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THE MOTOING OREGONIAN, TUBSpAY," SEPTEMBEB 24, 190T. 2 ANARCHISTS RELEASED 20 IEGAIi EVIDENCE AGAIXST THOSE HELD AT CHICAGO. Emma Goldman "Will Be Set at Lib erty Today WJien. Her Case Gomes Up. CHICAGO, Sept. 23. The nine anarch ists who have been under arrest here since the assassination of President Mc KInley -were today given their freedom, infe Phffln?n sn nrderinir after the prosecution had answered that there was no legal evidence against them. Emma Goldman was not a. party to the proceed ings. Her -case Is set for hearing tomor row "before Magistrate Prlndevllle, where sne, as well as the nine men freed today are charged with conspiracy to murder President McKInley. The cases in the lower court -with reference to the men are, of course, nullified hy the action of Judge Chetlain today. Miss Goldman will also be set at 3iberty. as Justice Prindeville has agreed to take such action in her case as the upper court took in the cases of the men. When the court ordered the liberation of the prisoners there was not a trace of jubilation in their faces. They were sent back to jail, where they collected their belongings, chiefly magazines and news papers, and then came down stairs, where they met friends and members of their families. For the first time they showed evidence of pleasure. The party then de parted in various directions, refusing po lice protection to their homes. Emma Goldman received the news of the liberation of her friends with a laugh. 'I guess they'll have to let me go now," the said. "It has been shown that the men named as conspirators with me did not conspire; and I fancy they would have trouble trying to show I conspired all by myself." CZOLGOSZ ON TRIAL. iCContlnued from first page.) Collins. He was objected to by the de fenfo -and excused. Henry W. Wendt, a local manufacturer, when called announced that he had formed no definite opinion of the case; bis? opinion -would be governed by the evidence alone. He was sworn in. Horace M Winspear, a farmer, was called. "Do you believe In capital punishment?" was asked by the District Attorney. After eome hesitation, the talesman replied, Well, yes." The questions asked by Mr. Lewis for the defense of nearly all of the jurors were particularly as to whether or not they were present in the Temple of Music at the time of the crime. "Winspear eaid he was not there, but while the defense was not ounoscd to his acceptance on the n&nel. he was challenged by the stale. Georsro Kuhn, a baker, of Buffalo, bbrn in Germany, but a citizen of this country for 25 years, was next called. His opinion of the guiit of the prisoner, he said, was so firmly established that no evidence could change it. and he was excused. John D. Blliotl, a farmer of Grand Island, wae opposed to capital punish ment, and he was excused. Silas Cramer, another farmer, living at Clarence, had already made up his mind as to the guilt of the defendant; he could give him a fair trial, however, on the evidence. He was accepted by both sides and sworn in as the fourth juror at 11:01 A. M.. lees than an hour after the court opened. Herman B. Taubcr, a railroad clerk, and Dcmis T. O'Rc'l.y, a life insurance agent, were excused, as they had formed and xprereed opinions. Prisoner Seemed Unconcerned. During the examination of jurors the prisoner sat erect in his chair and gazed uraight ahead at the hack of his senior counsel. Beyond' the rapid blinking of his eves, he seemed unconcerned. He made no effort at communication with his counsel, nor they with him. Frederick Langbine, a railroad section foreman, said he was a believer in capital punishment. He had not formed or ex pressed en opinion as to the guilt or inno cence of the defendant. He was excused b the prosecution, however. George Ruchl, a barber, next called, was a believer in capitarpunlshment. Mr. Ruehl is a member of the General Assem bly from the Buffalo district. Ho said in reply to a question from Mr. Lewis as to whether he had talked much about the case: "People have talked more to me about it than I have to them." He had formed no definite opinion, but nevertheless he was excused by the de fense. Walter A. Eutler, a. farmer of Sardinia, had formed a definite opinion, and said that the evidence would have to be con vincing to raise a reasonable doubt in his mind. Judge Lewis accepted Butler as competent but he was excused by the court. James S Stygall, a plumber, after a brief examination, was accepted, making the fifth juror secured at ll:3o. Frank J. LIt, a clerk, and Michael Mc G'oin. a carpenter, were excused because they had formed opinions. William L-oton, a farmer of Eden, was chosen as the sixth juror at 11:43. Judge Sheran, of the Superior Court, end Judge Hammond, of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, came into the courtroom just as Benjamin Lang, a Buffalo grocer, was called. They were introduced to Justice White and were given seats at the clerk's desk. Lang was excused on the ground that he had an interest in a corporation owning prop erty, though he had none in his own richt. Walter E. Everett, a blacksmith, was satisfactory to both sides, and so was ac cepted as the seventh juror, just as the bells struck for noon. After the accept ance of this juror. Judge Lewis, on be half of the defense, addressed the court, saying that owing to the suddenness cf their connection -with the case and the fact that they had little Ucne for prepara tion, he desired the sessions of the court to be as short as possible. He believed the progress of the case would in no way be hindered or delayed by short hours. He suggested that court convene at 10 A. M and close at 4 P. M. and that there be an intermission from 12 noon until 2 P. M. Court "Will Hold Short Sessions. Justice White expressed himself as be ing agreeable to this arrangement, be lieving the request to be a reasonable one. He therefore ordt.u the hours of the court to conform with Mr. Lewis' re quest. Benjamin J. Ralph, a ' ank cashier, was called to the stand at noon. -Vfter tit; usual questions of tne counsel on both sides be was accepted and took the eighth seat in the jury-box. The adjournment of court until 2 o'clock was then announced. At the same time ' Czolgosz was handcuffed to the deputies and hurried from the courtroom back to the jail. For the first time since be came into the courtroom today he spoke to one of his guards. "Get my hat," ho said, and the officer placed it upon his head as he walked out. At 2 o'clock. Justice White resumed the session, and the examination of additional jurors was resumed. Samuel P. Waldo, of Alden, a farmer, was accepted as the ninth juror. Andrew J. Smith, a dealer in butter and eggs, of Buffalo, was satisfactory to counsel for both sides, and he took the tenth chair in the jury box. The name of Truman B. Keys, of Col lins, was called and he did not respond. "You will fine Mr. Keyes $25." said the court. Four others were called and excused. J. H. Mortens, a shoe dealer, of Buffalo, was called. He had formed an opinion, but was open to a reasonable doubt and was accepted, and sworn as the eleventh juror, at 2:23. Robert J. Adams, a contractor, had formed an opinion. He ,jvas acceptable to both sides, however, and the jury was completed by his being sworn in. The roll., of" the jury was then called and found complete "Mr. District Attorney," said the court, addressing that gentleman, "I desire to learn, if I can, how' long a time you an ticipate it will require for you to present the evidence of your case." Case 3Iay Be Concluded Today. "I hope to complete it by tomorrow noon," was the reply. "And how long will it require for your defense?" Justice White said to Mr. Ti- tas- "That depends upon the turn things take. We are not prepared to say," the lawyer replied. Frederick Haller, Assistant District At torney, began the presentation for the prosecution at 2:48. He reviewed the as sassination of the President, his illness and his death. While the Assistant Dis trict Attorney was speaking, the court officials were busy nailing up on a black board a large map of the Temple of Mu? sic in which the crime occurred. Samuel J. Fields, a civil engineer, was the first witness. He was chief engineer of the Pan-American Exposition, and visited the Temple of Music on the day of the crime to take measurements of the positions of articles at the time it oc curred. Percy A. Bliss, the second witness, tpstlfied that on the day following the crime he photographed the interior of the Temple of Music at the District Attor ney's request. The photographs were passed to the defendant's counsel and afterwards to the jurors. Dr. Harvey B, Gaylord, of Buffalo, was then called, and testified that he per formed the autopsy upon the body of President McKInley. He described the location of the wounds in the stomach and the direction of the bullet. The wound in the stomach, said Dr. Gaylord, continuing his testimony, were not neces sarily the cause of death. The funda mental cause was the changes back of the stomach. The actual cause was ab sorption of the broken-down matter of the pancreas. There was nothing known to medical science which would have ar rested the orocrcss of the changes caused by the passage of the bullet through the pancreas. Testimony of Dr. Mynter. Dr. Herman Mynter was the next wit ness. District Attorney Penney ques tioned" him closely regarding the opera tion performed on President McKInley at the Exposition Hospital immediately after the shooting. Dr. Mynter said the surgeons found the bullet wound in the left upper side of the abdominal cavity. The President agreed to an operation at once, which was absolutely necessary to save his life. Dr. Mann was selected with Dr. Mynter to perform the opera tion. The abdomen was opened. It was difficult to get at the wound in the back of the stomach. The stomach was turned over, and a bullet hole was found in the back of that organ. They could not follow the further course of the bullet, and as the President's tem perature was rising, it was agreed by the physicians that no further search for it was advisable at that time. The stom ach was replaced and the opening closed with sutures. On the advice of the phy sicians the President was removed to Mr. Miiburn's house. Dr. Mynter then de scribed the period of favorable symptoms shown by the patient, his relapse and death. Dr. Mynter gave the names of all the doctors who were associated with him in the case and described the result of the autopsy, saying that it proved, first, that there was no inflammation of the bowels; second, that there was no injury to the heart; third, that there was a gunshot wound in the stomach, and that there was a gangrenous spot back of the stomach as large as a' silver dollar. The Cause of Death. "What was the cause of death?" asked Mr. Penney. , "The cause was blood poisoning from the absorption of poisonous matter caused by the gangrene. Primarily it was tho gunshot wound." Cross-examination by Mr. Titus was directed to the possible presence of mi crobes in the intestines. "Have you any idea that there may have been microbes in the intestines of the President?" "Oh, yes," was the reply, "you have them, and so have I." "Was the pancreas broken?"" asked Judge Titus. "No." "How could the fluid escape from the organ if it was not punctured?" "By deterioration of the tissues sur rounding it." "What caused the infection of the wound?" "I wish you could tell me," replied the doctor. Dr. Mynter explained that this was a question that could not be deter mined until the results of the bacteriolog ical examination now in process were made known. 'How far. as you traced the line of this bullet, did this gangrenous substance exist?" was asked by Mr. Titus. "It existed all along the whole track as well as I could find out." "Why did you not continue and locate the bullet when you made tho autopsy?" "I did not make the autopsy." "You were present and were consulted?" "Yes, Dr. Gaylord performed it They tried for four hours to locate the bul let" "Why did you stop then?" "The family of tho President would not allow them to continue any longer or to injure the corpse any more. They would not permit anything to be removed from the body for bacteriological exam ination." Dr. Matthew D. Mann, another of the physicians who attended President Mc Kinley, -was called and went over tho ground covered by Dr. Mynter, describing the operation performed at the Exposition Hospital. "To find the track of the bullet back of the stomach," Dr. Mann explained, "it would have been necessary to remove the bowels from the abdominal cavity. The performance of that operation would probably have resulted fatally, as the President already had grown very weak as a result of the first operation." "Were you present at the autopsy?" asked District Attorney Penney. "Yes." "Tell us what you found." "Raising the stomach, we found a large cavity, the walls of which showed evidences of gangrene. In the C3vtty was a quantity of pancreatic fluid. The tissues surrounding it covering a space as large as a silver dollar, were af fected." "What caused Mr. McKinley's death?" asked District Attorney Penney. "The gunshot wound in the stomach re suiting from the bullet that passed through the walls of that organ and lodged in the muscles of the back." Dr. Mann's testimony was not con cluded at the hour set for adjournment. Justice White addressed the jurors, giving them the usual formal instructions as to talking about the case among them selves, or allowing others to talk about It Juror Richard J. Garwood asked the court to permit an officer to go with him to his place of business, so as to prevent persons from talking about the matter in his presence, but the court de clared that this was unnecessary, air though the police would, he said, afford the juryman all the assistance possible. Court adjourned at 4:03 o'clock until to morrow. President Jtomana Explains. NEW YORK, Sept. 23. A dispatch to the Herald from Lima, Peru, says Presi dent Romana, accompanied by an aid-decamp, has paid "a personal visit of con dolence to United States Minister Dudley and explained the non-attendance of the government officials at the memorial ser vices in honor of the late President Mc KInley. To Care a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Broroo Quinine Tablets. All 3ruf:srlsts refund the money if it falls 'to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c PART OF THE TEXAS (Continued from first page.) ,, the Spanish War. was. next called. iHe skid he' had heard no .guns fired"when the squadron approached Cienfuegos. To his knowledge no effort was made to ascer tain whether the Spanish fleet was In the harbor at that point, or to destroy Spanish works there, nor had there been any ef fort to communicate with Cubans on shore until Captain McCalla arrived on the Marblehead. He told how the fleeP had proceeded from. Cienfuegos to within 20 miles of Santiago. "We had," he said, "good weather, a fres hwind and a sea that was moderate to rough. None of the fighting ships had delayed the fleet, but some of the smaller vessels had. The fleet was signalled that the rendezvous would be 25 miles south of Santiago." Commander Heilner said while the Tex as was not in the engagement wlt'h the Colon on May 31, he had seen some of the shots from the enemy which had fallen short. The witness was then asked to describe the battle of July 3. and said: "The Texas had been heading about T THE PRESENT MANSION OF nr.f.r.,-tn n.-m nAitirlvnmi X IOOtM - tttHtOHMt !)------------- east when tho enemy was seen coming out of Santiago. Lieutenant Bristol, who was officer of the deck at the time, rang to go ahead full speed, and put the helm , hard to starboard to make a turn. When I got on deck he informed me of what had happened, and I sent him below and assumed charge of the deck. The Cap tain told me he had eased the helm un til he could find out which Way the ships were going, and he also rang half speed. I suggested full speed. He said the bat tery was not ready. I told him it would be ready before the ship was in position to fire, and then he said, 'All right,' and rang for full speed. When the seqond of the enemy's ships followed the first to the westward he put the helm hard to starboard. I made several reports to him about the Brooklyn, regarding her sig nals. He said, 'Never mind.' I also re ferred to tho way I thought the Brook lyn was standing up to fight very nice ly. The Captain said, 'Oh, crackle; never mind the Brooklyn. You look out tor tms ship.' "The Brooklyn then was about on her port beam, so I said, 'All right. Captain. I will look after tho Brooklyn no more,' and I turned my back, looking on the starboard beam at the ships getting out. After we sheered around and got to the westward. I suggested to give her a llt- tle port helm to get closer in, and he did. Right after he gave ner mis neim he sang out through the sight hole to the men at the wheel and the engine-room In dlcatou to slow, then stop, and I said: 'Captain, they will all get away from us.' "L6olc at the Brooklyn." "He did not answer me, but immediate ly stepped back, and then I said: 'My Lord, Captain, we are out of the fight.' He saia: 'Look at the Brooklyn.'' 1 turned around, and right ahead of us this big, gray ship loomed out of the smoke. For a second I thought my heart was In my mouth. We were steaming with a heavy helm, and she steered by us. When I saw her she was practically ahead of us. That Is the first I saw. She sheered off and went to sea, I should say about 2000 yards, and then on westward. As soon as the Brooklyn cleared us we rang to go ahead, and started up forced draught again. After that we simply fol lowed them as fast as we could ori a line that was just inside the line where the Oregon was engaging the ships. Just before this turn of the Brooklyn, the Iowa and the Oregon were both close to us on our starboard helm. We contin ued the chase until the Colon hauled down her flag, when the Captain gave tho order to stop forced draught." Captain Lcmly How near was the Brooklyn to the Texas at the time you say you saw her loom up out of the smoke? "I did not make -any estimate at that time, but I came to the conclusion later that she was between 100 And 150 yards from us, which was a much longer dis tance than Captain Philip thought it was." - Captain Lcmly Perhaps I should have asked you in the first place the position of the Brooklyn relative to the Texas just before going into battle. She was almost astern of us. That is. because we were headed almost east. She should have borne west by northwest. She was heading for the land, and I tVinufhh flhp was stationed nrettv nearly on her north course. I did not see, at first, any indications of turning, and 1 thought she was going ngnt in." "At wh'at time during the battle of Santiago do you consider that the Texas was in the, greatest danger?" asked Cap- tain Lemly. Mr. Raynqr objected, contending that such opinions were shut out by a previous ruling of the court. The court over ruled the objection, and the question was repeated. Time of tlie Greatest Danger. "Looking back," responded the witness, "I know that the time of the greatest danger of the Texas was when the Brooklyn loomed up out of the smoke right ahead of us." He said In response to questions that he had never sailed with a man who had quicker foresight, or who handled his ship to better advantage than Captain Philip. Referring to Commodore Schley's block ade of Santiago harbor, the witness said that during the day the distance was five to six miles out, but that In steaming across the mouth of the barbor at night the distance was gradually increased. On the day when the enemy's- ships were dis- covered the fleet bad -been closer in. He had, he said, on that day seen three cruis ers jnside the harbor. . Asked if the oppor tunity was good at that time for observ ing the vessels, the witness replied that after the moon set, as it did early in the evening at that time, the darkness was such that the enemy's ships could not have been distinguished at any great dis tance. Commander Heilner was then questioned at considerable length concerning signals. Objection was made, and the questions werb withdrawn temporarily. The court then took a recess until 2 o'clock. When the court convened at 2 o'clock Mr. Raynor continued bis cross-examination of Commander Heilner. He asked him especially concerning the official chart of the battle of Santiago, exhibiting the charts The witness said he had been one of the board of navigators who had pre pared the chart. He had testified that the Brooklyn was only 150 yards distant when she crossed the course of the Texas, but he stated that according to the chart distances it was about 1SO0 feet, when the Brooklyn was making her famous loop. "But," he said, "we are going through a lot of 'matter here which is worthless." "Oh. it is worthless, is it?" questioned Mr. Raynor. "According to the map the two vessels were never nearer than within 2100 feet of each other." --$--0-- - -- - I PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. rTilXTr.td IW tW A BHT VRTftW TV .. The witness replied that he considered the map inaccurate. Mr. Raynor then commented quite vig orously upon the fact that the chart was an official document. After a careful in spection of the map, Commander Heil ner revised hs statement Saying the dis tance was abut halfa mUe, ts shown by the chart. Commander Heilner also said the chart 'made the Brooklyn go half a mile out to sea in making its loop; that on that point the chart also was not ac curate. Mr. Raynor questioned the witness at length concerning signal lights at tiien fuegos. and the latter said he had not known until after the arrival of Captain McCalla on the Marblehead, on May 24, that there was to be a system of signals for communicating with Cuban allies on the shore. Nor had he known until then that Cervera's fleet was not inside the harbor at Cienfuegos. "Did you see any signals from the New York on the day of the battle?" asked Mr. Raynor. "We did not receive any signals from that vessel on that day until in the af ternoon." replied the witness. The wit ness also said thai New York had hot come up until the last of the Spanish ships came out of the harbor. Continuing the witness said if the New York had shown any signals he had not seen them. "Did you see the New York on the day of the battle?" was then asked. "Oh. yes; I think she was reported coming up before the Vlscaya went ashore. She was the last ship." Here the Judge-Advocate interposed to ask the purpose of this inquiry. Mr. Reynor replied that ft was "to show when the ships went there. We are go ing to show," he continued, "the position of the New York on the day of the bat tle." He then proceeded at some length to outline the position of the applicant, saying: "What Schley "Wants to Show. "We have the absolute right to show the situation of the New York on the day of the battle, and we have the right to show the connection of Admiral Samp son in reference to the battle; we have a right, for example, to show that Commo dore Schley, at Santiago, maintained the same soi't of blockade that Admiral Samp son maintained when he got there on the first of June. So fur as distances are concerned. I think we have the right to show whether or not a close or adequate blockade of said harbor, to prevent the escape of the enemy's vessels therefrom, was establishcdj Wo do not propose to bring the name of Admiral Sampson into this controversy any more than it is pos sible to do so. This i- not a personal con troversy. We arc not here for the pur pose of engaging- in any personal con troversy between Admiral Sampson or Commodore Schley, or adherents of eith er. But it i3 absolutely necessary for this court, in order to properly investi gate this case under the specifications of this precept, to let us prove that Ad miral Sampson did; not that wo condemn what he did. or criticise what ho did. We are not hero to criticise the block ade that Admiral Sampson maintained at Santiagoi but we are here to And out whether ' the blockade at Santiago was a close or adequate blockade. Now, if we can prove that it was, so far as dls tances- were concerned, the same block'; ade that the commander-in-chief main tained there, then we can justify tho course of Admiral Schley, who was commander-in-chief before Sampson's arrival. "In other words, would Admiral Schley be censurable for maintaining the same character of blockade that Sampson main tained? There Is one other point, and this is all done for the purpose of only not delaying, but properly getting at the matter. We propose to prove that on the first day of June, the Colon was in pre cisely the same position inside the har bor that she was on the 31st day of May, when Admiral Schley made the reconnois ance with the Massachusetts and the New Orleans. Now we propose to show that when Admiral Sampson came up with the ships, his ships saw the Colon in the same position, and instead of attacking it, steamed by and permitted her to go further inside the harbor. Now, would not we be justified In not engaging in bat tle with the Colon, and the shore batteries at Santiago if Admiral Sampson took the same course?" The Judge-Advocate at this point in terposed an objection. He said: "If the court please. I object, to this line of argument. It does not make one particle of difference what anyone else did. It is simply a waste of time. It ! nnwhwe within the scone of the pre cept. This is not-an Inquiry between Ad- J mirni Shmnsiin and Admiral Schley. It is a question between Admiral Schley and the morale of the service, and these comparisons have absolutely no bearing upon it, either in evidence or argument, and I object to this Ingenious attempt to extend the scope of this precept" Sampson Cannot Be Kept Oat. Mr. Raynor This Is an important part with us, and we are prepared with the authorities to maintain it. I am not do ing this ingeniously, but very frankly. Notwithstanding the strenuous efforts of tho learned Judge-Advocate to keep Ad miral Sampson out of this case, he can not keep him out. I wish to be under stood as not saying one word in deroga tion of Admiral Sampson, nor to censure him, but to show the court that what we did was under the orders of Admiral Sampson, and that he did precisely the same things we "did. I do not think you have the right to interrupt me In an ar gument." The Judge Advocate I want to say here, then, as an officer on this court, when I think there Is an improper argu ment. I deem it my duty at any time to interrupt, and the court must rule upon the fact as to whether I am right or not. Mr. Raynor I have not concluded. The court can't decide until I have concluded. We propose to prove that when Admiral Schley withdrew from the reconnoissance against the Colon, and did not come in to contact with the shore batteries, ho did it 'Under a general regulation of the Navy, which required It of him, and that Admiral Sampson passed by the Colon at 30 minutes after 6 o'clock on June li and saw her lying there and never pre tended to attack. Do you mean that we have not any right to justify our con duct and our actions by the conduct and actions of the Commander-in-Chief? You will find that you can't keep Sampson out of this. You cannot keep him con structively from the presence of this court You may actually, but not con structively. It is impossible. A Most Important Feature. After some further sparring, Mr. Ray nor withdrew the question, saying that Judge Wilson wanted to argue it before the court, and did not wish to take it up at this time. Judge Wilson said: "The reason I do not care to argue this case now Is because I regard it as one of exceeding importance, and I do not think we ought to precipitate this argu ment until I have fully considered it. and until some point is reached in the case where the court must pass upon the whole question. I may just as well indi cate" here, first as last, what I regard to be some of the important features of this case. Of course, your honors know we propose to show, and I propose to show beyond all question, that Admiral Samp son, from first to last, was not in this fight at all, and therefore Admiral Schley had thrust upon him the responsi bility of this battle, but I am not going to argue it now- So I venture to suggest that when we come to a witness that knows something about these things we will ask him a question that will develop something in regard to it. If the court then deems proper that that would be tho best time to argue it, and If its- suits the convenience of the court, my friend on the other side and my assistants, I pre fer to take it up then," The Judge-Advocate That is perfectly satisfactory. Mr. Hanna replied briefly to Mr. Ray nor, saying: "It Is an impossibility to leave the rec ord in this condition without a word fur ther. The suggestion made Is that Ad miral Sampson's blockade be taken as a standard, as a model, as a type of per fect blockade, and if Admiral Schley's blockade comes up to that standard it is to be accepted as satisfactory. We ob ject to taking any imperfect blockade. One word further In regard to the sug gestion just made as to the Intention to show that Admiral Sambson was not In this battle. I wish to say we do not un derstand that the question whether Ad miral Sampson was or was not in the battle of Santiago Is before the court. If it is, we shall be happy to investigate it. But if that question is led up to in any legitimate way, or if any line which this inquiry institute? will lead to Admiral Sampson and properly and legitimately bring him before the court, we shall offer no objection to the prdsecutlon of such an Inquiry. Until the case takes that at titude. It Is Improper to Introduce into tho examination question? which proceed upon tho theory that he Is in the case." On redirect examination, Commander Heilner said the squadron had made no effort to destroy the Spanish fortifications on shore at Cienfuegos. He said that but for the delay of the Texas in the Santi ago battle, caused by the Brooklyn, the Texas would have been able to get fur ther In and nearer the Colon, and ships that were on her bow would have been broadslded. "Witnesses Recalled. Commander Harber was recalled, and vCaptaln Philip's Teports of the Santiago campaign were offered as evidence, coun sel for Admiral Schley consented to their Introduction, with the understanding that their acceptance should not be considered ns a nrecedent for the acceptance of other official reports as evidence. Mr. Raynor read from the report of Captain Philip to show that the Texas had been only four miles out when Commander Harber had said that the distance was seven or eight miles. Captain Harber, however, said that he did not desire to modify his testimony. Commander Alexander B. Bates, who was chief engineer on the Texas dur ing the Santiago engagement on" July 3, was then called He testified concerning the work of the engines on that day. "I went to the engine-room about 9:S0, and found the engine going ahead," he said, "and I think not more than half speed, perhaps three-quarters speed." "Do you know whether the engines were actually reversed?" "I was in the starboard engine-room when tho signals were given, and the starboard engine was reversed; the port engine, I think, was also reversed." "Did they continue to run astern the engines for sometime or not?" "Well, I should say between 9:40 and 9:45 thoy were "running three minutes astern. I cannot say exactly." , At tho instance of Captain Parker, the witness examined the steamer log-book 6t the Texas and failed to find there any mention of the reversal of the engine, while ho admitted that other matters that Captain Parker characterized as compar atively unimportant were noted thereon. While Commander Bates was examining the steam lo? of the Texas, Lieutenant Henry B. Ward, of the-Bureau of Navi gation, approached and leaned over his shoulder. Captain Parker demanded In somewhat excited tones that he be di rected to go away, saying he had no busi ness there, and his presence was not wanted. Admiral Dewey replied that Lieutenant Ward was there under the di rection of the Navy Department. Lieu tenant Ward did not change his pqsltion. The court adjourned at 4 o'clock. "LOOP" DUE TO AN ERROR. Wheelman on the Brooklyn Sum moned an a "Witness. BULUTH, Minn., Sept. 23. W. B. Adams, a warrant officer In the Navy, and a wheelman on the cruiser Brooklyn at the Santiago engagement, passed through the city tonight en route to Washington, where he has been sum moned as a witness in the Schley inquiry. Adams was uncommunicative himself, but from one ot his companions it was learned that he will testify before the court that the Brooklyn's celebrated "loop" was due to his error in executing the order of the executive officer of the Brooklyn. Adams was assigned to duty at the wheel, and wnen the executive officer ordered "helm hard down," he put to port instead, thus turning the cruiser out to sei, and- necessitating the loop to give the Viscaya the benefit of the broadside guns. Adams says that Schley was on the conning tower, and that the order resulting in the loop was given by the executive officer. KIDNEY TROUBLE CURED Genera! Health MRS. FRANCES MATOON. Mrs. Frances Matoon, treasurer of the Minneapolis Independent Order of Good Templars, writes from 12 Sixth street, Minneapolis. Minn., as follows: "Ln.st Winter I had qonHlderable trouble with my isldneys, nroujrht on after a bnrd cold. vFnieli T had neglected. One of my lodge frlenas who called when I was 111 told me of a wonderful 'medicine called Peruna. I had no faith in it, but my husband purchased me a bottle, and asked me to try it. It brought me most satisfactory results. I used three bottles before I was complete ly cured, but I have "had good cause to be grateful, for not only did my kidney LONG GRANTS REQUEST ADMIRAL SAMrSOX "WILL BE ItE - LIEVED OCTOBER,!. His 111 Health Reason for Desire to Give Up Comraand of Bos ton Navy-Yard. WASHINGTON, Sept. 23. Rear-Admiral Sampson has requested the Navy Depart ment to relieve hlrh of his present rtuty as Commandant of the Boston Navy Yard on October 1. on account of the bad condi tion of his health. Secretary Long has granted the request. Rear-Admiral Mortimer L. Johnson, commander of the Port Royal Naval Sta tion, will assume command of the Bos ton yard on October 1. Admiral Sampson will be retired, by age limit, February 9, 1902. WORSE FATE THAN DREYFUS General Hernandez, of "Vcnezncln, Tortured in Confinement. NEW YORK. Sept. 23. According to the story told here by a Venezuelan who reached New York a few days ago. Gen eral Jose Manuel Hernandez, the. head of the Conservative party In Venezuela, and who is, a political prisoner, is undergoing treatment even worse than that of Drey fus on Devil's Island. His poUtlcal and military strength was rooently shown, says, the Tribune, In the organization of a rev olutionary movement on the frontier, un der the leadership of General Garbrane. This uprising, which President Castro called a Colombian invasion, was, in re ality, a Hernandez movement, It Is said. "Immediately following this," said one of Hernandez's former fellow-prisoners now here, "began tho systematic attacks on General Hernandez, which his friends fear will end the veteran's career. The first move was to transfer him to the darkest dungeon in the foul smelling old fort. A huge ball was fastened to his ankle. He is not permitted to see any one. nor Is he permitted to communicate with the outside world. He 13 even denied the usual exercise about the prison yard. His keepers take a fiendish delight in throwing live rats, spiders and other vermin Into h!a dungeon, particularly when lie sleeps. The rations allowed Gen eral Hernandez are only half those re quired by a man of his physical condi tion." OUTBREAK IX BOCAS DEL TORO. Pnrtlcnlnrs of the Skirmish in Which the IleKnlars "Won Easily. NEW YORK. Sept 23. A Bocas del Toro correspondent of the Journal and Ad vertiser gives the following on tho out break of the Colombian Revolution in that section: "When we first hoard of the revolu tionists in this neighborhood, two months ago, they were 200 miles down the coast at a place called Coole, where they tried to persuade the master of a fruit steamer calling there for cargo that they could make better use of the steamer than he could. He managed to keep his ship and go to sea with half a cargo. There were -then about 60 or 0 of them at that point. This episode caused the govern ment to send a squad of about 25 soldiers to occupy the town of Bocas del Toro, and put it under martial law. "About August 15 we learned that a force of 50 rebels had occupied a place called Sunset Point, 15 miles from the lagcon, and looted the Chinescshops there. A few days later the Insurgents took pos session of Old Bank, situated about 1 miles from here, across the channel. From there they sent word into the town to surrender, peacefully and save bloodshed. The authorities did not surrender, but sent to Panama for reinforcements, which ar rived Sunday. September 1. Monday, Sep tember 2, there was. nothing done except to look over the ground and tell of the great things that were going to be done tomorrow. It is learned that the Insur gents had captured a gasoline launch at a place seven or eight miles up the coast, so now they were supplied with better transportation. "Tuesday, September 3, the government officers forced into use several launches and a small sloop. With these they took a greater part of the troops from the town. When tho enemy perceived that most of the forces had been brought away from the town, they thought it was a good time to make a flank movement, so they loaded the launch with their soldiers and started ;to land them on the beach of Shallow Bay, above the town. This was seen by the Colonel commanding the government troops, who started four launches with the sloop loaded with men to intercept them. As soon as they got within range there was a brisk Interchange of shots, the government force doing its best to crlnple th& launch so that she could not 43 Ho7 it reddens tho s&In, itches, oozes, dries and scales I Some people call it tetter, mill: cxnst or salt rheum. The suffering from It Is sometimes In tense ; local applications are resorted to they mitigate, buc cannot cure. It proceeds from humors Inherited or ac quired and persists until these have bet removed. W. positlvelj removes them, has radical md permanently cured the worst cases, .a: is without an equal for all cutancou eruptions. 1 Hoon'a 11LLS ro tho beat cilmrUc. r"rico 'H ceuts by Pe Greatly Improved :runa. trouble disappear, but my general health improved and I have ben IB good hca.h ever since. I would not be without it f " 10 times its cost." FRANCES MAT-) This experience haa beea repeated m.r -times. We hear of such awes m -"v every day. Mrs. Matoort had catarrh of th? L neys. As soon as she took the rlgN i i. edy she made a quick reeovery. Mlsg Johanna Lewis. 13 N. Ft avenue. Minneapolis. Minn., writes "I know that I enjoy perfect h all due to Peruna. Lat Winter I su-T - : from general debility earned from a i I had almost constant dragging p and backache until I became so ui'r T a and nervous that I cowld not sleep r g ' and became a physical wreck. v r . -ately Peruna was brought to my n and I decided to trjr It. It was rr... ' short of a blessing to me. It cur 1 t cold allayed the nervousness, rer--4 t my "entire system, and brought healta a -youth back to me. I lw advised a- -" ; of my friends to try It. and those v. have used It speak of It m the h.s '- terms." Johanna Lewis. A Prominent "Washington Society lady. y Miss J. E. Hoops, 1331 F street, N. V7. Washington, D. C, wrltesi "My system was run tlirwni and wnT. out by continued eoWs -and catarrLil trouble. I experienced no permanent re lief until I tried Peruna. "Today I feel better and stronger tn. for years, and I feel very grateful, at tributing my restored health to the ber' ficial effects produced by Peruna." Peruna cures catarrh wherever locat 1. Peruna fcs a specific for the catarrh '. derangements of women. Address T o Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O f r free book on catarrh, written by Dr. b. B. Hartman, proceed. She suffered 3everaly. Wednes day the 4th, the government for got an old cannon that had be i lying in a bick yard for years, said to lp a rolic of the time of Morgan, the buccanc r, who is credited by local tradition w-i having had a fort here." Conscription in Argentina. BUENOS AYRES, Sp. 23. The Cham. ber of Deputie has passed a military b .1 establishing general eonscrlptlon. The Argenlne Consul in Rio Janeiro r -ports that the Brazilian Government h , announced the exlstene of the plagiu I z that city. Move of a Small Government Force. PANAMA. Colombia. Spt. 25. via Gu veston. A force of 1C0 government sc alers, under General Gtueso, has lft f r Chor'rera. near which revolutionists tra der General Azpur are supposed tJ lo f encamped. Rntei to Livestock Show. DENVER. Seot. 23. Chairman Ma L n T, kof the Western Passenger Aasoclatlr, today notified the secretary i me - l tlnnnl Livestock Association that an'" K -"SiSS nlrrS tTSfi-? all noints within his territory annual convention of the associtt.ii which convene In Chicago December 3. The Central Pnsaenger Association, cov ering territory east of Chicago, has mao a similar rate. Chairman Pratt, of th. Southwestern Passpnger Bureau; Gen.ril Passenger Agent Lomax, of the I'-Mnn Pacific, and D. M. Burley. of the Orin. Short Line, have prorataed to makf t i same rates as granted by the Wc-m Association. 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