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The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-08
DUFFY STREET BAPTIST CHURCH..

at $3.50 in the lecture room of the In
dependent Presbyterian Church.
All delegates and visitors are re-
quested to register at the booth in
front of the church in Chippewa Square.
All delegates and visitors wishing to
procure entertainment Will confer with
the Committee on Reception in the
basement of the church.
All advertising matter, saleable goods
and exhibits must be confined to the
basement of the church.
Rev. DIR. Jordan pastor of the church
is at his desk most of the time In the
Sun Parlor of the De Soto. and
will serve the people in any way posi-
BILE.
In addition to the Registration Com
mittee in front of the church, a spec
ial committee on information may be
found in the basement Of the church.
Persons in the city wishing to obtain
guests during the convention are
requested TO confer with the
Committee on Registration in the
basement of the church. They
can be reached In person. or by
telephone, Georgia phone 1888. Bell
phone s37.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-08
SEMINARY TRUSTEES
HELD ANNUAL MEETING AND
ELECTED OFFICERS.
RECEIVED $4,000 REQUEST.
TO ENDow A CHAIR AS MEMORIAL
TO DIR. PORTER.

Twenty-seven Members of the
logical Seminary Were Present at
Meeting Women Received to
Train as MissiOna rIes Doing Good
WOrk-Increase i'm Number of Stu
dents-Other Meetings to he Held.
The annual meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Southern Baptist The
illogical Seminary was held at the De
Soto yesterday morning, Vice President
presided. President Joshua lowering
was not present, being on tour of the
world. The following members of the
board were present From Maryland,
DR.. T. S. Dunaway, DR.. w. E. Hatch
er, DR.. c. H. Ryland, Rev. 7. J. Ship
man and DR.. w. w. Tribble; from
Georgia, Judge A. D. Freeman, DR..
E. L. COnnaly, DR.. r. B. Headden,
DIR. j. H. fitzpatrick, DR.. w. w. Lam
drum, DR.. W. H. Smith and c. B.
Willingham, Esq; from Alabama, Rev.
c. A. Stakeley; from Kentucky, Dr.
T. T. Eaton, c. W. Gheens, Esq, T.
T. Humphreys, Rev. ]. C. Stackhouse;
from South Carolina, Rev. j. D. Chap
man, T. P. Covington, NJ. D., DR.. W.
c. Lindsay. DR.. j. w. Perry, DIR. D.
NJ. Ramsey and DR.. A. j. S. Thomas;
from Mississippi, DR.. A. V. Rowe;
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-08
KNIGHTS AT FOLKSTON.
Organized LOdge-News Notes
from WaycrOss.

from WaycrOss.
Waycross, Ca, May 7.-Folkston
Lodge, No. 14S, knights of Pythias,
was organized by Mr.. ]. A. Jones,
grand prelate of the Grand Lodge of
Georgia., at Folkston tonight. Mr..
Jones was accompanied to Folkston by
a large number of members of Wake
field Lodge of WaycrOss, among them
being the degree team composed of ].
Walter Bennett, John w. Moore, J.
E. Hammerly, Allan James, W. H.
Cason, r. S. Archibald, j. S. Williams
and Fred Ficken. The organization
meeting was held in the Masonic build
ing. The new lodge is composed of
many of Folkston's best citizens, sew
eral of whom were members of the
Waycross Lodge of knights.
The Waycross contingent of the Tom
Welch Fishing Club will go to Atkin-
son next Saturday morning, two days
ahead of the formal opening of the
camp for the 1908 season. The Bruins
wick members will not arrive until
Monday. Half a dozen boats, which
have been constructed for the use of
the Waycross fishermen, will be ship
ped to Atkinson tomorrow.
council of the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics was organ
lied at the Red Mems Hall in this
city tonight. officers were elected,
but the actual institution of the lodge
here will not be held until a few days
later, when team from Savannah
and Brunswick is expected to exem-
plify the degrees.
The Waycross dry goods and cloth
ing merchants have signed an agree
ment to close their places OF business
at $50 o'clock every evening except
from the 18th to the 10th OF each
month. and the early closing COM
menced to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-08
BAPTISTS BY THOUSANDS.
Continued from Twelfth Page.


ma at first caused the gentleman in
charge of the booth some little thought;
he finally decided that China is certain
~ west of the Mississippi, even if a
long way off, and so the missionarys
name was put down in the book for
trans Mississippi delegates.
Want to Know About savannah.
To each person WHO registers is given
a souvenir of the city. an illustrated
booklet by the Savannah Electric Com
pany, a copy of Savannah Illustrated
as gotten up by the American Journal
of Commerce. and a pencil with which
to make memoranda of engagements,
notes of addresses, etc. one elderly
delegate, after receiving all this, asked
for a second pencil of another color,
and then, evidently under the impress
sion that the stock and variety kept
by the bureau were unlimited, smil-
ingly wanted to know if there was any
thing else coming to him, suggesting
that maybe a souvenir box of candy
had been prepared for delegates.
How fine a plan of advertising this
bureau is may be gathered from the
fact that yesterday three delegates
when they discovered the nature of
the booth Immediately applied to Sec
rotary DOnlan, who was assisting in
the work. for information as to whom
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-08

they could ship cotton in Savannah
They were promptly started for Offices
of several cotton factors, members of
the Chamber of Commerce.
Another visitor, a resident of Chi
cago, told Secretary Donlan he had
not before had any idea of the pro-
gressiveness of the city and the posi-
bilities for profitable investments here,
but that having now seen the city and
the excellent way in which it has ham
died the crowd of delegates he is salts
fed that capital can profitably be
placed in local industries and he eX-
poets, when he returns home. to bring
some five or six capitalists to Savan-
nah with a view to making invest
ments.
Out for Sightseeing.
The delegates as a whole are more
than pleased with Savannah. and are
especially high in their praise of ats
beauty. The bad weather prevented
many of them from visiting the re-
sorts, though a few went to Isle OF
Hope and Thunderbolt in the after
noon, and about 125 to Tybee, but with
pleasant weather, all of the resorts will
have a liberal patronage.
Some of the delegates are anxious for
a trip down the harbor, and have ap-
preached local members of the COM
mittees and asked that an excursion of
some sort be arranged so that the river
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-08
DEBATE AT Triton.
Norman Institute and Sparks In
stitute VIII Context.


Triton, Ga, May THE first of the
joint debates between the pupils of
the Norman Institute at ODE and
Sparks Collegiate Institute at Sparks.
is attracting a great deal of attention
in educational circles through this
section. Triton, being located nearly
half way between and convenient to
both schools, has been selected as the
point for the debate, which will take
place at Triton Opera House next Sat
urday. The pupils of Sparks Colegi-
ate Institute have secured a special
train over the Georgia Southern and
Florida, leaving Adel at O'Clock in
the evening, and returning Immediate
ly after the debate is over. The pu-
pills of Norman Institute have char
tered special train over the Triton.
Thomasville and Gulf, which will be
run on about the same schedule.
Inc subject of the debate is State
prohibition" of which Norman Instf-
tute has the affirmative and Sparks
Collegiate Institute the negative. Each
school is represented by three debat-
ers, as follows: Sparks, James Peters.
w. H. Watson and George Henry; ODE,
.. H. P. Julian, w. D. OVerstreet and
~ SUMTER Inc Judges are w. b.
Cate, president of the Jasper Normal
Institute, Jasper, Fla, and r. H.
Crawford of Atlanta. These two will
select the third.
The six young men selected are de-
Daters of recognized merit. Both
schools are new, Norman Institute. now
finishing its second year and Sparks
finishing its first. Both have been very
successful. and have an enrolment to
nearly the full capacity of their build
ings.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-08

anna
from Tennessee, w. w. Woodruff, Esq.
A number of reports were made and
officers were elected. The election re-
suited in the remaining of all the old
officers, as follows:
President-Hon. Joshua lowering of
Maryland.
First Vice President-Dr. Thomas S.
Dunaway of Virginia.
Second Vice President-T. G. Bush,
Esq, of Alabama.
Secretary-Rev. M. D. Jeffries of
Tennessee.
Treasurer-Rev. w. ]. McGlothlin of
Kentucky.
Auditors-T. ]. Humphreys and
Franklin Miller of Kentucky.
A Bcguest of 100000.
The feature of the report of the
Finance Committee was the announce
ment that bequest of $4,000 had been
made to the seminary, by Mrs. r. 3.
Bartlett of Memphis, Tenn. The dona-
ton is to found a chair, as a memorial
to Mrs. BartlettS brother the late DIR.
Porter of Memphis The report was
also entirely satisfactory from every
standpoint, showing as it did the ex-
cellent condition of affairs of the SEM
mary
1t was announced that there are six
vacancies on the board of trustees; two
from South Carolina and one each from
Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky and Ten
nessee. The proper resolution was Of
fered naming a committee to bring this
matter to the attention of the Southern
Baptist Convention, which, according
to rule, will name three members from
each state having a vacancy, and from
these the places will be filled by the
board.
Women in the Seminary.
The report of the president of the
seminary was most interesting, and
many points were noted particularly
by the board. This is the first yearly
report since the doors of the seminary
were opened to women for training to
do missionary work. There are now
ten young women taking this special
study and the report says that they
are doing excellent work.
The total enrolment at the seminary
for the past year, as shown in the re-
port, was $50 students and this is an
increase of seven over the previous
year.
The report alluded to the monthly
missionary meetings, and said that
they had been very successful. Espe-
cial attention had been given during
the session to the study of the English
Bible. This was always a feature of
the work in this institution The mis-
sionary work of students, in the hos
pitfalls, jails. and other institutions
around Louisville was noted and COM
mended.
Executive Committee Elected.
At the afternoon session of the board
the Executive Committee was elected
consisting of the following: E. W
Mullins, w. ] McGlothlin, Theodore
Harris, J. B. Marvin and ]. j. Hum
phreys.
The chairman was instructed to
write to President lowering, and to
inform him of his unanimous re-elec-
ton and wish him God speed on his
journey and a safe return home.
DR. Landrum was appointed to pre-
pare suitable resolutions on the death
of the late Or. Tichenor and DR..
Hatcher will prepare a memorial on
the death of the late DR.. Arthur Peter.
The chairman was also instructed to
prepare a paper on the board and the
seminary TO be addressed with frater-
nal greetings to the convention
There were number of matters that
could not be finished at the meeting
yesterday and the board adjourned TO
reconvene at 8 o'clock this morning,
at the De Soto Hotel.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-08
SOUTHERN BAPTIST
YOUNG PEOPLES UNION
Met, Heard Addresses and EIec-
ted Officers.

First Vice Presidential. e. Tralle
of Louisville, KY.
Second Vice President-Rev. L. B.
Warren of Ocala, Fla.
Secretary-W. w. Gaines of Atlanta,
Ga.
Board of Managers-L. o. Dawson,
chairman; w. w. Gaines, secretary.
Local Managers headquarters at
Birmingham)-J. NJ. Shelburne, j. w.
Hargrove, ]. V. Dickinson, A. Y. Ma
pier, w. M. Blackwelder, A. G. David
son, L. P. Fleming, E. P. Hogan, w. r.
Phillips, P. c. Ratcliff.
State Managers
Alabama-T. M. Galloway.
District of Columbia-C. C. Coleman.
Georgian. Van Deventer.
Louisiana-C. V. Edwards.
Mississippi-Arthur Flake.
North Carolna-T. Mel johnson.
Virginia.. c. Moss.
Arkansas-T. w. O'Kelley.
Florida-W. A. Hobson.
Kentucky-Carter Helm Jones.
Maryland-Curtis Lee Laws.
Missouri-A. w. Payne.
South Carolina-J. d. Chapman.
Tennessee. o. Rust
Texas-George w. Truett.
Executive Committee. NJ. Shell
burne,E. P. Hogan,W M. Blackwelder,
A. c. Davidson, L. o. Dawson, w. r.
Phillips, w. w. Gaines.
The afternoon session closed with a
very strong and interesting address by
the Rev. w. J. McGlothlin Phi. D., his
subject being '"The Baptist Principle
and the Future
Last night at the First Church, Rev.
J. B. Gambrell of Dallas, Tex, deliv-
cred very instructive and eloquent
address on the subject 1.-The Unfinish-
ed Battle for Religious Liberty" This
was heard with the closest attention
by a congregation that filled the First
Church to over1owing.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-08

First Vionns-Mr. A. B. Levy, Mr..
H. M. Prayer, Mr.. j. NJ. Byck, Mr..
B. Wolfsohn, Mr.. W. M. Morrison,
Miss Bertha Fisher.
Second Violins-Mr. L. D. Wylly, Mr.
Edwin PutZel, Mr.. Jos. Mendes, Mr.
S. H. Levy, Mr.. Morton Levy.
Double Bass-Mr. Richard Tarrant
Flutes-Mr. Frank Guffrieda, Miss
Gladys Brnbaum.
Violoncello-Mr ]. Kucera.
Saxophone-Dr. 3. +. Williams.
Baritone--Mr. ]. Cocoa.
Cornets-Mr. Louis Muller. Mr.. NJ
ii. Cohen.
Trombone-Mr. Arthur Riley.
Tympani-Mr Julian Hexter.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-08

and shipping can be seen. This will
probably be done. The trip will be ar
ranged doubtless for Saturday
In so large a. gathering as is this
convention humorous incidents are
rather plentiful, and the present gath
ering has furnished not few of them.
Yesterday some of the delegates mis-
took members of the Reception Com
nittee to Hon. Joseph Devlin for mem
bers of their own body. It's true the
Reception Committee members wore
green badges, while those of the con-
vention are red, but all badges look
alike in a big crowd, and so one of
the delegates approaching one of the
Devlin committee grasped him cor
daily by the hand, and solicitously in
quired if ii were not time to go to the
church. 1T may be for you," came
the cheerful reply, but I've got other
business on hand just now"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-08

see that there is plenty of it during She
various sessions, in the First Baptist
Church and the Tabernacle. Mr. Cow
ard said yesterday that he desires all
singers and musicians who are willing
to assist in the music to meet him, at
the church, this morning, before the
session of the convention. He will be
glad to have a number of violinists and
cornetists to help with the singing,
and any number of singers. A special
souvenir song book, especially prepared
for the convention, can be had at the
church and will be found to contain
many of the favorite hymns and tunes.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-08
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TO DELEGATES.

The following announcements were
read at the close of the service in the
First Church last night:
The Southern Baptist Convention will
assemble in the First Baptist Church
Friday morning at 10 O'clock
Delegates only will be admit
ted to main floor, all visitors must go
in galleries.
The Woman's Missionary Union.
auxiliary to the convention, will meet
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-08

is the spreading of the Gospel; home
cares, and then there is the Sunday
school work. l believe that the re-
ports to be submitted will show prog
ress in all of our mission fields, and
an advance in foreieh lands, especial
ly that viii be gratifying"
Gov. Eagle spoke pleasantly of Sa-
vannah, and its hospitable people, and
said he believed that Arkansas had
sent delegation to this city larger
than to any previous convention.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-08

Darien, Ga, May 1.-The Darien and
Western Road will run a special train
during the continuation of the fair at
Darien. 1t will leave Crescent Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday. May IL and
II and IL at 6:25 p. m, reaching Da-
rien at 7:O5. Returning leave Darien
at 10 o'clock railroad time. Special
rates will apply.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-08
STATE SECRETARIES.

The missionary secretaries of the
state associations, called to meet in
the pastors study at First Church
yesterday morning, did not assemble
but viii meet later during the con-
vention. The hour appointed was the
same as for the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union, and the secretaries de-
sired TO attend the sessions OF the lat
Ter.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-08
CONVENTION MUSIC.

Rev. r. S. Coward of Waco, Tex,
assisted by Mr., ]. A. Brown Of the
same place. will have entire charge of
She music for the convention. and viii
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-08
Henry Porter Captured.

Sparks, Ga. May Henry Porter,
the negro who killed Jess Kearby as
sistant marshal at this place. a year
ago last Christmas. has been captured
~ AbbeYille.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-08
PRESIDENT JAS. P. EAGLE
OF LITTLE ROCK, ARK.

VIII Open the Baptist Convention
This Morning.
Ex-Gov James p. Eagle, president
of the Southern Baptist Convention.
arrived In Savannah yesterday from
his home Ia LATHE Rock. Ark, and will
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-09
GIVEN $1,000 FOR BRAVERY.
Pacific Express Company Rewards
Brave Messenger korner.

A draft for $1,000 has been present
de by the Pacific Express company to
Messenger Fred A. Korner, running on
the O. r. e N. between Portland and
Huntington, who, September 20, pre-
vented a holdup Of his express car
and shot Jim Conners," one Of the
robbers.
The draft was enclosed in letter
written by F. c. Kentsch, of St. Louis
general manager Of the Pacific Elk
press company, to Mr.. Korner. The
letter recited that at the next meet
ing of the board Of directors their at
tention will be called to the matter
and appropriate resolutions of thanks
will be offered, to be engrossed and
presented to the messenger.
On behalf of the company, Manager
Gentsch expresses thanks for the
brave and courageous behavior" Of
the messenger. Mr.. KOrner is well
known to many Of the railroad and
express employees running into Walla
Walla. He has been with the Pacific
Express company about five years.
His home is in Portland At the
time of the recent attempt to hold up
the o. R. & N. train Korner opened
fire On the robbers, wounding Con
nors" and frightening the others
away.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-09

land to DISPOSE of. Just now the
Creeks have 10000 acres which they
are at liberty TO Put on the market,
and which they are evidently disposed
to get rid of as soon as possible. Inc
government will not permit them to
sell all their land; each holder Of 100
acres must reserve forty acres for a
homestead. But the remaining 120
acres he is at liberty to turn into
ready cash at his pleasure.
The Cherokees attract little atten-
ton at present; they are not permit
ted by law to sell any land until five
years after the allotment. The Choc-
taws and Chicasaws are a little more
interesting: they can sell one-elghth
of their allotment one year after re-
ceiving a patent, another eighth IN
three years. and the remaining quar-
ter in five years. The remaining half
they must retain as a homestead for
twenty-one years during the life OF
the allottee.
The Seminoles are the least inte-
resting to the "grafters," for they
will not receive title to their lands
until the tribal relations are abolished
which. by law, yill take place March
4, 1906. Then congress hes decreed
that all tribal relations be dissolved.
Indians Were Tricked, It's Claimed.
The full blood Indians live on terms
of friendship and social equality with
the negroes, but they are naturally
chagrinned at the consequences OF
adopting their former slaves as mem
bers of their tribes. They cherish a
tradition to the effect that it was all
a mistake about the equal rights which
colored people were to enjoy. AS
they tell it, the treaties negotiated
in 1866 with the United States were
made through a colored preacher who
was a clever linguist, and knew all
the dialects of the five tribes as well
as English. The preacher, they say,
gave the Indians to understand that
the treaty was to provide that the col
ored people be treated kindly and as
friends, by the tribe; at the same time
the Interpreter informed the govern
ment authorities that the Indians were
willing to give equal tribal rights to
their former slaves.
The first sale Of Creek lands was
made Friday in this city. The land
brought $3.50 an acre. 1t lies along
the Arkansas river. about three miles
north of Muscogee, and is good farm
bottom land without improvements.
The Creek Indian selling the land is
Marion E. Tarvin, a dentist, practicing
here In his personal appearance
DR.. Tarvin would pass for a southern
colonel, and his speech is softly rem
iniscent of his old home in Georgia.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-09

while as an advertising solicitor on
an afternoon paper. He has also been
concerned with the advertising on
several programs of different kinds,
and has worked as an insurance agent.
He formerly lived in St. Paul, where
he worked as an advertising man. 1t
s said that at one time he was in
the employ Of the Great Northern at
st. Paul, but his name is not known
at the local Great Northern offices.
A series Of robberies in the bust
ness section of the city, all of SINH
lar nature, has extended over Pc
Rod of several weeks. Offices in
various buildings have been entered
during the absence of the tenants and
various articles stolen. These in
Guided papers, stamps, money ana
personal belongings, for the most part
of small value. Desks in a number
of instances have been pried open.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-09
l,NTLD An 0PTIMIST
VISITS THE WEST
Aapv Wall Street Pesssm Must
%3eld to General Prosperity of
the Country.

Fav York, Oct 9.-GeoTge j.
lasaz3s: has just returned to this city
sqsa-- having made a tour of inves-
% zzyI1n Of what is popularity known as
TT Gould system Of railroads" &C
-cereanieI by his two eldest sons,
TEag1;On Gould and Jay Gould, whom
Nc e diligently instructing IN the
mysteries that attend the successful
a.S7zsz "a strati0n Of great corporate IL
-Rysssgs.
~ Gould returns to the east more
LSsez ever an optimist. strengthened
n us belief by personal observation
Tax conditions throughout the cOuu-
Ery- and more particularly in the west
4t,1H southwest. were never more IA
75re,zss,le than at present. that there is
~. justification for the pessimistic
xaTY. that engulfs Wall street, that
II due course Of time the general
prosperity Of the country at large
RsI4s& nave a reflex influence on all
Speculative trading. and that at no
.lEza IN the history Of the United
15s-4lcs have general conditions for the
4rs-tissful carrying out Of great bust
~ enterprises been more prOm1s-
~, than now.
III Is true" said Mr. Gould, that
- almost unacc0untable wave Of
sazesisn is now overwhelming Wall
sS9z.et. This wave is erratic and spO-
--41gs,- ana is not justified by the bust
-5s.sa conditions existing in the cOun-
- al large. My own personal Obser-
eaa. ons show that crops are exceed
.zeglv large-the corn crop being a
,snuper: that railroad earnings must
rsafs searily increase and that as soon
sz xne money which has been advanc-
10 from This financial center for the
G.z~ncse Of moving the crops and the
.slsc heraree CT railroad extensions
aad enterprises reyerts to its normal
eshAnneIs. as is inevitable. the coun-
~ at large Will enter upon a new
1zd much greater era of prosperity.
Il am confident that things will
.1a4.t themselves in a comparatively
sszurt space OF time. AS the crops
.zss>,e and money again gets into cir
ag2latf0n. the situation will materially
II grove. The stringency of the last
szew weeks is entirely natural and
bare is absolutely 10 cause fer alarm
"a The part Of investors"