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A Republican Newspaper.
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In Advance
VOL XXI _MARTINSBURG. W. VA.. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 2. 1801. ~ ' No9
SCHLEY, ENDSJESTIMd
Concluded His Cross-Examination
Yesterday Afternoon,
DECLARES LOOP WON THE DAY
Schley Assumed Full Responsibility for the
Famous Loop—The Court Propounds
Questions—Report of the Battle
Sent Back.
Washington, Oct. 31—The long or
deal to which Admiral Schley has been
subjected since Monday morning end
fd yesterday afternoon, when his
ross-examination was concluded and
he was allowed to leave the witness
stand. One of the most interesting
features of the day was the develop
ment of the fact that the report of
the battle written by Admiral Schley,
July 6, 1898, was not the original re
port. The original never has been
published, and in accordance with a
previous decision, the court declined
to allow it to go into the record. Ad
miral Schley was allowed to explain,
however, that Admiral Sampson de
clined to receive the first report be
cause it did not mention the presence
of the New York. "I felt that the
victory at that time,” said Admiral
Schley, in explaining the matter,
“was big enough for all, and I made
this change out of generosity, and be
cause I knew if the New York had
been present she would have done as
good work as anybody else.”
Approved the Loop.
The cross-examination of Admiral
Schley on the battle of Santiago be
gan with a question as to what the
firBt movement of the Brooklyn’s helm
was after the enemy’s ships were
sighted coming out.
“We were heading west by north,”
he replied. “The first helm was to
port.”
“Captain Cook gave the order for
the turn?”
“Yes.”
“You regard that turn as very Im
portant, do you not?"
“I think it was the movement that
decided the events of that day.”
The admiral then said, in response
to questions, that he had not men
tioned the loop in his report of the
battle. Captain Cook had given the
order without orders from him, except
under his general instructions to close
REAR ADMIRAL SCHLEY BEING CROSS EX
AMINED.
in and keep somewhere about 1,000
yards away outside of broa tslde tor
pedo range. Although Captain Cobk
gave the order, he would have done so
in a moment had the ca; ain of the
Brooklyn failed to do so.
“Do you assume full responsibility
for the turn?”
“Absolutely. If I did not give the or
der, I approved it,” replied the ad
miral.
The witness said that before the
helm of the Brooklyn was swung hard
aport in order to make the loop the
helm was put alternately to port and
to starboard in order to meet the
movements of the enemy's ships. “It
was difficult,” he said, “at that time
to say whether they meant to go be
tween the Texas and ihe Brooklyn or
the other way.”
“You staled in your examination in
chief, I believe, that on making the
turn you ('id not ec-e the starboard side
of the Texas?”
"1 did say so, ab-r- ’ tely,” replied
the witness.
Admiral Sc’ ley. in ■- 'sponse to a
question, said he ne\ heard of the
Texas incident until s months after
the battle. He had ' u under the
impression until late that the star
board engine of th" Brooklyn waa
backed to facilitate the turn. He
recollected distinctly that he had
warned Captain Cook as the enemy
approached that they were going to
ram him. He was closely questioned
as to the order which went below “to
stand by to ram.” In answer to a
question he said he supposed the cap
tain had given the order. He was
not certain.
“Now," said Captain Lemly, “here
appear to be three reasons why you
made the turn. Why did you make
that turn?”
"As I already stated In my dlrecl
testimony there is another very much
important reason which you have not
asked, and that was that the ship
might continue in the action and beat
the enemy as we did. That was the
controlling one of all,”
“Have you stated that?” asked Cap
tain Lemly, to which Admiral Schley
replied:
“I never stated that, because I
thought It was evident. I never stated
it, for three or four reasons. There
are several other reasons we could
perhaps conjure up about it. I have
them in mind. I have stated in rela
tion to the senate document that the
matter was prepared very hurriedly,
and here I have stated the general
purposes, or at least what the move
ment was intended to accomplish."
“Did you have each of these var
rious reasons in mind at the time?"
“Probably all of them and others.”
The judge advocate then took up
Admiral Schley's report of the bat
tle made to the department, dated
Guantanamo Bay, July 6, 1898, and he
was questioned concerning the state
ments made therein. Captain Lemly
laid before the court Admiral Schley’s
press copy book containing a copy of
his letter, embracing his first report
to Admiral Sampson of the battle of
Santiago, which had been returned,
and there was more contention be
tween counsel as to the admissibility
of the document as evidence. The
decision of the court was to the effect
that the report could not be read
aloud.
Victory Big Enough For All.
Admiral Schley explained that the
original preliminary report of the bat
tle he took to the commander-in-chief
and then returned to the Brooklyn.
•‘Admiral Sampson then signaled for
me to come aboard again,” he said,
“which I did, and he handed the re
port back to me. There was nobody
but himself and myself in the cabin
at the time, and from the conversa
tion I had with him I was led to be
lieve-”
Captain Lemly—"We want the con
versation.”
Admiral Schley—“He handed it back
to me. with the statement that he was
commander-in-chief, and that 1 had
omitted a very important uetail—that
the New York was not present. I felt
that the victory at that time, as I
said, was big enough for all, and I
made this out of generosity, and be
cause I knew that if the New York
had been present she would have done
as good work as anybody else. 'Your
command' 1 referred to all throughout
this, his appearance, and so on, in
complimentary terms. That was the
reason.”
Captain Lemly said: “I have no
further questions.” He turned to Mr.
Ravner, who said: “We have not a
single question.”
“The court has a few,” said Admiral
Dewey.
At the end of the cross-examination
there was placed in evidence the tele
gram sent by Admiral Schley to the
department July 10, saying in sub
stance that he did not desire to assume
entire credit for the victory of July 3,
and that the victory belonged to the
iieet under the command of Adm ral
Sampson. ,
Admiral Dewey then propounded 34
questions prepared by the members
of the court. These questions touched
many points of the campaign of the
flying squadron, but mainly centered
about the difficulties encountered in
coaling and the reasons for the retro
grade movement. Not one of them re
; lated to the battle of San'iago.
A VALUABLE QUILT
Containing the the Antograrlm ofProni
Incut People Now In Possession of
Senator Scott.
S enator Nathan B, Scott interest
ingly relates how he came in posses
sion of an autograph ciuilt gotten up
by the ladies of Rinley, W. Va. “This
anilt," said the Senator, “ismade up
ot ribbons on which appear the signa
tures of prominent people of the coun
try. With each signature the subscri
ber made a small donation. which
realized quite a sum, and was devoted
to some charitable purpose by the
ladies. It was originally intended on
its completion to present the quilt to
the late President McKinley, but hi*
nnttmoly end, of course placed this
out of the question. The ladies then
asked me to purchase it, which 1 did,
paviusr fifty dollars for same. The
quilt is now inJWashingfon.and I prize
it as a valuable curiositv. “
RKMKMNICRH Til 50 KIHST TRAIN.
There is one of the Cumberland Val
ey Railroad Company's old emplovei
who was unable to march in Iasi
weeks parade at the Carlisle Resqui
Centennial. It was Alexander Wilt,
of Newville. who is 80 years of ag<
and remembers when the first trait
ran over the road. Mr. Wilt, fot
many y ars, has beeii an employe o
the company and is still on the pat
roll, although his duties this lafe it
life consist only in keening in ordei
the passenger station at Newville.
MINERS IN CONFERENCE
United Mined Workers Trying to
Organize Virginia Men.
OPPOSED BY THE OPERATORS
The Convention Proposes a Uniform Scale of
Wages for AH Mining Fields--*Some
Delegates Doubtful of Success.
Huntington, W. Va., Oct. 31.—A
number of representatives of the Uni
ted Mine Workers of America and of
different state organizations are here
for a conference with both the or
ganized and unorganized miners of
West Virginia and Virginia. A sim
ilar conference was held at Parkers
burg last month, and on the report of
the conferees at that time President
Mitchell called the meeting for today
to devise plans by which the miners
in these two states can be organized
into state unions and made auxiliary
to the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica, the same as in other coal-produc
ing states.
It is held that the operators in other
states claim they cannot pay the un
ion scale in competition with the lower
rate of the non-union mines in West
Virginia, and the conference will ap
peal to the Virginia miners for the
protection of the union miners in
other states. The operators of West
Virginia are also represented here and
are appealing to their men against in
terference from labor leaders In other
states.
The first session was held at 10
o’clock today, and the meetings may
continue the remainder of the week.
The convention proposes a uniform
scale of wages on a basis equal with
that of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
Pennsylvania and other competitive
fields. West Virginia has never had
i even a formulated scale. Several at
tempts have been made to effect a
scale, but always without success, and
some of those present are doubtful
as to the success of the present con
ference in that resoect.
GOVERNMENT TAKES SPIRO
THE ELDER HPIHH ARRESTED
AFTER HABEAS CORPUS IIKARINU.
Hr la ClinrgMl With Concealing Hood*
Daring Rankraptey and Making
Falar Oath—HU Hon Hllll In
Jail 111 Pmnaylvaula.
Meyer Spiro, to face a charge of
concealing goods dnnna bankruptcy
and to making false oath, was taken
to Harrisburg on Tuesday by Deputy
United States Mnrshal Samuel Lapp.
Emanuel 1. Spiro, his son, who is
charged with conspiracy, is still in
jail, hut will be taken to Frederick
county. Md., in a day or two for trial.
The elder Spiro was arrested at the
conclusion of the habeas corpus hear
ing before Judge Stewart on Tuesday
afternoon.
The court hail decided there was no
thing ou which the elder man could be
held in Chamershurg and as he step
ped out of the court house he was con
fronted by Dequty United States Mar
shal. who told him he had a govern
ment warrant for his arrest. Spiro
accompanied the officer and was taken
to Harrisburg for a hearing petore
United Slates Commissioner Leroy J.
Wolfe. There are no new develop
ments in the case. The attorneys on
both sides are irepatina for trial. As
soon ns the netcssarv jmp< rs arrive a
Maryland olfice- will take the younger
Spiro to that S ate.
TIM8EHLAKE—DAVIS.
Writ Known Jetfrriiou County Couplf
Mnrrtrd tail Tumdn)^t ,
Minn Corriuns Harris Davis, daught
er of Sheriff Albert F. Davis, of Rip
pon, Jefferson ifmnty. and Mr. Eu
gene Timberlaki, sou of Mr D. W.
Timberlake.of 2Juklleway, well know
and closely re 1 Jed in this city, were
married in S’. JShu's Episcopal church
Tuisday nv Re* J. R Brookiug,
the rector. Mr/Hunter Timberlake,
of Marfinsbnrg. n cousin of the groom
was best man aiiri Miss Mattie Davis,
sister of the brhl*\ was maid of honor.
Tlie ushers were Messrs Lynn Gran
tham, A. B. Huist aud William Mc
Conghtry. Mist Mamie Kurtz and
Mrs. Douglas Davis, of Lacy Springs,
were brine -niaidt. Mms Ella Kurts,
j of Washington, presided at the organ
| ami rendered tne sodding march Af
ter the ceremony i reception was held
!' at the home of th* bride’s parents.
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SI,IKH» ADVKKTIMK.ttK.Vr
The current issue of Munsey's
Magazine contaiui a doable t>age »d
i vertisement of a rml estate agent for
which the advertisrr Days $1,000 for
one issue.
A CHICKEN PROBLEM
MIW PAYNK AMU A (UNU OF
lillfCVKAIIOTHKRTilK OFFUKtlSI.
Nianirrotm lira* Hohki Roblinl-Aonav
of llac i ht( k«*»aw mrr Hfcovered - MUa
Puyiar In Plaarea! I'Hdrr Arnaf
ma il Aga III Releaifd.
Mis* L. A. J. Payup. a resident of
North Mnrtinsburg, 01# whom the
officers have bad their eve* for some
time past, was arrested yesterday on
the charge of buying stolen chickens.
On Tuesday night the ten houses
of William Porterfield. L. O. Under
donk, Harrison Bradshaw and Miss E.
W. McGarv were entered and robbed.
Complaint was made to the officials
and Officers Riordou, Fulk and Cald
well visited Miss Pavne’s home on
Albert street, where • they found 13
chickens and a furkev belonging to
Miss McGeary, 7 chickens belonging
to Harrison Bradshaw, 5 chickens be
longing to L. O. Onderdonk and 3
chickens belonging to Win. Porterfield.
She turned the chickens over to the
officers and was later placed under ar
rest. This woman, the officers say,
conducts rather an interesting and
profitale business, selling and ship
ping poultry which she buys atgreatly
reduoed prices Almost every night,
the officers claim, she leaves several
empty chicken coops in her yard on
Albert street and in the morning
when she awakes she finds that they
have been filled with chickens in
some mysterious manner. The
officers say that the thieves visit the
hen houses in the citv and oountv
and deposit their plunder in these emp
ty cooks duriug the dark hours ot the
night. Miss Payne gots the chick
ens, but she doesn’t know who placed
them there. The next dav a young
man calls and receives the money for
the chickens.
These thieves, in spite of frequent
efforts, the officers have been unable
to catch up in their slick game.
Miss Payne was taken before Justice
Snvder this morning and released on
account of insufficient evidence
against her. There was no testimony
to sbnw that she had bought stolen
property. She said she f nd the
uov.ltry in her yard Wednesday morn
ing. but there was no evidence to
show that she bought them from
thieves.
THE STORY DENIED.
Dr. Pnrlnton of the University Mays
There Is No Trull, in llaxlll*
Incident.
The Evening World is in reeiept of
the following letter from Dr. Puriu
tou, of the State University. The
letter which follows, is self oxplani
tory:
Morgantown, W. Va. Oet. 28. 1901.
Mr. Editor:
A sensational story concerning the
! alleged hazing of a lady freshman in
the University by lady students of up
per classes has recently been exten
sively published throughout this and
other states. Inasmuch as tho story is
utterly and totally false, and is dam
aging to the University, I beg the
courtesy of an opportunity io deny it.
There has been no hazing of any kind,
or to any extent whatever, either of a
freshman, or any other young lady in
the University, Neither has there
been auv attempt at such hazing. Ou
the evening refereil to in the sensa
tional Btory, some young lady students
of the University invited a s'udent
out of the Librarv into the lower cor
ritler of Martin Hail, in which the Li
bravv is located, with the intention of
.skitig her to go out of the building
and sing for them. But when she
'•ame flown, they changed their minds
a d wet home without asking or at
tempting anything. This innocent
anil colorless circumstance seems to
have given rise to the whole of the
absurd tale that is going the rounds.
While 1 hiu writing, permit me to
say in addition that everything in and
about the University is in the best
condition of harmony and progres .
There is a large enroirment of earnest
and purposeful stud.-ur*, and the work
of the University is going steadily and
prosperously forward.
Yours very truly,
D. B. Pur in ton
COkKKDKHATK lUCUNIU*.
The committee in charge of the
National Confederate reunion to he
held at Dallas. Texas next year, has
iinaliy decided upon April 29 and 30,
and May 1 and 2 as the date for the
reunion.
Miss Otie Silver, of this county,
will be a sponsor for West Virginii at
the reunion.
SOUTHERN RACE RIOT
Fierce Battle Between Whites and
t
Blacks in Louisiana.
ELEVEN DEAD; MANY WOUNDED
Many of the Wounded Negro w Escaped to the
Wc.dsand Swamps—The Conflict
Raged For Over Half an Hour.
New Orleans. La., Oet. SO.—A spe
cial to The Picayune from Balltown,
La., says that the race war between
the blacks and whites, which started
at a negro camp meeting at Duncan's
Chapel on Sunday, forms a story of
blood unequaled In the history of the
Pearl river valley.
One white man la dead, another Is
now dying with a bullet hole through
his stomach, and a third white min Is
badly wounded. Nine negroes were
killed In the bloody affray—five men.
three women and one small child. A
dozen or perhaps more negroes es
caped to the woods and swamps with
wounds that are believed to be cer
tain death *ln the brush, away from
medical care.
No one is able to estimate the num
ber of wounded negroes who escaped
the carnage behind the church. They
scattered in all directions. Some arc
known to have been shot, but they
have not been found. The conflict
raged for half an hour. Those at a
distance say the firing sounded like
a battle between troops.
On last Thursday the meeting open
ed, with several hundred negroes en
camped around the church, In tents
and rudely constructed shanties. One
day previous to the e»mp meeting,
when the negro BUI Morris had been
burned at the stake near Balltown
for ail assault upon Mrs. J. J. Ball,
public feeling was at a high pitch.
Under these conditions the negroes
gathered at Live Oak. Thero was
trouble over a license, and Crear
Lott’s tent became the centre of con
tention. Some trouble occurred on
Saturday evening, but there was no
bloodshed. It came up again on Sun
day afternoon, when Constable Boon
and a posse rode up to Lott’a tent
with a warrant. Lott came out, and
Is reported to have shouted, with an
oath: “One nigger has been burned,
but u-white man will be next."
Wade Walker, one of the consta
ble's posse, was struck over the head
with a Winchester, and then the
slaughter began. The blacks fled
from the frail wooden church, for It
was no shelter from the rain of bul
lets. Lott retired Into his tent, shoot
ing and fighting. A torrent of lead
was sent whizzing through the tent
and through the church, while the
negroes fled. For 24 hours tt looked as
If a general uprising would wipe out
the black race in Washington parish.
The news spread like wildfire, and by
Monday over 1,000 armed men had
reached the scene of the battle.
On Monda'y afternoon the nine ne
groes, who had been left In a heap
where they had died, were plied Into
three unmarked graves, dug near the
charred remains of IvOtt’s tent house.
There was no ceremony. At the same
time prominent citizens held a con
ference, which was attended by
Sheriff Simmons, and a message was
sent to the negroes.
“Do you want any more?" was the
query,
“No,” came the reply.
This had a quieting effect, peac«
again reigned and the negroes left the
country.
ANNUAL C. V. INSPECTION.
Otticlnl* of the Cumberland Vall«y HalT
rand Make Yearly Trip Over bine
mid liraiHiim,
The nnuual inspection of the Cam
erland Valley railroad was made Tues
day. The Inspection train left Hnr
risburtr at H o’clock in the morning
and arrived in this city at 4:10 in the
aftern oon.
On the train were Vise President
M. G. Kennedy, Superintendent J.
F. Boyd, Supervisor, W. W. Stewart,
Engineer. T. J. Breretou, Assistant
T.B. Kennedy Jr., General Passenger
Agent H A. Kiddle, Train dispatcher
H A. Bogue. the section foremen of
the road and four P. R. K. maintain
anoe of way officials. Mr. W. A.
(Ja-d, this city, was among the offl •
•ials on the train.
I'HINCK A 1.KMT’S NIC W KKCOBI).
Prince Alart, thejchampion pacin*t
stallion which won the special $2,000
race at the Hagerstown Fair, broke
two world’s records at Memphis, last
week. The horse went a half a mile
in sit'4 seconds, the fastest half mile
ever paced by a gelding. In the sec
ond heat Prince Alert estal Halted the
new mile record of 2.00^.
MR. CRIDLER HAS RESIGNED
HKMIMNATION lMMICni ITKL.Y AC
CRPTKD BY TIIK PHMIDKNT.
Mr. May Cminnrnilr I hr Hi-tlrlng iThlhl
Aaatalaut Mrrrrtary for Mia Ability,
Zral, and Industry Half of K»
ttrrmrnt Not Klard.
Washington. D. O. Oct, 30.—Thom
as W. Cridler. Third Assistant Secre
tary of State, yesterday accepted the
tender from the Louisana Purchase
Exposition management of the post of
European agent of the exposition.
Mis connection with the State Depart
ment consequently will terminate just
as soon as he has learned faom the ex
positon management Its wishes in the
matter of his future employment.
The following correspondence has
passed on this subject:
"Department of State,"
Washington, Oct.W.
To the President. Through the Sec
retary of State, Wasnmgton, D. 0.:
"Havingr received a very excellent
offer from the Louisana Purchase Ex
position Company to act as its Euro
pean commissioner, which 1 have de
cided, upon mature reflection and af
ter consnlration with friends, to ac
cept, 1 hereby tender mv resignation
of the office of Third Assistant Secre
tary of State, to which 1 was appoint**
ed April 8, 1897, the same to take ef
fect at the pleasure of the President
or upon the appointment and qualifl
cationof my of successor. > have the
honor to be, sir, your obedient servant
"Thomas W. Cridler."
“Department of State.
“ Washington, * Oct. $0.
“Hon. Thomas W. Oridler, Depart
ment of State.
“Dear Sir: I have submitted your
resignation of office ot Third Assis
tant Secretary of State, tendered this
day, to the President, who has accept
ed it and who charges roe to convey
to you his best wishes for your sac
o 'ss in the now and important duties
you have undertaken.
“It gives me pleasure in taking
leave of you to bear testimony to the
ability, the zeal, and the industry
with which you have discharged the
laborious aud responsible duties of
the successive offices you have filled
in this department and to give you my
hearty good wishes in the work upon
which you are now entering.
Yours, very sincerely.
John Hay."
PEN-MAR AUDITORIUM.
fimitloia Comntl(tee* of Hrfo m«l« Ln*
therm* null PmhylerUtt Denoni
limttou* Relieved from P*f«
me lit of Half of Cost*
The Western Maryland Railroad
Company has released <he Reformed,
Presbyterian and Lutheran reunion
committees from •* payment of one
lmlf of the cost of i tabernacle at
Pen-Mar and 1ms jwtid for *n« entire
bnilding. The oompanv, therefore,
lms sole control of this commodious
structure ami will hereafter call it
‘‘The Pen-Mar Auditorium",
WlttCTIT AWAVMOCNTAIS.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
bus decided to cut away the point of
the mountain near Keyser so as to
extend the yarn tracks two and a
j half miles toward Piedmont. The
! material excavated will be used to
| till up the old channel of the Potomac
I river ami thus reclaim the islands
I recently purchased.
Bad Roughs
“ I had a bad cough for six
weeks and coulJ hr.d no relief
until I tried Ayer’s Cherry Pecto
ral. Only one-fourth of the bottle
cured me.'" i
L. Hawn, Newington, Ont,
Neglected coids always
lead to something serious.
They run into chronic
bronchitis, pneumonia,
asthma, or consumption.
Don't wait, but take
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral
just as soon asyourcough
begins. A few doses will
cure you then.
Three tltti: 2S«., Me., SI. All drufilsts.
Consult your doctor. If be says take It,
then do at he says. If he tells you net
to take It, then don't take It. He know*.
Leave It with him. We are willing. !
J. C. AY EH CO.. Lowell, Has*.