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PROGRESS IN EDUCATION
llnuificont Gifts of Wealthy Men to Colum
bia College.
AMERICAN STUDENT LIFE IN GERMANY
Tlio I'.vlU of Otercrovrillnc In tlio 1'ubllo
tii'houU Impurtnnt JtccoinmonUntloui
Jtrptnllng Hnnltttry Hcliool Con
struction Notr .
President Seth Low of Columbia college.
Now York , made a regal gift to that Institu
tion last week. Tlio trustee * wore In ses
sion , considering ways anil means to push
forward work of construction on the new
college buildings at One Hundred and Six
teenth street , when President Low an
nounced his munificent offer of $1,000,000 , , to
be used In the erection of the library build
ing , The donor desired the building to bo a
memorial to his father. Ablcl Abbott Low ,
"a merchant who taught Ills son to value
the things for which Columbia college
stands. "
The conditions attached to the gift are
threefold. It Is President Low's desire , In
the first place , that tlio gift shall be the
means of extending college privileges to
sorno of the boys and girls of his native
city , Brooklyn , thereby maintaining a high
standard of efficiency In both the public
nnd prlvato schools of that city. Accord
ingly twelve Ilrooklyn scholarships for boys
will bo established In Columbia nnd twelve
Ilrooklyn scolarshlps for girls In Barnard
college. The scholarships arc to be awarded
by competition , three a year , beginning with
the autumn of 1SOC , each scholarship to be
hold for the full college course of four years.
President Low also desires to show his
Interest In advanced university work , and
accordingly eight presidents' university an
nual scholarships will be established. Two
will bo awarded In the autumn of 1890 , and
two will be added annually until there are
eight In all. The president also desires
to associate the name of his class with a
university fellowship. The class of ' 70 fel
lowship , therefore , will come Into existence
on July 1 , 1S95 , and the trustees have ap
pointed , as the first fellow , Lewis Bullet
Carll , the blind mathematician , who was a
classmate of President Low , and , despite his
ninictlon , was graduated second in his class.
As Harnard college Is a separate corporation
from Columbia , the trustees will pay to It
annually the money for the Brooklyn girls'
scholarships.
Following President Low's gift came ono
of $300,000 from Chairman William C. Scher-
mcrhorn of the board of trustees. Ho said
that ho made himself responsible for the
national science building , or for any other
building or part of a building to cost that
suount.
P , Augustus Schormerhorn , ono of the
trustees , presented to the college the Town-
Bend Library of National State and Bio
graphical War Records. This work , begun
In December , 18CO , by Thomas Townsend of
this city , when completed , will consist of
I/ * . ninety large folio volumes of clippings and
extracts chronologically arranged , and of J
digest of about thirty large folio volumes
of manuscript , arranged by topics , Indexing
the matter of the printed statements. Mr.
Schermerhorn also gave $1,000 for the com
plete Indexing of the library.
AMERICAN STUDENTS IN GERMANY.
There are at the-German universities more
students from America than from any other
foreign country , except Russia. The Russians ,
however , have only a short distance to come.
It Is only a question of crossing over the
line to reach , for Instance , the University ot
Koonlgsburg. and In nearly every case It Is a
shorter trip for their young men than to go
to Moscow or St. Petersburg. With the
Americans , however , th ? case Is quite dif
ferent one , according to the Berlin corre
spondent of the Philadelphia Telegraph. They ,
many of them , cross their own continent ,
then sail over a wldo ocean and pass by
England and Franco In order to reach the
universities of Germany. This movement
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from the one country to the other must rjst
upon some very good ground , or else It Is a
mistake , and probably If the matter were
carefully examined there would b ? found to
be traces of both.
The Americans who como to the German
universities would seem to 1 > ? of three kinds ,
Thfry arc , first , those who come for the
curiosity of It. They have read concerning
Gorman student life , nnd have heard of It
from their friends , and find It to beso unlike
such llfo as It Is at home that they persuade
their parents to let them come abroad for a
longer or shorter period. These persons , and
there are quite a number of them catalogued
at the German universities , are usually not
tnoro than tourists , and as they go again be
fore they come to have any knowledge of the
Gorman language , they can scarcely be con
sidered as students at all.
Second , there are students who are at
tracted to Germany because both the life and
the Instruction are cheap , and It Is actually
possible for those whose branches rest outside
of the laboratories , which art not always
very cheap , to cross the ocean , live In a little
room , as the German students do , and work
In free libraries at a loss expenditure than It
would require at an American university.
Btudcnts who are thus limited In , their re
sources will naturally continue to corne to
Germany In preference to remaining at home
Until such tln'o as wo become wls > 3 enough
to enlarge the opportunities for cheap uni
versity instruction In America.
The third class Is of those who como out
fer Jf the simple motive of being Instructed In a
way that they cannot be elsewhere ; those who
come In the honest belief that they can se
cure In Germany Instruction which , In subject
or method , Is In some respect superior to that
which Is to be found at horn * or In other
countries. With the latter class It Is alone
necessary to engage ourselves.
Whether or not the proposition , as we
have announced It , that there Is better uni I-
versity Instruction In Germany than else-
|
where. Is true or not , there are other matters
to bo considered In aendlng young men away
from home , which many think should be re
garded In forming a right estimate of this
lubjoct. Admiring many features of the Ger
man university system , as I naturally must ,
I believe. If I may ppeak In the first person ,
that the proposition Is In general to be de
nied. I cannot think that It Is In general an
advantage to a boy or a young man to come
Into Biicll a center ot social and political
materialism as Germany has got to be. Our
universities In America , subsisting usually on
the voluntary gifts ot Individuals rather than
at the cost ot thc > state , are , In many cases ,
not what they ought to be , and for some
branches of atudy It Is undoubtedly still
necestary to go to Germany. There are
some branches ot scholarship which are
either not a > all or at least very Inadequately
represented both at home and likewise In
England and France. Whether Germany has
this superiority or not Is a question which
ought , to bo Investigated Into In every
individual case , and we ought to all go to
work unitedly to bring about a state of things
where this promiscuous exportation of young
men shall at once bo brought to an end.
CROWDED SCHOOLS AND HEALTH.
Henry Dwlght Chopin of New York , a
specialist In diseases cf children , has written
n article on the subject "Crowded Schools
lSC
as Promoters of Disease. " Some of his rec !
ommendations regarding sanitary school con
struction are valuable and timely. He says :
"No public school building should bo con
structed that will accommodate more than
SOO or 1,000 children , several building * bflng
put up , if necessary , to house larger numbers ,
Experience shows that the health of
children In our large schools can be best
conwrved by allowing fifteen square feel ; of
floor space , 250 cublo feet of air space , and at
least 1,800 cubic feet of fresh air to ch
pupil per hour. * * No better rough In
cubator of disease germs could ba devised
than a small , cloud , unventllated wardrobe
on a stortry day , packed with the wet and
soiled outer garments of children coming
, from all sorts and kinds of homes.
The life conditions ot thousands ot poor chil
dren In tenement houses are bad enough. It
la t ( lout the duty of our cities to see to It
that their bad environment Is not continued
la the schools. What Is needed Is a more
constant and r.gular sanitary oversight of
the schools by experts In hygiene. "
EVILS OP OVERCROWDING.
. Tbo May Forum has two articles on "The '
Criminal Crowding of Public Schools. " which
show such an alarming state ot facts as to
raise the question In the mlndi of parents
having children of school ago whether the
Incurred In running the gauntlet of pub
tic Instruction are not to gravely perilous as
to outweigh the poiMblo advantages. In
Ilrooklyn , Boston , Minneapolis , Now York ,
Philadelphia , Milwaukee , Detroit , Buffalo and
Richmond the sanio difficulties exist In
greater or lesi degree. There urc not school
hotucs enough to hold the children. There
nro not teachers enough to teach them. As a
rule , the children do not have air space
enough , adequate means of ventilation or
proper light. They are packed like sardines
In crowded and stuffy roomi , where single
teachers are expected to Instruct classes often
ranging In number from fifty to 100 , and oven
160 punlls.
Commenting on thc o alnrmlng conditions
the Philadelphia Rcccrd says :
"Schools where the children are over
crowded for room and fresh air to breathe ;
wliero the teachers are overcrowded with
work ; wliero light Is bad ; where the desks
and seats are so arranged at to Insure phy
sical discomfort ; where there Is no adequate
provision for the care of wraps and where
often the playgrounds are restricted , dark
nnd In proximity , to closets giving , forth foul
odors , arc. Indeed , schools of pestilence as
well at of Instruction. They are th ? ready
disseminators of contagious diseases. Would
It not bo a matter of prudence to remedy
these evils before we appoint an army of
truant hunters to chase the children Into
dangerous and unsanitary confinement ? Or ,
If wo must have compulsory education , should
not the area of compulsion be limited to the
area In which proper provision shall have
been made for ( he physical well being as
well as the mental Improvement of pupils ?
There are 8.000 or 10,000 children of school
age In Philadelphia for whom there Is no
place In the school houses. What are the
truant drivers to do with them ?
"Until wo shall build school houses that
will be fit sanitarily for places of assem
blage ; until we shall provide capable teachers
In sutllclent number to permit of the success
ful discharge of their function , and until
we shall properly provide for the physical
comfort of both teachers and pupils , compul
sory attendance at the schools , even If under
any circumstances the state might judic
iously exerclso such a power , will necessarily
ba cruel or Ineffective , or both. "
EDUCATIONAL NOTE3.
Philadelphia Is building a $1,000,000 school
house.
Eight schools averaging $40,000 each are
under construction In Buffalo.
Prof. Nicholas Murray Butler ot Columbia
college , chief editor of the Educational Re
view , has been chosen to preside over the
meeting of the National Educational associa
tion that Is to meet In Denver next July.
W. C. Dohm of Princeton , ' 90 , recently de
ceased , was a noted athlete , and loft numerous
trophies , Including twenty-five heavy gold
medals , eight silver cups and a large number
of smaller prizes. His widow has presented
the entire collection to the college.
The school savings bank system Introduced
In n number of school districts of Pennsyl
vania as an experiment In education six
years ago has ceased In Its functions as an
experiment and become , according to the
Philadelphia Times , an excellent feature of
the common curriculum , not so much as a
study , but as a training Into methods ot
economy , self-denial and as a provision for
the future. The most notable example Is
In Chester and the contiguous districts of
South Chester , Upland , Eddystono and Mar
cus Hook. The April report shows that the
pupils In the schools of Chester have the
handsome sum of $33,075 to their credit , and
those of South Chester $6,858. The aggre-
I gate amount for the five sections is $12,251.
1 As an object lesson In finance In which boys
and girls have a practical , Individual share ,
this Is a very attractive example.
The report of the Board of Education of
Kansas City , Mo. , shows an enrollment of
41,500 In the county during the past year
Actual expenses for the ensuing year are
estimated nt $224,000.
The University of Notre Dame at South
Bend , Ind. , has sent out handsome Invitations
to participate In the golden Jubilee exercises
which will begin at that Institution Juno 11
and continue three days. The event will
be notable In the history of the college and
will doubtless bring together many of the
old graduates. In addition to the usual
gtaduatlng exercises , addresses will be de
livered by Governor Matthews of Indiana.
Archbishop John Ireland of St. Paul , Arch
bishop William Henry Elder nf Cincinnati ,
Bishop Rademacher of Fort Wayne , Bishop
John Lancaster Spaldlng of Peorla and Rev.
Nathan J. Mooney of Chicago.
t'KTRll.lbS OF JiUTIl , tlI3IIES Tl ) 3IKKT
Twenty Tlioutnnil Visitor * Kxpeatod ut
Houston , Tot. , AVnok After Noit.
HOUSTON , Tex. , May 11. It Is expected
that 20,000 visitors will visit the encampment -
ment of the union veterans and encampment
of Texas volunteer guards which will as-
semble on the 20th. An auditorium , capable
| of seating 10,000 people has been erected at
a cost of $20,000. Indications point to a
representation from nearly all of the 700
camps. All roads In the Southern Passen
ger association have authorized a rate of 1
cent per mile from points east ot the Mlss-
Iwlppl river. The tickets are limited to May
20 , but a 15-day return will bo given to any
parties desiring to go on any of the excur
sions to Mexico or any part of Texas at the
rate of one faro for the round trip. General
Gordon , commander-ln-chlef. General George
Morgan , Generals Longjtreet , Lee , Sable and
other noted confederates will attend with
their staffs , besides several prominent ex-
federal generals.
General Schofleld and General Wheaton
have Just written that they will attend. Mrs.
Jefferson Davlo Is unable to bo present , but
her daughter , Winnie Davis , will bo the spe
cial guest of the occasion.
Every company In the Texas volunteer
guard , with their bands and several coin-
panics of the United States regulars from
Fort Sam Houston at San Antonio will bo
camped at Fort Culberson , named In honor
of the governor. The auditorium has been
christened "Wlnnlo Davis" and the camp
where the veterans will bo located will be
known as Albert Sydney Johnston camp.
Largo delegations from the Grand Army
posta will attend and the United Veterans
association , composed of survivors of both
armies , will hold a camp fire.
A'/ ; ' TELKl'HUXR TKVHT FOltUKD.
Maillion Company recures Control ot the
French Mllno Patent * ! .
MADISON. WIs. , May 11. A deal was con
summated here last night by which the ex
clusive control of the French Mllno telephone
patents In the United Stiles passed to a com
pany headed by Madison capitalists , which
had absorbed the Minneapolis company , the
Standard Telephone and Electric company ,
which had held control of the patents the past
five months. Chicago and Wast Superior
syndicates hava been after It , but the Madl-
tion crowd gets U. The new company , which
will nio articles this afternoon. Is headed by
P. L. Spooner , brother of ex-Senator J. C.
Spooner , as president ; B. II. Clarke , ex-state
agent of the Aultman company , vice pros- !
dent : E. W. Batcheldor , secretary of the
old company , secretary ; H. M. Lamp , ex-city
treasurer , Madison , treasurer ; H. C. Dolgo ,
electrician. Among the other .stockholders
are C. E. Bross , manager of the Western
Union here , and Dr. S. S. Kllvlngton , Minne
apolis. It la the Intention ot the new com
pany to move Its plant from Minneapolis to
this city and twelve experts employed there
will arrive hero next week. The plant will
employ twenty men at the start , increasing
as business grows. Mwars. Spooner and
Clarke will glvo their whole time to its pro
motion , and It Is Intended to push competi
tion with the Bell company , not merely In
Wisconsin , but to extend It over the entire
country. The rights to the French patents
secured are for five years , but are subject to
renewal. The telephone used , which Is the
Mllno patent , occupies the fame position In
Franco that the Bell has held In America ,
The contract between the owners anJ the
new company was cabled from Paris to Madl-
ton last Tuesday.
Itrlnift hult Agitlnit thn Itnnd.
SOUTH BEND , Ind. , May 11. Peter Whit
man of Ashley , brought suit today against
the Wabash railroad for $25,000 damages.
Whitman was engineer of the freight train In
the dLiaetrous Klngsbury , Ind. , wreck In
which fourteen persons were killed. He Is a
physical wreck. The case will be bitterly
contested and will establish a precedent for
other litigations now pending.
Father Mini Won tcquUtod ,
WHITEHAL , WIs. . May 11. A. Andrus
and his ion Edward , who were charged with
the murder of an Illegitimate child of a
daughter of the elder Andrus , were ac
quitted today. The younger Andrus was arrested -
rested , at Appleton university , where he was
studying for the ministry.
MILTON W , KIRK ,
A VALiunLi : KXAMi'Li ; run TUB
YOUTH Of TODAY.
Sketch of tlio Senior Member of tlio Firm of
Jninc * S. Kirk & t'o. , tlio < 1 rent-
fit Bonn Manufacturer *
of the World.
The Boo presents mi excellent like
ness of Mr. Milton W. Kirk , the heiul
of the great soai > nmmifticUirliiK house
of Jnmes S. Kirk & Co. , of Chicago.
Mr. Kirk wns born In Utlcii , X. V. , In
1S40 , "nnil nfter grmlimtltiK from the
Utlca ncnileiny , entered upon n busi
ness career In clmni'i'tlon with IIH !
fatlier that tins made the name of
Kirk n household word throughout the
world. Ho early evinced marked busi
ness ability , which his father , James S.
Kirk , the world renowned soap maker
( now deceased ) , was quick to notice
and appreciate. Milton was given an
Interest in his father's business at once ;
ho was ono of the pioneer salesmen on
the Missouri river trade and was the
llrst to Introduce soap Into Colorado ,
t'tnh and the I'acille slope. Ills trav
els commenced In the early ' (50's ( nnd
many of the merchants renu'inber him
as the soul of congeniality. Of the
stirring days gone by Mr. Kirk can re
call many exciting Incidents In travelIng -
Ing the western country by stage coach.
Is alluded to wlthout.nanje at "an Englishman
ot wealth and position and ot prominence In
reform work across1' tHe water. " Miss Wit-
lard's most Intimate irJcnds , however , point
to the fact that she , | Just entering upon her
G6th year and say that she has not hinted
at any prospectlvo''ciiihgo ' In her domestic
relations In any ot Her recent communications
to her closest
frlem\s \ < i
I'KOSPKttED 1& tills Xfiir IAXD
Son of n Famous < | nrinim , Millionaire Cut
OT In the l'ru\o | ot MM Life ,
NEWARK , N. J. , Maj11. . Dr. Paul Jaen-
Icke , doctor ot philosophy of Heidelberg
university , Germany , wlno had been In this
country eight yearsrAvas found dead In bed
In this city last night.
Dr. Jaenlcke was 37 years of age , tingle ,
and had come to Newark about four years ago
to start the Jaenlcke-Uhlman Ink factory.
It proved to be very successful and Jaenlcke
became a citizen of the United States and
took an active Interest In American affairs ,
particularly In the tariff question.
His father Is the editor and proprietor of
the Hanover Courier , one of the greatest
papers In Germany , and ho also owns the
largest Ink factory In Europe. During the
last great strike of printers the elder Jacn-
Icko took an active part on the side of the
men nnd was for years president of the Ger
man Printer * association. He Is a million
aire and well known In Europe.
JI A rrr.i-AC't TT itv.v.i nvir MAHHI.HIK
ton of Hit Wl.lsky Trust Itoooltcr Woil *
tlio I.iuly of HIM ( holm.
DECATUU. 111. , May 11. Donald McNulta ,
son of General John C. McNulta of Chicago.
and Miss Henrietta L. Scott , daughter of ex-
Congressman Owen Scott of Bloomlngton ,
wcro married In Decatur Thursday evening
by Rov. John D. Jordan , pastor of the Bap-
- / '
M1LTOX W. KHIIC. '
n an interview wltn u reporter Mr.
ivirk said , In answer to a question :
"Yes , I do remember the good old
il"ys when wo hnil to miike towns by
stage and river , and do you know , It
then that an Idea llrst occurred
0 mo which has now rlponod Into our
lorfot'ted preparation , 'Italn Water
Maker. ' I saw at the time that such
1 preparation as I have just made inen-
' ! on of was an absolute necessity In
' * he entire western country , and that
t could also be mod to great advantage
n all parts of the world. " |
The quickness with which it has |
gained favor wherever Introduced Is
H-oof of Mr. Kirk's correct judgment
ind bnsini'ss acumen. As a proml-
tent citizen of Chicago ho was se-
octed by the high olllclals at the |
World's fair to associate with thorn as
: > no of the directors ; the very proml-
lent and active part ho took , both di
rectly and indirectly in connection with
th' < World's fair , as being one of the
ommltteo on ways and moans , places
ilm among those who deserve most
redlt for the success of that wonder
ful exposition.
The linn of James S. Kirk & C'o. lias
liucn In existence llfty-four years. It
I'oininoiicod In a small way when Chi-
: -ngo was hardly more than a rlllngo.
ind today Is without doubt the largest
soap manufacturing establishment in
the world.
Tlio readers of The Hco may form
llie idea of the immensity of this
business when they are told that the
innual output Is between ninety and
mo hundred millions of pounds a year.
Tliois not a state in tlio union In
which Kirk's soaps are not standard
sellers , nor is there a civilized country
In tlio world to which they do not ship
goods. Tills Immense trade has been
woiked up by the ability of the elder
sons of the founder of the business in
wlilvh MiMilton W. Kirk lias taken
so prominent a part. Mr. Kirk Is a
member of many of the prominent
clubs of Chicago and stands as lil li In
the social as in the commercial world.
Ho resides in a beautiful home situated
on the principal boulevard of Kvnns-
ton , 111. , and is known as a most genial
host to all those that conic In contact
with him.
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1T11 V.lX.lDl.lS W11R.IT
AnicrlonnVhrut Cronlnc Hie llorilor and
I'liyhlR I Ifleen-Ci'llt Duty.
BOSTON. May 11. A special from Mon
treal says : The Initial Importation of wheat
from the United States Into Canada lias been
made. James Carruthers U the Importer
and the amount brought Is ten cars. It Is
from Detroit and , of course , red winter. Mr.
Carruthera says the wheat will be consumed
by Ontario millers.
Now that It has been pretty well demon
Etratcd that United States wheat can pay
a duly ot IS cents a bushel and sell in the
same market with the Ontario product , deal
ers are Inclined to believe that prices for the
litter have reached the top unless the United
States market shows material advances. As
high as 85 cents has been paid for Ontario
red winter wheat recently , and red winter
Ontario wheat at Fort William. It Is net
Improbable that further Importations will be
made , and It they reach the hundred thous
ands the expectations of many Montreal trad
ers will be realized.
Several cars ot carnival floats are on the
road to Omaha ; also another car ot "Delia
Fox Bouquet" cigars.
Kota' Cnnfoultm at Little Value.
SAN FRANCISCO , May 11. The confession
ot Smuggler Foss regarding the operations ot
the Clprlco gang In smuggling and forging
certificates ha * not been of much value to the
revenue agents In securing evidence against
the ether members of the gang. Foss Is
said to be trying to shield a woman of posi
tion who Is connected with the gang.
llrporled Kncngemeiit uf SI In WllUril.
CHICAGO , May 11. A story is floating
around In Woman's Temperance union circles
to the effect that Miss Frances Wlllird. the
famous temperance 1-cturer , troy be led to th
altar before autumn. The gentleman In the case
tlst church. It wa a Runaway match , the
clergyman being pledgctl to cecrecy by the
groom , but the facts concerning the affair
leaked out today. General McNulta was bit
terly opposed to the mStcli. Donald McNulta
has been a student at the Illinois Wcsleyan
university at Bloomlngton and for a year has
been devoted to the lady.
LIQVOll ll.llllT CllltiClir.AT
"islitn the IMeclRO anil K pr > It"rrcst mul
I'roiiTiitlnn for i ninil ,
GREEN BAY , WIs. , May 11. J. Henry
Delaney , a prominent merchant tailor of this
city , was arrested today by government ofil-
clals , charged with using the mails to dc-
'rauJ. The complaint alleges that he ad-
ertlsed In Plttsburg and other eastern papers
. cure for the liquor habit for $1. This euro ,
n t Is claimed was to take the pledge and keep
t. The complainant In the present case U a
ittsburg minister. Delaney was given a
liearlng before a court commissioner and
lound over.
The autumnal festivities will surprise the
people of the west as the "Delta Fox
Bouquut cigar has already done.
I > fnrvfil to llntn u Dltorrn ,
YOUNGSTOWN. 0. , May 11. Mrs. W. H
Trlplett was yestsrday granted a divorce
rom her husband , a formar well known de-
ectlve in this locality. She testified that
he took her to a shanty boat on an Island In
the Ohio river , where for nearly a year ho
kept her a prisoner and compelled her to
subsist on muskrats and crows fried In
skunks grease. Finally , a son of Triplctt
" ' ) } lila llrst wife came to the Island , and she
Induced htm to assist her to eicape to the
nalnlaml. She has not seen him sine : .
Dpiionncotl Hiii Unnfi'ilur it .llonumont.
TOPEKA , Kan. , May 11. Lincoln post.
Grand Army of the Republic , the largest St.In
Kansas , has adopted resolutions In which It
protests against the erection of a monument
In the city of Chicago In memory of he
confederate dead. In even stronger ns
the resolutions condemn the Grand Army
post of Chicago , which has signified Its In
tention of participating In the ceremonies
at the confederate monument Decoration
day.
OperiitorN Throntril to Cloia tlio Mllll.
PROVIDENCE , R. I.May _ 11. The directIng -
Ing members of the Manufacturers association
declare positively that every mill In this district
1she
trict will be closed on Monday unless the ,
weavers and other operatives consent to go to
work at the old schedule. They declare that
thry are able to keep their mills closed until
fall. If the mills clo.'a 1,000 operatives who
have remained at wpri < ywlll ba thrown out ,
and there will be over ' 9,000 Idle men In the
city. ' ' > M
i * V
Drcllnril to Sen I liclngitK ) * to Mi > mih' | .
MOBILE , Ala. . May' M. The Mobile Com
merclal club held Its' 'annual meeting last
night. A motion by i Edwin Craig-Web ,
editor of the Mobile Holster , to send dele
gates to tie Memphis sound money conven
tion , was defated b'yri decisive vote. The
club Is composed ot > ' { W leading merchants
and bankers of Mobljq. , . . , .
Iron U'orUH KA\\n Wngci.
PITTSBURO , May H.-Tho Oliver Iron and
Steel company and .the. Carrie Furnacs com
pany voluntarily adjVao/Hd / the wages of all
their employes 10 per .c nt. The big James
H. Wlthrow eteel piinC which has been Idle
for over a year. ptart "llp todjy , giving 600
men employment. -
( jlngimni MIIU Ilitiuigeil hr I'lrc ,
PHILADELPHIA. May 11. The Lsngdell
mills , operated by William T. Trothe & Co. ,
gingham manufacturers , Frankfort , were dam
aged by fire to the extent oC $100,000 , Fully
Insured. Four hundred bands are thrown out
ot employment.
Fire In A New Vork Vlllaeo.
OAKFIELD , N. Y. , May 11. The worst
fire In the history ot this village caught about
midnight In the hardware store ot Harris
& Chapln , and spread until property to the
value of J 100,000 had been destroyed.
ghlin Jury Divided.
NEW YORK , May 11. The Jury In the
McLaughlln case Is still locked up. U tl
alleged that they stand ten for acquittal and
two for conviction of the police Inspector
upon the charge of extortion ,
Butterick's Patterns and Delineator for June on Sale Monday.
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Subscribe the for 3 Grand Offers c
-IN-
Delineator Patterns
Duck Suits
It's tlio boat fnsh- For May
ion paper printed. Latest Style Choice Colorings ,
"
"ml the
Only
.Milliner and
$1,00
, Dress Maker'1 '
a year. Wo are solo ngonts.
_ If you tire
ImyliiH n lllnck . . . . . .
Dress for Tall wear It will pay you to iittimd Black
this sail' . In order to cioato the isronlost sen
sation on lllnck Silks o\or known wo bujo
arnuiKcd ono ontlru line MI that prices can be
nindo lower much lower than CNOII wu have
been making.
DIack injured India Silks.
In InrRO variety of exclusive design" , 49c
regular 75c quality
Illack Tlaurcd Iitdln Silk , . Goods.
Pull 21 Inches wide , ilalnly deolRns ; tlio 75c .
ngular Jl.O ) < | unlliy , for
Illack Ariiiouro Trlcotlnc.
16-Inch Storm Sorse , 7oc Is a close CQn
A new woa\e , manufactured In .Switz Pilce , for "w"
erland ntnl Kunrnntppd to wo.ir equil
to anything costing H.21 ; our prlc. . . . . 75c 16-lncli for extra line Serge , 75c quality , Rln {
uuu
lllnck l-'nlllc I'rnncnlsc. 40-Inch nnsllBli Scree ,
always sold nt 57 lp
21 Inches ulilc. extra line ( iliallty , woilh $1.00 COo , for u'2" '
$1.23 .i > iird
in-lnrli silk and wool Crcpona , 11.751I OC
lilnck Sntltl Duclicssc. quality , go at 4 > l 6j
22 IncluM wlilf , soft finish , goods worth 76c 4G-lnch best quality Crepons , worth < T < r , ( ]
$ l.i n jiml U23 to $ . ' .75. for < Jl.iU ) )
Illack Sntlu Ijlindcnm. 40-Inch nil wool Novelty Crepona , Qfln
21 Inches wide , nil pure slllt , resulnr C < flf ) regular UW goods , for oUU
$1.23 uilue Jl.UU 10-Inch nil wool Henriettas , worth COc ,
for
lilnck Crjstal Itciinallnc.
46-Inch Henriettas
, always well
This In the regular } l.O ) K ilx licau- AQfj KP , for nt
tlful gocxls our i > rlco utfu
4C-lnch Henriettas , considered cheap
Itlack Satlit Duclicsso. nt H.W. BO nt
27 Inches wM . Rooils that > ou can't Svl 0
duplicate for ti W , oui prlw $ l-iV
ISlnck PIlsso Crcpon.
The latent Trench no\tlty nt the special < IM 9
price of vpliid Colored
Illack Tnffotn Silk.
21 Inches wide ; we Ruar.mtee to ulvo 5Qp
entire ratlsfnrtlon " " Lot 1-Duck Stills fM.GS ,
If you want a 2Mnch lllacK Taffeta we have H.
Woitli I2.GO ; colors , navy blue , cray and Dress
tan ; all sizes ,
French Sateens 8Jc. Lot 2-lock Suits $2.25 , worth $3 r 0.
A Rrent variety of patterns to choose These suits nro mndo of light weight Goods.
fioiu ; also a liner quality ut ISc. French ducking , nil the now shades In .
blue , gray und tans.
Serpentine Crepe lOc.
Figured Serpentine Crepe that Jaffray Lot 3-DHCk Suits $4.25 , worth $6.00 CMnch Cheviots , in checks , the $1.25
Jobbed nt 25c a yard , go tomorrow at lOc. value , for 75c
This suit hns the new Ilvo-yard skirt ,
36 iticli Percales 5c , blazer jacket with plain reveres ; u very 51-Inch nil wool Mixtures * , worth 7Gc , 39c
stylish suit. for
An abundance of I'ercnles. worth 12'jc ' ,
IG-lnch silk and wool Checks
nnd Outing Flannel : ) of tlio lOc grade , nre and 69c
To Out-of-town Novelties close .
uc tomorrow. - - customers : , price $1.23 , for
10-Inch all wool Novelties , very low
Danmsk 35c , DIIOP US A POSTAL AND WC WILT at COc , our price 35c
SBND YOU SAMPMiS OF A FULt
An excellent quality of Damask , one that LINE OF DUCKINGS. One table Mixed Suitings , In crepe ef
you pay much more for ordinarily , tomor fects , goods worth fully 23e ft yard , 12ic
row , 2Cc. $0.00 Wash Silk Waists Monday J3 45 Each for
Beautiful i2-picce Toilet Set , worth § 8 90
$3.85
Monday will be a grand .
Toilet and Dinner Set Sale.
All new goods , new styles and decorations fresh from the
pottery Sale in the basement.
A beautiful G-plece Toilet Set , worth $3.55
, price on these were COc and 75c each ; you
' may have your choice for 25c ,
A 'lO-plece set , worth $1.80 , $2.40. GlnsH Vases , with gold llntah , assorted
100-plece Dinner Set , former price J15.M , coloiH , Oc eru'li.
$10.0 ( ) .
Salts and Peppers , 2c.
100-plece . . Dinner Set , former price $2509 , No. 1 Lamp ChlmmJy , 2c ; flint glass.
$11.75.
No , 2 Lamp Chimney , 5c ; Hint glass.
llest quality Feather Duster , 29c. Large glass Fruit Howls. 25c.
Handsome Water Sots , ruby glass , $1.15 ; TO THl'J AUTIST We have now a ftno
sold elsewhere for $2.75. line of white china for decorating. Now
White granite Wash Bowls nnd Pitchers , styles , the largest and best assortment In
29c each. the city to select from. It will cost you
Slop Jars , C5c.
nothing to call and examine them.
4-pfece Table Sot , 25c ,
Take a look at our new line of Pcnova
< 5 gallon Water Pitchers , lOc. Glassware , Just like cut glass , at less than ,
French china Cups nnd Saucers. 25c each. half price.
French china A. D. Coffees , 20c each.
l.actil pdte Plates , Oc each.
Olass Herry Sets , 7 pieces , 2lc.
Absorted colors Hose. Howls , with gold
( Inltili , DC csicli.
No. 8 copper rim Tea Kettle , 49c.
No. 8 copper bottom Wash lioller , 09c.
Cream pitchers , glues , 5c.
Snoonnolder ? . glass , DC.
IJaae ball lilsque Figures , our former
jt quality Feather 100-ploco Dlnnnr Sot , former
Duster price $13.50 ; Cl Q
tomorrow. . V O
co.v.srawtcu.tin.tTH TIIK ci > VJtTt >
Xmv PJnmo of UID l.ocitlVar Over the 1)U-
juMii.iry It\v < > t Soutli Ciirollnu.
CHARLESTON , S. C. , May 11. Dlspeniary
Constable H. C. Deacli seized two gallons of
liquor in tlio hands of L. R. lllrd. The
Utter had just taken It from the expre&a
office and made affidavit that It was Imported
from Savannah. Immediately afterward
Beach was brought before United States Cir
cuit Judge Slmonton who Issued a rule order
ing him to show eiuiso why ho should not
be punlihcd for contempt of court In viola
ting this Injunction issued by htm against
dispensary constables Interfering with Im
ported liquors , and to Infringing the Inter
state commerce statutes. Shortly before 3
o'clock the case was heard and on motion of
I ) . A. Haygood , Illrd'a attorney , Deacli was
fined $300. He declined to pay It and was
sent to jail.
H is understood that the state authorities
will Institute habeas corpus proceedings In
the United States eupremo court for Ileach's
release , making the affair a tejt case In the
hope of having the Injunction dissolved ,
( ialvoitnn Carpenter * on 11 Strike.
OALVE8TON , May U. Three hundred and
ten carpenters , comprising all the members
of the local union , are out and carpenter work
en all contracts In tha city ls suspended.
The carpenters demand an eight-hour day
with pay at the rate of 35 cents an hour.
I'erformril Klrtt Ainputttlnii nf the > V r.
WOOSTER , 0. , May 11. Dr. J. D. Robin
son , who performed the first amputation In
the war of the rebellion , died last night aged
75. Tha fact that Dr. Roblnion was entitled
to this distinction was recognlted by the gov
ernment. The operation was performed upon
James K. Hanger , a confederate soldier. Dr.
Robinson during the war established half a
dozen hospitals , at one time having charge of
the National hospital at Washington , I ) . C.
For all Information regarding the "Delia
Fox Bouquet' cigars , the greatest sellers ot
the day , write Steele-Smlth Grocery Co. ,
Omaha ,
_
KcIcoU I.n Itir-tix Civil .Service Itoftirm.
WASHINGTON , May U. Hon. J. H.
Ecksls , the comptroller of the currency , was
the principal speaker at the annual meHIng
of the Civil Service Reform astoclatlon. He
heartily endorsed the civil service reform
Idea. The old Idea was that public office was
public plunder , and a man who obtained a
public position believed that he was Jo forget
the tenets of common honesty. Mr. Kckels
Instanced the election result ? In Chicago and
Now York , wherein politics as applied to the
candidate was the chief principle.
rrcuportu for 111 ? I'miull Crop.
FLEMINQTON. N. J. . May II. Two hundred -
dred and ninety replies , out of 300 Inquiries
sent out to the largest peach growers In this
section regarding the prospects for this year's
crop , substantially report that the prospects
for an Immense yield are good. The cold
spring weather retarded the peach buds until
the late frosts were over. The buds are now
opening , and are healthy. Similar reports
come from Comcrset and Warren counties.
Oil Ailvancnil Another Nickel.
riTTSnURQ , May 11. Credit balances
were advanced another 5 cents to $1.60 by
the Standard today. The exchange opened at
$1.71 ar1 closed At (1.79 , au advance of 8ft
c nt ,
ruuttn ro nit
, lury' Verdict Kniuroi thut tlio Millionaire
Will lln Trlud for Mur.lnr.
ST. LOUIS , May 11 , At 8 a. in. the Jury
In the circuit court at Union , Mo. , which , for
the past week has been hearing the Insanity
case ot Dr. Arthur Duestrow , the millionaire
of this city who In February , 1891 , shot and
killed bis wife and child In cold blood , found
him sane. This Is the second time the case
has been tried , the first trial resulting In a
disagreement. Duestrow , who pleaded In
sanity to escape the consequences of his
crime , will be tried on the charge ot murder
as soon as his counsel and the state's attorney
shall decide.
Clmreu I'DII to tlio Orouml.
ST. LOUIS , May 11. A Jury In the United
States district court has acquitted A. C.
Scudder ot the Scudder-Qalo Grocery com
pany of making a false alllJavit In connec
tion with tlio Importation of goods throuKli
the custom house. The Indictment charged
Mr Scudder with making a sworn declara
tion that he had no other Invoice ot certain
goods than the one then sworn to , whereas
the fact , as charged , was that be had an
other Invoice.
,
Ilnil Hotter Have Htnynil at flomr ,
CLEVELAND. 0. , May 11. John 0 , Wftt
kins ot Utlca , N. Y. , who left Ills wife In
that city In April and came to Cleveland
with Mrs. Julia Hill , living at 26 Carabell
street , where bar husband had them arrested ,
a week ago , has been sentenced to a flno
of $200 and costs and thirty days In the
workhouse. Mn. Hill baa had tba Bawo
punishment meted out to her.