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BROWNS NEW PRESIDENT.
says College should Hold itself Aloof
from Partisan Poiitics-FaVais Athletics
md High Entrance Requirements sew
ernl Glfts TO The IlniNerAlIN Announced.

says u College should Hold itself Aloot
from Partisan PoiiticE-FaNais Athletics
md High Entrance Requirements sew
ernl GIFTS 10 the University Announced.
PROVIDENCE. Il. l.. June 81. The new Prcsi-
dent OF Brown University, the Rev. DIR. William
II. p Faunce began his administration to-day
most nuspiciously. By a specch ut the alumni
dinner this afternoon he won the support O,
every graduate present DIR Faunce was in
auEurated at the close OF the commencement
exercises this morning. and in his speech at
tho dinner he outlined his policy and appealed
TO the friends OF " Old Brown for their united
support The speech ia pronounced generally
the most eloquent heard for years at n Brown
dinner. 1t repeatedly brought the LOCO stu
dents and graduates to their feet cheering
Gov. Elisha Dyer. Gov Roger Wocott Of Massa-
chusetts Bishop CoadJutor McVickar Of Rhode
Island and Acting President b. T. Clark also
spoke.
President Faunce said
When college ceases to grow it begins to
die; No growing man will then remain at it,
and ] should be the first to advise him to
leave"
In speaking OF the relation OF the alumni to
their alma mater he said;
have little respect for the man who takes
Tor four years all his college has to give OF fell
lowship, intellectual stimulus. moral inspira-
ton md then goes away and ignores IT."
icy will be. He said:
The college should obey the dictates OF
common sense and hold itself aoof from sec
tartan matters and partisan politics"
This brought to mind the attitude Of former
President f. Benjamin Andrews. DIR. Faunce
declared in favor OF legitimate, clean athletic
sports and said that the best athletes should
no our hest scholars. In speaking Of co-cduca-
ton at Brown he said hr did not believe in
treating women as il they were men. That"
he said. would be as great mistake as to
treat men MS IL they were women" He also
said:
Browns entrance requirements should be
at least rs high and her degrees as hard to get
as those of any college in the country" llis
tribute to his predecessor DR.. Andrews. az
one OF the most inspiring teachers and one
can life o-day" elected a storm Of applause
and cheers for Bennie Andrews"
The new administration began with the an
TWO friends Of the university gave $4,000
other friend contributed S25,OOO and still an
gave > 900 to the library to purchase books
Ter the EngliSh, department. and the class Of
~ presented $1,000 to the general working
fund of the university.
Brown S, graduating class to-day was the
largest in her history-l7l. Tho honorary de-
gree Of Doctor o. Letters was conferred upon
President Caroline Hazard Of Wellesley Col
leEe; Doctor Of Laws upon Col. William God
dnrd, Chancellor Of he university. and the
Hon. Francis A. Gaskell, "a. OF Worcester.
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Statement He Made to the Coroner Last
November Dug In.

Coroner Hart to whom were referred the
suspicious OF Mrs Louis Zimmerman about
her husbands death in October last. gave ont
yesterday the following statement made to
him by Alpheus j. Goddard on Nov. II. lSaS:
AphcuS J, Goddard. residing at Is West 1uSd
street, New York city. being duly sworn, says: On
the evening of oct ~. 1893 the deceased called at
ms house in relation to III" payment II some money
due him ON an order. lie flushed his IN .nrss with
me ana LETT IN" 70 90 downstairs lie Ind descend
ed one flight of stairs and on gurg down the second
flight b. stumbled aud fell ~ tho fu hcueath I
ceased lying in the hallway. He had a wound upon
his forehead. and he was apparently uucunsrorlS.
An ambulance WAS summoned for HIM. and the sur
geon from the }. Hood Wright Hospital I,ronoYnrrI
him dead. The deceased was to my nlind into\i-
to the nndertakcrs and assured him of the payment
relatives of the deceased. AlrTEu- j. GopLAUn.
The stairs between Godlard'S fiat and the
floor below are broken INTO two flights by a
landing; 1t was at the bottom Of the lower
Hight that zimmerman was found. Coroner
Hart said he had no doubt that Zimmerman
came to his death accidentally. but that he
would hold an inquest on June %
Goddard ceased on Oct. 20 last TO be New
York manager for the Adamant Manufacturing
company OF Syracuse. IL is suing him for an
accounting, and got an injunction restraining
him from drawing $1,000 he had on deuOsit in
the Second National Bank
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TRENTON \. D. June n, Justice Collins Of
the Suprem" Court has appointed RlchorI ~
Fcs9cndcn OF Jersey City To investigate ~,
books OF Scahrght. M The investigator i.
the outcome OF the disappearance OF Chprrr,
Dcsrh the town Collector, on the ,lavn ,r,
Windsor Hotel fire in New Yors HIS rrj.r,rs
circulated "a" report ( AZ hr was Il we, m nf
thc Hrr. Later II Gcy, lprrd that Drsch' no.
counts wer" not 0s they should he, and nm Nv.
peri was PM to WORK On his books. He dis.
GoferIn' Is sad. shortage of over ST. C(O
Jonh r. iiaWkln-. representing Il nunhrr ~
HI"anrVhtS citizens made the application 70
JuNll'N Lodns, saying that the people wanteJ
more thorough investigation "H"'e"
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Williams College commencement,

WHLIAMsTowN. Mass. June p The lO5th
commencement of Williams College took
place to-day. and Il class numbering ciRhty-
seven. the largest in the history Of the college.
was graduated. In the absence ot President
Carter the degrees were conferred by tho Rev
Robert H. Booth. ID. D.. OF New York. President
OF tho Board OF Trustees, OrGtions wero de-
lvercd by Henry c. Whitehead of Passaic y.
j.: Fred L. Brown OF Troy. n. Y: Adebrrt s,
Watson Of Cohoes. n. Y: Irving u WidOv y,
Albany, \, Y: Albert l.. Andrews of Williams.
town; and Edward X. Tinker. Jr. Of Boston
OF North Adams. Mass VIVA
The lolIowIng prizes and scholarships were
awarded; The Clark competitive sch0larehin
to Edmond ". BilIetdoux 90: Richard i
Chnrman, 1000: Anthony u. Menkci. lnOI':
Charles W, Mills 1902. The Van Vechten prize
Tor cTtempornn"ous speaking to Edwin A
BranGh. IN. The Graves essay prize to j
Mandy Hil's. ~. and the rhetorical prizes to
Quirk. 1901 '''"'"
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CATHOLIC LOTALTY DEPENDED.
Father j. j. Sheehan's Address at the Seton
Hall Commencement


SOUTH ORANGE. \. j.. juno 2l-At the forty-
third annual commencement OF ooton Hall
College to-day the address to the graduates
was delivered by the Rev. James j. Sheehan OF
Newark. who said. in part:
This is great land, and it is only in the in
itiattve stage Of its greatness. We do not pre-
tend that 1t is perfect. but we have no patience
with the pessimism that sees future ruin Of
the republic in every individual or party mis-
take. There was no sign Of senility or decay
In the Senate that forgetting cliques and par
ties. rose as one man to the support OF the
Chief Executive when the shadow OF mpend-
ing war doomed over US: there was no token of
nucrility in the lads that spraug forward at the
1irSt call Tor volunteer service Then political
distinctions and religious differences were for
gotten the Catholic soldier logged the elbows
ot Protestant on one side and q Jew on the
other.
Shame on the malicious spirit that would
bring enmity between these two comrades !;
shame on the lying sophistry that speaks Of n
foreign allegiance initiating against our civil
duties to the land we love. in which we hope to
spend our lives and. please God to lay our
bones, The day is going by. and happily 90
ing. wien pulpteers can pirate of this bug bear
OF DIVIDED loyalty and find Intelligent lis
tcners It = not from Catholic pulpits nor
from the Catholic press that criticisms against
the authorities proceed We are too busy
preaching the Gospel OF Christ. too anxious to
make our people and ourselves better Chris
tians and better citizens and we have mother
tlme nor inclination to vlify those whom God
commands us TO respect and obey
Father Sheohan was elected trustee OF the
college to succeed the late President. the Rev
DR.. Joseph j. Synnott.
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Ferry for Robert stevens.
A few days ago Il tall shapey woman APP
pcared at the entrance to the Barclay street
ferry in Hohoken and scrutinzed every man
who came along. She loitcred about for sew
cral afternoons and evenings and her actions
attracted the attention of Policeman George
Whtlock. who, believing she WAS demented
Kept careful watch on her. The woman
finally told one Of the ticket choppers that she
was waiting to see Richard stevens or his
brother Robert. She said that she had de-
scrption of both. hut declined to say on what
business she wished to see them.
Richard Stevens has an office in the ITohOken
Land and Improvement Company's building,
scarcely block away from the ferry. When
ne was informed that woman was, watt ing to
come 70 his office. She declined saying that
she did not care to meet him there
Yesterday when Robert Stevens was enter
ing the ferry on his way to this city he was
pointed out by ono of the employees The
woman followed him on the boat. and when he
reached this city she served summons on
him in suit brought against him and his
brother by u man who claims that the Stevens
family owes him commissions. Mr. stevens
said she represented New York lawyer
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Austin u. Fletcher. LII. u.

BOSTON, Mass. June 81. The degree of Doc
tor OF Laws which has always been most spar
ingly bestowed by Tufts College, was to-day
conferred upon Austin b. Fletcher, a distin-
guished member Of the New York bar /, was
the first time that President Capon of Tufts
had over had the plea Of bestowing so high
degree upon one Of his own pupils. and he has
been President Of Tufts for n quarter Of a CEN
tury, Mr.; Fletcher is widely known as Pre,i
deht Tor the past fifteen years of the Fletcher
DESCENDANTS OF historic Robert Fletcher who
settled in Concord. Mass. in 1880. While a
student OF TUFTS he won every prize for oratory
for which he contended, He is prominent in
educational circles. and not long since declined
me Presidency OF one o! the first educational
to Tie Massachusetts bar In 1890 and removed
to New York city in 1882.
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An Address mt the Commencement Exercises
of Hobart College.

! GENEVA, " Y. June ~ AT the seventy
/ fourth annual commencement OF Hobart 'oi-
/ lpge to-day the Rev William Reed Huntington
| d. d.. ID. G.. L.. Honorary Chancellor OF the col
! lege and rector OF Grace Church, New ork city
| delivered an address. II was entitled. The
! American College a Breakwatcr Against Piu-
tocracy.' He said in part:
THE amazing increase in the wealth OF tho
United states which these times arc Witness
ing is not only an invitation TO the foreigner.
but also source OF worrimcnt to the native.
who shall have us praise the plutocrats = is a
question which many Americans who love not
Bryan and who disclam any slightest SYM
pathy with communism are to-day anNiously
putting to themselves and to each other.
Animated solely by spirit OF patriotlc
solicitude for the well being OF the rerub-
lie. they are laboring to find out what 1t Will
mean to have tie country become. rs in
point Of fact 1t is rapidly becoming. the wealth
lest Of all lands conceive that Tor n gather
ing of college men in this penutimatc year OF
this swiftly sing century. no topic could be
more significant OF, better timed. lsany terri
bic calamity awaiting us because OF the in
crease OF our goods. and II such peril real y
threatens. how may, It mos. surely he
That dspends. That "' Nation on general
DIE eeH n %HrS !. Tact sI hna
physiology quite as we'll known before Kinng
set EngIandS rrceSSiOnal to music as since.
II is one OF the commonpacas Of history.
Probably nowhere In the world is wealth more
widely used for the public welfare than in the
United States. This holds true not only in
gifts and bencfactons. but of all well consid-
cred bona-nde Investments.
1t Is mistake. and harmful one. to insist
that the mlllonaircs are doing no good with
their money except where they are giving it
away. Wealth accomplishes its best work
when devoted to tho purpose OF keeping the
wheels OF industry in motion. And no better
method Of keeping those wheels in motion ia
known than in the proper education of the
young man. The results OF that educa-
ton are known wherever on the earth
American manufacturers. American travellers,
American citizens have penetrated. And great
as those achievements are they could not
possibly have been without our wealthy men.
our putocrats. our Johns HOPKINS. Girard.
Rookie feller. Carnegie and Armour The col
leges of America are to-day giving men to the
world who are trained from their cradles in
the principles OF good citizenship. They re-
ceive a business training that has no superior
on the earth. and when they face the greater
problems Of life they are well fitted to cope
with apparently insurmountable obstacles.
However much may be said of the struggle
between tho rich and the poor. he real struggle
will he between education and Ignorance, and
the victory will not be with the latter"
The degree OF Doctor Of Hebrew Literature
was conferred by the college upon DR.. Hunt
in QtOn to- lay
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EOr C0NTICTED OF ARSON.
irving Taylor Set Fiat Houses Afre just
for the Fun of It..


for the Fun of 1t.
Irving Taylor. rs years old of $40 Evergreen
avenue, was convicted in the County Court in
Brooklyn yesterday of arson in the first degree
During the months Of February and March a
score Of fat houses in the upper part of the
borough were set on fro. Taylor was en-
ploycd by n FISH dealer at Broadway and Mad
ison street. and every house that was set on
fire he had access to. II" was arrested on
March 81, and confessed that he had set the
buildings on fire in order to see the engines
and for excitement.
He admitted setting fire to these buildings:
Feb. 3. 9S4 Madison street. Feb. ~, 81 Cor
nclia street; March >. 1909 Putnam avenue 1:
March A. lll6 Gates avenue; March 3. $50
Putnam avenue; March II, 1913 jefferson ave-
nue.: March Is, llOb Jefferson avenue: March
lS IG4 Macon street; March IL. 1924 Bush
wick avenue: March TO- 80 Evergreen ave-
nue.. He nleadeh guilty to tho Indictment
charging him with setting fire to the Putnam
avenuc building. Judge Aspnall refused to
nrcrTt the plea and assigned a LAWYER to de-
icnd him, The Judge then appointed DIR.
james s. King II. }. Shadbot and f. q Haltse
a. commission to inquire into TaylOr's san
ity. rho commission reported that the boy
was sane.
There were ten families in the Putnam ave-
nue. building on tho night that Taylor set it
on fire. He managed to get into the cellar and
applied match to an old mattress in one OF
the coal bins The ilamcs were discovered by
tenant and were eNtinguished by the fire.
men before any considerable damage had been
done
No testimony was offered by the defendant
yesterday. and the jury convicted him after
being out ten minutes. He will be arraigned
before Judge liurd next Monday for sentence.
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BABY C4RHARTS MEDICINE,
Experts in Hopeless Conflict as to whethep
1t Cnused Her Denth or Not.

Dr. George F. Laidlaw OF 1877 West Forty.
first street was called as a pathological expert
yesterday in the West Fifty fourth Street POD
lice Court to testify against DR.. Trumbull W.
cleveland Of 40 West Fiftieth street. who ID
charged with having caused the death OF baby
Violet Irene Carhart. in April. 1897. by preS
scribing excessive doses Of medicine. contalnj
ing salol and resorcin. for her. DR.. Laidaw said
that in his opinion the chid's death was from
poisoning caused by the combination Of thS
salol and resorcin. On Tuesday DR.. Franz
Ferguson. another expert. testified that tha
baby's death was caused by the condition Of
her lungs ~
-, DR.; J.. f. Holt Of II West Fifty-fifth street.
the first witness called for the defence testi]
n"d mat in his opinion. the babys death wa4
caused by CASTRO intestinal disturbance and
croupous, pneumonia. Under CROSSE xamlna2
ton ne admitted that he would not prescribe
salol or resorcin for Il child six weeks old il
MS own practice. but added that there was
nigh medical authority for such prescription,
lrof j. r., Winters corroborated Dr. HoltI
and the hearing was again adjourned
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ruo mr. tr1ER LoDGINs n0rsn fiRn.
Sick Man Fought His Rcscuers-One Cut by
Window GInaH.

Two men dead, the mother Of one badly
turned and one man severely cut in rescuing
them Is the record OF the fire which broke out
at ! O'Clock Yesterday morning in the lodging
house nj 2l3 West Seventeenth street The
dead are John Cody. a. years Old. bar
tender who hat room in the house and
James Caldwell. Mrs. Mary 4. Caldwell the
widowed housekceper. is badly burned and
may not recover. In trying TO break into the
house To- save the tenants William G.. Marsh
wrists lacerated.
The, fire had gained great Roadway before
Mrs Margaret Connolly, who had room on
the second floor. smcled smoke. She ran down
and made for the front door. but could not
onen II and stood there screaming. Marsh.
who had seen the blaze from the street. tried
g. smash in one OF the windows The glass cut
Milmorc, who happened along, then turned
their attention 10 the door They threw their
onbincd weight against it and It went in.
Mrs. connolly BUMPED through the door Just
the others in the house. and they went to the
roof ot the building and found near the ,scuttle
Mrs Caldwell and her son. The nightclothing
ofboth was on fire and before he flames could
be beaten out both were badly burned.
= Meantime al alarm had been turned in.
Capt. Kelly and the men OF Engine q were the
first TO respond rhev were told thnt Cody
was stu in the house and they found him on
his bed IN an att" room. He had been III and
delirious In his frenzy he fought his rescu-
ers. Int WIS carried to the roof An ambulance
from tho New York. Hospital was summoned
ana II took away Cody and the CaIdwss. Cody
died lew hours, after reaching the hospital.
James Caldwell died there early this morning.
Ills mother is stu in 4 serious condition. The
lire aid about $1,000 damage to the building.
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DEWEY RECEPTION PLANS.
THE MIrOR APPOINTS EvECrIITE
CO5:MT7IEE or 40.

Members of This VIII Have Power to Act
for the Citizens Committee, ana viii
Hold Their First Meeting N"Nt Monday.
The Citizens Committee OF 1850 appointed
b. Mayor Van Wyck to arrange FOR the recep-
ton I" Admiral Dewey on his return to this
country organized yesterday hy elGcting Mayor
Van Wyck Chairman and A. NJ. Downcs Secrc-
tary The committee met in the Aldermauic
cham Der in City Hall. The room was crowded
at noon and at l2:1O o'clock. when Mayor Van
Wyck rnprcd for order. tho nislcs and open
spaces %cr" flied with standing committed
mon Gen. Charles 4. Whittier nominated tina
Mayor tor Chairman. In accepting th" chair
he said
Although the hero OF the Spanish American
war has already started on his home voyage
returning from tho triumph5 OF Manila Bay.
yet he is !ourneying by such slow stages that
1t will be two months before he reaches the
shores Of the American continent. This com
mtce has been appointed and this meeting
called for organization at this early day so
that every systematic and orderly arrangement
may be made for extending welcome to Adj
niral Dewey that will show the esteem and re-
spcct in which be is held by the American
people
This celebration and reception was con
ccved in n broad nnI liberal spirit by the peo-
pie and it must be carried out in every detail
IN the same spirit. and tho demonstration in
his honor must assume such proportions as to
convince the civilized world that in free
America. whore every citizen Is q sovereign.
IN" people know how to do honor to American
Gen Daniel HuttcrticlI moved thntthc Mayor
APPOINT an Executive Committee of 100 which
should have power TO act Tor the Citizens
Committee. This committee was announced
Inter by the Mayor II is made up 81 these
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MoLINErX HEAD FoR GRAND JURY
Examination waived Before Justice Jerome
-Nshnrnc's Offer To Ahide the Kesul


-hsb"rnc's Offer I" Abide the Result.
Roland Is. Molincux was taken from his cell
in the Tombs yesterday to the Special Sessions
Court, where he WAS formally arraigncd for
examination on the charge OF causing the
death of Mrs. Katherine j. Adams. Gen. Moli-
neuN was in court early and shook hands with
M son As soon MS the case was called by JUS
tlrG Jerome Mr.. Battle, counsel for Molineux.
said ''''N'
In Wow Of the fact that Justice Fursman
mas directed that this case be resubmtted 70 n
Grand Jury. II would be futile to 90 into an
waive examination Wv
want TO stat" in open court that IN case an
examination should end with Justice Jorom"
not holding this defendant for the action Of
~" Grand Jury. said Mr.. Osborne II will
then 20 before III" Grand Jury and ask that ali
nrorccdnES against tho defendant be stopped,
] Lh' would TIE the end Of the case "
Mr.. Battle remarked that the District Attor-
n"y had no right to make any such Offer or
statement at that stage Of the proceedings
Justice Jerome then held MoincuX without
bail Tor the action Of the Grand Jury on ina
nnrder charge. and Molineux was led back to
ing with lumbbrs. 100
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BEAT ms little DAUGHTER.
Tailor Held for Trial on Charge of ES
treme Cruelty.

Nathan Mandelberger, clothing operator. Of
23I Second street. was arraigned In the Essex
Market police court Yesterday charged with
cruelty beating his nine-year-od daughter
Gussic. MandelberGer and his wife. who now
lives at 10 Ridge street. separated two years
ago, and the wife placed the little girl in He
brew institution. but about four weeks age
took the child to her home.
Two weeks aRo the girl disappeared. 1t was
learned later that the father met her in tho
street and induced her to 20 to live with him
On Sunday night Gussie returned to her
mothers apartments. scarcely able to walk and
with her face and body covered with bruises.
She declares that her father had beaten her re-
peatcdly with strap to which was attached n
metal buckle.
The child's mother informed the Gerry soci-
etyand Agent Weitlng arrested Mandelberger
on Tuesday night. In the police court yester-
day the child repeated her story and her scars
were displayed to Magistrate deuel. Mandel-
berger admitted whipping the girl. but de-
istrate Deuel. held him in $500 bail for trial
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.iLGER AND WHEEL Err.
Hearty Greeting to Them by Michigan Civil
War Veterans and Others.

PETosKY. Mich. June 21.-The Grand Army
mon meeting in State encampmont here and
the citizens Of the town generally united to- day
in paying tribute to two veterans who fought
on opposite sides in the war OF 81. Gen. Alger
was the especial favorite. but the reception
given to him by the Grand Army veterans
was repeated when Gen. Joe Wheeler was
introduced to speak. Tho veterans gave
Gen. Wheeler three times three cheers. and
wero so enthusiastic in it that the old General
was almost overcome and could hardly speaF
Gen; Wheeler paid n high tribute to Michigan
soldiers, that he had met nearly forty years
ago. ana said that tho sons of these sires proved
OF Santiago.
There is talk among the leading members OF
the q. A Il, tonight Of taking some official ac-
ton indorsing Gen. Ayers conduct ns Secre-
tary Of War and start along his boom for
United states senator a hig campfire Is in
field and Wheeler will speak.