However, what he says now is a complete retreat from what he stated under oath, but sustains Dewey's minority report in toto.

I shall return to Washington early next week and I hope you will let me know when you come to the city.

In the meanwhile I shall never forget your friendship and interest in me.

Mrs. Schley joins me in affectionate remembrances to you and yours. Very sincerely yours,

SENATOR J. B. FORAKER,

Cincinnati, Ohio.

A BIG GUN FOR CINCINNATI.

W. S. SCHLEY.

We found ourselves at the close of the war in possession of not only the territorial acquisitions we annexed, but also in possession of a lot of captured guns and munitions of war. Most of these guns were captured from the Spanish Navy and many of them were distributed by the Secretary of the Navy to different cities throughout the country that made application for them as decorations for parks and other public places.

The Cincinnati Post started a movement to secure one for Cincinnati. The result is told in the following telegram to his paper from Mr. Gus J. Karger, at that time the Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Post:

CINCINNATI GETS A TROPHY

CANNON FROM THE SPANISH CRUISER OQUENDO WILL COME TO THE QUEEN CITY

SECURED WEDNESDAY BY SENATOR FORAKER AND HIS SON-SECRETARY LONG TOOK ONE, TOO.

From a Staff Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, April 12.-Cincinnati gets a war trophy. Senator Foraker and son, Benson, called on Secretary of the Navy Long shortly after noon today. They asked for a trophy for their home town.

"I can't refuse it to the father of the resolutions that brought on the war," Long courteously replied.

He at once sent an order to Admiral O'Neil, Chief of the Ordnance Department, to give Foraker what he wants.

The cannon Cincinnati gets is 14 centimeter, 52-inch caliber steel, and 20 feet long. It weighs 51⁄2 tons. It was taken from the Oquendo at Santiago, July 3. Cincinnati gets carriage and shield, too. The gun is now at Norfolk. The order for her will be sent tomorrow.

Foraker also had granted him a bronze gun from Morro Castle, Santiago, for his birthplace, Hillsboro, O. The gun has not yet been selected, but it will be at an early day.

"I haven't any gun for my home town yet," Long told Foraker. "Permit me to make the application for it," said Foraker. "With pleasure," said Long. So he asked O'Neil for one for Hingham, Mass. The request was granted.

GUS J. KARGER.

Promptly, in accordance with the Secretary's order, given as above indicated, the gun now standing in Eden Park was shipped to Cincinnati, where it was received April 29, 1899, with great formalities-a parade, a meeting and addresses appropriate for such an occasion. A copy of the bill of lading was published in the daily press of Cincinnati. This recites that the gun was consigned to "Senator J. B. Foraker, Cincinnati, Ohio"; that it was a "14 centimeter Spanish gun with carriage and shield complete"; that the total "weight was 21,300 pounds," and that it was shipped "Free, complimentary to Cincinnati," and that it was further described as follows: "Point, origin-Cadiz, Spain. Destination, Cincinnati via transfer, Santiago, Cuba.'

I take pains to insert all this because I was surprised, when recently I had occasion to visit Eden Park, where the gun in this article mentioned as allotted by the Secretary for Cincinnati was placed, to find that there is not a word in the way of a label or any kind of explanation to show where the gun came from or how it got there.

To find out how quickly and how thoroughly "we are forgot," I caused inquiry to be made at the office of the Mayor of the city as to where the gun came from and how it got there, only to learn that they knew nothing about it. I caused similar inquiry to be made of the Director of Public Service and also of the Cincinnati Park Commission, that has immediate charge not only of the parks, but everything in the parks, including this gun, but at no place was anybody found who had any knowledge as to where the gun came from, what its history was or how it had been secured.

Perhaps, when this information reaches the official ears, if it ever does, it may prompt those having authority to do so to suitably label the gun and to record its history somewhere.