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THE MORGAN MONITOR
VOL. I V. NO. •
TOTES MD CROCKERY.
If you nee' a Stove or Range it will pay you to
come and ce us. Also Crockery and China. We
make w se ^ s J us ^ as H ou wan ^ ^ em > P^ n white ,
embossed or decorated porcelain at very low figures.
W. S. BELL,
AIjBAI^TY,
measure h^Iavoked ry a vote
CE 68 TO 6.
GOVERNMENT LIBERRL SUBSCRIBER
Bill Provides For Issuance of One Mil¬
lion Shares at $100 Each to
Construct Water Way.
The senate Saturday passed the Nica¬
ragua canal bill, decided to make the
anti-scalping bill the unfinished busi¬
ness and continued without the com¬
pletion the consideration of the In¬
dian appropriation bill. • A number of
amendments were made to the Nicara¬
gua canal bill, and there were innu¬
merable short speeches during the
day. There was, however, no opposi¬
tion to a vote when the time came, and
a roll call on it developed only six
vote's in opposition to final passage.
The Nicaragua canal bill, as it pass¬
ed, continues tbejname of the Maritime
Canal Company.
It provides for the issuance of 1,000,-
000 shares of $100 each. The canal
company is required to call in all the
stock issued except that held by the
Nicaragua and Costa Rican govern¬
ments. The company is also required
to redeem and cancel all bonds and
scrip heretofore issued by the coin¬
pany and to satisfy all cash liabilities.
To enable the company to comply
with this requirement, treasury war-
rants to the amount of $5,000,000
authorized, with a proviso to the effect
that only so much of the amount shall
be paid as shall be required to pay the
actual cash value of the rights, privi¬
leges, franchises and property at the
time of t'he payment, the value to be
determined by commissioners to be
appointed by the president. This
being done, the secretary of the treas¬
ury is authorized to subscribe for 95,-
000 shares of the company’s stock for
the government of the United States.
The present members of the board of
directors are then to resign and a
board of seven is to be appointed, in
their stead, consisting of five on be¬
half of the United States, and one
each on behalf of Nicaragua and Costa
Rica.
The directors on behalf of the
United States are to be appointed by
the president and confirmed by the
senate.
No two of them are to be residents
of any one state, and no person who
has heretofore been interested in the
canal company is to be appointed to
this office. They are also prohibited
from being interested in contracts on
the canal.
Each of the directors, except the
president, is to receive a salary of $5,-
000 per annum, and the president is
to have $6,000. All traveling expenses
are to be paid. Annual reports are
required. There is a provision against
declaring a dividend except upon the
net earnings.
The company is authorized to con-
tract for the completion of the canal
within six years. The payments are
restricted canal is to to $20,000,000 be annually.
The of the largest large enough “for
the use sea-going vessels
at a cost not to exceed the estimate of
the engineers, and not Vj exceed $115,-
000,000.” This amouH is made a
permanent appiopriatioi for the work
to he used as occasion miy require.
The bill givfs the government a lien
upon the property to se-ure the re¬
payment of the moneys aq-anced, and
the president of is the. empowerel to declare
forfeiture States without propery to the
United other the lecessity of
judicial ’pherefliter or a full tiLe is ascr-tainment. to*eat
of in the
government president is the ai Unittl authorized States.
The Any change in o to
secure or mcHfi ca tion
0 [ the terms of the concessi,,^ either
from Ik 0 concessionaires or f rom
Nicaragua and Costa Rica. I case 0 f
failure m such negotiations tie presi¬
dent is also empowered to ngotiate
f„r another route across the ispmus
0e is further requested to o, e u ne¬
gotiations for the abrogation of the
Clayton-Bnlwei found W treaty be in or any other
treaty the existem, and
standing neutrality m way of of conatrnc ion.
The the canal i%rant-
ed, hnjA* Hfforruptions to of protect business it beween gainst
the Atlantic and Pacific
States is coasts 6’ the
United reserved,
CUBAN BAXK DISTRUSTED.
Governor General Brooke Will Recoin-
mend a Change.
Advices from Havana state that Ma¬
jor General Brooke, the governor gen-
eral, has mVle recommendations to
XVashington, it is understood, against
the collection of taxes by Banco Espa-
nolo in Cuba, and he has given atten-
tion to the matter of taxes due since
January 1st. This question of collec-
tion of back taxes by the Spanish
bank is daily gaining in importance on
account of the opposition the proposal
has caused
The bank is distrusted and disliked
by the Cubans because for genera-
tions the institution was Spain’s
in forcing the collection of
taxes and because of its partin the
juggling of Spanish credit during the
war period. Taxes otherwise reason-
able would be reluctantly paid to
Spanish tax gatherers. The system
would be too much of a reminder of
former times, as the bank was dis-
U^y . Span-, colonial
The bank’s refusal Thursday to
honor its promissory notes is consid¬
ered to amount to repudiation aud all
this tends to increase the general dis¬
trust of the bank and dissatisfaction
with the tax collection proposal.
The military administration has re¬
ceived manyprotesting telegrams from
the interior of the island and many
protesting petitions against the meas¬
ure by the municipal council and oth¬
er civil authorities, as well as the pa¬
triotic league and clubs, which will
be laid on Sunday before the governor
general. Cubans generally are called
upon to take wlmt dissuading action
is possible that day by a demonstra¬
tion with flags and banners.
The bank has taken no action to¬
ward making collections and will not
proceed until the governing general is¬
sues a deci’ee to that effect.
Major General John O. Bates, mili¬
tary commander of the department of
Santa Clara, has arrived from Cienfue-
gos to discuss with General Brooke
the affairs of his department. He re¬
ports that there are 25,000 Spanish
troops still at Cienfuegos, thou jh the
transports are now leaving daily.
General Bates will be heartily glad to
see the last Spanish soldier leave there
as the city is frightfully dirty. The
Spaniards, however, are very well be¬
haved.
Governor General Brooke purposes
to confer with all the governors of
departments so that all may act on the
same lines of policy.
RIVER AM) IIARROR RILL.
The Measure Completed Over $12,000,000
Appropriated for Fiscal Year.
A XVashington dispatch says: The
river and harbor bill was completed
Friday night. It carries appropria¬
tions for the ensuing fiscal year aggre¬
gating $12,500,138, and in addition to
this continuing contracts are author¬
ized aggregating $16,791,533.
Other conditional appropriations,
contingent upon securing certain re¬
sults, amount to $770,000, but the
payments on these would probably be
postponed beyond the ensuing year.
The appropriations above $50,000 for
harbors in southern states are as fol¬
lows, the contract amount in each case
being in addition to the amount allow¬
ed for the ensuing year:
Georgia—Brunswick harbor, $320,-
000 conditional on depth; Savannah,
$50,000; Duboy bar, $70,000; Chatta¬
hoochee river, $45,000; Ocmul^ee
river, $20,000, and continuing con¬
tracts, $136,000; Savannah river be¬
tween Augusta and Savannah, $25,000,
and continuing contract, $245,000.
Alabama—Mobile harbor, $100,000,
and continuing contract, $500,000;
Alabama river, $50,000; Black War¬
rior river from Tuscaloosa to Daniels
creek, $50,000, and continuing con¬
tract, $140,000; XVarrior and Tombig-
bee river from mouth to Demopolis,
$50,000.
Tennessee—Cumberland river above
Nashville, $500,000; below Nashville,
$100,000; Tennessee river below Chat¬
tanooga, $135,000.
WOOD RETURNS TO CUBA.
General in Charge of Affair* at Santiago
Leave* Washington.
Major General Leonard XVood called
at the war department Friday to say
Farewell prior to his departure for
Cuba. The General goes to Miami,
Fla., by rail. He will go thence by
boat to Havana, and will have full
conference with General Brooke, in
oharge o( the island of Cuba, before
(roQttdi.n? tQ bin post *t Bantiago.
MORGAN. GA„ THURSDAY, JANUARY 2(1, 1899.
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W. S. BELL,
ALBANY, GA.
WENT BEYOND IXSTRDCTIONS.
Germany Will Not Uphold Action of Con¬
sul at Samoa.
A XVashington special of Sunday
ea J" s: T lt , can , be stated . , , authoritatively
that if the published reports of the
| events at Apia are true the acts of the
, I German consul, Rose, and of the
., ? ent , of - tb ,, municipal • ■ , council, ■,
i ™ Jf eal were not ° the results of mstruc-
t,0 f fr ° m tbe &erman gownment,
sofar as ^ose acts were violative
of the treaty of Berlin, it is not be-
|* tbe 0Ted ? wl11 at recelve tho . e ‘ a ‘? tbe department a PP r0Val of that the
While ®? the ver situation . 1 ' rn ® 1 ? * is . regarded , - offi- „
cially as requiring delicate treatment,
° ne of tb e partias to the exchanges
. taking place authority for
are is
^ opinion that it will certainly yield
!° f lm discussion and that a satis-
factory understanding will be the out-
C0, “ e - Thl ? la Vrfsnmwg that the
either through their foreign offices or
their ambassadors.
The danger apprehended is the irre¬
sponsible action of some minor official
away off in Somoa, beyond the imme¬
diate control of the authorities at Ber¬
lin, XVashington and London. So far
as the last reports indicate, the issue
between the German representatives
and the American -and British repre¬
sentatives in Samoa had certainly not
developed be beyond a point where it
could readily adjusted upon a mere
statement of the actual facts, for it is
still believed that all the parties to the
treaty are willing to live up to its pro¬
visions, which of course would involve
a readiness to disavow any improper
action on the part of their respective
agents, and even go further and undo
so much of the mischief already done
by them ar it might be possiblo to
reach.
Assuming that tha trouble at Apia
has passed its acute stage and that it
will be adjusted satisfactorily by such
measures remain as are required, there will
for treatment in the immediate
future the treaty relation of the three
powers relative to Samoa.
CHEMIST GIVES TESTIMONY
Regarding tlie Presence of ltoraclc and
Salicylic Acids In Moat.
A XX T ashington dispatch says: Pro¬
fessor F. F. Clarke, chemist of the
United States geological survey, re¬
ported to the war investigating com¬
mission Saturday that he had tested
the powder furnished by Surgeon Daly
as being the residinm from boiling
down of a portion of the condemned
beef of the Panama, and which dis¬
closed the presence of both boracic
and salicylic acids.
Frofessor Clarke took the witness
stand‘and said he could say nothing
of the origin of the materials tested
nor could he state the probable amount
of chemical agents used that would be
extracted in making tea from the beef
without more material and longer
time.
XVhen asked as to the effect on health
of using beef injected with the boracic
acid, witness said it would be rela¬
tively harmless, but that the use of
salicylic acid would be different, and
was prohibited by most European
countries.
MILLER EXPEDITION LANDS.
Our Soldier* Disembark From Transport
Within Three Mile* of Iloilo.
A special to the New York World
from XVashington says:
General Miller’s expoditionhas land¬
ed on Guimaris Island, three miles
from Iloilo, without opposition, so
General Otis cables from Manila.
The landing was necessary because
of the crowded condition of the troops
on the transports. Experience has
proved that soldiers lose spirit and
fighting qualities when confined long
on board ship, so the war department
asked General Otis to ascertain if it
were possible for General Miller to
laud his expedition near Iloilo. He
cabled that it was and was instructed
to order a landing.
It was deemed inadvisable to have
this expedition return to Manila with¬
out having landed because it was fear-
0(1 the natives on Luzon would think
‘f> 0 Filipinos at Iloilo had repulsed
Americans. The president s pol-
i c Y °* pacification will be continued
and no attempt to land at Iloilo will
be made at present,
The island on which the men have
landed ie healthy and has an abundance
MYSTERY OF THE LOST “PAUL
JONES” CLEARED UP.
NO BODIES HIVE YET BEEN FOUND
There Were Fight People On Boaril Con¬
sisting; of Five Passengers anil a
Crew of Three.
A special from Biloxi, Miss., says:
The fate of the missing yacht Paul
Jones, which left New Orleans on the
3d of January for Pensacola, has at
last been solved, positive news of the
yacht and her ill-fated crew being re¬
ceived Friday at Biloxi from two
sources.
The Paul Jones had the following
pleasure seekers on board:
Joseph Brinkman, Louisville.
Miss Florence Taggart, daughter of
Mayor Taggart, Indianapolis.
Miss Margerie Woodland, daughter
of George XVoodland, vice president
Prairie State bank, Chicago.
Colonel Harry C. Yocum, St. Louis.
Miss 'Florence Yocum, St. Louis,bis
daughter.
The crew consisted of three men,
whose names are unknown.
The United States lighthouse ten¬
der Pansy, Captain Fields, which
had been engaged for the past three
days in the in" search of the missing par¬
ty, arrived Biloxi Friday afternoon
at 5 o’clock and brought the intelli¬
gence that the wreckage of the yacht
had been found during the morning
on Breton island, eighteen miles from
Pass a l’Outre
The report brought by the mate and
a sailor on tha Pansy leaves no doubt
as to the fate of the yacht and of those
on board. The mate says the wreck¬
age was scattered all over the island,
and among other things picked up
were the foremast of the vessel, a
plank bearing the name “Paul Jones,”
a mirror, a table, new tires of a bicy¬
cle, a yawl with bow crushed in, and
several other minor articles.
From the description of the wreck,
it is clearly evident that the yatebwas
destroyed by exploding, as otherwise
the vessel would not have gone to
pieces so completely.
Had not an explosion* occurred, and
it*is the vessel gone to pieces immediately,
more than probable that some, if
not all, of those on board would have
made their way ashore safely.
No Truce of Passenger*.
No trace of any of the missing per¬
sons was discovered, although a dili¬
gent search was made. It is possible,
however, though barely probable, that
some may have made their way to the
almost impenetrable marsh land.
Tho Pansy was met oq her return
tnp by the steamer tug Maud, which
had on board Mayor Taggert, of
Indianapolis, whose daughter was on
board the yacht, and Mr. Jones, the
owner of the vessel, to whom were
related the story of the disaster.
Information brought by the Pansy
is confirmed by oyster fishermen, who
have just arrived and who have known
of it for more than a week. The launch
exploded, they say, on or about Janu¬
ary 6th near Bird island, and every¬
thing goes to show that all on board
were killed at once or drowned soon
after.
The boat was operated by a gasoline
engine and it is now recalled that she
met with several accidents from fire
on her way down the river. It is re¬
garded as certain that the engine ex¬
ploded, but from what cause will
probably never be known. The force
was such that it not only blew off the
pilot house, but split, the yacht in two.
The launch, which was owned by
Lawrence Jones, a Louisville distiller,
was loaned to him by Mr. Yocum and
left Louisville December 8th for a trip
j to Florida. She left New Orleans for
Pensacola January 3d.
READY FOR CARTER CASE.
Deputy Judge Advocate General Harr Re¬
ported to Department For Duty.
Colonel Thomas F. Barr, deputy
judge advocate general, has reported
i to the war department for duty in con¬
nection with considering the long
pending case of Captain Career, corps
of engineers, courtmartialed for irregu¬
larities in the government was near
Savannah,
SHOT 6UNS a BIGYSLES.
If you want a Bicycle or Shot Gun call on us. We
can certainly interest you. We can sell you a first-
class Shot Gun at a very low price. Don’t fail to
call on us when you come to Albany and see our ex¬
tensive line of goods.
w. S. BELL,
ajl.: ¥ ■
MOTOR MYSTERY SOLVED.
Keely'* Workshop Dismantled and Evi¬
dences of Trickery Found.
The Fhilidelphia Press publishes an
article covering, with illustrations,
over a page in space, giving the de¬
tails of an investigation made by that
paper of the dismantled workshop of
the late John XV. lveely, which inves¬
tigation The Press contends clearly
proves the mysterious Keely motor to
have been a delusion and deceptive
and that its alleged mysterious forces
were In the result of trickery.
the investigation, which has been
in progress over a week, the flooring
of the workshop was taken up and a
brick partition wall was removed.
The Press was assisted in the work by
Prof. Hering, a consulting engineer
of experience; Prof. Arthur XV. Good-
speed, assistant proftssor of physics
of the University of Pennsylvania;
Prof. Lightner XVilmer, professor of
psychology at the University of Penn¬
sylvania, and Hr. M. G. Miller, who
has had special training in exploration
and research in the way of mound dig¬
ging and accordingly superintended
all the digging operations. Clarence
B. Moore, son of Mrs. Bloomfield
XIoore, was an interested spectator.
The statements in the article, which
are substantiated by signed statements
of the above named scientists are to
the effect that tubing was found con¬
cealed in the brickwork and under the
floor of the laboratory. This, it is
claimed, laid bare the possibilities of
deception as the tubing is of a kind
calculated to stand high pressure and
could have been used in connection
with the great steel sphere found last
week in the laboratory, which the ex¬
perts intimate was used as a reservoir
for compressed air or compressed
gases and the tubing could thus form
an agency for the forces that moved
the motor in the eihibition room.
The contention of Mr. Keely and his
friends for many years has been that
no tubing of any kind was needed to
work his machines.
The views of Professor Goodspeed
are that the presence of the tubing
and sphere indicates the use of nor¬
mal forces and possible deception on
the part of Keely. In this view, Clar¬
ence Moore concurs and Professor
XVilmer feels that the possibility of
trickery confirms the diagnosis that
most psychologists make as to a de¬
lusive character of the Keely mystery.
COMMISSION’S WORK ENDED.
President Congratulate* Officials IV lio
Directed Evacuation of Cuba.
A XVashington dispatch says: The
Cuban evacuation commission was dis¬
solved Thursday, and its members
submitted to the president, the secre¬
tary of state and the secretary of war,
a report on their labors.
The report makes no reference to
the future government of the island
i and embodies no political recommen-
j da q 0Ils whatsoever, consisting practi-
cal|y of R record of its proce edings
j 1 pausing with the mainly voluminous between correspondence it, the Span-
1 ish commission, and the administra-
j tion at XVashington.
Secretary Alger and the president
warmly congratulated the commission
on its successful and expeditious work,
GERMAN PRESS COMMENT
Regarding the Trouble In Sartoa-Situa-
tlon Considered lira re.
Advices from Berlin,Germany, state
that the news from Samoa has been
received with foreboding. The Lokal
Anzeiger says:
“All thiH, doubtless, signifies an |
appreciable quarrel, and with the
unceremoniousness which,the Ameri-
cans have affected lately toward us, it
may easily take a serious turn. Tho
Samoan co-dominion has always in¬
volved a lurking danger.”
MRS. GEORGE INDICTED.
Canton Woman Will lie Tried For Murder
of George Saxon.
The grand jury at Canton, Ohio,
Thursday, returned a true bill against
Mrs. Annie E. George for murdering
George D. Saxton last October. The
indictment is for the first degree and
the penalty is death by electrocution.
Saxon was a brother of Mrs. Wil¬
liam McKinley. The president and
Mrs. McKinley were called to Canton
for the funeral of Saxon. All the pro¬
ceedings of the grand jury were
secret.
SI PER YEAR.
M’MILLIN’S MESS A BE.
Now Governor of Tennesson Suggests Sev.
* oral Reforms In Affairs of the State.
A Nashvilledispatch Rays: Governed
McMilliu sent his first message to the
general assembly Friday, It is a
strong paper and bold in its advocacy
of reform. He urges that the greatest
encouragement be given the cause of
education, and urges (hat some remedy
be applied to the extortionate charges
for school books. Ho says the peni¬
tentiary system is working well and
should be given a further trial before
a change is ■made.
He recommends that the peniten¬
tiary commissioners be required to
investigate the merits of all applica¬
tions for pardons. He urges that illl-
thority be given for the transfer of
insane convicts to hospitals for the
insane. He says it would be a calam¬
ity to the people to return to the old
system of excessive payment of fees.
He urges immediate investigation with
a view to reducing the number of
judges to the lowest possible limit.
He recommends that the compensation
of coal oil inspectors be limited to
$1,500 per annum. Ho favors the
continuance of the railroad commis¬
sion, the creation of a state board of
equalization. He says that floating
debts should Vie funded or the tax rate
increased sufficiently to pay it off
within two or three years, and urges
the creation of a sinking fund.
PROTEST AGAINST EXPANSION.
Citizens of New York Hold a Mass Meet¬
ing In Acmlemy of Music.
A New York dispatch says: A mass
meeting of citizens was held in the
Academy of Music Sunday night un¬
der the auspices of the Continental
League for the purpose of protesting
and against the policy of “imperialism
entangling alliances with Euro¬
pean powers.”
Communications were read from ex-
Presideut Cleveland, Colonel XVUliam
J. Bryan and Bishop Henry C. Pot¬
ter regretting their inability to be
present. Mr. Cleveland, in his letter,
Bays:
“I am so opposed to the expan¬
sionist craze now afflicting our body
politic that any organization formed
in opposition to it has my hearty sym¬
pathy ami approval.”
Mr. Bryan said that he was fully in
sympathy with every effort put forth
to save the nation from the dangers of
imperialism. *
Resolutions were adopted declaring
in strongest terms against taking over
the Philippines.
GEORGIA TAX COMMISSION,
Hcetl In Atlanta anil Perfect. 1’erlnft-
nont Organization.
The new tax commission for Geor¬
gia appointed under authority of the
Roland Ellis resolution, met at Atlanta
Monday morning in the senate clmm-
her at the capitol aud effected perma-
nent organization.
Owing to the rather chaotic condi¬
tion of the present tax laws of the
state it was thought advisable to have
a digest or code of tho laws made.
It was suggested that no meeting of
tho commission should he held until
all tho data necessary he secured by
the secretary. This will require a vast
amount of work, and tho commission
adjourned until the fourth Monday in
NO TRUTH IN REPORT,
Purchaser of tho S. A. I. Says the .South¬
ern Will Not Get, It.
Specials received at Richmond, X'A.,
Saturday night from Norfolk stated
that it was persistently reported there
that the syndicate headed by John
Skelton Williams, which secently pur¬
chased control of the Seaboard Air-
Line, would sell out to New York par-
ties in tlie interest of the Southern
railway.
Mr. Williams when seen declared
most emphatically that there was not a
word of truth in the report.
RUSSIA BUILDS BATTLESHIPS.
’/wo War.hip*, Two Cruiser, ami Manx
Torpedo Boat* Under Way.
The Russian governmenthas ordered
a new cruiser of 6,250 tons to bo con¬
structed at the Vulcan ship building
yards, Stettin, Prussia.
It has also decided to build in
Prussian yards three battleships of
about 12,800 tons each and two
cruisers of 6,000 and 3,000 tons re¬
spectively.
Numerous torpedo boats are now in
course of construction under govern¬
ment orders,
SENATORS DISCUSS MERITS OF
SCHLEY AND SAMPSON.
MUCH WARM TALK INDULGED IN.
Sampson's Friends Charge That Schley
"Wanted to Keep Out of Cervcra’s
Way at. Santiago.
A Washington special says: The en¬
tire executive session of the senate
Mondny was devoted wholly to the
discussion of the promotion of Ad¬
mirals Sampson and Schley and other
naval officers engaged in the Santiago
campaign over the heads of officers
who were their superiors in rank.
The controversy was then postponed
for twenty days after a vote had been
taken to call for the, records of the
navy department bearing upon the
conduct of all affected by the advance¬
ment,
The discussion arose over the reso¬
lution of which Senator Butler was
the author, calling for these docu¬
ments. Ah originally offered it asked
for the reasons for the advancement,
but the resolution was modified so as
to request the record only. The reso- >
lution was then allowed to pass with¬
out further division.
For three hours previous to this,
however, the senate had been engaged
in a very animated battle, which in¬
volved many intricacies and was par¬
ticipated in by a large number of sena¬
tors.
The main contests were first over
the general policy of promoting these
officers over others who were charac-
terized as quite ns deserving, though
less fortunate in that they were de¬
prived of such active participation in
the war, and, second, as to the rela¬
tive merits of Sampson and Schley.
Senators Gorman and XVellington, of
Maryland, one a republican and the
oilier a democrat, united in a fierce at¬
tack upon the navy department for fa¬
voring Sampson over Schley.
Senators Lindsey, Pettigrew, Per¬
kins and Money attacked the whole
system of promotion as a “species of
favoritism which was not warranted
by the facts.” The method of the ad¬
ministration was defended by Messrs.
Hale, Chandler and Lodge.
Senator XVellington was especially
zealous in his advocacy of the claims
of Admiral Schley and his presenta¬
tion of reasons why Admiral Sampson
should not be preferred over him.
He made the statement that if the
official papers were ordered they would
demonstrate beyond a possible ques¬
tion the fact that Schley and not
Sampson fought the battle of Santi¬
ago.
Senator Lindsay found much in the
promotion of both Schley and Samp¬
son over Commodore XVatson to con¬
demn.
The charge was made that Schley
had voluntarily left Santiago after
reaching the vicinity of that port, and
after Cervera had entered the harbor,
aud also the charge that, when the
Spanish fleet had sailed out through
the narrow mouth of the channel Ad¬
miral (then Commodore) Sehley had
made a reverse movement with tho
Brooklyn ami gone in a direction op¬
posite to that taken by the Spanish
squadro’n instead of boldly attacking
tho enemy in the beginning. It was
asserted tliat these facts were among
those which the archives would reveal.
Tho friends of Admiral Schley de¬
clared they had nothing to fear from
having nil the facts known. Explain¬
ing his start to leave Santiago and his
refusal to obey department orders be¬
fore Sampson’s arrival, they said it
was because he bad been unable to
coal at sea. XVlien they were asked
liow it had happened that they had
been able to coal tbirty-six hours af¬
terwards, they replied that this was
due to the fact that a storm had given
place to a calm.
Senators Lindsay and Pettigrew,
who wore not standing for either Samp¬
son or Schley, made the point that
these developments had merely em-
phasized 'the reasons why the senate
should be put into possession of all
the facts before the voting.
“I am not tlie champion of either of
these officers,’’ said Mr. Pettigrew,
“and if Schley ran away from the
enemy or showed a disposition to do
ho, I want to know it, ”
