Admiral . Deweyte., claimi for prize money; on : account' of the destruction | of thej.Spanish;fleet) in ; Manila; Bay came before the 1, .United, 1 States, Court of Claims, recently,, i The court decided against, the admiral's contention that the enemy's force was superior to his, and awarded him 9570d0l prize money. In coming to this decision the court declared that the shore batteries,' torpedoes, and mines must be ruled out in- making, up an estimate of the strength of the contending naval forces. This reduced the bdjinty of Dewey's men to half the amount claimed. . • ; , ; The "paddock" is the latest in I waterproofs, SqM 8$ $£$9?'*
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Thames Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9619, 23 April 1900, Page 4
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104Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Thames Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9619, 23 April 1900, Page 4
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