The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-06
PRIZE MONEY ron SAILORS.
one Hundred Dollars FOR Each Man on
ne Destroyed Fleets.

NEW YORK. sept 5.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Washington says
At least 10000 prize money will bo
distributed among American sailors NJ Il
result of the war with Spain. More than
one half Of this amount will bo paid In
accordance with tha, section Of law pro-
yiding for the payment OF bounty for
pcrsons on board vessels Of war sunk In
action Tho result will be turned into
the treasury for distribution BY the courts
which shall pass upon vessels Of the
enemy captured 0y American men-of-war.
Although no, a penny Of prize money
has yet been turned into the treasury.
Judge Advocate Lcmley and his chief
clerk Mr. Hanna. are engaged In consid.
ering tho various claims for prize money
which have been died by officers and men
and In passing upon the various questions
which have arisen In connection with such
claims.
From the otiicial report of Admiral Mon.
tejo. commanding the spanish Zee, sunk
at Manila. there we're 1855 persons on
board the ships OF hs command. The
Spanish zee, was Of Inferior force TO the
American squadron and Rear Admiral
Doweys men will set only noo for each
person.
|, Is estimated the aggregate amount
due the Asiatic feet as the result OF the
spanish forces amounts to sSlT.SOO. which
congress will be asked to appropriate dur.
lng the coming session.
onc-iwcn,icth OF this sum belongs TO
Rear Admiral Dewey as eommander-.n
chief and he viii therefore be s. s75 richer
than he was before the war. 4
Rear Admiral sampson has realized a
snug little fortune as a result OF the war.
As commandments OF the North At.
lan,ie flee, he viii get one-,wentieth OF
every prize taken In north Atlantic wa:.
crs. and one-twentle,h Of the head money
allowed FOR ,ho vessels destroyed OF san.
uago and In Cuban ports 1t is estimated
that he viii finally receive about 5000 as
his share OF prize money.
In determining the amount Of head
money due officers and men II viii be
necessary for the department to decide
whether a vessel destroyed ls superior or
Interior to her antagonist. II the latter.
the American ship will De entitled to 500
for each person on board the enemy, OF
course this viii swell the amount OF pr ze
money due the rear admiral.
II Is estimated that in ludIng the Mer- !
eedes, sunk by the Massachusetts at the
mouth OF the harbor at Santiago, there
were 2,io2 persons on board the Spanish
tleei destroyed by Rear Admiral samp
sons command, which was superior TO the
enemy, and the amount OF head money
due the fleet VIII consequently aggregate
t2ip, 200.
Besides these ships, spanish men-of-war
were sunk at Manzanillo, Nipe and other
points along the Cuban coast, the dcstruc-
tlon OF each OF which means prize for the |
officers and men participating In the
work
Legal officers 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 mean ng |
of tho section providing for the payment
OF bountles for persons on board. The
result OF these questions will be to delay |
the adjudication of the amounts due to
officers and men Interested,
The navy department was notified few |
days ago by Judge Locke Of Florida, |
that he would turn into the treasury the |
net amount resulting from the sale Of the |
cargo of coal ON board the British tramp |
steamer Restormel, The notification was |
subsequently, withdrawn by judge Locke |
ine Restormers case is the furthest ad-
vOnced OF any Of the prizes.
Owners Of the great majority of the
captured vesselsthaye taken appeals from
the courts whIcR have condemned their
ships as prizes and It will be many |
months before the supreme court of the
Unlted states Is able to pass upon them.
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