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.coN,aREssloaAL llArTERs.
me IIaw,5apilana ans.atlon aae.tloa-n

f,tbs Hawaiian a ansxat Ion Qacstlon-D
sena,Ion or the var flovsuue Biii.
Special Dispatch 10 The Intelllgcneer. XII
WASHINGTON, May 81. --senator FL
kins among others called upon President
Mckinley 10 discuss the Hawaiian ques-
,,ition. Sir. Elkins expressed a willing
ness to aid in holding congress- In ses-
sion until frost time in the fall II neces-,
gary. as a means 10 secure annexation
WASHINGTON, May sL-Another
day has been passed by the sepate In
frultless dlscussionsot the war revenue
measure, Not the slightest material
progress was made at to.day's session
towards dlsposlng Of the bill. Speeches
were made by Mr.. Mason tIlls.). Mr..
Lodge (Rep., Mass.) and Mr.. Elkins
(Rep.. w pa.).I MIR Mason strongly
advocated an amendment TO the bill
placing q tax on wheat flour adulterated
either with clay or with corn flour, and
presented a long statement by the ma
tional association OF American im!llers
In support OF. his contention. a 1{s Vail
vt bhts iOhBe llhu lhtSllitu " luelelu liiS
action In offering the Hawaiian annex
ntion resolution as nm amendment TO tho
pending bill. but refrained because, he
said, q secret session would be demand
ed IL that discussion were started. Az
ter commenting somewhat severely
upon the arrogance OF the minority
which prevented action upon a question
which the administration and a major
N v I'm hot h hf.n nHhnn NJ m ioOirnl
to dispose OF, he began discussion OF
some Of the questions arising out OF the
present war. Evidently believing this
not a proper subject for public discus
sion, Mr.. Tirple (Dem., Ind.) forced
secret legislative session. 3'sl a
In the open session that followed Mr.
,Elkins discussed the general features OF
the pending bill, opposing the corpora
tlon tax, the tax on bank deposits, and
the issue OF greenbacks. and strongly
advocating the issue Of bonds.
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WHEAT DEAL CLOSED,
Letter Winds up ILL. Famaus Coup Abou,
Si,O0O,OOO Winner

: =
CHICAGO, May s1.-Leiter's famous
wheat deal was formally closed to-day.
The last moments were lively and JOS
eph Letter, to all appearances, was mas
ter of the situation. AS if to empha-
size his command of the market, Letter
sent May wheat down from 81 20 to
81 %. This move was plainly for the
purpose Of eyading the big receipts and
TO circumvent the .'tailers."' who wanted
10 ring in" lot OF wheat on Letter at
fancy prices. Letter fooled them by
putting the price down. 81
Nevertheless he had to, take on board
another 100000 bushels to-day. in add!-
ton to the pile Of Is, 900, oOC or 5000. 900
bushels which he still has on his hands.
All attempts to place Letter, so far as
his profits and-losses! are concerned, at
the elimination OF this gigantic deal,
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Another N..t virrlnin Decision.

WASHINGTON, May sl.-The United
States supreme court, through Justice
Harlan, to-day rendered an opinion in a
case involving a tract Of land. OF $780, 600
acres OF land In Virginia and West Vir-
ginia- The land was patented by the
state OF Virginia to Robert Morris In
1855. The case was brought by Henry
c.. King against various claimants to
the land, King claiming through trans
fers from Morris. and the defendants
resisting on the ground that the Norris
grant had been forfeited. The case was
decided by the Circuit court for the dis
trict OF. West Virginia against Kings
contentious, and this ivew OF the case
was affirmed by to-day's decision. Only
that portion OF the grant lying In West
Virginia was directly involved In the
opinion, but it also affects the Virginia
lands. 80 :,iy'tt - 49, - :
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CONGRESS MAY ADJOURN
by juno I5-Senato still iiammcring til
Revenue mi. 1lt

by juno I5-Senato sill Hammerin: the
Revenue MI.
Special Dispatch to the 1ntelliGencer.
WASHINGTON, May Silt is gener-
ally believed Congress will adjourn by
or before the 18th Of June. except the
Hawaiian question comes up in such
form, as to provoke debate. The senate
IS still hammering the war revenue bill.
One thing touching this Legislation can
now be predicted with certainty, and
that Is that the bond feature Of the
house bill will be retained, and that the
greenback proposition will be voted
down.
Senator German has an amendment
which will be defeated soon, to tax COR
poratlons Of a certain grade, gagged
more by income than otherwise. and ex-
empt OF others. This will be opposed by
many. Among those who will speak
against II Is Senator Elkins, -,
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u. & o. Sunday E.eur.lon.y or Four.l,

Commencing Sunday, May %, and
every Sunday thereafter, until Septem-
Der Is, inclusive, the Baltimore & Ohio
Will sell excursion tickets TO and from
all stations between Wheeling and
Grafton, good returning dnte OF sale, al
I one fare for the round trip, with ten
cents ntlded -. " 10 -. -.
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The best salve In the world for Cuts.
Bruises. Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores. letter, Chapped Hands.
Chillblains. Corns. and all Skin Erup.
tions.5Gnd positively cures Piles, or no
pay required, 1t Is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money, refunded,
Price % cents per box. For sale by Lo-
gan Drug Co. 50. .,at.-.lE
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& ONE MINUTE Is not long. yct rails,
Is obtained In half that time by thcS ,,sa
of One Minute Cough Cure. II Snrs.
vents consumption and quickly cnrosa
colds, Group bronchitis, ,pneumonin' In
grippe. and all throat and lung frnuh,os
Charles r. Goethe. Market and TweIf,S
Streets Chatham Sinclair, Forty-sIxth
and Jacob streets; A. E. Schechle.1 No
COZ Main street; Exley Bros. Penn md
Zane streets: Bowie & Co., Bridgeport'' !:
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THE HOSPITAL BENEFIT.

& b . u. aNH } N.I.. = u
The Programme in Detail Has Been
Announced by the Committee in
Charge-A Very Large Audience is
Assured-The Last Rehearsal /, This
Evening. n, +,
The programme OF the City Hospital
benefit entertainment to be given to-
morrow evening at the Wheeling Park
Casino has been completed blythe COM
mittee on entertainment, and II prom
ises "a most enjoyable evening for the
public. The entertainment. will begin
after the arrival OF the 1890 o'clock
motor from the city, which lwillSruni d.
rect to the Casino. The opening at
traction is the one-act play. tWho VIII
Win Him." by the, Players Club, I. In
which the following cast will appear:
Squire Brushleish. country gentle e
man. Mr.. J.. p. Morgan
Rose. bis daughter. Miss Blanche, Moffat
sylvia yna4 his niece young lady fond Of
Minuetta. his niece. q young lady fond 81
y, Of dancing ....... Miss Elizabeth Speldel
Mus!dora, his niece, young lady fond .
abs, Miss Y meen 1ngnevy
fond Of. Irritation. Miss Alice McCabe
Cyril Eastwood. n young officer In %
search Of q wife. Mr.. Lawrence Wheat
Mr.. Prattleton Primrose. a middle aged
bachelor OF an undecided turn....r.7-1
~ .:...;;,.,;.:..;;.......E Edward B. Franzheim
Timc-The Present Scene-A Country
u Homo In England.
Mrs. Charles Howard Simpson, Chaperon.
Then comes the, musical and poster
portion OF the programme. as follows:
Music" Because Love You. Dear.
- Contralto Solo...................H aWley
Miss Anna A. Jones. Z,
Reading. ......................"Th Corslcan"
Mr.; James P. Morgan Of 1.-THE Players.
Music-pcnetian Boat Song. .Tosti
Miss Anna a. Jones. g.
s-t. POSTER PICTURES.
from Paris Chaperon, Mrs. George
Miss Flora Stifel posing in Penfield's pos
ter, for the May Harper's Monthly.
Chaperon. Miss Agnes Wilson.
: cazarSD'ete." Chaperon. Mrs. Morris
Miss Jessie &ofrat in Penield's poster for
March Harpers. chaperon. Mrs,
50 George Wise. ,
{ In! Boutet. de Monville's poster. Chap
eron. Mrs. Joseph Speidel. ~
Miss Mamie Patterson as THE Gaiety
Girl" Chaperon. Mrs. T. c. Moffat,
Mrs. H. c. Franzheim in Manifold Parrish's
poster. Chaperon, Mrs. Walter Rine-
Original poster. arranged and chaperoned
by the committee.
$500. ............... IL.
ls72ses 81. Miss Jones.
This, will be followed by dancing In
the Casino. sta'tt ~ 4.
The las, rehearsal will occur to-day
at the CasinG..'t-- y -.
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OF better health He was accompanied
by DR.. Harry Hail. OF South Jacob
street. \ .I.i 4 "A q AZ lssf,
The Rey Charles NJ. Afford VIII ar
rive In the city to. day !. He having been
the formsr pastor OF the THIRD Preshy-i
itttinn church, Is welcome here ~
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are widely at variance. Some claim he
will pocket profit OF 'i,0oo, 600. while
others insist With knowing glancess that
thewiii. be fortunate II comes out whole
M, .t,, deal n = i i7i 7. Z IN Il .},s
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Reduced Rate. via Ohio Wircr II. Il. \.
Wheeling to Cincinnati, o. 81 IN
Wheeling 10 Lexington. XIV. ., = "a
Wheeling TO Louisville, Ky..,si.i. q IN M
Wheeling to louisville, Ky. second - y,
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Aehe,o,, Rrnom,nnted.

PITTSBURGH, May BE. F. Ache
SON was nominated for congress to-day
by the Republican conferees Of the
Twenty fourth district.
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TIE RIVER.
yesterdays DEPARTURES.

iEssrEKDAl,s DEPARTURES. SO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. STATE. a. m.
P sI.Ssersl HG SN - a, NJ
Matamoras.. LEXINGTON, ii al m.
Sistersville., RUTH. $3.50 D. m. -
Siarinston;:. LEROY. $50 p. m:
oteupenViiie..i. M. BAY Ne, 2:D p. m.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Charleston. .kANAWIIA. $50 a. m.
fSihttspuiGh.. .S BEN, HUN e, p. m.
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. +. . q - Il ~
S. S: S. cures because it is
purely vegetable, every ingred-:s
lent o.. which it is madc being
gathered from the forests. It is
tho only blood remedy which is
guaranteed to contain nota par
ticlo of potash, mercury, or any
other mineral. S. S. S. will
euro the most obstinate blood
disease, which other remedies
can not possibly reach. Valu-
ablo books on blood diseases
will be sent free to- any address
by the Swift Specific Company, 7
Atlanta, Georgia. 5..i !,
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Specified S.S.S.) highly recommended
for the blood, nndI concluded to give
it a trial, and the result was highly
gratifying. S. S. seemed to get
right at the trouble and forced the
poison out OF my blood; soon after
wards the sore healed up and was
cured sound and well. I am sure
S. S. S. is by for the best blood
remedy made
It. is easy to explain why S.
S. S. is SO successful in curing
all manner of blood troubles, it
matters not how deep-seated
they are. It is a real blood
remedy and goes down to tho
very bottom of the blood and
forces out every impurity, act
ing on tho correct principle Of
eliminating the poison, rather
than shutting it up in the sys-
TEN like mineral remedies do.
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( REcITAiiL BY MRS. sALFioRD. I

a . ~. ~ ~ 10. 3 - Z .
Mrs. Cora Afford. wife Of Rev. C.. N.
Afford, formerly pastor of the Third
Presbyterian church. now of. Philadel-
phia, will give one Of her excellent elo-
cutionary recitals at the Third Presby-
.terian church tomorrow evening, as
sisted by Miss Margaret. Harvey and
Mrs. H. Riheldaffer, vocalists.s The
programme is as follows:s 7. t.tS
:Solo-'"The Heavenly Song. Miss Harvey
Rccitals by Mrs. Afford
THE La Rue Race. ................. II God
AT the Sewing Circle" ......;::. Adapted
1.-THE Bobollnk" The Aldinc
Southern Lullaby. :..::Dunbar
Seieeted II I,iIo;iatro
Recitals by Mrs. Afford
Scene from "Pygmalion and Gala,
tea .;;...;. ;:............. .-.......SIi,tnter.
= Naugny Zelil 1919 iiei
1.-THE Yankee Spirit. Lincoln
"FrIck VS.. Frick". ......................
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River 'l'eleGrnni,.

= OIL CITY-River . feet inches and
falling. Clear and pleasant.
ROWNSVILLE-Rive feet and
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SUMMER RESORTS,
OCEAN CITY, M
MD,

Atlantic Hotel, directly on the ea:.
Open all the year. Modern improvement
800 rooms. Finest bathing, boating ~,
fishing. both bay and deep sea. Aoso.S.ss
BUILDING LOTS for sale. low. ~!
terms. Own your own seaside rS.a::s;
Address, JOHN F. WAGGAMANs.i % .
Fourteenth street. Washington. D, ~ =;
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The Programme in Detail Has Been
Announced by the Committee in
Charge-A Very Large Audience Is
Assured-Thel Last Rehearsal /, This
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This. will be followed by dancing In
the Casino. ~ 4.
4 The las, rehearsal will occur to-day
at the Casinu'3.sSr- r.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-07
COM United SUICIDE.
Sam Running, Tailor, Died by His Own
Hand at Noon To-Day Sad End
ing Of a Young Life.

While the section men were eating
dinner today rear Olson's grove two
miles cart Of town they heard a pistol
shot in the grove and one OF the men
going there shortly after found a stout,
heavy a a stranger to them, dead.
Evidently u case Of suicide. The section
men came TO town and notified the sher-
III and he and the coroner departed for
the scene Of the tradyedy about 2:30 p.
m. At } y. m. the sheriff and coroner re-
turned and announced that they had
found the body of San. Ronning, tailor.
of this city. Mr.. ltoaning is a single
man, about 30 years Ct age. generally
respected but for several weeks back has
been drinking very heavily. 4 few days
ago he broke Oft and determined to quit
and since has had attacEs of delirium
tremens and in a very bad state OF mind.
Between 9 and 10 this forenoon he en-
gagged Harry Casanova who delivers meat
for John Schultz to drive him out to the
country. They got as far ms the Olson
grove when seeing a team coming from
the opposite direction he stopped the
boy, jumped out and commenced load
ing a revolver. saying he would shoot the
first man that came near him. tie
ordered the boy to 60 back to town and
as near as we can learn that was the last
seen OF him until his body was found by
the section nen. He had evidently
wandered about in the grove until the
fatal shot was fired at noon. lie had
placed the pistol to his head above the
right ear and fired, the ball coming out
on the other side OF the head a little be-
hind the other ear. At 3:3O Coroner
jerks had sent a team out to bring in the
remains.
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an editice OF brick costing about $4,000
would be the proper kind of building to
erect. Such a structure would be u
credit 10 Madison and st. Thomas eocie-
ty and with Father Hymns characters
tic energy and the usual l,berality OF his
people in matters OF religious as well as
public enterprise we would not be sur
prlsed to see Father Flynn reach his aim
in this matter. He will shortly bring
the sub. Jet before his people in Il formal
WAY aud set them TO thinking about it
at least.
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CITY,.
LOCAL BREVlTIES.

ia cream will be served ut the par.
l.. q the Model bakery this evening.
V,-. ". 4. Nuckay went TO Sioux
Rhs 70 nee, "a brother visiting in the
h..
| Gro. b. Wall and Geo. Il. Farmer re-
ku4i on h. morning train from the
)r,.
L,J. Fitzgerald and wife, Mrs. NJ. W.
bah and Nellie Lanuon were passengers
/, Sioux Falls.
Ms Minnie Benson who has been
|s,ns frlend, in the city returned I"
s home a, Spring Valley. Mimi.
A larse number OF the delegates tothe
~. iorelsn missionary convention an
b. cts Departed for their homes this
nl-
A'rF,t- On the evening train were I'd.
F.t-y. n Fillmore county. Mimi. and
~! .saai men who went 70 Slayton
s-'o."iart Of the week.
NJ Spar Of Chicago who has been
a!At at'A Mrs. }. G.. Callinan for
d. tim Undergoing treatment, re-
.'arl home this morning much i'm
firI II health and consequently very
~! pleased with everything Dakotan.
~, St3Ie, manager, assisted by IL.
y Holmes. Fred Anderson and Eddie.
F''rE al II Chicago, were taking views
sEoA1Aent business places Of the city
PAY t3r the American View company
Chicago, to be prepared for Il. v
s-cdeT 5 souvenir books in the Omaha
opposition. The DAILY LEADER office
|-4'oF'e we're duly honored and | n turn
I honor .he collection.
NE NJ. +. Foreign missionary society
-''AIed rs work yesterday in a busy
@-'aler. Mrs. Jenkins led the consecra,
"a service after dinner. and following
~s az article on the mission work OF
rac'ae coast was read 10y Mrs. )
u'pN'As' Mrs. Hager responded to the
t'aes'lon box. "Childrcn and Missions
al interesting paper by Mrs. Stew
IT," Sioux Falls and Miss Amy Whip
n ~" The same place ably discussed
'0ln9 Women aud Missions. In the
.eu'ls Mrs. j. e. Hubbell led the praise
n I''ce' Miss Grace Monty recited and
.'' D'pp discussed the opportunities
0usy women for culture. Miss Muir
ss :" Sioux Falls took q PEEP at the
b. ''''er Flynn and leading members Of
H. 'Aureh are discussing tho advisable
|h'n rather necessity OF building a new
,h; a9e OF worship commensurate with thu
"'' and needs OF this fast growing
..' "eeAt'on. The present building
bs,s 'ea In the early history Of the societ!
,oso. IS entirely inadequate to the pur
|ton una needs OF the present congrega
una will become increasingly mor'
Isl ~, '"e years 60 by in the a future
A.. ."o'A"s society has q very eligible
u city and perfectly adapted t
In =; ''ltul and substantial structure ant
Ana :" OF future growth Of both cit.
'nsregation, Father Flynn think
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Limited Jumped tho Track.

PHILADELPHIA, May THE west
bound Chicago limited train on the
pennsylvania railroad jumped the
track at Bristol. Pa, 20 miles north OF
his city at ll:45 o'clock a. m. The en-
zine aud four coaches were derailed.
The engineer and fireman were injured
but not seriously. No passengers were
hurt.
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Thirty five years make q generation
That is how long Adolph Fisher, OF
GAINESVILLE, O., suffered from piles. he
was cured by using three boxes OF DE
Wits Witch Hazel Salve.
FRANK SMITH.
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.DA1LY LEADER
pn.,n,soN, SOUTH DAKOTA.
MAY I. 1893.
,.oeal Tine Table.

,.oeal Tine Tanle.
v,~.ukes 4 81. paul Railway, which
t:.:,,o. sunday, December 3. 1877:
J sae''' ,pA,Ns OH sAsS.
No. 1, depsrte ll:O .. m.
ta'saS 20. ", departs :: .. m.
49, SO. =, departs $3.50 p. m.
T'IA" raAlxs sOise vssr,
=, ,et.h,, No. -. dep.,ts a;is p m
.,s, No. /, arrives 100 p. m,
49, :, No. -, arrives 2:45 p. m.
rt1..In II, arrives $50 q. m.
f"- -aAIns pROn n vnsr.
.,, no. -, arrlves iO:so .. m.
IT,. above ,rains carry pssse0 GERS; out
y. on when passeassr' are provided with
(st:. a. rain. going eass make connection
Tan 10, sl points south.
S' ..plsoH 4 sRisroL LINZ.
n 20 :. departs north, at $40 n. m.
J !. =, strives from the north, io.so ,. m
sAF- ~ =. j. HOLMES. Local Agent.
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SCHOOL BOARD
Holds Session and Elects Teachers FOR tie
Coming Year List of Board Com,
mi.te.s and Other Business.

The board of Education met last even
ing. President j. j. Fitzgerald, presiding.
The election Of teachers for the COM
inc year WAS the principal business OF
the evening and the places were TILED by
the election OF the following roster:
Il. Is. McClenon, superintendent: Miss
Jennie Hutchinson, principals; ''eorse
Waters. assistant. Teachers OF grade
departments but not yet assigned: Mrs.
L. NJ. Tolles, Ida Jones, Lilly thinner
mann. Laura Fuller, Emily Clark,
Frances Munro, Mrs. Jessie Lindsay,
Emily Glatz. Julia Tobln. H%ortense
Lewis, Dora Cornelyson.
The hiring Of j%anitor was lald over un-
til "a subsequent meeting.
John Holston was appointed to M va
concy in Second ward, vice W. r. Dan
iels.
President Fitzgerald appointed the
following committees:
Finance-Marquart. Beck.
Suppl,es-Fintzel, Beardsley.
Observation-Disclosures, Tierney.
Visiting-The whole board.
". ". Girton has had a serious attack
~ pneumonia but is now on the mend.
J. C. Coffey ships two car loads OF hogs
TO Chicago this evening. one from Ia
mona and one from this place. Monday
evening he will ship a car load OF Cattle
to Sioux City.
Geo. Vedder has q quant'ty oi Roo0
oats Tor sale at elevator I.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
using city water, that all rents must ., oe
Maid in advance on or before May ~
1893. and il not paid by that o"'e .ns
service will positively be cut OIL "na 'n'
law governing the use Of water Will %
enforced to the letter.
II. G. GRAyuM,
Superintendent.
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For sale, a good team OF drivers. En-
ouire at John Paul Lumber yard.
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Geo, yedder has q quantity OF 9ooe
oats Tor sale at elevator =.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-19
OLD GLORY ON THE AMAzONAS
INCIDENTS UNIQUE IN NAVAL
HISTORY.
Transfer of the Brazilian Ship to I'm
Gle Sam-Ceremonies Pathetic to
the Brazilians On Board.

Gravesend, Eng, March 1S.-The
cruiser Amazonas, built by the Arm
strongs for Brazil and purchased by
the United States. was formally trans
ferred from the Brazilian flag to the
stars and stripes shortly after IL
o'clock this morning. The ceremony
was simple and dignified and to the
Brazilian officers ii was. somewhat pa
thetic.
Lieutenant Commander Colwell,
United States naval attache, accompan-
led by Ensign Roberts, Assistant E,ngi-
neer Morris and Consul General Os-
borne, arrived on board shortly before
II a m. The chief OIncerS CT the e Sc
guard and a number of custom Off
GERS all in uniform were already on
board. Lieutenant Commander CoiW9ll
and his party were received at the
gangway by Lieutenant Santos and
were escorted to the captains cabin,
where they were received by Command
er CORES. In reply to Lieutenant Com
mander Colweh's inquiry, Commander
Cores said he was ready to transfer
the vessel forthwith and Messrs- Col
WELL Roberts and McMOrris, dOnned
their uniforms and proceeding on deck,
gathered near the flagstaff from which
the green flag of Brazil was flying.
linen Lieutenant OOIliIldnuSI OOiNSlls
saluting Commander Cores, said:
Captain, l have here a contract of
sale to which you were a witness
whereby this vessel is TO be transferred
to me in behalf of the United States
Commander Cores replied, through
an interpreter, saying:
In handing over the ship l desire to
say that it is done with the sincere
friendship of Brazil"
Lieutenant Commander Colwell, sa-
luting, replied:
In behalf of the United States 1
thank you for the sentiment
A Brazilian sailor then brought down
Brazirs blue starred pennant from the
top of the mast, carrying it in his teeth.
In the center of a circle of officers of
both nations, Lieutenant Commander
Colwell then faced the Brazilian flag
flying from the cruisers stern. and as
the officers barred their heads, the flag
of Brazil was hauled down at lilo a.
M, after which, facing about. with
their heads still uncovered, old glory
was run up to the MAN, Lieutenant