The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-22
NEWS or A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES MET.
THEY DECIDED To REBUILD
SCIENCE HALL

New Building Is to Cost s26,095.
University Cadets Are TO Go in
Camp at GainesviIIe-COngres
Lamar Discusses Politics in Flor
ida-Why Hearst Is Strong There.
Funeral of Henry Richardson.
Ordinance for Children,s Court.
Atlanta, March 2l-The trustees OF
the University of Georgia met in the
state library here to-day. President
Henry D. Mcdaniel presiding. Hon. S.
B. Adams and Hon. P. W. Meldrim
were present from Savannah.
After considering plans for the re-
building of Science Hall, which was
burned in November. the trustees
authorized the committee to enter into
a contract for the construction of d
new building to cost $26,995. This is
about $1,000 in excess of the amount the
trustees originally appropriated for the
purpose.
The plans for the new building were
drawn by Prof c. NJ. Strahan, mem
Der of the faculty. The trustees will
look to the Legislature to make good
the difference in cost.
The board also authorized the faculty
to let the university corps of cadets,
about $50 strong. to go into camp at
Gainesville for week. Gainesville
will furnish the camping ground and
other facilities and the state will fur
nish the tents, while the cadets them
selves will pay the general expenses
of the encampment.
Politics I'm Florida.
Congressman w. B. Lamar of the
Third Florida district was a visitor at
the state Capitol to-day. In talking of
politics in Florida he explained that the
reason that little opposition had mani
tested itself to the Hearst movement IN
that state was because all those who
are in politics are looking out for their
own interests and for obvious reasons
cannot afford to Antagonize a move
ment that might recoil against them.
Florida elects everything this year,
from Governor and United States SEN
ator down to constables. Congressman
Lamar said: There is no doubt about
the fact that Hearst has the labor ele-
ment at Pensacola, Jacksonville, Tam
pa, Key West, and at other points
with him, which is also probably true
{.
Florlda's public men, who are before
the people for reelection, are in many
instances depending on these elements
in part at least for support. They can
not, therefore, we'll afford to antago-
nize them and leopard their own in
terests.'
Funeral of Henry Richardson.
The funeral of Henry Richardson
late editor of the Journal, took place
this afternoon at o'clock, the serv-
ices being conducted at St. Philip :,
Episcopal Church, Bishop Nelson Off
ciating. There were many handsome
floral offerings. The interment was at
Oakland Cemetery.
May Not Show That DepOt,
Atlanta may lose her exhibit at tha
st. Louis Exposition. which was to
nave been model of the new union
passenger station. Alderman Hugh
lnman, chairman of the Finance Com
mittee of Council, has brought forward
proposition to use the $1,000 which
the City Council appropriated to that
purpose, to preserve the buildings ct
the Piedmont Exposition Park. which
are about to be sold. The matter is
now before the Finance Committee.
Martin Calvin of Augusta urges in an
interview to-day that Atlanta pre-
serve these buildings, and says it is
not unlikely that the State Fair will
| come here in 1905.
For a Children's Court.
The ordinance which creates a chill
dren's court in Atlanta, and which
gives the Recorder authority to apply
the probation system to offenders un-
der the age of Is years, was adopted
during the session of Council to-day.
1t does not go to Mayor Howell for
approval, as notice of motion to re-
consider during the next session was
given.
Bogus Cross of Honor.
At the Atlanta Camp, U. C.
", meeting tonight, Mrs. S.
E. Mabbett, custodian of the
Confederate cross of honor, en-
tered a strong protest against the
counterfeits of the cross that are being
sent to the South for sale to those who
cannot otherwise obtain them. The
camp Indignantly denounced this in
fringement on the copyright and called
upon Confederate veterans. everywhere
to take steps to protect the purity of
the cross of honor and to stop the sale
of the bogus cross.