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IXCITING tXPERlENCE OF THE VESSEL
It We Ballt ta TarUIe the Alabama,
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Job Chile Got It
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NEW YORK. March 30.-Capta.ln John &
Watson, who for the liuit twenty-five years
has bean tha marina superintendent of tha
Cunard Una, waa telllnar tha other day how
he once had a commodore and twenty-nine
other officers of the Spanish navy com
pletely at hla mercy,' and how, had he
wlahed, ha could have delivered them either
to tha Chilean or Peruvian governments, to
his pecuniary profit, aa Bpnln was at that
time at war with both countries. The
atory hinged on1 the steamship Meteor,
which wn built to destroy the fomoua
confederate privateer Alabama, that did
o much damage to American shipping be
fore the Kearsarge met It off Cherbourg
harbor and sent It to the bottom.
"The Alabama had captured and burned
o many of our veasels that tha merchants
of New Tork and Boston asked permission
of tha government to present to It a vessel
designed and built especially for the pur
pose of running down the privateer, and
the government consented to accept the
vessel," said Captain Watson. "Among
those Interested were V. H. Anplnwall of
this city and the Forbes brothers of Dog
ton. The vessel, aa staunch a wooden fight
ing ship as could be built In those days,
was constructed under the supervision of
R. B. Forbes, but before it had been
fitted out and its machinery put In place
the Alabama was at the bottom of the
aea and the civil war was at a close.
There was then no use for the vessel, as
the United Btatea refused to aoee.pt It for
any other purpose than the one for which
it waa Intended. Bo the . men who had
built the Meteor that was the naTje they
gave It found themselves with a ship that
'was of little value to them. They began
to figure how they could get rid of It.
Spain Blocks a. Sale.
"It waa offered for sale In the open mar
ket, but no one seemed to want It any
more than Ita owners did, until the trouble
between Bpaln and Chile' and Peru started
In 1866. Neither Chile nor Peru had much
of a navy and they were looking for ships.
"Through Vernon II. Brown, who la now
the agent of the Cunard line, negotiations
were opened for the sale of the Meteor.
Things were going along smoothly when
Bpaln learned of the prospective purchase
and appealed to the United States for Inter
ference. The Meteor was lying In New
Tork harbor, fully manned, with steam
up and the pilot on board, when William H.
-Beward, then the secretary of state, took
matters In hand and the Meteor was or
dered to remain in port. The Spanish min
ister asserted that the vessel was about
, to go on a privateer mission against Span
ish shipping. The Meteor was dismantled
and laid up here. A year later it was sent
to Boston, where It was sold at auction.
Just who bought It at the time did not
appear, but It was again fitted out for sea
and a crew placed on board.
"The command was given to me and wo
made ready to go to sea. My orders were
sealed and' I had Instructions to proceed to
Rio de Janeiro before breaking the seal.
"A second time the Bpnnlsh government,
through Its representatives, learned that
the Meteor was about to sail and the Span
ish consul In Boston telegraphed to Wash
ington In order to stop the vessel If pos
sible. But the Spanish consul was not
quick enough, and soon after we learned
what had been done we had weighed an
chor and were steaming out of Boston
harbor, bound for' the South Atlantic.
When ws got outside the three-mile limit
wa saw a revenue cutter coming after us,
but we had a good start and no Intention
of putting back.
"Not a soul on board knew where we
were going and officers and men did their
best to find out. The voyage down to
Brasll was not eventful, but when wo
reached Rio I found that I had a power of
attorney with Instructions to sell the
Meteor to the best advantage.
"As I said, there was no better craft
afloat at tho time than was the Meteor. I
did not doubt that I could dlsposoof It
to Braill, but after the ofllclals had looked
It over they decided that they did not
want It.
"There was a Spanish fleet at Rto and its
officers became very much interested in
tha Meteor, especially when they learned
that It was the vessel that had been nego
tiated for by Chile and Peru.
Spanish Admiral Gets Busy.
"Tha Spanish admiral complained to the
government of Brasll that the Meteor was
a privateer and also notified the American
admiral who. waa then in port that he
would be held responsible if the Meteor got
way. I explained my mission, assured the
authorities that I waa only out looking for
a purchaser for the vessel and permitted
the Spaniards to see that we had no arma.
ment. Then they wanted to buy the
Meteor and I fold them that I would sell
It. The government authorised a board of
offlcera to test the vessel and they cams
aboard thirty Spaniards.
They didn't want Braxll to know what
they were up to, so they came aboard at
Bight and early the next morning, with tha
Spanish commodore, the chief engineer of
the fleet and twenty-eight others, we went
to sea. Then waa the time I bad them at
my mercy. There waa nothing In the
world to prevent me from steaming around
to tha west coast of South America and
turning them over to either Chile or Peru
nothing except, of course, the sense of
right, and to be aura I landed them safely
at Rio when they had seen how the Meteor
worked under sail and steam. Nothing
came of the trip, however, as the terms
af settlement that were proposed were not
satisfactory.
"Shortly after that I hoard from Mr.
Brown. The second time he had opened
negotiations with the combined govern
ments and had sold the Meteor to the com
bination. This I did not learn, however,
until we got to Singapore, where we went
after leaving Rio.
"At Singapore I got Instructions to cruise
to tha west coast of South America and
to proceed to a little port to the north of
Callao, where I was to await further or
ders. There we learned that there was a
Spanish fleet hovering off the harbor of
Caliao. but soon we heard that the Span
lards had gone and we went Into Callao.
Tha Meteor was duly delivered. It sw
good service. The last time I saw It was
about six years later, when It was a re
ceiving ship at Callao."
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This Table Is made of quarter-sawed oak, specially selected,
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Made of selected solid oak
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Massive Solid
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These Sideboards are made to
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ana over.
nartman's IVew iYcdel
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elegantly nickle trimmed and guar
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This Handsome Go-Cart is of tha new folding
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Perhaps spme of your neighbors have
been among tha hundreds who have so far
secured these seta and you, having seen
theirs, know what a beautiful set it really
is. If not we advise you to see thee
beautiful sets displayed in our show win
dows and as you admire their beauty w.i
wttth you to bear in mind their sterling
quality. These sets are lir
genuine Rogers silver am
each piece In the el hea
ths full name of Rouere
the world's famous silver
of the pieces is covered by
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ln handsome leatherette
ribbon across the top
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period of one
,iu guHrantae of
sets ure put up
cases with a broad
bearing the full name
at from 110.00 to 112.06
Wa wish to put this Silverware Into
your home without It costing you a single
penny. Our plan Is this: "We'll give you
one of these seta absolutely Free If you
purchase goods of us to the amount of
lioo.oo or mora, within th
year."
MATS III SET DILITItlD TO TOW
at ones,
In order to enable you to get this fSet
at onoe, even though not ready to make
any purchase now, e will agree to de
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understanding that ln case you do not
purchase goods during the year, which ln
the aggregate amount to tluO.OO,
ihat you will pay us 14 16 for the
bet, on the easy terms of only tl
cash and llo monthly. This price
, ..'out one-half the regular selling
price of iiie Silverware. We will deliver the Set
on the terms mentioned. In case you buy goods
of us to the amount of 1100 any time within the
year, wa will credit your account with every cent
you have (aid on the Silverware, and thus be
giving tha entire set to you Absolutely JTree.
Refrigerator Special Q C
Sale t'nee JD
This Refrigerator la ona of our Specials tn sals this week,
t runs iv constructed, of great durability and most economical
lined with galvanised Iron, has mnlal shelves, patent drip cup and
other improved features. A value you cannot pusslbly duplicate in
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Thla outfit consists of Bed. bprings and Mattress. Bed is of above
handsome design, made of large, strong tubing and heavily enameled;
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