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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-04
WESLEYAN.

Middietown. Conn. June 3-On Monday evening
IN. second OF the series OF organ recitas was re1
dered with success Mr.. vinal. tenor, OF Hartford.
sang.
Phi M Theta gave Its annual musical Monday
evening The house was tastefully decorated ana
n large number Of friends were present
The Visiting Committee OF the Board Of Trustees
consisting Of Dr. J. NJ Buckley. George S. Cole
man and Bishop r.. G. Andrews. visited the Uni
vcrslty Friday. May a. The Bishop conducted the
morning chapel services. .
Tho following win enter the prize examination In
"a illus which comes or June q Rowland sta
pies buckingham, Camp j. h. Wing and Miss
Last sunday =. s Brockman, of the Student Vol
unteer Movement. held training conference for
those who intend entering the student summer cam
paign among the Epworth leagues Of the Methodist
rhe follo,viig elections have taken place during
the week President Of the Baseball Association.
A r Legg. '99 secretary and treasurer j. h.
Wing 10: faculty director, Professor W, G. Fisher
president OF the Track Athletic Association. q. f..
vain 200 secretary and treasurer. T.. NJ Fldredge.
oO for faculty director. Professor +. W. Nicholson.
For University secretary and treasurer. II. w.
coons, 30, was elected.
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WELLESLEY.

wellesley Mass. June s--Professor Ernest DE
witt Burton Of the University OF Chicago. Will de-
liver the baccalaureate sermon Sunday. June 3D.
The commencement address. June 22 Will be given
by Professor Benjamin Ide Wheeler. OF Cornei
rrriversity The Rev DR.. Alexander Mckenzie.
,~.s,dsnt of the trustees. Is expected to preach
here on Sunday next. meeting OF the Board OF
Trustees was held In Boston Thursday. Professor
x.,har,ne Conan spoke on the Consumers League
In wellesley village Tuesday afternoon.
Final examinations on college work OF inc ias'
,,.s,er Will begin June and extend TO tho 10th.
Mr.. Alice linton Pearmnin. 49, who In president
81 the Boston College Club. has also been made
,rc.,dcnt OF the Association OF Collegiate Aumnio
pp,nnrs for tho Barn Swallow Sociey 1889, have
Ssan chosen ms follows: President. Miss Aiexlna q.
Honth: vce-presldent, Miss Hiida Melsenberg; sec
rstary Miss Susan T. Hall: treasurer. Miss Edna
+ seward; custodian Miss Mary {; Smith
Much interest IL manfs:tsa in the shasespsa a
So,np worked out: this will be the hrst chapter
building put up on the college grounds. and the
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BROWN.

Providence. r. T.. June 3.At n recent meeting OF
the stockholders OF the cooperative refectory j. ~.
Gage. 80, was elected president In place OF H. v.
HazeItine resigned. II. W. Brown. &c. was elected
TO the Bard of Directors.
George II. Raymond 49, has been elected bus'-
manager Of the "Tiber Brunensis' Board IN
place OF lie Baron c. Coli. resigned
Arthur L. Wright 90. has been chosen captain
Of the track athletic team for next year. In the
recent Worcester meet he broke the New-Engiano
record for the mile run. doing It In 4:A 20 lie suo'
ceeds u. f. O'Brien. 0s.
The final examinations began on Wednesday two
days earlier than usual, and will end on Tuesday.
The students will thus have two days free from
college work before class day. new teature "
the class day exercises Will be an exhibition Or
work done by the students in the machine ana car
penter shops. ,. s.
The examinations Of candidates for advanced oe.
grees have been finished The number OF tneyS
degrees TO be given this year is unusually small
The candidates are follows For the degree q
pm D. Frederic Earle Whitaker. a. NJ. ana
Frederic S ocum, a. NJ For the degree OK a; ~.
Josiah Bartlett Phi. b.. and Miss Lillian bur'e'sh
Miner. A. ID.
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LAST DAY or THE ELECTRICAL SNOW.

This is the last day and evening OF the spienoid
Electrical Exhibition at the Madison Square Gar
den. which has been notable success from Us
start. notwiths landing continued bad weather LOT
a long time over three hundred thousand people
have visited the show. and the general manager
Marcus Nathan. is congratulated by the exhibitors
and the public upon the manner In Whlcn Wei
ordered exhibition has been brought to 81 sac.
tory termination for exhibitors and manaseis- ha'
the public Is pleased has been shown by me large
audiences since the show opened ana iast
night there a crowd which hled the DulldlnE
from end 10 end. Tonight Will be gala night
with everybody: exhibitors Will DO their best every
motor large and small. will be In notion the TOY
boats in the tank will be destroyed for the last
time there viii be extra numbers on the musical
programme by the band and the extra power OF
the Illumination which will be turned on WheI-
there is an or an incandescent lipht 10
carry Il will make scene Of brilliancy ana beauty.
This afternoon many schoochildren viii visit the
show
Mr. Nathan has issued orders that nothing what
ever In the exhibition shall be disturbed until after
il O'clock when force of men will be put ~ work.
The necessity ~ vacating the Garden by Wednes'
day compes constant work In removing tho heavy
machinery and taking out the wiring and restor1
Ing the Garden to It's original condition. II Will
be hard work. and must be finished on time.
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HOBART.

Geneva y Y. June 3-The programme io' 0o"
r,.,comen, week at Hobart College Is as ioHo"H'
cn,d,r rure 70 1920 A. m. sermon before tho
:, Johns Guild by the Right Rev. Henry A. Nee.y'
~ Maine: s D. m. haccalaureate sermon 10y 'he
Row DR. J Houston Eccleston. Emmanuel 'h"rch'
Baltimore. Nd
Monday Juno 20 p m. Freshman prhe "e0
iamatlons: p. m. students entertainments
Tuesday June 40 a. meeting OF the hoaii
-, rrus,oea White rhetorical prize oratonsi, II
m class dav exercises; =. m, annual m's PEE,
a., -. Associate Alumni: y. IN. election or an
i,.,nrua ,rusiea hv the alumni. $50 r. m. meeting
OF the Hobart College Chapter OF the IN ~"
yonn, cociet,. : 80 u m. alumni social gatherinS
Wednoedav June 30 n. m. seventy mira nv,
ruai com mcncement. undergraduate addrsssses No
drcss memorial ~ Clarence Armstrong T"whIu
class OF ~ Nv Edward Patterson, Justice OF me
supreme Court. New York address py IN" S,,r
cbsncn ior Br.gadicr General Edward StuyVesaut
pragr class 81 'iS Fond du Lac WIS. p m
enhancement dinner. p. m. reception Dy 'he
president.
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NEGRO BURNED AT A STAKE.
AssAILANT OF A WHITE WOMAN LYNCHED
BY A LOUISIANA MOB.


New-Orleanq June (speciaD--A horrible lynch
ing occurred to-day at DOyline. small village not
far from Shreveport. A negro chained to a
stake and burned to death by the Infatuated citi-
zens OF the hamlet.
On Tuesday last Mrs Parish. widow, was at
tackled by a negro. who dragged her into the woods
where she lay all night and until the following
afternoon when she rescued. Mrs Parish
knew the negro. and posse soon had him In Gus
tody The news Of the assault and OF the negro's
arrest soon spread about the country. No one
doubted for an instant that the people would ig
more the legal authorities and meto out punishment
In their own way. Crowds soon began 70 gather
many even coming from Shreveport to he present
at the execution.
The prisoner after being Identified by Mrs. Par
,sh was placed in jail n, Minden. but the prison
was guarded by large posse OF citizens
and no opportunity given the authorizes To
take the man away. This morning large
post was planted In the ground. ana 10 thlS
the negro was chained When he attempted To
sneak he was hushed up. and with utmost CAIN
the circle Of men placed fagots about him ana nre
was set in a dozen places. While the fire burned
the negro swung back and forth To the length oil
his chains but did not utter the least cry.
Many left the scene. unable 10 stand the a"iui
spectacle II was fully fifteen minutes after the
torch was applied that the negro died Then the
fagots were heaped high and an immense bonfire
destroyed all that remained OF Mrs. Par'shs as
sailant
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RUTGERS COLLEGE.

Bruns~Ick June "A vacancy I'm the Board
~ Trustees will he filled by AN alumnus at the
commencement. The names to be haliotcd for are
,rose NJ the Rev DIR. J. Preston Searle OF the New
Drunswick Theological Seminary; John s. Voor-
hees OF New Brunswick. and William IL. Van
Steenberg OF New-York
several students are practising for a place in the
crew which will the crew OF tho Brunswick
Boat Club on June H. -, r.,.- ,,., -
torical prize will take place on Wednesday evening
ina Kirkpatrck Chapel 80 ~
xviI he preached by the Rev. DR. Edward @. Selden.
,'astor ~ The Madison Avenue Reformed Church. OF
Albany The service Will be held In the Second
Reformed Church OF this city.
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A FAREWELL FOR THE MISSIONARIES.

~. Meh was given 10 the second expedition or
81 n"aF'ean ldberators' League. which starts
ms afternoon for equatorial Africa. az the Fifth
n.onue Baptist Church. IN West Forty-sixth-st.
near fffth-ave.. last night
a., nc president Of the League Dr. Chamberlain
$50 " ihs work OF Eli ChatalaiE, who went out
a"aer 'he direction OF the PhIlafrican League a
Ia Ia ago ana o: the way In which Mr.. Chatham
v,or, 'eu from his far Swiss home TO take UP the
rbs I'm IN winch he 10 engaged among the Africans.
f)ayL' s young men who arc about to 20 10 the
b,sac, SSentnent 10 Aid him In his iabors spoke
COCA . 81 me Opportunity that awaits them and the
fout, ~ 18TH rhey hope 10 do. DR. George ii. Dow
MIN ,b. and Henri Noipp. young Swiss goes
miss,,nm"enm. Dr. Dowkoutt. father OF one OF the
fssevmasies. ana DR.. w. w. Atterbury also made
fb~ss smharks. tuli OF hope and encouragement to
IN ms - VINO We're about to depart
Nne missionaries Will sail this afternoon at l:3o
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CoLUMBIA's CoMMEyCEuEyT EXERCISES.

The commencement exercises at Columbia Uni
vers!ty this year will be on much more elaborate
scale than heretofore IL will take four days 10
carry out the programme as arranged. bacca-
laureate sermon will be preached TO the graduating
class tomorrow by the Rev. DR.. van Dyke, and
On Monday. which has been designated as class
Gay, there will be a parade on the campus ana
athletic contests. The programme OF the held ana
track sports Will be as follows: one hundred-inch
dash. egg and spoon race. ffty-metre walk for
men weighing over $50 pounds throwing tack ham,
!hsr, putting the marble, leap frog. cock fight be-
tween teams representing the original three sec
IONS formed In the freshman year. and throwing
tue PIE plate. These contests have been so ar
ranged as TO give all who desire 10 strive for tho
nonoIs an equal chance and IL has been an
nounced that there will be savory eCubles the
te pate when IL IS handed to those eager to throw
ier rOr y was thought that II the plate contained
n,s"ppung pie the contest might be turned into
rbe e ' match. and grave results might follow;
div, sports Will be followed by Dutch treat"
civan ~ The college tavern. reception Will be
Presa.uo, me graduating class on Tuesday by
The S.nt sno Mrs Low and on the following day
ths ,,n ina commence exercises will be held.
Tribune. " ""'@" '"" "'0" P""'"e" III -"
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CORNELL.

Ithaca, y. Y. June s-E. r. comstock. holder OF
the Oliver mathematical scholarship has been
elected 10 fellowship In the University OF chicago
for next year and Miss Grace p Conant. scholar in
Ergllsh literature has received similar appoint
ment.
The senior class has voted an appropriation OF
500 toward the University Club house fund as n
class memorial. The cass tax. usual Is TO be
So The music for class day is TO be furnished by
the Glce Banjo and Mandolin clubs.
The Announcement ~ Courses" for next year
mas appeared. The pamphlet fills fourteen pages
more than dd last years announcement OF these
seven are occupied by the College Of Forestry ana
the Medical College. In some departments huiiieI-
Gus changes have been made.
The chapeI serp bon On sgss aqlyg, riss, OF
Union Theological Seminary. ,.,-., -. -
on Saturday evening the annual inltla to OF the
sigma T. ss@ e H9t a ser . narnd Of Lake
r,,res, IN arturei before the College ~ Archi-
lecture on The Churches and Castles OF Med''eVai
The following have been elected TO the Board Of
Editors ~ The Cornell Marazine for next year
nl,,l IIavHr. ] Hills and IS c. Richardson.
Tho members Of tho class OF m VIII oe allowed ID
compete tho place OF business manager OF th'
Mr. Courtney rcccpty hung n he east end ot the
hoai.ous teo Interesting 9h ptn',s 80 f nor,
I'm, n, Tune Il 1875 NJ Saratoga The crow was
made up Of Os,rom King. jarvis waterman barto
icres partclpating being Harvard. vale l3rt-
mouth Hamilton. WESLEYAN, Coumm9, un,on'
Rrown. Bovloin A,nhsr,l w imam" ana
r r m $780, soilversd at tho Henry " Sage
memorial services have been published ny the Uni
Vsr tn csnmnailons FOR advanced degree, have been
in progress during the wc;k me nu rh,nsonhv "a
Ths eve,ins the Graduate students Club vii go
on an excursion 10 shedrnke for supper ana
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LAFA Y ETTE.

Easton. Penn. June 2.-The seniors nre now hav-
ing their final examinations. They viii be finished
on Monday. The final announcements VIII De mace
an Wednesday next. and after that there VIII he
.or,or vacation until June Is when the annual
commencement exercises will be begun The
athletic games in the afternoon and the dramatic
performance al night constitute tho first day $
,rngromrur The baccalaureetc sermon sunday
morning the 18th. will be delivered by the Rev.
I,r John Fox. OF Brooklyn. President Warneld
,.ii deliver the baccalaureao address. The seniors
"I hold class day exercises Monday afternoon
and their promenade concert In the evening. Tues
dav viii be alumni day. with hall and class re-
unions alumni meeting and election OF officers.
trustee meeting. and baseball game TO let the
aI,,n,ni soc how the college team can play. ON
Wednesday, the 22d. the graduating exercises. with
awarding OF prizes. comforting OF degrees and The
announcement OF honorary degrees. together with
The alumni dinner. will take place.
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rrTIIGII

Drown gave an Informal reception to the fresh
man class last Thursday night DR. Hyde gave
nm Interesting address on Rome Illustrated by
lantern slides Besides the freshmen. there were
present n large number from the faculty and corps
OF instructors
" Gumnere. 20. vas elected captain OF the
lacrosse team FOR next spring Gummcre has had
n great deal OF experience In the game having
PLAYED I'm the 90 and % championship teams.
Tho 100 "Epltom" board has elected the fol-
lowing officers: T. c. McGRvock. editor-in- chief:
G. H. Rove assistant edtor-in-chef \. h. Par
sons. business manager. and a. c. Dodson. assis-
tant business manager.
The following juniors have been appointed "a
a committee for tho June hop g r. Jackson. w.
Gummerc -. &. Deidy. q II. Wood. q. DOunir. j.
F. Middledith and O. O. Hannum.
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AMHERST.

Amherst Mass. June 3-Commencement week
begins on Sunday. June &C. on which day the
baccalsureate sermon will he preached by the
Rev. Or. John Henry Barrows Of Chicago On
Monday morning the Leland prize gymnastic ex-
hbiton will be held. in the afternoon the Hardy
prize debate. and in the evening the Kellogg
prize speaking on Tuesday. which IL class day.
the Ivy exercises Will be held In the morning, the
class exercises and grove exercises In the after
noon and the Hyde prize speaking In the evening.
on Wednesday commencement and the annual
alumni dinner will be held. The commencement ad-
dress Will be delivered by John w. Foster. Of
Washington upon The international Relations OF
the Chinese Empire"
Dr. s. T.. Herrlck. 80 Of Boston, delivered the
address at the memorial service to DIR. w. 3.
Tyler Sunday.
The senior class supper will take place At the
Hotel Worthy Springfield June Il.
H. W. Glsdwin. '0l. has received the freshman
trophy given TO tho man winning the largest num-
Der OF points in the three home athletic meets,
Frederick J. Bliss. 80. lectured In College Hall
Wednesday evening tho explorations In Jerusa-
lem lie has just returned from Palestine. where
ne has been engaged In exploration and excava-
ton under the auspices OF the Palestine Arch@ooO.
Cal Society.
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YASSAR.

Pouehknepaic v. Y, June 3.-The present week
has been given to examinations which close the
academic year President Taylor will preach the
organ recital will be given. on Monday evening
the debate between the seniors and juniors VIII
take place. the question being: Resolved. That
the United States Constitution should be so
amended rs to secure the election OF Senators by
direct vote of the people"
Tuesday Is class day. when the exercises are to
be held. as usual. out OF doors II weather per-
mits Earlier IN the day the alumnm have their
social reunion and luncheon. A special meeting OF
the Vassar Allmne Historical Association IL called
10 O'Clock. on Tuesday evening occurs the pres-
dents reception. The commencement exercises
take place Wednesday morning.
The Phi aethe IN Society has elected Eleanor ray
president and Phoebe Truesdsle president
Bradley. president Marie Comstock. vice.presi-
dent: Louise Bartlett. secretary. and Bessie Do
Graf. treasurer Those OF '0l are: Genevisve
Baldwin president; Louise Holmauist vee-presi-
Ared treasurer.
large number Of the faculty will spend the
summer In Europe. Miss Salmon professor OF his
tory will remain year on leave OF absence. Her
place Will be filled during the time by DIR. Theodore
Clarke Smith, formerly fellow in history at Har-
ward University at present an Instructor In history
the University % Michigan. and author OF The
Liberty ana Free Soil Parties in the Northwest"
recently published In the Harvard Historical
Studies. Miss l.. A. Whitney. OF the department.
Of music. VIII return next year. after years
leave OF absence in Europe.
The European fellowship OF the Association Of
Collegiate A!umnn has been awarded TO Miss
Katharine g. Davis graduate OF Vassar. OF the
class OF 90 During The last year she has held z
Chicago. She viii continue her studies in Ger
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FORDHAM COLLEGE.

The public contest in eocution took place last
Thursday evening The judges the Rev. n.
irolohan. Dr. j. n. Butler and william A. Fsrsu.
son.
The public drill will take place the college
campus on June l6. MajorGeneral Merritt inspect.
ed the battalion last year General Martin Il. Mo-
Mahon will inspect and review the cadet battalion,
He viii also award the coors to the 0estdrilled
company.
C;errid j. Barry 49, the second baseman Of tho
Varsity baseball team. was run into IN the Man
haitian Fordham game on Memorial Day and Sc
Verelv hurt IT Is certain that he will be unable
to apS r on the field again this season. Captain
Ren, + al his finger injured In the same game.
The niors Will he examined In philosophy for
the y ghes Medal Tuesday. The subjects
for tbs examination cover the work OF the entire
scholastic year. =.
The baccalaureate sermon will be preached In the
college chapel on sunday evening. June 10
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SYRACUSE.

Syracuse ~ V. June 3-There vas great re-
joclng on the I'M last Saturday evening when tho
news arrived that the track team had won hfth
place at Mot, Haven With only four men entered.
on sunday evening the boys came on up to Ell
mira and reinforced by Waite entered the meet
OF the Elmra Athletic Association. Needless TO
say they were In the lead I'm their contests there.
aud brought home five gold watches as the prizes
I'm tho 100 Yard dash, ?2p-yard DASH ii0-yarf and
broad jump. In the looyard they took first and
second
A the students are In the midst Of examina-
lions the last week has been unusually quiet.
Tho walls OF ,he.new Hall Of Science are over
halfway up TO the second story. The thick lime
stone walls with solid brick partitions will make
an excellent frame for the laboratories and ma
chinery To be placed within
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MOUNT HOIYDKE.

sou,b U,dlev Mass June 3-ThA different
eIurnnao Associations held their May meetings on
Saturday last. to which several Of the faculty.
went as delegates The main question besides inc
completion Of the endowment was the NOMINATION"
Of alumni trustee the three names propos.u penn,
Mrs pnswor,h of Springfield Miss Eastman, OF
wellesley and Mrs. Moses Smith OF Ch'caso. -
The sophomore class recently gave banquet 10
tho seniors In Pearson. Han ,,,,-..
The juniors on Wednesday next give MlusumWet
Sirhts Dream" at Lake Nonotuck -,
Tho seniors observed Thursday, June :, as ciHSS
dav and for this purpose went TO Mount tiOiyVh'
Wednesday evening as Is the usual custom. H.,
Tho Orpheus club, Of Springfield, with NJ. Ham
mond oil Uoyoke organist. gave concert IN 'he
chapel Tuesday evening. l., .,.. 81.
Miss Grace Baker. OF Worcester as assistant III
botany.
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PRINCETON.

Princeton y. j.. June 3.-The members OF the
three lower classes now In the midst Of the
annual spring examinations. The seniors nave
finished their work. and will now enjoy vacation
until commencement time In spite OF the fact
that the graduating class has finished its required
work. a number OF seniors are now studying nara
in preparation for the various prize contests Inc
Cuyler Prize I'm Economics IL attracting great
deal OF attention. the amount OF the prize mas
been increased to $3.50 and is considered one or
the leading honors in undergraduate HE mere
The Lynde debate is also sure to he a good con-
test this year. as representatives from both WhiS
and clio halls are working hard for this prize; ,,
Yale series AT New-tfaven tomorrow. and ought
10 make good showing. The team has been doing
The batting has been much stronger t i.n usua
ana he edpf h. has se d9 n the Yale
and the rest Of the team Tii be mae up a.
ned: Watkins, centre field, ana snrer. right field
Prnce fGga" on SI next 3 satnrday June H.
The work OF the track team at New-Hayen last
men good showing n was looked for. but nothing
IKE second place The rapid rise IN rack sa n,f
the Tigers among tho leaders AGAIN in , this
branch of spor, after wo,gTl we, Weakness ness
elected captain OF the track team ior next
year He has been member OF IN me rrl most
experienced track athletes In the county iis
best work has been done IN the ms anp in
ing off first place In both these races at the inter-
collegiate meet. ,,.
The annuai banquet given by the incoming
Rcard o. Editors Of The Nassau Literary Maya
zine to the retiring board, was held al tne
Princeton Inn on Monday evening Of TINS week.
President Patton presided. and numoer OF 'FRONT.'
nent literary mon present Addresses were
made bv Thomas Nelson Page william Henry
bishop 81 Yale. and MI. Smith. OF Phiadephia.
Tho Princeton Battle Monument Association held
exercises appropriate To Memorial Day In A!e%an,
der Han Professor Woodrow Wilson delivered
an address Patriotism
~ meeting Of the Chess Club, held this week
G Herndon. 80 was elected president, and j. r.
Crane. Ol. secretary and treasurer. for the coming