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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
CLASS DAY At CORNELL.
SENIORS or 90 HAVE THEIR ENERcisi.s. CLOSING
WITH 4 IIgOdESADE

WITH \ IIlOdENADE
Ithaca. y Y juno 70 CspeciaD. The senior class
~ Cornell University held rs class-day exercises
,t,s morning I'm the Armory. which deliberately
decorated with blue and Whit. bunting The pro-
grarnme vas as follows Ro!icaH. Mss J"nn" NJ
Jcnness. brooklyn. class Grafton. ". +. Chapman
r.. Norwich. cin-s poem. Miss Bertha Sion~mhn.
jamestown: class essay. Miss Harriet g. Conn'r
Burlington. Iowa. memorial Grafton, Ih"m,- =
t,inrk Denver col presidents address. \. J.
Weber O-an The ivy then planted near sag
chanel and the lyy Grafton given by II. L. Fofl-
ham ~ Ithaca The other exercises were held In
the grove opposite Lincoln Ran ana con.lsi,ri ot
the prophecy. by !. IL Lathrop q Cortland ne
prc..nia'!on 81 the college pipe 10y \ "a is"cd an !
lis acceptance In behalf 81 IN" class - - ~ roger
n Williams The exercises were interpreted WIN
class songs 10 familiar airs, ana frequent class
ans Cornell yrns. -,
The senior promenade was given In N" Arm0ry
in the evening. the decorations wcr" the nn"-t seen
I'm Ituacn for years. Rul the attendance was large.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
PRIZE DEBATE AT COLGATE.

Utica, y. Y. June 10 (SpeclaD-At Colgate Uni
versty the Class OF 1884 prize debate for juniors,
was held this afternoon The question was: RE
solved That in the State OF New-York the right Of
suffrage should be granted TO women The afiirma-
tive was argued By II. r. Newell. j. X. Edw ards
and w g. Stella and the negative By q. \. briggs.
A w. Risley and W NJ Strong The judges award
ed first prize TO Rsley and second TO Strong .
This evening the Rev. D. b. Jutton. 'G7, Of Fall
River Mass, preached the annual sermon before
the Baptist Educatlo ion Society. subsequently, the
various fraternities held their dinners At the grad
uating exercises Of Colgate Academy TIL. morning
twenty diplomas awarded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
BrENNIAL SESSIONS.
THE COMMITTED ON LEGISLATIVE ORGANIZATION
ADOPTS RADICAL INSTRUMENTATION
MENrS 10 RE RrPORTED ADVERSELY

THE COMMITTED ON LEGISLATIVE ORGANIZATION
ADOPTS RADICAL RESOLUTIONS AMEND
MENTs TO pD REPORTED ADVERSELY
Albany June lp--There will be a joint hearing
tomorrow OF Ave Constitutional Convention COM
mlttees on the question OF the separation Of munich
pal from general elections At this conference to-
morrow Chairman Becker. of the Committee
Legislative Organization. Will submit the follow
ing resolutions, which were adopted by his
mittee to-day as representing the sentiments OF the
committee so far as its action this question Is
concprned
Resolved. That IN rhe opinion Of this committee
the terms OF office OF the members OF Assembly
elected In 1894 and Of their successors. should be
two years; and that suitable amendment be pre-
pared and submitted TO this committee TO give
effect to this resolution.
Resolved, That In the opinion OF this committee
should b. three years and the terms of office OF
their successors should be either two or four years
and that "A suitable amendment be prepared and
submitted to this committee to give effect TO this
Resolved, That in the opinion OF this committee
the Legislature should henceforth be restricted
10 regular biennial sessions with power vested In
the Governor TO convene the Legislature when he
shall certify that the public interests require an
extra session, the Legislature at such session be
limited such subjects as shall be specified In
the call.
The Committee on Legislative Powers this after
nooa decided to report adversely Mr.. Doty's amend
c% pGvSa x n hH nS SS or % S sh
Il general law and Mr.. Lauterbach's. providing that
every Oiiccr WITHIN Ten Gays dlttr MS term mas
expired shall make oath that he has not paid or
given or promised 10 be paid any valuable con-
slderation for any act performed neglected In
his term OF office. and that until such oath Is
taken such officer shall be disfranchised.
There was an Interesting hearing this afternoon
before the Committee on Charities The occasion
was the addrs - OF James w. Ford. OF Troy, who
represented the signers to the numerous petitions
which have been presented to the convention from
citizens OF Troy In favor of constitutional amend
.en % s n Ss ,ne ali the
religious or corrective where citizens enter or are
condned. Mr.. Ford ARGUED IN favor 8 q ploRo4c
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20

temporary chairman without opposition. and Frank
y. Ryan. of this city. secretary The selection OF
temporary officers was followed BY the appon ,ment
OF various committees, after which the convention
adjourned until 10 o'cock tomorrow morning Mr..
Short Of Fresno. who to have been run against
Knight for chairman, says the reason he was not
nominated was that several delegations that had
been counted had been persuaded at the last mo-
ment BY Estee men not to go against knight. 1t
looks as II this unexpected weakening OF anti
Estee men had destroyed the last hope Of the OPP
ponrnis OF Estee. and the alters nomination Tor
Governor Is believed 10 be assured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20

of Trustees the post of president Of the board when
was occupied by the late Congressman John cessna
for upward OF thirty years was iled by me eiectloh
of George T. Baer. OF Reading. with Attornev-Ge
eral " t. Hense of this city. as iirst Vice-pfesi-
dent ......,
nv an emphatic vote the trustees rejected
proposition submitted by President Stahr ana the
faculty providing for co-oducation Ia the coiese'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
SMITH COLLEGE GIRLS GRADUATED.

Northampton, Mass. June l9.-SmIth College to-
day graduated a class OF III students. The annual
commencement address was delivered this forenoon
By President Hyde OF BOwdo.n College. after which
the degrees were conferred dinner followed.
given by the college the trustees. faculty, senior
class ald their friends. The senior class supper
evening c.osed the commencement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
CALIFORNIA REPUBLTCINS MEET.
STATE CONVENTION At SACRAMENTO EsTEE
LIKELY TO NOMINATED

Sacramento. Cal, June lo.-At o'clock this af-
ternoOn Chairman Myers ca,,ed the Republican
State convention to order In Agriculture. Hal. to
nominate a State ticket In his speech Mr.. Myers
said the nnancia. depression throughout the cOun-
try was due to the mismanagement OF the party In
power. That party had demonstrated Its inability
to govern. As result the Republicans would
surrey carry this State and would have n Republi-
can majority in Congress. He said It was the duty
OF the Republican party to bring order out Of
chaos.
George A. knight. Of San Francisco, was chosen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20

meeting at D. m. in Manning Hail. President Por-
ter being In the chair Interesting reports were pre-
sented bv members representing alumni assocla-
tons especially those Of Boston ana Jew a.
mi; and most satisfactory report OF conmtte" on
what is called the deficiency fund Tne ann Is 10
those giving them to be responsible pro rata 10 an
amount not exceeding 800 each to make COCA me
SeGciency In the expenditures Of any current year
Zo. Tar from one hundred and seventy such ped8es
have already been secured. resolution was
,'as.ad nv the association expressive OF the e$ti-
mate Of the character OF ex-Presldent Robinson ana
lis sense OF the loss which is so sincere ret IN
~ ,Ioa,b Henry X Porter was unanimously re-
e,ectei president Of the association.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
EXERCISES At PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE

Gettysburg Penn. June 10 CSpecaD.-The senior
class Of Pennsylvania College held their Glass Day
exercises this afternoon the campus W. O.
Nicholas presided and the following programme was
carried out, Ivy poem. Miss Hartman; ivy Grafton.
r. w Mottern; Class roll. G. f. K!oss: class history.
John Honer, jr: class poem. Miss Hines; prerenta-
ton Grafton +. Baandt. and prophecy. j. y English.
In the tennis contests Bloomhardt and Wheeler
won the doubles and Boomhardt the singles. The
fraternity contest went FickInger AMI Fair. Phi
Gamma Delta who defeated Miller and Keefer Phi
Kappa Psi
the Rev Dr. Baum, OF Philadelphia president: the
Rev John Wagner, OF Hazle.on. vice president, and
the Rev. f. Brodenbaugh OF Gettysburg, secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
WELLESLEY WOMEN NOW.
A LARGE CLASS GRADUATED AT THE TWENTIETH
COMMENCEMENT OF THE COLLEGE.

ArApcE CLASS GRADUATED AT THE TWENTIETH
COMMENCEMENT OF THE COLLEGE.
Wellesley. Mass. June 10 (SpeciaD.-The COM
mencement exercises Of WeNesley's twentieth year
were held this afternoon in the college chapel After
the reading of Scripture from the Melancthon Bible
and prayer by the Rev. DR.. Alexander Mckenzie, o.
Cambridge the Beethoven Society sang in chorus
Mendelssohn's mOtette. "Laudate PuerL The orator
of the day. the Rev Dr. James Gardiner Vose OF
Providence r. l. gave an address on The Ideal
and the Actual" A. the close Of the address the
Beethoven Society sang The Smiling Dawn. by
Handel. Then followed the comforting of degrees
which IS always the most impressive feature OF the
day Professor Margaret f. Stratton. chairman Of
the Academic Council. presented the diplomas Part
songs my Lady Sleeps" by West. and scotch
air 'I.ewie Gordon" arranged by Professor HiIl'
were then sung by the Beethoven Society. After the
pronouncing OF the benedlction the trustees, mem
bers of the faculty the former students Of the col
lege and the newly made alumnae filed on. from the
lessor mi
The degree OF NJ. A. conferred upon tire.
candidates: that Of Il. A. upon slxty-one and OF
b. S. upon twenty-five. There were two graduates
each OF the School Of Music and the School OF Art
The commencement dinner began At Clock,
After dinner speeches were made by MISS margaret
he S Rev heEandr q Mcens Of cambTdee
president OF the Board OF Trustees: the hrv
James Gardiner vose Ms Heen sb BsPre GTs oh D.
Foss Of Philadelphia. and others The Glee Club
sang Intervals between taf speeSnes M wa
a letter from Richard Watson Glider, who. WIN
Mrs Glider. spent few days at the college last
Mrs Julia J. Irvine. the recently appointed act
ing president OF the college. was called away sud
In the evening Miss stra,on and other members
the college in the Browning room and the faculty
parlor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
M1LITARY ExERCIsEs AT AMHERST.


Amherst Mass. June 10 (SpeciaD.-Class day be-
gan with hazy muggy weather. which eliminated
in a thunder shower This cleared the atmosphere
and the remainder OF the day was fine. The &C.
currences of the morning were the Glee Club con-
cert and the alumni dinner At the latter 100
covers were laid. At 2 O'Clock the class day ex-
ercises began. The seniors headed by the cadet
band proceeded TO the corner of Stone Chapel
where after the sngln" OF the Ivy song. the class
president A. j. Morse, planted the ivy. The Rev
Dr. Walker then offered prayer. the ivy Grafton
was delivered 10y G. II. Meravin and the Ivy poem
was read by c. T. Walker; j. f. GiGord de-
livered the class Grafton and a. II. Kirkland the
campus Grafton. the latter aoounding IN Willy
'grinds'' the faculty, students and public me
thunder shower caused an adjournment to the
chapel, where +. u. White read the campus poem
and f. @. Aver delivered the pipe Grafton After
the class day exercises. exhibition artillery, sabre
and battalion drills were given, closing with bat
TALON parade and announcement Of cadet appoint
ments for the ensuing year after which the mill
tary diplomas given TO the seniors. 4 rcc-p-
ton held by the president and trustees at 3
p. m. and the senior promenade began AT 10 p m
on Monday night the college Shakesperan Club
and the Q. r. " fraternity held their annual dinner
at the Amherst House. The Phi Sigma Kappa
fraternity held their dinner at Northampton and
the d NJ Society had theirs at their chapter
house.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
AT FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGES

AT FRANKLIN AND MAKSHALL COLLEGES
Lancaster Penn. June 10 (SpeciaD.--Interesting
Class Day exercises were held by the graduating
class Of Franklin and Marshall College to-day. Many
alumni from distant points were present The class
numbering thrty-four, In the largest graduated
from the coegs. The various societies and CLASSES
and the alumni will hold their reunions tomorrow
and on Thureday the commencement exercises will
take place At to-days annual meeting Of the Board
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
EXERCISES AT cEoRoErowN tvIvEKsIrY

ENEKCISES NJ UIOIfFt'TV".N w ' T@r'7I T.
Washington. June 19--Hstoric Georgetown Uni
versity to-day celebrated it's seventy seventh an.
nual commencement in the presence OF many dis
tinguished persons including Nce-Presdcnt Ste
venson and Cardinal Gibbons. Previous to the
regular exercises Cardinal Gibbons oflciated at
the unwilling Of bust OF Judge William CASTOR,
OF North Carolina the first student OF the college,
after whom the public hall was named.
The class poem read this year by Robert j..
Collier, Of New-York. The bachelors grafton was
delivered by C. NJ Mast, OF Missouri. Thomas
NJ Devine was Entrusted with the masters GRAFTON.
The valedictory was the work of J. Francis Smith.
OF Missouri.
vIce-Presdent Stevenson then conferred the de-
grees.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-04
The Pokegama Survivors.

MORA. Mimi, Sept. 3.-The surviving
families from Pokegama have been
brought in by hand-cars. Several dead
bodies were found by rescuing party.
Twenty-Five more are missing. with little
chance of being found alive. The dead
are: Fred Molander, wife and two chill
dren; Charles Olsen, Miss Nora Olsen,
Thomas Raymond, wife and three chill
dren; Oscar Larsen and sister, David
Goodsell, Charles Whitney, Mr.. Barnes,
J. Brannon. A number of families es-
capped by lowering themselves into wells
and seeking refuge in the river. A relief
party has started out today. The loss
will foot up about $50 600, on which there
was not cent of insurance.
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northwestern wisconsin Ablaze.

CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis. Sept. .3.-North
western Wisconsin is one sea of flames,
and reports are coming to this city cons-
family of fatalities caused by the confia-
grafton. Rib Lake, Marengo and Brad
shaw have been completely wiped out,
and at Bradshaw three persons lost their
lives. Yesterday message was received
from Caddot, asking for assistance. A
force from Chippewa was sent up. and
until 10 ppm. last night 100 inhabitants
of the village struggled to preserve their
homes. At 10: O'Clock the fire had
abated in the immediate vicinity of Cad
dot. Two miles away, in dense forest,
which terminates at the limits of the
town, the woods are in blaze, and the
wind is carrying the flames with great
rapidity toward the town. If no rains
fall before evening the town will be
wiped out. The inhabitants are pre-
pared for fight on a moments warning.
No news has been received from the
party sent to rescue the village.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-04
Breckinridee.s Campaign.

LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. S.-The primar-
les, which will decide the result in the
Ashland district, will be held Saturday,
September 15. For the closing two
weeks, Colonel Breckinridge will rally
his supporters, and his campaign COM
mittee announces meetings day and
night for every remaining day, all over
the district. Breckenridge is speaking
night and day. He will speak here for
the third time in this contest Wednes-
day night. The Owens and Settle cam
paign committees also announce lists of
speakers, among them being many
prominent citizens.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-04
Electric Bitters.

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special mention, All who use Electric
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Will drive malaria from the system and
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ters. Entire satisfaction guaranteed or
money refunded.-Price SOC and 81
bottle at Snipes & Kinersly's.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-04
APPALLING DISASTER.
Hundreds Of Lives Lost by
Forest Fires.
ENTIRE COUNTRY DEVASTATED
Awful Scenes of Horror and DesOlatiOn
sibIe to Identify the Victims.

CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Reports to the
Tribune from portions of Minnesota,
Michigan and Wisconsin, in which
forest fires are raging, show that the loss
of property at low estimate has already
reached $12, 100000, not including stand
ing timber destroyed, but even worse is
the loss of life, which it is feared, will
reach as high as 1000. About 20 towns
have been destroyed, driving thousands
of families from homes.
The Herald Summary is as follows
sSix towns wiped out and more than
500 dead is the record made by forest
fires in Minnesota in the last "a hours.
In Hinkley, Sandstone, Pokegama,
Sandstone Junction, Skunk Lake and
Mission Creek there are 355 known dead.
In addition, several hundred are miss
ing, while from $50 to 200 people are
scattered on farms throughout the dis
trict burned over"
The Times estimates at least 500 per-
sons dead as follows: Hinckley, $50
Sandstone, 40; Sandstone Junction, %
Pokegama, %; Skunk Lake, %; Pine
town, II; Mission Creek 81 Partridge,
s; Kettle River Junction, 6; Carlton 8;
Rutledge, q miscellaneous, 80.
Reports from the forest fires received
at the Northwestern and Wisconsin Cen
trail railway headquarters today, showed
fearful loss of life and destruction of
property. The Northwestern received
word at 10 o'clock that heavily-loaded
freight train had been abandoned on a
burning bridge. An official said the re-
pcxts indicated that unless the fire-swept
rAfon received rain the havoc would be
worse today than yesterday. The Wis
consin Central service was badly de-
moralized.
Professor Moore, of the weather
bureau here, predicts hard rain for the
burnt region today, and a light rainfall
began here during the forenoon.
A. j. tarling, local manager of the
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway, says
Forest fires are still raging between
Sidnow and Ontagnon, in the Northern
Peninsula OF Minnesota. The wiro 5
have been down north of Iron Noun
tain since Sunday evening, and we are
unable to get any informatio today.
Forest fires are also raging along the
line of our Wisconsin Valley division at
, Necedah and Rudolph, about seven
miles north of Grand Rapids. Consider
able damage has been done to the cram
berry marshes"
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AT HINCKLEY.
Graphic Story of the Fight for Life by
Settlers.

HINcKLEY, Mimi, Sept. 3.-Gentle
rains are falling today and quenching
the burning embers of the immense
forest fires that did SO much damage to
this city. The blackened ruins of two or
three buildings are all that remains
standing of the once prosperous town of
Hinckley, with 100 people, and its
busy railroad and numbering interests.
The town is the junction point of the
st. Paul and Duluth & Eastern railways
of Minnesota, and both of these roads
have suffered losses that cannot now be
estimated, while the loss to the timber
interest is something beyond computa-
ton. This is today place of mourning,
and the burial of the charred and un-
recognizable bodies of the hundreds of
.sictims has saddened the survivors even
more than the disaster itself. The fire
was so overwhelming in immensity that
none, in the first terror of the moment,
could realize how great was the loss.
Each was so intent in saving his own
life that little thought was given to the
disaster in general by most, although
many cases of unselfish heroisrn have
been Reported. The bodies thus far re-
covered have been placed in rough pine
boxes for burial, and the majority bur-
led without knowledge of their identity.
The wires that were down this side of
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-04
Destruction of Barronette.

spooR, Wis, Sept. 3.-The destruction
of Barronette was complete. One lone
buildings left ola city ZOO Oinhabitants.
One man was burned. The total loss is
$3.50, 600. Shell lake has 90 dwellings
burned, with loss of $4,000. Three
hundred and sixty people are homeless,
and many without dollar of insurance.
Deeds of heroism are plentiful. One
widow dragged a sick son from the house
into a potato patch, and there protected
him from the flames, while the rest of
the Inhabitants fed in terror. The fires
are now under control in this vicinity
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TREE MINES.
A Curious Industry of southern Asia

A Curious Industry of Southern Asia
Logs Excellent for Collins.
One of the most curious industries in
the world is the business of mining for
coffin planks which is carried on in
Upper Tonquin, a portion of the French
possessions, in southeastern Asia. In a
certain district in this province there
exists a great underground deposit of
logs, which We're probably the trunks
of trees engulfed by an earthquake or
some other convulsion of nature at a
comparatively recent period.
The trees, says the Youths Compan-
ion, are a species of pine known to the
natives, and also to some extent to Eu-
ropean commerce, as nam-hou. The
wood is almost imperishable. and has
the quality, either through its nature
or as the result of its soujourn under
ground, of resisting decay from damp.
This quality makes it particularly val
liable for the manufacture of cofins,
and for this purpose it is largely eX-
ported to Europe.
The trees are often a yard in diane
ter. They are buried in sandy earth
at depth of from two to eight yards,
and are dug up by native labor as de-
mand is made for them.
In many other places in the world
trees are found underground in very
fair state of preservation. In Yer
mont certain meadows, which now are
cultivated every year, are known to be
underlaid with great masses of logs
which were brought down and deposited
in great jams in floods within the rec
election of living men. and left where
they We're. In the course of time the
interstices between the logs filed up
with earth and all were covered over
evenly with more earth and vegetable
growth.
Whenever any of those buried logs
are dug up they are found to be in a
surprisingly good state of preservation;
but the business of mining them has
not yet become an industry.
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