THE MOENING OBEGOlSriANj WEDNESDAY, QCTOBEB 30r 1901.
S
HE WILL-NOT APOLOGIZE
ASSISTANT SECRETARY TAXLOR
HEARS FROM COBSTESS RUSSELL.
Hade JTo Statement Resrardlns tke
Earl' Divorce Army PayHiaB-
ler-General Report.
WASHINGTON Oct 29. Assistant Sec
retary Taylor, of the Treasury Depart
ment, has received a cable message from
London signed Mabel Edith, Countess
Russell, In which she says:
""Statement made by you regarding di
vorce granted Earl Russell In America Is
entirely untrue. No papers were served
on me. My first notice came through
London newspapers. Divorce was ob
tained "by fraud ard Invalid In America.
This was proven by Judge Curler, of
America, before House of Lords. I am
entitled to public apology from you
through press."
Mr. Taylor declines to make an apology,
for he says he never made the statement
attributed to him. He knows nothing
about the Countess' divorce proceedings,
except from the newspapers.
When the report of Earl Russell's prob
able coming to the United States, to
gether with a protest against his land
ing here, was brought to Secretary Tay
lor's attention a few days ago, he held
that the Earl .should be permitted to land
In the United States unless some other
charges than his conviction by the Brit
ish House of Lords "for bigamy should be
brought against him.
Charge Agrainst Colonel Blende.
WASHINGTON, Oct 29. The Navy De
partment has made public the charges
and specifications In the case of Colonel
Robert L. Meade, U. S. M. C, who Is
to be tried by court-martial at the New
York navy-yard, November 12. There are
two charges, "drunkenness on duty" and
"scandalous conduct, tending to the de
struction of good morals." Under the
iirst charce there are three specifications.
alleging that on or about March 18, April
13 and June H, Colonel Meade, while in
command of the marine "barracks at the
New York yard, was "under the influence
of Intoxicating liquor and thereby -unfit
for the proper performance of duty.' Un
der the second charge there are six speci
fications. They allege false testimony
while under oath before the court of In
quiry which Investigated his case.
Paymaster-General's Report.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. Paymaster.
General Bates, In his annual report, says
that the pay of the Army for the year
was $53,215,345, an increase over last year
of $1,301,364. He makes several recom
mendations relative to pay accounts in
the Army, the most important being that
officers of the pay corps no longer be
compelled to furnish bonds. He says that
this should apply especially to officers
detailed for service under the new law,
as they get no increased rank, and are
compelled to pay from 590 to ?1S0 when
so detailed. Most of the officers prefer
commands in the line to such work. He
says that the engineer officials handle
and disburse millions of dollars, and are
not required to give bond, and in only
one or two instances has the Government
sustained ony loss.
Roosevelt at tlie Theater.
"WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. President
Eoosevelt -and party occupied two boxes
at the new National Theater-tonight ana
witnessed Daniel Frohman's company in
"Lady Huntworth's Experiment," This
i6 the iirst time the President has at
tended any theater since his elevation,
and his entrance was warmly greeted by
an audience that packed the theater. The
President was accompanied by Mrs. and
Miss Roosevelt, Captain Greenway and
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Gray, of Baltimore.
The President's visit to the theater brings
of We o'lficial family, a well as many
leaders of society, have heretofore re
frained from appearing in public.
Organization of Siege Artillery.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. Colonel George
3. Rodney, Captain William H. Coffin and
Captain G. W. Van Dusen, of the Artll-,
lery Corps, have been appointed a board
to meet at Fort Riley. Kan.. November
1, for the purpose of considering "and re
porting upon the proper organization and
equipment of batteries of siege artillery.
Army Appointments.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. The President
has made the following Army appoint
ments: Second Lieutenant, cavalry, How
ard R. Smalley; Second Lieutenants, in
fantry, Jacob Schick, Alfred A Hicks;
Assistant Surgeon of "Volunteers, rank of
Captain, Edward NT. Browne.
Cridlcr'8 New Positon.
WASHINGTON, Oct 29. Thomas W.
Crldler, Third Assistant Secretary of State
today accepted the tender by the Louisi
ana Purchase Exposition management of
the post of European, director for that
enterprise.
MITCHELL DAY.
Celebrated by the Miners of the An
thracite Region.
HAZELTON, Pa., Oct. 29. Mitchell day,
named in honor of the President of the
United Mine Workers of America, and
which marks the first anniversary of the
ending of the great coal strike last Fall,
in which the mine workers of the anthra
cite fields won a 10-per-cent increase in
wages and other concessions, was cele
hrated here today. A parade in which
35,000 mine workers participated was held,
and it proved to be one of the biggest
demonstrations in the history of Hazel
ton. A big mass meeting followed the
parade, at which speeches were made by
the leaders of the men, including "Moth
er Jones."
The day was celebrated in Scranton
with a parade of 10,000 mine workers from
the half-hundred collieries of Scranton
and the adjacent towns. The 400 street
car strikers marched at the head of the
line and were given an ovation. No at
tempt was made to run street cars to
day with Imported men, as it was feared
trouble would be provoked.
All the mines were idle in the Shamokln
region. Five thousand of the 15,000 mine
workers between Shamokln and Centralla
paraded at Mount Carmel, after which
a large mass meeting was held.
At Wilkesbarre, the day was "observed
with a parade in which 15,000 miners
marched and which was headed by John
Mitchell, president of the union. It was
the greatest outpouring of miners ever
seen there. After the parade there was
a mass meeting at which President Mitch
ell was the principal speaker. He said
he was opposed to compulsory arbitra
tion, but was in favor of voluntary arbi
tration in the settlement of disputes be
tween employer and employe. He urged
the miners to petition Congress to re
enact the Chinese exclusion act, as other
wise, he said, the whole country will be
overrun with Mongolians and many of
them will find their way to the mines,
there to compete with white labor.
Blother Jones' Talk.
NEW YORK. Oct. 29. Mother Jones
spoke at Paterson. N. J., last night in
Apollo Hall to an -audience of about 1S00
persons. Her talk was socialistic. It was
the largest and most successful labor
meeting held in Paterson for several years.
Of the assassination of President McKln
ley she spoke at some length, saying that
It was an act to be deplored, for the man
who struck at the head of the Nation
struck at all the people and meant to do
the people harm.
Voted Xot to Strike.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct.1 29 The me'et-
Ing of the Union Traction Company em
ployes, which was In session all night
considering the advisability of a strike,
adjourned early today, after defeating
the proposition to tie "up the street-car
lines of the cityv The men have de
manded increased pay and shorter hours,
but their demands have been Ignored.
SHAKE-UP IK NAVY.
Schley Inquiry Said to Be the Cause
of Mncfa. Dissatisfaction.
Special to Jllaneapolls Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. President
Hoosevelt seems determined to cause &
shake-up in the inner circles and bureaus
of the Navy Department as a result of the
revelations of the Schley court of Inquiry.
When Assistant Secretary Hackett sud
denly decided a few days ago to resign at
once. It was recalled nat he had been
always( an Intense partisan of Sampson,
and further developments, not entirely
pleasant for Sampson's particular friends
or supporters In the department, were
looked for. They came yesterday, when
It was announced that Rear-Admlral
Crownlnshleld, Chief of the Bureau of
Navigation, would be superseded before
the usual term of four years for which he
was chosen expires. His successor will
be Rear-Admlral Taylor, and Crownln
shleld, who took the lead in securing a
court of Inquiry for Schley, will be de
ported to Europe, there to take charge of
the new European station.
It Is a current report that when Theo
dore Roosevelt was assistant Secretary of
the Navy he clashed with Crownlnshleld,
and this, besides his Intense partisanship
for Schley, is set forth as a reason for the
bureau chief's removal. It is said Crown
lnshleld flatly opposed bringing the Oregon
around the Horn to Cuban waters, -while
Mr. Itoosevelt as strongly favored it, and
won, with Secretary Long's help. ,
Officials of the Navy Department un
hesitatingly say that it is honeycombed
with a partisan feeling for Sampson. These
admissions, coupled with the Hackett and
Crownlnshleld developments, are what
caused the expectation oi a tnorougn
overhauling of the Naval Department ma-4vto
chlnery from the assistant down a boom
erangr effect of the Schley trial which the
prime movers did not look for.
Within a few days Mr. Hackett has re
ceived threatening letters, and strange
men have called at his home and fright
ened his family, until they called for po
lice protection.
SIGNALING THROUGH FOGS.
"Wireless
Telegraphy No
"Wonder.
Longer a
San Francisco Call.
Wireless telegraphy Js no longer a
world's wonder. It has ceased to attract
the attention of those who note the prog
ress of science and invention only through
curiosity to learn of some new marvel.
On the other hand, it Is increasing its
hold upon the minds of those who are In
terested in Its utility to the world of com
merce and trade. It is therefore worth
noting that there has recently been given
in .New York harbor a striking illustration
of Its value in that direction.
A short time ago the Lucanla on her
arrival off New York harbor found herself
involved in a fog so dense that she was
compelled to cast anchor twice on her
way up the bay. The mall tender that
was on the outlook for her, so as to take
the malls and hurry them to port, steam
ed around for hours without being able
to find her, so that, as the New York
Press said: "The malls for the Pacific
Coast missed the ordinary connection and
the steamer at San Francisco probably
will have to wait at least a day for the
overland train."
While the mall tender was us,elessly
groping around in the fog the agents of
the Cunard line, to which the Lucanla be
longs, were also anxious about the steam
er, but they did not have to grope for
her. They promptly made use of wireless
telegraphy. The Press says:
"The 'Umbrla, of the same line, widen
was lying- at the Cunard pier in readiness
to sail for England, is' fitted with the Mar
coni apparatus. Shortly after dawn when
the fog was at Its thicket the message
was flung out on the heavy air from
the pier in the North River. A few min
utes later an answer came out of the
mist The Lucanla reported that she was
anchored outside the bar waiting for the
fog to lift. At 9:30 she sent word that
she was under way, but it was nearly 12
o'clock before she reached her pler..'
In that Incident we have a plaint prac
tical illustration of the utility of the
Marconi system of wireless telegraphy. If
the mall tender, like the-Umbria, had
been fitted with the Marconi apparatus,
it would have been easy for her captain
to have found just where the Lucanla
lay and there -would have been no groping
In. the fog. The lesson can hardly be
lost upon the Government and the experi
ence of that mall tender may hasten the
adoption by the Government of a wireless
telegraph system at every Important port
of the countryr1
4,Deatb.s In Chicago Fire.
CHICAGO, Oct. 29.Two persons lost
their lives, three were injured and a
score were overcome by smoke In a fire
In the Eagle Flat building, Lytle and
Taylor streets, today. The dead are:
MRS. D&RYAN. aged 50, suffocated.
MRS. ANNA KING, daughter of Mrs.
Ryan, suffocated.
The injured are: Elsie King, aged 12
years; M. Otis, R Hegg.
Other occupants of the building over
come by the smoke were rescued by fire
men or members of their own families and
all recovered in the open air. The fire
loss was 51500.
The Entombed Utah Miner.
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 29. All hope
has been abandoned of rescuing allvo
William Anderson, the miner who, with
three companions, -was entombed by a
cave-in in the Highland Boy mine near
Bingham, last Friday. Charles Nutting, the
miner who was rescued yesterday, has al
most recovered from his ordeal. When
the rock slide occurred, Nutting was
pinned down by a heavy 10x10 timber.
Through this he whittled with his pocket
knife before he was able to move.
The Lexington Track Investigation.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 29. Thorough
bred breeders, owners and trainers met
here today to take action on the moving
cf the three-eighths pole at the Kentucky
Association track last Thursday In order
to "speed up" a yearling that Clarence H.
Mackey, of New York, was negotiating
for. The investigating committee, after
two long sessions, adjourned to meet
again at the racetrack tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock.
Blizzard at Bntte.
BUTTE, Mont, Qct. 29.-Butte was
struck hy a blizzard early this evening.
The temperature dropped suddenly nearly
25 degrees, and a fine snow, almost of
the character of hall, began falling. The
wrind, which blew a gale, was bittrely
cold, and there was considerable suffering
In various portions of the city where no
provision had been made for the appear
ance of Winter at such an early date.
Helen Gould Accepts.
ST. LOUIS. Oct 29. Telegraphic advices
from Van Buren, Ark., today say that
National World's Fair Commissioner P
D. Scott has received a telegram front
Miss Helen Gould, In which she accepts'
the appointment of lady manager of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
To the Public.
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pneumonia, but after taking the second
dose of this medicine, I felt better;-three
bottles of it cured my cold and the pains
in my chest disappeared entirely. I am,
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CtlALING OFF CUBA
(Continued from First Pago.)
early in that ..vicinity. It was, however,
dark enough to read the signals. I can't
say just what the hour was, but the sig
nals were used "up to 9:25 P. M."
"You were ordered to maslt your move
ments, were you not?"
Maslccd Movements.
"yes; thac is, -we were so ordered it we
should proceed in the day time. Our- di
rections in dispatch No. 8 were to bear
In mind that vessels could be traced by
their smoke for 30 or 40 miles. I believe
that we were so far away at that time
that the people on shore would not know
what we were doing, other than signaling
even, It they did so.'
"The Ardols code is not a secret code,
is nr
"Ordinarily it Is practically so. It Is a
code of letters. 1 don't believe they could
be translated by foreign people."
"Did you use a key In employing them
on this occasion?"
"I don't recall."
"You remember that you were near
enough to the village of Trinidad to see
lights on shore there that night, did you
not?"
"I only saw the loom of the lights from
the clouds there. The lights themselves
might have been seen from the bridge
of the ship, but I did not see them." -
"When you left Cienfuegos, where did
you think the Spanish squadron was?"
asked Captain Lemly.
"I did not, of course, know exactly
where It was. If I had, I would have
gone straight for It According tothe in
formation which came to me I supposed
that if It was not at Santiago it was
somewhere in the neighborhood, but my
Impression was that It had come out, as
this information from the Admiral had
indicated, but just where it was, of course,
1 could not decide."
"Did you give any special Instructions
your Captains while making this pas-
sage from Cienfuegos to Santiago in re
sard, to looking out for the Spanish fleet?"
"I aid iot give any special instructions.
They had their general Instructions."
"Did you say In any one of your commu
nications of May 27 to the department
that the weather was boisterous " since
leaving Key West?1'
"Yes."
"The Jucge-Advocato then questioned
Admiral Schley at some length in regard
to the- Eagle's coal supply, and the fact
that on the journey to Santiago her for
ward compartment filled with water. The
witness stated that the latter fact had
little to do with sending 'her away; it, was
a question of coal supply. It was shown
by th Brooklyn's log that the Eagle had
sufficient coal for nine days' steaming at
10 knots. Captain Lemly then read the
coal report of the fleet for May 26, show
ing that the Eagle on that day reported
to the Brooklyn that -she had 28 tons.
"Can you state whether the squadron
made better speed after the Eagle was
sent away."
"You asked me that question yesterday
and I said I could not recall. The wind
rad gone down, and I think had changed
In direction, and the possibility is we may
have made a little more speed, perhaps
not materially more." s
"In what way did Lieutenant Souther
land make known his regret that he had
to leave the squadron for coal?"
"By megaphone."
"You say he did not protest against
leaving the squadron?"
"No, he did not. Such a protest would
have been so extraordinary that I would
have remembered it, I am sure. I do not
remember, as he testified, that he begged
to coal alongside. That would not have
been possible. I was principally directed
by the motion of his vessel."
The Mcrrlmnc's Accident.
In reply to a question, the witness said
that the Merrimac had signalled her ac
cident May 26 at 6:15 of that date, and
that at that time he was heading towards
Santiago. Referring to the beginning of
the westward movement at 'that time,
Captain Lemly called Admiral Schley's
attention to the fact that he (the wit
ness) had said in his testimony In chief
that as- soon as the sea had calmed down
he had begun to coal, considering him
self better able to judge than any other
officer.
Captain Lemly then had the witness ex
amine the log of the Brooklyn for the
purpose of bringing out the fact that dur
ing the day of the 27th the barometer
was rising, the breeze dying down, and
the sea becoming calmer.
"Notwithstanding these Improved con
ditions, did you not steam 23 miles to the
westward that day before attempting to
coal?"
After looking at the log, the Admiral
said that, according to that memorandum,
he had steamed 18 miles. The Admiral
stated that they had been obliged to steam
three or four knots further than they
needed to overtake the Yale, which did
not respond to the Brooklyn's signal.
"In your testimony you say that you did
not disobey orders when you started west
ward, because you returned to your sta
tion without further direction. Am 1
right?"
"Yea."
"Upon receipt of the Instructions, did
you not nevertheless leave your station?"
'Yes, I did, for these reasons: First,
because Captain Slgsbee, a scout placed In
front of Santiago harbor, Informed me
that he did not believe the Spanish fleet
was there; second, because Nunez, the
pilot, told me he did not believe the en
emy's fleet could enter the harbor; third,
the order, No. 7, with the accompanying
memorandum In which Admiral Sampson
minimized the Importance of this squadron
being there, and the fact that the de
partment's telegram, which reached me
May 27, was so ambiguous In Its terms.
It authorized me to coal at Gonaives,
Haytl, or at Cape Cruz. Gonaives being to
the eastward, and knowing that Admiral
Sampson was at Bay Francis, In the Ba
hama Channel to the north, It occurred to
me that If the Spanish squadron were ex
tant, the proper strategical move was to
go to the westward and not the eastward.
I was authorized In the same telegram
to. move as far west as Cape Cruz, pro
vided coaling had been found possible
there. I did not go to Cape Cruz, not
within SO miles, I think.
"Now, those were the influencing and
operating motives. I felt that the move
westward was strategically the proper one,
with a determination to coal as quickly
as possible, and that the efficiency of any
squadron, as a unit, was only equal to
the efficiency of the coal supply of the
slowest one that composed it. Those were
the motives which caused that move
ment The ambiguity of the telegram
from the department, I think, Is manifest
almost at once, because it states first
specifically that all the department's in
formation Indicated so and so; that Is,
that the Spanish fleet was- still at San
tiago. It pointed out a place which at
that time was not accessible, and, lastly,
It looked to me to determine and report
whether the enemy was in port or not
Those were the Influencing motives."
Captain Lemly And you were satisfied
from these, "without taking any steps
whatever to ascertain If this order or
these reports were correct?
The Scouts' Report.
"I ascertained for myself, through the
medium that the department had placed
there to keep me Informed. Those scouts
represented very largely the cavalry of an
army, and If they were -unreliable they
should not have been placed there. 1
must have relied upon what they said."
He again spoke of the dispatch of th(
department, Indicating that the Spanish
fleet was still at Santiago as ambiguous,
and said that the Information that there
were Cubans five or six miles west of
Santiago was erroneous, for "the Cuban
pilot, Nunez, had Informed him to the
contrary. He claimed that the dispatch
was also ambiguous In the matter of .coal,
ing the Harvard from the Merrimac.
"Why do you revert-to No. 7 when you
had- dispatch No. S in your possession?"
"I i p'rly i everted to No. 7 as one ot f
the doubtful questions." ,
"If you will look at the memorandum
of No. 8, you will also find that Ad
miral Saj r-oii held to the view that when
you left Cienfuegos, the Spanish squadron
probably would leave Santiago."
"Of course, If I had gone .to the east
ward and exposed the westward, there
might have been more serious conse
quences." ' '
"Now, do you note In this communica
tion which you have been referring to,
these words: 'The department looks to
you to ascertain facts, and that the en
emy. If therein, does not leave without a
decisive action?' DM you take any steps
further than you have stated to ascertain
ttlB fflptfl?1'
"No. I think that the information which
I had was pretty conclusive. I did not
see anything In this dispatch, however,
that partakes of an order; it Is rather "a
suggestion. There Is a vast difference be
tween communications that come to you in
th nature of suggestions and those that
come to you In the nature of orders. 1
think the department never hesitates to
order distinctly when It Is decided about
matters. All this points to the fact that
there was no certain Information In the
possession of anybody that the enemy was
really there, and that which they had was
not to be relied upon, or that It wa3 un
trustworthy." "In regard to this landing place five or
six miles west of the harbor, you say you
ascertained subsequently that the Spanish
were there and not Cubans?"
"So Nunez stated on the first, and upon
that I predicated the remark that If we
had landed In that position, probably we
would have been gobbled up."
"You did not try to land there?"
"No, thank God, I did not."
"You did not follow up that cue and
find out at that time whether insurgents
were there, did you?" '
"Perhaps it is lucky I did not."
"Don't you think perhaps It might have
been lucky if you had?"
"No, I do not think so."
"You did not know really who was pres
ent there at that time?" . ,
"Personally I did nofknow, only In the
light of what I subsequently heard'
"Did you not, In fact, finally accept the
dispatch of the department to remain off
Santiago, and so Indicate in telegrams and
signals, without yourself acquiring any
further information as to the whereabouts
of the Spanish fleet?"
A controversy over the use of the word
"remain" took place between Mr. Raynor
and , Captain Lemly, pending the settle
ment of which court adjourned for lunch
eon. Order From the Department.
After recess Captain Lemly repeated
the modified question pending when the
court recessed? as follows:
"Did you not accept the order of the de
partment as requiring you to return and
remain off Santiago?"
"After coaling,, finding that the suffi
ciency of the squadron was established
nearer on a basis of equality and as we
were not a great distance from Santiago,
I returned, in view of the suggestion of
the department, to that port to ascertain
definitely whether the enemy was in port
before-proceeding to the westward. Upon
our return we discovered the Spanish
fleet"
"After you stopped May 26, when the
Merrlmac's engines broke down, do you
remember whether you started again un
til 4 P. M., May 27?"
"We attempted to get a line aboard and
my impression Is we did not get under
way until after 4 o'clock."
Referring to the signal of the Texas
on May 27, saying, "We can try," in re
sponse to the inquiry whether she could
coal. Admiral Schley said that the Texas
did make the trial and that she had not
only succeeded In coaling, but she had
succeeeded in doing some Injury to her
self and also to the Merlrmac in the
transaction. The damage was not great,
but it indicated that there was reason
for the doubt which Captain Philips sig
nal had indicated him to be In. He also
said that the collier Merrimac had used
her own steam In going to Santiago on
the return after the retrograde move
ment He placed the Brooklyn's position
on the first arrival off Santiago at 20
miles southward.
Captain Lemly If, having brought the
flying squadron to the vicinity of San
tiago and having in your possession a
dispatch from the Navy Department
dated May 25, 1S98, which directed the
Harvard to proceed .at once and Inform
you and also the senior officer present
off Santiago, "all department's informa
tion Indicates Spanish division is still at
Santiago," state whether you did not,
with this dispatch in your possession
from the department, signal "Destination
Key West, without consulting the com
manding officers of the several vessels
composing your squadron?
"I did not get the dispatch until the
27th of May, although dated the 25th at
Washington, and I did not hoist the sig
nal afterward, for the reason, as I stated
a little while ago, that the Information
In my possession at that time from Cap
tain Sigsbee, the positive assertion that
the Spanish squadron was not there,
supported by the testimony of Nunez,
that they could not get In on account of
certain difficulties of draught and nar
rowness of channel, I considered then
that I had to act on my own responsi
bility. I did not call the commanding of
ficers on board, for, as I stated tln my
direct testimony, I was always ready
to assume the responsibility for any
movement that might Involve censurw
rather than throwing myself back upon
anybody else. That was the motive and
reason for this action."
The Admiral says that he had In his
possession the department's communica
tion of May 25 on May 27, , when he had
again signalled, indicating a purpose to
go to -Key West.
In response to an inquiry he said he
thought he had confided to Captain Cook
his purpose In returning to Key West,
but he could not recall certainly that he
had done so.
Condition of Coal Supply.
Asked about the condition of the coal
supply at 3:55 P. M., May 27, when a dls"i
patch was sent from him saying that
half the squadron was out of coal, he
said that evidently there was an error
in that dispatch; that while the original
as written read that way, he could not
have dictated it, "because," he said,
"that was not true."
Continuing his interrogations concern
ing the coal supply, Captain Lemly
asked: "What was then the condition of
the Merrimac?"
"She had 4000 tons of coal aboard, but
she was disabled," replied the witness.
"When you started on the retrograde
movement did you not take with you all
the United States vessels there and leave
the port of Santiago unguarded?"
"No, we did not leave the Immediate
vicinity upon the 26th. We were south
of the harbor 15 or 18 miles."
"But when you did start to the west
ward, did you not take all the ships with
you?"
"I don't recollect exactly. The St. Paul
must have been with us."
"When did you send the St. Paul back?"
The Admiral said he had sent the St
Paul back May 27. He had not with
drawn the scouts further than he found
them.
He was closely questioned as to why,
on May 27, he reported that he was "ab
solutely unable to coal the Brooklyn."
He said it -was owing to the motion of
the ship. He also added that she did
hot need coal and he did not try to coal
her.
"What was your particular purpose In
reporting to the department that you
had been absolutely unable to coal the
Brooklyn, when the Brooklyn did not
need coal?"
"Simply because if we had wanted to,
we could not have done so."
"Was the Brooklyn the only vessel In
your squadron having more than suf
ficient coal to reach Key West?"
"If you take the circumstances of
economical steaming, probably not, but
if you were to take into consideration all
the circumstances of services likely on
such a trip, then she probably was, with
the exception of the Iowa." i
Admiral Schley's dispatch of May 27 to
the department in which he said that the
Brooklyn was the only vessel of the fly
ing squadron which had more than coal
enough to carry her to Key West, was
again Introduced in evidence.
Captain Lemly next called attention to
the fact that Commodore Schley had ca
bled the department that it was impos
sible to coal to the leeward of Cape Cruz,
owing to the southwest winds, and In
response to a request for his reasons for
sending such a message, the Admiral
replied: "Because it was a perfectly open
port and there were occasional south
west winds. It was the approach of the
bad season, and doubtful west winds
kicked up a very heavy sea Inshore."
"Did Captain McCalla suggest Cape
Cruz as a practical place to coal?"
"I dq not remember that he did. I think
McCalla's Information to me was that
under the lee of the Haytlen coast was
the best possible position."
Cotton Not Concerned.
"Captain Cotton had testified that he
was not concerned about his coal supply
and that he could get coal at Kingston or
Port Royal, whither you sent him. In view
of this, what have you to say of your
statement In the dispatch of May 27 to the
department, tha.t the Harvard 'just re
ports to me she has only coal enough to
reach Jamaica'?"
"Because that was the statement Cap
tain Cotton made to me."
V'Then you differ from Captain Cotton
as to the terms of the statement in that
particular?"
''Yes. That is a decided difference. I
remember that 'he was very greatly con
cerned about it. Those vessels burned
150 tons a day almost, In turning their
engines over, and I am not surprised that
their commanders were anxious about the
coal supply."
Admiral Schley was closely questioned
as to why he had cabled the department
that he would coal off Gonaives, when a
day previously he had reported that he
could not coal there any vessels except
small ships. His answer was: "I could
not coal In the harbor of Gonaives, but I
thought I could coal off the coast"
"Why did you, on May 28, wire the de
partment, urging that two colliers be
sent to Gonaives to hasten the coaling
of all veasels?"
"Simply because I thought they would
He off the coast, as the others had done.
I had no thought that the department
would send them into the harbor."
"Why did you suggest, on May 29, that
Admiral Sampson's squadron be sent to
relieve yours? That is, in a telegram to
the department, I call your plan to go' to
Gonaives for coal?"
"Simply because I thought it would be
a very unwise measure to leave the port
unblockaded."
"Why did you, at Santiago, confer with
Captain Sigsbee, instead of Captain Wise,
the senior officer?"
"Really, until afterward, I did not re
member that Captain .Wise was the senior
officer."
"Why did you not have all three of the
Captains of the scoutboats on board?"
"I called Captain Sigsbee on board, 'and
I thought the Information he gave from
the others was quite conclusive."
"Don't you think It would have been a
wise measure to have had all three of
them, and to have consulted them?"
"I think It would have been wiser of
them had they .given me the Information
they had without consultation."
'You say that either Captain Wise or
Captain Jewell failed to give you infor
mation?" "I do not mean to say they failed in
the offensive sense, but I say that they
did not do so. They were within signal
distance of me."
"When they were within signal distance
why did you not signal them to come on
board?"
"Simply because it Is the duty of a
junior always to report what information
he has to his senior without request
When Captain Sigsbee assured me that
neither Captain Wise nor Captain Jewell
had seen or heard anything of the Span
ish ships,- I accepted that as their assur-.
anpe, and 1 understood, In my conversa
tion with Captain "Sigsbee, that ho con
veyed It In that sense."
The Retrograde Movement.
At this point Admiral Schley's atten
tion was called to the statement made by
him In his examination in chief, that in
making the retrograde movement, the
Brooklyn had steamed about 28 miles.
After reading the entry in the log cover
ing this subject, he said it indicated that
the flagship really had sailed 32 or 33
miles. He added that In his former an
swer he spoke from memory.
Admiral Schley was then questioned
jJs to the time when he had sent the
Cuban pilot. Nunez, on shore to tho west
ward from Santiago. He replied that, ac
cording to his recollection, the pilot had
gone ashore on the 31st, yet he admitted
that this might have occurred June 1.
Captain Lemly then called the witness'
attention to the fact that it was May 29
that he had seen the Spanish ship Colon
in the harbor, and also the bows and
masts of the other vessels, and added:
"Then two days before Nunez landed you
knew that at least some of the fleet was
there?" to which Admiral Schley replied
In the affirmative.
In response to another question, Ad
miral Schley said that Nunez had gone
on board the Brooklyn first May 26, and
stayed until the next day, and then had
asked that he might return to Jamaica
in the Harvard for papers or letters. Con
tinuing, he said that the pilot had re
turned to the Brooklyn In the Harvard
May 31, after his visit to Kingston. Cap
tain Lemly then asked:
"Why did you not, when he came on
board May 26, land him and obtain tho
information from the insurgents?"
"Simply because the Information which
he gave me at that time was so positive
In Its character that the enemy could
not get Into the port that I did not feel
It was necessary to send him ashore," re
plied the Admiral.
Captain. Lemly That Information was
positive In Its character, but It was not
of his own knowledge?
Replying, Admiral Schley said: "It was
within his knowledge as an expert pilot
or the port."
Captain Lemly You were not afraid of
his betraying you?
Admiral Schley I had no Idea of that.
I was surprised to hear Sigsbee or Cook
say that they were suspicious. He did
not seem to me to justify such an opin
ion of him.
Dropping the matter of the Nunez re
port. Captain Lemly asked: "When you
returned toward Santiago upon the af
ternoon of May 28, was It because you
believed the Spanish squadron was there
or because you Intended that day to de
termine whether or not it was there?"
"I Intended to decide the matter as well
as I could."
The Commander's Intention.
"You had then determined to ascertain
definitely whether Cervera's fleet was la
the harbor?"
"Yes, that wa3 my Intention."
"Why, on that' day, then, and after hav
ing coaled the Texas and the Marblehead,
and before you had seen the Spanish
ships, did you signal that you would keep
off Santiago until further orders?"
"Simply because, If not found there, 1
would do so."
"You did not make that condition in
your signal?"
"I did not"
Replying to further questions. Admiral
Schley said that he considered that his
blockade of Santiago had begun May 8,
and then Captain Lemly asked: "Do you
consider that In commencing your block
ade then you complied with the order
received on the 23d and acted with all
dispatch, as required by( that order?"
"In view of the Information I had when
I arrived off the port, yes."
After discussing dispatches received dur
ing the first few days after the arrival
of the flying squadron off Santiago, In
the course of which Admiral Schley said
it had not been his intention to remain
In that vicinity If he had not found the
Spanish fleet there, Captain Lemly asked:
"What were the orders to the deck of
ficers of the Brooklyn and the other ships
I of the squadron as to the distance on
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steam during the nights of the Spanish
blockade?"
"I think that wa3 outlined in the fact
that the Brooklyn led."
"What were the orders given to" the
deck?"
"I do not know. My usual method was
to say to the Captain what I wanted him r
to do, and he embodied that In his night
orders."
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over some of the ground covered In the
Admiral's examination in chief, about tho
masking of the lights of the ships at
night, and from this subject drifted into a
discussion of the question of the distance
of the blockading line at Santiago from
Morro Castle. On this latter point ho
asked: "Were you more than four miles
from the Morro at night?"
"We may have been perhaps four and
a half or four miles. We were always
nearer at night than. In the daytime."
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boats were not two miles Inside the
squadron. Admiral Schley replied in the
affirmative, and added: "I think it
would not have been difficult at night to
see them. Nights were pretty clear
there- for some time. I Invariably looked
for the pickets before going below."
"Did you designate the formation of the
squadron under your command prior to
June 1, when blockading off Santiago, as
a line of battle?"
"Yes. I was In line of battle all the
time, In column."
'.iDld you discuss with any of your Cap
tains your plan of battle as outlined In
your evidence In chief and the changing
from column to line of battle?"
"I do not really remember the full ex
tent of the discussion, but It was a gen
eral explanation of the plan. Why I say
that Is because Captain Evans said to me:
'Then you propose to charge into the
entrance,' and that would lead me to In
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At this point Admiral Schley complained
of sensitiveness In his throat, and the
court adjourned, 10 minutes In advance of
the usual time, until 11 o'clock tomorrow.
THE DAY'S RACES.
Races at Lakeside.
CHICAGO, Oct. 29. The Lakeside re
sults: Five and a half furlongs Miss Hume
won, Fademeny second, Tom Wallace
third; time. 1:09.
Six. furlongs Emma R. won. Siren Song
second, The Butcher third; time, 1,:15 3-5.
Mile and an eighth Orontas won, Re
seda second; time, 1:54 3-5. Hermenlca
disqualified. Three starters.
Mile and 50 yards Lennep won, Telamon
second, Charlie Moore third; time, 1:44 4-5.
Five and a half furlongs Golden Glitter
won, Autumn Leaves second, Hoodwink
third; time, 1:0S 3-5.
One mile Andes won, Eva Rice second,
Free Pass third; time, 1:41 2-5.
Races at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, The Fair Grounds results:
Five furlongs, selling Lynch won, Caret
second, Called Back third; time, 1:02.
Seven furlongs, selling Nannie Nolan
won, Rabunta second, Sallnda third; time,
1:27.
Six furlongs', purse Terra Flrma won,
Rubus second, Tabytosa third; time, 1:19.
Mile and a sixteenth, purse Patroclus
won, Albert F. Dewey second. Wine Press
third: time, 1:47.
Six furlongs, selling Ed L. won, Nearest
second, Sard third: time, 1:14.
One miler selling Guide JRock won, Del
sarte second, Charles D. third; time,
1:42.
Races at Aqucdnct.
NEW YORK, Oct. 29. The Aqueduct
summary:
Six furlongs, selling The Rogue won,
Lamp o'Lee second, Cherries third: time.
1:15. ' , f
J Mile and 70 yards, selling Fatalist won,
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The Amazon second, Althea third; time
I:4G3-5.
Five furlongs, selling BIJou won, En
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1:01 l-o.
Six furlongs, selling Glen- Nellie won.
Jack McGinn second, Kingstelle third;
time, 1:15.
Five and a half furlongs Ice Water
won, Bessie McCarthy second, Dewey
third; time. 1:02 1-5.
Mile and 70 yarda G. Whlttler won, Tact
second, Kot third : time, 1:17.
Races at Latonla.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 29. The Latonia
mile, selling Badge Bell won, Elbe
second, Economic third; time, 1:12.
Five and a half furlongs Our Jessie
won, Myrtle Dell second, Lady Brock
way third; time, 1:09.
Six furlongs, selling Horseshoe Tobacco
won, Lady Kentuclc second, Myrtlo Van
third; time, 1:14.
One mile Johnny McCarthy won,
Charlie O'Brien second, Henry Bert third;
time, 1:41.
Six furlongs, selling Hunter Ralno won,
St. Hera second. Moderator third; time,
1:13.
One mile, selling Winter won, John
Grigsby second, Maple third; time,. 1:42.
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WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 29. It Is an
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sued at Dover to a combination made up
of the Vulcanized Flbro Company and
the Karearvart Manufacturing Company,
of this city; the American Hard Fibre
Company, of Newark. Del., and the Lat
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a capitalization of W.000.000. This, It Is
stated, will leave only two hard-fibre con
cerns In the country outside the combina
tion. Bitten by a. Mad Dog.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.. Oct. 2).
Miss Kate Land and seven children were
bitten In West Colorado Springs today by
a dog which, showed symptoms of hydro
phobia. The dog- belonged to E. -F. JIc
Auliffe and three of his children are
among those bitten.
New York. Oct. 29. Arrived Cuflc,
from Liverpool. Sailed Cevic. for Liv
erpool; Kron Prinz Wilhelm, for Bremen,
via Plymouth and Cherbourg.
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