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agencies are fully compensated for by their 

 success. Much attention is devoted to the 

 question of corpse inspection, but on a review 

 of the whole case the government considers the 

 compulsory examination of bodies a very un- 

 popular measure and its object is likely to be 

 defeated. With regard to the compulsory re- 

 moval to hospitals the Governor-General ac- 

 cepts the conclusion of the Commission, but 

 desires that the removal should be compulsory 

 only in places and under circumstances when 

 it can be an effectual precaution. The re- 

 moval of moribund patients is prohibited. 

 Government agrees that the segregation of 

 contacts should be abandoned as ineffective 

 and harassing, except where special conditions 

 are stated by the Commission to enable it to 

 be carried out. The complete evacuation of 

 villages and small towns when attacked is be- 

 lieved to be the most effective safeguard against 

 the spread of the disease yet discovered. The 

 question of disinfection is dealt with at length, 

 and Government considers the Commission's 

 advice generally excellent. Government and 

 the Commission are in accord with the precg,u- 

 tions taken regarding the annual pilgrimage to 

 the Hedjaz, but the examination of the passen- 

 gers from one infected port to another is now 

 ordered to cease. With regard to the exam- 

 ination of railway passengers, all local govern- 

 ments are desired to report on the question of 

 reducing the inspection stations, as from an 

 economical point of view it is highly desirable 

 now to maintain only those which are abso- 

 lutely necessary ; and, acting on the advice of 

 the Commission, all disinfection stations main- 

 tained on the railways are ordered to be closed. 

 Consul-Genbral Guenthee writes to the 

 Department of State from Frankfort, July 24, 

 1900 : According to the Electro-Technical Gaz- 

 ette, German electrical works show great in- 

 crease. On March 1st last, there were in ope- 

 ration 652 electrical works, against 489 the 

 previous year. One hundred and twenty-two 

 works were in progress of construction, of 

 which 17 were to be ready for operation on 

 July 1st. Twenty-seven were completed be- 

 fore 1890 ; all the others were constructed 

 , within the last ten years. The number of 

 places with electric light exceeds that of 



places illuminated by gas — 900 against 850. 

 The largest electrical plant is at Rheinfelden, 

 with 12,360 kilowatts. Then follow one at 

 Berlin, 9230 kilowatts ; one at Hamburg, 

 7290 kilowatts; one at Munich, 6110 kilo- 

 watts ; two others at Berlin of 5452 and 5312 

 kilowatts, respectively ; one at Strassburg, 

 4955 kilowatts ; two others at Berlin, of 4676 

 and 4655 kilowatts, respectively ; one at Chor- 

 zon, 4310 kilowatts ; one at Frankfort, 4152 

 kilowatts ; one at Dresden, 3580 kilowatts ; 

 one at Stuttgart, 3208 kilowatts ; and another 

 at Hamburg, 3150 kilowatts. All the elec- 

 trical works supplied last year 2,623,803 incan- 

 descent lamps, 50,700 arc lamps, 106,368 horse- 

 power for electromotors, etc. 



UNIVERSITY AND EDUCATIONAL NEWS. 



In the will of James F. Malcolm, a bequest 

 of $10,000 to Rutgers College, is revoked by a 

 codicil in which he says that his daughter will 

 carry out his intentions as expressed by him to 

 her prior to his death. 



The will of the late Collis P. Huntington 

 gives $100,000 to Hampden Institute, Virginia. 

 His house on Fifth Avenue, of great value, is 

 left to Yale University, in case his son has no 

 children. 



The trustees of the Lowell Textile School 

 have received a gift from Mr. Frederick F. 

 Ayer of $35,000 for the purchase of a site for 

 the school which has been in operation three 

 years on leased property. The State, by the 

 last Legislature, provided $35,000 for the erec- 

 tion of the buildings, on condition that land 

 and machinery to like amount should be pro- 

 vided, so the whole sum of $70,000 is now 

 available for the establishment of the school in 

 a permanent home. There are now five im- 

 portant textile schools in the United States : 

 Philadelphia, Lowell and New Bedford, Mass., 

 Clemson, S. C, and Atlanta, Ga. 



The Fayerweather will case has been once 

 more reopened. It is said that the expenses of 

 the suits have been about $500,000. 



Peofessok Kael Auwees, of Heidelberg, 

 has been appointed director of the Chemical 

 Institute of Griefswald, as successor to Pro- 

 fessor Limprecht, who has retired. 



