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"head Money" For Jackets

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Parent Issue
Day
15
Month
July
Year
1898
Copyright
Public Domain
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Washington, July 12. - Something of $200,000 will be paid by this government as "head money" to the brave officers ; and sailor8 who destroyed Cervera's ; fleet. Thls i3 according to the law : which provldes payment of $100 a head 'i for every man on the ships of an enemy when '.hese ships are destroyed. There is an oíd adage in the navy about th distrlbution of money earned In this itanner. According to the jack tars of the navy, the money is poured over a ladder, whereupon all that falls through goes to the officers and what remains on the rungs goes to the sailors. Nevertheless, every man In Admiral Sampson's fleet will receive a purse, small or great. Admiral Sampson wlll receive over $10,000 as his share, ar.d Commodore Sohley will receive on!y about $4,000 of the "head money." lt is estimated that Captains Taylor, Evans, Phillips, Chadwick, Higginson, Clark and Cook wtll receive about $2,500 each. After the other officers of the warshlps receive their share the remainder will be divided among the sailors who may receive Bomething like $20 each.

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Ann Arbor Argus
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