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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04
THE QUEENS MESSENGER.

He In Not Popular with the Commons,
Judging From His Receptions.
From the reception always accorded
Black Rod by the commons, 1t would
appear that he is not very welcome
visitor to the lower chamber As he
walks along the lobby that lies be-
tween the chamber OF the lords and
chamber of the commons his approach
Is heralded by an iron-throatcd' usher
shouting: "Black Rod! Way for Black
Rodr' But the moment that stentorian
cry reaches the ears Of the scrgeant-at-
arms in the house OF commons he
springs from his chair, close to the
main entrance TO the chamber, and
rushing to the open door behind him.
closes 1t with q most inhospitable
bang, right in the face of Black
Rod, and securely locks and bolts It.
The sergeant-at-arms then peers
out into the lobby through
grated peephole, with wooded slot,
fixed in the stout oak door, Presently
three faint knocks are heard ut the
door. They are administered by Black
Rod. Tho pctitionary appeal OF this
soft humble "rat-a-tat.tat" no one
could resist and SO, Mt nod from tho
speaker, the doors are flung open by
the sergeant-at-arms, and in walks the
royal messenger.
lie is not 4 very notwithstanding
parsonage. Arraycd in his official ut
tire--a black tunic, lavishly slashcd
with gold embroideries, knee breeches,
silk stockings, and silver.buckled'
shoes--he presents. indeed, rather
picturesque appearance, and there is
not the slightest suggestion Of ag-
gressiveness Notwithstanding tho
sword that bangles by his side and
tho short ebony rod, adorned with q
gold knob. which he carries In his
right hand, and from which no derives
his curious name.-Good Words.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04
New industries In the south.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 1.-The
quarterly report Of new industries in
the southern states during the past
three months, rs prepared by the
Tradesmau, shows n total OF $50. The
most no.icea BILE feature Is the fac that
the erection of cotton and wooden mills
In the south continues with unabated
zeal, IS new cotton and wooden mills
being reported during the last three
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04

SCIENTISTS say that the banana Is n
perfect food and will support life for
nm indefinite time. The people OF the
United States appear TO have found
out its merits, an enormous increase
being reported in the importations,
reaching last year an aggregate Of IT,
4a7, SAG lunches
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04
EsKRIpeE WILL SUPPORT IT.

The Emporia Republican Finally Endorses
the Republican National Platform.
EMPoRIA, Kan. june 26-The En-.
poria Republican yesterday Endorsed
the republican national platform, gold
basis and all. The editor, e v. Esk-
ridge, was one Of the organizers Of the
Republican Silver league, and the sil'
yer republicans In Kansas have been
trying to get him TO lead . bolt His
declaration for gold leaves the Wichita
Eagle rs the only republican paper In
Kansas not now supporting the money
plank of the St Louis con vention.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04

BosToS has new fad. II is hardly
necessary TO state that II is literary
fad. Some OF the leading cultured
folks have reached the conclusion that
one meal n day is all that cultured men
and women should cat The decision
Is due to the discovery made by liter
nry man that light eating Is condu-
Give TO the greatest literary effort. The
first thing to be struck off the daily
bill Of fare is the breakfast A heavy
stomach, II is asserted, Is death to the
nimhle brain
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04
Cxclone I'D Crcston. q.

CREsroS, Ia, June ga cyclone
struck this city ut II o'clock Wednea-
day night Tho high school building
was damaged to the extent Of $1,000
and the Methodist church and other
buildings suffered. Property loss
amounts 10 about $4,000. and the
streets arc blocked with debriS No
lives were lost so far rs known.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04

The Massachusetts, legislature has
appropriated 100000 for good roads
The farmers OF the state have watched
the road building operations Of the
last two or three years and have con.
cluded that there is money in going
ahead with the work.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04

THE Brooklyn Eagle says: "A bicycle
cavalry is by no means unlikely in the
future. In recent ride from Omaha
10 Chicago an armed lieutenant, sur
reon, sergeant and corporal averaged
80 miles day. Had they been on
horseback they would not have
covered anything like the amount of
ground. Their bicycles were rs fresh
as ever next morning. too"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04
IVES MIGHTY RIGHT ARM.

The Billiard champion Makes Sacrifice In
Favor OF Science.
CHICAGO, July l-JFrank Ives, the
billiard champion, has made will, in
which he bequeaths his right arm to
his physician for dissection, that it may
be determined why he has been able to
strike billiard ball harder than Cor
bett, Fitzsimmons, Sandow or any
other of his contemporaries with
whom he has competed. With a sin.
gle tap OF his cue he has made u ball
strike II cushions.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04

MIxsEAPoLIs, Mimi. June so-At
Annandale yesterday, while sailing In
. stiff breeze, Miss Anna Putnam, Miss
Bessie Newhall and John q. Putnam,
all of Minneapolis, and . young mar
named Sherman, were drowned The
bodies have not yet been recovered.
AL the young people were prominent
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04
Indiana Lnnt n Town.

NEosHo, No, July -Four Indians
rode into Noel, a small town 20 miles
south Of hero last evening and robbed
the town. II is impossible TO ascer.
tain the amount taken. No lives were
lost. The marauders then started to-
ward Sulphur SprinRs
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04
RESTITUTION MADE.

4. ID. Hubbard Turns Over All HIS Prop
crty 60 his Bopdsmen.
Topeka, Kan, June GA. d. Hub
bard has turned over all OF his prop
erty to his bondsmen to secure them
for the shortage In his accounts as re-
ceiver OF the Snow-Hamilton printing
plant. The property consists Of his
home and lot OF fine furniture and
books which he bought since becoming
receiver. Hubbard says there Is more
than enough to make the bondsmen
good, but as yet the amount OF his
shortage Is not known.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04
nn.rn,ir.. 20 Ne ldle.

LAwRExoE, Mass, July la notice
was pasted in the PemberLon mills TO.
day. Informing 900 operatives that the
plant will b shut down on Friday,
Sulys, aud remain closed uutll 6splsn,
bsf 8 ~-s, s,.l4i-,-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04

SAVANNAH. Ca, July. LAT o small
settlement near Quitman. Ga, Charles
Thomas and johnson McNeill quar-.
relied over two cents, which the former
claimed was due him, and Thomas shot
and killed McNeill Thomas aed to
the woods, but was captured and taken
n iafl
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04

TOPEKA. Kan. June s6.-Gov Nor.
rill appointed Capt Thomas Shuser, Of
Jewell county, TO Be- member Of the
board Of managers OF the soldisrs'
home % Dodge Oily. vice ]. 4, oleW
IN peyullsh term eHblrtd
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04
FIFTY-NINE BURIED.
Omciai List OF Doomed Mon In the Mine mt
Pittston, Pa.

Ptttston, Pa.
WMKEsBARBE, Pa, July There
are so men. living or dead, imprisoned
In the depths of the doomed. mine Mt
Pittston. This is the official number,
and there Is no reason TO think 1t is In
correct The wives of Ave Hungarians
declare that these men, too, are in the
mine, but this is disputed by the time
keeper, who says that the Hungariuns
drew their pay last week and went to
Pittsburgh to work in the coal mines.
They simply deserted their families,
but their wives will not believe IL.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04
rhou.ands OF Iron WORKERS Happy.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 1.-Jones q
Laughlin, OF the American iron and
steel works. signed special steel
scale of the Amalgamated association
this afternoon and will continue In
operation. The firm employs $500
man
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04
A. q. CAMPBELL INSANE.
The Once Noted Kansan sent TO an Asylum
ut Los Angeles, Cal.

TOPEKA. Kan, June GA telegram
from Los Angeles, Col, says: Gen. A.
Il. Campbell, the noted republican ora
tor, formerly of Kansas, has become
raving maniac. He was q lawyer of
high standing and strong attainmcnts
and gifted orator. He came to this
city from Kansas Some months ago
his wife died. Her loss cntailed great
suffering upon him, and his constant
brooding over his condition superin-
duced brain fever. He was examined
before the insanity commissioners yes
terday and was committed TO the High.
lands ASYLUM
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04

A TINY electric light fastened to tho
end OF pencil Is recent invention to
enable reporters TO make notes in
darkness
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04
WaIler Nov bel EdItor.

KANSAS CITY, Kan, june 26.-John
L. Waller, ex-consul TO Madagascar,
the man with many troubles, has nc.
cepted position at the editorial helm
Of the American Citizen, an Afro-Amer-
lean newspaper published In this city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04
m. q. nrr.Lenxna thn liurlInrton,

KANSAS CITY, No.. July 2.-Jsmes
Donohue, general freight and passen.
ger agent of the Kansas City, Pitts
burg & Gulf railway, has resigned, and
Harry c. Orr. assistant general passen-
ger agent Of the Burlington railway,
has been appointed 10 succeed him.
The withdrawal Of Harry Orr from the
service Of the Burlington road will be
a great surprise 10 his friends, rs he
has been with that road 20 years. He
entered railway service In 1859 as as
sistant ticket agent for the Hannibal
q ST. Joseph railway at Atchison, Kan.
Republicans Of the Ninth Iowa dis
trict, in convention at Council Bluffs,
renominated Congressman Hager after
taking o. ballotA
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04

CITIZENS OF Pittsburgh, Pa, will
erect monument to Stephen Collins
Foster. author of my Old Kentucky
Home" "Old Black Joe" and other
southern melodies.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04

IT is the impression Of tho Philadel-
phia Ledger that Illinois, moro chan
any other state, will be tho battle
ground Of tho coming presidential
campaipp.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04
A Curfew Law That Is Effective.

ARKANSAS CRY, Kan, July 2.-Last
night the police arrested l4,year-old
girl for being on the streets after nine
o'clock. She was fined se5 and costs
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04

LoNDoS's new census shows n popu.
lation OF 4.4li,a7l for inner London,
and OF l,756. 4el for outer London,
total of q, i67, 500.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04

IT Is said that there is not day in
the year on which there Is not nm
earthquake In some parts OF Japan.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04

In Michigan 4 spiritualist has been
hired by sea captain to point out
where q vessel went down.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04

FRANCE has gone bicycle mad nc.
cording to the report Of Walter 7. Grif.
fin, United States commercial agent ut
Limoges.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04

In an interview ut st. Louis Chair
man Taubeneck, of the peoples party
national committee, declared that II
Bland were nominated at Chicago he
would not be Endorsed by the peoples
partv national convention.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04

The late Austin Corbin was tall, raw.
boned, broad-chestcd, athletic He
was extremely active, always under q
pressure Of great nervous energy,
never able to sit still.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04

By tho MD OF now French telescope
the moon will be brought within SS
miles OF the earth.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04
CURRENT COMMENT.

A SHORTAGE OF 10000 women Is 70.
ported In British Columbia.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-04
C;.ppingA

H. L Remmel was nominated by the
republicans Of Arkansas for governor.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-02-06
THE REFEREES REPORT.

The report of Referee Wood
cock as to the proper disposition
of the Oregon Pacific purchase
money delights the taxpayers of
Benton county. If his ideas are
finally confirmed, the debt of this
county will be reduced nearly one
half. This means a decrease in
taxation, a relief that property
owners will gladly welcome.
Tax claims of the several coun-
ties were allowed priority. As
Benton has the largest claim, the
other counties relied upon her to a
great extent to impress upon the
referee the equity and legality of
the demand that the taxes be de-
clared a prior lien. The attor-
neys for this county, Judge w. S.
Hufford and Joseph II. Wilson,
are entitled to a great deal Of
credit for their able presentation
of the case.
Some popular fault Is found
that Receiver Hadley's claim
as cut down by the referee should
be declared prior to the claims OF
the employees under him. 1t
seems, however, to be the neces-
sary rule of courts that their i'm
mediate officers be protected first
1t is estimated that the labor sup
ply and similar claimants will re
ceive about ten per cent. on theiI
claims.
Mr.. Woodcock has given the
matter a deal of attention and
careful study. Whatever the le-
gal merits of his findings may be,
they are received with general ia
vor by the public.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-02-06
COLLEGE NOTES.
Miss Leora McFarlan left for
San Francisco Monday.

San francisco Monday.
Any one wishing instruction in
duck shooting should call on Mr..
Lee Beall. He has had great ex-
perience.
A union meeting of the three
societies, Sorosis, Pieram and Am
aceti, was held in the college
chapel Saturday evening, Feb. 1.
The program, which was excep
tionally we'll rendered, was as
follows:
The sophomore class has de-
cided to perform a play at com
mencement and every sophomore
possessing histronic ability will be
enabled to display their talent.
The official program has not been
announced.
The monotony of military drill
at the college is to be relic ed by
a court martial to be held in the
college chapel Friday evening,
Feb. z. This promises to be very
interesting. Every one is invited
to attend.
After the program was render
ed, the societies adjourned to the
mechanical hall, where. in the
recitation rooms of Profs. Emmett
and Covell, games were INDUCED
in, after which refreshments were
served. Several toasts were made
and responded to, when the socie-
ties adjourned. Only members
were present.
Piano solo, "Feast of the
Roses" Miss Uhlman; Grafton.
"Moderation." F. E. Edwards; vo-
cal solo, "Wait1ng, Yes, Waiting
for Me-" Miss Mabel johnson; es-
say, "The Ladder" Colista Muir
ray; defamation, "1he Tramp"
Dennis StovalI; essay, E:The Nor
mans in Utah." Carrie Lyford; pi-
ano solo, ''The jolly Bachelor, .
Edith Gibson; recitation, "Wait-
ing by the Gate," Lyal Lawrence.
Debate Resolved that the pulpit
furnishes a greater field for ora
tory than that of the bar. Affirma-
tive, Z. R. Doughty; negative, J..
S. McCuue. Vocal solo, "The
Sweetest Story Ever Told.' w. r.
Lee; recitation, "Rienza',' Miss
Mildred Linville.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-02-06
ALSEA JOTTINGS.

Regular meeting of Hope Grange,
No. 25, next Saturday.
Miss Belle Gray, of Philo-
math came over with the mail car
rier Friday. She commenced
school in Missouri Bend district
Monday.
Miss May Headrick, who com
pleted a very successful term of
school in the North district few
weeks ago, returned to Corvallis
last week.
The farmers on the south side
are going to build a public Dip
ping pen for sheep. The flocks
that have shown symptoms of dis
ease will be carefully attended.
The steel head salmon are plen-
tiful at Fall Greek now. W. j.
Headrick, Tom Rycraft and Frank
Warield went down Thursday
and returned Saturday. They
got all the fish they wanted.
The boys who are at work on
the new road are through blasting
for while. The two worst rock
points on the road are now finish
ed. There is good force at work
whenever the weather will per-
nit.
Speaker Moores' letter should
be read carefully by every voter in
the state, as it contains a great
deal of truth and would impress
upon the average seeker for legis.
lative honors (who is now busy
telling his friends what he would
do if he was sent there) that he
would only be one in a body oi
ninety when he arrived at Sa-
lem. GEO. MossBACK.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-02-06
Mr.. WOODCOCK'S REPORT.
How the Money Received from
Bonner & Hammond is to
be Disbursed.

Following is the table of find
ings by Referee Woodcock of the
amount of the claims presented
against the fund Of 800, 900 paid
for the Oregon Pacific railroad
and found in his report filed Sat
urday. The items preceded by a
(#) are those wherein interest was
claimed and the increased sum in
the last column indicates where
the interest was allowed and add
ed:
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-02-06

der the 7. E. Hogg receivership.
The full amount of the claims
for insurance, effected by Receiv-
er Hadley, was allowed.
The claim of John P. Fay for
services for Receiver Hadley is
reviewed at length, and the re-
feree concludes that Mr.. Fay was
employed in the interest of cer-
tain bondholders, and not by the
receiver, and hence has rendered
no services and incurred no ex-
pense which constitute a valid
claim against the fund now in
court.
Referee J. w. Whalley allowed
the claim of L. Finn for attor-
ney's fees to the amount OF S3155.
Since then Mr.. Finn claims to
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-02-06

The execution of Lloyd
Montgomery was decently and
skillfully conducted. Those
who witnessed the youthful
murderer's final taking off were
the few who had invitations from
the sheriff of Linn county. Sew
eral newspapers, however, pub
lished every detail OF the ghastly
ceremony, thus practically an
null1ng any benefits that might
arise from the privacy of the ex-
ecution.
Many of the incidents associa-
ted with the closing hours of
Montgomery's life reveals the
fact that there were a number of
people in Albany whose moral
sensibilities were OH a par with
the parenticide. He was con-
tinually besieged with such
questions as: GLOW does it feel
to be so near death?" "Do you
realize that you are about to be
hanged?" revealing moral tur-
pitude, as we'll as vulgar curl
osity on the part of the ques-
TONERS.
It was right that the boy
should be hanged. The punish
ment, awful as it was, was not
adequate when we realize the
enorlnity of the crime. But
the law in such cases, contrary
to its profession, is vindictive
rather than salutary. This exc
cution will hardly have deter
ring effect upon passionate youths
who may be prompted to similar
crimes. Passion knows no law
heeds no warning. The fate of
this boy, should, however, i'm
press upon parents the iinpor-
tance of training the child to
control its temper. The crime
was one of the most terrible in
the criminal history of the
state. His prompt and decent
punishment reflects credit upon
the people of Linn county and
upon the several officers.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-02-06
.r-a1-Hsa
SENATOR NESMITH

SENATOR NESMITH once
went to Oregon City. A little
Irishman was living there who
imagined he had been greatly
injured by the senator and desired
revenge. He saw Nesrrith on
the street and ran up to him and
began pounding him upon the
small of the back. After some
time Nesmith turned around and
enquired what was the matter.
'I'm thrashing of ye, ye spal-
peen," responded the fighting
Irishman. ooh, keep right on"
replied Neslnith, ''don't let me
interfere with YOU" This story
was recalled to the mind of an
old Oregonian by the laughable
attempts of the Salem States
man to belabor Representative
Hermann.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-02-06

Another mile stone IN the his
tory of the Oregon Pacific litiga-
ton was passed last Saturday
morning, when Referee Wood
cocks report was filed with the
clerk of tbs circuit court. 1t
will be remembered that i'll the
fall of 1891, The Farmers Loan
& Trust Co., as trustee, com-
menced foreclosure proceedings
against the Oregon Pacific and
Willamette Valley & Coast rail-
road companies. 7. E. Hogg
was appointed receiver, and
served until March, 1893, when
he was removed, and E. w. Had
ley appointed. After Mr.. Hadley
had served ten months, Charles
Clark was appointed, and held
the position until the road was
sold to Bonner & Hammond in
December, 1894.
After the sale of the road to
Bonner & Hammond had been
confirmed, the next thing was
the appointment of a referee to
report upon the validity and pri-
ority of claims against the $500
900 purchase money. Last Sep
tember, A, c. Woodcock, of ELL
gene, was appointed such referee
and at great labor and pains has
gone through the hundreds of
claims and presented his findings.
Few persons can imagine the
work and time required by Mr..
Woodcock in examining into the
different claims, together with
the hundreds of afidavits and
other legal documents filed along
with them. His report is vol
luminous affair covering I72 pages
of closely typewriter matter,
prepared by his official stenogra-
pher, M. o, Wilkins, and evil
dences much care and pains in
its preparation. There are thirty
three findings of fact and eigh-
teen conclusions Of law.
In his conclusions of law, Mr..
Woodcock finds that the claims
for taxes are entitled to priority
of payment. Benton county's
claim is for $1o,466.o3, and is
allowed in full. Should the
money in court be disbursed in
accordance with the referees re-
port, Benton county's indebted
ness will be reduced nearly one
half. The fortunate finding of
the referee in regard to the tax
claims is very likely due to the
very able manner in which the
matter was presented in the brief
of Judge Hufford and J. H. Will
son of counsel for Benton county
and also to the formers exhaus-
tive argument before the referee.
The referee finds that there
should be allowed to the 81 ma
terial and supply claimants for
goods, wares and merchandise
furnished the receivers the aggre-
gate sum of $o8,e32.eo, and to
the labor claimants, $I38,oI3.43.
These amounts include interest
at the rate of s per cent per an
mum for two years. The amounts
due the Individual claimants are
set out in an itemized schedule
forming a part of the referees
report.
That there is due A. S. Heidle-.
bach, J.. H. Halstead, John I.
Blear, Joseph Wharton and
others the sum of $3o, 525.I7,
with s per cent interest from
April 10, 1893, on receivers GER
tifcates, issued to E. w. Hadley,
the proceeds of which were used
in paying a 40 per cent dividend
on labor claims that accrued un-
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-02-06

THE CONFIRMATION of Cop
pinger's appointment seems to
be due more to "infuence" than
to the merits of the case. There
were many sound arguments ad-
vanced against his promotion
and no good public reason given
why he should be TINS favored.
He was advanced over 13 col
onels of higher rank without
any apparent cause. This ap-
pointment and this confirmation
does not add 1uster to President
Cleveland nor to the senate of
the United States. No officer
should be promoted over the
heads of those higher in rank
except for some known particu-
lar fitness or unusual merit.