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1NE8. : .... .""Mftfeksf ' The New York ; State Democratic convention is havine a liveiv timo nv the - proposition to instruct its dele- gates to the Denver convention for W. J. Bryan; a sub-committee on resolu tions last ; night reported against in structing, by a vote of 6 to 1 and to day the Question win go before the con vention For the first time since the strike of the street car men occurred, nine days ago, cars were run in Pen sacola, Fla yesterday, the State troops are still on guard Judge vGeorge Gray's letter declining to allow, his name , to be presented at the Den ver convention was unheeded by the Delaware State convention, its dele? gates being unanimously instructed "to support, advocate and vote", for his nomination Simon 'Xake, president of the Xjake Torpedo Boat Co., was a witness nefore the Submarine' Boat In vestigating committee and denied sev eral statements that had been made by- Representatives of the Electric Boat Coi previously on the stand A number of prominent men appeared before the House Committee on Bank ing, and Currency; some of them. fa vored the Aldrich Bill and others vigo rously opposed it- President Rooser velt sent a message to both branches of .Congress advocating four new bat ttleships; the Senate listened to a speech by Senator Foraker on the Brownsville affair and the House dis cussed the naval appropriations bill; he sum of $100,000 as recommended by the committee for improving and developing the naval station at Olon4 gap.o, Subig Bay, was allowed to stand Battling Nelson has signed articles to fight 45 rounds with "Boer" Unholz on May 16 at San Francisco- The. battleship fleet has arrived at San Die go, Cal., and was welcomed by Govern or James N. Gillett of that State; at night a banquet was served Two more bodies have been recovered from the ruins of the big Chelsea fire, mak; ing five in air; it is believed that morje - still remain in the ruins as a number are missing- New York markets: money on call easy, 1 1-2 to 1 3-4 per cent; ruling' rate 1 3-4, closing bid 1 1-2, offered at 1 3-4, time loans a shade firmer; spot cotton closed quiet, 10 -points lower, middling uplands 10.00, middling i gulf 10.25, no sales; flour quiet and barely steady; wheat No. 2 red, 99 1-8 elevator; corn, firm, No. 2, nominal elevator; oats steady, mixed 55; rosin quiet; turpentine steady, 5& : : ' ' I Russell's mother has died, lied with mothers- ITS ANNUAL MEETING People's Savings Bank Has Just Closed Most Successful Year's Businsss. v OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Stockholders Eminently Pleased With wnwvTiiiij ivietuc t csicraay uver i $100,000 Capital and Surplus I C u i M nji i - x i After Regular Dividend. The eighth- annual meeting of the stockholders of the People's Savings Bank was held yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the handsome new bank ing roottis o'f the institution at nbrth west corner of Front and Princess streets. The meeting was well at tended and one of the most Satisfac tory in the history of the bank- The meeting was called to order by President H. C. McQueen and Mr. J. T. Foy, of Scott's Hill,. was request ed to act as chairman. Mr. F. W. Dick, the cashier, kept a record of the, proceedings andit was-ascertain-tdlthat 1983 shares were represented either in person or 'by proxy. The most interesting feature of the stock holders' meeting was the annual re port of the president, which was high ly gratifying. , The bank was reported in a highly' satisfactory condition in every Tespecte Every department showed substantial increases during the; fiscal year, especially since, the re cent absorption -of the Carolina Sav ingfs and Trust Company's affairs. During the year more than 1,500 new accounts were opened! up, not includ ing those taken over with the Carolina Savings and Trust Company- After having recently paid the four per cent, semi-annual dividend, the bank -still has a little over $100,000 capital and surplus. The old board of directors was unanimously, re-elected as follows: Messrs. H.C." McQueen, M. Divine, M. t J. Corbett, Walker Taylor, J. A. Springer, Robert R. Bellamy, James F. Post.: Tho -s"-fes,. S CONVICTS MADE A BREAK Dash For Liberty Frustrated Yester terxlay Afternoon Two Escaped but One Is Speedily Recaptur ed Fired Upon by Guard.! Seven of -the long term convicts on the county chain gang , in East Wil mington made an unsuccessful effort to break for liberty yesterday evening between" 5 and 6 o'clock as the force f fifty-eight men from the quarry was eing driven in the stockade for the night. .Two of the number succeeded in making their escapes, but the oth ers were held at bay by the guards and one of the two who secured their liberty was afterwards recaptured. i From what was subsequently learn ed" from the prisoner who was recap tured, seven of the long-term men for several days had U-een discussing a plan to, make a break and at a given signal yesterday 'evening, Louis Jack son, serving two years for carrying a concealed weapon and resisting an of ficer, and Frank Nance, serving two and a half years for highway robbery, succeeded in getting beyond the bounds and ,'made a dash for some woods stretching toward the Newbern railroad. Foreman J. O. James, Guard Smith and a third guard fired eleven times at ttoa retreating- figures with their shot guns, but both managed to reach the underbrush, though Nance fell twice and clasped his ankles as "if he had been hit. Superintendent Ho cutt was just returning from the work on the Masonboro road and hastily left in search of the men. Foreman James had already captured Jackson son a short distance away but Nance has not since-been caught though the guards are closeon his trail. Jackson showed light when he was overtaken by Foreman James, who drew his gun and made the negro drop a stick with which he was making at the officer. Later Constable Savage joined the searching party for the missing con vict and the. officers remained out all night in an endeavor to locate Nance. The others in the conspiracy to break away were Oscar Johnson, serving five years for slashing the throat -of Vmine James Br'ockett. ft white man. several months Jago; Ben Richardson, jtorious negro thiet aelng tflve GLENN telilACE V Governor Addresses .Letter to People of State Withdraw ing From Senatorship. - TflE NEWS FROM RALEIGH Special Term ofxHarnett Court galled. Odd Fellows Gratified at Action Taken by Royal Arcanum. , Other Notes. (Special Star Correspondence.) Raleigh, N.C., Apr H14. Governor.1 Glenn - gave out this morning a leng thy statement in which the announcement- is made that he will not be a candidate fop the United States Sen-. ate." but. will support Senator Overman, The statement in full is as follows : To the People of North Carolina: Answering many letters daily inquir- will not be acandidate for the United States' Senate, but will" support the re-nomination ot Senator Overman. Having said this much, Lhope I may be pardoned I for making the .follow ing statement: - J The ereatest ambition of my life has been to be a member Of the Sen ate of the United States, for I hoped with the opportunities there offered for usefulness and power, I could by zeal and energy have accompiisnea much for the! fame and name of our beloved State. Six years ago I entered the race for this honor, but in the in terest of (harmony retired in favor of Hon. C: B. Watson. Today for harmo ny Jn. the State, and to -prevent any bitterness, I have uecidednot to pre sent my name as a candidate. An influential man in the State thus writes me: 4I travel a great deal. I believe you can win ; thejmasses of the: people are with you; the contest, however, will be fierce, and I fear will do the State harm I- want no harm only good to the State, hence the above -statement. . "Senatorf Overman asks a, renomma- anendorsemenfof his course. MEARES VS WOLFENDEN Superior Court EngagedN AII Day Yes terday Hearing Testimony in In teresting Suit For Recovery of $25,000 Attorney's Fee. The Superior Court was, engaged all day yesterday With the hearing of the testim6ny for the plaintiff in 'the suit of Iredell Meares, Esq., of the Wil mington bar, against J. J. Wolfenden and the estate of the late J. A. Mea dows, of Newbern, in which the plain tiff asks for the balance of an attoi ney's'fee. of $25,000 for professional services in .. connection with the pur chase and sale for the defendants of the famous Green Swamp lands in 1 Brunswick and Columbus counties. The jury had been secured when court took recess for the day on Mon-' day afternoon and yesterday plaintiff's" testimony was begun. It appears now that it will require the entire week for the trial of the case. The testimony is being taken in shorthand by Mr. Meares Harriss and it is voluminous, consisting not only of oral testimony but much documentary evidence, all of which has to go in the record.' Mr. Meares the plaintiff, was ori the s,tand when court took a recess at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon until 9:30 -A . M, today. Mr. Meares had completed ills direct testimony and was about to be turned "over to the defense for cross examination when the end of the day's hearing came. The plaintiff will sub mit some documentary evidence first thing today and then Mr. Meares' cross-examination will be commenced by W. W. Clark, Esq., of Newbern, and jHon. Jno. D. Bellamy, for the de fense." Appearing for the plaintiffs are Messrs. Rountree & Carr, Ricaud & Empie, Herbert McClammy and Rob ert Ruark. Mr. Meares was on the stand giving his direct testimony all of ! yesterday except for a short time, when Mr. W. G. Sale, manager vpf the Western Un ion was introduced " to prove" certain telejgrams that had passed between the parties to the suit, ana"! when Mr. E. H. Siliimanv sales manager of the Waccamaw Lumber Company,-, was troducefl to tell of his. connection wi the- purchase, df , the Japdsfrpm A TRIP TO ST. HELENA Italian Colony Near Burgaw Visited by Prominent Party of Citizens Yesterday. THE WORK A REVELATION Waste Place Has Been Made Verita ble Garden of Productiveness and a Hive of Industry Members of The Party. When the S:40 train on the Wil mington and Weldon railroad pulled out from this city yesterday morning it carried a special coach, filled with guests of the Carolina Trucking De velopment Company, bound for St. Helena, the Italian colony located by that company on the. line of the rail road about twenty mites above Wil mington. In the car were between fifty and sixty men representing the various business interests of the city. There were merchants, real estate men, bankers, financiers, railroad men and newspaper representatives, among the last Mr. R. W. Vincent, of the Char lotte Observer. x When St. Helena was reached the car was shunted to a side track and the visitors were welcomed by the citizens of the colony headed by their local band. The crowd of, sightseers dispersed over the colony district, and what they saw was a revelation to them. Where three or four years ago was a vast tract of swampy, land sup posedto be unproductive and valueless was found well cultivated farms with neat cottages, inhabited by a thrifty lass of people. Here can be seen hat energy and pluck can dor Out. f the wilderness have sprung pro ductive farms. , ; The visitors spent several 4 walking over the farms inspecting the worK mat nas Deeji -and is still being Here-they saw a farm well cul- &? and , producing all kinds of yegetableSj; ;, here oa;that; r was Just eing-jnr eparea1 fny-Ainew arrival, hAttraV., j 1 w oiiing , Stephen: ;m Vli r 1 I T T 1 -i
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