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Show A NOVEL rUOJECT. TO PRESENT A LOVING CUP TO CERVERA. lo Itooor lb. (.llent nU Ad-lnl Ad-lnl with Token ( !.. from iarrlran. A movement hi h will result In an event unprecedented in history the presentation of a lestinmnial of regard and fstH-m from the people of a country coun-try which the recipient came to devastate devas-tate ith armed shipji and men has teen instituted by Arthur Bird, of Sidney, Sid-ney, and there is every reason to believe be-lieve that it will be tarried lo a uc-cevftil uc-cevftil end. Admiral Paecual Cerve.a. commander of the Spanish fleet hlch met disaster off Santiago, won the hi(ih regard of the entire nat.on by hi chivalrous treatment of Lieut, Hohsou and his men of the Merrimac. who mere captured in Santiago harbor after the attempt to close the channel by the sinking of the i Merrimac. The admiral dispatched a messenger to the commander of the I' ulted States fleet blockading the harbor har-bor and informing him of the men's hafety and eaying they wteulel be well treated. His act was one of consideration considera-tion and thoughtfuiness, as by it be relieved re-lieved the American public of great anxiety, and it U without a parallel in the annals of warfare. Arthur Ilird, a newspaper man of j SUney, conceived the idea of presenting present-ing Admiral Cervera a testimonial which would show the appreciation of the American people for his generous act. His suggestion met with popular favor and wag Indorsed by Secretary of the Navy Long. Rear Admiral Stanton. Stan-ton. Lieutenant Commander Hobwon and other prominent In the nation affair. The token will take the form of a loving cup. An organiiation ha been perfected for the purpose of bringing bring-ing the matter to the attention of the public and enlisting support In its behalf. be-half. Arthur Hird. the father of the move- K9 4 ML v. I- L ARTIH K HIRD ment, m-as horn In Port au Prince, Hay-tl. Hay-tl. In IS.'..'!. He studied at Cornell I'nl-versity I'nl-versity and under the Hayes admlnta-tratlon admlnta-tratlon served as vice consul general at Port au Prince. He established the 1 Sidney Record In At that time the Tillage had a population of less I than 500. but now It la an Industrial j center with a population of 2,.Vhj. Mr. I Bird has proved a great benefactor to ! Sidney by championing every effort j to make It an enterprising and prosper-I prosper-I ous village. Mr. lllrd him published a ; book which has met with popular suc-I suc-I cess. |
