The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-10

NEW YORK, April 9.-Elaborate plans
nave been prepared for the installation Of
Frof. Nicholas Murray Butler as president
OF Columbia university On Saturday. Aprll
1S. Although the official cerem snies VIII
De confined TO Saturday, the celebration
will really last three days, as DIR. Buffers
classmates of 1882 and the students of the
university have plans Of their own for
adding to the occasion.
On the evening of Thursday. April II,
the class of 50 will give a dinner to Presi-
dent Butler at the Claremont MOTEL, ana
at It's conclusion all will go to the stu
dents ball in the gymnasium, when
promises to be the finest of its KIND ever
given at the university On Friday, April
10, the students viii celebrate all day.
With field sports, athletics, baseball ETC.,
on South field, closing with a regatta n
the Harlem in the afternoon. In the even
ing there will be a vaudeville perform
ance In the gymnasium. The programme
for Saturday provides for the whole day,
from 10 a. m. until midnight
President Roosevelt will be present to
express his welcome to President Butler,
and will be escorted to the university by
Troop A, and Mayor Low VIII be present
to greet his successor at the head Of TO-
lumbia.
VanderbiIts Coaching Record
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt made poid
dash to beat the coaching record from
Manhattan to Oakdale. L. 1. He didn't
succeed in doing it, but he made re-
markable run.
He had calculated upon covering this
run OF forty-fiVe miles oyer the level Long
Island roads in five and half hours, with
ri Of how
whips in the millionaire set to handle
them, but the result was Disappointing
Six hours were occupied in making the
trip, although no accident occurred rc
cause a moment Of delay
Still the young multi millionaire mas
nothing to be ashamed of in the days
performance, for the time of the hot run
equaled the schedule Of his famous trip to
Philadelphia and return in twenty-tour
hours.
Italian Emfgrants Are Slaves
Stirred by recent allegations that Ital-
ians are being held in slavery at Pom
Pom, s. c., and that the matter had been
referred to Commissioner of Immigration
E. f. McSweeney at this port, the Society
for the Protection of Italian Immigrants,
of which Eliot Norton is president, has
made Investigations and has found ap-
palling conditions in this city as we1G as
at Pom Pom.
The report of a committee which IN
| vestigated particular case has just been
| made.
This case is interesting not only as
bearing upon the conditions existing at
Pom Pom" says Mr.. Norton, but also as
| bearing upon the dangers to which Italian
immigrants are exposed on landing at mis-
city from the runners employed by board
ing houses, who capture them as they
land at the battery.
Largest Steel Vault in World
At cost of $1S5,O00 downtown safe de-
post company has just completed a steel
! vault f1fty-three feet six inches wide. th1r-
| ty-eight feet six inches deep and eight
feet six inches high-the largest In the
world.
The entrance to this great fire and bur
| glar proof room is fortified by gigantic
circular steel door. This monster bar
! rier, behind which will repOse millions
though it weighs 1000 pounds and the
hinges themselves tip the scales at sew