The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-10-08
THE YANTIC
To Be Delivered to Michigan fol-. the
Use of the Naval Militia.
Ex-Kepresentative w. Godfrey Hunter HaA
an Hours Conference with president
COmmissary General Sullivan Makes
His Report to the Secretary.

His Report to the Secretary.
WASHINGTON, Oct 6.-Secretary.L Long
Tuesday gave the necessary orders for
the sailing from Boston of the Yantic
and her delivery to the state OF Michi-
gan for the use of the naval militia.
The old ship will sail under her own
steam some time between the 18th and
the 18th inst. She will be under the
command of Commander w. l. Moore,
u. S. N, who will have with him a
crew of 40 sailors. Lieuts Newberry
and Lothrop, representing the state of
Michigan, will sail with the Yantic and
upon her arrival at Montreal will
formally receive the ship from the
hands of the commander in behalf of the
state. All the alterations in the ship
necessary to secure her safe passage
through the st. Lawrence canals will be
made at Montreal at the expense of the
Michigan authorities. Of the sailors
aboard Ten will be placed aboard the
U. s. S. Michigan at Erie, six will be
retained aboard the Yantic permanent
| ly as ship keepers and the remainder
of the crew will be shipped back to
Boston from Montreal by rail
The special board on naval dry docks
| is now hard at work. on the second
branch of the work confded to it, name
| ly: An investigation of the needs of
the existing timber docks. The work
is nearing completion. and it is evident
that congress must come Immediately
to the relief of the navy department
with a liberal appropriation for the
repair of the docks unless it is pre-
pared to witness a repetition of the
docking of an American battleship in a
foreign country.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-Ex-Representa-
tive w. Godfrey Hunter, of Kentucky,
dent Mckinley Tuesday afternoon,
and at its conclusion it was announced
that the appointment of DR.. Hunter as
minister to Guatemala had been signed
by the president. DIR. Hunter has not
as yet fully made up his mind that he
will accept the mission. His decision
will depend entirely upon whether he
can arrange his business interests in
Kentucky so that they will not suffer
y
believes that this can be done and if SO
he will leave for Guatemala within 80
days. DR.. Hunter left for the west
Tuesday night in company with Sena-
tor Deboe. 1t is understood that the
president has practically decided upon
w. B. Sorsby, of Mississippi, for con-
sui general and secretary of legation
at Guatemala city in the event of DIR.
Hunter finally concluding to accept the
position of minister.
Commissary General Sullivan has
made his annual report to the secre-
tary of war. The expenditures during
the year amounted to So, 165, 2O9, of
which 81 ,972, 702 were for the subsist-
ence of the army and the balance to
settle claims and other purposes. There
was expended for the relief of food
sufferers on the Mississippi and the
Red River of the North $71, no.
Gen. Sullivan reports favorably upon
the emergency ration, test of which
was made during the year, but he says
the practical efficiency of the ration
must be made where men are situated
in more critical environment than
practice march. On this test march
the men were given full rations for
two days and then for ten days sub
sisted on the half-allowance emergency
ration. They marched an average of
81 miles per day.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-The remains of
Mr.. Warner M. Bateman, who died of
heart disease at the Riggs house Mon
day morning, left for Cincinnati Tues
day afternoon at 2:2O, on the c. & o.
railroad. The body, which was tax
en- to an undertaker's Monday aft
ernoon, was embalmed, and rested
during the night in the black casket
in which it will be conveyed to Cincin.
natl.
Although there were no religious ser.
vices held at the undertaking estab-
hshment over the remains of Mr.. Bate
man, President Mckinley Secretary
Sherman, Commissioner Butterworth,
Judge A. c. Thompson and quite a
number of other prominent Ohioians
in Washington called to pay their re.
spects and to tender their services to
mem harC of tho horao1,ol E.