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No diU.lng strains of Mala'a oua Cu lull its hundred eves to aleeo. XIV GOLDSBORO. C THURSDAY, MAX 15. 1902 NO 129 i is This Argus o'er the people's rights v Doth an eternal vlftil keep ., ; , ITBMi? OF OTTEREST FROM DIYEKS SOURCES. JVews ot the Stage, Social, Politi cal anl Otherwise, Culled Frow Our Exchanges. tvnno spriDps flow under the town of Norwich, England. They have 'been there for centuries and were used for the production of salt long before the Chri&cian era. 0 The British consul general at Meshed reports that the Persian ladies- , are adopting the English style of dress and that all articles of ladies' clothing ae in preat demand there. An order of the Prussian minister of flommerce authorizes the establishment from April 1 next-oT a chamber of commerce,, with - thirty-six members, for the city if Berlin and suburbs. New Zealand exports frozen Stewart island oysters to London. It needs a jobust taste to stand these huge tough molluEks, but there once was an Eng lish king who liked his a month old. The 2802 appropriation for the civil service commission of New York city ' is $86,000. The state expends for the same purpose $40,000, of which $2,450 is for printing and $11,000 for postage, The largest number of separate .elec tric light stations in any state is in Il linois, while the largest capital invest ed is in Pennsylvania, which also pos sesses the second largest number of stations. M. Deraison. a French naval ensign, ha 3 fcetn Cisn4l&ou Trom the fleet for writing a satiric il novel in which sev eral vt tLeh;ad) rig officers were criti-cise-,1 and caricatured in a very sar castic la el ioa. There are 20.C.-0D square miles of ag ricuiturr ! land in Natal alone, which carries u population cf but one to the enare mik-. Tie same paucity of fapmlh population prevails over the whole, of dentil 'Africa.' Tb.- Austrian minister of war has is sued a secret or It r to the btficers to report ev ry Quarrel leading to a duel,P to "the ofner ia command of the Fegi-rheT-t. Tte latter may in serious cases cxiraina'iy prosecuta the off tn Jess. - Ttt Japanese government has decid ed to open next spring a regular steam ship strvi e between Tsuruga, ou;Wa kasa bay, -in Nippon, Vladivostok. , The nefcoiif tiers with Ilussia, which began tost summer,' have now been conclud ed Eighteen peasants of the district of Tscheriiinsk bearing the family pame of .Dyavol levii) have sent a petition to (tne czirr asking ror permission to change the minie to Bogolubow (God helpved). This request was gsanted Those to whom the morgue connta as oae. of; the attractions of Paris will' be Interested to learn "that at the last meeting of the general council ' that body decided t spend $1,250 in light- ing . the"-disuiai Institution with eFee txieity. An rcgenions head master in north Walk's eaka-itcJ that the British boy loses on ,an average, 373 whole school days'by- the clumsiness of) the present sjslei'a of weights and meas ures. The cure, he says, is the metric system. " . J-r. Tay ?. Soa-ver of Yale finds that ljee,arusr; the members-'of the freshmen clas3 -of . t'-at .institution are unusually light 'gniokrs 'they, have more lung poAv-ejr aul ea accordingly make' more voal racket in giving the college . yell thK;i any ? tl.eij rivals. Bv thf liraVJng nr of the Serbia and the Alaska, there disappeared 'two of thQ three famous Atlantic liners whose appearance twenty years -ago was re garded as the "opening up of a jxeiy and most important page in the his tory of Atlantic steaming. , The military authorities in Germany are, according to- the Berliner Tage blatt, becoming seriously alarmed by the ever increasing difficulty of keep ing the establishment of the noncom missioned officers of the army jqp- to its required numerical strength. It is reported from Seoul that the " Russian minister of Korea has intimat ed the , intention of the Russian gov ernment to -lay '.. a Russian ; telegraph line from Possiet bay (Manchuria) to SeoiiL declaring, that the emperor of Korea cannot withdraw the permis sion already given for the construction cf this line. -The three keepers of the lighthouse 'jet Cape- Griznej? have been fined 2 for poaching by spreading nets to catch ; the hjrds attracted y the reflectoraof fb& lantern. It wa"s stated during: the treating of the case that nd-f ewer .than birds jwer'e captured between Oct SD and 14," the majority feeing larjfev 3&?n$hes,nd corncrakes. - Bpecial sale & Borden. cu H a ttin gr Rcp al 1 FORTY-v-THOUSAND PERISH. -o ONLY, THIRTY SUPPOSED TO HAVE ESCAPED. ' Eighteen Vessels in . the Harbor Burned and Sunk With All on Board. Four Amer ican Vessels Were Among Them. St.' Thomas, D. V. I., May 9. It is now estimated that. 40,000 persons perished "as a result of the volcanic eruption in the Island of Martinique. Washington, May 9. The follow ing cablegram has just been received at the State Department: 1 "Point-a-Pitre, May tb . "Secretary of State, Washington, i). c. -: ;. - s . -' "At 7 o'clock a. m., on the 8th inst., a storm of steam mud and fire enveloped the city and roadstead of St. Pierre, destroying every house in the city and community. Not moie than twenty persons escaped with their lives. Eighteen vessels were burned and sunk with all on board, including four American vessels and a steamer from Quebec, named Ro raima. ' The United States Qonsul and family are reported among the victims. A war vessel has come to Guadelope lor provisions and will leave at 5 to-morrow. "Ayme, "Consul."' The State Department . has been receiving di spatches . from commer cial houses in New York asking thai a warship besent at once to Martin ique to aribrd relief. The matter is under consideration. - The Consul at Martinque is Thorn- as j. renaz. xxe was corn in mren igan and appointed from Massachu setts as consul at Seyehells Islands in 1871 and later served as jsonsul at Port Louis, Mauritius, Iiouen,"Pranee and Batavia. He was appointed consul at Martinque in 1900-. The vioe consul at Martinque is Amede Testart, who was born in Louisiana and appointed in 1898. The latest available figures ' show that the total population of Martin que is 185,000 people, of whom 25, 000 lived at St. . Pierre, and accord ing to Mr. Ayme, have nearly all perished. Paris, May 9. The commander df the French cruiser Suchet has tele graphed to the Minister of Marine, M. Delanessan, from Fort de France, Island of Martinque, undet Jate of Thursday, May 8th, at 10 p. m. as i .... ; . . - - ' "Have just returned from - St. Pierre, which has been compftely destroved bv an immense roase of V fire, which fell on the town about 8 in the mornings The entire, pctla tioii (about 25,000 souls) is supposed to have perished. I have brooght back the few survivors, about thirty. All the shipping in the harbof has been destroyed by fire. The eruption continues." , Quick Work ly th3 House. Washington, May 12. The Ifoe to-day passed by an overwhelicgo vote a bill granting $200,000 for fce relief of the sufferers in the great! Ca lamity in the West Indies. r The t&U was a substitute te the relief meas ure passed by the Senate, which carried $100,900, the increase ha,&n followed the receipt of a message from the President setting fortit -Ore moirnihulp nf thfi CfllaTTlltv Rnrf tlflT ing an appropriation of $500,000V Twenty-iive Persons ltille4 ' Pittsburg, May 12. Through JX explosion of oil tanks on the Pij. Handle railroad at Sheridafi 4V9 miles from Pittsburg, 25 persons were killed and more thaA 150 wounded late this afternoon. 5fh accident was caused by the shfTSng; of freight care jn the Shendaa yssg,, Tinn't forsek Asher Ed wards' Brsrfd Sales, commeDCiBg Monday JL 12th and lasting tae entire we2. MEMORIAIj day. For the Argus. Let us meet to-day with reverence To honor our noble dead, Who in defense of our Southland - Their blood did freely shed. We will decorate their graves to-day "With fresh and fragrant flowdrs And keep our memories ever fresh Of these heroes of ours. ' i i : Let us gather on Confederate square And hear the orator portray - The valor and the courage of those , Who proudly wore the gray. ; We will e'er cherish the memory of These brave heroes who fell, - Laying down their lives a sacrifice For the land we love so well H One by one they have passed away, 'Till only a few remain; s Let us gladly do them honor, For their like wilt never be again. J. F. Hosea. ; Goldsboro, May 10, 1902. LIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS,; Conditions on WhlcJi Governor of Arkansas Pardons a Negro Named An- ' drew Thompson. Little Bock, Ark., May 7. Gov ernor Jefferson Davis to-day pardon ed Thompson, a negro, on condition ihat Thompson go to Massachusetts within the next thirty days with the intention of becoming: a citizen of that State. Thompson was sentenced in Prairie county of assault with in tent to kill and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary, - the gov ernor makes the following endorse ment on the application for his par don: , . '."'' ' "' "Having Just returned from the north and having heard many ex pressions of sympathy by the citizens of Massachusetts for what they .were pleased to call the poor oppressed negro of the South, and desiring that they shall" have an opportunity to reform a certain portion of the negro population of our State, "Therefore, I Jefferson Davis, Governor of the State of Arkansas, by virtue of the constitution and authority vested in me by the laws of the State of Arkansas, do grant -unto Andrew , Thompson, a negro, : a full and free pardon, on condition that he become Within the next thirty days a citizen of Massa chusetts." " ; : .. ., '' "' . FOB KEGTSTJSlt OF DEEDS, The undereienea nereny an nounces hmiswlf a candidate for Keg ister of Deeds i. for Wayne, couiity, subject to the action, of the I'tiio cratic nominatiiig convention of the county. "-'" - . If nominated I shall, of course, be elected, and shall at all time give my -ardivided attention cheerfully io the duties of the ofiice. j Bftapeetf ally. T i .10HITU. HCOES, td d&w Fremont "'15'. O. Tobacco Hues I MADE TO ORDER. Parties desiring tobacco flues should give their orders as early as pos sible in order to se cure prompt delivery We do tin roofing and all other kinds of tin work. . We sell 'and repair bicycles. Uatthews & Croom, . Uncle Arlington Hotel, -6mar3rn GOLDSBORO, N. a LOST The frontice piece a paint ed Madonna head of a medallion . belt pin.' The finder ia requests - to leate same at Anatrs office. ANOTHEK EXAMINATION For 'Mail Carriers in the City ot Ooldsfroro, Slay 31. The United States Civil Service Commission announces that on May 31, 1902, an examination will be held in this city for the positions of clerk and carrier in the post-office service. ."-,' :. ,"",'.:. :.-r:; :.'.,. . This examination offers an excel lent opportunity for entering the Federal service to bright, energetic young persons who are not afraid of hard, work, and the Commission hopes that a large-'number of intel ligent, active persona, will present themselves for this examination. It may be stated that there is a wider field for advancement upon merit in the Federal service than in many private employments. The nature of the examination is a test of practical, general intelligence, and of adaptability in post-office work. The age limitations for this examination are as follows: ALrli POSITIONS, 18 to 45 YEABS. All persons who have been exam ined for the position of clerk or car rier within the past year and failed to pass may be reexamined upon fil ing new applications in due time. 'All applicants, male and female, must have the medical certificate in Form 102 executed. Male applicants must be at leaast 5 ft. 4 ia. in height and weigh not less than 125 pounds. The names of male eligibles will be entered on both the clerk and the appointment from either register will remove the eliglble'sname from both registers. " . . - This examination will be held to secure eligibles for appointment either to ' existi ng vacancies in the present force, or for an increase of force which it is expected will be made after July 1 next. '; This examination is open to all citizens of the United States who comply with the requirements. Com petitors wi 11 be rated without regard to any consideration other than the I' qualifications shown in their exami nation papers, and eligibles wrill be certified strictly in accordance with the civil service law and rules. For application blank (Form 101),' full instructions specimen examina tion questions, and information rela tive to the duties and salaries of the different positions', application should be made to the undersigned. . Applications may be filed with Mr. E. W. Hill, at the Goldsboro post office, -secretary of the local board, as late as 9 a. m., on May 31, 1901. r- : 'V0. : '"-'.;; ::; : !is,ie!ii Aadv'iay acrt Coll go For Girls and Yoang Women, was founded in 1R02, when the spirit of1 special activity was abroad in the Salem Congregation. It was when the Misfioiary activity was strong and when the large Moravian Church was built.This College has finished its century of work, and il is proposed to celebrate in a befitting manner the one hundredth anniversary of this noted institution. During these 100 years it has jiever closed is doors for a day. Its parjronage is as wide, as the land, and many names known to fame are on its lists. ffiT'. . Fruit. Its quality influences the selling price. Profitable fruit grovang insured only when enough actual is in the fertilizer. ' Neither quantity nor . good qualify possitile without Potash. Write for rraxfrte books giving details. GERMAN KAU WOJIK9, .Mwu Mow Toxic CitJ. SMI p otash 3 1 i I I f 1 1- i sill NOVEL SOCIETY CIRCUS Throngs Turned Out to See the Fun In Boston. . UP CHANGE GIVEN TO PATRONS. Ten Dollar Would Pay For a Bag ot . Pea.nu.ta as Well as Ten Cents The Strong Man Presented In Chesty Style as ThoWt Llf ton Great Rough Ridinsr Feats. It was dangerous fo let go of a- ten dollar Bill the other day , at thjf par nuiiL & Iailey circus, Park square, Boston. ; Not that pickpockets( . were present, but because no change was given patrons says the New York World. Society was out for -sweet charity's.' iike with a vengeance, aa& tho real sawdust odor of tia6 ring holered over everything Peanut brooght double' the uqnal price, doubt less because they were marketed aa being of the double Jointed vafci&ty Society overflowed into theV'bleaca ers," and it-lood as if fusfy $10,000 Would e cleared. The effect of costly furs at a circus was unique. Sabbe, fpn, mink, chinchilla, marten ad er mijne were spread out toTstrange array. What matter if the electric wire did go on strike near the 'close? Every body! laughed and felt good in think ing of the snjig amount to be netted the Sharon sanitarium for younjr wo- meiyuffering from incipient consump tio Khe whole ' bill seemed -. to reyolve, ut Herbert Jacques electric stud in hig shirt bosom and the gyrations of B. Nason Hamlin cavorting upon a -charger as ringEia&ttr, 'with a waxed mus tache faeffeetually thrown in by wa"y of disguise. Paul Keith was abroad as the camera funny man, while Richard J. WeM, .Tr.rhase. Perkins, 3r., 'Ba.rry M. HVheelwrlht and. John Bowditch played "cop" clowns. 1 Dncle Sam Reuben and the never failing Jayout ofmirthmakens was on hanfl,,witiout exception. Even; tlie pro gramme was amsing. G. Edwai-d Ati erton's act was billed as the 'Harrow1 ing Heroics of Hlppociromatlc Horse mansM He'disrobed tn he horse's back.- Graydens, 4.Zre Harvard football player, did his tumbling in resplendent pink tights. The referee Qf the bur lesque polo r match, J. Allen Forbes, was .threrfteiaed with all the tortures of the inquisition because of his decisions: Harold Baker and Samuel Avolcstt. gon of the kite Governor Woloott. both Battery A members, gave an etiibi- Usn at rough riiiag- One tbteir feata was! riding two houses abreut, aeh man rn turn vaulting over flie inside horse ajt high speed.and landing back rard on the fartbrr anima-L Tbe littte trhrk doe'Jce won grerftap- The cknyfi's "finale. consisted in placing the ofcer who snatched Crrie Nation's aandbagii In ahia niortar, snppoqed to explode with- terrific' force, . fcooiat" Baron Russell, howevec, wa soon, hoisted- aloft, being followed merel.y by. aflarsh and a puSf oTm6ke 3- he jnost conspicuous turn in the jjon- cest was the graceful dance St 9. D Bltinsrt Who Is; sometimes caHed the Iiri liai-rylLehr. lie WQre a bfuck riuffy, uteiS, ruiajBd -'costume trimmed Witl great reg foXvers. . , ' i The- sddeshow sorted the .diamond stJfcMed, chek troueredX plug hatted f 47Darkei vociferating, enough to be muzzled.. iThe.pie f,!ieed boy stood out U"kea beacon in the fog while Rubber Recked Pete, tlie ioccidental wonder, efTafed th,e oricaital wondey f r'om recol lection. ; . - . . ' . t"h3 strong man fw'as . pi'fegeritcd dn ' chest-.. style ; as- Thomas Lif ton. who could lift, a pound of tea aud a sham rockJ The papier, apache snakes were handIedrtT1ththrilttng fearleitsiJOES by J. t,.mith, the cLarmer, from Keely CUra. Insiiaikt. V Count Simpi, "short of stature, Jfvho eats hortake, smo"kes fehort sixes and never oe? long ma the market," was impersonated, by Dr. W. L. Smjth. T ACtStN FEW LINES t)f thetls'enty tobacco factories' in France three are in Paris. There are in Boston 64,22S houses in addition to .100 hotels and 5158 family hotels - l Boston, xne of fthe richest cities In the 'country, ha Sf a municipal 4ebt of $50,000,000. Is'ew York city is to.hav ft children's the'ater patterned after one In Boston .which pays, good dividends. . . ; Nearly all the silk of Spain is pro duced in the rrincfi' of Murcia. Last year Its value was about $270,000. y v A peaTl fisher of? Western Australia pataed Broome : lias foun a- pearl Ssrhose aue is estimated a 15,000. Tb? first theater ir IJHs. eiuiitry tie lighted with gas wag thmfW Irj j FltUadeiBh hicjj.prn. pfs - rilSia' - TO x, GOLF FAD. Dr. Bernari Points to KcCrer'x Fatk m a Warning. Wayman Crow McCreery of St. Xiouin was a victim golt. a sacrifice to the golf Tad. This statement is attributa to Dr. A. O. Bernaya, oneof the best known surgepns in the country, by a morning newspaper in St. Louis. . McCreery was the famous amateur billiardist, golf expert and all around athlete and society man, Kays the New York World. Bernaya says that McCreery tried to reduce his flesh and thought he was uo Ing well when be took' off 38 pounds in short' fder. But this proved fatal. After advising men who are tfimiap :( not to radically change their mode of life, either mentally or physically, Dr. Bernays-concludes: "The golf fad for basy men who 'ha vu become corpulent is a dangeretta ex periment" Fat Trolley Travell. A. new ttWley line between New STcrli and Connecticut promises a regular run of 60 aiites aa hour, outside. of tht city Uaiit. To CL3 ICK HrAOACMC, H A3ITU J L CONST! PAT ! O 11, t and all diseases ar5s c ff om in I cnirssUbn. They will iiurSfy your I blood and matca yourc&TripIx'.on jas FAIR AS A LILY. Tiiey are I cei&tln co&tad. 7RJCE 25 CEKTS. MacKay's Phwrraaayl TOR OObtS. Lfl CRIPPB. fiR NO D f-?r-'CT. Sold st all dreinriass 4 Rheumaeide Cured flon. il- fi. Hartleu 1 "Ttbo, N. .. May lOOi. 1901. i THE nOBTlTTT TKTTa Prt Grntlemen: I had Theumat'am for more than 15 years my nhf arm and shoulder. Tried . mn rem-diea vithuufc relief. In fall of 18SW my Fhulir beou.-ne sxilf and 1 could no use. Mr. J. B Smi Lb, 1 EHtUMAClDC'. I WisUt one bottle mid 1 before ut-ing tail of it found i wa leUev lingtme. Before finishlnt; tKird bottle I ' could raise and FtraiRhten my crjxi, and it ' baa cared roe. Very r' pec'fnlly, 1 (Signed) H H. HAitTJBT. .1 Mr. Hartley is one of trie moat 0nlDent I atsd bla-hfy respected "ciiizena of Dfcvid.ion " AnnntT. and rnrAri tp.rl hin n f.v in. ihA Hnoamaclde Is the standard rheain&Cio remapi. A Mold snbititueb. All diutriiis sell it Price 1. DR. rHEO. L.GINN. Physician and Sarpem, OflSce over Gina & Best's 8tw, FOR RENT. The commodious two etcy. d w el ling house on James street, formerly occupied by me asresidetree,9 rooms, all modern improvements, electric lights bathroom, waterworks and all necessrry outhonses. Possession tri vea May lot For particulars apply to Asher Edwards. Old Funsiture: Any one having any old mahosr ony or rosewood furniture, or old brass fenders pr andirons or old china which they desire to sell, if they will mail me a postal card giv ing their address 1 will call and ex amine what they may hare and make them an offer on same. -. R. M. MeOeorjre, Care of Abgtjs, Oity. " FOR RENT. The desirable house and lot on "William street opposite Col- I. . F. Dortchfs- Seven rooms, with water works; also good garden. : If you wish to buy, sell, or rent property, see me. Office at store on Walnut street. Hours 12 to 2 o'clock. Ed. U Edmundson, Real Estate Hjjtlr GOLDSBORO, IT. O. THE JOHN .SLAUGHTER CO, have just reoeived a bis lot of en ameled bath tubs, and for a few days they wre going to offer thefit very cheap. SACRIFICE ..':'"" -mm wmjl -
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