davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION JUBILEE.

University Extension has been much praised
and also ridiculed. One critic has demanced
to know the use In lecturlng TO people on inc
ethical Significance Of the IOta Subscrlpt when
they have never learned the Greek Alpha Beta
The query IL not altogether just, nor yet alto
gether nnprovoked There Is no doubt that
some University Extension work has been SUI
perficial and some far In advance Of the APP
preciative capabilities Of the people II Is de-
signed to benefit Yet. on the whole, as the
dongs Of the last twenty-five years are re-
viewed II is impossible to avoid the conviction
that University Extension has been potent
and benefcent force. making for sweetness and
light. and therefore for some measure OF right
eousness. That has been the case even in this
country, where the movement Is a compara-
lively new thing. Much more is 1t in the land
OF its origin. where 1t has with the best judg-
ment been developed on the best lines.
University Extension was started, as Is well
known by Cambridge University in 1873. The
first year 1t consisted Of nothing more than
courses Of lectures at three paces-Derby. Not
tingham and Leicester. For several years Cam
bridge stood alone and worked alone In IT,
Then oxford took it up, and then three or four
other universities. The growth of the system
may be reckoned from these data, that In
1S7G-'17 there were only SO courses and 7,511
attendants: in 1SS6-'S7 there were 22S courses
and 25.4S6 attendants and In 1867 there
were 4SS courses and 1914 attendants. 1t Is
not reasonable to suppose that system could
maintain such growth unless there were much
real good in It, Nor Is there the slightest symp-
tom Of decline. Next year will surely see an
increase over this, and the end Of the decade
will doubtless show growth at equal ratio
with that in the figures quoted.
Nor Is that the only index Of benefcence
The system Is to be credited with the estab-
lishment Of various permanent educational In
situations of high character Not only are the
University Extension colleges at Reading. Exc
ter and Colchester direct Outgrowths OF 1t, but
so are such institutions as University College
Mt Nottingham, Firth College mt Sheffield and
University College at Liverpool. SO the work
results not merely In extension OF University
culture in the form Of lectures and reading. but
also in the increase in number Of regular edu-
cational institutions Of collegiate rank. In the
United States the movement Is now fairly es-
tablished. and is undoubtedly doing good
work "It do open n fellows head So said a
miner in the f st year Of its existence at Cam
bridge 1t does indeed. and 1t opens the eyes
and heart and makes the whole life sweeter
of the movement should have been celebrated
In England and well that it shonld give TO the
work n new impulse in every land
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25
PERSONAL.

$500, -, Atlanta. the >colored Register
- ,ha treasury. is thus referred to by Tine con.
,titution.' of that city, by signing ~. n 20 vi.
war bonds ne rivets his name 10 the n hoOs before
country as other colored man III, nc" e. KENT busy az
we'll responsible"
Nm tho aav Of Mr. GIadstone's funeral arIanss
,oerts were made In the little village Oh
cutting to ring muffied peal In memory oi wy. an
c.osed statesman. The bells were mufneo' anu a.
was made ready but not Of the ringers pq next
an al the ofo Of the
are Tories and that the bsll.rnsebp scome marked
" hv taking part in such manifestation VI W
spect and reverence for the Grand Ola MAIL
Turing a recent visit 10 the Isle OF wight LOU
Kelvin became so much interested IN 'ne app"'
tus there for wireless telegraphy that Tic e.". -
three messages, one to Sir George STOKES a. -,
bridge: n second to his OVID assistant az o q,
and thrS to t %sre faasynsitted by Marcon
system from the island to ,sou niles and then
aameated To- their several by wire
Although the Marconi apparatus Is Ces insisted
oxnermentaIly the distinguished scientist n,v,
OK payinS FOR these messages at the usual COM
mercial rate ,,,h
Secretary Day is delicate-iooKihs n"N' A., a
quiet and unobtrusve manners. Inc o."e' ~
policeman who has been on duty al 'he ~.
House for the last three months called newspape'
oorrasnondsn, aside and inquired: What is the
name OF that man you talked to so long TINS to o
ing? I've seen him around n mere q"w was Judge
Dav the Secretary OF State" What! sxcialme ga
the policeman that was eta b nay no idea
was Day Why good Lord! he looks as II pun
O. wind would blow him away
President william II. Whtsitt OF the SQUIRE. "
BAPTIST Theological Seminary, who mas peeh as
sailed by many Baptists because OF his .neo'os'.a
views his resigned. The Examiner thuS eo.
ments on the resignation: The years OF i's aa
growth In the seminary and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. him in
PERSISTENT and often rancorous attaSks hp con-
s,ontly Increased in the South II Dr. Wn'I ha, ,e
Tesignaton means the triumph or those who ma ;, g
e bs,tteriv assailed him II will be result greatly
10 be deplore l."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25
Nsts21ork Dailp Iribuam
MONDAY, JULY %, 1893.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

THE Notwithstanding to the report OF a
German steamer which arrived at st. Thomas.
Danish West Indies the American squadron
for the invasion Of Porto Rico has arrived on
San Juan. The German was fired upon, ana
was afterward boarded by an officer from the
New-York eight miles from San JUAN no news
had been received from General Miles up TO a
late hour last night; active operations IN Porto
Rico are not likely to begin before the end Of
the week: several transports left Tampa Tor the
San Juan expedition preparations at newport
News were not complete. and General BROOKE
will not sail till to-day. - -Four deaths ana
306 new cases Of fever of all classes Is the rec
ord for Saturday at Santiago.
FOREIGN.-An earthquake shock. felt In the
cities Of Conception and Talcahuano. Chll de-
stroyed many houses. and severed the telegraph
and electric light wires.
DOMESTIC-A call has been issued by the
Civic Federation Of Chicago for a meeting TO be
held at Saratoga. August 10 and ~. TO discuss
the future foreign policy of this country espe,
cially with regard to the disposition or captured
territory - American exporters and manu-
facturers are securing information from the Blu
reau of Statistics OF the Treasury Department.
that will enable them TO invade the CUBAN ana
was entertained in Newport. = MISS susan
Crawford. Of Armstrong. b: c.. was instantly
killed in Chicago by cable-car - Two
young men were drowned while Dathing IN
Modena Lake. Ulster County.
CITY-The United States Army hospital-ship
was released from quarantine. but the wounoed
were not taken off, as no orders were received
for the disposition Of them. - Henry stern
of No 100 Ludlow-st.. died after fight with
his brother-in-law, Jacob Kleinberg. who had
attacked Mrs. Weinberg, Stern's sister. -
II was announced that the st. Paul would likely
sail to-day number Of prisoners capt
ured on board prize vessels started for Glib
ralAar on the Anchor Line steamer Hesperia-
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Part
ly cloudy The temperature yesterday: Highest,
SO degrees; lowest. 70; average 7e1s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25
MONEY! AND BUSINESS.

There has been not little grooming about the
state of business In some quarters. Of which the
groaners will probably be ashamed before long.
They have forgotten that this Is the transition
period from one Industrial year to another. Just
al this season the greatest Is needed TO keep
pace with daily changes. and 1t does not always
answer to take reports n week old as evidence
OF the situation to-day. Thus some are lament
Ing the surprising decline In the movement Of
grain. as II It were not inevitable that there
should be q pause after an old crop has been
cleaned out and before the new begins to move
largely. year ago there was less decrease.
because the stocks of old wheat we're larger By
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25

preparation for other and possibly large re-
quirements In the near future. In the one
matter of smokeless powder for instance, not
many realized at the outset how clearly neces-
eary IT would become for the Government to
provide a full supply for It's troops without de-
lay and without regard to expenditure. Blit
the magnificent success of the loan which the
Government has proposed, showing that sums
practically unlimited are at the command OF
the Government at any time, and on terms more
favorable than were thought possible year
ago In days Of peace. relieves the Government
and people of present anxiety. The thing to
do ia to push the war SO that 1t may be fin
ished as soon as possible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25

80 ,,s, n. Il returning home. bringing M
horses with him. AS an innocen. ""u
sucking. so to speak, the foreign turn s nut Rut
to have had more consideration for MN s DIV,
they seem to have fallen upon and pluesea S'no
me- me- q Fat porsetshire goose, hardly leaving MN
min feathers enough to clothe his blushins mou
esty on his return voyage. He will now n''. -
around in politics liveer than ever ana -
,,sr., not altogether for his health.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25
PED CROSS NURSES AND THE "'a'

The Red Cross Hospital and rrain'"s Under tho
No. 2ss West One -hundredth-st' whI.n cross. hS
direct auspices OF the American I've" .arytce sine
furnished nfy-eight nurses for acuve r shrsdy'
the beginning OF the war; Dr' reo.s Unlisted .
who is In charge OF the scnoo'' "' ars men f@
number of immunes most OF wno'" -
the soctety's hospital work In cuoa ,,rday for IN
Twenty nurses left the school on nd more v"
follow soon. lat, that pels'ssfs
The Tribune IS requested 20 s .sr Red cross
applications OF graduate nuEes sch,ol betwee" "
Vice should be made at tbe seh"o'
hours OF 10 a. m. and 1 p. mi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25
JuNer 10 ADVERTISEMENTS.
Business Notices.

TRIBUNE TERMS TO MAIL SUBSCRIBERS.
Daily. so n year: 81 per month.
Daily without Sunday IS year: 90 cents per month
Sunday Tribune 81 year. Weekly. 81 SEMI Weekly 81
p0STAGE-Exra postage 10 charged TO foreign countries
except Mexico and Canada and on the daily In new
York City. .
RENITTANcEs. II sent In cash. unregistered. viii n" ct
the owners risk
MAIN OFFfCE-ISA Nsssau-st.
UPTOWN OFFICE-l.242 Broadway.
AMERICANS ABROAD will end The Tribune Az
ISndon-Ofiice OF The Tribune. 1t9 Fleet-st.
Merton. Chaplin & Co. No. Prncess-st'. T. z
Brown Gould \ Co. - New Oxford-st
Thomas Cook q Son. Ludeate Circus
Paris--J Munro. Co.. Rue Scribe
Jotfinguer Co.. 90 Rue de Provence
Morgan. Hsrjes Co.. 81 Boulevard Haussmann'
Credit IS onnas Bureau des Etraneers
Thomas Cook 4 Son. Place de pOpera
Ceneva-yombard. oder Co.. and Union BANK
F1orence-Whitoy Il Co.
vienna--Anglo- Austrian Bank.
St. PetersblrS-CrsdN Lyonnais
The London ONCE OF The Tribune 10 convenient pnes
70 leave Advertisements and subscriptions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25

chase Of about 125 per cent over what was
conclusively demonstrated to be the marker
value Of the whole Of 1t only ten years ago.
That surely seems advance enough. il VIII DE
interesting now to see what becomes OF the
assessor, who Is thought to have laid himself
open to criminal prosecution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25

loom Paul. Is getting II right and left. Ger
many. after rushing to his aid and comfort at
the time OF the jameson raid. tells him 1t Is a
pity that raid did not succeed In turning him
out and that he would better mend his ways
II he doesn't want worse fate to befall him.
And now the French journal des Debats'
argues against any European country lending
him the money he wants. saying that he Is a
reckless spendthrift. that he neglects to develop
the wealth OF his country. which Is sufficient to
provide for all wants without a loan. and
finally that he permits the most scandalous
abuses in his Government. Apparently the
venerable autocrat cannot count upon much
European sympathy in his coming battle with
his suzeraln.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25

Any failure of a neiuSdeaIer at a summer
resort TO haze an ample supply Of The IT.
bnne should be reported TO this office at
once. Sou delfrery of the paper can be
corrected BY mail, promptly on receipt OF
COMPLAINT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25
TWO BOYS KILLED. BY LiGa''' o.

Buffalo. July 2i-John s{ttner' nfsss" Ga vsc
and Homer White sevdbteeh y. x,ied y.
struck by lightning and ihs'"" .,,n them. ~
night. Frank CHASER. wto Wa rs.v we're uscSsn
seriously injured by the b.. - The sea w. y
from q days fishing by wey. os., . hat 49,
ovsrtakeu by 4 heavy th}
fron Tho laiA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25

The Prince of Wales is quoted In opposition
to the wretched custom Of cutting OIL horses
tails II II. r. II. succeeds in making the GUS
tom questionable he will add another good one
to his claims upon public gratitude.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25
0mnsemenfs.


CASINO ROOF cARDEN-s-Rices Summer NlenU;;
EDEN MUsEE- Wax Works. Grand Concert anu ''"'-
matograph. 49,
KEfTH's-Noon 10 IL p. m-vaudeville.
ROSTER q BfALS-S-vaudev,lle. - r.-.
NADIsON SQUARE ROOF 9ARDEN-S:lo-Concert.
MANHATTAN BEAcH-S3o-T-victor Hstoer's Da"0
-S-Pain's Manila and Fireworks-0-Wang.
pAsrOR's-icS0 TO IL p. m.-vaudevi.k.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25

Filming a locomotive engineer $4,000 and
sending him to prison for four months is the
way Denmark deals with criminal and disastrous
carelessness. In this country the verdict 10 apt
10 be- No one to blame.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25

Colonel William J. Bryan has not been an ad-
mirable figure in politics. but he Is said to look
uncommony well In a uniform and nobody will
hesitate to give him all the credit he may earn
for acting uncommonly we'll In one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25

There are only handful OF Democrats In
Vermont. and Of these the respectable minority
generally vote the other ticket Thus out OF the
fourteen thousand which compose Its rank and
file four thousand at the last Presidential cleo
ton voted for Mckinley. They have Just nomi-
mated T. w. Maloney. OF Rutland. for Governor.
the convention passing resolutions condemning
the annexation OF Hawaii as unwise de-
parture from our traditional policy" At the
same time they indorse Bryan and free silver
But the nomination and the resolutions are
merely matters Of form. Neither Of them counts
for anything outside the narrow political squad
which in that State Is always in opposition and
never In power.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25

There 10 . rumor that Croker considers him.
aAif 70 have been ui.trsstsd on the Dr!tish turf
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
State Confederate Pension Board
Adopts New Resolutions.

The state pension board, composed Of
the auditor, secretary of state and at
torney general, after tedious session
of three weeks has concluded its labors.
There are this year /, 17S pensioners
on the roll to whom amounts ranging
from S25 to 800 each have been al
lowed. The amount of the pension
fund on hand is in round figures $44, :
900. This having been apportioned
pro rata among the claimants, gives to
each 94 per cent of his full allowance.
Auditor Sloan, who is the secretary
of the board, being absent on account
of sickness, and it having been deemed
necessary that an explanation of some
of the rulings of the board this year be
made for the information of appliH
cants affected, Secretary of State Hull,
who is president of the board, makes
the following statement:
The law says there shall be paid out
of the treasury of the state to every
soldier who has been for twelve months
proceeding the date of his application =
resident of the state, and who is in
digent and incapacitated for manual
labor by reason of wound received
while in discharge of his duties as a
soldier in the service of the state of
Arkansas or of the Confederate States
of America, certain amounts, annually,
according to the degree of disability.
1t is evident that while the law pro-
vides for pensioning soldiers who were
wounded in the service, the intention
of the law is to grant pension to no one
who is not in INDECENT circumstances.
In other words, the success of a
soldier application. although he may
have been wounded, depends on wheth-
er or not he is in INDECENT or needy cir
cumstances.
Such was the ruling of the board last
year, and in order that the board
might be able to ascertain the true CON
dition of each pensioner. financially, on
the roll. or who might be applicants
for pensions in the future. we adopted
a new blank, showing a full and com
plete list of the property, both real and
personal. and its value. owned by each
claimant This we sent out and re-
! auired them to make out under their
oaths and file with the board. The
I result of this action was that we found
! quite a pumber of pensioners on the
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
Official Evidence.
From the st. Louis Republic.

From the st. Louis Republic.
Fighting joe Wheeler has said
what he could in defense of the San
tiago campaign management. We have
heard from Shafter. Alger and Mark
Hanna. General Boynton has uttered
glaring misstatements in an effort TO
cover up the blunders of the war de-
partment.
The private soldier has not yet testi
| fed. He has been heard from indirect
ly and his sufferings have reached the
public through letters sent home full of
the grievances which he dared not utter
to his superior officers. The word of
private is as good.as the word of a
Brigadier General, Secretary of War
or Senator from Ohio. One hundred
thousand privates will be mustered out
within few weeks. They will speak,
and their testimony will be weighed
with that of their officers. The man
who fought, starved and wasted away
for s15 month will be heard as readily
as the officer who drew twice that sum
every week of his service.
General Wheeler was not at Chicka
mauga, at Church Falls or at Miami
/ Seventy five thousand American citi
zens were there and most of them are
as intelligent and truthful as Secretary
Alger, Senator Hanna or General
Boynton. If President Mckinley and
his henchmen are to be spared from an
official investigation there will be
an unofficial investigation with 100. .000
witnesses from the volunteer army and
the American public as a jury, There
will be no red tape about it, no fear of
court martial and no dread of depart
ment disfavor. There will be no star
chamber sessions and no whitewash.
The people want the truth and they can
the ranks.
The officer is a great man in war.
His wish is necessity and his word is
law. His means are ample and his op-
portunity for safety and comfort is il
his own hands His subordinates are
without voice or money. But the wal
is over. The lowliest trooper is the
peer of any epauletted commander il
the world. The preponderance o.
evidence, for praise or blame, will bt
on his side, and the verdict will be
sealed one delivered at the polls.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
May be Given Up.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-The investi-
cation of the conduct of the war may
possibly be abandoned.
A near friend of President Mckinley
said today that the executive head of
the nation was discouraged over the
declination of several of the men he had
asked to serve on the investigating com
mittee. He had given considerable
thought to the matter of selecting fit
men for the work, and the disinclin-
alton shown by the majority of theinum-
Der appointed makes it probable that
the investigation will be given up alto
gether.
Gen. Gordon, Dan Lamont and Mr..
Manderson have refused to serve. Gen.
Schofeld and Robert Lincoln have asked
for further time to consider the ques
ton. Only Messrs. Dodge. Sexton and
Gilman have accepted the appoint
ment.
The declinations are attributed to
various causes, 1t is believed that in
one instance at least the fear that
whitewashing would be the result
brought about the refusal.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17

old list whom we did not consider in
digent, and they were stricken off. The
same test was applied to new applica-
tions.
This action ON the part of the board
was not taken because it would save or
protect the interest of the state, but
because, in the first place, the law ap-
plies to INDECENT Confederate soldiers
only, and, second, because to do other
wise would be an injustice and work a
hardship on the really INDECENT and de-
serving applicant who is entitled to and
needs all the law allows him, and be-
cause every dollar allowed man who
is not INDECENT and has means sufficient
for support, takes that much from the
poor, needy and truly INDECENT pen
sioner. So much in explanation of the
action of the board in striking certain
pensioners from the list who have beer
receiving pensions in the past.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
commissioners Sale

NOTICE is hereby given that under and by
~ virtue of decree rendered in the Circuit
Court Of Crawford County, Arkansas, on the 7th
day of July, 1898, in an action then pend
ing in said court on the chancery side, between
o. M. Bourland. guardian Of Allen G. Powell,
plaintiff and Harvey Beauchamp and Laura
Beauchamp, defendants, the undersigned spe-
cial commissioner will on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER s, 1898,
within the hours for judicial sales, at the front
or Main street entrance to the Court House in
the City of Van Buren,. Ark, offer for sale and
sell, at public outcry, to the highest bidder, on
a credit Of three months, the purchaser TO give
note with approved security and bearing inter
est at 10 per cent per annum from date of sale
until paid, the lands described in said decree,
to-wit:
Lot one ~ in block fourteen Q4) In McGee $
Addition to the Town OF Van Buren,, in Crawford
County Arkansas.
Said sale to be made in default of payment of
sl21 .O4 with interest and costs adjudged against
| said defendant, Harvey Beauchamp, and de-
clared to be first lien upon said real estate.
W. p. SADLER Special Commissioner.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
Probate Court Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following
~ named Guardians. Executors and Admins.
| traitors have filed their accounts of settle
ment with the several estates, hereinafter
named, during the August term, 1898, of the Pro.
bate Court of Crawford County Ark
All persons interested in the settlement Of said
estates are hereby notified to file their excep.
lions thereto If any they have, on or before the
second day ofthe next November term, 1898, of
this Court, or they will be forever barred
excepting to the same or to any item thereof:
Estate Of c. W. Larue. Jesse Turner, guardian.
3rd and final account
Estate off,, W. Larue, Jesse Turner, guardian.
| 3rd and fnal account
a,s Estate OF Laura McCullah, Edwin Lovitt, guar.
Estate OF Sarah Filpot Jacob Yoes. guardian,
End and final account
Estate of. W. Hatfield John Hatfield, admin.
lstrator, 18th annual account
Estate OF Susan Fostor, II. NJ. Halle. admin.
| istrator, lst and final account.
Estate of R, $. Hynes, II. Riley, administra.
tor, 2nd annual account,
Given under my hand and official seal this the
10th day of September, 1898 WAC '"e
w. C. BosTICK
| l'hNLl CLERK of Probate Court
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
Hill and Croker.

New YORK, Sept. 10.-Ex Senator
David B. Hill and Richard Croker had
another conference today on the polit-
ical situation at the Murray Hill
hotel. Croker, it is reported offered to
supportiHill for the governorship, buthis
motive not being apparent, the Albany
statesman refused to accept it without
a pledge, that il Democratic legisla-
ture should be elected that senator
Murphy should be retired and his place
given to Hill.
The Elmira politician does not regard
the prospect of electing a Democratic
governor as very bright but in his opin
ion, his party has good chance of Sc
curing control of the legislature.