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MEETING OF PRESBYTERIANS.
URGE AM) ACTIVE ATTENDANCE
AT THE CONVENTION.
Appointment of Committee* Follow
ed by the RendlOK of Overtures in
Which Much Interest Wns Shown.
Ilnestion of Divorce Will lie a
Lending One— Good Collections
Made for Foreign Missions Hut
More Money Is Needed.
Atlanta, May 18.—Commissioners to the
Southern Presbyterian General Assembly,
which is holding its thirty-ninth annual
session in the Central Presbyterian
Church of this city, met for the first busi
ngs session to-day. The attendance was
large and active interest was shown In
ai; the proceedings, not only by the 200
commissioners, but by a large number of
vi.-iting ministers and laymen of the
Presbyterian Church not officially con
nected with the assembly, and many res
ident Presbyterians.
To-day's session opened with devotional
exercises, after which the transaction of
routine business was begun.
Stated Clerk Alexander read the list of
commmitiees which had been appointed
by the moderator. The personnel of the
committees is considered very important,
as much of the work of the assembly will
be directed by them. The committees on
records for each state were named as fol
lows :
Alabama, Byron Clark, George E. Stev
enson; Arkansas, W. T. Waller. J. M.
(mothers; Florida, R. A. Hardin, P.
McGregor; Georgia, R. S. Brown, S. D.
Reynold*; Kentucky, J. B. Swann, J.
bb Moore; Memphis, H. A. Brown, A. E.
Linimock; Mississippi, R. Gaston, G. W.
Taj lor; Missouri, T. D. Latimer, D. Mc-
Cirey; Nashville, W. D. Shewmaker. J.
J Wood; North Carolina. Dugold Mon
ro-, George Hartfieid; South Carolina, J.
F. IJoyd, H. L. Money; Texas, J. S. An
ri-rson, W. H. Mitchell; Virginia, J. T.
Wade. D. M. Killam.
Rending of Overtures.
Interest was Intense as the stated
cl-ik read the overtures from the synods
and Presbyteries of th% South.
The overtures were referred to the prop
er committees and constitute the work
which will come before the asstmbly.
The Presbytery' of Suwannee, Fla., pro
tested against the "spectacular and the
atrical features” of children wearing fan
cy i stumes in the exercises to be held
on children’s day, May 27.
A time was set apart for raising funds
for foreign missionary work.
The question of divorce and remarriage
will be a leading one before the assem
bly. The synod of Alabama and the Pres
byter.es of Memphis and Norfolk sent in
overtuies asking for definite church laws
governing the remarriage of divorcees.
The question of the salaries for secre
ts i, s of the executives will be an import
ant one. Many overtures being filed ask
ing that no increase be made in them.
On the adoption of a new' hymn book
there were overtures strongly' protesting
against any' change this year, it being
Claimed that the expense would be too
great.
Ff atures of the session were the repoits
of see etaries of the executive committees
of the foreign missions and the home
missions.
Foreign Missions.
The report of the Executive Committee
of Foreign Missions was submitted. In
part it says:
“The largest number of additions to the
native churches reported in any previous
year was 523 in 1898. This year the num
ber reported is 642, an increase of more
than I£o.
“The largest number of additions in any
one mission was 175, in Northern Brazil,
and ihe next largest 114, in Congo, Af
rica.”
The report regarding finances* says:
“The receipts for the year from all
sources were $161,531, including $360 of
funds expended and returned. The net re
ceipts were $161,170. This is $16,180 more
than haa been received during any pre
: vious year.”
The report urges a larger income, say
ing that between $950 and SI,OOO is the
least o missionary can be supported upon,
and that the church now has 163 mission
aries in the field.
The report shows twelve now mission
ai. sent out during the year.
I’nder the caption: ‘‘Present Needs of
t'ne Church,” the report takes a gloomy
vif w of many of the foreign mission fields.
More missionaries and a larger appro
priation from the church ere urgently
ask, 'd. The committee nsks for a regular
annual income of not less than $200,000.
'•ther features of mission work under
t, UJ jurisdiction of the committee are pro
§r. ssing satisfactorily, according to the
import.
Many Reports Rend.
The entire time of the afternoon session
taken up by the reading of reports,
addition to the report of the Executive
*'•mmmittee of Foreign Missions, state
s were made by the committees on
for-jgn correspondence, publication, edu
c fn*n for the ministry, colored evan&ellz-
Q,ion and by the permanent Committee
on ihe Church and Christian Education
Reports were also received from the
assembly’s home and school at Freder
l:k,lv,,rg. v a ., the Columbia, S. C., Theo
al Seminary, the Union Theological
.V minary at Richmond and the Divinity
■school of the Southwestern Presbyterian
‘ £ iv ' rsity at Clarksville, Tenn.
>grnms signed by Moderator Martin
; |, r ! Stated Clerk Alexander were sont to
M•• general assembly of Cumberland Pres
•w'rian Church, rfow in session at Chat
”B®* °nd to the general assembly of
•b' Presbyterian Church in the United
.states, now’ holding its convention in St.
conveying fraternal greetings and
or v,ne blessing.
h, ‘ night session was devoted mainly
lo a praise service.
(l WBERLANO PRESBYTER■ AXS.
°f Ru* General nt
fhnttn iiaokh.
Chattanooga. Ttnn., May IS.—The Cum
prland Presbyterian Assembly decided
°’ , ‘ ay t,l3t all matters in connection with
Jho R.0a0.000 endowment fund should be re
e r 1 10 a standing committee.
Jf *• l.ducaticnal Committee and the
stai rj elrrk of the assembly made their
ls which were referred to the com-
The treasurer’s report show’s re
of $5,984, and balance on hand of
tc ’-rfj,. r^e overtures were re
m/n. ,Mlm,natft from the $1,000,000 endow
ed f, 1 lan the direction that $30,000 be rals
- *nd°w a pc st-graduate school in af
. : n with the University of Chicago.
r ,tyf. r from Little River Preabytery
ih. ?\ r mnal of Dr. R. V. Foster from
CMm a # r ct **y atorn tic theology on ac
f ailegrd disharmony In his teich
a prayer fiom the San Antunio Pres-
V , v opposing such aotion.
Ci n, >Smllh -Chnibers bequest In favor of
. • *t md University, asking that the
ol ‘ saal accrue to the benefit of the the
tV ~ 1 *chool
-,aftern°oO o®®ion was devoted to
T v ‘bg i>apers and hearing reports.
**howf i' e * >0r * board of missions
from .ii lhat tota i amount received .
■i; J sources mission work footed
T be report of the Lebanon University
board of visitors was read in which it was
shown, that the university was doing a
good work.
The report on "Systematic Benefi
cences and ‘‘Sunday Schools," especially
the latter, showed a wonderful increase.
Two new committees were created on
"Education" and "Centennial Endow
ment."
TALKED SiNDAY OBSERVANCE.
Presbyterians at St. Loniii Denonnee
Snnilny Desecration.
St. Louis, May 18.—A very considerable
part of to-day’a session of the Presby
terian general assembly was spent In
considering the report of the Special Com
mittee on Sabbath Observance. . During
the discussion high praise was accorded
to President McKinley and Secretary Hay
for the instructions sent to Commissioner
Peck of the Paris Exposition and to Am
bassador .Porter at Paris, touching the
closing of the United States pavilion and
offices at the exposition on the Sab
bach.
The report strongly urges that Presby
terians throughout the land should ab
stain from numerous forms of Sunday
desecrations now .being more or less in
dulged in and makes the request that
railroad companies reduce Sunday trans
portation to a minimum and that Con
gress and etate legislatures shall appro
priate no more money for exhibitions
without the proviso that such exhibits
shall be closed on Sunday. Sunday read
ing and advertising was denounced.
A separate resolution was adopted by a
large vote requesting proprietors of St.
Louis newspapers not to print the proceed
ings of the assembly in their Sunday edi
tions.
The special Committee on the Twentieth
Celebration recommended a ‘‘twentieth
century fund" for endowing Presbyterian
dollegiate and theological institutions, en
larging missionary enterprises, erection of
church buildings, payments of 'debts on
churches and educational institutions, etc.,
the work to be supervised by a central
committee at Philadelphia.
BRITISTAREJ? NEWCASTLE.
(Continued from First Page.)
the Free State. The remainder, who are
described as disorganized rabble, have
gone north and say they intend to make
a stand at Laing’s nek."
WILL M AKE THEM AN EX AMPLE.
Clear Cose of Abuse of White Flnjg
Has Been Proven.
London, May 19.—A special dispatch from
Kroonstad, dated Thursday, aass:
"A clear case of abuse of the white flag
has been proved against some Boer pris
oners. They will be punished. Lord Rob
erts intends making an example.
‘‘A British patrol was fired on from a
house Hying the white flag near Klipfon
tein. Three were wounded and three were
captured. The house has been burned."
Getting Food to Pretoria.
Lorenzo Marquez, May 17.—1n anticipa
tion of the closing of the railway from
Delagoa bay to Pretoria, delegates an?
buying up all the available provisions and
foiwarding them to the Transvaal. Ex
traordinary efforts are being made to
hasten the work*
Dwindling of Boer Forces.
London, May 18.—Bennett Burleigh wire
from KroonStad to the Daily Telegraph
that fewer than 3,000 burghers wi 1 sup
port President Kruger beyond Pretoria or
go with him to the mountains.
President Steyn at Pretoria.
Pretoria, Thursday, May 17.—President
Steyn arrived here last night and is now
in close conference with the Transvaal
government.
Races at Churchill Downs.
Louisville, May 18.—The Juvenile stakes
for 2-year-olds to-day dwindled to a three
ho se rare, but furnished one of the pret
t e,st contests of the meeting. Farmer Ben
nett. Queen Carnival and Menace finish
ed a* named, all lapped on one another
and driving lo the limit. Summaries:
First Race—Four and a half furlongs.
Longflow, 8 to 1, won, with The Butcher.
7 to 5 and 2 to 5, second, and Bean, 10 to
1, thiid Time 0:55%.
Second Race—Seven-eighths mile, sell
ing. Isabinda, 4 to 1, won, with Honey
wcod, 10 to 1 and 4 to 1, second, and Net
tie Regent, 4to 1, third. Time 1:27.
Third Race—Three-fourths mile. Fone
da. 6 to 5, won, with Charlie O’Brien, even
and out, second, and Acushla, 15 to 1,
third. Time 1:13%.
Fourth Race—Five-eighths mile, the
Juvenile stakes. Farmer Bennett, 1 to 2,
won,' with Queen Carnival, 6 to 1 and 4 to
5, s?ccnd, and Menace, 2 to 1, third. Time
1:02%.
Fifth Race—One mile, selling. Skillman.
6 to 5, won, with Semper Eadem, 2% to 1
and 3 to 5. second, and Eitholin, 6 to 1,
third. Time 1:41%.
Sixth Race—Three-fourths mile selling.
May Dine 6 to 1 and 2 to 1. won, with
Teucer, 4 to 1 and 8 to 5. second, and Gi
braltar, 7to 5, third. Time 1:13%.
Tlie Race* a t St. Lon In.
St. Louis, May 18.—The feature of the
day at the fair grounds to-day was the
Mound City stakes, when ]ving Cup. a
despised outsider, rushed up in the stretch
and won by a half length. Three second
choices and two outsiders took down the
purses. Summaries:
First Race—Maiden 2-year-olds, five fur
longs. Queen Nixon, 5 to 2, won, with
Sculptress, 8 to 5 and 3 to 5, second, and
Gale Todd, 20 to 1, third. Time 1:03.
Second Race—Selling, mile and twenty
yards. Connie Lee, sto 2, won, w’ith Ran
som, 13 to 5 and 7 to 10, second, and Ra
miro 11, Bto 5. third. Time 1:45%.
Third Race—Six furlongs, selling. Eas
ter Card, 9 to 2, won, wdth Winnibejour,
20 to 1 and 7 to 1, second, and Harrie
Floyd. 3 to 1, third. Time 1:15%.
Fourth Race—Mound City, value $1,500,
selling, six furlongs. Loving Cup, 7 to 1,
won, with Triaditza, even and 2 to 5, sec
ond, and Found, 2 to 1, third. Time 1:12%.
Fifth Race—Five and a half furlongs.
The Conquerer, 5 to 2, won, with Tulla
Fonao, 9 to 5 and 3 to 5, second, and Dave
Waldo, 7 to 2, third. Time 1:08V*.
Sixth Race—Selling, six furlongs. Mor
ris Volmer, 12 to 1, won. with Theory, 3
to 1 and 6 to 5, second, and The Light, 50
to 1, third. Time 1:16.
That Tolhw'co Trust.
Charlotte, N. C., May 18.—The reported
plans to organize the International To
bacco Company to tight the American
and Continenial Companies created great
interest here. P. H. Hanes & Cos. and
Browns Bros. Company, the two Win#ton
firms who, it is stated, were reported to
be in the deal, say ihey know nothing
about it.
A German Weather Ilurenti.
Berlin, May 18.—Preliminary steps are
being taken at Hamburg to organize n
meteorological service for German agri
culturalists. It is being constructed un
der the superintendence of the Minister
of Education. Connected wdth It there
will be a biological station.
Colored MethodlutN.
Columbus, 0., May 18.—At the African
Methodist Episcopal Conference to-day,
after a lively contest, R. H. W. Leake
of North Carolina, was elected business
manager to succeed T. W. Henderson.
J R. Hawkins of North Carolina, ""as
selected secretary of education. i
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1900.
Pale
and
Weak
Women
Beauty and strength in
women vanish early in
life because of monthly
pain or some menstrua!
irregularity Many suf
fer silently and see their
best gifts fade away.
Lydia E. Plnkham’s Vegetable Compound
helps women preserve
roundness of form and
freshness of face be
cause it makes their en
tire female organism
healthy. It carries wo
men safely through the
various natural crises
and Is iho safeguard oi
woman's health.
The truth about this
great medicine is told In
the letters from women
being published in this
paper constantly.
SHARP DEBATE IN SENATE.
TILLMAN AND M‘CUMBER CROSSED
THEIR SWORDS.
—— (
The Former Denied Hie Statement of
the Latter That All the Peoplf of
the South Were Glad the Confeder
acy Lost—Pneumatic Tube Ques
tion nmnelit Fp Agnln, Rut Not
Acted on—To Investigate Panama
Canal Company.
Washington, May 18.—Nearly the entire
day in the Senate was devoted to the
pneumatic tube service item In the post
otfiee appropriation blit. The debate at
times was sharp and almost personal.
The appropriation was defended by Sen
ators Chandler, Mason, Carter and Well
ington and opposed by Senators Allison,
Hale, Tillman, Lodge and Wolcott.
Senator Morgan Introduced a resolution
which was referred, to investigate the
Panama Canal Company, and in a speech
severely criticised that company.
Senator McCumber made a speech In
favor of the retention of the Philippine
Islands, during which Senator Tillman
took issue with him over an assertion that
the people of-the South were glad the Con
federacy was unsuccessful.
Senator Morgan's resolution directed the
committee to make an Investigation sweep
ing in its character of the dealings of cor
porations or individuals with a view to
monopolize a ship canal at Panama or In
Nicaragua and whether the individuals or
corporations piopose to obstruct the united
States in the construction of an Isthmian
canal.
The new Panama Canal Company, a
syndicate that bought the assets of the
old company, Mr. Morgan pointed out,
had offered to p.:rmit the United States to
share in its work so far as it was able
without violating its concessions. This
proposition was made when It was realiz
ed that the n w Panama Canal Company
was approaching bankruptcy. It could not
be cons dt red by the United States, he
said, without involving the United States
In serious trouble with France, as the
Fi.tOO or more French' Shareholders'Ll the
old company would also share in (he new
company and the United States could not,
ail'fhow, Identify itself with a corporation
organized, as had been suggested, under
the laws of New Jersey or some other
stale.
Retain the Philippines.
Mr. McCumber of North Dakota then
spoke on the Phi'ippine question. He sai l
It was to cur commercial, financial and
naval inte ests to retain the islands. He
referred incidentally to (he civil war and
what he belbved to be the p-esent feeling
of the Southern iveople toward the union.
He thought all the peop'e of the union
were happy now to be under one flag and
in one government.
Mr. Tillman of South Carolina, there
upon declared that not 10 per cent, of (he
w hite people of the South were to-dav gl i 1
that the Confederacy had been defeated,
or what they fought for had been reject
ed. Tn fact, he thought per cent, of -he
Southern people were sorry they had been
defeated.
"Does the Senator from South Carolina
mean to say.” interjected Mr. Wolcott,
"that 95 per cent, of the Southern white
pe.'ple regret that they were defea’ed ant
that i his union was not divided?”
'‘Well,” replied Mr. T.llrr.an, “perhaps
9’ per rent. Is too h‘gh.”
Mr. Butler Inte-rupted to say that he
couli not corroborate the statement of
Mr. Tillman.
A minute later when Mr. Caffery of
Louisiana rcse to make an Inquiry, Mr.
Wolcott asked him If he shared in the
o-inlon that 95 per cent. of the Southern
white people regretted now’ that the Con
federacy had failed aid that the Union
remained undivided.
"I do not,” replied Mr. Caffery.
Pneniiintle Tulies.
The postofflee appropriation bill was
then taken up and Mr. Mason resume I
his discussion in favor of extending ile
pneumatic tube service.
Mr. Chandler of New Hampshire defend
ed the system end had aeverul amusing
tilts with Mr. Tillman over the Inter's
brief Interjections on "lobby robbery and
steal.”
Mr. Mason offered an amendment provid
ing that In any extension of the ,-ervice
the rental shall not exceed 10 per cent, of
the actual cost of construction and main
tenance plus the aclual cost of operation.
The matter went over without final ac
tion.
The bill authorizing a railroad
bridge across the Warrior river.
Alabama, was passed, as was
also the bill to enlarge the powers
of the department of agriculture, prohib
iting the transportation by interstate com
merce of gam*.- killed in violation of lo al
laws and for other purposes.
The Senate at 5;60 p. m. adjourned.
The Men’s
Fashion Cen te r.
THE METROPOLITAN clothing is as fine and stylish as any ready-made
clothing in the world, and costs less than any that nearly approaches it in ex
cellence. Out vast array of supporters is made tip of well-dressed men, who are too
wise to boy trashy clothes and shrewd to pay more for good clothes than they're
worth . . .
m MEN'S SUITS We venture to say if you travel Savan
nah to-day from end to end, visit every store,
AT SB.B8 —Very stylish Cheviots. Why yon will not find such assortments, such pret-
to describe? To say, handsome grey check, ty styles, and such great values for such
faint red overplaid, or Oxford Herring- little money as you will find in our Men's
IS v/A. apart, etc. How can you judge by that? You’ll * > \T 1
believe us when we say these suits are the best jVlCfl S IlCCKWCcil*#
the worldfor the ' non<:y ' s&88 ' Men’s Underwear.
Boys' All Wool Suits at 25 per ct. discount Men’s Hosiery.
.V No such variety, no such values anywhere Men’s Neelisree Shirts.
else in this city. They comprise the single and , # ® ®
Bjl double-breasted coat suits, with knee trousers, Men s Night Shirts.
Hi Ipt for boys 7to 16 years; also vestee and blouse M ’ I 4-U D t-i- j.
Hi lli suits, 3to 10 years; all this season’s latest IVlCfl S LCclillCr (sCltS 9 CtC.
V ; ; styles. All the summer styles are here, open for
II Have you seen those new Striped Flannel your inspection in every department.
M HL No! Then you should see them-$lO, You should see our complete line of Straw
W 512, $13.50. Hats (or men and boys.
One lain
Price Figures.
— SAVANNAH- O •
RESULTS ON THE DIAMOND.
Pittsburg Gmv* TtillaiU-lpliia a Se
vere Defeat.
Pittsburg, May 18.—Jn the fourth inning
after two men were out, Pittsburg found
Bernhard for two triples, two doubles and
three singles, scoring six runs. The visit
ors could not hit Chesbro except In the
sixth and seventh, when five of the eight
hits were made. Attendance 3,300. Score:
RILE.
Pittsburg 0 0 0 6 3 1 1 0 x—ll 17 1
Philadelphia ..0 00001300—480
Batteries —Chesbro and Latimer; Bern
hard and McFarland,
St. Loiitn Defeated Now Yorlt.
St. Louis, -May 18.—St. Louis landed on
Hawley’s curves unmercifully to-day
when hits meatit runs. Attendance, 1,160.
Score: R.H.EI
Si. Louis ....3 041031 1 x—l3 16 0
New York ...0 30002000—5 96
Batteries—Jones and Criger; Doheny,
Hawley and Bowcrman.
Detroit, 0; Minneapolis, 16.
Buffalo-Chlcago game postponed on ac
count of wet grounds.
Toronto-Hartford, Rochester-Springfleld,
Syracuse-Providence games postponed on
account of wet ground and rain.
MEETING OF LUTHERAN .SYNOD.
linrnurnging Report About the The
ological Seminar >.
Charlotte, N. 0., May 18.—The organiza
tion of the United Lutheran Synod in
session at Winsion Was completed to
day by the election of Rev, R. A. Yoder
of Hickory, N. C„ vice president.
The board of missions made a report of
its operations at home and abroad for two
years.
A report from the. board of directors
of he theological seminary at Charles
ton, S. C., showed that since the last
meeting of the synod the institution has
been relocated and property given to the
synod, including improvements, valued at
$15,000.
—The editor was good-natured. He
condescended to read the manuscript.
"Not half bad.” he said, finally; "but
don't you think you've carried this Joko
a bit 100 faY?" •
“Well, yes," the humorist replied; “Just
about the limit, I should Bay. This is
the fourteenth floor, I believe, and the
elevator Isn't running."—Philadelphia
Record.
—ln a meeting at the St. George Catholic
Club in London last week a young Irish
man declared that the Irish were “a
grand race, and it rlsted wi’ thlm to see
that the noble traditions wore handed
down to their fow< r-fathers."—St. James
Gazette. '
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BILL TO PAY CONFEDERATES.
KIHST OK TUB Kl\n THE HOUSE
HAS EVER PASSED.
Provide* for Paying Those Who
Surrendered at Appomattox for
file ho of Personal Property
Taken In Violation of the Term*
Made—Several Other War Hill*
Passed—Small to Be Paid for Tnk
*n ® Out the Steamer Planter.
Washington, May 18.—For the first time
since the secession the House to-day pass
ed a measure to pay Confederate soldiers
for losses growing out of the Civil War.
It was a bill introduced by Mr. Cox of
Tennessee to pay the Confederate soldiers
who surerndered at Appomattox for the
loss of horses and other personal effects
taken from them In violation of the terms
of Bee's capitulation to Grant, hy which
officers and men of Lee’s army were al
lowed to retain their baggage, sideerms
and horses. The bill originally carried *20,-
000, but the specific sum was stricken out
and the aprpopriatlon was made Indefinite
The bill was taken up and passed out of
Its order as a special compliment to Mr.
Cox, who, after ten years' service In the
House, ls to retire at the end of his present
term.
Many other claim bills were panned. tin
der the rules the day was devoted to war
claim bills. The House passed the follow
ing bills:
To pay O. M. Blair, administrator of
the estate of Thomas P. Blair, deceased,
*32,000 for grain seized in the Cumberland
valley by Gen, Stuart during Lee's North
ern campaign In 1863; to refer to the
Court of Claims the claim of the owners
of the schooner Bergen sunk at the
mouth of the Potomac by the United
States steamer Periwinkle in 1865; to pay
the heirs of G. W. Suulpaw *7,000 for
the steamer Alfred Robb, taken by the
government during the Civil War; to pay
Robert Small (formerly representative
from South Carolina) *5,000 for services
In taking the steamer Planter safely out
of Charleston harbor Dec. 1, 1863; and to
refer the claim of Chalkley Good of
Statesville, N. C.. amounting to *30,000, to
the Court of Claims.
Mr. Payne made the point of no quo
rum on a bill to pay St. John's Lodge.
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of
Newbern, N. C., *6,000 for the use of their
building during the war, and action upon
it was thus prevented’.
At 5:25 p. m. the House adjourned.
ELECTRIC VI. FARMING.
Plan of Hanning Plow* and Harrow*
by Trolley.
From the New York Mall and Express.
One of the well known electricians of
the metropolis has outlined for his old
age a quaint project for the exploitation
of the family homestead. He calls it “go
ing l ack to Eden," and he Intend* to re
claim his Eden on a modern basis.
The homesttad lies in a Southern state
on the brow of a hill commanding a dis
tant view of the sea. Through the little
farm a roar* and tumbles. The
brook ls noted here, not br-caue It is pic
turesque, but because It ls Important. It
represents horse-power In the sentimental
but p actlcal calculations of the last of
his family.
With some reluctance and only on con
dition that his name and the exact South
ern state where his dream Is to take
shape should be kept secret, the, author
of the project consented to sketch his
plans to a Mall and Express reporter.
"The company might think I had gone
dotty," he explain'd, referring to a con
cern recently prominent In the public eye,
of which he is the chief engineer.
"The old place,” he began, "was always
kind of backward. Now when I get a lit
tle older I want lo discharge a debt due
my boyhood scenes and the traditions of
my ancestors. I want to brighten up the
farm a bit. Horse-power has seldom been
put to sentimental uses, but I am going to
try It. I am going to build a dynamo
down by the brook and farm with it. Of
course I shall keep domestic animals and
beasts of biyrien, but they will bo on fur
luiigh. I shan't overwork them. I shall
have servants also, but they will simply
to make the place look natural.
“If that brook has power enough to turn
a grist mill, It has power enough to turn
a churn, and it has got to do it. I shall
connect up a free wire with the dynamo
and rig a trolley attachment to the plows
and harroWH and cultivators and reapers
and binders. The brook will turn the
furrow and sow the grain and cut the
oats and mow the grass and cart the
crops to the barn and fork them into the
hayloft. My domestic animals are invited
to. look on, but they will not be in it.
Yes. tn a sense, they will, for they will
be gTalned and watered by the push of
a button, and I have some ideas on elec
tric automatic corryeombw that will not
only save labor but give tone to hide and
hair.
“In the house there will be, of course,
an electric range and elevators, and, In
deed, all mo-tern conveniences. I have no
ticed that farm wives wear themselves
out tramping from the kitchen down to
the spring house, at the foot of the hill,
To rig up a bucket thnt will travel on
a wire down to the dairy and como back
brimming with water or with cool milk
Is so easy that I hesitate to speak of a.
Then I am going to have a wlndmtll to
pump water, and ns the winds In that
region are variable we shall turn the
sails by electricity—nobody will be the
wiser.
"By such devices I expect to emancipate
the old homestead and Its two and four
legged tenants from the hard necessities
of toll.
“I am Just hammering into shape a
programme to make life enjoyable and
profitable In less weighty matters. By
flooding the greenhouses at ntght with
electric light I am going to have the ear
liest and finest peas and lettuce and pars
ley and onions the country round; I am
going to have the biggest palms and ros
es. I'erhaps If I put an arc light over my
beehives and string a number of small
Incandescent lamps over the clover field
I may persuade tre busy bee to put In a
twenty-four hours' day. I confess that
the project for an electric milker that
has occurred to me has been entirely feas
ible. But I have a plan under which any
thief who completes connections by seiz
ing a fowl on Its roost wl'l wish he had
never b* en born.
"A* night there will be a fountain play
ing beside tne house through a glimmer
of light. At Intervals on Ihe lawn I will
have strange bronze creatures In terrify
ing shapes, whose eyes will suddenly blaze
out in different colors and grow dark
again.
"When a man has made his money and
retired,” concluded the engineer, earnest
ly, "he has a plain right to enjoy him
self."
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MEETING OF THE PYTHIANS.
TEITOSIA DIVISION OK SAVANNAH
WON THE PRIZE.
Kainou* Division „f the Uniform
Rank Attala Victorious— Division
Commanded by t apt. Henry Stell-
Jeo—Grand Otlleer* Elected for the
Ensuing Year-Term of Chancellor
Commander* Cut In Half— Next
Meeting at Ilrunswdek.
Fltzgeralld. Ga., May 18.—To-day's
meeting of the Grand Lodge Knights of
Pythias closed their thirty-first annual
session. The visitors continued to arrive
tntil every available space was crowded.
The following are the officers selected
for the ensuing year; Milton H. Smith,
grand chancellor. Macon; Frank Hooper,
grand vice chancellpr, Americus; F. M.
Sommerkamp, grand prelate, Columbus;
W. T. Leopold, grand keeper of records
and seal, Savannah; T. G. Howard, grand
master of exchequer, Augusta; C. M.
Milan, grand Master-at-arms, Cartere
vtllc; J. A. Jones, grand inner guard,
Waycross; W. H. llrannan, grand outer
guard, Buena Vista.
The venerable outeY guard, W. H. Sty
wald, was defeated by one vote, after
having held this office for many years.
The prize drill by Teutonia Division No.
3 of Savannah and Atlanta Division No.
5 of Atlanta wae witnessed by about 3,000
spectators. The following commanded:
Cap*. Henry Stelljce, First Lieutenant
H. Lange, Second Lieutenant J. H. Mer
ken of Teutonia No. S; Capt. J. F. Hol
lingsworth, First Lieutenant J. M. Fish
er, Second Lieutenant S. W. Herren of
Atlanta No. 5. The Judges were Capt.
Tobe Newman, Brunswick; R. J. Daven
port, tuvannah, and L. F. George of
Rome. First prize was awarded to Teu
tonia No. 3 of Savannah.
The Grand I/xlge passed the appropria
tion of *SOO for the uniform rank. Trt#
term of all chancellor commanders was
changed from twelve to six months. Gen.
R. F. Harman, Col. John Juchter, MaJ. J.
F. Cann, MaJ. Lewis Byrnes, Col. H. C.
Hail. MaJ. 8. J. Atkinson and MaJ. A. H.
Merrill were re-elected.
Brunswick was selected as the next pl ica
of meeting.
Fitzgerald has demonstrated what pluck
and hustling will do in the entertainment
of this large body of Knights and nothing
but praise ls heard from every visitor as
to her hospitality.
The session closed with a grand military
hop at the Lee-Grant Hotel last night,
nearly all of the stranger* leaving on •
midnight special train.
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