The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-10

how Rrea. wAs hss sacrifice. His youth
and strength make the cruichee seem IN.
congruous: they evoke not PITY. but re-
sp~cs and venesafson FOR they ars N honor
The Mcclure lecture buresu has SECURED
his services for q series Of lectures undsr
me inspirin1 title 81 ''Bug5s Talks"
A STRONG rvacsion has set IN in favor
"A OF Lieut.. Hoheon. the hero 81 the
Merysmac The }okes about his popular
isy among ne g'riA the sxagsersiion ~
the knang cpisotes, were carried TOO far.
and nov hss countSy-peoVfe md NAT they
have done him cruel wrong. Better
knave than q fool: better the RAGE and an
ger OF the multitude than hssp~t ~ rids-
Guile ana unmeritcd jibes. More than one
soldier has said sssat he would prefer death
rather than - in Hobson's place. The
English press. that takes all our Amer
lean badinage IN solsmn earnest. has made
comments upon Hohson that sre cruelty
insulting and unjust The Weekly Scots
man. In an item entitled IAN Ep<fenic OF
KISSING" says. 1T II vel known that the
American naval officer. Lieut.. Hoheon by
name proved his courage In other than
beii!xsrent directions when. a. result OF
American hero worship on the part of NE
feminine portion nj his nation. he Submit
ted. In the coursc ~ lecture tour. TO the
oseuiaiicns o. thousands Of women"
A good way 20 Judge = man IL by the es-
TEEN In which he II regarded by the men
under him Some friends OF mine went
90 visit the Iowa when she was In San
Francisco bay and among tSe men vas
Charctts. one Of the esarpen who were with
Hobson on the MerrimAc. They tried 10
have some talk with him, but no was shy
and avoided II, ana - was only on their
third visit TO the ship that they found him
spproachable. Then he became friendly.
finally taking them down and showing
them his possessions. medals and orders
won by hts bravery. and all the small pos
sessions OF sailor The talk was OF hero
ism and heroes. and then ne took n lady
81 the party over and made her sfoop into
his bunk. saying: This II my hero'" and
showed her picture Of Hobscn pasted on
the bottom Of the bunk above him, right
over hts pillow. Then he said, simply: III
] could write book ] could tell things
sbru, that day and abou, that man that
will never be known" Then he went on
to talk OF Hobson. how he ate the black
bread with the men and sent the white
bread. the officers portion. 10 the fellows
In the hospital.
From all who knew Hobson personally
his fellow officers. his neixhbors a, home.
tho men under him and those who met him
In New York Upon his rcturn-one hears
OF q modest. rather silent man. disnined
ana courteous. an ossicer and gentleman In
every way worthy NJ the respect and admi.
ration Of hin countrymsn.
= q q
TT IL cheerful news - lsarn that the pen
i sion lIst n decreasing The annual re-
port ending June 10 last says that there In
n balance Of q s0o.coo left over 81 the ap-
preparation Of t%o. os0 90. The report shows
that on the rolls there arv eleven widows
ana daughters Of revolutionary soldiers.
ono actual survivor. who must be Of
phenomenal age. and me widows OF the
war Of 1914 The number 81 claims based
upon service In the var with Spain nled
during the year was 1880.
The Philippine war viii bring many moro