Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-05-13
BOuNrms rOR DnwHY's MEN.
Entitled BY Law to s1sT, 900 in Lieu Of
Prize Money.

Entitled By Law to $4,000 in Lieu Of
Prize Money.
Aspecial dispatch from Washington to
the New York Times, under date OF May
II. says:
Rear Admiral Dewey and his u en- will
not have been fully rewarded when they
receive the thanks Of congress and
the medals ordered TO be struck on for
them. Under the law they have become
entitled to a rich bounty. UalCs the
numerical importance Of the fleet OF Ad-
miral MontijO has been oyer-estimated,
its losses over stated. the officers and men
Of the Asiatie squadron will be entitled
TO share among them something like
$1S7.OOO bounty money.
Section 1895 OF the revised statutes OF
the United states PROVIDE:
"a bounty shall be paid by the United
States for each person ON board any ship
or vessel Of Wal belonging to an enemy
at the commencement Ut any engage
ment which is sunk or otherwise de-
stroyed In such engagement by any ship
or vessel belonging to the United States.
or which II may be necessary TO destroy
In consequences o. iujlries sustained In
action, OF 500 II the vnemy's vessel was
OF inferior force, aud f2UUi II OF equal or
superior force, to be divided among the
officers and crew la the same manner as
prize money; aud when The actual num-
Der OF men on board any such vessel can.
not be satisfactorily ascertained, II shall
be estimated according 10 the compile
ment allowed 10 vessels Of It's class in the
United states, and there shall be paid as
county to the captain tor any vessel
captured from an enemy, which they are
instructed TO destroy. Or which Is imme
lately destroyed for the public Interest.
but not IN Consequence OF injuries re-
ceived In action, 600 for every person who
,hall be on board AZ the time OF such
capture"
THE SPANISH FORCE.
According TO the reports from Manila
the Spanish fleet destroyed by the Amer
leans consisted OF ten or twelve cruisers,
yunboats and torpedo boats, with crews
amounting in all TO 1879 men. At 800
for each man Of the Spanish naval force
the amount TO be divided among the
American sailors will be tis7, 200. The
vessels OF the United States were. II any
thing. under manned. The numbers will
be- under rather than over l,733.
The Sls7,2OO will be distributed 10 the
leet under section 1881 Of the revised
statutes, relating 70 prize money. Ad-
miral Dewey will get one-twentieth OF
the whole amount Of bounty awarded TO
his command. That will give him $4,000.
II he has a fleet captain. or what passes
for one, the latter will have a share OF
something like 1850. There will be left
10 be distributed TO the vessels OF the
1eet, according TO their pay rolls, about
$4,000. This will go TO seven ships,
and in about the following shares:
Olympia, $4,000; Baltimore, $4,000;
Boston. $4,000; Raleigh, $4,000; Con-
cord. $4,000; Petrol, $4,000; McCullocb,
5000.
To the commander OF each signal yes-
sci there will go one-tenth amount as
signed 10 that vessel.
After the amounts mentioned have been
deducted, the residue will be distributed
TO the lesser officers and seamen OF the
ships in proportion to their rates Of pay
on the day Of engagement. The amount
to each seaman, 1t Is believed. will be In
the neighboThOOd OF 600.