The record-union., 1893-06-29
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
CHICAGO, June 2S.-A sensational
sequel comes tonight to Governor Alt
geld's release of the Haymarket anarch-
lists. The journal raises the question as
to whether he is legally Governor of the
State of Illinois or a citizen of the
United States. The Journal says Gov
ernor Altgeld bases his claim to citizen
ship on the simple statement that his
father was naturalized while the son was
a minor child. Altgeld was born in
Prussia in lS4S, and came to this country
with his parents when a boy. If the
father was made a citizen while the Gov
ernor was under 2l there is no question
as to his title to citizenship, but if the
elder Altgeld waited until his son was
over 2l before taking out his papers. then
the title of the Governor to citizenship is
badly clouded.
The fact developed to-day that friends
Of Fielden, Schwab and Neebe knew be-
fore election that Altgeld was in SYM
pathy with the cause of the Amnesty
Association, from the fact that he was
one of the signers of the unsuccessful petit
ton presented to Governor Fifer 1t is
said the Amnesty Association will con-
tinue its labors, with a view to now
securing the pardon of the Bohemian
anarchist Hroneck, who was sentenced to
Joliet for fourteen years some time after
the conviction of the Haymarket rioters.
Representatives of the fifty socialistic
sections in the United States will open an
annual conference here on July lst. One
of the prominent member of the Chicago
Association said to-day that resolutions
thanking Governor Altgeld will be
adopted unanimously.
INTERCOLLEGIATE BOAT RACE.
The Yale Freshmen Defeat the Har-
ward and Columbia Crews.
New LONDON Conn.,, June 2S.-For
the third consecutive time the Yale fresh
men to-day won the annual triangular
boat race on the Thames by defeating
Harvard by eight and Columbia by thir-
teen lengths, in the time of 1882. The
only aspect in which the result of this
years race differs from the two immedi-
ate predecessors is that Columbia finished
poor third to-day, while she had been
able to defeat Harvard heretofore The
Yale men recklessly offered odds of to
on their '96 crew, but the money went
crying, however. All that was put up
was on the relative position of Harvard
and Columbia at the finish. Partisans
of the three contesting colleges exhibited
all the patriotic enthusiasm of tie uni
versity.
Yale luck gave their boat the best
hn
the west, and Columbia was left to take
the east side.
At 5:4S the referee gave the signal. Co
lumbia's start was auspicious. Yale got
away slowly, but in fine shape, and Har-
ward splashed and floundered aimlessly.
A hundred yards from the start Columbia
and Yale were tied, and Harvard a few
feet behind. AS the half-mil flags were
passed Yale was three lengths in the lead,
Columbia still keeping scanty lead over
Harvard. Yale was five lengths ahead at
the mile-post, and Harvard worked out
the lead of a length. At the mile and a
half Harvard had two lengths the lead
oy- e Columbia crew, while Yale was
six L. gths in the lead. Half mile from
the finish the race was decided, and ale
victors.
In the Columbia boat they pulled like
galley slaves, but their efforts were fruit
less, and finally ended by Sturgis. No. Z.
catching crab, lost his balance as well as
his oar, and fell back into the lap OF No.
g. Lucky only momentary confusion
resulted. The three crews crossed the
finish with Yale thirteen lengths ahead
of Columbia, the rear boat, and Harvard
five lengths before Columbia and eight
behind Yale.
The official time was as follows: Yale,
10:23; Harvard, lO:47; Columbia, HOP
YALE DEFEATS HARVARD AT BASEBALL.
NEW HAVEN, June 27.-Yale defeated
Harvard at baseball this afternoon 3 to 0.
CLOSING EXERCISES AT YALE.
Honorary Degrees Conferred Upon
Three Men of Note.
NEW HAVEN Comm, June 2S.-The
closing exercises took place at Yale to-
day. The class which from all depart
ments of the university received di-
plomas this year is the largest which
ever left Yale, being AIS. Among the
honorary degrees conferred were: LII.
D., Honorable Wilson ). Bissel, class
100, Postmaster-General; William II.
Taft, class rs, United States Circuit
Judge: NJ. A, Daniel II. Burnham, Di-
rector of the Worlds Fair.
The celebration last night by the Yale
alumni assumed a destructive nature. \
big bonfire was lighted and shutters torn
of the old south college to feed the
flames. The building was set on fire bv
fire crackers, but the flames put out with
little damage. Two seniors, Pop Bliss.
the football player, and Ralph Birdsel
had their features badly marred by fire.
crackers. A letter box was blown up by
a cannon firecracker, and valuable mail
matter badly damaged. The penalty for
this crime is twenty years IN prison.
Every effort is being made by the local
postal authorities to discover the perpe-
traitors.
OHIO PROHIBITIONISTS.