V i.inocratlc Newspaper. Published even Wednesday and Sat urday. THE ARCHS PI' HUSHING CO SOS. E- ROBINSON ....Editor P. A. MOORE. ..-.-.Business Manager Subscription Price, in Advance. DAILY ARGUS. - Due Year ........ ....5.00 Six Months ......... Three Months 3-a? One Month One Week........... R KMT. WEEKLY AR6KJS. .50 .10 i . i rwo Y0r ..............11.00 Six Months 50 Three Months zo Entered at the Postoffice in Golds- boro as second class mail matter. A DREAM REALIZED. The Goulds are today nearer by far than they ever have been to that goal which thev apparently have for many years been striving to attain, a through railway line from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Hot a near transcontinental line men as those roads have which have been constructed from the Pacific to Chicago, about two -thirds of the way across the North American continent, but a real transcontinental l'ne from sea to sea. Word comes from the West that the Western Pacific, which is being constructed from Salt Lake City to San Francisco, will be completed in about a month. This road is being constructed by the Denver & Rio Grande Railway Company, which is owned by the Goulds, allegedly in partnership with the Harriman inter est. The Denver & Rio Grande has an nounced officially that the Western Pacific will be operated this yearjl When it shall be, the Goulds will have a through line from San Fran cisco and to Pittsburg, Pa. This by operating trains over the Western Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande, Missou ri Pacific and Wabash, all roads of the Gould system. It is said by those who should know that the Western Pacific is the short line to the Pacific coast, and is a modern road of low grade, as com pared with the other transcontinent als. It crosses the Sierra Nevada moun tains at an altitude of 5,018 feet anu very heavy work was done in its con strurtion. There are two costly tunj nels on the line, Spring Garden tun nel 17,306 feet long, and Beckworth tunnel 6.006 feet long. The road has 500 acres of land at San Francisco for use as a terminal, and it has been stated that an inde pendent line of trans -Pacific steamers would be put on in connection with it. It was for an Atlantic, or rather near Atlantic outlet for'-this system that the Western Maryland Railroad was bought by the Goulds some years ago. Subsequently, the Western Mary land got into financial difficulties and went into the hands of a receiver, in which it still is. Reports were that it was found that the extension of the Western Maryland, which enters Bal timore, to Pittsburg, there to connect with the Wabash, was impracticable owing to the enormous cost of build ing a low grade road in that region. UNHAPPY SPAIN. The Sultan of Morocco, Mulai Hand. is powerless. He can neither enforce the terms of the Algeciras agreement. nor can he control the tribesmen near Melilla on the Riff coast of the Med iterranean. The Spaniards have long had a strong garrison at Melilla, and from that port they are engaged in building a railroad twelve miles in land. The fanatical tribesmen along and near the Algerian boundary are determined to drive all foreigners, out of Morocco, and the Sultan cannot raise a hand against them. Morocco is, in fact, in a state of unrest and un certainty. " ' So is Spain. She is in all honor bound to sustain her position in Mo rocco against the swarming tribes men, who are determined fighters even if they do lack some modern de vices. In order to rout the tribesmen Spain will be compelled to send t j Morocco perhaps 50,000 men and to fight severe battles against fanatics who claim to be conducting a holy war. A heavy loss in both blood and money is before Spain, and the war is not popular, Spain maintains an army of but 100,000 men, and to send one-half of it to Morocco is a serious proposition. Some of the reserves - have already been called to the colors of King Alfonso. The young King is popular, but the country is full of discontented repub licans. These republicans are taking advantage of the unpopularity of the Moroccan war. The old Carlist pre tender is dead, but his son, Don Jaime, is very much alive, ready to seize upon any opportunity that pre sents itself. Martial law has been proclaimed throughout Spain. , Barce lona is the revolutionary center, but there : is discontent at" Madrid and generally throughout the , remainder of the kingdom. On Taccount of the censorship it is difficult to ascertain the extent of the clangers that now confront the ministry and possibly the King himself. - Emulation is good for mankind. , LEE tV STAmiBY HALL , The status of Gen. Robert E. Lee has been cant and is ready for ac ct'ptane for a place in the statuary hall. The Washington Post thus com aients upon the subject: "There is no doubt that in making this selection of a companion statue for Washington, Virginia honored its most beloved hero, the personification of all that is . highest, noblest, and most chivalric in the generation that fought in vain for the 'Lost Cause.' "Virginia , wrought her gift to the nation in sad sincerity, but there was also in this offer an undertone of proud defiance that could not be con cealed. In a way, it was a challenge to the memories of the past. And it is this which gives significance to the attitude of New England, once the hotbed of abolition.. Were any pro test to be lodged one could understand and excuse it, coming from the state which once thrilled to the passionate pleas of Garrison and Phillips. But the broadminded men of the old com monwealth of Massachusetts harbor no historic hate. More than the flow ing periods of campaign orations this episode tells the story of a country thoroughly reunited and nationalized "Accurately reflecting current opin ion in the North, the Transcript says : " 'The argument that "treason should be made odious" has in this instance long ago lost its force. .The people of the country hold Robert E. Lee in high regard. This has been well expressed by Charles Francis Adams in his various addresses. Lee was soldierly in his attitude during the war and high-minded and honora ble in his course thereafter, and his admirers are by no means limited to his own section of the country. The nation really owes him a great deal of gratitude for- stopping when the contest was over, instead of allowing it to degenerate into .a guerilla war- fare. '"Lee fought his battles with valor conducted his campaigns as befitted a great military leader, and when van quished in the field laid down his arms. After that he applied himself to healing the wounds of the . strug- gle.' "Not so many years ago this offer of Virginia to place a statue of Lee iij. the Capitol would have aroused sec' tions of the North to a fury of indiy nant protest. Today, as the result of the unifying, nationalizing influences exerted by the Spanish war, and by McKinley, Roosevelt and Taft, Virgin ia's gift is accepted almost as a mat ter of course. It marks the estab lishment of a new era." CHEER UP! - The crops of the country other than cotton will, it is estimated, cross for the first time the eight-billion-dollar line this year. This estimate is based on the latest reports gathered from the corn and other fields, and it is already known that all food products will command high prices. President Brown, of the New York Central Rail road, recently visited his boyhood home in Iowa" and he found the farm ers were receiving unprecedented prices $1.20 for a bushel of wheat at the railroad station, 65 cents a bushel for corn, and 7 cents a pound for cat tie on the hoof. These prices, to gether with the present outlook for crops, will fill the pockets of the farmers in the granary sections of the country, and the expectation now is that the pockets of Southern farm' ers will be filled with money brought In by twelve-cent cotton. Aside from the wealth that the miners and drillers find - below thj surface everything else comes from the soil comes from the crops of a year. Great crops, therefore, point to prosperity . among the farmers and prosperity among the farmers extends to all in touch with them. When " the farmers have well-filled pockets the railroads are kept busy and so are the mills and factories, and in short the country becomes prosperous and gen eral business active. That seems to be what is in store for us as a people. The wage earner will rejoice with the business man, and all will be happy long before the Christmas season comes again. A GREAT SUCCESS. When the Jamestown " Exposition, held in 1907, proved to be a failure in point of attendance it was generally remarked that expositions and world's fairs had been overdone and that it would be a grave mistake for any city to attempt a large exhibition within the next ten or fifteen years. But the Yukon Exposition at . Seattle is a marked success. ' T Seattle is a wonderful city of the quarter-of-a-million population class. It is giving a very fine show with lit tie or no government aid. The people of Seattle raised practically all the money they needed by private sub scription in less than two weeks' time, And those in charge of the enterprise had the good sense not to make the show too big. From all accounts, the forestry building surpasses anything of the kind ever seen in this country ; and other, features are novel and in good taste. But visitors do not tire themselves' in seeing all that is to bfi seen. The attendance has been enor mous. Wjien a soldier marries a native woman anywhere .the government re quires him to bring her to this coun try when he comes home. No soldier is entitled to a wife in every port. Nothing in the air can make Orville Wright's hair stand on end." First, catch your hair. HID A. "JOKER" Mill Westerners f'ot Deceived by Conference Report. Taft Says That He Wa Not "Fooled," But Still the Rates on ; Other - Leather Goods Wiir Have : ; ; to Come Down.' ' ; "' Washington, D. C., August 2. Tar iff legislation has been delayed again by the hide and leather question and as a result the conferees were again called together today. . The session was for the purpose of enticing into the open a "certain eb ony hued person," who was reported by Western senators to' be lurking m the "woodpile." - These senators said the leather schedule as arranged , by the conferees with the approval of the President, was unfair to the states in terested. It was agreed today they must be conciliated if the conference report is to be adopted. ; - Soon after the Senate met today the Senate leader and his associates learned that the charge that there was a "joker" in the compromised hide and leather schedule had upset the comfortable majority they had pre viously counted for the for the adop ' tion of the conference report. The difficulty was reported to be a lack of understanding between the conferees, the President and the Western senators concerning the con dition under which the latter consent ed to hides being placed on the free list.- ' The Westerners said they had been lead to believe that all boots and shoes of leather were to be dutiable at 10 per cent., and all harness at 20 per cent. When the conference re port was issued It appeared that the reductions applied only to articles manufactured in chief part of the class of hides which wre to be mad 3 free of duty. The reductions would not apply to shoes, the uppers of which were made of calfskin, or to harness, the chief value of which was calfskin. Finding the Westerners not amen able to argument, some of the Senate leaders and some of the dissatisfied members returned to the White House They were informed that the Presi -dent had not been fooled. He was re ported to have told all of his . callers that he fully understood the charac ter of the compromise. It was declared by the conferees in defense of their action that the course pursued was necessary from a parlia mentary standpoint. To have reduced all boots and shoes, they said, would have compelled the re-submission of the question to the House. Senator Aldrich was among those who called at the White House. As soon as-he returned to the capitol he called the conferees together and a number of senators were given an au dience before the committee. Senator Aldrich and Representative Payne said the language employed 'n adjusting the hide controversy was not a joker. - An effort was made to reach an understanding with the men in the hide raising states. Senators Brown and Borah both had letters from the "President bear ing upon the alleged M joker which were read to the conferees. The Pres ident asserted that the leather and hide schedule as adopted by the con ferees was just as he hadunderstood it. He said the reduction on leather goods should be made on manufac tures of , leather goods and not. in clude manufactures of the heretofore free hides. - It was realized by the conferees that these senators,- augmented by the progressive Republicans . opposed to the Payne-Aldrich bill could defeat the report if they were so inclined. It was "practically conceded - that in order to secure the passage of , the conference report by a safe margin the low rates on boots and shoes and harness would have to be applied to California skin products as well as leather from a class of hides that are dutiable but which are made, free by the conference report, - ;; , - . No program has been reached posi tively as to the course of procedure that will be followed. MILL SECRETARY SHORT. Discrepancy of $50,000 Discovered at Anderson, S. C. Anderson, S.: C, August 3. Calhoun Harris, secretary and assistant cash ier of the Orr Cotton Mills here, was arrested today charged with breach of trust. Expertaccountants who are going over his books, announced that 150,000 was missing. Harris, who is socially, prominent, says the apparent shortage will be found due to clerical errors.- ' ,.- 1, Y.-.-:;:: In the cotton company's , vault the accountants found between $8,000 and $9,000 in old checks, currency and "sil ver which had been stored in bags. some of it for. eight years and appar ently forgotten, . I Some of these old checks had been tendered, in payment for accounts with the company and apparently had never been cashed. .. - Harris is worshipful master of the local Masonic lodge and former offi cer of the local Pythian lodge. He is thirty-five years old and was mar ried a few months ago.' - ' . " Beriot went back to France by boar. He may have been seasick, but' tltt boat is still the safer way of crossing the channel. Goiasbortf ? Friends - of the Young "I . Groom Will Be Interested. From the" Augusta . Chronicle we copy .the following that will be read with interest and good wishes by the young groom's many friends in this city, his home: -.. "Owing to a recent great bereave ment in. the bride's family the mar riage of Miss Marian Malone Tarver and Mr. Frederick Hancock King was very! quietly solemnized at half after nine o'clock yesterday morning at the residence of Mr -and Mrs. R. O. King, on upper Broadway,-Rev, Howard T. Cree officiating. The rooms of the lower floor were bright and fragrant with numerous .varicolored roses and further adorned with palms and ferns in white jardinieres. There were no cards issued and only a few near rel atives of the bride were present, al though the hundreds of friends of the young couple wafted-their loving good wishes to-mingle with those present. "The bridal gown was a three-piece one of grey crepe de chine elaborate ly braided in panel effect. Hand fucked chiffon and motifs of silk applique formed effective garnitures. The hat was a Neapolitan straw with tulle and spray trimmings. She car ried a superb bouquet of bride's roses with tulle streamers. "Mr. and Mrs. King left at eleven o'clock for Asheville and Saluda, where they will remain for three weeks. They -will, make their home in Jacksonville, Fla., where Mr. King holds a position with the Associated Press and where a coterie of friends are awaiting the coming of his lovely bride, who will, indeed, be an acquis! tion to. the charming circle. "Mrs. King is the youngest daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Flemming-E Tarver, . whose ingenuous manner, coupled with sparkling -wit and bril liancy in conversation, fascinates slight acquaintances, while her long time friends appreciate her for these qualifications as well as for deep and noble attributes, which combine to form the best type of womanhood. She is a lineal descendant of John Rut ledge, of early Georgia history, and of Mrs. Anice Dickey Malone a famed beauty and wit of ante-bellum days, whom Henry Clay declared the most beautiful woman he ever beheld. That she admirably sustains her lineage goes without saying. "Mr. King is a native of Goldsboro, N. C. He is quite well known in Au gusta, howover, and is everywhere re - garded as one to be highly regarded both in a business and social way. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEET. The Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting Opens in Mobile. Mobile, Ala., August 3.-r-Knights of Columbus poured into Mobile today from every - direction to attend the twenty-seventh annual meeting of the national organization, which contin ues through the remainder of the week. The preparations for the en tertainment of the thousands of vis itors are complete and there will be no difficulty in accommodating the great out-of-town throng. The di3' play of the national colors through- cut the city forms one of the most imposing sights in that line ever seen here, flags, bunting , and emblems of the order showing, from almost every building in the center of the city. This morning the national officers and delegates to the convention marched in procession to the Cathe dral of the Immaculate Conception, where a pontifical high . mass was celebrated by Bishop Allen. Arch bishop John J. Glennon, of St Louis, preached the sermon. After the ser vices at the cathedral the formal op ening of the convention took place in the Lyric Theatre. Mayor Lyons wel comed the visitors, and there were ad dresses by Past State Deputy Mahor ner, Supreme Knight Edward L. Hearn and Archbishop Glennon. Luncheon was; served at the Battle House and 'at one o'clock the conven tion began its business sessions be hind closed doors : . r The convention promises to be one of the most . notable ' and eventful in the history of the organization. Sev eral changes in the by-laws will be discussed and acted -upon and an in teresting report is expected from the committee on. : the progress made in raising the $500,000 endowment fund for the Catholic University of Amerl- The election of officers - is another matter that is interesting the del9 gates.; Supreme Knight Edward L. Hearn . is retiring ' from office, after having served as head of the order for ten years. Indications point to the selection of James A. . Flaherty, of Philadelphia the present deputy su preme knight, as his successor. There also a likelihood that- new men will be chosen to fill the offices of nationaTl secretary and treasurer. The reports of the various officers prepared for presentation to the con vention show the affairs of the organ ization to . be in a flourishing condi tion. V The .total membership is now 225,000, which is divided among local branches throughout the . United States, : Canada, Mexico, the Philip pine Islands, Cifba, Porto Rico, Pana ma and South America. The steer does not; seem to know that Congress is pestered almost to the limit by questions concerning his hide. . . One Georgia legislator " has intro duced a bill to penalise all women that ride astride. All men with bow egs should be included. M MEET. -i First Official Visit of Czar to England. Took Plaee at Covres, and Was Must Impressive Ever Witnessed There. Magnificent Reception Will U i Be Rosy Social Week.' Uowes, England, August 2. The first official visit of the Russian Em peror Nicholas to England Was one of the most Impressive and spectacular events that Cowes, accustomed to na val pageantry, ever witnessed. King Edward, with most of the members pf the royal family, put out this morn ing on the royal. yacht Victoria and Albert and met the Russian imperial yacht Standart and the squadron of warships accompanying it off Spit head at noon. jiimperor mcnoias tnen went on board the royal . yacht, where he was greeted by King Edward. Later their majesties yiewed the British fleet. The British had 150 vessels aligned in three files between Cowes and Spit head. There were 26 battleships, of which seven were dreadnoughts, six teen armored cruisers and eight other cruisers, 48 torpedo boat destroyers and shoals of submarines. Besides the warships there were hundreds - of yachts of all types, from the largest steamer to small sailers, at anchor. All were dressed in flags and when the Russian squadron started its cruise of inspection the warships fired a salute of twenty-one guns which made a tremendous din and covered the waters with a haze of blue smoke. The Russian squadron was made up of the imperial yacht Standard and its consort the - Polar Star and the big lead colored cruisers Admiral Makheroff and Rurik and two torpedo boat destroyers. . All the British bands played the Russian national anthem and the crews of both nationalities gave three cheers for each other. The scene along the shore was as interesting as that afloat. Crowds lined the waterfront for miles and all the houses were draped with bunting and flags. - The measures taken to safeguard Emperor Nicholas make him seem like a prisoner of state when compared with other royal personages who have visited Cowes during regatta week. - Scotland Yard has 100 detectives at Cowes and the , Russian police de partment an equal representation. The emperor will remain aboardship during his visit except , for a brief trip ashore to the Cowes naval school Wednesday morning. . Cowes regatta week will be a busy one socially. Tonight the Russian Emperor and Empress dined with King Edward and Queen . Alexandra and the members of the British royal household on board the Victoria and Albert. Those aboard the yacht during the review of the fleet were impressed by the emperor's frankness and the un affected manner in which he referred to events that might have ; been ex pected. to have caused him annoyance. After the review the Russian mon arch said: ."This is the most impres sive and wonderful demonstration the world has seen." He was especially impressed ..: with the extraordinary progress made in the construction of submarines. jumperor .Nicholas tonight was elected a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron by acclamation. . v CASHIER KIMBALL SURRENDERS. Confessed Embezzlement From South. ern Pines Bank. . Southern Pines, N. C, August '.G. A. Kimball, cashier of the Citizens Bank of Southern Pines, surrendered today and confessed to the embezzle ment of the institution's funds. : In addition to the $15,000 charged in the warrant, Kimball told the bank's offi cers of . $1,100 additional which had misappropriated. He declined to talk further. Prominent citizens furnish ed bond and he was released for a hearing A.ugust 16. ' Kimball collapsed after making his confession and is in a serious physi cal condition. . V Meeting of Catholie Abstainers. Chicag, : 111:, August : 4. Questions of paramount interest to the .Roman Catholic .Total- Abstinence Union - of America will be discussed at its an nual national convention, to - be held in Chicago this week. 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