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SMITH.

Northampton Mass May THE regular bien-
NAL meeting for the election OF the smith Coiiege
Chapter Of the College Settlement Association was
held on Monday. April "a Miss Duncan was
chosen
The college has increased in size so rapidiy III 'he
last few years that need OF more room mas peen
felt This spring the college has purchased siIp
OF land on the northwest of the campus, towara
Elm-st The purchase includes the Methodlst par
sonage and the Kingsley property; me Kingsley
house will be used next year as dormitory, cu
ON NAV Professor Charles Waldstein, or Gam
bridge University. England. lectured on creek
Art" Last week NJ. Maire principal or norman
scbool In France visited the college. Nj. Maitre
expects TO found a woman's college In France, ana
wishes to consider the methods OF American COL
leges. -. $50, ohosar 90
The Rev Henry van Dyke who was enos en- a 20
give the commencement address for the CLASS OF 49,
1nds that II Will be impossible for him 10 90 So
The trustees of the college have voted 10 ouiiu
new dorrnitory during the coming year
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PENNSYLVANIA.

Philadelphia, May 7--Professor Sommerville gave
a private view OF his Buddhist temple on Wednes-
day II is the greatest piece OF work or It's Klno
outside Of Buddhist countries Every piece has
been bought by Professor Sommerville or pre-
scented 10 him. and not a piece OF the Work Is jap
anese or Chinese or Corean.
A scribblers club was recently organized among
the members OF the class Of 90 who are connected
with The Red and Blue" and THE Pennsyl-
DR.. Henry Lehman has presented the libraries
cS Of sD 20 OF Of Society Of Gin
cinnati OF the State OF New Jersey has been re-
Sspsrment ' fortyone documentary dissertations
from the University Of Michigan have been re-
At meeting OF the trustees on Tuesday the fol-
lowing appointments TO fellowships ana scnoar-
year. 1872 SO wsrs MADE new fsO%shlP t. b
entitled The University Fellowship In English,
iowships-at-l arge the Harrison Foundation were
assigned for the coming year to sociology and
appointed to the fellowship in sociology. and Mich
oias Panagis vlachos was appointed to the fellow
sp %ee % follows IN
susses to Isaac Husik in Mathematics and as s.
Hilhouse Boggs; in classical languages. 70 Isadore
in ' Chemistry, 70 CHARLES Lawrence Sargent; in
S Lou. III @ o W II 1SOGs
Ebaugh; in mathematics 70 Alice Madelaine Nc
Oss &c G s ows ar
suases. TO Georgs william Bas9n; IN history and
sns history TO Frank aosss Bossert h English
and history. to Henry Downing Jacobs These four
that the appo.ntees receive their baccalaureate de-
of the New-York Library School. under the. charge
OF Mrs. saiome Cutler :Fairchid. visited the uni
nc aas rs'' 81; q for he schoo
R Sa"S G. s'' McM Rs 5ee"'' anu ~ F"'
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WELLESLEY.

wellesley. Mass. May 7-Professor George Adam
Smith of Glasgow. who has just completed the
LYMAN Beecher course OF lectures at Yale Univer-
s,ty will lecture at Wellesley on June u. Other
lecturers in the Biblical department this year have
heen Professor Caspar Rene Gregory, Of Leipsic
University and Dr. T. II. Pattison, Of Brooklyn.
At the Junior class election, held Tuesday, Miss
Hannah Hume Of New Haven. Conn. was elected
10 serve as senior president next year. MISS Hume
,s now president OF the Junior class
A piano recital was given on Monday evening py
Nine Antolnette Szumowska. on Saturday r:
II stimson lectured at Wellesley on What
law can DO for Labor" Mrs Julia Ward Howe
ia expected 10 speak in the current topics course
Nav 20 on Brook Farm. CO.,
The dedication OF the Houghton Memorial Chapei
will occur early in June. Tree day VIII be oo-
served on the 10th and float day on the 2Oth' the
date OF commencement being the 9th.
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NETWORK UNIVERSITY.

Tho New-York Beta Of Phi Beta Kappa fraternity
held It's elections Thursday. The following men
were elected: Walter Lichtenstein. Isaac l.. Otis.
F. w Carpenter and Rodney NJ Heggie from 70.
and T /, Shear A. d. Northrop S. III. MolesOn,
s. w Hicks and II. n. MacCracken. from 90
At meeting OF the senior class Earl Is barnes
was elected cremation orator for class day. The
Commencement Committee was appointed. as fol-
lows: F. c. Metcalfe, chairman; W. b. Raymond.
T. X McCelland. f. c. Woodward and J. o. Scud-
der.
The museum OF the university has received from
s. A. Stephenson. jr.. &c. the gift Of the patent OF
the first streetcar.
The meeting of the Student Organization took
place last Wednesday. The following officers were
elected: President. Albert d. Northrop, 90: vice
president Victor StOckell '0l secretary G. Martin
Thone. 02. and treasurer. +. T. Hendee. co.
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PRINCETON.

Princeton. n. j.. May THE work Of the athletic
teams continues to absorb the undergraduates at
tention The baseball team has braced up per-
ceptibly and has been playing a much stronger
game in the last ten days The fielding Of the
team 10 strong and about all that could be asked.
but the base-runnng and batting have continued
weak. though there is a slight improvement.
In the Cornell game the men played with a dash
that augured well for future games Several
changes have been made In the personnel Of the
nine: Hutchinson has left the track team and is
at present playing shortstop on the varsity. lie is
an experienced man. cool and heady. Meier has
been placed at first base where ne is OF great SER
vice 10 the team account OF his batting. Jayne.
49, formerly OF Projectors best pitchers Is at
present coaching the nine
The literary societies have selected their rep
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resenaves for the annual Lynde dseate 40 81 CHI
dester Conover English. F. II. Northrup' 2 6
Harmon; for Whig the men cnosen ar c.orge 7
Reeves. A. s. Weston. II. +. Mi'cheh anu 'e0'
Russell ,,-...o, bs. been Sc
lected 10 act as one OF the Judges III ''io N
Sebate between Yale and Harvard. o,, hv
Lectures were SsveEsd on a"Ifh hs santiago
naign' and by Talcott Williams. or lhe rn""
99eIphia Press on Journalism" -, ra,,ors Of
The annual banquet of the BOARD OF Eu' It'll he
,.rhe Nassau Literary Magazine when VII, roD Ne
held in Princeton the evening q, ever given by
hat organlYation number OF promlne,hh.a t coca
men have promised TO be present on '""'
sion. ,.,, go who has been for
some time an Instructor In the Sc"o .'nerint ndent
has resigned his place 70 peco"e F
OF schools at Millburn, N ).
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RUTGERS.

New-Brunswick. n. j.. May 7.-Governor Voor-
hees will address the Rutgers Congress on the
evening Of May Is the subject. How Our Laws
Are Made"
The contest 10 determine who shall be the speak
ers AZ the junior oratoricel exhibition during COM
mencement took place in Kirkpatrick Chapel on
Wednesday afternoon. The speakers chosen were
T Cowenhoven. jr.. F. Eckerson. ~ II. Conoyer,
Robert w. Petit and W. II. Pearce. The judges
were the Rev j. c. Mason, of Metuchen; Professor
Krebs OF somerville. and Captain Chester. OF New
Brunswick
orator prize Hart. Martin. Sarles. scattergood
and Shearer.
The senior final examinations will be held from
Nav % "a
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YALE.

New-Haven Conn. May during the "eeh "
treat deal OF interest has been manifested ny '''
undergraduates IN the question o. the con.n'""
CT compulsory chapel under the new presioe"', ~
is the consensus OF opinion that the next p'eSue"'
vii not be clergyman. and the duties OF coIeee
,as,or have always been performed by the presf
dent I, Is now being debated whether Coiese
nastor other than the president would prove sa'iS
factory ana whether under the circumstances 1t
would he advisable maintain an obligatory MOI Ia
ing service One OF the most unfortunate fesu.S
n, any new state OF affairs would be the aDoh-
tim Of the time onored custom OF the seniors
bowling to the president Many open caIl for
teen received in answer 70 The News News rromnent
tsine from President Eliot Of Harvard ana fres,-
cent ssy b 81 system Of voluntary attend
ance pointing out how that system mas su t
az iSs Yale system on the plea that any
change would be detrimental to'the religious Spit,
a; Yale Several letters were also received rr9n
graduates. in which opinion Is ABOUT equa nss
divided The principal objections 10 any any CT cesn oss
~ democrats spirit while the general opinion IL
that from a religious point OF view the presen'
on TUESDAY evening Dwight Han the ox ford
League OF Yale University Vas ors e., be unver
silly who are church members of the Me do,
prrSpai sn be- admtted The object Of the
league partly religious and partly secular IL Is
5ressas under the auspices OF the league throughout
the year to hold frequent meeting, ana n genera
IN the university The first Of the series OF ser
mons that have been planned was delivered on
Monday evening by Bishop Vincent at the FIRST
Methodist Episcopal Church
II has beer announced that Henry C. Robinson
"a ~ Hartford will give course OF lectures be-
fore the Law school this spring There will be five
lectures in the course which win be on the general
subject OF professional Ethics" -,
The work Of the university debating team mas
OF the subject matter and division OF points be,
tween the speakers. The team has been divided
into three groups OF two men each TO cover the
three parts of the argument. Professors Hadley
and Reynolds have been coaching the men. assisted
hy C p Kitchen and H. a. Smyth, both OF the
Law School. series OF debates with scrub teams
has been begun. and the final selection OF the
three men who will speak against Harvard VIII be
decided by the work done in these debates.
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HOW COLONEL EGBERT DIED.
A LETTER FROM HIS DAUGHTER TELLING OF
HIS FATE ON THE BATTLE FIELD.

A LETTER FROM HIS DAUGHTER TELLING OF
HIS FATE ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
Cincinnati, May THE Commercial Tribune"
prints a touching letter from Miss Bessie Egbert,
daughter OF Colonel II. G. Egbert, Of the 22d In
fantry, who killed leading his regiment near
CaIoocan II describes his fate In the Philippines.
II was dated March % Speaking OF his funeral. the
letter says:
The service was just. like him-very simple and
sweet-none OF the PERCUSSION OF flowers and funeral
people
Describing the battle. the letter reads:
Saturday night March Is, he encamped on the
bank OF the River Tuiha. and Sunday morning the
brigade was ordered by General Wheaton TO take
the town OF Malinta and open the way TO Pao and
on a little emlnence. The church crowded with
the enemy. Before our men got In range they had
10 cross the river, and the surgeon. who was acting
al papas adjutant. says there were plenty OF RATS
for the Officers. but that papa plunged With his men
and the water was up TO his breast;
order take the trenches In front OF the town and
then TO charge the wall and storm the place. Al
first II hard to start them the fire was so
bitter, and those open fields seemed so far across
Papa went up and down the line calling 10 them 10
cheer 1.-THE Filipnos terribly afraid 10 cheer and
finally he got them started through the bushes. and
tust then he was hit.
The regiment stopped a second and the word ran
down the lire that the Colonel shot, and then
they started forward like demons, never stopping
and swarmed over II and took the town before they
stopped. Papa lived an hour after he was shot and
knew befors he died that the town was taken
General wheaton came TO him and the surgeon told
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
THOUSANDS VISIT SHIPS.
srArEN ISLAND FERRY COMPANY OUT
WITTED IN IT'S ATTEMPT TO EX-
TORT NICKELS FROM THE
MEN-O'-wAR'S MEN.

MEN-O'-wAR'S MEN.
Special policemen In the employ or the o'a'en
Island Ferry Company patrolled the long pier a.
South-st adjoining the Staten island ferry-no''o
at St. George, all day yesterday, 10 prevent .'o
landing OF sailors and boat parties on the pier
The men of-war's boats. however. out"''eu IN"
ferry company, az they landed only snort us
tance from the pier. without having " ~ ~ ~
Tompkinsvllle landing ,
Tho shina at the Government anchorage are well
nm toward St George. and as several hundred
sailors land every day when they obtain snore
leave and re-embark when their time Is up the
men want to land as near the ferry as possible
Besides It takes launch considerable time 10
run from the ships nearest Manhattan 10 inc
Tompsinsville andng A Msk mile nee back to the
ferry house, or else give up hve cents 10 tue
This led to the men being landed directly at the
ferry-house the adjoining pier The COMPANY any
forbade this and wanted no e RSdcs SO 70 the Specials
were put guard. They also prevented me ianu-
ing at the pier Of passengers taken OUT 20 tt,e re
land at Tompknsvile. The boatmen grumnea
much the mile or more row to ana no. ou' II
Connie O'I3rien for a year more has had a
of stairs and float on city properly az So V
st. adjoining the R4en saw chanee to do him
es, 81 George that the boats might use his land
and all day yesterday the boats landed about zen
feet outside OF the ferry c3mpanys pFoper'g "sa
In return for this Il IL said that OBriens boats
were treated better than those OF others when
they reached the warships where the crews were
Interested There was nothing official about this.
but the men on the companionway ana IN charge
Sometimes as TO the order In which the boats should
put their passengers on board the ships, ana ~ IS
said that oBriens boats never had the worst OF IL
Several thousand persons visited the ships yes
terday. All were open 10 visltOrs.
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WENTWORTH DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY. MAY 8. 1892

u. the General just sobbed. He said: "Esbert, you
made a brilliant fight And papa: iynS vh anr ro
way General"
The writer says further along most pathetcaiiy:
Papa was Just as he always. He never mad
any horror OF death and tried always 70 make us
feel ms ne dd-that it was perfectly naturai
thing and there was nothing mysterious OF awlul
about It, We just feel as though ne had gone away
Tor many years and Il Is the parting which nurts
Dear mother is Just wonderful and Is as brave as
papa would have her. His example mas peeh
Wonderful one to every one
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WESLEYAN.

Middletown. Conn. May ITO meet the demands
especially OF the non-fraternity men a commons
will be organized for the next year on a reasonable
basis The expenses to average 81 20 a week
and any profits will be divided among the men at
the close OF the year.
concert was given by the musical clubs in Bos
ton on last Thursday evening The clubs Will make
no more trips this year. They have already given
over thirty concerts. and had a successful financial
year - -, -, . 4, a., .
strength test Saturday. His total was 1851. the
heat orevious record being 1864 The next two
were Gould '0l. with N6.2. and B. Dodds. w. win
956. ". .,...., -.
,ha H,nior debate: H. T Baker, H. d. Byrnes. =.
A Parsons and w. b. Wilson. The subject Tor De-
hate Is: Resolved, That II Is expedient that the
Pre.ident OF the United States should be elected
by popular vote
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SYRACUSE.

Syracuse. y. Y, May THE baseball team
played with the team from Rochester University
on Wednesday afternoon, with result OF u 10 8
In favor of Syracuse.
The interclass field day a week ago showed some
encouraging results Three OF the college records
were broken, and two Of those by freshmen. Glass
put the hammer ll3 feet inches. STAFFORD jumped
9 feet inches with ease. and Whittimore broke
his former record in the broad jump at % feet 10
inches. ,-- Gu,
on Tuesday and Wednesday. in Grouse College.
occurred the Twentieth Century Educational Con.
yenton of the Methodist Church OF this part or
the country IL has been recommended that the
Methodist churches of the United States make a
thank offering OF $40 10000 for education during the
next two wears. OF that amount the conferences
Contributing TO Syracuse University and the eight
serninaries near by are to raise 10000 Tor these
INSTITUTIONS large and enthusiastic convention
resulted from the call, and plans have been formu-
lated for the work.
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THE REV. LEON HARRISON NOT CALLED

Emanuel Lehman, Of the trustees Of Temple
EMANUEL. Flfth-ave. and Forty-second-st said
yesterday that there was no truth in the report
that the committee Of trustees in charge OF the
selection OF a successor to the Rev. DR.. Gustav
Gottheil had extended unofficial call to the Rev.
Leon Harrison. OF Temple Israel. ST. Louis.
"Mr Harrison has received no call from US. either
official or unofficial" said Mr.. Lehman. THE fact
H. the committee has one in view at all. and
Il will probably be n long time before It to
an agreement. Several desra bic men have been
mentioned in general way but yet none have
been seriously considered"
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WILLIAMS.

Willianstown. Mass. May THE Lathers gold
medal for the best essay on THE Duties Of Chris
tan Men in Relation TO Government has been
awarded this year to Chauncey Depew Wildey. OF
the class OF SO.
Professor Morton. OF the French department VIII
finish his work the latter part Of May and will
Immediately 60 abroad.
THE following men have been selected from the
sophomore class TO speak on the moonlight orator
zeal contest at commencement: b. A. Hayner w.
H Quirk w. X. Lane. g. F. Gutelins and A. NJ
Meukel.
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WISHER PLANS FOR A NEW CHURCH.

Both factions OF the divided colored congregation
of the Mount Olivet Baptist Church held religious
services yesterday. The church In West Fifty
thlrd-st was opened for the first time since Easter
The building held by the anti-Wisherites. while
the former pastor. the Rev. D. w. Wisher, and
his followers conducted services In the West Side
Lyceum Fifty-second-st. and Seventh-ave. Mr..
Wisher announced that nearly $4,000 had been sub
scrbed and most Of 1t already paid in toward the
fund for building a new church. and that six hun
dred members already enrolled on the new
h0nlK
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been extended to include next year. during WHICH
she expects to continue her studies abroad.
On Friday evening Professor Charles Waldstein, OF
Cambridge England. lectured on The Excavation
OF Hercuaneum reception for DR.: waI cs was
The Vassar chapter OF Phi Beta Kappa mas APP
pointed faculty members and elected the ioloWns
professor NJ W Whitney; secretary. Miss w. Baa;
treasurer Professor II. r. Mills. The class OF W
has appointed for class day as junior SPADE orator
Miss n L. Ray junior marshal MISS H. H.
Samson. -, .o..,,, aa,,r,
ment has been appointed a member or the Board
OF Managers OF the State House OF f'eiuse Nv
Hudson.
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which had TO be got out first He ssA that the
apparatus would probably be set up at Tompkins-
Vile on Tuesday of this week, bat that II would be
fully a week longer before everything would be
I'm readiness to start the test Mr. Clarke expresses
himself as confident Of It's success.
Experiments will be made at different distances
beginning at six eight miles. Mr.. Clarke hopes
to Increase this to forty-four miles. which s the
distance from the Navesnk Light TO Fire Island
Colonel Heap Is anxious to begin the test as soon
n
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DIR. EATON'S ANNIVERSARY.

The Rev. DR.. Charles II. Eaton yesterday preached
a sermon concentrating the eighteenth anniver-
sary of his pastorate OF the Church OF the Divine
Paternity Seventy sixth-st. and Central Park West
Dr. Eaton recounted the great amount OF charlta-
bic and missionary work that had been done by the
church in the last twenty five years. He said that
II the result OF positive work instituted by his
predecessor. Since the congregation had taken
possession OF its new church there was not
corner OF the parish that had not been looked into
by the church officers. and many new plans had
been mapped out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY TESTS.

Preparations for the experiments In wireless
telegraphy to be made at Tompkinsville under the
supervision OF Lieutenant-Colonel ID. T. Heap. en-
gineer OF the lid Lighthouse District are ABOUT
completed w. ]. Clarke. general manager of the
United States Electrical Supply Company, who VIII
have charge OF the experiments, said yesterday
afternoon that work would have begun several
weeks ago had Il not been for rush OF orders
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no ERECT A COTTOy FACTORY.

Wilmington, n. C.. May 1.-The erection Of en-.
other big cotton factory In this city by $4,000
stock company is assured. Work ia to begin on
the buildings within thirty or sixty days. and the
plant rs to be completed and ready for operation
by January T. 1900 r. e.. Holt ~ me head Of the
enterprise. The company has purchased one hum
dred OF land and the buildings are TO be de-
signed so as TO admit OF enlargement and II is thu
purpose OF the company to double the CAPITAL
WITHIN few years For the present It will op-
crate 10 900 spindles and 800 looms, giving employ.
ment TO 300 operatives.
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VASSAR.

Pougbkeepsie, N Y. May THE foreign fellow
.h,n Of the Association OF Collegiate Aiumnm has
been awarded TO Miss Eioise Ellers 81. who has
been studying history at Cornell for the last two
years Miss @. II. Macurdy. Instructor In Greek.
has also received a foreign fellowship from the
woman's Education Association OF Boston The
leave of absence of Professor Ia 81 Salmon has
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TIDAL WAVE AT PUT-IN-BAY.

Toledo Ohio. May 7-Superntendent J. J. strana-
han Of the Government hsh hatchery at Putin
Bay has forwarded a report OF a tidal wave which
took place there last Friday The water rose fully
twenty inches. and after II receded fishing boats
were left high and dry on the beach.