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THOUSANDS PRESENT
President Whitman Addresses q
Vast Audience.
The SCENE IN CONVENTION HALL
New Head Of Columbian University
Formally Installed.
SCENE IN CONVENTION HALL
ABLE ADDRESS rs

Rev. B. L. Whitman, the new president of
Columbian University, was inaugurated last
evening at Convention Hail. with exercises
of the most appropriate and impressive
character. The scene was memorable one,
and will long linger in the minds of the
thousands of people who composed the vast
audience.
1t requires big crowd to fill Convention
Hall, but last evening the immense audito-
rum was literally crowded to the doors.
Several hundred were compelled to stand
throughout the exercises, so that 1t is safe
estimate to say that there were between
5000 and 5000 people present. In the vast
assemblage were almost all of the local
alumni of the university, while the students.
Of course, were there In a body. and their
lusty college cries added a very noticeable
feature to the program of entertainment.
The platform was erected on the west side
OF the hall: on it were seated a couple of
hundred well-known Washingtonians, not
only graduates of Columbian, who were
there to do honor to their alma mater and
her newly elected president, but also includ-
ing many others who are prominent in
theological, educational, literary, artistic
and business callings 1t was altogether a
celebration the like of which, for motive and
impreSsiveness, has probably never before
been seen in this city. The platform was
made gay with lavish display of gorgeous
chrysanthemums and just beneath 1t was
the Marine Band. which. under the leader
snip OF Prof. Fanciulli, rendered selections
OF suitable music during the exercises.
The New President.
The chief interest of the evening, Of
course, centered about the illustrious presi-
dent Of the famous Institution of learning,
which has long placed Washington in the
front rank Of cities which are known as
university centers. His address was the
principal one Of the evening. and was in
every way worthy of the occasion. His sub
ject was the broad one of culture and its
true meaning to the human race His talk
was long and carefully prepared discourse,
a mastery effort viewed from either the
literary or the oratorical standpoint. His
magnificent voice filed the immense hall, so
that all he said was easily heard in the
farthest corner, and at the conclusion of his
address the audience, led by the irrepressi-
BILE students, fairly went wild in its enthusi-
asm. so that 1t was several minutes after be-
fore silence could be secured for the benedic-
ton which brought the exercises to close.
Monday, June IL, the corporation Of the
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Transfers of Real Estate.

Bishop c. Fenwick ct ux. to Edw. A.
Muir, lot 49, SO. 1882; $4,000 Benz. ]. I'D
wards ct TX. to Thos. G. Hensey, lot 10,
So G5; $40. Albert S. Reavis ct ux. to Re-
beccs S. Stocksill. lot 147, 50. GIT; SO. Jas.
F. Hood and VIM. Mayse, jr. trustees to
Anna B. Newton. part original lot 8 So.
$50; 1925. VIM. A. Gordon. surviving trus-
tee, to Elizabeth Busey, lot s., 50. 103iI
81, 100. Jane G. Lee to Martha A. Jackson.
west half original lot 10. 50. Ss1; $3.50.
Frank e. Murray to Clarence F. Norment,
part lot q, 50. $50; $40. Clarence F. Nor
ment ct ux. to Frank e. Murray, part Of
So 15QJ SO. Andrew Wilson ct ux to
Thos. J. 6hahan, lot 8. 50. s. Eckingtoni
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In loneliness of perfect deeds.
More strong than all poetic thought
Sacrifice the Law of Progress.
1.-THE mission of culture lies here. There
Is in 1t no promise of ease, but ease is neither
the first nor the main condition of attain
ment Sacrifice Is the law Of progress. The
world lives through those who make their
lives an Offering for the good Of others. 1t
is an ancient proverb that in the foundation
of a building that should abide must inno-
cent life be inclosed History has taken
good care that that doctrine should not be
forgotten. What the world has that Is
worth most, it has in accordance with the
law Of free will offering. Under that law we
stand. Culture is stewardship. Its task Is
great, but so is its power. There is such
phases do not come all a once. 1T is always
day somewhere We may be JUSTIFIED In
feeling optimistic concerning man. while
pessimistic concerning men. In man him
self Is the deepest pledge that one day the
equities and the expediencies will be brought
together And SO, upheld by the sense of
the greatness of our calling we may press
on for our fellows sake, making the way Of
life straight and the mystery Of death plain.
Our place Is with men, The old prophet was
a voice in the wilderness. The new prophet
must take his stand In the world. There. in
the busy marts. where men are struggling
upward, must his voice be heard. Our duty
is our privilege And both are close at hand.
The golden age of fable is far away. Ro-
nance sees 1t in the past. Faith expects 1t
in the future Neither view greatly con-
Germs our task. for. whatever the golden age
may be, the golden opportunity is in the
present."
At the close of his address the benedic-
ton was pronounced by Rev. DIR. Mackay
Smith, rector of st. Johns Church. The
big crowd slowly dispersed amid the sing
ing and cheering of the students, who had
marked the evening for their own and
made the best Of it.
The arrangements for the occasion, made
by Mr.. Robert H. Martin, the secretary and
treasurer Of the university, who served as
chief marshal at the Inauguration, were in
all respects admirable. The vast throng
was handled with the greatest ease by the
corps of assistant marshals that assisted
Mr.. Martin.
On the Platform.
Among those who had been invited to oc-
cupy seats on the platform were the follow
ing well-known gentlemen, members Of the
faculties of Columbian and others:
Rev. Franklin Wilson, Hiram Woods,
Henry Taylor. Eugene lowering. George o.
Manning, James Pollard. Postmaster Gen.
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President Whitman's Address.
President whitman's topic was 1.-THE Mis-
sion Of Culture" He referred to the wide
diffusion Of knowledge as feature Of our
generation. Still, as of old. we are COM
PEELED to speak Of the educated class. We
have an aristocracy Of culture. No respon-
sbility, he said. was larger than that Of in
teIIectual and moral leadership.
what" he said, SIS the mission of cul-
ture? Manifestly no life of ease. Possession
is power. Power is obligation. Opportunity
is an imperative to action. Culture is pos
session and power and opportunity. Its
mission is a straightforward word to the
worlds heart, recalling the history Of its
own development, recognizing the sphere
within which 1t has right to speak. and i'm
pressing itself upon the worlds life for the
answering Of hard questions and the relief
of need
DR.. Whitman then discussed at length
the conditions of culture, the domain and
the uses Of culture.
Speaking Of the instruments and aids to
culture he said
The name Of these is legion All things
contributing to enlightenment and strength
call for enumeration here. Life Is open on
many sides, and every means OF approach is
an aid to culture Some Of these serve only
Indirectly; others are recognized as indis-
pei sable. First, of course stands educa-
tional equipment-dormitorie for homes,
class rooms for conference, lecture rooms
for learning, laboratories for investigation,
libraries for research, endowments for sup
DC rt-these are among the commonplace Of
educational need. Without them any insti-
tuition is crippled. This equipment need not
this men and motives. and the list Is COM
plete 1t takes the three to make great
equipment and motives and men.
The volume and u-lity of a river depend
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urcus u rbcn, women anu cnnu.sH.
II was like shipwreck on land,
Cries Of terror, shouts for help from
struggling people clingiug TO pieces Of
timber made the scene one that bsfiied
intelligent effort to save the helpless.
The strong current rushing down the
ravine or valley carried many to higher
land and places Of safety.
Whom the torrent had In degree sub
sided, the men who had seen to their
own families, turned their attention
TO others, and by 3 o'clock In the
morning the worst was over Those
who had escaped the sweep Of the de-
vastation' stood shivering without
an opportunity to dry themselves
When day dawned there was nothing
Of their homes In the town. There
was no shelter, no food, NO clothing.
Az soon as tho destroyed telegraphlc
communication was restored Mayor b.
+. Evans autographed to surrounding
towns for old.
In oil thirty buildings were Do.
stroyed. The A. Carter Lumber Co.'s
building was destroyed, loss, ss,0ooi
Mrs. A. @. Scranton, millinery, build
Ing carried away, loss $4,000; Church q
Kissell, lumber, loss $500. The Barr
hotel, Pettis house, Lewis house and
Sills house were all carried away. The
total loss Is not less than $4,000
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THE STORM At CANTON.

-Four Persons Injured and Thousands Of
Dollars In Property Destroyed
CANTON, Kan, July S.-Four persons
were injured, one Of them probably
fatally, and thousands Of dollars
worth Of damage was done here and
in this vicinity by Sunday nights
storm, which proved to be one Of the
worst experienced here for yearA The
storm began at about II o'clock, tho
rain came down In torrents, fully
4 inches falling within . few hours
time. At the height Of the rain.
storm strong wind came up, develop
ing almost the proportions Of tor
nado Half q dozen buildings on Main
street were more or less badly wrecked,
while on the outskirts Of the town,
barns, windmills, chimneys and out.
houses were destroyed. The greatest
confusion prevailed In the city and
many people were struck by flying
timbers or caught by falling walls
So far as known four persons were
badly injured. One Of these may die.
In the country the damage was quite
as severe. Not barn or Q windmill
was left standing in the track Of the
storm, while fields were flooded and
great damage done to corn and oats
Several cars were blown from the
Santa Fe tracks and other minor dam.
age occasioned. 1t Is feared that
when reports from the surrounding
country are all in, II will be found
that several people have been injured
or k;llad
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IOWA REPUBLICANS.


4 Warm Contest fss 0evernef, With
Chances II ghvsr Of Gen. Drake.
Dies MONIES, ID, July a-Delegates
TO the republican stste convention
Wednesday aFe here in large numbers
and the fight Is on. This evening
Drake, candidate for governor, seems
to be stronger than ever before. Yes
terdsy . sensation was caused BY the
appearance Of John Henderson, Of Cen
terville, the home Of Drake. with
the story Of brakes seduction Of his
(Henderson's) wife and the ruin Of
their home The same story has been
printed In the Corning Gazette, during
the earlier part Of the campaign, and
when Henderson appeared II caused
panic among the Drake followers
Later In the day the Drake people
made things 10 warm that they fright
ened Henderson into . statement that
the story was entirely untrue. Drake
has produced documents which
60 to show that this Is the
case. Henderson made : written
statement Henderson has been
brought here BY the friends Of Score.
tsry Of State Mcfarland, another
candidate, and the development and
exposure Of the plot has left McFsr-
land entirely out Of the race. II Is
also proven that Harlan msn were In
terested In getting Henderson here.
Tho result IL that . decided reaction 10
begun in favor Of Drake and his nomi-
nation 10 predicted.
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ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, July 9.--John Sage,
a boilermaker, was working around
one of the engines in the city electric
power house when one Of the steam
pipes gave way. Sage was caught and
pinned down by the machinery. The
scalding steam played on him until his
flesh was cooked so badly that 1t pulled
from his body when his clothes were
taken off. He will die. Sage has a
wife and five small children.
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EXTENT OF THE STORM.


shed Of the Rockiess
KANSAS Cry, NO., July S.-Reports
Of storms during the past three days
come over large territory and show
that the entire eastern watershed OF
the Rocky mountains, from the Ne
brsska and Iowa lines to Texas, were
swept by a storm Friday night the
severest blow came. Reports of loss OF
life and destruction Of property came
with every telegram, and the down
pour, first regarded as q blessing, grew
into wave Of devastation. Fields OF
grain that promised the most bounti-
full yield In many years were swept
bare Of vegetation. In several In.
stances the seas Of rain were abetted
IN their work OF destruction by lorna.
does. It Is too early to sum up the
loss, but the total Is appalling,
and those TO whom the angry
elements spared life have little
left to sustain II. The stories OF
storm are so similar that statistical
summary is all there Is left to tell. The
storm focus embraced an area OF 200
square miles, with the southwestern
corner Of Missouri as the center. The
greatest loss Of life Is reported from
WInona, Mo-, where eleven corpses
have been found, with rs many more
missinU.
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VHlTECAPPERS.
Twenty Farmers Arrested on The
Charge In Oklahoma.
PRISONERS MAKE THEIR ESCAPE
A Electric Car Piunsss Over BriAee-
tn Mstormaa Kilisd-Tha Bodies
Of Eight Chlnansa Feana
Ii . River.

HESSEssrY, Ok, July a-Twenty
farmers Of KineAsher county were
arrested in this city yesterday for
whitecapping John Flynn, IN uncle Of
Delegate Flynn. Of Oklahoma He
took lot Of land about six months
ago that the farmers were using for
grazing purposes, and since then he
has been In bad odor with them. Last
Thursday Mira Flynn and . neighbor,
Mrs MAXWELL, had . row over the mat.
tor, which 70 intensified the feeling
that the neighbour went to Flynn's
house Sunday night drove Of his
stock, pulled down his fences, broke
his furniture and ordered him to leave
the neishborhoodL
PRISONERS MAKE THEIR ESCAPE.
AsHEvrLLE, N. C., July IA whole
sale delivery from the county jail oc.
CURED \ Hendersonville Last night
The prisoners picked the locks TO the
cages, cut q hole through the plaster.
ing Of the ceiling, then passed out
through . ventilstor by tying their
blankets together and letting them
selves down. Bloodhounds will BE-
put on the trail, and II is thought the
prisoners will soon DO recsptured. Six
made their escape.
PLUNGED OVER A BRIDGE.
EAST LIVERPOOL, O., July Am
electric street car, running between
this city and Wellsville, plunged over
. bridge into run, falling 80 feet,
yesterday afternoon. The car was
smashed and II Is mira culous that any
Of the passengers escaped alive, Asit
was, only James Hamilton, the motor
man, was killed, and he met death st
his post, after doing all he could 70
stop the car.
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
MADEIRA, CAL, July 9-The bodies Of
eight Cinnamon were found yesterday
in tho San Joaquin river. They had
been working in the mines, situated in
the mountains, 8 miles distant Foul
play IL suspected.
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SEVERE STORM in IOWA.

A Considerable Number Of Cattle Killed
and Grain Beaten Down by Hailstonss.
Dies MONIES, Ia, July 9.-Reports are
received here Of q severe storm that
swept a considerable section Of the
southwest part Of the state yesterday
morning, Southwest Of here, In War
rem, Union, Adair, Page, Montsom.
cry and pottswatomie, there was
q wind that approached the
character Of tornado and did
immense damage to crops. There were
very heavy hailstones which fell on .
wide stretch Of country and killed
considerable number Of cattle. The
small grain which was heavy and tall
was matted down by the storm and
the loss will be severe. Details are
meager, but the storm has done great
devastation In the southwest quarter
Of the state.
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FLINT, Mich, July O.--The national
convention Of deaf mute instructors
closed last night with a business Sos.
sion. II was the most successful and
harmonious convention ever held. A
resolution was unanimously adopted
providing for the appointment Of q
committee to formulate plan for the
organization Of protective associa-
ton among the deaf mute workers Of
the country.
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OTTAWA, Kan, July THE water n
the Marais des Cygnes river here Is the
highest known in thirty years. Forest
park Is flooded, the water having
reached the platform Of the tabernacle,
submerging nearly all the tenting
ground occupied at the recent Chau-
tauqua assembly. The race track is
covered and the food reaches to the
rear doors OF the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe shops
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THE GOLD FEVER.
Excitement In Colorado Over the
Discovery of Rioh Veins.
CHINCH BUGS DOING MUCH DAMAGE.
They Swarm Ovsr Three Counties In Ten
nessee. In Some Localities MakingA
Clean sweep-Ksntucky Cattle
Dying Of y Peculiar Malady.

E,opuvcu rol .Tulv Q--There IA
cors,darahla exc,temenf hare over the
dlscovsrv ~ n nav cold feld in tho
Green Horn range. Q miles south of
thIs n,acs directlv IN the line ~ sur.
vev 81 the Florence Southern railway
M y vair ~ oro Witch Ia frsa milling
Ia An ,sst vida and has bad n mill test
running about slo for the full width
~ ,ho vain Another tunuel IN Al
foe. struc,, 4 vain ~ ouarty that seems
~ bo h,ch crodo oro and nrosnectors
claim an assav ~ Az for The whole
vo,r somo nar,s ~ Il rrrn,n, no h,oh
40 ssoo rvo,,omort ,rcroesea over
No W,,,otto ro,d oamr sortboost ~
silver cl,H Nav strikes are beinu
mads da,iy md business man ma
horssLearsrs ara becomino nrosnect.
ors A cansral miners, mating has
h.sn caiIsd ~ maLa camn rulss and
oroaniye tha district pIcks shovels
md winchestsrs ars numsrons
cu,vcu mas norNa mmcu nlMAar
N.s,,,,,,n H. III, a u,,arros
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SEDALrA, Mo-, July s.-Dr. J. W. Ker-
rigan, travelling salesman for Detroit
house, was drugged and robbed In o
saloon at an early hour yesterday
morning. lie lost $3.50 diamond. pin
and SITS in money. Kerrigan has been
semi-conscious all day and cannot give
q clear account Of the robbery.
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FLORENCE, Kan, July s.-Lewis Ted
row, the l5.year-old son Of Hiram Ted.
row, struck dynamite cartridge with
q hammer when II exploded and caused
several other cartridges to be dis
charged, one Of his hands was torn of,
his jaw mangled and his neck, breast
and one leg terribly torn with pieces
Of the cartridges and their contents.
Two pieces also pierced his lungs and
he cannot recover.
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EDUCATORS IN CONVENTION.


TnOuBAu0e OF IeACuoru Joutluuo 70 ro0b
Into Proceedings begun.
DENVER, COL, July o-Durlng the
past twenty-four hours there has been
great rush Of incoming delegates and
visitors to the National Educational
association convention. 1t was esti-
mated that 1000 visitors had arrived
at noon yesterday and that the total
number will exceed l4,0Oo The regu.
lar trains have been heavily loaded
and dozen special trains have ar
rived since last night. The national
council Of education continued IL ses-
sion yesterday.
The report Of the committee on
pedagogics was given by Or. B. 4
Ainsdale, Of the University of Michi-
gan, the subject being 'ThsLaws Of
Mental Congrnity and Mental Energy
Applied to Some Pedagogical Prob,
lems." The doctor showed that the
rules Of teaching and the arrangement
Of studies should conform to the pc,
culiar conditions Of the pupils mind,
SO that mental power be used to the
best advantage and mental fatigue
avoided. He dwelt upon the necessity
Of so arranging studies that one shall
not interfere with the best treatment
Of another
The report Of the committee on nor.
NAL education was given by It's chair
man, President Cook, Of the Illinois
normal school. The committee had
secured information from sixty-thres
normal schools regarding their GUS.
toms concerning the admission Of stus
dents and courses OF work. The com.
mittee recommended that educational
requirements for admission be not too
high, and that practice be lnterspersed
with theoretical study after the first
year Of the normal course The latter
proposition provoked very animated
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wsa Their for Each Day.

WASHINGTON, July a-Thc rssuwp.
ton Of the old plan Of forwarding
daily weather messages, except on
Sunday, to all forecast display stations
receiving such information by governs
ment telegraph service was decided BY
the agricultural department yesterday. !
It Is the frat important scheme for ind
proving the forecast service To b. put
into operation by Chief Moore, Of the
weather bureau
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MANIrou, Col, July 0.-Fifteen hun
bred teachers have arrived at Manitou
during the past few hours Every
hotel is crowded almost to the BURST
ing point, and all means Of Transports
ton to points Of interest are strained.
Over 500 went TO Pixies Peak summit
over the cog road yesterday.
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SUICIDE WITH A HAMMER.
An Insane Politician Uses an Awful Means
to sclf-Destruotlon.

An Insane Politician Uses an Awful Means
to self-DestructIon.
ST. JAMES, Mimi, July Gone OF the
most horrible tragedies ever enacted
In this country occurred here yester-
day. George P. johnson, clerk Of the
court Of Watonawan county and promi-
nent in state politics, committed suicide
by pounding his brains out with claw
hammer After beating his head almost
to q pulp he finished his awful work
by clawing his head to pieces with the
opposite side Of the hammer. Mr..
johnson was committed to the asylum
about q year ago, and was released the
last Of April. Recently he became
worse, and the knowledge that he
would be again sent to the asylum
drove him 10 suicide.
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PAINT LICK, KY, July civilian
Best, the most notorious resident Of
this SECTION Of Kentucky, was shot and
instantly killed here yesterday In Q
quarrel by Speed Num-, The killing
Of Best wipes out the last Of family
Of outlaws who have been the terrors
Of this section for many years.
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plscREDlr THE STORIES.
Reports Of Wholesale Chinese Smuggling
Stand unconfirmed,

WASHINGTON, July 0.-The treasury
officials as yet have received no infor-
nation In confirmation Of the report
from Montreal that United States GUS
toms officials there had discovered
that large numbers Of Cinnamon were
being Struggled into tho United States
from Canada, nor have the off,
Gals any information Of there having
been twelve or any number Of officers
sent to Montreal on this mission, as
stated. While 1t is probably true that
an occasional Chinaman succeeds In
getting across the lines II Is not be.
lieved that 800 or any considers bic
number have been struggled into this
country.
At Chicago Monday Mrs Lizzie Cot.
tier, OF Washington, was sentenced 10
six months in jail for contempt Of court
In refusing to disclose the wheres bouts
Of her daughter Florence. An appeal
was taken and Mrs Cottisr released on
ball