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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-28
BIG DAY FOR HOGS
Opened Strong Five Higher
and Closed Ten Higher.
TOPS AWAY UP TO $3.50
Cattle Steady With Stockers
Mostly in Evidence.
TOPS AWAY UP TO $3.50

The Wichita hog market yesterday dis
played some fireworks effects and some
surprises all around. 1t was a day of
spasms. At no time was the market at
all uninteresting, but there were uncer-
tainalities and unlocked for sky-tracing
prices The market may be reviewed by
saying that it opened a strong higher,
ruled at this quotation for most of the
day, and then when the bulk OF the bet
ter hogs arrived mostly late, it closed a
fun 10 cents higher. All livestock mar
kets yesterday seemed to act each inde-
pendently of the others. The local mar
ket was handled and quoted solely on it's
merits. The opening sales were trans
acted for hogs not always of very at
tractive grade and quality, but in every
instance at strong values as compared
with the day before. The early morning
trade, which always is confined. except
in occasional instances of late holdovers
10 the local wagon business, was yester-
day necessarily light because of the very
light line of local stuff in sight. The
first car load to cross the scales before
noon was one Of mediums Of only fair
grade and these sold at 21a cents better
than the highest point for Thursday, and
from then on the strength Of the mar
ket continued 10 increase with added
force with each succeeding sale, until
At the close and for at least two sales
before the last one, the market had
assumed what on the board of trade
would be styled a veritable panic. One
old timer on the marked, and whose ex-
perlence IS accepted as authentic. de-
scribed the late closing market by the
terse and graphic epigram Of quick and
devilish." Others spoke Of it as a ''razzle
dazzle" but in actual reality the prices
paid were according to real quality and
At a strong legitimate figure. The tops
were raised up just 10 cents above the
best top for many weeks and il may be
remarked right here that this best top
mentioned was likewise put on this week
as was also the top before that. s3.4 had
ruled for a long time, when in two days.
Tuesday and Wednesday, they finally
reached $3.50. esterday $3.50 was paid for
the next 10 last load to be weighed up,
and the car bringing it was worth every
cent Of it. Closely following this extra
fancy load was another which was
heavier in weight and sold of the I'M
loading dock at the next point, S3.571a
Five cars sold at $3.50; one at the top;
one at the top of the bulk, and one load
of mediums at a point below the bulk
range. The quality for all but the two
extra choice loads was ordinary and they
al >.'.H' n'--i r. r-~0~~ The de-
znand WAS spI4-t.- ,...,.. 49,. ..-c ~o~0fv-
ed sold, and the last sales We're The
best
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LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO.

Chicago. Jan. 27-CattIe-The small
supply Of cattle today suficed TO meet
the limited requirements of the trade and
prices were no more than steady. Com
pared with a week ago, prime heavy fin
ished cattle are not any lower but the
other kinds are slow at reductions of 10d
- cents. Fancy cattle brought S6.004
$50; choice steers. s.. .60d5.95; medium
steers, $5.O0G5.25; beef steers. s3.90d490;
stockers and feeders, S35064 S2Ia; bulls,
81 7OI4. %; cows and heifers, S3.30d4O0;
western fed steers, S4.10d5S5; Texas
steers. So. 75f5.00; calves. SS.50d7.0o.
Hogs-There was an urgent demand for
hogs and yesterdays decline was more
than regained, prices advancing 5dlO
cents Fair 10 cchoice, 81. S0d3 9212; pack
ing lots, s3.55d3.7 7la; mixed. s3.55dSS5;
butchers. sS.65aSS712; lights, sS.5OaSSO;
pigs. 50. 25d3.55.
Although the receipts this week have
been more liberal than last week or
year ago. they did not exceed the de-
mand and prices developed more strength
the better class of hogs selling today
12iHd15 cents higher than they did last
Friday.
Sheep-Receipts of sheep fell much be-
low those of last week and a year ago.
and prices have stiffened up. while prime
lambs are a dime higher than week
ago. The market today was steady at
yesterdays values. Poor 10 prime sheep
brought s2.506425: yeariIngs. siO0G4 so;
ewes s3.6Od5.S5; common 10 choice lambs,
S4O0d5O0.
Receipts-cattle. 5000; hogs. 1900;
sheep, ECO
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. Mo. Jan. 27.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts. native, ass Texans, 1.oS3. Best
priced steady, closing 10Gl5 cents lower.
Heavy natives, $5.1505.60; medium S450d
$50: lightweights. s3.7ed45o: stockers and
feeders. 81 50d5.00: butcher cows and heif-
ers. s2.O0d450; Gamers 81 soar. 20; west
G460.
Hogs-Receipts. 1922 Opened active
and 5dl0c higher, closing SC lower. Heav-
les. 81 62ia as S2l2; mixed. $S.55G3.75; lights.
SS.SOdS67l2.
Sheep-Receipts. SIS Market strong to
higher: lambs. $4O0G5.Oe: muttons. S.5ea
AS; feeders. $2.SoaS.75; stockers. s. 75d
$50.
ST. LOUIS.
81. Louis. Mo. Jan. Receipts
1870. including 500 Texans. Market steady
20 easy. Native shipping and export
steers. 81 5ad5.So light and dressed beef
and butcher steers. $3.00G5.25; stockers
and feeders. s2.75l1450: COWS and heifers
S2.0OG450; Texas and Indian steers. 81 20
80; cows and heiferS. s. 21G350
Hogs-Receipts, 200. Market SC high
or. Pigs and lights. 81 $3.50: packers
s. seas. $: butchers. g. S0d3.a0
Sheep-Receipts 4c0. Market firm Ma
tive muttons, *3.7ea4.do: lambs, A50f
: o.
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DRY GOODS MARKET

New York. Jan. 27.-TOday's demand FOR
cotton goods showed some Improvement
Several liberal transactions were report
ed in staple cOttons at agents fun AK
ing prices and orders from the genial
trade were more numerous. DENNIS
continue 10 harden. Bleached cottons are
very firm, with some disposition 10 look
for further advances shortly. PRINT cloths
were not offered and 2a.c was declined
for regular cloths. Prints and ginghamS
were in moderate demand. but the tone
Of the masket is strong There was a
good demand for wooden goods for men 5
wear at full prices. Dress goods ruled
steady with fair sales. Burlaps are strong
and occasionally nc higher.
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COFFEE AND SUGAR MARKETS

New York, Jan. Z7.-CoTee-Options
opened steady at generally points de-
cline under realizing profits. offered by
yesterdays big advances; rallied slightly
on renewed speculative buying. following
advance at Havre. Hamburg and Rio.
continued large warehouse deliveries in
this country and covering by shorts de-
veloped considerable irregulariJy. bull
and bear forces actively contending 10 es-
tablish supremacy; closed steady points
higher 70 ) points lower; sales. IS 30
bags including February. $.55; March.
$50: April. $50: May. s5S5G5.%o; June.
1876: July. $50; September. S. 5ds. 20:
October. $6.2eI6-35; November. s25; De-
cember. S6.S5Gs4- Spot coffee. Rio.
steady; No. : invoice. 6zsc; No. j0bb.ng
7lsc; mild. steady; Cordova. 7lsI4e
Sugar-Raw. steady; fair refining. So
centrifugal. IS test, 4Ise: molasses sugar.
e-1sc; refined steady
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COTTON.

New York. Jan 27-Sentirrent in cot
ton investment circles coa-iuues of.s pro-
nourced 5uliish temper and orders today
were received from all quarters % the
speculative world In response 70 firm
cables prices moved Up 10 points on
the opening and he'd The advance during
the rest Of the forenoon Several exter-
sve lines OF long stun were unloaded
CT the Use. the bulk Of which vas sold
wholly for The purpose OF realizing hand
some profits Late English cables re-
aecte1 g stubborn upward movement n
prices or covering and buying for long
account ~ I.+5 p. n futures AZ LIVER
pool showed a let decline % II points
Before The close. however. a rise Of three
full points had been cae.sd - the local
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ENGINEERS LICENSES SOLD
sueh n Common rbisg That FeFs
~hn.rr- Boa.ted OF IL

81 LOUIS. 30. Jan. THE LsH9T CON-
mlttee feegued ths Investigation q ~
boiler lnsDertors once today. with a iozs
f-t q Nlfarsses 20 hear from. Among ne
NUMBER zers licensed engineers. nov IN
charge % stesna plants. wao bad admitted
20 friends and n sous cases bosStsd %
strangers. that they secured lcsnsss b.
paying 20 bs coso1sd Oh the sEzTTiias-
ton.
O.ns-s vii testify 20 tayinK beer sa-
proac1e8 BIZ S1ttau via profess y az
Eistsnos" fo- = cash Gralsrs. ssfEss-t-
1t-.rus Rixey ard h.s deputies s2@ni raj
~ lsst riga; serving F8Bgoenas n erssT
20 hzs. .as ssta-zea - hard cary tks
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and the sellers well satisfied.
REPRESENT
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

Probably the finest car of hogs received
al this market in many months came in
late last night consigned from the aid
time shipper 10 this point, Joe Scott of
Riverdale. They were described as
''.peach blows" and we're s. head of solid
white hogs averaging go pounds III
weight. even running and extra fancy,
well fattened butcher stock. They were
of one mans breeding and feeding and
took the buyers and yard contingent by
storm. They were bought by Colonel Bob
Byers on eastern order. and the $3.50
price paid for them was 10 cents above
the last top this market has seen. and
this last figure was also cents better
than any price paid in a long time previ-
Gus The car Of hogs was in every sense
worth all they received, as they were
very pretty. extra finished hogs.
Enoch Burchfield of Anthony. was also
q high price winner on yesterdays mar
Ike. his car Of hogs were very choice,
extra fine fat butcher hogs showing up
the heavy average of 20 pounds and sell
ing 20 Dold at the top Of the bulk, sS.57ia
These TWO loads we're prime hogs and
both sold strictly on their merits.
Farquharson x Moore of Pond Greek
one of the most regular OF the Okla
homa delegation TO this market, were late
Corners with a car from Pond Creek of
medium light hogs. but good enough to
take high point in the bulk range, at
which all the best of the nogs sold.
r. A. Anderson OF Wellington. was in
late with a car load Of medium weight
hogs in very fair form and readily selling
a. the fancy figure of $50.
g Harper OF Colwich. consigned a car
load Of extra heavy hogs in very good
condition. selling at the strong bulk
price.
W s Thomas OF Ponca City. one Of
the heaviest dealers anG shippers TO this
roint. was in with two cars OF hogs. both
OF which sold Al q high bulk point. The
two cars were Of heavy hogs varying only
one pound In the average for the two
and in good butcher condition.
Steiner K Blair. the persistent shipping
firm from Rice county. had in a car load
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market, with private advices stating that
sentiment at that place and on the con-
tinent as WELL was becoming infected
with the American speculative spirit.
New York, Jan. 27.@Cotton-Quiet ana
steady; middling 6ssc; futures closed
steady; January. s6.1; February. SS.ll;
March. s6.13; April, S6.l6; May, S6lS; june
$50; July. s622; August, 1914: Septem-
Der. October and November, 500; De-
cember. s6.12,
New Orleans, Jan 27.-Cotton-Spot.
moderate demand; prices favor buyers.
American middling, 5-l6c; futures quiet.
fair demand
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WOOL MARKET.

London, Jan. PA sale OF sheep skins
was held here today, at which 1876 bales
were offered. There was a good stten-
dance and bidding was spirited. Prac-
tically all were sold to the home and con-
tinental representatives Combing merinos
sold at a farthing TO 2sd and long wooded
cross breeds I'd higher.
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REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
CATTLE.

The cattle market yesterday was
steady There was one car Of fine ives
tern and native stockers, and also a
scattering line Of mixed she stuff and
single steers. There was a good demand
from all sources, the fat butcher call be-
ing strong and the stocker and feeder
class also receiving live attention. Every
thing on sale was sold with the close
firm and the sellers well satisfied.
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waaalngf xsa. Jan. Z7---1-as ps1E9a %.
rQzs today granted pension - y
month % fhe WIDOW % Cher iSsua@s.
Georxe 81 Ezas fas Only Hsn - ~
nay, kiu.4 ~ ssnfsEo ia ~ arnihi A.
...,~ ~ T-e-re~a-s nee. E5ls vas &C fes
H-ooslvr re cane frvu. Peoria. T.
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BANK CLEARINGS.

New York. Jan. Z7-The following table.
compiled by Brads'reet shows the bank
Clcarirgs at the principal cities Tor the
past week with the percentage OF in
crease and deCrea Sc SO compared with the
cores ond.ng week last year:
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Not Included IN totals because contain
ing other TENS than ciearings
s'N0t included IN totals because OF no
comparison for last year.
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If you Want Stockers or Feeders. write
MS Reasonable advances. experienced
statesmen n each department. Cattle,
HOGS and Sheep. Telephone lS4S
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GEO R. BARSE, J. II. WAITE.
President Sec-TreaS
DANCE Live Stock
DAHOE Commission Co.
Capital Stock. s25Q. 600 Paid Up.

Rooms I5s-lsO Live Stock Exchange Bldg.
KANSAS CITY. NO.
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DOMINION or CANAD-

Totals .............' slcol.sos 20 .-
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Colonial supper Tonight.

In charitable and social circles. inter-
est to-day centres in the colonial sup
per to be given this evening. beginning
at $50 O'Clock. by the Kings Daughters
of the First Presbyterian church, in the
lecture room OF the edifce. Colonial
dress and the red. white and blue will
keep in mind the day We celebrated yes
terday. the birthday ever rising bright
of glory's tallest son." while the supper
will be strictly up to date with It's added
hundred years of advancement in the
science of cooking and appointing. The
hour concluding the entertainment will
be at the volition of those present for
supper. The guests will be met by Miss
Kate Hazlett and Immediately placed
and served. This organization Of
Kings Daughters of the city embraces
Mrs. Howard HaZlctt. leader: Mes
DANES Robert White, Louis Jordan,
Joseph r. PAUL. o. Russell Wood. Will
liam F. Butler. Edgar +. Boyd. d. Car
ter List. Thomas Burke, William GleSs-
ncr. Oliver Thompson Rhodes, Robert
J. Reed. Charles F. Dickinson. james
Matthews. Frank Hoffman. Alfred
PAUL. William Rice. Ada Barr, a. L.
Meyers, j. kirkc Davies, Dr. Harriet b..
Jones and the Misses Kate Hazlctt.
Sadie Bates. Jessie Martin. Louise Todd
Baird. Frances Jordan, Eta Rinehart,
Mary PAUL, Gertrude Frew. Lottic VIII
son. Sophie Wright. Ada Jepson. Flora
Stifcl Virginia Harrison. Sue Wright.
Henrietta Harper. Lillian Vance. Bessie
Rice. Nellie Frew. Kate McLaiR. Ma,il-
da Burke. Dee Pollack
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.
pletely. so that It was not uncommon to
see son Waiting with his mother or q
husband with his better half. when such
combinations were hardly desired at the
time. The older set was costumed as
well as the Junior. and pleasure and
gayety waxed apace until the call OF
masks on"
At midnight an elaborate repast was
served In the dining room By the clubs
caterer Very pretty silk handkerchlefs.
fac SMILES OF the American flag. were
distributed as souvenirs. Not the least
of the features was the cake walk, car
ried out In true Ethiopian style. and
which created great interest and merri-
ment. The participants were as fol-
lows: Mr.. Will Gutman and Mrs. B. B.
Baer: Mr.. Dave Iiraus and Mrs. Ber-
nard Horkheimer: Mr.. E. Hanauer and
Mrs. NJ. Baer: Mr.. f. Buchanan and
Mrs. l.. Friedenrich: Mr.. Sol Frank and
Mrs. Lee Wolf: Mr.. Leon Friedenrich
and Mrs. a. NJ. Rice.
The '.make-ups" OF the cakewalkers
were highly original and spoke vol
umes. so loud were they. The cake was
finally divided In six pieces. the judges
being unable to decide. after an ex-
tended tournament. The committee in
charge Of the affair has reason TO be
proud. 1t was composed OF Messrs.
Dave kraus. l.. l.. Heyman, Leon Son.
neborn, Leon Stein and Joe Baer.
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One Of the prominent social features
Of the day was the colonial tea given at
the home Of Mrs. J. Fl. Llttell, on Four
tcenth street. under the auspices OF the
Young Peoples Mission Society of the
United Presbyterian church. The hours
for this unique affair were from to
5 o'clock, during which the ladies' en-
tertained large number OF callers. The
reception was intended for the fair sex
exclusively, but n few OF the stcrner
sex drifted in and were RECALLED with
tea and waters. much to their delight.
The parlorS were prettily decorated
with American flags and portraits OF
George and Martha Washington occu-
pied prominent positions. There were
many quaint and unique costumes worn
ments. and powdered hair and orna-
ments OF other days heightened the eff
feet intended. Throughout the after
noon musical numbers were conducted
by Mrs. Chas. o. Roemer. Miss Stella
Crockard and Miss Ada Graham. The
guests were presented with tiny Amer
lean flags as souvenirs.
Mrs. Littcll was assisted in receiving
by Mesdames John b. Garden. James
l.. Sawtell, John L. Dickey and Miss
Zoe Mcclure. The young ladies attired
In colonial gowns and "trimmin's" were
Misses Essie Barr. who was Martha
Washington Agnes Petrie. Drusie
Sawtcll. Grace Garden. Stella Crock
ard. Nellie Martin. Lucy Thesis, Ger
trude Robinson. Annie McKelvey, Sa-
die Mckee and Martha Ross.
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.HISSOM A FIGHTER.
He will Endcavor to Regain his
Liberty Through two
PROCEEDINGS HE INSTITUTED
In the Circuit Court Ycstcrday--A
Writ of Prohibition Prevents the
Sending orthc Young Physician TO
tho Weston Asylum rs Contcmp-
lntcd-!i Non-suit in the Turner
Hutchisson.Chapman Case.

Dr. S. X. Hissom, the young physi-
clan whose hearing on the charge of in
sanity was concluded on Tuesday by
Justice C. S. Greer, will make every eff
fort in the legal vocabulary 10 effect
the recovery OF his personal liberty.
The Justices decision was that young
Hissom was monomaniac, and It was
contemplated TO send him to the Wes-
ton asylum for the insane yesterday
afternoon-but he didn't so.
Hissom's attorney. S. 6. Smith. ap-
peared before Judge PAUL, of the cir
cult court, yesterday afternoon. and
applied for writ OF habeas corpus.
which was issued. and the hearing will
be had this morning at 10 O'Clock. be-
fore Judge PAUL., when the plaintiffs
will be called upon to show cause why
young HIssom should not be restored
his personal liberty.
Mr.. Smith. later In the afternoon. ap-
peared before Judge PAUL and applied
for writ of prohibition, which was
granted, and 4 constable served the
writ upon Sheriff Richards. Justice C.
S. Greer and James W. Ewing. the
latter attorney for ]. r. Hissom. father
OF the young man. prohibiting them
from taking any further action In the
case OF the defendant.
Undoubtedly the case will be tough.
bitterly in the courts.
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Visitors Entertained.

Last night at o'clock about sixty
Sistcrsvllle people. members of the
Keystone Club. of that place. arrived in
Benwood on special train via the Ohio
River road, and were met by large
delegation OF Benwood friends, who cs-
corted them to DoIan's hall. where an
evening of unalloyed enjoyment was
passed. The hall was appropriately
decorated In honor OF Washington's
birthday. and the programme OF the en-
tcrtainment was also in accord with
the day. At late hour luncheon was
served. and at o'clock this morning the
visitors returned. Among those in the
party were the following:
Miss Amy Bremen and Jack Stan
cliffe. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Labey. Gus
Reichtem. Miss Rodgers. Miss Salisbury.
Miss Nellie O'Brian. Miss Dolan r. S.
McAllister, Miss Lizzie Hays. George
Rice. Miss Lulu Cogg. Herb Miller. ST.,
w. Kiger, C. Kiger, W. ]. Flating. G. a.
Bremen, Bogg Russell. J. c. Murphy.
Clarence Mullen. Harold Gruber. Fred
Kcnncy. Mrs. W. Holdings, Mrs. W.
Crandall. Miss Winnie Holings. T. Mar
tin, Tom Williams. W. Crandall, r.
Dougherty. Miss Manda Remark.
George Lawson. Miss Mary Weekly.
John Kelly. George Ennis. George Wat
son, NJ. Seaton. Miss Clagston. Miss Alb
bic Cherry. Miss Fan Murphy, Miss
Nora Hall.
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FROZEN WATER PIPES.
The New Method of Thawing Them by
Electricity.


MADISON, Wis. Feb. 22.-Prof. R.
W. Wood. of the University OF Wilson,
sin, said to-day: In view OF the wide
extent OF the water famine due TO fro
zen pipes and the number Of communi-
cations that We have received for more
explicit information about the electrical
method OF removing ice from the pipes,
the following details are OF interest
The second house to which the pro-
cess was applied was that Of Senator
W. F. Villas. where there was stretch
OF three hundred feet of solidly frozen
pipe between the house and the main.
One OF the wires was connected TO the
pipe. where 1t enters the cellars. and
the other carried to n faucet on the
outside OF n neighboring house across
the street. From this faucet the current
traversed the service pipes TO the
street. flowed along the main and then
followed the three hundred feet of fro
zen pipe TO the cellar connection. In
twenty minutes from the time that the
current was turned there was a full
head OF water flowing from the faucet
In the cellar The street main was not
frozen In this case of course. The frozen
pipe was only heated 10 about sixty
degrees Fahrenheit. but this was quite
sufficient 10 rapidly clear out the ice.
The apparatus used must be carefully
adapted 10 the work required OF 1t and
must be, properly operated, but the
process is perfectly simple and may be
carried on by any intelligent workman
after he has been properly instructed.
The method is now being used in
Madison by arrangement with Profess
sor Jackson and myself. the process
being in full operation to-day, thawing
out the service connections of two
houses at time. without disturbing
the pipes. ground or street paving
In conclusion | must say that the pa
pers should have given equal credit to
Prof. Jackson, who planned the appar-
a;us which we used. and who worked
with me in the experimental demon
s,rat!on, which proved such sue
cess"
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Special Dispatch 10 the lntellIgcncer
MORGANTOWN, W. Va, Feb. o.
The annual dance given by the stu
dents OF the West Virginia University on
the eve OF Washlagton's birthday. came
off last night and was large and
pleasant social function, although
smallc: than usual There were num-
Der OF Out-ot-town guests. Glass work
was suspended at the university to-day
and at noon the cadet corps fred the
national salute. This afternoon md
evening the Woman's League OF the
University. gave Colonial reception
and tea. in commencement hall. 10 the
faculty and students and the society
people of the town. The entertainment
was success. some of the costumes
being particularly striking and effect
w..