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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-29
THE MAN WHO WILL PLACE
ROOSEVELTS NAME IN NOMINATION


New York, May .-Special-Ever
since the selection of Frank S. Black
as the man to place Roosevelt's name
in nomination at Chicago this former
state Governor has been the subject
Of talk in plenty. both by word of
mouth and in the newspapers
II is some years since Mr.. Black
has been very prominent in public life,
but in the meantime he has been busy
building up one of the monumental
law practices for which this town has
long been famous. He is the leading
member of the firm of Black. Olcott,
Gruber & Bonynge, and their business
has grown to really vast proportions
in very few years.
As TO Bonynge, whose name comes
last in the firms title, not much is
known by the general public, though
the lawyers know him quite well. AS
TO the other members. the public
knows each one of them very well, in
deed.
Mr.. Gruber, perhaps, is the most
picturesque of the three. He is short,
keen eyed. of a lively tongue and an
alert mentality. He is as active in
politics as he is in law. and has been
Tor many years. His strong holt"
as David Harum" would say, has
been fighting Platt a good deal of the
time; more recently he has been at
outs with the element of the local
Republican party which affiliates most
readily with the Citizens Union. His
district takes in most of the region
centering about Columbia University,
and, despite the somewhat strong
Citizens Union following there,
Abe Gruber has managed TO hold
ms own against all corners. Such OF
my readers as read the New York
l'apers occasionally may have some
TIME seen in their columns divers
pieces Of verse from Mr.. Gruber's
iacile pen. He delights 10 manufac-
'lre rhymes with the local political
situation for their subject. From the
uniformly victorious outcome Of his
contests he is possibly inclined 20 be-
eve his verse possessed OF some
specially potent quality. II may be
stated. however. without any dis
arrangement 10 Mr. Grubers legal
loWers. that 'he world % New York IL
-flnclln-d ocl upon Mr. Grubers
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poetical muse with any degre of seri-
business.
Ex-Judge Olcott. the second member
OF the firm. looks the youngest of the
three, not being much over 40. He's a
fine looking chap. too, and a very ef-
fective speaker. He has served a term
as judge in one of the minor New York
courts, and has political aspirations of
his own, though both he and Mr.. Cru
Der ara understood TO consider their
aspirations entirely subordinate to those
OF their chief, EX-Gov. Black.
Mr.. Black IS a self-made man. and
The beginning of his making was not
more than couple of decades ago. AT
all events, in 1896. when he was about
to take the gubernatorial chair they
used to sas OF him that he had made
his way from poverty TO the head of
the bar of Rensselaer,, of which Troy is
the county seat, in a scant dozen years.
Personally Mr.. Black is a very modest
man
THE trouble with me-" he once said
to a reporter. is that I have never
been one thing long enough to give it
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a good trial. l taught school for a
while, but soon left that and went to
work on a newspaper. Then I left that
and took I'D the law. Before was
fairly started in my law practice I was
sent to Congress. My second term in
Congress was only begun when 1 was
made Governor.
Il may be added in an explanatory
way, that Mr.. Blacks earnings at the
law when he was sent to Congress had
climbed up to $4,000 a year and more.
How much he earns now as the chief
in the firm of Black. Olcott. Gruber &
Bcnynge is problematical, but it GER
tainly tops $4,000 a year several times
over.
1t isn't likely that Mr.. Black is much
of a hicyclist nowadays, but the time
was when he was devoted to the wheel
His wife was as fond of the wheel then
as he. and the bicycles of the family
were a noteworthy feature of the fam
lily outfit at the executive Mansion in
Albany while he was Governor.
Neither in Albany. nor New York
have Mr.. and Mrs. Black ever posed as
social climbers. III segment OF So
ciety that is made up of staunch and
tried friends, however. they have al
ways been the center Of a large and de-
lightful circle. They have q son, now
-. tall and alert. like his father. II
can be hardly sale of the former Gov
ernor that he 'handsomes" much.
Duane.
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Lady Violet Elliott. daughter OF the
Earl Of Mimic. governor general Of
Canada, Is a dashing equestrienne and
accomplished whip. At the recent
horse show IN Montreal she won a nrst
prize for Allen Forbes OF Boston By rid
s~s bis 1rzv nonV Bandigo.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-21

geles, were presented to the Confer
ence. AS Especial order Of the day
DIR. Nicholson. president of Dakota
University, presented his report of
the condition of the University.
The attendance was never better,
the financial condition very promis.
ing. An apportionment of fifty cents
per member for all charges in the
Conference was asked for. Without
a dissenting vote the report was
adopted.
After the reading and adoption of
the report of the Committee on Edu-
cation. the undergraduate class for
admission into the Conference was
called, and the following: A. ID.
Thil odeau, Hall *. Wallis, ii. S.
Hastings. A. c. Mclean. r.. j. Ma
son. James CIowther and G.. S.
Granger We're presented. After a
word by the Bishop. the hymn, "a
Charge to Keep ] Haye.'' was sung
and DIR. Nicholson lead in prayer.
Bishop Hamilton then p%ropounded
the questions to the candidate as
found in the M. f. Discipline, and
gave the "charge'' to them. The
charge. based on the questions asked
OF candidates for admission, was one
of the most clear cut, convincing
pleas for clean, pure, right living,
earnest, conscientious thinking and
working that it has been our privil-
eye to hear
Previous to the admission OF this
class the election OF the Board of
Trustees was held.
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$4,000. To meet this necessity,
we ask that the conference will sanct-

SO, 900. To meet this necessity,
we ask that the conference Will sanct-
ion tho plan of raising 50. 90 per mem
her ON every charge as rapidly as
possible during the coming months.
Notes will be taken, payable in four
semi-annual installments, through
two years. The s.. 90 per member is
TO be exclusive OF any sums given by
members of the Board of Trustees
ON the charge to which they belong.
as it is hoped TO raise s. 1000 from
the BOARD alone. AS an encourage
menl to the charges. the executive
committee had decided to give a
scholarship which Will provide free
tuition for M student during the
year, to every charge, which within
this year raises IN cash or i'm accept
able notes or subscriptions, its APP
portlonment on the basis of $500 per
member for Memorial Hall and fifty
cents a mealber Tor the general
fund. The candidate for the free
scholarship will be designated by the
quarterly conference Of the charge
in conjunction with the PASTOR
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THE WOMEN ACTIVE
Woman's Professorship Association
Moving Toward Endowment
of the University Chair.

The.ladies Of the Methodist church
in this state are not content to
keep silence when they see some
thing to do. Last fall the Women's
Professorship Association was formed
for the purpose Of founding an en-
dowment Of S25 COO for the support
Of a chair in Dakota University.
The association held its first annual
meeting yesterday, the business SEES
sion being held in the college chapel
The reports OF the officers we're en-
couraging and $500 has already been
raised. For the ensuing year Mrs.
@. u. Hager, OF Mitchell, was elect
ed president. Mrs. j. o. Dobson OF
Huron, vice president, Mrs. II. ID.
buttertield, Of Mitchell, correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. S. j. Watson, of
Salem, recording secretary, and Mrs.
B. A. Bobb, of Mitchell, treasurer.
After the business session the DEL
egates repaired to the parlors of the
Century Memorial Hall, where a re-
ception was rendered them by the
ladies OF Mitchell. After a very fine
vocal solo by Miss Lee, Mrs. Hager
spoke on the education and training
OF girls. She laid special emphasis
of the work as it is to be carried ON
in ID. u, under the direction of the
professor supported by the associa-
ton, and ended by introducing Mrs.
Murphy, the new Dean OF Women.
Mrs. Murphy at once established her
self in the hearts of her bearers BY =
graceful speech praising the ever
growing, ever glorious west and the
public sentiment she has found here.
Mrs Grow rendered some inst1u-
mental pusic aod later Mrs. Hattie
Brush Murray was introduced. Mrs.
Moray is ar old favorjte In Mitchell
and her singing was a feature OF the
reception Or. Nicholson delivered
aD ADDRESS.
The ladies were entertained royal
~. Mesdames e. g. Rathbun and
Geo. A. Silsby presided at the punch
bowl, while Mesdames Reamer and
Ward, assisted by the Misses Harker
and WIDdle waited upon the guests.
About 300 we're present during the
afternoon.
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TO THE NAME
Board Of Trustees Of University Decided
10 Partly Change the Name Of The
University.
II Will be Known in the Future as
Dakota Wesleyan UniYersity-No
Conflict in Names.
Woman'S pfoleSSrrShip Association Held
First Annual Meeting During Cor
ference Week.
CHANGE uNIveREITY NAME
New Board of Trustees Held First
Meeting Friday Afternoon for
Business Session.

AT the meeting Of the Methodist
conference Friday morning the fol-
lowingboard Of trustees was elected
Glass Of l9O5-Rev. E. f. Hall,
Aberdeen, r. N. kratz, Mitchell.
Hon. Frank Crane. Pierre. G. 81.
Lamont, Aberdeen, 7. r. Walker,
Vermillion, Rev. w. "a. Jordan.
Sioux Falls. Rev. j. p. jenkins,
Sioux Falls, Rev. G. B. Clark, Dead
wood, Rev w. l. Graham Mitchell.
Glass Of 1867. E. Blanchard,
Pierre, q. G. Hilton. Vermillion, E.
B. Bracy, Mitchell, Ralph L. Brown.
Aberdeen, L. Fl. Clyborne, Mound
City, Rev. ii. S. Wilkinson. Mitchell,
Rev. G. f. Hopkins. Brookines,
Rev. N. a. S%wickard, Canton. Hon.
W.. j. Parmley, Ipswich.
Glass OF l907-Rev. d. Rifenbark,
Watertwon, S. e. Norris Redfield,
Il. A. Duncan, Mitchell. Rev.
Thomas Nicholson Mitchell, ID. c.
Thomas, Wate1town, G. +. KNAPP
pen. Sioux Falls, Rev. W. S. Shop
herd, Watertown, Rev. G. z. Hager
Mitchell, Hon. T.. w. Martin, Dead
wood.
Glass of l9os-Hon. }. A. Pickler,
FaulktoD. Rev. j. o. Dobson. Huron,
II. S. Mouser, Huron, Nathan Noble,
C%enteryille. Rev. T. II. Youngman.
Huron, Hon. @. b. Kennedy, Canton,
Ale. Hitchcock, Mitchell, |. w. Sea-
man. Mitchell, j. T. Morrow, Mitch
ell.
In the afternoon the board met at
the college chapel and transacted
several matters Of important bust
ness. The board first approved the
plan Of i)r. Nicholson OF taking care
OF the remaining amount of money
needed for completing, and furnishing
Century Memorial and also for the
completion OF the annex. Another
important matter that came up was
the changing Of the name of Dakota
University. For years it has been
confused with the State University
Of Vermillion and has lead to some
MISUNDERSTANDING. Ely vote OF the
board the institution will hereafter
DE known as Dakota Wesleyan Uni.
verSity.
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Will Move to Mitchell.

Rev. j. O. Dobson. the new presid-
ing elder of the Methodist church of
the Mitchell district, remained in
the city after the adjournment of
the Conference to try and secure a
house in which to live as it is his
intention to move nom Huron lust
as soon as possible.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-21
CHURCH EXTENSION WORK
Address Delivered by Dr.. Stout, o
st. paul-The Good Work 1t
Accomplishes.

Friday evening al the Methodist
church vas held the anniversary OF
the Church Extesion Society, the en-
ercises being presided over by Rev.
$. j. Watson Of Salem. Archibald
Porter, who has resided in Palestine,
Jerusalem. for the past IL years, was
introduced for a short address, on
the needs of Jerusalem in the way of
protest on missionaries, he stating in
the cours OF his remarks that there
was not a protestant church or mis-
sion i'm that country.
DIR. j. +. Stout, of st Paul. was Sc
cured to deliver the address for an
niversary OF the Church Extension
Society. IN the absence OF DIR. Forbes
He said in substance: The cause OF
the church extension is upon our
hearts. The basis Of the society is
in the fact that Christianity is the
great need of the world, which is re-
presented to us by education, develop
ment and salvation. Salvation is
the prime necessity Of humanity
ever politics needs salvation.
Christianity is more than creed,
philosophy, belief or method Of liv-
hight is life. You cannot make a
Methodist with a fence. You can
not build your fence and get people
i'm md nova M~orlo1;c%. ,rLo ,o,
rules of the church never saved a
man and never will. Neither will the
Ten Commandments. Only God
can save. What is wanted is life,
the life from God. We have many
props. Take the props away from a
man and he will fall. Give a man
Gods life and he needs no props.
You must have life, and Christian
lily is the expression OF life, there are
too many helps in the churches.
The church must be alive. How will
a church get this? 1T will get it by
preaching and fellowship and church
organizations. For missions, for
eyangelization you must have
churches.
In the 50 years OF its existence the
Church Extension society has planted
10000. In South Dakota with its
1882 members 2s churches have
been inspired by the society.
The Society has made church 10
this conference donations TO the
amount OF s46, 23l. IS aud loans TO the
amount Of s57. us. The speaker then
gave a glowing tribute to South
Dakota's resources and riches. This
is Il great state, and God intended
you To do something here. 1t is not
an accident that more things have
been discovered and invented in the
past generation than in any previous
one. Not an accident are the lines
of steel, and that all people are be-
coming neignbors The Kingdom is
coming. Ii we don't do our part,
what: Suppose we stop. Shut out
the church. and the saloon has it,
Shut out the church and the gam
bling hell has it. The world mas it,.
The i|esh has it. The brotllel has it.
These are here, and against these
God has set down the church. Its
power is humanity set ON fire of God.
Then the speaker gave a very fine
word picture of the Chicago fire and
applied 1T to possible Eoral condi-
tions. You awaken too late.
Brother, alarm bells are ringing and
danger is getting towards your quar-
ter. 1t is in South Dakota.
y subscription OF a liberal amount
was taken up for the society.
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RECEIVED THE CLASS
Bishop Hamilton Received Class q
Nine Preachers Into Dakota
Conference.

A full and interesting session Of
Dakota Conference was held Friday
morning commencing at O'Clock.
After the reading and approval OF
the minutes OF the previous session
Rev. DR.. Moore, OF Nebraska Confer
ence, and Rev. kigwa, Of Los An
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of II and and placed the ballot in the
hands of ignorant slaves of the day
before in order, as they thought, TO per-
petrate their tenure OF office and the SUI
premacy OF their party. This united
the white people of the south in a par
ty whose chief political principle was
opposition TO the republican party and
to a great extent that idea of democ-
racy still clings to that party. 1t is
composed of men who were diametri-
calIy opposed to each other on all po-
litical theories until drawn together by
the law Of self preservation because OF
the attitude toward them OF the repub.
lfcan party.
With a party composed Of such men
and men who were brought together
in political utilization under such cir
cumstances il is impossible to lay
down such strict rules Of party faith
and TO draw such straight lines for par
ty guidance as some of the leaders and
editors within that party see fit to adj
vocate. Great latitude must be given.
Men must be allowed to differ within
the party or they will seek liberty o!
thought and action outside of it's lines.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-26
A Sensible Will

The late DR.. J. H. McAden, of Char
lotte. was always regarded as a man
Of extraordinary good sense. His
splendid management of every day af-
fairs and the fact that ne accumulated
during his life a fortune of $3.50, 900 show
this estimate of him to have been cor
rect. But his good sense never appear
ed to better advantage than in the will
which he left and which was ~probated
in Charlotte Monday. 1t is a short,
simple. instrument, but plain in lam
guage and comprehensive in detail. In
the concluding paragraph of the will
these sentences appear:
Il make this request that none u
my family shall wear mourning for
me after my death. I have tried through
life to school myself to look on the
bright side of every picture and make
for all my family n L do not want
recollections of. me shrouded in dark
ness
The concluding provision of the VIII
is a request to his wife, who is lett as
sole e~XecutriX, to take care of my
faithful old servant, DorCas Beeston,
who has been attentive and kind to al
my children and hat my wife is espe>
cially requested to provide for her as
long as she lives, in such manner as
she may think best"
Such a will can be the will of only
a good man, and a sensible one.-News
and Observer.
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THE COTTON CROP.
Present Indications Are that Price
Will Remain High-New York Spot
Was 11.2 o Yesterday and October
Futures 1868.

If crop conditions remain favorable
and the price of cotton remains ans
where near the present figures, the
farmers Of the South will receive more
money this season than in many years
past. 1t now looks like cotton is going
to stay at a high figure. The predic-
tons last year were to the effect that
he high prices were caused by I'M
natural causes and therefore another
season would see the fieecy staple
bringing a low price. The quotations
yesterday showed how far these pre-
dictions were from being correct.
New York spot on yesterday was
11.20 {, October futures 1868 and Deem
Der 1853. The market was up about
so points yesterday above the preceding
day.
The cotton crop planted last spring
was the largest ever planted in TINS
country and the conditions thu fan
have. been far above the average. What
is favorable to the farmer is not favor-
able to the cotton mills for they reap
their profits when cotton is low in price.
Strange to say the price of cotton goods
has not increased in proportion to the
price of the raw material and as a re-
suit many of the cotton mills are los
ing money n a number of them have
closed down. Last year some of the
mills waited for months in hopes that
there would be a slump in price, but
the longer they waited the higher the
price went.
From present indications the farmer.
in this state will max big crops. The
wet weather damaged the cotton crop
to some extent but now that the fire.
Quent rains have ceased the crop has
improved wonderfully.
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THE CZAR'S MANIFESTO.
Birth of an Heir-Many COnces-
siOnS made to the People.

st. Petersburg, August 23.-Emperor
Nicholas manifesto on the birth of an
heir to the throne, the text of which
will be published tomorrow. abolishes
corporal punishment among the rural
classes and for first offences among
the sea and land forces; RENTS arrears
owing to the state for the purchases OF
land and other direct imposts; sets
apart 81, 500, 900 from the state funds for
the purpose of forming an i~nalienable
for the benefit Of landless people
Of Finland; grants amnesty to those
~Ffnlanders who have emigrated with
out authorization: RENTS the fines i'm
posed upon the rura and urban COM
munes Of Finland which refused to sub
NIT to military consecription in 1902
and 1908, and also RENTS the fines i'm
posed upon the Jewish m in
the cases of Jews avoiding military
service.
The manifesto provides for a general
reduction in sentences for common law
offenses. while a general amnesty is
accorded in the case Of all political
prisoners with the exception of those
in which murder has been done.
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1t All Depended.

Franklin B. Gowen. formerly presi-
lent of the Philadelphia aid Reading
railway at one time tried a case In
court, says a contemporary, against a
man who was defended by a lawyer
by the name of Browne. The issue
involved was an important one es-
pecially to the railway company, and
every point was vigorously contested.
During the trial Mr.. Gowen fire.
~quently referred to Mr.. Browne as
Mr. Brownie which embarrassed
Mr.. Browne SO much that the presiding
officer noticed it. He addressed Mr..
Gowen:
MIR. Gowen, the name of the plain
tiff's counsel is Browne, B-r-o-w-n-..
not Browne. Now. my name is
Greene, Greene. and you wouldn't
call me Gree-nie, would your"
To which Mr.. Gowen replied: That
will depend altogether on how you will
decide the case"
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The Charlotte News pays the follow
ing tribute to Col. III. c. Jones, whose
untimely death in this city brought
sadness to his host of -arIends all over
the state:
The sudden death of Colonel Hamil-
ton c. Jones, today, will come as a
great shock to this community. He
has been for long years one OF the
leading lights Of his profession and one
of the best known citizens of this COM
munity. He was a devout member of
the Episcopal church and a man of
blameless life, a gentleman of the cid
school. 1t was his faithfulness to his
client, the heroic effort he made in the
Breese trial, that probably fastened
his end. His ability as a lawyer was long
ago established and little can be added
to his reputation by any words of praise
today. To his sorrowing family we
tender assurances Of deepest syn,pa-
thy. Charlotte is poorer indeed for the
loss from our streets of the familiar
figure Of Colonel Ham. c. Jones.
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Suicide

The startling announcement that a
preventive OF suicide had been dis
covered will interest many. A run
down system, or dependency invaria-
bly, precede suicide and something has
been found that will prevent that con-
dition which makes suicide likely. At
the first thought of self destruction
take Electric Bitters. 1t being a great
tonic and nervine will strengthen h
nerves and build up the system. It's
also a great Stomach, Liver and Kid
ney regulator. Only soc. Satisfac-
ton guaranteed by r. r. Bellamy,
Druggist.
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Russia is making a desperate effort
to hold on to her crippled warships
which were forced into neutral ports
to keep firm falling into the hands Of
the enemy. Port Arthur is no longer
a safe harbor for any of her w~arships.
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The Raleigh Post comments upon the
high class Of men nominated by the
Guilford county democrats to repre-
sent them in h legislature. From our
observation Of nominations all over the
state, we believe hat the next legisla-
ture viii have a personnel that has rot
been matched since the war. The high
est class of the states citizenship will!
be represented by it's composition
Charlotte hronic
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editor Of The Times. We are glad to
see that this paper is widening it's
usefulness; till it is no longer content
with being simply a local paper. but is
reaching out into other Fields for pat
ronage. We have no doubt it will be
successful in it's efforts. If it is not
it will not be because it does not merit
that success.