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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-17
WELLESLEY.

Wellesley. Mass. Nov. l6 (SpeciaD.-An emergency
ward has been fitted up in a house on Washington
ST. not far from the east lodge. anordlng oppor-
tunty for complete soation. This ward consists
OF several rooms. furnished throughout with every
appliance for use In case Of Illness.
The class elections have resulted as follows:
Seniors-President. Elva II. Young; vice-presdent.
Margaret Kttinger; secretary. Mary A. Dartt;
treasurer. Martha A Bulls; historians. Evangeine
Kendall and Frances X. Pullen. Juniors-Pres-
dent Helen Gordon; vice president. Carolyn NJ.
Davis: secretary. Louise Hutcheson; treasurer.
Mary North. Sophomores President. Elizabeth
Higgins: v'cc-president Josephine l.. Hayward;
secretary. Edna V Patterson treasurer. Hannah
f. Seeluan. The junior class conducted It's elections
by the Australian ballot system. The freshman
class does choose its officers until after the first
semester examinations.
Dean Stratton iecturei last week In the Saturday
afternoon course. on THE Atlanta Exposition and
the New South"
The Thanksgiving recess Will extend from Wednes-
day noon. November 81 to the following Friday
noon.
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ETTE.

Eason. Penn. Nov 10 (SpeciaD.-The musical and
dramatic associations of the college are going TO
have an entertainment Friday night next In the
opera house
The Rev. II. \. MacKubben, OF Elizabeth. y. j.,
viii occupy the college chapel tomorrow afternoon.
Lafayette has game scheduled for Thanksgiv-
ing and local alumni are urging the management TO
try to get n game with Browns football. team La
fayettes playing this year puts her In NTH place
among college football teams.
Arrangements are being made for the ninth an
nual meeting OF the College and Preparatory Schoo.
Association OF the Middle States, which VIII be
held here on November % and 80. About 200 teach
ers and professors will attend. Professor Nicholas
Murray Butler. OF Columbia College. the president.
Will deliver the address Sixteen papers will be read
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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.

Chicago Nov 16 (SpeciaD.-President l.. Brent
Vaughan OF the American Republican College
League has just made the appointments Of depart
ment cbairmen The following have been appoin ted
TO posltjons on the Executive Committee: Frank F.
Pratt Chicago College Of Law; James Jay Sheridan.
Yale: Shirley f. Johnson, Harvard: +. j. Henning.
University Of Wisconsin. II. Clay Evans Of Ten
ressee haq been secured to speak at the league $
next annual convention
on Monday afternoon Miss Kayser spoke TO the
Cern1aric ub on "erder's Eli fuss auf den Jungen
Goethe" and Mr. Morgan addressed the Semitic
on ''The Persian Words N the Old Testament
Tuesday afternoon Colonel Francis W. Parker de-
lVerel lecture to the students The Instructive
and Spontaneous Activities Of the Chd.'
j. T. Raycroft, Of the Athletic faculty. has been
appointed first assistant coach of the football team
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JOHNS HOPKINS.

Baltimore Md, Nov. l6 (SpeciaD.-Dr. Rufus
Mather Bagg. of West Springfield. Mass. has been
appointed assistant In the department OF geology.
He has been elected captain of the university hockey
team
While the football team is better this season than
last there is much room for improvement. The CEN
tire is too light The men have penty Of pluck but
weight is also needed. In the recent game with
Swathmore's team at Philadelphia, the HOPKINS
men played well, lighting hard for every point a.
though defeated. % to H.
Professor Pau, Haunt has announced that more
than half Of the critical edition OF the Hebrew Bible
is in type and that several parts. including Gen ss
the Psalms Chronicles. Ezra Nehemiah Ezekiel
and Daniel will soon appear. The entire work vii.
be Issued II is expected in 1891
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BOWDOIN.

Brunswick. Ne. Nov. l6 (SpeciaD-The following
sophomores have been appointed TO compete for the
Sewan prize in elocuton: p. p. Baxter, H. NJ BIS
bee. \. l.. Hunt. w. W. Lawrence, L L. Lyhch'
r. J.. Marble. H. r. Mcintyre w. p Mckown d. X
Penneu C. s Pettlngil, f. +. Spear and A. b.
Waite.
The freshmen have selected crimson ana white Tor
their class colors and elected c. V. Woodbury., OF
Wcoifords as president; w b. Moulton OF Port
land vice-pres!dent; L. l.. Cleaves, OF Brds'oh'
as secretary and treasurer
The new college catalogue shows the largest en-
rol,nent Of students In the history OF the institution
The tota! OF 1853 is divided as follows: Medical ~;
seniors 10. juniors 6l sophomores 90; freshmen, "a
specials. d . -. -,
After an absence of "A third OF century the ola
sun-dial that for scores Of years did DUTY on the
stone post In front of Massachusetts Hal has again
been put In position there
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South Bethlehem. Penn. Nov. l6 (SpeciaD.-A
great deal Of interest has been manifested this
by the students in the professional clubs of the uni
versity The meetings of both the mathematical and
engineerlng cubs have been Largely attended, and
some interesting and instructive papers have been
read.
Professor Thornburg has been unable TO meet his
classes for the past three weeks on account OF H.
ness.
The seniors in the department of mechanical en-
cheering have been spending the hast few days In
Inspecting the machinery IN several OF the large
manufacturing plants OF Scranton
The first concert Of the Glee and Banjo Clubs VIII
be given in South Bethlehem November g.
The clubs this year are the best that have repre-
sented the university for several years.
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY.

Boston, Nov 16 (Specia).-Eta Chapter OF Alpha
Phi welcomed thirteen young ladies OF 9S to It's
membership at It's annual initiation held on Satur-
day last at the home of Miss Elizabeth Bowling.
90. In Newton.
The university trustees. at their last meeting,
accepted a gift 5000 left them by Luman T. Jefts'
OF Hudson. and voted 10 IT In the establish
ment OF a scholarship fund bearing his name. AT
this meeting OF the trustees Professor Foy Spencer
BALDWIN was elected a position on the athletic
council. vice Daniel Dorchester, r., whose resgna-
ton had Just been presented
The varsity football is bending all its ener
gies toward practice for the Boston College game
THANKSGIVING The team has been somewhat de-
moralized since its eastern trip.
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HAMILTON.

Clinton, n. Y, Nov. 16 (specar.-The class Of
~ has put THE Hamiltonian into the hands Of the
following board: Editor-in-chief. II. X. Webster;
literary editor, j. Il. Turnbull; art editor. W. b.
Babcock; business manager, +. A Rose; advertising
agent, II. II. Bogue.
Next week will see comparatively little work and
much play on the HILL The junior Prom is set for
the 10Th and promises to be brilliant affair, under
the management OF Messrs. Webster. Glass, John
son HALEY and Mac(;regor The evening before
the promenade the D. K. Els will give a reception
at their chapter-house; and on the 2lst the Sgs
give a reception at their house
President Stryker returned on Monday from a two
weeks hunting trip in Northern Michigan. He
speaks at the Chamber of Commerce dinner IN
New York on Tuesday next.
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BROWN.

Providence. r. l., Nov. l6 GspeciaD.-The faculty
has announced a list of new ru.es for the govern
ment Of college organizations They provide that
no student shall play upon any team uAess he Is
regularly registered and in good standing; no or
ganizaion shall represent the university unless 1t
has received permission; performance snail be
given FOR the benefit of any student organization
unless the project has been approved In details; no
graduate students, excepting such as are 'fuiy IN
residence" shall compete in any contest no student
shall play upon any university team who has al
ready played four years upon similar college
team: no undergraduate coming from another col
lege shall play upon any university team until ne
has been one year in residence student shall take
part In any performance of an organization using
the name Brown University until that organization
has sent copy OF its constitution and ist OF the
possible participants to the Faculty Committee; the
MANAGER OF the Giee, Mandolin and Banjo CLUBS
shall submit al. dates for engagements to the COM
nittee before determining the same; not more than
three match games Of baseball or football or three
appointments by any university organization IN
any one week. necessitating absence from college eH-
ercises for two moro consecutive days snail De
arranged without the written consent OF tne cHa"-
man OF the committee :, 49,
The good showing against Yale week d ago
has given renewed impetus 10 footbaN mere. ne
GOOD Bit OF practice for the men in preparation for
three more games ater PNnt noxf
day. and Dartmouth here Thanksgiving Day;
The secretary of the class Of 1881 has informed
the manager OF the baseball team that at last June
reunion the class voted to give prize cup TO the
member OF the team of 1886 VINO shall nave the
best record for faithful work at the gymnasium
and at games. .-
There is offered this year at Brown course com
paratve.y new in America-chemica physiology;
Quarters have been fitted up in the basement OF
The The first meeting Of the Philosophical Club was
held Tuesday evening. Among those VINO look part
I'm the discussion was Professor F. {. french, OF
Nassar College ,..
Room No in Maxcy Hal. the new dormltory
with recltatio rooms on the FIRST hoor, mas Deei
set apart for the Seminar of Political and Social
Science and Economics.
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DARTMOUTH.

Hanover y. H.. Nov Is (specaD.A new local
society. Beta Psi. has been formed by some Of the
members OF the junior class. This makes nine
college societies which viii chin the freshmen for
two days. beginning Monday.
\ course including lectures by Henry watterson.
George Fred Williams and George KEENAN, has been
arranged by a committee from the Press cub. The
college societies have also eeced representatives. TO
meet a committee Of the Press club to make
engagements for college debates preparatory 20 inter-
cole giate GOn.egts
%. j.. y. B.akely. OF Winchcndon Mass is vale
dctor!an, ana Hussc.. wilkins, OF Concord. y. H.,
orator
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ROCHESTER.

Rochester y. Y. Nov. 16 (SpecaD.-The board
having in charge the publication of "The 1nterpres"
this year has elected the following officers: Pres-
dent Potter; editorin-chicf, Stone; business man
ager. Reilly treasurer, Anderson secretary. Cubley
The university II to have team In the indoor
baseball league just organized in this city 1t vii,
be composed OF Montgomery and Martens. pitchers;
Myers and Twinn catchers; Chamberlain, Reynolds,
Chase, Chadsey Thatcher. Hone. Hyde, Bascom.
Carroll, Adams and Schlopp.
The university football team defeated the
Rochester Athletic Club e.cven the campus
Wednesday afternoon by score OF % to o. Two
touchdowns were credited to Burgess and one each
Schlopp and Baird. Two fifteen minute halves
were played.
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SWARTHMORE.

Swarthmore Penn Nov 16 (SpeclaD.-The Latin
Seminary has been organized this year in one Sec
ton instead OF the two with which the meetings
were held last year. Professor Price acts as presi-
don't for the seminary and Helen Marshall. 9S.
was elected secretary for the coming year.
The senior class IS preparing for the Shakespeare
entertainment which is to take place on December
49, Professor FMrman has the exercises in charge
4 reception was rendered to the freshman class
by the class OF 9S in college parlors to-day The
committee was Guy +. V!skniskki, Mary j. WILL
Jams Ueman b. Calendar Liza X. Merritt. Fredcr-
lex f. Wilson. A. Virginia Gillespie. f. L. Thomas.
Eva T. Foster. Albert S Verlenden and Mabe! IT,
Miller.
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BRYN MAWR.

Bryn Mawr, Penn. Nov. Is (SpeciaD-The sopho-
more play of last Friday. instead of being an orig
inal one as heretofore, was adaptation of "Ra.ph
Rovster Doyster" and was a lively representation
OF Elizabethan times in staging. dress and acting
The president announced that work on the ath-
etic field. which through lack Of funds has been de-
laved would be begun Immediately. Besides the
tennis courts go.f grounds and basket bal helds, II
is proposed TO make wheel track, which can De
flooded in winter for skating
The first meeting Of the conference committee,
composed of aumnae, graduate students and under
graduates took place Thursday afternoon
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College HILL Mass Nov 1G (speciaD.-Instructor
Frank T. Daniels has been elected secretary or the
faculty Of the College Of Letters, TO h the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Professor u. L. Mauls-
by
In pursuance Of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. idea Pro-
fessor Curtis will deliver series of lectures on oid
Testament History at the Everyday Church Bos-
,.es,.a
A number OF students have organized the ModJeska
Dramatic Club An advisory commstee OF tFI Zee
from the faculty will have general supervision or lts
management. Several plays Will probably DE placed
upon the stage this winter 49,.
Guy c. Pierce, 30, has been elected .eaoer Vi INC
Mandolin Club
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WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INsTITU1

Worcester. Mass. Nov. 10 (SpeciaD-Herbert II.
Morse 81 has been elected captain Of next year s
football team which will probably be the best the
institute has had for number Of years.
The series of three cross-country runs Of about
five miles each have been won by the class OF 49,
who scored 81 points for the banner
The class football games will be played within
tho next week or two The first Of the series is to
be between 9S and so. . 49,
A peasant whist party was given by the PM
Gamma Delta fraternity at their house last week
The outlook for baseball is good. "a the same nine
that have represented the institute FOR three years
ara still here 4 strong pitcher also entered with
the freshman class. \. W. Merchant 81. has been
elected manager OF the team
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MASSACHl- SETS INST1TUTE OF TECH
al ~

Boston. Nov. i6 CSpeciaD.-The Technology foot
ball closed last Wednesday with the game
against Brown at Providence. in which the Boston
boys were defeated IS to o. This has been the most
unsuccessful football season at the institute. and
the prospects not bright for a good team next
year. This years eleven only two OF the
nine games played and tied one.
The institute has fine collection or scientific In
struments, and specimens of students work
exhibition in the Mechanics Fair in this city.
The corporation OF Technology has Just presented
the tennis association with plot Of land In the
Back Bay wh.ch four tennis courts VIII be laid
out. A. ". Jackson. 80. the annual fan tourna
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TRINITY.

Hartford Conn. Nov. &c (SpeciaD.-The team has
had its last practice before the Wesleyan game
which means probably the last OF the season, the
men viii have a two days rest before their game
with Tufts on Wednesday. That Will be the last
game Of the
men, Managing editors H. w. Allen and g. s. Nc
Cook literary edisog v : PSnkeT 2;sof at
ward G. T. Hendre. II. r. Sheriff, +. NJ. Wood.
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OIiERII\

Oberlin, Ohio, Nov. l6 (speciaD.-Ths was the Y.
NJ. e. \. week OF prayer. 1t opened Sunday
evening by an address by Robert Nourse. why
Am Not an lnfdel." Daily quarter-hour prayer
meetings were helA
Dr. Leonard professor OF physical training deliv-
cred his second lecture the OF Ii, body be-
fore the men OF the institution Thursday Re u
now attending the annual meeting OF tina Ohio Phvs-
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citation has caused the Citizenship club TO CAL
meeting In reference to the matter. Their first puo
lie debate will take place before Thanksgiving. The
first lecture OF their course Will be delivered Noyem
Der q by the Rev. Josiah Strong.
Through the columns OF The Argus the under
graduates pressing the faculty for the use OF ING
granted but the prospects of its being allowed
seem brighter than usual.
The Week of Prayer has been observed BY the
college Y. NJ. G. A, and half-hour services have
hee hold daiiy
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WfSI, Icy AN

Mddletown. Conn. Nov. &c (specaD.-The fresh
mani class has elected Charles Raymond as cap
tain and Cooke Pullman, manager.
The singles IN the fan tennis tournament were
ended this week North defau.ted to Gittin Blakes-
lee to q. r. Andrews In the finals Andrews beat
Gifnn three straight, 81 &c and 90
The interest In debate aroused by the formation
Of the New.England Intsrcousgiats psbatinG Aaso.
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WELLS.

Aurora y. Y, Nov. l6 (SpecaD.-Miss Elsie
Piutt professor OF German. gave lectures In Music
Hall on Monday and Tuesday evenings upon the
Wartburg. The lectures were given for the benefit
Of the German students and illustrated by
stereopticon slides. Thursday evening Mrs. Ruth
McEncry Stuart gave reading which was much
enioyed She read two of her dialect stories. one
negro, the other Italian and several plantation
songs The reading followed by reception in
the drawing room.
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him Tuesday afternoon In Assembly Hal. Each
c.ass showed ito respect and admiration for the
great by class flowers rent him at the theatre
that niCht.
Wednesday afternoon the Current Events Club
hold n meeting in the old gym SUM After the re-
ports Charles D. Hazen professor OF history, spoke
on domestic Politics"
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Kappa Epsilon Fraternity began its session at me
Yates in this city Wednesday In ne eDenn nsm rr
Phi Gamma chapter received the le!egateS' aiuInnl
and friends at the Century Club THURSDAY evening
the Grafton by Scion W stevens Of LSwe e., N gas
western University were de ivcred. The convention
closed with banquet at the Yates
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ical Training Association, OF which he is president.
O5er,in was treated to joint debate on Monday
evening between r. q. Horr, OF New YORK. ana "
tariff.
The Penn's Grove record., 1895-11-29

DR.. Norvn Green, the longtime pres.
fdent Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, claimed that he gave Edisoa
the employment which was the begin
ming Of his successful career, to which
as Is well known, the Western Union
corporation has largely contributed.
Edison had been bothering the officer
Of the company with telegraphic devil
ices they had no need Of. He came int
the office n day when It was impossi
BILE to obtain communication between
New York and Albany, and the seat OF
the difficulty could not be located. HI
was banteringly invited to remedy thu
trouble. He said he could do SO In tws
hours. He was laughed at and given
two days for the task. His process
was very simple. He t~elegraphed ia
the best operator in P%ittsburg, and in.
structed him to telegraph to the besi
operator In Albany. The latter teIe.
grapked his New York line down az
far az he could, feeling his way from
point to point. and sending the results
to the Pittsburg man. who forwarded
them to Edison In less than one hour
Edison said to the anxious oficialsl
ssThe break IL two miles from POUCH.
keepsie." That simple method insured
his status with the Western Union PEG.
pie and won for him a hearing In al
his schemes.-Philadelphla Times.
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LONG NAILS THEIR SYMBOL.

fhey Are the Mark Of Aristeeracy 10
tie People OF Amman
In the empire Of AMMAN. In Southern
Asia, finger nails are a mark OF aristoc
racy, and among the upper classes thel
are allowed to grow to an enormous
length. Nobody, Of course, can do worl
of perform service Of any KIND VIII
long nnger-nails projecting a FOO o.
more and liable TO injury. Even VIII
ing Is impossible to such persons. En-
man with the longest fnger-nails Is tn
leader Of AMMAN society. Ar1stocrhu
in that country have 30 be attended o.
all hours Of the day and night by ser
wants. who perform for them the mos
trivial Offices.
The AMMAN ladies' cannot comb then
hair. They cannot even feed them
selves, for fear Of damaging their iont
and beautiful finger-nails. No poo
man in AMMAN can have hnger-naiii
even a few inches long, as'he cannot an
ford to employ the servants which thai
would necessitate.
This absurd practice has prevailed
in AMMAN for many centuries INT
lower classes there have as much rev
erence for long flnger-nails as do thu
lower classes In England for long ances
trail trees. 1t will thus be seen thai
AMMAN Is more of a democracy thai
England, for the son Of a newly rich
merchant can cultivate nnger-nails al
long as those Of the King, while the
Annamite of even the bluest blood
once he Is deprived OF wealth and ser
wants, must cut his hnger-nails and de
scend among the common herd Hi
ancient lineage is then OF no account
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OF FOUR DISEASES, MAGNI.
FLED 1000 TIMES.

not dangerous, because 1t carries no
germs. The expectoration alone Is
dangerous. and this only when 1t Is al
lowed to dry and become a part OF the
dust 1t Is in the dust, therefore, that
Is found the root OF the evil of con-
sumption. There are q great many peo-
ple who do not believe this. There are
many who take no stock In this germ
business" as they call It 1t is char
.acteristic Of ignorant people 10 sneer at
what they do not or cannot understand.
1t Is unfortunate that the germ diseases
due to -carelessness, ignorance and
prejudice cannot be confined to those
responsible for their dissent
nation.
I: Consumption Is so prevalent that II
would be difficult to find a theater OF
church audience without one or two
persons suffering with the disease.
Such persons may be ignorant Of the
danger to which he exposes his fellow
by expectorating on the floor,
and 1t is entirely possible for him. In
the course of two hours, to discharge
in his expectoratIon several million ac-
tive tubercle bacilu, which will become
part OF the dust of the room as soon
as the expectoration is dried and dis
turbed by the sweepers. As to public
conveyances, who has not noticed their
extremely filthy condition. Men OF
otherwise Clearly habits use the floors
OF such conveyances as cuspidores, and
Of course the person suffering from con,
sumption has the same ~inalienabie eS
pectorant rights that others have.
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eARNAro,s 4srsR.In.LAW.

- E
She Has a Part In cominx Opera Nov
Playing In &Vis connfry.
There is a prettyH{Irl, who has snap.
ping black eyes l5 nj light up well
moulded feattrs hfo Is Just now play.
ing a small per vIery small part Al
that, in one d i homie operas run
ming at a Nev Pr X theater. She
dances a spant PA Ag and sings In q
sweet but llght.a Eano voice In .
quintet l beliefs he two or three
lines to speak alsoaN sdeN main occupa-
uon In the opera isso stand around 10
picturesque costahes and striking
poses and look pretty, In all Of which
sne Is eminently su4oassfuL.
This young lady l. Miss Alice Hol.
brook. More than dat she Is me SIS
ter-in-law Of the rach sst man in the
world, "the King Oh me Kafirs." Bar
ney Barnato. Shel x probably paid
about $40 or $25 xIeek. Her brother
an-law Is estimated 10 be worth $780,
ooO,oOO, or somethe ( like that, ana
Miss Holbrook aHl her sister and
rBarney" are on the) est Of terms. he
paid for her educate In London, and
Mrs. Barnato write4 0 her constantly.
Miss Holbrook ha4 I'D a wide expert
ence for the short time she has been
on the stage. She hal played in Africa
with an opera company, camping out on
the veldts; in Australia, New Zealand,