VOLUZFOURTEEIT
jPRI5E FIVE CEi;
THE BQI1D . QUESTlOll
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IterKorti DomacnQts
CommlssIoners'.PIain and Admirable
State.meht . Wldy ; Favorablx
, commented i;jp0iiT-Another. t State
v mcnt Jssued-Mr.,j. A., Taylor Cites
. Some Strong Reasons1 for Voting for
?the. Issuancef.the Bonds.
Ilielliin Today
Nominated; by Acclamation . and He is
Apt to Lead His Party to Victory :
Harmony Prevailed at theConve4n-tlon-Ex-Judg
Alton Parker the
Permanent Chairman
Rochester, Sept 16.At ten o'clock
the hour for the assembling of the
democratic convention, there were but
few delegates. In thehail. Itlls now
conceded that Lieutenant' Governor
V"i"i- wuiiDe. unanimously selected
to head the democratic tlkeCj Ua
3ieved thaConnes andlATcCufen hav k
settled, dlfferencea temporarily; at leastl
a. ; wuin;uuus ngura at : tne convention
today is Senator Gore, of, Oklahoma;
ho is Jiere toi talk with itffc j: BryauV
who gets here 'this af ternppnl I Stupen
dous arrangements have-been, made for
"Bryan's receptipn. 4 t f , - ; - -Laterudge1
Parker was ade-per-i
manent . chairman ot the4tf mocfatlc1
State convention today. . ,There' ,wre
no contests -on thr seats reported to
the convention and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Chancer was nominated foj: Gov
ernor by 'acclamation r
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; BINGHAM BACKS DOWN;
Offers Apology to the Jews 'of ;ftJew
: ,r - --vYork. ,
New, York, Sept.7 16.-rPolicei'jCom-missioner
; Bingham today apologized
for and utterly repudiated his attack
upon the Jews made in a, recent article
in the North - American I Review; ; He
said, the figures he had based hlstatei
ment v upon jyejr s improper, authority
for maklngv the charge ': that half
crimes tfominitted : In - New ! Vork" ' are
committed t by JeHjlrs.: He. say thi
flcures'were -nreliabl, ariA-'t-a-'Thlsi
figures 'were -unreliable1 arid:t--is-lWs
duty - tor : 4efpudiate ( them;' Hie - result
is a.. victory. foir the; Jews who demand
ed proof and. fair treantT
The statement' issued vesterfiav hv
the Board, of. County .Commissioners,'
uu presented m.The Dispatch has
been;widely commented upon and' has
been? highly.'complimented: 'The tate
ment was direct and to the "point and
should certainly: obviate', all : opposition
--that Ms if a-person -admits the 'fact
that good roads are necessary and cer
tainly .history, has -proven such in the
progressiyeness"' and : prosperity :-.of
many counties: Whydwarf New Han
oyer2 ; rJ; L . - -
Today v in . view of . a report 'that had
been circulated, "arid .which did-the
Commissioners art- injustice, : as . some
other - reports - have, I the board issued
the, foUo. Wing signed -statement, this
not" only" in Justice to .themselves,, but
to,fprther .give the public all Informa
tion' possible: i J -Tp
(the Tax-payers:." ". .
k : hayingrepme", to our .'ears that vit
is being reported -that the Commlssion-
Lersl proppsdta spend a large-portion of
the 1 3 funds ; derived from, the ;propos$d
l?ondisue for a bridge over North
east' -River; and to pay to Mr. Bam'l.
Blossom, '' ;ihe 9wner ' of -the ferry, - a
fabJpsqsum for - his franchise, we
f urnish f the following i information, a '
Desiring to protect the 'interests .of
the county, should it - be decided - to
build a bridge over Northeast' River,;
the Commissioners ' of; Pender' and
New Hanover v 1 counties, at a joint
meeting ' at Castle Haynes; in 1906;
entered into a written agreement with
Samuel Blossom that,' should the counties-desire
"to "use his ferry site to
erect, a- bridge over-Northeast River1,
it -should be, left to arbitration as to
whether he Is 'entitled to, anyjremun
eration, and if it -is found. that he is
entiled to . -.any.' v, compensation -the
isamfr'Omniittees: shall fix the amount
be'jiafd; -the; arbitration committee
taponslstrtaf . flveT members; of which
caiiniittee; :Pender;: and New- Hanover
equities to t select two ' membersC Mrt
Blosem'ro members; . the -four " .tol
select .the, fifth member. : Thfcf Vas
jJgnedbrlthof Commlsshmers of-Pcn5
tUkt: : awjff ver counties; and
Hf J j cipssom, propeny. tntnessea.
f f fcWirdsr 'had AttorneyB.tf Johnai:
.SO? A TlECXmCT MAK E
7 U3TOH TOTMO 2TB04qa
Wilbur Wright Has a "Peadli" of an
ktk um u:Mnnip.ftiMi! &Q&JWQAicin&xoi i.counLies rtor atgnway
LemaBSrtSptrTrtUWllbu
m&a&mmSuto &$&Ml$g& iii :4way conflictedwith
covering twenty-nine miles in: 39 min- Mrr Blossom's franchise, as he is only
utes, 19 seconds. . . His trip was imade
at the military v grounds. " This record
is only equalled by ; that "of - Orville
Wright at Washington) : He made 46
miles an v hour, the- highest ; speed yet
attained , by: aerial 'crafty v 5?
ill MjI
Dficlor6;aioc:l m
p Today ;
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Corbett Jamcs.Who ;May-J)l0fc at. the
t-Hospital as a Result of a JVWrdJn-
' flicted Several Days Ago; by James
-Edwards, Made' a Sworn .Statement
. Today to Chief, of PoliceWniiamsV
That He-Was Shot Without Any
. Previous Quarrel, and That- He: Did
- Not Believe the ' ShootlngWas fic
cidentaK - - ' . -f
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As a, result of a statement AnadeJ to
day : at " the; James iWalker Memorial
Hospital by ' Corbett ?iJames,Va young
negro who is - fn -'adesperate condit!on
as aresultof a!3wound, inicted. by
J ames; rEdwards" colored, - cpne Mays
ago, it Is probable , that Eldvj'g.rds wpj
have 5 to' answer 'in aL "court 'of justice"
for; the' deed should. James die, hiclj
is not at . all improbable;; fines'? wa3
shot' iri' the side by "Edwarand ftbjii
wound ne received' is: of apeculiar
nature." The hospital i surgeons Estate
that James is suffering, now from in
ternal fhemorrhagesr,j and whlte ftbetf
are no positive indications o his im
mediate, death,- there is a strong like
lihood that the continued bleetingrwill
eeVntually- result in the - demise of
James. "Every effort is being: made to
stop the hemorrhages . bur. without
successv'as" yet.1" James ' is jgradually
growings weaker and there Is now a.
strong probability .that he wll :be un:
able m to survive .the effects of the
wound; . ' 'V;T " -
; The shooting was clothed to consid
erable. -mystery until " the--Statement
was made by "Jamea .todays ' The great
: The second 'meeting t)f; the BryaH
Kitchin 'Democratic Club will bet held
toinprrow r night at 1 the fcourt house,
Commencing' at 8 : 30 o'clock, f"and:ome
good speakers : will , entertain thevody.
There will not only be local speakers,
but, there; will Te a speaker fromvarway
andl one who1 is a mostr eloquent talker.
A number of interesting matters !)will
also be' discussed and iail members are
urged to attend.; - Other Democrats, are
also -asked to be 'present fend join4 the
club or at least "enjoy the" speeches. - ;l
'President CF. MacRae" of the? club,
is now arranging or ' speakers to? ad?
dress the public,' under .the.club'sf aus
pices at "different meetings, and isma
king preparation for giving Hon; W. W.
KItchin a ' big . welcome uponthe - SOth
of,the- months ; " s , v v A , '
Xhairman John: J.' Furlong, of Hhe
County ;Executive ICommittee, isVlso
working on a; list of speakers toaimear
in Wilmington during the campaig."
1 itwas said this morning that &n ef-
mmgton next month.. This distinguish
ed Southerner and brilliant orator is to
make" a Vpe&tfiiRalelg&H1!
esx secrecy ; surrounaea.xne Uiajripr
some Mavs'.anctv Edwards was: -not ai
prcheneduhttirtbree' 'days after the
made' W WileVVtj! ftW&rpL the
' Chief of : Police KathanT' jAvhiiamsTt
iRTWhicn mj At vpitescttM weatro
Beilamy,for Newllahoveiiaftd
BIand;:forPehde
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SLAIN JN CAFE.1
Italian Instantly Killed by , a Rival
: ' -v' -'C-i Today." - i': If
New York; Septr;16-fWhile seated
in a cafe GiuseppeBaselll wasshot
and : instantly Skilled i by flkrioWn
jumping through p. ? window. Motive
f or the jraiirdeid' wassaidbeJeal
S-A Mil -k.'-'-.v- ' k'':
CHOLERA ;
, Tklrteew Cases sothe Jr
' -j r.
Found There Today, 'i
Manila, Sept;' 16;hirteencases of
cholera were discovered In iManila to-:
day. v, The .. transport Sheridan, " on
which .a case., of .cholera r was . found
Monday, :willsail7for
Friday should no other cases' develop.
protected against rthe. operation of a
bridge of . ferry for pay, while the
county bridge would be free.
V:-It Will be' seen that we have pro
tected the" county' against .any extor
tion for the bridge site, by first? leav:
in : to arbitration the value of the
presentfenyislteshould it be -used
second;' by building elsewhere and
pajring nothing except value of right-of-way
to -the r. selected r site, s which
would be fixed by a commission, ' drawn
as 'provided; by law; .- ':;.r-:h I
As; 1 itcoh tracts. 3 or?; agreements
odbaetb feel confirmed by the
Commissioners of both Pender ; and
Nri;HaflOt counties, should V the
amount named for : tne ferry , site be
itemed exceslve3it ;ybuld -uhdoXibt
cdl v" be tTelected.iand the' briiee "biiilf
eff '? iltMes ;"f agf eo btilld the
vide .sufficient unds to' pay i 'portion!,
lyjs(Bms,;tp j Renpvi3?the? cClde'tital
aspeQt' !-Jr.om-: the rCasep Edwards iiatifig
stoutly maintained that James was
shot; accidentally.; : 'i:
After being sworn- by Chief Wil
liams ' today, James stated that the
shooting occurred one vweek ago ' yes
terday between 4 and ? 5 o'clock; near
the corner of Ninth and Bladen
streets. James, declared ; that he left
his house iiri response to a call 'from
Kedar iBoneywhowas working near
the "Y" just beyond thecity. limits on
the" Castle Haynes road,; and ' that he
saw Edwards walking-on the railroad
tracks with two negro women;
stated that - he continued - in th6 1 idirec-
tion of Boney and paidrlittle attention
when Edwards; : whp was about r one
hundred yards distant; called tout,that
he intended to 'shoot e him (James);
Edwards had a rifle n his hands -and
AIRSHIP TROUBLES.
Met With Disaster in
ALEXANDER.
-ift WF.- ROBERTSON.
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Wilmington, Sept. 16, 1908. .
Berlin .This
Berlin, Sept. 16.-Parseval's airship nrtTnti,i RRinn ' 'm
whiles mariweHngithisS'morning ' was: ;W,;rt. '
i. u.7.--i:-ij nu.:;?-fv,wH'Tae.7
Oil UU&
doubled
the roof
:r From Mr. V: J. A; Taylor comes the
followingi splendid 'article : in comment
upon; yesterday's ' statement. v by ; the
by a squall. The g nttfl, f"
: up and the airsbfeMllCorif IPfltito
f:otra:;.vma;UteS
Bryan-Kitchin fC)ub' WillMeet athe
i Court: House aTid Some ood Speech
1 -es ' Will v Be: Made-Now Arranging
-V for Speeches During the Campaign
. rtona:6llie James Majr Be Invited.
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IF'THE MANAGEMENT, of every bank would never lose sfght c
X X' . the fact that the growth of its institution can only be promoted through
J the, satisfaction of Jts depositors,) and work unceasingly to that end, the
2 .' standard of banking institutions vyouldlbe raised .toTthe marlC that the
PEOPLE'S SAVINGS'BANIChas maintained for the past.nine years.
2 J .Th? officers of this bank fully appreciate the.: power of the bank's
2V, patrons, and are untiring. , In their, effortsto render the 'most prompt and ;
21 efficient service it Is possible to , obtain. ; f.
2,t- x ' We solicit your;patronag'e. ' ;"x"- ' t - ,
I Suv?' ; INTEREST ?; INTERESf j;
j .jnimj nwjp!lte;;kyllng& ;
2 -In. .that; Big White Building, Cornerof Front:and s Princess" Streets.
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Centraflv Located on Front StreeL ' . tv r -
, Does a Commercial and Savings Busk . V
-A ; ness.-, '-'''l::V,'i''-
Pays 4, per cent." Compound interest on, .". ;- .
7 . 7 ' -. 7 7.7
Uncie'samVeUires tb pay cSlur ? '
CasH oh Demand; "VrV r,r;
wBpKsR Presen
MARRIED THIS -AFTERNOON.
Daughter :of Rev; and M rs. J. P. King
Weds Popular - Citizen of Jackson
ville, Flav ,
This afternoon at 2 o'clock a- pretty
and bright ? home marriage was- cele
brated at the cozy residence of Rev.
J..-P. King. No," 815 - South Eighth
street, wheriMrs. Sallie A. J. Baldwin,
the attractive' daughter of Rev. and
Mrs.; King, was claimed as bride by a
popular citizen ' of-Jacksonville, Fla,
Mr, Ross A. Macomber. '-"
Vi The wedding while -iquiet rwa j a de-
cidedly lovely ;affmr apd-vyasattend
by -relatives - andKfrienas1 'the tJon-j
tractm-ipatlti;t:-Tg&; tieYetfhyj jwas
Imnressivelv nerformed .bv Elders , J.
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T. Johnson-and J.: W.: S. Harvey m
this , cityif .'m..,a..' . . - - j -
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nt.; ; ; GEO. O. Gi
THOS. E. COOp ER, Cashier.
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couple left i this' .afternoon . for- rJac
sonViadJ f K'erettfeJivriiitiaketthelri
ftftuffitnfejrffiei.oculDlbma
m&MM Yiidn1 ib'fthcistofliciyfl f v rt f1
t '.CaiUV Sorplvs ahd $1y50u;050iOO "of t;0d 'eaht Unimpaired; quick 1
I;' aese&tilSSVeS wrii&usir 'the i'spe: : ; -
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r.- 1 ia-v 1 iminnrrnn vouinnra ann 'iniari nmnr i .
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Warming'Tbiihg wifaa and thfrf
pssfessor6f a'Wfde! icitbleof friends?
wbose best wisliesVf dllow5 Merlifco': her f
happy Florida home:
: ELECTION NOTICE. . -
County "Board of Election - Gives Offi
cial Notice to Election Officers.
. In . The Dispatch this afternoon apt
pears the regular legal 1 notice . to the
registrars and pollholders for 1 the'Geri
eral v Election ; in November. ! The no
tice is issued by the Board of Election
of New Hanover county, and is duly
signed "by its " chairman, ' Mr. W; A.
French, and its t secretary, Woodiis.
W BtGEVvtLf;
$ -f. bcEACHERN. --'-s mostportant-!mature off James,
Z: HWLiLERS: statement was - to the 'effect ' that the
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James i said that'' the shooting imme, Cameraphone f- OJng . ornetiiing
diately -fidVedilkiwardsT
Cerhlhg'his intention-to fire the weap
on.- After S he liabeen; yshotitheq
wounded man' stated that ! Edwards
came up laughing iand isaid .-that he
had not mtended'1: shoot him. 1 -The
te,'.Fresh-
xffToday the Caroerabhone; wh
jeen enjoying such big; success .t' the
Crystal Palace;; is iofferlng' 'arriew .and
fine .bill.- r;TheCchange ;is neltjfithej
.pesl;:: yet'rpresenieqana . large f auai
ences, : should greet the "'exhibitions
giyen-. by the wonderful ' French ' inyen-
state-
ioners
respecting 'the - ; cost of . our . public
- v -;,u:: ; ; Y' - lroadsd. itrwas the duty of. the Com-
'r'shj Leader, Here. ; ;,; i; :-; miSSi6ners to make such a statement:
New -York, Sept. 16. John Redmond, ; your V Tuesday's- issue appeared ta
Irish-National . member, of . Parliament, detalled and comprehensive1 statement
arnvea m rew x orK tnis morumg as a by. the Commissioners which should
delegate to .the convention, of the vUni
ted;j:rish League attpbstbnl nextdiveek;
He says home rule for Ireland, is cer?
companied by Mrs. Redmond.-and a big
crowd greeted -them::;:
7Theon!y Cpposition now in evidence
to bend issue ' ? is ftraxseable ; to twa
RnHrnesLvrvizri : Personal lantaeonism to
Captain E. A. MaxWell DeaoV ;;; 1 county Commissioners and ; the
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i-. Gainesville, Ga.i Sept. ' le.-aptaih
E; 'A: Maxwell, former general mana
ger of the Seaboard Rail way, died here
this morning. - . -i V "-
4-" "P: , :.;:" ' ' ""'':: ,: "1. ' .'':';'. .;
'':'-2;:-S:.s stxckInma"tion-S:.
New i f.York. Sept. ' 16-Contlnued
weakness on stock exchange at openihg
declines ranging from fractions to cov
er one point. St, Paul" and Great North
ern were weakest feature.;:.;.. , -
satisfy :erfaiiW
onO wishes to question the accuracy of
tjhe i figures the ,btirden is upon hinr.to
shooting; to his mind, in ' noi mann6r
could have been'- accidental. 1; James
said-that he-and Edwards? had known
each other for: some:; time past;-but
thatvtheyn were not particular rrienas.
James stated-that he-and Edwards had
never 5 had : a cfifficuity, ' and :;that no-i
ualprecfedeid' the MKKtingi - '- It
. (The above-outline jOf the; statement
conceraingthershootirtgi0
James iii- the"' realization of impossible
impendingdeathgf is$idlriectlagaint
Lthestatementl made byfeEd war dsthat
the shooting was accidental, and
should James die; ? Edwards : will f have
to stand - trial. K? f0
ll Edwards f isr now-at the police sta-
tion in custody,; and will be. kept there
iintll;the;vresult 'itjes'.fljis.
ascertained - "1 , y ' ? -
,,,7 .:vi(y,.
yti.on.-..;i?i!;rr-S;S-
tain as day follows night.:iHe was actiwr0ye njg case:' :';''
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.Wheat Quotations;
Chicago, Sept; 16. Wheat opened 1-2
to 3-4c over; yesterdayOpehlhwheat
SpntomViQi. 1 (n .c. nmvQ7 5- A nnts.
December 49 1-2: nork. January. $,90,! . (Contin wed Qn Third f age.).
disposition bnilatcertalifc
the; liquor - interesli as 'suchfttb s make
It i appear that . all' progress is - depen
dent .upon - thf liqjior : tax. ;, ;We will
consider -these objections severally r r;
' '1st. , ' The opposition to the present
? Board of County Commissioners comes
too - late, i These officers vwere - nomi
nated only; a few --months ago without
oppbsitioh . and - without: protest. V 'At
the same time of: their i nomination the
public well understood fthat road build:
ing was a : permanent policy with the
Commissioners; and what is. mope that
road" building would .be continued' by
;- ;:'vi,At:.the
" The feature film at the ' BI jpu Jthea,
tre today .is called.rThe -Woman Who
Gambles." : This fiim is Of fpeculiar in
te'rest, anid ' teache c a", inOrai 'lesson
whichnyonelwhDO I gees the ; pictures
Contributions Received 5 Today from
-t Solithport and' Pendet' County. '
- T'his morning Mr.B. F. Keith recei
Id from Mr.' :Pricj8' Furpless, member
of the Board of Aldermen bf Southport;
a letter transmitting $10 from that body
for the. relief fund,- for the North Caro-
Unaflood sufEerers. Mr-Keith also re
ceived a-like ambUQt frbm.-Dr.; J.D.
Croom 6f Tender. Both contributions
I were turned 'Over . to 'th ; treasurerV of
the" r elie'f committee r this morning -and
werfel'conmMditibnr' . . ;
: Thanks are idue vboth the' Sotithqf t
Aldermen and- Br: Croom f or th,e inter
est; theyihav taken in; the ' matter and
for their donations.' f We tare truly
as brothersH j iS
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Operated untfeV conservative
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Depository for U. 8l Government
State of N. and' County
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New Hanover.
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Capital. . I -r. i . f 200fCC:.CD
t Surplus . . . . v . j. ;.'
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n Yesterday. !
;An excursion - arrived Inthe cltV last
eevmhg prom jNorth UKSDoro ?m
ing nearly1 30O1 '.mountaineers. : The
eab!.;.
forda:,calleliat.Will
Answer eY,-Vv,:- : .,, -went toLumina.l
;lf& jToHold .Carnival;
gent went to ; Lumina . last ' night and
they enjoyed themselvesto the fullest
lodge of Elks, was held ; last ? nigt;' and
M5was idennitely tdecij 'jtoliiaelthe
Elkfest,; or ilaltra;WniSS:
been under, consideration for ; some
tlmen;past?i ijin ChasTj harper rnd
MessrsiLiolomph i JWfW Blair,;
C. : W; Pol vogt and Dr. ',T.. B. Carroll
constitute the central i finance jbommit;
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Building. . " V
' -Mr. James" JVoolvin has; annpuhcr
ed that -the intends to -build "on - the
present site- of the; old court house; a
handsome three story; bricK ; puiiumg
Thc-structureUs "to be . equipped ivith
all : modern 4 conveniences and work
upon-it will be started shortly af teT
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