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THE EM OR V COMMENCEMENT. The Freiilimnii'i Declninntion Con ti*st LitMt Night. Emory College, Oxford, Ga., Jurte 9. The second event of the Fixty-.-e :o: and an nual cimmcncement of Emory College, the freshman cV lamation contest, oc curred to-night beginning at 8 o'clock. There are ten speakers in the freshman contest, ar.d the comieiiticn lor the. med al is always lively. Thin evenirg moved io exception and when the contest had closed and the judges retired, speculation as to the result was rife. Th re wer sev eral favorites who had strong backing, but it was shown tint th crowd had packed the winner by tiie loud anplauss that greeted the decision of the jcdg.s. These who spoke were, R chord D. An derton, Tampa, Fla ; .1 In S. Ccllirs. Oglethorpe. (5a., Edward Y. Davis, Dade City, Fla., Hugh U. Ford, Carte raville, Ga.; Louie James Leonard, Atlanta; Wll llam Neldlinger McGehee, Talboticn, Ga.; Cyril M. Jl&s.n, Macon. Ga.; Hubert JO. Osborne, Augusta, Ga., 1 owed West, Mlljeclgeville Robert L. Wg glns, Buena Wla. Ga. After prayer and a selection by <”ha d‘s Orchestra the cor.test w s op nod by Mr. Anderson, ”Lo>al y to the South.” Mr. Anderson takes a sd< ndid si unci in h's class, and besides being a good P uk r is an athlete cf note, being n:anag\ r of tho freshman basket ball t am of last win t- r r, and the wlnn- rof the bicycle race on last field day. He i> a m.inber or P.d Gamma Society. John S. CoilDs, “Robert E. Le?,” was the sectnd speaker, and acquitted him self well. Mr. Collins is cn • of the lead ing meml ers of the freshman* classes in scholarship. The third speaker was Mr. El ward Y. Davis, “The Unknown Confederate Dead," who made a splendid effort, and again proved that athletics and literary talent may go hand hi hand. Mr. Davis tv a 8 o member of the freshman baseball and basket ball teams, and is n member of the Deltn Tau Delta fraternity. After music by the orchestra, President Dowman announced the name of the next speaker. Mr. Hugh C. Ford, “Lee and His Followers.” who made one of the best speeches of the evening, und brought great pleasure to the hearts o* his many friends, who comprised a good part of the audience. He is o member of Few Society, and the Kappa Alpha fraternity. He was followed by Mr. Louie Leonard of Atlanta, who is acknowledged as one of the best speakers of the college, and as one of the mdet popular members of the freshman class. He was perfectly nt nis ease, and made n splendid appears tv lie is a member of the Sigma Alpha Ki>- allon fraternity. Mr. W. N. McGehee came next, “The fixate Should Erect n Monument to Her Confederate Dead.” Mr. McGehee was of the nub-fresh man class 1 ist year, and was a speaker for h!s class last com mencement. He Is dux of the freshman c'hss. and is a member of the baseball and besket lm!l teams. He is n member of Few Society and the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. After Mr. McGehee came Mr. Oh borne, “Eulogy on the Confederate Dead.” Mr. Osborne, as an orator, stands high in local fame, having won for lilmaelf quite •'name by hU rendition of “Casey nt the Bat,” in the contest for freshman places. He I* n member of Few Society and the Alpha Tou Omega fraternity. After music. Mr. West was heard, “Hannibal on the •Alps.” his ipcech ixdug In subject a pleasing relief. Mr. West was n sul)-fr>shman speaker last year, and was the winner of the medal for Im provement in declamation. He Is n mem ber of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. The contest was closed by Mr. R. L Wiggins, w'ho spoke Mat Ransoroe’* fam ous •perch. which Is call and, “Southern Chivalry.” (Mr. Wiggins Is a close student and a good speaker. He \ a member of Phi Gamma Society, and the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. The freshman medal was won by Hu bert Osboine of Augusta. Mr. Mason of Macon was called home a ft w days ago on account of sickness and was not able to return In time to take his place. On Sunday in the chapel church the commencement sermon will lie preached bv Bishop H. C. Morrison of Louisville, Ky. The College Trustee*. The annual meeting of the board of trus tees of Emory College was called to or der yesterday morning by Vice President W. P. Pattlllo of Atlanta. On the roll call the following were found present: Gen. C. A. Evans, Atlanta; Rcfv. Thomas F. Pierce, Greenville. Ga.; Dr. W. F. Glenn, Atlanta; Dr. W. ,P. Lave joy, Atlanta; Dr. \V. F. Qulllian, Madison; Dr. J. W. Rob ert?, Macon; Dr. W. C. Lovett, Atlanta; Rev. J. P. Ward law, Waynesboro; Dr. Charles E. Dowman, Oxford; Col. Lewis D. Palmer, Nashville. Tenn.; Mr. R. B. Reppard, Savannah: Hon. W. A. Hemp hill.’A Ganta; Capt. John L. Day, Lumber City; Mr. W. P. Pattillo. Atlanta; Mr. George Winship, Atlanta; Col. R. E. Park, Macbn; Hon. T. M. Swift, Elberton; Mr. A. G. Candler, Atlanta; Hon. Green 8. Johnson, Statesboro; Hon. H. E. W. Palmer, Atlanta, and Prof. W. A. Bass, Atlanta. Two vacancies in the board, caused by the death of Hon. T. M. Merriwether of Washington. Ga., and Rev. J. C. Sale of Bronson, Fla., were filled by the election of Hon. H. E. W. Palmer of Atlanta, who has been aji alumni member of the board, and Rev. C. A. Saunders of the Florida Conference. \ Marvin Williams was elected adjunct ! professor of mental and science to rill the place made vacant by Mhe resig nation of Rev. C. C. Jarrell. Resolutions of respect to the memory of Trustees Merriwether and Sale were passed, and will be published. A number of resolutions have been In troduced which advo:ate some radical changes In the college government, and a great deal of interested Is manifested in their passage. l.ast night the sub-freshman declama tion contest occurred, at which the fol lowing spoke: William G. Connell, Ox ford; Sam (J. Brown, Dorsey; Lawson Dent, Newnan; Sidney G. Glenn, Atlanta; John 11. Goodwin, Jr., Atlanta; Weldon Hatcher. Augusta; Harry V. Hentz, Quin cy. Fla.; Douglass Rumble, Forsyth; William J. Stallings, Clima*; Charles <\ Tyler, Moultrie; George Winship, Jr., At lanta. The declamation medal was awarded to John B. Goodwin, Jr., of Atlanta. The English and mathematics medal was won by Douglass Sumble, and the scholarship for excellence in class work by the some man. HORSE I)IMD (’ TUB TRACK. Some ilxrltlng Contest* on the Turf nt Cincinnati. .Cincinnati, June 9.—After one of the most exoltilng contests ever witnessed on the lorn! track, Horace won the six furlt/Dg sprint race al Newport to-day. Med, at 209 to 1, led to within a few yards of the wire, when the others closed In on him and the four horses finish and noses apart. deutilc. 4->ear-o!d gelding, owned by A. T. ltoblnson, dropped dead from heart disease. Summaries: F.mt Race—Seven furlongs, selling. Mac Flecknoe, 4 to 1, won, with Tim Gainey. 7 to 2. second, and Edna Gerry, 10 to 1. third. Time 1:29. He coil 1 Race—One mile, selling. Mlz zoitri. 9 to 2, won, with Gadsden, 5 to 1, second, and Rlce,\3o to 1, third. Time 1:414. Tnird Race—Six furlongs. Horace, 11 to 6, won, with Foneda, IS to 5, sseonrt, and l’nnce of Wales, 15 to 1, third. Time USV Fit rth Race—Handicap, one and a slx- THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 1900. teenth mites. Enghurst, 12 to 1. won, with The Star of Bethlehem, 5 to 2, sec ond. and May Ella, 60 to 1, third. Time 1:47V 4 . Fifth Race —Five furlongs. Menace. 7 to 1, won, with May Cherry, 10 to 1, sec ond. ant. Regina. Lee, 4 to 1, third. Time 1:02 , Sixth Race—One mile, selling. Clay Pointer, 2 to 1. won, with Beana. 3 to 2. second, and Ennomia, 8 to 1, third. Time 141V*. GOOD CARD AT GRAVESEND. Wen tiler Was Perfect Hut Track Was* finite Heavy. New York, June 9.—Between B,COO and 10,000 people went down to the Gravesend race track to-day to see one of the best cards of the season run off. The weather was perfect, but the track was heavy from last night’s rain. Summaries: Firs-'t Race*—About six furlongs. Pi cardy, 4 to 1 and 7 to 5, won, with Ham mock, 7 to 1 and 5 to 2, second, and Oliver Mac, 9 to 2 and 8 to 5. third. Time 1:12. Second Race—One and one-quarier mile?. Prince of Melbourne, 8 to 5, won, with Prince MeClurg, 0 to 5 and 1 to 2. second, and Half Time, 12 to Time 2:10 3-5. Third Race—The Great American stokes, five furlongs. Prince Charles, 5 to 1, won, with Prince Pepper, 15 to 1 and G to i. second, and Tommy Atkins, 5 to 1, third. Time 1:02 1-5. Fourth Race—The Broadway, one and a sixteenth miles. Sarmatian, 15 to 1, won, with Hindus, 8 to 1 and 3 to 1, second, olid Col. Roosevelt, 7 to 1 and 5 to 2, third. Time 1:40%. • Fifth Race—Grand National steeplechase, about two and one-half miles. Philae, 4 to 1 and 8 to 1, won, with Charagrace, G to 1 end 2 to 1, second, and The Bachelor, 8 to 1. third. Time 4:32 3-5. Sixth Race—Five furlongs, selling. York shire Boy, 4 to 1,. won. with Connie, 20 to 1 and 8 to % l, sc ond. and Admiral Pepper, 5 to 1, third. Time 1:03 2-5. Jockey llroke Hi* Neck. Hamilton, Ont., June 9.—While exercis ing the horse Sir Wilfrid over the jumps at the Jockey Club track here to-day, Crocker, the Jockey, fell off and landed on his head, breaking his neck. He was dead when picked up. Crocker was a well-known Steeplechase rider. RESULTS ON THE DIAMOND. llronkl>n Hod nu Easy Tiling With tiie l'ittnhurgr Team. Brooklyn, June o.—MoGlnnity had the PlttHbur&s at, his mercy to-day, hel ling them down to four hits until th? n!n h, when he allowed th*m as many more. The Brooklyns latUd Tannehill at wM, e-p'clally in the eighth. The fielding of Will ams and ttie batting of Jennings and Cross were the features. Score: R.H K. Bio kl.n .. . 0 .1 1 2 ft ft 0 5 o—9 14 1 Pittsburg ...K.O 0 1 ft 0 ft ft 0 2—3 8 4 Batteries—McGlnnlty and Farrell; Tannehill and Zimmer. / IloMton Print to flilrngo. Boston, June 9.—Griffith was Invincible to-day, except in the fourth, when Bos ton hcored two runs on four singles. The batting of Lowe and Mertes were the features. Attendance, 7,500. Score: R.H.E. Boston ~*....0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 o—2 7 0 Chicago 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 x 3 Batteries—Lew Is and Clark; Griffith and Chance. Kv w York Pont by 111 u intern. New York, June o.—Th? New Yorks lost a ten inning game to ihe Bt. Louis team to-day through the blundering work of Gleason. In the cf llawlcy and Wtyhng and the (hiding at times by both te.ims were notable fea tures. Scoie: R.H.E. New York .0 00101 OftO I—31 —3 7 G i St. Louis .0 1001 0 0 0 0 4—6 12 4 j Batt ries—Hawley and Bowtrman; Wey l hing and Robins, n. It \\* Philadelphia** Gnine. Philadelphia, Juno 9.—Pitcher Hahn of Cincinnati, wan an easy mark for Phil adelphia until the end of the fifth inning, when he was withdrawn and Newton sub stituted. The latter was effective. But it was too late to save the game, and the locals won by better all around piay. Attendance, 7,625. Score: it. H. 13. Cincinnati ...0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 o—3 7 3 Philadelphia 2 0 032 200 x—9 12 1 ! Batteries—Hahn and Newton and Peitz; | Bernhard and McFarland. Sennnee Bent Georgia. Atlanta. June 9.—Two thousand people saw the University of the South baseball team from Sewanee, Tenn., defeat the Georgia Technological nine by a score of l to 0. The only run was made in the ninth inning on an error. Sewanee vnade four base hits and the Technological’s three. Other Baseball Game*. * Harvard, 6; University of I* nc.sylva nla, 1. Princeton, 5; Yale, 4. Chicago, 5; Detroit, 2. Kansas City, 13; Cleveland, 4. Mlrnea* ol s, 0; Buffalo. 5. Milwaukee, 2; India*' apolis, 8. Providence, 3; Hartford, 2. Syracuse, 4; Rochester, 6. Toronto, 13; Montreal, 7. Toronto, 3; Montreal, 0; second game. Georgetown. G; University of Chicago, 3. Worcester, Mass., June 9.—SpUngfleld, 10; Worcester, 3. Gettysburg, 6; Indians, 11. Will Not Transfer the Team. New* York. June 9.—The Brooklyn baseball team owners in town to-day, de nied in unqualified terms, the story sent out fnom Philadelphia, that they contem plated transfering the Brooklyns to Washington because of lack of patronage. Span.'*li 4 iinnon Received. Atlanta, Jure 9—The two Spanish can non captured at Santiago, which Gov. Candler secured for Georgia cn his recent visit to Washington. D. C„ arrived to day. and will be mounted at the cap tol next we k with appropriate ceremonies. EXPLOSION KILLED THREE. Much Damage \\ *** Done liy the Rumting of a Roller. Atlanta, June 9.—A special from Annis ton, Ala., says: Three men were killed a-ipl eight in jured by a boiler explosion at the Duke Brick Works here this morning. The dead are John C. Ryan, white, Will Story, colored, L. Baker, colored. The injured are George W. Y/eitzel, n member of the firm, dangerously; Asa Wiikerson, bad v crushed, will probably die; Hosca Williams, colored, will die; I! V. Reaves, white; Lee Simplon, white; William Knight, colored; Charles Strong, colored' Dan Morgan, colored; Mart Hundley, colored. The extensive works were wrecked,, and a house home distance away and imaged, but none of its occupants were injured. The cause of the explosion is not known. Death or \\ . 11. Cos. Tennllle, Ga., June 9.—W. B. Cox, supervisor of the Wrightsville and Ten nllle Railroad, died to-day from appen dicitis. Ha was well known in Savan- I nah, having been connected with the Plant | System for many years. TO BRING NEW ENTERPRISES. Mr. Brob*ton to Propose n. Constitu tional Ain end m cut. Brunswick, Ga., June 9.—Mr. Edwin Brobston, a delegate from Glynn county to the State Democratic Convention next Thursday will offer the following a* a plai k In the Georgia Democratic p’at form: "We favor an amendment to the consti tution whereby it will b? provided that any municipal corporation In this state. In a manner to be provided by law. rnay encourage the establishment ond operation of manufacturing enterprises within the limits thereof, by exempting such enter prise from municipal tnxnticn, while in operation, for a period of ten years, from the date of establishment thereof, and authorizing any county in the state to en courage the establishment and operation of manufacturing enterprises with'n the limbs thereof, in a manner to be provide! by law. by exempting the same from sluts and county taxation while in operation, for a like period of time.” Mr. Brobaton says: ”1 will offer it, believing the material interests of our state require some leg ists ion to put us on a par with our els er states, who ar<? cons antly securing man ufacturing enterprises that ought to come to Ceorg a Cur formers aie Leg nning to feel the benefits of home marke s for e t ton. We ought to have one hundred-fold rr or manufacturing than we have. Geor gia la not keeping up with her sister states. Let the Democratic party take advance ground and apply the remedy. "We will s cure lower t'txea after we create or induce mere w alth to be taxed. I apptnl to progressive Georgians, and trust they will lend influence to the end that our Democratic Convention may unanimously approve the sentiment em- I> and ed"ln th's res lut'on, wh oh is essen tially Democratic in that it adheres to th? principle of home rul *. and permi a tach community to decide for itself.” DEATH OF PROF. JOHN It. BLAKE. Famous Dlucotor Grndnated at liil*er*lt*y of Georglii. Columbia, S. C., June 9.—John Rennie Blake, born in Greenwood, 8. C., 1825, dl and ut his home last night. He was second honor man at the University of Georgia In 1846. In 1852 he became a professor In Oglethorpe College. The following yetr was elected professor of natural histo y and mathematic® In the Synodical Female College of Georgia. On the nomination cf Agassiz he was elected cor re-ponding member of the Natural Historical Society of Boston. In 1857 Prof. Blake was circl ed to the chair of natural science# in hl college established by the Synod of Mem phis. This Institution fell in the war. Hi# chief work was at Davidson College. North Carolina, where he was for twenty-five years. Ho was six years president. He has made many bequests to charity, In cluding SII,OOO to found an Infirmary in ona of the of China. IS HOrHI.ENKLY INSOLVENT. Auditor's It .-port Is the Southern Mntunr* Cose. Atlanta, June 9.—Mr, T. A. Hammond, apiKtintod by the court as auditor in tha cose of the failed Southern Mutual Build ing and Loan Association, made hl re port to day. Mr. Hammond found the rotter;n hopelessly Insolvent, the report ehow'ng mat he apaoclutlon lest about ~'u.ucc Item the lime of Its organization to the appointment of the receivers In F* brua < v lIIJI, Mr Hammond decided that withdraw ing nu mt-era wera not entitled to rank as creditor*. AN INTERNATIONAL MATCH. Revolver Contest to He fthot and Re sult* C n bled. New York, June 9. Arrangements for the coming Franco-Amerlcan revolver match are complete and a practice match for selecting the teem will take place at Greenville, N. J., next Thursday morn ing. This international ’revolver match wilt be the first International cable match ever shot. The French team will shoot In Pari* on Sunday and Monday, June 17 and 18. the scores lielng cabled ond the tar gets exchanged later. The American team will be made up of local men and men from Boston. Spring field, Mass., Providence, R. 1., Pittsburg and Wilmington, Del.; Louisville, Chicago and Washington. FIGHT WAS LOST HY A FOL’L. MeKeevfr Struck lluiidler Twice Ur low the licit. New York. June 9. Charlie MrKeever of Philadelphia, lost to Jimmy Handler of Newark, at the Seaside. Athletic Club to night, by fouling his opponent in the eixth round, of what was to have been a 25- round contest t 148 pounds. Handler did hi bo*(t work on the body, and in the fourth round, scored a clean knock down with a rigiit on the jaw. McKeever, n the sixth round, struck Handler low*. Handler was hurt and claimed a foul, which was not allowed. They continued the round, and It had not progressed more than a minute, when MrKeever deliber ately repeated the trick. This time ha was promptly disqualified. A llltf IlHililinK Contrnot. Columbus, Ga., June 9.-T1 e cent ac‘ for building seventy-two dwellings on North Highlands for the Bibb Manufacturing Company was let to Rufus Jones to-day al SSO 0 0. INC REASING 111 MAN ENERGY. Nikola Tenia Consider* the Problem In a finsiirine %rflele. “The Problem of Increasing Human En ergy,” with special reference to the har nessing of the sun’s energy. Is discussed in the June Century, by Nikola Tesla, whose paper Is Illustrated with pictures of the writer’s electrical experiment#. The article is one of the longest and in come respects one of the most Important ever published in the magazine. To Intjrease materially the productivity of the soli, it must be more effectively fertilized by artificial means. The ques tion of food-production resolves itself, then, Into the question how best to fer tilize the roll. What It is chat made the soil is still a mystery. To explain its origin Is probable equivalent to expla'n- Ing the origin of life ifself. The rocks, disintegrated by moisture and heat an 1 wind and weather, were in themselves not capable of maintaining life. Some unexplained conation arose, and some new prlnrlple came Into effect,,and the first layer capable of sustaining low or ganism* could then subsist, and so on nnd on. until at last highly developed plant and animal life could flourish. But though Ihr theories are, even now, not In agreement as to how fertilization Is ef fected, It Is a fact, only too well ascer tained, that the soil cannot Indefinitely sustain life, and some way must Mb found to supply It wlih the substances which have been abstracted from It by the plants. The chief and most valuable among these substances are corapotjnds of nitrogen, nnd the cheap produciton of these, is, therefore, the key for the solu- • lon of (he a 1-lmporiant food problem. Our atmosphere contains an lnexhausti- Iblc amount of nitrogen, and could we but oxldlie It anil produce these compounds, an incalculable benellt for mankind would follow. Long ago thta Idea took a powerful hold on Ihp Irmielimtlon of scientific men, httl nn f means for nceomijll.hlnit Ihli r. sun could not be devised. The prob lem was rendered extremely difficult b\ tho extraordinary inrnness of the nltro Ken, which refuses to combine even wltf oxygen. But here electricity comes to oui Hid; the dormant affinities of ihe element are awakened by an electric current of the proper quality. • • In the manufacture of nitrogen com pounds by this method, of course, every possible means bearing upon the Intensity of this ac tion and the efficiency of the process will he taken advantage of, and, besides, special arrangements will be pro vided for the fixation of the compounds formed, as'they are generally unstable, tho nitrogen becoming again Inert after a little lapse of time. Steam Is a sim ple and effective means for fixing perma . nently the compounds. The result Illus trated makes It practicable o oxidize the atmospheric nitrogen In unlimited quan tities, merely by the use of cheap me chanical power and simple electrical ap paratus. In this manner many com pounds of nitrcßen may be manufactured all over the world, at a small cost, ond In any desired amount, and by means of these compounds the soli can he fer tilized and is productiveness Indefinitely Increased. An abundance of rheap and healthful food, not artificial, but such as w. are accustomed to, may thus be ob tained. This new and Inexhaustible source of food-supply wlil be of Incalculable ben efit to mankind, for it will enormously contribute to the Increase of the human muss, and thus add Immensely to hums, energy. Soon, I hope, the world will ses the beginning of an Industry which, In time to romp, will, 1 believe, be In import ance next to that of Iron. A Muskrat at Dinner. From Bt. Nicholas. If you know whore there Is a colony of muskrats—and If you don’t know you can easily find out; any farmer or hunter will show you their village of grass houses by the river—you can have no end of en joyment by going there at twilight and railing them out. Squeak like a mouse, only louder, and if there Is a pointed nos* In sight, making a great letter V In tho water. It turns Instantly toward you. And If the place Is all still, you have only to hide and squeak a few times, when two or three muskrats will coune out to see what the matter Is, or whah young musk rui has got Into trouble. If you go often and watch, you may see a good many curiouq things; see ".Musquurh" (that's his Indian name) dig ging a canal, or building his house, or cutting wood, or catching a trout, or cracking n fsesh-wattr clam. or rolling a duck’s egg along on tho water’s edge, so as not to break It, to his little ones to the den far b/ow. Aid if you like bananas, you may some!lime smack your lips at seeing him eat bis ’hansna In hts own way. This Is how he does It. First, he goes to the rushes, and. diving down, bites off the biggest one close to the bottom, so as to sav.e due soft, white part tlyit grows under waiter. Then M tows It to his favorite eatlgg place. This is sometimes the top of a bog, sometimes a flat rock on the shore, sometimes a stranded log; but, wherever it Is. he likes ft .r. ■ i 1(i ,k. , , t ... .. .. . a a ... _ . . to cat In ihut one place, and always goes there when he Is not ‘ioo far away, or too hungry to wait. Crawling out to his table, he cuts off a piece of Ihe stump of Us rush, and sits up straight, holding It In his fore paws Then he peals it carefully, pulling off sirip after strip of th<i outer husk with his teeth, till only tho soft, white, luscious pith retmUns. Thin he devours greedily, holding It In his paws and bit ing the end off and biting It off ogaln, until there Isn't any end left—exactly ns n schoolboy often eats a banana. Then he cuis off a second piece. If the rush Is a big one, or swims and ge’.s another, which he treats In the same way. And if you are n boy watching him, your mouth begins to ’’waiir.” and yot go and cut a rush for youdself, and eat It as Musquash did. If yotl art hungry. It I* not very bad. 7