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IJGHT'-ON THE BATTLE.
Admiral Besumes His Account of
Flying Squadron Operations.
WAS^HINGTON, Oct, .20.— With the opening
of the Schley court of; inquiry to-day Admiral
Schley began the fifth day of , h(s testimony
and the third day of: his- cross-examination..
The testimony began where left oft yesterday,
taking up different phases of the blockade of
Santiago and passing from that question Into
the reconnolssance of May 31, when the Span
ish cruiser Cristobal Colon was bombarded.'
The battle of July 3 was left for the last sub
ject. to,be considered.. \u25a0 . ; \ -.
The first question Captain • Lemly asked was
whether the Iowa was with the flying squadron
at Hampton Roads when he gave the captains
of the . ships the verbal orders as to attack
ing the enemy's fleet.' v ; Admiral Schley replied
that she was not. In response to questions he
said that he first fell in with the Iowa oft
cienfuegos. Paptain Evans was then 111 and
Commander Rodgers was in command. He did
not recollect whether he had communicated
the verbal orders to the latter. He first saw
Captain Evans on May 29. " \u25a0
He was then questioned as to his conversa
tion with Captain Folger when the latter sug
gested a circular blockade such as existed at
Wel-Hai-Wel. Witness said he thought" the
fleet was lareer than his ' at Wei-Hal- Wei.:
He was asked whether he did not .consider a
circular blockade with the vessels pointing: Iri
as mobile as the other form . in that ships
could move either way by • turning with the
lielm. The admiral replied that he thought, a
circular blockade where all the vessels charged
to the center would produce confusion and In
evitably lead. to. a. " different arrangement ac
cording as the enemy* -moved east or west.
"The outcome," 'said he,- "could only be more
or less : confusion, such as did 'actually 'occur
later."'. : :\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.:' \- : - \u25a0~>.;S- '-'?£ •'•"'•" '
- The 'admiral's attention ' was called' to Cap
tain Folger's " statement that . the latter had
udvls'ed him. to go in closer at Santiago and
his own statement in chief that on the next
day Captain • Folger had signaled them that
they, were within range of the batteries. The
admiral, in reply, changed the date of the sig
nal to a day later. He read .Folger's signal,
"I think the forts may op<!n~ at this range."
He said ' when Folger made this signal • the
squadron was In practically the same position
as on the day Folger testified he had asked
the admiral to go in closer. Witness' atten
tion was then called to his statement that
neither at Cienfuegos nor Santiago had any
vessel entered or departed and he wan asked
how he knew this. He \u25a0 replied- that he only
knew It because he never heard of any ship
getting In. On. the North Cuba blockade when
a Frenchman succeeded in getting through the
blockading line into Havana the fact had been
widely advertised as a great accomplishment.
His conclusion, therefore, was that none had
«ntered. " :. - . • • —
Coming to the reconnoissance of May 31.
when the Spanish , ship Colon was bombarded
it lay in the harbor at Santiago Captain
Lemly asked. Admiral Schley when he first
received notice that the commander' In chief
would be at Santiago. The witness replied
that the notice had come in the dispatch
brought to him by Captain Cotton, which was
delivered May 29. This telegram was, he said
not received until May 31. Possibly, too, the
New Orleans might have brought information
of the coming of Admiral Sampson.
"Why did you wait two. days after, the dis
covery of the presence of the fleet in the har
bor before undertaking ' your reconnolssance?"
"For the reason I had. used those two: days
for coaling the vessels of . the . fleet : so ' as . to
be prepared in ' case the ; enemy should come
out." \u25a0 \u25a0 ..,,-••>: r
Description of Bombardment. .
Relating the occurrences of the bombardment
he said he recalled that Captain Hlgrginson had
asked after he (Schley) went aboard the Mas
sachusetts that, the bombardment be post
poned until after dinner. he warned
some people to' get oft I the* turrets and that
Lieutenant Commander | Potts : had given | notice
that they were on the range. • He - did not re
call, he said, the . Rignal -. not .' to - go in closer,
but It was possible that such a signal had been
sent and it had not been; recorded.'^ It might
be that it was. with this as with other signals
which had not been recorded,' because the.writ
ing of. them was always done the next day. .' I
-. "No .man,"., he "said, -"except -press i corre
spondents, who brave all ' dangers, s can ' always
Body Found in a Creek.
BUTTE, Mont., Oct. 30.— David Horgan,
a Butte mining man. who disappeared
from his claim in Alaska Basin, near here,
a few days ago, has been found dead in
Centennial Creek, near -Lakeview, this
State. \u25a0\u25a0.'-.- '. ; -; ;' > \u25a0 ; :
"Walters to Be Deported.
\u25a0 WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.— The thirteen
German waiters who arrived in this coun
try early:in the present month on the
steamer Mongolian have been ordered by
the Treasury Department to be deported
as contract laborers. v. :
Flow of Gold to Europe.
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.— Goldman, Sachs
& Co. have increased their engagements
of gold for shipment to-morrow by $250 -
000, making $550,000 which they will ship.
This will bring to-morrow's total ship
ment up to $2,850 ,009. :
OMAHA. Oct. SO.^O.n : November 1 the
Union Pacific will put into operation on
Its entire system an interlocking switch
and signal system and at block signal
system. , : .-=-. .-y\ -y' \u25a0 ; . : \u25a0
Onion Pacific Makes Improvements.
Special Bates
For side rides to points on the Santa Fe.
Open to holders of Episcopal Church Con
vention tickets, friends accompanying
and holders Of nine months' excursion
tickets. Dates of sale, September V, to
November 10. inclusive. Limit 30 days.
For timetables, descriptive literature and
full information call at Santa Fe offices,
641 Market st.. and ferry depot. . j :
BUTTE. Mont.. Oct. 30.— Ethel Plumb,
aged two years, is lying dead at the home
of her grandmother, Mrs. H.- Parke,, at
Virginia City, this State, as the result of
a duel fought with revolvers' by Mr. and
Mrs. Plumb. Mrs. Plumb, has a bullet
wound in her hip. Mrs. Parke was shot
through, the right shoulder, and Plumb is
in jail with a powder-burned face. "
Plumb and his wife havenot lived hap
pily together, for a long time and of 'late
Mrs. Plumb has been living at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Parke. : Last :night
Plumb went to the house and opened fire
upon his wife, who secured a revolver and
also beean ; shooting. At the first shot
fired by the husband the child fell dead
with a : bullet through its head. The
women will recover. '
DUEL BY PARENTS V,
COSTS CHILD HER LIFE
One of the most interesting features of
the day was the development of the fact
that the report of the battle written by Ad
miral Schley July 6, 1898, -was not the
original report. The original report never
has been published, and in accordance
with a previous decision, the court de
clined to .: permit it to be Introduced into
the record. Admiral Schley was allowed
to explain, however, that Admiral Samp
son declined, to receive, the. first report
because-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
because I knew that if the New York had
been present she would have done as good
work as any other vessel."
Captain Thomas Borden, of the Marine
Corps, who was aboard the Brooklyn, will
be the last witness called for Admiral
Schley. : After he testifies to-morrow
morning the judge advocate general will
put on the stand the witnesses for 1 re
buttal; of whom there are understood to
be about fifteen, and it is probable that
Admiral Schley's counsel will call sev
eral witnesses in sur-rebuttal.
The judge advocate's cross-examina
tion to-day covered the retrpgrade move
ment, the reconnoisance of May 31, the
loop of the Brooklyn and the alleged
colloquy with Lieutenant Hodgson about
the Texas. :
rr^rr -r, ASHINGTON, Oct. SO.— The
aV long ordeal to which Admiral
\%/\V/ ; Sphley has been! subjected
V^ . Vv ; . Bmce Monday, morning ended
1 , this afternoon when \u25a0 his
cross-examination was', concluded and he
was allowed to leave the witness stand.
When the judge advocate ; finished the
crbss-examinatibn shortly after 3 o'clock
merit, the recdnnoispanee of ; May'31, the
thirty-four questions prepared by the
members of the court, These questions
touched many points of the campaign of
the Hying squadron, but mainly centered
about the difficulties encountered in coal
ing and the reasons for the retrograde
movement. ; Not one of them related to
the battle of Santiago. v -' \u25a0
Admiral Dewey— The court has decided that
it had better £>e drawn out- In some other way.
We have ruled out all - papers not sent. , \u25a0
C. Mr. ' Raynor— This was sent. This Is not the
report that was sent to. the. telegraph office. \u25a0-
Admiral Dewey— Oh. I beg your pardon.
."• Captain Lemly and Mr.;Raynor continued the
discussion for some time. The judge advocate
charged that Mr.' Raynor' s purpose was .'to In
terfere' with the cross-examination. Admiral
Dewey finally put an end to the discussion by
saying that If- there was no objection to bring
ing :• in • the L report at > another time I it - could . be
brought -in at -. thU ; point * : Thereupon '-Captain
Lemly, withdrew his point. -,\u25a0\u25a0,\u25a0 :,
.'.'The damage . has • already -been done."- .he
In answer to a question* he said he supposed
the captain had given'the order. \u25a0• He was not
certain. His attention was called .to a -letter
of.June 13,'. 1000,' written, from 'the South At-'
lantic ; station,' in which" the admiral was quot
ed as saying that the turn was made to avoid
the' last attempt. of the Viscaya to ram, but
as the : letter could not be produced at the
time he was 'not questioned upon it. .'His at
tention was next directed aa his letter to the
Seriate, in which he. said the turn was made
to avoid blanketing the fire of his own ships,
and also to. his statement In examination in
•chief that he had not. turned tp port because to
do so _would have brought the ship Into dan
gerous'' proximity to . the enemy's vessels and
exposed her to possible torpedo attack or ram
ming. '.. '.V \u25a0 • •. - ! \u25a0 .- " .•,<"\u25a0
..\u25a0 "Now. ' -eald Captain Lemly, "there appear
to be' three reasons why you made the turn.
Why did you make that turn?"
"As I already stated in my direct testimony,
there is another very much more important
reason which you have not asked, and that was
the ship might. continue in the action and beat
the enemy as we- did. j That was the controlling
one of all."
"Have you stated that?" asked Captain
Lemly. \u25a0 • , ' .
The witness replied: •_' \u25a0 \u25a0
"I never stated that because I thought it
was evident. I stated it for three or four rea
sons we could perhaps conjure up about it. I
have them in mind. • I have stated in relation
to the Senate document that the matter was
prepared very hurriedly, and here I stated the
general purposes the movement was intended to
accomplish."
"Did you have much of these various rea
sons in- ml cd at the time?". ••
"Probably all of them and others."
The judge advocate then took up Admiral
Schley's report of the battle made to the de
partment, dated Guantanamo Bay, July 6, 183?,
and he was questioned concerning the state
ments made therein, attention being called to
the statement that after the Viscaya struck
her colors the signal was made to cease firing
and the following sentence: "The Oregon hav.
ing proved vastly faster than the other battle
ships, she and' the -Brooklyn, together with the
Texas and another vessel, which proved to be
your flaKjhip, continued westward Jn pursuit
of the Colon, which had run close inshore, evi
dently seeking some good spot to beach if she
should fail to elude her pursuers."
-"You wrote that?" " \u25a0- \u25a0\u25a0'• -' •• , -.'\u25a0'<\u25a0.
\u25a0 ."Yes," replied Admiral Schley, ,-Vand I can
explain the : whole thing if you will admit a
preliminary report that was returned." -
\u25a0 "I have no objection to your preliminary re
port unless it comes under the rule that it was
not sent." • ."• ' ". "•••-. . .
B "It: was sent and' returned."
Captain L«mly— I think I have a right to
continue nojd- and not have them insert other
evidence at this -time. -. \u25a0 . . .\u25a0 \u25a0
\u25a0 Mr. Raynor— I differ with you. on that. I
think when a witness is asked a question ;
Admiral Dewey— The court has ruled "if out
because 'It , was not sent A good many ques
tions have been' asked. -You might ask some
more. • .
\u25a0 Mr. Raynor — It is . not quite three days and
he Is just beginning. :'\u25a0•.,• •
: Captain Lemly— I do not want to answer that.
Mr. Raynor— I want to read this report
Papers Are Ruled Otit. ./^V
Admiral Schley, in response to a question,
sail he never heard of the Texas Incident until
two months after the battle. He had 'been
under the impression until later that the star
board engine of 'the Brooklyn, -was-. backed to
facilitate the turn.-. "He recollected distinctly
that he warned Captain Cook --as the enemy"
approached > that they were' going to" ram him.
t|e was closely . questioned- .as to •• the - order
which went below "to, stand. by to'ram.". , .
The witness said that before the helm of
the Brooklyn was swung- hard aport in order
to make the loop, the helm was put alternate
ly tp port and. to starboard In order to meet
"the movements of the enemy's ships.
"It was. difficult,", he said, "to say at this
time whether they meant to go between the
Texas and the. Brooklyn or the other way." .
. "You stated in your examination » that in
•making the turn you did not see the^itarboara
of the Texas?"
\u25a0 "I did say so absolutely." . \u25a0
Famous Loop Once More.
"When the Spanish ships succeeded in get
ting out of the harbor without being sunk, in
accordance with orders, what alternative waa
there but to chase them?"
"There was no alternative— no other course
was open, but much depended \u25a0 upon the char
acter of the chase. Whether It was made in
»he proper way and' was effective was one
hing, while a poorly conducted and Ineffective
blockade would have been another thing;."
The admiral said. In reply to questions, that
while several of the vessels had failed to Join
jn the chase. leaving the work after .the sink-
Ing of the Teresa and- the Oquendo to the
Brooklyn and the Oregon, this was because
they could not follow at the pace set by 'the
Spaniards. At this point Captain Lerrily intro
duced the following paragraph from Admiral
Schley's report dated Guantanamo, July 13,
1S9S. • .
"Since reaching this place and holding: con
versation with several of the 'captains, viz:
Captain Eulate Of the Viscaya.-and the second
in command of the Colon. Commander Contre
ras, I have learned. that the Spanish admiral's
scheme was to concentrate all fire for a while
on the Brooklyn and : the Vlscaya to ram her,
in hopes that if they could destroy her the
chances .of . escape would be greater, as it was
supposed she was the swiftest ship of-' the
squadron. This explains the heavy fire men
tioned and the VIscaya's action in. the earlier
movements of the action. This purpose", wa*.
promptly defeated by the • fact that all the
ships of the squadron advanced into close range
and opened an Irresistibly furious and terrific
fire upon the enemy's squadron as it was com
ing out of the harbor."
Admiral, Schley identified this paragraph as
a part of: his report. '..--,
during the battle given the signal to follow the
flag. Admiral Schley replied:-, -.<
"I think I have kept my mouth pretty, close"
on all these subjects and do not recall speaking
of this incident. I distinctly, recollect giving the
signal and that it was 'flying for two minutes."
"Did the Brooklyn stand In and attempt to
sink the Spanish fleet in the channel?" ••" " •--
"I started in at first to help the other vessels
and to have them help me. I felt if we could
stop the Spaniards the battleships could go in
and sink them. "I never had any idea that they
would get away." . . . -
Continuing, he said in reply to questions he
estimated that the Brooklyn had gone into
within a mile to a mile and a half of the
mouth of the harbor and was within range of
the shore batteries. He thought that for from
twelve to fourteen minutes the flagship had
been within a range of less than 2000 yards
from the Spanish ships. "They looked very
close," he said.
The admiral said in response to questions that
he had not mentioned the loop in his report of
the battle. It was ah incident of the battle
which he : had no Idea would . ever . come .into
controversy. Captain Cook had. given the order
without orders \u25a0 from him except under his gen
eral instructions to close \u25a0 in and keep j some
where about 1000 yards away, outside : of the
broadside torpedo range.. \u25a0: When, the time came
for the 1 turn \u25a0"\u25a0 Captain I Cook's conception \u25a0 of
the movement ' coincided, with; his own. Al
though Captain Cook g-ave .the order he I would
have done so In a moment . had the captain ; of
the Brooklyn failed, to do so.'.';; •" : .. :
. . "Do you assume full . responsibility ; for the
turn?"-. ;.. .: •:•\u25a0.-'\u25a0,\u25a0'.•• •-. . \ - - ,- .- \u25a0. -, • \u25a0\u25a0 ,.
.; "Absolutely. If I . did \u25a0 not ' give the . order - 1
approved : It.'.',- ,. . >. " .., . ,-t • ;
'Asked where he had heretofore., before the be
elnnlng of 'this Inquiry, mentioned that' he had
The cross-examination of the witness 'on the
battle of. Santiago began with a question as to
what- the first move of the Brooklyn's helm
was after the enemy's ships were sighted com-
Il>2 OUt. . J - .
- "We were heading west by north,'.' he replied.
"The first helm was to port. 1 ' i -' I
. "Captain Cook gave the order for the turn?"
\u25a0 "YesM .V.'-. .-',-•: v, : \u25a0' ." . ;.; \u25a0'. \u25a0 , . \u25a0
"You regard that turn as very important, do
you not?" ' *. . - •• \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-.. : . \u25a0•
\u25a0 "I think it was :the movement' that decided
the events of that day." \u25a0' : :
Captain Lemly at this point passed to the bat
tle of July 3, stopping to ask one or two inci
dental questions about the circumstances of the
evening of July 2. On July 2. when the - sus
picious movements were seen in the .harbor of
Santiago the witness said he talked with Cap
tain Cook about the advisability of coupling up
the engines. It was 'decided not to do so. He
supposed the ship; was always ready for a sor
tie. Admiral Schley's attention was called to
Captain Cook's testimony that on the night of
July 3 he turned In with no intimation that
the fleet would come out. The witness said that
Captain Cook's statement was not in any sense
inconsistent with his. He had. no intimation
that. the fleet would come out. :
"Referring again to the alleged signal not. to
go in closer,' Admiral Schley said he did riot
consider It probable that If sent -It- "was sent
because any vessel had shown any disposition
tO £0 ill. . \u25a0 ' \u25a0 . •\u25a0\u25a0 .. ' ; •\u25a0 .: -.-\u25a0-. .; , ; " /' ; >' •
. "No one was mofe anxious than I was to go
In on that' day,", he said. •:•\u25a0\u25a0 ••'...\u25a0':;••'..\u25a0 ':':\u25a0\u25a0••'\u25a0'
•Captain Lemly asked him why the" mouth' of
Santiago harbor, had not 'been enfiladed and all
the ships used on May 31; , Admiral Schley re
plied that he had done so 'simply because the
batteries would have been safe while the ships
used thus would; have been placed in greater
dancer. : ; -.••.\u25a0,\u25a0\u25a0-...• •\u25a0 ~
\u25a0"This Is'.like,' many arrangements we might
have made that we did not make. The coaling
was so important and had been so strongly
urged by the commander In chief, • I felt we
should lose no opDortunlty in putting the ships
in the highest condition of efficiency." he. said.
, "Why did you not steam more slowly as you
passed the mouth of the harbor?" .
The witness replied: \u25a0
' "Well, that is a technical error that might
have been remedied if some one else had been
in command. , Possibly the firing would have
been effective if we had gone in closer, but if
we had and had steamed more slowly there
wculd have been no gain, as the range would
have been narrower. It. was a case of tweedle
dee on the one side and of tweedledum on the
other."
Was Anxious to Fight.
The judge advocate then asked the admiral to
tell what his purpose was on that day and what
instructions he had given.. Replying that he
had testified fully on this subject before, he
said the ; signals made indicated the purpose.
The signals Instructed the shlpS to use their
big guns against the Colon. The New Orleans,
with her lighter battery, was directed to fire at
the shore batteries. The instruction was to go
in ' 7000 yards and he thought for several days
afterward that ships had gone in to that dis
tance. ; . \u25a0
"X- directed the ships to follow the flag-, to
operate against the Coion and to flre against
the forts to develop them and I think the. recon
nolssance, so far as It went, was eminently
successful. The batteries were developed and
the fact was demonstrated that the enemy was
in port. With a squadron of only five or six ships
I believed that only the strongest military ne
cessity would have Justified me In risking the
loss of a vessel that might have reduced the
squadron to a numerical force inferior to that
of the enemy. If one or two of our ships
had been crippled the enemy might have come
out . and engaged us with disastrous results.
The developments of the facts as to the batter
ies and ships was. In my opinion, sufficient.
The enemy's ships. could not get away and they
did not cet away."
The admiral was then asked whether he had
Informed Ensign Macy, Captain Cook and Cor
respondent Graham -that the affair of May 31
was to be a reconnolssance. He thought he had
in. a general way and he thought he could be
fairly said to have informed the captains in
the signals hoiBted. - .» \u25a0'•\u25a0
"Did you signal. to the commanding officers
that it was to be a" reconnolssance?"
"No. I think not. I think I signaled that
we should go in and fire our large guns."
"Did the affair develop without question the
presence of the enemy in the harbor?" ;
"I thought so, because of the large shells
fired at- us and also because a number of , ves
sels were seen."- \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0: \u25a0 .; .-; •\u25a0••\u25a0- — . . -: •\u25a0
"Incidentally, yes."
The admiral then, at the request of the judge
advocate, read what he wrote to the Senate.
The letter contained the precautionary order
of the department at the opening of the war.
He again explained, as he had done before,
that when he wrote his communication to the
Senate he did not have.^all the records before
him. He omitted to mention in that com
munication, he said. Admiral Sampson's cau
tion at Key West. He had. prepared it largely
from memory. In further support of his po
sition the admiral read the department's in
struction of May 13, specifically warning the
commander in chief against risking his vessels
to the flre of the land batteries. He was cross,
questioned closely as to all the orders bearing
upon this subject. He said he had never seen,
until he saw them, in the report, the orders of
April 16 and April 2S, modifying to some ex
tent the original order. But he .had been ad
vised of their purport. . •
"In your report of June 1 to the department
concerning, thy recpnnoissance you did .not
mention-any purpose to sink or destroy the
Cojon?" '•\u25a0-.:. : ? ».
"I did not."
"But in your telegraphic report you did say
that your purpose v/as to destroy the Colon?','
have paper and! pencil at hand while a battle
Is in progress and- as a consequence there is
a failure to record -.many . recurrences that
should be recorded."' - >". ; \u25a0 \u25a0 '-
Here followed an examination of the various
signals from the Massachusetts oil the day of
the bombardment, \u25a0 which the admiral verified.
At the same time he remarked that he thought
there were' other signals unrecorded.
Admiral Schley said he had ordered the
range at 7000 yards for- that day, but he had
not supposed the Colon was so far up the
harbor. , . .
"Of course," he said, "I left the measure
ment of the range to the executive officer.-"
"Does your letter to the Senate, dated Feb
ruary 18, 1899, plead the precautionary order of
the department for not destroying the Colon?"
"I should rather think that Is the infer
ence."
/At . the afternoon session Judge McMa
hori said the, argument had been post
poned for one week. Ex-Goverhbr Black
protested, saying the defendant had been
in. prison for three years and that his
case "should not be handled about like an
ordinary matter." Judge McMahon re
plied that.no injustice would be done the
defendant by the adjournment and; he
then set the hearing for November 7. :\u25a0
Ex-Governor Black of. counsel- for Mol-'
ineux urged that this indictment be dis
missed because of illegal/' \u25a0 evidence pre
sented to the Grand /Jury which found
the indictment and also on the ground
that the indictment was found' on Insuf
ficient r evidence. \ ' \u25a0"\u25a0\u25a0: / '\u25a0; '\u25a0'. ->':\ /..- " : -. v."-'- : :
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.— Tbeapplieatipn
by counsel for Roland B.; . Moline.uk : f or
the dismissal of the. Indictment-. charging
him with the murder of Mrs.
J. Adams, came up before Judge McMa
hon in the Court of General Sessions: to
day.-.. .- \u25a0 •\u25a0' .\u25a0; ..\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0 ;' '.yy, :^[.J_'>- : ?-- . ',
An application for an ad journnient -of
the. argument, made by Assistant- Dis
trict Attorney Garvan, was denied, the
Court saying that the defendant's coun
sel might present their \u25a0argument ; and
that the District Attorney could then .be
given time in which to prepare; his reply.
OTTAWA, Kan., Oct. 30.— A story
reaches Ottawa from Centropolis, a small
town In the northwest part of the county,
of a farmer, a foreigner, who named his
infant son I>eori Czolg-osz and was driven
from the place by his neighbors. Accord
ing to the story, the man who admired
the assassin sufficiently to name his boy
after him. 6oug:ht a priest who officiates
In the neighborhood and asked that his
son be christened. When the ceremony
was being carried out and the name of
Leon Czolgosz was pronounced for the
boy the priest indignantly refused to pro
ceed with the christening. Not only did
he stop the ceremony, but he delivered a
etinging rebuke to the parents. When:
the news of the affair was circulated
around the neighborhood the farmers de
manded of the parent that he leave.
Their threats of violence in case he did
not were effectual. The man and his fam
ily have disappeared and will not be per
mitted to return.
The increasing activity of the anar
chists Is causing some concern to the
Scotland Yard authorities.
Kansas Fanner's Disgrace. '.
LONDON, Oct. 30.— The anarchist clubs
of London celebrated the electrocution of
Czolgosz by dances in honor of his "noble
death." Various groups met at their re
spective headquarters at a late hour last
night and most of the gatherings only
dispersed at 4 o'clock this morning-, after
elnglng the "Carmagnole." All the meet
ings lustily cheered every mention
of Czolgosz, whose portrait draped with
black and red. occupied the place of honor
on the olatforms. There were remark
able scenes on the dispersal of the clubs,
groups of anarchists shouting "Vive la
Republique," singing- the "Carmagnole."
dancing and shouting "Czolgosz, the
brave." The police dispersed some of the
gToups. . '
AUBURX. N. Y. t Oct. SO.— In an \u25a0.- un
marked g-rave in the prison cemetery,
near the place of his execution, lies the
dust of Leon F. Czolgosz. the assassin of
President McKinley. The body of the
miserable creature, who died gloating
over his crime, and whose last words
were an appeal to anarchy, is already
completely destroyed. A preparation of
quicklime and other deadly acids was
poured into the coffin before the body of
the murderer was placed in the prison
grave that consigns all' but his memory
to oblivion. Warden Mead and other
prison officials said that by this means
the body would be completely disintegra
ted in less than twenty-four hours.
London Anarchists Active.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Dust of the Miserable
Creature Lies in an
Unmarked Grave.
Argument on Dismissal
of Indictment Is
: ' Postponed.
NO DECISION
FOR MOLINEUX
said. "It is for the purpose of destroying the
order of the crcss-examination and that is now
already accomplished. He has already accom
plished all the damage he can do.
At this point, the hour of 1 o'clock having
arrived, the court tock a recess for luncheon.
\u25a0 After recess Captain Lemly laid before the
court Admiral Schley- s press copy book con
taining a cepy of his letter embracing his first
report to Admiral Sampson of the battle oil
Santiago, which had been returned, and there
was more contention between counsel as to
the admissibility of the document as evidence
The decision of the court was to the effect th*t
the report could not be read aloud and was
announced through Admiral Dewey as follows.
"The court holds there Is no objection to tne
witness refreshing his memory from the letter,
but- he cannot read it aloud.
"Why haven't. we the right to read it T' asked
Mr. Raynpr. • \u25a0 v : ' ..:. ;
"Because the court does not want it." replied
Admiral Dewey. "It has ruled otherwise. It
was ' rule 1 out on the same principle that ap
pUed to AdmiralSchleys telegram which was
not sent." . \u25a0; - .-".". : ;
"There is this difference," said Mr. Raynor,
"that while the telegram was never sent the
letter was sent.' and returned." ..
Captain Lemly— How do you know that?
Mr. Raynor— That is what we want to prove.
Captain Lerrily— The., mark on its face shows
that it was not sent.- .-•••....-
Mr. Raynor— We propose to show that that
was an error." That marking was done by Ad
miral Schley's flag lieutenant. fr -
Admiral Dewey— The letter has the same
standing as the telegram. We don't know
•why It was marked as sent' except that
it- was so marked. '• VT \u25a0' .. ' \u25a0 \u25a0 '•\u25a0\u25a0
Mr. Raynor. to Admiral Schley— Who made
the mark? ; . \u25a0\u25a0 ' • •\u25a0' "
Admiral Schley— My secretary, after I had
returned from the flagship New York.
Alter some further sparring by counsel Aa
mlral Schley explained that the original pre
liminary report of the battle had been sent
to the commander in chief and returned to the
Brooklyn. i ••'.-.•
"Admiral Sampson signaled for me to come
on board again,", he said, "which I did, and
he handed the report back to me. There was
nobody but himself and myself in the cabin
at that time."- :' ' -. " .".
The admiral recounted his conversation with
Admiral Sampson, who, he said, • handed the
letter back to hjm with the statement that he
(Sampson) was commander in chief and that
:he (Schley) had omitted a very important, de
tail In the'report In that it failed ,to show the
presence of- the York.
"I felt at that- time." Admiral Schley went
en, "that the .victory was big enough for all.
and I made this (his report of the battle that
has been published) qut of generosity and be
cause I knew that If the New York had been
present 'she would have done as good work as
any other vessel."- . \u25a0
The regular course of the Inquiry was then
resumed. , \u25a0 -."-.: • . \u25a0'',-' \u25a0 V -. ':"\u25a0• \u25a0
Vessels' Lost in Smoke, vv
In response to a question the witness testi
fied that during a part of the battle the In
diana, Gloucester ana Iowa were obscured from
tne Brooklyn. . . \u25a0 •
"When tne Colon surrendered why did you
not take 'possession of her and aim to save
her?" ' -\. \u25a0 : • . . - \u25a0\u25a0 :
•M.scnt aboard to receive her surrender and
was proceeding -to do that very thtng when the
flagship came up. I am satisfied she was all
right when I left for the eastward." • * • .
'•'Where did ypu obtain your statement to the
Senate that- you went 800 yards to the south
ward when the Brooklyn's turn was made?'.*
! "From the report of the board of officers
whd charted the courses of the ships July 3.*.'
' ."You testified that dispatch No." 10,- dated
Ma,v :;, was not delivered you until June 10?"
..'•I "-did.". - \u25a0\u25a0 -\u25a0 . :. . • , .. - •. . ..
..••"Did you know by what means that report
reached you?" \u25a0' • . \u25a0' . •• • ; '
.-./•That would be' difficult to state."
'- The admiral . was asked what conversation
he had with Lieutenant Commander Hodgson
before the loop was made. He said he could
not recall a single word except the latter's
statement that the enemy was coming straight
for them. He had never been able to recall a
colloquy.
' , - 'DKi you give out for publication Lieutenant
Commander Hodgson's categorical denial?"
"I did."
. The witness stated that he would still say
that he had desired to set Hodgson right, as
well as himself, but he had done "nothing in
that direction because the department ordered
an investigation.
At 2:26 p. m. Captain Lemly concluded his
cross-examination, which had been begun at
the beginning of the morning session of Mon
day, v ' \u25a0
Captain Lemly said:
"I v have not any further questions."
He turned to Mr. .Raynor. who said: "We
have not a single question."
"The court has a few," s»ld Admiral Dewey.
At the conclusion of the cross-examination
there was placed in evidence «the telegram
sent by Admiral Schley to the department July
10, saying in substance that he did not desire
to assume entire credit for the victory of
July 3 and that It belonged to th« fleet under
the command of Admiral Sampson. .
In reply to a question he said he had taken
this 'dispatch to Admiral Sampson, who said
he was very glad I had sent It and thought it
was very generous. • ' \u25a0\u25a0 - \u25a0 . '
"Who was generous?" asked Captain Par
ker, i
"I, of course." .
The first of the court's questions referred to
the blockade of Cienfuegos and was as fol
lows: \u25a0> ..''-'. •. - -•".--. j \u25a0 :
t'Whllo off Cienfuegos could you see the shore
to the westward so distinctly as to form an
idea of the feasibility of making a landing
there?" - \u25a0 -.- <• . .
The witness answered this question In the af
firmative and in reply to the next question said
he had seen no fishermen or fishing boats on
shore with whom- he could have communi
cated. ' ">\u25a0"\u25a0:•'. ; \u25a0
Also, replying to a question of the court, h*
said 'he could not recollect at all. the conver
sation between himself and Lieutenant Hodg
son to which the latter had testified.
"Had the Spanish fleet left Santiago and gone
to the westward at the same time you left
Cienfuegos could It not have passed between
your fleet and the shore?"
"I 'think not. I laid my course thinking that
If the Spanish fleet should leave they would go
southward • and that would give me a wider
point of observation." . ,
. "Was not the situation at Santiago on May
•6 such as "to warrant you in taking risks in
coaling the ships?"
"I- think the risks would have been very
great; too great in my judgment. We might
have lost a collier."
• "Did not Captain Cotton Inform you that the
Harvard had coaled at St. Nicholas and that
one large ship at a time could coal there V '
"I do not recall that. His Information to
me referred mainly to small vessels, as I recol
lect it." • • ' -
."Nothing about coaling the Harvard?" broko
In Admiral Ramsay.
"No. I think not." •
"Did the report of the Merrlmac injury lead
you to believe she was hopelessly disabled'"
"Practically so. Her Intermediate valve was
broken." • "* . .
"What was your object in seeking to develnn
the batteries at Santiago?" S • aeveI °P
: "I desired to, know what was In front of u«
in' the possibility of our beins obliged to fore*
the entrance." >....--. """*
. rpid you not risk 'the loss of a ship May
, "I -thought such a possibility remote in view
of the range given." . , - . lcw
"How did you know the pre'vaUimr winds at
Car.* Cruse were west and southwest?" •
, "From the pilot." . .
"You stated that- the movement westward
was -based upon military principles. Whv
then, did you go back to. Santiago?"
' "F or u^ e ' reason " l !, h ave stated. '.After the
coal sUDDly;was eauallzsd I did. not lose much
CALL, BUREAU. 1406 G STREKT,
N. W., WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.
—Every effort is being made by
the United States to induce Tur
key and Bulgaria to refrain from
taking action against the brigands who
hold Miss Stone captive until the woman
has been released. As soon as her liber
ation Is accomplished, then evidence will
be collected establishing the responsibil
ity of Turkey and Bulgaria, and action
looking to the exaction of adequate rep
aration will be taken. '-\i
The State Department received addi
tional advices to-day concerning the ne
gotiations which are in progress between
the brigands who have Miss Stone In
their possession and her friends who are
acting under the supervision of Spencer
Eddy at Constantinople and Consul Gen
eral Dickinson at Sofia.
The State Department says direct com
munication has not been opened with
Miss Stone, but it is certain that the
brigands who are holding her are pre
pared to release her on payment of the
ransom and It Is the expectation that
an agreement will be reached in a few
days in view of -the knowledge possessed
At 3:30 p. m. Admiral Schley was finally ex
cused and 'there being no other witnesses pres
ent the court 'adjourned until to-morrow.
"It could have gone to Jamaica, but I should
imagine, the fleet could have gone sufficiently
south to have prevented the Spanish fleet, front
reaching Havana." - \u25a0
'.'Where could the Spanish fleet have talced
refuse it it came out and steered to the south
ward?" " -" •
In reply to a question Admiral Schley said
he thought his conversation with Captain Cook
concerning the uncoupling of the Brooklyn's
engines had taken place on July 2.
He was satisfied some of the shots from the
forts were from eight-Inch guns; that the Mer
rimac had been required to use her own. ma
chinery as soon as repaired, and that the chief
engineer of the squadron had reported to him
the injury to the collier.
The last question was as follows: '. : .
"I intended to use the large guns for that
purpose, expt_tlng to make another signal be
fore boarding the Massachusetts, which I did
when I told the New Orleans to lire at the bat
teries."
Admiral Ramsay— Tou gave four motives for
the retrograde movement. These motives do
not appear clear to me. . . .
"I telegraphed mainly regarding the coal sup
ply because I Imagined it would be the most
important motive. I do not know that I gave
my reasons for it, but I did In a subsequent
dispatch stating that the movement to the
westward had been for a certain object."
"If it was your intention on May SI to de
velop the Spanish shore batteries why did you
signal that you were going in with the three
ships, the Massachusetts, the Iowa and the
New Orleans, only to flre on the Colon?"
"If you were governed in making the retro
grade movement by the motives you have
stated why did you send to the department the
dispatch of May 27, 1S98. which you gave to
Captain Cotton to send in cipher from King
ston?"
"That is a very difficult question to an
swer."
"Dick you consider Captain SIgsbee's report
that he had not seen the Spanish squadron and
the pilot Nunez's statement that the Spanish
ships were too large to enter the harbor of
Santiago proof that the information given to
you by Captain McCalla on May 24 that the
Spanish force had been reported in Santiago on
May IS and were still there on. the afternoon of
May 24 was erroneous?"
"I do not recollect that he gave mo that in
formation." ,
"Not to my knowledge. .
"As you were ordered to Cienfuego» wa» it
not your duty to communicate- with the senior
officer "* % *
"If he had important Information I thjnk
it was his duty to communicate with me.'
"Did the flying squadron ever steam in at
Cienfuegos between 8 p. m. and 4 a. m.T
"We tried to keep about the game distance
nlgfct and day." „ . , . ,
"Did you try before the arrival of the Adula
to discover whether the Spanish fleet was in
"I did not. because I was led to infer that
the coast was occupied. Admiral Cotton In
his cable-cutting expedition had lost quite a
number of men and I supposed the coast was
occupied."
"Did any of your light vessels scout between
the flying squadron and the south coast of
Cuba with a view of discovering the Spanish
fleet in the event of its having left Santiago
for Cienfuegos?"
time in getting back and determining defi
nitely whether the enemy was in P°rt- ...
"If the scouts were independent why did
you worry about their coal supply • ,
"As »enior officer when the command de
volved upon me I was of course responsible.
Asked when he received the department 9
order of May 23 and why he considered It am
biguous he said he had answered that ques
tion in direct examination. _
"Was there any shortage or coal at n.ey
West?" •• :
by the brigands that a greater sum than
$35,000 cannot be raised.
There is no foundation for the report
that President Roosevelt sent a message
direct to Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria
regarding Miss Stone. "While the depart
ment deprecates the Interviews attribut
ed to Consul General Dickinson, It states
that he has acted with zeal in the mat
ter. Particular credit is given to Eddy,
who. it is officially stated, has displayed
marked energy and ability, and his con
duct has received the cordial approval
of the State Department.
Beyond the determination to obtain rep
aration as soon as Miss Stone is liber
ated, the administration has formed no
plan of action. There is absolutely no
question of a naval demonstration in the
Black Sea. Certainly the authorities
have not sounded the powers on any such
point. 'All the department Is sure of Is
that Miss Stone was captured on Turk
ish territory a few miles from the fron
tier by Bulgarian brigands, who immedi
ately retired Into Bulgaria, and it is not
prepared to formulate its policy regard
ing reparation until Miss Stone is releas
ed and additional facts have been ob
tained.
ACID DESTROYS
CZOLGOSZ'S BODY
"While one division: put in at
Eallns d'Hleres, another, composed of
three battleships and two cruisers, under
the command of Admiral Caillaird. pro
ceeded to the Levant. Two thousand troops
will be added to this force. Admiral Cail
laird's orders are that, if complete satis
faction is not Immediately given by the
PARIS. Oct. SI.— "The entire French
Mediterranean squadron left yes
terday afternoon," says the Tou
lon correspondent of the Figaro.
Ottoman Government to all the claims of
France, he shall seize the custom-house
of the port nearest his squadron. It is be
lieved his destination Is the island of
Mitylene or Salonika: This island com
mands the entrance to the Dardanelles
and the Gulf of Smyrna."
Several morning papers confirm the
Figaro's Toulon's dispatch. . \u25a0- ;.
Rumors to the same effect were current
in Paris late last evening, but the For
eign Office - professed to know nothing
about the- matter. '"\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0.'\u25a0:\u25a0. " .'» •
Special Dispatch to The Call.
\u25a0 \u25a0 »
Meanwhile the Government Is Making Every Effort
" to Induce Turkey and Bulgaria to Refrain From
Taking Action Against the Fugitive Abductors
FRANCE SENDS HER WARSHIPS
FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN
TO MENACE PORTS OF TURKEY
If Complete Satisfaction Is Not Immediately Given
by the Ottoman Government, Admiral Caillaird
Is Instructed to Seize Nearest Custom-House
UNITED STATES WILL DEMAND
REPARATION AFTER MISS STONE
IS RELEASED BY THE BRIGANDS
THIS SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1901.
Commander in Chief Is Declared to Have Taken Exception to the Firs
Official Statement Prepared for Navy Department Because the Battle
ship New York Was Not Mentioned as Having Been in the Figh
SCHLEY TELLS COURT OF INQUIRY
THAT SAMPSON SUPPRESSED HIS REPORT
TyTyASaUyorder—I assume it "would have been by signal if given at all — given from the
fry( Brooklyn with regard to the direction in which the other vessels of the fleet should turn in
'*'\u25a0 order to secure uniformity?" asked Judge Advocate Lemly. '. ' - . .- •\u25a0 . ...
"They had made their turn and it zvas.to avoid getting into their crossfire that the Brooklyn's
was made," was 'Schley's reply. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0''- -,'\u25a0:. - '/ \u25a0 \u25a0: * * -'/ ) \ ~ \>
\ % " And that via's the purpose of the loop?" .• . ; 1 ,. *• * ,-- - -_ - .
\u25a0 : ." It -was' 'one of the .reasons for it.;. It was to avoid that at. a crucial, and,' critical time of the
battle when the.^re of the} battleships tvas so absolutely important.:- The moveineht, of. course, had
two purposes^- first /Jo 'avoid '.that, and, second, to continue the action'.' '.The Neiv,.; York \u25a0 being en
tirely absent', the Brooklyi\ that: day had to take a' very -important 'lead, and if \u25a0we';;, had-, sacrificed
her ive might hayelldsi the battle." : ; v \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0, .-.'\u25a0 \ : \u25a0/\u25a0 \u25a0'.'-,' \u25a0\u25a0'. .:,:. V/'- r v : : :; V : r'y : '-j--' ; -\- : - : .'J : :X^:--'- !:: . " : ' :
: ; : ; : \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'What 'indication did you give to the other vessels of. the fleet to. show the direction in which
t/te 'Brooklyn.Wds going. to tiirn or. was turning?" •<
- cr l 'did "not make- any, because I did not .think we were hi dangerous proximity \u25a0 to. any, but
after we turned signal was made to follow. the flag and they/followed it. Of course ..the .\u25a0'\u25a0 direction
"they should tdke.^vas indicated." \u25a0'\u25a0.'-, . •\u25a0\u25a0• ; • -•;',] : V -\u25a0•, '"",•.'•'
Vyi^-^^idi^if-r^^;)/it5 as a very important maneuver?" '" • / v
; "I think: it was the movement that decided the event l s, 0) c .that, day '."- : : . • \u25a0 ; v
"Did-you mention this maneuver in your report of Mie.battlcfy _ ,• \ : \u25a0 _.
"No, because I did not know that it was going to be, a matter of question. It struck me that
as.^ii was merely an incident in the battle we secured an advantage that could never be questioned."
—Extract from the testimony of Admiral Schley. : : ; . ; -
SCH LEY SAYS THE FAMOUS LOOP
DECIDED THE SANTIAGO BATTLE
\u25a0 Married Friend— Servants should be kept
in their place. The Bride— Well. I'm sure
I'm willing to offer any reasonable induce
ment, but they won't stay! — Puck.
PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 3O.-JIrs. John
Emmett, 17 years of age, committed sui
cide in a hotelto-day by swallowing car
bolic acid. She had quarreled with her
husband, to whom she had been married
but two days. The couple came to this
city from Halsey, Or., to spend their
honeymoon. "•
Suicide Ends Honeymoon.
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