The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-11-21
GENERAL NEWS.

L
England has another South Amer
lean scrap on her hands, this time
with Columbia.
IL is said that Carlisle is being con-
sidersd for appointment 10 the SUI
preme court vacancy.
A ship arrived at Newcastle -on-
Tyne from southern waters with
eleven cases OF yellow fever on
board,
A great commotion was caused at
Harvard by the announcement that
the faculty had requested Captain
Brewer, Of thsx svarsity fooe tall
elsyss, 70 orsisq from taking partin
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words, the faculty had placed him
on what is termed "athletic probs-
ton" for neglecting his studies.
This is the first time in the his
tory Of Harvard College that such
action has been taken by the faculty.
The students characterized the ac-
uon IS another blow to foot ball.
Last week there were two events
in the world Of good deeds which
should receive special mention.
The first Of these was the dedication
of Carnegie Library at Pittsburg.
In his own address Mr.. Carnegie
coupllmented the library commits
sion Tor the management of their
trust. He said that the philanthrop-
ist travels difficult path, and that
to do genuine good and not mischief
by the g wing Of money is one Of the
hardest tasks. He reiterated his
statement that surplus wealth was
sacred trust to be administered dur
Ing life by It's possessor to the best
good OF his fellow men. This Pitts
burg library is the largest OF those
librarles-in Allegheny, HON estead,
and elsewhere-which have been
given by Mr.. Carnegie. The Pitts
burg institution received from it's
foun 'e- one million dollars for CEN
trsl building and for several branch
Libraries. To this Mr.. Carnegie has
added 9 large sum. The combina-
ton Of mu ic-hall pronounced by
many judges to be the finest music
hall in America), art gallery, and
library 10 an Interesting one. The
art department can spend $4,000
annually for the purchase Of works
Of art, and the library will have an
annual appropriation OF $4,000.
The second great event Of the
kind was the announcement by Mr..
John d. Rockefeller of the aft Of
three million dollars to the Univer-
atty of Chicago, Of which ono mil.
lion will be available next year. As
to the remainder, there is q condi-
tion that . like amount must be
raised for the University before
January 1, 1900. II this condition is
fulhlled-and it should be-Mr.
Rockefeller's gifts to the University
Of Chicago will amount to more than
seven million dollars. The bequests
Of John Hopkins and of Senator
Stanford to the institutions founded
1T Baltimore and at Palo Alto were,
respectively, 100000 and $780,
100000 Eventually, but Mr..
Rockefeller's total donations to Chi
csgo make the largest sum ever
given by . man in his lifetime to q
university.
Next in importance-next greater,
perhsps-to party election contests
In many states was the vote in
Cook county, Illinois, in favor of the
introduction into the United States
OF the Australian system of land
registration. This system, which for
years has been advocated by all dis
interested men familiar with its
workings, provides for tho public
registration Of titles and guaranty
Of their validity. Whom the title to
. piece Of property 10 once searched
by public officials, the owner rscsiyes
= certificate of ownership, = copy of
which 10 placed upon the pnblic
records. Thereafter this piece of
property can be transferred with a.
little trouble or expense as person
atty. It 70 not necessary again and
again to employ lawyers TO search
the title, and the purchaser or mort
gagee, is absolutely certs n that his
property win not be swept from him,
or become tho subject Of litigation.
When the property 10 sold or mort
gagged, the fact IL entered. upon the
certificate and also upon the county
records, and It may change hands
until the certificate u can eled and . |
new one issued, without further cost |
or danger to the possessor.
When tho system was frst intro |
duced into Australia, moderate fee |
was required for the guaranty Of
titles, but the number of public |
losses was 20 much smaller than sx-
pected, and tho guaranty fund grew
20 rapidly, that the fee was reduced
TO . few shilllngs. In Chicago the
registration foe win bs two dollara,
and the fee for guaranteeing tse |