The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-05-27
New President of Yale College.

At meeting OF the corporation OF Yale
Col lege President Porter's resignment was
formally received. Prof. Timothy Dwight
was nominated as his successor and was
unanimously elected and u committee ap
pointed to notify him OF his election. His
Inauguration will take place on July l, the
day after commencement. when he will
make the customary inaugural address
Prof. Dwight is Congregational minister,
and is fifty eight years old. His grand-fath-
er was professor of Yale from 179o until his
death in 1917. Prof. Dwight was appointed
Buckingham professor OF sacred literature
in the Yale theological department in 1853,
and still retains this professorsnp. He
was ordained to the ministry Sept. 10,
1851, and received the degree OF DID. from
the Chicago theological seminary in 1869.
Prof. Dwight's election has been a foregone
conclusion for years. AS long ago as 1871
he wrote paper on the New Highlander en-
titled The True Ideal OF an American Uni
versty for the Future OF Yale Collegs. in
which he defined ideas OF what Yale should
be. Later years have not altered his opin-
ions. Among the graduates in New Haven
he is regarded as the only really available
man for the presidency.
Capt. E. c. Dutton, ordnance corps, on
duty in the geological survey. LETT with a
party for the Pacific coast and will be en-
gagged during the season in continuing his
examination OF the Cascade range in South
ern Oregon and Northern Colorado for
traces OF extinct volcanoes. Biologists
believe a richer gold belt will be developed
in that region than any yet opened up.
Commissioner Sparks has returned from
his visit to Carlisle, H., and pronounces
the story that he is goingto resign an I'M
mitigated falsehood.
Senator Mitchell OF Pennsylvania has al
most entirely recovered his health and will
soon return to Washington.
1t is said that the membership OF the
United States senate represents $l62, 900, :
900 OF wealth.
Gen. Adam Badeau proposes to test the
decision OF the second controller that he
isn't in the army.
D. B. Gallatin OF Iowa, first assistant ex-
aminer Of the patent office, in charge OF
the division OF pneumatics, has resigned.
There are now vacant the positions OF
three principal examiners.
A third attempt was made at Orange
vile, Ont, to blow up the Office and resi-
dence OF Police Magistrate Munroe, because
he strictly enforced the Scott temperance
law. Dynamite was used and both build.
ings were wrecked. No arrests.
Lord Salisbury since the union of Lord
Harrington and Chamberlain, has shown
symptoms OF abandoning Lord Harrington
to support Mr. Bright. The queen has as
scented to the dissolution OF parliament
but does not approve an immediate disso
luton. She recommends that disso luton
be postp oned until August on the ground
that O. general election in June would un
settle the season and be injurious to Lon
don tradesmen.
Brooklyn, N. Y, claims a population Of
100000
Mrs. William Shearer, O resident of At
lanta, Ga, he's just fallen heir to $3.50, OOC
left her by rich uncle in New Zealand.
Miss Victoria Cohen, daughter OF a prom.
inent merchant OF Montreal, created q sen
sation by attempting to kill former lover
Richard Arnold, the New York million
aire merchant, has bequeathed his entire
estate to the surviving members OF his fam.
lily.
James Cunningham, prominent carriage
builder died at Rochester, New York, after
short illness. He started his works in
1884, and it is now the second largest in
the Wv tied States.
An east bound freight on the Chicago
Milwaukee d. st. Paul railroad 10 wrecked
at Stillman Valley, ILL.,, and the fireman
Brown, is fatally injured.
John Dalzell il nominated by the Repub.
licans OF the Twenty second Pennsylyania
district, and T. E. Bagne is nominated
= from the .Twsptg-thisd district.