The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-12-26


counsel to enter upon an inquiry into
the question of command and has
notified Admiral Schley's counsel of
that fact as a reason for declining to
hear them on that point.
Secretary Longs Statement.
Secretary Longs approval of the ma.
FORTY report was as follows:
1.-The department has read the testimony
in this case, the arguments of counsel at
the trial; the courts findings OF fact opln-
ion and recommendation; the individual
memorandum of the presiding member; the
statement of exceptions to the said find
Ings and opinion by the applicant; the re-
ply to said statement by the Judge advo-
cate of the court and his assistant. and the
brief this day submitted by counsel for
Rear Admiral Sampson traVersing the pre-
siding members view as to who was in com"
mand at the battle of Santiago.
And after careful consideration the
findings of fact and the opinion of the full
court are approved.
LAS to the points on which the presiding
member differs from the majority of the
court the opinion of the majority is APP
proved.
LAS 20 the further expression of his views
by the same member with regard to the
July g. 1898, and of the title to credit for the
ensuing victory, the conduct of the court
in making no finding and rendering no opin-
ion on those questions is approved-indeed
It could with propriety take no other course
evidence on these questions, during the
inquiry, having been excluded by the court.
THE department approves the recon-
mendation of the court that no further
proceedings be had in the premises.
THE department records its appreciation
Of the arduous labors of the whole court.
(slgned) JOHN D. LONG,
Secretary OF the Navy"
Resignation of MacIay Demanded.
Washington, Dec. 23.-The following
order was made public Saturday after
noon by Secretary of War Root:
Navy Department, Washington, D. c.,
Dec. a.-Rear Admiral A. S. Barker Com
mandant- Navy Yard, New YOrk.-Sir:
am directed by the president to ask Edgar
S. Maclay, special laborer, general store
keepers Office, navy yard, New York, to
send in his resignation. Very respectfully,
(Signed) JOHN D. LONG,
Secretary"
Secretary Root was designated to
make public the request for Mr.. Mac
lays resignation after a conference
with the president. .
Court of Inquiry Dissolved.
Washington, Dec. %. - Secretary
Long Saturday afternoon issued the
formal order dissolving the Schley
court of inquiry. The order was COM
municated at once to Admiral Dewey,
president of the court, who acknowl.
edged its receipt and said that in con-
formity with the order of the secre-
tary, he had announced the dissolution
of the court.
Schley Has Nothing to Say.
t. Washington, Dec. 23.-When seen at
his hotel Saturday afternoon, Admiral
Sohley stated that he did not care to
make any comment whatever upon the
action taken by Secretary Long on
the findings of the court of inquiry,
Messrs. Rayner and league, of the
counsel for Admiral Schley, were in
Baltimore Saturday, and in their alb.
sence the admiral was not prepared to
say whether any further action would
be taken in his behalf at the navy de-
partment or in congress, or whether
or not a final appeal to PresideD'
Roosevelt would be made.
Calls II TyrannicnI and Arbitrary.
Baltimore, Nd, Dec. 23.-Isidor Ray
ner, attorney generaI of Maryland and
counsel for Admiral Schley, when
shown the decision of Secretary Long
Saturday, declared that "the whole
proceeding Is arbitrary and tyran.
nical," and manifested great surprise
and indignation.
"rha court decided the ease" said he,
without considSring the testimony 81