The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-19
.SCHLEY'S BILL
OF EXCEPTIONS
TO the Majority Findings Of
Court Of Inquiry Filed with
Secretary Of the Navy.
MANY GROUNDS SET FORTH
The Evidence Alleged lnsuill-
client Ia Sustain the Opinion
Rendered 10y the Majority
Of Court of inquiry.

wASHtNGTDN. Dee is.--Latc this
afternoon Admiral schlry. through his
counsel. nlcd with the secretary OF the
navy his bin Of exceptions to the ma
Jorty findings Of the court n inquiry
and also letter asking 10 BE- al-
lowed TO be- heard In connection with
objections to be nicd by the attor-
neyH Tor Admiral Sampson to the In
dridunl opinion of Adminh Dewey
SECRETARY Long almost Immediately
after reading u the communication
called Judge Advocate t-mly and So.
licltor fnr the Department, Hanna. into
conference At ls conclusion the sec
rrtary said that h. had no statement
to make regarding any ton that be-
might take In the premises he. how
ever indicated rs Mr league. through
ihr Judge advocate that %. could not
hear oral argument hy SIR Raynur rc-
garins Admiral sampson's protest,
bur hc would receive written state
mont II WAS expected that the cpun.
~el Tor Admiral Sampson would Me
their objections to the findings ~ "A,
mIral Dewey 100 the ease today. hut 1t
is now stated tina, such objections may
nlf now be- offered bcforr Friday.
The bi'l claims that the majority Of
the court gave their opinion that Com
moiorr Schlcy should have proceeded
with the utmost dispatch on ricnfue-
gus when there was not specifications
covering this point and without Civ
ing the applicant an opportunity to
furnish evidence On H. The fac, that
NO place was mentioned In what Is
known aE the McCalla memorandum
fur meeting the insurgents is regard
rd as paramount, reason why commu-
nicatlon was not held with the lnsur.
gents. and further that the said Nom
urandum was sent TO Commodore
Schlcy only FOR use In connection with
IN" Information which q contained rel
auvc To certain batteries at or being
constructed In the vicinity OF Cirnfue-
gos
The bill further contends that over
whclmIng evidence was presented to
the court to show that close block.
ndr of cicnfucgos was maintained. that
the majority OF the cour, actually ig-
norcd the uncontradictcd testimony
proving that the British steamer Adula
was allowed TO enter Clenfuegos TO
obtain Information regarding the
Spanish nect that the order or Al
miral Sampson. known as No z vas an
imperative order for Commodore
Schley to hold his squadron on Glen
fucgos, whether the Spanish fleet was
In the harbor or not. that the major
ity W the court have denied The ad-
mlttcd fact that the commander u the
Eagle did not communicate the sltua-
tion at Santiago To Commodore Schley.
that they ignored the fact that Cap
tain Evans failed to communicate to
Commodore Schley the meaning " the
signal lights on shore at Cicnfucgos,
that Commodore Schley. as proven by
the evidence, had no knowledge of
these lights until the night Of May
%, 1905; that the majority Of the court
are silent In their reference to mask
ing the movements OF the flying squad
ron In front OF Cicnfucgos; that the
majority based their opinion as to the
rctrugrnde movement upon state
ment that Commodore Schley before
sailing from CIenfuegos had reliable
information that ships could be coal
ed In the vicinity OF Cape Cruz and
Gonaives Channel. whereas It is denied
that there was any such positive in
formation and that the records show
that not until three days after leav-
ing Cienfuegos did Commodore Schley !
receive definite information concerning
the feasibility OF coaling ships from
u collier In Gonaives Channel that the |
majority erred in stating that Commo-
dore Schley received no positive infor-
nation from the scout ships as to the |
enemy's presence In Santiago harbor.
because Captain slgsbee had reported |
to Commodore Sohley that the Spanish
fleet was not in that harbor,
The bill denies that the conditions OF |
wind, sea and weather from May 26 |
to June We're favorable for taking |
coal from a collier of Santiago; II also
claims that the coal charts submitted |
in evidence showing the chasing ca
pncity Of the flying squadron have been
ignored; that no references nave been
made to the orders OF the secretary |
of the navy forbldding the hazard of |
American ships against shore latter
les; that the majority opinion failed !
to contain any reference to the char
ag al tho hl,.IrnN. .E II