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JLL Ifß j/ ® VOL. XXXIV. NO. 50. SCHLEY IS AWARDED HERO’S WREATH BY DEWEY, BUT HE IS CONDEMNED BY RAMSAY AND BENHAM • • 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. • A A A— A A A -a. 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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-