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i ' i V "This Argus o'er the people's rights Doth an eternal vigil keep ; No soothingstrains of Maia's son Shall lull itshundred eyes to sleep." $1.00 a Year, $1.00 a Year. 3 GOLlDSBORO, N. C, TELUIISDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1909. NO. 78 VOL. XXTI v 1! is t 1' J, J a A J v Welcome Home Again. Wonderful Scene Attends Ending oj Unrivaled Mighty War-Engines Salute the President as They Come in From the Ocean Head of the Nation Greets Return of the Fleet Just Where He Bid Them God Speed at Departing. Fort Monroe, Va., Feb. 22. Sixteen 1 battleships from round the. world, with an honor guard of four, mighty men, abating mea, ubips of the line, to the number o & sc"; sixteeu b'. tleships that circl;d the globe, with their shotted tonii-3 ail ma'e. w.tn never a f;rain of powder --pom except in a friend's samte. into Hampton Roads taey sa'ed today tls fle- with hisr.ory in its vake jast at noon when the guns of Fort Monroe were firing the national salute in honor of George "Washington's birthday, an auspicious moment l"r a home -coming. As a spectacle the arrival of the homeward-bound fleet "sms marred by a steady rain which began after nine o'clock and continued tbrovgbout the day, making the weather sc thictc on the wa;er that the rang-3 of vision of thousands ashore was limited to a few hU'iirtd yards. The lain could befo-; tne viaion .-ind wet tho powder, bus it could not dampen the spirits of tho;-3 who Slit h ered aD'ut the roadstead to welcome .home cfiiips and men. The shore line was black with a path of umbrelles from the wharf at Old Point to the Fortress Monroe light on the one side and over on the opposite shore every point that offered vantage held its -groups of dozens or hundreds. Jealously the men and women be hind the umbrellas guarded their po sitions and stood for hours in the rain to give a cheer when the fleet of white-clothed men-of-war steamed in. The large steamers, river boats and infra gile open launches, the more ven turesome steamed out into the fog early in the morning and the outgo ing fleet of sigh seeing boats contin ued t.i stir the waters of the roads until t he fleet had finally come to anchor. The first those ashore knew of the arrival of the ships between the Capes was the distant booming of the guns, a, dull beating away out in the fog. The reports of the saluting guns laded and then the crowd stood on tiptoe to catch the first glance of the :neet, wives, fathers, mothers, sisters and brothers from the breadth of the land. Every line of smoke smudged in the fog gave a thrill of interest and there were many such false starts during the two hours wait. Just as the Con necticut, the leader of the fleet, ap peared almost a mirage picture against the cloud and fog, the hands of the clock pointed to twelve and the national salute sounded from the fort .and ships was echoed from coast to coast, wherever the flag floats over a government reservation. In single column they came in a stately procession into the Roads and the crowd watched every maneuver .until all came to a safe anchorage and the homeward-bound pennants were furled at last. After steaming in review of the President, whose eagle crested flag of blue was at the main of the cruiser yacht Mayflower, the sixteen white battleships finally cast anchor in the same fairway of Hampton Roads whence they started fourteen months . -ago on the notable Journey of 45,000 .miles. . The Joy of the home-coming was written, upon' the face of every bluejacket and every officer on hoard the sixteen ships. , The long eruise, the visits of many of the most, famous ports of the world, the homage that has been paid to the Best by every jiation favored on the calling list have ibeen sources of Intense Interest to everyone" aboard the famous Teasels, !iut unauesilonabry there " "was no scene in all the world to compare Jn beauty with the familiar landmarks ipicked up by the battle fleet as it steamed a triumphant self-reliant nd efficient, fcrce through the Virginia Capes toe" ay and entered the hospita , ble waters of Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads. "New Standard Set There was an atmosphere of final ' accomplishment about today's events that lent to them a new significance. Cruise. The American navy has set a new cruising standard for the other na vies of 'the world to strive for. As she led the beautiful column of battle ships ready for any emergency and bidding defiance to the storms or the tortuous channels of the strange wa ters of the hemispheres out of Hamp ton Roads fourteen months ago and as she piloted the fleet through all the seas and into all the ports of the long cruise, the flagship Connecticut steamed again today at the head of the returning squadrons. In the wake of the white ships of the home-com ing fleet, followed a welcoming host in gray four battleships and five powerful cruisers being in this es corting column sent a thousand miles to sea to convey a preliminary word of welcome to the famous ships. The gray vessels, if it had not been for the American flags flying from their mastheads, might easily have been mistaken for foreign ships. It will re quire a long while for the American people to become accustomed to the new color scheme adopted for the navy, the glistening white old "white squadron," having distinguished the American navy above all others, transforming into things of beauty engines of destruction, which in som ber lines of neutral gray appear hos tile and grim. Curtain of Fog. The,- day of the home-coming dawn ed with prospects of weather as fair as the cloudless day in December, 1907, on which the fleet set sail over hanging shadow of gray clouds sho w ing clearing streaks of red and Dlue to the eastward at sunrise. Just be fore 7 a. m., however, a fog bank sud denly shut down and set the whistles and bells of the many craft in the roadstead screeching and tolling their notes of warning. The fog lifted again within an hour, but left a prom ise of a gray day which was anything but attractive to the thousands upon thousands of people gathered here from all parts of the country, and who were either afloat or lining the shores of the water front today to help in the joyous acclaim to the nome-com-ing ships and men. Foreign naval attaches, immense parties of government officials, high officers of the army and navy were aboard the fleet of welcome which steamed out today to greet the incom ing vessels and to witness the review by the President at the Tail of the Horseshoe. The Mayflower, which came down from Washington" last night with a distinguishd party on board, cast her anchors in the same waters today where she took up posi tion at the sailing of the fleet. After the ceremonial greeting of the battle ships and their escort, the Mayflower steamed herself at the end of the long column into Hampton Roads and when the home-coming vessels had anchored she took up a position in the center of the fleet. Admiral Sper- ry and the flag officers, together with the captains commanding, were re ceived on board, and to them Presi dent Roosevelt extended the cordial thanks which he afterward expressed anew to the officers and crews of the four divisional flagships, the Connect icut, the Louisiana, Georgia and Wis consin, which he , visited late in the afternoon. Another Thrilling Chapter. The bopm of, the sunrise gun echo ing over the moat Of picturesque old Fortress. Monroe marked the begin ning ol a day that added another chapter of thrilling beauty and Inter est to the historic waters of Hampton Roads, first made, fsgnous by the bat tle of the Monitor and Merrimac. It required a . vivid imagination to look back today over a span of. forty-odd years to picture the fury of that dead ly conflict between the two first W&n clads of their day and to compare their tiny strength with a modern battleship of the class of the Connect icut. , A - In the battleship and cruiser squad rons that filed by the Mayflower to day and saluted the President's flag at the main of the graceful little crui-1 ser yacht, there were represent 3d 320,490 tons of water displacesaenr. Every battleship in commission in the navy had a place in the long iin. There were twenty of the heavily. belted vessels, fifteen being among tne original sixteen that sailed away four teen months ago. The only vessel missing from the line today was the Alabama. She came home with tiie Maine last October, and both of these ships had the distinction of going all the way around . the world, even if they were excluded from the fleet it self. The Maine served today as flag ship of the squadron of vessels sent to meet the incoming fleet, and as thi wireless dispatches already have told she was greeted at sea with all ike enthusiasm of an old friend. The Ala bama is in reserve at the New York navy yard. Two Strange "Warships. The two strangers in the fleet today were the Nebraska, which replaced the Maine, and the Wisconsin, which replaces the Alabama. Both of these vessels were built in the Pacific, both joined the fleet at San Francisco, and today made their first appearance in an Atlantic port. The battleship fleet and its escorting squadron of four battleships and five cruisers, arrived at the southern ocean drill grounds fifty miles off the Virginia Capes yes terday, and while there made realy for today's review and inspection. The news that the fleet was almost within sight off the shore caused intense ex citement in all cities bordering Hamp ton Roads and today with the first streaks of the coming day residents of Norfolk, Newport News, Hampton and other nearby places began to mate their way to some previously selecte.i point of vantage along the borders of the ocean or bay. Virginia Beach offering one of ths first opportunities for a glimpse of the incoming squadron, was sought by thousands. At Cape Henry and all along Lynhaven and Willoughby shores great throngs were gathered. On this opposite shore, of the' road stead the crowd was densest . here, at Old Point. The ramparts of Fortress Monroe were black with spectators and wherever a place could be foun.l along the water front the eager on lookers gathered. Ships Immaculate. The battleships picked up their reg ular cruising speed of ten knots an hour early this morning after a night of comparative rest. Brasswork was polished to a degree of unequaljed brilliancy and wherever paintwork had been marred on the journey home fresh coats of white and buff applied to sides and superstructure during yesterday's wait off the Capes made the ships as immaculate in appear ance as they were on that beautiful day in December, 1907, when they sailed away on a cruise that was to set a new mark for the navies of the world to strive to attain. When the battleships pointed thei prows at daylight for the gateway c the roads, the Mayflower, witu the President and his party on board, was steaming down Chesapeake bay to The anchorage ground at the Tail of the Horseshoe a channel way leadin: around Thimble Shoals where four teen months ago the President had stood on the bridge of the same trim little vessel to review the outgoing fleet and bid it godspeed on its epoch making journey. On that occasion the President said the sailing of the fleet meant simply the sending of a homogenous body of warships on an extended practice cruise. It was a matter of ordinary duty, he declared, and while he was present to witness the sailing in his capacity as com-- mander-in-chief of the army . ant1. navy, he did not consider the event one of sufficient importance to re quire a speech or other special cere mony. - Today, with their splendid record of achievements and victories of peace behind them, the sixteen battleships came home to a welcome and to a ceremonious greeting which oooM hardly have been mere jubilant and sincere if the fleet were retomlng Tie to rious from some famous bettie- greund; JERSEY BULL I have a thoroughbred Jersey Pull, three years old milk recqrd of moth er 5 gallons a day that I am serving on my farm only, at $1.00 insured. P. S. Will sell same for $75.00. JOS. E. ROBINSON. Goldsboro, N. C. There is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the flngMB. "BLACK JAND" CASE Wilkins Given a Haaring Be fore U. S. Commis sioner Todsy. Y Committeed to Balelgfc Jail Until United States Court Id Default of $2,500 Justified Bond. Postoffice inspector, Mr. L, H. Mitchell, arrived in the city on the early train this morning, and at 11 o'clock today Charlie Wilkins, the Black Hand" artist, was given a hearing before U. S. Commissioner Ives, on the charge of using the Unit ed States mail for "blackmailing." The prosecution was conducted by Mr. W. T. Dortch, and Wilkins was represented by Mr. F. A. Daniels. Mr. Jas. W. Cole, the recipient of the letters, and the mail carriers who de livered them were examined as to these facts, and the letters were in troduced, which are as follows: Letter No. 1: Feb. 5, 1909. Jim Cole: You are chosen by the great order of the "Black Hand" to pay tribute." I have been commanded by the chief of our order to collect one hundred dollars, from you, $100.00 2 years ago. when your store was "burned up 1 guess you don't think any one saw you, but I have got 3 people who will swear, when I tell them to, that they saw., you go in & come out of your store about 20 minnits before the fire broke out. Now if you dont come to time, I will put this evidence in the hands of the proper ones, & when tho time comes I will not be liking for witnesses for I can get all I want. & can all so fix it so you will never no who I am. Everybdy all ready thinks you done it anyway. . And I can bring at least 4 good witnesses to swear they saw you, so you can see what your case will be. I belong to the grand order of the "Black Hand" & being told to collect $100.00 from you or any one else, if I do not either get the money or kill the man I will be killed myself. So you see my posi tion, if you refuse to pay I will either have to put a rifle ball in you some night or throw a dynamite boom un der your house, which will probably kill some of the rest of your family then I would make the demand of your wife & by that time she will know I mean what I say. tomorrow, which is Saturday, just at 12 o'clock you will go alone down below the cole shoot, to where the big ditch runs under the railroad go down on this side of the trussell & you will find one of the post have 3 cross marks on It dig down 6 or 8 inches & bury $100.00 at the bottom of this post it has 3 crosses cut with a knife like this XXX if you want to live and do well you put this money there at 12 o'clock Saturday & dont be one second late You will never be bothered by us any more but if you fail I will certainly ruin you first & then kill you. if you try to communicate with the police it will do you no good & you certainly seal your doom this no chils play just as sure as your God is you will die if you dont do just as I say ' We never call on a man but once but when once we. call on him we never let up until he either pays or dies. - remember 12 o'clock & come alone if yea show this to any one you sea your doom. THE BLACKHANDER,' . No. 18. The above letter failing to caus Mr, Cole to "respond" as directed therein, he received the second let ter, which read as follows. Letter No. 2i . Goldsboro, N. C, Feb. 18, 1909. You seem to disergard . the note 1 sent you last week I ; have, been .to. busy to. tend te yon. I had Bom 3 other men here te . collect front be side you and they hcve all paid up So now I can turn my attention to you. Now I have not got much time to fool with you. I know yon got my note telling you the great order of the Black Hand has called on you to contribute $100.00 to their cause. I tell you again for the last time, be tween now and next Saturday 12 o'clock you must go down below the coal shoot to where the rail road crosses the big ditch you will see on this side one of the posts under the trussell has 3 CTps& marks on it mad Great Opportunity. Every Farm Boy in tetested Two Hundred and Twenty-Five Dollars in Cafh Prizes and Valuable Material Prizes Worth Striving For The Conditions. The State Board of Agriculture at the December, 1908, meeting offered $100 in prizes. First prize, $50; sec ond prize, $30; third prize, $20; to be given to the three boys in the State making the greatest number of bush els of corn on one acre of land, each, in 1909, under the rules and regula tions herewith set forth. Conditions Governing Contests. 1. The contestant must be between 12 and 17 years of age, and live on the farm. 2. He must cultivate one acre in corn, doing all the woik himself, ex cept he may have help in gathering the crop, 3. The acre may be in any part of the field; but preferably by the road side. 4. The acre must be land that would not make more than 35 bushels of corn without the use of commercial fertilizers or other manure. Though in this contest commercial fertilizers, including cotton seed and cotton-seed meal, may be used up to $10 worth; and lot, stable manure, wood's mold, etc., without limit. 5. A record must be kept of all fer tilizers used, kind and amount, work done on the acre, and everything of the kind. Also of the weather, rains, droughts, etc., and the condition of the soil when the crop is worked, the time of planting, cultivation, etc. 6. The land must be measured, the crop gathered and weighed or meas ured in the presence of such witnesses as the Department of Agriculture or its agent may select. 7. The crop must be gathered and with a knife ou mist make one $100.00 down by the foot of it. bury! it so it will not be found, by the rong Party yon can do as you please about this but you better do it; for; if. dont I swear to you I will kill you and I dont mind it. if you refuse to do this I will kill you and then make your wife pay for it. You see after. I have killed you I will write her a note like this asking for $1,000.00 and I will get it too. But I am only ask ing for $100.00 now so you can save a lot of trouble now for I had a bead on you the other night but one of your girls got in the way So I have de cided to give you one more chance You have heard about us enough to know that we never give a man up until he pays or dies this is your last chance put the money there be fore next Saturday 12 o'clock or I swear you shall not live to see the month of March. Dont you know I can throw one of our dynamite booms through your window any night and blow you all to Hell, be sure to cut your mark on the post and you will not be bothered any more. Do you know why McKinly was killed? one of our men killed him because he would not pay and you are not Me Kinly. XXX No. 18. This is the letter that made Mr. Oolo "sit lin iinrl taVo Tint1r" nnrt "cft busy." He employed Mr. Dortch and aad him wire for a detective. In the meantime, at Mr. Dortch's dictation, che following decoy letter was placed under the marked cross-tie, and a secret watch instituted: Goldsboro, N. C, Feb. 19, 1909. My dear sir: I have tried earnestly to get all of the money you hare asked me to pay you, but I did fall to get it today, but I will have it all tomorrow, and will put it where ye asked mm to', if nothing nappeaa. I am yours very tretr, JJffl. W. CttEB. P. S. I mean SwscJey at 19 e'eteek. I will do what yon have asked me te do. SofnrQV oftcirnnnn fTVii,H Willrln visited Cole s store and talked to him about what a nice store and home and interesting' children he (Cole) had. Evidently this was to impress upon Mr. Cole that he would have to give up all these by death from the "Black Hand" if he failed to "come across" with that demanded $100. With this "parting shot" Wilkins Wayne County. is In- in This. the report sent to T. B. Parker, De partment of Agriculture, Raleigh, be fore November 15, 1909. 8. The Superintendent of Public In struction in each county will co-operate officially in these Boys' Corn Club contests, and will be the repre sentative of the Department of Agri culture, and as such, will appoint com mittees, give further information, etc.. "Wayne County Boys. Under the above regulations Golcls- boro offers to the Wjayne county farm er boys who will compete for these State prizes equal amounts with those of the State, so that if a Wayne coun ty boy wins the first prize offered by the State he will get $100; and, if Wayne county boys win second and third prizes they will get $60 and $40 respectively. - In addition to this, The Argus will give to the Wayne county winner of the first prize an additional $25, pro vided the winner is a paid-up yearly subscriber to the Weekly Argus from April 1, 1909. So that if the first prize winner of the State be a Wayne coun ty farm boy he will get $125. Additional Prizes. Furthermore, a large number of ad ditional prizes have been offered by Goldsboro merchants, which will be scheduled and published in The Axiriis within the next few weeks; so that it will pay the farmer boys of the coun ty to watch these columns diligently, and get their acre of ground in readi ness for cultivation. These Goldsboro prizes will ba awarded for best competitive results in Wayne county, whether the State prizes come to Wayne county or not. awaited till Sunday afternoon, when he leisurely strolled down to the cul vert and under the watching eye of the deteetive, who was secreted with Officer Henry Grady in the reeds, grabbled under the marked eross-tie, and drew out the decoy letter above given. After reading this letter Wil kins returned and grabbled again, thinking that he had overlooked the money, which this letter said would surely be there Sunday by 12 o'clock, and it was then he was called to reckoning by the officers. Wilkins claimed that he was look ing for the money merely to carry it back to Mr. Cole and tell him it was all "a joke." The defendant introduced no evi dence, and Mr. Daniels made a strong plea that Wilkins be permitted to re main in the jail of this county, but Commissioner Ives committed him to the Raleigh jail under a $2,500 justi fied bond, which he failed to give, aild he was carried to Raleigh this after noon, where he will await trial in the United States District Court. Of course there is no "Black Hand" society in Goldsboro.and this effort by Wilkins to distort money from Mr. Cole is merely an individual under taking. SJXKSKA BAPFSNIITQ. Mr. Charles Benton, of Rocky Mount, is spending several days with brother, .Mr. G. R. . Benton. While here Mr. Benton will complete tin plans for the school ground. Mr. Miller Bagley and Miss Au.i,e Bailey were united in marriage in.ni Wednesday evening at 7:J o citu . Rev. Mr. Noe, rector of tit : Church of Clinton performing the cer emony. The groom is one of Suui toKherg's meet presper-eus yeung m-.n. The fertte is ene ef Kar0a's most lovely awS psnaiar yetntg kseUes. Cur beet wisfcee ge with this popular yowng cengtSe. Hv. Ia?resse Sanln aui Miss An nie MeBon&Sd were maci'ie last Sun day afternoon at 3 o'clock at the resi dence of Mr. J. W. Johnson, who per formed the ceremony. Quite a num ber of friends were present to see them married. Mr. Sauls is one of Eureka's most prominent citizens. The bride is loved fer her gentle man ner and lovely disposition. The best wishes of every one go out to this happy couple. MAGISTEK. February 22, 1909. r 4
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