Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 22, 1900, Page 4

TELLS OF FIGHT WITH BOOZ| Cadet Keller Bays His Opponent Acted in | | a1l right from Fort Booz In that position,”” sald General Brooke, sharply Cadet George R Spaulding of Michigan, | who acted as timekeepor at the fight Booz was uot severely injured and wa am to camp. Oowardly Manner, Bunning Away. three-quarters of a mile, He positively denled ever having hazed Boc OTHER WITNESSES REPEAT SIMILAR TALES b At Bt b L, | Cadet Charles Barnet, president of the Young Men's Christian association, sub Pastor Alllson Indignuntly Resents | mitted tho following letter, which he r the Imputntion That Dend Man |ceived from Kev. Dr. Allison of Bristc Read Novels Concenl He- Pa., as & reply to one he sent to Dr. Alll tween Covers of His Bible. WEST POINT, N. Y., Dre. 21.—The mill- tary court-martial inquiry into the alleged brutal case of hazing, which are sald to bhave caused the death of Cadet Booz, will not be able to finlsh its work this w An adjourn men. until Wednesday or Thursday will be taken after tomorrow's session, and the remainder of the testimony will probably | son BRISTOL, Pa., Dec. 13, 1 beg to acknowledge re 1900, —Dear eipt of vour ter. 1t is my desire to say that your 15 & confirmation, in not & few particy of my frisnd Oscars experfence surprise that a Christian minister shou'd muke statements of a certain Kind 1 cannot help. It fs a Christian minister's duty to tell the truth. 1 feel quite sure that the congressional committe investigation will discover that no untenable position i been taken by Mr. Boozs friends. Your | letter to me fs a most Interesting commu- nication, in the fa sweeping and | other kinds of statem be secured nex: week he “hazing i Y . "V | “wamit. both, but Lo minimize Keller and Boo: in Fort Putnam, on the | the theory of “exaggeration August 6, 1568, was told by Keller him ‘l G ‘(n.?l 1 :m{\ll- 'nm 31'\‘:v.rru~\:” 1 14 likely to be helpful to us in more W self, as well as by some of the seconds and | i}, ha” [ can understand, of course, how sontinels. who were posted to watch for iral it 18 for you voung men to see no officers who might interfere. A letter was cta in your alma mater, since you hu read in court from Rev. Dr. Allison of | “Tppsed the piebe rublcon . e [ “The frienas of Osear know that he was Bristol, Pa. 1t was written in reply to the | truthful. His statements are to them one published from Cadet Burnett, presi- m“h‘lm"h[w"'”y)rvi';[w‘;“\[\’l‘; i LN he dent of the Young Men's Christian associa- | 17008, he ailowed 1o 1 Tho ncademy tlon, at the aeademy. Dr. Allison says that | Is enough. Only vesterday 1 had m-’ ad Hoow was not a man (o read novels hidden | FrIVHeRs bf perpsn \nsy el (heoey in & bible. The cadet who told you that made a stat The firet witness called was Willlam 1. [ ment that your Christian grace and con. 3 st | mon sense ought to have taken cum grane Guthrie ot Missourl, a cadet of the first| i, “(eoar was not that kind of a youni clase. When nsked if he know Booi he | man. Most since o T replied: “I knew him just as any upper| .LISON. class man would know a lower class man,” | The letier was read and copled, but not He was not at the fight, but saw RBooz [ Ordered attached to the record. shortly after it and noticed that one of Corporal Did Not Report Hoos. his eyes was blackened. He also knew | Cadet Arthur Williams of Indiana, who Cadet Breth, who was his classmate, and was positive that Breth had never been placed in a straightjacket. Such a thing would be so very unusual that if it were dong to anyone on the post the witness would certainly have known of it. Men Dragged in Blankets He knew of men being dragged in a blanket from their to the company streets. Persona o has never been used in “bracin Cadet lewis Brown of Rhode Island, one of Keller's seconds in his fight with Booz, sald Booz ran and was struck several times in the back. In the nd round Boox lay down and refused to get up Cadet William C. Caples of Missouri sald he had given hot sauce to several cadets, but not more than four or five drops to any one. Lieutenant Frank W. Coe, instructor in mathematics in the military academy, testi- fled that Cadet Booz was deficient in his mathematics and never could have passed the examination. He was mentally far below the standard required by the mili- tary academy. Man Who Fought with Boox. Cadet Frank Keller, who had the fight with Boos, sald: “I was chosen by a committee of my class to “eall out” Cadet Booz because he dis- obeyed the orders of the corporal of the guard and made insolent remarks to an upper class man. 1 was told to weigh in and I turned 150 pounds. Booz was 152 pounds. He was taller than 1 and had a longer reach. “We stripped to the waist and my sec- onds told me I had a tough customer to meet and they tcld me to do my besi. For the first thirty seconds after the call of time Booz showed a little fight, as he struck me a couple of times about the shoulders. I struck him under the left eye, cutting it slightly. After this he turned his back and kept running away. 1 frequently told him to face me or I would hit him In the back. I did hit him a couple of blows under the right arm. “In the second round I thought he was #oIng to put up & fight after all, but ha immedintely began running again. 1 struck him In the right eye and then on the stomach. Ho went down altogetber, al- though the blow was not a knockdown nor a knockout blow. He lay on the ground and was counted out. “I went up to him and shook hands. 1 aid 1 hoped he had no ill-feeling toward me. He said ‘No,' and smiled.” “Did you hit him any blows in the region of the heart?” asked General Clous. o, sir, 1 dld not.” When questioned as to whether he had hazed lower classmen or given them “hell sauce” Keller said “no,” but he admitted having “braced” a few. Cadet Ralph Hagyden of New York, one of the sentinels at the fight, said Booz was not hit hard enough to knock him down and that all through he acted cow- ardly. Booz lay on the ground and cried. Hayden acknowledged having taken part in hazing lower classmen. ttinon. 'ntucky told Cadet m, of one occasion when Booz was on wentinel | Hettison of K duty at rear of Bettison's tent, he spoke Booz, who was standing at one end of the post, and told him to patrol his post properly. the to “Had you any right,” asked General | ported, that the increased cost of building Brooke, “to give him any such instruc- [a ship in this country over that of Anglo tions vessels was the reason for the lack in No, not officially,” replied the witness, | American vessels. “but I felt I had w right to give some in- | Mr. Cramp said the first cost of a ship formatlon to him when he was doing | wus scarcely worth consideration, but that wrong the cost of operating the vessel, which was Was it not a breach of military discl- [a daily expenditure, was an important item. pline for you to speak to a sentry on|Coutinulng, Mr. Cramp asserted that me | duty 4 Americans are buying castoff British ships It was at a bargain and are denouncing the sub ‘And as a result of that breach Mr. Booz led out to fight 2 s sir. Then you had no right to put Cade Getting Better? Are you recovering as fast was corporal of the guard on the night that Bettinson spoke to Booz, testified that he was informed of the defective manner in which the former cadet was patroling his post. Williams went to him and in- structed him how to patrol the post prop erly, and did not report him. Williams sald Cadet Breth was seen at West Point some months after leaving the academy and that he was looking very well and seomingly in good health. Wilbur Welling, a cadet from Mississippi, was examined, but nothing new was de- veloped. Cadet Joseph Farnsworth Barns of the District of Columbia, who was one of Keller's seconds in the fight, gave rather a new version of the encounter, us he said it lasted three rounds. He said Booz ran away from his opponent and was mnot knocked out. Cadet James Prentice of New York said that one day Booz came into his tent and asked if he could not lle down. He told Prentice that he was afraid he had heart disease and Prentice advised him to re- sign. Boos suffered from sore feet and witness gave him powders to use on them. He saw Booz read his bible and one day saw him reading a small book which he held inside of his bible. He could not say what kind of a book it was. Prentice saw Booz braced one night in the camp. Booz seemed to have a weak back. Cadet Edward H. Dearmond of Missouri, who acted as a sentinel at the fight, raid he saw it all and that Booz got a black eye. He never knew Booz to be required to take pepper sauce. “DId you ever requiro anyone to this hot sauce?” asked General Clous. “Yes, sir, 1 gave four drops on a spoon to Cadet John C. Pegram and the same to George F. Rozelle, jr."" Denn Deniles Giving Hot Sauce. Cadet 1. Dean of Texas, who, according to a previous witness, gave hot sauce fo Booz, denfed that he had done so. Ho sald Boos was not forced to take the sauce. It is well known among West Pointers that Dean, when a fourth class man, fought fifty-eight rounds with an upperclass man and, although defeated, came out of the fight with glory. The court adjourned until morning. tomorrow ¥or a Cold in the Hea LAXATIVE BROMO-QUININE TABLETI, CRAMP APPROVES HANNA BILL Famous Shipbuilder Tells Iuterstate Commission that Proposed Sub- widy is About Right. PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 21.—Charles H Cramp, head of the Cramp Shipbuilding company, appeared beforo the Industrial commission today and gave testimony re garding marine architecture, Mr. Farqubar of the commission wanted to know why it is that American money does nat seek investment in Atlantic and transatlantic trade “The first reason,” Mr. Cramp replied, “is that it does not pay, and the second that the public has not been educated to tho business. A person cannot make money unless he has been educated in the use of it Mr. Farquhar asked if it was true, as re sidy bill because they will not benefit by it Mr. Cramp sald the cost w# operating for- olgn vessels is than tha Ameri hips, and American people acquainted with | the business can operate ships if they ard given the difference. 1 am in favor of the subsidy bill," said Mr. Cramp. The shipyurds in her America or England cannot build sh enough to supply the demand. This being the case, theso vessels being neoded, I think . e | if we can build more of our own by the as you should? Has notyour | introduction of free ships we should do it old trouble left vour blood full The merchant marine cannot be rehabili of impurities? And isn't this the reason you keep so poorly? Don't delay recovery longer, but take Aver’s Sarsaparilla It will remove all impurities from your blood and tone up your whole nervous system. Give Nature a little help at this time. Aid her by remov- ing all the products of disease from your blood. $1.00 a bottle, Al druggists. Keep your bowels in good condition with Ayer’s Pills, Price 25¢. a box. Write the_dootor freel case. You will recelve s Dr. 3. C. AV ER, Lowell, f | all the particul lm-mpn,. Ad tated without a subsidy Mr. Cramp sald thought the subsidy named in the Hanna bill was “about right.’ He sald also that there seemed to be some apprehension that only the big lines, notably the Internationsl Navigation com pany, would secure the bulk of the subsidy. This idea, he asserted, was erroneous bo- cause the large freight ships will secure a considerable portion of it A reason why this country should have more ships, Mr. Cramp said, 18 the steadily decreasing coal supply of Europe. Eventu ally, he said, all Europe will come to this country for coal Mr. Cramp sald t Britain's source of wealth s its shipbullding—in the vessels it builds for other countries. The ship bullding interests there are assisted by the government, either directly or indi rectly. 1 want to compete with England.’ Mr. Cramp spoke of the enormous profit on armor plate. In bullding war ships for Russia, he sald, his company was com- pelled to pay the full rate of $600 & ton to Carnegie for armor. This, he said, was oue-third the cost of the ship. 11 could get the profit on armor plate declared Mr. Cramp, “I would build a war ship at cost At what price could armor plate be furnished to the government and give the producer a fair profit?" inquired Mr. Ken- nedy “1 do not know,' was the response. I would not like to say." an | s | OMATIA Art $5.00 Brushes—Colors — Palettes — Platino Pictures— and up. Water Color Pictures— $1.00, $1.50, Etchings— Engravivgs— up. 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' Knabe | Pianos Kranich & Bach ; Hallet & Davis | Lowest Prices | Special Sale $6 sscsesssssssscssccccssccnss Buys a Good Mandolin of Our Own Make. : +ecsecessescesecseccsccccesg EARY BIG AVERAGE PER MILE Railroads of United States Show Substantial Increase for Year Ending June 30, NEARLY 200,000 MILES OF TRACKAGE Dividends for Last Fiscal Year Amount to $109,400,147, or $37,- 555,388 More Than for the Pre- ceding Twelve Monthns, WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—The preliminary report on the Income account of rallways in the United States for the year ended June 80, 1600, prefared by the statistician to the Interstate Commerce commission, contains returns of operating rallway com- pantes representing 190,406 miles of line. The gross earnings of the railways in- luded in this report were $1.450,6 , or per mile of line. Of th arnings 106,860,760 were classed as passenger carnings and $1.048,265,876 as frelght earn- \ugs. The gross earnings shown in the final report for the preceding year were $1,313,610,118. Operating expenses for the last fiscnl year aggregate $906,514.412, or $5,025 per mile of line. The net earnings of the roads embraced in this advance report wer 912 for 1900, or $73,110,747 more than they were for 1899, Income from investments amounting to 1, so that the tetal income and other )0 were re- was $684,- sour celv '1\'h.‘ total deductions from income werc $205,811,066. This item Includes interest on bonds, rent for lines, taxes ($44 - 406,465) and other charges to income. The £ dividends declared was $109,400,- leased amount ol 147, which fs $2766,38% greater than the smount declared by corresponding roads | for 1880, The resulting surplus from the operation of the roads covered by this preliminary report was § 109, The | surplus shown in the final report for the preceding year was $63,064,577, The amount of dividends stated, the report explains, does not include the divi- | puid to stockholders by rallway | dends | companies the mileags of which is operated under lea some other form of control jonn for Milwaukee Men. | CHICAGO, Dec. 21.—A project for pen- | stoning employes and paying benefits in of slckness, disability or ath is un isideration by the directors of the Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad templates assessing the em ployes for only part—probably half—of the funds nmecessary to earry out the system, the rest of the expenses to be borne by the der ¢ Chicage The plan company. 1t it is finally adopted it will affect from 25,000 to 30,000 employes. In many respects the system will be similar to & mutual benefit assoclation, but the company proposes to contribute liberally toward its sustenance. The men in the eraploy of the company will not be require to Join unless they wish to do so, but th {taken on hereafter probably will be re- | quired to become contributors to the fund thus, of course, placing themselves in the line of its benefits ded Debt, CHICA! Record tomor row will say It is reported that the management of the Burlington road has formulated a plan | ment on six months' call by the company | and others are optional.” for the refunding after January 1 of all | the bonded debt now drawing interest at 7| per cent annum A large amount of high inter bonds are subject to retire- mercial agent, Mr. Love being promoted to | division freight and pussevger agent, with | headquarters at Sioux City, Ia. Cutting Off Free List. CLEVELAND, 0., Dec. 21.—Orders were | sent today through the territory of the | Western, Central and Grand Trunk Line Traffic assoclations to the effoct that here- after no passes, either annual or trip, shall be issued on account of independent car lines. Small railroads also to be cut off from such privileges. This action is taken in pursuance of the decision reached at the recent meeting in New York. Great thern Increases Stock. ST. PAUL, Minn, Dec. 21.—The Great Northern Railway company has increased its capital stock 10,000 shares at $100 a share, muaking $1,000,000. The company, through its president, James J., Hill, and its secret ward J. Nichols, filed proper not with the secretary of state this afternoon DEATH RECORD. xer Wolcott. 21.—~Former Gover- ¥ BOSTON, nor Wolcott d 10 p. m. Roger Wolcott was born in Boston 1847, and wus the son of J and Cornella Frothingham-Wolcott. He was a descendant of the Roger Waolcott who was second In command in the expedi- tion of Sir William Pepperell against Cape Breton in 1743, which resulted in the cap- ture of Loulsburg Another ancoster was Oliver Wolcott, one of the signers of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. Both of th Wolcotts were governors of Connecticut. Go r Wolcott's public career began in 1887 as 4 member of the Boston common council, in which he three years, Then he was elected to the lower house of the legislature, taking a position among the leaders and winning distinction as a hard and trustworthy worker. He was elected leutenant governor in 1863-94 and 1895 and upon the death of Governor Green- balge became acting governor in 1896, In tho fall of 1806 he governor and in 1897 and 1898 he was re-elecied Mr. Wolcott was always a republican, but In the campalgn of 1884 he opposed his party's candidate for the presidency and voted for Grover Cleveland. His wife and five children survive him July Huntington served was elected Mres. Willlam A, LYONS, Neb., Dec William A. Mann died city Wednesday illness with typhoid leaves ides her hus of tender age. She was the daughter the sister of Mrs J. €. McElhinney will be held at the morrow afternoon Mann of Lyons. 21.—(Special.)—Mrs it her home in this after a few days' onia. Mrs. Mann two daughters was red here and of Willlam Walte and John Lyon and Mrs. of this city. Services even home in this city to- at 2 o'clock Dec. 21.—Rich- from the Second died suddenly at his home NEWPORT ard Wise, cong Virginia district don in 1820 r ¥ry Mrs. Willlam P, of Maine, died at 6:40 this Wife of Se WASHINGTON rye, wife of Senator | at the Hamilton hotel 1 - | morning. Mrs. Frye had been {1l for some Milwaukee Ofiicials | time past. Heart failure is given as the MILWAUKER, Wis, De M- | immediate cause of death portant promotions of officials connected with the Chicago, Milwauk St. Paul | Vere ter. railroad were announced tonight. 0. F.| BELFAST, Dec. 21.—Vere Foster, who has | Waller, traveling frelght und passenger | been engaged for the last ffty years agent of this city, goes to St. Louls, Mo., [ assisting the emigration of nearly 25,000 | succeeding L. G. Love of that city as com- | young women from the congested districts | in Willlamsburg today. He had long been a sufferer from Bright's diseasc. Mr. Wise was defeated for congress in the last elec tion by Hon Harry Maynard. He was a son of the late Governor Heury A, Wise of | Virginia r ek Richard ¥ rrsgill, LONDO! 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He was born in Copenhagen in 1819 and wag foermerly in the British diplomatic service in South America. John M. Brewer, TRENTON, N. J., Dec. 21.—Ex-Congress- man John H. Brewer died at his home here today. He was a pottery manufacturer and a warm personal friend of President Mc- Kinley, with whom he served In congress. J. B. Martin, AINSWORTH, Neb., Dec. 21.—(Special Telegram.)—J. B. Martin, a young man of this clty, died of typhoid fever last night The funeral took place today at 2 p. m. His parents are old settlers of this county. OHIO FUNCTIONS CAN GO ON Governor Nash Finds No Authority for Interfering with Prize Fights in His State. 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