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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-19
.BOOZ INQUIRY
CONTINUED BY
MILITARY COURT.
Investigation Continued at West
Point, Where the Cadets We're I.
Compelled to Testify. Y
WAS CALLED A COWARD.
Ill Denied That Brutal Hazing Had
occurred-Dead Cadet was not
Popular With Classmates,

WEST POINT. N. Y. Dec. S.-The
military court of Inquiry which begun
taking testimony In Bristol. Pa, yes
terday, arrived at the military acade-
my at 1 o'clock this afternoon. At 2:3o
o'clock this afternoon 1t resumed the in
vestigation OF charges OF hazIng and
brutal treatment. made by the parents
OF the former cadet Oscar L. Booz, who
died a couple Of weeks ago at his home
in Bristol. The court room was open
to the public but no nom military men,
except the reporters were present. A
great many officers and attaches OF the
academy were interested spectators and
from the opening Of the proceedings to
the adjournment at o'clock, no one
left the room.
Generals Brooke, Bates and Clous,
questioned the witnesses as to the
practice Of hazIng in the academy, both
In camp and barracks.
Sixty-eight members OF the class OF
1902, to which Booz belonged until he
resigned in September or October. 1893,
were summoned to the court and were
brought in squads and kept In ante
rooms in the academic building. This
is the first time in many years that u
court OF inquiry has convened at this
academy. The last occasion was the
Investigation OF the case Of a coIored
cadet named Whitaker, who claimed
that he had his ear slit, but it was final
~ found he had done the cutting him
self. This was over ten years ago. Four
of the sixty-elght cadets Of the second
class were examined during the after
moon and all Of them who knew Booz
declared that his standing with his
classmates was not very high. as they
looked upon him rs coward. The
story OF his fight with Kellar In 'ss, was
told by Cadet o. N. Tyler. who second
ed Booz. When asked by the court why
he did SO, Tyler said: +
well. Booz asked me to be his second
and could not well refuse. Il
Every one; OF the witnesses asnisa
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3CHOATE WILL RESIGN /:

q a "
Can Not Afford to Hold His Position
at the Court Of st. James-Part
ner's Death fastened Determining
4 ton. 4 =
NEW YORK, Dec. 1s.-A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Lon-
don says: l,sSS, q Y; x.
Y Ambassador choate will, Il is said,
sail either on Saturday or,the week 3af-
terward for the United States, the death
of his partner, Charles G. Beaman.
having rendered his presence In New
York necessary. III y &! 4. i i
\ The news Of Mr.. Beaman's death was
a great shock to him, as he. had no idea
that his partner was even ailing.
It is believed here that Am bassador
choate Will not return to London. Il He
is not rich man and his life here as
ambassador entails not only the loss OF
his professional Income, but Is likewise
q heavy drain on his purse. as his sal-,
airy is barely sufficient TO pay his house
rent. This in Itself rendered him dis
inclined TO retain the .ambassadorshlp
for another four years and now that his
partner in the firm Of Evarts, choate &
BeamaE, is dead. his return to America
for good has become more. than, ever
probable. In 4; 7, q 81 it5l
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3 JUMPED IN THE RIVER.
Member Of Prominent Quaker Family
Commits Suicide.

Member. Of Prominent Quaker Family
i Commits Suicide.
/ PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Dec. 1s.-Ly-;
dia w. Decou. aged twenty-five years.
of Haddonfield. N. j., member Of one
of New Jerseys most prominent Qua
ker5 families, committed suicide to-day
by jumping into the Delaware river,
from. the deck of ferry boat. The
young woman lived with her widowed
mother, and about a year ago was seri-
ously I'll with typhoid fever, which left
her mind at times unbalanced. She
came to this city this morning, as was
her custom. to take music lessons. and
had boarded the boat to return to her
New Jersey home. When the boat had
gone out about two hundred feet from
the slip, Miss Decou, who was alone at
the rear end, was seen to throw. herself
over the side.
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Territory Of I Louisiana.

territory and no power. to govern 1t
when acquired"
Territory Of Louisiana.
In this case the court said further on
that the United States having acquired
the territory Of Louisiana and the ter
ritories west of the Rocky mountains
"the United States government was the
only one which could impose laws upon
them and Its sovereignty over them was
complete IN the course OF his argu-
ment in this connection, Mr.. Griggs as
serted that international law declared
that the new sovereign may deal with
the inhabitants Of conquered or ceded
territory and give them such laws as 1t
sees Mt"
2 Mr.. Grggs gave considerable atten-
tlon to the views OF Thomas Jefferson
on the power Of the United States to ac-
quire territory. He quoted the letter OF
Mr.. Jefferson to Senator Breckenridge
in 1903, in which Mr.. Jefferson said:
"The constitution makes no provision
for holding foreign territory" Com
menting upon this expression the attor-
ney general said: # 4
III this language stood by itself and
were the only utterances Of Jefferson
on the subject, 1t would Justify that be-
lief as to his opinion on the constltu-
tional question whichhas been common
ly attributed to him. An examination,
however. Of his writings and OF his
whole course OF action with reference
to the Louisiana purchase, especially
with reference to the constitutional
question, shows concluslvely that Mr..
Jefferson,s doubt was not with refer
ence to the power OF the United States
to acquire foreign territory, but rather
as. to the right to annex 1t to and make
it a part OF the United states."53
Quotations from Jefferson.
Various quotations were made from
Jefferson'sswrltings and among others
the following from letter to Albert
Gailatin:
Ihere Is no constitutional difficulty
as to the acquisition of territory, and
whether when acquired 1t may be taken
into the Union by the constitution as it
now stands, will become question OF
expediency. I think 1t will be safer not
to permit the enlargement OF the Union
but by amendment Of the constitution"
Liberal extracts also were made from
the. annals of Congress to show. that
the only doubt In the minds of members
Of Congress in connection with the ac-
QUESTION OF Louisiana was the right to
attach it and make 1t part OF the
United States. Referring to the doubts
OF Jefferson. Madison and various
Others OF their time as to the power to
bring acquired territory into the Union,
Mr. Griggs said that power had now
been affirmed by the judiciary; and he
quoted numerous opinions in support OF
the statement, fdi,S5.
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RESULT OF MARRYING A COLORED WOMAN,

PITTSBURGH Pa, Dec marriage Of white man to
colored woman caused good sized to-day
and result in death serious injuries principa
William zoler traction empoye to-day married Jennie Henry
colored his street Richard
Zoler cousin together with the father groom
break into the house where large crowd
numbering nearly ooo besiegs shouts Of
k them lynch thm and kindred phrases at midnight the
bridal couple barricaded III their police protection
father in his intense threatened to
kill his son before morning commit suicide 2
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that any brutal hazing occurred and
two OF them described the "bracing"
and Setting up in drills" as only Cor
rectional measures" and neither injurl-
Gus nor humiliatlns. Every one OF
them seemed to give 4 Straightforward
story and one and all denied that Booz
had been intcrfered with on account Of
his religious belief or tendencies. Just
how long The hearing here Will last can
not be figured on by, the court tonight,
but 1t is thought It Will take up the
greater part OF this week. The hear
Ing will be RESUMED at $3.50 tomorrow
morning. NJ
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TOPEKA, Kans.. Dee. 1S.-santn Fe
switchmcn nnd brakcmen hero sny they
will strike IL the demands Of tho tele-
graphers arn not granted by Third Vice
President Barr The conductors an
nounce that tbeywill< <stdy,bya the road.
built. lg assorted that they viii fbc In
duced to Join In the'strike II ono ~ or
dcrcd. The engineers and iircmen HAYS
not yet said whether or,not they wonld
strike. Considerable pressure has been
brought to, bear on them and they show
much sympathy with Lhe strlltera.
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His Victim a Member Of tIe Ear
mer Hopkins" company--No
Reason for Rash Act.
A DUAL LIFE FOR SOME TINE.

ephad their. pictures taken together
by photographer. in Bedford.
Documents found IN the woman's
trunk show. that she was married TO
Metzgar, although telegram received
at Hopewell tonight states that Metz
gar's real wife is now at Newark. n. ].
# The maiden name of the woman is
Annie Carruthers, whose home prior to
her marriage September !. was 300
Pearl street. Buffalo, N. Y.
The body is still unclaimed tonight
at Hopewell.
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NEW BUILDINGS
For the State University-Board of
fsig Regents In Session,

For the State Un1versity-Board or
Regents in Session.
Special Dispatch to the 1ntcllIgcnccr.
PARKERSBURG, W. Va, Dec. 1S.--
The board of regents of the State Uni
versity, now in session in this city, will
probably conclude their duties to-mor-
row. In view OF President Itaymond's
report that the University has now one
thousand students more than Mt any
previous period In the history OF the in
stitution, and that new buildings are
needed, the board viii re-
quest in their report TO the legislature
that sufficient sum be appropriated
to complete and equip the three build
ings now In process of erection, to build
q dormitory for women and u residence
for the president and his family.
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Oil Case Decided.

WASHINGTON. Dec. iS.2The com
missioner of the general land office has
rendered decision in favor OF the for
mer,' in the case of the Kern Oil Com
pany VS.. c. w. Clarke. Clarke claimed
title to lands in a forest reservation by
virtue OF two separate selections. The
oil company protested that these lands
were mineral, and claimed them under
mineral locations made prior to the date
OF these selections. t'gi..:. ~.
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ingram Back From Richmond.

Police Lieutenant Daniel Ingram ar
rived home from Richmond last night,
He had in his custody J. N. Harris,
brought back to West Virginia on the
charge Of embezzllug money while In
the employ of J. u. Mckee, of Wheel
ing. Harris was handed over to the nu-
thorities at Fairmont, where his pre-
hearing will occur. Harris
friends are toimake a fight in his behalf,
and the case may be compromised.
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Important Oil Decision.

Special Dispatch to tho Intelllgencer.5l
PARkERSBURG, ". Va. Dec; 1S.-s
In the famous oil case Of DufleIdi VS..
Michael, which has been pending for
years in the federal court, Judge Jack
son yesterday handed down an order di-
recting the receivers to report their. re-
ceipts and expenditures TO the court
within twenty days, and to turn the oil
In their hands belonging to the working
interest over to C. G. Dufleld, trustee
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Hope to Replace Men who Resign
ed Their Positions--SWitch-
men in Sympathy.

do not sympathlze with or support the
telegraphers' strlke;l but consider 1t a
mistake. Their sympathy for the men
who have lost their places has induced
them to take action us here named. We
have n full force Of telegraph operators
employed on, all our lines. Our business
Is moving under normal conditions. Our
earnings for the first two weeks of De-
ccmbcr were the largest for a like per-
Iod In the history OF the road" .lfig
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SAFE BLOWN OPEN
By Robbers-Fled With $4,000.
Men Securing the Country for the

Men Securing the Country for the
Thieves.
: HOPE, Ind, Dec. 1s-Thc safe In the
Citizens bank here was blown open by
robbers and looted OF Its contents carly
this morning. There were five explo-
sions in opening the safe. The teie-
phone girl saw the flashes and called
up o number OF citizens. Postmaster
Spaugh, one of the first to arrive upon
the scene, saw man on guard In
front OF the bank, who ran inside the
bank door just In time to avoid a load
OF shot from spaugh's shot gun. The
robbers fed with their booty and made
their escape. 1t Is not positively known
the exact amount of money secured,
but there was at least $4,000 taken.
Three or four men were connected with
the robbery. A party Of twenty men
are securing the country in search Of
the robbers, who are now thought to
be in hiding not far Off.
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Special Dispatch to the 1nteilleencer. y
PARKERsBuRG. W, Va. Dec. IS. =
Ex-senator Camden to-day closed "a
deal by which he sold 1900 acres of
land, situated in Randolph:and Webster
counties, on Sugar creek and the back
fork OF Elk river, to e.. A.. BeeE,ley OF
New Haven, conn., for: slss so0a cash.
Beckley afterwards sold the timber on
the track to the Holly Lumber Com
pany. i < s-,':tj --.;i-f 3 E
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CARNEGIE COMPANY

After Michigan Mines-Among Old
est In the State
Special Dispatch to tho 1ntelllGencer.
NlEGAUNEE, Mich, Dec, 1S.-General
Manager Hulst and General superin-
tendent Cole visited the Cambria and
Lille mines yesterday and there is
apparently some foundation for q local
rumor that these mines may; be secured
by the Carnegie interests
They are among the oldest and larg-
est producers Of the district, and are
now owned by the Republic Steel & Iron
Company. 4,lt. ,ssts
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HER FAMILY HELPED.TO MAKE AMERICAN HISTORY.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa, Dec. 1s-Nrs jane Elizabeth Waggoner
died hero to-day Of paralysis aged She
great daughter Of President Adams great
granddaughter Of John Quincy Adams grandfather
in tho Of 1875 father served Mexican
husband killed in the Civil Atlanta while
cral Sherman Her served through Civil
grandson Lieutenant Gardiner killed recently Philip
pines shc born in Gar se Pa and had resided
Z
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All Powers Willing.

5 LONDON. Dec. l9.-.Great Brltain's
proposed alterations In the preamble of
the joint note have been practically ac-s
.Geptfd by all the powers says the. Pc
4Rit fIhdent of the Daft 4
wiring Monday 'sBoth5 Russia and
Japan, whose support was regarded as,
doubtful, have agreed"
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Rockefeller,s Mapuaninitu

CHICAGO, Dec. 1s.--At the conyoca-
ton exercises of the University OF Chi
cago to-day. President Harper nn-
nounced that John D. Rockefeller had
made another gift of sl.5eo.oOo to the in
stltution. @ .5f} Il
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Miss Morrison Given Bail.

ELDoRADo, Kans.. Dec. 1s.-Jcssle
Morrison, whose trial or the charge OF
killing Mrs. olIn Castle resulted In The
disagreement OF the Jury. was to-day
admitted To- $1,000 ball, Z.
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that 1T would be absurd to hold that
the United stntes as.power to acquire
territory and no power! to govern 1t
when acquired" n
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Question Argued Before the SUI
preme Court Of The United
States.
Observation-Disclosures.
Attorney General Griggs Pre-
scented the Sidesof the Govern
ment TariffBilI CauseefSuit.

~ Es ,l5 .st.s MA, s=.5..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-11
Fulton Street, GaIatn Place. Livingston and Smith Streets.

Allen, the courteous superintendent of the line
and the furniture, consisting of lounges and
settees, is upholstered in dark blue silk with
sold embroidery. on the carpet and cushions
are the royal coat of arms and border design
of the rose, shamrock ami thistle.
Although electricity is employed for bell con-
nections between the carriages, Her Majesty
stil prefers 10 have her saloon lighted by oil
lamps.
The engine driver and guards are not as is
often supposed special officials, but they have
to adhere strictly TO special rules and regula-
tons set down in printed form and circulated
on the morning of the Journey
pilot engine starts quarter OF an hour be
fore the royal train to that the line is clear
and everything in readiness for the special,
which travels at the rate OF forty miles an hour.
Station masters must he a their posts at
every station, important or not, to see the train
safely through and half hour before the
train arrives the line must be cleared of all
traffic and shunting stopped. Engine drivers
are particularly cautioned that they must pre-
vent their engines making any noise or emitting
smoke while the Queen passes, and the public
are temporarily excluded from the stations
through which the train passes. This. OF course.
IS TO prevent any display or noise calculated 10
disturb Her Majesty. whose advanced years
must be remembered.
In case OF emergency or accident competent
Geographic officials journey with the train,
rylng with them instruments which can, at
moments notice. be attached 80 as To- open
communication with headquarters.
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POLYTECHNIC PREPARATORY.

In accordance with the scheme that went
into effect at the close of the first semester, hon
granted to two groups of boys. First for
scholarship: second, for attendance and deport-
ment. All who secured average of 80 per cent
or more in the work of the half year are in the
list of honors for scholarship. The honor roll for
attendance and department includes first, all boys
have been marked throughout the first half year,
and. second those who have received no miscon-
duct marks throughout the half year.
The increased number of students and the greater
number of classes have made 1t necessary to add
two teachers to the corps, f. L. Haeberle, from
State Normal School at AIiersville, Penn, and
Miss Bertha Bass. Mr.. HaeberIe will have classes
in German and also in stenOgraphy and penman-
ship Miss Bass. who is a graduate Of Wesleyan
University, will teach languages and history. She
studied history at Brown University and at the
Harvard Summer School, and has been for eight
years in charge of the history department at the
Rhode Island Normal School, in Providence.
President Snow spoke to the students Mon
day morning the generally satisfactory nature
OF the school work during the half just closed
played.
The mock trial and the successful issue of the
terest in the Debating Society A long and ami
mated meeting held Tuesday afternoon, Feb
choice OF Oscar r. Houston, president; George w.
Cummings. jr. vicepresident; Laurence c. Hull,
jr., secretary and treasurer. and Andrew j. Steel
lie Roy W. Ross, Algernon lsaacs. the Executive
Committee The Committee Membership now
consists OF Earle T. Shaw, Percy d. Bogue and
Lawrence Opper.
The trial for parts in the play to be given In
April took place recently. and the committee Sc
lected the following: Oscar r. Houston. William H.
Robert w Scott Clifford Q. Reeve. Louis T. Hunt
and Stanley II. Horn 1t is understood that unless
the scholarship of the boys continues in every way
satisfactory they will be dropped from the cast
and others Will take their places.
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LAMPS.

under the weight Of four hundred grammSs durins
war. The declaration stated that the only legltl-
mate object which States should eUdeavOr To ac-
cumpIish during is TO weaken the military
force of the enemy. that this object would be cx-
ceeded by the employment ~ arms which usually
agErdVate the sufferilgs OF disabled men or render
their death inevitable and that the employment
of such arms therefore contrary 10 the laws
of humanity" The contracting parties accordlusy
engaged mutually 10 renounce in ease or war among
themselves the employment 10y their military or
naval troops of any proiectte Of a weight below
four hundred grammCs. which was either explosive
charged with Illuminating or !uitITundole SUB
stance They We're 20 invite an the states whIch
had not taken part in the deliberations 90 me III
teruationaI Military Commission assembled m St
Petersburg by sending delegates 10 II To &ccsde %
the declaration -.
The engagement was obligatory only upon tns
contracting subsequently 1ccruiil- Pa. -
il in OF war between TWO or more 90 t.Gi.s5
selves and il not 10 be appAeaos WI tSatT,IJ
To uon-coutrdc ting parties o. parties Wuo S-lut-
not have dcceded 20 IT, nc was also 20 c1esS 90 -
obligatory from the moment when IN q Va -
tween contracting uccedinS parties q NO. -,
tracing nou-acCediug party Joined one ol 80
beligerents. Finally. the contracting OF
parties reserved 10 themselves the tsi1s 20 Cilss
understandings with reference TO tteoh pr 95-.'.SS
that might be devised as military science @u''''~e
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ONE CHURCH TO PAY ANoTHERS DEBT.
CENTRAL METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOCIETY WILL
LIFT A MORTGAGE FOR THE SOUTH SEC
OND STREET CONGREGATION.

The ninety-fourth anniversary of the South Sec
ond Street Methodist Episcopal Church will be ceIe-
brated on Sunday, February 49, On that occasion
the members expect to be able to say that the
church is free from debt; that $1,000 mortgage
has been wiped out, and all through the generosity
of the Central Methodist Episcopal Church, whose
church building in South Fifth-st.. near briggs
ave, is to be torn down to make way for the New
East River Bridge.
OF the sixty-six pastors who have been in charge
of the South Second Street Church only seven are
alive. AS many Of these will attend the
celebration At the morning service Bishop f. G.
Andrews will preach, and in the evening the Rev
DR.. Jesse Hubert will make an address Special
vesper services will be conducted by the pastor of
the church, the Rev. r. s. Pardngton. on the
following Wednesday night will be a union service
at which the members of the Central church will
be the guests of the mother church.
The legal name of the South Second Street Meth
odst Episcopal Church Is the First Methodist FMS
copal Church Of Williamsburg. 1t was I'm the early
part of 1903 1905 that Methodist people attended
a class service in private house in Williams bllrg
night week. In 1896 the church society was
formed Two years later a small frame building
was erected in the old Williamsburg and JamaicS
Turnpike.