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Hi W. ROBERTS. MAKES ANSOJJNCB.MEST OP H IS CANDIDACY FO U COX uUESS IN THE FIRST DISTRICT. Gates ville, N. C, May 18. To my Democratic fellow-citizens of the First Congressional District of North Carolina: At the convention to be held in the district during the summer or early fall to nominate a candidate to represent the district in the next Congress my name will be presented for nomination for that position In making this announcement it is due to you to say, that I stand firmly and immovable on the time honored principles of the Democratic party as announced from time to time in its national platforms, and it will be my purpose to secure such legislation as will promote the best interest of the people on questions of tariff reform , improvement of rivers and harbors in our State, secure in land navigation, reduce the burdens upon labor and agriculture, foster manufacturing and mechanic arts .and the expansion of commerce. In regard to State policies; candor compels me to say that I am, unal terably opposed to the position taken by some prominent members of the Democratic party in the State on .some questions which vitally con cern our people. It seems to me that .some of our friends have gone wild j .or become mad on the subject of un iversal education. I am forever and .eternally in favor of white suprem acy in the State, and to that end favor the education of the white race o the full extent of every resource and all the means at our command." But reason, common sense, experi ence, justice and our economic and industrial conditions constrain me to .take the position that it is folly and madness, insanity and suicide to extend the same equal privileges of education to the negro race by taxation. In the first place, the ne gro is not like the whits race, and the reason is, because God has not made them alike. It is not the fault of the negro. The leopard cannot change Ms spots nor the Ethiopian his skin. Secondly, only two years ago, in order to free ourselves from certain intolerable and unbearable evils, destructive alike to the best interests of both races," brought about in the counties with large negro pop ulations by the unfortunate enfran chisement of the negro, we were forced to make an effort to amend the State Constitution. The main provision incorporated in the amend ment, to remedy the evils we wrfre suffering was, the educational qual ification, in order to eliminate the great mass of negroes . from the elec torate. Now by this howl for - uni versal education it is proposed to destroy the only provision in the amended Constitution which gives any protection to decent government in the negro ridden counties, and thus place them in the same position they were before the Constitution was amended. It is idiotic to sup pose that the negro educated will not continue to vote against every interest of the white and against his own interests in these negro counties, and every, other county, just as he has done for more than a third of a century. The negro is by nature and instinct opposed to the white race. He thinks he must hold the offices and govern. . In corroboration of my position; I have only to refer to the fact that only a few days ago, a delegation of the best educated negroes of the South waited upon President Roose velt to solicit his aid in behalf of the measures pending Congress to defeat the purposes of the amended Consti tution of several of the Southern States, which restrict the suffrage of the negro. This negro committee al so went before the committee of Con gress which has these measures in charge. The education of theseprom inent negr5es does not teach them that the only hope of good govern ment, peace and prosperity for both races in the Southern States depends upon a restricted suffrage for their race for a great number of years. Again, the conferring upon the negro the privileges of education irresist ibly hastens the social equality of the races, leads to miscegenation, confusion- and destruction of society, with untold evils which every good citizen must deplore. There is in the heart of a vast majorirtyof the negro race an over weening desire' for social equality. Possibly this is natural; but the preservation of the civiliza tion of the South demands that it be resisted to the bitter end. There is a place in our industrial condition for the negro and he is valuable in his place, but that place is not in the learned professions, among the elite of society, or as a social companion. Educated, he is less adapted for the place where his services are most demanded and most valuable in our economic system, and we do him great wrong to unfit him by educa tion to become a valuable citizen. Besides,to continue to levy enormous taxes upon the white race in their impoverished condition' toconfer use less education upon the black race is gross injustic and oppression upon the white race. We, are collecting ann ually money in large amounts from the white race and spending it upon the black, and leaving the children of those wl op: y themoi.e uneducated. This is a wrong and outrage -which must cease. The xidiculous argument often made that we must educate the negro or he: ---will barbarize - us is- an swered by the experience of the past two hundred years. The efficiency and salvation of the , negro depends upon his contact with the white race, but this contact and relation must be one of inferiority and not superiority. Edacate him and he be comes alienated from the wMte race and worthless as a rule. In taking the position I do, I de sire to say that I do not advocate de nying all privileges of education to the negro. Certainly the poll tax which he pays, should be expended on his education, supplemented by such other sums as may be equitable, and his protection and right before the law should be jealously guarded and assured. I am and always have ben a true friend to what I con ceive the best interests of the negro race. These and other interests, the de tails of which cannot now be dis cussed, will be preseuted for your consideration, and upon them I stand and respectfully solicit your votes. Respectfully, ? V. P. Roberts. RUN AWAY ENGINE. A Fireman is Seriously Injured ' . and May Die. Passengers who arrived in the city T h urday from over the Southern Rail way report the capers of a runaway railroad engine this morning between Greensboro and Salisbury. Engineer Louis Hikinson had orders to carry his engine to Salisbury. , He started on his journey and proceeded until he got to a small station where a red board was turned on him. The en gine was an old one and the throttle which was loose would sometimes fly open. While the engineer was in the telegraph office getting, orders the throttle flew open and the engine started out at full speed. The fire man was a new man and it is sup posed that he did not' know how to stop the engine. r Anyway, he jump ed from the cab after the engine had attained to a very fast speed. The fireman, whose name could not be learned, was badly mangled and re ceived injuries that may result in his death. The engine kept going and only stopped when it ran into a freight train some miles away. The freight train was badly wrecked, but I no one was hurt. .Special sale, on Matting Boy all & Borden, This, AEGTJS o'er the people'B righto" Doth an eternal vigi! keep - GOLDSBORO. N. C THURSDAY, MAY 22, 19G2 NEW BUILDINGS. The Contractors r.nd Carpeniers Have Plenty Work to Do. The contractors of Goldsborohave their hands full at present. Several new residences are going up' in dif ferent sections of the city, and there is no reason why any good carpenter should be idle. In addition to the two new cottages which Mr. F. K. Borden is erecting on Virginia street, Mr. E. B. Borden is erecting three new and commodious tenant houses on George street, close by which Mrs. S . S. Spier is erecting a handsome residence for . herself, and Mrs. D. VV. Hurtt is erecting two cottages for rent. Mrs. George Crab tree is erecting a neat and handsome cottage in Newtown, which will be occupied by Mr. T. J. Fuqua. Mr. Fred Howell has just completed a handsome residence for himself on George street, north. The most unique piece of architecture now in progress in Goldsboro is the business office of Royall & Borden, whieh is being erected in the rear of their store over the alley-way between the Goldsboro Drug Co. and the store of Bizzell & Wooten. The alley-way has been spanned by iron girders and the business office . is heing erected on a level with the second floor, so as to allow vehicles to go in and out of the alley. 'J'he firm seems to be much : pleased with their idea, and those who have seen it believe that it will make the, most comfortable office in summer now in the city. SOUTHERN COTTON OIL CO. Making Improvements' to Their Mills During the Shut - Down Season. The Southern Cotton Oil Co. in tend to make considerable improve ments to' their mills "at Fayette ville, Wilson and Goldsboro while the mills are idle during the summer months. In some places the fire protection is not as perfect as it should be, and this will be one of the most important of the improve ments. The insurance rates are high where the protection from fire is im perfect, and it is for the purpose of reducing the rate, as well as for their own protection, the company is con templating the changes. The mill here in Goldsboro has excellent fa cilities for fighting fire, but some of the machinery needs repairing and replacing with new and modern stuff. The seed house here has given considerable trouble by breaking down when full of cotton seed, ar.d now it is intended to build an en tirely new seed house which will withstand the erushing weight of several car, loads of seed at a time. The improvements at ail the mills are being made under the direction of Mr. C. F. Taylor, of this city, who is the general superintendent of all the mills in this State. The extensive improvements at the Goldsboro mill will, be super vised by its hustling superintendent, Mr. Horace E. King. Vegetables are especially fond of Potash. Write for our free pamphlets. , :" GERMAN KALI WORKS 93 Nassau St., New York. Tfe Cite Day CoM cure - Kenrt" .cnocolata laxative Quinine ft : 44 iu tfce tonadi ard son throat. Children U Small crops, unsalable veg- etables, result from want of J Potasfc mm No soothing strains of Mala'a or.s ' Can lull its hundred eves to sleen TRANSVAAL WAR LOSSES. British Casualties Greater Tliaxi Whole Boer Army. . The war office at London has just published a summary of the British losses in South Africa. Up to Jan. 31 the total reduction of the forces from death or permanent disability was 25, 305 men. The total of the casualties, including surviving wounded, was 5,240 officers and 100,701 men. The estimated population of the Transvaal at the beginning of the war was 125,000 persons men, women and children. The population of the Or ange Free State was 210,000. At no time has the strength of the Boer army been estimated by the Brit ish at 30,000. Last October the British estimate was 11,000. Last December Botha, commanding the Boer forces, reported to Kruger that he had 24,000 men in the field, and this Included those from the Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony. It will be noted, therefore, that the Boers have killed or permanently dis abled more British soldiers than the Boers had in their whole army, says the New York World. They have, in addition, wounded more or less severe ly over three times their own fighting strength. One Boer soldier, on an av erage, has killed one British soldier and wounded from three to four others. The British casualties to officers alone amount numerically to one-fifth of the Boer army. The number of British killed and wounded sine the war began is more than one-third of the entire Boer pop ulation of a year ago. , Since then many .women and children have died in the concentration camps, and it is doubt ful if the population of the Boers at this time would reach 275,000, more than 100,000 of whom are now in the concentration camps. Not included in the casualty ftst pub lished by the war office are the soldiers who have been sent home because of disability resulting from disease. Last month the war office reported that 64, 330 men had been invalided horn e,: but added that the majority had recovered and rejoined their commands. The war has cost the British govern ment about $SOO,000,000 to date. AN AGUINALDO FLAG. Denlson (Tex.) Man Receives One of Singular Design. Erasmus Farley of Denison. Tex., received a box from the Philippines the other day which contained a flag of Aguinaldo's republic. It is made of a very good quality of bunting and is composed of three colors, says the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. At the staff end of the flag is a triangular field of white, in the center of which is embroidered in golden floss a human face, resem bling the cartoonist's idea of the man in the moon. As if this grotesque face were emitting rays of light, it is sur rounded witb lines of the golden floss. The flag comes from Lieutenant P. Deane Tompkins, a son-ih-law of Mr. Farley, who is now treasurer of the province of Union, San Fernando, Lu zon. . ' King: to 1'our Italy on Automobile. It is announced that the king of Italy win p:.y a state visit to Sicily in May a nsl that I) is 'progress through tli' is land will be made on an automobile. This will be the first occasion on which a monarch has journeyed through his dominions in this manner. s, An American City In Enslsmil. Near Manqhester, England, there is rapidly, being-built a new town-that will be the home of some 7,000 work men. The town is unique- for England in that it is being built upon strict American lines. The Westinghouse in terests are at the back of the work, for their large electrical plant is located near by, and the inhabitants of the town will be employed in the works. About 1,000 houses have already been erected. The streets are being laid out after the American plan and instead of being named in the Engjish fashion are being numbered consecutively. Both the streets , and houses will be lighted by electricity. Americans ; have the work of building In charge, and the whole enterprise, is a marvel to the Britisher. Municipal Journal and Engineer.- : ' - : - A Unique Kotlee. The Axtell (Kan.) Anchor recently printed the following unique notice: "We wish to bring to the notice of the friends of A. L. Gilland that his physi cian has cautioned him against any sudden starts or jerks. It has been the custom many times when greeting the old gentleman to take advantage of his extreme ticklishness. The sur geons say; that a man of his nature, after undergoing such a critical surgical-operation; would be liable to be badly injured by a sudden start. There fore his friends should not greet him in the old way by poking their finger in. his ribs." ' ' Warner's Sate Pills, taken with Warner's Sefe Cure move the bowels and ala a speedy cure. NEW SHORT STORIES Justice Gray Not a Bircl. No one who sees Justice Gray of the United States supreme court sitting solemnly upon the bench or walking with grave and disnified mien up Pennsylvania avenue after the court has adjourned would believe that he is susceptible to humor. In fact, through out his long service on the bench only one instance Is recorded where he deigned to exhibit a jocular mood. It was the day when Judson L. Har mon, then attorney general, was mak ing an argument before the court. He had occasion to display a map showing the locality in which the land in dis pute was situated and held it up for the inspection of the court. It was a very , small map and difficult to see from the bench. Mr. Harmon referred to it as "a birdseye view." Justice Gray squinted his eyes in the effort to discern the map. "Mr. Attor ney General," he said in despair, "I re gret to tell you that I' am not a bird." And then the justice, chuckling over the outburst of humor, sank back in bis seat and watched the attorney gen eral fold up the tiny map. No Choice. Representative Cannon began his po litical career by running for the posi tion of state's attorney in his town. His opponent was another young law ver who. like Cannon, had not made much headway in the practice of lav?H but both candidates went upon the stump and promised to do great things if eleeted. One day, as the rival candidates went down the street together, they were joined by the judge of the court. He stepped in between them, taking each "young man by the arm. "What are you hoys making ajl this fuss about?" he queried. "We want to be state's attorney," they replied in unison. "Well," said the judge, laughing, "I ought to take some interest in the mat ter, but I don't. No matter which one of you is elected, th&re will be no crimT inals sent to jail." Wanted to File a Claim. Into Senator Warren's committee room the other day came a lady well dressed and apparently intelligent. "This is the committee on claims?" Bhe said inquiringly. "Yes, madam," replied the clerk. "I am thinking of going out to Wash- "THTS iS THE COMMITTED ON CLAIMS?" ington or Oregon," remarked the lady; "and 1 want to file a claim for 160 acres of good land." The clerk of the committee was com pelled to explain to the visitor that she had come to the wrong place and that the claims which congress settled were simply debts against the government. Washington Post. An Ambition Boy. President Morgan G. Bulkeley .of the iEtna Life Insurance company and ex governor of Connecticut tells the fol lowing story of his son: One day while governor he was in conference with some of his friends when his son came in, and one of the men remarked, "Well, governor, I suppose you expect this youngster to be either president of the United States or president of the iEtna Life Insurance company." , "Which would you rather be, bub," the governor asked, "president of the United States or president of the iEt na?" , -,.- , After -? some hesitation thet answer came: "I don't want "to be either, dad, I want to be a locomotiYe engineer."- DR. THEO. L. GINN, . Physician and Surgeon. , Office over Ginn & Beet's Store. Tfl-IANO FOR SALE Square M D Grand; in good condition; li excellent tone; . can be bought at a bargain, for cash. Apply to Argus office at once. Noiao GREAT BUNK IMS ASTER. Hundreds Blown to Death iu Coal Creek, Tenn.. May 19. The worst disaster in the history of Ten nessee mining occurred at 7:30 o'clock this morning, w hen between 175 and 225 men and boys met instant death, at the Frater ville coal mine, two miles west of this town, as a result of an explosion. Out of the large number of men and boys who went to work this morning, developments at 10 o'clock: to-night show that only one is alive, and he is so badly injured that he cannot live. This man was William Morgan, an aged Englishman, who was a road man in the mine, and was blown out of the entrance by the force of the explosion. One hundred -and seventy-five miners were check ed in for work this morning by the mine boss. In addition to these were boys who acted as helpers, and drivers, road men and others to the number of perhaps fifty. SAFE IN NEBRASKA. Miss Cordie Childers Whose Mys terious Disappearance Has Caused Talk of Murder And Suicide. Lenoir, N. C, May 14. Miss Cor die Childers, the young music teach er, whose mysterious dissappearance from her home in Lenoir, first caus ed talk of murder or suicide, and whose movements about Morganton, Hildebran and and other points caused much sensation has been heardfrom. She is in Sterling, Nebraska, and a letter to her uncle, Mr. Will Chil ders, at whose home she lived, . tells of her sudden departure in these words: "I know you were a little surpris ed at my leaving the way I did, but I just didn't have the nerve to tell you all good-bye. I hope you were not uneasy. Please don't think hard of me for leaving the way I did. Love to every one." LIST OF LETTERS Remaining in Postoffice, Golds boro Wayne County, N. C, May21 , 1902. MEN'S LIST. B Renie BestCarr Bruet, Chas. Blake. C King Cole. G R. F. Garner, J. G. Glilcher. II N. J. Halley, BallmoreIIinton. LADIES" LIST. B Bettie Bess,Mrs. Barney Binan, C BertaCroom, N. J. Caldwell, Molley Crume. D Mary E. Dome. E Polly Evans. F Carrie Faucett. II Carrie Harold, Mattie Hodges. Persons calling for above letters will please say advertised. Rules and regulations require that one cent be paid for each letter ad veitised. J. F. DORSON. P. M. Tobacco I-lues 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 U'w6rk.;.v We sell and repair bicycles. Matthews & Croom, Under Arlington Hotel, 6mar3m GOLDSBORO, N. d