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The Yale expositor., 1900-10-12

On their own merits modest men ara
dumb
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-12

Love your wife, but esteem only yOay
neighbours
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-12
Russians Capture Many Guns.

ST. Petersburg, Oct 9.-During the
military operations in July and Au-
gust the Russians captured in Man
ohuria and Pekin IA guns, seventeen
tons OF powder, and a large quantity
of ammunition and small arms.
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-12
Reporied Rcnnlse OF Germann.

Pekin, Oct. By an imperial de-
cree issued at Tai-Yuen-Fu, capital OF
The province of Shan-Si, dated Sept
%, Emepror Kwang-Hsu denounces
the Boxer movement and designates
for punishment nine ringleaders. He
acknowledges his own fault, and re-
Dukes himself, but he places the chief
blame upon the princes and mobiles
who participated in the movement and
nrotracted L.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02

A. Ar. Junction men may claim that their team
is just as strong as Harvard's but Yale men
VINO onght 10 be the best judges IN the case de-
clare that Harvard put up a far stronger game
aealnst tnefn even In her poor condition than
old the 1lgers. On the whole I believe that
pennsylvania is entitled to third place for she
began the season very strongly and finished n
In the same way. 1 saw the Ouaxara nIav sev-
eral times IN the course Of the season and am
firm in my belief that they could have won from
princeton Noiumoia men likely TO assert
that their eleven is every bit as good as the
Quakers. end a anal game between tba tTo
eleVens might have been close, but as il was
the QUakers beat Columbia early in the season
- TO q. 80 that decides the matter For fourth
place / think II is an extremely close thing ha
tween Princeton and Columbia Colunbts da
feated Princeton, though by a narrow nosre4n
II IN the Yale game Princeton had shov-6
distinct Improvement over the plav ,bicb She
made against Columbia then she might fairly he
classed as superior TO the Blue and White hut
instead OF this. her play showed a falling ofs
think that. in all justice. TO Columbia must ha
awarded the fourth place This puts the Tigers
no better than ffth, a wholly unprecedented and
astonishing position for the Princeton eleven
There is nothing 10 be said in regard 70 then,
except that this was simply an of year for the
Orange and Black, and the least said soonest
mended
With the first five places allotted as lust set
forth there Is little that remains to be said 7
am inclined 10 believe. despite CorneFs defeat of
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02

which Is laid the green II is difficult hole with
Us bunker for the tee shot and the steep sides OF
tne nil ready to penalize a pull. Bogie Is hgured
az $, ana stfn one II Now across the punch
oowI tor the sixteenth. 1893 yards and down be-
yond the clubhouse for the seventeenth 403 yards.
brings the player 20 the final teeing ground the
southern extremity of the course The line here
cop bunker. go yards from the tee and rough grass
on either side. BOgle Is Z. Following is a brief
summary OF the various distances and boyle
Holes: z s a a Total
bogie 3 8
Holes; 10 - 1s "A IS 1s II IL Total
DOsie ''-...---. 5 o. ~
IL IS impossible to write Of Morris County with
OFT making brief mention OF its champion Miss
Marie q. Bryce. or OF Mrs William Shippen. Miss
anna r Kip. Miss Elsa Hurlbut. Miss G.. G. Willis
w. FelOwes Morgan and Mrs. oliver Adams. who
constituted the team which won the recent cham
piOnsnip series OF the WOmens Metropolitan Golf
association The club has always placed its
ems competitions at the fore. and the result has
been eminently satisfactory. It's present WOmen's
Ommlttee includes Mrs. n. Mckay TWOmbley,
Mrs. Robert r. Ballantne. Mrs. W. A. Flagg. Mrs.
CHARLES Bradley. Mrs. Alexander n Tiers and Mrs.
Rudolph H. Kessin. The wOmen's special boyle
score Is:
Our ..--...... ........5 8 so
In. ........ ......5 8 S 8 6-51-1O0
The active running OF the organization, however.
Is ntrusted 10 the men. and the present executive
head is j. J. Frelfnghuysen. who IS serving
MS second year as president r. RI. Thomas is
chairman OF the Greens Committee.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
COLU1uBLA'S DEBATING TEAM.
SKETCHES OF THE MEN WHO ARE TO
MEET THE UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA.

Columbia University's debaters are actively at
work developing their for their debate with
Pennsylvania December II. p. G. Carleton, Of
the English department is coaching the men
Great being laid the preparation of the
case. Columbia debateTs have always depended
on the substance of their arguments. rather than
their mode Of expression. The team. that
the general plan has been decided is holding
practice debates with selected teams in order to
become thoroughly familiar with the ground TO be
gone over and get practical work in rebuttaI.
Columbia has chosen the negative side Of the
question. Resolved. That the United States should
adopt system Of graded subsidies. based on mile
age navigated by registered American vessels en-
gagged in foreign trade" The university will be
represented by Charles Henry Tuttle, j. Waring
Parks and Loren n. Wood. all Of the class Of o.
Law
Tuttle was born In 1879. and received his degree
Of A B. from Columbia in 1893. He was for four
years a member of the PhiIoIexian Debating So
ctety, and in 1897 represented IL its fall debate
with the Barnard Debating Society. When he was
graduated ne took nnal honOrs in English and won
the James Gordon Bennett Prize and the H. c.
bunner gold medal Last year he represented CO.
lumbia in her debate with Cornell
Oakland. Cal. He prepared for college al the Epis-
copal Academy of Philadelphia, and entered the
class OF SS az the University of Pennsylvania.
After staying there two years he became a mem
ber of the class OF '9S at Columbia. and was grad
uated with that class. This is his frst attempt at
debating
comes from North Dakota He was graduated
from Carleton College. Minnesota IN 1893 While
there he was manager of the football team, and in
his senior year one of two representatives of
his college in the State OratoricaI Contest He
was member OF the Columbia debating team that
won from Chicago last spring at Carnegie Hall.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
WORK ON NEW DEFEN DER.
MOST OF 1T PREPARAToRY-EXPE
NOT TO BE SPARED-NEws OF
THE SHAMROCKS.

Most OF the work under way at the HERES
non yards Is In the nature OF preparation for what
Is yet to come there being little the material for
the new defender now on the premises. In the last
week new chainplates have been forged in the
blacksmith shop for the shrouds and the work OF
getting out straps and struts has been begun.
sets or them have TO be made. and especially of
the strappings that to go inside the boat.
More important work IS at a standstl, because
the 7G-footer Rainbow occupies the south shop. and
the partial rebuilding OF ker is expected to be
finished for at least week after which she will be
launched and taken to winter quarters
The work ~ making the defenders sails is now
well under in the sail loft and also in the
old loft the north shop. Two OF the jibs are
now almost completed. and Foreman Hathaway
has six men at work. the same number of extra
hands being ordered for this month.
The Herreshon boat shops and other shops auxil-
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
DE IA SALE OBJECTS TO SUSPENSION

When tho delegates TO the New-York Inter
scholastic Athletic Association assemble on Tues
day al their regular meeting for the month a lively
session viii keis take place. De La Sale, recently
suspended from tie lessue will make an EFFORT 10
have her representatives at the meeting, As she
maintains her suspension was unconstitutional
The constitution adopted in June, 1850, provided
that al protests "a eligibility OF payers should
be settled by a committee OF three teachers from
three disinterested schools IN the league. De la
Sale complains that this not adhered to-
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
A BEAUTIFUL PRINTING OFFICE.
THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO REMOVE ITS
PLANT FROM THE HOTEL DE soUBIsE-RoHAN.
From The London News.

THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO REMOVE ITS
PLANT FROM THE HOTEL DE sOUBIsE- -RoHAN.
From The London News
Writing last evening our Paris correspondent
says: The offices of the National Printing Presses
to be removed from the house appropriated to
them for nearly hundred years, but il is not yet
change will enable the Government to make large
proht. II II be not an occasion for jObbery. The
house where the National Printing Presses work
built by the Prince de SOubise. whose wife was
OF his reign. The cite alone is worth &12O 010 The
Duke dAumae offered nearly 10000 for the pam
els of the room known the Salon des Singes.
Ihere Is a tlmeplece IN the former dining room
estimated to be worth 10000. and dating from the
end OF the seventeenth century. Two paintings by
Boucher the doors of the directors office
perhaps far more If the Industrial kings OF the
United States knew they for sale. They are
well preserved. though the beautiful freshness OF
Rouchers COlors is a little dimmed by smoke.
The panels OF most OF the rooms in which ma
chinery has not been set up are deeply carved in
the block. and equal TO anything in the Kings pr-
vate rooms at Versailles. They were originally
painted white, and touched with gliding and could
be restored The bedroom and OratOry of the first
Cardinal de ROhan still contain art treasures valu-
able in themselves, and associated with memories
of the ancient regime. Cardinal de ROhan. who
was implica ted in the affair of the diamond neck
lace. born in this sumptuOus family town
house. The DEGREES signed by Louis Napoleon on
the OF the coup d'etat were printed at the
papers of the Empire and Third Republic. The Act
of AbdcatiOn. written and signed by Louis Phi
lippe was not. Immediately he had signed IL. Emile
de Girardin. who was standing by. whipped IL up.
to the printing office Of his journal the
Presse lie brought IL out there. first in special
edition OF his paper and then on the walls. This
the smartest stroke of Journalism OF the
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
CORNELL NOT DISCOURAGED.
HOPES TO BEAT PENNSYLVANIA Mex
YEAR-THE CAPTAINCY QUESTION.


HOPES TO BEAT PENNSYLVANIA NEXT
YEAR-THE CAPTAINCY QUESTION.
Ithaca. y. Y. Dec. ! (speciaD.-The members Of
Cornells defeated football eleven are drifting back
TO college one by one. after resting for a day or
two at their homes. Some time before the Christ
mas recess the university will give a smoker in
their honor. for II is part of Cornell athletic
spirit 10 honor team losing winning. especially
a team that does its best. as this team certainly
die. The disastrous game with Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia on Thanksgiving Day the last
for number Of men who have fought the grldiron
battles OF the Red and White for four years Cap
tain Starbuck. fullback DOrner. right guard Alex
snder right tackle: Cross right end. and Morri-
son. right halfback. leave college at the end Of
this year by graduation. Captain Starbuck is
likely 10 come back one of the graduate coaches
ms means mat the right side Of the line will
10 be Rebuilt entirely and that difficulty will be
found in filling the places left vacant 10y Morrison
u is hard 10 say who will be elected captain Of
the 'Ol team Cornell likes senior captains. and
Captain Starbuck. although serving two terms
Was member OF the senior class when first elect
ed The men on this years team who Will be
seniors next year raussig right end: Namack
centre and Schoeukopf Substitute fullbark NefbG-
Taussig nor Namack is a likely man for the cap
tAincy and Schoellkopf did not break into tb-
game. lie will doubtless be- COrnells fuuback next
year, and, being popular with the other playe~s
mas good chance OF being elected captain. Still
there y possibility OF Junior captain in either
Purcell Warner. The election viii be hea NEXT
week
Cornell again faces the proposition of defeating
pennsylvania, q thing she has been struggling in
team this year is much better than last There
were only two defeats instead Of three and Prince
scored los points IN the twelve games played dur
Ing The season and scored against for - points
oT % was mere e stronger SQUAD OF substitutes
Corneilians certainly have reason 10 hope.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
CAST OF COLUMBIA PLAY.

The cast OF the Columbia sophomore play to be
presented al Carnegie Lyceum the week before
Christmas has been decided follows:
Professor Snion Spat discovers and promoter Of
The world renowned rapid transit cold
prince or magic king % cards and shining
light Of the Occidental Opera Company II. Keithey
Snoworop his faithful follower M CuTTie
Isfquenla Spst tthe professors little sister just
u. .
Sataoel Dasher with racing ADhotJ
Lemon ms valet with higher aspirs r. H Wyld
Ars darlington Bounce with a marrageable
dRughterD ..........G. r Bambach
Bsiington Bounce her husband with little
20 sRy) ...--...--....- ". Ostrom
Cherry Bounce nhe daughter. a young
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
PROuIsING FEArrREs az rRENcR RALL

The arrangements for the thirty sixth annual bah
OF the Cercle Francois de Harmonic. scheduled
90 take place Madi.o OF Square Garden on Tues
day evening. January s promise that Il Will eclipse
IN point of splendoT and Frenchness any that has
been given Ia decade. The ballet Of three hun
dred viii be particularly gorgeous and impressive
The decorations are 10 be a sumptuOus scale
The grand march Will bring together the gods and
goddesses OF ancient mythology and modern mirth-
fulneEs and the costurning will be a revelation of
the mOdiste's art. Two bands or one hundred and
nifty musicians viii take charge OF the music.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
JOTTINGs OF COLUMBIA ATHLETICS.

William Gillies has been elected captain OF the
freshman basketball team. Practice is held by the
dozen candidates in the gymnasium every after
noon Games are being arranged with the Mount
vernon iiiEh School the class Of % in the Column
Columbia track athletes are encouraged over
the good showing they made I'm the recent lZth
Regiment games. when many or the men qualified
Won the mile race The 18th Regiment which car
ricd on the honors was trained by Hjertberg, who
also has charge of the Columbia team
The Columbia University Basketball Association
elected officers last week follows: President
Mcheon; vice-pTesdeat. Woodward; secretary,
Mnrston Megrue. the temporary manager. was
cicCted peFfnHUeItig- The opening game OF II"
season will be held in about weeh Chfi-tf'As
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
DIR. HUmPHRETS'S MANUAL.

DIR Frederick Humphreys. OF the Humphreys
Medicine Company. William and John SITS. has re-
tsed his manual OF specifics. which in its new and
troproved edition will be mailed free application
10 the company II is a compact little volume OF
IA naees Of advice 20 the sick and can easily be
carTled IN the vest pocket. The work has been De
fore the public for forty years. and has an ahnual
Circulation OF ten millions.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
gnropsan aoprrrsrmsurs.

EUROPEANS AND TRAVEL
LERS will find the London Office Of The
Tribune, 149 Fleet Streer. a convenient
place to leave their advertisements and
subscriptions for The Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
DLyNER OF THE REFORM CLUB.

A dinner will be given by the Reform Club under
the auspices OF itc Committee City Anairs. at
the clubhouse. on Thursday. at p m. Municipal
Condition OF Greater New-York and How 10 I'M
,ro-a IT, will be discussed by Charles s Falrchds
Bird s CoIer. Edward NJ Shepard. F. Elery An
darsOn and others.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
THE sETEyTY-FIRST REGIMENT ACTIVE

meeting of the Spansh-American War veterans
OF the list Regiment has been called for next Sat
urday evening at the armory. The growth OF Com
pany G makes room for additional corporal. and
Private Frank V. Seaman has been chosen for the
vacancy Chaplain Tilton and Lieutenant Maxwell
OF Company D. have received their commissions.
Quartermaster-Ser Peapke. at his re-
quest has been appointed line sergeant. All the
non-commissioned officers OF the regiment have
organized an association. The regiment has re-
ceved the journal Of the list Highlanders of the
British Army. now serving in South Africa. accom-
panied by a note from Sergeant z. B. Underwood
of that famous regiment saying that the regi-
rnent would like to keep in touch with its cele-
brated namesake In New-York. Sergeant Under
wood Is a nephew OF Mr.. Ferris once well known in
the 1st, OF New-YOrk
The dance Of the nOn-commissiOned stan was
such a success that the Board OF Officers room
proved too small and the main drill floor had to
be drawn on for dancing space. beefsteak party
and an informal dance are among the social events
OF the near future In Company l. The com
The I'd Regiment. OF Troy. otherwise known as the
6th Separate Company. which will play a return
baseball match with IT, the first game taking
Mace in the armory Of the list This is a noted
team with the bat and ball. having administered
the first defeat which the champion 18th Regi-
ment suffered last year.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
THINKS COLUMBIA WILL HOLD HER owN

Bristol. r. l., Dee &c. Oliver IseliR, managing
owner OF the cup defender Columbia, visited the
Herreshon works here to-day He said afterward
that the Columbia would probably be brought TO
Bristol in the spring and overhauled, but that no
particular change would be made. He had looked
over the plans for the defender he said. and
felt sure that in the trial the Columbia would
give the new boat pretty hard struggle.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02

princeton. that Lafayette should ee rated dis
unctly above the Ithacans. Then come Cornell
ana the Carlisle Indians and Brown and Wes-
leyan. all pretty close in a bunch together Next
week l shall give my idea OF how the leading
Al-American eleven should be made up and
mat VIII close this review OF the seasons work
SIDE line
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02

THIRD BATTERY MEN HAVE COLT GUN.
A Colt rapid fire gun will probably be supplied TO
the Cd Battery. Colonel ThUrston, ordnance officer
on the staff Of Maior-GeneraI Roe. who favors this
weapon IS of the opinion that its moral effect
on rioters would be greater than any other
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-02
THE ANNE LEE GRAVE
An Old Letter From Her Mother Read at the
Chapter Meeting at Kittreli.

The September meeting OF the O.. Z.
B%lacknali Chapter Daughters OF the Con-
federacy. was held Thursday afternoon
at the beautiful country residence OF Mrs.
S~pottswood Burwell. in the picturesque
hill country west of Kittrell. Confeder-
ate selections were well rendered By Mrs.
Mary Burwell and Mrs. A. l.. Capehart.
The president of the Chapter being one
of the committee appointed by the last
State convention TO look after the Anne
Lee grave. read an account OF her recent
visit to the grave. giving most interesting
information connected with the sojourn
Warren county.
Miss olive Allen read a letter OF Mrs.
Lees written two days after her daugh-
tcr's death. expressing the mothers I'M
dying gratitude to North Carolina for
the Kindness shown the family in it's time
Of trial and affection. This letter. WRIT
ten to Mrs. Hayes. OF Warren county.
was secured in tho recent trip. When the
old letter was opened a small square OF
Old-fashioned blue-ruled fools caps paper
fell ont. On this was written the auto
graph of General Lee. This autograph
ate Chieftain visited his daughters grave
in March, 1870, the last year OF his life.
; The chapter meeting was a highly sue
cessful one. a most excellent repast was
served.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-02
AMERICAN TROOPS IN CHINA.
Destruction Wrought in the Pei-Ho Valley
by War.

correspondence of the Associated Prcss.)
Tlen Tsin, August 26.-Military law
sun PREVAILS in Tien Tsin, and the city
has as vet made no effort to recover from
the terrible shock which it experienced.
everywhere is ruin. The LAM is deVaSta-
led, villages wiped out, crops cOmman-
dceTed or destroyed and the natives eith-
er hiding or killed. 1t would axe a wise
crow to fly Town the valley of the Pel-f1o
without carrying it's ratiOns. Nothing IS
ieit OF this once populous and fiOurlShlns
region save roo1ess huts, fallen walls
ana devastated gardens. No sign OF lie
Is 10 be seen outside of the city except
me scattered outposts, and within the
walls there is only sOldiery.
Here the Russians and Japanese pre-
nominate. No one knows the total
strength of either force. but they run
INTO the thousands. Skirting the river
VII either bank, the Russian camps dot
Ine country, the Russian flag flies from
me railway stations, and Russian troops
ore continually passing the roads, ei'hel
"'EIhg on towards Peking or estaDl1Shihs
ahced outposts. There are botn Cos
".hs 2"d foot soldiers. and all me
'''hlhS fellows, making a splendid sho"
III me white blouses and black trousers
'""ed into top boots. Next in nunnpel
"' the Japanese. and here again no.
even a rough estimate can be maze OF
,n''r strength. They appear, regiment
"''F regiment. and as fast as one CON
1ihHlnent arrives from Taku, lhose
n''ohed here are pushed forward. me
N''Hdns are also active and are not sio"
90 e'lllhg them in and to the front. Mean
N"'6 The American and British forces are
E.'eSceht in camp, and do not seem III
I'Heo 10 press matters now that the ie-
9''ohS are safe. The American forces
'e 'alnped in the extreme eastern por-
~ w oi the city. on a fiat lying aloht
~ south bank of the river and are, VIII
Exception of some Russian troops, th'
D'' lofce living under tents. The othel
NoS are chartered in buildings In th'
leigh concession. Col. Mohl, OF the FIJI