The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1901-08-01
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

A particularly vicious phase of the
SIMPSONS chley feud has broken out in
the discovery that Maclay's History of the
United States Navy, used as textbook
by the students at Annapolis, contains q
bitterly abusive characterization of Ad-
mra Schley. His conduct at Santiago
is denounced as "humiliating, cOwardly,
and lamentable." and he is spoken of as
a coward, caitiff and liar" The follow
ing paragraphs are complained of:
The shameful spectacle of an Aneri-
can warship, supported by force superior
to the enemy's-a swarsbip whose com
mander had expended such vast quantities
of ammunition i'll target practice i'll the
presence of a fashionable hotel at Hamp-
ton Roads in order to meet u worthy foe
deliberately turning tail and running
away was presented"
The one great lesson that Nelson gave
in naval strategy was that Il Captain is
never out of position when alongside an
enemy Farragut's great axiom, go years
later, was that, the nearer you get to your
enemy the harder You can strike Schley' S
great contribution to naval strategy, as
too plainly shown by his conduct through
out this campaign, was avoid your enemy
as long as possible, and if he makes for
you, run"
Secretary Long had indorsed and COM
mended the book, and it was discovered
that Maclay, the author, is Il clerk in the
office of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The
Maryland Congressman and Baltimore
papers have taken the matter very angrily,
and all sorts Of things are threatened. An
excelsior of the Objectionable matter has
been promised.
Col. Harry Il. Bacon, Of Toledo, Ohio,
one of the long-serving, Jealous, and
prominent Sons of Veterans of Ohio, Of
which he was at one time Division Com
mander, is in the city on visit He is
now, and his been for years, District Dep
uty OF the knights and Ladies of Security,
u thriving beneficial organization.
The action of the Ohio Democrats has
blown into fresh flaming heat the smol-
dering discord between the factions of the
District Democracy. The Norris faction
accepted the action of the Ohio COnven-
ton enthusiastically. and planted them
selves Oh the '.time-honored principles of
jefferson and Jackson while the heart
of the Newman faction is still true to
Bryan, and resents the ''perfidy" of those
who would shelve him.
The Chief of the Fire Department and
each of the Assistant Chiefs, are to have
automobiles, to run to fires in. They Will
be capable Of speed of 10 miles an
hour.
The Treasury employees who place the
seals and numbers on notes of the United
States, July % reached the number 100,
100000 on the 81 silver certificates Of the
series Of 1899. The bill printed just be-
fore this one was 99,999, 500, and the big
blue figures on both stood out most CON
spicuously. The numbers are put on the
bills at the same time as the seals. The
numbers will not 90 any higher, as the
printers have been instructed to turn back
to No. ! Of letter A. 1t was decided that
the numbers when they reached the hun
dred million took up too much space ON
the face of the bill.
DIR. William III. Gobrecht died here July
10, aged ~ years. He was the author of
surgical works. He served on
Gen. Hancock's staff in the civil war, and
rose to Il Lieutenant olOnclcy. He was
of anatomy at the universe
ties Of Pennsylvania and Ohio, and edited
Wilson's Anatomy