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VOL. XXXIV. NO. 50.
SCHLEY IS AWARDED HERO’S WREATH BY DEWEY,
BUT HE IS CONDEMNED BY RAMSAY AND BENHAM
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• A FINALS Benham and Ramsay, in their rep rt. condemn Admiral Schley on eleven points. The majority
| opinion find' in brief that Admiral Schley should have proceeded with the utmost dispatch to Cienfuegos and
• maintained a close blockade: thjt ho should have endeavored to have obtained Information of the Spanish
| squadron there; that he should have proceeded to Santiago with dispatch; that he should not have made the retro
• grade movement; that he should have obe ed the department’s orders; that he should have endeavored to capture
• the Spanish vessels in Santiago; that he did not do Ids utmost to destroy the Colon: that, he caused the squadron to
• lose distance tn the loop of the Brooklyn: that he thereby caused the Texas to bac‘>: th.it he did injustice to Hodgson:
• that his conduct in the campa'gn was characterized by vaccdlaiion dilatoriness and lack of enterprise: that his offi-
• dal reports on ihecoal supply were misleading and inaccur< te: that his conduct during the bailie was self-possessed
• and that he encouraged in his own pc;son his subordinate Officers ard mtn.
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x 1 T ASHINGTON. Iv.cen.b.r IX—The
\/\Z i.i rt prn|.ngi"i|, interesting and
’ * Important naval tribunal ever held
In Shis country came to a close. (after
having. in open .m«l aecret *e«*s-»n. lasted
three months. sh«>rt cf "H* week) when
Secretary la*ng at 5 p. ni. today received
the findings «.f the court of Inquiry which
required into the conduct of Rear Ad
miral H> hl« y vlur-ng the Santiago cani
palKn.
The result was a complete surprise, ami
it is probable that no prophesy has ap
proc bed the truth. Instead of one re
port there are two. Both are signet! by
«;• rge Dewey. the president of the court,
and by Sam C. Dendy, the judge advo
cate. This Is a form said to be recog
nised in all courts of Inquiry, the signa
tures of the other members not l»eing
necessary. Hut it ts explained that Ad
miral Dewey signed the second report, a
minority report, to express his qualifies
tlon «f or diss* nt from the views express
e" by the court comprising beside himscSf
Admiral* Benham and Ramsay, in the
first report.
It ts said nV the navy department that
there will l>e n-> further proceedings in the
, ise on the d partment's Initiative, tfc -
rotary I»r.c and Judge Advocate bemly
p «lt;v»!y d< Hat to discuss the findings
In any phase The recreUry probably
v j|l fuizr*:*! *' f nfr v i
The ’?ri r« no
Stirthcr pre.-eedit.gs. owing to the lapse
of Um.-.
\ rr-pre <■ nt.-itiv.' of th. Associated Press
conveyed the first information of the
findings of the court to Admiral S- hi-’V
H. was seated in the public re> < ption j
room of a hotel, chitting with frieads
and s.x-rat newspaper men. and show—4
n • signs of n-rvousn.ss over the out-
\\ h. n the conclusions of Admiral
!». u. were re-• . to him Admiral S* h•-v ,
showed .its i ■ ..sure and it was evident!
from his m -i--r that he brml.-l the
stat. ment fr«.m Admiral Dewey as a vln
.*!t ition o' his •-aus»*. He declined to
mak' any statement concerning the
re rt's findings, and. excusing hims. lt
tr m th. Utt!.- company which had gath
ered about him. he went to hta apart
ments. wbtre Mrs. s hley had Isen anx-
I•s ;. .v..itiug to hear th. art’s d. ii-
A-imfr*! Dew.-y declined to make any
.tetr..: t concerning the court's Knd
ir.gs He said that the court c. as no.
v.d and th «t he was still bound by
Tt..- report* in d.-tail follow:
REPORT OF THE COURT
ON CONDUCT OF SCHLEY
IV dirngl-n. December IX- Cflfcrt of In
.> y. M la-nn Building. 1.*17 II Str-et. X.
IV iv.tsl.::*gten. D D>-cemb.-r I’.
Th- court having, bv th*- authority of
th> navy deportment, occupied r.e»ms
x i.-.tr
1! I N u «’ishington. I».
v.h. • delHierati g upon its proceedings.
• I th. m« til rs th. r- of having ass. m
ially er.. Monday. X-- mbM ’I.
• .. th exception of Sundays and holi
es. and having conclu.l. d the Inveati-
.i. reports its and the
t-st mony taken, with a full and detail-d
■ t mat of all the i~ rtin-n: facts which
It d- • ms to be . -t.ibiish.sl, tug. th. r w th
its opinion and recommendation in the
FACTS.
y- -» *’< mg s*iuadr..n. consisting of the
is dtlyn. Massachusetts. Texas and
> ."hoi. under the command of iVunmo
•f.- re W it Schley. I*. F. X.. salle.l from
K tV. -t about s a. m. of May IS. I<b.
v th -rbrs from th- naw d-part meat,
and fr-.m the commander tn « hies of the
-th Atlai tic station, to proceed with
!. p it !. tutmost. ..ff rieiifu.gos to e:.t.-
t r» the «r -ny eff that part, if possible,
or to bio. ka-I. him. and to maintain the
blockade ns close as possible.
The flying s-r>..dr n arrivtd . fl tTenfue
gos on the morning of May nnd estab
lished a Mocka.b*. During the div the
ships lav o*! the p.«rt at various dis
tances. tn no particu'.ar order. At night
they fnrtn.-d In columns of vessels, head
rd off shore and mov'-i at only sufllcient
spee.l for keeping i-<-itions. The small
t.s—'ls perform.«l p!< k-t duty In shore
•f the large ships.
THEY CLAIM THAT SCHLEY
PROCEEDED TOO SLOWLY
tV-mtnodnre S'hb’v did not procred with
jtmovt despatch off denfuegos and
rd-ek "de that port as close as possible.
At I* a. m . May 2. the Dupont arrived
at •'ienf’jegos with a disi.at.h from the
• ■•mn>3..-i< r in chief, dated K.’V W'St.
Ma. ?». I'M. whi«h Informed Commodore
F'h ev of the probahilitv of the Spanish
squadron being In Santiago <le Cuba and
ordered him to hold Cienfu.-gos until the
receipt of more positive Information.
At I:» p. m.. Mav 2. the lowa arrived
at Clenfuvgns and at « p. in. of the same
date th. Scurgion left Cienfuegos for
Santiago.
At MS a- m. of May 23 Commodore
Schley receiv'd by the dispatch vessel
Hawk the following dispatch and mem
orandum; from th. commander in chief:
•’Disiaiteh «Xo. si dated Key West.
May 21. IK*. Which stated that the Snan*
>sh squadron was probably at Santiago,
a'ol ordered «*ommo<jore Schley. If he was
satisfied that th. Finnish squadron was
not at fienfu.gos to "pwred with
pH despatch, but cautiously, to Santiago
o—e— ■•.*
Ide i'uba. and if th.- cm my Is there block- I
ade him in that port.''
A memorandum dated <<(T Havana. May I
i 21. ISM. which dir. cted Commodore i
j S< hl< v to mask iiis movements in leaving
| Ci« nfuegos.
A memorandum which stated tb»t a
I good landing t> ace ha-l been found by
| Commander McCalla. 13*s miles west of
: Savanilla Point: that thb Cubans had
' i>erfeet knowiodz** of what was going
j on within Clenfucgos; that the Cuban
forces in the San Juan mountains con
) trolled the railway between Ci.-nfu. gos
| and Trinidad: and that there were fair
I roads from the landing |da< e. to Cb nfue-
g«s-
i At a. tn.. May 23. the Castine and I
the collier Merrimac arrived at Clenftie-
, gos.
At noon on the same date the British
st.amer Adula was permitted to go into
Ciellfll. ROS.
At 7 a m.. Mly 21. the Marblehead.
' Vix« n and Eagle arrived at Cienfuegos.
' About 1» a. m. the Marblehead and
j Ragle proe. tded to the landing place.
i mile* West of Sivanilla I’nint. communi
l < at.-d with the insurgents, l.imied stores
for ih.ni. 1.-arn. d that th. Spanish
, s.|iiadr.*n was not in the harbor <>f Cicn
' tu. gos. rejoined the squadron at 3:3 ' p.
m. and repori.d to Commodore liciilcj
, tne informal!" n obtuitie l.
Ixo EFLOKT .-.AUh BY SCHLEY
TO MEET THE INSURGENTS
After the receipt of this Information
. Connmslot" Schley wrote a- dispatch I"
j the <onimap«ler-ln-cnief vhu h he :
i stated, "I shall move eastward tomor
row." H< also wrote a dispatch to th.
! commandant of the naval base at Key
West, in which he staled:
"As it is not found practi."able to coal
the T« xas from th collier h« ne, w here
there is so much swell, I si.all proceed
tomorrow -ft Santiago de I'uh.i. being
«tnbair.i.- ci. howev. r, by the T« x.is
•1...rt <a*.al supply and hi r inability to
coal in n sea. I tiiali not oe aid.
to r. main <•« that port on account ci
j g. neral sh rt < '«»i supply "1 sipiadr.in, so
will ;■ ecd tu th" vidnil ■ Nicol I
. .dole, wli. rv the water is smooth and can I
* «.ai Texas and otb r ships with what
' may remain in collier."
, Xo work was. apparently, in progress
■ on the fortification of Cienfuegos while |
J Commodore Schley wns off the port.
Xo efforts wer. made by Commodore
. S- hley lo communicate with the insur
gents to discover whether the Spanish j
squadron was in the harbor of < itnluegos i
prior to tin morning « f May -’!.
i Signal lights were display -.i on shore I
at night. May X! and .May .% but < ..in- .
mo< .re Schley had no information which .
I ca.od" .1 him to interpret lie tn.
• It- tore sailing from Cienfuegos <’• m- ;
| m.Kior. Schley receiv.d reliable informa- ,
i ti.'H that ships could be cvaieJ in the .
v cinlty of Cape Crux and in t.on.uycs |
i channel.
• Til.- tlymg squadron, with the exception
1 of tlie Castine, sailed from • i"‘niueg<*> j
bout > i. 'n-'d Maj -i. h< ivj
in column of v. <-« is. the light ships on |
! th. right Hank and th< e •!:: r Merrtmac
I on the bft Hank. At lo:l« a m. <d M-O j
Im til" linht V.«S" Is w. re-.-lu.i" d to the
|H»rt beam and the collier to tne star- .
’ board lM*am.
il. for. midr.ght of Ma* -• ••«">£ lrt ,
I Ueayv rolling, the forward compartment j
I <.f th. E.gi iilhd with wai. r. which re-
I due..! her sp.s-.l- I
on May 2"’" the wind was fresh from .
tli eaqw..rd. the weather was bad and
th reu was heavy for small vessels. Th j
sq'uudr n ‘ reduced its -peed to enable .
•
1 on M.y 2»; the w. .th. r improved, th.-|
| wind v .r.d to th.- westwaid ami became
. light and the sea m-h rated.
RETROGRADE movement
DISCUSSED BY THE COURT
\t r» p. m. Commodore Schl. y sent the .
< Eaal. V. Pl>rt Antoni., to coal and then I
i to Mturn to K.-y « Al noon of May '
26 the Eagle had sufllcient C- al to steam
i 1<» knot* per hour for ihre» <!a>s-
i At >n th- squardon stopped I
' ali iut 22 mil. s to the southward of the i
l«.it ol Sinti go and was joined b> th.
scouts Mir.n.a|->lis. Yale and St. 1 au».
1 At 6P- ni May 26 the . nguv soft h. I
< llhr M.rrimae were temporarllj dis
abled- Tile engines were e.iallg" u lu ;
work "eonn-ein.. and al 4:-« P- ■
Mav 27 she was aid. to make o knots .
with her own Steam. Tile broken parts o ,
th., engine wen- repaired on lsi.nl the ,
fl g ship, all repairs b- i>*K 11
1 K ’ r vt .*» x Tile YOIC lOWtHI t liC'
' midnight ol May - s - ‘
Merrim.c while disabl-d.
The ."ommamiing ofti.er <>t th
; visit.".! th.- tlagahlp in ol»edience to sig
nal took with him a Cuban pilot, and had
a conversation with Commodore B*.lley.
Commodore Schley had no eon-.eis.i
tion with tne senior eo.nmanding offirer
of the scouts and obtained no pos tive in
f. rn .tion from th» scouts regarding the
Spanish squadron.
At 7:T. p. m.. May 36. Commodore SchlM
I changrd the course of the «D*ng squad
ron to the westward and s mailed to his
1 squadron. --Destination Key West, via
south side of Culm and Vucatan chan
nel. as soon as collier is ready: speed
«» knots." The squadron proceeded ,
westward IS miles, stopped at 11:1. j
p m. tthe tow lines of the collier
| having parted), drifted until 3:10 r>. m.
I May 27, resumed Ils westward course
' ' for*23 miles, stopped again at 7.15 p. in..
j and drift.-d until 1 P- m. of May 2S.
' t At S3' a. m.. May 27. the Harvard joln-
I .<i th.- living squadron and her com
manding officer delivered to Commodore
' Si hley the dispatch dated May 25.
The report here quotes in full the dls
! i patch <>f the department, raying "AU de-
ATLANTA, (iA., MONBAY, DECEMBER 16, 1901.
I Amos Owens Cherry Tree Scheme Is
Fraud, Says Federal Grand Jury.
Charlotte, X. C., Decemlior ll.—(Spe- i
cial.) —The United St iti-s district court |
finally adjourned last night after a live
days’ Kossion. Among othT Indictments
returned by the grand jury was one
gainst the Amos Owen Cherry Tree C >m
. piny, biiug business at Henrietta, Ruth
erford county.
Tile bill of indictment charges Padgett,
P.lteot. Biggirataff. Harwell. Dellinger,
and liamsey with unlawfully' devising a
si h< me and artifice to defraud M:ss Ida
| Cline, of l/iwndale, X. and other per
sor* by offering to make Ih.-ni agents
l>any to s ll and pun base certain alb qed
valuable eh'rry trees, the object of said
. >mpany being merely to got possession
of such money as should be sent without
rendering anything of value therefor.
The plan of procedure was to reach the.
;nt< tided victims i .v wrltt.-n communlca-
I i*n> fid co-r •;• .-.*! c-" !•> .nail.
I nd* r this indictment th p defendants,
when brought into court, v.ill be tried for
: * i.l and f r in*;>r r us of th United
Stit.-s nail. The presiding ju-ige or
dered a capias to be issued for the par
... and If they are appre hen h I they
will be tried at the Jum- t'Tm, 19'2.
Tii." grand jury discoursi-d the fact, that
pit trnent's information indicates the
Spanish division still at Santiago,” at.l
I Schley's reply tli<-r-to. in which he says.
| “It is to regretted that the doprirt
' mint's orders catin >t tie obeyed."' and
that lie was forced to return to Key West
COAL SUPPLY OF VESSFLS
CONSIDERED SUFFICIENT
' The coal supply of the vessels of the
fixing s iiiadron at noon on May 27 was ,
suffici nt to have enabled them to steam I
at 10 knots per hour: The Brooklyn for I
IP 4 days. th>- lowa for days, the Mas
! s o'hus. tts for 10 days, the Texas for fi’i
da s. the Marblehead 3'* days, the Vixen
! 11'.. d tys.
Or to have remained on blockade duty
j off Santiago de Cuba: The Brooklyn for
U; days, the lowa for 1« days, tiie Ma--
ciehuset-.s tor 2t» days, the Texas for 10
I .lays, the Marblehead :or 5 days, the Vix- ;
; en for 23 days
I An i then st. mi to Gonalv* s, Haiti, or •
' to (’ajw Cruz. Cvba, for coal.
i At that date the flying squadron was I
a<- •ompanied by the collier Merrimac, |
] containing f.IKKt tons of coal.
I The amount of coal required to com- I
plet'dy 111' the co: I bunkers of all the |
' \ -seis of th<" flying squadron on this j
! same <iate was tons.
'i'll*, conditions of wind, sea ami weith- ;
J er from noon on Maj 2'l to June 1 w re |
favorable for taking coni from a collier j
nt sea off Santiago de Cuba.
The lowa, Castine ami Dupont coaled 1
at ci.-nfuegos from the collier Merrimac
on May 23, and the Massachusetts and
Castine on May 24. The T xas asked per
mission to coal first on May 23, amt w ts
i refused by Commodore Schley, woo or
i dered the lowa to coal first and the Mas
. sachusetts second.
The Texas was ordered to coal from the
I colli, r on May 21. but the order was re
' vok.-d, as the Massachusetts was along
! side of the collier ami the commanding ;
lofTi.er "f the colli r deemed it unsafe to ,
place his vessel between two battle ships ’
■ The Texas and M irblehead coaled at 1
s- a off Santiago, from c fillers. May 27 ■
I and 28 th.- Massachuaetta and Vixen on ,
i May 2!'; the Brooklyn ami lowa on May ,
the Brooklyn, Texas and Marblehead l
on May 31.
At 3:3* p. m.. May 27. Commodore I
Schley sign ified to the St. Paul. "If '
Simpson comes here, tell him half of |
squadron is out of coal and collier en- !
gines broken down."
ADMIRAL SCHLEY TOO SLOW
IN GOING TO SANTIAGO
i At 10:45 p. tn., .May 27. Commodore i
; Schley signalled to th- Texas. "The more
i coal you take In this smooth weather
the less you will have to take In Haiti.”
Con tnofiore Schley made no effort to
ascertain whether th ' Spanish squadr m
was in the harbor of Santiago; he left
said harbor entirely unguarded from 6 p.
m. of May 26 to 5 p. m. of May 27. and
guarued only by the remit St. Paul from
p. m.. May 27. un‘Jl about 6 p. m. of i
May 28.
The flying squadron arrived off the hnr- I
bi r of Santiago do Cuba. 7 miles south !
of th< More*, at 6 p. m.. May 28. and is
taldlshed a blockade.
, The distanc' from Co nfuegos to San
tiago Is 315 miles.
Commodore Schley did not proceed with
;:!l dispatch from Cienfuegos to Santiago !
d< Cuba.
Early on th" morning of May 29 the ;
Cristobal Colon and other vessels of the ■
Spanish squadron were discovered at i
anchor in the harb.r o' Santiago, about |
1,200 yards from the entrance.
No attempt was m.iue by Commodore I
* < DMIRAL Dewey, president of ths Court of Inquiry, in his report, sustains Admiral Schley at ;
I A an points and completely vindicates him from the aspersions of his foes. Admiral Dewey i
• finds that the passage to Cienfuegos was made with all dispatch: that in view of his coal T
? supply the blockade of Cieniuegos was effective: that he allowed the Adula to enter Cienfuegos to *
I get Information: that his passage to Santiago was with as much dispatch as possible, keeping the •
* squadron together: that the blockade of Santiago was effective, and. finaiiy. that he was the sen or r
• officer at Santiago, in absolute command and entitled to the credit due for the glorious vic.orj ;
I which resulted in the total destruction of the Spanish ships. !
» a ..o .e-- o
f • •-•■• •••■O'.---' - * w - -
(the cherry tree company has been oi>«r
tiling v.-ry extenrivoly mid that many
persons have been caught by th* - t.ini't-
; lug offers held out t»y this scheme.
Is It a Fraud?
The Amos Owens Cherry Tree Com- I
t. iny, of N.inh Car Hit a. ' s .ut an < rd- |
less chain. It in-iuu young, w* men to .
pay |r, f ch, rr y tr* . and r. o. lve th
sum of p' i" month f* r writing to otiv r
y oung worm :i to buy ch* ri y trees. Th ■
< empanv will be able, as long as the
chain lasts, to pay the young w.im*n.
nut gradm: ly i dt tlcl: ass* mbl* s and t i
t"Fual result is that th, chain f ills of its
own weight, the las, com* rs b'ing the
sufferers, in Xorth Caro!bvi th* state
< ntomologlst is proceeding :ig dust the
comi'any on th. ground that tiie tr s
ar." worthless and that, therefore, there
is fraud.
Two )«tt'-r: 1 on the subject follow:
Editor Constttl.tloi: The re >. : I .-k to y-ur
paper for nil kinds of intorniatlo.i. 1 seu.l
y.»j a a nice of a company I i. -li.-v., it is in
N-itli C.iroiin!., flooding it . • uutry, • p. tally
Jasp. i county, v Ith clr< iil;.i ' is Important
that "the p' I l«" .-haub* , about thia
i matter.
This firm proposes to «rid nv. lv.- eh'rry
tr- es to any one who will I" . one an ag.-nt
for them, on the following eon-litt-ns. The
nmnt Is to send to th" conipr.n.v $25 for an
"ouiflt,'* wh’eh is tw- lve « h.-rry ti-os. The
ng. at Is n> write thirty-six letters a week to
Ills various frl nds booting the eherry tre. s for
a r". ar. f-r which t-ervi. - the . ..iq iny .-m
--plovs him or her lor one year at a salttry of
S2O )ht month, to be paid monthly.
It Is important tl, .t the p<..pi> of the • oun-
Schley on May 29 or M.;y 31 to capture or '
desire' those Spanish owls.
At 11:10 a m.. May 31. tie flagship M.-.s- |
r.aehi r« tts signalled:
"The M I'-sa.'hiii'i its. New Orleans and
lowa will go in after ilinn. to a 'list:.net .
of 7,'Mo yards and fire at Cristobal Colon
with 8, 12 and 1.1-hvh >;uns. tpeid autmt
10 knots."
At l:.:u p. m. tin* three ve.-sels desig- -
i.ati d steamed, in column, toward the i
i entrance to the harbor *>f Santiago, In ad- ’
mg to the eastward, at about 10 km 1.-s ,
spic'd. The ships past'd the harbor en- I
, trance about 7.t00 ja■ d.< distal t front th?
Met ro, firing al the Coion find the shore
batteries at ranges . varying from i’.tiM
yards to s,2uo yards. All projectiles fell !
short..
tv h< n the ships had p; sstd to the east
ward of th- entrance 'he I ag.-hip turn*,;
off shore, followed In succession by the
other ships, repassed the < ntranee ami
find ns b fore, but with ranges varying
; front > arils to 11.e i yards. .Some of
! tie w pt oji etiles fill war the Colt
The tire was return'd by the ships in ■
I tin harbor ami by tin lan.l batteries, i
| l ut n> large guns wire used by the bat- '
i ttri'S. S. v<ral proje< tiles passed -v r
I <ur vesst'is, but no injuries wi re sus- i
I tame.l.
tiie flying squadron did not withdraw
at nignt from the eatraite.' to the San- j
tt; go harbor to a. 'list, nee .it s. i. Tiie
Liiekad'- was tnamt iinxi at an average
; distance of about •> to 7 miles front tin
[ harbor entrance during the day uni
I ptobably soiii-wh.it toarir 'luring the
I nignu Two vessels perform'd picket
ctuiy at nignt, 2 miles inside of the line
| of vessels.
THE BATTLE OF SANTIAGO
AND lURxI OF BROOKLYN
The Spanish squadron was discovered
to la- in l ie enframe to Sant.ago harbor,
.steaming out, alsmt 9:30 a. m., July 3,
1198.
The Brooklyn at that time was heading
to the w*. iward of north al'out t;,3 10 yards
southwest, three-fourths south from the !
I Morro, which was practically her block- ■
1 ailing position.
I,arg.- v. ssels coming out of the harbor j
of Santiago were obliged to bead about 1
southwest by south, and Hie Spanish ves- ;
1 seis, then fore, in coming out, until clear '
|of the shoal to the westward, were j
1 oblig'd t<> head directly tor the isvsition
iof the Brooklyn. V\ hen clear of this I
1 shoal, the Spanish vess. Is turned. in
: succession, to the westward and took a ,
course nearly parallel to the land.
| The Brooklyn stood toward the Spanish
vess. Is. with varying helm, fired one shot
■ from her forward turret at 3,5(11) yards
1 range, which proved short, ami then en
-1 gaged with Iter i»ort battery. When
about 1,400 yards d.stant from the lead
ing Spanish ship, tiie Teresa, the Brook
lyn turned to starboard, with Iter h< Im
hard aport. and continued so to turn un
til she headed to the westward parallel
to the course of the Spanish ships. The
commanding oflicer of the Brooklyn put
the helm hard aport, and at almost the
same instant Commodore Schley gave the
! order, "Hard aport.”
When the Brooklyn's helm was put .
! hard port, the Teresa was about 1,4'.M
• yards to th" eastward of north from ths
. Brooklyn, the Viseaya was to the east
i ward of the Teresa and the Colon was to
• tiie eastward of the Viseaya. When the i
Brooklyn completed the turn, and was '
heading to the westward, parallel to the '
} course of the Viseaya. the Viseaya anti
' Colon were about 2,4(10 yards to the north
ward and westward of the Brooklyn.
I The turn <>f the Brooklyn was toward
1 the Texas. The Texas stopped and back
ed her engines.
1 On July 3, 1898, about the time the
I try should know, before they send their $25.
I wh.th* r til"’ compan. Is responsible or not.
I nn: afraid it is a fake. Can’t you as.lst
them? A A. BEL!.. [
M oils. n. <•».. December 12. 1901.
Bill Arp nnd the Cherry Tree.
I Edl'or Constitution: Has the endless-chain ,
' Im Ine- < come back again. My dauglit. rs atvl I
. th" 11 nr- almost .tally receiving letters from
! .'invious women all over the country wanting
I , nty-t’n • cherry tree* " $1
I apt and thereby get on agency of sls a
nt. nth to writ- to other ladles and g* t them
to buy ni- i«‘ tr» >‘s and twkf* more agon ,, .» , T‘"
An- th* •• cherry trees tbscended from the
tr * th: t Washington cut down with
in., ’ til- hat het?
Tb< r.« a•. tn be another endless < haln in
< hi' a;- .pr:t q: by the ihoiwr Musv
ptn>. mdv.hl h <> •’iH-ar Miss: We have
, ,|ii>t published t b«autiful rung, Sernv-n t<»
’ the whl'h bj rv.|ur.<t of a friend «»f
yours has for a pl» asant surprise n dedt
catfti io y«»u. Your name apt ears on the
tith j ire* in ♦ -b’crant. artistic style. We will
i..- ph a •-I to stii i ><«U *wo so» 50 rents or
■ >ix :<>r sl.” Man of our younK ladies have
n crlv I a similar letter ami some sent money
; b»’"Tt th’-v found "Ui th»* s< h« ni»*
! Then .q;i’ti I ,ni aff’iet* ! with letters Cmm |
! Virginia t<» ‘IN xas wanting to k*’ow if the
I publ.sh’r >f » pa; rin M.iu’i *II ». Fla., i. |
’ j - in. will !»• I rs ’ri* hl ■> r-uut •• ’
i tin y -p t aim tweniy-1:v« sub-* Hh< i; at $1 I
; < a'h. T'*« .■ Jeft’ r: ar- fm:n ! • Iles a »io sr j
j s.rvivUng to «arn a little money an<l haw
b.'-n .i mid I that the Month *Do man is my
i son an I that h»‘ will «ive them permanent
I ♦•n.plfc. v . nt at sls a month for three or four I
. hours’ *iul\ work In writing' letters. Every
I m ill brings me one or more nf thes.» lette rs,
J cnl so to ansW' ring th- m I wish to say j
that th* gtiitbnian Is not my son nor any
kin m»r do I know anything about him or
his paper f’HAS. H. SMITH.
(Bill Arp.)
(’art* rs, ilh», Ja., Doeember 12, 1901.
' Brooklyn began her turn to starboard, a
conv isation regarding the proximity of
I th' Texas took place IH-tw.'en Commo
dore Schley and Lieut riant A. C. llodg
‘ son.
Admiral Schley caused to be published
, in a dally newspajs-r a letter addressed
to him by Lieutenant Commander Hodg
-1 son. dated une 11, 1899, in which 1.i.-u
--tenant Commander Hodgson said: "The
' collo'ti.y published in The New York Sun
and alleged to have taken place between ■
, you and me on the day of the battle off i
Santiago, July 3, 1898, never occurred. '.
Admiral Sehh-y did not have publish'd ;
the other letters ot Lieutenant Com- j
maniler Hodgson in regard to this matter. (
OPINION.
Commodore Schley, In command of the j
flying squadron, should have proceeded ,
with utmost dispatch off Cienfuegos, and I
should have maintained a close blockade ;
1 of that port.
ll.' sh >ul<l have enib avored on May 23, ■
at Cienfuegos, to obtain information re- j
gardfng th.- Spanish squadron by com- j
municating with the Insurgents at the ;
place designated in the memorandum de
livered to him at 6:15 a. m. of that date.
■ ]!'• should have proceeded from Cien
: fui gos to Santiago de Cuba with all dis
patch. anil should have disposed his ves
sels with a view of intercepting the
enemy in any alempt to pass the flying
squadron.
He should not have delayed the squad- 1
ron for the i'.igb'.
He should not have made the retrograde |
turn westward with his squadron.
He should have promptly obeyed the 1
navy di partmi nt's order of May 25.
H • should have endeavored to capture
or destr iv th- Spanish ves-els nt anchor
near the entrance of Santiago harbor on
May 29 and 30.
He did not do his utmost with the force
under his command to capture or destroy
the Colon and other of the enemy
, which hi- sitlacked on May 31.
i By comment Ing the engagement on July
I 3 with the port battery, ami turning the
I Brooklyn around with port helm. Commo
-1 dore Schley caused her to lose distance
land p 'sitior. with the Spanish vess. Is.
especially with the Viseaya and Coh n.
‘ The turn of the Brooklyn to starboard
was made to avoid getting her into dan-
1 gerous proximity to the Spanish vessels.
The turn was made toward the Texas
■ and cause.! that v. ssel to stop and to
, back It r engines to av.fid possible col
lision.
Admiral Schley did injustice to Lieuten
ant Commander A. C. 11 'dgsi n in pub
lishing only a portion of the correspi nd- ,
ern e which passed between them.
Commod >r<? Schley's conduct in connec
ti m with the events of the Santiago cam
paign prior to June 1, 1.898. was charac
terized by vacillation, dilatoriness and
lack of mterprise.
His official rtports regarding the coal
supply and the coaling facilities of the
flying squadron were inaccurate and mis
leading.
His conduct during the battle of July 3
; was self-possessed and ho encourag'd, in
his own jk'rson. his subordinate officers
and men to fight courageously.
GEORGE DEWEY.
Admiral I'. S. N., President.
SAM C. LEMLY,
i Judge Advicate General I'. S. N., Judge
t Advocate.
DEWEY’S OPINION.
In the opinon of the undersigned the
passage from Key West to Cienfuegos
was made by the flying squadron with all
possible dispatch. Commodore Schley hav
ing in view th3 Importance of arriving off
Cienfuegos with as much -eoa! as possible
in the slilps’ bunkers
The Mockadv of Cienfuegos was effec
tive.
Commodore Schley, in permitting the
steamer Adula to enter th" lent of Ci- n
pxp”<’tc’<i to just rxii«iti“r
concerning the Spanish squadr'.n from
h r when she came out.
The. passage from Cienfuegos to a point
j:■ ut -- B I H*th ol San ■ ■ w
made with at
slble. w )i. ■
I The blockade < 1 SanOag." was eff.-euve.
; Commodori S liy a ■- the s> n •: oili
! eer of our squadron ' ft Santiago when liic
I Spanish .squadron i • nipj <i t". es, ape on
the norndng ■ ■ 1
absolute comni.in.l and is entiii.u t<> th"
er.dlt "lue t i s.ich c 'mm.indiag • ttic. r :
the glorious \ ii'to: v-■ iii< a res".!:• .1 .;i the
Urt.il destruction . t the Spanish ships.
i ;i;< 'i: !•: i "i.\\ r-i.
Admii il I'. N.
SAM < . i.EMI.Y.
Judge Advocate <« n«Tal I N-. Judg’
Advocate.
In vl.-w of the b tigth of time which has
i lapsed since th. ..c. irr.m • ■ f th- events
of the Santiago c impaign. th" court rec,
omnicnds no further proceedings la.- had
in the premises. CF<)RGE n ,. WI , Y<
Admiral I’. S. X . I-reswl nt.
SAM I'. I.EMI.V.
Judge Advocate l>- neral I . S. N., Judt’e
FIGHT VERDiCT TO FINISH
IS AHVH E 01 '? •>.. . .
TO SCHLEY.
| Schley's Attorney Says Majority Re
port Is Utterly nt Variance
with the Facts.
Baltimore. M 1.. Dec mb. r 13.—Isidor
Raynor show< <! k* en disappointment
when the findings of the court of in
quiry' were communicated to him to
night. He announe. d that he would go
to Washington as s ">n as bis • ng ng
ments will iiermit. probably Mondi •••
Tuesday, and he will counsel Adniir.u
Schley to tight the case to a finish by
every appeal that *s possible.
In an interview he said:
"I think the country will almost unan
-1 imously accept Admiral Dew* y s j i-is
i ment. The testimony was so o- rwln na-
I ingiy. upon almost every one of the spec
i ifications. In f ivor of Admiral S hi" • that
' I must confess I am utteily at a i"ss t »
, understand what facts or upon the evi
-1 deuce of what witnesses the other two
I members of the court reached their con
i elusion.
"I am absolutely satisfied that the
opinion of the two judges is at total ya
* riance with th.- opinion of the ountrj
and that this will not by any means
| terminate the controversy. I shall al
- Admiral Scni y to fight it to a
finish, to oppose it by every app a. taat
I is pos-ible. congressional or otherwise,
j and I believe that the sentiment of the
, whob" country will uphold hits tn his re-
I solve not to let the lu-lgntent stand.''
Admiral Brown Sustains Schley.
Indianapolis. Ind.. December 12. R ar
j Admiral George Brown, retired, when
I asked tonight for his opinion of the v r
dlct in the Schley e is.-, said:
•’I read the original charges agahvt
' Admiral Schley, of course, am! made
; my mind that no court would ev. r con
vict him of cowardice. They eouUl not
1 do that. The who!- country knows he is
] not a coward. There is not a drop of
cowardly blood in his veins. If there
were lie would have never le com. a com
modore and admiral in the naw of the
United States.
"1 did think, moreover, that the court
would possibly censure him tor his ret
rograde movement and his t mliness in
getting to Santiago. <’erv ra it.'id time
before the arrival of S.-iil.-y to cod and
get away. But he did not and Schley
got there in time and did the work He
destroyed th. fleet of Cerver.t. The re
sults were exactly wiiat w- re being turn
ed at. He did what he started out to do.
Every one knows that. Cervera did not
■ g“t away and his fleet was destroyed at
Santiago.”
Parker on the Verdict.
New York. December 14. Vaptam Dark
er. of Admiral Schley s counsil, said it
Perth Amboy. X. J., at 1 o’clock this
morning:
•'Until 1 have read the n port in full I
cannot say more than this. Admiral
' Dewey knows what was tight. Hi. better
than any on< else In the world, was quali
fied to judge tile case, lie is tile ' ’■ man
living besid.s Admiral Schley who con
ducted a camp.tign and fought a battle
1 with modern ships under modern e • idi-
I tions. He prolstbly found there wis i
difference Ik"lw< < n iiie.>.-y ana practice
and judged Schley in the light of nis own
experience. The other tw ■ m moors «d
the court were high-minded n>-n ol the
highest character and nun who w -ahi
not misjudg' knowingly »r willingly.
They never had the experience the <l
- had and prolyaldy did not see things
in the same light as he did. \\ e shall
leave the matter to the judgment of the
people of the country, confident that in
the just mind the findings of tdmlral
L'ewey will be sustain'd."
€*<iptAin Park* r t*nit*<i almost .s much
pleased that Admiral Dewey had sns
mined Rear Admiral Schley as it the
court had been unanimous in the ver diet
that he (Dewey) rendered.
Schley Wanted as Lecturer.
Washington. Deccml>er I.!.—Admiral
Schley’s mail -has been steadily growing
l.'.tely. and he has received a number of
< ffers to go on the h eture platform. One
proposition was a fixed price of J."" t
night for lectures, to last forty nights.
Admiral Schley politely declined this and
al! other offere
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
iCKE MW TAKE
a Hmm.
Verdict of American People Finds
Expression in the Opinion of
Admiral Dewey—Long Re
viewing Report of the
Court or Inquiry.
Washington. December H.—Represent
ative IVurre. of Maryland, who repre
sents the Maryland district tn>m whi »i
! Admiral Schiey < ame. stat'd today that
he w.'tild intr." lu a r< s.duu >n t r i
congressional investigation of the entire
Sampson-S hley affair an! ss his col
a-ague from Marvland. Mr. Sehirm. who
iiad contemplated introducing such a
resolution, tarried out this a-ti ui. Mr.
I Dearre says he has nil formulate! the
| letaila •; ■■ '• 1: '
I quiry. but in- thinks it wool 1 . e.• sir..-
I .de to have it con lu -t'd i.v x -peeial
.mln.ttev rath*r tinn P" *'ia of the »
regular committees of the house.
■ The main purpos -aid h•. “is • >
get the se.i'j" <1 hel""»- an i "ipart. l! body
f men. wu-.i.y «i»s-"oiiu« <:• : .mi
navy and free from the prejudices whi u
it'is* b” having an inv slic.m n i.v m i
"f Sii' h .us ilt" r-ste.. cnara.-ler that th
real facts car. be brought out. Th- i».o
e.Slings before the court follow d ’t. :
triciest ’< gal and official f »nn di: '■ ■ .1
much evidi nee was iiarred out on o lim-
■ . gr-'u...is v.ii. • i c.>ngr< -■ . 1 •
vestigatlon would bring out. I wili. how-
■ !CU ’dr. S: hi-m. as he first an
nounced the purpose to intro<!'i< e .' res'>-
loes lint a-t my resolution will be in
t roduc- <!.”
House Members Discuss Verdict.
1 Among members of the house of rep
] res-ntafives th'" findings in tie- S< icley
: case were discuss-"’ with great int" rest
j and considerable sreculatio: was indu'g- 1
j in as to the prospect of a congressional
i investigation of the subject. The pre-
I vailing vi- w ap; -;::«d to be that much
I wi.l d« perni upon the wish's of Admiral
' ; S'-he v an i hi- friends in th- Maryland
del gatioa Repr-. ■ itaiiv. Cummings.
| of X« w York, was the only member of
j the nasal comniitt"»’ at the liov.se today.
He | '■ WIL
! Hams, of Mississippi, had intro-laced a
! resolution proposing ■ : inv" stigati'.n and
! that under the ru.es of th" h • ise this
■ would b.e< ome privileged. i:a v e.ild bo
i called tip on th- floor if not reported
: from a < onmitt - within two weeks from
the tim. .t was introduced. Th Wil
liams resolrtioa was introduced .bout a
; week ago. so that it will become privi-
1 elution i; is expected that various others
: will be :: tr ■ in- ed now that th* findings
i of th* . urt have been announced.
i Chairman Foss, of the hous. nav d
' committee, *i. dined to express an opioion
t as to whether congress would deal with
" the Schley case. Among Mr. Foss' ass >-
• ciate.s it is the geiier-.l understanding that
j the chairman is not favorable to con
gressional action.
Chairman Pay ne, the majority flo >r
I leader, when asked it a congressional i:i
. vestigatlon was likely to be held, said:
•"Why should congress go into the su!>-
; jcct? Admiral S< hley lias had his day m
court, and 1 doubt whether it would bo
: advisable for congress to go over the
ground already covered by the court."
j K< presentative Meyer, of Louisiana, a
J number of the naval committee, and .>:t
, authority on naval affairs, said:
I "1 do not think there should be a con
gressional investigation. The verdict •>"
the Am' rican people finds its best ex
pression in the findings of Adrnir I
Dew ey."
Representative Hay. of Virginia, chair
man of the house democratic caucus.
; said:
"J think my democratic associates
would lie glad to support a resolution 1 r
a <■ >:igr« ssion..: investigation. which
would go to Hi. txyttorn of the 8 hl> y
case. But I very much doubt wheth r
the majoritv in control of the hous
w ould permit such an investigation t ,
be undertaken.*
Senate Opinion Ts Divided.
Opinion in the senate Is divided as to
the probability of a congressional :a
vestigation of the Schley controversy, but
is. upon the whole, against the probabil
ity of such a course. A majority of
l republican senators appear to be adverse
to the reopening of the question, and
those of this view include friends of Ad-
I miral Schley.
Senator 11 de thought there would be,
cud should be, no further investigation.
He is chairman of the committee on
naval affairs and said he would use
whatever influence he might possess
against further inquiry as detrimental to
the b. st interests of the navy.
Senator Cullom said that further in
quiry would be tomfoolery and that no
more light on the subject could be se
cured than had been.
Democratic senators generally seem
disposed to wait upon the expression of
opinion by the friends of Admiral Schiey.
Senator Martin said that while he did
not feel called" upon to present a dgclara-