Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-25

teers may be appointed subject to
these laws now in force, except that
one years service qualities.
The advance and retirement of Gems
Shafter, Lee and Wilson, is assured
by the retention of provision for two
brigadier generals. retired, and one
major general.
Mr.. Hull expects to get the confer
ence agreement before the House at
once.
Among the callers at the White
House. today, was Capt. .. j. Humph-
rey of San Francisco, who brought
gold card of invitation to the Presi-
dent to meet with California Comman-
derry. Knights Templar. on the occa-
sion of his visit to the Pacific coast in
the spring. Another caller was John J.
McCook of New York. who on behalf
of the National Y. NJ. c. A.. invited the
President to attend the jubilee ccle-
bration of the organization in Boston
r June The President said that if he
returned from his California trip in
time he would be very glad to attend
the celebration.
was reported to the House, today. 1t
carries approximately A500. 900. cover
ing the usual requirements of the agri-
cultural department, experiment sta
tons. etc, together with a re-arraEge
nent of several divisions of the depart
ment in the interest of simplifying the
service.
wit 1x-t, is inv ipt inc
the haZing at the West Point Academy
had before it, today, the last witness who
will be called on to testify. He was +.
n. Cunningham, a teacher at the llamil-
ton Institute, New York City. formerly a
cadet at West Point and a tent mate of
Cadet Macarthur. Cunningham described
the hazing Of Macarthur in July, ls9S. he
said he reeled into the tent after being
haZed and went into commissions At the
last hazing Macarthur had been informed
that owing to the plucky fashion in which
troubled further. He said Cadets Hill.
Haskell and kensel suffered from hazinS.
Cadet Howes also had been hazed into
Mysteries. The witness specified a num-
Der reputed to be severe hazers
Commenting on statement by Gen.
Ludlow that college hazing and West
Point hazing We're the same. the witness
said: II refute that statement. | went
through college before | went to West
Point and | know there is nothing in the
colleges like the haZing at West Point.
lie described HdZlHS as HOtilluS SHUT VI
torture. exquisite torture.
He gave a graphic account Of the
agony suffered in certain forms of hazing
which fairly sent a shudder through the
listeners. Men were hung on bars, their
feet up. so that when they dropped from
exhaustion the knees struck on the wood
en- floor several feet below. The fainting
man was again hoisted up and again re-
pea tedly dropped from exhaustion, Strik
ing on his knees. He gave in detail the
horrors of the sweat bath and related the
sufferings of Macarthur from this form
of torture.
Cunningham said the object of calling
out was to place a trained upper class
man against an unframed lower class
man. The result was inevitable. In con-
Quoting fight the purpose was to cut up
the face Of the lower class man before
knocking him out An upper class man
had Saiu to the witness that a certain
fight was not correct because the lower
class mans face was not cut up suffi-
GENTLY. He was told also of lower
class man being in hospital for week
after a fight. and then his face was said
to be a sight to see.
The witness said cadets from foreign
countries. admitted by act of Congress.
were quilted and bothered" in the same
way. He mentioned Cadet lglesias. re-
lated to President Iglesias of Costa Rica,
as an instance, and also Venezuelan
cadet.
When the witness said he had not mar
rated the facts through Indignation, Mr..
Wanger said Then you are to be con-
erat1Ilated on maintaining a serenity of
mind while nara ting facts which cannot
fail to arouse the indignation of anyone
who hears them
produce a deep impression, and at its
conclusion the committee went into Sc
cret session. The hearings are now closed
and the committee will give its attention
to the report
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