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, it EsTABISHED18'45 N EB R Y S . C o.t ' F R DY M A 2 7 1 8 RETURN THE REBEL FLAGSI .IYS PNA.TORt .FORAKU, OF OHIO, AND JIM GIVEs 1110 ICASOF-4. 7 he'Stars and Stripes Now Float Over anl United and Patriodec Nation-We Ilave Peace-Wipe Away the Marks of War. The Hor.. J. Benson Foraker, the senior Ropublican Senator of Ohio, looks upon the situation regarding the captured Confederate battle flags as follows: The propriety. of returning the Confederate flags depends almost on tirely on the circumstances attend ing the transaction. "Who?" "When?" "How?" and "Why?" have everything to dd with the case. When Mr. Cloveland undertook to return them in 1887, his action ox cited a storm of protests. Most, if not all,Who were fiercest in their op. position then favor such a proposi tion now. This is not due tQ a chango of sentiment with respect tu the ab stract question, but to a change of conditions and circumstances. There were many reasons.why Mr. Cleve 1d's action was unpopular. In the nra place, it was unwarranted. The flags had been taken in battle; they were the property of the nation, and only the Congress had authority. to diopose of them. It was therefore, a gross usurpation of power, and in view of Mr. Cleveland's record ex ceedingly offensive. Personally he had not had anything to do with the capture of the flags. His sole con tribution to the Union was a substi tnte. Whether rightfully or not, he was generally regarded as not hav ing been in sympathy with our cause during the war. He had done a number things after becoming Presid-ent that confirmed this opinion, and made him obnoxi ious to the soldiers and the masses, who felt as they did. His vetoes of private pension bills were so frequent and often couched' in such offensive language as to show unmistakable hostility to that class of claims, regardless of morit. He had visited Gettysburg, and, although there in an official capacity, and greeted by the Governor of Pennsylvania and thousands of his countrympp, he had refused to speak a word or to formally participate in .the exercises in any manner, and had -ncted in such'a way as to show that .his emotions were unmoved, except -'n.disgpSt, by the historic f1plds and ia'bred memories about him. The ~raves of the heroic dead: the scenes of their bravery, the inspiring words of Lincoln, carved on the monument before him, all alike wvore wvithout P effect. When the President of the nation thus stood sullen and dumb on the greatest battletield of the Re rpublic he gave offence that was deep and lasting, but he had done some thing to yet more seriously wound pa1)triotic sensib)ilities. He had gone fishing on Decoration Day. This ac tion seemed so inewusable and so out of place and unbecoming in the Chief Magistrate that it was every wvhere considered a deliberate at tesmpt to show his contempt for the most sacred sentiment of the Ameri can people. When, thetefore, follow '~"fter all this, without any action o ongress to authorize it and with out a previons snggestion to pave the wvay for such a step, he bluntly Sordered the trophies of the nation's struggle for existence to be returned to the "late Confederate States," it ~ is no wonder thbe people were aroused -and sangered, fofA y could not feel Sotherwise thar/ Afraged. His action n)ot on13jiwarranted, but it wa pperti (, indecent, unpatri Shiti d indelicate in the highest ex SMen whlo cared nothing about ~ tntion of the (nags b)y the byernmnent felt, and justly so, that if they were to be returned at all T Congress and the men wvho captured them should be consulteud and have charge of the transaction. Buta there wvas another feature of Mr. Clovelaud's pi-oposition that con demned it more than anythiag else, and that was the fact that his action as taken at a time', anid in a man or, and with a spirit that made it ok like a sort of recapture based on a political triumph of the causo that aims had failed to establish. For the flags to go back in that way had a tende,ncy to create the impres Bion that the cause they. represeated had not, after all, been lost, and to revive hope with respect to it that was calculated to make further tlti mate trouble. But now we have an entirely differ ant situation. The President of the United States was not only in full sympathy with the Union cause, but ho fought for it with distinguished bravery and dov6don from the be ginning until the ending of the con. filet. He bore an important part in the captures. His action in favoring a return would not be misinterpreted. No improper significance c;uld Lo attached to it. All thoso who 6p posed the proposition when advanced by Mr. Cleveland havo confidence, respect and a"ajiration for the wis dom and patriotism of President Mc Kinley, and, theroforp, knowr thore could be no othor purpose in it all than to subserve to our common wel fare. It could not b connected in any way with political success or do feat. It could not in the slightost affect the verdict that has boon ron dored with respect to secession and Jisunion. But in another respect the situa Lion is oxcoptionally favorable. We are at war with a foreign nation, and no section of the couni ry is more patriotic and zealous in the support Df our caus'e than the South. Those who bore arms against the Union bave by thousands engaged in its servico. Some of th6 u ost distin guished officors of tho Confederate army are marching as gonerals at the hoad of our columns. They are now as conspicuous for the flag as they were fbon gairst it. In Con gross every war measure has been patriotically supported by all the representatives of the seceding States, and the- Administration relies upon them with an entire confidence and in the belief and knowledge that see tional lines and past differences have been offaced for the purposes of the pending struggle, and that to the end of it all aliko will reinember only that they are Americans. Thoro has been a now dedication to the cause of liberty, humanity and froo institu tions. It embraces 0! the people of every Stato and section. To the mon who fought with Grant and Sherman nothing could be moro gratifying than the realization that they have lived to see the day when the Union they uphold is deofenided with all the ardor of sincere patriotism bhy lie men who fought with Lee and Jack son. It is pro..eminently a time for unity of sentiment., harmony of actio'n and all-prevailing, friends hip and good fellowship. Not only are Lee and Wheeler and the inmen of the South marching abreast with Wado and Shafter and the men of the North, but the sons of all the States ~are side by si.l6 in our niavy. In the harbor of Cardenas Ensign Bagley, of North Carolina, and John B. Meek, of Ohio, gave up thneir lives together on the deck of the Winslow. I[n the bombardment of San Juan t he baitt.loship Iowa wvas' i commnlid by "Fighting B3ob" Evans, of Vir ginia, anid in the far- away harbor of Manilla, the great v'etory of Dewey was achieved by the heroic represen ativos of almost all the States of the Union, those from the South and those from the Nor-th vying with each ether to win the clay for their common country and to adid glory and renown to the flag of our fath ers. In the presence of such facts we can wvell afford to turn our backs on alhl but the lessons of the past, andI, blotting out the bitter memories of estrangement and strife, press for ward to the future with a common confidence and pride ini the destiny that awaits us. J. B. FonmaX . .~ ihaku Into Your shoesA. Allen's Foot-Ease, a poJwder for thne feet. it cures p)ainiful, swollon, smarting feet and instantly takes the sting out of cornis and bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the ago. Allen's Foot-Eiaso makes tight itting or newv shoes feel easy. It is a certain c-er 'for sweat in g callous and hot, tired, aching foot. Try it to-day. Sold by aill druggists and shoe stores. By mail for 25c. in stamps. Trial package free. Ad dress, Allen S. Olmstedi, LeRoy, N. COSTS $4,00 A DAY TO RUN ONE OF UNCLE SAWS BIG DATrLEsE.1Ps. Five Iund,-ed Men-Why 'Thene Dfarine War Machines Rtequire so Mu%31h to Iun. NEw Navy Itequires a Daily Vx penditure of $50.000. (Now York Herald.) What is the average daily cost of maintaining a first-class battle ship on a war footing? One thousand five hundred dollars. A largo sum of money, but insignificant when compared with what the cost might be in case of action, when the con flict of a single minuto could sink the largest ship, with her entire armament., and r9quiro the expendi ture of more than $5,000,000 to re place her. Reliable estimates cannot be mado when the fortunes of war must be taken into account, but the cost of maintaining our navy on its present footing immediately before the firing of the first, gull in actual conflict is known. That cost is $50,000 for each day. A year ago the cost was a trifle loss taian one-half of that amount; buit think of the changes since-then and particutlarly of the ro sulits of the fitivity of the lIAt sixty d'iys, when ships of all classes have benr bought by our government abroad and at home, an4 wohen war craft of every kind-sume, indeed, that had become a simple memory have been brought from hiding ing places, repaired, armed, manned and in all respects put in condition to wage warfare. This incroaso of the number of our ships has boen told by the Herald from day to day, and such names as Albany, New Or leans, Yale and Harvard as associated with our navy have become familiar. The manning of these numerous new purchases and revivals, together with the addition of the war strength needed on ships before in commis sion, h'an been the cause of the won derful increase in exp6nse. For an interesting examplo of the cost of maintaining a battleship in time of peace, when war is Lot oven threatoning, I have procured from the records of the war department the cost of maintaining the Now York, the most expensivo ship in the navy. Tho cost for last year was $391,005.60, or ai average of $I, 080.20 por day. Tho various items that go to make ill) this total annual cost will apply for the present pur poso to oar armored cruisers and hattleships, though, of course, vary ing according to constantly chang ing circumstances, and now being increased by the war footing onl which our- navy rests. Of the $391, 065.00 spent by the New York in 1897, $23 7,'702.70 was for the pay of the ofliers, crowv anid marines; ra. tions cost $35,542.00; equipment, $14,743. 21; navigation, $3,2 10.58; ordlnanlce, $14,743.70; construction and repair, $9,103.05; steam en gineering, $28,201.20. Then there were incidential expornses, navy yard repairs, medicine and surgery and similar items. The records showv that the pay of the c,illcers, crow~ and marines of the New York were greater than that of any other vossels, wvhilo the rations, medicine and surgery and~ coal ac counts were very much less. When we add the sep)arate cost of maintaining all ships in comimia sion, for last year, we have a total of $8,988,540.71; or more than $24,. 000 a djy. D)uring each day of last week the cost was double that amount. Theli record of the ill- fated Maine is cloned, though her memory is a living inspiration, and her record shows that the total coast of her maintenance for 1897 was $202.4 10. -18. Thel~ pay of her survivors and those whose remains are vet with her wreck, or have found burial in Cnb)a or the United State't, was $15 ,120. 00. The revolution of recent years in naval equipment has ent irely changed sea fighting, adding not only to the cost of ships, but of armament, and particulaurly' increasing expenditure for manning and maintaining. In our previous naval fights the stanch, oak-ribbed'ships wore vehi. oles for carrying men and guns, and their very decks were often fields of battle, where contending forces struggled hand-to-hand. Today our ships are veritable fighting imachine). They are piopelled, lighted, steered and handle tl.air guns and movable parts through the agoncy of steam and electricity; under intelligent direr-,ion. They are not only the work of the ship builder, but of the engineer. They require men highly skilled in their several departments. These complicated ships need a largo force of men, and to maintain them at the very highest standard of efficiency requires the great expendi ture of money referred to. Consider for a moment, the itom of steam on a battleship and you will better appreciate the forco of what has been written. Think of the six t) -nine separate steam engines, and of the skilled ongineers to caro for them twenty-four hours each day. Yes, there are sixty-nine. Each of the great twin crows bas its engine, then there is an engine for the stoor ing apparatus, separato engines for the d) namos, for the fire pumps, .for the bilge, for tho ventilating fans, for ash hoist, for capstans and for numerous wenches used all over the ship, whero nearly overything that has to ho moved is too heavy for hu man muscle to handle. Thon, there is tho coal to furnish heat to make all this stena, and a corps of men to handlo it. Take, for examplo, the lown. " she starts out of )ort with her norma. itipply of coal sho carries (125 tons. If she fills her bun.1kers she Will start with 1,780 tons. ihat means about $7, 000. Siuch a battleship as this carries about five hundred officors and men. Those must he fod and clothed and be paid for th-ir services. One of these battleships is a float ing citadel. It is a town of 500 in habitants, more securely fortified and far better armored for defense than was any walled and turreted city that has over existod. Her steel walls can resist any attack of guns less thim her own. When she ieett4 similar ones then comes the tug c,f War. If our floating citadel is the lr diana, for instance, wo have stool walls 350 foot long with 0 foot be tween them at the widest point, holding engines of wiar and propul sion of the most terrific power, all under the control of the highest hu man intelligenco. 9'his is a moving city of iinimato force, controlled energy and inanimate strength, that can bo directed at will, amnd its 10, 288 tons moved at the rate of seven - teen miles an hoar, propelled b)y 9, 738 horse power. Powverful ais it is, it must, so ner as possible, resist an equal power. And wvhat is necessary in dlefenso is beotter realized when we consider that she may have to cope with guns t.hat, by the explbosion of 900 pounds of powder can throw a singlo shot, weighing nearly a ton, at the velocit.y of 2,000 feet per second. This shot has a striking energy of 5i4,000) foot tonis. One foot ton in the energy requaired to raise 2,2 10 p)ounds one foot against gravity. Multiply that energy by 54,000) and complrehend the result if yon can. No) wonder that thme maintenance of a single ship to accomplish all that is desired of it costs $1 ,500) each THll IhOT sP'ILNos oF? ARKIANHAs. 'Ahu MonnItnuinu-I,Locked Miracle of te Oza~rku. The hot waters, the amount ai n air, egnuable climate and thei pinoe foresta make Hot Springs the most wonder ful health and pleasuro resort in the woirld, summer or winter. It is own ed and1( con trolled by the UJ. 8. Gov ernmmenit anmd hits atccommodlations for all classes. The Arlington and Park hotels arid 00 others anid 200 boa rding houses are open all suimmor. Hamv ing an amlt itndo of 1000 feet it is a cooil, safe anmd nearby refugo dluring the heated term inl the south. For' iniformamtioni concerning Hot Springs address (5. F. Cooloy, Man aiger Buisiness Meni's League, Hot Springs, Ark. For reduced excursion tickets and particulars of thme trip see local agent or add(ress W. A. Turk, (Gon'l Pass. Agent, Southerni Ry., WVashingtonm, Gol, Blanding Presents A Flag rIOMPSON'S IIA,rALION OIVEIN TICU I H11JTO1 BANNE. he FlIg Wes Presented to the Old I'allnet to iegluient Ia tho City of Mextco-Mlv on to our Soldiera By Uon. Winneo16 1 Scott-A 1ig Crowd Witnesmed the interostlaig Ceremony. Perhaps the chief event of the day ivas the presentation to Major Thomp ioli'8 battalion of the old Palm1otto regiment's ibg given to them in I Nlexico by Gen. Scott. At 7 o'olock it large crowd gath 3rod at Shandon to witness the inter mating eoromony. The battalion was Irawn up in linio and Col. Blanding, idvancing .to tho front, addressod ] HIajor Thom pson with much emotion imd presented the old flag with the rollowing romarks: COL. II..ANDIN0's SPEECHl. Tlhe old vetorain said: Major 'iompson: A" president of the association and ranking oflicor i f survivors of the Palmetto regi- 1 mont, Mexican war, and by authority ( )f the association, I have tho honor < aind pleasuro of presenting to you, i 3ir, as commanding olicer of the I First Indopetident battalion South F Carolina volntiteers, U, S. A., for the . war with Spain, thim Unitott States I flag and this spoar head of the State I [lag which was carried by the Pal motto regiment, South Carolina vol untoors, 13. S. A., from Charleston, via Vora Cruz, into the city of Moxi- I Do. You have boon pleased to honor us by consonting to aceept thom as your battalion colors. They have a history honored by the people of the United States. That history is too long to ho detail ed on this occasion; but that, your boys may know somewhat of it, per mit me to say that the State Palmot to flag, presented to the regiment, in Charleston in December, 1846, 1 the ladies of South Carolina, was lost during the civil war, but this was its spearhead, and is now repro sontative of it. It was unfurled 9th March, 1847, among the first flags of the volunteer division of the I. S. A., on the boach at Vera Cruz, and the first blood that %%as shed in the siego of Vera Cruz was t'iat of South Caro lina's and Georgia'. sons together under its folds at the Malabran ruing kirmish, 10th March, 1847, the day after landing. It was to be the standard of on of the three parties ordered to storm Vera Criiz, 20th April, but (he city sent out a whito flag at dlaylight end surrendered on the 29th. It was carried in thie march up to Cerro Gordo, the suir render of Jalapa, through the fight of P'erote, andi the surrender of Puebla. Thence wvith Gen. Scott's army, August, 18417, into the valley of Mexico-was in the th)ickost of the battles of Controras anid Churnbusco on the 19th and 20th August-wvas the third, if not the second, flag p)lanrted within the cas tle of Chapultepec, anid was the first American flag planted on the wvalls of thie City of Mexico on the 13t h September, 1847. In the battles of tho valley, under its folds was poured out the lire blood of C~ol. Butler, Lieut. Col. Dickinson andi 'x other oflicers end about one-sixth of the rank and file. Under it wero wounded1 Major (lad den anid nine other o If:cers and about one- four-th of thle rank anid file; ag gregating 18 of 40 oflicersu and( 11-.24 of rank anid fil engaged. T1hr-eo color bearers wvere shot down while bearing it through t he battle of Churubiuseo, one ir. storming Chaipul - tepec, and Lir'nt. So'llock when p)lant ing it on the Glarita do felen of the city. After entering the city, Ghen. Scott, seeing the 0o1ld almot to flag so t attered anid torn by shiot and 'shell, ordered that it he not used on or-dinary occasions, lbut lbe frled, covered andl carr-ied back to South (Caolina as a sacred r-lic, andl in its p)1aeo gave usi a UnIited1 States regu lation regimteuntal flag. Tfhis is that flar; and though it has but 211 statrs --the 29t h being that of Texas-- will therefore bhe moiefire honored. Let mae fimthler state that it is the only flag ever cat-ied from Souith Carolina into n fno.ign wan.. Your mittalion is the next ready for f oroign war, and, therefore, by com. nand of the association, to you I ,omnit it. History is dono. I have only t< idd, major, that the 23 or 21 stur riving Palmottoos of 1,203 miustere n 1840, fool assured that, in coin nitting these, our sacrod rolics, t( he charge of yoursolf and those gal IA sons of South Cilolina, they wil iover be sullied, but be found, at hoy always have boon, in the fore ront of overy fight. and nearest th( lashing of the gulls. All wo ask is, if the opportunit3 >ffers, you will have it planted th( irst Amorican flag ont the waills ol Iavana or Morro Castle. MAJOR rIOMsoN'S IEPLY. When the applauso had coased al he conclusion of Col. Blanding'k pooch, Major Thompson eloquiently opliod: Colonel: Your stirring words an( RI USIIl HCOInO like this carriOs u1 lack over more than a half a centur >f years to a time whon in t.h shadowN >f that historio spearhoad and be loath the silken folds of that scarrod uanner which this ono now repro. Lonts, Governor Johnson saii to youm mild of heroes: "I Heo now inl 1th( rospective the Palmetto bnnnei loating triuimphantly over the stori >f war. Go, Ilnld the God of battle to with you." lilvilth it. yol tood whon h10 a1d dedt, "0 Mom11 )or- that you aro South Carolinians,' m(d wheni tho galilnt Butim -0plied, "Wo will not. only roimom mr that wO ar South Carohntians mit wo will rommilbor that wo 1)11 vith us tho hollor of Sonth Carolina md we will protect, it anid dofondil i vith our lives." Boneatlh Oint ffiq vas t.he saim gallant soldior whor to said: "Gent. Shiels, ther is n1o1 L South Carolinian horo who wil lot follow you to deat,h." And Whit leid Brooks, a bvtardless boy, scarceo ly 21 years of ago, a privato in thl ennksm, re-echond, "Aye, to tho dent h. Benath that flag onil a fov holir ater lIy the samno gallant privati eltering in his own blood and seal 'ng with his very life tho solmi vow lie had io lItolv ma111do. 1-41nteII Ihat flag vas Lieut. Co . Dickinlson wvhen in reply to it <IlimAion, he raid &I care not what )!Itco is asmsigno, no as long as it is at tho front e ho1 Ilashlinfg of to guns." Blneatl .hat flag stood Liont. J. 1R. Clark, to Richland Volunteer RAiflo Com any, when io shouted to his mei midar tho firm of loaden hail aroun< hoeiwalls of Chturubusco: "Stai ~heir fir e at 1al1 harards, meen ; re 'nonmbetr wherot'( y'ou are front," WVithI such a flag as thtis to loa, n 01n, 1 feol that I cain promnise yo hat the meon of to ind(1oondon] iattalion will (10 their whole dut) hat they wvdl remiember not oni hat they are SothI Carioliniiats, bn htat they hear with thhem th htonIot f South Carolinta, which they wvil )rotect and( defenld wvith their lives hbat they will stand( the lire at al iazards, roeomboring whiere te ire front. T1hat should occasion offe '(lhe spirit of thiri sires [4 it th 3hildreni living yet.'' in thie nme of eneht and1( ever nemnber of to hIalisont, for' th sontfidenco you htavo rep)('od int us, p)romiso y'ou t hat y'ou will ntove taive reasonJi to fool that. thatnt conai lonice lias been inispmlaced. 'TO sictat.\NTr lill\N.. .Major 'Thomtpsoni Ihen tune Borgeanit Hlolman, t he color hoart >f thle hattal ion, and placing thi valuied and histlorie' ohI. flag in hr Sergeant Hlolman: As a descend at of the gallant soldier and oflie whlo has (ent rusted thItis sacred roli lo our keepintg, I 'ont rust it to yol Se to it thatt you bnIar it ini sn('h wvay that. you mako the recordl whir hto hats made. Alor*e thani th is T can riot atsk. Accomipanying Col. Blanidiuig an holding the flag for hitn while Ih wats spetaking waIs Mr. damiies P'ow ors, an old veoran of Ithe AlIexiclan wi and one of thie stmallI nunr bor who ari st ili ivintg. Patting him i ailfedctr ately ont th shoulder Col. Uland in said, whton lie had finishedl speakinp '"'Tis ii one( of the few old boys l..f He was only 15i yo:its old whetn hi wvent to fight for his counttry', an wats one( of thio bravest ini thait gal last regimen'tt of SonthI Carol inins. Mr. Powers nowv lives in Columbi and1( is 80 years 01(1. A CAILEGRAM FIOM DlWxy, Tihe Fannoue Adhigna loils Ilila Own mt 1Manit1a anti Is Qtletly Awaiting Fen. forcomnenta-He isift the Co-opera ton ot "the ForeoIgt Mel-or. War in the Iabor.I Washington, May 24.-The navy departmont today received a cablo gram from Admiral Dowey as fol lows: Manila, May 20, via Hong Kong, May 24.-Secrotary Navy, Washing ton: Situation unchanged. Strict blockado continued. Great scarcity of provisions in Manila. Foreign subjects fear an outbreak of the Spanish soldiers, and they will be transferrod to Cavito by the foreign mon-of-war in the harbor Agmuildo, the rebol commandor-in-chief, who was brought horo from Hong Kong, is organizing a force of native caval ry, and may rendor assistance that will be valuable. DmwEy. NNOTHS FROM KF.V WFis .14* A rrest. tr it Spimilard on the Chiarge of nt ing ni Spy-Pris a to, e Sent North to Ito Sold. Key oWest, Fla., May 24, 8.30 p. m.-An important arrest, of a sup possed Spanish spy was made this Ovelling by United States Marsha Ho0r1.The prisoner is 1omigno Sapotoro Jiminez, who was among thoso captured on the steamer Pant 111, atind hIas sine boon hold aboard ship a.s i prisolelr of war. jtmineuz is Slpposed to ha11vo obtaineod um formition concerniing Now York har h0' 111111 its dfenc11es, with charts of the harbor, which h is atteIpting to get. to .tho Spanish anthorities. II b is about 40 yars of age, a Span iard and a civil engineer. Jiminoz toutly dIllit tho facculation, but his story wits of lichit a contradictory natutro that it confirmed t.hIe suspic ioni of the Fedoral authirities. A thorougAi search of the Panama was made in the attempt to locato the charts, but, no t race of them could bo found. Tho examnination will bo ro Sumled. *htl Puimanama caso was before the United States District Court. Tho Ilrgileuit on both siles was largely ill the sami1o1 linles lis inl tho ca11HO of other big. prize, and 'Jid(go Locho reserved his (('CisiOl. It l1Hs beII d(1(id0d ()fitht .CI Ship S a Prill hld r to 1 lgitimato prizes of wir shall bo sont North for salo so its to bring better prices. This will probably not bm done, however, untiil I l he casPH havo beven finailly determined. Take JOHNSON'S CHILL & FE VER iTONIC.eda A YEIL.( 1,JoUn NAL. S1'tm;I A . r oerenan,~i ('Unqul Iby Arlmnmiral n)eweyi. auct1( (ii heir I mnplrohnisime stori. New York, May 2 .-A speciatl dispatch from Manilla says th)at thle rGerman consul there tied to land 0 provisions from a GJermnan ship, but I hat Admniral D)ewey refnsed to per'. v miit it. Thet conul5 th 11d1(eclarod(, I aIccordinig to the dlispaltch, that lhe would fore the( hminiultg under the p)rotect ion of' Iwo Germanin erntisers, but that Ad mi ral Dewey t.hreatenedo attemupt to land t he supplies wits Siaandonedg. Anot her dispatch assorts thait Admiral Montejo, commander of' thle Spanitish Sinndron1.01 deitr'oyed Sby Admiiratl)Dewey', is to be Cour't miart ialed, on the charige of' cow aico. T1hme di pat1clh also alle(ges4 rthat thle cataIin of the Spanish .rev (onuol cntter (Callao, more reoanntlyf States as5 shot w1i enteiing Manlillahh, iis to hbe shot for niot r'et.urining the I ire of' thle A1metricanis [ Ii ' mrry for whe'oer's Sstaff. Atlantt a, Ga., May 24.--A special r' to thme Constitumt ion from Mott gomery, Ala., say~s: .J. A. 1tountree, ,secretary of the Alabama Press As sociation), who has, just returned from L. WNashingtoni, br'ings the private ti p ' that Majo r G"n. Wheeler, of AlIa hamae, is beseeching the President to ,appoiit William Jtenngs Bryan, of a Nebraska, to a high position on his staff'.