The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-08-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom our regular Correspoudent.)
Washington, Aug. 20, 1901.

capital out OF the Schley Court Of
Inquiry much rot Of the most ridi-
culous sort Is being daily sent from
Washington, and the correspon-
dents whose papers demand sem
sational matter are aiding without
carcing anything about partisan
politics. There Is no politics In
the case. Many OF admiral Sch
ley's strongest and outspokcn par
tisans are Republicans of national
prominence. There II only one
question to lie settled by the court,
and II IL, whether Schlcy perform
ed his duty during the naval cam
paign against Spain as he should
have done. A great rumpus was
kicked up because acting Sccreta-
ry Hackctt referred Schlcy's re-
quest to as to Rear Admiral Howl
sons responsibility for n ncwspa-
per interview to the court, instead
Of to Hawison. and he was oharg-
cd with having been actuatcd by
animosity toward Schley. As n
matter of cold, hard fact, h only
followed rule and precedent That
Mr.. Aackctt had not been actuated
by animosity toward Schley In
any of the preliminary work of the
court of inquiry was shown when
he requested Judge Advocate Lem
~ to cut his vacation short and re-
turn Ia Washington, In order that
Admiral Schlcy's counsel might
be furnished with list of the Ma
w Department witnesses which
they asked for last week. and
which Is the duty of Capt. Lcmly
to prepare. They will receive the
list early this week.
There will be nothing ornamcn-
tai about the room In which the
Schlcy Court of Inquiry will hold
it, sittings, except possibly few
drapco flags. IL IL the second
floor OF the new gunners work shop
lust finished In the Washington
Navy Yard. II Is large room,
about 50x2O0 feet, with bare brick
walls, and will he used as IA work
shop ~ soon n the court gcts
through with It. In one corner u
small room will be- partitioncd OF
for the court to use when II desires
to go into executive session, and
In another cornertelegraph instru'
mcnts will be put In for the use o.
the newspaper correspondents
About hall the space will have
chairs for the spectators, who vii
be admitted by card. This will b'
a mere formality, rs the cards vii
be easily obtained.
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According to B. ID. Nortoni,
Missouri lawyer now visiting
Washington, the anti-Bryan Dem
ocrats have obtained control OF th'
party machinery In that statc--t'
quote his own words; ''thc gol'
democrats have secured control O
the party machinery In our state
encouraged undoubtedly by tho at
titude of Governor Dockery, an
they will swing things against Bry
an when the proper time comes.
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That business in the Philippine
is improv e by jumps and bound
l. shown by II comparative state
mcnt OF iinparts and exports, issu
cd by the War Department, for wv
periods OF seven months, cndin
January 81, 1901 and January y
1900. Exclusive OF L. s. Quarter
master supplies, the figures sho
-. AN increase OF " per cent. almo
lauble. in the imports Of the II
land, and OF " per cent, more Una
double, in the exports, the I.
did not get as much Of this bus
ness as 1t should, but the incrca'
in our sales to the island was
per cent. There was n slight fnl
ing oil In the value Of what Il
island sold the L. 5. 1t must
remembered. however, that q
trade with the Island Is compar
lively new. All OF tile old es;aI
lishcd business houses on the /
lands have either European
Asiatic connections, and the pc
pie have got TO be educated up
the advantage OF using Amcric'
goods and of selling their produt
through houses with Americ
connections. The wedges are
o,I 10 will ha gtranVp indeed,