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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07
FIVE TO DIE BY GARROTE

Ponce, Puerto Rico, April Sat an early hour
tomorrow Simeon Rodriguez, Carlos Pacheco Her
mogenes Facheco Eugenio Rodriguez and Rosalie
Santiago, who condemned TO death by CARROT
ing. will be executed Their crime was the murder
In October, 1885. OF Prudencio Mendez at Vance
The murderers. after crtminally assaulting the
wife and daughters OF their victim compelled them
TO dance about the corpse. To-day business has
almost been suspended and the public is greatly
excited in anticipation OF the execution This viii
be carried out by two convfcts from San Juan The
chief executioner. Justine Garcias was originally
sentenced to fifteen years Imprisonment for muir
der. He has served four years OF the term and
the remainder will be RENTED The assistant eye
cutoner. Virente Marsario. who was Originally
sentenced TO fifteen years imprisonment for mur,
der. Will have this term reduced to four
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07
DISORDER IN SAN JUAN.
NATIVE LABORERS ATTACK MEN FROM
NEIGHBORING ISLANDS.

San Juan, Puerto Rico April 6-At o'clock
yesterday afternoon the natives made a concen-
trated movement at Puerta Tiera. Different
mobs in number about two thousand men At
tackled the foreign colored men, ANY English
speaking negro was subject to attack particu-
larry the natives Of ST. Thomas and St Kits
one Puerto Rican was killed, one was seriously
injured and three negroes of st. Kits were
dangerously wounded. The affair was the ONT
come OF the pier strike. and the pretence of the
attack apparently that the English ISL
anders were usurping Puerto Rican labor The
islanders anticipated trouble and some Of them
were armed with revolvers. The mob enterad
the mouse of a ST Kits man. and his abdomen
was slashed with a machete. Another ST kits
man was stoned, escaped to the roof and was
iorced 10 jump to the ground. He was followed
IN the street and stoned until exhausted when
ms head was hammered into a jelly
company Of infantry, under CAPTAIN AIex
amer and Lieutenants Ansell and Parker was
called out martial law was declared soldiers
now patrol the streets and the rum shops were
closed The mere presence of the soldiers dis
perseo the crowds. There were no demonstra-
mons AFTER the arrival of the troops The Prerts
Ilera district of San Juan is about a mile from
the City Hall. --1e iioiii
1t is understood that the British Consul has
demanded protection for British subjects
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY.
THE SENIOR LOVING CUP-ANNoUNCEMENT OF
SENIOR HONOR MEN.

Princeton. N. j., April 6.-The loving cup for the
senior class has been on exhibition for the last
week. 1t Is made from a 5-inch shell fired by the
cruiser Brooklyn during the battle at Santiago II
is IA inches In height and is polished to
give bright copper color 10 the exterior and a
duh steel finish the interior 1t has three
handles, and the simple Inscription 1900 Prince
tom
Professor William I.ibbey announced tonight
that owing to the increased number of applications
for tickets of admission to ex-Presdent Cleveand's
lectures the management has decided to have
them delivered in Alexander Hall II has also been
arranged that all the undergraduates will be per-
mitted TO attend the lectures. instead of only
juniors seniors and graduate students had been
decided
The annual dinner of the Board of Editors of
'1he Daily Princetonian' was held at the Inn this
evening Fifty covers were laid. The Yale News
was represented by Maurice Mason Walter r..
Hope was POSTMASTER. The following toasts were
Professor Andrew West, The Faculty; Professor
Bliss Ferry, Editors Chair: Jesse Williams.
The Alumni Weekly; William Edwards. "Ath-
letlcs, and Frederick King. The Retiring Board
Talcott Williams. of The Philadelphia Press"
addressed the Monday Night Club Thursday on
"Mahometansm in the Light of ii Personal Ac-
quaintance with Mahometans'
Henri de Regnier lectured here last night on
Women In Contemporary Literature
The following are in the first group: II. ID. Austin.
T. j. Brandt ID. l.. Chambers. j. Cromer, H. X.
A. H. abr rsehe K Ii Masqs j. HH onas
h. l. Katzenbach. j. H. F. Moffatt c. X Smith
and l.. r. Urban.
At the second preliminary Yale debate held In
WING and Clio halls last night the following
We're chosen TO compete next Tuesday for places
on on the team: j. II, Hill 90; John B. Kelly go;
Weston. 80: Joseph A Jones' go; WILLIAMS s Elliott
90 Walter h. Hope, '61, and F. w Fort. '0l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07
CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
PERSONAL MENTION OF PROFESSORS RE
ORGANIZATION OF ARTILLERY
PLATOON

ithaca. n. Y. April 6>-Assstant Professor John
V. Van Pelt, who has performed efficient service
In the College of Architecture for the LAST thraa
years will withdraw at the end of the present wear
and return to his home in Paris for a few wears
of rest and study. He will be greatly missed in
Cornell circles.
Professor Robert II. Thurston, of Sibley College
has been chosen member of the International
Jury Of Awards at the Paris Exposition The Jury
will meet in Paris about June To-
In June four members OF the university facu1t,
will complete term of thirty years service in the
observation-disclosures Hiram COrson of the de-
partment Of English literature; Professor Water
man T. Hewitt of the department of German: Pro-
lessor Frederick Crane. Of the department of Ro-
nance languages and Professor Lucen A Wait
of the department of mathematics All OF these
men were elected members Of the faculty In the
summer 1870.
The department of botany of Cornell is now rem
resented at the Statione Zoologica at Nanes nv
two graduate students. who are occupying honor
airy tables there. DR.. Benjamin NJ Duggar '9S
grad. is occupying the table supported bv tba
Smithsonian Institution, while Miss Susie p Mich
OILS. ss, this month resumes her occupancy OF the
table known THE American Women's Table
which is supported by contributions from the WON
Of America. Both of these persons have distip
sushed themselves In botanical studies
Tomorrow evening Henri de Reenier who has
been iecturing before the Cercle Francais of Har
ward will lecture In French before the UNIVERSITY
On The Poets OF To-day and the Future OF
The faculty OF the College of Law upon the rec
concentration OF A. II K. Fraser reference libra
iating law library;
days will be delivered by the Rev. DR.. Lyman Alb
bolt. of New-York who viii during the week in
tervening act university chaplain. "
During the vacation Professor j w jerks lect
ured at Harvard Mount Holyoke College Boston
As result OF the final examinations Last term
thirty-four students were dropped divided among
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07
ALLEGED STORY OF THE SHOOTING
CIRCUMsTANTIAL DETAILS GIVEN BY THE
COCR1ER-JOURNAL"


CONVERSATIONAL"
Louisville, April 6.-"The CONFECTIONERY prints
q circumstantal story, which purports to give the
details OF the conception and execution Of the plot
TO Kill Senator Goebe. The story is based upon
eHldense said 70 have been given to the attor-
neys for the prosecution by Wharton Golden W. H
Cuton, II. Z. Youtsey and others The story gives
the name of the man suspected of having fired the
shot that killed Senator Goebel. He is a Clay
County feudist. He is supposed to be in the noun
tains. and has not yet been arrested.
The story follows the evidence given by Golden In
the preliminary trial OF Caleb Powers as to the
bringing TO Frankfort OF the armed mountain feud-
lists. The men implicated in the conspiracy are
the same who We're implicated by Golden's testi-
nony, several of whom under arrest
while others are either in the mountains or in
neighbor1ng States. The story follows Golden's
testimony as to the plan to cause a riot in the
legislature in which Democratic members were
TO have been killed tells how the alleged plan TO
Kill Senator Goebel was carried out, OF the pur-
chase from Well known Cincinnati house of TWEEN
ty-i1Ve steel bullets smokeless powder cartridges
the procuring of O.3S-calibre rife with which the
shooting is said TO have been done the weapon
beng returned an hour afterward and the paw
Inent Of sl.t90 in advance to the man who did the
shooting After the shooting the man who did the
Work is said to have been escorted TO the ynoun-
tains by a number OF armed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07
THE NONE J0URNALv INCORPORATED.

THE Home Journal" founded by the poets n.
p. Willis and George p. Morris in 1886 has just
been incorporated by fits long time proprietor and
editor, Morris Phillips and has removed from the
neighborhood Of the Postoffce where il has been
since It's foundation, No. 2S9 Fourth-ave, corner
Of Twenty -second-st. Mr. Phillips retains active
connection with the paper. There viii be change
in the lines upon which it has been continued nor
in the policy which has governed il and character
ized il for the last half century.
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the different colleges follows Sibley. 20; Civil
Engineering, g. Law. 6: Agriculture, 2: Academic, l.
Since the two field pieces have been returned 70
the university by the Ordnance Department of the
United States Army. the artillery will this term De
reorganized. The department will consist of two
commissioned officers. three sergeants, two cor
porals and fourteen cannoneers. and VIII be desg-
mated platoon. A number of upper classmen have
already volunteered for drill. and the remaining
men Will be selected from the infantry, prefer
ence being given, first. to those who have had ar
tllery drill, and. second to those who are proh-
Gent In infantry drill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07
NOMINATIONs FoR CONGRESS-.

Bolivar. No. April 6.-Congressman James Cooney
has been renomnated by the Democrats of the
With Missouri District.
Wilmington Ohio. April &C Q. Hildebrand was
nominated for Congress to-day by the Republican
Convention in the With Congress District breaking
the deadlock, in which thirty-three ballots were
taken without result
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07
HOLLAND SOCIETY ELECTION.
THE REV DR.. HENRY VAN DYKE IS THE NEW
PRESIDENT.

At the fifteenth annual meeting of the Holland
Society which held at Delmonicos last night
the retiring president. Tunis G.. Bergen made a
speech In which he related many instances of
herosm displayed in the South African war by the
men Of Dutch stock who are fighting the English
He was perfectly impartial in his words and took
pains not to show in any way which side he thought
right. His remarks were loudly appauded
The Rev. DR.. Henry van Dyke unanimously
chosen to succeed Mr.. Bergen as president Dr.
van Dyke could not be present but sent letter
OF acceptance. The following ticket was elected
without opposition:
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Ml Nmm4k Ghn
The Stores EaStertide Prettiness


The Easter thought has inspired elaborate decoration
Rabbits BaHoouing Party An
the sides which the bunne Suspended below
safeguard
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By
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All
shrubbery S and
in
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07
WANT WHEELER FOR VICE-PREsIDENT.

Huntsville. Ala, April Ga movement has been
begun here to boom General Wheeler for Vice
President on the Democratic ticket. The Hunts
Vile Post" prints communication from a number
OF prominent Democrats urging the movement and
II Is proposed to organize for the purpose OF push
ing Wheelers name for the second place on the
ticket
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07
SUICIDE OF A FIRST SERGEANT

Buffalo, April 6.-First Sergeant Arthur Scott If
Company X 9TH Infantry. stationed al Fort Porter
killed himself I'm his quarters this mornins-hv
shooting himself through the head The cause
Of his suicide mental depression resulting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07

awarded to women: One alumn@ fellowship. two
Bennett feowships. two Bloomfield feliowsnps
and Pepper fellowship.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

During March ls60 volumes added the
Columbia University Library This is the highest
monthly record, and brings the total accessions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07
FOR vICE-PREsIDENTS

SECRETARY.
Theodore NJ. Banta.
TREASURER
Albert II. Van Brunt
TRUSTEES
Tunis G Bergen. Samuel D. Coykendall John H. Stsrin
ID. b. st. John Roosa. James E. Van Woert
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07

up to 2S6 254 volumes Edward r. Smith -
Avery Architectural Library. Is making An 81 ne
ate card catalogue of the Illustrations in m. ~"
OF the Avery Library. 49,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07

President Slocum of Colorado College has ~
Gently written to DR. D. X Pearsons announcing
that $4,000 has been secured for science building
The raising OF this sum secures additional en-
dowment or 10000 from DIR. Pearsons and makes
sure the future welfare OF the college
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07

Palo Alto Cal, April 6.-work on the new build
ings of Stanford University is progressing rapidly
The force Of wOrkmen employed on the memorial
chapel has been increased 70 one hundred and ~
Is hoped that building may be completed BY the
opening or the college year. in September Plans
Tor four other buildings have just been placed In
MIS- Stanford's hands, and work will be started on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07

Hamilton. n. Y, April s.-Many preparation. -.
being made for junior week. which will coz,
April is TO q. On the evening OF April 10 M
Circuit oratOrcal contest viii be held. Seth r On
president of Columbia University will give ~"
Patrons Day address On the same day the mi
versty will give Its patrons a banquet ana -,
junior class will give promenade no
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
ORIGIN OF THE WIG.
First One Mentioned in History Worn
by King Saul's Daughter.

The first wig mentioned in history
was made of goats skin and worn by
the daughter of Saul, King of Israel.
The first artistic wigs were made in
the south of Italy for the Gapiniens,
who lived in Apulia and were known
for the luxuries of their toilet. These
people were, they say, the first who
painted their faces; this they did with
the juice of strawberries.
The Persians wore wigs. Xenophon
relates that little Cyrus, when he
visited Astyages, his grandfather,
whose eyes were framed in blue paint
and who wore an enormous wig,
threw himself on his knees and cried:
oh. mother, what beautiful grand
father I have." Aglais, a maid of
honor. was so struck by the appear
ance of the old gentleman that she
remained with Astyages as a slave.
The Phoenician women, who were
proud of their hair, having been or
dered by their priests TO offer it up on
the affairs dedicated to Venus after the
death of Adonis, obeyed, but with
rlurmur10S. SOOu dIItI IuSy were
consoled by Greek merchant, who
told them that he would give them the
means of hiding their bald pates IN
der luxuriant curls. In his chariot he
had hundreds Of wigs of all colors.
Wigs were in vogue in Rome to-
ward the end Of the republic, and sc
we'll made that says Ovid, mo maj
could know if his wife had any hair a
all before she had given him an op
portunity Of Selling her by thu
| tresseS.'
Teutonic peasants were the proyid
ers of blond hair for rich Roman prin
cesses, who loved the contrast of it
faxen hue with their black eyes. The,
even had morning wigs small an
tightly curled, of any color, and the
kept the beautiful fair ones To receiv
their admiresr at night. Messalin
had $50 wigs to disguise herself-Cin
tcinnati Commercia1-Tribu
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
CHAPTER VIII.
St. mas Bay.

St mas Bay.
The Queens Hotel at St. Ina's Bay
| was different from other places of the
kind. St. mas itself was a pretty,
picturesque town, built at the foot of
cliffs almost hidden by green foliage.
The broad eXpanse of blue water, the
golden sands, the winding walks up
tle cliffs, the pure salt breeze, the
quiet that seemed to shield the pretty
town, attracted visitors but they were
Of peculiar kind There were no
brass bands to enliven the promen-
AIDES, there was no pier, there were no
assembly-rooms or circulating libra
ries with their facilities for gossip and
Irritation. st. Ina's had none of the
seaside attractions The visitors who
came thither were grave, elderly peo-
pie, tired of the noise and hustle of
the world, thoughtful men who came
to study, artists who wanted smiling,
sunny landscapes, the wearied and sor-
rOwfui who wished for rest
No place in England was less known
than St. Ina's Bay. If any one wished,
for any reason whatsoever, to find Sc
clusiOn-tO be, as it were, out of the
WOrld-the only thing needful was a
visit to St. Ina's Bay. No newspaper,
with it's tell-tale column of visitors,
was ever published there People
came to st. Ina's, remained there few
weeks or months, and then went away.
and no one, perhaps, except the mis-
tress of the house where they had been
staying, ever knew their names
The Queens Hotel had once been ST.
mas Hall, the residence of a wealthy
gentleman, who at his death left
orders that it should be sold, and the
proceeds from the sale divided among
the London hospitals. 1t was pur-
chased by company, who decided to
transform it into first-class hotel.
1t was a grand old mansion, standing
in the midst of fine grounds; there
was a small pine wood which ran
down to the sea, and broad, deep
lake with water-lilies floating on its
calm breast; there were groves formed
by poisoning limetrees and large
Cedars, the shape of which formed a
most beautiful summer retreat; there
were picturesque paths under the
trees, where flowers grew in rich
abundance; there were graceful fOun-
tains, the silvery spray of which rose
high among the dark-green foliage.
The Queens Hotel was one of the
fairest homes in England, but as a
commercial speculation it had COM
pletely failed. The company had Of
fered it several times for sale, but no
one seemed to care in the least about
buying it, so that from year to year it
struggled on, sometimes paying its ex-
penses, but more often leaving a de-
fciency for the company 20 meet. Some
of the shareholders had suggested
building a pier and library; others
declared that it was useless "to throw
good money after bad"
To be continued.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
ENGLAND'S ARMY.

The average strength of the British
army at home and in the colonies
india excepted) was, according to a
preliminary return issued recently, in
1898, 5,027, the strength in Dece1h-
Der being 232,969 But everybody
knows that the labor market is at it's
worst in October, November and De-
cember being 232, 1863. But everybody
knows that the labor market is at its
worst in October, November and De-
cember, and that consequently a fill
ing up toward the new year is no indi-
cation of the real state of the recruit
ing field. And the increase was in
consequence of a special effort to add
10 the army during me year a total
of 1894 men. But, according to an
other statement of the average
strength by years, the increase on the
year was ), 444 men, instead of 1894
to come on the strength in the year,
and "4795 men not expected to be
raised during the year" Thus the es-
quired by more than 1000 ren,
whose wages and equipment were
nevertheless voted by the house Of
commons, though the money could
not have been spent.
And the detailed tables enable us to
see that, though the authorities are
taking into the service every man they
can possibly get past the doctors,
nevertheless, out of $4,000 recruits in
the twelvemonth, 1851 were rejected
prior to attestation, while 1872 failed
to appear for attestatiOn leaving only
44.347 attested. And even Of this num-
Der. not in itself more than enough to
make up for waste" as many as
1909 were rejected after attestation,
the unprecedented number of SOB de-
serted and 55 went out for other
causes. So that of the number en-
listed $500 only were finally approval.
This conspicuous failure is, as we
have repeatedly shown, because the
treasury will not allow the war Of
flee to pay a price which might have
a chance of competing with the labor
market-that is to say, sum of, for
the infantry, "a shilling a day, and
everything found. London Chron-
icle
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
TWENTIETH-CENTURY AFRICA

The twentieth century Africa
promises startling contrasts when
compared with the Africa of the nine
teenth century. With an area four
times as great as that of the United
States, a population of 50.OOO 900 a
soil and climate capable of infinite
variety of production, rapidly ex-
banding commerce and the greatest
known supplies of ivory. gold and
diamonds, its development under the
modern methods which are now be-
ing APPLIED to it is practically assured.
The home of the oldest civilization. il
is the last Of the continents to Weld to
the touch Of the newest civilization.
But yesterday enveloped in the dark
ness of mystery without and ignorance
within, it is today Illuminated bv the
searchlight of modern methods: and
as its importance and attractions are
being recognized. with this recogni-
ton must come development. With
1000 900 Europeans scattered over its
vast area, acquainting themselves with
its natural conditions and reouire
ments. with the steamer. the rail
road, the telegraph and the telephone
carrying light and knowledge and
civilization TO its darkest corners,
Africa cannot long remain unknown
or unknowing.
1t was only after the explorers
Spoke, Stanley and
discovered, through per-
sistent and heroic efforts, that there
existed vast navigable WATERWAYS
above the falls near the mouths of
the great streams which flow from the
that European nations awoke
to the physical and commercial posi-
bilities Of Africa and then. in a
twinklng, the Dark Continent was
seized upon and divided up and be-
came, as by magic, a vast European
''hinterland." Between 1884 and 1898
an area two and half times the size
Of the United States, and containing a
population of 1O0,000000 was parceled
out by an agreement of the European
powers. At present scarcely a foot
Of African territory remains I'M
Forum.