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Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-12
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It is an easy matter to tell a big fish story,
but a great task to make anyone believe 1t.
This is not the case with Sullivan, the gro
GER. He has the fish right before ones
eyes, the biggest ever caught with hook and
line. II you want a mess OF fresh fish al
ways go to Sullivan's.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-12
Marriage

Licenses to wed were issued yesterday 10
he following persons:
Name and Residence. Age.
tJudd Il. Potter, Dixon, M...".,..u,..'' 70
rirace Henderson. Council Bluffs ......... "a
IA. ii. wager. Omaha. .................. q
May Johnson, Omaha. ................ Il
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-12

Cordwood for sale cheap. Address W. f.,
Bee office, Council Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-12

Klein's summer drinks are just the thing
to quench the thirst.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-12

high grade pianos and reliable organs and
plenty OF them are sold at Bouriciu's Music
House, s25 Broadway. where the organ
stands upon the building.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-12

e. G. Goodchild has purchased a League
bicycle from Cole & Cole.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-12
Try Moore's death to lice and mites.

Hoffnlayr's fancy patent -four makes the
best and most bread. Ask your grocer for 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-12

Money to loan on city property. Kline.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-12

N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 25O.
Evening star., 1898-01-13

produces an abnormal flow deteriorates the
ssil. and also because the boxing is calcu-
lated to impoverish the wood destroy its
vitality, and cause the tree to decay and
fall.
Oats are now raised successfully i'm this
county, and l noticed a field of this grain
upon which a herd of cattle were browsing
and was told that later on the cattle would
be removed and the oats be allowed to
grow and ripen for the sickle. The mild
ness OF the climate permits of variations
In agriculture which would appear para
doNical in higher latitudes. Two crops of
almost anything can be raised during
year: If one fails you can console yourself
with either planting anew or awaiting the
volunteer crop. After cutting the tobac-
CO, the stalks put out fresh shoots and q
second but inferior crop is generally gath
cred in the fall, the first crop being housed
in July.
Needs of the school system.
With all its other advantages this state is
sadly wanting In educational opportunities.
for while good colleges are found here and
there, the common school system IL poor
and wholly inadequate. at least in this sec
ton of the state, to afford anything but the
most rudimentary instruction. The school
term is from for TO six months only in the
year-generally four. The patrons of the
school usually select the teacher. and as
neighborhood influences prevail, the teacher
tainments. The very short school session
does not permit "the young idea to shoot"
to any considerable extent, and the little
knowledge of the three RS gained in a few
months of Indifferent instruction dwindes
away in the eight months of compulsory
vacation so that ii becomes a case of ST.
syphus rolling the rock. Out of the six
months schooling in this neighborhood "A
full two weeks holiday is given at Christ
mas, and the teacher is now busly engaged
in making mis- syrup and ginning his cotton.
Tor he, too, is a lord of the soil.
NO political breeze moves the atmosphere
here; neither the tariff Cuba Hawaii nor
emma disturb the mind of the average ma
tive. When the administration changes and
poStmaSters change with it. the situation Is
accepted with pastoral Indifference. When
they vote they remember that their grand
fathers were jackson men and cast their
ballots for the straight-out democra tie
brother. The man and brother has be-
come equally Indifferent and. although out
numbering the whites in Leon county has
ceased to be political factor and is salts
ned WITH being allowed to enjoy his forty
acres and mule
MARY f. CROMWELL
Evening star., 1898-01-13
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.


Schedule in effect November IA, 1897.
Leave Washington from station of New
Jersey ave. and st.
For Chicago and Northwest, vestfbuled Limit I'd
trains. 1l:o5. II % am. sos pm.
pless. 1i:25 am vestiGnled Limited $40 $40 m m.
For Piitsbure and Cleveland. Express daily,
For Columbus. Toledo and Detroit. 11:55 pm.
+. For winchester and way stations. $500 am,
For New orleans, Memphis, Birmingham, Chat
tnnooga, Knoxville. Bristol and Roanoke, $500
pm. daily: Sleeping Cars through.
FOR Balfimcre week days, s. $50. x7:o5. 17:lo.
x5:G5. z5:1o 1880 Ss:2o $40 $500. S s:is 70 81 81
os Wig ao aPa sad 12si ssoo nsh1 sanaays Hao
Nils. 1:2o. 1900. 3:2o, ABS. x5o5, x5:1O. 6:3o,
For Annapolis. no and $50 am. 4:so si and 5: 30
pm; n Sgndays Slndays, $40 o,, an m. 4ss pm
$50 pm. Sundays 900 am, 1:15 pm.
For Hsgerstown t11:o5 am. and 1870 pm.
40. $3.50. 7:o5 pm Sundays 800 As am. i:h5,
T:o5 pm.
For sa s and ss say $50 geGts 4 week
Sundays: 900 am. 1:15, .4:sa, 7:o5, 1918 pm
nEf o ssS 1unssa wsea da9s aaS points
ROYAL Blue LINE FOR NEW YORK AND
All trains illuminated with Pintsch light
r For Phil Philadelpha 1a o Sew York Boston and the
Dining Cars,. 300 t5:o5 Dining Carr. 1901 night
Sleeping Car open at 70 o'clock, sundays, 5:o3
3 am. 1:15 Dining Carr. l5:O5 Dining Carr,
1901 night, sleeping open ten O'clock Addi.
t.onal trains for Philadelphia, week days, daily
pm.
Parlor Cars all day trains.
For Atlantic City, 10 m, 1905 noon. 1:15 and
800 pm. week days. am. Sundays
For Cape May. 12 .05 noon
Except Sunday. xExpress trains
Baggage called for and checked from hotels and
residences by Union Transfer Co. orders left at
ticket Offices. 619 Pennsylvania ave. NV New
York ave. and 18th ST., and at Depot.
WI. NJ. GREENE, D. B. MARTIN
Gen Manager. Mgr. Pass. Traffic.
nn17 ~'
Evening star., 1898-01-13
SOUTHERN RAUw.y

A., Schedule in effect November 2i. 1897.
senas Trans arrive and leave Pennsylvania pas
and DIV TaA for Danvile Charlotte
burg Harrisonburg and staunton, daIly '' except
Westayy,, ana t, at Lynchburg with the Norfolk and
u i;13 ~, AM,Daily;-TH UNITED STATES FAST
and w. Sarres Pullman Buffet Sleepers. New York
bury With FaimaO to uniting at Sails
sPd at G hn0fyilIe % and Chattanooga Tenn
gusta. Pullman Buffet sleeper New York tor TO- New
Urdeahs .na connecting at Atlanta for Birmingham
o. kHMay for snso at Lynsshbrs with
daily. Solid train Washington to New orieaas
ist Excursion Through Sleeper on this train every
w, Meahesuay ay and Saturday to San Francisco with
4:Oi fM.-Local for Front Royal strasburg and
iatrls1noarg daily, except Sunday.
1913 iss aND sSiTB
hhSmEkN pii;n,aa nEsTlBSLED LIMITED composed of
RnS cs5' Rsy
Tenn; via Asheville. knoxville and Chattanooga;
yannah and Jacksonville, uniting at Danviiie with
Pullman Sleeper from Richmond to Augusta via
10 Memphis. via Birmingham New York to New
Orleans. via Atlanta and Montgomery. Vestfbuled
TRANS on WASHINGTON AND OHIO DIvI-
for Round i; 4s2 m daily. except t Sunday "s for
turning arrive at washington s:Se an. and 800
pm. daily from Round Hill. 7:o6 am. daily ex-
Through trains from the south arrive at Wash
HsSn and ana sS SaRy enesg sa
SUNDAY and $50 am daily from Charlottesville.
ton furnished at oees, ses ish st ana nM 81
Pennsylvania avenue and at Pennsylvania railroad
J. N. GULF. Traffic Manager.
W. A. TURK. Gen Pass. Agent
l.. s. BROWN. Gen. Agt. Pass. Dept.
Evening star., 1898-01-13
RAILROADS.


PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
1850 AM week days. PT1TSBURG EXPRESS
>, Parior and Dining Cars Harrisburg to Pitts6urg:
Sleeping. Dining Smoking and Observation Cars
Harrisburg to Chicago. Cincinnati. Indianapolis,
St Louis. Cleveland and Toledo. Buffet Parlor
1850 AN. FAST LINE-Pullman Buffet Parlor
Car 70 harrisburg. Buffet Parlor Car Harrisburg
$40 PM CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS EXPRESS
ssn,ps pns ,Dd Car n;a Washington to st Louis ana
10 F s and Gnesss Sleep
20 FM sogTHwEsrGRS hss E Sn'epse
harrisburg to st. Louis and Cincinnati Dining
1o:4o Pm. PACIFIC ExpREss-Pullman Sleep
7;S9 S,a. An 70, Kane. canandagua. Rochester and
sunday; For Wiiiiansp"rt H daily. $40 PM
,o.ia With = Sleeping Gar washington to Rutralo
Iaio and Niagara Falls daily. Pullman Sleeping
ro to SsM Saturdays only
400 I'm. CONGRESSIONAL LIMITED" daily.
Regular ct 100 Dining 1s Car 500. :6S eco. 1899
mnRton, oar and LOO Dining g Car from oo VII; VII
200: 200: IL 90 Dining Car from Wilmington AN ;.
2-lo i:AO, 500, 1000 and 11:5O PM.
For Philadelphia only. Fast Express 1850 AM.
@ @Week days Express. 12:15 Pm week days,
2:o1 and $40 PM daily
or Boston, without change, 1850 AN. week days,
For Ballima1e e:s5. ZOO. 75o. 500. 900. 1000,
5o1o ~ 90 NJ. 1915. 12:45. 1850 2:O1. 3:15
$40 Goo Limited, 4:2O. 436. $40, 615, $50,
10. 1000 1O:4O, Ills and II 80 PM On Sun.
day; DAY.; 100 500: 300 9:o5, 1850, HOO AM,
p;19' 30 6:l5. $50 7:2o. 1o:eo. 1o:4O and 1850
For %,,ls ,Popes Creek Line. 7:5o AN. and 4:se PM
,dhily, except Sunday.
For \; Annapolis. ZOO. 900 An 4:2o and $40
and ,Gsiiy; except Sunday Sundays. 900 AN.
Atlantic Coast !.ne-Express for Florida and points
az Su ualiantic Coast Line, 4:3O AN, 3:46 PM.
uau!, richmond only 1851 AM. week days:
hIahta special. via Richmond and Seaboard Air
!i' ,ilne' 50 N. daily. Accommodation for Quan-
'ieo' 40 An daily and 4:25 PM. week days.
f. SEASHORE CONNECTIONS
ror Atiantic City tvia Delaware River Bridge all
Wbarf r9"te io.o 5:Io PM daily. via Market Street
us!s, ana 1850 PM. daily.
daily. . "eeA u'!s' ii'oo I'M.
ond a'eket G offices corner Fifteenth and streets,
orders cam ne h station 1a Sixth and streets where
from hotels and residences
>. b HUTCHINSON General Manager
:. Il. WOOD General Passenger Agent no29
Evening star., 1898-01-13
Pntents and CopyriRhta.

Chairman Hicks of the House committee
on patents has introduced three bills pro-
posing important changes as to patents and
copyrights. One Of these is Of special in
terest to newspaper publishers and was in
troduced after conference between Mr.
Hicks and the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. 1t amends the copy
right laws so that the line production in a
daily newspaper of photographs other than
those relating to fine arts shall not be Q
violation of the laws.
Evening star., 1898-01-13
CHEsAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY


THROUGH THE -GRANDEsT SCENERY OF
kT kEEc5hIe MHGrs IIsHTER sEKvE6 sTEeM aETEp
STATION SIXTH AND STREETS
Schedule In effect January 5. 1895
go PM DAILY-Cincinnati and ST Iouis s,o.
cialmsold train for Cincinnati, Pullman sieepers
and s na wfhans Louspe IndiaGapos
1l:Io r:M: bALYaF. F. Y. lmIted-solid train
Lexington and Louisville without change. One;
1e, rsssPt94 of E,
without change Tuesdays Thursdays and Satnr,,
dss Day 9nnection for the Springs sieepes
20 Pm DAILYDFor @ SiordonssiIle. Go n cbar,o,tss-
Vile StauHton and for Richmond daily, except
1o:s7 AM. EXCEPT sUNDAY-parlor cor
Tont-oniy rail line. via Penna., R' F. and an oIa
and c. and o. railways anu <
offices 142i Pennsyivana avenue ana and 9L,f np
H w FULLER.
apl'-3sd General Passenger Agent
WASHINGTON. ALEXANDRIA AND MT. YER
Non RAILWAY.
FROM II III SEnEEH HNp ,sP AVE-
500 gSr sas AszsnSaia sss Esei ios days go
s:5s AS 4:so, sos. $40 eI. $40, sos
s1 ros ssG ssIanss Ss sGs sanGss: ss s ia
s4s ;:i5 500 Gas. 7:sc SIS. 5oc ,S:SS S:SS.
For Mt. Vernon week days. 6:3o 500. lon.
II 20 m: 1905. 1:15. 2:O6, 3:58 1905 r M
For Mt. Vernon. SUNDAYS, 7:45, 9:45 A. M: i2: :00
noon, 2:l5, 3:45. s:4t Pm: --'0"
For Arlington and Aqueduct Bridge week dsvs
500. S:J9. 10:05. 11:O0 AN; 12:05, 1920. liz
For Arlington and Aqueduct Bridge Sundays
AS. S:45, 9:4S, 1890. HIS AN; 1900 noon
T:30, SIS PM. ' WV
Baggage checked free for passengers holding frat.
class tickets at station. Bicycles Is cents each.
Iarceis carIIeo. no13
Evening star., 1898-01-13
Damage to Imported Goods,

Senator Frye has introduced In the Sen
ate bill providing that no allowance
for damage to goods imported into the
United States shall be made. but the i'm
porter may within ten days after entry
abandon all or any portion of the goods to
the United States and be relieved of the
duties thereon, provided that the portion
abandoned shall amount to ten per cent
or the total value of the invoice.
Evening star., 1898-01-13
PROFESSIONAL.

y. PRATT WRIGHT NJ E. MECHANICAL COY
eruetion Engineer. Washington, d. c., U. s. A
References furnished on application. Cable ad-
dress ID D." iaS-Im4
Evening star., 1898-01-13

Want" ads. in The Star pay because they
bring answers.
Evening star., 1898-01-13

SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL. MILLINERY-TIIOR-
ough instruction in every detail. Pupils fitted
Tor business or home work. 936 X st. NV,
Washington ID. G. de14-t tn s Inns
HOW TO BECOME LAWFUL PHYSICIANS
dentists. pharmacists lawyers.
LOCK BOX 1856,
Jut (hica0n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-18
CAN CORNER SUGAR.
Hawaii and Cuba Will Give America
a Monopoly.

ST. Louis, July 18-"By the acquisi-
ton of Hawaii and the ultimate
control of Cuba the United States will
absolutely control the sugar markets of
the world" said JudsOn Lounsbery, of
New York. who was at the Southern
Mr. I1ouns berry is a representative or
the Hayemeyers, of the sugar trust.
Before the rebellion in Cuba that
island was producing 100000 tons OF
sugar each year. said Mr.. LOunsbery.
ssAfter Gomez's army had completed its
work of devastation the sugar output
of the island was cut down to 15O,OOO
tons. and finally to only 10000 tons.
When this war with Spain shall have
ended I believe it will take fully hve
wears before American capital is placed
in practically thorough control of the
sugar industry in Cuba, and then the
island will produce at least 1900, 900
tons of sugar each year. American en-
ere-v and systematic work will at
least double the sugar product made
under the obsolete methods while the
Spaniards were in power While this
war is in progress in Cuba the rich
soil is having a rest, and the first sugar
crop to be raised after peace IS re
stored will be magnificent The United
States is now sending abroad $4,000
600 annually to pay for the raw sugar
purchased in Europe. This country
buys considerable beet sugar from Ger
many.
THE annexation Of Hawaii will not
materially effect the price of sugar in
this country, as the Hawaiian sugar
goes only to the Pacific coast states,
and never comes east of the Rockies
The effect of Hawaiian annexation on
the sugar trade is simply to place it
where it was during the reciprocity"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-18
RACE TRACK WAR NOW.
Ed. Corrigan With the Hawthorne
Will Buck the Harlem.

Chicago, July 18.-With the announce
ment that Ed Corrigan and his friends
are to reopen Hawthorne with the in
tention of conflicting with the Harlem
dates for the midsummer meeting comes
the report that the citizens of Cicero
are up in arms. Daily raids are talked
of and hot time generally.
Hawthorne will reopen" says COrri-
gan, down in the Great Northern hotel.
The Washington park track meeting
comes to an end July % and on the
following day Hawthorne will throw
open its gates.
Secretary Kuhl, now clerk of the scales
at Washington park, has been in
structed to get out his programme
books at once. Races will be run each
day, purses being up to the $500 limit
called for. Every effort will be made to
attract many of the stables now racing
at the Washington park track.
There will be a Harlem meeting"
says Secretary Williamson. I'VE will
run after the meeting now on closes.
Everything points to a successful con-
tinuance of the '9S meetings. -
1t looks on the face of it like another
war of determination. Both sides are
determined. Corrigan is hampered by
the affairs of his track being tied up at
present, but is confident of winning out
He has made an effort through the
courts to secure the books of the Chi
cagO Racing association from John
BrennOck as owner of rs per cent of the
stock Of the company. The matter is
now under Amusement by Judge Ball.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-18
Regulate the Stomach, Liver
AMI Bowels,
SORROWS WANE IN WAR.
Bereaved Young Man Enters the Navy
as Electrician.

Washington, July 1S.-One well known
young man of Indiana entered the service
of his country in the navy in order that
he might drown a sorrow that has well
night wrecked his life. He is Walter s.
Ryan of Muncie. Ind. aged %, the son
of John w. Ryan one of the most promi-
nent lawyers of the eastern section of the
state. Just a little more than month
ago young Ryan married. a beautiful and
accomplished girl of New Jersey, and they
started housekeeping in their Muncie nome
that made life happy A few days later
the young bride was stricken with a FEVER,
from which she died
Yesterday the young man walked into
General Heath. He had just returned
from the New Jersey home of his bride,
where he had left in, the village grave
yard all that was dear to him Broken
known in Indiana, that he could not now
return to his Indiana home, where every
thing would remind him of the one he
loved. and asked that official to secure
not where, so long as he might plunge into
the work and forget the grief that pos
Sessed him.
Mr.. Heath at once visited the secretary Of
the navy in his behalf. Electricians are
needed, and Mr.. Ryan was ordered before
a board of eXamina ton He was exam
med as to his technical knowledge and
passed with flying colors. Yesterday he
was given a physical examination, and
lust as Mr.. Heath was leaving his desk
last evening he received from the secre-
tary a message announcing that the
Young man had successfully passed the
test and had been mustered in. He has
been ordered to the auxiliary cruiser YER
for New York to go aboard his ship and
assume his new duties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-18
WORK OF GHOULS
They DespOiI the Graves of the
Ladd Family
In the Old Indian Cemetery at
Kansas City, Kansas.
PIECES OF CASKETS
And Burial Robes Found Scat
tered About.
Monuments Thrown Down and
Shrubbery UprOOted.

Kansas City, July 1S.-The old Indian
cemetery located in the heart Of Kansas
City, Kan, has been visited by ghouls.
The only graves molested were those of
members of the Ladd faTnily-John Wal
ton Ladd, who died September p 1865;
Mrs. Lydia Sweet Ladd, who died March
Walton and Lydia Ladd, who died De-
cember 4, 1854, and Anna Ravens Laid,
who died October II, 1885.
The four bodies were buried in a family
lot in the old Indian cemetery, which is
one of the most ancient landmarks IN wy
center of the business part of the metropo-
headquarters, adjoining the court OF COM
mon pleas; a block from the court house.
two blocks from the county Jail and across
the street from the postoffice. AS the
bodies have been buried for so many
Cannot be conjectured. The large nonu-
ments which marked the resting places of
the four members of the Ladd family were
found scattered on the ground near the
graves, the earth torn up and the shrub
berry planted about the burying lot com
pletely destroyed.
Detectives are now at work on the case
ing an investigation. The grave robbers
filled in the graves after accomplishing
and the auth thor have not yet reopened
them. Pieces of the caskets and burial
robes were found on the ground
persons expecting to find valuables. The
the ghouls expected to find valuables in
the old decayed baskets or that it was the
work OF someone with via oeSire u
look at remains so long buried
The Ladd family was one of the pioneer
families of Kansas. Among the descend
ants of the family are some of the best
known people of Kansas City, Kan John
Walton Ladd was the grandfather of Ken
National bank; of Mrs. Lydia Hale, wife
of Attorney J. A Hale. The McAlpine
family and Mrs. Frank Crane are also
descendants of that family.
The grave robbery was first discovered
by visitors to the cemetery. The ancient
burying grounds is resort for many seek
ing refuge from. the heat 1t is protect
ed from the sun by large shade trees.
Yesterday a party of men and women
was sauntering about the cemetery look
ing at the ancient tOmbstOnes when they
discovered the condition of the Ladd lot.
1t was apparent that the graves had been
entered and the matter was reported to
he Dolfca-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-18
ENGLAND HAS SENSE.
Refuses to Contribute to a South Pole
Expedition.

London, July 1s.-Great disappointment
has been created in geographical circles
here by the refusal of the British govern
ment to contribute in any way to the ant
arctic expedition which has been the
theme of so much discussion here for the
past two years. Toward the close of last
year Lord Salisbury held out hopes that
the government would not only contrib
ute the sum of $500 900 but likewise place
a vessel at the disposal of the exploring
expedition. On the strength of this the
Australian government, the city of Vic
toria and the Royal Geogra phical society
had given conditional promises to sub
scribe $25 900 apiece.
Lord Salisbury has. however, in letter
Just received by Sir Clement Markham,
the head of the Royal GeOgra phical So
ciety, declared that the British govern
ment cannot contribute in any manner or
form to the enterprise. either, either now
or in the future Unless, therefore,
public subscription raises the large
amount needed for the expedition, it will
have to be abandoned by Great Britain to
Germany. Norway and Belgium, all of
which countries are now outstripping Eng
land in the work of Arctic and Antarctic
exploration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-18

deavored to protect him as much as pos
sIble from the fierce fire of the enemy.
show that when the Confederate ironclad
Tennessee made a desperate attack upon
the port miZzen rigging. the better to
observe the progress of the fight and di-
danger to which the admiral was exposing
himself. Lieutenant Watson begged him
not to remain in such an exposed place
and, being unable to induce him to leave,
procured a rope and dashed him securely
In an official report of the battle of Mo-
bile bay Farragut said that I-ieutenant
Watson performed his duty thoroughly
and commended him to the officials of the
department, adding: He is a scion worthy
of the noble stock he sprang from
Commodore Watson was born at Frank
fort, KY. August "A, 1872 the son of DR..
Edward H. Watson a physician of that
state, and Sara Lee Crittenden Watson,
a q, aaughter OF JQh n ! CTlttenaen; at one
attorney general in the cabinet of Presi-
dent William Henry Harrison. CommO-
6ore Watson entered the naval academy
in September, 1856, and was graduated
four years later with high honors. His
first service was on the Susquehanna. in
which he made a cruise to Europe. The
civil war broke out while he was abroad
and he returned at once to this country
and served throughout the entire strug-
In January, 1862, while he held the rank
of master he was ordered to the Tart
ford. Admiral Farragut's flagship, as nav
igating officer, and served on that vessel
in many Of the battles which have made
her name historic; he s,1 was commissioned
1851, he was made flag lieutenant to Adj
mlraI Farragut.in WHICH capacity he sery-'
ed in + the battles Of New Orleans. Mobile
Since the war Commodore Watson has
commanded a number of the best ships in
mands on shore Before his recent as
signment in command of the bIockading
squadron the northern coast of Cuba
he was for several years in charge of the
naval home in Philadelphia He reached
Der + 1897. and BY virtue Of his commits
sion in that grade is senior to both
acting Rear Admiral Sampson and Cons
modore Schley. In 1873 Commodore Wat
son married Miss Elizabeth Thornton,
daughter of Judge Thornton of San Fran
cisco. Eight children were born to them,
seven of whom are living. The eldest
son, John E. Watson, is an ensign in the
navy and is now attached to the cruiser
Detroit, one of the vessels of Admiral
Sampson fleet.