Evening Star Newspaper, May 7, 1900, Page 11

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If you haven't as yet given cut the cont: for the store Awnings, “phone 2080, ‘or annp have the House Awnings put up. ‘Time to * Consult us! 1312 F STREET, my5-létt ban For the Kidneys and Liver Use BLACKISTONE WATER —unfailing as a diuretic and mild laxative. 5 gals., $1.00—12 %4-gal. bots., $1.50. 2 lara St CHANGE IN BISHOPS Probable Action of M. E, Church General Conference: RUMOR OF DR. HURST'S RETIREMENT Revs. Bristol and Goucher Proposed for Promotion. PETITION TO CONFERENCE It 1s expected that during the present week the general conference of the M. E. Church, now in session at Chicago, will take up the subject of making changes in the episcopacy and decide whether any of the present members of the board of bish- ops shall be retired, whether their number shall be added to or whether the vacancirs created by reason of retirements or other- wise shall be filled by the election of new members to the board. The fact that the names of two members of the Baltimore annual conference, Rev. Dr. F. M. Bristol of Metropolitan Church, this city, and Rey. Dr. John F. Goucher, president of the Woman's College, Balti- more, have been sent to the general con- ference as candidates for bishops, if any new bishops are to be chosen, makes the subject one of much interest here, where both ministers are so well and so favorably known. It is rumored that Bishop Hurst may ask to be relieved of the duties which fall to the lot of bishops in active service, in order that he may devote his entire time to the American University in Washington, for which he is anxious to secure an en- dowment sufficient to support it on the seale with which it was planned. There are several members of the board of bith- ops from whom many of the younger and more aggressive members of the general conference would, it is said, welcome a re- quest for retirement, but they are all older than Bishop Hurst and but one is In bad health. Bishop Hurst is still in the enjoy- ment of excellent health, and it is not claimed that he is not abundantly able to perform his episcopal duties, but it is urged in some quarters that if he could devote his entire time to the university the institution would be made much more of a success and at a much sooner period than under the present circumstance: Petition for an Election. A petition has been sent to the general conference by a Methodist Episcopal min- ister who formerly resided in Washington, and who is now pastor of one of the largest churches in a neighboring city, asking that there shall be no election of bishops at this and that all the ted. The peti- t there exists no reason why Wd be any among the aff of gene and that to make changes will seriously interfere with many plans heretofore devised, especially those relating to the raising of for church purposes and the addition 2,000,000 names to those now on the chur rolls. Whether this petition will have : weight with the general conferer i matter of much speculation who have known of its existence, and the opinion is general that it will not, while there are so many ministers willing to ac- cept higher honors than they now enjoy. session of the higher body 201,000,000 of While, as above s name of Dr. Bristol has b nnection with the episcopac ion pre- vails among intimate friends that he will be elected one of the missionary secreta tion for which qualified, office a fe years hence. Dr. Frank M. Bristol is one of the be known men in the Methodist © Church in the United States. He was born in Niagara county, New York, in 1850. Luur- ing his boyhood ‘his parents removed anston, Tl, where, In due course of tm he entered the Northwestern University, from which he graduated in 1872. He then became a member of the Rock River con- ference. His first. charge at Eng wood, from which he went to become pas- tor of the Wabash Avenue Church, Chica- go. His entire ministerial life, previous to coming to Washington, two years ago, w spent in Chicago and Evanston, where had charge of some of the largest churehes and in each of which he remained the full limit of time permitted by the law of the denomination. Dr. Bristol ranks as one of the ablest ministers in the Methodist Epis- copal connection and his fame as a lecturer and orator is widely extended. He is in constant receipt of invitations to speak in various distant cities, but Is compelled to decline most of them because acceptanc> would take him away too long a period from his pastoral duties here, Dr. Goucher's Career. Rey. Dr. Goucher, who, as above staicd, has been prominently named in connection with the office of bishop, was born June 7, 1845, In Waynesboro’, Pa., his father being an eminent physician. His boyhood was spent in Pittsburg, and, with scholarly tastes and the foundation of a classical education well laid, he entered Dickinson 8, taking his de- in 1872, and receiving from in 1885 the degree of D.D. Dr. Goue areer is worthy of note in many dire He combines intellectual vigor with great versatility and activity, the culture of the recluse with practical turn of the man of affairs, the ardent glow of the orator with a fine analytic power, the grasping of the smallest details and the vastest system with a master genius for organization. Entering the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1859, he rose step by step until he commanded the leading ap- pointments of the Baltimore conference. His pulpit ability, pastoral fidelity, thorough loyalty to the doctrines and polity of the church, and labors and liberality, made him widely influential during the twenty-four years of his pastorate. In Baltimore as pastor he projected and built the Harlem Park Church and the Strawbridge Church, while the chief monument of his enterprise and munificence ts the dignified and splen- did First Church, erected at a cost of a quarter of a million dollars. So thoroughly did he sustain the traditions and honor of the old City Station that at the close of his pastoral term he left the congregation of the Lovely Lane “meeting house” in one of the best appointed church edifices in the world, with three mission churches and nearly 1,200 members; with four Sunday schools and 1,500 scholars; with mothers’ mectings, sewing schools and other evan- gelistic agencies, all planned and carried on through his counsel, energy and man- agement. Interest in Education. Dr. Goucher's interest in the educational work of the church has from the begin- ning of his ministry been deep, practical and helpful. The Morgan College of Bal- timore, which has done so much for the colored youth, with {ts classical, normal and theological departments, developed from the Centenary Biblical Institute, of the board of trustees of which he was president, at the same time serving as chairman of the executive committee. He was the projector and chief benefactor of the Princess Anne Training School, Mary- land, and of a similar enterprise in’ Lynch- burg, Va. The Martin Mission Institute at Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, was ré- lieved of its embarrassment and entered upon a fresh career of usefulness through Co A wo ia has invaluable. In 1881 he projected and di- rected the organization of the Anglo-Japan- College, graduating in 1s¢ A gree of M. his alma m; ese College at Tokyo, Japan, and having helped to secure for ft a charter from the Japanese government—the first concession for foreigners to purchase land and re- side outside the foreign reservation—he bought and gave to the college twenty-five acres of land near the mikado's palace, and has ever since been closely fdentified with the development of that institution of learning. Next followed the planning and estab- lishing of primary and secondary vernacu- lar schools in India, with a daily attendance of thousands of native children, Dr. and Mrs. Goucher still provide for these schools, about one hundred and twenty in number. It is said that 30.000 converts have been added to the Methodist Episcopal Church in India through the instrumentality of these schools. During his recent visit to the east the doctor provided for the en- largement of this work and the establish- ment of similar schools in China and Japan. The culmination of this educational work as been the establishment of the most suc- cessful college for women in the world. Under his guiding mind a series of granite structure unexcelled in architectural excel- lence and appropriatene if by magic in Baltimore. In September, 1888, the Woman's College opened with’ fifty eight pupils, and now, in the twelfth y of its existence, the institution has tmes that number of students, representing every state in the Union and every part of the world, The head of this great seat of learning, he is none the less devoted to the other great interests ef the church and of Christianity. A genuine friend of missions, his benetactions have, it is sald, blessed thousands, and agacious, intelligent study of mission work in every quarter ef the globe has made his influences felt everywhere. Member of Board of Miasions. He has been a member of the board of missions of the general committee of the M. E. Church since 1884, and he has ex- amined and reported upon the missionary work of the M. E. Church in every continent. He has beon an extensive traveler, and his ke€n observation and study of manners, customs and religions have been utilized for the advancement of the gospel among all nations. Dr. Goucher was a delegate to the gen- cral conference of 1888: an influential mem- ber of the general conferences of 1802 and 1896, and 4s of that of 1900. LABOR AND LIBERTY A LECTURE BEFORE WORKINGMEN BY EUGENE V. DEBS. Large Audience Listens to His Re- marks—Public Ownership and the Social Preblems. The present conditions of labor and the laboring classes were the subject of a lengthy address delivered last night at the New Grand Opera House, by Mr. Eugene V. Debs, the candidate of the social demo- cratic party for President. The subject of the lecture was “Labor and Liberty,” and it was given under the auspices of the Central Labor Union of this city. The au- dience was a large one and the boxes were occupied by invited guests, among whom were Senator William E. Mason of Illinois, Representative Sulzer of New York, Rep- resentative Lentz of Ohio, Representative -nta- twole of Minnesota, Rep- . Mere John J. Jenkins of Wisconsin, Repr tive Joel P. He of the Uni ates weather bu- reau, Mr. Thomas F » Mr. Andrew Furesuth, Mr. F. W. Palmer, Mr. J. A. Pa , Beneral master workman of th: of Labor, and Mr. M. D. Ratch, Trusts Will Crash Themselves. The lecturer was introduced by Mr. Samuel De Nedrey, who paid high tribute to Mr. Debs’ indefatigable and_self-sacri- ficing efforts in behalf of organized labor and compared him to President Lincoln and Horace Greeley. In the course of his lecture Mr. Debs made no allusion to politics, but confined elf to a review of prevalent conditions. s, he declared, were the outcome of fierce competition, and it was idle to talk of crushing them out. He saw in them the solution of social and cconomle questions of the future, because they had centralized capital and in a few years would be crus ed by their own weight. He believed the result of this would be public ownershi and when this was accomplished the war of competition would ce nd labor trou- bles would be ended. Changes Wrought by Machinery. In the course of his remarks he said, among other things, that through compe- tition man is arrayed against man in the mad rush for wealth. Men have been com- pelied to sell thelr labor without being able to retard its effect upon human kind, forced to do this because he knew that the mo- ment he failed to be of value to his eco- nomic master he was discharged, without any consideration from his master for his wife or his family. “There was a time when men were freemen. But the evolution of time and machinery has changed all that. There was a time when all labor was done by hand and man was virtually his own mas- ter and master of what he produced, but today, with improved machinery, he is no longer the master, and the machine, which was Intended as a God's blessing and help to him, has become the tool of combinations and capitalists. When men worked by hand they were the producers and consumers, but the machine does not wear shoes, the machine does not wear clothes and hats, and the result is over- production; shops are shut down, thou- sands are thrown out of employment, and even in this period of flaunted prosperity, people are starving to death and crime is increasing through enforced idleness. “There is no longer hope for the wage- earner. The avenues, in spite of the mouthings of successful men and philan- thropists, are not as wide oper to ad- vancement as the world would lead us to belfeve. The wage-carner. today will re- main the wage-earner forever. Unless so- cialism and public ownership relieve the corrupt conditions, the only escape of the Wage-earner from remaining forever and aye the wageearner is through the door of suicide. The clerk=can:no longer hope for advancement and the laboring man to- day ts only a tool-using animal.” A New Era Promised. In conclusion he said: “Some men would have us crush out the trusts. They tell us this, yet they do not tell us how to acconsplish It. They would have us go back :to hand work, forgetting progress and the evolution of time. Trusts are not evils in themselves, but they are paving the way for social- ism. They have resulted in centralization, and in time will fall under thelr own weight. The new era will open, socialism and public ownership will succeed the trusts, penitentiaries will be depopulated, the factories will no longer be overshad- owed with lowering gloom, and the badge of labor will be a badge of honor.” The lecturer was enthustastically received, his address was frequently interrupted by applause, and at its conelusion he was given Sree grees. aus Anthropologi¢al Society. The next meeting onthe program of the Anthropological Society will be held tomor- nae evening in the assembly hall of the mos Club. “‘ Tewellers of Mexico” and “Egypt in America” will be tne topics for discussion, the first in a paper by Dr. atten pioust and. the latter by Prof. Otis ANNUALSHAD BAKE Board of Trade Has Many Distin- guished Guests. PLEASING EVENT AT MARSHALL HALL Special Honors to Commissioner Wight and His Successor. AN ADDRESS BY EACH In the annals of the board of trade there will be recorded no more enjoyable annual function than the seventh excursion and bake, last Saturday afternoon. Over 300 strong, the friends of the capital city gathered on the bank of the Potomac at Marshall Hall. Citizens of the District had an opportunty to extend their acquaintance among thelr lawmakers. One-fourth of Congress joined in the festivities—in fact, measures of local interest which were act- ed on in the House of Representatives the same afternoon received less votes than could have been recorded by the members of the House who attended the excursion and shadbake. President Edson had announced an inno- vation in the plan to be followed by the board of trade in the entertainment of its congressional and other guests. They were to be given an opportunity to enjoy the ride on the historic Potomac, strolls and games at the Hall and the feast of savory shad without being called on to respond to toasts. The time had long since past when it was necessary to ask the loy: of the District to pledge allegiance to the capital of the nation. They were to be en- tertained and not called on to entertain. There was to be but one speech, and that Was to be by the lately appointed Com- missioner, Mr. Henry B. F. Macfarland. But the company, when assembled about the banquet board in the afry pavilion, from which one may look out upon the waters of the Potomac, decreed otherwise. The de- mand was that the outgoing Commissioner. Mr. John B. Wight, for whose labors for the District those present showed the most en- thusiastic appreciation, should arise to re- ceive an ovation; and it was no half-heart- ed ovation The approval of Mr. Wight in no way lessened the hearty reception that was given the incoming Commissioner. Mr. Macfarland could haye received no more positive assurance of the confidence re- posed in him than was accorded him from the hundreds of members of the board of trade and their guests. Another feature of the entertainment which was not on the program was a witty speech by the min- ister of China, Mr. Wu Ting-fang. The popularity of the diplomatic representative of the celestial empire is widespread and he could not resist the calls for a speech, which he delivered with rare tact and in excellent Eng! ‘The Apollo Quartet pleasure of the oc eral popular airs. There Were No Laggards. was not a difficult task to summon one to the dining hall as soon as the ‘Ss Were opened. Every one was rea But the hall was not large enough, and ad- ditional tables were placed on the green lawn without. Within the pavilion four long rows of tables were provided, with over pvers. Seated at the head of the banquet boards was Mr. John Joy Edson, president of the board of trade, ister Wu on his right and Mr. Noyes on his left. Se ger, Burrows and Hawley were near The numerous distinguished guests vw all parts of the dining hall. At the conclusion of thé dinner, the Apol- lo Quartet, consisting of Me F. P. Ree- side, M. D. McFarland, H Pearson and B. A. Ryan, with Mr. Harvey Murray, ac- contributed to the pn by rendering se It y S. ators Hoar, Gallin- 2 by. ere in companist, sang popular airs. Of course e ane declared he had never tasted anything equal te the planked shad, and the words were sincere. When the coffee and passed, and when a touct evident in the hall, there the retiring District Commis Wight, Wight’—then came which the name could not be hrard. The subject of these calls kept his seat until it was evident the company was de- termined that he should respond. Mr. Ed. son presented the retiring Commissioner with complimentary references to his loyal labor for the District. “Every one knows of the manner in which Mr. Wight has discharged his duties as Commissioner of the District of Columbia,” sald Mr. Edson, ‘‘and every one regrets that he is not to continue in that office for an- other term. (Applause.) Those who have watched his work as I have know that in every department under him great strides of advancement have been rade. His pains- taking work has accomplished these results. We want to express to him our gratitude for what he has done and to welcome him back to busin lif There was tremendous applause as Mr. Wight was presented. Mr. Wight Expresses His Thanks. “There is nothing like the board of trade for friendship,” said Mr. Wight, as he bowed an acknowledgment for the rousing ovation accorded him. He thanked all for their very kindly expressions and said he was grateful to know that in his last few days in office he had the approbation of his friends. “I have tried to do my duty as I promised I would three years ago on an occasion sim- ilar to this,” he said. “I have tried to do what Is best for the District of Columbia, regardless of personal considerations for any one, including myself.” Mr. Wight then told a short story of un old colored servant who had left her former master after he had been impoverished by the war to serve a wealthy newcomer into the neighborhood, and when asked why she had done*so replied: “Massa, I'ze tired sarvin’ de was-be’s, and I'ze gwyin’ to lib wid de is-be's.”” So the retiring Commissioner gave way for the incoming Commissioner. ‘A toast for the retiring oMficial was pro- posed and drunk standing. Mr. Edson, in presenting Mr. Macfarlana, sald that the President, in looking over the field for a successor to Mr. Wight, had mage a very happy choice in the judgment of the people of Washington. S “A large proportion of those present here today know his worth as a citizen in our community,”’ he said. ‘He is one of those men who takes time outside of his profes- sion, in which he has attained high rank, to do work of public good and to help leave the world better than he found it.” . Mr. Edson then told an incident which showed Mr. Macfarland’s character as a newspaper man. He had heard a discussion when in Boston about the accuracy of some statement, and when it was learned that the statement had been made in a Boston paper over Mr. Macfarland's sig- nature it was accepted at once as true. That, he said, was an index to his char- acter. He was sure his career as a journal- ist would be equaled in his career as a Commissioner. In order that he might see his audience Mr. Macfarland mounted a chair and he was given round after round of applause. The New Commissioner. “When the committee on notification of the nominees for President and Vice Pres- ident went to President Harrison the chair- man said to him they had come on behalf of the republican national convention to say to him that while many men eminent cigars had been f twilight was Nerves Unstrung Weak Stomach; Pain in the Chest: Sleepless, Nervous, 7 Irritable; All Run Down. Cured by Nearly every disease fs the sign of poverty, either of the blood or of the nerves. When the brain cells and nervous tissues are used up faster than they are repaired, not only the brain and nerves, but every vital organ of the body cries out for help. Headaches, neuralgia, heart disease, nervous dyspepsia and Myer and kidney troubles yun rampant in the helpless srstem, destroying whatever strength remains until at last the break- down comes and then Dr. Miles’ Restorative Nervine is doing a world of good for such weak, nervous people, whose brain and body are over- taxed, but who may yet be saved from a state of indescribable wretchedness, and restored to lives of happiness and industry. By soothing and strengthening the secretive glands of the digestive crcans It facilitates digestion and assimilation, rae nervous system fs rapidly built up again and put to work without confusfon, thus bringing Dr. Miles’ Nervine all the important organs inte harmony and restor: ing perfect health. “About seven years ago I was all run down with hervousness and heart trouble and was so bad that T had to give up work. I was nervous, sleepless and irritable all the time and although seversl doctors treated me I did not improve any under their care. Hearing Dr. Miles’ Nervine spoken of for such troubles J commenced using Jt and grew better from the start. When I had used three bottles I felt that I was cured; but I still keep a bottle of the Nervine on hand, and when Tam unusually tired or nervous I take a dose and am all right again. 1 took Dr. Miles’ Nerve and Liver Pills along with the Nervine and found them the best Liver Pills on the ma ALBERT CR. well k, Ohto, Dr. Miles’ Nervine is sold at all drug stores on 8 positive guarantee. Write for free advice and booklet to DR. MILES MEDICAL CO.,-ELKHART, IND. in the party had been before the conven- tion, ‘yet you, sir, have been chosen.’ ”” This witty sally was appreciated, and the incoming Commissoiner had his ‘audience ith him” at once. “When I think, gentlemen,” he continued. “that the President of the United States had an opportunity to reappoint our honor- ed Commissioner, Mr. Wight, and had my advice and consent to do so; when I think of all the other eminent citizens whom he might have had for this office, I sympa- thize with Morris M. Estey, chairman of that committee. Yet I cannot but be grate- ful for this demonstration in my honor, al- though it is delicately concealed.” (Laugh- ter.) x Mr. Macfarland thanked his friends for their demonstration and said if he had his way the Incoming and outgoing Commis- sloner would have been the same. “Althongh T have no real estate interest in Washington,” he said, “I have every other kind of interest. Washington is m: city. She has long been the city of my pride. I have been in her service as a ing office need take no new allegiance. From being a private servant I only become a public servant. While the private station fs the post of honor, I have consented to take the office of Commissioner in this centennial year, as a civic duty, which I owe to my city, and as an opportunity for lasting service.’ I want to see Washington the model city of the world. I want e the national capital worthy in ever: spect of this mighty nation, our dear coun- try. I want to see her beautiful beyond comparison. I want her to have the bi schools, the best sanitation, the best street and parks, the best police and fire protec tion. I covet earnestly for my city, which is also the nation’s city, the be municipal gifts, and I count it a high privilege to give part of my Ife in the attempt to secure them. a Washingtonian, as an American, I rejoice that the President of the United ates, and the best men in the Senate and the House take such a deep and beneficent Interest in the development and improve- ment of Washington. I rejoice that the in- telligent people of this country everywhere are faithfully represented in this interest. I trust that the unique partnership, on the “half-and-half” principle, between the na- tional government and the District of Co- lumbia, which is now the city of Wash- ington, may never be permanently impaired in the slightest degree, but may forever continue to yield its high mutual advan- tages. “Now, gentlemen of Washington, let me sk you to be as kind and as considerate to the new Commissioner as you have been to the old. Be to his faults a little blind. Give him your support when you think he ts wrong. It will be easy enough to give him your support when you think he fs right, but he may need it more when you think he is the other way.” The “new missioner” took his seat amid tremendous applause. District and Congress. Mr. Edson made a brief reference to the character of the board of trade as a popu- lar body and to the relations between the District and Congress, and expressed his gratification that such opportunities were afforded the people of the District to get acquainted with their legislators. He said this year he had conceived the idea that it would contribute to the enjoyment of mem- bers of Congress to pass the dinner without speechmaking on their part, although all would be glad to hear from them. He re- ferred to the fact that about one hundred senators and representatives were present. Celestial Empire Represented. As Mr. Edson concluded his remarks cries for Minister Wu came from every part of the hall, and Mr. Edson presented the min- ister, saying he might tell the company something about the government of the capital of China. Minister Wu responded with a witty speech, and his bright remarks and clever use of English called forth the admiration of all. “Gentlemen,” he began, “I think you can hear me without my standing on a chair,” this being called out by the action of Mr. Macfarland when he spoke. There was some demand that he should follow the example of the incoming Com- missioner, in order that he might be easily seen, but he smiled placidly and kept the floor. He said he was embarrassed and did not know what to say. He was sorry he had not been permitted to escape the bur- den of speechmaking. He said the distin- guished and eloquent men about him had been excuse: “And yet,” he said, heathen Chinaman.” He knew the outgoing Commissioner well and valued him as a neighbor. “I was a little amused,” he said, “when the president was expressing the unanimous regret of the people at the retirement of the outgoing Commissioner, the incoming Commissioner—he, of _all—clappeth his hands.” This remark provoked great laugh- ter. “I hope he was sincere in that,” con- tinued the speaker, and this also provoked laughter. “Gentlemen, I must not say more. I must be very careful,” and the minister's eye twinkled and a smile spread over his face. “I must be very careful what I say, for I have before me the example of Mr. Wight. You will excuse me from saying more, for I may be shown my passports.” The representative of the celestial em- pire had made his “points” so well that he sat down amid general laughter and re. seived many congratulations on his ready. At the conclusion of the brief speeches ‘the lester was announced as being in Teadiness to make the return trip and all embarked, arriving at the city in due time, Well pleased with their day’s outing. . The arrangements for the excursion and “you call upon a private citizen for many years, and in tak- | shad bake were perfect in ev Secretary Geo. H. Harries was generally congratulated on the manner in which the event had passed off. The committee on arrangements consisted of Cuno H. Ru- dolph, chairman; J. Whit. Herron, Maj. E. H. Neumeyer, Charles Kraemer and W. P. Van Wickie. > The Participants. The guests and members of the board trade present were: Senators Geo. Hoar, J. H. Gallinger, J. C. Burrows, J. R. Hawley, Representative J. W. Babcock, R. G. Rutherford, Ernest Wilkinson, Repre- sentative Chas. E. Littlefield, Crost Noyes, John Joy Edson, John B. Wight, M. G. Emery, George Truesdell, H. B. F. Macfarland, Frank W. Palmer, Represen- tative Livingston, Representative Frank W. Hackett, Representative C. H. Gros- venor, Representative J. A. T. Hull, Rep- resentative Joseph H. Brigham, Gen. John yeston, Thomas H. Barry, Ellis H. Commissioner Lansing H. Beach, | Minister Wu Ting Amos L. Allen,Representat! Ransdell, Representative Jos: Representative Charles H. Burke, sentative Peter J. Otey, Representati és J. Bailey, P. Reeside, B. A. Ryan, H. C. of F. Pearson, W. D. McFarland, E. H. N meyer, W. V, Cox, John B. Larner, Kimon Nicolaides, E. G. Davis, W. H. Saunders, ‘aywood, M. y K. Willard, M. Lofton. John C. 3 Dr. Geo. M. Henderson, A. Armes, Prof. Court F. Wood, monet, Dr. George B. Welch. N J. Whit Herron, Charles W. Sanner, H. 0.” Wilson, Bernard Weston Flint, David F. Weaver, W. Johnson, W. H. Moses, F. Droop, Henry . FL. ore, Charles Kraemer, George A. Wordman, E Spear, W. Oscar Roome, F. L. Hanvey, Emmons S. Smith, Ancrew B. ¢ F. Schneia: an Wickle, J. Marsh, F don, John W. H. Rudolpt S. W. Curriden, M. J. Quin: rnard, John C. Parker, Trai Frank Hume, H. V. Tulloch, Seymour W. Tulloch, F. B. Pyle, Jesse B. Wilson, James H. Taylor, W. G. Hende Albert F. Fox, W. J. Frizzell, E. Claas Denekas, Daniel Fraser, Jo Smith, James F. Oyster, Some ters, John L. W , Daniel Mu J. Zeh, Dr. D. Percy Hickling, ger, Charles A. Langley, Semucl J. Louts Loose, L. D. Wine, White, C. M. Hendler, M. Lothrop, Percy S. Fos man, J. P. Waiker. F. McGee, John McElroy, Martin Kas C. Yost, D. S. Hendrick, James B. son, A. D. Hazen, Matthew Tri Smith, Frank A. But > ide NS I. Ralph P. L. Jeffords, ler, Stuzrt, John Doyle Job nard, C. C. tives water, J. W. : mer, G. G. Gilbert, Representative Graham, Representative Representative V tative Ben F. Driscoll, Representative “A. Representative John L. Shepp Repr: sentative John C. Bell, Representauve Gil- bert N. Haugen, Representative H. B. Dahle, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Burnett, O. J. Daniel Cc Miller, Charles F. A. Caldwell, Ricketts, Joseph B. Morton, George Samuel Pr. Harry W. Barney, ;W. J. Betz, John James M. Love, John D.C E. Kern, Rev. Gco. E. Maydw Johnson, W. Scott Smith, J. S. R. Ingham, John J. Esch, Willis M Mr. Payne, Walter G. Peter, Samu Gray, Ed ‘Hughes, Josiah Pierce, Lothrop, George R. Wales, Grant Bur- roughs, J. P. Adams, A. Gude, John Joy Edson, jr., William W. Conner, Charles B. Lockwood, Representative Theodore Otjen, L. F. Kennedy, Representative J. S. Salmon, Judge Harry M. Clabaugh, Harnsy Murray, Representative Chester I. Long, Represen- tative C. F. Wright, Representative Wi- liam S. Greene, Representative E. Stevens Henry, Representative Marriott Brostus, Representative J. D. Bowersock, Represen- tative R. W. Taylor, Representative Archi- bald Lybrand, Representative Melville Bull, Representative Henry F. Naphen, Repre- sentative Mondell, Representative Joseph R. Lane, Representative June W. Gayle, Representative George H. White. Represen- tative Reeder, Representative N. N. Cox, John L. Morehead, Dr. A. C. F. Baker Weaver, George A. Weaver, Arthur B. Heaton, Wm. O. Nelson, William Smith, William Frye White, F. M. Heaton, Mr. Weaver, Nathan Hazen, A. L. Evans C. H. Weaver, W. R. Bourne, A. T. Per- ham, J. F. Tufts, H. Buckingham, Edwin K. Staley, J. A. Bokel, George F. Smith, C. W. Bump, Mr. Sinclair, E. N. Smith, H. W. Smith, William’ R. Smith, George W. Driver, William D. West, J. Melvin Smith, A. Gosling, G. A. Shallenberger, Ormsby McHarg, F. L. Campbell, Edwin M. Tol- man, A. Jappone, G. H. Wilbur, John Hen- derson, jr., F. E. Smith, Fred 8. Smith, E. J. Walsh, W. 8S. Fredericks, L. M. Saun- ders, Dr. James Roane, Dr. C. G. Stone, H. C. Birger, Ralph Gwynn, R. N. Bowers, Robert Armour, John B. Hammond, F. C. Gieseking, E. C. Brandenburg, A. E. Uifutt, Dr. C. G. Stone, 8. C. Wilson, J. W. Doug- lass, E. F. Bingham, Charles B. Pearson, J. T. Watkins, H. A. Drury, Mr. Pardon, John B. Harlow, E. H. Jemeson, Prof. J. F. W. Tewkes, W. E. Schneider, J. W. Bolder, Samuel Cross, Edmund K. Fox, H. H. Friedley, E. H. Brusk,, Mr. Saul, F. W. Brandenburg, W. A. Easterday, John G. Hodges, H. C. Corning, Wm. J. Hutchin- son, I. P. Berthony, Guy H. Johnson, Dr. Hastings, acre, Q. Wilson, Cecil Clay, George C. Payne.