The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-18
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
WILL LIEUT. COVLEs NE PUNISHED
FOR THE LOSS OF THE DEsP.4 TCBe

WILI LIEUT.. COHLEs mr. pUyrsHEu
FOR THE Loss OF THE DESPATC
Social and Political 1nauence OFTEN sue.
cessfi,lIy Invoked 20 Prevent the Fun.
ishn,ent OF OEeadins Naval Omcer. Fred
Douglass Leesures on HayM .ua Her ru.
ture-Roeseveit Says There IL No rous.
dalton 70 the Runor that re 10 70 Resign.
WARRINGTON. Oct. 17.-Naval officers and
others who are Interested In matters relating
to the discipline OF the army and navy
are giving much attention to tho subject
OF the wreck Of the Despatch. and
the question Of the hour with them
Ia. will Lieut.. Cowles be court n,artiallcd or
will political and social influence DO successful
in clearing his skirts2 Opinions arc divided
both as to whether Lieut. Cowles is guilty. and
as to his chances Of escaping. Instances OF
the conviction Of naval officers for neglect OF
duty or incapaclty are very rare indeed. and
IN these few cases the punishment doea not ut
tho crime. Generally the verdict and sentence
arc proportionate to the amount Of influence
the accused officer can bring to bear In his be-
hall Many officers who claim not 10 be Mt all pre-
JUDGED express the opinion that Lieut. Cowles
was guilty OF gross ncligence Id tl1sving tho
bridge OF the vessel and going below. oven for
moment. during such q severe Sforn as that
encountered by the Despatch. and that Il does
not lessen his guilt particle ~ show that
Lieut. Mulligan was on dock ut tho limo the
vessel went on the shoals. Tho failure 10 nut to
course tnetend Of remaining inshore. with
momentnry danger Of being wrecked. ca! only
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Potomac River. In order to get out Of the rough
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they do not amount to much. No ono "a &C.
made that sometimes result in q court mar
tiaL Lieut. Mulligan. who was on desk wien
ths n sssdsns occurred to the Dsspatch
thst win Undoubtedly be ap SS E'! The
be based on the terrible state Of tho weather nt
the time the ship struck. and possible. on the
saJ # the stspmsr as VOL Is
log rising. the White light Of lie iisht d use
The rcd light Of The M seh eesy
}Pastsr sh9s II pass q ths regular iishtship
y c % n bsas sns
Basd il oos ax2; a the
abandonment OF the present system Of colored
n Nothing has been heard from Secretary
no one at the department will express an
He IS end Of OF
and Is IN high favor at the department. He
and ns onsuP IA ho sas
world Of Washington. Who viii leave no stone
unturned in looking for way by which he can
seems beyond dispute now. and
t That i that the SiIlser II Sommani cannot
er Sy dsss
aud that whether or not. Lieut. MullieGn was
n0minaiy in commend Of the at the
man who must bear the entire responsibility.
=, When Secretary Tracy recently censured
thought that hereafter no Iniuence wate W
WOULD be successfully invoked to prevent the
punishment Of offending naval, officers, but |
.ier listening to the arpens Of ~ co Sa
Reter's friends. weakened materially in the |
inc OF precedents and present circumstances. |
thn M not IN Ia
The Hon. Fred Douglass. ex-Mnlster To
dayu. lectured on Friday night last to q large
md enthusiastic audience OF white and COL
red people. which included 100 or more mem
,ers OF the Methodist Ecumenical Conference
low in session here. The subject Of the leo,
IRE ~ was HAITI but the LECTURER talked slss PA
lelieht Of MS AUDIENCE. who were 10 sympathy
s ng to the asssfs nsSy u spPs
In sssrStaiPF except pos SSH lis st s
,ood man who well deserves reelection. Mr.
Douglass denied eloauently and emphaticaily
a hs aes
al that he wanted . no. oqi:s sad
He referred to the charges that
ave been made against him Of failing in bis
RmSst Tor HIS ace o. q snecess IN obtsnins
rant OF tho Mole St. Nicholas on the ground
hat Hayti perceived that 1t was altogether too
aiuabiie possession TO part Will TOO readily.
:" II Haytl could be kept free from revolutions
Mo tho IN %od
on there. especially the results Of the COM
.ces and gures Of f the males The marks U 81
lost wretched depravity. Every third man
ou meet in the streets OF Port-au-Prince is
Hippolyte; he said. had been censured un-
Of bsRs
uty and to circumvent the enemies OF law
nd order.
10 President. the latter said: Douglass do
u you consistently can. with your duty to the
ayti and her people,"
He painted q picture Of some Of the scandals
US and shocking things to DO observed In
Ayh and asked tho momentous question:
What 10 to be the future Of the islandp HE
Or progress In the. eighty-seven years OF her
tlstcnoe as an independent power. and that
81 q ss
land have not grown worse. but they have
approved themselves. Twenty years ago he
lere showed him how far ahead the inlabi-
nts were In many respects There Is more
and refinement, more comfort. |
ore security. less agitation. though there, is
Rough and TO spare still The revolutions are
ltlook Is favorable. .sTIIt
Chief Justice Stone Of tho Supreme Const OF
nbama ns the representatiye of, the rocant |