-THE MORNING OBEQOMIAHj jHg?BBDAY. SBPTEMBBB 26, 1901'.
'H0T0S ATTHE CARNIVAL)
risen EXHIBIT MADE
1'BOUS.
BY AMA-
Mest iot the YIewa Are by SIcmbcrs
of the Camera Club of
Thlfc City.
Tte 4rtttrit f phtogr.9a by ama
Umm fc "Wril wertto careful study. Most
"f da WMhttaoE are members of the
wa Ottfe. Very fow out-of-town
-o.ipeHr ) sent in work. Indeed,
-tie it te renwrnbered that the cash
vain of Uw prises Is greater than ever
before. It fte surprising that the number
t cxbJMtotw te small compared with
that . m farmer occasions. The judges
haw K Wt bee appointed, but their
& wt nnioabtedly he an easy one.
Tli ptimU, exhibited are divided into the
flottowtar; tAmtmme: L portrait; 2. genre; 3,
lnitc-o and marine; 4, architecture and
interfere; i, still Mfe. Following are the
primus:
FtWC pjrtafts af $25 each in classes 1, 2
and X.
Second jwImk of 511 each in each of the
above three classes.
Ftm prizes of $M each in classes 4
&aa S.
Second prime of S each in oach of the
last tm t&mme.
X smnd prise of $SS for the best gpn-er-jj
exhibit containing prints In at least
l of the ftest -ferae eias&os.
Mym Albert Wiggins, of Salem, has
wan notatrty artistic work. She Is rcp-
i reoentod in every class except No. 4,
land her work In all of them shows the
hand of tha genuine artist. No. 114. the
head of a young woman seen In profile.
J xUordinarily successful for the soft-
nftna and beauty of the lighting, which
ive the idcture the offset of a water-
otor. the ahadows wjem almost to have
put in with a brush, so translucent
r they, whether on the hare shoulders.
re r me koe)y colled brown hair.
i ttaekaround is particularly well
irougnt, and furnishes a study in itself.
' h other portraits are also excellent.
Through the Mist," 106, a landscape
v lapped In the soft vapors of heaven, Is
'till of atmosphere." as the painters say
' ... delicate, beautiful piece of work.
iiiniwen. jok, us the nrst of a group
three genres that are Inttlnot with
jirsr. and ahow the fine perceptions
the true artist. The hpectator is eud
..jr transported to another land as he
ks at the peasant woman and child
"injj out from the old casement, the
ra g for hotse exiircesed so unmis-
" .4b!y in their faces and posture. No
, ' The Mother," is remarkable for the
t it mother-look on the face of the peas-
nf woman holding the sleeping babe.
No 111 the name mother and babe
tv Mhown, with the addition of a wee
r-tchen, both mother and child bavins
ncir looks bent earnestly down upon the
tbe The artist has been peculiarly for-
unate In finding models that are capable
tnrowtn- themselves into their parts
. irt so much feeling.
Will If. Walker has a wonderfully bcau
ful study of the beach by moonlight
t Is full of darkness and mystery. The
iron point of the picture Is that the
Lurknee. black as it 16, seems penetra
te. The contrast also between the soft,
tilowj clouds and the crisp reflected
iebl from the moon on the dark waters
low is well worth oareful study. Mr. J
walker has other interesting pictures.
Mount Hood from Larch Mountain, near
Bonneville, showi, the peak from a new
rlnt of view. The old fir trees In the
foreground, succession of rldgea and
timber-covered mountains leading up to
it give it culte a new aspect. The por
trait of Miss Vetguth. 98, is superb in its
lighting, and altogether a strong piece
f work, thoroughly quaint in style and J
tisue in it framing. Mr. Walker's
Marguerite,'' as she comes with down-
' "lCLeS :JtB, i-"""'Irt'Ch. while-4Vt new
t Tortuind people, is such a fine piece
if work that it cannot fail to be a
welcome addition to any exhibition. No.
if- "The Sea." is also well known from
freaumt reproiuotton in the photo
graphic magazines. No. 6, Schiller's
"Lotte Victim of a Stormy Sea." shows
a dismantled ship burled In the sand,
only the three masts visible. The picture
is inloreating, but, bald in lta simplicity,
to on of that class which makes too
heavy a demand upon the sentiment of
the spectator; the introduction of a fig
ure would have offered some relief. No.
M it! a genre, entitled "The Winning
Hand," a pack of cards, a determined
joung face and a revolver pointed across
the table. It Is thoroughly characteristic
and makes a strong, story-telling picture.
"A Little Geisha Girl," 92, Is not to suc
cessful. It is difficult to make a Japan
ese out of an American girl. "Nydia,"
the blind girl from "The Last Days of
Pompeii." also graces the walls.
R. B. Lamson has four notably good
pictures, marked "Not for competition."
"A Stormy Sa," No. 22, is. a strikingly
realistic view of the surf, a sense of mag
nitude and depth being conveyed to the
spectator, this being peculiarly ditficu.lt
of attainment in surf photographs. The
green tinge of frame and print increases
the realism of the picture.
It would be hard to find anything in
the exhibition more beautiful than Mr.
Lamson's "Marshland." This is what 4s
technically called a "gum print" on water
color paper, which can be more euccess
fully manipulated by the artist than any
other Wad of paper. The picture is mar
velously soft, sepia-tlnted, the grouping
of trees, the lazy reaches of water, the
broken lines of perspective making an
exceptionally charmlntr comoositlon, just
the srt pf a picture tp delight the eyes
of an artist. "Evening With the Sheep,"
No. 21. is another captivating study.
"Western Light" is a clever piece of com
binatien printing, two negatives having
been used; but the spectator, who had
not boon told of this, would never have
guessed it, wlh sueh art is the lighting
of the landsoape made to conform with
that -which naturally results from a cloud
ed sky.
H. B. von Bttinger, of Portland, has
throe quite striking portraits. No. 71 is
the boot, a very successful picture In the
Impressionistic style of a young woman.
The distribution of light and shade is
well managed, and the Idea of roundness
is brought out to excellent advantage. No.
70, a large picture of a nun plunged In
profound meditation, is more pretentious.
No. 06, a girl's face looking out of the
darkness, ie not altogether a happy ef
fort. The artist will do well to give closer
ettontlon to selecting suitable mounting
for his pictures. No. 71, for example,
would bo greatly Improved by n gray
mount; the green makes the picture look
less clear in tone than, it should, almost
i dirty gray.
Alfred Tucker, from a photographic
standpoint, has made an effective picture
eut of "The Chieftain's Daughter," but
It is by no means characteristic of the
American Indian maiden. "Products of a
Chinese Garden" is a successful nap shot
at a group of Chinese children. MDrlft
ing." No. 1&, shows a fishing boat at fUil
sail, the water Is limpid and unruffled
by a breeze. "Still Waters," No. -is, is
a typical Oregon landscape, full of soft
phadews a, sedgy pool, willow-guarded.
L. Todd Hazen's "Chinese Shack," No.
30, is excellent In its way, but would en
dure enlarging.
Mr. T. Birdsall has a bright little snap
shot ameng his pictures "Becalmed"
but the foreground is not altogether fortu
nate. Harry G. Smith has a good study
of oaks on Boss Island. I. Loescr Cohen's
"A Gentleman of the Old School" is tnc
best of his fitudlps. Orviile W. West, in
"Turmoil." No 47. has succeeded in mak
ing the water sharp and full of detail,
while at the same time the landscape is
well brought out. His "Willamette Sun
set" would be better if It wore not for the
rather unhappy distribution of lines, the
rift in the clouds Is too nearly parallel
with the leng" water-soaked log. E. D.
Jorgonson has about the only architectural
ploturos in the exhibit two Venetian
scenes. S B. Harweod, of London, Eng.,
ha some characteristic bits of English
scenery. Hh "Brookford" Just escapes
being charming; it was a pity the road
across the rustic bridge was not winding
Instead of straight. George F. Barden has
introduced an interesting Innovation in
the "Portland Carnival by Night."
Jewel McCluie hae a very pleasing ef
fect In his "Landscape Near Deer Lodge,
Montana"; the mountain stream bordered
with saplings are worked out in sepia
tints and mounted op the same sepia tone
of oak. His "Fishing Village, Honolulu,"
is not so successful as It inight be in the
printing; the whole effect is hard; It
would have been improved somewhat if
he had carried the tones of the upper
sky down mora Into the horizon. O. M.
Ash has not sent In his best work to this
exhibition. His landscape, No. 113, Is an
Interesting subject well treated, but Is too
photographic, not really artistic, It was
rather unfortunate that the landscape had
an unsightly excavation in the fore
ground. The exhibition as a whole, while not
Quite up to the average, Is one of un
questioned interest to the lover of art, as
well ?.s the student in photography.
OUR TRADE WITH MEXICO
Its Rapid Growth Pointed Out by
British Consul.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 10. The rapid
growth of the trade of the United States
with Mexico is Illustrated by the follow
ing statement by the British Consul in
Mexico, a copy of which has just reached
the Treasury Bureau of Statistics:
"It Is very intristlng to note the flue
tuations in the proportion that each of
the prlncfpal countries represents in the
total import trade of Mexico. According
to returns already published, it Is seen
that jn the year 1S73 the United King
dom's share in this trade represented a
cry much larger proportion, but with
the advance of the railways this propor
tion has decreased very materially. On
the other hand, the proportion of mer
chandise Imported from or through the
United States has advanced very consid
erably. In the fiscal year 1872-3 Its value
represented 20 per cent of the total, while
In the year ended December 31, JSQ0, thjs
proportion had risen to 51 per cent.
"The value of the imports from the
United Kingdom and her colonics in the
calendar j'ear 1900 was 2,217,111, as
against 2,072,103 in 1S39, which, though
greater in value showa a proportion of
only 17 per cent, as against 18! per
cent In 1893. The value of the imports
from her colonies shows that India pent
over 76,000, and Australia C,720. while
Canada shows but a value of 1,610. Al
though these figures, if compared with
the statistics published by the Govern
ment of the Dominion, would show a
difference, it must be boine in mind
that as all the Imports from Canada have
to pass through the United States (there
being no direct maritime service from.
Canada to Mexico). In the Mexican re
turns it is more than probable that they
are entered as being of American pro
duction. "The imports from the United States of
America represent a value 'of j,767,0J2,
as againFt 5,502,011 in !Sp9, showing an
increase pf 23 per, cent over those of last
year, and an advance from 4S to 5VA
per cont of the total value of the Im
ports. "The value of the Imports from France
in 1900 was 1,3S3,SC9, as against 1,294,922
In 199, which shows a'still further de
crease In the proportion they hear to the
total value of the imports. In 1899 their
value represented 11 per cent, while in
the present the proportion. , is only. 10&
per cent.
"An increase of 253,467, or nearly 21 per
cont ia visible in the value of the Im
ports from Germany during the present
year. The value Is respectively 1,222,781
in 1SS9 and 1,476.630 in 1900; but notwith
standing this advance in value, Its pro
portion to the total is but 11?$ .per cent,
as compared with 10i per cent' In 1S99.
"Spain's proportion of the trade of Mex
ico lluctuates between i and 5 rer cent
in each year. In 1S99 the value of. Sjian
ish merchandise imported Ipfo this! Coun
try was 509,209. representing 5 per cent
of the total value of the imports; while
in the year 1900 the Yalue was 596,196,
and represents a proportion of but 4
per cent.
"Other countries, principally European
nations on the following order; Belgu.m
Italy, Austria-Hungary, Switzerland and
Holland make up the greater portion of
the value of thp Imports under this "head,
which show a value of 653.632, as against
533,230 ip 1S99. This Increase, however,
does pot , Increase Us proportion of 5
per cent to the total vajue of the im
ports. "The total value from the whole of
Central and South America and the West
Indies, Cuba, in the year 1900, was only
105,194, or scarcely more than the value
of the merchandise Imported from Italy
alone 103,198. This is the more noticea
ble, as on account of their proximity
to this country, ope would suppose that a
readier market could be found here fqr
the produce of these countries, but tile
means of communication are difficult,
most of the countries hjivipg to send eith
er to New York, Jamaica, and eyen tlje
United Kingdom, In ordpr to find a means
of conveying their merchandise to Mexico.
"In the case of the Imports the connec
tions can be made, but in order to send
produce or merchandise from here to the
Southern American Repuhljc on the At
lantic seaboard, it Is, one may say, im
perative to send them to Now York pr
the United Kingdom, as the only means
of sending them otherwise is by the Span
ish line, which sometimes touches at ports
In the West Indies.
The following table shows the propor
tion of the imports from each of the prin
cipal countries during the past five yoara:
Percentage.
Country 1S98 1S9 lam
unttea Kingdom 17 18'
United States 45 48
France , 12 11
Germany ,..11 10,
Spain ,, 5 5
Other countries 4V4 6
17
51
10
11
?
Mtrnte of Sodiv In Jfevndn,
Engineering and Mining Journal.
The reported discovery of beds of ni
trate of soda in Nevada may prove o con
siderable Importance. They are near
Lovelock, in Humboldt County, and a,
company has already been formed to
prospect and develop them. Chjle at pres
ent furnishes the world's supply, and,
the use of the mineral for agricultural
purposos Is increasing. A large deposit
which could be worked and put on the
market at a reasonable cost ought to
be a valuable property. The extent of
the new beds Is as yet very imperfectly
known.
Ardent Desire of the People.
Philadelphia Record.
President Roosevelt has announced as a
part of his forthcoming policy "the plac
ing in positions of trust men only of the
highest integrity." If he shall stick to
that he will offend many men in his own
party, but he will make himself Invincible
among his countrymen. Thei-e is nothing
so ardently desired by the mass of the
people of the United States as honest
government, and honest government can
only be expected at the hands of honest
men.
Xcvr Jersey Republicans.
TRENTON, N. J., Sept. 25,-State Chair
man Franklin Murphy will be nominated
for Governor by the Itepublicans tomoi
row at their state convention. John W.
Griggs, Attorney-General in President
McKInley's first Cabinet, was tonight
selected as chairman of the convention.
f
No Crime "Was -Committed.
SALEM, Sept. 23. Lemuel Gassoway,
who was arrested yesterday, charged with
Incest wUh his 10-year-old daughter, was
discharged today, -it being conclusively
proven that no crime was committed.
.
Cnpfnlns Forsytue and Ide Retired.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-Captains
James M. Forsythe and George E. Ide
were placed on the retired list today
upon their own application, with the rank
or Rear-AdmlraK
THE ORDERS TO SCHLEY
(Continued from First Page.)
for about two minutes. The witness had
said that the engine was stopped,
''What was the next change In the in
dicator of the port engine of the Texas?"
was asked.
"Full speed ahead."
"What was the next after that?"
"There was no other order given for
some time aftqrward.'
"When was a further signal received
by the indicator, and what was the sig
nal?" "Within the first hour of the engage
ment the direction was changed to full
speed astern."
"Can you not give an estimate of the
time when the signal waa given for full
speed astern and how long after the be
ginning of the action?"
"I should say that within the first
hour."
"Was there any other signal given dur
ing that watch within your knowledge
for the port engines tp reverse?"
"There was none to my knowledge."
Mr. Claxton was not questioned by Mr.
Raynor;
Admiral Cotton on the Stand.
Rear-Admiral Cotton, now Commandant
of the Norfolk navy-yard, who com
manded the auxiliary cruiser Harvard
during the Spanish War, was the next
witness, He told of meeting the "flying
squadron." under Commodore Schley, off
Santiago, May 27, 189S, and said that on
that, date he had delivered dispatches to
the Commodore from Admiral Sampson
and the Navy Department. He had. he
said, boarded the Brooklyn about 10:30
o'clock. The weather was then moderate
and he had had no difficulty in going
aboard the Brooklyn from his boat. He
had worn his sword.
"What qonvertation took place between
you and Admiral Scftley?" asked Captain
Lemly,
"It will be impossible for' me to state
the entire conversation." the witness re
plied. "1 was on board, generally speak
ing, from about 10:30 to about noon. The
conversation naturally covered a very wide
range, the most Important part of whiqh
was, of course, relative to the dlspatphA
I had delivered."
"What was said about the dispatches?"
"I delivered to Commodore Schley the
orlsiqal cipher in which the dispatches
had been received by me at St. Nicholas
Mole, together with the translation of
those dispatches, made by Lieutenant
Benll, of the Harvard, I handed them
personally to him in his cabin, in the
order of their date. He received them,
read them and commented in a general
way upon their purport; spoke of the dif
ficulty he had in getting coal on pparu
his ship3 while at Cienfuegos and sub
sequently, to the date of which I am
speaking, May 2?, and said it had been
almost an impossibility to get coal on
board on account of the weather. He
questioned me relative tP the practica
bility of coaling hips at St. Nicholas
Mole and Gonaive Channel. As to St.
Nicholas Mole, he said: 'There is no
question that small ehlps can coal. As
to Gonaive Channel, I know Qt no rea
son why ihey should not be able to
coal there.'
Possibility of Coaling.
"The Commodore made some remarks
upon my statements, the language ot
Which I do not recall, but he asked me,
'How about coaling big Btilps at St. Nicho-.
Issr Mole?' I said, 'You cannot coal your
big ships there ! I had reference in my
reply to the battle-ships and protected
cruisers of the Brooklyn and Now York
class. I said, thinking of the fact that
my own ship had been there anti was of
some 12,000 tons displacement and nearly
00 feet In length, 'Possibly, under favor
able conditions, you might be able to coal
the large ships there, one at a time.' Butv
the area of deep water for the anchorage
of large ships is so little there it was
nqt practicable to coal at the very utmpst
more than one large ship at a time there,
apd lp casp the weather becamo bad she
would immediately have, to go to sea, As
I remember I recollect no qualification
as to Gonalves Channel.'
Admiral Cotton said in response to a
question from Captain Lemly that vessels
of the fleet could have coaled where they
were on the 27th, "at some time during
that day." he said, As indicative of the
condition of the seas, he had used a
cockleshell boat In going from the Har
vard to the Brooklyn, and had worn a
white uniform.
"Was anything said about going to Key
West for coal?"
"Returning to what I said with refer
ence to the dllhculty which Commodore
Schley stated to me he had had in getting
coal on board of any of the ships at Cien
fuegos. he said he was very anxjous. The
coal supply wap getting short, the weath
er was bad and it had been bad almost
continuously. It vvas a very serious prop
Jem as to now or whether he could pos
sibly ge.t coal' pn board ships off Santiago.
He said if he found the weather did not
Improve, and Ije found if impracticable
to coal there, he could only see one resort,
and that one would be compelled to re
turn to Key West In order to supply his
ships with coal. Having that question
in view ho was apprehensive especially as
to one ship, the Texas. He did not oven
know at that moment whether she had
on board sufficient eoal to enable her to
return to Key West.
The Retrograde Movement.
"Dyrlpg my visit he gave an order to
make signal, a general signal as I remem
ber It. not limited to the' flying squadron
alone, to report whether the ships had
sufficient coal to reach Key West. The
Signal was made, or, at l.cast, I assume
It was made. At all events, during my
presence with Commodore Schley hp received-a
report to the effect that all the.
ships, including the Texas, rhad sufficient
coal to return to Key West. I think tne
Commodore was very much relieved when
he received this Information. Shortly
after, I should say within a few minutes,
he directed a signal to be made prepara
tory for the ships to return to, Key West,
The order was given tn a general way. 1
cannot give the words of the order, but
what I have stated was their purport,
While I was still there he 'received signals
to the effect that the signals were re
ceived. Before l left the ship he ordereq
signals to be made for ships to form
preparatory for steaming to Key West.
"To go back a hit, I had informed Com
modore Schley that It was utterly im
possible for the Havard to get anywhere
except to Kingston. I had not sufficient
coal to go to Key West, and he verbally
authorized me to proceed at once to Kings
ton to receive such an amount of coal as
I could get there, sufficient to enable me
to return to the nearest United States
port.
"I left the Brooklyn about npon, pos
sibly a few mlntes before. Immediately
after my departure the Brooklyn com
menced steaming ahead and I noticed that
many of the ships at the moment under
Commodore Schley's command were In
motion, presumably preparatory to taking
their stations in steaming order to re
turn to Key West. As soon as I re
turned to my ship, after my boat was
hoisted. I steered to the southwest for
Kingston."
"Did yqu state in specific terms that
you agreed with Commodore Schley as to
the difficulty in coaling?"
"The quest jon was not discussed, and I
expressed no opinion."
"Did this conversation occur before or
after the dispatches which you took
aboard had been read by the Commo
dore?" "After."
In response to further questions Admi
ral Cotton said that he had the original
translations of the cipher dispatches ad
dressed to the Harvard. The dispatch of
May 25 Was then read to him as follows:
Secretary long's Instructions.
"Washington, May 25, 1898. Harvard
St. Nicholas Mole, Haytl: Proceed at
once and inform Schley and also the
senior officer present off Santiago as foi-
.
HE
SEE PBOORAMHE PUBLISHED
ELSEWHERE IN THIS ISSUE.
V
1
Jows: 'All department's information in
dicates Spanish division Is still at Santi
ago. The department looks to you to as
certain the facts, and to see that the en
emy, If therein, does pot leave without
deplslve action. Cubans famWar with
Santiago say that there are landing places
flve or six nautical miles west from the
mouth of harbor, and there insurgents
prob'ably will be found and not the Span
ish. From the surrounding heights can
see every vessel In port. As soon as as
certained notify the department whether
he enemy is there. Could not squadron
and also thp Harvard coal from Merrimac
leeward of Cape' Cruz, Gonaive Chan
nel or Mole, Haiti? The department will
send coal Immediately to Moe. Report
without delay situation at Santiago,
Cuba. LONG."
Mr. Raynor called attention to the fact
frfhat there weref.ome material changes In
the dispatches as printed 111 the official
reports by the Nayy Department.
Admiral Schley's reply to th.esp dis
patches, dated May 20, In which he said
he could not obey the orders of the de
partment, was then read and Mr. Baynor
pointed out various changes in the lan
guage of th,e dispatch as printed In the
official report. He addressed the court
briefly concerning the changes. He said
that Admiral Schley had spoken of the
weather as "boisterous," and that that
word had been omitted from the printed
copy of the dispatch. He also stated that
whereas the Admiral had said that 9500
tons of coal would be necessary the
printed copy made it 10,000 tons. It was
also stated In the original that the Har
vard was going to Port Royal, whereas
Kingston had been inserted In the printed
copy. There also were other changes.
Admiral Schley's Reply,
Following is the text of the original dis
patch seqt to the Navy Department:
"Received dispatch of May 26 by Har
vard off Santiago de CubH. Merrlmac's
engine is disabled and she is helpless, am
obliged to haye her towed to Key West.
Have been absolutely unable to coal the
Texas, Marblehead, Vixen and Brooklyn
from cplller owing to very rough seas and
boisterous weather since leaving Key
We9t. Brooklyn is the only one In squad
ron naving more than sufficient coal to
reach Key West. Impossible to remain
off Santiago In present state of coal on
account of squadron. Not possible to coal
to leeward of Cape Cruz in Summer owing
to southwest winds. Harvard just re
ported to me she has only cqnl enough to
reach Jamaica, and she will proceed to
Port Royal; alao reports only small vehssls
could coal at Gonaive or Mole, Haytl.
Minneapolis has only coal enough to
reach Key West, and same of Yale, which
will tow Merrimac. It is to be resretted
that the department's orders cannot be
obeyed, earnestly as we have all striven
to that end. J am fprced. tp return to
Key West vlp, Yucatan Channel for cqaj.
Can ascertain nothing concerning ene
my. Was obliged to send Eagle to Port
Antonio, Jamaica, yesterday, as she had
only 27 tops of coal on board. WUl leave
St. Paul here. Will require 9500 tons, of
coal at Key West."
Admiral Cotton then related a conversa
tion he had had with Admiral Schley con
cerning a proposition of Lieutenant Beall,
of the Harvard, to go ashore and put hIm-
self In communication with the Cuban" in
surgents. He could not, he said, recall
the exact words of the conversation, but
at all events Mr. Beall had not been or
dered ashore.
Judge - Advocate Lemly then asked
"After you delivered the order and prior
to the dispatch which he delivered tp you
to be sent to Kingston, what effort did
he make to locate Cervera's fleet to your
knowledge."
"None to my knowledge."
"Did he with his squadron at that time
approach Santiago?"
,4He did not. I will qualify that to this
oxtent: The yessejs of course were not
at anchor; they were making about and
there were directions for movement toward
the harbor of Santiago."
Instruction; Disobeyed.
"Referring to that phase of tho dispatch,
'The department looks to you to ascertain
the facts, and to see that the enemy, if
therein, doesnot leave without a decisive
action, what within your knowledge did
Commodore Schley do In pbedlencc to
these Instructions?"
"Nothing to my knowledge."
"On the departure of the flying squad
ron, supposed to depart op that qay" as.
Indicated by the signal for Key West,
apd the leaving of your qw: vessel for
Kingston, what of the American forco
was left off Santiago to prevent the exit
of Cervera's fleet from that harbor?"
"I have no personal knowledge of that
fact."
Judge-Advocate Lemly then started to
read dispatches received by Admiral Cot
ton from Admiral Schley, delivered by
the Scorpion. Mr. Raynor objected to
the reading of those dispatches unless
Admiral Sampson's dispatch. No. 7, to
Admiral Schley should also be read, as
he safd Admiral Schley's orders iere
based on that.
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that this dispatch could not be found. l
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To this remark. Captain Lemly took ex
ception, saying that it was out of place
for counsel to make such comment. Ad
miral Dewey sustained the objection.
The order of Admiral Sampson, which
is a letter known as the "Dear Schley"
letter, was then read.
The "Dear Schley" letter is dated Key
West, Fla., May 20, 189S. Referring to a
telegram from the Navy Department re
ceived by Sampson advising the latter
to send word to Schley to proceed to San
tiago, the letter says:
"After duly considering this telogramr
I have decided to make no change in the
present plans; that Is, that you should
hold your squadron off Cienfuegos. If
the Spanish ships have put into Santiago,
they must come either to Havana or
CJenfuegos to deliver the munitions of
war, which they are said to 'bring for
use In Cnba. I am.- therefore, of opinion
iat rrnr hfsf rihanpB nf citf"rp53 In nnn- I
turing their ships will be to hold the
two points, Cienfuegos and Havana, with
all the force we ean muster. If, later,
it should devejop tha.t these vessels are
at Santiago, we could thpn assemble off
that; port the ships best suited for the
purpose and completely blockade It. Un
til we then receive more positive infor
mation, we shall continue to hold Ha
vana and Santiago."
Admiral Cotton's Dispatches.
On crossiexanilnation Admiral Cotton
said that while he had delivered four or
five despatches to AdmlraP Schley he had
had the original only of the one dispatch
Which he had given. They had all been
translated by Lleutenapt Beall, and he
had not seen the originals of any. He
hafl no record of any other dispatches.
Mr. Raynor I think maybe I can
help you if you will let me. Are you not
mistaken about dates, and is not the date
of the delivery of these dispatches the
31st. Instead of the ?7th of May. Tou did
deliver the dispatches, there Is no doubt.
"All the dlppatches I received it St.
Nicholas Mole were delivered to Commo
dore Schley on the morning of May ZI,
189S. There Is no mistake abou that.
The dispatches I received at Kingston for
Cpmmodore Schley were dolh if cd on the
mornlpg of May 31. Theie is no mistake
about that."
Mr. Raynor Then we will go ahead and
see if you can find any more. I know
you delivered them as f.i3t as you s,ot
them.
"I desire to inform counsel t'at I h&.vo
a record of the dlsnaicies that were re
ceived by me or that came addr2ssed to
the Harvard or addr2ssr-d to the senior
officer at St. Nicholas Mole or Kingston.
Jamaica. I have not a recsrl of the dis
patches that came and which were in
tended for Commodore Schley except
one.'1
Mr. Raynor-r-You spokeof fou or fcve
dispatches?
"The dispatches to which, I have re
ferred are those which were received on
the Harvard by me."
"Have you a record of tho-se?"
"I have a record of the dispatches that
were intended for the Harvard and weru
received by me as the -jommandlntr ot
Jicer of thp Harvard. I have not a clear
record of all, dispatches Hue were ad
dressed to or intended for Com.nodi're
Schley or the senior officer off Sair-'ago."
The wjtness identified one dispatch in
the appendix to the report of the Bureau
of Navlgatipn. May 27, 'S9S. The court
at this hour adjourned for. luncheon.
The Afternoon Session.
When the court reconvened after lunch
eon Mr. Raynor resumed his cross-examination
of Admiral Cotton. His first ef
fort was to reconcile certain dates, saying
that it was most Important that they
should be correct. He would admit the
delivery of one dispatch on the 27th, but
the contention was that the other dis
patches were delivered on the 31st. He
called the Admiral's attention to the fact
that one of the dispatches w'hich he said
he delivered May 27 had been dated at
Washington- as of that date. This is the
dispatch in which Secretary Long had In
structed, the commander as to the im
portance of determining explicitly wheth
er Cervera's fleet was in Santiago hdrbor,
The Admiral said that if he had said
that this dispatch was delivered on the
27th he had made a mistake that It was
delivered on the 31st, after his return
from Kingston. The Admiral said, how
ever, that he was certain that he had de
livered more thap ope dispatch to Com
modore Schley on the 27th. He said:
"I delivered to Commodore Schley two
messages on the morning of May 27. I
think it probable that among the dis
patches which I spoke of having hapded
to him on that date there may have been
some which were addressed to me and
pot to him. which contained information
addressed to h?m- One was from Admiral
Sampson, and the other ,rom the Navy
Department."
Recurring to his conversation with Ad
miral Schley concerning the coal sup
ply of the fleet on the 27th, Admiral Cot
ton said that Admiral Schltv . had ex
pressed great anxiety on thcH point, such
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At this point Mr. Raynr referred to
the previous remark concerning coaling In
the open sea on the 27th. He said:
"I understood you to have said that af
ter reading the dispatches, the Commodore
made signals inquiring the amount of
coal. Did you see the answering signals?"
"I did not," responded th$ wUi ess.
"You stated you could have coaled from
the Merrimac on that day. Why did not
you do so?"
"In the first place I had no authority
to coal. In the second place 1 waa going
for coal, which I could rece've within 21
hours, and In the third place, coal was
more needed by the fleet than by the
Harvard."
"Did you ask the Commodore for per
mission to coal?"
"I did not."
Mr. Raynor attemptel to havj Admiral
Cotton say that his conve-sanon with Ad
miral Schley concerning Lieutenant
Beall's proposition to go ashore and com
municate with the Insurgents had oc-
'curred on the 31st, Instead of the 27th.
The witness said that this might possibly
be the case, but that, to his best recol
lection, the conversation occurred on the
27th. Mr. Raynor explaln'd that Admiral
Schley had. on the 31st. sen; aTiolher man
ashore to communicate with the Insurg
ents, which may explain Scbley'g declina
tion of Beall's proposition.
The witness said that up to May 24 he
d.i not know of the presence of the
Spanish fleet within the harbor at Santi
ago, nor did he know of any other offi
cer who had that information at that
time.
On redirect examination. Admiral Cot
ton said he was satlfied that ho told Ad
miral Schley of Lieutenant Beall's prop
osition on the 27th, because ho would
have considered that he was remiss In
his duty If he had not given the Informa
tion at the first opportunity.
Dlwpateh From Snmpion.
Mr. Hanna here introduced copy of a
dispatch from Admiral Sampson, which
had been received by the Harvard, and
which had not been made public hereto
fore. It was stated that this message had
been written May 22. A notation on it
showed that It had been received May 25.
The dispatch was In cipher, and was di
rected to the Harvard at Mole St. Nich
olas. It was translated by Lieutenant
Beall, and as presented read:
"Tho Spanish squadron at Santiago; if
previous to May 19, scout off Santiago.
Communicate with Schley If he (they)
moves west. Schley is expected May 24
at Santiago from Cienfuegos. Telegraph
me from Nicholas Mole to Key West if
he (the) moveh east, and leave letter for
Schley. Then go to Santiago to meet him.
I shall be at Cay Francis with squadron.
If two scouts are available, one should
keep track of Spanish squadron."
Admiral Cotton said that the copy which
he had read had been retained by him. He
added that if he had ever given that dis
patch to Admiral Schley, It had been on
tho 27th. and not on May 31.
Mr. Raynor here raised the point that
the document read was a copy and not
the original. He called attention to the
fact that the document had not been
printed in the official reports of the Navy
Department.
An animated controversy followed, in
which Mr. Raynor commented upon the
(in his opinion) Inaccuracy of the depart
ments reports. He demanded the origin
al dispatch, and added:
"This Is an Inquiry, and not a prosecu
tion, and you are here to protect and vin
dicate Admiral Schley, as much as we
are."
He said that Admiral Schley had turned
in all his papers, and that Admiral Samp
son's papers should also be available for
the purposes of the court.
Captain Lemly then produced the orig
inal cipher copy of the dispatch. He
asked the witness how he had received
the message, and the latter replied:
"I received from the cable office on
board the Harvard at St. Nicholas Mole,
the dispatch of which this is a transla
tion. Lieutenant Beall made the transla
tion." "Is It a correct translation of the
cipher?"
"I believe it to be."
"Did Beall so state to you or did he
hand It to you as a correct translation?"
"He handed that to me as a correct
translation of the original dispatch in
cipher, and I believe it correct."
"Now. I will ask you whether, accord
ing to the best of your knowledge and
belief and your best recollection of the
subject, you delivered, on the 27th of May
to Commodore Sohley, this dispatch?"
"To the best of my knowledge and be
lief, I delivered a copy of that dispatch
to Schley on May 27, off Santiago, and
that le one qf the dispatches to which I
referred as having delivered. To the best
of my knowledge, I delivered a copy of
that dispatch, because t waa Important
information for him, and he was men
tioned by panie in the dispatch."
Ultimately, Mr. Raynor consented to ac
cept the story as correct.
This point being settled, counsel for the
Tyrol
department pa6ed to the point concerning
the proposition of Lieutenant Beall to
communicate with the Cuban Insurgent
on shore, and In doing so caused another
objection to be raised by Mr. Raynor
The question was put by Mr. Hanna, who
said:
"I will ask you whether you wwuia"
have conslderqd that you had" discharged
your whole duty, having Tmawledge . of
this. If you had pot communicated with
Commodore Schley?"
Mr. Raypor Indicated an. objection, "say
ing: "xou are not pressing a question
j 0f tnat sort?"
To this Admiral Dewey Interjected:
witness has already stated tha?
"The
very
ract."
"We have," said he, "an order from th
department saying: 'The department lpok&
to you to ascertain facts, etc. We wish
to know whether this was done or- not, as
a part, and an essential part of thte Is
the suggestion that the insurgent count
have been communicated with. Here
comes the commanding officer o. the Har
vard with an offer and ready-made' means
of communication with the" insurgents.
We desire to know whether that offer was
communicated to Commodore Sche;V 'at
that time, and on the 27th of '3Ia), riot
on the 31st, or any other day. In order to
fix this witness recollection, hfe" atten
tion Is directed to this question, and it is
a very important question. Thre years
have elapsed and It Is necessary that such
aids as we can present to witnesses b
given. The Admiral has stated that, to
the best of his knowledge and haltef, he
did have this conversation on My 27.
Now. I wish to ask you whether you
knew of this Instruction of the depart
ment." "I did."
"I would like to know whether, knowing
of that, you consider by any "poesibiluy
you would have omitted to communicate
with Commodore Schley?""
"I should think not."
Captain Wise Celled.
At 3:25 Admiral Cotton was excused and
Captain William C. Wise, wha wa- in
command of the auxiliary cruhjar Ya'e
during the Summer of 1S0S, wag called. He
told of his reconnolterlng about Santiago
harbor, May 20 and May 23. previous to
the arrival of the flying squadron. Ho
said he had not been able to see anything
of the Spanish fleet. Captain. Wise re
lated how he had come up with the fly
ing squadron off Santiago just aa it had
begun Its retrograde movement. May 'St.
and to'd of his exchange of signals with
Captain Philip, of the Texas.
Mr. Hannn questioned him, asking: "A
I understand you. when you picked up the
Hying squadron, they were formed for the
westward movement?"
"Yes," was the reply. "In other words,
the Texas had completed her turn and the
Merrimac was still in the turn."
"Did you pas3 near any of the ves
sels?" "I passed close to the Texas and ex
changed Salutations with Captain Philip.
Captain Philip asked where th Spanish
squadron was. I answered: 'Navy De
partment said they were In Santiago.' He
asked me where we thought they were.
I said: 'I firmly believe they ar In
there.' "
By the Court Did you report to the ae
nior officer preeent the Information upon
which you based your belief regarding the
location of the Spanish squadron on that
date?
"As staled first. I was intercepted by the
order from Commodore. Sqhley from the
Vixen to take the Merrimac in tow. Cap
tain Slgsbee. of the St. Paul, iramedtately
went on board. The Brooklyn wag a mile
and a half ahead. I immediately want
to the Merrimac and made prepritionn
to take her in tow. And so far aa- my
communicating with Commodore; Sahley,
no."
The Judge - Advocate. at Admiral
Dewey's Instance, Invited atUntton to tne
dispatch as follows:
"Washington. May 20. 1S5S. Yale, care
American Consul, Cape Hayttn: Inform,
every vessel off Santiago de Cuba Hying
squadron Is oft Cienfuegos and that or
ders have been sent today to procted with
all possible dispatch for Santiago de
Cuba. LONG.'
"The court asks why that order waa not
carried out."
Captain Wise said in reply: "I in
formed the St. Paul, the Harvard and
Minneapolis and notified Captain Philip
of the same thing.""
The court then adjourned until 11 o'clock
tomorrow, saying that it would hold only
one session tomorrow and would tgice a
recess In the afternoon in oi-der to prnilt
those connected with it to attend the fu
neral of Judge Wllaon, late mtntsel fr
Admiral Sehley.
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