Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1898 — A MILLION FOR OUR SAILORS [ARTICLE]

A MILLION FOR OUR SAILORS

War Will Sennit in the DtvWyn qfa Fortune Among Them. Jr At least *1,000,000 prize n|oney will be distributed among American sailors as m~ result' of the war with Spain. More than one-half of this sum will be paid in accordance with that section of law providing for the payment of a bouDty for persons on board of vessels of war sunk m action. From tl\e official report of Admiral Montejo, cqgmianding the Spanish fleet sunk at Manila, there were LSTS persons on board the ships under bis command. The Spanish fleet was of inferior force to the American squadron and Rear Admiral Dewey’s men will therefore get only SIOO for each person. Roar Admiral Dewey, as communder-in-chief, will, however, be $9,375 richer than he was before the war. Rear Adtnirul Simpson hgs realized a snug little fomfim as the result of the war. As commander-in-chief of the North Atlantic fleet he will get onetwentieth of every prize taken in North Atlantic waters, and one-twentieth of the head money allowed for the vessels destroyed off Santiago and in Cuban ports. It is estimated that he will finally receive about $40,000 as his share of prize money. The amount of head, money the f}get will consequently aggregate s£49,**), j SEVENTH ILLINOIS IS HOME. Thousands of Citizens Welcome Them and Ue Naval Reserves. The Seventh Illinois regiment, United States volunteers, arrived home in Chicago Friday noon. Thirty thousand persons gathered at the Grand Central depot and the immediate vicinity, and five times ♦hat number welcomed the regiment on its march from the depot to the armory. The regime**, under command of Col. Kavanagh. hlter. |>arnded through the down town sfcree(p|nnd was cheered by thousands along the way. Addresses of welcome ™ delivered Ixv Prendergast, »i*|op fciffumrl .fidge ruthill, Col. Kayunagh respondingj tw fTnj.Jla*Wd mmfmPmmer members ,of th*V> jllfnois naval reserves, who fsrftleipatett in the terrific smashing" of Admiral Cervera’s fleet off Santiago July 3, were welcomed; home in Chietujo Friday. A committee composed OTpfdminent eitkrtls ujet tlje honiecomers at Hobart, IntL, and formally extended to them the congratulations of their fellow residents. CUBANS READY TO WORK, .. a /■"•*■ r .. At vyvi*v^ They Are Laying Down Arms to Get Something to Eat. The first voluntary surrender of arms on the part of the Cubans tinea the Americans occupied Santiago occurred last week, when 200 men belonging to Gen. Cebreeo’s division turned their arms over to Gen. Igiwton. The men said they were' hungry and desired |o. go do work. The baud was composed 6f whites and negroes. Gen. Lawton put the men to work on the water front, paying them in rations. He told them he could not pay them in money. Hunger, as well as inaction. was having its effect on fins Cubans. They have no commissariat, forage is scarce, and living off the country which another army has picked clean is no easy task. Gen. Lawton has sent word to the Cubans that he will issue rations to all who surrender*their arms, but he will not consider applications from men with arms in their hands.