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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-17
ST. VALENTINE VISITS SMITH
NOVEL CELEBRATION NV GYNyAsrrN AVD
CHAP l..
CHAP l..

Northampton. Mass. Feb. Is C>pccian.-The girls
Day in am original manner. Boxes were provided
and during the day. in them or OF them, We're placed
the different valentines, consisting Of griuds bon
bons. boxes Of candy, drawing ,lctchcs and other
things. After supper they gathered 1 the different
parlors and the boxes opened and the contents
distributed, causln. almost cudc~, amount II fu.
y series OF readings, by the students of eocutoa,
began in Social Hall THIS afternoon and Will b. k"it
up during the balance Of the term.
\ French Protestant minister in Sprn gfch has
valuable collection Of minerals, Indian relies and
trlobites which smith College j. trying to obtain.
subscription has been started for tbs purpo.c and
all but about 500 la, been subscribed.
The Alpha society literary of The college has
for some time been trying l. make the reading room
OF the college more Pheasant, and Aie c.tl, afaci
some easy chairs AID table % the other -uw.turo
OF the
The fund for new gymnasium. j. 50 nearly com
plctcd that 1t is hoped Worh the building VIII bee
begun In time for the of the students inc
beginning Of the next fau term 10 Will lr located
Oh the campus IN the rear Ol the Hubbard House.
The plans for the enlargement ui tlc chapel COM
pictcd and cOutract now estimating th. cost.
A. the students depart work viii be- begun
and pushed forward. That everything VIII De ia
The organ which Dr. Bl0dcett give, VIII Ore dcd,D4tci
next september Mr. w. r. Hammond, the orraui-t
Of the second Congregational Church Of Hoyok'.
Mas. has been engaged b., Dr. LOdcc't. 81 taxi"
charge of the department If organ in- tfuotlon auI
performance for the next wear.
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CoEDUCATIoN AT swARTHMoRE.
COMMENCEMENT APPOINTMENTS CLASS D.
ELlcnox~coLLEGE BANQUET

ELECTIONS COLLEGE BANQUET.
swarthmore Penn, Feb. 1G-The comparative
standing Of the young woman is shown by the fact
that out Of the six >pckcrs for commencement who arc
rejected solely from their work OF the past two years
five are young women.
The claSs-day officers are as follows: President,
W. +. sweet, Colorado vice president, Richard c.
Sellers Pennsylvania; secretary, ~ Il. Eddie. New
Jersey; treasurer, G.. ii. Bartram, Pennsylvania;
prophet. Frances Ottley, Texas, poet, George Esler
Maryland; historian, NJ +. sOper; prescntec, NJ i.
Clothier Peuns ylvana ivy poet, Clara \. Hughes,
Ohio.
The speakers Tor commencement; are a, follows &:
From the Arts. abby NJ Han. Beulah w. Darlington,
and Mary d. Palmer. Of Pennsylvania Letters, Mary
Pancoist. Of Pen>y lvania Science, Emma j. Broome
Of Maryland, Engineering, Robert ). Mcconnell Of
Pennsylvania.
The first college reception given the 9Th, and
was much enjoyed by all present The committee,
which is composed OF young woman and a man from
each class take entire charge Of the evening and
that entertainment is provided for all The receptions
are a feature Of SwarthmOre life. Tie first one Of
the year is usually given by the sophOmores 10
the Freshmen. Then the JnnOr-Freshmen Senior
Sophomore and Faculty receptions are held in the
fore part Of the year and the college receptions
reserved till the latter part.
Professor {. II. WINS gave an interesting dissera-
ton Edison's photograph on the 18th. In the
afternoon members Of the College Glee Club filled
cylinders Win songs ana one cNlhdef was lned
with the college and class yels, which, when repro
duced in the evening were the source of much merr
ment.
Photographic and Geographic club have been
formed by some of the students and the college is well
wired" by the latter.
The following officers have been elected by the
Scientific society: President, Richard {. Sellers;
vicep president, l. o. Harper secretary H. y. Eaven-
Professor IIOadley delivered lecture &" Methods
OF Teaching Physics In The free course in peddgOgcs
on the 10th.
Nearly 100 Of swarthmores former students
were present at the annual dinner at tho Hotel Belle
vue In Philadelphia on Saturday evening, Of last
week. The tasteiully decorated. garnet,
SworthmOre's color. beng the most conspicuous. T..
Lesley Hopper, 20. was the POSTMASTER. Next to
him sat Dr. Joseph Leidy who founded the biological
department and next him DR.. Noiley, his successor.
Infortunat. acting pre- den liam Hyde Appleton,
was unable to be present. Jovial Professor Arthur
Beardby, Of the engineering school, responded to the
toast 49, our College
The other toasts were: d" Home Collegans,' re
sponded % by DE-; Ledy " Foxy George DR.. Edward
"The East WING" ". H. Rdewav. "a Y"nnE
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WILLIAMS BEARS THE PENNANT
BASEBALL CONTESTS ARRANGED - ATHLETIC
RECORDS.

Winiamstown Mass. Feb. Is (SpecaD.-The Amer
can College Baseball Association, which met last week
in Boston, formally voted Williams the pennant Tor
1880 and elected officers for the ensuing year W. H.
Cleminshaw Of this college, was chosen president
The schedule Of games adopted was SATISFACTORY
TO the college Dartmouth plays here May 10 ana
IL while Amherst comes May 30 and June :. Inc
candidates for the nine keep steadily at WORK IN inc
baseball cage and gymnasium, proposing TO be In Sood
condition when the time for outofdoor training ar
rives.
The fsrt of the series Of gymnasium exhibitions
will be held on Wednesday next. The number of
entries in the various events is large ana as con
sequence the college may look for close contests and
good records. The system of points viii govern all
competitive events. beginning with this meeting the
records will be posted in the gymnasium with the
name of the holder. II any one between the meets
breaks in the presence of the Official committee any
record the new record shall stand. BY TINS means
is hoped to stimulate to greater effort.
Dr. Woodbridge has begun his annual course OF
lectures 10 the freshmen on Health ana HdOiS vi
Study" and contrary to precedent VIII require an e1-
animation at end Of the term on the topics COccu
lie is also rgidy examining the heart, lungs ana eyes
of each member Of that class Professor fciIN ~
Thursday gave his class cut IN oNcf 70 pISS.Io
the meeting Of the berkshire lisorlcat Az
held in Pittshed. The college IS busy sei,uIhE ue te
gates to the dinner of the city alumni Following liie
very successful one AT New York last week BOSTON
and Philadelphia celebrate TINS Wcch Inc S"HS5e
ouartet will sing at the Boston banquet. ana ITO
fessOr Norris viii represent the Board OF instruction
al Philadelphia. John Fiskc ectured on the DIS
audience in Goodrich Hail. Although u was "a
scholarly effort and showed careful study as vel as
and statistics was voted rather tedious ana diN ne
weekly has passed into the hands oi ~ WIN uc
election OF c. a. Mason as Edtor.ln-Chei ana +; =
Allen So tant. Hibbard ana Nlson' DOM Oh w.
plpC n IN
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HALE OLD DICKINSON.
GLEB cLUB-THE NEW LAW SCHOOL PROGRESS
ING FAVoRABIY.

Carlisle. Penn, Feb. &c (Specal.-Dr. CarotherS
who was student of old Dickinson at the opening
Of the civil war. died at his home in the City OF MeAi
co, few days ago.
The College Glee Club gave their first entertain
ment in the opera House in this city on Friday
evening Of the largest audiences ever assembled
here. 4 splendid programme was arranged and car
rled out They leave shortly on an extended tour
taking in Philadelphia, New York, and other leading
cities The students are again wearing oxford caps
President George f. Reed returned home Yesterday from
lecture trip. 1t is only few weeks since rcsolu
ton was passed by the trustees relating to the pes
tablishment of the Reed Law school," a. distinct
department Of Dickinson. and every effort has been
made for its success. The old Emory Chapel well
known throughout the country a. the College Church
will be fitted up first class style for this department.
II will probably be ready for occupancy about the first
of September. \ large number OF the leading men Of
the day Will be among the ncOrpOratOrs. Among the
encouraging letters received by the orig
majors is one from Judge SterIptt, Of
the Supreme Court Of Philadelphia, who
writes As a location for such school, do not think
Carlisle can be surpassed. II you think my name y Ill
lie Of service YOU at liberty 10 it, EX senator
s. p WolveItOn says that he would much prefer
sending law students 10 Carlisle than to Philadelphia
That ii is just tine location for su6 school as j. con
templated." Tie court will grant the charter on
Tuesday.
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pany. will take place during the first two weeks OF
FUN AND STUDY AT SYRACUSE
GLASS EINTERTAINMENTS-ATH SPORTS
SOPHOMORE ELECTION.

Syracuse. n. Y, Feb. 10 (Speciap.-The full
oare Of college news in The Tribune
every Monday morning meets with general
spprobation both among cODegianS and non
colegians in this section, nearly every household
has a relative or friend among the students of tho
various institutions Of learning Said one Of the
leading professors Of Syracuse University: " Tho
Tribune is filing a long felt want in giving the latest
news from the leading colleges every week. Some Of
the dispatche are really valuable to the faculty OF
institution for they show how the faculties OF other
places experiment with and solve various vexed dues-
lions that frequently arise know our students ap-
precatc the good work of The Tribune. for have
heard several refer to The matter In most fdttcriDg
terms"
On Friday the 21st instant the Cornell sophomores.
together with the University Glec Club. will have a
banouet and give a concert here. and the 25th
instant the Hamilton College Glee Club viii give an
entertainment.
The junior class proposes 10 introduce new
feature in the round of college life at syracuse Uni
versity They intend to follow in the wake of the
juniors of sister colleges and give big reception in
Greyhound Hall the 27th of this month. The
boys intend to make the affair the greatest SOCIAL
event Of the season, and are hard at work aeady I'D
laying their plans, with the consent Oh ue T""e''
Mr. E. ". smalley formerly Of The Tribune, in
the last number of his Northwest Magazine" IN an
article entitled a journey in Eastern Montana;
speaks vety pleasantly Of two young ploneer grad
yates Phillip !. MOule rs. and Alice F. Jenrles' 50
who have married and established themselves on
sheep ranch in Montana.
Tie preparation for the coming athletic season OF
sports has already begun Quite number OF evr;5
cusans in practice for the held-dayS local ana
intercollegiate Inc former occurring in the early part
of the term and the latter about the first OF June III
has just been announced that the baseball nne Is 70
receive another benefit concert. this time DIV the
faculty of the music department. .
The sophomores at their election the past week
elected the following class officers President, NJ L.
Glazer: vice president. Genevra Gwynn; secretary
Jessica b. Marshall treasurer ). NJ RICE chairman Oh
executive committee, 4. l. Pnrdy.
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LnNnnN WOOL SALES.

London, Feb l6.At tie auction sales today IL 900
bales were offered. There good Attendance. There
Was animated competition H. all departments The prices
OF Cape OF Good Hope and Natal hardened Thus far IS 800
bales have been Withdrawn. There available us 900
tales, only Wohlrds OF which will be offered during the
remainder OF the The balance will be- held
advance prices. Following the offerings and prices
ohtaluod Victoria 300 bales secured II dGis lOd
do locks and pieces. l. 2dGs Id greasy 5addls AID
do locks aud pieces, 5dal, I'd, New south Waiesl 0od
bic, secured l. ddls 9d do lo, Is and pieces Is Sd
Greasy 5'dall[d do locks and pieces, 5hdd9d Queens
d500 bales, secured l. Idal I'd do 10, ks and pieces,
9ddlod. South AustIaa-ioO bales; greasy sddlld;
do locks and pieces. CHASED swan RNer-l00 bales :;
greasy, 1dp Is al do locks and pieces 6ddis 4d New.
Zealand 400 bales secured lOdGls I'd do locks and
pieces, Od gr,a.y adals do locks and pieces Cd Cape
Gf and Natal 500 bales secured eddis ia
do aud pieces, sid 0ddHzd do locks and
niDcc.. TdMAld
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LIVE STOCK MARKtrs-nY rr1rnrAru-

buffalo y. Y. Feb l5.-Ca,uo Receipts last - hours.
g. $50 head total for week thus Tar. 1880. for
same time sst wce9. 1890; consigned through
SEQ head 23fO Of which TO NewYorE; 14O for -ac
market dull. Sheep and lamllcr clps Jas. - hour,
COO head total Tor week thus i,r 81 00c for same
time last week 81 600 pncd through Loo head
500 Of which to Ncw-lo.k; 5000 lor sale; mar4ct
stronger sheep, choice to tNtrI % r1drNt medium "a
good - 60a@1 so common to rood y14s5 80; lambs.
good 10 choice S6 9O0g7 10. good. 80 GJd*G
medium fair fGdf0 80. Uog--Erccip- - hour,
$3.50 head total for week thus Tar 1890 for SIN,
time last week % GO; guDd through. $3.50 b. id
20i0 Of which TO NcwYor"; so! for sale naroot actN,
ana shade hlpsor; medium, and heavy. - .C0S4 %
Aor@r, - 2odsl - pigs - l0atl 20 rouehe, - -
Chicago. Heb i5-Iogs-Eoccipt- 1880. market
active, higher; light. S3a-t - rough pa king - -oa
~ 50 hoayV packing and shipping - 9od4i o.. Cattle
Receipts $50 marriott slow, dull lcctc7 add 10, r
$3.50; stO'tcls and feeders - 4Ods3 40, Texas corn
fed steers, a. sOds3 - Shc'p-fcccipt-. 800: mar
kct strong; natives g8 fOaej 50. Western ,oH-f,d
~ 9OU-J go Texans. SO joa:J; lambs. sJdsG.
st. Louis, Feb. IL atuel;ecclpt, 800 shipments.
1901 HarAtt steady good 90 choice native steers - 80
as5 fair % good do 81 3oas3 - -tockcr- ard fced
s2di3 so Ste q. a33 60. Hogs EecD ut-
COO, shipments, J.. 90 Ar.tt STEADY far 60 coo,
heavy s3 SjaS3 90; pacing grades. % oOdSI; light
best 81 9OdIi %. sheep IA pILcuf-.
kct steady choice - ass 81, lambs 55asG 30
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EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKETS.

Liverpool Feb. 10. p. m.--Def-Holdors freely.
Pork and hams Holders offer moderately. Bseon-Ths
supply f. IN excess ~ the demand. Chces-Iioders Offer
moderately Ialow and turpentinc odcr orer freely.
kosiu-lhe suppl. Is plor. Iard-SpOt and futures
Hold Offer sIarlngly prime Western spot February,
March and April steady az DIS Wheat Holders ofct
pUngy. tOur-ioldcrs Or mod rt ely. COrn-Spo
The supply is in excess OF the demand futures Holders
ofcr moderately mixed western. spot February easy
AZ Ss sid; March and April steady at 3s Sid Hops q
London-Paciho Coast-Ihe supply u uaaS.
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BLOOD j. Russell HAYES '-s Printers Ink Alfred
Iaschall, 10: The Nursery" William l.. ElNns, Jr.
80; Tricks of The Trade samuel H. Frcnrh, -
"The Press" William !. Han, -: The PhoenN.
W. c. sproul 81 The Benedict Carroll Il; VII
Jams, -; Dollars and Cents Charles j.. Nic''
10. Much enthusiasm was manifested throughout inc
evening.
1t is probable that Philadelphia swarllmore Club
Will be formed.
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The local money market during all of last week
wa, remarkably steady ut rates ranging between
3 and per cent. The lower rates were made
over Tie telephone by financial institutions vino
were seeking to place their unemployed balances
I'm the strrrt For time loans. which were little
sought after. the rates ranged FROM - 10 . ~
per cent for our-mOnths and slXty-days loans.
The Invest rate being for the longest date. II is
noticeable that on last Friday NJ the Stock F.
change where all loans made that day Of the
week must run ill Monday, IN" rN'rcmc rates
were . and i per cent Excepting on the proceed
inc Friday there has hardly been "a Friday during
the preceding six months when late borrowers have
not been compelled 10 pay over . per cent lui
their bank balances. The Treasury last week
which includes Yesterdays purchases, purchased
81 80 bonds. Of winch SlI4l250 were
per cents that came entirely from the Government
depository banks in liquidation of Government de-
posts. \ very large proportion of the Siii 900
1 per cents which were purchased also came from,
depository banks So that little money came out.
from the Treasury last week for purchased bonds
~ the same week Of last year the Treasury par
chased *, OSl 900 Of 4 II per CENTS al 1000
1O9 Ia; il now i, buying the same bonds AT
1O1 81. The bond sales of the week OF last
year were principally by holders other than Va
tional banks and tkat accounts for the difference
i'm the changes OF yesterdays bank statement from
the changes In tie corresponding week of 1889.
In the week ended April - 1889, the Treasury
purchased Sl.199,90O per cents at lbs IA and
S3.G41. 700 - per cents at lOS. At the pres
cnt time the Secretary chooses 10 purchase the !
pcr cents from any one excepting depository banks
~ any price, and 20 depository banks he
is paying l2i, while the market price
A. the Stock Exchange is about 1885,
Money from revenues is accommodating IN the
Treasury. Since the first of the month";. the
surplus reserve must have increased between
s. 0OO. 600 and 100000 The Treasury now
has something like $4,000, 600 applicable to the
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1899, Mexican ordinary, 37s st. Paul common 7oS
Pennsyly ania, $50 Spanish as. 72sa.
Bar silver is quoted at 43 11-l6d per ounce
Money, SO per cent.
Paris adyces quote per rentes at SO francs foi
the account.
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CHOSEN FOR PHI EErA KAPPA AT AMHERST
Amherst, Mass, FEB. is )~pccaD.-The Phi Beta
Kappa drawing at Amherst College. is John VI Clapp
New York; Ernest D. Daniels. Franklin, Mas: VIII
Q. Gilbert, llespcria, Mich; William IT, Smith, South
DcerGed Mae.-
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Net available bal. 80 , -o.o,, ,., -, - soc -

agcc s7A7s5Gl2 SO 92l 0s2 Inc. s. $40
BANK CONDITIONS COMPARED.
By the operations OF the New-York SubTrcas-
urv i'm the week ended Friday evening W ich in
cludcd tie receipt Of 81 1862 900 for exchange on
other Sub Treasures and the payment Of S92, 30
for purchased bonds, the Ncw-lork banks lost
S4.O47. COS cash Yesterdays hank statement re-
ports the average cash for the week al only
s. ga 500 less than the average OF the preceding
week This indicates that the interior movement
If money last week. cN the Treasury. was i'm
favor Of this city 10 at least the amount
lost 10y shipments through the Sub-Trcasury
Probably tie statement closely approNinai"s tie
actual condition OF the cash at The close Of
business Friday The loans were further eN-
banded Sl.77isO0. and IT is Not necessary 10
suppose that stool. operations had anything TO do
with the expansion. The loss II Sl,25i,2oo 30
deposits is about $500, 900 greater decline than
the other changes call for. Tie statement res ats
boz loss 20 the surplus reserve oi S2,'1l 500. ana
leaves H. at S7,i95I0o, against Si7,29'.'oo Feb
ruary 10. 1859; S17,p37,315 February u. lSe,;
and Sl547920o February 10. 1889.
Tie changes in the corresponding week ~ pre-
ccdlng years were ~, follows: l-9"-.ou~ dr-
crease $500. cash increase $j92',ioo, deposits
increase S}.l23,"oO, and surplus nt'lt' li
crease S3I42.oogt is.--loaus GerIc.rf ,,..,.
~3.Oge ou0 and surplus reserve dccrcns" s." De-
goo: I--1-loaus lucrc1~' Sl.'tJ.au", cash dr-
crease SOD, 5000, deposits drcit'ec S"'-'f'''
and surplus reserve dcrlcus" SJ,l'u,iV'
Suboilcd is yesterdays statement, compared
with the corresponding dates % ls-, and l'-7:
I,1. Is '--. F,.. d.. -'. tr,. o. '"
Loans 1906 30 400 - o' Un 900 .ilt -
.,...,.-. 'c5 s5.s,.5 .ei.Ip.o
l pyts- Zion .. Ss5 =5 c5 49, So So 90 1890
TIE following show, ue relation bcts''n me iot" Doe
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A DULL WEEK IN STOCKS.
STRUGGLES or THE BEARS.
TIE TREASURY ACCUMULATES MONEY AND
ADDS LARGELY TO ITS SURPLUS.

Sunday, FEB. l6-p. m
The United States Treasurer last week received
from customs 1884, 797, from internal revenue
S23i7, SO, and from miscellaneous sources SS44,-
I43; total from all Ss,726,l23, against SS,43s,-
OH for the preceding week. The Trcasury's
weekly statement as reported yesterday, shows
n cain for the week 10 the net cash in the vaults
of SlIs6.07O Its deposit in National banks
was increased Sl1O,4S4. Its liability for the re-
dcmption of surrendered National bank currency
was reduced Ss3s,9l6 which gives a gain to lis
available balance over trust liabilities of Sj,l36,-
$40 The changes in the vault balances were
made up as follows: TO the gold balance. an ac-
emulation Of bullion. S?s5.02s plus reduction
in the amount Of outstanding certificates S2,65S,-
2GO: gain to the legal tender balance 10y an ac-
emulation Of notes $959.36l, plus a contraction
of outstanding certificates of $4,000; and gam
10 the silver balance by an accumulation Of bull
ion and coin of $l,1s1,s7s, less an issue of GER
tifcates Ssji2js Allowing for the weekly pur-
chase Of silver bullion 100000 the weeks con-
traction of legal money in circulation was $4,000.
600. Subloined are the results of yesterday
statement compared with those of the statement
Of February g.
Feb g. 30 Feb. Is. 90 Differences.
cold coin and bull,
oG6 reST1S s7scos 453 $50 95i74 Inc. So oi32S7
=. notes. less .,o %,
1.OOIH'O SS-''5oI NV
not O,,OlSto O,ooo 90 b'' "l''-'o
Silver dollars and
hull'n. less Ger $1,000. -. ~ 40, -, oo- c,,
titcatrs ...--.. 2i,OiI3S- -f,50'VV- INV ''' w
Cash Trclsy d31O6 flS93oo'" lhc - Io'V'V
Deposits Zoo VA . ,o- 90 g., so 90,
tional banks. 81, c@14 N - l6"'o7 Inc ilVT9t
Total balance $40 50 oo5 si5i os $50 Inc - 2o7i5I
Deduct for funds
held o. redeem
Nat , X notes,
including the j $500. c,o o,,
Dor fund. = OO3,1'3 1ltlbl,b't Dec. SO 'ip
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EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS.
London, Feb TO- D. m-Erc, 27L do second eonsols.