New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-05-11

him honor than they. will a civilian. No.
doubt the Van SAINT boomers would like
TO have the military service OF Lind OPP
crate against his candidacy.
Sleepy Eye Dispatch, Republican:
Now if the governor will force Van
I SAINTS domination, John Lind will be
nominated and elected governor of Min
nesota without 50 much as delivering a
speech or asking vote. John Lind the
volunteer. lieutenant, is thousands strong
er than John Lind, populist.
slayton Gazette, Republican: Those,
who are looking for some motive for
ones political advancement in every
move person makes have been exercls-
ing themselves the past week over John
Lind's action in joining the army. This
is no time to question ones motives for
taking up arms for his country. John
Lind, no doubt, has the best of motives
for his patriotic act. 49,. /. ~ ..
When one of the enemy's ships is TAX
Gu, how is the prize money divided?
The Philadelphia Ledger says that when
a character in one of Capt. Marryatt's
novels asked for information on tn 8
subject of another, who followed the sea
as calling, he was told that the money
was put in small-meshed sieve, and
what went through belonged to the sail
or, while that which remained was kept
by the officers. If the principle IS ad-
hered to in these times, the meshes of the
sieve have, at least, been enlarged, for
under the law the ablebodied sailor
comes in for a good sum of money. To
be exact, when a ship has been con-
demned and sold by prize court, one
half of the proceeds goes to the govern
ment. The admiral is the next largest
beneficiary, for he IS entitled tc one
twentieth of the whole. The fleet cap
tain's share is one-hundredth of the
whole, except he is serving on the vessel
which makes the capture, IN which case
he receives an amount in proportion to
his pay with the other officers and men
on board. The balance, after these out
side officers and the United States have
thus been served, goes to the officers and
crew of the ship making the capture,
provided it was made when no other
warship was around to give moral aid,
in which case that craft also participates,
unless, indeed, the captured boat be
defenseless merchantmen. If the divis-
ion IS made among the officers and crew
Of one vessel, three-twentieths goes to
the captain, and if under command of
the fleet one tenth. All that is left, and
it is good proportion, is divided among
crew in proportion to the pay of each.
The share of the common sailor is some
thing more than one-third that of car
penter and boatswain, and rather less
than one-thirG the share of an ensign.
| In the case of the capture of an armed
vessel, or one with arms on board, all
the proceeds 60 to the navy, and the
government cannot lay claim to one
half. Consequent y the seizure Of the
Panama was very rich prize for the
American sailors. The Panama had
several guns on board, and was carrying
arms and supplies to the Spanish in Gu.
ba, and also had on board number of
Spaniards who started from New York
with the intention of joining the Span
ish army at Havana.
The government is just now weighing
mails in Minnesota to- determine the
compensation to be paid railroads for
carrying the mails. Every four years
this is done for period of thirty work
! ing days, and then averaged ON each
line. The roads are paid at the rate
of about $3.50 per mile each year for
every 1000 pounds of mail. The
amounts are graduated according to the
number of pounds of mail carried. The
government pays in ad 7ition to the rates
given for carrying the mails a large rem
, tai for mail cars. Every road is entitled
: for the use of its railway postal cars $25
a year mile for cars 40 feet long, $50
car for cars As feet long, $40 for cars
so feet long, $50 for cars 55 to so feet
r long. The company is required to keep
the cars in such condition as is demand
| ed nv the department and no rental Is