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Show RETIREMENT OF SAMPSON. Secretnry Lonp;, In Itsnlni? the Ordet, Quotes a Letter From the Lata Picsldent McKlnley Washington lib 7 tfeerclmv Long today to-day Issued the inllowlng order legirdlng the retirement of Real- Umlrul samp. son - "5vy. Hiirlini nt, Washington heb -Hlr -In nollfliie ou of )oiu lellle nun; the depurtimni reeogntliig onr serviees and deph sympnthlrlug with v hi In )our hnpulre I health qui with leiisure the ijji.mnig (Url ,, ,m the late President MoWlnH) Washington March II 18SW M Hear Sir lam In iccelpl of nu vei ninsld. eruti lettet of the th liiatuiit In nhlili ou express a desire that wlllinul refer sine 10 tour own lutetrsts the oilier na offtiera who renleied such c ns Icuous si vlcciln ihsnaeul ismiulkii In the Wust Indies ina lu,. ihu udvinci ment whhh ou iiinmmme) r r them and In which )oi i sk i cubing foi )oursel! 1 hlghlj I inmeiiil this dlsiuisieslsd action on nm imrt I et nie assuis von that I have tho highest appreilutlnn of onr si relies as ooniniun1r-lu-chler ot Hi. North Al lanta foriis dining the Mi unlsh wur In blni l.idfriK e'liba co-opeistliiU with the ii lull dlierllng the iiiuvnii ins f the gust liilinler of vessels In uir i rilers aid at last sit. r tin m isl elfci tin pn i - ration, consummating with the gallant oflliers and iiuti unlet uir i inimund 111' diftiuctlnn if III Si ulsti Hi it It is In it omliion r m ii s i i i r ir xi. n kin ih it i i i ii it I"' I Wm't'v' "I""' J I, mad bt I S v I i t'ht t nltcd Rl t s Naval Tore North At I mi rilattin I idled flutes flag hip New 1 ik Ilae in i ibi .ri r siictfullv JOHN1 O l.ONCJ Beeretarv Alarming n mors were afloil hrrp to the crteet that imlral Sampson hud taken serious tuin for tho worse within the last twenty four hours Inquiries at tho riunipeim residence and of the naval physicians phy-sicians deviloied that them has been no decided ehunee In the Admirals eondl lion but that u sou I) reltonresslotl la In pi grrss whhh Is e minion to his dleue It was ststed a ithorllatlvelv later In the du thit whin Ind li n used ns a basis f.r the reports of a s. nous change for tho worm In thi omlltlon of Admlril fun in was n sllirht attack of Indlfies tl m which (auseel no alarm among those neiirewt to him but whi h conflned him . to his room and bed for teveTal das I Moreover It was stated that Admlril Sumfsons condition was Improved lodu and that he aplenrs brighter than f. som tlnie past llowiver It may le slutid that Admliul Sampsons eenerul rnndUloli Is surh aa to give some basis or faet to the ever-rti luring bad reports vet ut i resent It Is sail absolutely no fire sl of the end f tin- light his vltullty Is waging can le made |