Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-08
NEWS IN GENERAL
scnLEY CouRr or ISoUIRY

tirely devoted to hearing argument
in the case Of Admiral Schley. Mr.
Hanna finished his argument IN be-
half of the department, which had
been begun Monday, and Captain
Parker begun. bat did not conclude
his presentation of the case for Adj
niral Schley.
Mr.. Hanna considered the retro
grade movement. the bomhardment
OF the Colon, and the charge maue
against Admiral Schley OF the DIS
obedience of orders. Captain Parker
had only reached the coaling ques-
ton when the court adjourned. he
defended the conduct of his client at
all stages of the campaign SO far
as he went.
Washington, Nov. THE climax of
the Schiey court of inquiry came yes
terday afternoon when Mr.. Rayner,
the chief counsel for Admiral Schley,
continued brilliant argument OF over
three hours with a perorat10n SO elC-
ouent and impassioned that all within
the sound of his voice We're profound
" touched. This remarkable trial,
he said, sought to condemn the man
who had brought to 4 successful term
nation as Il great naval triumph as
was ever won. In vivid colors he
painted the picture of the Brooklyn,
with Commodore Schley on the
bridge, fighting the entire Spanish
ileet until the Oregon appeared out
OF the smoke.
The thunders of the Brooklyn. mrl-
sic for the ears of his countrymen,
he sasd, aroused Admiral Schley's en-
vious foes. He pictured the victorious
sailor suffering as few have suffered
for three long years while the fires
Of persecution leaped around him,
and now awaiting ti.e hour of his vim
dication in the verdict of the court.
s.And when it comes" he continued,
che can, from the high and exalted
position lie occupies, look down upon
his traducers and maligners and with
pride eXclai1u: L care not for the
yenonous gossip of clubs, drawing
rooms and the cliques and poisoned
shafts of envy and of malice. l
await under the guidance of divine
providence the verdict of posterity.
The scene in the court room as he
finished with these words was thrill
ing The attendance had Deen large
all day and at the morning session
lady had tainted from excitement.
As MIR. Rayner began his eulogy of
Admiral Schley, those in the audi
ence, many of whom We're ladies.
learned forward on their seats. The
spell of his oratory was over them,
and when he described the admirals
gallant deeds and the long persecu-
tion to which he had been subjected,
many of them broke down and Wept.
The members of the court dis
played evidences of emotion. and Ad-
miral schley himself was plainly
moved. He sat, leaning back, with
| his hands between his head. His
| chin twitched, and as his counsel said
| he could afford to await the verdict
| of posterity, two big tears rolled
down his cheek. He moved uneasily
! TO conceal his emotion and, under the
pretense of adjusting his glasses.
| brushes the tears aside. For fully
thirty seconds after Mr. Rayner clos
ed there was not a sound. Then the
| tension broke in a loud burst Of APP
| plause.
| Washingt on, Nov. s.-After sittings
! covering forty days, and with rec
ord which, when completed, will cover
about 1000 pages, the Schley court
of inquiry yesterday at 3:45 p. m. adj
| iourned it's last public session. To
| Capt. S. c. Lemly. the judge advocate,
had been assigned the duty of making
| tie closing argument i'll the case, and
soon after he had completed his
! speech, Admiral Dewey, bringing his
| gavel down upon the big fiat table,
said There being no further bust
ness, the court is adjourned"
AS WAS the case yesterday, when
| Mr.. Rayner spoke, the attendance was
large. There was only one session
during the day. 1t began at 3 o'clock,
! and the entire time was devoted to
| Capt Lemly's address. He read his
| speech in clear and distinct tones
and was given careful attention. The
| speech in the main was an analysis
| Of the testimony, but occasionally a
| conclusion was drawn, and frequent
| ly there was 4 criticism Of the course
pursued by Admiral (then Commo-
dore) Schley. Speaking of Commo-
/ dore Sehley's conduct, Capt. Lenly
| said:
From my knowledge of the man,
| having served under his command on
| two cruises, have never believed, nor
do l claim from the evidence, that
personal misconduct-or, to call q
! spade spade--cowardice, was exhib-
tied by Commodore Schley in any part
! of his career as Communicated chief
of the flying squadron. But submit
with regret that in the passage from
Key West to Cienfuegos, while at
that latter port, en- route to the
southwark of Santiago without set
tied destination, in the retrograde
movement, in the return to the vicin-
ity of Santiago and in the affair of
May 81 the commodore exhibited I'M
steadiness in purpose ana in push,
and failure to obey orders"
| Republicans Gain in Nebraska.
! Lincoln, Neb., Nov. G.--The election
! in Nebraska was very quiet, but after
!, all fairly satisfactory vote was
! polled. All of the returns received
1 up to 1 o'clock this morning indicate
that the republican state ticket has
| been elected, perhaps by as much as
10000 majority.
| Kansas Republicans successful
| Topeka, Nov. 6.-Local elections
| were held in every county in Kansas