The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-23
RECORDS MISSING.
They Are Material to the Interests Of
Rear Admiral Schley.
THE MESSAGE TO GREELY
Is One Of Those Which Captain Par.
ker Is Unable to Find.
~ rtn,uN eunur xyn .sNenn
IT WOULD SHOW UP SAMPSON
As Having Made Long Delay Without
Any Possible Excuse.
ADMIRAL HOwIsON DID MAKE THE TALK
Which Was Credited 10 Him ans e--
Reporter Is Wiling TO Take Oath that
He Was Correctly Quoted.
lsnecinl to rhn pana. !

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washington, August ~ AR Of the sc.
eret correspondence Of the signal corps
Of tho army relating to the war with Spain
50 missing from the archives OF the war
department. This fact has recently been
brought to light hy the Investigations which
have been conducted by Admiral schley's
counsel In their Efforts 10 secure evidence
in the operation Of his case.
rhe most important of these dispatches
Is the telegram from Colonel Allen to Gem
Graf Greedy, IN which the presence OF tho
Spanish aeet at Santiago was made known.
When Captain Parker counsel for Adj
miral schley. aought to get possession OF
rho message he learned chat it could not
he found anywhere. thorough search
was made throughout the Offices occupied
by the signal corps and even other depart
ments, but It's presence could not any
whore be discovered This message Is re-
garded as QUE of great Importance as eyt.
donce IN Admiral schley's case before tho
court OF enquiry. Notwithstanding tha
fact that the information II contained
was immediately communicated 70 Admiral
sampson, eleven days wera allowed to
clapse before he sailed FOR Santiago to
cntrap and engage Cervera's neet. II ~
especially essential that Schley'3 ceuns0i
should sec that message and the original
Endorsement upon It, the time Of sending
ana It's receipt, as they have anticipsted
interrogatiug sampson upon the cause &C
MS delay using this dispatch as a basis
for their questions.
These dispatches are contained in ths
official history OF the war. but IN this
form they are not considered admissible
as evidence before the court. Not only
| "a Colonel Aliens message nlssing. bue
! all the others as well.
No one Is able 20 s1y what become OF
tncm. 1t Is thought possible that General
Greedy, the chief OF the signal corps, my
have some knowledge OF them, but he
Is row in the Philippines and win not re-
turn until November,
IL transpres that before giving out his
answer to the letter protesting Howlson'z
fitness. Acting Secretary Hackett held a
conference. Those In consultation with the
acting secretary we're: Admiral Crownln-
| shield, VINO IS recognized ms the main
person In the campaign OF defamation thst
| has been made against tho hero OF Santa.
60 and Lieutenant Ward. who discovered
! The loop made By the Brooklyn WAS al
exhibition OF cowardice" on the part or
| Admiral schley. They decided that the re-
quest should be sent to the court OF In
qulry Instead Of to Admiral Howison. This
! tiowIson having been appointed on tho
| court, the navy department no longer has
any control over him. ara that the court
must determine the question Of hts eligl-
| biltty. Admiral Schley's attorneys II Is
| wen understood. will insist upon Admiral
| HowIson retiring from the court. They
have interviewed the Boston reporter who
| wrote the interview alleged to have been
| had with Admiral Howison, and Il Is un-
derstood that he is perfectly willing to
20 upon the stand and swear that the adj
ndral said all the things attributed ia
lnm.
! In the correspondence made public yes
terday afternoon Admiral Howlson says
that he never expressed a public opinion
upon the merits Of the controversy. TINS.
however. IS an equlvocal answer The cor
respondence Is as follows: II know Of no
reason why | should not be available for
such duty should the department SO decide,
have made no public utterance relating
10 the subject, and ! have seen none OF
the official reports and papers bearing
upon rne questions TO be decided By ina
court.
advocate general of the court VIII ret i,i,a
! On Friday several days ahead OF the inns
| serhs-aied FOR his return. !.
| Acting Secretary % the Navy haekett ~
II O'Clock this forenoon sent Msssos, S,air
| ADMIRAL SchIey's counsel Requesting, init
| presence nj the navy department. McesIss,
| Wilson and Bayper were In consultaulS3u al ~
the time the MESSAGE was received anu NY
nor reach the department until apou, :
O'clock this afternoon. In his InSsshse s she
IIackett stated that he desired 70 sec nv
iawvers on important matters. ,,.d i,
admiral schleys counsel have ir ai.nnu
renly To Mr. Hackett's commenleanissn o.
Yesterday, expressing the departini ~ w, r
syillineness ia further question Aainitatt
Iowisons qualifications as 4 me mn heen
the court Of Inquiry TINS repls 'u nr,cnme
az the conference with the acting seSts ssiit
AZ the conclusion OF their cqnie tf wilson
Acting Secretary Hackeu. Messfs y, Wil la
mn Ravner stated that their tax no
nothing 10 do with the membership . 9a a.
court OF Inquiry, hut was 81 or,v 10
| them. They viii now forward s at hep''
10 Ne IIackett's letter of yestefday-
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