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the eighth captain for lack of space.
TIE normal number of admlrals on the
navy list Is six. but nine are now in
the grade. owing to the promotion of
Dewey, Sampson and Schley.
The only officer rewarded who did not
obtain his recompense at somebody
else's expense was Dewey. He got the
thanks OF congress-, and so became an
additional admira without interfering
with the arrangement of the list. IL
will be remembered that he was third
on the list of commodores when the
wal began. and was lifted over McNair
and Howell to assume his new rank.
Unfortunately. the sort OF mischief
here described seems 10 have only just
begun. A board. appointed for the pur-
pose at the instance OF the president,
is now considering other promotions
that are to be made. Up to the pres
ent time only captains. executive off,
GERS and chief engineers have been ad-
vanced for services during the war:
but 1t is now proposed to promote all
of the officers who were on board OF
the American vessels at Santiago. anc.
II that is done. the same scheme 10
likely to be applied to the officers of the
ships which fought at Manila. So there
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was spent in arduous blockading duty
of Havana. The importance of this
latter duty was very great. of course,
and history records the effective man.
ner in which the blockade was main
tanned. Nevertheless, not having the
luck to be at Santiago. Chester. as a
reward for his good work. is now five
numbers lower or the naval list than
he was before the conflict began.
There Is a popular notion to the eff
feet that the government. in grateful
recognition of services performed. be-
slows these rewards upon officers OF
the navy. As a matter of fact. IL does
nothing of the kind. 1t indicates the
persons who are to receive the rewards.
but the latter are given and paid for
by the brother officers of those who
get them. 1t would not be so bad IL the
losers were permitted to exercise some
volition in the matter. but. as the case
stands. they are literally held up and
forced to pay. OF course. promotion
signifies augmentation of income as
well as increase of rank. and. when n
man Is put back several numbers. his
advancement to the next grade II de-
ferred Just that much longer, and IL
means TO him a good sized loss in cash.
Suppose. just for a moment. that
when the president wished to recon-
pense Sampson. he had ISSUED an edict
requiring the navy department to stop
out OF the pay of every officer in the
service a certain sum Of m~oney-the
whole OF the fund thus made up to go
TO the comander-in-chief of the North
Atlantic squadron. What a howl there
would have been all ver the country,
to be sure. TIT injustice of such a
measure would have been deemed out
rageous. Yet. in very truth. il would
have been much more fair than
TO do what was done-namely. to take
the entire reward out of the pockets OF
eight other officers, selected arbitrarily
and without their consent. The men
who paid this reward to Sampson were
Howison, Kautz. Remey. Farquhar.
Watson. Robson. Schley and Casey.
over all OF whom Sampson was jumped
in order to make him an admiral
To make the matter worse. and as IL
to rub Il into" these unfortunate gen.
tlemen thoroughly. Schley. being ad-
vanced six numbers. was also jumped
over them all, excepting Casey. The
other captains promoted for services in
h war up to date are Wildes. five
numbers; Coghlan. FIVE numbers: Grid
ley. five numbers: Dyer. seven num-
bers. and Lamberton. seven numbers.
All Of these we're Manila men. To these
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the latter in order nat he nay have an
opportunity TO reply. BY this method
a complete record Is kept regarding
every officer. OF course. there Is no.
body 20 report on the fleet COMMANDERS.
but they are directly under the eye of
the navy department. The records thus
made are filed and preserved at the de-
partment, so that an officers entire
career may be reviewed at any time.
IL is upon these data that the board of
admirals will be required to base their
selections. There will be no such thing
as favoritisnl, and IL Will not be pos
sihle 10 retain a man on the active list
because he is a good fellow, or for any
other such reason.
The adoption Of this system will ac-
complish a number of excellent results.
Ii will get lid of the dead wood. while
retaining the most valuable men on
the active list. II will he a great stimu-
lus to effort on the part of every off,
Ger. Those Mho are retired compulsor-
lily will be dis%sruntled. of course, but
they will taks their grievances with
them out OF the service. Finally. stag
ration in promotion. which Is the curse
Of the United states navy as at pres
ent organized. will be done away with.
and in future the painful spectacle will
not be presented of g~ray-haired lieu
tenants and Of captains and admirals
who have reached command rank at
an age when long past the period of
best efficiency as commanding officers.
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tive list. Accordingly. II Il proposed to
establish a system OF compulsory re-
tirements. For example. II 20 va
cancies IN the list OF commanders are
required annually under the new ar
rancement. and only 10 occur nor
maily in a given year. II will be neces-
sary to choose 10 commanders for in
voluntary retirement. The selection of
the men thus retired without their con-
sent will be made by a board of ad-
mirals. who will present to the presi-
dent a list of those chosen to go out.
Inasmuch as h members of his
board will be above the grades in which
selections are made. holding as they
do the highest rank. they will be free
from bias in the matter. Furthermore.
they will be Obliged under the contem-
plated law to base their Judgment not
upon personal prejudice. but upon the
individual records of the officers.
Every six months there Is made to
the navy department a report respect
ing every officer In the service. barring
fleet commanders. IL covers the beha-
vior. efficiency and health of the per-
SON reported on. Each captain reports
IN this way about the officers on his
shin. and the fleet commander makes
a similar report regarding the captains
OF the vessels under him. IL anything
usifavorable rs stated about n parilcu-
lar officer. the report is submitted to
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The Derivation of Yankee.

Major W. A. Guthrie OF Durham, in
addition TO being an able lawyer, an
astute politician. and an admirable
gentleman otherwise. Is fond OF lltera-
ture OF the best class. He likes to
search through rare books and papers.
Some years & at the sale of the ef-
fects OF some aged citizen. he bought
two rusty looking volumes for a mere
trife along with other books. On ex-
aiming the books he found them To be
Travels Through the interior Parts of
America, In a Series of Lectures by an
Officer OF the British Army" They are
the letters of Lieutenant Thomas Aubu-
rey. He was taken a prisoner at the
battle OF Saratoga during the revolu-
tionary war. From there he was sent as
a prisoner TO Boston. and later was
marched with many other prisoners Of
the British army. who had been cap
tured at various places. 10 Charlottes-
VILE. Va. Mr.. Jones. a large planter
Of Virginia, and a member of the con-
tinental congress-. had rendered his
plantation IN negro quarters to the
congress for a prison camp. From this
plantation Aubrey wrote many of his
letters. All the prisoners were paroled.
This officer spent his time In riding
about the country around Charlottes-
Vile. The letters were TO a friend Of
bis In England. Later the letters were
published in two volumes and were ded-
icated to the earl Of Harrington. WIS.,
count Retersham, and colonel OF the
18th regiment OF Foot. They begin
Aug. 3. 1876. and run to oct. 80. ISL.
The letters are full Of interesting and
instructive reading. In volume .. page
f6. written from Cambridge. New Eng
land. Nov. p. 11s1, is a history Of the
word Yankee.
Before the evolutionary war the Viz
glnians called the New Englanders YAM
KEGS; from thea to the civil war every
body that was not OF the New England
states called the New EnglandeIs Yam
KEGS. and during the civil war every
body north II the Mason and Dixon
line was called Yankee.
AS 10 the word Lieutenant Aubrey
wrote in l111: The lower class Of these
Yankees-apropOs. IL may not BE- amiss
here Just % observe to you the etmol-
| ogy of this term. is derived from a
Cherokee word. Eankke. which signifies
| coward and slave. This epithet OF Yam
kee was bestowed upon the inhabitants
OF New England by the virginians. for
not assisting them In n wal with the
Cherokees. and they have always been
in derision by IL. But the name has
| been more prevalent since the com
mencement Of hostllltics: the soldiers
at Boston used IL as a term OF reproach.
but after the affair at Bunke Hin. the
Americans gloried in IL. Yankee Doc
die" IL nov their pean. a favorite OF IA
vorites. played in their army. esteem
ed as warlike as the 'Grenadiers
March II is the looms spell. the
nurses lullaby.
After our rapid successes we held
the Yankees in great contempt: but II
was not q little mortifying TO hear them
play this tune when their army march
ed down 20 our surrender"
Such Is the history OF the etymoloey
OF the word Yankee ."-Charlotte OBJ
server.
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EMPEROR WILLIAMS PREDECESSORS
PlGRMAGES TO THE HOLY LAND
Striking Contrast Between the Weary Journeyings of the Kingiy
Crusaders of the Middle Ages and the Pomp With
Which William Enters Jerusalem.

the Slaughter but he finally made his
escape with the loss of most OF his
army. Both these doughty crusaders
reached Jerusalem at last. where they
must have offered up their prayers In
a genuinely humble mood.
The next royal crusader. also q Ger
man emperor. was still more unfor-
tunate. Brave old Frederick Barba-
rosa. deserving OF a better fate. was
drowned in a little mountain torrent In
Cilicia. far from his goal. These Gill
clan streams appear TO rave been as
hostile to monarchy as Brutus himself.
for another. close by. once made an
attempt. which barely failed. on the life
Of Alexander. William will 10 well to
give these watery assassins q wide
berth: they are as dangerous. appar-
emily. as the Italian anarchists against
whom he has taken such elaborate pre-
cautions.
Only a year later. Richard the LION
hearted and Philip Augustus Of France
both came 70 Palestine and quarreled
as French and English are wont to do.
Neither got so much as a glimpse OF
Jerusalem. though they did succeed in
taking Acre after much trouble. This
was hardly an equivalent for the Holy
City. however. for Acre might be called
the Port aid of that day in the mat
ter OF shameless vice. Philip. as Is Gus
tomary with the French. soon evacu
ated the country. As to Richard. n
Is sometimes tempted to think that ne
Is Williams chosen model of kingly vir.
tues-but IL would be cruel to press the
comparison. and after all, william h
much the better sovereign. though not
likely to attain the same renown as .
crusader.
The last German emperor who as
plred to fame as a crusader. previously
to the present incumbent, was Freder-
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METHOD OF PROMOTION IN THE NAVY
UNFAIR, UNPOPULAR AND UNDESIRABLE
So Strong Is the Agitation Against 1t That an Entirely New System.
Based on the Best Features of the French and English
Methods. Will Soon Be Adopted.

There 10 not the slightest doubt that
deal promptly with the question Of pro-
motion in the navy. The a~bsurdity of
the present system. as illustrated in
.cidentally In the recent advancement
OF various officers for meritorious SER
vices. Is so manifest, and the injustices
dalous, that immediate action on the
subject is demanded.
The jumping method by which
Sampson. Schley and others were re-
warded. il nonsensical to the last de-
gree, as may be shown by citing two
or three examples of its working. Cap
tain Lamberton. who commanded N
Of Dewey's ships at Manila, was ad-
vanced seven numbers on the naval list
by order of the president. That was in
May last. In the following August he
lost three OF these numbers by the pro-
motion OF other men over him. 1t IL
not on record that he id anything TO
deserve the loss of nearly half of his
reward: on the contrary he has been
doing duty faithfully ever since the
historic May 1 on board of his vessel
in the Philippines. IL the war had. last
cd a little longer. with the consequent
promotions, ii is likely that Lamber-
ton would have found himself very
soon just where he was originally on
the roster of officers, or perhaps a lit
tie lower down.
Another instance worth mentioning is
that of Captain Chester of the cruiser
Cincinnati. No man saw harder SER
vice during the var than he. His YES
sci was engaged in the bombardment
OF San Juan, and the rest of his time
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was the honor which he had proposed
for himself. but the city which he had
rescued would have nothing to do with
him.. The Patriarch sulleniy refused 20
take part in the ceremony. the Church
of the Holy Sepulcher was cheerfuily
draped In black. and the e~xasperated
monarch was actually forced to crown
himself with his own hands This ~
the net result of In expensive campaign
was so disheartening that IL n little
wonder that the emperors OF Germany
thereupon suspended operations IN
Palestine for more han six centuries.
William has not. on various occa-
sions. shown himself a very enthusiast
tic friend 10 America. but We wish him
JOY In the peaceful crusade which ID Is
now consummating. n much better
luck than any of his predecessor In
Palestine. DAVIS TURNER
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The above lists are not carried below
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In their wake. and the CHASTITY track
was again whitened by the unlamented
dead.
When we turn from this tremendous
panorama OF advancing hosts to con-
template the retinue OF the Emperor
william. we do not find II impressive.
Even that splendidly uniformed body
guard Of giants. of which he Il so Justly
proud. would make but a poor showing
among warriors such as Godfrey OF
Bouillon. reputed able To split an in
fidel from shoulder to hip at a single
stroke. But that is only n of the
many Disadvantages under which our
hero labors from living In this incredu-
lous and unromantic age.
still. the comfortable progress of
william on his pilgrimage Is a pleas
n spectacle compared with the ad-
vance of those military pilgrims OF an
earlier date. A more atrocious warfare
than they waged In the name OF the
Gospel OF Peace IL would be hard to
conceive. They bombarded the city Of
Nice with the heads OF slaughtered
prisoners hurled from catapults. Be-
fore Antioch they made a practice Of
roasting spies. Possibly William may
now and then be sorely tempted to
emulate them In his mode of dealing
with these prototypes OF the newspa-
per correspondent; but the modern spy
ie more apt to roast the pilgrim.
At last. after marching n counter
marching for months and years through
famine and pestilence and feud and fire
and carnage. the crusaders OF old stood
before the sacred city. The inhabitants
did not then swarm forth to greet
them. ciamoring for backshish: fierce
cries of defiance and showers OF keen
arrows were their welcome. Stout
walls and heavy gates barred the APP
breaches which are now so easy. The
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The paths which the emperor of Ger
many Is now traversing In medieval
pomp. rather grotesquely combined
with modern ease ana safety. are al
ready well worn by royal footsteps.
Mailed feet they were for he most
part. and in several the clash
ing metal bore the weight OF monarchs
of his own sturdy race.
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Kipiing was given his odd Christian
name because IL was that 81 the Eng
ush village where his father first met
his mother. Mary Mcdonald.
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cHApELLE's MISSION.
WIN Help the Government In. the
Work Of ReoreanIzatlonln
Puerto Rico.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2s.-Archbishop
ChapelIe, whom the Pope has appointed
papal legate to the West Indies, has re-
turned from an extended visit to Europe
and is stopping here short time on
his way to New Orleans.
The archbishop expects very soon to
enter upon his work in Puerto Rico, re-
naming principally at Ponce, but viii
make trip through the island. Later
he will go to Santiago and then to Ha,
vana. Discussing the work in prospect
the archbishop today said:
my mission is one of priest and
American citizen as well. While striv-
ing to watch over the religious interests
OF the Catholic church, helping bishops
In tae work of reorganization, shall
use my utmest influence to help the
government of the United States to sue
ceed in the work of political and social
reconstruction. l am, indeed. profound
ly convinced that upon that will de-
pend in large measure The social, poll
tical and economic welfare of the in
habitanis of these islands.
II saw President Mckinley and had
a very satisfactory interview with him.
All relations between the church in
Spain and in the two islands ceased so
far as the former exercised any author
ity Heretofore, you know the priests
were often appointed from Madrid and
exercised great influence and authority
both directly and indirectly. All this
is how ended. and for the present the
priests and laity come directly under
the supervision of the Pope at Rome.
Il retain my position as archbishop
of New Orleans but am not going to
Puerto Rico in that capacity The
islands have not been placed under the
jurisdiction of the American diocese.
What changes may come and what
may be done are problems of the dis
tant future and | cannot discuss them
now" II
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BRIEFED AT $40 P. M.

In view Of peace prospects the gov
ernment may musterl out 10000 vol,
unteers. H
The Quay case was argued on de-
murrer today. Court has it under ad-
visement.
Powder and Mauser cartridges ex-
ploded in Havana today and killed
thirty-eight persons. Accident claimed.
Nine fisher vessels were lost near
Gloucester, Mass. in yesterdays storm.
Terrible blizzard has been raging In
New York since Saturday night. Many
people have died from want of fuel
Snow in Shinecock hills is ten feet
deep. s
The new U. s. bankrupt rule takes
effect January 2.
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KICK FROM NEW MEXICO.
P. E. Harroun says He is In Col
orado TO File Important
Suits.

DENVER, Nov. 2s-P. E. Harroun, of
Santa Fe, is new in this city locking
into the water statistics Of Colorado
with view to instituting suit to COM
pei Celoradoans to use less water from
the streams which flow to the south
ward-especially the Rio Grande.
Mr.. Harroun is sent by committee
Of New Mexice citizens, especially ap-
pointed to look into the wafer supply.
The New Mexican farmers are bitter
iy complaining that the farmers to the
north of them are taking more water
from the Rio Grande than they are en-
titled to and that as natural sequence
New Mexico suffers. Engineer Har-
roun will make trip down the Rio
Grande river in order to receive proper
data for his report.
The state engineer is not inclined to
think that the New Mexicans can make
much Of their claim.
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Correspondence Of TIE OPTIo.
SANTA FE, Nov. PIT. B, Catron,
who has recently re-estahlished himself
as the political boss Of New Mexico.
both at home and abroad, has gone to
Washington for quite lengthy So
journ. He win stop of at Chicago a
few days 80 visit his wife and son
Charlie, and TO await the coming Of
Delegate-elect, Pedro Esrea. Together
Messrs, Catron and Pefes win journey
on to the national capital where the
former will INTRODUCES the delegate-elect
to President Mckinley. Mark IIsuna,
Tom Reed and other big guns-will
formally present him at court, as it
were. Mr.. Catron will say something
like this: "See here, present You
delegate to congress from New Mexico
who was elected on a straight gold
PLATFORM I nominated ahd elected
him. / put up $4,000 to encompass
this result. You fellows about Wash
ington thought Was dead dutk, po-
litically, cut there in New Mexico. Here
/ present you occuIar proof that am
the Iiveliest corpse you.ever saw. I'm
cock of the walk; I'm going to be on
deck and very much in evidence this
coming two years. both at Washington
and at the capital of New Mexico, and
| want to Inquire, right here, What are
you going to do about it:y
And Gov. Oterc, Max Frost. Jehn s.
Clark and several other New Mexicans
who have in times past amused them
selves burning holes in Mr. Catrou's
political blanket will be there to hear it
all-and they'll smile, swallow the bit
ter dose, and in one grand chorus join
10 exclaiming, "Yea. it is even so. Ell
Senior Presldente, the king is not dead
long live King Catron."
The program, as understood here, is
that Gov. Otero and wife. Sol Luna
and wife, John s. Clark, Max Frost
and several others of the administra-
ton party will follow Messrs. Catron
and Perea on to Washington withinsa
few days-at least in ample time to be-
there by December 8. when congress
convenes.
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A Kansas Sensation.

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 2S.-The trial OF
John Henry Collins for the murder of
his father, j.. S. Collins, was commenced
in the district court today. J. ). Col
Inns was a prominent citizen and real
estate dealer and was shot twice while
asleep in his own home, May la. at 5
o'clock in the morning. The shooting
was done with Mr.. Collins own gun,
secured from closet adjoining his bed
room. Hisson was attending the Kan
sas university and was deeply in love
with young lady Of Lawrence. 70
secure his share of the insurance en- his
fathers life, some $1,000 or 81. 900, 1t is
said, he committed the crime.
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STORM SWEPT BOSTON.
More than Thirty Vessels
/. Wrecked In that Harhor.

BOSTON, Nov. 28.-Not since 1859 has
storm caused such destruction of
property and loss of life SO near this
city as that Of yesterday. Tugs that
started early today to explore the har
Dor and offer assistance where needed
found the condition of affairs almost
unprecedented In the marine history
of Boston. On every shoaIand reef in
the harbor was found some wrecked
craft over which the, wild sea still
dashed, carrying the vessel higher upsA
shore or slowly grinding it to frag-
ments. -.
TALES OF SADNESS.
The tugs returning to this city at
noon after tour of the harbor report
about thirty-6ve vessels ashore or sunk
in and near Boston harbor. Seven
large schooners and tive Baltimore coal
barges are completely wrecked.
Loss OF LIFE.
1t is estimated that between twenty
five and thirty lives are lost. Only one
body has yet been recovered. More
than dozen are reported in the surf.
The hull of the steamer Ohio of the
Warren line, is high and dry on Spec
island. 1t is doubtful If she can be
foated until channel is dug. The
ocean-going tug Tamqua is on the
rocks at Rainsford island.
A TOTAL WRECK.
The management of the Portland
steamship company announced! that
they had no information as to the
whereabouts Of the steamer Portland
which left this city Saturday night for
Portland. with twenty-five OF. thirty
passengers.
Many OF the wrecks were covered
with ice. This and the fact that ter
rife sea is running .makes.it impossible
to learn names. The raging waters
also prevented any attempt to recover
the bodies known to be I'm some Of the
wrecks. 1t will be several days before
complete list Of those lost can be OBJ
tained.