The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-27

is generally thought she drowned herself in
fit of insanity.
LEWISTON, June 26.-The Bates beat the
Bowdoins today by score of 10 to 4.
COLLEGE COMMENCEMENTS.
Commend cement Day Mt Orono.
BANGOR, June 26.-The graduation exercises
at the State College occurred to-day. The
following is the programmes:
Otis Colby Webster, Augusta
Winfield Eastman Tri1p Lyman
Boiler Explosions,
Andrew James Caldwell, Cornwall, N. Y
- 49,. CecI Calvert Chamberlain, Fo1croft
'''"""'" John Locke, Jr., Fryeburg
Aaron Burr. ......... Frank Judson Cakes, Oldtown
Theory and Practice in Civil Engineering,
John Cameron Patterson, Dexter
Dangers of Civilization,
George Everett Fernald, Levant
We and Our Neighbors. $500. Emma Brown, Orono
The music was furnished by the Mendelssohn
Qaintette Club. The stage was tastefully
decorated with flags, festoons of bunting and
profusion of flowers.
Among the distinguished visitors were
Messrs. Downs. harrington, Garcelon, Shep-
herd and Lancy of the Governors Council, Ex-
Governor Coburn, Hon. j. G. Madigan, Rev.
DR.. Stephen Allen, Rev. DR.. S. e. Dixie, Hon.
S. L. Boardman, Hon. William P. Wingate.
The degree of Bachelor of Science was con-
Colby Webster, James Head, John Locke,
Jr., and Edward Colby Walker; Bachelor of
Mechanical Engineering on Andrew James
Caldwell; Bachelor of Civil Engineering on
Geo. Everett Fernald. Frank Jndson Cakes,
Joha Cameron Patterson and Winfield East
man Trip; certificates to Charles Clement
Elwell and Charles Henry Benjamin; diploma
in military science to Messrs. Elwell, Caldwell,
Chamberlain, Fernald, Heald, Locke Patterson
and Webster.
The Junior prize for the best essay was
awarded to S. Percy Crosby with honorable
mention of Frank E. Kidder and Edward j.
Blake. The sophomore prize for the best
defamation was awarded to Charles E. Allen
with honorable mention of Miss Marcia Davis
and w. Cleveland.
The commencement dinner took place at the
Orono House. After partaking of the COL
lation remarks were made by prominent
gentlemen present
Review drill and dress parade of the Coburn
Cadets occurred at o'clock. They made a
fine appearance.
The Trustees held a meeting and accepted
the resignation of President Allen who
resigns in order to return to--the profe ssion Of
the ministry. The rest of the Instructors con-
tinue the same as at present.
The commencement concert by Miss Annie
Louise Gary, Miss Ella G. Lewis and the
Mendelssohn Club occurred 10 this city this
evening, with large audience in attendance.
Miss Gary sung superbly and was repeatedly
encored. Miss Lewis made fine impression,
this being her first appearance here.
Thursday at 8 a. m. the examination of
candidates for admission to the college takes
place, at .. m. class day exercises.
At b ates-Meeting of the Boards-Alumni
Reunion.
LEWISTON, June 26.-The annual meeting
of the corporation was held at Hathorn Hall
at nine o'clock to-day. President Cheney sub
mitted his report. He says that $1,752 have
been expended the past year on the college
campus. Respecting Mr.. Bates last gift he
recommends that
A committee of three be appointed by the
corporation, which shall have full power and
authority for the corporation to make such
inquiries and examinations as they may deem
reasonable, and take such action in behalf of
the corporation as they may consider necessary
in relation to the guaranty subscription and
bequest to the college of the late Benjamin e.
Bates.
At the same place during the day, examina.
tions for entran ce took place.
The neurology for the year is as follows:
MARTA Atwell Way IA; Alonzo Bean Merrill
and Ezekiel Henry Besse II. All these young
men had the Christian ministry in view.
The assets of the college are put at 1896 697,
including Mr.. Bates subscriptions; liabilities
$751;. 945; assets above liabilities $414,752 Over
81, 900 in buttons have been given.
Three hundred and nineteen volumes have
been added to the college library the past
year.
The Latin school has had a very prosperous
year.
The anniversary of the Bates Alumni Asso-
citation was observed at 20; Grafton by f. W.
Baldwin, subject-"The Relation of Educated
Men to Social and National Well Being" The
poem was by e. T. Mason, subject-"The
Prisoned Statue" The college corporation
elected Henry B. Hammond of New York, Mr..
Bates son-in-law, to fill the vacancy in the
Board of Fellows.
at an adjourned meeting of the corporation
Messrs. Samuel Farnham of Woolwich, E. W.
Porter of Lowell, Mass, Arthur Given of
Greenville, r. l., L. M. Webb of Portland and
G. f. Smith of Boston were elected to the
vacancies in the Board of Overseers. President
Cheney. Nelson Dingley, Jr., G. 81. Latham,
A. M. Jones, J. W. Perkins, Samuel Farnham
and L. g. Jordan were appointed the executive
board. DR.. Garcelon for the committee
reported resolutions of respect for the late
Benz. E. Bates, recognizing that the institution
has lost one of its warmest friends; that his
donations were not made to acquire fame, but
from heartfelt interest in the cause of educa-
ton, and in endowing Bates College he has
left monument more endowing than monu-
ments of marble; that deceased was a gentle
man of integrity, and his loss has caused q
vacancy that will long be felt, both in this city
and Boston, as we'll as in the interests of the
institution. They close with an expression of
sympathy for his family.
This evening at City Hall occurred the
Grafton before the united Literary Societies by
Rev. Dr. Hamlin on the results in Eastern
civilization of tradition and authority as
guiding principles in contrast with the more
scientific methods of the West
Commencement Mt Harvard.
BOSTON, June g.
The commencement at Harv ard to-day was
largely attended. Gov Rice with his guest,
Lord Dufferin of Canada. was escorted from
Boston to the College grounds by the National
Lancers. Among the honorary degrees con-
ferred was that of LID. upon Earl Dufferin.
SPAIN.
Death of the Queen.
MADRID, June 26.-Queen Mercedes died this
afternoon.
LONDON, June 26.-The Standards Madrid
correspondent, telegraphing before the death of
Queen Mercedes, says:
The King and members Of the royal family
are assembled around the Queens bed. The
ministers were summoned to the palace early
this morning and in the foreign office all chiefs
OF DIPLOMATIC cOrna aaaen hlad Tho na1aca