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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19

hack Of the retaining wal is fled with struggling
ma sses OF men and horses and wagons ana carts
Every once in a while the sullen boom OF piast ~
heard. preceded by the usual cry OF warning ana
scurrving OF feet as the fly to cover The gossip
Of the steam drills is incessant and monotonous Inc
dus, rises In clouds from under the feet OF strain
Ing horses as they tug at great loads OF dirt which
must be hauled away and dumped where II VIII 90
good. and here is an interesting point good deal
OF the dirt Is being hauled round and cast into the
many hoows of Riverside Park. Some OF 1t IS
carried as far away as nehundred
st. before dumping ground can be reached
On account Of Its length. and in order to give the
alumni an opportunity to hold a reunion. the pro-
gramme has been divided into two parts for the MORN
Ing and afternoon Invitations will be issued only 10
the trustees the faculties and the alumni for the
morning ceremonies. and at their conclusion lunch-
con will be served to the trustees and faculties IN
South Hail. and for the alumni In West Hall. The
afternoon exercises will be of a more formal ana
public character. and Will take place in the South
Court, where stands with seating capacity OF
1900 will be provided. large number OF Official
and other guests will be invited, and all graduates
are asked 10 assemble In West Hail. In the Boule-
ward. d-and-eighteenth-st., at 2:So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19

After prayer by the Rsy; Or; Edward p cSs'
there will be an address by the presiden, OF the
university. Then will come a presentation of the
president will accept the colors on the part OF the
niyersy TIE addresses WI lnsn ne maas Sy
Charles w. Eliot. OF Harvard University The
benedicton VIII be pronounced by Bishop pot;er r,
most important and significant in the history Of the
institution In sen9e 1t VIII mark the dividing
ysr T Of the future, The birthday q Kings cci
cge was october 81. 1854. May J. iIs. when the
bia college was the date Of the r.chrstenns, and
May 2. lssj. will be the birthday OF the university
sponsbility Within the last month the trustees OF
the college have taken three important steps The
been adSred Which will give % NIB In the
may be done. and the scientific and classical stu
dents, In entering are put upon a more equitable
footing than heretofore.
A NOTABLE CHANGE.
This last step Is Of particular Importance. In con-
formty with this change students holding the de-
gree of Bachelor Of Science any OF the degrees In
engineering from a reputable institution. may. with
out restriction. become candidates for the degrees
OF Master of Arts Doctor OF Philosophy. In either
OF the professional faculties in the School OF
Mines. This, step Is In line with an educational
movement which became manifest about thirty
for more extended recognition in college and uni
versity studies \ comparison Of the earlier and
learning makes evident the greatness Of the chang,
that has occurred during these years in the Views OF
educators regards science. The growth OF tech
biological schools has also been very large and this
has come about against a large amount Of opposl-
tion. Less than half century ago there were few
schools In this country outside OF West Point or
| Annapolis where course In engineering could be
pursued. Now such schools 10 be found In
near.y every State. and nearly all of them provide
| four years course OF instruction. covering a broad
range of subjects. Columbia IL not aiming to be-
come school of technology. but rather 1T itself
TO the wants and needs OF future and to provide a
ODDOrtuntY he Inn RI ct
man.
During the last year the library has received n
large addition The accesslons from July 1879, to
February y. 1885, were 13.452 volumes. The library
now contains In round numbers about 2l5.00 vol
urnes. Among the additions to the library for the
past three months are nearly 1900 dissertations on
the literature and philoogy OF the English and Ro-
| nance languages. either bound separately or IN
collected volumes This collection embraces nearly
all German research In these fields during the last
thirty or forty years. far as It Is embodied In
| dissertations programmes.
The various faculties have been strengthened by
the addition Of men who have made regulations "
their own particular fields. and the university Will
be able TO start upon Its first year with every pros
pec OF success far greater than the college ever
enjoyed
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TIM ramnants removed in carts md wagons. To
the right Of this and extending Its 2S feet OF ensh
toward Tenth-ave will stand Schermerhorn Hal
Then along the Tenth-ave line. toward one-hun-
dred- sxtecnth-st., the Physics building Will
n. situoted Corresponding to- Schermerhorn Hall
and running toward the Boulevard on the west the
Chemical Building will stand. This IL should DE
said is the gift OF the liavemeyers the Eng-
userng Building will be on the Boulevard SIDE. aim
liar to its fellow the Physics Building. on the
eaqt This arrangement OF the various buildings
will preserve the grove OF noble forest trees which
uas one OF the giories OF the Boomngdae grounds.
and under its shade will be found the campus OF the
college.
The foundatiors OF the schermerhorn building
have emerged frori the trenches and tho excavation
for the Engineering Building and part OF that
for the Chemical Building have been made. so that
the work NAV be considered IN forward state. In
deed Looking at the work II is to-day II Is not
,oo much TO expect that the wish OF the university
officials to remove to the new site TOT the opening
OF the fall term In 1897 Will he grathed let great
things remain TO be accomplished. There are tun-
mel connections to be constructed on an elaborate
scale like that which Is TO run between Schermer"
horn Hall and the Physics Building.
The Illustrations which have appeared in The
Tribune from time 10 time show on what grand
scale the buildings are to be perfected. When I'm
ished. Columbia will have a home second 10 no In
sttution vi learning In the world and rivallng In
picturesque and interesting any VI 'ir
Old World universities. The view from the height
Is remarkable for natural beauty. even in this coun-
try of magnificent distances. lordly mountain ranges
and superb vis,as OF forest. lake and river. To
the north from the rotunda OF the library building
the Eve caa axe In the Hudson. the Palisades and
all tho marvellous unfolding OF nature TIL the
horizon arrests the vision far toward the hills that
presage the highlands beyond. To the eastward on
a clear day the waters OF the Sound may be seen
siistening In the rays OF the summer sun. and to
the south once more vision Is revealed In the
stately city Of NewYork losing Itself in a thin
pont where the waters OF the Upper Bay break
against solid walls and the PIERS Of commerce.
For the buildings themselves they promise TO pre-
sent a picture OF splendid dimensions. The library,
the gift Of President Seth Low, will form the CEN
trail figure of the interesting group. 1t Will front
on One md tecnthst. and there will be
the main entrance TO the buildings and grounds. In
addition to the reference library 1t will contain the
business Offices OF the university.
The site Is not pleasant place to be just now for
any one with sensitive nerves. The lower ground
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PRESENT APPEARANCE OF THE COLUMBIA COLLEGE

o'clock and march In a body to the seats that will
be reserved for them exclusively. Seats will also
be reserved for ladies.
The programme for the morning will begin with
the assembly of the trustees and faculties in South
Hall at II 30 o'clock At the same hour the alumni
Will assemble in West Hall. At noon the trustees
faculty and alumni will form in procession. the
president and the trustees leading. and proceed to
the Physics building where a dedication service
will be held the Rev. Dr. Marvin r. Vincent Off
ciating ogden y. Rood, professor of physics Will
lay the cornerstone. and there will be an address
by Or. J. II. Van Amringe the dean OF the college
The Rev. DR.. Morgan DIX will oficate at the dedi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
THE NEW COLUMBIA RISING
SOME OF THE WALLS ALREADY ABOVE
GROUND.
PROGRAMME OF THE OBLIGATORY EXERCISES On
MAY 1.-TWO coRNERsToNEs TO BE LAID
AT THE SAME TIME-A NOBLE
GROUP OF BUILDINGS.

Since the later part Of the winter passengers on
the elevated trains passing the big curve at one
have noticed the towering
derricks over on Morningslde Heights. where Co
,urba University is soon to stand The new der
ricks are becoming forest OF bare po.es above the
sky line, and on the site a busy scene Is pre-
scented to the observer The university authorities
secured the old Bloomingda!e Asylum grounds. ex-
tending from One-hundred-and sixteerth-st to one
hundred-and- twenteth-st., and from the Boulevard
on the West to Tenth-ave. on the east. The Teach
ers' College Is n close nelghbor the north st.
Lakes HOSPITAL and the Cathedral of St. John the
Divine when the latter is completed, will be c.osc-
~ adjacent on the city side, while the Grant Monu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
WANTED-AN HEIR.

From The Galgnani Messenger. x,S
ono OF the most curious cases down for heanmS
In the Court OF Chancery Is the final san M
OF the disputed will OF the celebrated prns raayv
Nine. Titiens whose death occurred in ls' ~, ne -
twenty years aco. Nine Titens was born ~ an
at Hamburg. She made her first appearances vsf
the stage at the early age OF fifteen She was mc
married. and at her death her immense iossrsd
vas left TO relative. who, however. wsr since
been heard OF The missing re.ative. Peter i.!e ,ss
was In 1873 residing IN Cardiff. and shortly I'D 70
that time he intmael his intention OF so cannot
be traced For nearly twenty years the wealth on
heirs and last year an order was granted s saIs -
after proper ADVERTISING II he or his neirs ia'" "
appear II should be assumed he was cead'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
ODD SCHEME or "MARKING DOWN."
From The Chicago Record

From The Chicago Record.
A Monroe-st. dealer In bicycles has adopted q
curious cut-price sale.
He puts one Of the bicycles listed at 500 into
his window and begins cutting the price 81 day.
That u.s. the price the first day Is $780, the next day
$50, the third day SOS, and until some one
takes 1t at the quoted price. when new 800 wheel
is put into the window. and the cut OF 81 day
again begins.
II the great public could be induced to hold of
there might be a chance for some one to get a
very cheap wheel after the price had been reduced
every day for month, but the dealer is shrewd
enough to know that some one will jump in and
In fact. there Is not much chance OF the wheel re-
naming unsold after the price drops below $780,
The latter figure Is supposed TO be the common
cut price the wheels listed at 800. but there
are still a few manufacturers who can afford 10
stand on their regulations and refuse to allow any
discounts.
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ment is only a short walk from the campus to the
northwest.
Work is now going forward at rapid rate. fully
COO workmen and dozens OF teams and wagons being
busy employed Starting In at tho centre OF the
block from the southern SIDE tho observer has nm
opportunity Of coming at once into touch with tho
progress the contractors are making. II Is from
this side that the magnificent library building will
lift its superb front into the air. beginning at the
street on either side o: an immense opening. n re-
tanning wall has been built. This open square will
constitute the main entrance TO the college grounds
Just al the present time workmen busy filling In
the open space with circling tiers OF seats. in prep
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
HE BOUGHT TIE BEGGAR'S HAT.
.om The PHILADELPHIA Record

To pedestrians on Market-st. OF late blind beg
gar who wears one hat on his head and carries an
other In HIS hand to receive the aims Of the char
liable has become a familiar figure. This mend-
cant, while standing at the corner Of Tenth and
Market SITS. late night last week. attracted the
attention OF a wel-dressed man-abou.-town. The
latter stopped and reached into his pocket for a
coin. Just then & sudden gust Of wind struck his
tall silk hat and lifted II Of his head. The tile
skipped out into the middle OF Market-st. and
stopped on the cartrack troliey-car rushed by
and left the the battered and shapeless wreck.
The owner picked up his ruined property and threw
II away again. All the hat stores were closed, and
there was wa, for him TO buy new head
piece. His eye rested once more on the blind man
and his two hats. Say" said the an-about town.
'Ili give you 80 cents for one OF those hats" The
blind man empted the hat In his hand OF the few
coins It contained and promptly turned 1t over
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ara.ion for the double cornerstone laying. which Is
10 be celebrated In May. on the highest point 81
ground the whit walls OF the library are beginning
to show above the ground asOnry. as nearly hail
Of the first story is finished.
THE GROUP OF BUILDINGS
II is in the o: the big library that the great
est transformation Is making. The ground abruptly
falls back OF this structure and there retailing
vail more than twenty feet IN height has been
built. Set lengihwise against this ana extending
its longest part to the north, the College hall Nih
be s.tuat ted and the excavation FOR the foundation
is now going forward with haste. Grea; masses OF
rock are being blasted out OF the old hillside and
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cation service OF Schcrmerhorn Hall. and William
G. Schcrmcrhorn Will lay the cornerstone. The adj
dress viii be delivered by Or Henry +. Osborn.
la Costa professor Of zoology
THE AFTERNOON PROGRAMME
At 23) o'clock the trustees. faculties speakers
and official guests viii assemble In South Hail.
while at the time the alumni. viii assemble In
the north corridor. and the undergraduates in the
south corridor OF West Hall At ?ij o'clock the pro-
cessor Will move Those who assembled In South
Hall vii. proceed 10 the platform. while the alumni
and Undergraduate aill proceed by way OF the
boulevard and one hundrei -and-sixtceuih-st TO
the south court. where seats VIII be reserved Tor
than. The exercises proper Will begin az O'CLOCK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19

Pxua
tb,s week in the public eye''-one OF them ceie
heating the eighty sixth anniversary OF MS orth
.no,ber. at the age OF eighty-three. suddenly
..r,cken down after having spoken at the grave
=, a departed friend; the third. poor. forgotten
800, diving at the age OF seventy-sx charge
49,, t,pd friends-twenty eight years ago these
-. we're sitting as Judges In the most I'M
,,or,ont trial ever held In the United Statee-the
e,,reac hment trial Of Pr sident Andrew Johnson.
I,,stin s. Morrill,, Of Vermont. is the only one
- these three who is now In public life. In fact.
80. va now IN the United States Senate only
.nree ~ the fifty-four members who were IN the
Senate on April II. 1Sss-Justin 5. Morrill, OF
vermont; John Sherman OF Ohio, and william
NJ stewart, Of Nevada.
senator Morrill, and General John M. Thayer,
~ Nebraska. were Of the thirty-fve Senators
- an tina. memorable occasion voted aye.
End lyman Trumbull. Of Illinois. was one OF the
nireteen who voted mot guilty on the articles
VI ~ The fifty-four Senators VINO comprised the
..hteh court OF impeachment" thirty-sx are
my" .ssrseen alive. OF the thrty-fve yeas.
s~srtv three are dead. twelve alive or the nine
tsen susys,. thirteen are dead. SIX alive. .,
p.:vivania: Cornelius Cole. Of California;
Henry W. Corhett. Of Oregon; Aaron =. Cragin'
- Wsv.Hampshire; James r. Doolittle, OF WIS.,
ccrsin: George r. Edmunds. OF Vermont; Joseph
q Fowler. Of Tennessee trow OF Wasn,ngton. u:
c.: John B. HerdersS1 mst,O OF Morr of Yer
,rcrS% Alexander Ramsey. Of Minnesota; Ed.
Sswrxf a Ross Of Kansas: John sherman. OF
0Nfo. WilIfnuo SprAgue. OF Rhode Island: WIZ
An M Stewart, of Nevada: John NJ Tnayer.
n Nebraska: Thomas w. Upton. OF Nebraska;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19

MILES CR0WLETS MAIDEN SPEECH.
from The Washington Post

From The washington POSI-.
Ibid tell you fellows how come 10 mako NV
maiden sPessshyDy W.. asked Congressman Crowley Of
newspaper fellows was guying me as not mn1issu "a
Speech sPseSs mskinss no sign Of mans
are making speeches. but IL you're bettin' that
cant make speech III just go you a ten
and he shows the long green ~
What's up IN the House now" saysI
Cannon Is fghtn' an Increase for n i,gh,bousa
Keeper In your district says he "s"''''"''
"Ii go right ta now. says !. And in I goes. Well.
didn't know as much about keepn' light
house as q porcupine does about Ascension Day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19

nown haw sp cems n % n an oyer Ne
laugh Then goes out, and the stakehoidss ~
me the stuff. That's how 1t happened. ~
The evening times., 1896-04-24

you'u have to take Both euitions 10
get I'LL the news quick Us 1t hnp-
peRs.
FRENCH CABINET is OUT
President taure Accepts The Ministers
designations.
wEYLER SAYS NO REFORMS
he Tells the Home Government Cuba Must
First Be subdued.
ARE EAPoSTLES OF PEACE
Arbitration Conference demands Tri-
bunal Without n Sword.
FENDER PICKED BABY UP
Tiny Irene Benton Was Caught in the
Motor Car Net.
No NAME HEARD BUT QUAY
Penns ylyanla Republicans Refuse to
Consider Mckinley.
HIGHWAY ACT NOT voID-
Court. of Appeals Reverses Judge Cox's
Decision.
NO RESORT TO THE CODE
Duel Not Likely to Follow the Hall
Money Row.
SAY EXPERTS DID THE JOB
No CIew Found to the Howell Burglars
STRICKEN WITH APoPLEXY--
Juryman Edward De Moll Fell Dying on
the Street.
PYTHIANS WANT 100000.
II Will Be Used to Erect a Temple In This
City.
TOM BROWN SAVED IT
His Catch of Bonner's Drive Won the
Game
WALDEN STABLES LUCK
Ran First and Second in the Mount
Vernon Stakes.
MADE FUN FOR THE HOUSE
Mahaney and Talbcrt Shot Shafts Over
the Pension Bill.
To USE COMPRESSED AIR
Mr.. Mcmillan Introduces the lexington
Bill.
COLONIAL DANES ENTERTAINED AT
TEA
Coming Marriage of Miss Stevenson and
Mr.. Harden Announced.
LIVE NEWS OF ALEXANDRIA,
Small Riot, with Number of Arrests on
Franklin Street.
SUBWAY BILL PRESENTED
Mr.. Babcock introduced Measure for
Municipal Control.
y SCALES To BE EXAMINED
Commiss toner's Direct Sealer Bond to
Make Inspections.
The evening times., 1896-04-24
Examinations of Weights and Measures

Every housewife is Interested in getting
good weight and good measure a I tIest
where she buys her domestic supplies.
and for this reason the inspection ordered
by the Commissioners will be generally
approved. At the same time the attention
OF the sealer of weights and measures is
probably far more needed in the case OF
itinerant vendors of various kinds of pro-
duce than for the regular dealers TO whom
any irregularity means certain loss OF Gus
tom. Complaints of short weight ur meas
ure in the case OF storekeepers are quite
rare. but all the more frequent regarding
the hucksters whose wagons AMI carts pass
from one end of the city to another.
Housekcepers buying from these are
never quite sure that they get all that
belongs to them. Weights. as well as
measures. are frequently very deceptive.
There have been numerous instances Of
The evening times., 1896-04-24

, mlssivcness on the other are heralded, It
becomes known that numerous bids for
the issue of two million dollars of Cuban
gold bonds, the first installment OF ten
millions, have come in. Now, if there is
one thing more certain than another it is
that capital knows no sentiment and that
there would be no investment in Cuban
bonds, whether pa yabie ID gold or anything
else. ii the investors did not feel convinced
that they would ultimately get their money
back. However great may be the sympathy
OF capitalists with the patriots and their
cause, 1T would not find expression in the
contribution of millions of dollars, il they
did not feel that the insurgent cause is
gaining ground steadily and that its final
success is assured. money talks" aud
never more eloquently than when it is
offered not as q charity, but as an invest
ment in a case of this sort.
Perhaps Weyler may have received some
intimatiun of this offer OF capital to the
rebels perhaps it is the rainy season, so
close at hand, that has moved him To such
clemency as is expressed in his latest proc
lamation; but whether it is either or both.
the insurgents will hardly listen to his
voice, charm he never SO wisely. They are
making headway; are constantly getting
arms and the confidence in their cause eyi-
dcnced by the bids for bonds will but in
crease their confidence in themselves aud
the success OF the fight tsey are waging for
their independence.
The evening times., 1896-04-24
Not Fair to the Women.

woman's rights have suffered a defeat
and in a quarter, too, where she had right
to look for better things. The proposition
to admit women as lay delegates To the
general conference of the Methodist Epis-
cupal Church has been negatived by a very
small margin. In total OF 1O,O44 votes
it lacked just 1S Of being carried. This de-
feat, however, carries in it the germ OF vic
tory the very next time the proposition is
voted upon, for nothing is more certain
than that its intrinsic justice Will pave the
way to its final adoption.
One is puzzled to understand by what pro-
cess OF reasoning any male church member
car bring himself 10 oppose the admission
OF women to tile councils Of the church.
They are the very pillars Of the organization.
But for them and the Influence they exer-
else there is not 4 church but would col
lapse, spiritually and materially. They are
in all directions the most enthusiastic, zeal
Gus and patient workers. They give freely
of their time and their substance, and are
as self-sacrificing in the missionary field
as any man that every offered himself on
the altar of his faith. There is no pastor
anywhere in the world but will testify that
but for tile women OF his church his Ia bors
Charge OF his duties far more difficult and
sbe whole burden of his office far heavier
to bear.
The evening times., 1896-04-24

There is more involved in the refusal of
the Commissioners to recommend the in
crease OF the pay of police van drivers tina n
the mere denial Of addition of ten dollars a
month to the mea ger stipend of these en-
ployes. True, it means a great deal to
them Individually. Forty dollars a month
does not enable a man 10 pay house rent,
buy food and clothing for his family, and
lay aside a triile, so as 10 be prepared
for illness. 1t is not enough for men
who are required to devote all their time
to their work. The argument that there
should be no increase because a year ago
the pay was raised from thirty to forty
dollars, is utterly un;enabie. Conten,io
was then made, as it is now, for fifty dol
lars, and the fact that it was then refused
is all the more reason why it should lie
granted at this time.
But as already stated, there is a larger
priucIpic at stake. The government should
set an example to private employers of lib
erality and fair treatment to employees.
There is reason to believe that the paying
of good wages to government employees.
especially to those in subordinate POSITIONS
would havea stimulating effect upon wages
in most branches OF private business. Ii is