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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 .
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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'.