Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-09-28
THE SCHLEY INQUIRY
is STILL ON
Some Highly Important Testimony Was
Given Today by the Various Naval Of
fcers on the Witness Stand,
OBJECTION TO an
IMPROPER QUESTION

Washington, Sept. 2S.-Today's ses-
sion of the court of inquiry began as
usual at II o'clock. Captain McCalla
continued his testimony.
Captain McCalla said that Commo-
dore Schley's fleet, while off Santiago
had never, to his knowledge, been
Withdrawn any distance from the har-
Dor of Santiago.
"Then," said Captain Parker, THAI
story, by whomsoever told, was abso-
lutely false?"
Captain Lemly objected.
"Objection sustained" said Admir-
al Dewey.
"The question is highly improper"
Lieutenant Commander W. H.. H
Sutherland, who commanded the con-
verted yacht Eagle during the Spanish
war, was the next witness. He said he
had first fallen in with tile fly ing sq.la-
drGn May 10, when the squadron was
sleaming toward Cie,rfaeg,a and CAP
t. in McCalla's sub-squa "a was on its
way from Cienfuegos to Key West.
Then, under Captain MclSalla's or
ders, it was undertaken to connmuri-
cate to Commodore Schlay the inform
alton concerning the ,sl.uation at Glen
fuegos, giving the information to the
Scorpion for the commodore; the mes
sage being: I'VE left Cienfuegos on
the night of the 18th, at which time,
as we learned from the insurgents, the
only vessels inside the harbor were
two boats and several cannonieros,"
Commander Sutherland also told of
the accompanying of the Marblehead
to shore for the purpose of communi-
eating with the insurgents. Returning,
Captain McCalla sent him at full speed
in advance of the Marblehead to noti-
fly the commander of the squadron that
Cervera's fleet was not inside the har-
Dor at that point and had not been
there. He delivered the information
about 3 o'clock.
Lieutenant Barnes followed, and
testified that he was on duty in the
bureau of navigation at the navy de-
partment. He was shown the cipher
dispatch book of the Harvard, by
which vessel Commodore Schley's dis
patch was sent to Kingston to be for
warded to Washington. He had it last
night, and this morning made copy
not obey the departments order and it
was the same as the departments first
translation.
Rayner brought out the fact that
Lieutenant Barnes had no knowledge
whether thee ipher copy made by the
Harvard WIS q correct reproduction of
the original of Schleys message. The
witness was then excused and the
court, at $3.50 p. M, adjourned until
Monday.
THE GOVERNMENTS POSITION.
Washington, Sept. 2S.-This state
ment was made today touching the
case of Miss Stone, the American mis-
sionary kidnapped by the Bulgarian
brigands:
"The department Of state will do ev-
erything within it's constitutional and
legal powers to relieve the situation.
The limitations upon the departments
activities indicated in the above state
ment are severe. There is no warrant
of law for the expenditure of single
cent of money from the United States
treasury for ransom and the inference
is that the departments action, If, in
deed any is taken, will be along diplo-
matte lines, tending to induce the Bull
garian and Turkish governments tc
undertake the release of the captive.