The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-09
DUNRAVEN is COMING BACK.
THE EARL TO ATTEND THE YACHT
CLUB INVESTIGATION.

He VIII sail From Home on the Gers
manic on Wednesday of This
Week-The Royal Yacht squadrOR
OF England Declines 10 Get Mixed
Up I'm the ContrOversy-Ex-Min
ter Phelps and Capt. A. Il. Mnhan "a
Serve on the Committee.
New York. Dec s.-George L. Rives to.
day issued statement giving the corre-
spondence between the New York Yacht
Club and the Earl Of Dunraven and Royal
Yacht Squadron in regard to the invests
cation Of the charges made by Lord Dun-
raven as to the alleged surreptitious
loading of the Defender so as to Increase
her load water line. Mr.. Rives Is one Of
a committee of three appointed by thu
New York Yacht Club TO investigate tho
truth or falsity OF Lord Dunravens alie-
cations. The statement commences with
a copy of II. Maitland Rersey's letter oa
Oct. IS. to the New York Yacht Club, in
which that gentleman stated that he had
received a cablegram from the Earl of
Dunraven Offering to come to New York
and place himself at the disposal OF thd
investigating committee. Then follows a
copy of letter from the committee I'd
Mr.. kersey requesting him to commune
cate to Lord Dunraven that the investf,
cation Will be commenced immediatelH
upon his arrival. and requesting to be in.
formed Of the probable date Of his depart4
ure for America.
The copy Of a letter sent Richard Grant,
secretary Of the Royal Yacht Squadron al
CoWes, follows, in which the committee.
alter setting forth the resolution Of the
New York Yacht Club, appointing the
mi
cation, says: 1T appears that Lord Dun.
ravens statement, published in the Field.
IS mainly extracted from a letter which
ne sent 10 the secretary OF the Royal Yacht
squadron on Sept. "A last. We, therefore.
beg TO inquire whether the charges last
mdntioped have been laid before the
Royal Yacht Squadron and whether any
ana what action has been taken by the
Yacht Squadron upon the subject In
view or the grave imputation of the rep
resentative OF the Royal Yacht Squadron
great yacht clubs, the New York Yacht
Club feels that the most searching and
complete investigation OF the facts and
q the charges against the representatives
OF the New York Yacht Club should be
promptly begun. IL Is our purpose to cons
duct such Investigations 50 as to satisfy
every fair-minded man on this side OF
the Atlantic, and to that end we have
already communicated with the Earl OF
Dunraven and requested his presence In
accordance with the offer made by him.
The result OF the investigation, with all
the testimony taken, will be transmitted
to you."
In answer 10 this. the committee, ac-
cording to the statement received the
following answer on Dec. 5:
-, London, Dec. 5, 1S95.-Committee
Thank you for your cable. Squadron has
taken and can take no action, It being
purely personal matter. Lord Dunraven
does not request the squadron to inter-
fere. Am writing. Grant"
Continuing, the statement says, that on
the following day, the committee re-
ceived, through Mr.. Kersey two cables
from Lord Dunraven, the first reading:
kindly inform committee that will sail
at the earliest possible moment, 7th or
llth, probably the former. Regret delay
but must have statements Of skipperss
etc, now scattered"
The second message read: "Shall CONS
by Germanic on the 11th. Kindly Inform"
In conclusion the committee states that
by virtue Of the resolution under which
it was appointed II has the power to in
crease its number, and has, therefore.
upon receiving Lord Runraven's replies,
added two new members, Hon. II. j.
Phelps late United States minister to
England and the well known naval au-
thority and officer, Capt. A. I. Mahan.
Both gentlemen have promised to serve.