Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-29
RESENT THE INSULT.
4 Student at the University College
Of Medicine EnraseS Ills Colleagues.
CALLED PRESIDENT DAVIS 1 TRAITOR.
Also Alleged to Hsve Used tho Term
ing at 10 O'clock this Morning.

Mr.. Rochier Miller. Of Honeygrove, Pa,
a pharmaceutical student at the Univer-
slty College OF Medicine. is to the object
OF most peculiar and embarrassing
meeting OF his colleagues at that institu-
ton at 10 o'clock this morning.
The assemblage Of the students at that
hour is to be for the purpose OF expressing
their Indignation at certain conduct on
the part OF Mr.. Miller. and to take such
action in his case as is alleged to be ap-
proprlate.
This is not an analogous affair to that
which has rufiied the elements around
Richmond College. on che contrary. It is
one in which southern blood has risen 20
resent what it considers direct insult.
What the consequences may be cannot
yet be safely guessed at, though late last
night 1t was the consensus OF opinion
among the students OF the college that
Mr.. Miller would be given to understand
that his presence at the institution is
not longer desired by those who have
been his fellow-students.
The trouble has been gradually forming
for some time, and Is the outgrowtb OF
a certain letter written by the Pennsyl-
vanian to the Honeygrove Graphic. his
home paper. in which he criticized and
ridiculed the South and referred to Presi-
dent Jefferson Davis as a traitor.
WHEN HE FIRST CAME SOUTH
About four months ago, according to
statement made 70 a Dispatch man last
night by Mr.. Miller he first came South.
and entered the pharmaceutical class oS
the college. He says he is the son OF
Union soldier, and had been fully imD"r'
with northern instincts and beliefs,
could not then see any Justice or re
the South's seeding. He had not
here long, when one afternoon he V
out to Hollywood Cemetery. He r.
heard much of the beautiful buryine
ground. and was much pleased with IN
place. He said, however, that he VS.
both amazed and, at that time, dlsgusted
to observe the grave Of President Jetfer-
son Davis, with a Confederate flag float
ing above II. He had never been spe-
cialy impressed with Mr.. Daviss char
acter and life. from what he had read
and been told OF the southern chieftain,
and entertained for him an entifely differ
ent regard from that which he held for
Robert l.. Lee and ''Stonewall' jackson.
CALLED MIR. DAVIS \ TRAITOR.
Shortly afterward. Mr.. Miller continued.
he wrote a letter TO the Graphic. giving
his impressions OF the South and her
people. and in this he was pungent and
referred to the incident in his visit to
Hollywood, speaking OF MI Davis as a
traitor
1T was very thoughtless and indiscreet
of me to have done So" added the Penn
sylvana student, "and | have regretted
il a thousand times since.
ITO continue my story went on Mr..
Miller. Il soon afterwards. having learned
something Of southern people and sentl-
ment that l had never before known,
wrote Il second communication. setting
forth how my imprc ssons had been
changed and making the apology | deem
ed proper under the circumstances"
1t seems that this first letter having
been printed in the Graphic. was OBJ
served by n young man OF ;he college.
who communicated the import of It's con-
tents 70 the other students, and that the
second article from the pen OF the young
Pennsylvania was not sa;isfac ctory to his
colleagues,
"A HERD OF CATTLE"
Put" said Mr. Miller. resuming his
conversation about the affair. this meet
ing is said not 10 have reference to the
| Davis episode. but 10 an alleged remark
/ of mine TO a southern lady (my boarding.
house mistress) that the body OF students
were "A herd OF cattle / deny entirely
the latter charge. / have never thought
such a thing In other words, | have
written 10 my home that | found the
young gentlemen to be OF high intelli-
gence and honor in every respect, and far
ahead Of similar bodies of young men
we see in the North. | am very sorry
that the matter has taken such a serious
turn. but have done nothing that l am
ashamed Of. | expect to be at the meet
ing OF the class. and shall produce clip
| pings OF both OF my letters and make
! such explanation as l have made TO the
Dispatch"
Mr.. Miller Is very intelligent and
evidently well-read young man. about 2j
years Of age. and, but for this episode,
is thought well OF at the college. 1t Is
said that his roommate was first 10
know of tho character Of his first letter
to the Graphic and that this young man,
| being a. southerner, communicated the
nature of it TO the other students. The
| remark about the herd Of cattle" is not
| thought to have had much to do with
| the Indignation which prevails, unless
| IL was the means OF bringing the matter
| to u summary head.
FACULTY REMAIN QUIET.
| There is o. general understanding that
| the faculty OF the University College
| of Medicine will not have anything to
| do with the case. and Is expressing ig
norance OF the circumstances trans
piring around n. 1t would seem that that
body deems tho young men Of the school
abundantly competent to handle questions
OF such character, and will, therefore,
not NEEDLE with them. One of the pro-
| fessors said late last night that the
faculty would take no part in the affair,
| but further than this would not dis
| cuss the matter. 1t may be that Mr..
| Miller, in case the students are severe
on him, will appeal to the faculty, and,
in this event its action will be watched
| with peculiar interest.
| Two Trifiing BlaIes on Sunday.