Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-13


an Hours Conference Nith Ir.-,aent
t"mmtssayr General Sullivan Make.
His Report To- the Secretary.
WASHINGTON, oct q. Secretary Long
tuesday gave the necessary orders for
the sailing from Boston OF the Nantic
and her delivery 20 the state OF Michi-
gan for tine uSc OF the naval militia.
The old ship will sail under her own
steam some time between the l2th and
the 18th inst She will be under IN.
command of Commander W. |. Moore.
L. y. n, who will have with him a
| crew of 40 sailors. Lieuts Ncwberrv
and Lothrop. representing the state of
Michigan. will sail with the Yantic and
upon her arrival at Montreal VIII
formally receive the ship from tho
hands Sf the commander in behalf of the
state. All the alterations in the ship
necessary 10 secure her safe passage
through the 1T. Lawrence canals will b.
made at Montreal at the expense of the
Michigan authorities. or the sailor,
aboard ten will bc placed aboard the
L. :. :. Michigan at Erie. six will h..
retained aboard the Gantic permanent
~ aS ship keepers and the remainder
Boston from Montreal by rail
Tn" special board ON naval dry docks
is now hard at work ON the second
branch of the work confidcd to it. name
~, An investigation Of the need, Of
the existing timber docks The wrrl.
- nearing completion, and IT. - evident
that congress must come immediately
To the relief Of the navy department
with liberal appropriation for the
repair Of the docks unless ID il pre-
pared to witness "a repetition Of the
docking of IN American battlcship in a
foreign country.
NASuUNGruN, Oct. q. ELECTROMAGNETIC
tive w. Godfrey Hunter. of Kentucky.
had an hours Conference with prc,i-
dent Mckinley Tuesday afternoon.
and at It's conclusion it was announced
that the appointment Of DR. Hunter as
minister To Ciuatcmala had bccr signed
by the president. DR. Hunter has not
a. yet fully made up his mind that hc
will accept the mission Iii, decision
will depend entirely upon whether hr
can arrange his business interests in
Kentucky so that they will not suffer
from - four years absence. However he
believes that this can bc done and + ~
he Will leave for Guatemala within 30
days. DIR. Hunter left for the west
Tuesday night in company with Scna-
tor DcbOc. 1t IL understood that the
president has practically decided upon
w. Il. Norsby. of Mississippi. for con
sui general and secretary Of legation
at Guatemala city in the event of DR..
Hunter finally concluding To accept the
position of minister
tommiS>arv General Sullivan has
made his annual report to the sccre-
tary Of war. The expenditures during
the year amounted To -. lGi. 2O9. of
which Sl.912.,O. were for the >ubsist-
cncc of the ARM and the balance Ia
settle claims and ether purposes. There
was expended for the relief of Hood
sufferers ON the MNsiSSipp and the
Red River of the North S7II50
Gen. sullivan reports favorabl, upon
the emergency ration. a test of which
was made during the wear hut hc saws
the practice! efficiency of the ration
must he made where men are situated
IN more critical environment than a
practice march. ON this test march
the men were given full ration, for
two days and then for ten day, SUBJ
sisted ON the l,alf-allowauccc emergency
ration. They marched an AVERAGE of
81 miles per day
NAsHINGToN, oct. G-Thc remains Of
MIR. Warner V. Batcman. who died of
heart disease at the Riggs house Nom
day morning left for Cincinnati Tues
day afternoon at 800. ON the C. 4 q.
railroad. The body. which wa, talk
IN To AN undertaken, Monday aft