The evening times., 1898-09-05
Prize money FOR SEANEN
Snug Little Gifts for Blue.
jackets of America.
SAMPSON GETS A FORTUNE
His share About Forty Thousand
Dollars. While Dewey Will Have
About onr-Fourth That Amount.
Rewards for Sending Spanish Ves-
sells TO the Bottom of the Sea.

One OF the results Of the wa with
Spain will be the distribution of at leass
s. GOO eco among the American sailors.
More than one-half OF this sum will
be- paid in accordance with that section
of law providing for the payment OF a
bounty for persons on board vessels o.
war sunk in action. The rest will be
turned into the Treasury for distribn-
zion by the courts which shall pass upon
vessels of the enemy captured by Amer
ican men OF war.
Although not penny Of prize money
has Yet been turned into the Treasury,
Judge Advocate General Lemlya and his
chief clerk. Mr.. Hanna, are engaged in
considering the various claims for prize
money which have been filed by officers
and men, and in passing upon the vari-
Gus questions which have arisen in con-
neciIon with such claims.
From the official repor- of Admiral
Moniojo. commanding the Spanish fleet
sunk AT Manila, there were l.SI5 persons
on board the ships under his command.
The Spanish fleet WIS of inferior force
10 the American squadron, and Rear Ad-
miral Dewey's men viii therefore get
only SlCC for each person.
Ii is estimated that The aggregate
amount due the AslasJic fleet, as result
OF the destruction OF The Spanish force
amounts 10 SlS7.G00. which Congress Will
be asked 10 appropriate during the COM
ing session. One-twentieth of this sum
belongs TO Rear Admiral Dewer, as COM
mander-in-chief and he will, therefore,
be $3.50 richer than he was before the
war.
Rear Admiral Sampson has realized 4
snug little fortune as a result of the war.
As commandments OF the North At
lantic fleet he vii get one-twentieth of
every prize taken in North Atlantic Wa
tiers, and one-tweE.ieth Of tae head mon
ey allowed for the vessels destroyed off
Santiago and in Cuban ports. II is es-
timatcd that he viii finally receive about
S4GtJO as his share OF prize money.
In determining the amount of head
money due officers ana men IL will be
Necessary for the department TO decide
whether a vessel destroyed was inferior
or superior TO her antagonist. Ii the lat
ter the American ship viii b. entitled TO
500 for each person on board the enemy's
vessels. OF course, this will swell the
amount OF prize money due the rear ad-
miral.
II is estimated that including the Mer-
cedts, sunk by the Massachusetts at the
mouth of the harbor of Santiago. there
were 2, 4y2 persons on board the Spanish
fleet destroyed by Rear Admiral Samp-
sons command. which was sulperIur 20
tie enemy, and the amount OF head
money due the fleet will consequently
aggregate S249 200
Besides these ships Spanish men of war
were sunk al MauZauillo, Nipe and other
points along the Cuban coast, the de-
struction OF each of which means prize
money for the officers and men partici-
pating in the work
Legal officials of the department will
be required TO determine whether mer-
chant vessels carrying guns in their hold
like the Santo Domingo which was sunk
by the Eagle, come within the meaning
OF the section providing for the payment
OF bounties for persons on board. The
result of these questions will be to delay
the adjudication of the amounts due the
officers and men interested
The Navy Department was notified a
few days ago by Judge Locke that he
would turn into the Treasury the amount
resulting from the sale of the cargo of
coal on board the British tramp steamer
Restornel. This notification was subse-
quently Withdrawn by Judge Locke.
The ReStOrmelS case is the furthest ad-
vanced Of any of the prizes. Owners of
the great majority Of the captured YES
sels have taken appeals from the courts
which have condemned their ships as
prizes, and it Will be many months be-
fore the Supreme Courts is able to pass
upon them.