The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-11
ALABAMA AND KEARsARaE.
General Harrison Suggests They Be
 Sent to England.

0buL " &1A6Aenu. Opelika, Oct. 1o-tSpeciaI)-Gen. c. P Harrison. Major General of the Alabams division of the Confederate Veterans, has made a suggestion to Hon. John D. Long Secretary of the Navy. to send the Ala bama and Kearsarge to England next year to represent the United States al the coronation of King Edward. The fol lowing correspondence relative to the matter has taken place:
 Headquarters Alabama Division.
 Limited Confederate Veterans.
 "Opeiika, Ala, Oct {, 1901. Hon. John D. Long. Secretary of tho
 Navy, Washington. D. C.:
 Dear Sir-I understand 1t Is contem' plated on the part of the United States by its proper officials, to have some O, our war vessels present in the Englisf waters, at the time of the coronation of King Edward next summer. Acting upor this information, as Commander of thu Alabama Division of the United Confed crate Veterans. I respectfully suggest and recommend that. as Secretary of thu Navy, you have the battleships Alabami and Kearsarge, representing our navy present in English waters at that time, t take such part in the coronation exercises as may be allotted to the naval. forces The names of these two war vessels arr so closely connected in the naval histor! of our country. that the presence of cnt without the other would be to rob thu old ships of their past glory, and the new of the sentiment and fraternity expressed in their construction. The effect these two ships would produce, at these exer- cises, would be very great and would go far to show the European nations we are a united people in fact as we'll as word. They would further show to the whole world that. although In June. 1864 the old Alabama and Kearsarge used their guns and men against each other in deadly conflict, yet in 1902 their name sakes, representing the new navy and the new spirit of brotherly love, will in unison concentrate their forces and ire upon the nation that attempts to insult the Stars and Stripes. or that interferes with our nation in its efforts to secure to its citizens and their posterity the blessings of liberty in its fullest and tru- est sense. Respectfully submitted,
 George P. Harrison,
 Major General Commanding"
 In reply to this. General Harrison today received the following:
 Navy Department,
 Washington, Oct. 8, 1901.
 "Sir-I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of October 9th, suggesting that the battleships Alabama and Kearsarge be ordered to go to Flu rope at the coronation of King Edward.
 'While the Department appreciates the force of your suggestion and will be glad to accede to your recommendation, if the exigencies of the service permit. 1t Is at present unable to state definitely that 1t will be possible to order these vessels, since no invitation has been received from His Majesty's Government to send vessels to participate. Very respectfully.
 "F. W. Herbert.
 ''Acting Secretary" "Majo General George P. Harrison,
 Commanding. Headquarters Alabama
 Division. United Confederate Veterans,
 Opelika, Ala" It was announced in the papers yester- day that MT. J. o. Thompson, United States Commissioner, with headquarters at Opelika, had been decided on as post at Tuskegee. and that his appoint ment would be announced in a few days. This will necessitate his resignation as United States Commissioner. and there Is quite a lively contest among local ap- plicants for the position. The names of Capts. T. D. Sanford, T. l.. Kennedy, B. L. Dyer and Hon. A. E. Barnett are mentioned in this connection. This Is an excellent position. as quite a arge amount of business is transacted. There is a great deal of illicit distilling n Randolph and surrounding counties, md the persons arrested have their pre- iminary trials here, as this is the nearest Mir. J. O. Thompson is brother of Congressman Thompson.
 Dr. Edward Peterson of the United States Navy, a step-son of Rev J. F. 'urser, the Baptist Minister fin this city, las had a severe attack of yellow fever 1t Costa Rica, in Central America, but cablegram received from him few lays ago announces that he is now out of anger and fS ranidiY recovering Capt. J. L. Dean has been appointed | eneral agent for the Travellers Accident | insurance Company for .the State of | Kentucky. with headquarters at Louis l file and will move there the 1st of No- 1 'ember.