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BR0Wy UNIVERSITY.


PROVIDENCE, X. l., June l7.--President W.
n. p Faunce OF Brown University preached
the baccalaureate sermon this afternoon in
the First Baptist Meeting House before the
first graduating class OF his administration
The historic building was packed an hour
before the "co-eds' OF Pembroke Hall and the
ia men in cap and gown marched from the
campus to the church. The pastor. the Rev
Dr. II. VI. King. assisted in The service, In
his sermon from II Timothy. Ill.,. 7: Ever
learn ng and never able to come TO the knowledge
OF the truth" President Faunce made an
appeal for unselfsh search for truth. empha-
sized character building as the supreme object
OF education and pointed out defects In the civil
hZation Of the century, making a vigorous
attack especially on its religious unbelief In
sIeaknc of the race for wealth, which befogs
the Intellect and prevents the mind from seeing
things in their true proportions, he referred To
Brown, which Is just now working hard 10 raise
the new endowment fund up to the one million
lege, seeking endowments are in special danger
OF setting too high value on money. Character.
not educational apparatus. museums, labora,
tOrles, &c., Is the main thing a college should
The STRENUOUS ufe,- he continued. is not
climbing cannon-capped heights. II is within
We see ;u around us men whose Intellectual
and moral life Is anything but strenuous, peda-
gosues who are intellectually dead repeating
TO patient pupils the things they repeated
twenty years ago. Christians who are pious
only because they are not virlle enough TO be
nnplous.
Oi the religious li,e OF the time President
Faunce said This is an age of knowledge.
OF astounding marshalling Of facts. During
the last seventy years more has been learned
about the universe than In the two preceding
mllenlums. But our age lacks the peace,
the poise that our fathers had. They
knew much loss than We. but what they did
know brought them power and pence and
confirmed them in virtue. II is far better 10
believe the book of Genesis, a good text book
H. geology. and that the world was created
IN sN calendar DAYS than not TO believe that
craven images than 10 refuse TO bow 10 any
tlng better TO worship Isis than to have lost
the power of worship"
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BIsHOP POTTER Ar HARVARD.
breaches the Baccaiaureate Sermon on the
Power Of Money Refers to Trusts.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, June l7.-The bacca-
laureate sermon to the class Of 1900 in Harvard
College was preached this afternoon by
Bishop Henry c. Potter Of New York in Apple
ton Chapel Owing to the desire to hear Bishop
Potter speak there was great scarcity Of seats,
many persons being unable TO get even stand
ing room. The senior class. led by First Marshal
Burden. entered promptly at o'clock and took
seats in the front Of the chapel. Bishop Potter
preached on the text. But Peter said unto
him. thy money perish with thee because thou
hast thought that the gift Of God may be pur-
chased with money" Acts, viii. 20.
Bishop Potter said:
This Is the rebuke to Simon the sorcerer.
a representative Of a curious twp. of man
prevalent throughout history both oi pagan
and Christian times, There have always been
men and women possessing an influence over
others which u occult rather than obvious.
There are, OF course. strong characters who.
tenacious OF purpose. always carry the work
with them, but Simon was Of another sort.
lie was one oi those who rcpel Ms at first, but
by a subtle spell obtain an influence over sem
sttive natures which iS,ues IN complete SUP
render OF the whole being TO the influence exer-
Cisad
fanatic. but he noticed the ardor which the
spirit of the Apostles inspired and he desired
To possess IT, Hence he offered money TO gain
il and drew forth the rebuke Of Peter Now
| do not wish to seem TO denuunCe money.
Christ himself taught us the hight use Of money
and the proper economical principles for Us
usa II l. one Of the blessings Of the world
that accumulatIous Of money have been lett
BY men for good uses in the future Lately
there has been tendency 10 believe that wealth
means evil. II Is true that instances OF the
evil use Of money may be cited in the mon
astclsm ol the middle ages and IN the combI-
nations OF capital known rs trusts which have
lately sprung NJ among ns. ihnSe evlI- leHIs-
lation will never cure, That must he lelt Ia q
higher power. The gift, of tod, health,
reason. power Of mind. and 50 forth, cannot
be- purchased with money"
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RAINY SEASON IN LUZON.
CAEPAIGy AGAINST THE FILIPINOS
WILL BE LESS ACTIVE.
Rebels Lost 10 KILLED anA sixty-Thrss Cap
tured Last week and l3O Insurgents ssr-
rendered Persistent Chase Tiring Out the
Guerriila.- Victory by Fuustons Mea.

Guerrttlas- victory ~ Feustoub nens
sr.eial Cable Dopateh 10 THE SUN
MANILA June Ii. With the exception Of the
gallant fight by Gen Funston and his men near
Penaranda. wnen the Americans defeated an
insurgent band under Gen Lucenas. the cam
paigning during the past week was ouieter than
usual Thi~ was partly due to the rains, The
wet season having commences
An official bulletin states that the American
losses during the week were four killed and
twenty wounded The rebels lost l2o killed and
% captured including officers. One hundred
and thirty insurgents surrendered and turned
in over $50 rifles. In addition twenty-five rifles
were captured
Maoabulos. the chief guerrilla in central
Luzon, who surrendered last week To Col. Lis
comb at Tarlac. had been chased by the Amer
leans for months He says he had the hardest
time of his life after the pursuit began. lie
was unable to stay In any one place more than
DAY or two. and only dared TO emerge from
his hiding places to fight small detachments.
The hunt for him finally became 70 warm that
several times he barely escaped capture. Feel
ing certain that he would eventually be taken
prisoner, and being tired OF his hard life, he
deemed wise TO surrender himself. and in this
men. who came in with him. 1t Is believed that
his surrender will influence other bands to give
themselves up. The heavy rains are also dis
heattening the suerras. who are not able to
live without shelter. and who are unable to
move rapidly owing to the condition Of the
country.
This Is the fourth day of the typhoon. EI-
tremely heavy rains are falling in northern and
central Luzon. The rivers are slooded and the
railroad, where Il passes through valleys. Is
covered by water to the depth Of half foot.
The telegraph line IL down. and in Manila Bay
shipping has been delayed and damaged.
The commtsssry Quartermasters have been
working very hard for some time past In antict-
patton Of the rainy s'ason. They have sue
ceeded in getting to majority of the
gsrrisons sumo ent supplies for from two TO four
months. So long as the rains prevail the work
OF supplying the sarrisons in the distant in
terror wi be most d flcult but. as stated. most
OF them are In cond ton to hold out until good
weather comes again.
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TkXiS BLIZZARD IN ILLINOIS.
1t Was Identinrd by . Sleigh bell That Had
Been Tied Around Its Neck.

VANpALIA H., June II. For several weeks
the peorle living in the Overcup settlement.
soIt east of here. have heard at intervals the
sound OF bell. which always seemed to come
from above The sound beclme more myste-
ri ou~ and many began searching for the cause
Onr day this week William Name saw a buzzard
f. overhead and llght on 4 fence near by. He
crept up close enough to observe hat the
bird had swinging to lis neck good-slzed sleigh
bell About Two months ago "A buzZard with
bell on lts neck W let loose In Texas. accord
inc to reports In the pagers, and the citizens Of
Over up are wondering If this L not the same
IA,
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GEN, RODRIGUEZ ELECTED.
SOLDIER ELEMENT VICTORIOUS IN
rHr HAVANA ELECTION.
p.f.atsd Candidate for Mayor Charsss Frasd'
hat 1. Not sustained-No Disorder Re-
ported From Any Part Of the lslsad-Cen-
.t,tutioual Convention the Next Step.

., \. Not sustained-No Disorder Re-
no,t.d From ANY Part Of the lslsad-Cou-
.,i,utioual Convention the Next STEP.
sn.e,oI care Despatch TO TBs SUN
HAVANA. June II. The result OF yesterdays
slsotion in Havana Is q complete triumph Tor
On. National party, which represents the soldier
element Gen. Rodriguez. their candidate Tor
N.yor swamped Sefor Mora. the lndepen-
dsn, who took DO part in the revolution. The
,otaI vote cast was 1897. Of which number
ZEN Rodriguez poed 1908. The registration
xss >, ooo The difference between the voIes
co., and the registration was largely made up
of fnsnb.rs OF the Democratic Union, who re-
,rained from going to the polls, The vote re-
oe,ved hy Gen Rodriguez speaks well for the
orraui, ,ation OF the Nationals, who say they
l.y.,a ooo voters enrol ed in the party.
Xot only did the Nationals win every place
On the ticket, but by shrevd manipulation they
.,hbled two Councilmen from the minority.
When Gen Wood issued his order permitting
minority representation the Nationals put lp
rsubers Of their own party ss independents In
Districts where their strength was overwhelm-
ing and beat the Republican minority out Of
two soats that the latter would otherwise have
secured The Nationals have twenty Councl-
men and the Republicans four. The Treasurer
and two correctional and four municipal
Judges are all Nationals.
Senior Mora takes his defeat ungracefully.
He declares that the whole election was
fraud, and asserts that the election officials.
who we're mainly Nationals. permitted all sorts
OF irregular'te Senior Moras own watchers.
however, made no charges Of this kind yes
tcrday.
The people generally are convinced that the
election was honest, and are proud because OF
the order that prevailed The Spanish and
American newspapers here compliment them.
All reports from the department commanders
show that the best Of order prevailed throughout
tie whole island Santa Clara, where 1t was said.
trouble might come through fear OF the rural
gard attempting coercion. was as quiet as
elsewhere The Republicans won gen" rally In
this province and also in Matanzas. In those
lrovinces the Republicans represent the soldier
element as the Nationals do here
The newly elected officials will be sworn in on
July l. Then the task Of calling a constitu-
,olal convention will confront Gen. Wood
Exactly when this will be held has not yet been
decided upon. but il will probably be called for
October The scope of the convention is ike
wise undetermined The Cubans believe that
the convention means not only the formation
OF a constitution. but OF a complete form Of
government paving the way for the election
OF q President almost Immediately. This is
impossible, as it is considered necessary TO
build from the ground up slowly. Until the
10 wer branches Of the Government, are In COM
plete working order the presence of an Ameri-
can Governor holding the veto power will
probably be essential.
The sun., 1900-06-18

38,OOO,O 900 Feet If Logs Piled U n the
River at North Lincoln.

BANGOR, Me. June II The great log Jam ct
North Lincoln, where 80. .OOO 90 let Of the East
Branch and Mattawamkeae drives are piled o.
gether. still remains without change and It 10
not likely that IL will be cleared up for weeks
YET Meanwhile hundreds OF men are idle be-
cause OF the shutting down OF steam mills in
and near Bangor. II was announced last night
that OF the 5000 900 feet of logs that were
brought through the lam asst week 100000 or
5000 900 are saw logs, and that drive will be
made OF t1t,e tO-mOrrOw to supply the Bangor
u ills This would afford temporary relief but
the bulk OF the logs needed for early summer
saving are not likely TO reach the mills h re un-
Ill the middle Of July
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KILLED BY HIS OWN SON.
JOSEPH KALKES FATAL wRANGLE
AT O'CLOCK IN THE NORNING.
Sat Up t. Await His sonS Rstarn From
Pionic-The Quarrel Awakens His Wife,
Who Hear, Four Shots Fired-Aftsr KILL
ing Ms Father the Son Sho0ts Hlmself.

Sat Up t. Await His SonS Return From .
Picnic-The Quarrel Awakens His Wife,
Who Hear, Four Shots Fired-Aftsr KILL
Ing His Father the Son shoots Himself.
just Us the bells Of st. Peters Church struck
for , o'clock yesterday morning Joseph Kalks
Of 30 Jones street. Newark. fell dead from a
shot through his heart fired by his son. Kalke.
who was 80 years old. sent his wife. Josephine,
TO bed. and sat up to wait for his son Louis,
who is 20 years old The KalkeS are Huns and
the son had gone TO Hungarian picnic. The
father was a hodcarrier and he had frequent
wrangles with his son about keeping late hours.
The mother went to bed on the second ioor
at 1890. and the father sat in an adjoining room
waiting for the only child's return. He entered
the house at .3O and a wrangle ensued between
him and his father about the payment of board.
.n The mother W.. r.a.T by the SparSSS
fed downstairs into the rooms OF the Cohen
family. Thence she went TO the house of
her daughter. Mrs. Stack. at los South Orange
avenue. and told her son-in-law Of the trouble.
Stack went to the Fourth precinct station and
told the story. Policeman Stelzer went with
him % the house In Jones street and they found
the elder kalke dead and his son Louis conscious
but suffering fom bullet wound in the head.
Strlzer sent the young man To the City Hos
ptal, where he Is still alive, but senseless,
1t Is believed that young kalke fired the last
of the four shots into his own temple The
wounds upon his father were in the neck. the
left groin and through the heart Mrs Kalke.
who WAS in bed at the time OF the shooting. but
not asleep. is detained at police headquarters
In Newark.
Three years ago she was q complainant
against her husband. She said that he poured
boiling water over Der shoulders and breast.
but when the examination occurred she re-
tracted her statement and said that the afair
was an accident. She admitted at the time
that her husband WAS bad when Intoxicated
DR.. j, Henry Clark, police surgeon and act
young Kalke was not likely TO live. as the bullet
had traversed his head and lodged at the base
of the brain.
Mrs. Kalks told the police that her husband
was intoxicated when he came home after mid
night, and that he refused TO go to bed until
Louis came in. Later she heard them quarrel
ing and finally she heard the .hoA.
The sun., 1900-06-18

The corpus Christi procession. which was re-
peated AZ ST Patrick's Cathedral last night.
was composed entirely OF members OF the
Mems Euc artist League. Representatives OF the
St Vincent de Paul, the Holy Name and Of the
League OF the Sacred Heart societies and OF
sixteen I a holc churches ol his city were pres
ent B Bnedcuon was gwen At the Holy Family
Altar, sacred Heart Altar and nj the Grand AZ
the Procession We're in the nature Of conyen-
tor, OF the Mems Eucharist League. The Rev.
W '. stanton OF St. johns College, Fordham,
msmbers OF the league is objects ana its
works.
The sun., 1900-06-18
Conductor Brittou Killed.

While John Britton. conductor on the Staten
isAnd dlsnd Railroad. was on the runboard
OF an open trolley car yesterday afternoon he
caught bold Of two stanchions and careiessly
swung himself back His head struck a tele-
graph pole and he was thrown to the ground
~ was picked up unconscious and with blood
hVvlns from wound In his head and also
SesyNnng q the mouth. HY Was taken TO the
o"HA lnmmary. where be died last night
The sun., 1900-06-18
HEaD0FP YELLOW FEvERIN CraA
Appliances for Fumigating Vessels Bousd for
United States Ports.

NORFOLK. Va. June II That the authorities
IN Washington mean to head OF yellow fever
which has appeared in cuba, is eviden; from
the prompt action of SurReon-General Wyman
Of the Marine Hosr tal Service The revenue
cutter On0rdaga pas, ID out this afternoon
bound for Ha ana. She will tow the barge
senator, which Is flted with appliances for
fun eating vessels. The purpose. II l. stated
is 10 f1migat thoroughly every ve~se sailing
from Cuba for a United States port and thus
make sure that no yellow fever germs are
imported into this country The ,syStem Of
fin1igating vessels since the Spaai-h war h,s
proyed efyecive and will prevent yellow fever
from getting out OF Cuba
The sun., 1900-06-18
FUNDS to Complete University Bsu.

President Low Of Columbia University has
announced that almost all Of the 100000
necessary to complete the upper story Of
University Hall at Columbia has been sub
scribed by the Alumni The sub,cr ptions
have come from gradu tes OF all the un,yer-
sity schools, and from hfty-nine classes from
1872 to the present day. There wers three
individual SUI scriplions Of 5000 elch and
twelve Of $500. To complete the total fund
five graduates have pledged themselves 10
give 81 .u0 for every $4,000 collected until the
total smount required ia raised
The sun., 1900-06-18

ITHACA. n Y, JunH IL Commencement
week opened al Cornell to-day with the deliver
Ing u the baccaaureate sermon by the Rev
George A. Gordon. d D.. Congrccat.onalist Of
Boston The m mbers OF the graduating class
assembled at 9,30 this afternoon at Sage
College. al sttired in cap and gown, and
marched in "A bo Y "a Sage Chapel. where the
sermon was d iyered The sermon was in tho
nature OF an address 70 the graduating class,
and H. main theme was to strive for the Master
and begin WORK while II Is yet light
The sun., 1900-06-18
Burglar Nabbed at staten Island Ferry.

Policeman Irving q. Crocheron arrested an
Italian with big bundle at the ST. George
ferry. Staten Island at las o'clock yesterday
morning The bundle consisted of tsblecloth
wrapped around large quantity Of table linen
and syerwsre. II turned out that the goods
had been stolen from the house or Edmund
Tiyinng at sunny Slope, Donean Hills. The
prisoner said he was tarmne d Napoli. 80
He had been employed a. a carpenter at Mr..
Iivinng's place and had secured key 10 one
OF the outer d ors
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CHILD WITNESS or xOrHERs SHANE.
by Her Side when She Is ArratgneA for Street
waiking-Husbsn at Home. m.

To the amusement of Magistrate Crane and
the court policemen a woman arraigned In
the Yorkville court yesterday on charge
Of soliciting had with her her dx-yea--old daueh-
tar. Tho woman was Mrs. Mary Lembeck OF
$40 East Eleventh street.
Detective Pfeifsr Of the Fifth street station.
who arrested the woman. told the Magistrate
that he had heard her ask two men at different
times to accompany her TO a room at So Third
avenue. Mrs. Lembeck denied this. but ad
mitted that she had been arrested about two
months ago on similar charge. When Mssis-
rate Crane asked her why she had brought her
daughter TO court she said that the child's
father was sick and she did not want to leave
ne little one at home. Magistrate Crane
conmitted TO the court prison. The child was
lthen In charge BY Agent Fogarty Of the Gerry
society She cried when she was taken from
hsr mother
The sun., 1900-06-18
Reform squali Strikes the Bowery.

There was a gen'ral cleaning-up on ths
Bowery on Saturday night bv the Eldridee
street police under the direction OF Capt.
Helihy. 4 patrol WAGON made repeated trips
along the thorOughfar" gathering in the drunks
and more than sixty intoxicated persons, in
cluding dozen women, were locked up. In
the Essex Market police court Yesterday
Magistrate Brann fined them 81 each
The sun., 1900-06-18
.JOTTTNGs ABOUT TOWN

George " vending. while out rowing vth two
r,ris Yesterday afternoon found the body Of a man
In the water OF Rkers island. AMI Il was removed TO
The Harlem morgue Il Is that NJ man about 90
years old
Dr Francis N Bhnta rrsumed active duty yesIr-
dsy as medical orcrr Ia tac flTr Depart nrnt nr
was rcrrovrd by Flre ConniSSionrr Scannsll. but
ppenlrd In the rourtN. which held thAt rr MON
her NJ tie uniformed lorcr snd was prut,C
from removal without cause.
Then ew tpyiand Line steamship Csledonisn, which
arrived yet rday from the yards NJ her builders tho
C6ladon steamship Buldin: Company Of Dundt O.
will 20 into service chrly as cattle carrier ne
veek, lying bttSeen this port Aid Liverpool. She
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Mrs. Mile MuIrheid OF 2s2 Ninth avenue,
who last Monday assaulted Frederick Link. Jr.,
with an umbrella In the building at 300 Broad
way. was arrested on Saturday at her home on
a warrant, and yesterday was in the Centre
street polio court. As her counsel was out of
the city nrr examination was adjourned till
this morning Link l. a llveryman, living at 3is
West Thirieth street Mrs Murheid Is on bail
The sun., 1900-06-18
NEMORIAL IN PLYMOUTH CHURCH
To John Tasksr Howard, the Man Who
Founded It-Beechers Friend.

A bronze tablet In memory oil John Tasker
Howard. founder OF Plymouth Church. Brook
lyn, was unvsiled in the vestibue Of the church
at the conclusion OF the morning services YES
terday Addresses were made by Thomas q.
Shearman and George II Day Mr. Shearrnan
said that Mr.. Howard purchased the property
IN ls46 and was mainly responsible for the call
beng extended to Henry Ward Beecher. The
tablet bears this inscrintion:
John Tasker Howard Founder OF Plymouth
Church The earliest, the atest, the most loyal
and faithful friend Of Henry Ward Beecher.'
Dec Is, ls0s-March %, 1888"
The sun., 1900-06-18
HOLY FESTIVAL IN PATTERSON.
Remarkable Street Procession to Ceiebrat {.
the Feast OF Corpus Christi.

PATERSON. n. j. June 1.-THE feast Of Cor
rus Christi was observed here to-day Thou
sands of persons went to St. Bonaventure's 3
Church and participated in the services ar
ranged by the Frauciscans. High mass was
sung at $50 O'Clock and at II a procession
was formed and priests and societies to
the number OF 5000 marched through the prin-
cipai streets in the western part Of the city.
The blessed sacrament w6s carried under a
canopy. The houses were decorated with
nowers ana pudpns d hasr ana ] on 'he stoo9s OF
q benediction was given.
The sun., 1900-06-18
Coming Of the American Mathematical Society.

The seventh annual summer meeting Of tho
American Mathematical Society will be held in
Fnyerwra,hsr iall. Columbia University be-
ginning on June q Especial importance Is at
tached to this session, as II will be '"rgev
attended by scientific mon who will be present
at the Columbia convention Of th- An or can
Assoc, ttipn for the Advaucrmeht OF science
Three regular sessions will ba held or the after
moons Of June %, y and 20. and 4 necessary
fourth meeting will be arranged Tor the morn
ing ~ tho 10th
The sun., 1900-06-18
Iawrenceviile's Com me nceme Mt.

PRINCETON. y. j.. June ~ ommencem ent
week at I.awrencevilIe School began to-day In
Edith Memorial Chapel when the head master.
the Rev. Dr Simon } Mcpherson, delivered the
in the graduating class Nearly one-hall will
20 to Princeton. while twenty VIII enter Yale
ard ten have chosen Harvard as their college
The sun., 1900-06-18
Cou.y I.,ssA GAMBLER. TAX. q DAY OS.

The gamblers at Coney Island got tip TO shut
up shop yesterday, and acted on IT, II was
understood that private detectives were seek.
ing evidences against them.