The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-07-14
ADMIRAL CERvERA ESTEEMED.
His Course Toward Hob~on Has Won
tor Him American Coed VIII.

miral Cervera is the chief parsonage
in rank, not only naval, but social
His mother was of the Topete fam
lily, which proudly claims TO Be of
the royal blood C the Bourbons,
even though this honor would seem
questionable in America There is
much kindiiness felt toward Admiral
Cervers by naval officers and people
here who knew the fallen Admiral
when he was a Lieutenant Com
mander and naval ettache 10 the
Spanish legation a quarter OF cen
tury sgo
Then he behaved very kindly in
deed to young Hoosoo, sending his
feet captain to tell the American
Admiral that the daring young fellow
was safe. and be, Cervera, would see
to it that Hobson WAS well treated.
Since than Admiral Cervefa has
been the young prisoner stanch
friend The navy department caused
$500 in GOLD, pay due Hobson, to
be sent him through Admiral Ger
vera, and to this Judge Hobson, the
young constructors father, added
$500. making in ali $1,000 1t reach
ed Hobson safely. Then the letters
from his home folks were banded
him, unopened, and his own, and he
wrote a good many, were ssnt by a
flag TO the nearest commander of an
American man of-war. all that was
asked OF Hobson being that he
should not discuss naval or military
questions, nor tell anything that re
lated to the condition Of Santiago
that would be detrimental to Spain.
Il handed my letters unsealed to
Admiral Cervera,' wrote Hobson to
his mother, '.and be had the right
to read them, but be did not He
bowed, and sealed them up in my
presence and gave ma some wax
with which I sealed them, and
stamped the wax with my ring"
Hobson wrote that when he got
out he meant TO present Cervera
with either a sword or a foe chro
nometer balance watch as slight
appreciation OF bis kindness to q
young officer who had no sort of
claim upon the Spanish Admiral TO
whom he surrendered.
NAY NOT GO TO SPAIN
These are some of the things that
make the treatment of the Spanish
Admiral matter of national inter
est It is believed at the French
Embassy, which has charge of
SPANS interests here, that it is pos
sible Cervera will not wish to be ex-
changed at this moment. Things
in Spain are in perilous condition
now, and the monarchical party
would not hesitate to try Ceryers,
as they are about 10 try Montojo,
the Admiral at the Philippines, on
the charge of high treason. To be
tried on such a charge now, with
disappointment and fury at being
made the butt of all Europe on &C
count OF her boasts Of how she
would destroy the American pigs,
and her statement that the Aneri-
can navy had mo officers. no disci
pline, nc nothing all these things
would be revenged upon Cervera by
the government il he were to go
home Immediately.
The navy and state department
both have had hint from very high
quarters in diplomacy that Cervera
might not care to be exchanged now
that he would prefer, as an Admiral
put it to day, ito wait till the clouds
rolled by" He is entitled TO parole
on his word Of honor and TO receive
while so paroled for ore year the
pay and allowance Of an officer Of
the same grade IN the American
navy When Cervera lived here %
years ago, his residence was 1901 4
street, then and still an aristocratic
quarter. He kept open house and