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New-York tribune., 1905-01-07
eEu DENIED NAN PATTERSON.

-gustlce Greenbauu, IN the Supreme Court yes
terday denied the application OF Miss Nan Fat
tsSons counsel 10 admit her 70 bail. pending her
fhirc trial for the murder Of Cesar" Young. III
oeay!ng the application Justice Greenbaum SAID;
am o. the ooinion that the situation so Iar ,5 az
peil is concerned is the same as tnoosH no y -
nal been had and as reasons nave Dseh f So
s4ltiec which would justify me N oepar ne -.
TIE well recognized practice 70 refuse 70 aonll 70
pa In capital cases, the application mash Dc oe
When Miss Patterson learned OF the ADVERSE oe-
cisioa she was arst stunned By the news and then
became h--gtericaI After Mr. Levy had succeeded
n calming her John r. Patterson saw his aansh-
er tor about an hour.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-07
CURLEY URGED TO RUN AGAIN.
Deposed Bay State Legislator and Brother
Released from Jail.

Boston. Jan. 6-Thomas F. Curley and James NJ.
CurIey, two South End politicians. who have been
serving two months sentence in the Suffolk Coun-
ty Jail for fraud the United States government
In connection with Civil Service examinatio fin
ished their terms to-day and were released The
TAN authorities had discountenanced a proposition
made by political supporters Of the men. 10 give
them a reception at the gates and their exit was
made without unusual incident
Thomas F. Curley. who was elected state Eep-
resantatfVe the Democratic ticket from the I1tn
Suffolk District IN November, was expelled from
the legislature on Wednesday. a new election VIII
he held on February / and the former Representa-
tive is being urged TO stand again James M Cur
lev was reelected alderman on the Democratic
ticket in the city election last month.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-07
THE CAR SENDS HER POSTAGE STAMPS
Young Woman from Passaic Receives Answer
to Her Request.

PassaIc. N J.. Jan (SPeciaD.-One young
woman in Passaic is a particular admirer OF the
car of Russia She is Miss Irene Sylvester the
daughter of a New-York lawyer, living here. She
Is collecting postage stamps She had no Russian
stamps and thought that she would apply directly
N headouarters. Having friend at court. sne
wrote a note to the Czar. asking him ICr some
,,aeS stamps. She also inquired about his httle
fetter was delivered. IN to-days mail she received
a package. saying that the Car had been Pleassed
- seDd Miss Sylvester a collection or RUSSIAN
postage stamps. The package contained compete
cofIE
New-York tribune., 1905-01-07
EUROPEAN RAILWAYS.
MIDLAND RAILWAY.
rhn Plrture-uue koI.fe ot Oreat Dritnln.

The PIcturescue AoEfe OF OfeAt bTltl-n-
Th- most interesting pietuTeB4Us I0Gle through
the csnIrs Of England IMPROVED A1ktLEss SIC
TIx.ESs LIVERPOOL (centrall 10 LONDON ana Ftt1s-
cIPAL TOWNs. and LIVERPOOL 70 sS IA
sad TFiRODGH CARRIAGES bstwesn LIEERrOod
TCentrEIl and LONDON tst. PAncrasl 2 IhhCs1 -
~fSkrrTs - LONDON PARIS and all p1rta BAG
GAnE CHECKED through from Aotel Residence ,o or
nier In New part or Lennon Apply lol
suidsS tables. maps &C 20 ne cosnpany Isl
Broadway sts MadIson-age snd 20 As.srs nos s
Fr-ixht frame Tor freight all parts OF Gresi
Britain
New-York tribune., 1905-01-07
INDICTMENTS AGAINST MINERS ouAsHEo

Cripple Creek Col. Jan. 6-Attorney Thomas c.
Brown. associate counsel OF Special Prosecutor .
d Crump. acting under advices from the Dlstrlct
Attorneys Office has quashed the cases ehaI si's
conspiracy 10 murder against tne Io-Io"IHe ~ 49,
- I7aaars+to, officials: Charles II. Meyer pTesl-
dent n ID Haywood; secretary, and j. = Will Will
iauas J. NJ O'NeiH. D q. Copley = hH~-its' ~ ' ac
con
New-York tribune., 1905-01-07
7uees IS OPPOSED TO "TIPPINe.'

[B7 TELEGRAPH TO THE rRiRuNEI 81
Jefferson city Mo. Jan. 6-RepresentauVs Iuo''
s rt, an the House today making IL a
iassr,sapor punishable by a fine of not more than
500 TO Zip waiter. chef or steward at any noe
80 ar restaurant Mr.. Tubbs said ne neiissea & Iss
ernOFs signature
New-York tribune., 1905-01-07

he viii retire March 81. Secretary Hay character
izes Mr.. Emory's work OF unusual intelligence
and skill and says he viii leave an euviabIe record
in the department Mr.. Emory was appointed
secretary OF the Bureau of American Republics in
Sarch. 1888. and has been chief Of the Bureau Of
6latlstlcs and director Of the Bureau Of American
republics. A He viii devote himself 10 literary work
New-York tribune., 1905-01-07
FREDERIC EMORY RESIGNS.

Washington. Jan. SIT was announced al tne
state Department to-day that the resignation OF
Frede-ie Emory. chief OF the Bureau OF Trace he-
astonf. had been accepted by Secretary Hay, END
New-York tribune., 1905-01-07
SPECIAL EUROPEAN COLUMNS
Foreign Resorts.

ADJOINING TRAFALGAR SQUARE CLOSE To
BUCKINGHAM PALACE. wESTaITSSrER ABB
BEY AND FASHIONABLE wEsT-END. CON
VENIENT FOR ALL PLACES or INTEREST.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-07
unner Norwood Queens Hotel.

~ tsrvrtnl palace London Healthest situation
r1~Iand Lovely gardens Boarding terms from $3.50
ner aay Special for large parties GonSenlsnf
rraip service for City and West End London
New-York tribune., 1905-01-07

GLAsGoW-sT EAOCH HOTEL
(Fsr Western Hixn1anhsl.
AYR-sTATIoN HOTEL
(For Burns Cottnxe-Birthnlace).
IFor Burns MausoIeum. etsD
Tariffs of the and fu particulars 60 routes
may had at the European o.ners OF Ios Arhoun1s
ae LondeD-
New-York tribune., 1905-01-07
HOTELS IN THE BRITISH ISLES
MOUNT aPHRAEM-TUNBRIDGE WELLS.
HOTEL WELLINGTON
HOTELS IN SCOTLAND.

suASKLIN-IsIR OF WIGHT .....-.......-.
HOILIETGs sIiANKLIN HOTEL .EIsc- Li<n
New-York tribune., 1905-01-07
The Howard Hotel

Norfolk street, EnhAnknent London Every modern
eonfort Oyerooks EmhanErent and River Elegant
pubic rooms. Electric Lsht throughout American As
tefr elevators. FIXED tart2-
New-York tribune., 1905-01-07

Perfectly new. opposite Eznekleh
Gardens and cpeTa rcuse.
Each rocga mas ezlcoEy anS are
place Grand seraaSahA
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-25
REWARD, "A KISS
FROM LONELINESS
Memphis Physician Also Has $4,000
Thrown in for Keeping Off
the Fever.
tBy Associated Press.)

MEMPHIS, TENN, Nov. IA
Kiss from leading society woman
accompanied the reward of $4,000
given to DR.. Hebcr Jones. president
of the Memphis board of health, in
recognition of his successful efforts
In Keeping tho city free from yellow
fever during the recent visit of the
scourge yesterday. The society wo-
man was Mrs. James S. Robinson, wife
OF the millionaire pharmacist. Fol.
lowing the presentation of the check
she walked up to the physician and
without word Of warning, kissed him
sauarely upon the lips. The act took
DR.. Jones by surprise but he soon re-
gained his composure.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-25
500, 600 COAI. MINERS
EXPECTED TO STRIKE
Mitchell Says the Men Are Organized
and Are Ready for
War.
10y Associated presn.A

PrTTSBURG, PA, Nov. ga coal
strike and lockout affecting 100000
workmen and paralyzing the bitumin-
Gus and anthracite industry is predict
ed for April, 1906. by John Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Worker,
of America. now here in attendance
on the American Federation Of Lahor'.,
convention.
Mitchell declares that in the anthra-
cite fields OF Pennsylvania the men
are now organized, and that at the end
or this month 100000 hard-coal min
crs will he paying dues into their M.
tional union. M
Mitchell thinks there might be {.
possibility OF averting trouble when
the skilled workmen are in the union.
cember Ii, will formulate the demands
the men will make upon the opera
tor
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-25
Baard Of Construction is Not In
Favor of Them.
CON lDERED ONLY EXPERIMENT
Secretary sonaparte Though May Pos.
sibly Recommend the Construction
of warshps to Equal the Dread.
nauaht Now BUILDING in England
(Ny Associated pross.l


( WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Nov. "a
Whether the President shall be re-
quested to recommend to Congress the
authorization OF battleships displaciIr,
$4,000 instead of 10000 tons res; !;
with Secretary BOnapurte, who has
before him the conflicting reports of
the general board of the navy and the
board of construction.
Great britain having ordered the
building OF q battleship displacins
$4,000 tons-the Dreadnaught-as ali
experiment, the general board is In
favor OF the American following sui.
by building three new battleships cl
$4,000 tons and by Increasing the ton.
mage OF the two battleships authorized
by the last Congress, the South Caro-.
lima and Michigan, from 10000 10
$4,000 tons.
The board OF construction in It's re-
port to the secretary disapproves oF
the first item OF fhe general boards
program, the authorization for $4,000
ton battlesllips or the increase OF tic
tonnage OF the two battleships author
lied to that figure. 1t believes the
1900 ton ship is at best an expert
ment end that tie additional tonnage
increases but little the ships flghtin..
efficiency.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-25
Life Saver Jump Into Storm T'Os.
sed Lake and Rescues
Steamers Passengers.
WOMEN SENT ASHORE FIRST
BY tile Heroic Act of Daring NAV
rorty.eight Persons Are Landed ty
Brooches Buoy From Stranded Yes
sci OFF the Michigan cosst-captain
Refuses to Leave the Boat
fhy Associated prcss.A

HOLLAND. MICH, Nov. 2t.;-
Wherever tho story is told OF tho
wreck OF the passenger steamer Argo.
from Chicago, which struck n sandbm
today while attempting to enter this
harbor III the early hours OF the morn
ing, the name OF Life Saver Robert
Smith will be held in veneration.
The life saving crew had labored
hours in futile attempt to reach the
stranded ship. Men and women pas
sengers and the crew stood helplessly
on the steamer. not knowing how to
manipulate the breeches buoy that
would carry them 500 feet over the
slender line to safety ashore.
Then it was that Robert Smith lied
about his body line thrown from
the wreck to the struggling life hcht
and was dragged through the foaming
waves to the deck Of tho Argu, send
ing safely ashore first tho four women
passengers and little girl and then
ore after another the other passengers
and those of the crew who had not
chosen 70 remain with Captull John
Ste%arts9n board. ss!sssks a,y.;
3 assent yfiye passengers and fhifteFs,
FofS the crsssl @ere htIsstsll salldfa.
Captain John Stewart with a few
riched members of his crowrefused 10
desert the ship. This evening they!
We're still on board, the breeches buoy
heing kept IN readiness for their res
cue the moment the ship should begin
~ show signs Of going to pieces.
Representatives of the Graham and
Norton steamer line assert That their
steamer in trying to make the harbpr
struck a. shoal. and loosing her head
way was tossed holpIcssly against the
north pier. During the day she worked
rorthward along the beach, lying to-
hight 1900 FEET north of the piers
and within zoo feet OF tho shore.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-25
Death Valleys Picturesque Min
er's Wealth is Explained.
NAY BE R0BBER GANGS LOOT
So.Called Mine Held to Be a ;iyt..
and Scotty's Fortune is Supposed 10
Come From $4,000 in Coin Stolen
Twenty-Five Years Ago.
Special TO the Daily Prcss.)

'SSNSiHi W hHc itili1 IGSS-p
ST. PAUL, MINI. Nov. 24.--Wil-
liam Scott, Death Valley millionaire.
is believed by Maurice I. Krakow. u
broker who has just returned from
Death Valley. to have found actual
coin and not . mine. Detectives, say;
Krakow, are trying to ascertain wheI G
Scotty's mine is located Or whether
he has q mine ut all.
There is feeling among Scotty's
friends and neiShbors in Death Val
ley" said MIR. Krakow. that the so
called mine is myth and that the
King Of Death Valley has stumbled
upon a cache made by some band of
outlaws near Bull Frog.
In support OF this theory deni-
zens Of that section cite the fact thar
Scotty has never produced piece of
ore, and furthermore that his gold is
always Of the kind that passes current
as money. Most of the gold in that
country is in the form of dus. OF
Jumps, but Scotty never fails to bring
from his mine several bags filled win
gold coins.
TWENTY-FIVE years ago there was
hold-up in that part OF the country
and the bandits got away with $3.50
COO in gold coins. The two men We're
tracked into the hills near Death Val
ley. and later two skeletons were
found that were supposed to be those
OF the bandits. but the money was
never recovered
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-25

the advertising paper has been orit red
and the work of COLLECTING" the cir.
Gus and preparing it for exhibition is
nearly finished. Associated with Herr.
Hagonbeck are John M Havli and C..
Lee Williams. of Cincinnati; Frank
Il. Tate, Of st. Louis. and w. II.
Gardner, of New York. who from
1881 to 1904 was general agent for
Darnum G. Bailey.
The circus trust. SO called. is CON-
posed of Barnum q Bailey, the Ring
ling Brothers, Forepaughs and Buffalo
Bill. Barnum & Bailey own the Buff
falo Bill show. and with Ringing
Brothers control the Forepaugh show
The promoters recently agreed not TO
interfere with each other. and 1t is
to smash this combination that the
Hagcnbeck circus will be put in the
field.
MIR. Gardner, who is to be the gen.
eral manager, said yesterday that Law
renee Hagenbeck, son of Carl, will be
the American representative Of the
HagcnbeclS interests, and will have his
Office in Chicago, where the supply
station will be located. The winter
home will be in Cincinnati.
The circus will be transported in
sixty cars, anu will cost $1,000 day
to operate. The largest tents ever
made arc being constructed, anu many
European performers are being en-
gagged. Lawrence Hagenbeck left for
Germany last week TO ship the ami
mails.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-25
THOUSANDS or DOLLARS CON
Syndicate Operations Rather Expsa.
sive for the Insurance Company, as
Its Profits Went to Individuals.
Perkins Got $4,000 That Never APP,
pearcd on the company,s Booke.
fpy Associated press.a

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Startling de-
relopments were brought out at to.
days session OF the Armstrong COM
mittee on insurance investigation in
the course of a minute inquiry by, MIR.
Hughes, counsel to the COMMITTEES,
into the syndicate transaction SpaEs
ticirated in by the New York Like
Insurance Company. IS, AZ
The most important witness OF the
day was Milton NJ. Madison, "a Book.
Keeper of the New York Life Inslif,,
aDce Company, during whose sxarh Ions
ton 1t was brought out that la the
case Of the United States Steel Cor
pcration syndicate, the managers .of
which were J. p. Morgan and Com,
pany, there appeared in one instance
a profit due to the New York Life OF
SS7,1S7, from which was deducted, no
reason being given, the sum OF Sbe,3l0,
which was paid to Andrew Hamilton,
who has been described in the course
OF the investigation RS the .'insur,
aneo legislative generalissimo.r
Is morsan's Hand Appears,
II 9.peaTttl iron, yc4 c,ls isrpli,ired
by Mr.. Hughes that an account o.
J. L. Morgan and Company, with Ham.
iltcn, showed that in December, 1901
that firm had advanced to Hamilton
the sum of s5G.72o, that on October
?. l9O", this account anmounted, with
interest, to S59,31O, and that it is then
cancelled by the entry of that amount
10 Hamiltons credit. The entry of
this amount in the account of the New
York Lite read las per cancelled
statement and arrangement with g.
w. Perkins, ~
IT. also developed that the partici
patton in the syndicate Of the New
York Life was affected: through the
Now York Security. and Trust Com.
pany by which one-fourth of the pro.
fits of the former company were re-
tanned. 5Ao
Perkins Never Missed Dollar.
Pressed by Mir. Hughes to tell
whether he knew of any other in:
stance OF money due the New York
Life being laid TO third party as in
the Hamilton case, Mr.. Madison re-
called the payment in 1904, OF 10000
to George w. Perkins, representing
the proiit Gil n loan of s930,OO0 to the
Boston firm Of Kidder. Peabody 8
Company. The profit, witness said,
came in the form of check on the
First National bank. which he cashed,
giving the money to Perkins. What
the latter did with it the witness did
not know. No entry OF the transaction
was made on the books of the New
York Life.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-25
20 YEARS FOR
AN ENBEZZLER
Pecria's School Superintendent win
snend the Rest Of His Life
in Prison.
CBy Associatea presa.o

PEORIA, ILLS, Nov. 24-Newton
9. Dougherty, for years prominent as
educator and fiancier, pleaded gui;ty
today to five forgery charges against
him in connection with the footing If
The school funds of thousands of dol.
lars. He was sentenced to fourteen
years in the penitcntiary on each o.
the five counts. the same to tc con.
current
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-25
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Commissioners of Agriculture Learn
of the South's Progress.


(Sy Associated PressD
RICHMOND. VA, Nov. 24.-Tbe
Association of Southern States Com
Dlissioners OF Agriculture, in annual
session here. today elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
w. w. Osilvie. Nashville. Tenn, prcsi.
dent; L. J. Watson. Columbia, S. c.,
first vice-president; T. G. Hudson,
Atlanta, second yicc-president; d. w
Kilgcre. Raleigh. secretary and treas
urer; f. w. Magruder, Richmond, as.
sistant secretary and treasurer.
The reports read today show greaS
progress in the South and discussed
farming education, fertilizers, produce
exchanges, immigration and labor.
The commissioners adjourned to.
night after choosing Jacksonville, Fla,
rs the next place OF meeting
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-25
JORDAN DENIES WINNINGS.
Cotton Man Says He Has Not Made
Millions.
(Dy Associated Press

ATLANTA, GA. Nov. 23.-Hawie
Jordan, president of the Southern As
ISOLATION, today denied recent report
that he had been concerned with a
prominent cotton speculator in New
York and that in the recent rise in
prices he had been q winner to the
extent of several million dollars.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-25
Five Criminals Make Murderous
Attack on Duputy Warden
aud Kill Two Guards.
NITRO GLYCERlNE WRECKS DOOR
Streets of jefferson City Turned into
Battlefield While Police. Citizens
and Prison Officials Fire voliey At
ter vOllcy at Escaping Criminals
Two of Latter Wounded; One Dead.
G:y Associated press.l

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, Nov. "a
In desperate attempt to escape from
the State Scnitentiary five convlcts
fought for freedom with weapons and
nitro Slycerinc at the prison gate,
killing two guards and wountiing De
DUTY Warden See, and four men made Il
dash through the streets of Jefferson
City under fire. only to be captured
after two of tue escaped men had been
wounded.
Five prisoners taking advantage of
the absence of Warden Hall and six
guards, who left here today with II
federal prisoners for Fort Leaven-
worth, Kas., attempted TO escape, but
only four left the prison after wreck
ing the gate.
Convicts Shoot Deputy Warden.
Conyicts Harry Vaughn, Charles
Raymond, Hiram Blake, George Ryan
and Eli Ieigler, who were working
close inside the prison gate, having
secured pistols and 4 bottle OF nitro
Slyccrinc, entered Deputy Warden K.
E. Sees office and shot him in the arm
and the hip rs he sat in IL chair. He
sank back helpless and the colwicts
rushed, to- the gate where they met
Gateman John Clay. Before Clay
could raise his. weapon he was shot
dead.
L. a. Allison. commissary officer. ran
10 F,ays assistance and he too was
snot iead.
The convicts then rushed through
the gate dragging Clay'S, body with
them. They slammed the gate shut and
fastened it. Ziegler was left inside
Nitro Glyccrine Opens the Gate.
Tho convlcts placed nitro glyccrine
under the outside gate and blow an
opening through the steel doors. The
four men crowded through this rup.
turc and dashed through IL number of
'trusty' convicts who were working
i'll the street.
Almost before the four escaped con.
Vets had covered block, prison tf-
ficials were in pursuit shooting as they
ran. The chase KEPT OH for a dozen
blocks, the convicts out running their
pursuers.
Police Open Fire on Them.
Near the Missouri Pacific station
the convicts caught up with wagon
driven by Orville Lane. jumping into
this wagon the desperadoes seized
Lane and used him as Shield from
the bullets OF the Dursuers One con.
Wet dashed the horse into run AMI
escape seemed sure. when suddenly {,
squad OF city policemen and armed
citizens appeared and stopped the
horse.
Shielding themselves as well as pos
sible behind the sides OF the vehicla
the four convicts fought the police
men.
Streets Turned Into Battlefield.
Volley after yolley was fired in the
street from both sides to the conflict.
The policemen sheltering themselves
behind trees. splintered the wagon,
finally putting bullet through
Vaughn and Blake, the latter falling
to the ground probably fatally hurt
to the ground. Then the convicts sur
rendered. Blake died later. tonight
from his wounds.
Lane and his horse and convicts
Ryan and Raymond were uninjured
The convicts were Immediately taken
back to the pen
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-25
HaIdeman Would a senator Be.

LOUISVILLE, ky. Nov. 2i.-The
Courier-Journal will tomorrow morn
ing print the announcement of the en-
try of W. b. Haldeman, editor Of the
Louisville Times, into the race for
the seat in the United States Senate
now held by j. q. S. Blackburn; {. !
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-25
Good Day for Eaxcrites.

BENNlNG, ID. c.. Nov. 24.-Pubiic
choices took all but one CT races at
Bcnnins today, the exception being il
the sixth event. In this both Loch;n-
var and Scotch Plume finished ahead
of Platoon, the favoritc.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-25
CIRCUS COMBINE HAS
A NEW COMPETITOR
Combination Headed by Carl Hagen.
beck to Compete With Bar
mum Octopus.
ny Associated prass.)

RICHMOND. VA, Nov. 2l.-Carl
F. Hagenheck, of Germany, and scyera,
American theatrical men Will nut n
mammoth circus in the field next April
to compete with the so-called circus
trust The plans have been completed,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-25
Big Lumber Deal.
(By Associated Press.)

! -""7Fl-I VIZ <NI'5UVIHtIU = TCS5.J
BRISTOL, TENN. Nov. al. W.
Wilkinson has closed q deal for III
100000 feet of lumber and timber In
North Carolina. near Ashcville. Tho
price was 100000.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-25

shortly after his entry into the aca-'
deny. the prosecution cyidentlys
thought it better TO lay it before tho
court from the medical records. The
case was that OF Midshipman Law.
renee F. Clark. who entered the AGA.
deny, having passed his physical en-
animation on July 10. 1908. He almost
immediately was confined to his bed
in the hospital and on July 20, died.
An autopsy revealed that he had died
Of an ehlboIism or cloggng of the
blood vessels Of the head due primar.
lily to vegetation from the region OF
the heart being carried to the brain.
This condition, the report Of the au-
topsy said, existed prior to his en-
trance to the Academy.
Defense Scores Few Points.
The defense offered two witnesses
during the afternoon session. They
were Midshipmen Herbert u. Lab.
hardt, classmatc and former room.
mate of Meriwether, and Midshipman
Norman NJ. Smith.
Labhardt was called to show that
Branch had done things to Meri-
wether calculated to make good his
assertion that he would make life
not worth living for him" He said
that on one occasion Branch had come
to their room and made Meriwether
hold n book in his mouth and on an
other occasion had spoken harshly to
him about doing things not permitted
to members OF his class by the insti-
tution's unwritten laws.
Fighting on the Increase.
During the course of Midshipman
Smiths testimony it was to, be noted
that United States District Attorney
Rose, Of baltimore, who is associated
in the prosecution with Judge Adyo-
cate Mark. took keen interest In
the evidence given that fighting Ind
increased since hazlng was knocked
CUT nj the academy. He brought
out clearly by his questions that the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-25

: THE DAILY pRgss
10 tho only newspaper
In Newport Newo chat
receives full Associates
reese report,