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WILL MEET IN KANSAS CITY
COMHITTEE SELECTS PLACE AND DATE FOR
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Honor Lay Between Kansas City and
Milwaukee and tlw Former Won.
The Democratic national commit¬
tee met in the parlors of the Hotel
Raleigh at Washington, Thursday at
noon, to fix the time and place for
holding the national Democratic con¬
vention. The committee was called to
order by Senator Jones, chairman of
the committee. Every state and ter¬
ritory was represented either by the
national committeeman or by proxy.
Kansas City, Missouri, and Wednes¬
day, the 4th of July, was the time and
place decided upon for the convention.
The really significant thing about
this decision is found in the absolute
and decided refusal of the Democratic
leaders to hold their convention on
the 9th of May, the date on which the
Populist national convention will be
held. The sentiment against the prop¬
osition to hold the convention on that
day was practically unanimous. National
Its strongest advocate was
Committeeman Thompson, of Nebras¬
ka, who in some respects has been re¬
garded as Mr. Bryan’s personal repre¬
sentative on the committee. That iu
his advocacy of this date he did not
represent the wishes of Mr. Bryan,
however, was strongly attested by
other members of the committee who
have been in conference with the
leader since the member from his own
state has seen him.
Mr. Bryan was in favor of some day
in the first week in June, preferably
the 5th, and the committee would have
selected that date except for the strong
appeals made by the representatives
from Oregon, who pointed out that
this would conflict with their elec¬
tions, and that they would be unable
to send de’.gates to the national con¬
vention if there were Buch conflict.
Outside of this refusal to accept the
Populist date, the most significant de¬
velopment of the day’s conference is
found in the emphasis given the fact
that the Democratic campaign is to be
pitched so as to catch, if in any way it
is possible, the German vote. This
first manifested itself in the appeal of
the orators who spoke for Milwaukee.
The geographical arguments advanc¬
ed by Kansas City proved efficacious.
To the eloquent appeal of the repre¬
sentatives of Milwaukee they pointed
to the fact that with the convention of
1896 at Chicago, the Democrats lost
Illinois by nearly 150,000 votes,
while the Republicans loBt the state
in which they held their convention
by about 70,000 votes! Kansas City
von by a vote of 41 to 9.
Cincinnati had a delegation on
board headed by JohnS. Huff,former¬
ly of Atlanta, with an offer of 825,000,
but it was decided not to present the
city’s name, as the sum was too small
to give it a chance.
The claims of the rival cities as to
hotel accommodation, railroad and tel¬
egraph facilities were presented in
open session by representatives of
each city, and subsequently in execu-
tive session ex-Governor Stone on be¬
half of Kansas City, and National Com¬
mitteeman E. C. Wall, on behalf of
Milwaukee, explained the financial
inducements which the city he repre¬
sented was willing to make.
Each offered the committee $50,000,
but in addition Kansas City was will¬
ing to furnish hotel accommodations
for the members of the committee and
the hall with decorations and music
free of expense to the committee.
A speech which hod a great deal of
influence in fixing the date was made
by ex-Senator Gorman. He said that
four years ago it might have been well
to hold the convention early, as the
party then took a new position, one
which drove many of the leaders out
of the party or into temporary retire¬
ment. The organization then went
SON DEFENDS FATHER.
Young Clark Appears Before the Sen¬
ate Investigating Committee.
C. W. Clark, son of Senator Clark,
of Montana, appeared before the sen¬
ate committee Tuesday and told that
he had an income of $250,000 a year
and that he was in business for him¬
self.
He denied in detail the assertion of
such witnesses as Whiteside and Hew¬
itt, State Senator Myers and others.
Mr. Clark submitted what he said was
a detailed statement of his receipts
and expenditures for political purposes
during the Montana campaign. The
aggregate footed up to $118,000.
RIOTERS BEGIN TERMS.
Twenty-Two Sent to Convict Camp
at Adrian, Ga.
Guards passed through Savannah
Thursday morning from Darien, McIn¬
tosh, county, Ga., having in charge
twenty-two negroes convicted last sum¬
mer of rioting.
They go to work for one year each
at Adrian, Ga., where the James Lum¬
ber company has a large plant. These
are the negroes who had the military
called out last summer.
into new hands, into the hands of nble
men, but many of whom had not been
active in control of party affairs. It
took them some time to organize.
Now there was a good organization.
The party was ready and equipped to
enter upon the campaign. The party
in power should be allowed to hold
its convention first and the indict¬
ment of that party could be made as it
bad been made in times past.
ADDKES8 ISSUED.
When the business of the meeting
was concluded the committee issued
the following call:
“The national Democratic commit¬
tee, having met in the city of Wash¬
ington on the 22d day of February,
1900, has appointed Wednesday, the
Fouith of July, as the time and chosen
the city of Kansas City, Mo., as the
place for holding the national Demo¬
cratic convention. Each state is en¬
titled to a representation therein equal
to double the number of its senators
and representatives in the congress of
the United States and each territory
Alaska, Indian Territory shalf and the Dis-
trict of Columbia, have six dele-
gates. All Democratic conservative
reform Irrespective citizens of the United States
of past poliUcal associa-
tions and differences, who can unite
with us in the effort for mire eeonom-
ical and constitutional government,
and who favor the republic and op¬
pose the empire, are cordially invited
to join us in sending delegates to the
convention.”
The committee, at 6:30 p. m., ad¬
journed to meet at Kansas City, July 3.
WASHINGTON’S FAREWELL.
Usual Address Is Read In the United
States Senate.
An annual custom which has pre-
vailed in the senate for many year's is
the reading by some senator designat-
ed by resolution, of Washington’s fare-
well address, 41,1 immediately after the
rnoriinrv icnmoi nf oonofo nn
Washington's birthday
ciovovtl was^selected ozn Smmtni. Fnrolrar
of Ohio ’it to read the ad-
dress biVn was a notable compliment
in fw hon *lio Honato nnnvonn/1
private galleries were crowded and
scores of people stood in the corridors
unable to gain admission.
An unusually large attendance of
senatorswaspresentandallgaveclo.se
attention to Mr. Foraker’s reading,
which was a fine bit of elocution.
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and Iron Company at Brookwood,
Bibb county, Alabama.
AGUINALDO IS LOCATED.
The Wily Insurgent Leader Escapes
to japan.
A special from Hong Kong, British
China, to The New York Evening
World says:
“United States Consul Wildman has
information that three members of the
Filipino junta, Ltiban, Ponce and
Agoncillo, brother of the envoy, left
recently for Japan to meet Aguiualdo.
This gives credence to the story that
Aguinaldo escaped from the island of
Luzon to Formosa when hunted by
General Lawton’s expedition through
the northern part of the island.”
GROSVENOR BLAMES BRYAN.
Says Nebraskan Influenced Votes Fa¬
vorable to Spanish Treaty.
Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, spoke in
the house Thursday in support of the
Porto Rico bill. He said that any
political party or individuals who took
part in ratifying and supporting the
treaty with Spain was estopped from
opposing any of the legitimate effects
of that treaty. When that treaty hung
in the balance, a certain Nebraska
colonel (Bryan) left his regiment and
came to Washington to aid in securing
ratification and he did influence votes
at a critical juncture.
A GRANT MEMORIAL.
House Will Vote floney For a State
In Washington.
The house committee on library fa¬
vorably reported a bill Thursday
making an appropriation of plans or
designs for a memorial or statue of
General Grant to be erected at YVash-
ington. is
The bill upon which the report
based was introduced by Representa¬
tive Mercer, of Nebraska.
Prominent Populist Dead.
Colonel Thomas Fletcher, of Little
Rock, known throughout the country
as the leader of the Populist party of
Arkansas, is dead.
WAR“ALMOSl” OVER.
Fighting In Philippines Will Soon End,
According to Otis.
According to information received
at the war office from Manila, with the
end of the present expedition of Gen¬
eral Bates into the two provinces of
the extreme southern part of the island
of Luzon, military operations in the
Philippines will close.
Afterwards, it is said, there is noth¬
ing to do but to undertake to maintain
order through a police system.
CR0NJE Requested
BRIEF ARMISTICE
Kitchener, However, Returns an
Emphatic Reply.
“FIGHT OR A SURRENDER.”
London Advices Say That Boer
General is In a Bad Way.
According to Thursday’s advices
from London, General Cronjo is seem¬
ingly making his last' stand. He is
dying hard, hemmed in by British in¬
fantry and with shells from sixty guns
falling into his camp. On the third
day of the fight the Boer chief asked
for an armistice to bury bis dead.
“Fight to a finish or surrender un-
conditionally,” was Lord Kitchener’s
reply.
General Cronje immediately sent
back word that his requost for a truce
had been misunderstood, and that his
determination then, as before, was to
fight to the death.
The battle went on. This was the
situation of General Cronje Tuesday
evening as sketched in the scanty tel-
egrams that emerged from the semi-
of South Africa.
Officially Lord Roberts wires that
scattered the advance commandos
of the regiments that were striving to
reach General Cronje. It is regarded
as singular that Lord Roberts, wires
Wednesday, should not mention the
appeal for an armistice on the previ-
ous day and also that the war office
should withhold good news, if it has
any.
YVithout trying to reconcile even tbe
scanty material at band, it seems
plain that General Cronje is in a bad,
and even a desperate condition, and
that the British are pressing their ad-
vantage.
While the attack on General Cronje
proceeds, there is a race for concentra-
tion between the Boers and the British,
Th « engagement with Gen. Cronje s
five to eight thousand intrenched men
“ | ke ly to become an incident in a
battle between the masses. Ihe sep-
arated fractions of the Boer power are
[rapidly ! Lord Roberts. drawing together to attack
Will Cronje be able to hold out until
the Boer masses appear, or if he does,
they then be able to succor him?
f ound * h ? tactlc f and
traln ' ag of ‘ be B » tlah are expected to
gl ™ them the advantage
General Buller, according; to a,dis-
patch rom Chieveley, dated Wednes-
da y, finds the Boers in positions north
° f tbe Tu g ela lnrgei y reenforced,
This .. strange.
seems
The war office for the first time has
given out an official compilation of the
British losses. The total is 11,208 to
February 17th. This does not include,
therefore, Lord Roberts’ recent losses,
^^epress nor fhe Wiltshire n-i=oners
lbep, ® sa associatffin association learns learns that tllat
Br ltlsb losses at Koodos raud
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Advices from Paardeburg Drift,
Orange Free State, Tuesday, Feb. 20,
via the Modder river, YVednesday,
Feb. 21, state that one of the cost¬
liest actions of the war occurred at
Paardeburg Drift Sunday, February
18, General Kelly-Kenny, in his pur¬
suit of General Cronje, caught his
rearguard at Ivlip Drift and followed
the burghers tex the Boers’ laager at
Koodos raud. The drift action began
at daybreak.
The advance was deadly and the
British losses were heavy. Tlie bat¬
tle was an exact repetition of the Mod¬
der river battle, with the soldiers un¬
der fire all day long and the fighting
had no definite results, as the Boors’
laager was well barricaded and they
remained therein. The British guns
shelled the laager vigorously and Boers
confessed to a loss of over 800 men.
The terrific shelling was resumed Mon¬
day, when General Cronje asked for
an armistice.
The shelling was continued Tues¬
day, over fifty guns pouring lead into
the Boer camp.
ACTRESS IN POLICE COURT.
Olga Nethersole Shocked the “florals”
of New Yorkers.
On a warrant charging her with of¬
fending public decency, Olga Nether¬ fh
sole, the actress, was arrested New
York Wednesday afternoon and made
to appear in the Center street police
court. She was paroled in the custody
of her counsel and the case set for
hearing Friday morning.
The arrest is the culmination of the
attack upon and denunciation of
“Sappho,” Clyde Fitch’s play, pro¬
duced by Miss Nethersole at Wallack’s
theater.
The play is a stage adaptation of
Alphonse Dandet’s novel of “Sap¬
pho.” The attack seemed to come
from all directions, the play being de¬
nounced by pulpit and press.
Held For Larceny.
William F. Lyons, said to be th«
president of the Guarantee Company,
of No. 125 Fulton street, New York,
was arrested Tuesday and in the po¬
lice court was held in $2,000 bail on
the charge of larceny and .false pre¬
tenses.
Investigating Idaho Riots.
The hearing of witnesses in the in¬
vestigation of alleged improper action
by the United States military authori¬
ties at Wardnor, Idaho, began at Wash¬
ing Tuesday before the house commit¬
tee on military affairs.
BURGHERS QUIT
ENGLISH SOIL
They Go Now to Defend
Their Own Homes.
THE QUEEN ISSUES A CALL
_
Asks All Her Old Soldiers to Re*Enlist
and Form Royal Reserve Battal¬
ion For Home Protection.
A London dispatch snys: The Boers
‘
leaving , . all „ the positions held , ,, by ,
are
them on British territory and are con-
centratiug for the defense of their own
—the Transvaal. Sir Bedvers Buller
^smith thinks he is able and an<l to this this raise was the the tLe siene large large of
news of the day Tuesday.
General (Elements reports that the
force confronting him has been greatly
diminished. Ten thousand men are
estimated to have gone from the Cole-
burg district alone. The Boers are
also retracing their steps from Zulu-
land.
Thus they are relaxing their holds
on all sides in order to assemble to
oppose Lord Roberts. He is pressing
steadily toward Bloemfontein. This
is shown by his inconsequential tele-
gram from Paardeberg, fifty or sixty
miles away. Doubtless he is .miles be-
hind the column that is pursuing the
Boers and the next important news
may be the occupation of Bloemfon-
tein.
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Nothing has been heard from the
chase of Cronje for two days. Although
the last words of the war office Tues-
day night were that there was no news
for publication, there is a strong dis-
position to believe that favorable in-
formation has been received but is be-
ing withheld until the operations cul-
mmate in something more conclusive,
There is an equally strong disposition
to think that Cronje has got away,
Owing to lack of transport, the
British not likely to invade terri- .
are
tory except where Lord Roberts is
operating. General Buller will have
to stop at the Drakensberg mountains,
Probably part of the 40,000 men will
ultimately join the legions of Lord
If ’ as Ge “ era Bu 1Ier aver \, the
Boers R are retreating . from . him, hen
be news on every side is favorable to
the British. Nevertheless troops con-
tinue to go up.
The war office thinks that the call
to veterans to rejoin the colors to-
gether with the bounty, will bring
45,000 men to the home defense. The
urgency with which home defense is
pressed excites some wonder.
With the casualties just reported,
the British losses in killed, wounded
and cantured now aggregate 11 D. 102 10-
FOR HOME DEFENSE.
The queen, prior to leaving Osborne
house Tuesday morning, on her re¬
turn to Windsor, inspected the Fourth
battalion of the Lincolnshire militia.
Her majesty announced with a grati¬
fied smile that good news had just
been received from the seat of war.
Another account says the queen spec¬
ified the good news from Ladysmith.
The queen, through her private sec¬
retary, Sir Arthur John Biggs, sent
the following letter to the commander-
in-chief of the forces, I'ield Marshal
Lord Wolseley:
Osborne, Feb. 17.—Mr. Dear Lord
Wolseley: As so large a proportion of
the army is now in South Africa the
queen fully realizes that necessary
measures must be adopted for home
defense. Her majesty is advised that
it would be possible to raise for a year
an efficient force from her old soldiers
who have already served as officers,
non-commissioned officers or privates,
and confident in their devotion to
the country and loyalty to the throne,
the queen appeals to them to serve her
once more in the place oi those who,
for a time, side by side with the poe-
ple of her colonies, are nobly resisting
the invasion of her South African pos¬
sessions. Her majesty has signified
her pleasure that these battalions shall
be designated the Royal Reserve bat-
tallious of her army.
DEPRIVED OF PATRONAGE.
Appointive Power of Hisslssippl Ex¬
ecutive Office Reduced.
A bill has passed both houses of the
Mississippi legislature taking from the
governor nearly all of tbe appointive
power heretofore vested in the office,
and providing that when vacancies
occur in any state, district, county
beat or municipal office tho same shall
be filled by a special election ca led
for that purpose.
The measure is a very sweeping one
and robs tho executive office of a largo
amount of patronage which heretofore
has been used by incumbents as a
vehicle to further higher political aims.
DAMAGE WAS SLIGHT.
Florida Was Not Much Hurt By the
Recent Cold Snap.
Reliable advices received by the
Florida state agricultural Florida department
say the damage done iu by the
Sunday freezeup was comparatively
slight. The freeze was of too brief
duration to hurt greatly. Early veg¬
etables «in northern Florida were killed
and fruit trees from Tampa north set
back, but not killed. Cattle on ranges
were not hurt.
BRYAN IN TAMPA.
Holds Informal Receptions and
Entertains Citizens With In-
teresting Address.
W. J. Bryan arrived iu Tampa.,
Flu., Monday night, and was greeted
at the depot by a largge crowd. At
10 o’clock Tuesday morning he was
escorted to the courthouse, from which
point he was taken for a drive through
the city.
At 4 o’clock in the afternoon ho
held an informal reception in the ro¬
tunda of the Tampa Bay hotel, and
thousands of people who had poured
iu by every train passed through
and greeted him.
At 5 o’clock Mr. 1 Bryan held a re¬
ception for ladies only and made them
a short address. Following this six¬
teen Cuban boys, dressed in native
costume, appeared, , each , bearing a
] arge citrar wrapped in gold and silver
j n tlie proportion of 16 to 1. The ci-
gars were presented to Mr. Bryan
amid the plaudits of the crowd,
At 7:30 °’ clock Mr - Bryan was es-
t0 ^ < ?° U * t k° UBe P '“ Za '
Benches were provided to cover every
inch of the ground surrounding the
stand, and the scene was lighted by
hundreds of red, white and blue elec-
trie lights,
Congressman S. M. Sparkman in-
troduced Colonel Bryan to the lin-
mense throng as the Moses who had
arisen to lead the common people out
of the wilderness and place American
institutions on the foundations laid
for them by the fathers of the repub-
Ho.
Mr Bryan elicited hearty applause
by anti-British remarks concerning
the South African war; said that trusts
meant simply the centralization of all
power in the end and the subjugation
of aB not interested; while the Repub-
lican monetary policy would result in
one central bank controlling all the
money in the coutry and all business
' u consequence. The only safeguard
against this was the silver policy of
the Democratic party. He predicted
a popular uprising resulting in Demo-
cratic victory in the next election.
KIMBERLEY ITES JOYFUL.
Their Relief By General French Knew
No Bounds.
Advices from Modder River state
* . bat although . _ , the rapid ., march , of
General French s division was marked
by a number of conflicts, the actual
entry into Kimberley was unopposed
" ben th 0 British were still eight
Kaguered°garrison Ie W e ‘Boers to Modderriver
Boers are shelling he
^ advat General" , coIumn replied:
“This “ is “J," French 5 ,“ CU coming C0ml0(S to
The ga „ ison was incredulous and "
tbo „ «S , bt ‘ bat ‘ be message was a Boer
rus ? and flashed^ the query: AY hat
regiment are you.
The reply satisfied the defenders of
Kimberley that the anxiously awaited
succor was at hand and a few hours
]ater Qeneral Frencll at the head of a
column made a triumphant entry iulo
the place, the people surrounding the
troops and intermingling with them,
cheering wildly, grasping the soldiers’
hands, waving flags, hats and hand¬
kerchiefs and exhibiting in a hundred
ways the intensity of their joy.
The inhabitants had been on short
rations for some time, eating horse
flesh and living in burrows under
heaps of mine refuse.
HELD JOINT SESSION.
Both Houses of Kentucky Legislature
Reaffirm Goebel’s Title.
The Democratic members of the
two houses of the Kentucky legisla¬
ture met in joint session at 3 o’clock
Tuesday afternoon and by a vote of 74
to 2 ratified the former proceedings
by which William Goebel was declared
governor and J. C. W. Beckham lieu¬
tenant governor, and through which
Beckham, since the death of Goebel,
claims title to the office of governor.
The Republican members of the
legislature remained away from the
joint session, having decided iu caucus
not to attend.
The senate had adopted the resolu¬
tions Monday and the house Tuesday,
and the adoption of them by the joint
assembly, from the Democratic stand¬
point, puts the finishing touches as to
its action on the contests.
Senator Triplett and Representative
Grider voted against the resolutions.
BIG LOSS BY FIRE.
Main Portion of- Business Block In
Decatur, Ala., Destroyed.
Decatnr, Ala., was visited by a de¬
structive fire Tuesday morning which
swept away the major portion of one
of the main business blocks of the
south side of town.
All fire companies were quickly on
hand, but their utmost efforts only
availed to save the few frame stores.
Six buildings, all brick, were partly
burned with entire contents, except
one, from which some goods were re¬
moved. The losses) are estimated at
$150,000, but a conservative estimate
places the lo3S at something less than
$ 100 , 000 .
THANKS FROM VICTORIA.
Queen Sends Her Well Wishes To the
Loyal Canadians.
The following cable was received by
Lord Minto at Ottawa, Canada, Wed¬
nesday morning:
“London, February 20.—Her ma¬
jesty, the queen, appreciates the en¬
thusiastic loyalty of Canada, and
wishes the troops godspeed and a safe
return. Chambehlain.”
BOERS DESERT
BRITISH LAND
They Are Now Bent On Defease
of Transvaal.
THE QUEEN MAKES AN APPEAL
Calls For Retired SoldiersToFcrm
Royal Battalion For Home
Defense.
A London dispatch says: The Boers
are leaving all the positions held by
them on British territory and are con¬
centrating for the defense of their own
—the Transvaal. Sir Redvers Bnller
thinks he is able to raise the siege of
Ladysmith, and this was the large
news of the day Tuesday.
General Clements reports that the
force confronting him has been greatly
diminished. Ten thousnnd men are
estimated to have gone from the Cole-
bnrg district alone. The Boers are
also retracing their steps from Zulu-
land.
Thus they are relaxing their holds
on all sides in order to assemble to
oppose Lord Roberts. He is pressing
steadily toward Bloemfontein. This
is shown by his inconsiquential tele¬
gram from Paardeberg, fifty or sixty
miles away. Doubtless he is miles be¬
hind the column that is pursuing the
Boers and the next important news
may be the occupation of Bloemfon¬
tein.
Nothing has been heard fiom the
chase of Cronje for two days. Although
the last words of the war office Tues¬
day night were that jthere was no news
for publication, there is a strong dis¬
position to believe that favorable in¬
formation has been received but is be¬
ing withheld until the operations cul¬
minate in something more conclusive.
There is an equally strong disposition
to think that Cronje has got away.
Owing to lack of transport, the
British are not likely to invade terri¬
tory except where Lord Roberts is
operating. General Buller will have
to stop at the Drakensberg mountains.
Probably part of the 40,000 men will
ultimately join the legions of Lord
Roberts.
If, as General Bnller avere, the
Boers are retreating from him, then
the news on every side is favorable to
the British. Nevertheless troops con¬
tinue to go up.
Tbe war office thinks that the call
to veterans to rejoin the colors, to¬
gether with the bounty, will bring
45,000 men to the home defense. The
urgency with which home defense is
pressed excites some wonder.
With the casualties just reported,
the British losses in killed, wounded
and captured now aggregate 11,102.
FOR HOME DEFENSE.
Tbe queeD, prior to leaving Osborne
house Tuesday morning, on her re¬
turn io Windsor, inspected the Fourth
battalion of the Lincolnshire militia.
Her majesty announced with a grati¬
fied smile that good news had just
been received from the seat of war.
Another account says the queen spec¬
ified the good news from Ladysmith.
The queen, through her private sec¬
retary, Sir Arthur John Biggs, sent
the following letter to the commander-
in-chief of the forces, 1 ield Marshal
Lord Wolseley:
Osborne, Feb. 17.—Mr. Dear Lord
Wolseley: As so large a proportion of
the army is now in South Africa the
queen fully realizes that necessary
measures must be adopted for home
defense. Her majesty is advised that
it would be possible to raise for a year
an efficient force from her old soldiers
who have already served as officers,
non-commissioned officers or privates,
and confident in their devotion to
the country and loyalty to tbe throne,
\he queen appeals to them to serve her
jnce more in the place of those who,
lor a time, side by side with the poe-
ple of her colonies, are nobly resisting
the invasion of her South African pos¬
sessions. Her majesty has signified
her pleasure that these battalions shall
be designated the Royal Reserve bnt-
tallions of her army.
CONFERENCE AT TUSKEOEE.
Negro Educators Hold Their Ninth
Annual Meeting.
The ninth annual session of the
Tuskegee negro conference assembled
in the church at Tnskegee institute at
10 o’clock Wednesday.
The session was notable for the un¬
usually large number of prominent
southern educators and business men
of both races who were present.
Profossor Booker T. Washington
said in his opening address that tho
value of these meetings lay in the
good which the delegates got from
them to carry home. He warned them
against ex-slave pension agents and
emigration agents.
TO BE USED AS MONASTERY.
Catholic Church Buys Old Homestead
of Ex-Governor Marks.
A special from Winchester, Tenn.,
says that “Hundred Oaks,” the palatial
home erected on the old homestead of
Ex-Governor Marks, has been sold to
the Catholic church for the establish¬
ment of a monastery. The building is
a very handsome and imposing castle,
and was erected by Arthur D. Marks,
and was not quite completed when he
died.