The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 23, 1900, Page 2

(%] MITCHELL HOPES FOR EARLY END - OF THE STRIKE Bays Men Will Be Rafisfied With Guaraniee of Ad- vance Until April. —e- Thousends of Miners Dressed in Working Clothes March Threugh the Streets of Hazleton and Are Heartily Applauvded. sident te conl tecing e in Mitchell ple- rs, how- will in ¥ immediately be ng the U 2 which a President caker STRIKERS DISCONTENTED. Mob Assails a Gang of Workmen Employed at the Empire Mine. RRE, Pa —Dis mass-m Miteh Oct. 2 WILKESB, e I & m of men, b Hara, fore- of t of th heir 1 effigy of O'Hara was no work . e t work reman O Har h and When the sharre workmen sta thefr homes under the oal ang iron glice tully y lephone message police headquarters in 1t and Chief of Police Kline and a number of officers responded The men who had been at work were ut aboard a small mine Jocomotive, but e- fore the locomotive could get under head- way some one fired. The police returned | the fire, but no one was struck. Another | volley from the windows of some houses followed. Every pane of #lass in the cab of the locomotive was broken, but no one | was wounded. Two of the workmen on the locomotive jumped off and were knocked down and kicked, but were res. cued by the police The names of the injured men are Brad- Jey Hoffman and John Delisky. Hoffman badly injured that he had to be taker a hospf As the officers were returning to headquarters the electric car on which they stoned. ~ All the Window broken and other passengers were slightly injured. Mo Nichols soon reachefl’ the scene and warned the mob that they were doin, the cause of labor more injury than good, He sald the lJaw would be upheld and that he was there to help uphold it. The May- or's speech had a good effect and the mob slowly dispersed RECOMMENDS RAISING OF WRECK OF THE MAINE General Wood Says It Occupies Much Space Which Could Be Utilized to Advantage, WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, —General Wood, Goverror General of Cuba, saw Secretary Long to-Gay and recommendod that steps be taken to remove the wreck of the bat- tleship Maine from Havana harbor, as it occupies a great deal of space which eould be utilized to advantage. > H thought the wreck would have to be taken up .(l»«men instead of being raised as & whole. ———— Papeete the Beautiful. ™ Those who sre fond of traveling (and who is not) will hail with delight the news of a direct steamship route to Tahiti. This charming land bes until now been accessibie only by slow salling vessels, but on November ist the popu- Jar steamship Australia will sail direct, mak- ing the trip In 10% days. A reduced round- trip rate has been made for the st trip. Call @t 642 Market street for sailing 1st. - » e ‘sald he | A AR s S S S e £ BANK PRESIDENT 3 i DISAPPEARS? | Special Dispatch to The Call. FORT WORTH, Tex., Oct. 22.— Robert Nea!, president of the Wag- goner National Bank of Vernon, has been succeeded in that position by Thomas Waggoner. Neal is not Vernon now, and his absence given rise to a number of ru- 8 | fie is known to have been 4 | | unging in cotton extensively of 4| | te. A week ago Neal passed through thls eity and said to friends he was on the way to New York go ve an operation per- formed on his child. It is under- stood he went west. Officers of the bank here the assets of the Y2144 0404449404290 44 44404444400 bank are impaired to the extent of . of which $7,00 was for forged paper “This sum has been made the . stockholders. Neal ays borne a g A dispateh trom Ver- t the absconding »d a panic there. say L e e A d pe BEE44444442 0420004444400 BRITISH MANUFACTURERS UNDERBID BY AMERICANS Cnmpstiti6n for Comstruction of Thfiki snd Engines for Use at | South African Mines. requi The g Witwaters- | CAPE TOWN rolling stock rand gold m for eeal, plac locomoti August ks we Oct n manufacturers Jenders for more than 400 received from the largest d British factories, the Amer- being far more favorable in nd quickness of dellvery. being most anxious alled for fresh ten- urers, giving | . even at the 1 Brit W are still much theless, the | bottom 1and, owing to strong ad- | fiway authorities, to lend thelr own | counterbalance the late trucks are 1 suitability o vice of the who have trucks in ord | : sixty bottom discharge ve been -d in America. The ritish firms in South Africa are all | ixious to favor British trade, -but the ! manufacturers must be more energetic | ize the necessity of cheaper and work, time being often of para- mportance. BROWN, SMILEY AND UNGER INDICTED BY GRAND JURY Accused of Conspiring to Defraud In- | surgnce Company and Two Fra- | *ternal Organizations. | CHICAGO, Oct. 22—F. Wayland Brown, | Frank H. Smiley and Dr. August Unger, | charged with conspiracy to defraud in- | surance companies through the death of Marie Defenbach, were indicted by the Grand Jury to-day. Three true bil's were voted against each | of the accused persons. One bill against arges “conspiracy to defraud the ork Life Insurance Company of another conspiracy to defraud the | Lodge of the Knights and La- or of §2000, and the third con- fraud the Supreme Court of dent Order of Foresters of 5000. Probably no murder indictments will be voted, as it is stated by members of the jury that the investigation is closed uniéss more ~potent evidence develops | pointing to the death of Miss Defenbach. | ., | ADJOURNMENT OF THE | LEGISLATURE Democrats and Republicans Unable to Agree on a State Election Commissioner. | FRANKFORT, Oet. 22—The Kentucky Legislature sent the non-partisan election law patsed by it on Saturday, to succeed the Goebel law, to the Governor to-day, adjourned sine die. ats and Repubiicans could a State Election Commis: fill a vacancy on the board, and ad- journcG withcut electing anybods houses adopted resolutions Saturday al lowing the Republicans to name the Co missioner, and they elected Judge C'ochran aysville. The Democrats refused to for Judge Cochran because of his tion with. ex-Governor Taylo so because ‘of personal untriend] ness between him and Chairman Hoyntz | of the election commission, but offered to vote for any other Republican. The Re- | publicans declined to name anybody else. MEN WHO HELD UP ; RAILWAY AGENT ARRESTED ! Jack and Wrenn Hatch and Dave | Oliver Arrested Near Grand | Junction, Colo. NVER, Oct. 22.—A special to the Re- an from Grand Junction, Colo., The three men who held up the | | rot er tc | Oisco (Ufhh) agent of the Rio Grande Western Rallway ldst Thursday night were captured about thirty miles north- west of this city by Sheriff Charles 8. Wallis and T. A. Ketchum, detective of the road. They were brought to the city and are in the County Jail. v ‘ a thelr names as Jack and | H n h and Dave T. Oliver. n will The be taken to Cisco to-morrow by officers. = % —— Killed in a Wreck. LA CRC e Oct. 22—News | reached this city to-day that Bert Emer- | son, one of the two La Crosse boys”who | | left their homes without the consent or | knowledge of their ents, had | killed in a svreck at Pocatello; lrt‘lahn.mg his companion. Arthur Lienlocken, 'was | probably fatally Injured. He, together | with the engineer and fireman, lieg in a hospifal ‘near that place at the point of death. The wreck, it appears, was & head- | end collision between a passenger and a freight train, and the boys were riding the blind baggage when the engines-struck. Emerson was 21 and Lienlocken 2 years of age. 3 ———— Oonsul’s Insufficient. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 22.—A curl- ous request to the Porte has beeen made | by the Turkish Consul at New York—that lhe be permitted to underugle newspaper | work. = He explains that his remunera- | tion is insufficient and it must either be increased or he must allowed to ad | to his income through jbgurnl.lllm. e Many Students Ill. HAMILTON. Ohio, Oct. 22.—Forty of the 100 students of Miami University, at Oxford, are ill of tgnnoid fever. The tr ay converted one of the dorml ¥ tees to tories into a- hospital and have provided trained nurses to attend the sick. The epidemic is believed to have been caus | by a contaminated well. s | ieuae o | New York Out of Commission. WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—The cruiser | New York has been detached from the North Atlantic squadron and ordered out of commission. r Admiral Farquhar | will shift his flag to the new battléshi | Kearsarge. Orders also have been ued for the Massachusetts to join the squad- | ron. | S R O Appeal Dismissed. | WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—The Supreme ! Court Randed down a decision to-day in the case of the Oregon Railway and Navi- tion Company vs. Robert Balfour et al. The appeal was dismissed on the ground lon of the Court o ppeal admiraity cases was final. 4 g g 5 Five Injured. PARIS, Oct. 22—A gas explosion oc- curred in the exposition grounds to-day in the section allotted to gas engines on the Champs de Mars. the flooring ex| ed, the splinters of wood inju: five persons, one of them —_———— ‘have proclaimed the best above clear Havana cigar all ‘the . . 1order for fifteen heavy | | | a brown | we wag | you claim for yourse ELEC HAS S ‘ - A NE TED W CABINET Azcarraga Names Men Who Will Guide Destinies ‘of Spain. o GENERAL AZCARRAGA, THE SOLDIER POLITICIAN OF SPAIN, WHO HAS FORMED A NEW CABINET. HE IS NOTED FOR ENMITY PO CAMPOS AND FRIENDSHIP FOR WEYLER. - 9 ADRID, Oct. 2. — General| The present crisls is the outcome of a Azcarraga has succeeded in | conflict/befween the civil and military ele- forming a Cabinet, with the | ments. Since their return from Cuba, following distribution of port-| Geferals Weyler and Linares have folios: | gathered around them a group in defense President of the Council—General Az-|of the interests of the army and in spite carraga. . |of the budget's eccnomies, which have Minister of Foreign Affairs—Marquis | been universally demanded, they- aim to Agutlan Campo. Minister of War—General Linares. Minister of Finance—Senor Aller de Sallej; Minister Mintster of the Interfor—Senor Ugarte. of Justice—Marquis Vadiilo. Minister of Public Instruction=Senor Garcia Alix. Minister of Agriculture and Public Works—Senor Sanchez Toca. The post of Minister of Marine has not yet been filled. 2 General Azcarraga presented the list to the Queen Regent this evening and the Ministers will take the oath to-moOrrow. The Under Secretary of the interior, Prefect of Madrid and the Mayor Madrid, as well as several prefects of de- partrents, have resigned. | Teconstfuct the army and navy. The first step In that direction of this plan was to proclaim theindependence of the Minister of War among the members of the Cab- inet, and General Linares appointed Gen- eral Weyler to be Captain General of Madrid as part of this policy. General Weyler, who recently adhered to the Lib- eral party, which, he hoped, eventually would enable him to get the portfolio of war, announced that he accepted the post as a military man and not as a politician. | Nevertheless it is thought - his present _the Liberals. Meanwhile General Weyler retains his post, saving he was nominated by the Government of the Queen chem.‘ and apparently he believés no one dares | remove him. BRVAN TALKS 10 NEGROES Continued From First Page. sand dollars, but now they will buy brown men by the job lot for §2 apiece. They | said a generation ago that the Declara- tion of Independence applied to a black | man. Now they say it does not apply to | man. It cost us hundreds of | thoustinds of lives and hundreds of lions of money to take out of the Declara tion of Independence the exception clause that excluded the black man. Now shall war of conquest to write 1t the Declaration of Independence another | exception clause excluding the brown man? Our progress has been upward up to this time. Let it not be backward | from now on. Do not dare to deny to| any people in foreign lands the rignt that ves. for if you have 2 right_to your government the Filipino has a right to his, and if you deny him | the right to his own government you will | not long have a right to yours.” ', Mr, Bryan also referred (o the race question in other speeches during the day. At Eastbank Mr. Bryan said: “1 am glad that behind me I have thoke who will be satisfled” with equal rights and who will not ask privileges if 1 am elected. 1 am glag that I have not be- hind me the trust management, for if I am elected 1 do not want them to hang about the White House and tell me how they elected me and therefore claim that they own me. 1 have no desire to heip to get your hands into other people ckets. If 1 can keep other {u’(v[\l('. ands out of your pockets I will do all that you want to do for the laboring | man."” Mr. Bryan spoke to a congregation com- posed largely of coal miners at the littls mountain town of Sewall, He told the| people there that the Democratic party stood for the arbitration of labor dis- putes and for a representative of labor | in the Cabinet of the President. When some one in the crowd asked him what he would do for the ofd soldier if elected he replied that he would appoint a com- missioner of pensions who would be more satisfactory to the soldiers than the pres- ent one. After the train started to move in leaving Sewall a man in the outskirts of the crowd, npé)arenu{ very mucnhln earnest, demanded to know about Mr. Bryan's_attitude toward the ratification of the Paris treaty. Mr. Bryan had the train stopped and made a full explanation of his action and position in that mat- ter. When this explanation was conclud- ed the same man asked about the ex- enditude of $20,000,000 in procuring those P-h.ands.‘ To this inquiry Mr, Bryan re- ied: . “If you had read an article that I wrote/| about a month before the treaty was signed you would have seen that we could have got it back from the Phfll(pmnu in_ return for independence: but if you did not, I would rather consider it a con- tribution to l|bert¥ than as part payment on men and their-lands.” ‘When Mr. Bryan concluded his reply his interrogator, pushing his way through the crowd and coming up to the Presidential candidate, said: “I thought I had a right as an American citizen to ask that ques- tion.” Mr. Bryan sald in response: ‘‘You cer- :ainly did have, and I am glad you asked it . ;. The questioner joined in the cheers which went up tor_&r. Bryan. The meeting at urmond a gorge in the mountain and the stand from which Mr. Bryan spoke was perc! upon a steep cliff on one side of the can- yon. His audience at Thurmond was com- posed largely of coal miners, and he warned them against allowing themselves to be intimidated or their votes purchased, The meeting at Hinton was the last of he day, and when it concluded Mr. Bryvan left for Washington en route for Mary- land, to which State he will devote to- morros Mr. Bryan made a general speech at Hinton. When some one asked him about the necessity for a large army in this country he said that if the Demo. cratic plans for the settlement of disputes | bitration, for doing away with A Het and Tor the AbSliShment of £ov. ernment by injunction could be put into execution there would be no necessity for a large army. 4 1 ley at The crowd at Hinton was not only but was noisily demonstrative. were a number of shouts for McKin the beginning of the meeting. poRTs ey Devotes Half an Hour to Subjects of was held ln‘ E. Stevenson arrived here from Chicago at 1:30 p. m. and an hour later addressed an open-air meeting in Campau Square. A drizzling rain commenced to fall a few minutes before he appeared on the plat- form, which soon drove to shelter all ex- cept a few hundred peopls who were within immediate hearing of his véice. These hoisted umbrellas and_came closer to the speaker, who, after seeking the protection of his.hat, stood his ground against the elements and talked for hailf an hour upon the issues of trusts and {m- rialism. A noticeable feature of hs andling of the latter topic was the em- phasis which he placed upon the Boer question. Owing to the great number of Holland-American voters in this section of the State this subject is forced to the front all Democratic orators who visit the Fifth Congressional District. Mr. Ste venson took the ground that President McKinley -could not have exceeded the bounds of internationai diplomacy In in- tervening in behalf of the Boers any more than Clev nd did in the stand he took in behalf of Venezuela and ex- ressed the opinion that the effect on ngland would have been the same and that there would have been no South Af- rican war. His audience was plainly In uymfinthy with him and flpglauded his re- marks upon this subject liberally. Upon the platform with Mr. Stevensoa appeared ex-State Senator Doran and ;‘8‘9‘:;“’ prominent local Gold Democrats of Mr, Stevenson went to Muskegon for an evening's meeting and returned to take the midnight train for Petoskey. He will spend three days in Michigan. st NINE LIVES LOST IN THE TEXAS TORNADO Chief Damage Was Dome in and About the City of Lodi, action will eause him to be abandoned by | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, | He is simply bowed dows with sorrow At ' | | { Cass County. DALLAS, Tex., Oct. 22.—In the tornado in Cass County yesterday nine lives were lost and two persons badly erippled. The loss of life was confined to the vicinily of Lodl City. Marshal Walker of At- lanta, the county seat of Cass Counl{. #aid to-night over the long-distance tel- ephone that the names of the victims had not been learned. Seven wera killed on one place near Lodi City and two others were carried away in the storm. The property loss is very heavy. DANISH ANTILLES MAY SOON BE SOLD Bill Authorizing the Transfer Will ? Reach the Riksdag in a Few Days. 22.—Rellable advices agen assert that the sale of the Danish illes to the United States will soon be ‘effected. Next Thursday the Danish Minister to the United States, Mr. Mark Brun, will start for Washing: ton, bearing the full details of thc sale. The bill authorizing the alienation the price fixed by the $7,000,000, will reach the days. Lt > Roe Taken Aboard Ship. NEW YORK, Oct. 22.—Francis H. Roe, former Assistant Paymaster in the British navy, was taken from the Ludlow-street Jail” to-day' by United States Marshals, Who put him abeard the British cruiser Psyche, which sailed for the West Indies. Roe is accused of having embezzled funds belonging to the British Government. g Cholera in Japan. BT. PETERSBURG, Oct. 22.—A dispaich received from Vladisvostok says cholera is increasing to such an extent in Japan that steamers thence have been quaran- tined. -The dispatch adds there have been a number of deaths on board of steamers coming from Nagasaki. i 8o RS Windward Not Sighted. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Oct. 22.—The latest fishing craft to return from Northern BERLIN, Oct. from Co h t resent Cabinet, ksdag in a few | ubndfr reports that nothing been seen of the Peary rellef steamer nd- ward. The winter season has already be- gun to set in near Hudson Bay. —_— Empress ’s Birthday. BERLIN, Oct. 22.—The birthday of Em- press Auglsta Victoria, who .was bo; October 22, 1858, was generall; oblorvga to-day throughout. Germany. e T presented to her an excellent oil portrait | of her deceasad mother. / Salisbury Goes to Balmoral. LONDON, Oct. 22.—Lord Salisbury has gone to Balmoral tb submit to Queen Vic- oria a few changes in the Cabinet. % e T To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Burzm. Qulx‘!.‘\nln‘ !‘-uog All . W, 0 ure I8 on-each box. e, ¢ 1900 \ HOBSON SAYS SAMPSON'S HEART 1§ BREAKING : | Criticism Heaped Upen Him Proves Almost Un- bearable. LIV Naval . Constructor Is Lavishly En- tertained by the People of At- lanta and Cheered in the Streets. o e A Special Disrateh to The Call. ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 22.—Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hobson in an ipter- view to-day sald Admiral Sampson's heart was breaking because public eriti- cism cantinued’ to bear down upen him Hobson spent the day with Sampson and his family lx'aqsmn‘sunauy. October 14 He noticed the sadness in the admiral's countenange and mentioned it in a speech he made at Selma, Ala., Saturday night befere the Confederate Veterans. Hobson arrjved in Atlanta to-day with General Wheeler from Montgomery. Speaking of Sampson, he sald rather | guardedly: “When I spent the day with Admiral Sampson I was struck with the great sad- ness that has come into thig fine oid man’s life. You know, Sampson is one of those admirable types you ragely meet He' is almost a counterpart of what one would imagine General Robert E. Lee was. « 1 was so much impressed by his suffering, because of public criticism, that I could not refrain from mentioning it when I returned to my home and made a speech to a few of my friends there. the adverse criticism his countrymen heaped upon him. Hnbsnnpgvaa entertained to-day lavish. 1y. He breakfasted with Governor Candler and recelved ‘the highest social atter- tions the city could bestow. When he rode through the streets he was cheered wildly. His reception was more enthu- slastic than that accorded General Wheeler. It was not less demonstrative than that given him on his return from Santiago. FRESHEMEN DEFEAT LICK TEAM. Play Better Ball Than in Former Contests and Score Big. BERKELEY, Oct. 22—By a score of 17-0 | the freshman eleven defeated the Lick School football team this afternoon on the university campus. The college men plaved superior ball to their opponents. 'hey showed better team work in to- day’s game than ingany of their former contests. Touchdowns were made by Sherman, Fautz and McCormick. Stow kicked two goals, but failed in the third. The line-up of the two teams was as follows: Freshmen, Lick. Duft, Phillips Titt Stow. Kerr Hendricks. Heltmuller . Left tackle. .Right end. “Left end.. Quarter . Fullback M. McConnell Percy z. 3 , Kaeding and on.... Right half....... ..Kern Sherman and McCormick....... Left half.................Swift QrE+etibeirttttes FIFTY KILLED BY 3 BOILEREXPLOSION * + + + + + + + 3 4 LONDON, Oct. 23.—According to 4 the Bt. Petersburg correspondent 4 of the Dally Express fifty persons 4 were killed and many others ter- 4 ribly scalded by a boiler explosion 4+ on board the steamer Eugena, run- 4 ning between Tomsk and Barnaul. b + Q+4444444444444444440 TOLLHOUSE BURNED BY AN ANGRY MOB Company Refused to Keep Road in Repair and Continued to Exact Fees. FLORA, Ind., Oct. 22—The mob that a few weeks ago dynamited two tollhouses and burned a bridge on the Logansport and Burlington toll ptke completed its work at an early hour this morning by burning the tollhouses at Deer Creek. The farmers living along the road were indignant because the company refused to repair the road and still collected toll. The Commissioners of Carroll County have offered to buy the road and settle the trouble, but the company refuses to accept the prite, 3212 a mile, as fixed by the appraisers. There are only nine miles of the read In this county. s A LIEUTENANT BREWER MAY STILL BE ALIVE Said That He Was Captured by a Tribe Which Treats Prisoners Well. WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—Information coming directly to the War Department from the Philippines indicates that Lieu- tenant Richard H. Brewer, Twenty-sev- enth Infantry, who was captured last July on the road between Novaliches and Ma- nila by lfilis&na insurgents, has probably been carried a prisoner into the moun- tain fastnesses of Northern Luzon and not killed outright, as was at first feared. As the tribe which is believed- to have captured himn and his party Is sald to treat prisoners well strong hopes are en- tertained for the ultimate recovery of the missing man. NON-UNION MEN ARE KEPT ABOARD A TRAIN But Four Manage to Alight at Spring- fleld, Ohio, and These Cause a Small Riot. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Oct. 22—Four- teen non-union molders Erie, Pa., arrived here to-night from Cleveland to take the places of striking molders at the Bettendort Metal Wheel Company's shop. They were met at the train by 150 mem- bers of the local union and compelled te remain on the train and go to Dayton. Four men, including one claiming to bo Detective Reed of Cleveland, managed to get off and a small riot resuited, but few blows were struck. Reed was arrested for carrying concealed weapons. The others went to police headquarters for protec- tion. . CANNOT AFPOINT A | GUARDIAN FOR ABBOTT Judge Walbur of Milwaukee County Court Is Obliged to Deny the Application. JWAUKEE, Oct. 22.—Judge Walbur, of the Milwaukee County Court, to-day refused to appoint a guardian in this county of Seth Abbott, father of the late Emma Abbott, who is residing at a sani- tarium west “?i this city and who recelves a large anni 3 ‘The cou: juris- lum. e rt declared that he had no diction in the matter, because Abbott owned no ymln the county. The old ::nuem&n.cum e:&mem of Miss Bar- lcago, 0 Wi i 1a ola, was (aen Taok o the sanitari Postoffice Appointments. WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—The at Table Bl:fl, Humbol:t lell;‘tl{. has re-established and James N Pointed Postmaster. " Charies B Bihch- been oned as Postmas- McLaren and | LS hbsand JOY D SURRON OF THE CADETS 4T WEST POIN What bthe Plebe Is Com- palled to Undergo the First Year. How a Bfllia.rd-koom Was Estab- lished in a Coal Cellar, but Finally Aban- doned. s s s There is probably no place in the United | States where traditions have so much weight as they have at West Point. These traditions are care- fully -preserved and handed down from one class te another, and it is of the 1arest occurrence for a cadet to do any- thing that Is contrary to them. If he does violate an important one the cadet in question {5 maue to feel the displeas- | ure of the corps in an unmistakable man- ner. Such a tradition is that a ‘“plebe,” as the fourth class are called, | is never regarded on an equal footing with ai uppes class man unil he has completed s first year at tne academy. He 1s invariaoly adaressea as r. So-anu- S0, or JUst prain Mister, anu MUst &iways aadress upper class men in-the same for- nial manuer, and, il addition, ne must be prouuc in his use of tne word ‘‘'sir,” aifAIng it to the end ol every sentence. | If a piebe is asked by an upper ciass | memvers ot man what his name 18 he must reply “Mr. | | Brown, sir,” or whatever his name may ! be, ana it he falis to do so he is certan to be told to “put a ‘sir'’ on that, mister,” in a way that wil: usually cause him to remember it. Of course, a piebe spon learns this, and there is no longer any trouble with him on that score. | It has been the custom in the corps - | from time immemorial to “‘devil” plebes | during their first encampment. - A great many of the practices indulged in are per- fectly innocent, and so long as the upper cless men confine themselves to them there is little or no opposition from the authorities. A plebe's first night on guard is gener- i ally an unpleasant experience for him; | for, besides the official visit of the various officers and non-commissioned _officers charged with his instruction, to see that | he understands all the fine points.of his | duty as a sentinel, he is sure to be vis- ited by. a leglon of spooks, hobgoblins and | various other unauthorized individuals. An incident of this kind is related where a yearling wrapped In a sheet appeared on the t of a plebe sentinel at night. “Halt shoute™ the plebe, “Who is 4here? ¢ | “Moses and the Ten Commandments, came the response. . The poor plebe thought there was some- | thing irregular, but he remembered his | instructions about never allowing more | than one to advance at a time at night, | 80 he promptly shouted: “Advance, one commandment, to be ecognized!” An amusing anecdote is related of Gen- as commanding gen- | eral of the army, visited West Point one Jun= for the graduation exercises. He ac- | companied the commandant on his Sun- day merning tour of inspection of bar- racks, and on entering a certain room he | walked over to the mfinlelgnece. Stooping | down he pried up a-brick from the middie of the hearth with his sword scabbard and revealed a hollow space about a foot square, in which was nicely packed a con- siderable quantity of tobacco and other contraband articies. Meanwhile the ca- dets occupying the room stood mutely | watching and wondering what sort of man | the general was to have been able to dis- cover the only “cellar’” of its kind in bar- | racks. Turning to the commandant, th general remarked: . “T have been wondering if that hole was still there. 1 made it when I was a cadet and lived.in this room.” One of the most interesting of West Point's traditions is that relafln{ to_the billlard table. Shortly after the Civil War the cadets, always on the alert for some new scheme for amusement, decided that they would like to have a billiard tacle, and accordingly organized a billard club. The authorities socn became aware that there was a billlard table somewhere in the barracks, for they could hear the balls clieking together, but:they could not find {it. The cadets continued to enjoy the privileges of the billiard club for more {han a year. Finally one night soon after midnight, as two officers were returning from a éonvivial evening at mess. they | saw two cadets, clad in thelr undereloth- | ing and dressing gowns, emerge from the north sallyport and disappear down the stéps to the area way in front of the bar- Tacks. Instantly the thought of the bil- Hard table flashed through the minds of the two officers, and they started quietly after the cadets. On reaching the base- ment doorway of the sixth division the two cadets entered, and the officers, arriv- ing 2 moment later, saw them climb over | a pile of coal and enter an’ open door, | through which came sounds of laughter | and conversation and the clicking of balls, | | eral Sherman, who | | { | tobacco smoke. ¢ The officers paused for a’moment and | held a whispered consultation. Finally, | deciding that they would tell the other officers of their discovery and have all of | them come down the following night and enjoy the fun of a raid on the club, they ! withdrew and went home. Next day all | the officers at the post were informed of | the discovery, and it was arranged that the raid should occur at midnight. All| might have gone well, and the officers | might have had their little fun, had it | not been that there were three cadets the | revious night instead of two. The third | gad forgotten his vlge and had gone back] for it, while the other two went on and | were discovered by the officers. The third, | coming along a moment later, saw the officers and quietly followed them, ob-| serving all their movements ahd listening to their whispered conversation. hen | they withdrew he went in and told the members of the club all he had heard and | geen. The cadets at once realized that it was all up with the club, but they de- telrn;.lnedmm havsAn lug"h l“ :\hl‘ expense of the officers. Accordingly, arrange- ments were made before the club ad- Jjourned that night. The next night the officers met as ar- ranged and crept stealthily down the areaway and Into the sixth ing no sound of clicking balls, some came skeptical and concluded the whole thing was a hoax, but nev ess they i he pile of pul‘heflo on ‘n.nd' hcl nflxbed &rer t! coal. 'penin, e door, were greet- ‘ mx’-’uu .no sound. the room deserted, ed with a glow of lu:s, On entering they fou: but there was the billlard table, an al- most untouched keg of beer, several pounds of tobacco, some chairs and lnty a note on the table, Mflrenol: to_the of- ficers on duty at West Point. The note was to the effect that as the officers of the post had been 80 kind as to permit the club to continue {ts existence for more than a myenr, it desired to present to them (the officers) the table and all its appur- tenances, as it was deemed expedient to wind up the club’s affairs. The note was signed, “The Executive Committee.” e ‘officers, of course, were much chagrined at being thus outwitted by the cadets. 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