The Semi-Weekly Knoxville Sentinel from Knoxville, Tennessee • 4

dE A ONE HUNDRED YEARS The Old University of Tennessee Completes the Contury. The Commencement Exercises Begun Last Night. Dr. Kerf -ot Preached an Eloquent Sermon-Trastees Held Meeting this Morning--Sham Battle and Prize Deal By the University Cutets. From Monday's Daily.

auditorium of the Science hall at the University was filled with a large audience last night tor hear the baccalaureate sermon by Rev. J. H. Kerfoot. D.

of Louisville, Ky. This was the beginning of the one hundredth commencement of the Uni- PRESIDENT DA NEY. versity of Tennessee. "After an invocation by Rev. Dr.

Park, the University chorus sang a beautiful hymn entitled, "Hail to the Father." Dr. LaBach, of the Central Presbyterian church, ted the congregation in a fervent blayer for God's blessings cn the Welfare of the old institution, its continued prosperity, its high honorable standing it has taken as an educa- ments. These in attendance were Gen. Wheeler, of Chattanooga, F. M.

Smith, Nashville, Judge Jarnagin; Ur Be Mossy Creek, Dr. J. M. Boyd, Dr. O.

Deaderick, Dr. Park, Mr. S. B. Luttrell, Col.

J. W. Gaut, Col. White, Col. Armstrong, Judge O.

P. Temple. Nothing was done at the trustees meeting beyond the reading of the reports from the different departments. competitive drill. day's feature of the commencement exercises at the University, took place this morning.

Company Tent off under Captain J. B. French. company "B' second Captain G. L.

Hoodenpyle. The judges were Cadet Major J. Bernard and ex-Cadet Captain T. A. Dails and Alfred After the 00111 tHe companies.

were reviewed by Lieutenant Tyson, and then a dress parade took place at which the score was read. The result was a victory for company The score was 91 1-3 and 89 1-3 for companies and and Cadet Boyd, of won in the individual drill. TOMORROW'S EXERCISES. On tomorrow at 10 a. m.

there will be an address before the university and Alumni association by Edward T. Sanford, of this city, At noon an Informal reception will be given by the Woman's association at the weman's building to the trustees, facully Alumni and students. At 8 8. 11. the annual celebration of the Philomathean, Chi Delta and Barbara Blount Literary societies will occur.

LOUISVILLE LIKED THEM. The Four Seasons Company Scored a Hit in Kentucky. maTe criticism of the Four Seasons Stock company, which appeared in Louisville last week, and which will be seen at Staub's theater tomorrow night, the Commercial "The first one-act trifle. Was syStem a very neat bit of work for Mr. Burr McIntosh, and gave him opportunity to display his ability to "look volumes" and to express a whole library of information, in one hearty, ablebodied kick.

"The other parts were intrusted to capable hands. Miss Wakelee and Messrs. Bowser and Hoop were very in their small roles. happie gem of the evening was a little character study Colonel's Ward," which was next on the program. It has but four characters and is a real in dialogue and effects.

"The third and last of the pleasant medies was "Look Pleasant," in UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, center. After the prayer the congregation sang a hymn, and Dr. Hankel, of the English Lutheran church, reatt the scripture lesson for the evening. Then Dr. Kerfoot, held the audience attentively by nit eloquence and logical conelusions.

He took his text. from Psalms XI, 3rd verse, "If the foundation be destroyed what can the righteous do?" He thoroughly, discussed the which a dealous husband, Burr McIntosh, purinet perfectly innocent and harmless wife with a kodak, and mistakes her parasol's naughtiness for her own, because it shields the tions of a most bewitching summer girl, Miss Neilson. The piece has a lot of dash and go in it, and Misses Wakelee, Weed and Sitgreaves, as well as the masculine members of the cast, did very clever and, satisfactory work throughout. Altogether, the engage- Y. M.

C. A. BUILDING. attitude the world had taken in to the Bible, and of the numerous assaults the Bible had had made on it and of its triumph. He dwelt on ti incompetency of man to even for a moment reason with the act of Divinity, and compared it to an animalcule In one drop of water trying in its orb 10 conceive the size of the ocean, 'After the sermon Dr.

Moore, Church Street church, offered a prayer, thanking God for the hope that Christians have, and for the successful sults arising from the assaults on their faith. He asked blessings upon the young men just graduating and for the ment of the Four Seasons company was a pleasant and attractive event, and their return here during the coming "silly season" will prove an agreeable break in monotony which prevails among the great and overflowing army TAYLOR TONIGHT. The Distinguished Ex-Governor Will Lecture to a Large Audience. The sale for reserved seats for tonight's lecture at 'Staub's theater has been unusually large, and it is already MECHANICAL BUILDING. BUILDING.

sho the country; feet prove a treat, and fro. The the me- every citizen el lenoxville should hear depart- it. certain that Ex-Governor Taylor will lecture to a large audience. The ex-governor will deliver his net lecture, Paradise of Fools," which bag al cady become famous through- MAS. MACHER TALKS About Her Relations With Her Dead Husband.

Denies the Stories of Trouble That Were Published. Tho Charges are Ugly-Did Some One Poison -The Inflamed Stostach is Now Being Chemically Analyzed and It Will Take some Time to Find Out. From Monday's Daily. The body of Paul Macher was buried yesterday in Gray Cemetery, under the c.uspices of Eunaka and Teutonia lodges Knights Honor, the Turn Verin and the Brewers' association, of all of which he was a member. in all cases does not end all, and a sensation has been stirred up over Macher's death, and ugly suspicions are whispered about alled suspicious circumstances.

Certain members of the Knights of Honor TOLD THEIR SUSPICIONS to Coroner Murphy, who held an inquest over the body yesterday morning. The stomach was taken out and examined by physicians who found it very inflamed, a condition that might result from alcohol, acute gastritis, or by arsenical or other poisons. There was nothing, on a hasty examination, to indicate which of these causes produced the inflammation, but it was evident that the inflammation produced the death. The stomach and contente ate now in the coroner's possession, and are being subjected to A CRITICAL ANALYSIS which will require Several days' time. Meanwhile Mrs.

Macker, wife of the deceased, is resting under the cloud of suspicion that has been raised by these proceedings. Upon being apprised of fact that she was suspected of having caused her husband's death, she protested her innocence. She stated, and produced witnesses to prove that her husband had been quite ill a week before, and that he had stated he feared he would die. She said he requested her to see that the medical college, was. not allowed to get possession of his body.

MRS. MACHER TALKS. Macher was interviewed by a Sentinel reporter this morning and was very willing to talk: In regard to her husband's death she Bald she was perfectiy innocent of the cause of it. Her husband had hiwats Heen a hard drinker aid had frequently been taker with the same spells with which he died. She had begged him many times to have a doctor to treat him.

To ne effect, she had always begged him to quit drinking and he would quit for about two weeks at a time. He was sick a week before he died and said al. the time he was sick that he was going to die. She tried to console him but could not. She said he seemed to always have a horror of some one and always carried Something to defend himself with, and -if it was necessary she could show what he always carried.

He had toid her several times that his life had been threatened. She said they had many enemies and she believed if he was poisoned he goi it in some saloon. She said her hus band had a good job at the and she was of the opinion that if 1c was poisoned it was done in order TO GET HIS JOB. Her husband told her on lite deati bed that he did not want a post mortem held over him after He was dead and that waS the reason she objected at first, for she considered a dead husband's promise very sacred. But when she was told what she was charged with, she was anxious to know what caused his death herself.

She said il he got anything that caused his death he got it outside of their house. He Was perfectly willing to take any kind of medicine while he was sick that anybody would recommend and had really often taken things that he knew noth ing about. She knew nothing of this rumor concerning herself until Satur day morning when some one came 1. her and told it. In regard to the state ment made in the Sunday morning Journal in regard to her filing a bil in chancery for divorce she said it was an infamous lle -she knew there was a great deal af talk about it, but she also knew some people would naturally talk about such things.

She said she did the best she could for her husband and ha two doctors with him during his ill ness. NOTES FROM THE JAIL. What is Going oh at the County Hostelers. Deputy Sheriff Sam Harbison har gone to Clinton after three prisoner for Joe Turney. The sheriff of Blount county wil bring up two prisoners today from Maryville.

These will all be delivered to Joe Turney, who will be back from Greenville tomorrow where he has gone after other prisoners to take Nashville. Sheriff Armstrong, of Blount county, brought over today Rogers, Walker and Harper, who are on their way to the penitentiary. Children Cry for Pitcher's Casturia. ALL KINDS OF FOOLS. Ex- Governor Taylor Tells What He Tainks of Them.

How Our Pirat Parents Converted Eden Into Fart dise of FoOls- The Famous Lecture Last Night. From Tuesday's Daily. Ex-Governor Robert L. Taylor delivered his celebrated lecture. "Paradise of at the opera house last night to a very fair-sized and most highly appreciative audience.

The lecture was just what might have been expected of "Our Bob," the hero of "Fiddle and Bow" fame. Applause, laughter and tears were the variable emotions of the audience as the leeturer elaborated the various phases of his subject. The Garden of Eden was Paradise. In the most beautiful flow of imagination he painted his conception of the home of Adam, the wooing and winning of Eve, the simplicity of the first pair undisguised by ruffles and frills, and their eventful fall that "brought sin into the world, and woe," and through plucking the forbidden fruit. Eden then became a Paradise of Then the lecturer took up the sweet appearance and angelic disposition of a little child, who, however, tip-toed the pantry and plucked the fruit from the preserve beet mud covered by wadcan, ut ing through a puddle 1st imitation of Washington crossed the Delaware.

From boyhood to youth, and from youth to old age, the eloquent speaker traced the fools who now Inhabit the world. About the greatest fool he -could concelve of was the married man who would tarry in the banquet hall until 3 b'elock ih the morning, and go home in a drunken condition, to a pure and heartbroken wife. I. were A wei he said, -with such a husband as that, I would fill him 50 full of Keeley's bi-chloride of gold that it would jingle every step he took, and would have a spasm every time he he met a double standard silver dollar." In Mr. Taylor paid a high eulogy to Christianity, classing Col.

Robert Ingersoll as the Supreme Fool of Paradise. The lecture was interspersed with anecdote and a fund of humor which in ex-Governor Taylor seems almost. inexhaustible. In referring to the imitable representations by Joseph Jefferson, Mr. Taylor said: "I had rather have that man's faculty for making the people laugh, and driving dull care from oppressed hearts, than to be president of the United States." BURNED SEVEN BRIDGES The Situation in Alabama Mining District is Worse.

Dynamite and Torches Applied Destroy Railroad Property. Governor Jones Offers Ilewards For Arrest of the Withdrawn From Pana 111, And Millers Begging Bread The Labor Nitustion. Birmingham, June 12 o'clock this morning a mob of thirty armed men, supposed to be strikers, went to the big bridge on the Georgia Pacific railroad, one mile west of Cardiff, and drove off the watchman and threatened to kill him, and set fire to the bridge. The watchman hurried to the house of section laborers and with them returned to the bridge and extinguished the fire the mob having fled. Three spans of the bridge were burned This makes seven railroad bridges totally or partially destroyed by fire and dynamite within six days, Governor Jones issued a proclamation offering rewards of $400 for the arrest of each bridge burner.

The situaation in the mining district seems to be growing worse, DRIVEN TO BEGGING BREAD. The Situation at Pana, Troops Have Been Recalled. Pana, June The troops have been recalled but the miners still re-. main in their camps about the city. Wagons are making the rounds of the residence portion of the city soliciting food for them this morning and they were successful.

1. They still claim they will gain their ends peaceably but there 19 a visible feeling of unrest among them and unless the working miners here give them a definite answer soon trouble may ensile. There are about 100 of the 800 coal diggers at work today, SWEET MR. HAV ENDYEH. Washington, June 13.

D. Hav meyer, preSident of the American Su gar Refinery company, appeared be. fore the senatorial investigation committec today. CORRESPONDENTS INDICTED. Shriver and Edwards Will Have to Give Bail or Go to Jail.

Washington, June The grand jury has decided to return a true bill against John S. Shriver, the Washing ton correspondent of the New York Mail and Express, and J. Edwards New York correspondent of the Philadelphia Press, for refusing to give sources of their information to the senatorial investigating committee in A NEW SOCIAL CLUB. R. Schmidt, Jacob Ross, Julius Schwenke, Ed.

Martin. and John Schweigle, applied for a charter today to incorporate the "Columbus Social Club." GREAT IS ABDUL AZIZ. Is Acknowledged as Sultan and Europeans Are Still Safe. London, June Tangier dispatch to the Times says: "A steamer from along the coast atrived hefe and reports all quiet at various places at which she stopped. Abdul Aziz has been acknowledged as sultan and is collecting forces to go to Fez.

Little or 110 opposition to his succession to the throne is expected there. Every one is preparing for a great religious festival Thursday. Europeans continue to enjoy absolute security as to life and property. A news agency' dispatch reports that according to the certificate of doctors who attended him, the cause of the sultan's death was dysentary. He was conscious to the last and expressed a desire that Abdullo Aziz should succeed him.

Ministers and officers of the army have sworn allegiance to Abdullo Aziz. who is staying at Radat. The troops at Casibiana have accepted the new 501- ereign, but allegiance of the troops at Rabat is doubtful. INFANTRY TO MOROCCO. Madrid, June Spanish cruiser "Garcia" embarked two companies ma-, rine infantry at Cadiz this morning and sailed for Rabat, Morocco.

MISS LEE HONORED. Was a Noted Guest at the Cruiser "Chicago" Reception. London, June -The 'Daily News that of all guests present at the says reception given by Admiral Erbin and officers yesterday on borad the his cruiser Chicago, none were more honored than Miss Lee, daughter of the late Confederate General Lee. WOMAN WINS AT CAMBRIDGE London, June the senior class Fof mathematics at Cambridge a young named Johnson has won the woman of sixth wrangler for 1893, dishonor tancing all her male competitors. FUNERAL OF CYRUS FIELD.

Services in New York-Burial at North Adams, Mass. York, June funeral serNew the remains of Cyrus W. vices over Field tool place at 9:30 this morning in the Church of Incarnation, Thirtyfifth and Madison avenue. Rev. Dr.

street Brooks officiated. The remains were taspecial train to North Adans, ken by a where they will be interred in the I family plot. THE BOODLE IS ASSURED Congressman Houk Gets the Support of His Associates. Details of the National Congress sional Committee's Findings. Chairman Babcock Says," We're With You Johnny," and Salutes Judge Gibson With an Hot Fight is Now a Certainty, From Monday's Daily.

A few days ago The Sentinel, authority of a telegram from Washington, announced the fact that the national republican congressional committee had completed its investigation of the Houk-Gibson embroglio in this district, and declared John C. Houk to be the regular republican nominee for congress. A Sentinel representative read a letter written by Chairman W. today, Babcock, of the nationet republican congressional committee, to Hon. R.

W. Austin, chairman of the republican congressional committee the second district of Tennessee, detailing the result of the national committee's Investigation. In this letter Chairman Dabcock says; "The conclusion reached by this committee was after a careful investigation of the facts, and I desire you to know that this committee will do all in its power to aid in the election of Hot. John d. Houk to Referring to Congressman Houk.

Chairman Babcock says he "is well equipped for the position he holds, and has made a record in congress that entitles him to the support of the grand old second district of Tennessee. COMMITTEE'S DECISION. Accompanying Chairman letter is the complete report of the decision of the national committee. After showing the manner in which the second district matter was taken up by the national committee, the conclusions of the committee are given as follows; First, that Mr. Houk and Judge Gibson assented to a primary election and both preferred it to convention Second, that Mr.

and Judge Gibson agreed to the code of rules to govern the primary election. Third, that the primary election was held March 10, 1894, and on the face of the returns Judge Gibson had a majority of about 900. Fourth, that Mr. Houk contested the election, and the Houk. district commitlees decided that Mr.

of 843 legal votes, and declared hiin to be the nominee. On these facts, the following questions arose before the national committee: First, did Mr. Holk have, the right to contest the election? Second, did the district ct committee have power and authority to hear and finally determine the contest? The national committee decides both of questions in the affirmative, basing the decision upon the ninth secthese, tion He the code of rules to govern the contest, and adopted January 27, 1891. The national committee also declares the proctedings of the local congressional committee to have been regular, Lana the decision in favor of Houk final. The report of the national committee concludes in the following "Judge Gibson after lection, not before, denied the authority of the district committee to hear and determine a contest, and declared his purpose to make the race regardless of the action of the committee.

"Being now a candidate after the local congressional committee has regularly declared Mr. Houk to be the nominee of the party, Judge Gibson should not receive the recognition of the republican national congressional committee." War ch and of Impure blood is boldly declated by Hood's Sarsaparilla, the great aueror of all blood diseases. THEY TAKE UP WOOL. Sherman Gives Notice of a Speech Tomorrow. The Tarif Bill Going Kigut Ahead To ward peedy in Wasnington Today.

Washington, June 10:30 the tariff bill was taken up, the wool and woolen schedules having been reached at yesterday's adjournment. The first paragraph was read. Peffer sent to the clerk's desk and had read an amendmendment he proposed to offer to the paragraph as to woot It is to insert provision of existing law as to raw wool each that duties are reduced 40 cent. Hoar moved to increase the per duty on spectacles, eye or opera glasses -opera glasses, from 40 to 60 per and addressed the senate on the tariff question. At the close of Hoar's speech a vote was taken on his amendment.

Schedule "wool and manutacturers of wool" was taken up. Sherman gave notice he would address the senate tomorrow. On the wool schedule. Quay then took the floor and- delivered the seventh portion of the tariff speech begun the 14th of April. During the speech of Quay, Mr.

Hoar finding all the members of the finance committee except Mr. Mills absent, said he found that member in charge of the bill and asked unanimous consent to go back and put coal on the free list. Mr. Mills did not offer an objection, but Mr. Mitchell did.

Mr. Mitchell then moved to indefinitely postpone the bill. There being at that time but a handfull of democrats in the chamber, the motion was defeated by a vote of 22 yeas and 33 nays. KNOXVILLE'S CRACK LEGION. Company A Drilled on the Streets Last Night- of the Organization.

Company of the Knoxville Legion, was seen on the streets last night. The young men of the Legion took well in their new uniforms and are fast becoming proficient in the drill. The Legion' is already looked upon with much pride by the people of the city. There are certain restrictions placed upon the candidates for membership which insures an organization of the best young men of the city. They have a regularly appointed membership committee whose duty it is investigate candidates and then, if they are considered worthy, they are referred to the entire Legion and are voted upon.

Unlike other military organizations, 118 heretofore, the Legion responsible only to its officers, and to the governor, It is a kind of Social club, having an armory and club Blouse on the! corner of Church and Walnut No card playing, drunkenness, Or dissipations of that order are permitted about the building or grounds. Drunkenness is at no time suffer tolerated expulsion. and oftending members The companies drill oft alternate nights, and there 18 battalion drill once or twice a month. The higher offleers are: Colonel, J. J.

Craig, adjutant, W. in Margan; quartermaster, Mitchell; captain company 'A," E. C. Ramage; company F. E.

Murphy, and the battery which is four cannon strong is in command of First Lieutenant Borches. The members are very enthusiastic over their work and contemplate having an encainpment lu a few weeks. NEW BASE BALL TEAM. The young men of South Knoxville have organized a new base ball team. It Is composed of expereinced players and promises, to be one of the best teams about Knoxville.

They have ordered their uniforms which will be dark blue trimmed with red and white. The team has not decided on any definite name yet. STOVER BEHIND THE BARS Brought to Knoxville to Aroid an Indignant Mob. Were Prepared to Lynch Him in Campbell County. The Ass lant of Sheriff Bud Burnett is Also Charged With Compl elty in the Murder of the Sherif's Brother- Will be Held for Trial.

From Tuesday'a Daily. The precious neck of Stover, the would-be murderer of Sheriff BuG Burnett of Campbell county, was saved from a hemp stretching by the prompt action of deputies yesterday. Stover is the fellow who made the desperate attempt to murder Sheriff Burnett near Montgomery, a few weeks ago, a full account of the affair being published in The Senti" nel at the time. Sheriff Bud Burnett had entrusted to the duty of going to West VirStover ginia to ascertain the whereabouts of the Smith brothers, who murdered Sheriff Burnett's brother last year. Stover pretended to have located the Smiths, and drew on Sheriff Burnett for money to pay expenses.

The sheriff sent him some money, and then went in person to West Virginia to help Stover capture the fugitives. While In the woods Stover shot Burnett three fifes, once in the back, and fled. For a while it feared Sheriff Burnett would die, but he is now convalescent, and at home in Campbell county, Stover was, captured, and the West Virginia authorities tried to hold him on the charge of feloniously assaulting Sheriff Burnett: But the sheriff pre ferred charges against Stover for obtaining money under false pretenses and complicity in the murder of Sheriff John Burnett, and Stover was landec to jail at Jacksboro, Campbell county yesterday. feeling ran at a high ebb in Campbell cotilty yesterday, and it was feared by the law-abiding citizens that the indignant poptilace would take Stover from the jail: and summarily lynch him. To do so would destroy the chance of getting from Stover inin the murder of Sheriff John Burnett formation as to the other participants and the story of his murderous upon Sheriff Bud Burkett in the woods of West Virginia.

I So in order to preserve the life of Stover, Judge Hicks ordered him removed to the Knox county jail, and he reached here yesterday afternoon guarded by Deputies R. J. Rector, Ed Hollingsworth. R. D.

Wheeler, and John D. He was placed in cell, and will do held here una strong til the Campbell county authorities are ready to give him a trial. Stover is a hard looking keeps fits own counsel, evidently hav ing been instructed hy friends not to reveal the nature of his defense STOVER'S GLUM RETICENCE. A Sentinel reporter found Stover al the county jail this morning in mur derers' hall, on the same floor with Stanley and Cox, the alleged Snodderly murderers. Replying to the reporter's query, Stover said he will be 33 years old in February.

He has an intelligent looking face, wore bluc overalls and a dark colored shirt, and appeared to be as comfortable as a person in such circumstances could be. He refused to go into details, but said he never knew of the 1 murder of John Burnett until parties at, Jellico told him about it. As to the recent shooting of Sheriff Bud Burnett, Stover said he didn't care to talk about it. "But am innocent." he said. "Then you think you will get out all right?" "I will," he replied, "iC being an innocent man will get one Upon being asked whether the removal to Knox county jail was agreeable to him, Stover replied: Of course wanted to come, for I thought there was danger in staying in Campbell county." SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.

What a Plymouth Rock Pants Company Inspector Found at Bristol. When Mr. T. A. Bennett, the general inspector Plymouth Rock Pants country days ago, one of the company struck.

this section of the first places he visited was the 1 branch house of the company at Bristol, Tennessee, run by Perry Crawford, a well known young East Tennessean. Mr. Bennett, is in Knoxville today, and said to a Sentinel reporter this afternoon: "I found that Crawford, according to his own confession, had collected $104.77 for goods sold, and appropriated the money to his own use. then directed that he should be are rested and his father and brother are on his bond. I am inclined to think the matter will be settied without further prosecution." STENOGRAPHERS ENTERTAINED.

Miss Belle Wilson gave a party last Saturday evening to the class in ste-1 nography. Every one had a most delightful time. PUSHING THE MERCHANTS. About fifteen merchants were cited to appear before Recorder Nelson yesterday for being delinquent on city license. They all renewed their license and were allowed to go without fines.

NEW DIRECTORY MEETS. The first meeting of the new board of directors of the chamber of commerce will be held tonight at 8 o'elock. 'The steamer Fouche is al Chattanoo4 ga, being repaired, MRS. FRENCH AND TRUSTEES The Talented Lady Wants a Chair In the University, But the Trustees Wouldn't Hear Her in Person. so She Writes There Characteristie Commituication-Woman Must be Recogulzed Both a Pupil and 'an Instructor in the University.

Something From of Tuesday's Daily. a sensation was brought out yesterday before a meeting of the board of trustees of the University, of Tennessee. It came in the way of an application for the establishing of a chair of oratory and elocution at the university. The application was presented by Judge O. P.

Temple in behalf of the talented Mrs. L. Crozier French, with a request that she might appear before the 1 body in order to better present the claim that woman has, not only in receiving higher education, but also be, instrumental In imparting it. The trustees did not grait the audience, but consented to consider El formal application which WAS sent in this morning. A Sentinel reporter called to see Mrs.

French this morning and found her willing to. talk about. the application. Mrs. French, who is a very intellectual WO19 continually battling with the foremost questions of the day, She said thuh, while she would much rather appear hi person before the body, ele was writing an application to be read and acted upon this morning.

She' could not understand why some should he ludignant because an application for chair on the faculty was presented by a woman, While there were many learnmen on the faculty, she acknowledged one to be superior in their respective than she in hers. She had made elocution And oratory a life study and had reasons to believe that she understood it thoroughly. Her principal motives in presenting the application were first, because her observation led her to belleve that such a chair was needed. She always had a class from the university In oratory, and of her class a goodly number were medalists both this year and last; secondly, her life's work was the advancement of women. She believed that woman was in every way man's equalsave in physical strength and that one good, upright woman on the faculty, would be a good influence for both young men and young women.

Man's physical strength could approach the brute, and the tender innuences that woman threw around him were beneficial in that he was in every way elevated his force tempered and softened, SO as not to bei merely the embodiment, alone, of mere animal force, nor of disgusting weakness, but that that influence would raise him to be upright, honest, faithful, ageous, and noble. The effect for good 011 the women, too, was not lacking, while she could imbibe the strength of a masculine mind at the same time the woman would be an example for the women students, always shedding womanly tnQuences on those there. The way co-education is conducted at present at the university did not seem to be exactly all right, said Mrs. French. It was very much like a lady poor in worldly goods being invited to a rich friend's house.

She was served with elegant refreshments from the table, but was told to stay in an off room, not to come if with the richly clad guests. Some could come out to entertain her, but she must still stay in a different Thus it is with the affairs at the room. I university. The women's brains are fed on the best food there was in the house, sociable nature existed. Still there and a feeling that they were not was a cramped being shown all the courtesies of their invitation.

Parts of the university were. thus seen ing to go diclosed to women, the true meaning of rectly contrary to co-education. Her motive was purely to advance men, to prove them equal, not one whit inferior, to men. She has fled the suggestion for the esI tablishment of a chair of oratory and elocution, and befteves that the decision of the trustees in this case will largely determine the success of co education at the university. MISSION HOME WORK.

Report of the Superintendent for the Month of May. Mrs. L. Lauritzen, superintendent of the Mission Home, makes the following report: In the month of May we had fiftysix inmates, of them eight adults and fortyeight children; in our hospital onE Front street nine adults and ten children; total, seventyfive inmates. The public schools and kindergarten were closed last week, so we bethis week our usual vacation gan school with two classes, Mr.

Lauritzen being the teacher; in the evening the children shall have a sewing school. We would be very thankful if some kind ladies would lend their aid to this feature. We have six boys and seven girls for whom we wish to find homes for the summer for doing service, and we would be very glad to get openings for our children in that way. The condition of health became a good one this month, but we had during the spring time thirtythree cases of measles, scarlet fever and chicken pox, with the help of God and our faith ful and untiring doctor, T. Lobenhoffer, we lost not one of our children and not one had even a serious backset.

The hospital on Front street was good help to us and a blessing for, others. It is our urgent desire to rent the school house as soon as possible. We trust in God that He will give us the means to it as wonderfully as He upholds our home. Our collections were as good as usual, but our expenses were larger on account of the larger number of inmates and the hospital; the Lord will provide. We received more applications than we could admit; sometimes we succeeded in giving help without admittance, so we found this week a good home for a motherless baby three weeks old? THE LADIES.

The pleasant effect and perfect safety with which ladies may use the California liquid laxative, Syrup of Figs, under all conditions, makes It their favorite remedy. To get the true and genuine article, look for the Dame of the California Fig Syrup faith they might have in the Bible and its teachings. After the prayer, Dr. Park dismissed the audience with the benediction. This morning at 3 o'clock the tru of met.

in session. Reports were received Dr. Dabney and teachers in chanical, agricultural and law THEY DEMAND 70 CENTS. Trenton, June The miners of this section are not satisfied with the news from Columbus and state that they will stay out all summer rather than accept tire compromise. They want only a 70 cent scale.