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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
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sAx FaLxcIsco. November ls-s p. H.
Alta, 4 20. lis. Az. 4 so. 40. ~. 4 80.
4 IS; Best 4 Beleher. 81; Crown Point,
Ia. l 90; Utah. ca; Justice. l 20, l l.;
Savage. 2 05, 2 10; Sierra Nevada, 81
Union Con-. Ia California. l 70; North
srn Belle. So; Julia, s,c; Imperial. lSei
Con. Virginia. 2 so, 2 40; Mexican. Ia Il
Gould L Curry. 8 IS; ophir. ca; Navajo
l O5. l 10; Nj. Diablo. 4; Orc. 7Se, 6oe'
Csc; Bullion. ~; Chollar, l 70; Benton
9se; Goodshaw. 75c; Yellow Jacket. 8 so
klnha. q 10.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
Probable Change in the Manage.
ment OF Wost Point.

WASHINGTON, November l9.-In the
event that Sehofeld 10 relieved from
command Of the department at West
Point. it Is said that 1t will be because
the War Department has come 10 the
conclusion TO return to tbs system In
vogue before the place Was created .
military department. The increased ex-
penditurss In providing quarters for the
officers, made necessary by reason OF
the presence Of sshoheld's stan, who
are not connected with the academy. 10
probably one Of the causes for the
change. The Secretary OF War, II 10
said. 10 OF the opinion that the military
academy ought to be directly under the
control OF the War Department. Score.
tary Ramsey says that the opinions sx-
pressed by General Sohonsld In his re-
port about the Whitaker case have not
Influenced the department In the least.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
iacellaneous

WASHINGTON. November l9.-Ths d.
rector Of the Mint estimates the gold
coin and bullion Of the country on No
vsmber 1 at s52s. 900. 900. aud the bull
lion at the mipts at ss5. OOO. 900. This
does not include the bullion held by
miners and private parties. The total
silver coinage to November ! was S7s..
DOC. 900.
NEW YORK, November ia Herald
London special says: Our Shanghai
correspondent telegraphs that . treaty
was concluded yesterday thoroughly con.
trolling the question Of Chinese immi.
grafton.
salvini, the Italian tragediap. arrived
today In the steamship Canada. he
makes his Arst reappesrancs In this
country 10 Philsdslphis.
Special dispatches say that Bret Harte
10 seriously III at Nswstsad Abbey. En-
gland.
CHICAGO, November 18.-An' Inter
Ocean Washington special says: Hon.
Alex. Stephens says he will vote to pay
the Deputy Msrsbals and Supervisors,
because they have earned their money
under the law. It 10 believed other
Democrats will take the same view.
A journal New York special says: Ru.
NOR says General Grant hiss taken up
his residence In New York In order to
become . candidate for Ksrnan's seat In
the United States Senate. Another ru-
NOR says the General will soon become
President Of . great consolidation Of
railway interests, extending from New
York to the City Of Mexico and the
Pacific coast.
The Times says: A stranger entered
the rooms OF the American Board OF
Foreign Missions 10 Boston on Tuesday
and, saying he wished to show bis
thankiulnsss for the election Of Garfield,
counted out $4,000 and walked away
PHILADELPHIA. November ia New
York correspondent Of the Ledger learns
that Governor Cornell. 10 his forthcom.
ing annual message, will earnestly Sec
ond the proposition that eI.Presidsnts
should have seats a. Senators at large
10 the United States Senate. Senator
ConklipR 10 understood to DO unqusli.
fedly committed to 1t.
ST. PETER. Mimi. November IS
The official list Of dead and missing 10
this morning furnished by the hospital
officers. The list contains tw~enty.pins
names. It 10 thought all Of them
persisted. Those probably burned were
dsmeuted and sick 20 tents incapable oil
making any effort to q themselves.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
MINING DECISION.
Time when work Must be Dess On
Claims 60 Hold Them.

The Commissioner Of the General
Land of,ce has recently given . decision
tina, closely affects the interests Of mine
loca,ors. The question having been
asked whether the Land Office would
recognize. ~ q compliance with the Act
OF las, January, IN expenditure Of 500
worth OF work between the 10th and
goth Of October. 1879. upon . mining
claim located October l. 1879. Com
missioner Williamson. In reply. writes
as follows: Under the Act Of May 10,
1872 (Seetion 1924. Revised Statutss).
the annual expenditure for improve.
msnts WAS due within each year,
commencing with the date Of location.
except in regard to claims located prior
to the enactment Of that law. the an.
nual expenditures upon which were
made due January l. 1873. and annually
thereafter. The purpose Of the amend.
atory Law OF January 90. 1880. was to
secure q uniform period within which
the annual expenditure should be 70.
quired on all locations, and provided
that such period should commsnes on
the first day Of January succeeding the
date OF location Of such claim. It there.
fore follows that Q claim treated October
/. 1879. requires the expenditure Of $loO
worth OF labor or Improvements thereon
within the calendar year 1880. and that
whatever may have been expended dur
ing the year 1879 will not ansxer the re-
quirsnents OF expenditures In 1880. II
also appears. BY reason OF the chang.
made in the requirements OF the Act Of
May. 1872, am.ndstory Of the law Of
last January. that q claim located on
any date subsequent to the lst day OF
January. 1879. requires no further sI.
penditure during the remainder OF that
year than il made necessary by local
laws"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
Policy of the Vatican,

RoMr. November 1.-THE Pope ha,
signed . brief appointing Cardinal Jaco.
binl PontiHcal Secretary Of State.
There isa state Of excitement In elsri.
cal circles over the appointment, which
will make . great change 10 the pol.
10y Of the Vatican. The Pope has
approved the views Of the Irish Bishops.
a. stated In the memorial Of explanation,
In regard to their conduct In the agita-
ton In Ireland, and II II expected that
be will shortly mako public announce
msnt to that eject. In oonss-
qusnes Of the compromise arrived a. %.
tween Russia and the Vatican, hs Will
Immediately take action With . view 70
filling the vacant Secs 10 Poland and IN
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
Miscellaneous

SAN Francisco, November ls.-Th'
case Of Squire P. Dewey. charged will
iib.lins Rodman n. Price, was arRuss
in Department No. II yesterday, soini
to the jury at l o'clock. After ont
hours elaboration . verdict OF no
guilty was rendered.
SAN JosE, CAL, November 19.-Robt
Murdoch was before Justice Bucknel
yesterday to ansver to q charge OF a.
sault to murder his brother, Graham
Murdoch. On motion Of District Attor'
ney Campbell his bond Was increased to
$1,000. The examination Of the case
was postponed two weeks. Graham
Murdoch continues to improve.
NAPA, Cal, November l9.-For the
last two weeks . heavy north wind has
prevailed, which at times has risen to q
gale. The weather has been very cold.
the Thermometer going as low a. eigh-
teen degrees above zero. As yet there
has been no rain and there 10 NO sign Of
any now. Some OF the farmers are put
UnR N tnelt Wneat' Auo nse'y "ess'
have killed the second crop Of grapes ;
otherwise the crops are good.
RocKIN, CAL. November l8.-An EN-.
ploys OF the Central Pacific railroad at
this place. named A. n. Bybes, was In.
stsptly killed yesterday by the yard en-
CINE. He was attempting to get upon
the engine or did not see 1t until he was
struck. He was o native Of Missouri
and leaves o wife hero.
PORTLAND. November 18.-By Q dis.
patch received from Eugene City. 1t Is
learned that p. O. Renirew was very 30.
riously wounded in the head yesterday
by q gupshot wound inflicted by his own
hands, but whether by accident or with
suicidal intent, 10 not known. His In.
juries are considered dangerous.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
Cadet Whitaker.

New YoRx. November ls.-Ths fol.
lowing petition was sent to the Prssi-
dent yesterday
BRooxLrs. N. Y. November Ito
His EIcellsncy. Rutherford B. Hayes,
President Of the United Statss-Sir
Cadet ]. @. Whitaker 10 on leave OF alb
sence. Some OF his friends propose =
court.martial. Others. among whom
we have the honor TO stand, think that
a. the case Wal not proven against the
boy. the President. by rsinstating him
to bis former place and position, would
do only an act OF kindness to . friend.
less youth and subssrvs tho interests OF
humanity and give additional evidences
Of his purpose to recognize no color line
In our dealings with American citizens.
We have the honor TO remain respect
fully yours. Signed BY Hyatt Smith.
Member-slsct OF the Third Congressional
District /; Justin d. Walton, Theodore
L. Cuylsr, and others.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
A Pirst-Class Ship.

New Yosx, November Is. The
State OF Nebraska. the new steamer OF
the Star line. which sailed from Belfast
ON the 7th OF this month. arrived at this
port this morning. She has three decks
and can accommodate ninety 6rst-class,
seventy seoond-class and forty ihird.clsss
passengers. The vessel 10 designed to
os Q troop ship..ii she should svsr be
required. Her safety 10 increased BY an
unusual number OF bulkhesds. On her
trial trip she made fourteen knots an
hour. II 10 believed that her average
time OF passage across the Atlantic will
not exceed nine days.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
rssisiosisx for Relief.

A petition il circulating in Virginia
for the abolishmsnt OF the office Of Street
Inspector. To Q man in this section OF
the world the necessity Of having . man
at a salary Of sl25 per month to direct
the labors OF two or three other men
equally ~ intelligent a. himself 10 not
very apparent. The people demand re-
lief, and their demand seems to be found
ed In reason. IL not in necessity. How
the present Board Of Aldermen Of Virgin
ia, who were elected to Office on plat
forms which pledged them to abolish the
Office Of Street Inspector. could delibsr-
ately violate their plighted words. and
trample uudsr their feet the expressed
will Of the people upon this question. is
Q puzzle to non.politcians.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
making appointments will consider the
claims OF persons recommended by the
Russian Government.
The Remains Of Columbus.

sAsro DOMINGO. November 6 (via
Havana. November l7).-Copgress has
passed o decree that. considering proofs
sufficient that the rem~ins found in
the cathedral on September !. 1877.
are the remains Of Christopher
Columbus. o monument to enshriue
them shall BE- erected at the Capitol.
All the American Governments are so
licitsd to coptributs to the fund. The
Government Of San Domingo gives
$40 600.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19

The cold weather il lowering noun
tain streams very rapidly. Nc really
hard winter will set in till these streams
commence to rise again. That's what
those wise in local metsorology say.
The Board Of County Commissioners
will meet this evening TO make appoint
ments OF experts to 60 ever the books
Of th. county officials and report before
the year expires.
Ooly think. in q week the Sunday OF
Prssidsnt Hayes and Governor kinksaa
will be over aud gone. and not . MAKE OF
snow yet on the Comstoek this season.
4 letter addressed a. follows 10 held
Cor bs,tsr direction at the Gold hiii
Postofacs: To the Agent Of the q. r.
Railroad at Blue Canyon.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
Will stop BaiIinx.

Capt. Taylor. Superintendent Of the
Yellow Jacket. has notified oil the Super
iutsudspts interested that he will today
stop bailing water. The reason given
il that the strain OF raising the tanks ID
so great as to split and ipjure the cables
at the Jacket. The stopping OF the
Jacket tanks 10 virtually the abandon.
m.nt OF the lower levels Of the Ex-
eh.auer, Alpha. Con. Imperial. Con.
fdence, Kentuck. Crown Point and
B,lcher to the food and the stopping Of
all prospecting in these mines Tor .
mouth or more. probably considerably
more. A meeting Of the Superin'
tendeuts has been called in Virginia this
afternoon to discuss the subject.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
Arctic weather in Colorado.

DrsvER, November 1.-THE weather
throughout the State last night, today
and tonight has been extremely cold. A
heavy snow fell yesterday. slsighipg .
good, but 10 interfsred with BY the cpl.
xoetio. At 8 o'clock this morning the
mercury In this city was II below zero,
remaining below all day. and 10 below
tonight. In tbs mountains this morn.
ing the mercury ranged from 26 to 80
below, according to the location. At
Breckinridss 1t was 80. and Lssdvills 20
degrees below. Tonight will be Q rsps.
tition OF last night.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
schooner Capsised and Thirty Lives
Lost.

New YoHx. November 10. - News
reached here from Baltimore OF the loss
Of the schooner Abraham Lincoln on
the Liberian coast in the latter part Of
September. with q sacrifice OF thirty
lives. The vessel was on her way from
Moravis to Csps Palmas. and bad thirty.
four persons on board. all but four OF
whom were lost. When of the coast.
b-tween the countries OF Bassa and
simo. . sudden squall struck the vessel
and she cspsizsd. Four OF the psssen.
gers secured Q csnoe. and were picked
up BY the African mail steamer and
taken to Cape Palmas.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
Morey Letter Items.

New YoRK. November ia mem
Der Of the Democratic National Com
mittes informs the Burlington. VT.
Press that when hs saw the Morsy letter
hs believed It was genuine. adding:
..Thouah now, OF course. It 10 proved
beyond . doubt to be Q forgery"
A Tribuns Washington special says
President Hayes thinks the Morey for
gerry cost the Republicans 1000 votes In
Nevada. 1000 in Oregon aud 600 In
California.
Tho Grand Jury Is considering the
Morey letter case.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
Usder 0irans.

Yesterday afternoon, just as the ophir
giraffe started from the bottom OF the
incline. John odssrs was caught BY his
oilclo,h coat, which wound around the
axle, aud drawn under the wheel. His
lett arm Vas broken. and be was badly
bruised along the back BY dragging over
the ties on which the track IL laid. De
will v
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
No Smallpox.

Yesterday the people in Virginia tried
to get up another smallpox scare. 1t
did not work. Some children who do
not like to 60 to school this pleasant
weather tried 1t too. Aud by the way
there has not been yet even the ons
case Of smallpox. The child which gave
an the arst scare had nothing but the
c~bickenpox after all.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
M.sey Paid.

The mex. Of kin Of John Roach. killed
ut tho time OF the big accident at the
Con. Imperial, have been paid $4,000 BY
G. d. McDufas and A. B. O. Davis.
agents Of the Masonic AID AssoS'auon.
Roach was unmarried and his father got
$1,000. his neither $1,000 and bis sister
$500.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
Broke HIS Leg.

spanish Joe" came 10 grief in Viz
ginia at 9 o'clock last evening and on .
piece Of ice on Tsylsr street between
E and F streets. By q defect In the
water pipes In that section, the
street Was flooded. II now 10 . river Of
ice, and on 1t Joe slipped. falling heavily
and breaking both bones Of his leg BE-
tween the knee and ankle. Al least .
tbousand falls have already been oeea-
stoned BY that river Of Toe down Tsylsr
street.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
General Miles Expected to Take the
Signal once.

WASHINGTON. November 19.-Ths
announcement that General Miles made
farewell address to his regiment on bis
departure from Fort Ksogh il interpreted
to NEAR that be 10 coming to Washington
under orders to remain. The specula-
ton 10 various a. to what 10 In store. but
Il IL the belief that be 10 to DO Chief Sig.
nal Ofac.r. Another theory 10 that Gen.
Miles IL to succeed Gen. Ord 10 com.
mand OF the Department OF Texas, but
there seems to be no doubt that he has
permanently left his old command.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
Tough Picture OF San Francisco

IOuSu IICtur0 VI y RAs"sSS
Boston. November ia Ban Fran
cisco letter. quoted In the Boston 7raU.
euer. says that there has been . great
falling of in the population OF that city.
and estimates the decrease at $4,000.
The opinion IL expressed that not less
than 40, 100 more will be compelled 10
leave for want OF industrial employment.
The city 10 overrun with young hood
lums Of both sexes. nurssd in idleness.
and having no hope In the future. The
writer attributes to the gambling spirit
tba. there prevails much Of It's sisisr.
tunes. aud sees no hope OF improve
ment until II IL rooted out or Q new race
OF Industrial. anti-aambling people shall
displacs the present parslyzed victims S OF
stock gambling, and until $50. OOO, OOo
Of savings sow entirely devoted to stock
gambling shall DO invested In an eIpan'
sion Of industrial pursuits.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19

D. II. Jackson il shipping copper ore
regularly by team from his mine on
Walker river to the blusstons manufao-
tory At Dayton. and Auds 1t profitable.
The ore runs from thirty TO thirty-three
per cent. and 10 taken out Of the shalt
a. sinking progresses.
Al the depth Of 276 feet ths Original
Keystone shaft is beginning to cut some
s,rsaks Of very f~air.looking quartz.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
y RErOkT.
aan Francisco Beard
LAST EVENING

LAST EVENING.
$50 Northern Belle. 81
1880 Navajo. l 10. I 10. lia
600 Day. SOC. $50
$50 Tusearora. l3c
100 Eureka Con-. Is
so Grand Prize, I IS
IS Bodie. 1, 4 10
$50 Albion. 53c
600 Mt. Diablo. 4. 4 b5
lV0 North Belle Isls. sse
IS Columbus. ~
100 Mt. Potosi. ESQ
$40 East Nj. Diabls. Ice. Ice. loo
so Tiogs. 45c
so Goodshaw. Toe
hoo Orc. 75c. Toe
SOC Booker Con-, loo
IS Mono. l
200 Addenda. SOC. 25c
$40 MONDAY. IL. 80
700 Mammoth. i5c, ioc
$50 Boston Con-. I 20. I 10
i6O Silver King. 81, 3. 81 .bs
$50 Martin White. SOC
THIS NoRSrso.
7l5 ophir. 81
225 Mexican. ~, IL
$50 Gould 4 Curry. 3 Is. 81
SIS Best q Beleher. 81. 81, So
200 California, I 20
$40 Savage. 2 05
$50 Con. Virginia, 2 80. ~. 80
$40 Halo L Norcro.s. 81. 3 IS. 81
los Yellow Jacket. . 30. 8 IS
40 Crown Point. I 80
$50 Imperial. zoe. l5c
$40 Beloher. ~, I IS. IL
$50 Sierra Nevada, 81. sS.s
$50 Utah. eS,s
3s5 Bullion. I 90. ~
$50 E~Iehequsr. IL. l ~
so Seq. Beleher. 8
26s5 Justice, IN, Is. I 70
CAS- Union Con-. lls. III, lii, IL
i0k
ATS Ovsrmsn, 9oc
400 Alta. A.. 4 80. 4 IS. 4 IS
3i5 Julia. 40c, $50
$50 Caledonia, 25o
500 Silver Hill. soc, 35c
llsO New York. zoe. Csc
SIS Brilliant, soc
$40 Lady Washington, zoe
ITO Andes. 90c
ls5 Scorpion, IN
TAO Benton. I. CSC
2s0e Con. Dorado, SOC
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
Arrix.I. an. n.r.i.x

JE Walton. ] R sloan. Mrs N Nash. A
p Stewart. W i Eugels. ST Curtis, q
Clark. s Jacobs. d y Gallatin. il Burke
Joseph Hoey.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
BAD MAN FROM OREGON.
HE Has TwESTY.poUR HOURS
TO LEAVE.

DEPRIVED ompriuE OF An Immerai
womas-0usrsgeoas Cosdues 81
James Ttssley-Cbased out OF
Oregan for an Unssensioasbie
Crims-His Present. Ononso.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-19
Departurss Last Evening"

Hogan. L p DreIlsr. L d Fullmer. U
A Brsiuard. Mrs Sullivan. s L Runysn. J
W orndorff and wife. J II Ksttell. J Don
ohue. n Thomas. Mrs Kelly. l. MAndish'
p Evanjohn. Miss Williams.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-13

Mrs. Deering. the wife of the Secretary
of the British Embassy at Berlin. is a woman
Of nerve. At the Tableaux Vivants, ar.
ranged at the palace in honor Of the EN-.
peror's birthday, and attended by the Impe.
rial family and all the Court, one of the
threads used to light the huge candelabrs
broke and fell burning on Mrs. Deering's
neck. setting her dress on fire. All the Ia.
dies near her jumped up in horror, but the
brave English woman never moved, and
without speaking put the fire out with her
hands. She had . severe burn on her chest
The Emperor and Empress Immediately
showed their kind concern, and the Crown
Prince went up at once to express his regret
to her and congratulate her upon her pluck
and presence of mind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-13
Cadet Whittaker's Story.

The court to investigate the case OF the
outrage upon Cadet Whitaker at West Point
commenced at that place on the 9th. Whitta.
ker was called and told the story Of the at.
tack as follows:
II was first forced on to the foor," he
said, 'afteI the man had sprang on me, in q
crouchirg position; then l was thrown over
so that lay with my head toward the back
of the alcove and alongside of the bed. My
feet were tied to the bed, near the foot. Then
was struck think with fist; afterward
was hit on the left side of the head with some
sort Of club. Alter the men had gone,
called for help loud enough to have been
heard across the hall, or in the next room, or
in the room below. After that swoOned OF
fell asleep, and knew nothing more until
brought to consciousness by the surgeon.
struggled throughout the attack as well as
could. should say it was with scissors that
my hair was cut. But my ears were cut with
a single blade. There were also two cuts on
the little toe Of my left foot, made while ty-
ing my feet Ny hands were tied with the
palms together. The cords hurt, but did. not
cut me. could move my fingers. l tried
to reach down and release my feet. tried
to pull aloof, but the cords cut. The bed is
u L
NV feet were numb when the cords were cut.
and still feel so. After the suggestion to put
a handkerchief under my ear, l heard no
sound of ripping, nor any proposal to cut out
the name from the handkerchief. l have
seen it since and it looks like a
cadet handkerchief. recognized no voices.
but the voices seemed to be disguised. l do
not think the masks the men wore would so
disguise the voices. The masks were not
such as are used for masquerade parties.
think nv hair was cut in the back, on the
side, and on top
Whitaker here showed the back of his
head. on which were light patches, where the
hair had been clumsily cut.
81 changed my pillOw-case," he continued,
Saturday morning. The hat-brims the men
wore were not very broad l have no citi-
zens' clothes in my room. l have missed no
handkerchiefs. The steps of the men as
they went out sounded as though they were
in their stocking feet. heard no steps after
the men had passed my door, nor any talking.
They did not address each other by name.
have seen neck-tie found in my room.
think lay bound at least three hours. did
| not hear reveille in the morning, although l
usually do, and have never slept through it.
When the surgeon came thought my assail-
ants had returned. My nose had bled; but !
am not subject to that trouble. There was
no bruise on my nose. have Indian clubs
in my room, but should not say was struck
with one"
81 have had no recent trouble with any ca
Diet, have lately been a section-marcher OF
my section. but have had no occasion to speak
to any cadet in other than the usual manner.
know Of no occasion for ill-feeling against
me. suspect no particular person Of this
attack.