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Captain VT, Mahan Asks Some
Very Pertinent Questions
CHOICE OF AFFIRMATION.
l. IL BETTER BY Retail or Wholesale
Conference Refused to Accept capt.
Croktcr's Itumnnc Amcndm mt.

London. June 21-Th0 correspondent
OF the Times OF The Hague says. This
hua been one OF tho most exciting d1ys
of the conference. There was 90 sharp
controversy between thn RUSSIAN and
American naval delegates. Capt M1-
hun very port.uUnuy asked why tho
employment OF Elaua should d. inter
dlotod. while tho moro cruel Wholesale
destruction NJ human ufa aimed at hy
che employment 0f submarine torpedo
boats should Doc permitted. "a she'll
charged with usphyN.utiug gas need not
necessarily destroy human li'o.' De-
sold, ANY more than uhlUt1form, but
might only place men huu du combat
for n time. whereas submarine boat
steilthlly approaching under cover ~
darkness might send q thousand sleep.
lnE mon Co Watofy grave. Why fDr-
DID retail Bsphyal1tIon by uir and per-
init wholesale nsphyNlatlpn by wutcrT
a Russian delegate replied that the
mon might be- picked up when the ship
aauil
capt. Mahan rctortel by recalling the
ease o.. ths british battlUHulp Vie
disciplined ncgt. 200 broad daylight and
smooth watsrs. many hundreds uf men
were drowned, 200 sudden was tho ru-
tustfuphc and short thu available tine
90 pick up the mon. tie reminded th"
commission also that this happened
when nn Immense fleet was close to-
sethur aud lutvut ou doing &c. utmost
Co save llfg
Cnpt. Mnhnu'H arguments worc alto
rpthcr logical ana uuusHnllnhle but THIS
ava not prevent tho commission voting
thUm down. \ suggestion that seemed
Co he made quite seriously was put for
ward by one delegate Co thu effect that
20 submarine boat would naturally do
her best 60 save he after She had sent
the ship 90 the bottom
In the discussion regarding dumdum
bullets, the Russian delegate, Col. Ji-
liuaki. ala not mluco matters but plain
ly Expressed the opinion that dumdum
was utglgHsly cruel ltO refused ip ace
tgpt Ga" humanitarian amendment pro-
posed by Capt. Cruzlnr uf the American
delegation, which would have bytu
voted unanimously. that NO bullets
should be- adopted which caused uuuus
CcHlury suffering. lie said. Although
Il mu1t be obvious 90 AN that giving "a
specific technical Introduction Co certain
features VIII not prevent the intruluo-
ton of other features capable uf proc
ducIng more cruel results. this Dr. likely
] 90 De the case. Indeed an Ingenious
and simple means % gyadlug thu RuH-
sian Introduction has already been de-
/ vlrcd. What strange commentary on
I q humanitarian conference that one OF
l ita results may very well be- the intro
] duction ~ more cruel missile than
| any az present M uryl"
when the vote was taken Great Britt
] ain and America were lvft lu the mi-
[ nuflty. England ana the United States.
] therefore. arr branded by the majority
] aH unclNilizcl and unu-humguitlrlun
/ states. while the Russians ore o. De-
] congratulated on having served the
. cause % civilization ana humanity AZ
least tho ycCeutflCitlra uf tudayH de-
absurd light
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VERY BOLD BANK ROBBERY
Talked Pleasantly with the Unsu,-
pccting TeiIer-Tbc stenographer
Gave the Alarm.

Boston, June 23.--Gcorgr Shea. alias
Philip Lambclc. an all-r0und crook ana
clover sneak thief. and a resident OF
CHICAGO, ~ likely 10 serve many years
imprisonment In payment Tor one
nalf days use OF $4,000.
shea went Into the Metropolitan Ma
tlonal bank In poHionico square at noon
and got away undctectcd with $4,000,
lie made for New York. whore he was
promptly arrested, "a good description
uf the thief having been sent all over
tho Eastern States within am hour ale
ter tho robbery lie offered the officer
making the arrest the whole $4,000 10
bet him free. All Of the money was re-
covered.
The story OF tho robbery as told by
the bank officials ls that man came
into the bank and made SOME enquiries
us 20 where he could obtain u money
order, tie carried ON his conversation
with Clarence 3. bplfoudBhl the re-
cciying tCllcr. who was acting nH pay
iuE teller, Tho teller after answering
the questions, went ON with his work
ana paid mo- further attention 10 the
stranger, meantime going 20 the tclc-
phone suddenly Miss Grceulll, tho
fteuounphcr asked the paying teller
II he had paid nny money To tho man
rolnE out 0f the bank She said that
she saw this stranger Withdrawing his
hnud from behind the partition In front
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London. June 22.-Thc correspondent
OF the Daily Mail az HennrH dcscrih-
ing tho excitement In the town, ana
thc frultlcas efforts OF newspaper men
60 obtain Information Hnys'
Everything IN Nhroudcd IN mystery
The coll FOR prcyfuH ~ comfortably
furnished IN the usual style OF officers
quarters; Il has two windows, one NJ
them overlooking the street He Will
be- treated with every consideration,
and an the formalltlcs due his rank
aH a captain ot artillery Will Dee scru-
pulously observed.
MADAME Drcyfus has not arrived.
hut everybody expresses tho greatest
aympnthy with her NJ BaHch the
Jewish gentleman who has placed his
house al her disposal Is terrified al the
mncour Of the anti prcyfusites. had
the greatest difficulty Co puraundn him
10 speak. He says hiH house is watched
day aud night. and That he and his
wife have been lnsulted Co such am exc
tent that he has had tn challenge "a Joe
cal editor 20 duel The editor how
ever, prefers 10 make "a public apology,
M Bagchr npprehcn7l'us are main
~ FOR Capt, nroyfuH, uH ne h.laNn1
that members of the Patriotic league
viii attempt 70 naHusglnutr him, Ito
says the pr0curnior general has zone
on mysterious mission today, which
NJ. Basch believes 10 mean the arrival
NJ Drovfua. Several members of the
Patriotic league are already here and
NJ. Drumont, editor OF tho Llbro Pa
role. IN expected here toulght'
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ACUlRALDO IN COMMAND.
He Is Rassrg a Very large Rebel Force 10
Try and lake San Fernando.
urings Two thousand nom Antipoio
-nacArthur Anxious tor Another
chance TO Fight Insurgents.

Manila. Juno 2l.-ii;25 o. m.-Agul-
nalJo does not seem TO De satisfied
with the attempt Of the Insurgents 60
rctlkc San Fernando, and be- has Ia
ken command " Cen Luua'H army
and has masscd the largest rebel force
yet mnbolizcd. bringing 5000 mon from
thr Autlpul1 region. lie d. exceeding
iy troublesome. Last night hls men
wounded two members Of the seNrn-
tgeuth regiment
ON the nlrtt To- ropel any attacks uF
the rebels. sleeping upon their arms
Tho general sincerely hopes thni tho
FUIpIuua will give him another ghhhcc
Tor Ia battle. Tor the soldiers fcAllN tn-
los uu opportunity 90 nght them Wh-n
they can do su without Wndlhs through
Hwnmpa 60 catch them.
Unilwny trains between Manila ana
San Fernando have been stopped Tor
several DAYS. while permanent repair
,,.srs being made TO the bridges nluns
tho route. but today trnihc was re-
Humcd. ,., ..,.t.,. 49,,
arrived hnrr. had an CNcluug expert
pncc while rounding Point EusAhu Wl
Inc northern coast Of Luzpn on her way
A. this MORT. She struck u rock on Wed.
nsaIty and remained fuHt for several
hours. during which time she was sur .
r,tnded by HwutmH % natives IN
canoes. who became mcnnclng capt
Eario. who commanded the transport
wna compelled 90 throw overheard "a
hundred tons OF supplies IN order 10
iirhtgu the ship sufficiently 60 get her
nnont Before this was cucctcd the
Fllplnoa had lowed the cases ashore
and were lighting over the npoila'
The cruiser baltimore recently
grounded at the same point but the
natives feared 90 approach her
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The Hague. June 22.-Aftcr short aog-
slOnH " the subcommittee 0f war and
navy az which reports by Major Gen.
pcndoer Portugal N tho Dutch dela-
cation and count Zoltyk the Austrian
naval expert. were respectively
adopted. the hrHt committee mot 60 dis
cuss the Same In the above order Tho
delegates declared In favor NJ nuy state
using amy explosive or new Inventions
for ordnance. Russia ana Bulgaria
alone RETAINING from voting
The question N dumdum bullets was
discussed Major Sir John Ardagh ~
the British delegation declaring that
Great Britain dld not desire 20 use
any prniectlle inconsistent with the
principles NJ modern warfare, and that
dumdums should only be used against
an unclvllized foe
The conference finally resolved IN fn-
vor NJ prohibiting tho Use pf bullets
which spread or nntten out iu the hui
man body. such as explosive bullets.
bullets ln n hardened case which does
not entirely cover the point. or bullets
with an lnclHion The British md
American delegates alone voted In the
Incentive.
The use M any new explosives ia
nroiertllea from balloons was prohlb-
itod for i've years.
The question ~ restraining the In
PRODUCTION ~ new types OF rifles was
deferred
count Z1ltvk's rcno-t was then
taken mp. II declared that tho SUBJ
committee, though unable 10 agree re-
gnrdlng the proposed abolition or naval
rams. submarine torpedo houts and the
use ~ explosives had declared against
the use ~ aaihyNlatlng gases. which
the FIRST committee also approved.
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prNouNors rur ouuANs.
Gcn. Cailaro Calls Them towards for Ao'
coptinE American Money,

Havana. June 2.-Gen. Enrique Col.
lRyo. who ~ member NJ the stan or
tho late Gen. CullXto Garcia, aud VINO
from tlmc 20 time has attacked the
American military administration
through the pruss N Havana, today
denounced the CubnnH Tor accepting
money from the United states, ana
calls them "cownrdH' for doing 30,
lie says Dignity should com" be-
fore calls Of the stomach. What we
want ~ that the intervcuorH should
conduct themselves ne the American
people at large desire and not In uc-
cortiauce with the wishes of those,
here and in Washington, who are seek
INK personal enrichment through lucra-
tive negotiations.
Lot the administration dohne
pollcy thnt viii enable uH 60 know what
10 do today and IN tho future, and then
act ln accordance with to- spirit The
American people recognize the truth
I'm the report of Gen Miles and dlsrc-
gard Cen Alger'H greed, Lot us speak
out cnndidly ana truthfully telling
what we consider our duty ana our
rights. The spanlurds dominated here
for four centuries without dc-Cuhaniz-
ing ~. Lot ua not become American
lied today"
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The New York nsuk. WIN Noi change
Their Rate Iniy Z.


Sow York. June 23-Tho mviuga
banks 0f Nrw York Will mNie mo-
change ln their rates NJ lutorvHt uu Iu-
ly D. according Co the statements OF u
number uf bank officials. THE banks
that have been paying . per cont Wli
continue Go do rn aud thofH that have
boon paying 3i4 per cent will continue
Co maintain that rate. Several ui the
brooklyn banks that have Paid Z per
cent tn the present. WILL boz ull prohahiis
lty. reduce their rate.
The general opinion among banking
men iH that those banks which have
been paying Z per cont viii eventually
have o. come down Co the lower rate.
This belief ~ expressed even in those
banks where the 2 per cont rate la Dee
inr maintained. The great diueultN
that cOufruutH thn latter, according CO.
thu statement Uf tuu president ~ o.
down town Institution. g. how Co koop
ont money
we decided some time ago." he
said. "t1 go on paying Q par cont but
we are NOT guiugHu advertise the fnDt
until after July 20 NJ 500 did. lopuHl.
tors would swarm here. mud uH 10 iH
now. We arc refusing money every dag.
We feel that We must protect our own
icpositors uud aa long as % Dr. puHHl'
bic. We want Co pay the higher rate.
We huyo been paying z per cent since
1901 and earning 40 the rate uf $1,000
year lu excess of our por cont but
10 We took 400 the money that was uf-
fGrod we would have uu excess % g.
100000 or moro mud it would Dc linz
possible Co go 90 that rate
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Chicago. juno "A special from
Washington 90 the Tribune says;
President Mckinley has decided 10 call
for volunteers for service In the Phil
lpplucs. II has been determined 10
form az Least nine regiments and possl-
bly, twelve. For the present tho Prcai-
dent deems nine or ten regiments
enough, and 70 IL understood this num-
Der o. based un the representations
made By Gen. Otis, who o. said tu have
recently amended his estimate % the
t1rcr he wiz need In maintaining peace
In the Islands.
There arr now 5000 regulars In the
Philippine ana there will shortly be
a reinforcement OF at least 1000. This
furnishes den. OTIS with the army de-
nircd In the earlier estimates from Ma
Mia.
Lately. however. h. has had occasion
90 revise these figures. and under the
influence Of the more liberal estimates
of Con. Lnwtun and other advisers. he
has Informed tho Washington officials
that the presence N 1900 or i5,0oO vol.
unteora 60 supplement the force of
regulars viii be- "a safeguard.
Actual enlistment FOR tho new volun-
tecr regiments win BE- under the army
officers. ana tho records viii be- similar
10 those which attended tho recruiting
~ volunteer at tho outbreak OF tho
late war. II ~ probable the company
strength VIII BE- maximum, and this
would give FOR nine regiments q voluu-
teor force OF az least 1900. The call
FOR troops will be- issued ne soon nH the
necessary arrangements Tor the re-
vrultlng system can Doe made
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Scw York. June e3.-Dr. 4. II. Dorr.
health officer OF the port 90 OF the
opinion that thorr ~ moro yellow
fever among the troops iu cuba than
Or reported by the war department.
within xix months. be- says. 5000 s1l-
dlcul have returned from cuba and
morn than GOOO more win arrive here
within the next two months. lie proc
poses 60 take special precautions
Vessels from cuban ports ore 60 be
held nt quarantine until they have
been thoroughly washed and cleaned
and the baggage fumlrutod, puHssu-
gers not having certificates of uCcll-
matlzation In cuba are held FOR i've
days from the tlmo % their leaving
cuba. that being the period of lnCuba-
ton ~ yellow fever. Should the
fever become epidemic In cuba. even
HtriCtor regulations for is exclusion
viii be adopted. here.
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Another Call for Volunteers viii
Soon be Issued.
RECRUITING ARRANGEMENT
Actual Enlistment VIII be Under
Regular Army Omccrs gen.
Otls Needs Them.

New York, June IA special 10 tho
Herald from Washington slysi
President Mckinley win authorize the
enlistment OF additional men Tor the
Philippines when he returns 70 Wash
ington. This ls the understanding Of
well Informed war department officials.
The administration has nc last come
o. recognize the necessity OF reinforcing
Gen. Otls'H command. ~ o. apparent
that some department officials are ng-
uring ON the Availability uf cullstIug
sufficient mon To- form ten complete
regiments. Acting Secretary uf War
MClkcllohn said ~ the President uu-
thurizrd additional men, the number
would be- determined aftor "a cDuaultI-
ton with otis. 10 would not be surpriH-
Ing were the department TO hear from
Gen. otis before the return of the Pres
idcnt lu order that the latter may be-
supplied with the necessary lnfUrmu-
ton IN order TO take immediate action.
In any event" said Mr. Mcikoli0hu.
There ~ little probability of o. formal
call Tor volunteer. state organizations
Will not be accepted, although there are
many applications ON nlo from them
Tor muster In and 60 be- dispatched 10
the Philippines. The PRECEDENT, I think.
authorized the department 90 direct IT,
recruiting officers to make onlistmUnta
and | am confident that men can be-
obtained In such numbers us 10 form
complete organization and De- ready Tor
service with Den. otis during tho fan
months"
Should the President authorize the
formation OF ten regiments. recruiting
officers will have Co obtain 1900 men To-
nl them. ~ least four thousand mon
will ho required Tor three volunteer ore
TuulEHtluuH which Gen. OTIS hnH ALE
thorlty 60 organize, making about co.
600 ~ tho 5000 mon OF the provisional
army, the enlistment OF which Ia au-
thorizcd by law.
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Paris. Juno senator wnldock-
NouaHoun has completed tho formation
Of "a cabinet uH follows.
81 cabinet as follows.
SIN later this afternoon the an
uDuuccmCnt was made that Senator
Wnldcck- Rousseau had completed the
formation ~ the cabinet,
The senator accompanied by tho new
cabinet ministers, proceeded 60 tho
Elyscc palace az G.i0 3. m. 10 present
his colleagues 20 President Loubot
The new cabinet nH organized IL as
follows:
Senator waldeck- ousHcau-prcsidcnt
NJ the council uf ministers ana minis
ter OF the interior
NJ, Dolcasnc-Ministcr of foreign az
fairs.
Gcn. Marquis de Gallcnt-Minlster OF
war,
NJ. Do Lnncuan-Minlster OF ma
rlnc.
~ Mouls-Mlulstrr ~ Justice,
NJ. CaillhuX Minister NJ finance,
NJ. Observation-Disclosures NJ commerce.
NJ, Loyguea-Minister Of public In
Ftructl0n.
NJ. De Crala-MlniHtcr u the colonies.
NJ. Jean Dupuy-M Minister N ngrlcul-
turc.
~ Pierre paudln-Mlnlstcr OF public
works.
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should honor one of the co.niry's most
notable sons. Rear Admiral schioy. the
hero ~ Santiago.
AZ the admiral stepped 90 the center
OF the platform. men and women arose
90 mnHse and pHndcmoulum rCigned.
Waving OF handkerchief. shouts.
clnppinE of hands and stamping %
feet matkcd the occasion.
Tho undergraduates were uurc-
strained in their denomination. Cries
OF what's the matter with SChley1'
"tteH 900 right" nnd others filled the
hall. Admiral sChloy received hts de.
gree without any remarks.
Rear Admiral Melville was also the
recipient 1f generous applause us he
was handed hls degree.
The address CO. the graduates was
made by iilufkH Cochran
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List OF the Compsnie. and Concerns that
eco 60 Make u ~.

Sew York. June gl-Tho members OF
the newly formed American Bicycle
company the sl-galled Bicycle trust
capital tsO.O1lOlO. held o. meeting ut
the Waldorf Astoria to arrange nuul dee
tails. a a.. SpHliiuu. Who Dr. one uf ihr
originator OF The trust ana who VIII
probably Boz made thH president ut tho
company. acted uH chairman MI
spllllur announced that the company
had been formed On the lines originally
decided upon. a committee consisting
vi Albert a. Pope. H. Philip GHrmuIlg
Ames. j. W. klHcr 4. l.. GorfDrd, 4.
Feuthrrft1nr. a. 3. Crawford, 4. r.
Peck. aud A. VI. johnson. was appoint
cd 20 meet the underwriters. Commit
tees on manufacturing, un domestic
sales. and on foreign sales were named
This o. "a list OF the concerns that u
was sHll will constitute the American
Bicycle company.
Uiryrlo Manufactured Pope Manu-
featuring company Hartford, Wtsicr-
ly Wheel Works and Gurmully ana JEFF
ferry Mnnufaciuriur company chicago.
n. A. Iozlor q CO.. Cleveland. a. o..
spalIiug q Bros. New York. 4.
Manufacturing company chicago.
Crawford Manufacturing company.
Hugcrstown, MD. A. b. Mciseihnch.
Milwaukee; Indiana bicycle company.
indianapolis. r.. e.. steurnH Coz
barnes cycle company. Syracuse. y. y;
Eagle Bicycle Manufacturing company.
ToHuEton. Conn, Black Munuiactur-
ing company Erie. Ponnn,, Grand Rap
idH. cycle Manufacturing company
Grand Rapids. Acme Mnuufncturing
company, Reading company. Wife Sew.
Ing Machine company Cleveland
Amos a Frost, Chicago Viking Manu-.
featuring company. Toledo. shelby
cycle company shelby ohio; Fauninp
| cycle company. chicago, Columbus
cycle company Columbus. ohio FHy
/ Manufacturing company Elyrl. ohio
l Geneva cycle company Geneva. Ohio
| Milwaukee Engineering cump-y MIL
I Wnukrp, Cotton cycle company Toledo
| and the Sew Bunulo wheel company
I lunniO,
The manufacturers of material arc.
American Saddle company. Cleveland
I Hartford Rubber works. Hartford. e.
l j. Smith A Sons company Milwaukee
/ indianapolis chain aud stamping com
| plny and India Rubber company In
! dlun1uUIls, Cleveland Machine Screw
| company, Cleveland Indiana NuyDlu
! GO. Plymouth, Ind. ana tHn Gvlrr
! Thompson company Chicago.
lu ull thirty-HlN separate concerns
! operating furty-uno plants are Involved
| the American Saddle company hayln
six plants. An tho concerns name
were represented nt the meeting.
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New York June al-Thc last appear
nncr of the Yale and Harvard athletes
before sailing on the steamer st. Louis
on July 9TH will be- ut the knlckcr.
booker Athletic club games. 90 be- held
on July an ut Nuicknrboukcr field,
Bergen Point n. j.. ana nc this meet
win be- definitely decided what men
would be- taken tn England 90 compete
ln che broad and high Jumps. To order
90 give tho broad aud hlEh Jumpers NJ
Yale and Harvard chance to show
thoir bcHt form ut the last possible moo
mrut James T. sullivan. PRECEDENT NJ
the kuickorbookor a. e.. viii add 60
tho program 20 scratch hlgh jump and 90
scratch broad jump. open only Co those
Harvard and Yale men selected by the
Joint committee.
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Of che paying teller. lie said that be
had not paid him anything ami then
rushed 10 look f1r his money and found
on the floor q wrapper which had en-
closed a package of $1,000 in bills of
$50. 800 and 5000 denomination.
An alarm was sounded and some of
the clorks rushed out into the street
while others notified chief Inspector
Watts and the bank SQUAD chief
Watts tolcguphcd % description pf tho
man to tho Sow York police ana "a
watch was placed upon all the trains
and steamship lines u ie thought that
shea rode ont NJ town on the electric
cars and boarded train from some
-uMmLLIm uLuLL.u-
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lilo Declares that the THIRD party n
Nothing bat Mere cipher.

Carthage. Mo, June 2a-in an inter-
Wow here today ", 4. poncr former
United States senator from Kansas
denied that De- had Joined the lltpubll-
can party, lu these words,
u have not Huid Tor myself nor have
I authorized any other person 90 s1y
Tor mo, either that I had lofl tho
popullst party or Joined the Rcpuhu-
can party
what I ana say ard do now say
and expect To- Keep saying Or that aH
O. factor IN national politics the p0pu-
list party ls u cipher TINT % r. mere
adjunct 90 the Democratic party.
briefly that fnr nll national purp1Ho8
tho p0puliHt party win be swallowed ln
the Democrat party, ana uH between
tho Democratic and Republican p1r-
ties I have always been against the
Democrats.
"Rcllcylnr that the contests N the
these two parties, I expect Ia do AN
That I can honnrahly 20 keen the
Democratic party out of power IN the
nation"
Mr. PETER also declared himself me-
strongly In favor NJ expansion. lie
spoke ON tho political Issues today. at
the Chautluuuu,
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Georgetown University Makes the Hero OF
santiago Doctor OF Laws.

Washington. June 2s-rhe honorary
degree of LID. was today conferred
by Georgetown university ON Roar
Admlrnls Winfield Scott Sohlcy and
q. william Melville. Mai. Cen Wheel
er. Hon. iourkc cochran of New York.
Dr. samuel Nusoy District OF Column
bln, Dr. Daniel Brewer Illinois, and
Hon. Thnmas Horrun, United states M
colombia Gen, Wheeler, Or Brewer
ana Hon, Thomas hcrrun were un-
avoidnbly absent
The presentation occurred during
the annual commencement exercises N
mo uulversity when the honorary
degrees We're conferred, the rector of
the university announced that for
years II has been the policy ~ the In
atitutiun 10 confer the honorary de-
gree of doctor on laws upon certain
of tho nations men who have honorod
their country and reflected glory on
themselves. He said Il was NJ and
proper that Georgetown university