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The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1901-10-26
The Schley Court of Inquiry
How Santiago
Scandal and Macays Sensational Charges-Unique
in Naval Or Military History

court of inquiry to investigate the
charges that have been made against
Rear Admiral Schley in various quar-
tiers ever since the naval battle of
Santiago. The courts findings ought
to settle at once and forever the pas
sionate controversy which has already
too long afflicted the navy and the
whole country. The charges against
Admiral Schley and the replies by his
friends are voluminous and involved.
The main charges. however, and the
replies to them, may be summarized
as follows:
s"rhat instead of going on to Santiago
Schley fingered for several days az Clen-
fuegos without ascertaining that Cervera
was not there, until the arrival of Capt
McCaIla. But the reason for this delay
has lust been disclosed by Rear Admiral
Evans, who says that all the captains aims, ha az
communicate with the rebels on shore ex-
cept the captain of the Brooklyn and Com
modore Schley. Why Schley was Kept In
ignorance of the signals and code is one
of the points of inquiry to come before
the court.
""That, having almost reached Santiago,
he turned back disobeying an order to
coal at sea. but afterward coaled and re-
turned. To this Schley makes answer by
producing letter from Sampson, omitted
from the correspondence officially pub
lished, in which Sampson expressed the
opinion that If Cervera had gone to San
tiago he would have to come out and make
for Cienfuegos or Havana, and directing
Schley to guard Cienfuegos.
THAT in the battle the Brooklyn ran
away from the Spanish vessels. This
charge is based upon the handling of the
vessel. Under the direction of Schley the
Brooklyn described a circle. temporarily
turning away from the foe to avoid blan-
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keting the fire of other vessels and to get
commanding position from which to head
on the escaping vessels Cervera and 9TH
er Spanish officers admit that the maneuv-
ers of the Brooklyn frustrated their plans"
Capt. Cook, of the Brooklyn, says
in an interview published in the New
York Herald that he gave the order
for the ''Ioop," and he tells the rea-
son for it by saying:
1.-THE Brooklyn made a beautiful turn,
and we were able to fire directly into the
BOWS of the leading ship Of the enemy.
our helm was put aport to head off the
rapidly and beautifully.
Il remember distinctly giving the order
10 tHe quartermaster. You see clearly the
i mead OF the leading ship I said to him.
Inc idea is to set directly ahead of her
thought We might sacrifice our ship,
but l believed we would hold the fleet for
Our battieships."
Other charges against Admiral
Schley are that he might have de-
stroyed the Colon, which lay at an
Choir from May 81 to 81, inclusive, but
that he did not do so; and that he
used letter written to him by Lieut..
HodgsoE, of the Brooklyn, improp-
eriy. The lieutenant was reported in
an interview as saying that during
the famous "loop," when Commodore
Schley's attention was called to the
fact that the Brooklyn was in dan
ger of ramming the Texas, he said:
CD the Texas! Let the Texas
look out for herself" Soon after
this appeared the admiral made pub
lie letter from the lieutenant deny
ing the correctness of the interview.
The charge is that when the admiral
made public that letter, he haa in his
possession another letter from the
lieutenant explaining that it was the
literal, not the substantial, correct
ness of the interview that he denied
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The navy department is doing every
thing possible to make the inquiry
open and above board. The new gun
shop at the navy yard fitted up for the
inquiry will have seats for more than
600 people. This will make the inquiry
one of the most publicly conducted
military tribunals ever held in the
country. 1t is recognized that there
is great public interest in the inquiry,
and the department has departed from
the ordinary regulations governing
such affairs to make it as public as
trial in any civil court.
The list of witnesses prepared by
Capt. Lemly is as follows:
Rear Admirals William T. Sampson,
Robley D. Evans, Francis j. Higginson,
Charles S. Cotton, Henry c. Taylor.
Captains French E. Chadwick, Cas-
par f. Goodrich, Charles d. Sigsbee,
William G. Wise, Francis A. Cook, Bow
man II. McCalla, Theodore F. Jewell,
William NJ. Folger, Robert M. Berry,
John L. Hannum, retired.
Commanders William P. Potter,
Richard Wainwright, Joseph G. Eaton,
Newton Z. Mason, Seaton Schroeder,
Giles b. Harder, James M. Miller, Lew
is c. Heilner, Alexander B. Bates.
Lieutenant Commanders Sidney A.
Stanton, Nathaniel r. Usher, Albert
w. Grant, Albion C. Hodgson, William
H. n. Switzerland, William II.
Schuetze, Templin NJ. Potts, Alexander
Sharp, Jr.
Capt. William C. Dawson, United
States marine corps.
Lieutenants Charles C. Marsh, Spen-
GER S. Wood, Victor Blue, James
G. Doyle, Charles Webster, John
Hood, Charles Fl. Harlow, Charles w.
Dyson, Kenneth McAlpine.
Lieut.. Gunior grade) Ernest L. Ben
nett.
Ensign Henry G. Muslin.
Acting Boatswain- Dennis j. O'Con-
nell.
Chief Quartermaster Niels Andersen
and others.
The list of witnesses to be called by
the judge advocate throws consider
able light upon the lines of testimony
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the prosecution of 1t to the stage reached
by the great French case before justice
was finally done the maIigned and perse-
cuted officer.
Whatever may be the result of the court
of inquiry, 1t will in no way interfere with
the congressional investigation which Con-
gresham Schirm, backed by the Maryland
delegation. will propose. Court or no court,
congress must sift this matter to the bot
fore any court-martial those things
which will prove the existence of a con-
spiracy among the junior officers of the
navy, temporarily clothed with power
through their appointment as chiefs of de-
partment bureaus, to shelve the older Off
GERS and reap for themselves and their
imm ediate friends the honors and rewards
of the Spanish war. more diabolical
scheme was never launched than was this,
scandal, where there should have been
only glory. Congress can go to the heart
of that conspiracy and lay the whole thing
bare, as nobody else can do, and when its
findings have been determined upon it
will be in position to take such action
as Will forever prevent repetition of the
methods that have been employed against
Schley.
There is but one word more to be said
in this connection. By acknowledging that
he read the proofs of Maclay's slanderous
bility for the charges made against Schley
is assumed by Sampson. Should the court
OF inquiry vindtcate Schley and relieve him
of this opprobrium, the people of the Unit
ed States will demand that the navy de-
partment order Sampson before a court
martial for having slandered a brother
officer who is his superior in the service"
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The naval regula tions provide that
officers of the navy travelling under
orders in the United States shall be
allowed eight cents per mile while so
engaged in lieu of their actual ex-
penses.
Officers travelling to the United
States from foreign station will
receive subsistence pay at the rate of
from so cents to one dollar per day
if travelling on naval vessel or on
any army transport. But as very few
of the officers summoned from for
eign countries can travel on govern
ment vessels actual travelling ex-
penses will be allowed for the sea voy-
age, and eight cents per mile for such
part of the journey as is made by rail-
A naval officer coming from the Phil
ippines to San Francisco on a mer-
chant vessel would receive about $500
for the sea voyage, $3.50 for the jour
ney from San Francisco to Washing
ton and the same re turning to his post.
Officers ordered to appear as wit
nesses before a court of inquiry or
to serve as members of a court re-
ceive no extra compensat ton. Retired
officers ordered to duty on court of
inquiry will receive full active pay
for the time employed. All officers
whose presence is required in Wash
ington, except those on duty there,
will receive communication of quarters
while there at the rate of SIP a room
per month, and are allowed number
of rooms, according to rank.
In addition to the expense of bring
ing witnesses there are the running
expenses of the court. Stenographers
and a clerical force are required,
while the item of stationery will not
be inconsiderable.
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Judge Advocate of the Court 81 Inquiry
quiry to determine the value of. the
gossip circulated about him and his
official actions. Secretary Long com
piled with this request, and appoin ted
Admiral George Dewey, Rear Ad-
miral A. E. K. Benham and Rear Ad-
miral Henry L. Howison to constitute
the commission. Capt. Samuel C. Lem
ly, judge advocate general of the navy,
was designated to act as judge advo-
cate of the court. He will have the
assistance of the law firm of Stayton
& Campbell, of New York, and the pa
pers of the commission will be handled
and prepared by Edgar May, clerk
in the office of the judge advocate gen.
eral. Admiral Schley will be legally
represented by Capt. James Parker,
Attorney Raynor and Jeremiah Will
son, one of the finest criminal lawyers
in the United States.
The preparations for the court of
inquiry were placed in the hands of
Frank w. Hackett, assistant secretary
of the navy, who had the assistance of
Admiral Crowninshie1d, chief of the
bureau Of navigation, who, by many,
is considered responsible for much of
the bitterness Of the Santiago contro-
verSy.
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which he will seek to adduce before
the court. Admiral Sampson, as com-
mander in chief of the feet, of course.
heads the list. Then follow the cap
tains of all the ships engaged in the
Santiago campaign, with the excep-
tion of Capt. Clark, of the Oregon, and
Capt. Philip, of the Texas, the latter
having died since the war. Evans was
in command of the Iowa, Higginson OF
the Massachusetts,. Cotton of the scout
Harvard, Taylor of the Indiana, Chad
wick of the New York, Goodrich of the
Newark and the scout St. Louis, Sigs-
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by Edgar Stanton Maclay,an employe
in the Brooklyn navy yard, who is on
the rolls as laborer, and who per-
forms the duties of a clerk. The
first two volumes of this history are
used as text book in the naval
academy at Annapolis, and the Army
and Navy Journal, upon the suppo-
sition that the third volume Cover
ing our war with SPAIN might also
be adopted, published some extracts
from it in which Mr.. Maclay more
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the Brooklyn; Schroeder, executive Of
hcer of the Massachusetts,; Harber, exc
executive officer of the Texas; Miller,
commanded the Merrimac; Heilner,
naviga tor of the Texas, and Bates chief
engineer of the Texas.
Lieutenant Commander Staunton
was Simpsons chief of staff aboard
the New York; Usher was commander
of the Ericsson; Grant was aboard the
Massachusetts,; Hodgson was navigat-
ing officer of the Brooklyn; Souther-
land was in command of the Eagles:
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from whose decision there can be no
appeal, unless the matter should be
taken up by the ongress-a step that
has several times been urged by the
Maryland delegation in the national
house of representatives, all of whose
members are in hearty sympathy with
Admiral Schley and opposed to Ad
miral Sampson.
The court of inquiry will be in ses-
sion until all the witnesses cited by
Copyright. 1901, by Clinedinst.l
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than hints that Admiral Schley is a
liar, a coward and "caitiff." Here
are several passages:
"In his report about the coal supply of
the vessels under his command. Schley
exhibited either timidity amounting to
absolute cowardice a prevarication of
facts that intrinsically falsehood."
Vol. Ill, p. 1862
"Schley on May 2S, 1898, turned in
caitiff flight from the danger spot toward
which duty, honor, and the whole Amer
lean people were most earnestly urging
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STRONG PLEA FOR scHLEY.

Newspapers of the Country Seem Fa-
vornble to Accused Admiral.
The chief newspaper supporter of
Admiral Schley As the Baltimore
American, although it may be added
that the great majority of the press
have taken his part. The American
says:
ALREADY there has been too much of the
Dreyfus atmosphere about this matter.
The American people will never tolerate
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Navy.)
bee of the scout ST. Paul, Wise of tho
scout Yale, Cooke of the Brooklyn, Nc
Gala of the Marbleheal, Jewell of tho
scout Minneapolis, Folger of the New
Orleans and Barry of the Castine.
Hannum (retired) was chief en-
gineer of the Brooklyn, Commander
Potter was the executive officer of the
New York, Wainwright was in COM
mand of the Gloucester, Eaton of the
Resolute; Mason, executive officer Of
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THE Sampson-Schley court of
i inquiry, which convenes on the
second floor of the gunners'
workshop in the Washington navy
yard at noon of September IL, is
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THE MACLAY INCIDENT,

Controversy That Led to Creation of
the Court of Inquiry.
The storm of controversy which led
to the appointment of the court of
inquiry began with the publication,
in the Army and Navy journal, of ex-
tracts from the third volume of "The
history of the United States Navy"
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est, at almost every recorded STEP"
Mr.. Maclay's criticisms, declared the
Sun, "are more than justified" Adj
miral Sampson says, in an interview:
Gin one way, possibly, was respon-
sible for the statements made in the
history. 1 was commander in chief
of the squadron and was responsible,
SO far as reading the proofs goes"
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SCORES OF WITNESSES.

Condensed List of Naval Men Who
VIII Offer Testimony.
The judge advocate, acting not as
prosecutor but as the law officer of the
court, has called all witnesses who can
contribute to a full investigation, ex-
cepting only a few which Admiral
Schley has indicated a desire to have
called as his witnesses.
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Schuetze was aboard the Iowa, Potts
aboard the Massachuse tits, and Sharp
was in command of the Vixen Capt,
Dawson was commander of the ma
rines aboard the Indiana. Lieut..
Marsh was on SIMPSONS staff; WoA
was commander of the torpedo be
Dupont; Blue was aboard the vix
Doyle and Webster were on the Brd
Ign; Hood was in command of
Hawk: Harlow was executive Officer
the Vixen; Dyson was engineer Of Z
gineer of the Brooklyn
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THE COURT OF INQUIRY.

COmpOscU OF Admiral ID cwey and Two
Retired Rear Admirals.
The publication of the foregoing
charges and comments incensed Ad-
miral Schley beyond endurance, and
he requested the secretary of the navy,
John d. Long, to appoint court of in
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WILL COST A FORTUNE.
No Expense VIII BE Spared to Make
the Inquiry Complete.

Secretary of the Navy Long evident
ly is determined that no expense shall
be spared in conducting the court of
inquiry, and every officer whose testi-
mony will be of the slightest value has
been summoned to Washington, some
from the Asiatic station, others from
Europe. This means a vast expendi-
ture of money.
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Admiral Schley and the navy depart
ment have been examined. Legal ex-
perts estimate that the thorough
overhauling Of all the charges and
counter charges will consume at least
\ two months, and that possibly the
court may be kept busy until Christ
mas.
HISTORY OF THE TROUBLE.
Substance of the Charges Brought
Against Admiral Schley.
j. Considerable satisfaction is ex-
pressed at the appointment of a
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-22
NASHVILLE DRUGGISTS.
Facts Concerning the Indictments
Brought Against Them.

Thinking that our readers would be
interesting in knowing all the facts
connected with the recent indictments
against the Nashville druggists,
Herald reporter interviewed Mr.. A. B.
Rains, who is a member of the State
Board of Pharmacy.
Mr. Rains said that since the enact
ment of the Pharmacy law, it has been
the policy of the Board to be as lenient
as possible with the Druggists of the
State. They have had analyses of their
goods made from time to time, and
would advise druggists privately of the
results. and admonish them that the
goods must be brought up to the
standard prescribed by the U. S.
Pharmacopocia, or they would be COM
PEELED to prosecute them.
Did not this liberal action on behalf
of the Board cause them to bring their
goods to the required Standard
mo sir, | am sorry to say 1T did
not. Each succeeding analysis showed
marked Improvement, for which there
was ample room, as the result of the
first analyses were appalling, showing
an average of about one half strength,
While Gu6 suDSSnucuJ dndlg SCo ShONVu
marked Improvement, many of the
druggist reaching the required standard,
while many others were still far
below. The bringing of the indict-
ments was an unpleasant duty to per-
form toward our brother druggists
| and the Board deferred taking action as
long as possible, and before doing 50,
we sent an open letter of notification
to every Druggist in the State, that in
future the law would be strictly en-
forced and that they would be held &C
countable for the purity and strength
of their products. After this action on
the part of the Board, further analy-
SEES were made and the Attorney of the
Board was then instructed TO bring
indictments against all whose products
were 25 per cent. below the required
standard, which embraced some of the
leading Druggists of Nashville, and a
total of seventeen.
.'Will the Board continue this
work.
'Yes sir, until we cover the entire
State. but hardly think we will con.
tinue to be as liberal in future a. We
have been with the Nashville drug
gists by allowing the margin Of 2
per cent. below the standard.
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THOMAS ON
TRIAL AGAIN.
Case Called in Circuit Court This
Morning.
Both Sides Announce Ready, and the
Selection of a Jury Begins.

Judge Holding has returned from
Pulaski, and took up the crimina
docket in the Circuit Court this morn
ing. The grand jury also reconvened
and was charged by the court.
The case against John W. Thomas,
charged with the murder of Prof. j.
g. Godfrey, was called this morning.
This case brought more than three
hundred people to town-two hundred
being summoned on the venire and
more than one hundred as witnesses
outside of the hangers-on and specta'
tors.
AT Thomas former trial, the Jury
could not agree, six being for convic-
ton and six for acq1ittal; since which
time he has been out on bond.
When the case was called just before
noon, both sides announced ready fol-
trial, and the selection of a jury be-
| gun this afternoon.
The damage suit of w. W. Corbet
and wife against the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad was tried thi'
morning, but at noon the jury haC
not returned verdict.
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ATTACHMENT NOTICE.

W. W. Cannon VS.. New Home Sewing Ma
chine Co.
The plaintiff, w. w. Cannon, having OBJ
tanned from q. w, Hayes, a Justice of the
Peace, an original attachment returnablc
before said Hayes against property OF de-
PENDANTS, the New Home Sewing Machine
Co upon affidavit of plaintiff that the de.
PENDANTS were justly indebted to plaintiff,
and was a nonresident of the State, ana
said attachment has been levied upon a
fund, money or property in the hands of
:. b. Stephens rs the property OF defend
ants, and an order for publication having
been made by one G.. w. Hayes, j. r., now
therefore, in pursuance of said order, this
publication is made, and said defendants,
The New Home Sewing Machine Co.,
are required To appear before me at my
office in Columbia, Tenn, on saturday, the
9th day OF Dec. 1901 at 10 o'clock IA. IN. and
mike defense to said attachment suit or
the same wi be proceeded with eN parte
22-4t q. W. HAYES, Jus, Peace
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CULLEOKA.

Culleoka, Nov. 19.-Our spring like
autumn is a think of the past. The
trees dre robbed of their splendid
no longer brighten the landscape.
The potatoes are cellared and a good
crop it was. On eight acres Mr..
Latham made four hundred and eighty
five barrels, and other smaller crops in
the community yielded as much. We
think no one made half a crop of corn.
One man speaks of corn stalk crop, -
and verify 1t is true, for there were
not enough ears to gather Fortunately
the late hay crops were abundant, and
the sorghum cut for feed will tide the
stock through the winter what work
stock will be fed on next spring and
summer is an unsolved problem, already
being studied by the farmers.
Mr.. r. A. Wilkes has had very
fine silo built, and hopes great things
from it.
Eggs retail at eighteen cents dozen,
the highest price ever paid here at
this season. Poultry is high. At this
rate cakes, custards and turkeys will
be scarce Thanksgiving, and at Christ
mas-oh we will have to eat spare ribs
and sausage, and play like" it is
turkey with oyster stutfing. That
may seem hard to do, but a more
serious question confronts u.s. What
is to become of our INDECENT poor OF
both colors? Just here it applies to
the colored families and already re,
suits of their improvidence are upon
them. Where sickness is added the
condition is fearful.
Mr.. Fred Hansen, one morning last
week found one of his fine steers with
its back broken. He was unable tc
tell whether it was an accident or the
work of some malicious person.
Mr.. Clarence Calvert has bought the
Carson Renfro place and is making
some Improvements. That arouses sus
picion in the minds of his friends
Mr.. and Mis-. Jim Ramsey returned
to Nashville Monday after visit t.
friends here.
Miss Mossie has been having pleas
ant visit in Lewisburg.
Mr. Blackwell and two grand -daugh
tiers are with Mrs. Benson Evins this
week.
Rev. T. L. Hudson was not able tt
fill his last appointment at the Cumber
land church, owing to two cases o
typhoid fever in his family.
Miss Burke PEBBLES left Monday TO
an extended visit to her sister anc
friends in Bristol, Va.
Mr.. Jesse Tomlinson continues i'll
but is getting much better. -,
The scarlet fever patients are well
and there is no fear of new cases now
BARBARA.
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Miss Estelle Bates.

Miss Estelle Bates, aged % years,
died Sunday at the home of her
father, Mr. j. w. Bates one mile out
ON the Santa Fe pike, after a lingering
illness. The funeral occurred Monday
afternoon at the residence at 2 o clock,
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Allison, and
the interment took place at Rose Hill
Miss Bates was lovely christian
girl, just in the bloom of young
womanhood, and her untimely death
is great grief to her parents, brothers
and sisters. She was a halfsister to
Mr. J. M. Bates and a sister of Mr..
r. G. Bates, both of this city. She
also leaves several other brothers and
sisters. She did not long survive the
death OF her brother, Mr.. Samuel Bates,
who was brought here from Mississippi
for burial about six weeks ago, having
been accidentally killed. The family
have the sympathy of all in this second
and double bereavement.