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Birchie Q. Makaffey, one Of the cadets
the story Of their troubles at the mill
tar yacademy from the boys viewpoint.
Mahaffey says that Secretary Root
told him that other cadets now in the
academy We're as culpable as those dis.
missed, but that the ones dismissed were
chosen for punishment because they
We're the most prominent. Mahaffey was
formerly president of the second class,
lie said that he thought the punishment
unnecessarily harsh. and accused both
secretary Root and Colonel Mills of IN
harness IN not permitting him and his
friends to see the testimony against
them, so they could make a proper de-
Tense. He charged, further, that when
the dismissed cadets saw Secretary
Root in Washington he seemed to have
Pfe-Judged their cases and to have al
ready decided not to reopen them
" nat was the cause of the trouble
at West Point?' Mahaffey was asked.
he dissatisfaction was caused by the
failure of the superintendent to keep his
part OF the agreement with the commit
lee OF twelve, and three men from each
class, who called upon Colene Mills to
learn his Interpretation of the word
'hazing.' The demonstration was not
caused by his efforts to suppress haznx.
as stated by Colonel Mills in his report
and in the finding of the board of
officers. There had been no hazing for
him to suppress since the voluntary
abolition of the practice by the corps,
me judge advocate general admitte
this in so many words to the five dis
missed cadets after their interview Of
May - With the secretary of war.
In the interview in which Colonel
Mills defined hazing to the committee OF
twelve, he agreed that 'bracing' was not
haZing, and that no cadet would he .crl
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AN INSANITY EXPERT INSANE.
The Sad Case of DR.. Augustus Shurt-
left of California.
Isl. Louis Republic. J

DR.. Augustus Shurtleff of Stockton
Cal. world famous as an authority on
the treatment of the insane and deemed
by most practitioners to be the greatest
expert on insanity on the coast has HIM
self become afflicted With hopeless lun-
acy. He is isolated in suite of rooms
In the Yosemite ho,ed in an unconscious
condition, and a merciful death may re-
ieve him from life of torture at any
time DR.. Shurtleff, until few years
ago, was known as one of the brightest
men of his profe ssion. For years the
study of the minds malaay had been his
greatest care, his chief occupation hi1
hobby
Teen great sorrow came into his life
and scmething wi ,hin that great brain
seemed to fall. All the power of the
medical protest. n did not avail against
the calamity that followed. The genius
of man could not save him. No one per-
haps had been more qualified to act inn
such an emergency, and he was helpless.
When DR. Shurteff was medical super
intendent of the Stockton asylum for the
insane there was taken to the institution
a beaut flu woman hoge essly insane. The
ra.ient came directly under the physi-
cisn's care. He had already established
himself as an tx pert on insanity. He had
effected cures and his name had been
mentioned in Eastern scientific journals.
He entered into the case with all the
than one that urged him to his best. The
ratient was soon to- become mother,
and the doctor hoped that the critical
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years the number of cattle on the ranges
Of Montana has been gradually growing
less The tendency is to do away with
the large herds and the encroachments Of
sheepmen are Fastening the day when
pasture lands will be scarcer than they
are at the present. The only solution Of
the difficulty between the sheepmen and
cattlemen in the state of Montana Is for
the cattlemen to give way before the
woolgrOwers Of the state. This the cattle
men are doing and if they retire from
the field fast enough to avoid a conflict
with the sheepmen all will be WE'LL II
on the other hand, they resent the ad-
vance Of sheepmen and attempt to turn
back the onward march Of the focks
bloodshed will result and there will be
many lonely grave on the windswept
plains to tell the story of the fierce en-
counter between the stockmen of the
state as the long horned cattle gave way
before the ctcckmen of the state as the
long horned cattle gave way before the
before the billowy tide of sheep that
came flowing into the valleys where the
grazing grounds are found
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ranks next to mining as the greatest
wealth producing class of property in
Montana.
The possibilities of the business seem
to have been partially recognized as
early as 1864. for the territorial legis-
lature of that year passed an act con-
corning marks and brands which
formed the basis of subsequent legs-
lation upon that subject. Further evil
dence of the development Of the indus
try is found In the fact that in the fall
of 1868 the first beef drive out Of the
territory was made by d. J. Hogan, of
Augusta, who took the outfit to Utah
to fill contract on the Union Pacific
railroad: and later in the season an
other outfit was driven to the same
destination by Jerry Mann, and sold to
railroad contractor.
The first Montana beef shipped to an
eastern market is said to have been pur-
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Gifted for Internationally overstepping
the bounds of the resolution. The PEN
alties shortly afterward inflicted on
Richardson and Crissy made the cadets
doubt the veracity of Colonel Mills. Then
followed the harsh attack on the charac-
ter of Cadet Ralston."
It. was then that the dem 'onstration
was made, was it not?"
Yes. Corps and class cheers were
given after supper to show Cadet Rails
ton that the corps did not consider that
he had been disgraced in their estimA.
ton by the reading of his punishment"
WAS the demonstration pre-ar-
ranged?"
mo. It was spontaneous. It had not
been foreseen. and there had been no
secret meetings. So great was the ind,g-
nation of the corps that the cheering
swept the cadets along by Its own en-
thusiasm. and In the excitement which
followed excuses were committed which
We're a surprise even to those who took
part in them"
did you get an opportunity to ex-
plain this and justify yourself at the in-
vestigation?"
THE committee di dnot question us
about ourselves, but about other cadets
nor was an opportunity given us to re-
flute anything that might have been said
against us. We do not officially know q
single word of the evidence against us.
Colonel Mills refused to let us see it
and so did the secretary of war. When
We went to Washington we found our.
selves pre-judged by Secretary Root. He
heard us through courtesy to senator.
but seemed to have determined already
to refuse a re-opening of the case. He
impressed us as being disposed to be
fair, but he had already been influenced
by the report Of the official board
Mahaffey said that in Ecuador he and
the other dismissed cadets would be
under Major John Hartman and other
graduates of West Point. 1t was their
decision to enter private life. he said.
which had made them feel that they were
at liberty to tell their side of the story.
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the American meat supply for many

the American meat supply for many
years to come.
The annual report OF the state board
OF sheep commissioners Is a most re-
markable document. showing. as it does.
an increase of half million in the num-
Der OF sheep in Montana. as compared
with the preceding year. The total num-
Der Of sheep in Montana on hand March
was. In round numbers. $1,000 0. or
these 1,615.0O0 were lambs. The lamb
crop was unprecedentedly large, owing
to the extremely mild winter. The re.
port also shows big increase in the
number of pounds Of wool clipped over
the previous year. there being $1,000, 900
pounds in 1901, against 23,5o0.O00 in 1900.
There were shipped into the state dur
ing the year 144,S sheep. and the num-
Der sold for slaughter or shipment was
100000.
Cattlemen are loath to acknowledge the
fact but Montana Is becoming sheep
growing state to the exclusion Of other
classes Of stock. During the past few
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Reflections Of a Batchlor,

about prot ably all the frogs would learn
to sing like canary BIRDS
There never was housekeeping when
a man didn't lose something that he had
to go right off and buy another of.
1t is only step from curl papers at
the breakfast table to a combing-sack at
luncheon and old shoes in the evening.
Every woman starts out in married life
with an idea that her instinct" will al
ways tell her when her husband is lying.
The first two years she is married a
woman acts sorry for old bachelors; af-
ter that she spends lifetime feeling mad.
imagining that they are acting CORY for
her-New York Press.
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with which to continue her sentence. She
became tn victim of queer Authorizations.
The doctor knew what the result would
be. The malady of the mother had been
visited on the child.
The happiness of the Shurtleff home
was gone. The cloud that hung over it
was growing larger.
Here was case where DR.. Shurtleff's
knowledge could not be better employed;
but would 1t avail; AS he tended the
mother many years ago. he now waited
on the child. 1t was labor of love, with
two lives hanging in the balance, his own
and that of the creature that he held
most dear Sverw little symptom was
noted with eagerness, every change ac-
counted. He changed their places Of liv-
ing, tried the mountain air, the high
lakes and the acean side. He studied the
very books he had witten to refresh his
memory to see if cure was not lurking
somewhere in his forgotten lore. =.
But he worked in vain. The malady
could not be averted. The doctor was
no longer young. His overtaed nerves
began giving way, and he lost in the un,
equal battle. /,
They took the girl away. Kind hands
led her. but the hands were none the less
firm.
Then the mind that had guided so many
other minds out of the darkness of in
sanity was eclipsed and soon there went
another patient to Napa, the good, kind
father. the retired, wealthy doctor, the
great expert on the insane. He was not
long under treatment when he was pro-
| nounced to be in a greatly improved con-
| dition. and that the asylums wall was
not necessary, and was sent back to
| Stockton. He secured suite of rooms
! in the annex of the Yosemite hotel, and
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rolls continued to show steady increase
of cattle up to the present time.
The Montana cattle assessment Of last
year numbered 546,91S head. with total
valuation Of about thirteen million dol
lars.
dustry Is a subject Of frequent discus
sion among stockmen and others. While
1t Is APPARENT that the open range sys-
tenn cannot be maintained on so extern
sive a scale as formerly. 1t Is believed
that the improved methods being adopt
ed by stockmen will yield such salts
factory results. that Montana beef will
continue to be an important factor in
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time might prove the turning point in
her malady. The child was born, but
the mother grew constantly worse and
at last the doctor, with sorrow, pronounce
ed her case as incurable.
The child grew into a rosy checked
girl, her merry chatter imparting a bright
light to the gloom of the institution. The
mother died, but the child never missed
her, never having known the cares of her
touchh. The doctor loved the child and
the loneliness of the little orphan APP
pealed to his generous nature as did her
sweet and happy disposition. Her sunny
temperament cheered him more than
anything else could amid the gloomy sur
roundings. He adopted the little orphan
and determined that she should never
know any other relative than he.
He retired from his position in 1886 and
went to live with his adopted daughter
in their pretty home in Stockton. Mean
time he had climbed to the very top of
his profession as an expert in insanity.
He wrote many screeds and works on the
diseases of the mind. He familiarized
himself with every phase of the malady.
He was called east to consult on the most
difficult cases. His name was made. His
practice brought him wealth. He occu-
pied a prominent social position in the
exclusive circles of Stockton. His adopt
ed daughter was budding into woman
hood. She was the apple Of his eye.
| Graceful. accomplished, charming in
manner and still possessing the winsome
disposition of her childhood, she main
tanned an enviable position in society.
And then there came a change. The
versation. embarrassed for the words
girl compla ned of strange feelings. She
would pause in the midst of her con-
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-15

poined a director of the state insane
asylum at Stockton in 1856, and in 1868
he was reappointed to that position. In
1865 he was appointed medical superin-
tendent of the state insane asylum and
continued in that Office for many years,
until he resigned to retire from active
life in 1886, when he was elected emer-
tus professor of the department.
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Superhuous Homage.

How do you feel about the Hall of
Fame?"
It's all nonsense-putting men in
there who will be famous anyhow; the
kind thing to do would be 70 make
statues of authors who won't be heard
of in five years. Chicago Record Her
aid.
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Simple When Explained.

= Employer-See here, when you go on
street car errand 1t takes you longer
than a walking errand.
Office boy-Well, y see, I allus walks
tn street car errands, an it takes some
time to set down an eat what I buys
with the dime.-Chicago Record Herald.
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Losses by Beers and Railways.
Our army in South Africa stands. or
at least stood. at about $4,000 men.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
EXPECTED TO RECOVER.
conditions of the Men Injured in the
Merchants Hotel Fire

stephen r. Collins and W. Il. Ketchum,
who were injured in the fire at the Mer-
chants Hotel, 49, Pennsylvania Avenue
northwest. yesterday morning. We're rest
ing comfortably last night at the Em.r-
gency Hospital and there is no reason TO
expect other than a rapid recovery in
either case.
Mr.. Collins, the proprietor of the hotel,
was the more seriously injured. He was
badly burned about the hands, forearms,
neck, and face. He has also several cuts
about the face and head. inflicted by fall
ing glass.
Mr.. kctchun, who is identified with the
Springmann Express Company, fractured
the bones of the left leg in his jump from
a second-Story window and also sprained
his back and received several bruises. He
will be unable To get about again until
the bones of the leg knit.
The body of James w Donohoe, who
met death in the burning building, was
removed from the morgue yesterday af-
ternoon TO the undertaking establishment
Of Joseph \. Repetti. 81 Pennsylvania
Avenue southeast, where it was prepared
for burial. Later In the evening it was
taken to the late home of the deceased at
Al New Jersey Avenue. The funeral will
lake place at 2 O'Clock Monday morning
from st. Peters Church. corner of Sec
Ond and & Streets southeast. where mass
Will be celebrated by the Rev. Father NJ.
j. o Brien pastor of the church. The in
terment Will be at Mount Olivet Gene
terry.
The palI-bearcrs have not yet been Sc
lected. but it is said that they will in
Clude members Of the Carroll Council,
knights of Columbus, of which the de-
ceased was member, and his most inti-
mate acquaintance in the Pension Office,
where he was employed.
Mr.. DonOhoe lived at the New Jersey
Avenue house with his step-children,
Nora NJ. and J. Raymond Thorne- He
was about sixty years Of age and a native
of New York lie came here with his IA
thcr in 1861 ana until he secured a posi-
tion in the Pension Office, about ten years
ago. he had been connected with some of
the prominent hotels. from time 10 time
III clerical capacity.
The numerous visitors to the scene of
the coufagratiou yesterday commented
upon the absence of tire escapes to the
building. Building Inspector Brady stated
that an effort had been made to compel
the proprietnrs of the building to place
fire escapes upon il. The law provides
"A means to enforce the placing of fire
escapes upon buildings nifty feet i'm height
or more. but the Merchants Hotel, when
measured by an agent OF the Inspectors
office proved to be Just one and three
quarter inches within the height mem
toned In the law. Thus the Building In
placing of proper safeguards in case of
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16

al had been a sufferer for many years
from nervousness with all its symptoms
and complications, writes Mrs. o. n.
Fisher, 1861 Lexington Ave, New York,
n. Y. al was constantly going to see
physician or purchasing medicine. In
the spring of 1897 my husband induced
me to try DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton. After taking one bottle and fol-
lowing your advice l was so encouraged
that / took five more bottles, and then
stopped for several weeh as l felt SO
much better, but still l was not oom-
6kcieiy cHJed. | commenced taking it
again and felt that l was improving
faster than at inst. l am not now cross
and irritables and have a good color in
my face; have also gained about ten
pounds in weight and one thousand
pounds Of d0Ry0,7, for 1 am a new
woman once more and your advice and
your Favorite Prescription is the cause
of ii, coupled with the Pleasant Pellets
which are not to be dispensed with. I
took eight bottles of the Prescription
the last time. making fourteen in all,
and will not take any more unless you
so advise, for do not see as | need it"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
NoN-DELIVERY OF LETTERS.
instructions 10 POstmnsters rs to
Their Endorsement.

w. ". johnson. First Assistant Post
master General, referring to an order is
sued by him to the postmasters regard
ing the return Of uTna liable matter, said
yesterday morning:
Attention has been called to the fact
that postmasters in many cases have
been in the habit of marking letters I'M
claimed when the persons to whom they
are addressed have declined to accept
them. The department Insists upon post
masters endorsing in n proper manner
upon the envelopes the reason for the
non-delivery Of letters.
Letters which have been refused by
the addresses must be endorsed refused
instead of unclaimed The department
desires that. as far as possible, postmas-
tiers state the exact reason for the non
delivery of mail. The word unclaimed
should not be used as the reason for fail
ing to deliver letters If any other or more
specific reason can be given"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
JEREMIAH MURPHY RELEASED
The Supposed Insane Man Sent Home
to New York.

jeremiah Murphy, who stated that he
came to Washington on the afternoon Of
March last. from New York. for the
purpose of discussing the financial ques-
ton with President Mckinley. was yes
terday permitted by Justice Cole to re-
turn to his home.
On the afternoon of his arrival in the
city, Murphy acted so queerly as to at
ira Il the attention of detectives at the
Pennsylvania Railroad station. 1t was
believed his mind was unbalanced and
he was taken into custody and sent to
st. Elizabeth's Insane Asylum. The con-
dition of MurpEy's mind was a subject
of enquiry yesterday afternoon before
Justice Cole, sitting for probate business
After hearing the testimony of the ply
sicians appointed to examine Murphy's
mental condition, Justice Cole decided to
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
DIR. W0Odward's Views on the
Prevalence Of Smallpox.
The Number of Cases Treated Since
January 1-How the Disease
Spreads From Centres of Coming
ion-Ise of the Contingent Fund.

The records of the Health Office show
some interesting facts about the preYa-
lence Of smallpox in the city. Thanks to
our neighbors, the States of Maryland
and Virginia, not TO mention North Caro-
lima and West Virginia, Washington has
mot been without smallpox for period
of more than nine months Despite the
care taken by the Health Department to
keep the disease in check, it is imported
iFom the outside and scattered broadcast
among the oolored population.
The records show that there are at the
present time eighteen cases under treat
Inent in the hospital, and something like
forty people are in the detention camp or
in auarantined houses awaiting the de-
zeloprnent of the disease, in case the con-
tagion has affected them. The greater
number OF the patients under treatment
were removed from houses in the eastern
section Of the city, though the Northwest
Is well repre- scented. The eighteen cases
developed in ten premises, which At the
present time represent the possible centres
Of contagion. Only two Of the eighteen
cases developed in the detention camp,
and two were imported.
Since January ! OF this year the Health
Department has treated thirty-two cases
case Is Of rather a mild type, and, in
the majority Of cases, yields TO the usual
treatment. There have been no deaths
of the thirty-two cases three only were
white people, and in two Instances the
inspector has not been able to trace
the disease TO any known source, so that
it is assumed that The white people were
exposed 20 the disease by contact with
colored persons in cars or otherwise
DR. William G. Woodward. Health ON
Ger. in speaking Of the matter yesterday
said that It would be difficult TO stamp out
the smallpox in the District until the
States cease 10 send new cases here, and
until the colored people learn to take care
Of themselves. DR.. Woodward called spe-
,ial attention TO the fact that two cases
now IN the hospital were brought In from
the outside, and that nearly all the cases
since January ] are traceable to two prin-
pipal sources Of contagion, both OF which
had their origin from imported cases.
j appears from what the Health Officer
said that a large percentage Of the cases
treated were traceahle 10 John Hamilton.
lie came 10 the city November p Of last
year, and visited u sick cousin at 1893
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postpone final action in the matter until
Friday next. Murphy. however. stated
that he wanted to return at once to New
York. where he claimed his wife lives,
and incidentally mentioned that he was
well acquainted with Senator Plat. He
was about TO add something more when
his remarks were cut off by Justice Cole.
who told Murphy he might return to his
home if he would leave the city yester-
day evening. Murphy stated that he
would leave on the first train.
In the case Of Richard Welsh. who came
here to witness the Inauguration parade.
and who was alleged to be insane, the
proceedings were dismissed.
Those who were committed to st. Eliz-
abeth's Asylum for care and treatment
included, Amelia j. Hawk, Effie l..
Clancy. Virginia Eldridge, George Diggs,
and James Murdoch.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
Going Abroad for M, Health.

Gen. Theodore Schwan, retired, and
Mrs. Schwan. will leave washington in
q few days for New York. General
SChwan viii sail on the North German
Lloyd steamship RarbOrossa. Thursday
next, for Bremen. General SChwan. who
commanded number of expeditions
against the Filipino insurgents, is in poor
health and will make a tour of Europe,
visiting Russia and the Mediterranean.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
Death of Gilbert wilkes.

Gilbert wilkes, a grandson of the late
Rear Admiral Wilkes, died last Monday
at Denver Col He was formerly an en-.
sign In the navy and during The Spanish
American war served aboard the Yo-
semitic as commanding officer of the
Michigan Naval Reserve. He married a
daughter of Mr.. Charles DENLY, former
Minister to China.