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The record-union., 1895-11-11

The question of standards came VI
again at a later session, when the re-
port Of the Committee on Endowment
| of Colleges was read. The business of
| this committee is to do what it can to-
ward the concentration of endOW-
mentS, and the prevention of the char
tering of new colleges with inadequate
endowments. It was this committee
that went before the Massachusetts
Legislature last year and opposed the
granting Of a charter to Harvard
Annex" as Radcliffe College, on the
terms proposed, and compelled Harvard
| to better terms.
The committee had not done much
during the year, except in its California
sub committeeman here again Cali
fornia had a plan to present that in
VolVed cooperation with men. There are
in the State seventeen institutions en-
powered to give degrees, and excepting
California and Stanford Universities,
not one of these has an endowment of
$3.50, 600, and not half a dozen have as
much as 500 600. Most of them have
| just about enough means to sustain
one professorship in a strong inStitu-
| ton. There are even several OF them
| to a denomination, the MethodiStS hav-
! ing four and the Christian denomina-
ton three. if | remember right. What
/ Christian colleges, and the need we have
! Of them as well as of great universities
| land there is much to be said in their
| favor. there is certainly no need of fif-
teen such in a State, all leading a pre-
carious and starved existence, with
funds that if united might make an eX-
cellent institution. The colleges them
! selves feel this. and the MethOdists
| have made a sort of utilization OF theirs
! that may lead to real consolidation
sometime. when they can make up
! their minds which ones must give up;
and influential mea in the Christian
denomination are urging q consolida-
ton of theirs into a divinity school at
Berkeley; While one small institution.
| for years a hopelessly struggling col
| lege. has turned Itself into an excellent
preparatory school, accredited by the
university. But the lesson of their ex-
perience is no certain safeguard
against the recurrence of such at
| tempts; every now and then some one
quite ignorant of the real cost of col
! lege. POUNDS a new one on about a
tenth OF the necessary funds. More
| over. in California, there is no educa-
! tional check whatever on founding col
! leges. no one authorized to pass on the
| collegiate rank of the proposed insti-
| tntion, or insist on any proper provis-
The record-union., 1895-11-11

Eye Sherwood of the Isleton Hotel
met with quite an accident week be-
fore last. While helping to put a stove
in the schoolhouse the ladder slipped,
throwing Mr.. Sherwood upon his left
arm, breaking it just above the wrist.
At present he is improving very nicely.
His sister, Mrs. Joe Hyde of Grand
Island. arrived soon after and he 1e-
ceived the best of care.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-04-12
Insane Persons Dover.

One of the bills which passed the house
was house roll 2i3, introduced by Sutton of
Douglas, providing that in case of the in
sanity of either husband or wife, the inter
est of such insane party, whether of dover
or courtesy, may be barred at any time
during the life of the other party by deed
of I e lawfully appointed guardian of such
insane person: This shall be when it shall
be mace satlsfactoriy to appear TO me
mentioned herein that the other party is in
sane and that it is necessary. eXpedient or
beneficial to the interests of the party COM
planning 10 sell or dispose of any real prop
erty in which the insane party has an inter
est, either of dover or courtesy, upon OBJ
tanning license therefor as hereinaf' er pro-
vided.
The bill provides for the method of pro-
cedure in the inquiry for notice to be served
personally on all interested parties, and
then if the court is satisfied that it is neces-
sary, eXpedienuSr beneficial to the parties
that such real estate be dispOSsessed, the
authority to sell and deed the dover or
courtesy interest of the insane person shall
be given to the guardian.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-04-12
A Deadly

The following strange story is told
of the manuscript of Elaine, a drama
by George Parsons. 1t was accepted
and produced by Miss Annie Russell;
but no sooner had the lady proceeded
thus far than she was taken i'll, which
entailed the withdrawal of the piece
Thereupon Mr.. Lathrop sent it to Mary
Anderson-''Our Mary as her fellow
countrymen affectionately call her.
She liked it, and was actually in neg
tiation to procure it, when she also be-
came ill-''desperately ILL.," The M
lucky author then tried Mrs. Langtry-
She was enchanted" and eager 10
bring it out: when, 10. the jersey Lily
was stricken down with fever.
Finally the parcel of manuscript was
dispatched to Miss Julia Marlowe. Re-
CARELESS of her doom, like Grey's Eton
boys, this little victim" was Just then
playing to audiences in Philadelphia
She opened it and played nc more that
season. Within a week she was ut
terry FRUSTRATED"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-04-12
Hair Cut at Home.

An English genius has devised hair
cutting scissors which are said to rob
the homemade hair cut of it's terrors
With this tool the mother can cut the
hair of her entire family of boys as we'll
as a professional barber.
Before using the comb should be
drawn the required distance from the
scissors, then pushing slightly forward.
so that the pegs engage the notches-
the nut being screwed up the comb is
said to be rigidly secured, and if an
even length of hair is required. it 4
only necessary to keep the comb close
to the head or face while cutting
Philadelphia Record.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-04-12

WAUsA is enjoying a little building
boom. Three nice residences are under
construction and contracts will be let
for the erection of a two-story brick
business block in the near future.
ARNOLD Bros clothing store at Fair
field was burglarized a few nights ago.
The thieves effected an entrance
through the basement. tumbled a lot
of clothing down the cellar. and appa-
rently sorted it over at their leisure
and selected what was wanted They
also took a lot of jewelry, such as collar
and cuff buttons, the value of all
amounting to near 500.
Tow MAJORS, Land Commissioner
Russell, Deputy City Clerk Gillespie
and John Wiseman left last week for
Tennessee to participate in the ami
versary of the battle of Shiloh. The
battle ground is to be turned yer to
the government at this celebration.
The gentlemen who formed this Lin
coin delegation to the historic scene
were all participants in the battle.
GEORGE MoHRENsTECKER of Nebraska
City, one of the senate doorkeepers,
dropped dead from heart disease at
Lincoln. He was present at his post
as usual at . o'clock, but as he COM
planned of being sick, he started for
his boarding house and dropped dead
on the way. He vas the father of
George Mohrenstecker, one of the lead
ing dry goods merchants of Lincoln.
Mrs. KATE WALKER, living near the
Missouri Pacific in Nebraska City, had
a lively experience with tramps. A
number of that profession called at her
residence and asked for something to
eat. She accommodated them, and
during her temporary absence from the
ROOM, one of them e through the
dresser, throwing the contents to the
floor, appropriating what he fancied.
ROBERT LEACH, a member of the Sec
ond Infantry band, committed suicide
at Fort Omaha by blowing the entire
top of his head off with a shotgun. The
suicide was deliberate and premedi-
tated. Leach had taken n of the
shoe strings out of his shoes. One end
he fastened in an eyelet of his right
shoe and the other to the trigger of the
gun. He then placed the muzzle of the
gun in his mouth and by pushing out
his foot discharged the weapon. The
entire top part of his head was blown
off.
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, a young man,
died last week at Verdon. He went
into the field to break stalks with four
horses and a long pole. While unfas-
tening the pole from the wagon the
horses started and cramped the wagon,
the cramped wheel striking Williams
in the breast and passing over his body,
fracturing three ribs on the left side
and breaking the collar bone on the
right side. A neighbor at work in an
adjoining field noticed the team run
away, but not seeing any n after
them for some time, went to investi-
gate and found Williams lying on the
ground.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-04-12

1t is a tribute to Mr.. Irvinc's renius
that when he acted The Story of
Waterloo the other day so great Was
the emotion that men wept and women
tainted. We recall one performance of
Mr. Irving during his first visit 10 his
country, when he was playing Charles
J. that the same thing happened in
the Boston theater. So bitterly did
some women weep that they Withdrew
TO the dressing room of the theater ana
mad mysteries all by themselves. which
shows how much genuine feeling baa
oeen excited by that great and dolefuI
in'erPretat'on OF a king.-Boston
Herald.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-04-12

House roll IS, which passed the house. will
he of interest to many towns in Nebraska.
1t is as follows:
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
state of Nebraska;
Section 1. That the municipal authorities
of any city of the first class having less
than &c, 600 inhabitants, or city of the second
class or village, shall have authority, by
ordinance, to impose 4 license tax of not
more than 3 per annum on each insurance
corporation doing business in such citv or
village, for the use, supper and benefit of
fire departments regularly organ
liked under the laws of the state of Nebraska
regulating the same.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-04-12
Beware OF Ointments for Cata-rh that
Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the mu-
cous surfaces. Such articles should never
be used except on prescriptions from repu-
table physicians, as the damage they win
do is ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by FL. Cheney & Co.
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and is
taken internally, acting directly upon he
blood and mucous surfaces of the system
In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure YOU
get the genuine. 1t is taken internally, and
made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. j. Cheney &
Co. Testimonials free.
y Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills, 25c.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-04-12
Important Question Settled.

London, April 4.-The settlement of
the Pamir question as announced in
the house of commons yesterday con-
firms the Granville-G ortchakoff COM
pact of 1875.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-04-12
LEGISLATIVE LABOR.
BEING THAT WHICH APPLIES
TO NEBRASKA.

Through in the Closing Days of the
State Assembly-The Governor Exer-
cises the Veto Power in Several Bills
Some Measures that He Has Signed
miscellaneous News and Notes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-09
ON THE OPENING NIGHT.
Pres. GreenwaII Wanted Mayor
Myers TO Make the Address.

Pres. GreenwaII Wanted Mayor
Myers to Make the Address.
President Henry GreenwaH of the sa-
vannah theater was in hopes that he
would be able to secure Mayor Herman
Myers to make the address at the open
ing tomorrow night, but the mayors alb
sence from the city has interfered with
those arrangements. and he is now
figuring on what he will do in the matter.
He has not made any arrangement as yet,
but he states that there will be nothing
lacking in the details when the time
comes.
The architect of the new building. Mr.
Frank Cox, arrived in the city yesterday,
and now has the work under his personal
supervision. He is very well pleased with
the thorough manner in which everything
has been done. and he assures the public
that there will be no trouble in getting
everything ready for the opening. There
are two more days yet, and every hour
will be made to count.
The new curtain, which was painted
in New Orleans, is here and will be hung
to-day. Tonight the management will
have the theater lighted up so that a study
of its appearance can be made, and any
defects, if such should be found, can be
remedied before tomorrow. The scenery
is all in position, and the principal work
that the men now have on hand is the
finishing up details.
One new feature that VIII be inaugu-
rated by the new management which mas
not yet been mentioned is that the box
office, which will be removed from Living
ston's drug store to the theater to-mor-
row. viii be kept open from 5 o'clock in
the morning straight on through the day
1t will not be closed at meal hours, so
that patrons of the theater can be sup
piled with tickets at any time of the day
While Darkest Russia will be the open
ing performance, the Devils Auction win
present the first matinee at the new the
alter on Thursday afternoon. The house
viii no doubt be crowded on that coca
sion.
As soon as this weeks shows are over,
the work or rearrangipg the new chairs
in the parquette in accordance with the
diagram, win begin and everything win
be In perfect shape for next weeks per-
Torrance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-09
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Annual Meeting of the Female Or
phan Benevolent Society.

Annual Meeting of the Female Or
phan benevolent Society.
The annual meeting of the Female Or
phan Benevolent Society was held yes
terday afternoon in the Cathedral base
ment at o'clock. The reports of the va
rious officers We're submitted. The fol-
lowing officers We're elected for the ensu-
ing year:
President-P. f. Gleason.
Vice Presidential. A. O'Byrne
Treasurer-William Kehoe
Secretary-J. w. Golden
The president appointed the following
gentlemen who, with the officers, comprise
the advisory board: DIR. ]. b. Read. A. ]
O'Hara, H. Blum, p. Brennan, DR.. NJ. F.
Dunn and J. Z. Kennedy.
The annual report of President Gleason
shows that the society's finances are in a
very satisfactory condition. The receipts
from all sources during the year were
$5,2S220. The expenditures were 81, 903. 70. in
which is included S1.2lS for the purchase
of ffty-eight shares of the Savannah Gas
Light Company's stock, leaving a balance
on hand of $S2S.47 to invest. The society
has larger corps of lady collectors than
it has ever had before and by their efforts
the roll Of members is being continually
increased.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-09
SHOT IN THE ABDOMEN.
Edward BurdeI Gets n Pistol bail
Intended for Another.

Edward Burdell, an 1S-year-old negro
boy, was brought to the office of DIR. r.
G. Norton last night in a serious condi-
ton. Burden had a 32-caliber pistol ball
ia his abdomen.
He said that he was with a crowd OF
negro boys at the fve-mile post on the
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad
yesterday afternoon, when a difficulty &C.
Cured between Paul Grant and another
negro. Grant drew his pistol and started
to shoot the other negro, when the lat
ter ran behind Burden. Grant, he said,
fred anyway, hitting Burdell instead OF
the man with whom he had the difficulty.
The ball was extracted by Dr. II. q. Nor
ton. 1t entered about an inch and half
to the right of the umbilicus, entering the
hollow and passing out again about four
inches from where it entered. A guam
tity Of eXtravasated blood was also ex-
tracted from the wound. The operation
consumed nearly two hours, after which
Burdell was removed to the house of an
uncle on Zubly street. DR.. Norton con-
siders the wound a very serious one, and
SAYS that 1t may prove fatal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-09
THOUGHT HE HAD WILLIAMS.
But the Boy who Murdered His step
father is SIN at Large.

But the Boy Who Murdered His step
father is SIN at Large.
Chief McDermott thought he had Isaac
williams. the murderer of his father,
Henry Williams, yesterday. but he is
afraid now that there is a mistake some
where.
Early in the morning a telephone mes
sage was received from the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway Office, sta
ting that Williams had boarded a
Charleston and Savannah train at Har-
deevine and had been recognized ana
arrested by Conductor Wilson, who had
taken him on TO Charleston. The detect
ives had already had information that
Williams bad left he city for Charles
ton and this confirmed their belief.
Chief McDermott had notified Chief
Martin of Charleston to look out for
Williams, and he felt certain that he
would receive a telegram during the day
notifying him that Williams was behind
the bars in Charleston. AS no such tel
egram came, however, he wired Chief
Martin late in the afternoon but did not
receive any reply last night.
Some time in the afternoon word was
received that Williams had been located
in a house in East Savannah. Police
men Crosby and Farrell We're sent out
to East Savannah, and searched the
house indicated and rnree others with
out success. They found that Williams
had an aunt living in one Of the houses,
and they were informed that he had been
staying at his aunts house at night since
the killing Of his father. The detectives
are now on the lookout for him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-09

HOW'S YOUR FURNITURE

An Opportunity to Buy Handsome
Goods at Your own Price.
If there is anybody in the CITY of Ga.
vannah who is in need of anything in the
furniture line they will find it to their
advantage to attend the auction sale.
which commences to-day at ls1 Congress
street. The goods are not CHEAP. shod-
dy stuff, which is usually offered az a
sale of this kind, but are elegant suites
of furniture, and carpets from the stool.
of the. estate of f. A Schzvarz. These
goods are known to be the best and most
substantial that were ever offered for sale
IN savannah. BE sure and attend the
sale at IL o'clock to-day.-ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-09
SEPTEMBER TREES.
Chairman Dale Says the Grand Jury
Could Not Get Them TO Grow.

Chairman Dale Says the Grand Jury
Could Not Get Them TO Grow.
Attention has been called to the follow
ing paragraph from the recent general
presentments of the grand jury of the su-
perior court by Chairman j. J. Dale of
the county commissioners:
Henry Street Sehool-This is by far the
most satisfactory and best constructed
school building in the city. Owing to its
recent erection it has been impossible to
provide the necessary shade trees. Your
committee would, therefore, recommend
that before the beginning of another ses-
sion more trees be planted and that I'M
til these furnish the necessary shade suit
able awnings in the yards be provided for
the use OF the children during recess.
Under those circumst ances," Queried
Chairman Dale how long do you think
they would keep those awnings up"
"Oh, five or six years, anyway" haz-
arded one OF his listeners.
Yes. ii would be fifty or 100 years. ="
was the rejOinder. Trees planted in Sen
tember don't grow quite so fast as that
even. September is not tree month. ana
trees will not grow unless they are planted
in the winter or early spring Just before
they begin to bud. 1t might be well not
10 carry that recommendation out too
closely 10 the letter."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-09
ron COUNTY ENGINEER.



Much interest centers in the meeting
of the county commissioners. to be held
wednesday afternoon. at which County
Engineer r. A Blandfords resignation
will be acted on.
There seems 20 De little doubt that the
resignation viii be accepted. but whether
his succ eszsor viii be chosen at once, or
the work left temporarily in his hands
or those OF his assistant, MIR. W. +.
Brown is not known. IT IS more prob
able. however. that applications for the
position viii be called for by the board
before an election is hau- There are no
applications now before the board, but
several well known engineers have been
talked OF in connection with the posi-
ton. Among these, Deputy United
States Marshal W. A. Dayton and Mr..
Percy Sugden have already been prom
mently mentioned Ii has been stated,
too. that Mr. II. S. Burnett. the assist
ana engineer in Capt. -. NJ. Carriers
Office would stand a good chance, if he
saw fit to run for the position. Mr.. w.
F.. Brown. who has for several years
been the assistant to Mai. r. \. Bland
ford. Is also talked of. ana has been mem
toned quite ravorably in that connection
by one of the commissioner. These four
are the only civil engineers so far who
have been spoken of in this connection.
Outside of this matter the commits
sionexs have on their hands a most in
teresting document from the hands of
the last grand jury of the superior court.
This they nave already talked of among
themselves, but have stated very little
about 1T publicly II VIII be interesting
to know what they are going TO have to
saw on that subject
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-09
LET DOWN THREE PARACHUTEs
ZenO and His Dog, Fritz, Drop 5000
Feet in the Air.

Prof. Zeno made a very successful bal
loon ascension yesterday afternoon at
Thunderbolt. The novelty of the ascen-
sion was that there were three parachutes
let down instead of only one, as is usually
the case. The ascent was made at 80
o'clock, the balloon going to a hight OF
about 5000 feet. Zenos dog Fritz went up
with him and was cut loose with the first
parachute. He landed in a corn field about
a mile and a half away. The second par
achute conveyed a bottle of Tivoli beer
Prof. Zeno came down on the third para
chute and landed about three miles from
Thunderbolt in the top of pine tree just
about a mile to the south of Wheelmen's
park. The tree was very high, and very
large, and so Zeno waited patiently until
he was found and a rope brought him. by
means of which he made his way to the
ground, having carried along a small cord
for use in such emergencies which he used
TO haul up the rope.
Altogether it was the most successful
ascension which Zeno mas yet made at
ThunderbOlt