The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08
DRUNKEN COOK.
Stirs Up Capt. EuIate of the
Fizcaya,
Most Dependent of All the
Spanish Prisoners.
CERVERA SALUTES
A Boy Wearing Commodore
Schley Cap.
Incidents of the Spanish Prison
ers' Life.

Annapolis. Aug. S--O1 all the spanish
officers at the academy, Don An
tonia Eulate captain of the Vizcaya,
seems the most Respondent. 1t Is vouched
for by many in his command that he gave
orders that some of his crew be shot be-
cause they would not stand by their guns
A few days ago one of the Spanish
cooks managed to elude the academy au-
thorities and get to the city, where he
drank freely. His condition became 50
bad that he was placed in confinement on
a ship, and Captain Eulate was called to
quiet him. When the captain saw MN
he rushed excitedly at him, saying: " Y GU
cause me always trouble; wish you had
been killed at Santiago.
ed: Then, resuming, he spoke impetuous-
Il lost my ship; I lost all. My wife and
family will be killed now in Porto Rico
Stin you give me trouble; 1t were better
you were killed in Cuba"
Fears For His Family.
Captain Eulate says he is a poor man.
His wife and family are in Porto Rico,
Now that the American troops have landed
there, he fears that his family win be
Captain Eulate says that Admiral Ger
vera is one of the richest men in Spain.
admiraIs wife, he says. is of German
descent. They have four children. Their
son, Lieutenant Cervera, has a wife and
A lady from Baltimore saw Admiral
Gervera on the street, and, rushing up to
him, presented a blank card and a fOun-
tain pen, asking him for his autograph.
The admiral taken aback, but he
bowed graciously, took the card and pen
wrote his name.
Cervera Statutes a Boy.
A little boy with a "schley'' suit on and
a ''schley'' cap was walking along one of
the streets recently when he met Admiral
Cervera and some of the Spanish prison.
ed and spoke to each other in Spanish
The child wondered whether they were
about his suit, or the hero whose name it
bore. So he advanced to the middle of
in military style. Admiral Cervera re-
turned the salute, rushed over to the lit
tie fellow. embraced him and shook his
hand cordially.
When the Spaniards go to the stores to
MAKE purchases they take with them lit
tie Spanish English dictionaries and give
their orders as one does from a French t7
menu card All the OtncerS write Eng
lish fairly well and read it, but they can
Several of the Spanish prisoners are so
well pleased with the surroundings and
the treatment they receive at the hands of
AnnapOlitans that they have expressed a
Some of them are taking lessons on the
bicycle, permission having been granted
on their wheels.
Repeated After Thirty Years.
The first social recognition of the pris-
oners was the dinner given by Admiral
F. V. McNair, superintendent of the naval
ac5uleIly, II nonor OF AqTnlraI GerVera
and his staff, at the superintendent's man
SION on july y The table was beautiful
" decorated with American Beauty and
La France roses, furnished and arranged
by the superintendent florist The gen
tlernen wore boutOnniereS of white car
nations with La France roses. The guests
were received in the parlOrs by Admiral
and Mrs. McNair
The dinner was served in eleven courses
by the naval academy caterer.
Those present were Admiral Pascual
CerVera, his son, Lieutenant Angel Ger
vera; Commodore Jose Paroles, Captain
A1tonla Eulate, Captain Emilia Moren,
Admiral and Mrs. McNair Commander
and Mrs White, Lieutenant Commander
and Mrs Moore and Mrs. Hutchins, wife
OF captain charles HutchlnS, u s. N
Thirty years ago Admiral Cervera was
the guest of Admiral McNair at the naval
academy. Cervera was then a naval at
tache of the Spanish legation and McNair
was a lieutenant commander.
Visitor From New York.
Alfonso Peasant of No. 40 West Seventy
eighth street, New York city, a friend of
Captain EuIate, came here the other day
to see him The captain went to Mr.. Pc
ing. several hours.
Six of the Spanish sailors were recent
" confined in the brig of the Z. S. S.
Santee, because they tried to go into town
against orders. The privilege of the pa
role of the city is not accorded to the
sailors, and the excuse they gave for at
tempting to venture beyond their prescrib-
ed limits was their unquenchable thirst
store.
One of the Spanish sailors confined on
the U. S. S. Santee was taken aboard re-
Gently intoxicated. He was badly fright
ened when ordered below, and wept. He
kill all their prisoners and he thought he
was being penned up for slaughter. He
was assured that no harm would befaIl
him if he behaved properly, which seemed
to pacify him.
A MOTHERS WEARY TRIP.