VOL. VIIL NO. 74. GREENSBORO. N. O, FRIDAY. MAY 3, 190L Price Five Cents. THE CONVENTION LAST NICHT. THE MEETING DOES ITS WORK IN A HURRY. Mr. Wright Makes Witty Speech All De feated Candidates in Good vH amor Glas cock Ratified Sir. Scales Motion. The Convention which met in the court house last night to hear the reports from the Executive Committee of the primaries held last Tuesday night, was called to order a few minu tes after eight o'clock by Mr. John N. Wilson. The reports from the Exe cutive Committee were then called for, but before they were given Mr. B. B. Bouldin arose and wanted to know if he would be allowed to participate in the Convention in view of the fact that he refused to vote for any man who had voted for McKinley. The chair man refused to make any ruling in re gard to the matter, but left it before the Convention. No motion was made regarding the matter, and consequent ly uo action taken. Mr. H. W. Wharton read the report of j the Executive Committee showing that 393 votes were cast tor mayor at the primaries and that Col. W. H. Os bo'rn had received a majority and he was declared the Democratic nominee for mayor. Mr. A. M. Scales moved that the nomination be ratified. Mo tion unanimously carried. In response to calls, Col. Osborn made a short speech thanking his friends who supported him, and pledg ing himself to discharge the obliga tions of the office to the best of his ability. Mr. J. H. Phipps reported that the Sixth ward renominated Mr. G. T. Glascock for alderman from that ward, and their action was ratified, only two votes in oposition being cast. Mr. John L. King ocupied the floor a few minutes thanking his friends for their support and congratulating the city on its selection for mayor, saying that Col. Osborn would make as good a mayor as the city had ever had. Mr. J. W. Forbis followed in a short speech thanking his constituency for their support and congratulating Col. Osborn on his nomination. Calls were then made in succession for Mr. Wright, Mr. Glascock and Mr. Phipps. Mr. Wright, after being re peatedly called, came forward, saying that he was not in the,. buiding:, when his name had first been . called. He shook hands with the defeated candidates and with Col. Osborn, ex pressing bis sympathy for the former and offering congratulations to the lat ter. This, he said, "looks like the case in which the Wright man got left." This sally was. .'greeted by a burst of laughter. An Incident which occurred in the forenoon, he said, he tWj repfSt for the?sutxf. Jn&vwn ahttwine that'fiS sweet Co-, &tout -its fitter. He had been ap proached by a darkey who said, "Mr. Wright, I hears youze rx$nnin for may, or, an Ize agwine to support you. . Has you got any change I could git a dram with?" After talking for several minutes in lighter vein he called the atten tion of those present io the fact that an election on the question of good roads wold be held in November and urging thatthe matter receive their ser ious attention. Mr. Scales moved that in view of the fact that the present method of hold ing the primaries had been criticised, that the Executive Committee be em powered to map outand adopt some Plan of procedure before the next elc tion. Motion unanimously carried, i Moved and carried that the Conven tion adjourn. Greeniboro Man Leads Mr. G. H. Royster yesterday received .a letter from the president of the Board of Control of the Endowment . Rank j Knights of Pythias, '-stating that he ? lead all the organizers in the United ! States in point of sending in more ap plications for insurance in the Endow ment Rank during the past month. LIBRARY FUND GROWING Nineteen Hundred Dollars Al ready Subscribed Book Clubs Contribution. The committee on the Public Libra ry met yesterday afternoon in the court house. Superintendent Grimsley for the so liciting committee reported $1,900 subscribed, and this with only such effort as the committee could make in a canVass of a few afternoons. The Board of Aldermen have given the whole front of the third story for the use of the library which gives it an excellent home. It was announced that the Wednes day afternoon and the Friday after noon Books Clubs had each subscribed $100 to the fund. Messrs. Scales and Thompson, ap appointed for the purpose, reported the following resolution which was adopt ed unanimously. Resolved.That the thanks of the li brary committee be and are hereby tendered to the Board of Aldermen for their liberality in granting such elegant quarters to the library;' and that the liberal and generous subscrip tions of the Friday afternoon and Wed nesday afternoon books clubs are highly appreciated and commended to similar organizations in the city; and further, that the thanks of the com mittee be extended to every one who has aided or encouraged in any way. M'LAURIII AS BRYAII SEES HIM THE NEBRASKA TAKES THE SENA- TOR TO TASK. Declares a New Era Is Dawning- In the South MeLamrln Will Not Iead the HoTimtat bat Another Leader Will Arise. LitKi-ln. Neb.. May 2. In a state- meet made today, W. J. Bryan takes Senator McLaurin; of South Carolina, to task for what he declares is liis politi cal Hod. At the same time. Mr. Brni ' v. admits that Senator McLaurin's action marks the beginning of a movement in the South which will have an influence upon the politics of the nation. He says : It is not likely that Mr. McLaurin will be the leader "of "the movement, because heMsJ talrtdcaped by the fact that he is using nisrofflclal position to misrepresent theviewsv and interests of hid constituents but some leader will arise to give direction and force to the aristocracy and plutocracy element for which Mr. McLaurin speaks. These is such an element in every community and now that the race question no lon ger unifies the white people of the southern states it will doubtless mani fest itself. Senator Tillman has. al ready taken up the gage of battle hriowiid355!fjEW Msiarin,aud J will doubtless . oe ame to- aarsxia a considerable majority in that state, but the same influences are at work in other states where there is greater dan ger of their success. "The Democratic sentiment Is strong enough to resist and overcome the Mc Laurin movement, but those who be lieve that the man is more important than the dollar will have to bestir themselves." Cupid's Victims. Mr. F. S. Lowe, a school teacher liv ing near Wilkesboro and Miss Ray, of Roger's Store, were married yesterday morning at the home of the bride. They spent last night at the Allen House and left this morning for their future home in Wilkes. Strike In New York. By Wire to The Telegram. New York, May 3. A strike on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit railroad is im minent. A committee of skilled em ployees called today on President Greatsinger, and presented an ultima tum that unless three discharged em ployees were reinstated and a higher ware scale was adopted a strike would be declared. PresidenCJftSrngWT-1 fuses: to yield. THE GOVERNOR IN MOUNT AIRY. THE OCCASION uALA DAY, MET AT THE STATION T A BRASS BAND AND THE MILITARY. Over a Thousand People In the Procession Formed to Welcome Him Young Ladies in a Float Propose and Raise Three Cheers for Got. Aycock. His Educational ad dress a Good One. Governor Aycock spent a short while in the city yesterday afternoon on his way to Mt. Airy where he delivered an educatK nal address last night in the opera house. He returned from ?5t.-Airy on the noon tar in today, and left this afternoon for Henderson and Oxford where he will speak tomorrow. When seen by a Telegram reporter Governor Aycock said that they had a line time 'ast night at Mt Airy, but a poor speech, that he was a judge of a j.ood speech, and they had a poor one there. Not less than a thousand people gath- rred to hear the Chief Executive of North C'". cjina- speak on the subject that lies near to his heart, tbe educa tion of the people of the Old North State. Wben he arrived at the station he was n.et by a procession of over a thousand people, including which were a brass Land, the military company of Mt Airy and numbers of young ladies r dressed in white, and riding in float The presence of the Governor was greeted v.itfeu,' cheers and he was es corted to the hotel, accompanied by enlivening strains from the band. At the hotel the young ladies sang "The Old North State'and the military com pany then proposed three cheers for the Governor and they were given with a will. In response Mt. Ajfcock pro posed th ee cheers for the yonng, ladies and as the Governor himself could not give them, the younrmen present gave them for aim. The young ladies not to be ou xione, . immediately proposed and raised three cheers for Mr. Ay- Scock. The Governor's Speech was notwiib- standing his -statement of its - quality; a good kone, and made a deep impres sion upon the large audience who heard . -'.. him. Tfi point most particularly stressed was ' the necessity, growing cut ; of - fbe Constitutional Amendment, for the white children of North Caro lina to be educated, and he showed. tne advantages and successes that lay within their grasp if educated, and their corresponding failures If unedu cated. Yesterday was a gala day in Mt Airy and the nTent of the Governor's visit tc their town will be long remembered Si Says that tbe Woods are Fall of Wires. (Deferred from Thursday.) Robert Foard, one of the negro pris oners who escaped from the county jail Monday morning, returned this morning and gayja-himself up. Foard is the United States' prisoner and is sentenced to eighteen months In the penitentiary a Nashville, Tenn. His return to the Jail was made about three o'clock this morning and the story he told is that he walked through the country to Winston and that the po lice there go.atter him and he had to leave, rie saiu. mot mens yvvw wio all through" the woods and he knew he could not escape rrom tnem. and so he concluded to return: The others who escaped have not yet been heard from. buUit is only a matter of time when they , will be caught Mr. G. Sam Bradshaw returned this afternoon,, from a business trip to Cin cinnati. DT.TL. M. Humphrey, or Goldsboro, --.f . 'jr is in the dty today visiting friends. "OUR MUTUAL. FRIEND." Tbe Entertainment at tbe Nor mal Tonight. Tbe Program a Good One. "Our Mutual Friend" at the Normal ton i fVi t mwmlaoa tn ho a m rvat tHw- ble. occasion. The entertainments giv en by the young ladies ot that institu tion are always good and this one will be no exception; to iJie rule. The program is given below: Orchestra. Act I. Home of the Wilfers. Chorus Dragon Flies Bargial. Act II Drawing room in Mr. Bof fin's mansion. Third Ballade Chopin Miss Lily E. Jackson. Act III Scene I, as in Act I. Scene II An Office. Quartette The Owl and the Pussy Cat Quartette The Owl and the Pussy Cat. Act IV Home of the Wilfers. CHARACTERS. John Rokesmith, (Our Mutual Friend) Nettie Parker: R. Wilfer ("Cherubic Pa") Annie Beaman. Mr. Boffin ("The Golden Dustman's") Mary Cator. George Sampson ("The Friend of the Family") Wil Warder Steele. Bella Wilfer ("The Lovely Woman") Bert Albright. Mrs. Wilfer ("The Irre pressible Larry") Pearl Long. Mrs. Baffin ("a dear, the best of dears") Magie Burkett ARMOUR STOCK YARDS BURNED. FIRE ST4RTED THIS MORNING AT EIGHT O'CLOCK. Origin of the Fire Unknown Feared Property Will Be Entire Loss. By Wire to The Telegram. . Chicago May 3. Armour's stock yards have been burning since eight thirty o'clock this morning. The fire originated in the beef house, which has aready been destroyed. The cause of the conflagration is unknown. The largest part of the Are department has been called out, and it is feared that the entire property will be a total loss. - LATER The damage to. Armoury restrictexl to one hundred and . flftx. thousand Hollars, On the fourth floor of the burning beef house were fifteen, hundred '.. live cattle which were res- cued with great difficulty. . A DOUBLE WEDDING. Two of Greensboro's Fair . Daughters to wed on the Fif teenth, Mr. P. D. Gold and Dr Li. 51. Ilumpherj, the Fortu nate Gentleman. The following invitations have been iestged: . : lrK antt ri.'nYnnawreoEg: ;rfcquest-r nonor"1 ofryour presence at tne marriage or ineir aaugnxer Elizabeth Faust ' to Mr. Pleasant Daniel Gold, Jr., on Wednesday evening, May 15th, one thousand nine hundred one at nine o'clock 143 North -Mendenhall street Greensboro, North Carolina. M. and Mrs. William George Balsley request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter PesstMaie to Dr. Lymfon. Meer "Humphrey On Wednesd ay evening, May 15th One thousand nine hundred one at nine o'clock 134 Mendenhall street Greensboro North Carolina. The Misses Balsley have a host of friends in this city who wish for them a happy voyage through life. Mr. Gold Is manager of Bradstreet's, this city, and has many friends here. Dr. Humphrey is a graduate of the Baltimore College;of Jental Sur gery, and willjocajcjjy short ly. His hoie is in Goldsboro. THE MISSIONARY CONFERENCE. LARGEST CONTENTION EVER IN THE SOOTH. HELD Its Influence for For Good, Wide and Far Reaching Some of Those Present A Spirit of Giving in Evidence Dr. and Mrs. L. W. Crawford, Mrs. Lucy Cunningham and Mrs. Lucy Ro bertson returned yesterday afternoon from New Orleans where they attended the Missionary Conference recently; held there. Dr. Crawford was seen this morning by a Telegram reporter and upon being Questioned, spoke of the meeting and of the interest manifested by those in attendance. There were nine hundred delegates, from all parts of the Southern church present, and thirty-two missionaries from different parts of the world. Among the countries represented by the missionaries " were Japan, China. India, Brazil, Cuba,. South America,and Korea. The sessions of the Conference were held in Tulane Hall in New Or leans. This hall has a seating capaci ty two thousand people. In addition to the delegates .there were one thous and people from a distance in attend ance upon the Conference. The Con ference met on the 24th and continued throughout the night service on the 30th, three sessions being hed each, day. Among the distinguished missionaries who were present were Bishop Tho burn, who has been in India for 40 yjfars; Dr. Young, J. Alen, for 40 years - a" misisonary in China; Dr. Reid, of Korea; Dr. Taboux, of Brazil; and Dr. and Mrs. Taylor, of China. On Sunday night at the close of a sermon by. Bishop Charles B. Galloway, a gentleman in the audience rose from his seat and offered a subscription of $1,500 to build a. college in SocrChow China, This was followed by another gentleman who offered & subscription of $1,0,00 for the same purpose. No col lection for this, purpose had been ask- - ed for, buf it was'a'one voluntarily on the part of both gentlemen and the statement Vas tjien made that If other rersons wanted :to" giving anything for that purpose, they could do so at that .. . ' . . . . . t'rte, and the giving continued for one cur and a half, and at the close of ' -'- - - -" . . . yutx. , liu4 me uuu amount or me cos jii trjbutions amounted to over- $5O;00O" ,, On. Tuesday night before the fad jor.inmeutj, a siniilar spontaneous splr t ol giving broke forth, aud-$3,000 was subscribed for the Laura 'Haygood Wo man's Colege in SooMhow. 'ihis Conference is said to be the lar gest convention ever held in the South. V.'d possibly the most wide-reaching in its influence for good. To make Educational Addresses Prof. P. P. Claxton left this morn ing for Kinston, where tomorrow he will deliver an addres in favor of that school, ,hoises. ;tTmorroS , ni&Lt.w'M will deliver an address at the Joseph K. Brick Agricultural School at En field. Mrs. Claxton also left this morn ing for Tarboro to visit relatives. The Recital Last Night The graduating recital at the Greens boro Female College of Misses Leonora Irene Balsley, Willie Adelaide Click, and Elma Courtney was attended by a large number of the music loving peo ple of the city. The problem was well arranged and the rendition by the young ladies reflected credi tupon them selves; their teacher and the institu tion. Each of the young ladies sang a solo. Miss Courtney's voice has been heard in Grenesboro on previous oc casions, and. her selection last night was much appreciated, as was testified by. the repeated bursts of applause. The graduateing recitals at the col lege each year are an event in the col lege life, and are always enjoyed and appreciated by the music loving peo ple of the city. President George T. Winston, of the A. & M. College, Raleigh, was in. the city this, afternoon.

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