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Show ! LOUISIANA DELEGATION IS USINu ITS INFLUENCE - f OR CADET MERRIWETHER f CHICAGO, . Dec. 11. A dispatch to j the Tribune front Washington, D. C t - says: . : 'J If Midshipman . Minor Merrlwet,her. - is dismissed from the navy as a re-t re-t suit of his court-martial on the charges growing out of his fight with Mldshlp- man' Branch early in November, and ( from the effects of which Branch died. he will be reappointed by one of the mem hers from. Louisiana, and a special bill presented, which if passed will re-Jnstife re-Jnstife the midshipman as an officer of ' rhVsy' become .known that Merri-wether Merri-wether was acquitted on the charge of t V manslaughter, but was found guilty of irfilngement. of the rules and regula-IZulFth regula-IZulFth navan academy. -which .are : ' , iKUfflcienf seriousness to warrant his . iibVnlssal. , . - '" Vonr in Secretary' Hands. . ' Tbe'rise how U in the hands of the 1 eireta ct ? VW. who probably i : will reach his conclusions within a few days. It is quite possible that Merrl-wether Merrl-wether may be allowed to stay at Annapolis, An-napolis, but If that course of action Is followed - by the authorities. he undoubtedly un-doubtedly will be given some severe punishment, possibly by being dropped back a year. Whethor he be punished or not In this manner. It is likely Merrlwether will lose a year, provided be Is permitted to stay at all. He has lost more than a month from his work,, and would have considerable difficulty In making It up. Wants to Re-Enter Class. - He has written the Secretary of the Navy for' permission to re-enter his class, but this ' request has not been granted. The entire Congressional delegation del-egation from Louisiana-is In favor, of Merrlwether's retention in the. service, and the members - are determined to make a fight for him.' They think the court-martial Itself has brought out facts enough to show that Merrlwether would make a splendid officer. . - J :. .V. ' ' V ; - " |