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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-06
BUILDING FUND.
Cleveland Alumni Takes
Up Work In Earnest.
Enthusiastic Meeting at HoIIenden
HoteI-SoIiciting Committee.

Cleveland's sons and daughters of
Buchtel college, gathered Mt the Hol-
lendcn Friday evening to begin
Cleveland's portion of the work of
rebuilding the college. About twenty
Of the Alumni of the college attended
the meeting.
President A. Il. Hyrc, of the Clevc-
land Alumni organization, called the
meeting to order and presided over
the meeting. Dr. Ira A. Priest. pres
ident of Buchtel college, made n
brief speech. explaining the exact po-
sition of the institution. II Is without
II college building, and the amount of
the insurance money from the fire Is
$G5,O00. 1t is intended to raise enough
money to give the institution fund
of S2J0,0O0 for buildings. 1t is prob
able that instead OF one large build
ing, such as that in which the college
was housed at the time of the fire,
the more modern plan of number
of smaller buildings will be followed
when the rebuilding fund Is raised.
DR.. Priest said that the work of rails
ing n building fund was progressing
splcndidly In Akron, where intense en-
thusiasm was manifested. Even the
factory girls of Akron are giving ten
cents week each out of their earn.
ings. About $4,000 has already been
raised in Akron.
How George W. Grouse. president
of the Board of Turstees of the col
lege, also made speech, telling of
the practical plans that are being fol
lowed in the work of rehabilitating
the college. He said that the move
mcnt was making excellent progress
and that there was every reason TO
hope that the sum desired for rebuild.
ing would be raised. -Four other mem
bers OF the Board of Trustees of the
college We're present ut the meeting,
DIR. II. l.. Garfield. Rev. Carl f..
Henry, George l.. Case, and A. A.
Stearns. Several of the Cleveland
Alumni expressed the eagerness Of the
Cleveland graduates of the college to
do their share. A large committee
was appointed to carry on the work
Of raising money in Cleveland, and
this committee is to meet Tuesday
evening to discuss and decide on
plans for the campaign. At this meet
ing the committee is to formulate II
systematic plan for the canvass.
The members of the committee are:
Miss Kate McGillicuddy. A. q. Tame,
A. A. Stearns, Rev. g. Il. Henry, II.
Il. Briggs, II. A. Kelly, Esq, n. L.
Hyre, Mrs. A. s. Buell. Mrs Fred S.
Hurd, II. ID. Smith, ESQ, Rev. Il. $,
Rothrock, Rev. ]. l.. Roemer, George
Il. Case Esq., Hon. Martin Dodge,
John III Simpson, Esq.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-06
CADETS.
The BuchteI Company
Has New Uniforms.
VIII Drill Down Town This Winter
New Recruits Will Join.

The Buchtel College Cadets have ap.
peared in new uniforms. The military
suits are of cadet gray and the boys
present striking appearance. The
company now numbers 26 and several
new recruits are expected to join soon.
1t is believed that the military com
pany at the college will become u per,
manent organization and n strong fac
tor in college life.
There will be no gymnasium drill
this year, on account of the gym
having been used for class room work.
A number of students have signitied
an intention of joining the military
company to take the place Of the reg
ular gymnasium work.
The company is under the direction
Of Albert G. Holloway. An election of
officers will be held soon. The cadets
will secure a hall down town to drill
in this winter.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-06
Benefit to be Given In
This City.
Rubin Engaged as Corbett's
Sparring Partner.
will Slug For Keeps--LocaI
Sporting News.

Art Simms will fight before the
Youngstown Athletic club at 3 o'clock
on the afternoon Of February 9. He
does not yet know whom bewill meet.
Both will so into the ring at 12S
pounds.
The Youngstown club offers Simms
so per cent Of the gross proceeds, and
/, he has already begun training for the
event.
BENEFIT.
The North End Athletic association
has arranged to give IA benefit for
Slmms next Friday evening. The
affair will be given at the club house
on North Hill, and 80 cents admission
will be charged. The program ar
ranged is as follows:
Ernest Schraeder and Ernie" Al
cxander, both of Akron, three rounds;
weight 100 pounds.
Henry Christeson and 'Billy"
Dietrich, Akron, three rounds; weight
142 pounds.
"Jack" Palmer, Akron, and Joe
Maxfield, of Cleveland, four rounds;
weight 115 pounds.
Charley O'Donnell, of Akron, and
George Church, of Buffalo, four
rounds; weight 11S pounds.
Art Simms and Denny Gallagher,
six rounds; weight 1876 pounds. Gal
lagher is an Irlshman. He has been
in the United States three years and
has made quite record. His home
Is in Cleveland.
Simuis has quite n large class in
his boxing school ut 107 West Market
st. Hours sre from to 1 and from
Z to o PM, daily.
SPARRING PARTNER.
:. Rubin has been engaged as n box,
ing partner for Jim Corbett. The last
named Announces that he will have Il
regular old-tlme slugging match with
Rubin every day.
GARDNER RESERVED.
Jimmy" Gardner, the old Buchtel
base ball pitcher is on the reserve
list of the indianapolis team for next
season. Since leaving Buchtel Gard
ner has read law and done some
twirling for the Pirates.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-06

A Draw son Of Scotia accepted an In
vitation to spend a fortnight with a
friend In London, whose quarters were
In the dense purlieus of Clerkenwell,
On joining his host at breakfast the
morning after his arrival the following
colloquy took place, much to the an
noyance of the mistress of the house:
Host-Wcll, Sandy, old man, how did
you sleep?
sandy-Aweel, mon. to say truth, ma
so vara weel.
Host-I am sorry to-
Sandy dnterrupting) - All, dinna
fash yesself, mon! was better aft
than the feas, for they never closed
a blessed e'e the whole night"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-06
READING ROOM.
One Is Wanted In
South Akron.
Library Boards Attention Brought to
the Matter - REGULAR MEETING.

wv "oaACi nCYuidT M66tiHys
Mr.. Fred L. Brown, principal Of the
Howe school, was before the Board
Of Library Control Friday evening.
His mission was to secure for the
South end reading room, under the
direction of the city library.
The Board will take the matter
under advisement. 1t was referred b
the library committee. sl
The secretary was Instructed to in
wife Attorney II. II. Waters to be
present at the next meeting of the
board. Mr.. Waters is the legal repre-
sentative Of the Chicago Library Bu-
reau in this city.
The conference will be in regard to
the balance due the Library Bureau.
This balance amounts to $500. The
board has offered to settle for $50. An
attempt will be made to reach an nd.
justment of the difficulty.
The treasurer reported balance on
hand of $1,000. Bills amounting to
$603.l5 We're ordered paid. or this
amount $500 was due for rent and the
December light bill was $5S.52.
The application of Miss Mable Young
for assistant librarian has been filed
with the Board
1t was decided to place n railing
around the book shelves. This will
prevent the public from making its
own selection of books.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-06
Graphic Description Of the Horrible
Affair.

l
A Southern lynching was graphically
described by DR.. H. d. Frohock, Fri
day night at the First NJ. Z. church.
His story was taken from real life.
The facts, he claimed, have never
been published. He was an eye wit
ness to the affair, in which an old
negro was killed by n wild mob.
DR.. frohock is forcible speaker.
He commands the closest attention of
every hearer. The words of the re.
vivalist seem charged with magnetism
and come to the listeners ear with
lasting effect.
The subject of Friday evenings dis
course was "Lynching" and the incl
dents given, were taken from real life.
They were incidents, so horrible, that
n true account has never been pub
lished.
The speaker said: In Charleston,
s. c., / had an experience that I can
never forget. 1t was an experience In
reference to n lynching which occur
red on the main street of that South
ern town. 1t was 80 brutal that 1t
was suppressed and an account of it
has never been published. In that
city, there lived a colored man whose
ability was such that he acquired sew.
eral tenement houses; a man possess
ed of some education and highly re.
spected. One evening while on the
street, this man saw black boy as.
sailed by white boy. This peace
loving man stepped In to separate
i the boys, and Immediately tho cry
went up that the blacks were turning
against the whites. A number of
street car employees began mobbing the
cOlOred man, and chased him to his
home. The poor negro rushed into
his house. The door was battered
down by the infuriated mob. The po,
lice were called to assist. In n small
kitchen separated from other rooms,
by a thin partition, the colored man
crouched in corner.
The mob began perforating the wall
with bullets. The firing continued
until the man had been shot to
death. Some of these bullets were of
80 calibre, and the crushing, tearing
missiles We're sent by hate TO seek life.
Before court policeman swore
that he shot the poor man In self.de-
fense. Friends Of the dead man were
not permitted to testify"
81 will tell you another incident,
a result of race war. One night was
awakened, and out Of an ally came
half dozen young men and n police
man. They soon retreated. In a few
minutes two shots were heard. Short
ly afterward an expressman drove
out. In the wagon was the body of a
colored man. He had been killed be-
cause he was obnoxious to a. certain
class. This happened within stones
throw o. the best homes In Charles
ton, and no paper published a word
Of that iniquity."
With this introduction, DR.. Frohock
related in masterful manner the
story of the cruciflxion of Christ. A.
spirit of stubborn pride keeps people
from accepting Christ The dislike to
admit that they have ever done
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-06

Some time ago well known and
popular Congregational minister re-
ceived a basket Of champagne from one
Of his worldly and wealthy parishion-
ers. A few days later the minister's
little son was called up in his geog-
raphy class to answer the teachers
question, Where is Lake ChamplainT'
II don't know where 1t is," said the
small boy, but I've had some of the
water, and 1t is real nice."-Boston
Herald.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-06
NOMINEE MERz
Tells His Fourth Ward
Neighbors
That They'll Never be Sorry II They
Vote For Him.

At the Democratic caucus held at
Turner hall Friday evening to nomi-
nate a candidate for councilman in
the fourth ward, to succeed Mr..
Thompson, deceased. Mr.. John Merz
of 1OS Grant ST., superintendent Of the
Hankey Lumber Co., was nominated
by acclamation.
| Louis Mueller was chairman of the
meeting and Fred w. Gayer secretary.
Mr.. Merz's was the only name pre-
sented. The caucus was attended by
$50 voters, and was in session but a
short time.
Mr.. Merz is one of the Fourth wards
best known German citizens; proper
ty owner; treasurer of the Akron
Schwaben verein, Il prominent men,
ber of Teutonla lodge, ]. @. o. f.,
Turnverein, Saengerbund, and has lived
In the ward for 30 years.
Mr. Merz arrived at Turner Hall
just in time to be told OF his nomina.
ton. He was greeted with cheers
and in response to calls for speech,
said:
IF the citizens of the Fourth ward
honor me with the election I will en-
deavor to discharge my duty as their
representative honestly and faithful.
ly.- l shall 20 to the council unpledg.
ed and will do the best ! can for my
ward and the citizens ut large. No
one will ever be sorry that they voted
for this Dutchman."
With more cheers for the nominee,
the caucus adjourned.
The special election will be held
next Saturday. VIM. Dunn Is the Re-
publican candidate.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-06

Ernest McGaffey, the poet, is ac-
credited with good bonmot. A lady
said to him.
"Oh, Mr.. McGaffey, l have Just seen
your wife for the first time since your
marriage. But ! had supposed that she
was taller woman. She seems shorter
than when saw her last"
Certainly" replied the poet solemn
ly; "she has married aud settled down,
you know."-san Francisco Argonaut.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-06
no CURE La cRIppE I'M Two DAYS

Take Laxative Bromo Quinlne Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If 1t
fails to cure. u. w. Groves signature
on every box. 25c. t
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-06
LITTLE DANGER
OF Miners Striking This Year-Wages
to be Increased.

Local operators believe there is lit
tie danger OF coal miners strike
this year. The miners will receive an
increase averaging 10 per cent. A
meeting Of operators and miners will
be held in indianapolis Jan. % to
consider the question of an increase.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-22
CHARGED WITHISEVERAL CRIMES
Charles McCabc Charged with safe
Cracking, Discharged and Rear
rested.

New York, May 17.0harles McCabe,
alias Edward Carney, alias Whitley,
was arrested in the federal building
today by the local police on b charge
of breaking open the safe OF h Mas
sanutten bank at Strasburg, Va,
April 18th last.
McCabe was arrested for participa-
ton in a ~postofice robbery at Summer
vile, N. j., a short time ago. He was
on trial in the federal court in this
city today. Owing to lack of evidence
ne was discharged. AS o o as he
was released, however, he was again
arrested charged with h Virginia af-
fair. The police department a al
ready apprised the Virginia authori-
ties and Sheriff Daniel Spiker was on
hand with a requisition from the gov
ernor of Virginia, which had been hon
ored by Governor Roosevelt. McCabe
refused to go to Virginia on this re-
QUESTION and he will be taken before
a justice in the criminal term Of the
supreme court tomorrow.
If he escapes on this charge, it is
said he will be sent to Nashville, Tenn.
1t is claimed that he was sentenced TO
the state prison in Tennessee for a
term of seventeen years in 1898. He
escaped. McCabe say ne is only
q years old and that he lives in Bal
timore, Md. The police say he is SO
years of age.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-22
STATE PRES.

The Virginia papers are urging a
CONSTITUTIONAL convention as a remedy
for a system in that state which makes
its government cost about twice as
much as thai of North aroma II
this Is true under a democratic admin
is,rar1on. what would happen in case
the state of Virginia should TALL INTO
the hands of a lot of pot-huntfng pom
ticians. such as that with which Norln
Carolina has lately had to deal. some
safeguard against them should De
provided by every state.0harfotte 10
server.
What is true OF Danville is true OF
every other town h a is regarded
among the tobacco markets The to-
bacco industry. as q builder of towns
and a producer OF profitable employ
ment for any considerable numoer OF
people, has seen its best days. The
handling of tobaccD and business IN
cident thereto has been the making OF
some towns, but those that except much
progress from now on must turn into
other channels. And the trusts are re-
sponsible for this.-Greenviile Refiec-
tor.
The resolutions adopted by the cotton
spinners' convention recommending
the establishment OF textile schools in
each southern state have been generally
commended, and have met with a
hearty spoons in this state. Mean
while. the idea has been caught up by
South Carolina, Georgia and Missis-
sippi, which states have all established
textile schools, appropriating for that
purpose from thirty TO forty thousand
dollars each. Louisiana is about 10
take similar action Doubtless Ala
bama will follow. There is no doubt
that Texas will soon have one or more
such schools.-Charlotte News.
.s
painted a picture of fusion in all OF its
deception and horrors. That he was
outspoken and plain along this line,
there is nc doubt; shooting with de-
liberate aim, Squarely from the shoul-
der, and hitting the bulls eye" every
fire. He showed c~onclusively that he
had given his subject careful study,
and that he vas conversant with the
records of the ~fusionists, holding up
their record in its true light and hold
in gthem directly responsible for the
de~bauchery of our government, by
putting sorry white men and negroes
in office, which made ii necessary for
US to lave a restricted suffrage S4s-
tenn, before the amendment is offered.
Clinton Democrat.
When Pearson drew his check for
the salary of congressman from the
4th of March, 1899. he no doubt re-
turned hanks to his negro colleague
for his vote, which enabled him TO rob
Mr.. Crawford of his seat and the peo-
pie of the United States of his salary.
White will no doubt be the object OF
his distinguished consideration. The
republicans of the Ninth district should
stand back now and give Pearson the
field. He SHOULD be permitted to APP
peal to the people of the district for
an endorsement of his action. The
people of his district, however, regard
less of party, will show to the negro
White that they will not condone a
fraud and will recent such a charge
made against them.-Raleigh Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-22
THE NEW TOBACCO COMPANY.
international Organized with a
Capital of s25. 900. 900.

New York, May THE formation
of the new opposition tobacco
has been practically completed and ar
ticles of Incorporation will be filed at
Trenton within a few days. The new
concern will be known as the Interna-
iona Tobacco Company. 1t will be
incorporated under the laws of New
Jersey with a capital of So, 900. 600.
consisting Of 2 5000 shares 6 per cent.
non-cumulative preferred stock and
an equal number of shares of common
stock, all of the par value OF 800 each.
There Will be no bonded debt. The
papers, which have already been ex-
ecuted and signed, were drawn up by
Coudert Brothers, Of this city.
Among the i~ncorporators mentioned
are some of the best known individual
manufacturers in the United States.
including David Dunlop and David
Dunlop. Jr., Of the Dunlop Tobacco
Company, of Petersburg. Va. said to
be the largest exporters of manufac-
tured tobacco in the world: Brown
Brothers, of Winston, y. c.: Alexander
Cameron, of Richmond. Va: George
Cameron, OF Petersburg, Va; p. H
Hanes and. j. II. Hanes, OF Winston,
N. G, and e. c. Venable. of Peters
burg, Va.
The main offices Of the new concern
will be in New York.
II is believed that the leading spirits
in the enterprise will be George Arents
and II. l.. Terrell, both OF whom were
active in the affairs of the American
Tobacco Company. Mr.. Arents was
treasurer of the company until a fort
night ago, when he resigned to go
abroad on a visit Of pleasure. it was
said. His trip to Europe has. however,
been postponed.
The capitalization of the new COM
pany Is based on the expectation OF 10
per cent. dividends, az indicated by the
earnings of the constituent companies
for the asst year. The International
Company will II the start control
twelve factories with a capacity OF
1900, 900 pounds, exclusive OF cigar
cites. To the manufacture or che lat
ter 100000 of the capital STOCK VIII
be devoted.
The new will take over.
among other things. a new cigarette
machine controlled by Mr.. Buchanan,
who was formerly at the head OF b
firm of Buchanan & LyaH-
American Tobacco sold down TO Sc
in today's stock market and closed at
ssx a net decline for b day Of 81
nar cent. Continental Tobacco common
Closed al %. net loss rs per cent
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-22
= A RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY
Into the Cuban Postal Frauds Intro
duced in The House of Representa-
tiyeS.

Washington, May 16.-Representative
Hay, Of Virginia, introduced in the
house the following resolutions:
Whereas, 1t is stated that E. G..
Rathbone, director of posts in Cuba,
made a report to the postmaster gen.
eral On April %, 1900, in which he
stated that the postal accounts of pos
tai officials in Cuba We're correct and,
Whereas, 1t is stated in the public
prints that the postal inspectors of the
Cuban postal service had not made any
inspection or reports of that date,
Resolved by the house Of represen-
t~atives, That the postmaster general
be requested to inform the house
whether E. G.. Rathbone did, on April
%, 1900, or whereabouts, make such &
report and what said report contained.
and to further inform the house
whether such report purported TO be
based upon reports made to sale z. =.
Rathbone by postal inspectors in Cuba
and whether the postmaster general
has any information as to whether
said postal inspectors in Cuba ever
made such reports to z. G.. Rathbone."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-22
SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANS.
The General Assembly Convenes
Judge J. w. Martin. of Little Rock
Elected Moderator.
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Atlanta, Ga, May 17.-Judge j. w.
Martin, of Little Rock, Ark, was
elected moderator today by the South
ern Presbyterian general assembly to
preside during the ensuing year. Two
ballots were required to elect him. In
the first, DR.. G. w. Finley, of Fisher
vile, Va, and DR.. c. Reed, Of Column
bia, S.. c., were candidates for the Of
flee. DR.. Finley received the lowest
number of the votes in the ballot and
his name was not in the secon ballot.
Judge Martin was elected in the second
ballot by a vote Of SO to 20.
Judge Martin was escorted to the
chair. Retiring Moderator j. F. Can
non delivered the gavel to him and the
assembly then went into the election
of assistants to h permanent stated
clerk.
Nearly 200 commissioners, repre-
senting nearly every Presbytery in
cluded in the Southern general assem-
bly, of the Southern Presbyterian
church, were present when the retir-
ing moderator, Rev J. F.. Cannon, of
ST. Louis, opened the thirty-ninth an
nual session of the general assembly
this morning. The session was begun
with devotional exercises, the feature
Of which was the eloquent sermon by
DR.. Cannon, it being the custom of the
assembly for the retiring moderator
to deliver the opening m
No business was transacted at the
afternoon session, the time being de-
voted by the secretaries to making an
arrangement of their work and by the
newly elected moderator to the ap-
pointment of committees.
Tonight at s o'clock the commission
ers to the assembly were rendered a
reception at the Central Presbyterian
church on Washington street, where
the sessions are being held. At this
time a formal welcome was extended
the commissioners.
The transaction of business will be
gin actively tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-22
NEGRO CENSUS TAKERS.
Fourteen, Three of Whom are Women,
Appointed for Augusta, Ga.

Augusta, Ca, May lit is an
nounced here that Census Supervisor
Smythe, in making his appointments
of enumerators, has named fourteen
negroes, three of whom are women, to
do the work in Augusta. Indignation
is expressed by the citizens owe this
action, many declaring they will not
submit to being Intercepted by the
black enumerators. Supervisor Smythe
today said that 107 enumerators had
been appointed in the Tenth
sional district, among the number be-
ing eighteen negroes, fourteen Of whom
were in the Augusta list. and of this
number three are women. Supervisor
Smythe further say he cannot re-
move any n except for civil service
cause.