Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-01-03
AMERICAN HER0ISM.
Two Reports on the Heroic Conduct
of Some of Our Sailors.
WANT SUBIC BAY FOR NAVAL STATION


Washington, Dec. 20.-The navy de-
partment yesterday received reports
from two widely separated quarters
of acts of heroism on the part Of
! American sailors. Capt. Chester, Of
the Kentucky, forwarded the letter
1 of Rear Admiral Servan, commanding
! the French naval forces in Algiers,
speaking in warm praise of the heroic
conduct of two American blue jackets,
| Paul Ausseresses and Hugh Patrick
Mn!lin il rescuing French seaman
in the harbor Of Algiers while the
Kentucky was there. In the other
case Lieut.. Commander Jesse NJ
Roper. of the Petrol, gives the cir
cumstances of unseliish conduct ON
the part of II. j. Coke, hospital
steward; j. D. Fuller, s. A. Courscr
X. Parsons and j. Ward, sailors, in
rissing their lives in connection with
smallpox case on board ship in Ma
Mia bay. The patient was taken on
board hulk and there was attended
night and day by the hospital
steward. The climate and attending
circumstances made the act one Of
much danger. The sailors then served
rs Il funeral party and were obliged
to undergo 80 days quarantine and
TO have all their clothes destroyed.
Acting Secretary llackett sent to
each one of the men named by Capt.
Chester and Commander Roper
testimonial Of the appreciation Of
their services, stating that it merits
and receives the hearty commenda-
ton Of the department.
Want subIg Bay for Naval station.
Washington, Dec. 29.-The general
board of the navy, presided over by
Admiral Dewey, has taken up the
question of the transfer Of the United
States naval station from Cavite and
its permanent establishment on SubT
bay. At the same time the special
board of naval officers, now making
inquiries in the Philippines as to the
best site for n permanent naval sta
ton, has cabled to Washington for q
full equipment of boring apparatus.
in order to learn whether there N
suitable foundation at Subig bay and
other points for the extensive dry
docks and other equipment Of such
station. The subject was submitted
TO the Dewey board on the suggestion
Of Admiral Melville and several other
naval bureau chiefs, who would like
10 make use Of the extensive buildings
already erected at the Subig bay sta
tion. The boring apparatus requested
will be shipped at once, but It will be-
fully two months before it can be
set up for use.
GOV. Pingree Requests an Eatradition.
Washington, Dec. ga request
was received at the state department
yesterday from Gov. Pingree, Of Mich
igan, for the extradition OF Charles
J. Thompson, who is charged with for
gerry committed in Detroit. Thomp-
son is now in Cuba. The state de-
partment, taking the ground that the
island is at present solely under con-
troll of the United States military
did not undertake TO 60 into the mer-
its Of the application, but transmit
ted the papers at once TO the war Dc
partmeht. After examination as 10
their form they probably win be sent
to Gen. Wood at Havana.
The Per Capita Wealth Of the Country.
Washington, Dec. 2s.--After Jaaq
airy ], in making tho calculation
the per capita wealth, Of the Vnl
States, the Hawaiian islands, Al
and the Indian territory will
cluded. The probable effect
to slightly reduce the Pr
wealth, which now is abQf