No soothing-strain b of Mala's ors
Can lull its hundred eves to sleen
VOL. XIV
GOLDSBORO. N. C. THUESDAY, JULY 17. 1902.
NO 138
This akgtts o'er the people'B rierhte.
Doth an eternal viaril keep
GOSSIP OFJHE WORLD.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FEOM
DIVERS SOURCES.
News of the Stage, Social, Politi
cal and. Otherwise, Culled.
From Our Exchanges.
" ' In the last thirty-three year $240,
000,000 has been spent in this country
upon an Indian population of 180,000.
The Commercial club of Louisville
Uses advertising space in street cars
and on billboards to enjoin readers to
patronize home industries.
Grasshoppers are so great a plague
at Hay, New South Wales, that they
obscure all the street lamps at night,
leaving the town in total darkness.
Booksellers who supply English
schools report that there has been In
recent years a very great increase in
the demand for German schoolbooks.
The governor of Finland has ordered
the prosecution of the Lutheran pas
tors who refuse to read the new Rus
sian army regulations in their church
es. Portable lamps burning oil sprayed
by compressed air are recommended
by the Westminster City Engineer for
street illumination during fogs in Lon
don. The French have coined the word
"Jaminotherroy for the process of
getting very great heat quickly and ln
expensively by the exidatlon of alomin
km. Since the commencement of the wax
la South Africa Scotland has sent to
the front 15,500 noncommissioned offi
cers and men and 330 of&cers; total,
15830,
Chinamen are the merchant seamen
of the future, says a consular report
from Shanghai. Over 1,500 British ves
sels entered the port last year manned
by Chinese crews.
So many company meetings were
held in London one day recently thai
one body of shareholders, unable to
find a hall in the city, were compelled
to meet at the Hotel Cecil.
The Turkish secret police agents who
were expelled from Paris during the
recent suspension of diplomatic rela
tions between France and Turkey will
not be allowed to return to France.
The skin of the musk ox, which is a
denizen of the "barren grounds" and
the arctic regions of Canada, has
taken the place of that of the extinct
buffalo for sleigh robes. It varies In
price from $50 to as low as $5 for a
poor article.
Of prominent persons mentioned In
the new issue of "Who's Who In Amer
ica," those born In New York number
2.066, In Massachusetts 1,130, In Penn
sylvania 1.020, in Ohio 866. These are
6,022 of the 11,551 subjects whose rec
ords are given.
Dredging rivers in gold bearing coun
tries for gold has become a great In
dustry, and dredges of wonderful pow
er and capacity are being built to
dredge sixty feet below the wacer line
and to reach sixty feet above it along
the banks.
All records in the British east coas
autumn herring fishery have been bro
ken. At Yarmouth during fifteen weeks
fishing 2S.6GG lasts landed, and al
Lowestoft 19,100 lasts. The combined
catches represent the enormous yielc"
of G30.000.000 herrings.
The water sources of Hawaii are to
oe examined by a hydraulic engineer
. employed for that purpose by the sec
retary of tbe interior. It is . claimed
that larjce r.r;?as of Hawaiian land now
practically valueless can be made pro
iductive by utilizing water which now
flows unchecked into the sea. '
Today smokers are numbered by mil
lions, a fact to which the treasuries of
most nations have to be devoutly thank
ful. It is estimated that 1,000,000,000
acres of laud are devoted to the culti
vation of tobacco. The world consumes
each year 6,300,000,000 pounds, or
2,812,500 tons, worth $200,000,000.
The growth of football in Switzer
land is not looked upon by the military
authorities with a very favorable eye
owing to the fact that the young men
of thei?ountry are beginning to neglect
rifle shooting, devoting all their spare
time to football. In consequence the
various cadet corps are suffering from
lack of members.
In the Russian town of Jelabuga
there was recently unveiled a monu
ment to a local Joan of Arc. Her name
was Nadyeshada Andreyevna Durova,
and she died in I860, aged 83. Impelled,
by patriotism, she had as a young wo
man enlisted in the army and distin
guished herself by bravery in the war
of 1812.
Senor Salvador Cafiero has presented
to the Chilean" government a project fcr
a new fast line of steamers between
Ihe Pacific and Mediterranean ports,
!wlth headquarters at Valparaiso and a
capital of a quarter of a million ster
ling In 20,000 shares, a subvention to
be granted on condition that the steam
ers should be armed as cruisers in war-
PROCEEDINGS
Of the County Board of Education.
The Board of Education met in
regular session yesterday, July 14,
1902, the members present were Col.
J. E. Bobinson and Mr. Barnes Ay
cock. The question of consolidating the
Pikeville school, the Pleasant Grove
school and the Mt. Carmel school in
to one school at Pikeville, came up
for action, but action on this question
was postponed, pending the . calling
of a general meeting at Pikeville
some time in the early part of Sep
tember. In regard to the application by the
trustees of Casey Chapel, which ques
tion came up for final action at this
meeting, it was mutually agreed be
tween the trustees of the church and
the Board of Education to buy or
sell their respective interest in Casey
Chapel church and school house, the
Board's interests being valued at
$75.00 and the trustee's interest at
$150.00 said agreement to be accept
ed by the trustees on or before the
1st day of October, 1902, and which
ever party buys it is agreed that the
other party shall have the use of the
building for two years as at present.
Application was made for a new
school district in New Hope town
ship, taking part of Daniel's Chapel
and Thompson's Chapel districts.
Action on this application will be
taken at the next meeting of the
Board. The Board ordered that a
teachers' institute be held, one for
the white teachors of the county,and
one for the colored teachers. The
county superintendent was instruct
ed to arrange for the colored institute
to be held during the month of Au
gust, and the white institute dur
ing the month of October.
The Board ordered that Barnes &
Flowers be paid $25.76, balance due
them on an old building account
against No. 1 (col) Nahunta.
Mr. R. A. Parker's resignation as
committeemen for No. 2, (white and
colored) Brogden township was ac
cepted, and Mr. Geo. V. Parker was
appointed to fill the vacancy. Mr. J.
M. Wood's resignation as committee
man for No. 7, white) New Hope
was accepted. The lands of A. R.
and W. H. Game were transferred
from No. 1, (white) to No. 5, Fork
township.
Messrs. Dempsey Copeland, P. L.
Percock, and M. T. Johnson were
appointed to act as a committee to
select a suitable school site in district
No. 3, Great Swamp township. Said
committee is requested to meet at the
Hooks' school house, near Mr. Mat
thew Hooks', on Friday, the 25th of
July. The county superintendent is
I instructed to notify the members of
' ' : . ; a j. . . . i 1 1 . ..: r j j.
LillS COU1IU1 Llttt3 Ul LlltJil appUlllLlJltJllt
and to give them the boundaries of
said district. The Board decided to
j build five school houses,two in Great
; Swamp township, one in Buck
Swamp, one in Saulstou and one for
the colored race in district No. 1,
Indian Springs.
Bids to do the publishing for the
Board for the ensuiug year were be
fore the Board. The proposition of
The Argus to publish the proceed
ings of the Board gratuitous for the
ensuing year was accepted.
The annual reports of the County
Superintendent and the County
Treasurer were not received, be
cause of the fact that the tax collect
ors have not settled lor 1901 taxes.
Said reports will be examined on the
first Monday in September.
There was no semi-annual appor
tionment of school fund made, the
board preferring to make the entire
apportionment in January.
The following school orders have
been paid since the April meeting:
g It was decided to continue the
public school at Freemont in connec
tion with the academy of that town
for the ensuing year, the children of
that district being allowed to enter
at anytime during the session for
the free school term.
W. J. Perkins, building, No.
1, white, Brgden $25.00
D. F. Grantham, wood, N. 1, .
white, Fork 7.00
R. S. Best, wood, No. 5, white,
Grantham. 1.69
G. W. Westbrook, repairs, No.
6, white, Grantham 6.25
Leonard Dickerson, site, No.
5, white, Great Swamp 50.00
I. F. Ormond, fee, No. 5, white,
Great Swamp 25
G. C. Kornegay, fee, No. 5,
white. Great Swamp 1.00
J. H. Robertson, wood, No. 1,
white, Nahunta 25.00
R. E. Winbon, well, No. 3,
white, Nahunta 1.00
I. F. Ormond, fee, No. 5, '
white, Saulston, 50
Bert Montague, wood, No. 1,
white, Stony Creek 2.81
J. B. Pate, wood, No. 1, white,
Stony Creek 2.00
U. S. Pate, wood, No. 4, white,
Stony Creek 5.25
P. R. Peacock, lumbej, No. 3,
white, Buck Swamp 1.00
E. T. Atkinson, postage, gen
eral fund 1.00
J. E. Robinson, envelopes,
general fund 1.50
E. T. Atkinson, postage, gen
eral fund 1.00
Parker & Falkener, matting, '
general fund 5.78
J. E. Robinson, circulars, gen
eral fund 1.50
E. T. Atkinson, salary, March
and April, general fund 150.00
J. T. Dees, pictures, general
fund 12.75
E. T. Atkinson, salary for
May, general fund 75.00
Josephus Daniels, publ, gen
eral fund 75.00
J. E. Robinson, per diem,
general fund 2.00
B. A. Parks, commissions,
general fund .' 395.85
E. T. Atkinson, salary for
June, general fund a 75.00
J. E. Robinson,printing cards,
general fund 1.25
A. Roscower, publ, general
fund .... 3.75
Barnes Ay cock, per diem,
general fund 3.60
J. E. Robinson, per diem, gen
eral fund 2.00
The Board will meet again on the
first Monday in September.
J. E. Robinson, Chairman.
E. T. Atkinson, Secretary.
OSBORNE IDENTIFIED.
He is Hiatt, From Oklahoma The
Principal in Three Murders
He Will JOppose Extra
dition. Norfolk, Va., July 14. Sheriff
Heiaser, of Stillwater, Oklahoma,
arrived here today and identified a
carpenter resident here under the
name of Charles F. Osborne as
Charles F. Hiatt, and wishes to con
vey him to Stillwater for trial on
the charge of shooting his wife to
death there. The Oklahoma tragedy
occurred about the same Jtime
the Cherokee strip was opened. Hiatt
was indicted for murdering Al.Cook,
and Mrs. Hiatt was summoned to
testify against her husband. At 2
o'clock the next morning Hiatt shot
her through the head with a rifle
and then fled.
On June 21 about 3 o'clock in the
morning Hiatt or Osborne, aroused
his neighbors here, saying that a
burglar had shot his wife dead as
she lay in bed beside him. He pro
fessed to be grief-crazed, was arrest
ed but acquitted of the charge of
murdering his wife. The mysteri
ous affair Was widely printed, finally
reaching Oklahoma and leading to
the identification of Osborne as
Hiatt, the cow puncher, accused of
killing his wife in the same manner
in which his wife here met her
death.
The Norfolk wife formerly resided
at Greensboro, N. C, was insured
for $15,000, the policies being pay
able to her husband. The accused is
preparing to fight extradition, and it
appears as though he may be first
! tried here on the charge of murder
ing his Norfolk wife.
A CRASH IN VENICE.
The Bell Tower of St. Mark's Col
lapsed and Fell.
Venice, Italy, July 14. The Cam
panile (detatched bell tower) of St.
Mark's church, 98 metres high, col
lapsed at 10:40 this morning and fell
with a great crash into the piazza.
It is now a heap of ruins piled to a
height of 100 feet. In falling it car
ried away the Sansovino Loggetta
and the library of the royal palace.
There were no fatalities, but a few
persons were injured. The disaster
caused an immense sensation. The
town and communical councils have
been summoned to meet this even
ing. A little before the collapse a noise
of falling stones within the bell tow
er warned the shop-keepers and
workmen and tourists of the impend
ing disaster and all fled for their
lives.
Venetians were seen in the streets
bemoaning the destruction of one of
the tldest art treasures in the king
dom. Four of Sansovino'8 statutes
of Venitian nobles were demolished
in the Sansovino Paul Veronese
painting was destroyed in the pal
ace. The wing of an angel from the
top of the bell tower was thrown
down to the front door of the cathe
dral, smashing the Bando column,
which was hurled 85 feet, just es
caping the column supporting the
south angel of the cathedral and thus
averting a more serious disaster.
The fall of the tower produced a
thick red dust, which spread like a
hanging cloud over the city. This,
with the rumbling noise, startled the
inhabitants of the most remote sub
urbs. Thousands of soldiers and po
lice aided in allaymg the panic.
The deputies of Venice have tele
graphed to the government at Rome
for authorization to establish a lot
tery to raise funds to rebuild the bell
tower.
EDWARD GOING TO SEA.
London, July 15. The hour of the
king's departure today from Buck
ingham palaco for Portsmouth, where
he will board the royal yacht Vic
toria and Albert, has been announced.
He will be taken to the train in a
special ambulance carriage, with
blue blinds and in the strictest pri
vacy. The appearance of the ambulance
is like one of the omnibusses used for
carrying court officials. It passed in
front of the palace at noon yesterday
and was not distinguishable from the
omnihuses. A half dozen sailors
from the royal yacht will carry the
king to and from the ambulance.
The queen and Princesses Victoria
and Maude will accompany his maj
esty. A bulletin will be issued this even
ing when the king is aboard the
yacht.
PRISONER RELEASED.
Telegram Received From Judge
Shaw To , Release Thomas
Sparnell.
Salisbury, N, C, July 14 Sheriff
Julian received a telegram at 5
o'clook this afternoon from Judge
Shaw, who returned to Greensboro
on the 3 o'clock train, authorizing
him to release Thomas Sparnell
from custody. It is believed that
Judge Shaw, after considering all
the testimony, decided that the evi
dence against Sparnell was not suf
ficient to warrant his detention.
Mr. L. A. Peebles, a reputable cit
izen of Salisbury, swore that Spar
nell was sitting on the court house
steps with him when the mob en
tered the jail yard, and that they re
mained together until after the
lynching party was three blocks be
yond the jail. It is believed here
now that Sparnell's release is the be
ginning of the end of the investiga
tion. THE ONLY True Blood Purifle
prominently in the public eye to
day is Hood's Sarsaparilla. Theref on
et Hood's and ONLY HOOD'S
STATUS OF BOER WAR.
British Troops In Splendid Con
dition but More Needed.
STRAIN 0U OFPIOEES INTENSE,
SUlita.rjr Correspondent S.jr Eng.
land' General In South Africa
Have Worked Twelve Honrs Daily
For Tears The Burghers Still
Hopeful.
A military correspondent of the Lon
don Times, in a message sent from Pre
toria, declares that the statements that
th British troops in South Africa are
"stale" are untrue. He says, on the
contrary, tht the men are in splendid
condition, and, though they would be
glad to get home, they have not lost
their zest for fighting. This refers
both to the regulars and the volunteers
attached to the various battalions.
Some colonials recently recruited at
South African seaports are less satis
factory, but the best colonials, those
from Canada, New Zealand and Aus
tralia, are Invaluable, and the new yeo
manry are improving.
The correspondent says ft la undenia
ble that the strain on the generals and
their staffs la excessive. Many of thee
officers hare worked for twelve hours
dally for two years. Lord Kitchener
aloae Mem absolutely impervious to
wear and tear. The regimental officers
in all riabt.
B snfoscsmmts to the number mt
33000 wsold be Immensely valuable,
ays the cerrespoodent, and weald ren
der the last stage of the war rapid asvd
complete. The Boers keeping in the
field number from 8,000 to 10,000, sad
they are mostly in as good condition
as the British. They are seasoned sol
diers and get plenty of supplies from
the Kaffir kraals and from parts of tna
country that are only accessible to
themselves. The Kaffir kraals also
serve as remount depots, and for each
Boer there are two Kaffirs, who, even
when unarmed, are useful auxiliaries.
For fighting purposes, says the corre
spondent, the enemy must be estimat
ed as numbering 20,000 exceedingly
mobile troops.
The Boers still believe that European
Intervention is imminent, that Great
Britain is tired of the war and that
they have only to hold out long enough
in order to make the British so weary
that they will surrender. The burgh
ers are fighting to win and are convinc
ed that they will win.
The Boers pay attention to the Brit
ish press, but may not believe the poli
ticians' speeches, as they consider poli
ticians professional liars. They note
every word indicating the weakening
of British determination, lamenting the
cost of the war and speaking of the in
ternational complications tc which its
continuance may give rise. They have
no particular enmity toward the Brit
ish nation and rather like the "khakis,"
but their oae thought is the restoration
of their independence under their own
flag. Openly they say that when a
Liberal government comes into power
they will get justice.
The correspondent dwells on the dif
ficulties of Lord Kitchener's position.
He has 3,000 miles. of communication?
to protect, civil governments are being
re-established, the English populations
are beiug brought back, and the ene
my'n families are being looked after.
.All is being clone with a much smaller
number of effective troops than has
been imagined. "
The removal of Lord Kitchener
would be fatal, says the correspondent,
and would be construed by the Coers
as a great triumph for themselves. He
(Kitchener) knovs the Boers better
than any other man in South Africa,
and the army trusts and believes in
him.
A dispatch to the London Times from
Wellington, New Zealand, says respon
sible New Zealanclcrs returning from
South Africa declare that more sol
diers are needed to finish the war. The
troops have the utmost confidence in
Lord Kitchener, but his efforts are
hampered by the ill advised agitation
In the United Kingdom.
A tiJSNTLhi HINT.
In our style of climate, with its
sudden changes of temperature,
rain, wind and sunshine often inter
mingled in a single day, it ia no
wonder that our children, friends
and relatives are so frequently taken
from U3 by neglected colds, half the
deaths resulting directly from this
cause A bottle of Boschee's Ger
man Syrup kept about your home
for immediate use will prevent seri
ous sickness, a large doctor's bill,
and perhaps ?eath, by the use of
three or four doses. For curing
Consumption, Hemorrhages, Pneu
monia, Severe Coughs, Croup, or any
disease of the Throat or Lungs,' its
success is simply wonderful, as your
druggist will tell yon. Get a sample
bottle free from Goldsboro Drug Co.
Regular size, 75 ots. Get Green's
Special Almanac. mayl98w
RESIGNATION OF SALISBURY
Right Hon. A. J. Balfour Named as
New Premier.
London, July 14. The Marpuis of
Salisbury has resigned the premier
ship of Great Britain and Right Hon.
A. J. Balfour, the First Lord of the
Treasury and government leader in
the House of Commons, has been ap
pointed to succeed him.
The Marquis of Salisbury tendered
his resignation at an audience which
he had with King Edward last Fri
day. Yesterday Mr. Balfour visited
the King and accepted the premier
ship. TRACEY STILL, AT LARGE.
Seattle, July 13. Notwithstand
ing the belief that Tracey is on the
verge of collapse, as the result of
buckshot wounds and illness result
ing from exposure in the wet brush,
he managed to keep hidden from the
officers today. This was especially
disappointing to the four sheriffs now
on his trail, as they had led him an
exhaustive chase up to last night.
The search will be continued with
renewed zeal.
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