Mutiny At Kearney School

Forty Cadets and the Teachers March Away Because of Dr. Chittenden.

Disagreement Between the Dean and Prof. Russell Results in the Latter's Triumph.

Bishop Graves Accepts Chittenden's Resignation and Puts the Leader of the Revolt in Charge.

Special Dispatch to the World-Herald.

Kearney, Neb., Nov. 14.--There was a large sized mutiny at the Kearny Military Academy yesterday which resulted in an entire change in the management of the school.

The trouble arose over a disagreement between the principal, Dr. E. P. Chittenden and Prof. Russell, chief instructor, and resulted in Russell handing in his resignation and leaving the school instantly.

The other teachers and the boys, to the number of about forty, believing that Prof. Russell had not been fairly dealt with, quit the academy in a body and came down town. The boys, who are nearly all non-residents of Kearney, had nowhere to go and Russell secured lodging for them at the Midway Hotel and this morning began arrangements to open a school of his own.

The Kearney Military Academy is under the management or supervision of the Episcopal Church and as soon as Bishop Graves learned of the trouble at the school he immediately took steps to have the matter adjusted with the result that Dr. Chittendon resigned the management of the school and Prof. Russell was put in charge. He immediately abandoned the idea of opening another school and accompanied by the boys and teachers who had deserted, went back to the academy and opened up business at the old stand.

It is said that there has been trouble for some time at the academy and that Dr. E. P. Chittenden's temper has been in evidence on occasions when considerable criticism was excited. All sorts of causes for the revolt have been ascribed, but tonight none of them can be verified. Recently, it is stated, some students were expelled under circumstances that caused much ill feeling.

The Omaha Herald, November 15, 1900

Transcribed and Contributed by:   C. Anthony

Hurrahing For Kearney

Ira Johnson, mayor of Kearney, was in Omaha yesterday. He is very busy, but never fails to take time to expiate on the lively city of Kearney, "Booming?" said Mr. Johnson to a World-Herald man.

"Well, it's hardly a boom, for Kearney is going ahead at the same old gait. The cotton mill is nearly completed, we've just so cured a big bicycle factory in the face of sharp competition from Toledo and other eastern cities and we are after more railroads. We'll get them, too.

Kearney has forged ahead right along in spite of dull times, and now that business is picking up our city will do better than ever.

"I'm a little busy now. Where can I see you this evening? I want to talk about Kearney when I'll have more time," And Mayor Johnson walked rapidly up street, his very walk indicating that he was from the busy, enterprising and growing city that marks the half-way point between Boston and San Francisco.

Morning World-Herald, December 9, 1891

Transcribed and Contributed by:   C. Anthony