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TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1905.


NO. 20.


Good Government; Honesty in Public Office; BEqal Justice to All-Special Privileges to None.
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 ,ijbCATION Or
 STATE COLLEG

 Di9ault Tas eof the Two Bea
 Happily Complted.

 The True Democrat went to press last
 week while the educational boards in
 joint session were still at work, and
 we were able only to announce the elee-
 tion of Gainesville for the site of the
 University by a vote of 6 to 4, and the
 unanimous choice of Tallahasee as the
 site of the Female College.
 In its subsequent seasons the joint
 board decided to continue the work of
 the University at Lake Citytempr-
 arly, for a yer, in order to alow time
 for t meen ns ry building
 at Gainesville.
 Dr. Andrew ledd was chosen as Pre-
 dent of the University and Prof. A. A.
 Murpree as President of the Female Col-
 lege each at a salary of ,6500 a year.
 Ea was authorized to name a faculty
 for the respective institutlons, subject
 to the approval of the boards.
 The location of the Deaf Dumb and
 *Bld institute was not de iitely made,
 but was offend to Lake City.to be
 located at that place if desire by the
 people thereof, otherwise to reman at
 St. Augustine; and a committee com-
 posed of Superintendent Holloway
 and Mmsrs Bryan and Adams, of the
 Board of Control, was appointed to
 ascertain the wishes of Lake City.
 In reply to the offer of the joint board
 to Lake City of the Blind, Deaf and
 Dumb Institute, the mayor of that city.
 the chairman or the board of county
 commissioners and the chairman of the
 citizen's committee united in a com-
 munication addressed to the committee
 appointed to present the matter on be-
 half of the ioint board, "respectfully
 but firmly" declining the honor. That
 ,-inststution will therefore remain at St.
 Augustine.
 Superintendent Holloway was chosen
 as the secretary of the joint boards.
 One of the wisest and most satisfac-
 tory acts of the joint board was the de-
 termination to establish a complete
 Normal department for each of the two
 colleges, thus solving what had been
 regarded as the rather difficult problem
 of Normal co-education as it had prevail-
 ed heretofore at the DeFunlak Spritag
 school.
 THE FACULTIES.
 For the University:
 D. Y. Thomas, History.
 J. M. Farr English and Literature.
 Chas. M. Connor, Agriculture.
 S. A. Roberts Ass't in Agriculture.
 E. R. Flint. Chemistry.
 A. W. Blair, Ass't. Chemistry.
 B. H. Bridges, Second Ass't. Chem-
 istry.
 J. R. Benton, Physics.
 M. T. Hockstrasser, Mechanical En-
 gineering.
 C. H. Cox, Civil Engineering.
 Carl Schmidt, Mathematics.
 E. H. Sallard Zoology.
 F. M. Rolfs, Botany.
 C. A. Finley, Librarian and Custodian.
 IProf. Veterinary Science (to be filled.)
 Ais't. in Botany (to be filled.)
 Pnysical Director (to be filled.)
 J. T. Mitchell, Foreman Agricultural
 Department.
 F.M. Stearns, Gardener Horticul-
 tural Department.
 Normal Department-H. E. Bennett,
 Principal W. F. Yocum, Latin; W. F.
 Floyd, Science; W. F. Cawthorn,
 Mathematics; G. M. Lynch, History.
 For the Female College:
 L. W. Buchholz, A. M., Professor of
 Philosoph and Pedagogy. Profe
 S. M. Tucker, Ph. D., Professor of1
 English Language and Literature.
 S J.C. Calhoun, A. M., Professor of
 German and Romanic Languages.
 J. M. Anderson, Ph. D., Professor of
 Greek and Latin.
 Gerome McNeil, Ph. D., Chemistry
 and Biology.
 Arthur Williams, A. M., Professor of
 History and Political Science.
 E.R. Smith, A. M., Professor of
 Mathematics.
 SMiss Mary Apthorp, A. B., Librarian'
P and Assistant In Latin.
 Mrs. W. H. Reynolds, Matron.
 To be supplied: Teacher of Primary
 Method and Director of Model School.
 Teacher of Domnestic Science and
 Manual Training. .
 Teacher of Drawing and Painting.
 Teacher of Vocal Music and Voice
 Culture and Instrumental Music.
 Teacher of Flocutlon
 Teacher of Physical Culture.
 Normal Department-L. W. Buch-
 holz. principal; Mrs. J. C. Compton. M.
 E. L; Miss Mary Sidney Johnson, A.
 B, Assistant; Miss Anna E. Chaires,
 Kindergarten Instructor.
  For the Blind, Deaf and Dumb Insti-


lQute:
 W. B. Hare, Principal.
 A. H. Walker, Literary Deuartment.
 / Miss Pattie Thomason. Teacher of
 the Deaf.
 Miss Cora M. Jack, Teacher of the
 Deaf.
 Miss Sadie Lillard, Teacher of the
 Deaf and Physical Culture.


 Miss M. Burton, Teacher of the
Blind.
 R. LParks Msk.
 Mrs. W. B.Hare, Matron.
 W. EL Pope, Printing and Boys' Su-
pervisor.
 Miss W. I. MeLane, Sewing and
Girls Supervisor
 Miss Ma Rhyne, Dressmaking and
Children's Supervisor.
 For the colored department: W. A.
Caldwell, Manager and Teacher.
 Claude Samuel, Assistant and Girls'
Supervisor.
 Considering the unusual and exceed-
inglv dUifficult duties which the Board of
Control and the State Board of Educa.
tion were called upon to perform under
the arbitrary provisions of the Back-
man College Law, and the positive re-
quirement of haste in the performance
thereof, In order that no interru on
or delay might occur In the admirntra-
tion of the new system, the two boards
have proceeded with -dmirable her-
mny. extraordinary rapidity and,
wi under circumstances of great
deecyad dBlculty, to a eonVMmmt
which, although not unexpected, reflects
infinite credit upon the facufie and
abilities of the several members, and
which will remain a an enduring mon-
ument to their wisdom their Judgment
and their patriotism, throughout gen-
erations yet unborn.
 Dr. Ilecler's Appiataieait.
From th e PF ndmol t Journal:
 Albert Williamson, of the Jackson.
ville Floridian, is a good fellow and he
always ms means well, but he unfortunate-
ly seems to be the possessor of one of
those hair-trigger dlspositions which
have been the undoing of many another
good mansan and which, unless a curb of
some kind is put upon it, we greatly
fear will cause Albert himself many a
moment of remorse.
 The Floridian's latest outbreak con-
sists of an attack on Governor Broward
for appointing Dr. Louis deM. Blocker,
of this city, on the committee to in-
vestigate the condition of affairs at the
State Insane asylum. The Floridian
bases its objection on the ground that
Dr. Blocker, as a former employee of
the asylum, could not now afford to
permit a report which would reflect on
its past numagermmt.
 Therein is where the Floridian does
both Governor Broward and Dr. Block-
er a grave injustice.
 So far as the governor is concerned
he id-right in appoitig on the com-
mittee a man whose past experience as
an attache of the asylum will enable
him to get at the bottom of the case
without any needless delay and without
that slow uncertainty which must ob-
viously characterize the work of a man
less familiar with the situation itself.
 So far as Dr. Blocker is concerned.
the Floridian simply exhibits its igno-
rance of the man by presuming (1)
that he could have been a party to any
irregularities which may have existed
at the asylum under past managements
or (2) that he could be induced to sup-
press any part of the truth in an inves-
tigation of this kind, no matter whom
the truth might hurt orhelp. Dr. Block-
er is not the kind of a man which the
Floridian so hastily assumes him to be.
 Rather than having made a mistake
in the appointment of Dr. Blocker, The
Journal does not hesitate to say that,
in its opinion, Governor Broward has
made few appointments as good, and
certainly none better, than the appoint-
ment of the gentleman referred to on
the asylum investigating committee.
in that appointment alone the public
has the best possible assurance that we
shall have the truth about the past and
present conduct of this most important
tate institution.
 Oyster Beast.
 One of the most enjoyable features of
the summer season at Panacea Springs
was an oyster roast at the hotel last
Saturday evening. The regular even-
ing meal was dispensed with and Instead
long tables were spread upon the
grounds north of the hotel and loaded
with roasted oysters and ether edibles.
The whole was preasided over by Mrs.
J. L. Morgan, who has a way of seeing
that each and every guest is waited on
bountifully. Everyone enjoyed the
oyster roast so much that it has been
decided to repeat It next Saturday, the
16th, and it may be decided to give
them every wee.
 This hotel is now enjoying a very
liberal patronage-both mn the main
building-ad annex being comfortably
filled. There are yet some cottages be-
longing to the hotel, however, which
can be brought Into service, giving
room for anybody that comes.
 John G. Keilum finishes his duties as
chief clerk of the house of represeet-
fives only to take upon himself the
duties of another important public po-
of the boerd of eontr6r created by the
Buekman school bilL Mr. Kailmu is a
oung nan of fine qualities of head nd
heaa.-ad dea the homers that are


befg bestowed upo him His friends
In Bradford outy hope that t=eRbeat
ofood fortune may aways attod bim.
otarke Tlgraph.
 Try am ad in The True Democrat


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the by h saN h we the honest
eole t tO m to serve
M tL .et 4 ob o l have
do to thr lk. asm f "You
have bees faithful, ov a -ow thns,
go up higher ad beo awler."
 We feel strongly d-Mis to
aM that oer rspm says of At-


tory-Gner- llis, and we feel quite
saore is rightin asserting that ex.
Governor Jenintgs was e*gnant-if
other members of the Board of State
Inattumti were not-of all or most of
the events which took place at the hoe-
pital and in reltio thereto; and we
now have the statement of the Joint in-
etgati ttee, blushed in the
vTtmIe-Unm July V, that the report
of the commlsNm appointed in 1901 to
Investigate the hospIal, presented to
the Lelature of 190I was mutilated
and emasculated after It had boeen signed
and delivered to the Governor (3en-
nigs). If the House committee ap-
pointed to investigate the Joint inves-
tigating committee had not been short
of time, It might have taken up this
branch of the matter, and by interro-
gating Senator Sams and others, could
have secured some exceedingly interest-
ing testimony.
 TU WOMAN'S CLUB


 O,
 Fruds 7eb 01(bsm r Beterent-Ms
 sad -peW nemats.
 The a lS nof the Seaboard Air
Line RaIl an questioned sue-
ceas. Its prompt decent and ac-
 ceptance by s a g jority of the
stockholders makes It an acqomplished
fact. The lan of thm new ners will
be prfcted without my further
or difficulty.
 In a recent issue the New York News
Bureau says: "Mesrs. Thomas F.
Ryan, Blair & Co. Ladenburg, Thal-
mann & Co., and oet6 members of this
committee are relvig congratulatory
letters sMd teer-Mo en the great sue-
ces of the Saboa d adjustment plan
from the stockhod who are interest-
ed In the plan.
 Said a prominent flmlneer here today:
The saces of the difled plan has
been as remarkable it sesatisfatoery
eecal t view o fact that the
actio of the stokbe inn apMtrMving
It was entirely vobt y. Theiholders
of over 8s Po es. of the oustandig
stock, of tFker own volition umu
deposited th e s1 k with isr tVsb
conmpni ateand since the ex-
piradion of tlaThekmi which deposit of
stock was to be made, numerous appml-
cations have bees renewed from do* -
holders ask- the prlege of deposit
Lad their Thalmaoa t
Thre has so b Io In the history
of the country a mo successful rall-
road rajutmemt andd this. has been
ompd notwithstanding the bitter
and determined attaclk mde =pon the
lan and the vorouseffort mae to in-
duence the stoeholers of the Seaboard
to withhold thholdeir appeal and consent.
 Messrs. Thomas F. Ryan, Blair &k Co,
Ladenburg, Thalman Co. aad their
associates on the committee must feel
highly gratified and greatly pleased at
the confidence, ot only of the stock-
holders of the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way, but of the general public, an is
evidenced in the remarkable success of
their plan of readjustment and the evi-
dence thereby given of their confidence
in the ability and fidelity of the present
management, as well as in the future of
the Seaboard Air Line Railway prop-
 hAose familiar with the Seaboard and
advised as to its requirements have
recognized the necessity for funds -
I .6 I--move its tei !nal Utslls
to provide for the economical and expe-
ditious handling of its rapidly increas-
ing busine3a The plan proposed, it is un-
derstood, will provide a sum sufficient
to meet the present and future wants
of the Seaboard, and It is believed will
secure a satisfactory return to the stock-
holders upon the investment made by
them.
 ELLIS COMPLIMKMTED.
Atterne GearaW May Male *Goo
 trial owr Gyeerar.
 Pensacola, July 7, 1905.
To the Editor of The True Dmocrat:
 We heard some news from your city
recently that was refreshing to all true
Democrats. Rumor says a certain mat-
ter was up before a certain board at
the State Capitol, of which the Attor-
ney-General is a member, and after
listening for a while to the statements,
he declined to remain and take any
further part, as he thought the party
was not being accorded "a square deal.'
 We have noticed your favorable com-
ment on his, Attorney-General llis' de-
mand, when the removal of the insane
asylum officials about to be made, that
it was the duty of the board to go into
full investigation of the asylum, before
anything else was done, and if there
was any wrong doing to find out to
whom the blame belonged. Had such
a manly course been followed, the guilty
would have been found, to be punished
later by the courts, and the people of
the State would have been sored the
posure made by the legislative com-
mittee ofthe atroities committed at

the asylum, which asto had the ctvl-

iet world, ahis d which it claimed,
woe on a to the late Governor Jwhoe
ourgs, who, It io said, two years ago
altered the report of Senator Sams and
others, cutting ot of their report what
g the doings of htos confidential
 the doctor, then in change,



pnrthar tee he board, of the re-

four years have feuatiang


the convict eaw slds hs M sonb of


DOINGS AT THE


STATE CAPITOL


Items of Inteeot bee the Valems
 Sate DepstmemU.

 3XMCUVTIV DBPASTMNUT.
 Appointments: Percy 8. Bacon.
Tampa, inspector of naval stores for
Pensacola.
 Dr. David W. Ramsaur. Palatka,
member of the State Board of Phar-
macy vice Dr. James E. K)ik, Jack-
sonvllle, resigned. 1
 J. D. Ferguon Berlin, s isor of
registrations Marion county.
 P. Porter Ebb, justice of the
peacefor Distrt 4, Madison county.
 W. R. Patterson, Orange Dale, Jus-
tice of the peace, 3rd District, St.
Johns couty.
 Notaries Public, State at Large-
Charles Robert Woods, Spring Park.
 W. D. Albany, Cocoanut Grove.
 W. M. Ssnelm Jacksonville.
 Charles I. Dilser, New Smyrna.



 PARDOmNIM DOARD.
 The following applicationsm were re-
fused: Lucian t- s, Duval county,
forger; Ivy Mett Jefferson oonty,
murder, life sentence; L A. M a ,
Duval county, forgery; Will Gold,
Putnam county, a mult; Alex Morri-
ghne, Duval county, ota-n0ng mesy
under false pretene; W. L. Taylor,
assault with fatet, et.
 Sentences command: Wm. Sehiller,
Duval county, elg uor n Sunday,
to V MO fAne and ys; Ed Smith,
Marion county, meader, dath sentence,
commuted to litfe imprisonment.
 SuraM E COUT.
 James Counil, plaintiff error, vs.
F. A. Lewter, defendant in error, Or-
ange county. Decree affirmed.
 James M. GralnO, appelnt, vs. Z.
C. Herlong, appellee, Acounty.
Juo ent reversed; opinion by Shackle-
ford C. J.
 Willie Stafford, plaintiff in error, vs.
State of Plorida, defendant in error,
Holmes county. Judent affirmed;
opin byi by .
 N. Dasoo, pelbnt, vs. Jenie L.
Cit o t. witl
instructions odismisswithout preGdie,
etc.; inion by Cockre, J.
. Ropes, plaintiff n error, vs.
Isa A. Sw defendant in error,
Volila county Motion to strike por-
tion of reo dmIed.
 Martel Lmber Co. st at., appellants.
vs. Commercial Bank, apple Ma
rion county. Motion to dismiss appeal
granted.
 J. W. Pearson, appellant, vs. L. T.
Helvenston et al., appellees, Alachua
county. Motion to strike portions of
record denied.
 William T. Simmons et. al., plaintiffs
in error, vs. Louis W. Hanne et al, de-
fendants in error. Writ of error to
circuit court of Duval county. Writ
dismissed on motion of counsel for de-
fendants in error; opinion by Parkhill,
 Hubbard & Hood, Plaintiffs in error,
vsH. L. Anderson, defendant In error.
Writ of error to circuit court of Marion
county. Judgment reversed; opinion by
Parkhill, J.
 W. S. Varn by next friend plaintiff
In error, vs. Peninsular Telephone Co.,
Hillsborough count. Judgement af-.
firmed; per curiam, Hocker, J., dissent-
ing.
 STATE DEPARTMENT.
 Letters patent: Mullsrkey-Morse In-
vestment Co., Fernandina, $16,000. In-
corrat : E. F. Mora, Jno. F.
Mularkey, D. P. Mula
 LaFayette County Abetract Co.,
M $ayo, 6,0000. Inorpoatos: W. E.
Baker, Hoenry LaneMer, R. Lancaster.
 South Florida val Stores Co.,
 Tampa, 6,000. I oreortors: M.
W. ulmerJ. GO. _1 '. W. Ward,
Jr., J. Fort, S. Hall, J. W. Cal-
Iahan


Taes Wise, Strg ad Timely Actiona

 There was a la e attendance at the
motin of the Woman's Club in the
parw of _the Leo yesterday afternoon
sad the Clab teak action on several
important matte.
 The question of re-establishi the
Kindergarten along the aes oted
last winter was considered, In connec-
tion with the p ospet that the county
board might afford kindergarten in-
struetion under the new laws, and that
the k ua etion of the Normal
 the Florida Female Col-
Wtet afford w h Instruction.
 matr w ably debated, and the
views of Superintendat Eppes, who
was pre4t, wre given full. It
was finally referred to a commnttte,
of which Mrs. Chas. A. Cay is chair-
man, to confer with the school and col-
lego authorities, with power to act.
President Murphree, who had also been
invited to attend the meeting, was not
present.
 The matter of providing a male
teacher for the boys In the county high
school, was disposed of by the adoption
of the following resolution:
 Where, Th Florida State Colle
being abolished, our community nd
Itsel called upon to furnish extra high
school aecommodatiom for the large
number of boys eat adrift; and,
 Whereas, The Female College tab-
 pTom 1he 1Ml =9r A0 w
t- Rleoventh and owelfth grades
exclusively f"r boys; It is,
 Resolve, That we ask the citizens
to join us n a petition to the County
School Board for a male teacher for
these boys. In addition to the present
faculty, who shall be qualified to teach
Latin and Greek.
 Superintendent Eppe assured the
Club that both himself and the school
board would act In entire harmony with
the Club, not only in this but In all
other matters relating to education, and
would be only too glad to have the
Club's co-.peration and advice. He
also, by :i q test of the President, gave
some verj valuable information con-
cerning the special tax district law, and
strongly advised the Club to make nom-
inations for the office of trustees of the
district to be chosen at the approach-
ing election, and urged the Club to ad-
vocate the levy of the full limit of there
mills as a special tax.
 The Club adjourned to its next regular
meeting in August but can be called to-
ether at any previous date by the
 President, if med necessary.
 As lavitaties.
 Dear John: I extendyou acordialinvi-
tation to come out and visit us. If you
cant come, send your representative
and get ome dots for your paper. Mr.
Ginsberg, Black, and Wanish promised
to come and they better make haste so
ae to ee everything at its best. The
young tobacco Is fne. Let me know
when to expect you. A line mailed
_Frod n eawill reach me Saturday.
Club together and come. Tell Mr.
Black to bring Josephine to get ac-
quainted wi my two littleirt .
 Sorry we cannot come Just at this
time. Will try and come soon. Con-
tinue to send us Items from your neigh-
borhood. We willappreclate them.
 Yours, J. G. C.
 Meoe Asylum Truble.
 ust as we o to pre with this issue
it is rumored hat entire force of white
em oyee at the State hospital have
 work because of thAe re aof Uo-
erinteodet Whiter to comply with
to demand for the discharge from
the hopital service of Mr. and Mrs. D.
D. WL. Yarboough. The
aga t the Yarbor h to of
port eofhles statements to the Joht, o.
vestiaig committee, a detailed by
that T itsreplyto the Board of
State ttutions. blisbed in the
TImeas-Unles of July,
The plde of a0 evilS ae al
n bted IEld ups ad the
fact that weav- i {d for
two yuare ed the ctyl Is prhsper-
ea, evdinsa 0 tBto satisfy all
that we can get alg without It, in our
business at last. -G e Sun.


 Hon. E. D. Beggs of Pensacola made
an elaborate argument before the su
pro" court on Wednaday in thasemp
tmouatte at the relation of Jq
dy plaintiff In error vs. W. W.Rih-
. tax collector o Eaeambia county,
Involving a tax title to real estate.
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