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NATIONAL FENCING
TITLES ARE DECIDED

NEW YORK. April 25.-W L. Bowm,,
or the New York Athletic Club won tn.
ute OF national amateur foils chamn,on
IN the nnal round Of the annual comnet,-
lion AT the New York A. c. gymnasium,
last night, winning every one of his hout.
Ihree men tied for second prize, but three
extra contests decided the place in favor
OF V. p. Curti, also of the New York A.C
This tournament ended the season of the
Amateur Fencing League
q. w. Postgate of the New York Turn
Verein. who fenced through the pre,,n,-
mary and final rounds. sustaining onIv !.
single defeat In a total of fifteen bouts
won the title OF saber champion, c. A.
with but two bouts lost
The summary:
Fol-S COMPETITION.
Final round-y. r. Curt. New York Athletic
rox: Dr. samuel McCullagh New YORK rno Atb,.t g.
TaSD' ,ost to R G. + H Breed Curt and A. G.
feated DR.. s. McCuilagh and A. G. Fox anH , os
cb, W. r. ssw%'9 c, and Curt A. Fox
cuise and y p ca;ti snd iest To- samuel a Nc
Athletic Club defeated c. H. Breed. v. f cu nrd
c E; custi; = p A. c. Fox. 2. and DR.. $. Nc:
In the fencc-on Of the triple tie for second. v
r. Curt defeated 6. H. Breed and A. Fox for
second prize. and G H. Breed third prize by
beating A. G. Fox in an extra bout.
sABRES COMPETITION.
Final rcund-G. ". Postgate. New York Turn
Sereln. defeated F. ]. Byrne. Y. p. trrti and
Dr. G. H. Lawrence; c. A. Bill. New York Ath-
renee and 6: ". Postgate and lost to " p.
Curt; ?. J. Byrne. New York Athletic Club de-
and lost to c. A: BM and G. ". Postsate: Y.
r. Curt defeated C. A. Bill and lost 10 r. j.
Byrne, DR.. g. II. Lawrence and G. W Foetrate:
DR.. 9. H. Lawrence defeated v. r. Curti and
lnst to C.. 4. Bin, =. J. Byrne and G. W. Post
gate.
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Totals. 40 1926 - 81 Totals. Al 10 SO n o
1.-TWO out when winning run was scored.
Sew York % 4 O o O o o O O 0-2
3hiladelphiG.. O +? o o o o o o o o is
tsRuns-Murphy. Smith, Bender and Chase tSJ.
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Cleveland. .......... o o o ! o o x-2
Runs. Clarke. Bradley and Crawford First
base on errors-Detrot, .: Cleveland. l.. Three
base hit-Crawford. Sacrifice Bradley.
Stolen bases-Lajoie. 2 First base on balls-0n
Mullin. 2. Hit by pitcher-Bv Mullin. /. Left on
bases-Detroit g. Cleveland 3. Struck out-By
Mullin, o: by Joss. 4. Umpire-Mr. O'Loughlin.
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At Observation-Disclosures 5; Trenton. 2.
AT Reading-Lancaster. s; Reading. 3.
At Observation-Disclosures. Z; Harrisburg, /
At JohnstOwn-JOhnstOwn. s. Altoona. 3.
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Western League.
Base Ball Tor Charity.

At Omaha Omaha. s.; Lincoln. 2.
At Pueblo-Sioux City. IL Pueblo, 6.
At Denver-Denyer, g: Des Moines, l..
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Two-base hits-Nicholls. Keller. Chase ~.
Three base hit-Niles. Sacrifice hits-Nicholls.
Davis. Oldring. Keller. Conroy ~, Stolen bases
-Stahl. Chase. Hemphill. Double plays-Smith
and Nichols ~; Collins Murphy and Davis. Left
on bases-New York. 3: Philadelphia Z. First
base on balls-On Glade. q of Bender. .. First
base on errors-Philadelphia. 9 Hit by pitcher
BY Glade. L; by Bender. l.: Struck ont.By
Glade. 4: by Bender. s. Wild ptch-Bender.
Umpires-Messrs. Sheridan and Hurst.
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'Batted for sullivan In ninth.
Chicago ......O q o.
Runs-C. Jones. Wallace and Parent. Two-base
hit-Walace. Sacrifice hits-Stone and Donohue
Stolen hases-C Jones. Ferris and Dougherty.
Double play-Ferris to T. Jones. Left on base
ST. Louis. 5: Chicago. g. First base on balls-On
Waddell 4: of Smith. 2. Hit by pitcher-By
Waddell. l. Struck Out-By Waddell. Z: by
Smith, g. Umpires-Messrs. Evans and Egan.
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Waddell Again Fools White sox.

w dVUSII again OO1S w uICc 0OA.
ST. LOUIS. April 25.-In a pitchers bat
tie between Waddell and Smith. st. Louis
yesterday defeated Chicago by > to 1. The
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Western papers say that Detroit fans
have the hammer out already for Hughey
Jennings. the man who could have had
the city hall for the asking last fall
How tickle the nature of the fan If the
champions do not get a gait pretty soon
that flag day date Of the Yankees will
scarce be worth the car fare.
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BASE BALL NOTES.

Forget It,. cy Young can't pitch every
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19
q H'Es ~

with whole gale blowin' and the
enemy in sight. You fellows. you have
had enough wine. git out of herer 1t
warn't worth while for her daddy to
tell her she was spilin' trade; Mary
Ann was as independent as a cap'n on
his own quarter deck"
And yousfell in love with Mary Ann.
didn't you. Budge?~. asked Dicky SOL
emnly. why didn't you marry her2"
Bulge positively turned pale at this.
while William Paul Jones made whin-
nying sound which was evidently meant
for laugh.
why, Mr.. FaIconer, sir somehow. sir.
it never seemed to re as if. sir, was
quite cut out, do you see. sir. for a
marryin' man. And would no more
have dared to marry Mary Ann than I
would have put my head in shark S
mouth. She'd a-bossed me all over the
place, and tho. being sailorman. I'm
used to discipline, l must say Mary
Ann was triae too strict for me. Be
sides" added Bulge, in a burst of con-
fdence. she wouldn't have me. Once
while we was a-talk.n- together at Port
Mahon, did kinder hint to her as how
she might become Mrs. Bulge, and she
UP with a rolling pin, and if I hadn't a
good pair of legs and knowed what
course to steer TO git to the ship Lord
knows what would have happened to
Bill Bulge. Arter that sir. 1 was
mighty civil spoken when was at the
Two Doves and never took morn a pint
of that thin stuff they serve at that
there tavern.
You know, sir. Cap'n cambridge
made mighty unpleasant cruise in the
George Washington. from Algiers to
Constantinople. We carried a whole
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19

lot of heathens and wild animals as
present from the dey or Algiers to the
sultan of TuKzcy. and we never would
have took 'em except the George Wash
ington was layin right a the mole.
with about 10 guns trained on her at
short range. Guns is guns, Mr.. Fal-
coner, and we had to be mighty polite
to that old pagan the dey of Algiers.
and carry his stuff for him.
We sailed foe the Dardaneues. ana
got through EN- without no firmaR. or
'stifcate. or whatever they calls il.
from the sultan. Cause that there
Turkish man. he claims as no ship can
git through them straits without akin
his permit Cap'n Basnhridge. however.
didn't like the notion of shortening
sail and akin a permit from a man as
sets cross legged in baggy trousers.
smolxin' pipe five foot long. Sc the
cap'n he let fly tremendous salute.
which made tn biggest smoke you ever
see. sir. and afore that smoke cleared
away we had crowded on sail and shot
past them forts. as was meant to stop
US and was goin' .arough the straits
lickety split at IA knot gait
We'll, sir. as we was comm straight
back to Port Mahon 1 laid in a store of
presents for Mary Ann. Fust bought
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are in my division. Amt we, William?'
and rubbed his nose affectionately.
against Budge's shin. r
81 think, Mr. Falconer," continued
Bulge, with reminiscent look in his
eye, well have our work cut out for
us with them Tripolitan pirates and
ems 1 never see, not even aiongshore
in Philadelphy or New York. They'll
make out they've surrendered, and then
they'll have a long curved knife in
side their beastly shirts, and fust thing
you know they'll whip out that knife
and let you have it in the liver"
81 amt afraid of 'em." cried Dicky.
mo more is Roger Thorne. l reckon
our dirks are just as good as any
curved cimiter, and I'd just as soon
tackle whopping big Tripolitan pirate
as not. because I'm an American, am"
so you would Mr.. Falconer," replied
Bulge tartly, who occasionally took
liberties of speech with Diclsy "Jes'
like you tackle Mr.. Totten and Mr.
Grey and gets licked every time. But
all the same l likes your spirit, Mr.
Falconer. It's the true spirit of a ma
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wheedling voice. feeding the last of the
chalk to William Paul Jones, Il wish
you would tell me about the time there
was a fire in the magazine on the Con-
stitution"
What are you a-talkin' about, Mr..
Falconer?' answered Bulge innocently.
There's been a lot of fires in ships
magazines, and if they wasn't put out
in time all the powder would git blowed
up. That's the great danger of fires in
magazines, sir"
You know well enough what 1
mean," pursued Dicky. Doesn't he.
William Paul Jones?" At which Will
liam Paul Jones nodded his beard sage
ly. Il heard Mr.. Porter and Captain
cambridge talking about it the other
day. and they were laughing. Captain
cambridge said that he never saw
magazine in more critical danger. in his
life than when the loose powder on the
floor was burning and the top was off
the powder keg. But he said if he had
known he was to be blown up the next
minute he couldn't have helped laugh
ing when you walked up and pumped
yourself down on the powder keg and
crossed your legs and sat there looking
as cool as cucumber"
We'll, now. Mr.. Falconer. 'tain't no
more risky for to sit on keg of pow
der with the top off than it is to sit on
p keg of nails. only provided the fire
don't git to the powder. I'm a pretty
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of her namesake! I've got mighty
strong hope that this here gun, bein'
named Mary Ann, too. will make them
Tripolitan beggars howl and knock the
forts about their scoundrelly ears.
Guns is guns, Mr. FaIconer. You'll find
that out when you've served in the
navy as long as have"
We'll, Bulge" said Dicky, Il see
you won't tell me anything about that
fire in the CONSTITUTIONS ma gazine, but
1 do know this: that Captain Balm
bridge and Mr.. Porter both say you
saved the ship-the glorious ship. So
go on now. and tell me about Mary
Ann and Port Mahon."
Bulge, settling himself more COM
fortably on his caps,an bar and giving
William Paul Jones friendly kick.
began:
Amt you ever heard the old sailors
song. Mr.. Falconer?
"'On Cape de Gate
l lost my nat.
And where do you think found it?
"'At Port Mahon
Upon the ground,
And all the girls around it,
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mind. was Mary Ann. She was a strap
ping big girl, with a iamin' red head
but good lookin' all the same. And her
father KEEP tavern called the Two
Doves at Port Mahon Or ruther Mary
KEEP it for him. There warn,t nothin
dovelike about Mary Ann. though
tell you she made everybody IN that
tavern walk Spanish. she did And if
a sailorman wanted too much drink, or
managed to get it. Mary Ann was there
ready to lend hand to pitch him out
You see, sir. sailorman can't fight a
woman. and when Mary Ann would
walk up to a bunch of EN-. settin
drinkin that thin kind of wine they
have at Port Mahon. and of which a
man can hold hogshead. she'd bawl
like cap'n on the bridge of his ship,
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substantial fgger. and 1 didn't think
somehow the fire was a-goin' to burn
clear through my legs. trousers and
all, and git inside the keg. SO 'tain't
worth talkin' about. nohow"
The officers thought differently. and
I know the secretary of the navy
wrote you letter, praising you to the
skies. and it was read before the whole
ships company"
Il can't deny that, sir" replied
Bulge solemnly, "and I might have
had tail to my coat and standing
bed place, but didn't have no eddi-
cation for them things. and l got made
gun cap'n, and a gun cap'n I'll stay
until answer at the last great mus
ter"
Anyhow" cried Dicky. I'm glad you
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19

val orficer. 'Taint no disgrace for a
ship to git licked by another as can
throw twice the metal, but it's a dis
grace to run away, however,
That's just what I think, Bulge, =
answered Dicky And now 1 want you
to tell me something more about that
fire in the Constitutions magazine"
Lord. sir. I'd ruther tell you about
Mary Ann, the fust one that this is
named arter. She's the bow gun in the
main deck battery on the port side of
the Constitution frigate. Both of EN-
is named for girl I knowed in Port
Mahon 80 year ago, and she was the
greatest barker and talker and could
do more execution than any girl ever
see. and that's why I named that gun
Mary Ann. And she turned out worthy
The Washington times., 1908-06-28
FIRST NEWSPAPER PRINTED in CHINA

= IS reported from China that the
oldest newspaper in the world. the
u Picking Gazette. is about 70 suspend
publication The first number ap-
peared In 81 A D.. and since 1851.
more than a century before the dis
covery OF America. il has appeared
regularly.
The Picking Gazette has published a
daily budget Of the imperial court
news, and has been a repository Of
edicts from the throne, memorials
from provincial governors and reports
from Chinese officials. II would be
wrong TO infer that its contents were
always dry. slys the New York Sun
Frequently the Gazette has contained
news OF great interest to the world
and Information Illuminating one phase
or another OF Chinese character or
the governmental regime
Perhaps We read one day that not
only the soldier who had stolen thirty
boxes OF bullets had been severely
punished. but the officer whose duty It
was to inspect the stores and see that
they were intact was condemned 20
eighty blows and dismissed from the
service. This showed the grave re-
sponsiblity Imposed upon Chinese Off
Gals.
We learned from the Gazette that
the -xplanation Of moral maxims TO
The Washington times., 1908-06-28
Pursued By COssaeks.

Colonel LochwiJzslCy was pursued by
a patrol OF Cossacks. and while hid
in the forest in a dense Uncomfortable
thicket. saw them pass on his track
Imagine a long line Of sheepslzin-
coated warriors with high felt caps,
mounted on shaggy ponies marching
ct a rapid trot I'm column Of twos
through the desert. Their siIver-but-
ted pistols and curved Turkish sabreS
catch and reflect the CLINT from the
setting sun.
Their wild road song Of
Al, ali eluhu' al, all
resounds through the quiet stiffness
Of the evening.
This patrol failed TO discover the
fugitive's hiding place. and after they
had passed he rode further into the
desert and took refuge for the night
In a squalid Tartar village
After further adventures and almost
incredible hardship he was nnalIv
captured by another Cossac5 patrol
and was taken more dead than alive
back 90 the penal settlement. From
there he was sent TO the island OF
SOgDolien
The Washington times., 1908-06-28
Fled Into the Desert.

Colonel Loeb whisky was then con
fined IN the prison stoCkade. By dar-
ing ruse one dark night ne overcame
one Of the jaHers. whom he bound and
gagged and thrust into his cell, and
with the keys OF the turnkey, made
his escape from the stockade- \ COM
pany Of Cossacks were encamped close
bv. and Lochwitzky stole up 10 the
sentry. whom ne overcame without
making any noise. secured his weap-
ons. and. taking thu captains horse.
which was the best IN the picket, fed
into the steppes.
Before the fugitive stretched that
immense region which extends IN an
almost unbroken line from the Pacific
ocean 10 the Ural Mountains, and
from the Attic Seas 10 the savage
Chinese frontier, where wild Tartars
and semi-civilized Monaghan tribe.
still live In primitive savagery-
Toward the Chinese frontier and up
near the BoreaI zone the country Is
not only inhabited by the savage
descendants Of the barbarian hordos
who followed Ghengis Khan when he
overran western Europe with fire and
sword. but ln this region the Arctic
dog. the savage wolf. the wild rein
deer. and ferocious brown bears dis
mute with man the dominion Of the
plains.
Rarely does civilized man penetrate
these solltudes, except II BE Cossack
patrol in pursuit OF some poor con
Wet who has escaped from among the
thousands tofing in the Cars salt
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fellow conviCts sewed around hlu.
and IL was shipped 20 japan
During this flight in the lounge
Lochwitzsky clasped revolver in
sis right hand. ready TO kill himself
IN captured. and made the thrilling
Journey into Japan with many mar
row escapes from death, the lounge
being roughly handled, part OF the
lime standing on end. with its pris-
oner head down. when death threat
ened him from rush Of blood TO his
brain. He survived the trip. however.
and landed safely m Japan. where
he soon found that paid spies had
detected him and were plotting 20
effect his capture and return TO Rus
sia
Lochwitzsky then fed 10 China
where he was for a time secretary TO
the British commercial agent at VIA
livestock. but again was forced 10
fee. with Russian spies on his trail
back TO Japan. For time he fought
in a military college in Tokyo
When he returneH 10 Japan the
Russo-Japanese war was In progress
and the colonel was looked upon with
The Washington times., 1908-06-28

the people was a favor1ts prescription
for amending their shortcomings. one
day a memorial IN the paper said thar
as the Inhabitants OF one OF the prov
tnces were turbulent. competent per
sons had been appointed TO explain 10
them the maxinis OF the sacred edicts
with the hope OF improving their char
acter.
4 few years ago a report IN the Ca
zette from the governor OF Yunnan
said that in some OF the country dis
tric-s the villagers had a horrible Gus
tom OF burning TO death any mar
caught stealing corn or fruit in the
fields. Then followed detailed &C
counts OF some OF these events.
The files OF the venerable paper are
among the curiosities OF Typography.
During part OF the eighteenth CEN
tury II was printed in the imperial
palace from movable copper type and
IN the last eighty years from movable
type carved out OF wood.
The Chinese government viii nov
supplant the publication by the Gov
eminent Gazette, which viii be much
larger and conducted along mLre mod
ern lines II wiz be the on1cisl gov
eminent organ The disappe- -ance OF
the PelSin Gazette is one o ne signs
Of the times illustrating ne mighty
changes that are coming TO pass IN
China
The Washington times., 1908-06-28
The Gray Prison Land.

Interviewed IN San Francisco by a
representative Of the press, Colonel
I,ochwitzsky talked interestingly Of
Siberia
siberia" said he. as a great penal
colony Exile 20 Siberia began In
the first years Of its discovery, and
a-s early as 1913 we ind the non-con-
formist priest Avvakun following in
chains the exploring party Of Pash-
koH on the Amur. Rasl1OluilCs In the
second half OF the seventeenth cen
fury. rebel Stryeltsky under Peter I.
cOurtiers Of rank during the reigns
of the expresses. Polish cOnfederates
Under Catherine II. the "Decembrists"
under Nicholas I. nearly 5000 Poles
after the instruction of 1853 ard
later on whole generations OF social
The Washington times., 1908-06-28

- OLONBL LOCHWITZSkY is
now student at the Uuiyer-
sity of Southern California.
and legal adviser Of the Rus
SIAN colony IN Los Angeles. and has
been repeatedly condemned to death
by the Russian government.
HOunded across two continents By
spies Of the dreaded Russian Third
Section. Emuggled out Of a Siberian
PRISON school stuffed in between the
springs Of 4 lounge. clutching pistol
in his hand Gay and night for weeks
during one OF the most perilous flights
ever attempted by a prisoner Of the
Gar and forced 10 fly for his lie
from one foreign country 70 another,
Colonel Loohwitzsky has again been
compelled 70 ask the authorities Of
Los Angeles for protection. and has
been given permission 10 carry weap-
onB, expecting any moment OF the day
or night 10 be killed by the bullet.
Dladc or poison Of the invisible spies
who are now on his trail. watching
for the hrst opportunity TO assassinate
him and 70 send TO the bureaucracy Of
Russia the report Of their success.
Colonel LoChwitzsky escape from
the horrors of Siberia, which is known
as a hell on earth for prisoners. was
one Of the most thrilling features of
his eyenttul career as a Russian pris-
Oner. but marked only the beginning
Of what may yet prove the end-the
beginning ~ s. series Of death-dodging
flights seldom heard Of outside the
pages Of Tolstoy or Turgenlen.
The Washington times., 1908-06-28

lists were sent 10 Siberia. while ..
number OF commOn-law convicts 4u,.
eXiles transported thither has steaduy
increased since the end &c the eight
eenth century. No exact sts tistics Of
But It is known that in the first years
OF the nineteenth century nearly 2.OO9
persons were transported every year
to Siberia This figure had reached an
average Of 1880 in 1871. and rose
above 20 900 in 1852.
Between 1873 and 1877 the total was
S93914. 10 which ought TO be added
the families Of many exiles. making
more than SO. 600 men, women. and
children transported since the begin
ming Of the nineteenth century. or
151.5S4 transported during the ten
years. 1876. 1852 were condemned
TO hard labor, .. $50 to be settled with
loss of civil rights. 2s.sSs to be set
tied without loss o. rights. 2,5I 10
live nearly free, while u SIS were
transported simply by orders OF the
administration or decisions OF the
village communities. In 1884. q, 1O4 ex-
lies. followed by 1.752 women and
1881 children. We're transported TO
Siberia Their distribution under diff
ferent heads was nearly the same as
the above. The hard-labor convicts
(some 100 or 1901 sent every year
are distributed among several prisons
IN western and eastern Siberia. the
imperial goId-washinSs at Kara on TIE
The Washington times., 1908-06-28

registers more than Onc-thIrd have
disappeared without being accounted
for. Nearly 3ooc0 men are living IN
siberia the life OF brodyEghi or out
,dwed vagabOnds. trying o. make thei-
way through the forests 10 their ma
tive provinces IN Russia.
" lille IN san Francisco LOchwItz-
sKy's life was attempted by poison and
he was shot al By Russian spies. He
fed from there TO Los Angeles, and
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suspicion by the Japanese soldiers.
At one time, being taken for Rus
sian spy. the japanese tried to have
him put 10 death. and he had a mar
row escape from being murdered at
the hands Of an angry mob, who
hated all Russians.
Desiring TO reach a country where
he need not fear the Russian gov
eminent. Lochwitzslxy came to the
United States. his trip over being
marked BY other and numerous hard
zhIps and adventures. He landed al
San Francisco, where he took out his
naturalization papers some years
ago
The Washington times., 1908-06-28
Held Commission in Cars Army.

Lochwitzszy is descended from an
ancient family of Polish nobility. and
is highly educated and polished gen
tleman
he was at one time a colonel in the
Russian cavalry. but was suspected Of
harboring reform principles. and for
some petty trumped-up offense. always
readily pro,ed in that land Of tyrrany.
n was sentenced to serve IN the gray
dep his of liberia As he was not al
that time strong man, the officer in
chgTEe Of the convict removed him
from the ranks OF the common Grim
inais, and IN view of his exceptional
intelligence. placed him in charge Of
one OF the so-called convict schools
where krowlsd edge IS colored and cen
sO-ed BY the various despots from the
car down.
This school Colonel Lochwitzskv
was compelled to teach without the
aid o. books. which are considered
sunerhurus ans too educative in ST.
oer.ar -riulAaI curricuIa. The only
Nolum- av liable was a torn portion
-'r which the colonel happen
e1 10 ave in his possession. He re
pc tedly pleaded for books and sup
pl - for his school room. but his re-
quests were CURLY denied. A priest
of the Greek church was supposed 10
visit the school twice a week. but az
ter Lo~switzsly took charge failed %
show mp for several months. When he
did come he was Intoxicated. and. ac-
cordinE 20 Colonel Lochwitzsky. abgs-
&C him for teaching The convict chill
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dren from the Bible. declaring It was
full Of revolutionary ideas and pre-
cepts not calculated 20 support the
Russian system Of government or 10
strengthen the forces OF the Gar
a lengthy argument ensued, but the
priest held his ground, and reported
the matter 10 the general in charge.
who had LOchwitzsky removed.