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ADMIRAL SAMPSON.
SON OF A FARM LABORER-AN INSAT
IABLE THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE.
Be Owe. Mil ell of 111. Sure... to HI. Early
Instructor.-During the Civil War the
Ship He Waft Commanding Was Mown
Hp In Charleston Harbor.
Acting Rear Admiral William T.
Sampson owes his position In the navy
to his own Individual efforts, and not
to any Influence. He has worked hard
for all his honors and well deserves
them. He is the Bon of poor parents,
had to divide his time, when a boy,
between work and study, and In the
face of seemingly insurmountable dif
ficulties he has, by close application to
hla duties and to study, risen to his
present high rank. He was born in
Palmyrna, N. Y., February 8, 1840. His
father was a farm laborer and could
not Afford to let his son devote much
time to his school books. Young
Sampson was hot willing to do so, even
had his father been disposed to permit
him, to spend his time as other buys
did. When old enough he went to
aehool, but the conditions were such
that he needs must find time, too, to do
the chores, cut and pile wood, and do
much other hard work known to far
mers' boys.
He pluckily kept hard at work with
his books, however, and Principal Far
mer of the Classical Union School took
a great liking to the boy and helped
him In his studies. The young man
bad an Insatiable thirst for Informa
tion, and despite the fact that no had
less time to devote to it than many of
the other boys In the school, he soon
distanced them in the race for knowl
edge.
WILLIAM T. SAMPSON.
Mr. Farmer enlisted the Interest of
W. H. Southwiok of Palmyrna, and
Congressman E. B. Morgan In young
Sampson, with the result that Mr.
Morgan offered to appoint him to the
Maval Academy when there was a va
cancy. When the proposition was
made Principal Farmer decided to
make a special effort to bring the boy
through with flying colors, and he of
fered to give his pupil some special In
struction to fit him for the Annapolis
examination. The result was that he
had the necessary books and worked
bard over them. When the examination
was held young Sampson's percentage
was higher than that of any other ap
plicant for the nulla nation.
William Sampson entered the Naval
Academy in 1857, and was graduated
first in his class three years later. His
first cruise was made In the frigate
Ptotomae in 1861, and during that year
he was promoted master. In 1862 he
was commissioned a lieutenant, and
wan detailed to the practice ship John
Adams, on which he remained until
the end of 1863, when he went back to
the academy. After that he got his
first taste of war and distinguished
himself highly. He was detailed to the
Ironclad Patnpsro In 1864. The Pataps- ■
eo was one of the vessels on the South
Atlantic blockading squadron. On Jan
uary 15, 1865. Lieutenant Sampson was
executive officer of the Patapseo, and 1
he was ordered by the admiral of the
fleet to enter Charleston harbor and,
remove or destroy all submarine mines,
and torpedoes with which the city was
protected from Invasion. This was an
exceedingly difficult and dangerous
task, as for several days the Confed
erates had devoted all their time and
.abor to stocking the water with these
explosives In order to repel any ad
vance.
As soon as the ironclad entered the
harbor she was met with a rain of
bullets from the sharpshooters on the'
forts. Several of the men on the Pa
tapseo were struck, and Lieutenant-
Sampson, who was on the bridge, see
ng his men falling all around him.
ordered them below while he remained
a target for the rebel rifles. The men
had scarcely obeyed the order when
there t as a big explosion, and the iron--
clad wes hurled out of the water. She
bad been blown up by a mine. Then
the vessel sank, and several of the
crew went down with her. Lieutenant
Sampson was blown about 100 feet, but
he was rescued with about twenty-live
of his men.
After this he was detailed to the Col
orado. the flagship of the European
station, and while on that vessel he wa
commissioned a lieutenant commander.
He was attached to the Naval Acad
emy from 1868 to 1871, and was on the
Congress In 1872-3. In 1874 he was made
commander and his first vessel there
after was the Alert, which he
ded for two years. Then for two years
he was at the Naval Academy, and
from 1879 to 1882 he commanded the
Swatara on the Asiatic station. The
two years following he was stationed at
the Naval Observatory, and during
that time was a member of the Inter
national Prime Meridian and Time
Conference. He had charge of the tor
pedo station In 1885-6, and was a mem
ber of the Board on Fortifications ajid
Other Defences at the same time.
From 1886 to 1890 he was superlntettr
dent of the Naval Academy, and In 1889
he was a delegate from the United
States to the International Marlttmo
Conference held at Washington.
He was promoted to the rank of cap
tain In 1889, and the next year he was
placed In command of the cruiser San
Francisco. In July, 1892, he was In
spector of ordnance at the navy yard,
Washington, and the next year he was
made chief of the bureau of ordnance.
He held that position until the lowa
was ready to be commissioned, when
he was detailed to that battleship.
When the fleet was sent down to Ha
vana Captain Sampson was placed In
command, and raised his flag on the
cruiser New Pork. At the outbreak of
the war he was made acting rear ad
miral by President AlcKlnley.
Socially, Admiral Sampson is a great
favorite. He Is a slightly built man
md his shoulders a trifle rounded. His
hair and beard are gray, his eyes blue,
set deep beneath strongly marked
brows. He is affable, but a man of few
words. Nothing disturbs the evenness
ef his temper; he is quick to grasp a
situation and resourceful In an emer
gency.
Admiral Sampson has been married
twice. He has four daughters by his
Srst marriage. They are Mrs. Roy C.
Smith, wife of Lieutenant Smith of the
United States navy; Mrs. Jackson, wife
>f Ensign R. H. Jackson, United States
iavy, and Miss Nannie and Miss Olive
Sampson. His second wife was Miss
Burling of Canandalgua, and there are
two sons by this marriage. Ralph, ten
vears old, and Harold, eight years old.
—A. F. Aldridge In New York Times.
A
ACHIEVEMENT OF A BIG FEAT.
1 New. I..us Printed on Paper Made from
Trees Felled the Same.Day.
The Stroudsbury, Pa., Daily Times
tccompllshed a surprising feat a short
time ago by getting out an Issue prlnt
td on paper made that day from two
rees chopped down the same morning.
This may at first seem an astounding
issertion, but the following description
from the paper Itself will prove that
tuch a thing can be done;
"It was Just on the hour of seven
/clock when workmen of the Mlnsl
Pulp and Paper Mills walked to the
:ree, which stood In all Its freshness,
t short distance from tho works, with
iharp axes In their hands.
"Arrived at the spot they soon struck
t death blow to the poplar and In a
lew minutes the tree lay prostrate on
he ground. Horses were at hand and
:hey were fastened to the trunk and
jore it to the mill. Two trees were
recessary to secure the amount of pa
ler for our extra edition.
GEORGE C. HUGHES 3
Publisher of the Strondsburg Times,
"Stripped of branches the trees were
juickly cut Into two-foot lengths and
the bark taken off. Then the wood
jvas thrown Into the grinder and In a
liffy the huge stones were crushing and
mashing It into pulp. In an hour or
4o the poplars were in shape to be
lucked up Into the machine for refln
ng and extracting the water.
"This done, it was passed into the
fourdriner,' and by the hour of nine
/clock the paper you now have in your
hand had come from the machinery,
dean and ready for use.
"A Times man was at hand with a
tvagon, and Into the vehicle was placed
he roll necessary for the edition, and
by 10.30 It was In the press room ready
to be printed upon.
"The balance of the work necessary
to turn out the newspaper is too well
cnown to need description, but suffice
it to say that in eight and one-half
hours the living poplar trees were cut
lown, made into paper and ready for
iellvery."
BRAVE AS THE BURNING DECK BOY.
Voting Officer Hlop. to I.lght a Pipe at a
Critical Moment,
"He's a cool 'un," Is the way the sol
diers in a certain English regiment de
scribe one of their officers. The circum
nances which gave this officer his rep
utation Is related by Rudyard Kipling.
He writes:
A very young officer, who had gone
tlmost straight from school to the ar
my, and thence to India, was leading
his company through a rocky pass, on
returning from a scouting expedition.
They were beset by the enemy, who
fired at them from behind rocks, and
the men were growing very unsteady.
Those In the rear began to be Impa
tient, and shouted to the men In front;
'Hurry up! What are you waiting fir
there?"
The young officer answered quit*
toolly: Hold on a minute! I'm light
ing my pipe!"
And he struck a match and lit It.
There was a roar of laugh tee , and a
! soldier called out, "Well, since you're
j 4o preßsin", I think I'll have a pipe my
j self." And he, too, struck a match
: and began to smoke. This bit of fun
j steadied the men, and they came
I through- In good order.—Westminster
Magazine.
THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. PA.
PnIUHFINc AFFAIRS A PUZZLE.
What Hltall Ito I>on. With the Philip,
plnen When They Are Conquered.
Washington, June 22.—The recent
turn in a flairs which puts Agulnaldo
hi the position of a cat watching a
mouse in a narrow ihole is embarrass
ing to our government, on the theory
that we intend to follow up our vic
tory at Manila by the reduction of the
whole Philippine group. Already, be
fore we have actually taken possession
of the principal city on the principal
island, our statesmen at the capital are
announcing their policies and plans for
disposing of the entire Philippine sys
tem. On one hand is heard the dis
cussion of whether we oan hold the is
lands as security for tne payment of
a heavy war indemnity from Spain.
But what would this mean? That if
Spain were to tender the money we
demanded we should have to surren
der the islands. Meanwhile, if the in
surgents had overcome the Spaniards,
should we be compelled to suppress
the insurrection before turning the is
lands over to their former owner?
The prompt arrival of reinforcements
for Rear Admiral Dewey may solve a
part of the difficulty, for if Augusti is
able to hold the Insurgents at bay till
a sufficient force of United States
troops is at hand to enable him to sur
render to us instead of to the rebels, the
general belief here is that ihe will do
so, and his recent hopeless and for
lorn reports of the situation indicate
this intent.
We should then take possession of
Manila, and constructively of the whole
Philippine group, establish a military
government and await further events,
the insurgents being given their choice
between submitting to our authority
peacefully or by compulsion.
All this explains the anxiety of the
Washington authorities to hasten the
Merrltt expedition in every possible
manner, even at the expense of draw
ing away some of the men and mate
rial really needed for operations
against Cuba anl Porto Rico.
The fact that we are .taking such pre
cautions to prevent the embarrass
ments Incident to a oomplete mastery
of the situation at Manila before our
policy for the future Is definitely form
ed does not absolutely Indicate what
that polioy will be. As things look
now, we may leave the other Islands In
the group to their fate and hold Luzon
as our own territory, thus satisfying
the cravings of the annexation element
In the Senate with the least possible
concession from the life long policy of
our republic. This Is evidently the
purpose which is now taking shape In
the mind of the president.
It has been suggested that the Phil
ippine islanls, if taken as a whole by
us, might be handed over to the Insur
gents for the establishment of a re
public, under a<n agreement that they
should pay for their possession by giv
ing us their surplus taxes and customs
receipts after paying ,the expenses of
local government. Whatever may be
thought of this plan later, the admin
istration is not in the mood for con
sidering It seriously now.
RUMORED SHOOTING OF BLANCO.
Sulci to Uuvo Reun Wounded by a Man
WhoMO Brother He Hud l'ut to Death.
Washington, D. C., June 22.—There
Is an unconfirmed story here of an at
tempted assassination of Captain Gen
eral Blanco by Mariano Salva, a young
Cuban member of the volunteer army,
and i,f a condition of affairs In Havana
bordering on revolution as a conse
quence.
GENERAL BLANCO
The story has It that Blanco was se
verely wounded in the thigh.
According to the rumor, which was
started by a Cuban, Salva was a guard
In General Blanco's palace. Salva's
brother hod been shot by order of Gen
eral Blanco for alleged treason. Balva
planned revenge, and as Blanco was
emerging from the palace with his staff
shot him. Officers who tried to cut
down Salva, lit Is said, were prevented
from doing so by Salva's comrades
among the volunteers. The would-be
assassin is said to be In Morro.
The story goes thn t the news of the
attempted assassination spread rapidly
over the city and long before nightfall
Its Inhabitants were in a state of up
roar. The volunteers, sympathizing
with their dead comrade and his Im
prisoned brother, fomented the confu
sion and paraded the streets, shouting
"Down with Blanco! "Long live Wey
ler!" and shouting loudly for the recall
of Weyler to Havana.
Places ot business wore closed and
the peaceful residents vacated them
and their houses and look refuge in the
country.
The position In Which General Blan
co now finds himself Is a doubly seri
ous one. The volunteers are wildly ex
cited over his aotlon and are bitter In
their condemnation of him, and espec
ially loud In their demands for the re
turn of General Weyler.
Ordered to Sautlagn.
Washington, June 22.—The war de
partment has Issued orders to Brig.
General Henry M. Duffield to proceed
with his entire brigade from Camp Al
ger to Fort Monroe, where they will
take transports for Santiago.
The brigade comprises the Ninth
Massachusetts and Thirty-third and
Thirty-fourth Michigan, about 3,000
men in all.
Asloi Battery In California.
Oakland, Cal., June 21.—The Astor
Light Artillery has arrived from New
York. The battery crossed the bay
yesterday and Is located at Camp Mer
rltt In Son Francisco.
CHURCHES OF THE PHILIPPINE& *
The Cathedral of Manila Colt f 1,000,000
—Twalve Years In Building.
Church conditions among the people
of the Philippine Islands are not ideal.
Spain, which demoralizes everything
she touches, has used the Roman Cath
olic church there for political ends, and
many priests are notoriously far from
what they ought to be as spiritual ad
visers, and also as men. By the law of
the islands everybody is Roman Catho
lic. No other church services of any
kind are allowed. There are church
buildings in every town, and the church
buildings are the finest in the town as
a rule. The Roman Catholic cathedral
Is the finest edifice in the city of Ma
nila. It is under the care of the Jesu
its, as are many of the churches on the
Islands. It was twelve years in build
ing and cost $1,000,000. The very finest
and hardest woods in the Philippines
were used for the finishing, and the
structure is of a blush tint marble.
There are exquisite carvings, some of
which have recently been made.
The education of the young on the
islands is in the care of the Roman
Catholic church authorities. There are
no endowed schools and no hospitals.
The children go to school only one hour
per day for two days each week, and
study almost nothing save church his
tory and a few verb*. '//*. ...
All news published is censored by the
Archbishop of Luzon. This island gets
its name, by the way, from "losong,"
a wood mortar kept by the Indians Just
outside their doors, in which they dally
wash their rice before cooking It. The
only newspaper in the Philippines is
printed in Spanish and everything in it
has been approved by the archbishop.
All marriages have to be celebrated
by the priests. Some time ago a mar
riage was performed between British
subjects in the British legation, and
so much trouble came from it that a
battle well nigh ensued. The men who
are best oft in the world are the priests.
A reason for this is the fact that car
goes in the harbor may not be unload
ed on feast days except by permission
from the priests, which permission has
to be paid for. As feast days are rath
er more numerous than those that are
not feast days, the fees are given as a
regular thing and the church greatly
enriched. No music is permitted in the
houses of the people after 10 o'clock at
night unless by special permission from
the priests, and this permission has
also to be paid for.
The great institution of Manila is the
lottery. This is drawn monthly, the
prizes ranging from $5 to SBO,OOO. It is
managed by tlie public officials and by
the archbishop, and $200,000 each month
is collected for the state and th
church. It is from this lottery that
Spain and the Roman Catholic church
in the Philippines derive much of their
enormous revenues.
Wages of farm male laborers are
about Ave cents per day, and each
man Is required to pay an annual tax
of from $1.50 to $26. Much of this tax
goes to the church, since It is the
church officials who collect it all. The
archbishop forbids the sale of farm
products, but requires them to be sim
ply exchanged. There Is a tax for the
benefit of the church on cocoanut trees,
on animals when killed for feed, on
shops, mills and oil presses, and a par
ticularly high tax on cock fightß, which
are the national pastimes of the peo
ple. Incidentally it may be explained
that the word Cavite means fish hook.
—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
HERO OF THE WINSLOW.
Ilariiariou's Interest lu the Little Iloet
IleoMuse He Was Her Sponsor.
Lieutenant John B. Bernadou, who
was In command of the Winslow In the
fight at Cardenas, has been officially
commended several times for meritori
ous work In the naval service, and on
each sleeve of his uniform he wears a
star of the Insignia of bravery. He
knows the Winslow well, for he super-
Intended her building from the day her
keel was laid till she steamed out of
the dock at Baltimore, Md. When the
government accepted the boat he was
placed In command.
JOHN B. BERNADGC.
One of the Incidents of the career of
the dashing young hero was his trip
with the Winslow to Join the squadron
at Key West In February last. The
boat had scarcely lost sight of New
port when it ran Into the teeth of one
of the most terrific gales experienced
for years. The torpedo boats are not
good sea boats, and the Winslow was
Just out of the builders' hands and
without having been thoroughly tested.
The navy department was In the great
est apprehension for her safety, when
she turned up at Delaware Breakwa
ter.
It appeared that In the height of the
gale, when the ablest seamanship was
required to keep the little torpedo boat
above the water, Lieutenant Bernadou
had discovered two poor fellows adrift
on one of the big garbnge scows blown
away from New York, without food or
water. Regardless of the great risk
to himself and his little boat, by adroit
handling of the craft he managed to
rescue the men and h:!ng them to the
Breakwater.
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