The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-09-10
sEyEArEEH MILLIONS m ALL


New York. Sept. IA dispaseh "a IN,
Herald from Washington Gays.
A. least ei7 ,O00, 900 In prize money viii
% distributed among sailors a. 4 result
Of the war with Spain. More than ! hal,
O this award viii Be In accordance viii
that section q the Law provlding Tor III.
payment Of bounty 10 persona aboard ID.
vessels that suak the Gpanish fiest.
Although not penny Of pFixe monev
has Jet been turned into the treasurs
Judge Adsoeats Lemley and his chic
clerk, Mr.. Hanna, are engaged In eonsId
eftng the various claims for prize none,
THAI have hesn Sled by the ofiiesrs and
msn, and in passing upon the yaEiou,
questions which have arisen.
From the oliicial report Of Admiral
Aostolo, commanding the Spanish nee.
e Manila. there were 1878 persona aboard
hla shipA The bounty amounts 70 sis7,.
~. which congress will b asked 10 ap.
PrpPrasts during the coming sesaion. One,
tMenlieth 81 this sum belongs TO Rear
Admiral Dewey, commander -in.ehies. and
be will theTsiore BE- eos7a richer than be
was before the war,
aampaenss mig share.
Rear AdmiFai sampson has realized a
snug little foEtuns ~ result Of the war.
A. commanasr- Ln-chief of the North All.
lAntie Eset be win get one-twentieth oi
fsrery prize taken by tho North Atlantic
isst and Ons-twentieth Of the bead nonsy
allowed for the vessels Destroyed on San.
tlage and In CUBAN Porta IL ID estimated
that he will Anaily resolve about $4,000
- hia share Of prize rnonsy.
In determining tia amount Of had
money duo otines and men 1t viii be
nsonaaFy for the department. 70 decide
WHISTLER vessel Destroyed h superior o.
inferior 70 hsr antagonist II shs latter
The AmsrseaA ship viii be entitled 70 600
log speh Psrson On board the eaemy. OF
coaEsa Ihis viii swell the amount of prize
noney due the adlniraL.
II ; estimated that, including the Msr.
cedsss sunk at tbs mouth OF The hnrboF
u santiago. thare wwFs 2s92 peEsona on
board The SpaRiah iest destroyed by
AAmpa0n'a command, which vas superior
70 ths enemy and the amount 81 bead
unoaEy Aas The Sect will consequently az.
gFeElts go. 30. Besides thess ships
Spahish Eaea-oi.waE uese sunk n Mama
niilo. Aips and ether points alosg The
Cuban coast the destruction Of which
eAsA means q PriEs ios the ollleas and
SDsn participating in tbs work.
ManV aasasssss % settle.
Legal OoioeB Of sha drpAEtment will
be requested 10 deteEmine whether msr.
chant ve~.sls carrying guRa in thdr bold
like tha kanlo DonliRgo. which waa sunk
By The EAgis. come within the meaning Of
The ssctiOa providing los the paymenl
u bOanslas IOF persona On board. Theas
qasstioa may delay In Adjudication Of
Amosnts due osSeera and men interested
The department. Was notified lsw days
ago BY Judge Locke al Florida that he
uOald turn into the treasury the nsa
amount resulting from the sale 81 The
cargo 81 coal 90 board the British tramp
steamer Ressogusei. Ths notiAeatiOn was
subsequently, withdrawn.
Tks Rssiornlsls cAss b tho fuEthess ad.
vsRced 81 any PEiscA. owncgs Of the
great majority u the captured vessels
have taksA appeals from the coarta which
have condemned tAear ships ~ prizes and
is win be many months before the sn-
PFsn,e court Of The United States 10 able
70 Pass Oa them.