same purpose
in view, but usually goes away
disappointed, for his master be-,
lieves that one long drink in the-
morning is quite sufficient for the
day.
' ' BILLY'S FISST DKINK.
One day the goat strolled into
the saloon of a neighbor, who had
heard of his fondness for drink.
."Have a smile, Billy?" said the
saloonkeeper.
The goat put his front feet on
hebar arid drained the "schoon-1
er tnat was neia out to mm. a
customer was buying a drink for
half a dozen companions. c
"Just see what the goat'll have,"
he said.
"Billy" got another schooner,
then another and another, as
each round was bought, , until he
became real hilarious, .pranced
about and butted down the stove.
A policeman who chanced to be.
passing threw him out in the
street gave him two or three
smart raps with a club and sent
him staggerffighQme.
That was "Billy'srfdMdrjink.
He slept it off in the back yard." '
Since then he has had many. Ea
cently he has been y "full" nearly
every night, and has fallen down,
cellar ways and coal holes ga
lore, but the rproverbial: 'drunk
ard's luck" has brought him
through without serious injury.'
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