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7. - - TI Jt CroIIr.a. ; 7; J;Tjrti Cawlina, Her People; Vcl-rr.s 8 No. 103 So Say Reports From The Various Pre cincts in the County Received byAe KG III'! The Advocates of The Court V Before The Election and no Work Wat Done ' -' by Either $ide to Get Voters Out ' Report received todafroin varl A' oua place la the county show that the bill voted on yesterday tor "Spe- clal County Court tor Craven Coun r ty" iras defeated by an 4overwheUfcliig " majority., tte propoeiUon-wlilch has ' V come, tefore the people of Craven County b many year .has . received - such a defeat as this oonrt- pUf did , yestertlay.' r ( - , The votlnt; in' the cityws 'ery .quiett nd .Bo-.freat .amount: 4ol -ofe ing vat done. The idTocates W ihe court practicaAly 'conceded defeat 6e fore. tfi electtom anl no; work was done fcy either side to get the voters OUt , ' ThA fnitowln Is the way the vote BinnS in each ward in JJew Bern and x; to ipreclncts heard front buV of New - Bern. 1 1 ' 'I ' -v Coert Cenrf -2nd Ward -,,...'!.. M 81 . 3rd WTd 7....-.K. 20 ' B4 4th Wrd " 8 5 M " - , fith Vard ......,V 00 J Bern precinct'-' ivi. S : '. :. '. J- ToUl . 77 307 - t Majority Against Court lm -New1 Bern ..,"..'...... ; -s For ! 4st ' Court Cowrt Dover '.. ......VV'l 'JOS Vanceiboro ..... 1 ''Jasper 4 4 W 1 , ' Cove City Oft W Port Barnwell .. I.' . 85;. Baech Grove iBelliar) ;17 . Mapie Cypress 0 . 65 - Tlsilales 0 & , Truilts 0 ' J7 Croatan 1, 39 r Bridgeton 4 64 j , 21, 790 ' Majority Against Court Out- .t bide New Bern ...... 230 'utal majority anlnst Court from precincts heard from . 999 V, e have not heard from Gum Row, irth Ilarlowe or .Thurmao.-. itnateil tii-'t the majority 'against e "E).. ;,.l f uirf will reach mbre A fit I , ,,t will be pub ':-.. i 3 I a of Elec i, ; , i " n a the votei ; ! ! to Ti ed v 3. The latest : ; ' 'Ufa Of ' (!, : r r :rulnst r 1 ours, s and 18 DEFEATED Sun CITY VERY QUIET Practically Conceded Defeat ABOUT TOWIf CXOCK Letter to Senator Simmons From 8u- j- perrlsing Architect A friend of Senator Simmons, hand ed in the following letter In 'regard U the town clock in ibis city, which has not been running tor some tune. on. F. M. Simmons, United States Senate, "Washington, D. C. 8lr: - '. i . .. I have the'honor to aokBowlege re ceipt -of your letter f toe 25th to sflant -in relation to the unsatlsfae- tory -operation of clock in tower at the -Post Office and Custom House In that city, and to state that on the 20th Instant in' response - to a demand made 1y this office, the King liumber Company, of Charlottesville, Va., Who (Installed tie clock and are respon alble under their guarantee for , its satisfactory operation for a iperlod of jene year, obtained the sot vices of an expert . mechanic from the ' Seth Thonrar Clock Company, the inanu facturers, to ftscertalq and correct the trouble. Under date of the 27th ' in stant, the custodian reported that the manufacturers' expert had arrived- at the building and examined the clock, and Jiad shtpped the- hands tfeck to the factory to teaks certain changes which -are considered . necessary to satisfactory operation. : - - ' Every effort will be made to ex- tpedite the completion of the repairs and the placing of the clock In good worklnc order., ' - The suggestion whteh your corre ipondent made in regard to the design of the clock will form the. subject of an early Inquiry.-.-. ' r y Respectfully,, i , W. S. TAYLOR J - "M Supervising Architect ' ' MOEEHiiD City motes. :a The contract for lty water works hfur been lamrde to Mr, Bland -"of Washington. N," C. at AkDnrozimatelr twenty thousand dbllarst We are' glad a stand pipe one hundred and twenty feet' high to contain a hundred 1 and twenty . thousand gallons of water. "Mr. FrankMn -WUUs had hi .horse to rurt away with, him Monday morn ing, throwing him out of his cart and breaking his right leg above the kneev ' Mr. Bob Baaton'8 boy had the" mis fortune to Split one of his feet with an an Tuesday mornitng. . - Mr. Starr returned from a buslifess trip of son duration In the North Monday.- ; X . Mr. Baxter. who will manage the Atlantic Hotel, this summer, la hav ing a heavy force at work on t houses find grounds-. r y The U. a S. (ElfBKla ",o i jvis.1 reserves of Jiow Bern paid ".Is .port a Visit Sunday ;' V ' v. ; r. f"g i!s conducting a euc- l revival at the Enptlsl churr Their Pwgress and ENEW BERN, N. Gy WEDNESDAY, .MAY 1911 WMl Ill F. C. WA1KIIIS CASE Predictions of Mistrial in ' Slayer of Bunting WENT TO JURY ONJESTERDAY The Jury Had the Case In Hands La$t Mght and After Several Hoars No Verdict Could Be Beach ed Another Trial to be Held, A8heviHe, N. C, May 3. The case of F. C. Watklus, charged with the murder of John Hill Bunting, of Wil mington, went to the jury this after noon after many hours of argument and several oVays of taking of teati mony. The jury has the case tonight and while some of those interested hoped for a speedy verdict tt became evident when the jury had been out for several hours that- a verdict could not be reached tonight. JAPAN SEEMS FRIEKDLY Emphatic Assurance Glrem at the ,,. Banqaet Toklo, May '3. Assurances to the American people that the sentiment of all Japan is friendly and peaceful and that the two countries should -unite "to muzzle the mischievous peacebreakera," were 'given in resolution adopted at the conclusion of a notable banquet last night by the Association of Friends of America in Japan in celebration of the conclusion of the Japjan-American comms-rciaJ treaty. A cablegram containing these sentiments was authorized in the res olution to be sent to the third Nation al Peace congress, which meets in Baltimore this week. The .guests numbered 130, and in eluded American AmbassadorO'Brlen Marquis Komura, tha- foreign minis ter; Frlne Tokugania,, president ot the house of peere; Baron Takahashl Mayor psakl and many prominent Americans. . Viscount Kaneko, who presided, roundly scored, what he termed "the criminal breeding of mis chief between the two nations,, whose manifest destiny Is to together guide the control of the Paoiflc." Ambassa dor O'Brien replied in similar vein, Countess la Klmone Taken for Per. ' Jury. ' f : New York, May 8. Countess Ella Feetetlcs, whose marital troubles with the Count de Festetlcs -have brought them both Into the courts and Into jaJl vwith '4ti0 last ten years, was, ar rested at tier home yesterday at .214 West Eighty Second street tin a New Jersey warrant charging her with per Jury. s - r , . , - The jperjury charge is based on an affidavit -made - by her tin ?th " New Jersey courts In air action against her husband. The countess wss arrest ed as he .was dambertng down the fire -escape clad In a kimono. Bay Time Xedel h. Thief St Nfeht, Rockford, I1L, May -8. fleorge May, who was model youth by day and 'daring robber by Aght- was convicted of, burglary yesterday atf er one juror had held out twenty hoars (or - ac quittal. ; , ' ' May's arrest last July 'cleared long series of burglaries which? bad battled the police.- In a cave .under his workshop stoien goods' ranging from toilet articles to u electric mo- ' r v , .-re found. ' - a - 'lie of the loot, none of Development in Education, Happiness and Prosperity Aldertnen Order The Ordi nance to be Enforced F MET LAST NIGHT Report of Committee of Engineers Appointed to Examine Water and light Plant Was Read Citi zens Before Board in Re gard Street Paving. The Board of Aldermen met last night in regular monthly session. Hon. Chas. R. Thomas, L. I. Moore and E. K. Bishop appeared before the board in regard to East Front Street They had heard that there was some doubt as to whether or not the last bond Issue would be sufficient to reach as far as their street, and seem ed to think, that a fund should be set aside to pave this street. However the city engineer and aldermen ad vised them that there were sufficient funds and that their street would be paved and Jhey went off apparently satisfied. Report was read from Neuse Trent Traction Co., in regard to some of their intentions, and upon motion of alderman Ellis was ordered spread upon the minutes. Report of the committee of engi neere appointed to examine the Water & Light Plant was read and upon mo tion tt was ordered to' be referred back to the committee for an est! mate as to the detailed cost for re pairs and improvements to said plant as recommended by them. Ordinance regarding boys under 18 years of age jumping on and oft trains passing through the city was order ed to be enforced. Regular monthly and audited bills were allowed. 4 MORE MISSING AFTER WRECK Pathetic Death W &rl. W1k Turned Back to Aid Sister.' v.. East on, Pa,, May 3. 'Inquiries for four more persons who are bellev to nave ibeen passengers on the ex cursion- train, .that was wrecked Martin's Creek, near here Sunday are being made. The missing are Miss Margaret Jones, a teacher of Uttca; Mr. and Mrs! William Fuds, of Norwich, N and S. Wolf,- of Wtlca, a newsdealer Should these persons be dead the to tal casualties to date would- be fif teen, . . .. - Probably i the most heartrending scene was witnessed when one of two slaters Started dragging herself away from the coach,, when her sister call ed to her not to leave her to die, and to a friend the young woman, who had reached a place of safety,- said "Oh, I cannot leave her," and turned and crept back to the windo wot the coach. -. In a frantic effort to drag her sis ter out she was caught by. the flames, wihlcto swept, under and over the car, and all ayes were turned away while she burned to death with her sister. Pollcenen Create Economy Record, , Boston,- May 3. Caty Auditor Mit chell sustained, a positive shock yes terday 'When- Inspector Burr and Pel- ton of the .police department retarn d to the city $1,113,85 from the fund of f 2,500 Whfctf was allowed for thekr trip to South America' and , return whither they went to bring back the boy broker, Robert JS. Davis, City Hall authorities . thought the Inspectors had broken some records for economy and keeping down long- 1 1 ' II "II II.'. LEADS ALL OTHERS Farm-Life' School Election was Carried Yesterday by a Safe Majority HAS MAJORITY We Have Heard From all the Gum Row and Tisdales-All Have a Majority A for the School Birthday Party. At the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Land on Broad street, yesterday afternoon from four to six o'clock, little Miss Mary Mar garet Land of Washington, D. C, de lightfully entertained many of her friends, the occasion being the sixth anniversary of her birthday. Many games were played, after which delicious refreshments, consist ing of ice cream and cake, were serv ed. The entire afternoon was thorough ly enjoyed by all present, and on leaving all voted Mary Margaret a de lightful and entertaining hostess. Those present were: -Misses. Mary Land, -Mamie Hibbard, Glayds Willis, Nina Willis, Laura Roberts, Mary Lumkiins, Elm'a Watson, Janet Land. Katherine Bell, Martha Hall, Adelaide Royall, Francis Royall, Addle Waters, Mary Smith, Lillian Smith, Janet Hill Thelma Dudly, Mildred Nelson, Mary Bennettf Masters: Roy Land, Adolph Hahn, Thomas Land, Eugene Land. Wflliam Dudly, Jack Willerington, Earl Willerington, Fred Bennett, Worth Eby, Clyde Eby, Charles Hib bard, Philips Willis, Raxford Willis, Robert Cook, Linwood Cook, Denard Robe:-ts, Herbert Watson, Donald Parker. Meeting Retail Merchants. Every member of the Retail Mer chants Association is urged to be present at the regular monthly meet ing of that Association Friday night at 8:30 in the office of the Secretary Important matters will be discuss ed. GIRL'S BODY FOUND IN RIVER Fairmont, W. Va., May 3. The au thorities are investigating the death of Louisa Baldasara a 16 year old Italian girl, whose decomposed body was .found In the MonongaheJila Riv er at Fairmont yesterday afternoon. That the girl was murdered and her body thrown into the river is the firm belief of Italians acquainted with the case. The girl disappeared Jan uary 14. She lived with her uncle, John Fer one, a wealthy Italian hotel keeper and merchant. An Italian Catholic priest. Father Joseph Andara, of Mon ogaeh received a potal purporting to have been written by the girl telling hhn to inform her uncle that she was well and happy. No other trace was heard until her aunt Identified the body. Veterinary Surgeon Becomes a Baro- - Trinidad, Colo, May 3. After being an outcast ifrom his fathers home. In England,, for. over a Qoatrer of a cu-tir)r-.lr.!(v3orteQlv t'mteitaur surgeon, was yesterday Informed that his father Sir Thomas, Vers Corbould English baronet was dead. " ' He was notified that he had! been left a good share of-the -estate, with t'' t'H being fttfttoVst eon. lir gest Circulation of Any 's- - Newspaper in " Eastern North Carolina. Pric Two Cents OF Precincts Except Bridgeton, '(Craven County leads ajl others In the Farm Life School proposition. In the election held yesterday, there was a very small vote cast against the school, but the bill as it passed the legislature, stated that in order to carry the Mil a majority of the reg istered vote would be necessary. We have heard from all the prin cipal precincts with the exception of Bridgeton, Gum Row, Thurman and Tlsdales, and we give below a tab ulated vote showing how many votes werfe cast for the proposition, how many against, and how many were registered. The vote for the school must be figured against the registra tion. It will be seen that there is a substantial majority for the Farm Life School. fl'he vote follows: Farm Life School. New Bern. For Ag't Reg. 1st Ward New Bern.. 3fi 112 69 2nd Ward 104 13 231 3rd Ward 64 4th Ward 53 Bern Precinct 27 Jasper 56 Cove City 54 Vanceboro 170 Dover 116 Fort Barnwell 68 Beech Grove (Bellair) 15 Maple Cypress 45 Truitts 43 Croatan (estimated) 34 Bridgeton (estimated) 30 Tlsdales 4 11 23 1 5 15 5 1 17 107 90 37 90 110 310 120 131 4 60 141 45 75 0 10 .",4 6 ;,4 0 Total 919 249 Majority for Iarm Life School 1640 BANK EMPLOYES INDICTED Missing Cashier of True Reformers and Girl Assistant Accused. Richmond, Va., May 3. Five indict ments alleging thefts amounting to 2,442.50 from, the Savings Bank Grand ' Fountain, True Reformers, a colored order, were returned today by . the hustings court grand jury against , Reuben T. Hill, colored, cashier of the bank up to the time of its rescent failure. Agnes B. Reese, colored, an as sistant of Hill, was indicted on six counts alleging fraudulent entries on the books of the .bank. The woman was arrested hortly af ter the falilure of the bank. Hill dis appeared, and his whereabouts is still unknown, Thousands of colt-red per sons throughout Virginia and In oth er Southern States lost all of their savings through htef m.anRadDlalls sawtags through the failure of the bank. Richmond, Va. May 3. A statement was given out from the revenue offi ces here yesterday that the sale of REGISTRATION more than 30.800 gallons of captured illicit liquor whfaX was sceduled to take at, Williams, n. C, last Thurs- " day wt held up by the North Caro lina authorities because of the la prohibiting tbe'aals of liquor in that; Sfaie. It IB thought' the liquor win ' be brovfh; to Tichnwnd for Me.- 7. A 4 4 A I V ' fat .,',( : ; 1
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