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CONFESSION NOT DISCUSSED.
QUESTION not brought up by
PRESBYTERIANS.
Action on the Brazos Overtnre Slint
Off Discussion—Little Rock, Ark.,
Chosen as the Place of Meeting
Next Yenr-So Change in the
Church Law as to the Ylarrlage of
Divorcees— Many Overtures Were
Acted On.
Atlanta. May 23.—Little Rock, Ark., was
chosen to-day as the 1901 meeting place
of the Southern general assembly of the
Presbyterian Church. Two other cities in
vited the assembly. They were Fort
Worth, Tex., and Owensboro, Ky. On the
first ballot Little Rock received S7 voles,
Owensboro 48 and Fort Worth 41. On the
second ballot Fort Worth was withdrawn
and Little Rock received 112 and Owens
boro 52. The regular time for the annual
session of the assembly Is the third Thurs
day In May.
No discussion on a revision of the con
fession of faith of the Presbyterian
Church will arise In the present assem
bly. The overture from tire Brazos, Tex.,
Presbytery asking a change regarding the
death of infants, was to-day reported neg
atively by the committee, to which it had
been referred and the report was adopted
by the assembly preluding the possibility
of a discussion over the confession.
Several important reports were received
during to-day’s session. The Judicial
Committee reported among other things,
that the complaint against the synod of
Memphis, brought by W. H. Dunlap, F.
L. Cline, R. W. McGinnis and others, be
dismissed for the lack of prosecution.
Regarding the memorial from R. J.
Shaw, in which he recites numerous al
leged wrongs done him by the Presbytery
of North Mississippi, the committee says
the assembly has no means of affording
the opportunity of appeals for which lie
prays.
Tlie action of the synod of Memphis dis
missing R. J. Shaw from the ministry,
was sustained.
Marriage of Divorcees
Relative to the overtures from the
Synod of Alabama, and Presbyteries of
Memphis and Norfolk regarding the re
marriage of divorcees, ministers were
admonished to be careful of the purity of
the home, but no change In the church
law was recommended. The answer to the
overture was docketed for debate.
The overture from the Presbytery of
Nashville asking the assembly to with
draw from Its Executive Committee the
right to fix salaries of secretaries and
that the assembly Itself affix these sala
ries was answered in the negative and
docketed for debate.
The following overtures were also con
sidered:
From the synod of North Carolina ask
ing the general assembly to interpret
whether or not members of the church
may vote by proxy. Answer: Voting by
proxy is not allowed. Adopted.
Overture From Sutvunee, Fla.
From the Presbytery of Floricia, from
Suwanee, and from Presbytery of St.
John, asking: that a quorum of synod shall
be representatives from two presbyteries
instead of from three, as at present. An
swer: We recommend the general as
sembly send down to the presbyteries for
approval, the following amendment to the
book of church order, so that paragraph
82. last clause, shall read as follows:
“Provided this number include represen
tatives fropi a majority of the presby
teries constituting the synod.” Adopted.
From Presbytery of Norfolk, asking the
assembly to direct the Foreign Mission
Committee to publish a detailed state
ment of its account in The Missionary,
and that each of the other committees
p iblish a similar statement in one or more
|of the church papers. Answered in the
negative for the reason that the informa
tion desired is already furnished in the
annual reports of the various committees.
I Docketed for debate.
I From Robert C. Osborne, Petersburg.
I Vi., praying an amendment to book of
I church order, para graph 104, requiring
I Hcetion by ballot under given conditions.
■ Answered in the negative. Adopted.
I The report of the Committee on Home
I Missions was received, and it showed the
■ field to be in good condition.
| Dr, Cheater's Salary.
■ Theje was on animated discussion, with
■om result, at the afternoon session with
■regard to the salary of the secretary of
■Jh foreign mission board. The salary of
■pr. S. G. Chester of Nashville, who holds
■this position, was raised by the Executive
■Committee on Foreign Missions during
■th • past year. from. $2,000 to $2,500. and the
■‘l ' ovai of the assembly was-asked.
il Nine overtures, among them those of
■Jh* Columbia, Ark., Macon an<i Central
■ J> xas presbyteries were beard, protest
ing against the increase. The standing
■pommlttee on Missions recommended that
BPu matter be left to the Executive Com-
Bnittee, “trusting that they would exer
■ the most watchful economy In for-
mission affairs.” This brought out
■ flood of proposals and objections, and
without action the matter went over until
■owm.irrow.
•■ The night sessalon was devoted to for
•kn missions. There were but two speak
■rs—W. c. Buchanan, misKionary to Ja
■; ‘ n ' an d John W. Davis, Of Soo Chow,
■ " Ina - Rev. Mr. Buchanan said that Ja-
■ :in 1 •>*’ had six self-supporting Presby
■erinu churches.
■ ‘ China,” said Dr. Davis, "the British
■orHvn society has, during the past year,
■istributed 814,000 copies of the Bibla; the
Wjiyiaan Bible Society has distributed
wn.b<i .oples. And still there is a de-
Biar. l for Bibles.”
■ Coming to the all-important topic of the
■‘!. rti,k) fl of China, Mr. Davis said:
■ 1‘ i'sia will probably take the southern
n of the empire and part of Korea.
(he great central portion, which is in
■ r *, y lhft empire of China, will remain
♦ i the control of China. In this work
missionaries play a great part, and
their efforts only will China be
1 ’i'd to retain their own territory.”
| I * 1 I,A!\D PRUSIIYTERIANS.
a< xticicn t ||o Filled on the Hoard
I of Mission.
■Chattanooga. Term.. May 23,-The Cum-
1 Presbyterian General Assembly
■ ft' ommended Rev. B. P. Fnller
■* 1 ! Ruling Elder W. T. Adair to va
*' >’ti the Board of Missions for
■" ' and Rev. J. H. Miller as field
B r '’
| lor , of the comm i, tee on OVPr .
■. , "‘nmendlng that Dr. R. V. Fos-
BX , not removed from the chair of
■glv,". V th,olo *y In the Cumberland
a < Lebanon, was unanimously
lv . r ' ; " lan allowing the Cumberland
f, r theological department to can-
R.,, unr ls In the Arkansas synod was
■'‘Ht MIV , ,;kY%\* at ST. LOUIS.
■ e *hj terie, will Be Sounded n. to
1 Views on tlie Creed.
■t. Louis, May 23.—Advancement was
■ e * n ( ha work of the general assetn
■ 10-. lay adoption of tlie report
1 'tnmlttee on Bills end Overtures.
■ tle Proaoyierlc* whiat action they
desire to take, if any, in the revision of
the creed and in the election of Dr. 'Will
iam B. Noble, as permanent clerk.
Although the afternoon session tvas
fraught with unusual interest, there was
no dramatic situation. Speakers for and
against revision made, speeches, and tbo
most friendly sp.rit prevailed.
The adoption of the re|x>rt of the Com
mittee on Bjlls and Overtures, relating
to the appointment of the Revision Com
mittee by the assembly, was received with
great satisfaction. Scarcely less enthu
siasm was manifested during the election
of the permanent clerk.
HALE HAS GRAVE SUSPICIONS
(Continued from First Page.)
should be as-hamed of the government and
ashamed of its action.”
Mr. Hale: “That assurance from the
Senator more than repays me for all that
I have said. I shall count upon him in
the future.”
An Insult Said. Spooner.
Mr. Spooner: ‘.‘To Fay that the Sena
tor will count upon me in the future is lit
tle less than an insult. This is a govern
ment of honor, and it is a people of hon
or. When the Senator expresses a fear
that the people’s desire to keep the pledge
of this government will be allowed to slum
ber by the voice of commercialism de
grades the people and underestimates, in
my judgment, their integrity. What have
we dsne for Cuba? When since the
morning stars first sang together in the
heavens has any people done for a not bar
people what we have done for Cubi. As
rapidly as may be In absolute good faith,
not being hurried by demagogy in viola
tion of national horror and venal p>litics in
a presidential election, thi - admin t ration
is going forward to redeem to the u most
its pledge to Cuba. We haw given
best government to the people thus far
they ever had. Every man’s life is safe in
Cuba, every woman's honor is safe \n
Cuba. Death and tyranny and starvation
have gone forever out of Cuba. Of course
there lias been peculation in Cuba. Every
one is nshUmed of il. But in no govern
ment ever ii stiluted has ihat not occurred
But it never will turn-out ihat any man. in
any country can point to the Te ler reso
lution and say with truth that was a leg
islative lie.”
Tillman Tokos n Hand.
'Mr. Tillman declared that our agents on
the island were carpetbjggers and the
sooner they get out the better.
Continuing, Mr. Spooner said that if
Mr. Bryan should ever become President
of the United States he believed he would
appoint men to proceed to Cuba, and other
island possessions jiist as President Mc-
Kinley was appointing them.
After a spirited colloquy between Mr.
Spooner and Mr. Tillman, in which the
latter expressed the l>elief that Mr. Bry
an as President, would settle the pend
ing question in a way different from that
adopted by Mr. McKinley. Mr. Allen of
Nebraska, rose and protested against
making “a political football” of Mr. Bry
an’s name.
“Of course,” retorted Mr. Spooner, sar
castically. “I aui willing to receive les
sons in political etiquette f’ona the sena
tor from Nebraska. ’* (Daughter.)
Further along Mr.* Spooner, discussing
Agulnaldo as an ‘‘ally ’ cf the United
States, declared his belief that the Fili
pino leader was in league with the Span
iards to drive the Americans from the
Philippine Islands. He read a letter from
Aguinaldo to the Spanish general in com
mand at Iloilo, in which the expression
occurred, “We may yet save from ship
wreck the sovereignty of Spain in the
islands.”
DEMNCIATION W TRUSTS.
Wns Made l>y the Travelers* Protec
tive Association.
New Orleans. May 23.—The Travelers’
Protective Association Business Conven
tion opened to-day. After prayer by Na
tional Chaplain Wilson, President DaTaste
called the meeting to order. The Commit
tee on Credentials reported 193 delegates
present from twenty-four states.
President DaTaste read his annual re
port, dealing mainly with the management
of the association. Secretary L&Baume
reported claims paid $99,987, claims denied
37, per capita expense of $1.32. The pres
ent membership is 36,262.
The Railroad Committee reported that it
had not been successful so far in effecting
the interchangeable mileage book system.
The state presidents reported as to pro
gress made.
The report of the Legislative Committee
was devoted largely to trusts and their
evil effect.,upon trade. Concerning trusts
the report, whk*h was unanimously adopt
ed, says ip part:
“The dark cloud of monopolies and
trust still hover over us, and since our
last convention many commercial travel
ers have lost their positions, and, to use
the language of an authorized agent of
trusts, 350,000 commercial travelers have
been thrown out of employment by the
concentration of mercantile and commer
cial Industries into trusts. Three million
dollars dally are thus saved to the trusts
by the consequent withholding of adver
tising patronage from country newspa
pers; in other words, the trusts in these
two items alone save to themselves $6,-
000,000 daily.”
At night there was an entertainment
and banquet at West End, the city’s lake
side resort, and the ladies of the city took
the visiting ladies for a trolley ride dur
ing the day.
SI MJRY CIVIL HILL ACTED ON.
Provision for Marking Confederate
Graves nt Arlington.
Washington, May 23.—The Senate Com
mittee on Appropriations to-day reported
the sundry civil bill to the Senate. Th© to
tal of the appropriations as reported is
$65,903,370.
Provision la made for placing headstones
at the graves of Confederate soldiers bur
led at Arlington, and at the National Sol
diers’ Home.
The Secretary of th© Treasury, the Sec
retary of War, and the Attorney General
are empowered to settle the accounts of
the United States with Virginia, on ac
count of advances in the War of 1812; with
South Carolina on account of advances
made In 1812, and also In 1836; with Vir
ginia and South Carolina, on account of
state bonds.
MECKLENBURG DELL AH 4TION.
Anniversary of Its Mailing Celebra
ted in Charlotte.
Charlotte, N. C„ May 23.—The 125th an
niversary of the signing of the Mecklen
burg Declaration of Independence Is be
ing celebrated in Charlotte this week
with elaborate ceremonies. F. I. Osborne
was orator of th© day. There have been
parades and a sham battle by the state
military companies and visiting compa
nies from South Carolina. The events to
day were the firemen’s contests, In which
the South Carolina companies carried off
the palm. Palmetto No. 2, of Columbia,
broke the record of the South for horse
hose wagon races, lowering It by one
flfth of a second. Time, 0:38 1-5.
\%IIII Meet at Asheville.
Montreal, May 28.—The Supreme Coun
cil,,' Royal Areaniim, to-day selected
Asheville, N. C., as the meeting place In
IDOL
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1900.
LIKE MAHY OTHEftS
Clara Kopp YVrote for Mr*. Pinkham’s Ad
vice and Tells what it did for Her.
“ Dear Mrs. Pinkiiam :—I have seen
so many letters from ladies who were
cured by Lydia E. Pinkham’s remedies
,that I thought I would ask your advice
Rard to my condition.
e been doctoring for
our years and have
taken different pat
ent medicines, but
received very little
benefit. I am
troubled with back
ache, in fact my
whole body aches,
stomach feels sore,
by spells get short
of breath and am
try nervous. Men
ruation is very ir
igular with severe
taring down pains,
ramps and back
iche. I hope to hear
from you at once.”—
Clara Kopp, Kockport,
Ind., Sept. 27, 1898.
“I think it is my duty to write a
letter to you in regard to what Lydia
E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound did
for me. I wrote you some time ago,
describing my symptoms and asking
your advice, which you very kindly
gave. lam now healthy and cannot
begin to praise your remedy enough.
1 would say to all suffering women.
‘ Take Mrs. Pinkham’s advice, fora wo
man best understands a woman’s suf
ferings, and Mrs. Pinkham, from her
vast experience in treating female ills,
can give you advice that you can get
from no other source.’ ” — Clara Kopp.
Kockport, Ind., April 13, 1899.
THE FLORIDA GOVERNORSHIP.
NEARLY ALL THE COINTTEA HAVE
CHOSEN DELEGATES.
The Eonr Lending Candidates Have
Nearly Equal Advantage, in the
Instructed Delegation.—Of the Del.
estate* So For Chosen 134 Are Un
instrneted—Beggs, Myers and Jen
ning* Are All Claiming the Dig
Counties.
Tallahassee, Fla., Map' 23.—With tlia
date for the meeting of the Florida State
Democratic Convention just four weeks
off, thirty-nine of the forty-five counties
of the state ha've selected their delegates
to the convention, and from their respec
tive actions In Instructing or sending un
instructed delegates, some extremely
interesting statistics bearing upon the
very complicated contest for the guber
natorial nomination may be collated.
There are five candidates for the gov
ernshlp. Strictly speaking, they are now
only after the Democratic nomination, but
as there will be. no opposition whatever
to the Democratto state ticket In Florida
this year, the nomination is equivalent to
an election. The aspirants are: State
Senator Fred T. Myers of Tallahassee;
State’s Attorney James D. Beggs of Or
lando; former speakers William S. Jen
nings of Blackville, and Dannitte H. Mays
of Monticello; and Former United States
Surveyor General William H. Mil
ton, Jr., of Marianna. II is
believed that one of these gen
tlemen will be nominated, and there is no
longer ht?ard much serious talk of a dark
horse. The stete constitution prohibits
the present Governor from succeeding
himself.
Counties That Have Acted.
The counties of Brevard, Dade, Orang*
and Osceola, with a total of twenty-two
votes, have instructed their delegates to
support Judge Beggs; Franklin, Leon aid
Nassau counties, together having twenty
voles, have Instructed for Senator Mye s;
Escambia, Jefferson ami Tailor counties
have instructed their rwenty-s veu votes
for Mr. Mays; Citrus, Hernando, Manatee,
St. Johns and Suwannee, counties give
Judge Jennings twenty-two instructed
votes; and Maj. Milton has eleven voles
from Jackson and Calhoun counties.
Uninslructed delegations have been se
lected by the following counties, the num
ber of votes of each being given:
Alachua, 14; Baker, 2; Bradford, 6; Clav,
4; Columbia, 6; Duval, 22; Gadsden, 7;
Hamilton. 4; Hillsboro, 20; Holm-s. 3;
Lake, 7; Dee, 2; Levy, 4; Madison, 7; Mo
rion, 9; Pasco, 4; Putnam, 8; Polk, 8; San
ta Rosa, 5; Sumter, 4, and Volusia, 8. This
makes a total of 154 uninstructed votes th is
far selected.
Six counties have yet to select their dele
gations. They are De Soto, Lafayette,
Liberty, Monroe, Walton and Washington.
These are small counties politically, and
combined they have twenty-one votes in
the convention. Wakulla, a county with
live votes, sends contesting delegations.
Thus, of the total 282 votes of the conven
tion, twenty-two have been
for Judge Beggs, twenty for
Senator Myers, 27 for Mr. Mays, 22 for
Judge Jennings, 11 for Maj. Milton, 154
go uninstructed, and 26 have not yet been
selected or are contested. The two-thirds
rule will prevail In making nominations,
hence the successful candidate will need
188 votes.
Tlie Unlnstrneted Votes.
Of the 154 uninstructed votes already
selected, It Is quite generally understood
that Judge Beggs Is sure of the 2 from
Lee, 7 from Madison and 8 from Putnam;
that Mr. Myers will get 7 from Gadsden,
8 from Polk, and 8 from Volusia; and that
Judge Jennings can count on 4 from Levy,
9 from Marion and 4 from Sumter, pres
ent predictions as to how the remaining
101 uninstructed delegates stand would
be purest guess work.
It would appear then that at this stage
Beggs Is practically certain of 39 votes;
Myers of 43; Jennings of 39; Mays of 27.
and Milton of 11—which leaves 123 votes
to secure which the most vigorous and
untiring missionary work known In a
Florida Stale Campaign In recent years
Is now being prosecuted by and for each
of the candidates.
As to the outcome of this remarkable
contest, much depends on the atti
tude of the three large and
influential counties of Duval, Hillsboro
and Alachua, which have, respectively, 22,
20 and 14 votes In the convention and
each has sent an uninstructed delegation.
Each of these delegations, furthermore,
has been placed under the unit rule, and It
Is believed that as they, or the majority
of them, go, so will go the bulk of the
other smaller counties still in the doubtful
column.
Removal of the Capitol.
Duval’s county site Is Jacksonville, and
that hustling city has created a very live
and vary Important new Issue, which
seems destined to play a very prominent
part In the gubernatorial contest from
now on. It Is the question of removing
There Are Others,
BUT
for genuine bargains in Clothing one must visit our
SPECIAL SALE of SUITS.
We have recently bought 1,000 Suits in lots of 36, 50 and 100 of a
kind, closing out manufacturers’ ends.
SALE SCALE:
$ 8.00 Suits, worth $ 8.00, at $5.99
10.00 Suits, worth 10.00, at 6.99
12.00 Suits, worth 12.00. at 7.99
15 00 Suits, worth 15,00,. at 9.99
Our entire line of Golf and Bicycle Suits and
Trousers at 25 percent. Discount.
Anew line of Striped Flannel Suits just received,
with the late style trousers, some with bottoms turn
ed up, ranging in price from $6.75 to $lB.
B. H . LEVY & BRO.
the state capitol from Tallahassee to
Jacksonville.
The Jacksonville people seem determined
to have the capitol if possible, and they
think the shortest cut toward getting It is
to haVe the State Convention -adopt a res
olution favoring the submission by the
next Legisature to the electors of the state
at the general election in 19 2 of a constl
tutional amendment providing for the re
moval of the capitol to Jacksonville on
March 1, 1903. They have accordingly sent
to the State Convention a double delega
tion, consisting of forty-four of
the braniest and most successful
political workers and talk rs that has
ever represented any Florida county in
a state ptnUlcal convention, and instruct
ed that delegation to work for the adop
tion of such a resolution as of paramount
importance. As the convention is to be
held in Jacksonville, the capital removal
question will most liki ly he made one of
the most prominent Issues before the
body.
The importance of this question as bear
ing particularly upon the gubernatorial
contest is due to the fact that Senator
Fred Myers, one of the strongest guber
natorial candidates, lives In Tallahassee,
the present capita), and many of the
Jacksonville people seem disposed 10 fight
his candidacy on the ground that if elect
ed Governor he would probably throw his
whole Influence against capitol removal.
Mr. Myers (s known to be very popular
personally In Jacksonville, but, for the
reason stated, it is said that fier large
vote, 22, will opiiose him. ind be thrown
to Mr. Beggs or Mr. Jennings.
In Alachua and Hillsboro counties, the
capitals of whieh are Gainesville and
Tampa, Senator Myers has a large num
ber of devoted and Influential admirers,
and his feiends are. claiming both of these
delegations. Mr. Beggs also claims them.
It Is Most Complicated.
All the Florida politicians agree that this
gubernatorial rae'e is the most complicat
ed and hardest to figure out that they’ve
known In many years. Many think that
the powerful leverage enjoyed by Jack
sonville, both In having the convention
meet there and In the superb working
delegation which will represent her In th©
body of the assemblage, will enable that
city to push the capitol removal question.
Into such prominence that the guberna
torial contest will be thereby decisively
affected. In a word, that the Jacksonville
delegation will dominate the convention.
A singular feature of the complication is
that each of th© five gubernatorial aspir
ants has in the last few years worked
against capitol removal schemes.
The general drift of opinion seems to ba
that there Is not mu 'h hop© In ihe situa
tion at present for Candidates Mays and
Milton, but that Messrs. Myers. Beggs
and Jennings are running down the horn©
stretch, neck and neck, all in prime condi
tion and well Jockeyed. It seems certain
that all of th© candidates will do leas idling
during the next four weeks than during
any previous month of their Uvea.
Endowed a Scholarship.
Philadelphia, May 23.—The will of Mrs.
Julia 8. Bradford, widow of Prof, Vin
cent T. Bradford, DD. D., and D. C. 1,.,
who died recently leaving an estate val
ued at $50,000, makes a bequest of $3,000
to the Washington and Dee University
of Virginia to endow the Vincent D. Rrad
ford scholarship.
Loss of Appetite.
Horsford's Acid Phosphate
Restores and creates a good appetite,
assists digestion, and gives vitality
and vigor to the entire system.
Genuine bean name Hossfosd’s on wrapper.
TWO BIG STAKE BICES.
Some Interesting Events nit Morris
Park Yesterday.
New York. May 23.—The Gaiety, for
two-year-olds, and the VanCourtland, for
three-year-olds and upwards, were the
slake features at Morris Park to-day.
The last named proved to be one Of the
best races at the meeting, three horses
finishing heads apart. Vulcain, the fav
orite, at 4 to 6, and Ail Gold and Kln
nikinnie, about equal choices at 4 to 1.
The Gaiety stakes went to the second
choice, Swe-t Lavender, after a clever
race. Anecdote and Educate, coupled as
the Walden entry, were favorites, but
finished far back. Summaries:
First Race—Hurdle, handicap, one and
three-fourths miles. Filon d’Or, 9 to 10,
won, with Dr. Kichberg, 8 to 5 and 2 to
5, second, and Shinfane, 20 to 1, third.
Time 3:114-4.
Second Race —Six furlongs. Gold Dace,
6 to 5, won, with Queen Doulse, 3 to 1 and
6 to 5, second, and Dlmellght, 5 to 1, third.
Time 1:12 *4.
Third Race—Selling, five furlongs. On
durdls, 5 to 1, won, with Gold Heels, 3 to
1 and even, second, and Scurry, 7 to 5,
third. Time 1:00.
Fourth Race—The Gaiety, four furlongs.
Sweet Lavender, 7 to 2, won, with Mary
McCoy, 15 to 1 and 6 to 1, second, and
Princess Pepper, 8 to 1, third. Time
0:48*4-
Flfih Rare—The VanCourtland high
weight handicap, seven furlongs. Vulcain,
4 to 5, won, with All Gold, 4 to 1 and even,
second, and Klnnlkinnlc l , 9 to 2, third.
Time 1:28*4.
Sixth Race—Seven furlongs. First Whip.
4 to 1, won, with Precursor, 5 to 2 atnl
even, second, and Sparrow Wing, 4 to 1,
third. Time 1:28*4.
The Cincinnati Races.
Cincinnati, May 23.—Results at New
port to-day:
First Race—One mile, selling. Osman,
4 to 1, won, with Blenheim, 25 to 1, sec
ond, and Dandy H„ 3 to 1, third. Tim©
1:12*4-
Second Race—Six and a half furlongs.
Unsightly, 7 to 5, won, with Nettle Re
gent, 3 to 1, second, and Flcuron, 4 to 6,
third. Time 1:21*4-
Third Race—Four and a half furlongs.
Me Addle, 9 to 5, won. with Drogheda, 6
to 1, second, and Pacquclin, 11 to 5, third.
Time 0:54%.
Fourth Race—Handicap, mile and fifty
yards. Eberhard, 7 to 2. won, with Kunja,
9 to 1, second, and Salvarse, 4 to 6, third.
Time 1:44%.
Fifth Race—Six furlongs, selling. Fair
Deceiver, 9 to 10. won, with Gld Law, 3
to 1, second, and You O Me, 20 to 1, third.
Time 1:15.
Sixth Race—One mile. Zelmet, 5 to 2.
won, with Silver Coin, 15 to 1, second, and
Enghurst, 9 to. 10, third. Time 1:42.
I - •
INVITED THE PRESIDENT.
Banquet To Be Given In Celebration
of Sen Board Air Line,
Washington, May 23.—Mr. John Skelton
Williams, president of the Seaboard Air
Dine, and 8. Davies Warfield, of Balti
more, one of the company’s chief officials,
arrived In this city this morning for the
purpose of waiting on the President with
Senators McDaurln, Bacon, Martin, Mc-
Comas, Pritcliard, Mallory and Taliaferro.
The meeting was by appointment for
th© purpose of Inviting the President to
be present at a banquet to be given at the
Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, on the night
of June 2, celebrating the opening to
traffic of the Seaboard Air Una over ita
WKUhdsay&llorgan
ARE TAKINC UP,
CLEANING AND STORINC
Carpets, Rugs and Draperies.
All work done by experts.
Awnings, Porch Curtains,
Hammocks, Dixie Nets and Frames.
SEE AD. IN PRESS—
own tracks from Richmond to Tampa. The
traffic arrangements with the Pennsylva
nia Hallrowl will give this new trunk lino
solid service without change from New
York to Tampa.
President Williams, after being Intro
duced, made brief but gracious remarks,
which were replied to very cordially by
the President. Mr. McKinley, while with
holding his decision, said he would be
phased to take it under Ih© moat favor
able consideration, and It Is the hope of
the delegation that ho will tie able to !>
present on an occasion which means ao
much commercially, and Industrially, to
the South.
There are expected many distinguished
men, among them the Governors and sen
ators from Southern states, the Mayors of
the principal cities through which the road
will pass and several eminent men of the
North, East and West, Including Hon.
Thomas H. Head of Maine, and Hon. Rob
ert T. Lincoln of Chicago. There will be
covers laid for 500, and the Jefferson Hotel
will be given carte blanche by the man
agement for the banquet, which will prob
ably excel any other ever given In the
Old Dominion state}
The special train of inspection will leave
Richmond at 9 o’clock Wednesday morn
ing, May 30. arriving at Tampa Thursday
evening at 9 o’clock. On the return, *to|
will lie made at the principal cities, and
greetings will be exchanged with the citi
zens on the auspicious accomplishments of
an enterprise that means so much to the
entire South.
President Williams was accompanied by
W. E. Christian, general advertising agent
of the company.
Thnmnsvllle Near* Note*.
Thomaivllle, Ga., My 2:.—Miss Stella
Hurst, a young lady, died at her home 1 In
this city yesterday afternoon.
Th© Teachers' Institute, being held In
Thomasvllle, this week, is largely and
enthusiastically attended.
Alde.rman W. C. Pittman has resigned
from the Cliy Council.
The City Council has appropriated S2OO
for the benefit of the Thomasvllle Guaads.
BAKING POWDER,
Pure Cream Tartar 400 lb.
MILITARY GUARDS A COURT.
There Were Fears of a Lynch Inn at
Boyd ton, Va,
Richmond, Va., May 23.—Th© situation
at Roydton, where Stephen Baptist, the
negro, Is on trial for the murder of Mr.
Peter Jones, Is uneasy. When, yesterday,
th© court, with the prisoner under guard
of the Richmond military, visited the
scene of the murder, which is near Buf
falo Springs, a crowd gathered and for a
time a lynching was feared.
This morning a crowd came to Boydton
from the neighborhood of the murdered
man’s home and there were ominous mut
terings and the court hold session under
ih© protection of the bayonet. The mili
tary stood in line Just In the rear of the
bar. After the argument, however, the
crowd scorned satisfied that the Jury would
to-morrow bring In a verdict of guilty,
and dispersed to their homes. At midnight
the report was that the situation was
unchanged.
CON FEME RAT E MEMORIAL.
It Will Hr Announced as an Assured
Fact at Louisville.
Louisville, May 23.—The announcement
Is to be made to th© United Confederate
Veterans at their i/oulsville reunion that
the Confederate Memorial, a magnificent
museum for perpetuating th© history of
the 1 -oet Cause and its memories, Is an
assured fact. When Mr. Charles Broad
way Roush, of New York, offered 1100,000
to be used in erecting such a memorial it
was with th© understanding that another
HOU.OOO was to be raised by the veterans.
The work of getting together ihp addi
tional SIOO,OOO has been accomplished by
ex-Lleut. Gov. John C. Underwood of Ken
tucky.
Free Law Scholarship.
Tallahassee, Fla., May 23.—The follow
ing young gentlemen of Florida have been
appointed by Hon. John D. Crawford, Sec
retary of State, to frees law scholarships
In th© Nashville Daw College: John C.
Gramllng, Little River; George A. Steph
ens DeFuntak Springs; lon L. Farris,
Ocala; Samuel D. Clark, Monticello; H. P.
Brannlng, West Palm Beach; J. H. Hun
ter, Miami; Walter Crum, Tampa; Charles
S. Moumlen, Vernon. t
Two scholarships yet remain to ba filled
from Florida,
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