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OUTLINES.
At the trial of Joshua Harrison. In
Eliiatxth air. N. C jetertlj.
charsed with kidnapping nJ xaur
dertns the -3reAXKld oo of State
Senator Bo4ler. two wltocsaes letl
fled that lUrrUoa told them that he
had the boy and would hold him til!
a Butrable reward would be offered
for Ma rtnrn. The four railroad
presidents who were to hold a con
fer.nc3 with President Roowrelt. ac
coruln to J. Plerpont Momas ar
raniment. decided la New York yes-
. terdar to let the President alone.
William J. Hrjan waa the raest of
Hit. M&jachcietts Democratic State
Committee at a banquet la Dos ton
Ust nlxht, and In an address touched
ttpr various Democratic doctrlnea
"which had been vindicated tX ere-au
mnA hr the Roosevelt administration.
la the trial of Harry Thaw la New
York yesterday, the defendant's coun
frl fought hard to preTent Abe Hun
tnel. the dlrorco to-wyer. from testify
iuk. tut the court admitted his tes
timony tn which he said he drew the
affdavtt ulirnrd by S-reiyn maw in
1W3. declarlniE that Thaw b?rt her
becatu she would not lie on Stan
ford White: Qte alienists were on the
Lud and tesUfled that In their opin
ion Thsw was sane when he killed
White After hatlax expertenced a
Co.j.1 which caojMl damage of 110.
0v.).0 or more. Ilitbanc is again as
suming normal conditions; the lifers
mrtv the hJjchet ever known and 100.
in;m p.pie ho were out of employ
nirot hop to return to work by Mon
day; Cincinnati the condition Is
wor.VM foot fie in 'the Ohio rtrer
binr torcasted for tonight; thou
sj.ad of people hare been driven
from their homes and there Is great
uffrtnic. There w a violent re
bound la the stock market In New
York ytfYda and price went up
1 !a such a way that the members of
h. lixchanse cheered; the bank
toocht utocks and nwiny banrla
hunters helpd to create a demand,
relieving the financiers from fear of
a panic. Nicaragua claims that
he has about conquered Honduras
and her recicizl toe reoei govern
ment in Honduras, declaring it to be
the ally of Nicaragua. Dun s Re
view of Trade notes the remarkable
condition that the cotton and steel
mill of the United States have their
product sold well into the future and
cannot keep up with, the demand
At a banquet la New Orleans last
night President Flnley, of the South
ern Railway, appealed to the South
to co-operate with" and not antago
nise the railroads oo kxo development
of the S oath. New York market:
Money on call. fTn 4 WIS V t ceatT
ruling r ate. 12; closing bid. 3 1-2;
offered il I; i pot cotton. 5 points
hlghtr ckwing steady at 11-25 cent;
flour, q ulet and ttcady; w heat, easy;
No. 2 red. S2 1-2 elevator;; corn. easy;
No. 2. 37 1-2 elevator: oats, steady:
rcixed. 47 1-2: turpentine, steady. 77
12 to 7S: rosin, firm.
The Washington Herald says: "Mr
Taft in shape, somewhat resembles
Mr. Cleveland Riitht there the simili
tude ends.
Ire3ident RooseTeit says he will not
reed from Ms policy to bust the
trusts, oraehow or other we can t
trust. Somehow or other we can't
A contemporary state that the
cUUr lanch of SFcretary of the Trea
sury Cortelyou Is a sandwich, beer and
mlno-ple. t is not stated why the
iWrrtary has decided on slow sul-
A gentleman from the dark and
bloody ground of Breathitt county.
Ky, started to kill a stranger whom
he mistook for one of the fellows he
Intends to kill. This was a case where
a man's personal appearance seems
to harp been against him.
Chicago a few days ago sent out a
press dispatch to the effect that "a
T.cy married roan w robbed of
by hU wife." Might have
known that he was "newly married."
for one of your experienced guys
would know better than to leave that
much loos change In his clothes.
The lUleigh Times remarks: "It
seems that there Is to be a contest
between Washington and Chicago as
to the most beautiful women. But it
will never be settled. It's a matter of
taste - Well, if they need any tasters
to decide the matter, no Wilmington
man would have the heart to decline
to serve.
Ashpole. Lumberton county, S. C
got too big for It oreeches. It got
to N such an up-to-date pretentious
town that Its old name was a re
proach to its aspiring Inhabitants.
They, therefore, got the Legislature
to change the name of tfe place and
henceforth it will be known as Falr-
mount.
The Intcr-Natlon Is a Boston ruLll
cation, and In a recent Issue the Hon.
Richard Olney. a distinguished Demo
crat and former member of Cleve
land's Cabinet. contrlbatca an article
cn -Modem ndustrialisxn- defense
cf, and apology for trusts. V. S.Tals
ill & sign that Mr. Olney is not a can
didate Tor the nomination for Preal
6rzt next year. f .
BONDS FOR STREETS
Statement Mof Conditions' By
6hi
airman McQueen of Audit
and Finance Board.
NEW REGISTRATION CALL
Board of Aldsrmen Will Meet In Call
ed Sssslpn This Evening Recor
der's Court BUI Also to Be
Voted On.
A pclal meeting of the Board of
drnnen I, callel for tonight for the
i.urp'w c( considering the matter vt a
r.u- rWtratlca for the forthcoujrg
municipal election In May, especially
as It regards the bond issues proposfcd
for waterworks, sewerage and street
Improvement. Biperience at the pri
mary Just ended has shown that the
icgifctration books are in very unsat
isfactory condition, and it is proposed
to eliminate all queuon as to tne
bends, so that they may command t!e I
highest price on the market.
The several bond issues propose
are being freely discussed on tho
streets and the following communica
tion from, Chairman H. C. McQueen,
of the Board of Audit and Finnace,
relative to the condition of the city
and the advisability of the bond Usae
will be read with interest:
Editor Star: The b illauth-orizing
bonds having passed in the General
Aasembty. it may be worth while for
the citizens to consider some figures
and suggestions if you care to publish
thx tn.
The bond Issues to be voted on at
the 'May election are:
For Water & Sewerage, not
exceeding souu.uuu
For street ImproTemrmt 400.000
Total
..$900,000
The Interest on this at 4 per
cent . .
Sinking fund
.$ 40.500
4,500
Total 45-000
I believe the city could pay this and
could reduce the rate of taxation.
Wo are spending from the current
year's revenue for permanent street
work about $3p.S0v. i Paylnj: for wa-
tPf 17.000" -::.r -?--: - -
. 1? i? sale calculation that the tax
valuation will be Increased at least
$SOMM0. One and one-balf per cent
on thb $12,000.
Tlxe water works and sewerage
plant after enlarging and extending,
should yield from private users at
least 5 per cent- above operating ex
penses, but put thia $17,500 or 3 1-2
per cent oa $500,000. These amounts
foot up $73,000. In estimating the In
come from water works and eewerage.
I assume that the city would take over
the preeent water works. It should
do so at a price "fair to both parties.
It would be folly to put in a system
and b ave com petit ion for private con
sumption. ...
A-sinking fund of $4,500 would In
SO years about extinguish the entire
$900 000. So I would favor 50 year
bond's. The propopsed impprovements
are for the use of the coming genera
tion and they shoi!d have the privl
lec -of sharing In the t:xnen?e. It
Is not' probable that 4 12 per cent
hnn r-nnld bo sold under present
Hiiinni. hut these may Improve.
and wo could wait until they do.
i.it,r iKavii above, interest ana
sinking fundH5.000 on me one siae.
on tho otber. increased valuaf!on. in
come from water works and sewerage
and other items $75,000. th!s leaves
2S 000. A reduction in the tax rate
of 2-10 per cent woull amount to
about $20,000 leaving $8,000 margin
for any defect, la these estimates. I
think If bonds ore issued the tax rate
should be reduced and It Is very pos
sible It could be made 1 1-4 per cent
The growth of the city and Its busi
ness ought to take care of any addi
tional revenue necessary for increas
ed expenses In the city government '
The present debt Is $684,000. of
this $536,000 matures In 1918-1922. By
retiring ll the sinkinc fund now
growing, and refunding the annual In
terest can be reduced from $34,000 to
$25 000 . This Is sometime off but is
something to look forward to. Inter
est on bonds or any other kind is ex
pensive end burdensome but if the
city wants Improved streets and other
luxuries, the only way to get them
now la to borrow the money to pay for
S?em H. C. MCQUEEN.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
; Hlberrjlan Societyr-AttetiUon.
Palace Market-Special Today.
W. A. French. Jr. To the Voters.
C. W. Polvogt Co. Millinery Open-
ln Peopled 8avings Bank Snug Bank
Account. - - - - - ; .
, . . Business Local. '
Found Bonch of Keys.
Wanted 50 Men and Boys.
Wanted Ladles to Canvass.
Linden, and Myrtle Grove of
Druids, of this- city, had an. enjoyable
social session last night at tho hall
on Third street." The degrees were
glTcn la nnrpllfled form and an elegant
sapper was , enjoyed afterwards. A
Xeaturt of;thefcxorc!fie was the pre
sentation to ilarsdca Bellamy; Jr.'Esq.,
Noble Arch of the new.Gnqnre. of a
handsome firt .regalia of, the oQce. by
JirJce G. TV. Bomemann. ,
FIRE ACROSS RIVER
Lodging House at Brunswick Ferry.
Shed Burned Last Night Valiant
Service of .the Fire Boat
Atlantic
A 8 mall one-story frame house just
south of the shed of the Brunswick
Bridge and Ferry Company, across the
river opposite Market street dock, was
partially destroyed by-fire last night
about 11 o'clock. That the long shed
of the ferry company and other prop
erty In close proximity was not de
stroyed Is due to the valiant service
of the Fire Boat Atlantic, manned on
the occasion by Firemen A. J. Burriss,
Henry Lltgen and John T. Yates. An
alarm was sent In to the Department
from Box 41, and though the appara
tus responded, there was no way of
getting the machines over the stream
and the Atlantic was the only depen
dence. She steamed over in. remark
ably $ulck time and by the "time the
other side of the rWer was reached,
she had steam up and - a stream was
brought Immediately to play on the
nMnAi-tv with tht rMiiU that the dam-
are will not be over $100.
The house is one used dj me ieryy-
nien and people from the country
coming to and from me city Dy me
frry. There were several of the
strangers camping in the house at
the time and they were asleep un
til awakenfd by the flames. One of
the number was sleeping with $50 in
money under his head, and is said
to have lost this in the excitement of
getting out of the house. The Are
is supposed to have started from heat
from the fire plaee or from a defective
flue.
PROSPEROUS FAIRMOUNT.
Story of Growth of Thriving Robeson
County Town.
(Special Star Correspondence.)
Fairmont. N. C. March 15. Once
upon a time, as the fairy stories be
gin, a kind old gentleman gave the
land for a BapUst Church on Tadpole
Branch in Robeson county. Fr.a
long while the church was called by
.. om nf thft benefactor. The Pit
man Church, but was afterwarcajl-;!
ed Ashpole. perhaps in nonor oi-w
Unrt BwamD in the county. AS the.
years passed by a thriving commun-1
ity and then an up-io-aaxe wu
around the church-r-a- good, people
the church-r-a- good people
f Prod - tPallowC'
altS??' V -
as:are
trinnW
But, as its people oegair bhyuw
out into the world, they realised that
the name of the town, now grown to
an-Influential part of the county, was
a gTeat handicap. Whenever a cltl?
ten visited and told the name of his
residence. It was sneered at. laughed
at or pitied. "Wnat, you actually
live ln-a place named Ashpole. how
do you get out of the swamp? Who
on earth ever heard such a name be
fore?" These were among the com
ments. .
Visitors to the town were always
amazed to find a pretty town in a
high, dry altitude, bustling with life.
"Well I was sure I'd have to wade
your 'roads." "Why. where is your
swamp?" "Why can't you get a name
for as nice a little town as you have
here" These comments for years
from visitors decided the citizens to
change the name. A few fof the sake
of old memories were opposed to tne
change, as is always the case, but
fully nine-tenths of the citizens and all
the officials or me piw
iHeifttnre to make the,change
j.. ls done, Ashpole is dead, but from
. Phnnix like, rises
the
ner apca, "" : . vair -
h..lllD. baBtllng UtUe town ol IT f
mont. Robeson couniy.
na ready to taloe ner piace m
Sxard of progress of our beloved
StVe have churches, schools, indus
tries, climate, health, and friendship,
for all who would like to join us in
making Fairmont a power In the land.
COMIC OPERA SUCCESS.'
Production of Dorcas at Academy of
NUisic Today.
That comic opera "Dorcas," by the
authors of 'Eremlnle, will be pre
sented at the Academy today at mati
nee and night by the Ethel Morton
Opera Company, under the-management
of Mr. Brandon Courtney. Miss
Morton is one of America's best and
youngest song birds, having been seen
in prominence wiia
fm' . . J -iriBa TJattV
"XZtfwZrZ
which she to urea me wuuuj .
S onTw a most worthy succes -
sor to Miss Williams. Miss Morton is
said to have one of the sweetest
best controlled voices in comic opera
and has had several opportunities to
go abroad to. study for Grand Opera,
which she has refused owing to the
love 'for her own country, and not
wanting to be away .from her parents.
The matinee prices will be 25 and
50 cents. The sale for tonight is up
to-Jl. ' -. V ;." :
Died In Pender County. . " ;
Mrs. Hayes, wife of a weU k nown
citizen .at Rocky Point, N. C., died
Thursday night at Mer home, aftej an
illness of several days. RfV- J
oAriav stnr of -Immanuel Presby
terian Church, ahd Mr.. J. FranWar
man. a relative, vent up w.me rr
byterian Church ' yesterday, .the fun
eral having been conducted "there yes
terday afternoorr. Mrs.' Hayes Is sur
vived by her husband ahd ( five :chil
oicn twn -brothers. Messrs.-.Wil-
ii.m .nni Thomas 'Brown. OL. JtocK
Point: . Vv -. .;
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ISHOOTING IN FIFTH
Mike Bryan Shot By Tv N. Sim-
isons Yesterday After-
- s. .
j noon
(
IN J. At. HALL'S DRUG STORE
Men Were Parleying Over Differences
In Primary and Fight Resulted
in Which Both 'Drew Pistols. :
Claims Self-Defence.
Michael HBrayn, for several years
a member of the Wilmington Fire De
nartment and a son bf former Police
man a J. Bryan, was sfcot and with-
out a doubt fatally wounded by Thos
. w I
N. Simmons, a carpenter, in Hall's
drug store, Fifth and Cestle streets,
yesterday afternoon atoout 5 o'clock.
Bryan, is In the Hospital and his death
la exnected at anor- moment. Simmons
1 claims self defence and made no at-
temmpt to escape, -being locked up
without bond at the' police station dn
a short time after, the shooting.
There was only one eye witness to
the shooting, Mr. Percy O. Hall, pre
scription clerk at the store. Bryan
and Simmons vere handling tickets
for" Messrs. Brown and Jewell, re
spectively, in .the Fifth ward during
th.e' day and had been Jibing one an
other more or less. About the hour
indicated they camejin Hall's drug
store and asked permission to go in
the rear office. Mr. Percy iaii ajjow
ed them to do so and one or two other
friends were there for a while, Sim
mons producing a flask of liquor and
asking all hands to have a drink. This
was rpfused bv one or two but it is
stated that Simmons and Bryan, did
a drink toeetner. aimmuus, ii.
is said, was ramer more unaer uio in
. v . 1 A
fluence of liquor than Bryan ana
two began to jibe one another about
which was best man. One word led
to another and finally Bryan, is report
ed to have told Simmons that he (Sim
tnons) waa a very much, larger -man
than ha was andthat.if he qpade.a
hreak at him, he H?
the church or rrtapeatJi his
God containing
to
r2It.- hoe ijj, jJhnVslflipq?pn apjUaltedStaand-Canadavito
3r&&&-hUf-emtS chasd Hie rlghte-to preeeni'
Salminona arid' he' knocked Bryan drama and rflso having secur
downin one corner or iw
against a shelve o f -bottles. As Bryan
started to recover hlmslf, ne drew a
pUtol and Mr. Hall. grabDed Simmons
ioget him out of the door to prevent
further trouble. When ne saw Bryan
with me pistol, he released Simmons
and Stannous- flnrd. Mr. Hall grabbed
Simmons again and the hammer of.
tho pistol cut through the nesh of Mr.
Hall's hand as he attempted to stop
the shooting. Bryan realized that he
ot,h mn through the store
Ud up Castle street to an alley by
the Primitice Baptist unurou
up Church street to Seventh wherahe
sat down on some timbers In the con
struction of a new house there. Sim
momns ran out also and I stopped ca
the street, eaying that he had shot
j tnmvf coif defence. As
Bryan ran through the alley by tne i
. , i..t nf "EHrp AlaTTmi1.
ii r van tuiu v.iaiiui"w " -
chnrch. Superintendent of .Fire Alarm
John T. Yates saw mm mruw u k
tol in a yardrom which it was later
recovered7 -ttwus loaded hut had not
been fired. Simmocns s-tood upon me
street while a large crowd ran forward
from the polls where the primary was
in wrogrcss aiagonanj'
58no wm p!."
rest by Officer J. J. Moore and his pis
tol was. taken from him. Mr. Joe Bry
an, a brother cf tne mjureu -
C D Bell and others went In search of
the other participant in the J trouble
and found him at the placo indicated
?t was seen from the first that he was
badly wounded and he was at once
hmiied to the hospitaMn the arnbu
lance; after Dr. Bell had done all for
him possible. , h,it
Simmons' pistol was fired twice but
only one of the balls too effect. This
ehtered just under the right collar
be and ranged straight through
piercing tho lung and passing out the
back; in fact the bullet fell out or
the youns man's ctothlng when his
coat was removed. Bryan also had a
slight wound on the head bait the hos
pital surgeons say they do not-know
whether this, was inflicted by a bullet
whPthr it was caused by some oth-
I 1
. i -. f-nmHaWT-M' he'- WSS
VS "M the Bfcel' or
ouiucam - .
1 lng-at i o'clock it was statedthe
K-nftoi thnt-Brvan was. resting easy
but there was scant hope for him. uniy
about a year agd Bryan was " staboed
in the back vby ayoung mam naaned
Marine In aiCasUe '-street saloon, it
was thought then -that he would. cer
tainly die, but he made a miraculous
it la now the same lung
that was pierced then through .which.
he is shot: -He Is a man or wouui
ful vitality "and this may- save- him,
but the surgeons state that there are
a hundred chances against him, as he
had. lost much blood Jbefbre he reached
the hospital aijd Internal hemoorrhages
may have set In. - V -' r
Mr Simmons wasseem. in the police
station -when - he was brought .there
tnrHav ,f toTnrtrvn. He was much
iwier Uie Influence 'of liquor and de-
himself, and -Percy j llaiL. Air.;,
gave the facta about -v as h set f forth
above, saying that Slmmohs .had to
Bhobt after he knocked the-man down
In Belt defence; He did an in- h Pow-
ter to avert trouble hut Iwas- unable; to
1' r
RECORDER'S COURT
Passing o( Primary Brings Discus
sion of Other Live Issues Coun-
ty Commissioners to Meet to
Call Election.
Now that the. municipal primary
has become a matter of the .past, there
is a very general discussion of the
proposition 'to establish in the county
a' Recorder's Court, which is left to
a vote of the people under the recent
act of the General Assembly Thus
far there are no announced candi
dates for the position of Recorder,
though it is pretty generally under
stood that Mayor Waddell will be in
the contest. The candidates most fro
Guently spoken of for clerk of the
co irr "aro Messrs. W. S. Huggins and
-i KiiH'Wr- XNC.i CDiy win me vo-
ters expross themselves at the elec
tion -as to the establishment of the
corr.-.' tur the;. wi?.J also vote for offi
cers of the sarno in case it is car
ried.
. Contrary to pcimlar belief this is? a
q estion for tlw County Commission
ers and net for" th? Board of Alder
men, though it is highly probable that
the elections will be held on the same
day and at the same -polling places
so far as possible, so that the voters
may be put to the least inconvenience.
For- the election on this subject, the
County Commissioners will probably
met-t today for the purpose of arranc
iig 'alt these matters and calling for
a new registration.
'THE SIGN OF THE CROSS.
Magnificent Spectacular Performance
at Academy. of Music.
No play is better known ,nor more
universally praised than Wilson Bar
rett's powerful- story of the persecu
tion of Christians in the days of, Ne
ro's terrible reign in Rome. It will
pass through the ages of dramatic
record as the first play to be cham
pioned by priests and clergy of all
denominations in all countries where
"The Sign of the Cross" has plainted
its success In America; it has had a
succession of memorable triumphs in
its splendid presentation by William
Greet and his London Company; from
the Lyric Theatre. Mr. R. G- Grarein
succeeded Mr. Greet in the ownership
of "The sign of the . Cross'!- f or , the
llniiStates-andCana
rais "great
secured all the
original . scenery and appointments
from the Lyric Theatre, London,
which attracted so much attention
for sumptuous scenic and costume dis
Dlay. "The sign, of the .Cross' will
be a great attraction at the Academy
Monday matinee and night.
Many of the leading players of Wil
liam Greet's London Company will b
in the cast' of twenty-five , carefully
chosen actors.
Seats will go on sale this morning.
BRUNSWICK COURT.
March Term Will Be Convened
at
Southport Tuesday.
The Southport Herald of yesterday
has the following:
Brunswick Superior Court convenes
navt Tnofidflv wfifik. March 19. witn
Judge Webb presiding and N. A. Sin-
. . -.-- aTUI . f V. iron.
elair solicitor. Neither ot tnese gen
tlemen have held court here previous
ly, Solicitor Sinclair only having been
elected last Fall.
The docket this term is not usually
heavy, but will come well up to the
average, there" being about 60 criminal
cases, and about 70 civil suits. None
of the criniinal cases are of a capital
nature and there are at present but
two prisoners in the county jail, one
being a white- man named Hewett,
who is under charge of barn burning
and the other being a small colored
boy, who is held under a charge of
assault with a deadly weapon, he hay
ing cut the throat of another boy m
a fight. ' ,
On account' of the special term . of
civil court to be held next August it
is not probable that a great many of
the civil cases will be taken up or
disposed of this term.
NO EXCURSIONS THIS YEAR.
Seaboard to Concentrate All Efforts
Towards Jamestown Exposition. -.
The Charlotte Observer of yester
day has the following: "
"The probabilities are that there
wiirbe but one or two excursions to
the coast this Summer. . The Seaboard
is already planning to use all of its
cars r in hauling passengers to the
Jamestown Exposition: The demand
is even greater than the supply- and
no- trains will be run to Wilmington,
Asheville - or ? anywhere else. Every:
thing will' be headed for Norfolk and
Jamestown; . Va.- It is -probable that
one excursion will be operated to
Wilmington this Summer, thatof the
-ofo . Memorial - Baptist Sunday
School 1mt here is little likelihood
of any other
do so or to,get thea: put ot the room
hnthad been fired.
Sdmmons has been a resident of the
city for ' a inumher oiv years ana wu."
originally from near White Store, in
Anson county. He. has a wife and
three children. , He has receivi sev
eral contracts " lately and one of them
Uithe string ot.;cottaeewJuoa iuo
pany is ' haivingere
villa ?Beacb Bond -has eenr iueniea;
himr until the result of Bryan's- Injuries
nrrf known or until there Js a hearing
of ' the . cirenmstances of " the ' case in
eny. event.:
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THE SECOND
PRIMARY
5 s- i
4
Messrs! Rathjen Wood r French
and Jewell- Declared (mii'Wmxm-;
- ' ' nees For AlderiiieniSM
CONTEST IN F0URH ;)WARtf
Both Sides Claimed Victory There and
. Executive Committee Had - a; K
LengthyJHIearing, Finally be- :.r
cidjng As Stated. x .
The second Democratic city primary- -
yesterday for the" nomination of f our
members of the Board of Aldejrmen ..
who failed to receive a majority ih
the first primary on Wednesday,; re-";
suited in the nomination of Mr. Mar-:
tin Rathjen y a majority of 53 over :
Mr. Jos. F. Sellars in the . First Ward ;
Mr. Thos. W. Wood by a majority of ;,
40 over Mr. John H. Sweeney, in me j
Second Ward, and Mr. K. W. Jewell .
by a majority of 273 in .. the .Fifth .
Ward. The vote between - Messrs;
W. A. French, Jr., and J. McRee Hatch ;
in: the Fourth Ward was so close tnai - i
a contest developed oyer, a i. number
of folded ballots found double in the ,
box -and an alleged ' discrepancy ' be-
tween the number of names on - the
poll list and the number of. votes- The. '
City Executive Committee, all 'menh.
bers being present except Mr.. George
W. Chestnutt, -was in session until ;
nearly midnight in an effort to' ad ,
just all the differences in a satisfac- '
tory manner to both the candidates .
and their friends. Whether the lat-,
ter result was attained - is an open -,
question; but at any' rate the nomina-. ,
tion of Mr. Frencn was aecuueuuj,
moinritw rf two votes. :
The Committee met at :du ow;. . ,. ,
in the office of the Mayor at the City- ;; '
Hall and the returns were promptly; .. ; , s
on hand as little time had been lost
in making the count by the election, v - , ;
officers. An immense crowd had c.ol- . :
lected in response to reports on . the .
streets that there was a contest .full-,
fledged in the Fourth Ward. i - C -:
forded the only contest in- the 1 "
.,tw . The results in 'tno... '
other wards were quickly declared , ,
by the -committee as follows.; -i ;
' : Rathfens' majority . . v..fV;
For Executive Committee .Messrs.
.- a-nri .T. D. Mote "were
chosen, having receiveu V;
four votes-respectively, with no pppo-v :
sition. - - . - . . ;
- . Second wara.
T. W. Wood ...... i':..Vi. -
John H. Sweeney
Wood's majority
Fifth Ward.
K. W. Jewell
James O. Brown ...
Jewell's maiority
262
.s.';.:222
.,412
.; 139
. . 273
. - Fourth Ward Contest. j S .
The" returns from the Fourth -Ward
were taken up by the committee last,
Chairman Kellum asking .all, not
rectly interested to withdraw, from the .
inside of the railing behind which the
mmmittPfi had seats, inis was . ior
the purpose of allowing the commit- , -x
i,o,r q frpp hand at the 1m-, : ' -1
too tr
pending investigation, A perfect sea
of faces overlooked the committee
the railinsc. and it was
vjnir.iv oviriPTit that there was mucn .
feeling among the supporters v of,, the .r,e..
two candidates. Thre was a call to',:.....;:;..,;
the returns from the pollholdersby,
Chairman Kellum, and Capt.-. WJ.,;;
Oldham, one oi me luiDcuuu.p,,
tally sheet to the committee. Mr,'
Kellum began to read from the report,
but George L. Peschau, Esq., arose
and stated that as counsel for Mr.
ttoti j,p Hesired to enter a ..protest;
before the official report was read on , , -the
ground of irregularities and fraud, v
Thi rharsre bv Mr. Peschau was; ,
greeted with cheers by a large-num- ;-
ber of friends of Mr.Hatch in theaud: : : , ? t t ;
fence. Mr. R. W. Wallace interrupt- y. r
Pd to sav that ne-.repreBeu.vwr
French in the official count at ' the
polls, both sides being anoweu -sentatives
according to ' the- custom,, v
and that in behalf of Mr. Fr6nch,;he ;. r
desired to claim the election on the ,
aoo nf-thP. returns. Mr. Kellum :cont r
tinued with the reading, and' itwas
found that the pollhomers, compos
of Capt. Oldham, Mr. W.: G;hnson.pv
and" Mr. R. G. Rankin, Sr,dMer.
cided to make no official report, but v-,
certify the differences to the commit- v
Upon motion of 'Mr.Rogers; the; com-ff j
mittee voted to recmest me;poUholm
tee ana let iiai uwj v- , '
x. Ktirr oott ------ if it lis. -:, '-..-,,. - . j .
ers to retire to the oara :;"S.S
and Finance room across
make'-an - official , return, jpfc
f erehces they were unable ;to - settle. - , ,
The committee was out for more than ' v;
an hourd made . a full recount of - f f
tho ballots. ; Returning -lo the; rooj ; : ;7 - .
Capt.: Oldham , reported that ; Mr. , : ;
French had received; 174 ;oteS;--jMitt , a: : . -Mr.Hatch
172,' a' total of e.rVThis . . r-,
did not take into account several votes . . : ,
that had been; laidf asideAupottiwhlch .:t ,
the- pollholders:: desired tecttDMiIv';..' . ..... ,
before ; the result was' aeciareu u- c .; y
daily he desired J to present hteVP ..
tioh as counsel- for MrAHatch He Vu;:,r--, ;,
was advised ' and was a-eaay ;y 7
that four ofthe six double folded ,.oa ;
lots "had been cast for Mr; Hatch and ; :
two of the same kind for Mr.French. .
regular,5 and from a matheniatlcal:.det : y
duction Jie t showed that there was a,
tie ' oU 176 Votes for ; each' candidate. ty
Eitheruthis or the wnoie 'wuw--
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