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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-25
HAVE TAKEN TO THE HILLS
foriei, Tor the Purchase OF the
san Jose Docks.

New York, Jan. ss.--A dispatch to the
Herald from Havana sayr.
report has reached General Memo.
cal that General Rahi with 100 insur-
cents has taken to the hills In santa
cara pfpvlnc. IN defiance ~ American
authority. kahi ~ fuli-biuudcd Guam.
tanamO Indian and hard ughtrr.
untrue.
Colonel Maus. surgeon general NJ the
seventh army corps. complains bitter
W OF The failure OF the Washington Of
Metals To supply him with vaccine. lie
chbl'h Tor vaccine points four weeks
aso and an INADEQUATE supply arrived
mtct clEhtecn days. tie then received
notice that io.oOo points we're shipped
On January iith These have not Yet
arrived though urgently needed.
COLONEL Muua explains the failure g
vacoinnte the soldiers before they left
Savannah by saying FcFimental sur
Rcons wcr. negligent ana failed 10 fol.
them
Charles .. Watson 81 Boston who
came % llavnnnto conclude the deal
Tor IN" purchase OF the San jose docks
ana warehouref. held a long conference
With the owner uf the property. After
ihin einfcrouce "a cable dispatch was
sent Ia Lawrence Turneurc saying that
tlhhl terms had been fully accepted
hfai authorizing thp i.leulrnL ~. a Ion,
frit 81 tlio. 600 % 0ifil Toe sunifaot -
All concerned arr roticrnf but II u
learned that the forfeit was Just ten
Ter cent ~ the purchase price
captain slebcc has written "a letter
To commission ~ women who are ar.
ranging patriotic ceremonies Tor Feb
runfy llth. the firHt anniversary OF the
destruction ~ the Maine. In which he
says;
"obacrvancc OF the day by patriotic
Americana ana others would be- very
gratifying 60 me and, ! am SURF. the
other survivor NJ thurc who died hc.
cause ~ that great disaster.
General Ludlow AMI Commodore
Cromwell VIII arrange for rrpfesentn-
tive bodies ~ truops. marines and sail
or 20 De- prrHrnt The mcn ~ the
Texas have arranged 10 decorate the
graves Ia the cemetery but the exact
ceremonies have not yet becn decided
upon.
4 surscst that your ceremonies
should consist Of prayer, singing aud
addresses. decorations ~ graves nnd
finally Nnil"y nfod over the graves
bN marines ~ III" squadron and during |
the day culuiH t. be- hoirted over the I
Maine ana then haif.maHted.
As commander 81 ~" late battle |
shin Maine, I beg 10 present my sin. |
ccrc thanks Tor the kindness anu sym.
pnthN already shown In the deslfr To-
have special Observance On February |
18th ON this question at least I think |
! may assume tn represent all those /
Immediately concerned iu the 1isAs.
Ter Of the destruction ~ tho Maine"
Cooperation aud endorsement ~ tho |
plans for Observance ~ the day by /
Generals Brooke, Ludlow hnd Lee nnd |
Commodore Cromwell. nssufoH SUCCESS. /
aud February 18th viii probably be OBJ
served - q holiday IN this city.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY e5. 1889, sALT LAKE CI1Y. Il1

Alg-r had replied that under thc Presi-
dents order OF immunity Gen. Miles
could not be held responsible for his
language before the commission. The
newspapers then took IL up AMI gundcd
Gen. Egnn almost TO desperation. lie
had come to believe that the press nnd
the country at large had accepted the
accusations made by Gen. Miles as true
ana the conditions ~ his mind In COM
sequence grew worse and worse until
he was In state bordering ON distrac-
ton. Tho Language which Gen. Eagan
used under these circumstances was
the natural outburat ~ an honest mar
suffering under nm unjust accusation.
AZ 1926 o'clock word came from the
White House that the President would
receive the members of the court ne.
tween II aud " O'Clock Thercupon
bcn Merritt announced ihnt the Court
would take a recess FOR the purpose "
paying their respects to the President
of the United States.
ON reanacmbling at ti;i0 time was
given q photographer IN which - take
picture " the court and then Major
G. =. Mills was called 10 testify on be-
hnlf Of the government. lie siii he
was tho recorder Of the war investirat-
Ing commission aud was present ana
heard Gen. Eagnn'a testimony bc;nfc
the commission. The manner 10 Con.
EnHan In giving his testimony. h. said.
Was that ~ n man laboring undsr great
excitement. but trying to control hia
excitement. Witness had charge uf tho
typewriter testimony given by Cen.
Eagan aud had delivered the same 10
Cen. Dodge NJ his hotel. Subsequently
the witness had returned the paper to
Gen. Eagan with letter from the CONF
mission declining 10 receive II In Its
present condition.
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SENATE.

The Senate convened at 1850 a. M.
today.
Senator Alder presented Senate Joint
resolution No. J. proposing an amend
ment to section OF the Constitution.
relating TO abatement OF taxes. Re-
ferrcd to committee ON judiciary.
-Four communications from the
House were received rs follows
communication saying that the
House had paved u. u. No. Z. by
Shepard. amending section as1s. Of the
revised statutes. relating 10 executions.
Another saying that the House had
passed II. u. No. ., by Shepard. amend
Ing section CAS- OF the revised statutes.
relating to Jurisdiction OF justices OF
the peace. tls. q 49,.
Another stated that the House had
passed IA. II. No. 2. by Shepard. amend
linz section Jiss. Revised statutes, re-
latlng to judgments.
These four bills were read by title
and referred to the committee ON judi
clary.
Another communication stated that
the Speaker had signed II. J. II. No.
.. for the printing OF additional copies
Of N. report Of the state board Of hor-
urulturc. The bill was then signed by
the President Of the Senate.
The Senate took "A recess until after
the Joint session.
The Senate rcconvencd. after the dis
solution Of the Joint assembly and adj
Journcd I'LL tomorrow at 1850 "a. m.
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ELECTRIC FLASHES.

\ dispatch from Washington today
says that Gen. sections condition re-
mnins practically unchanged. and that
ex-senator Ingalls, of Kansas has been
~ with the snip at the Cairo. In tho
capital, but II Improving.
Saunders Jones has received another
telegram from his brother. Lawrence,
who ftatcn that the search Tor the Paul
ionpF WIN not be- abandoned before
Thursday Then ho expects 10 start
north with Mayor raggart unless some
iIdlngs are received IN the meantime
10 prolong their stay,
Senator Davis. from tho commit
tee on foreign relations has offered an
amendment 10 the Hundfy ciVil bill APP
prOprlatinE f.Q0l0.000 90 pay spain ac-
corlinE 60 the terms Of The treaty. Tho
amendment has the endorsement OF the
committee OF forclFn relations.
\ convention of the Brotherhood %
S. Andrew. composed uf young men In
the Episcopal church MI open In san
Francisco today The dlocoses repre-
scented win boI california, Los Angcl,H.
Sacramento, Utah ana Nevada. New
Mexico. Hutlau columbia. Arizona.
Oregon. Olympia and spokane. In this
Jurisdiction There nre sixty chuptia.
numbering above 1000 members.
A schcmc 60 afoot to combine tho
principal bicycle saddle manufacturers
of tho continent and a meeting 10 IL
fcct the union win be hold 40 cleveland
this week. The combine IL Ia be- cnp-
itillzod at 81 goo IN $4,000 preferred
ana $3.50 900 common stock Those ale
ready in line are said 20 produce 20
por cent ~ AN the Huddlea used In
North America ana a fair percentage
OF those used abroad
AZ Paris. Frame. the preliminary slit
tins uf The Venezuela court ~ urbitra-
lion this morning WAS pur9ly formal.
The next meeting VIII take place IN
April The arbitrator, the Ruasian
Prince Qurouason. the
British ambassador. SIR Edmund y.
Monsoon. tho IT, =, ambassador. Gen.
Horace Porter. and the high foreign
office officials lunched With the minis.
ter of foreign affairs, VI. polcusse The
British ambassador win give dlplu-
matte dinner 10 the party this evening.
Frank crowley OF MaryHyiue secured
a decision on foul over Charles
Ilrochette ~ Pittsburg at the Avon
thrntor stockton. CAT The event was
under the auspices NJ the Excelsior
club and was 20 clean, fast one an the
middle OF the NTH round when crow
cy had hls man going ana Brochette
Io save himself repeatedly hit IN
fllnches. After the referee awarded
he decision the police had 20 hold the
principals, as they wished to hsht toa
Irish.
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souvrSIn n,,r DOLLARS.
s'hsm. To Irset N. Lafayette. Monument
for the rsri. Expedition.

Chicago. Jan. .5.-Th. Tribune says:
The Lafayette Memorial commission
VIII ask Congress 10 have It's monu-
mont appropriation In the form or
10000 souvenir half dollar pieces. The
members ~ the committee say that the
comparatively small number OF coins
iu b. mlnted and the international i'm.
fuftnnre ~ the occasion will give these
coins value which. with the money on
hand ana to come from other sources,
VIII CIV. the commission si50.oo0. the
sum iiNed On NJ necessary tu secure a
suitable monument.
The treasurer 81 the commission.
Controller Dawes. already has on hand
nearly $4,000 FROM the subscriptions ~
the school children and more II expect
ed from this source.
Last week another project was start
Cd. from which good results are Antici-
pated. u was IN the shape 81 circular
letters addressed 10 all the postmaHters
Of the country, Ia which they we're
ssksd. Ia urr ghclr Influence 20 arrange
ettofth lntnenfa ~ theif s1tisr or nolgh-
horhoods. N" net receipts 70 20 10 the
memorial fund. A. thrf- are over 90.
90 rortuustcfr. u II thought 10000
VIII be- secured In this way. N these
plans succeed, u VIII not b. necessary
70 ask the government Tor more than
500 600.
The souvenir coins would cost the
kHN'iHH'NN nnnut t-nt"'N anu the cost
Of mintlnE. The commission Intends
g. make the coins ~ artistic ~ puHsi-
bic. They probably win contain n
miniature ~ the Lafayette statue On
onv side ana on the other Hymoollcal
design. significant ~ the event. and an
appropriate inscription. Some OF N.
commissioners are confident they viii
average ~ each.
The dedication OF tho monument IL
expected To- BE- one Of the most impress
FiVo events of the exposition. The cere-
mnny viii take place On July 4. 1890.
American Day" at the exposition,
Thirty thousand French roldlerH viii
participate IN the preliminary parade
and The dedicniory exercises. AmrFl-
can soldiers anu marines win b. pres
ent also. Il IL said. 49, viii all the Amer
lean ambassadors In Europe. During
the exercises there viii be- unfuflrd
from the apex OF the monument tho
largest American Has ever made.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-25

Amcsbury. Mass. Jan. es.-The ,yisb,s
OF lteulsn John Smith. an rcrentric
man NJ ~ years who died Tuesday. ar.
70 Pc carried out In detail and he viii
~ buried IN chair. wearing a alauch
nat nnd his costly marble tomb viii
d. scaled ~ by brickmnaons
Mh sihi,h came here IN 1861 from Huf-
hts early life or his relatives
through dread ~ being placed In In.
Hound. ne butt a marble snrcopnarua
lest fnll He arranged that hls bodv
SHOULD Dc placed therein In a chair ana
nhd"f no consideration was II H. be- nut
W. a caHkct or buried In the ground
~" 'nuance VIII be sealed M with u
locked ana the key dcatroyed' l. n
fnrilett. who has chafgc OF Sir. gmlth's
nualrr, viii have every wish Of the
dead man carried out
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-25
PATTI is MARRIED AGAIN.
C,:'' OF Widows Weeds and Becomes he
Buonea Cedefs,rom.
ovation Go the Great sooe.,r... MT
freeon, wales Honeymoon To b.
spent Ia France.

London, Jan. s5.-Adellnn Patti. IN.
singer. was married today az Brccon.
Wales, to Baron Ccdcrstrom. director
~ the health gymnastic Institute here
Nine Patti took train from Crnlsy
Nos, her residence. 20 Brccon. which
was prcttily decorated fof the occnsion.
The band of the South Wales Harder
cra met the party at the station and
with the ilrc brigade and police. head.
ed by the town banner ana the mace
bearcrs escorted the wedding party In
I'VE landaua 10 the lioman Catholic
church, which had been specially dec.
GRATED, Sir George Faudei Phlllps. for.
mer lord mayor ~ London. gave Patti
away, The service was very short.
aaron ana baroness cederstrom
emerged from tho church at n o'ciock
ana entered carriage. the Procession
wac reformed ANA the bride aud bride
groom proceeded 10 the railroad sta
ton ana started Tor London. They no.
celvcd an ovation.
The wedding brunkfas was served ON
board the train. which WAS composed
% the special corridor cars built for
the prince ~ Wales.
Nine. ihttl Waf married In a travel.
Illus drcas OF dove colorcd satin en-.
brnldcrcd with steel. with a bodice OF
pale stray und a bonnet trimmed with
mauve orchids. Her travelling cane
which matched her dreHs. was ornn.
monled with design OF true lovers
knots.
The prnccssion 10 the church and re-
turning TO tho station passed under
several irlumphni arches bearing in.
tcfiptionH In honor of the bride The
streets we've lhrungcd with people and
the church was crowded with invited
guests.
The wedding party viii reach London
late this afternoon, The bride and
VIII start tomorrow Tor the
south pf France whore they Win spend
the honeymoon
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-25

Engaged In caucus work In the dlifercn,
Senatorial camps. The business trans
acted was AZ followal
Representative Law presented n pc
tliion from the tax payers OF Cache
county complaining that the railroad
lands Of that section were asscsscd too
low and asking relief. deferred TO
committee on railroads.
The committee on railroads reported
adversely on II. u. No. y by Law tby
rcducsD. AN act to amend section J..
chapter 81. Of the Laws of Utah. rclat.
Ing to the taxation OF railroad lands. %
for the reason that the Legislature was
without authority to enact measures OF
this kind. M u was special legislation
and prohibited b. the Constitution.
Committee ON Judiciary.
The committee ON railroads liag ~.
ported adversely on II. -. No. Il. AN
net In relation 10 the duties OF railroad
companies" saying that all subjects
mentioned In the bill werr covered by
rxlntlng law or pending legislation.
The committee ON Judiciary reported
on n. u. No. y. by Mansfield. prohibit
Ink marriages between persons OF dit.
fcrcnt races, and requesting that the
same be referred back. Granted
\ majority " the committee IN ju-
dietary reported ON n. u. No. :. by
Shepard. AN act relating 10 practice
ana procedure In the supreme court %
the state OF Utah" and recommended
that the bill be pasicd.
4. -. johnson and A. Y. Farr pre-
scented "A minority report and asked
that the same be rejected.
jackson offered the following which
he asked be- DESIGNATED IA rule % "a.
which was adopted:
''Whcn.scr a standing committee of
the House shah report a hin. Joint or
concurrent resolution. the report
whether favorable or adverse shall be
considered na received and ficd and
shalt have the effect only ~ placing
said bill. joint or concurrent resolution
before the House for IL action In rsE-
ulnr order"
Larsen introduced u. II. No. A.. ''re-
latlng TO turning water into another
stream or reservoir and reclaimlng the
same Committee On agriculture aud
irrigation.
Smith introduced II. u. No. A.. pro-
posing an amendment TO the c,nstitu-
tion 80 rs To provide direct legislation
by the people. Committee ON judiciary,
ON motion " shepard ~. n. No. 10.
introduced by himself was taken up
nnd passed by unanimous vote This
hill " entitled AN act maNing nppro.
printionH for salaries due srnm the
stat" 10 assessors. attorneys and treas.
treta. their deputies and assistants. Of
the several counties VI the state Tor the
year ending December aist. 1898"
House then adjourned.
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Ncw Ala.Ln ,lnll srr,lrr.

Fan Franclrco. Jan. 2i-Aiasknn mail
facilities VIII be- greatly extended by "a
contract ninde hy the government with
the Pacific Steam Whaling company
the Aleutinn Islands. 4 monthly mail
WIN leave sitln. Mitchik. Ourcn. Vaidcs.
Scidovin. Kodiak. karluk. Sand Point.
lrrh, Bclkufaky and tuaiasiSn. IN
abolition Go the ports named tho uaf-
Nicc WIN be- extended By star routes
60 Inland towns IN Alaska. ~ well AZ
~ the entire Cooks Inlet country.
Tho first melt fur those places will
leave Seattle ON the steamer Excelsior
about February iHt.
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Chicago. Jan. 25.-w. ". II. French.
director OF the Art Institute. announccs
maj the debt " Si00.O00 on the lake
front enterprise has been wiped out by
tunscfiptions from its friends during
the last ten days This statement was
hlAue . part Of the report Of the art
commission Mr.. French did not 40
,n,o uclNllH' nut u " Understood that
The announcement carries y,ith IL the
promise ~ an expanded Held Of useful.
ness Tor the Institute, including tho ea
thnHshmeht M o. gallcry OF American
art the hfet of It's Kind In the United
tihtcf and the completion Of the cast
wing Of the museum
rue purchase of u number % works
from the coming sale In Now YnrL ~
the collection ~ American oil naiuf.
inEa owned by Thomas n. CLARK viii h.
The htHt step toward the formation of
THIS now gallery or American All.
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During these preliminary proceedings
Gen. Egan exhibited no signs " ncr.
NounncHs. but the expression 81 lis fnce
ANA his manner clearly Indicated that
he realized that the trial Involved con.
sequences Ia him OF the grnvcat char.
hcter' Whll. he stood listening To- the
charges and specifications his face
seemed somewhat paier than usual. Al
the conclusion OF the reading on being
requested Ia plead 10 the -peciicntl don
To the first charge he said,
Not guilty" Not denying. hoNeycr.
mat The specifications Het forth correct.
~ part of the Language used.
70 me second charge he pleaded mot
The Judge advocate then nrore nnd
fnid that the ease In hand was u i,rcil-
liar one, hut presented no unusual aim
cultieH. The accused had seen Nh 10
ndd Ia his plea OF not guilty rumc words
tending TO qualify II. but he ana not
mink the plea relieved tho court from
the necessity or proving the facts al
Judge Worthlngton responded brief.
" ANA explained why the qualifying
words had been used upon his re,om-
incubation. The specifications ana the
accused great injustice In thnt IL No.
l.ciod particular expression without
sNlnf context hnd IN one or more In.
IN the middle Of sentence. continl-
ing, Mr.. Worthlngton said that he de-.
sired "a state briefly to the court tho
substance of General Eagan'a defence
Whatever. faid he the court may think
% the prpnrigty OF the language used
by General Earnn before the war In.
veHtlgatinE commission there was no
"ouhi IN hir fWorihlngtonis1 mind tba,
he was fully protected In using thai
lansuaHe ~ the lhNa ~ the lai.l. In
M court, clyll or military, h. snil
cpnll the accused be held Accountable
Tor his Language even n II could be
SHOWN that tho speaker waa aotunte,
ny malice. m addition 10 this The
President NJ the United States had in-
Ftruoted the war investigating com.
mission 10 announce publicly that Wit
nesHes before that tribunal would be
given immunity for whatever th.v
might testify 10. This was "A solemn
promise given by the President of ill.,
United states, and counsel had no
noplt mat inc court would hnd that
General Eagan could not, under those
circumstances be held 90 answer 10 n
military court martial for hla language
General Miles. he said had nppeafrd
before the commission about three
weeks before General Eagan had lrade
his statement and on that occasion
had made most serious ana sweepine
charges against many Of his aubor,li.
mates. and particularly against him.
the commisaary department OF the
army. lie had CHARGED General Enunn
with being incompetent and negleetfnl
of his duties and had lnferentialiy
him. General Eagan. with h,
suing poisoned meat 10 the soldiers
OF the army, and had ayerrod that
many had died In consequences. lie had |
nlso Implied that Gen. t.agan Went 10
the secretary OF war and asked leave /
10 bring charges against him. Gen. |
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.EAcAN'S HOUR OF TRIAL.
Ne Makes Ills Appearance Before the COur,
Martial in Full Uniform,
Aud Answers "Not Guiity- 10 the Sep.
aratr Charges ne Head 1sts At
torney Makes - Plea.

Washington. Jan. 25.-Thc board of
army officers designated by the seerc-
'ary OF war TO sit ms a court martial
Ia the case of BRIG. Gen. Charles u,
Egan. commiaaary general OF aubalst-
cnee. charged with conduct unbecoming
an officer and q gentleman. and conduct
To the prejudice Of good order ana mill
ary discipline, In connection with his
testimony before the war Investigate
ing commission. met In the Red Parlor
OF the EbbItt House at 10 o'clock this
morning and almost Immediately pro-
'eeded to the business In hand.
The court consisted OF Major General
Wesley Merritt. IT, s. A.; Gen. James
: Wade, u. :. "; Mai, Gen, NJ. q. But
Ter ". 4. ": Major Gen. =. y. NJ.
Young. U. s. ": Brig, Gen. Royal n.
Frank. U. $. ": Brig. Gen. George A.
randall. u. $. ". Brig. Gen. Jacob
kline. u. s. vi Brig, Gen. Richard
Volnha. U, $. "; Peter g. Hainc. corps
" engineers; Col. George L. Gillespie,
oolph OF engineers: col Charles -. But
", corps OF engineers; COL Francis l..
o1uuentherm. Fourth artillery; Lieut.,
osofse Davis. deputy judge advocate
general of the court
me members of the court who ap.
psATed In fun dress uniform were seat
~ ABOUT long table placed length
OF the room. Gen. Merritt. the
m,s'uent OF the court. occupying the
90 az the head. At Just 10 o'clock
AZ DAVIS called the roll OF the court
~ ~ ~ the members responding 10 their
nnslnes. Az he concluded Gen. Egun APP
tValvu with HIS counsel. Mr. A. s.
Huntington. formerly ". y. district at
sn,y Tor the District OF Columbia,
a, look seats near the Judge advocate
~, the loot OF the table. General Iigan
Asne the dress uniform Of his rank.
S an Immediately Col Davis arose
ca,l introduced Con. Egan and his
ossSt'sel ana then proceeded to read M,
NJ, converting the court.
eo,,nn !uugc advocate, when this was
inanuied, turned 10 Gen. Eagan and
thi"ltea whether he objected 10 any of
ed hn s,nbers Of the court as designat-
Tssn' Esnn replied, ~ do not.-
Ana members OF the court then arose
Ana ssoh the usual oath. The charges
'psc'heations were then read.
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~. WIZ n.pr'ssni Wet virginia In tn.
senate ~ the People. Choice.

Charleston, W. Va, Jan. as.-scott
was elected United states senator To-
day In Joint assembly Scott received
Is. McGrnw 90. and Con 4. Necessary
tn olcct IS one seat IN the senate
ana one IN the house vacant Hunt
changed his vote IA Scott Tho an.
unuuccmcnt was received with tho
Widest applause Roth rennte and
house today accepted Tie resolution
postpnning action IN an fairly contest.
cd eases until February ani sGspond-
ms senator liaknr IN ths meantime.
This Il the result ~ an agreement boz
tween the two parties and leaves the
Republicans a majority Of three ON
Joint ballot.
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pooMspAy monk.
Rare Copy ~ william the Conqucror'.
Famous Noium. stolen aud Recovered.

New Haven. Conn. Jan. 1d-Prof.
Day ~ the Yale theological school re-
comfy complained TO the police that his
copy of Martin Days famous "Dooma.
day Book" had been stolen.
Tho book was printed In 1913 and only
few copies ARE In existence. II II one
OF the most valuable books In America
Sergeant Daley u the detective bu-
rcau suggested that perhaps u might
y" found In the collection OF stolen
books found In the possession OF Rev.
James Britain Miller. the Yale theolog-
icnl school student from YpHilnnti.
Mich, who was arrested last month 4
search revealed the precious volume ~.
Ing In pile OF French novels on the
floor Of the police station. Had the
hook never been recovered, the Yale
library would have lost one Of IT, most
precious possessions.
Mlllcr'H trial began today. He IL
charged with stealing 5000 books.