The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-10-02

the replies were as follows:
 What was the state of the sea on the afternoon and evening of May 26 when you communicated with the flying squadron to the southward of the port of Santiago?"
 The sea was heavy for boats, but it was moderating, that is to say, more moderate than it had been in two days before. should say, however, it would have been very difficult job to have coaled from ships alongside that night"
 Did Captain Wise communicate to you despatch from the navy depart ment stating that the Spanish squadron was at Santiago?"
 | remember no despatch or commun- ication from Captain Wise to that ef- feet excepting that which l received from the navy department through him as senior officer at Port Haitien on May 2O the dispatch on which I.proceeded ultimately to Santiago" MT. Hanna-"Captain, the despatch referred to in the last question reads: Washington, May 20, 1S9S,-Yale, care American consul, Cape Haitien, Haiti. The Spanish fleet arrived at Santiago 1 de Cuba May 19 and as far as your coal permits, proceed at once off Santiago de Cuba, watch carefully and keep in communication with the Spanish fleet, reporting information. Minneapolis, St. Paul and St. Louis have same or ders.'
 ''I cannot remember that he did,
 By the court-"Did you make any ef- fort to ascertain if the Spanish squad ron was at Santiago prior to May 2S?"
 "Only by extreme watchfulness, that is all"
 l By the court-"What information had I you communicated to Commodore Schley on May 26 regarding the where abouts of tine Spanish squadron?"
 "The departments order to me di- rected me to say, that the Spanish squadron was there or had been re- ported there, and again the circum- stantial evidence afforded by the cap ture of the Restormel after her very peculiar cruise"
 By the court-"Did you receive a des- patch from Secretary Long dated May 20 stating The Spanish fleet arrived at Santiago on May 19th?'
  tion is that it stated it arrived on the 18th or Fist. I received the communi- cation just as I have stated It came from the secretary of the navy. It was signed Long but whether I got copy of 1t from Captain Wise or got the original I cannot now recall. I think got the original
 By the court-"Did you show this despatch to Commodore Schley on May 26?"
 T already said cannot recollect the act of showing it to him. I presume I did, but that informed him remem- ber''
 By the court-"Did you see the des- patch signed Long May 20 addressed to the St. Louis, care American con- sul, Mole, St. Nicholas, prior to meet ing with Commodore Schley on May 26?"
 T have no recollection of anything to the St. Louis, mo-"
 By the court-"Did you see the des- patch referred to addressed to either the Minneapolis, St. Paul or Harvard?"
 NO, not to my recollection. There l were two meetings of commanding off, ficers off Santiago while I was block ading there. At one time the com manding officers of the Harvard, St. Paul and Minneapolis met I think the next time the commanding officers of | the Yale. Minneapolis and St. Paul. The | only occasion therefore on which I | might have seen these orders was on one of these two visits, and I have no recollection of having been shown any telegram or despatch"
 Captain Sigsbee was excused and Chief Yeoman Gustave E. Becker of the cruiser New York was called.
 Becker served as clerk to Admiral Sampson on board the flagship New York during the Spanish war. He identified the memorandum from Cap tain McCalla, saying there was a good landing place near Cienfuegos, which Sampson sent to Commodore schley under date of May 18th, and said that this memorandum had been car ried in duplicate by the Iowa and the Dupont.
 MT. Rayner questioned the witness very closely, bringing out the fact that Becker had no records to show that either of these vessels had carried the and that he was depend ent upon his memory in making the statement.
 MT Hanna said in this connection that the department expected to be able to show that four copies of this memo ,andum had been forwarded to Commo- lore Schley. MT. Rayner responded that he would admit only one copy and that was the ,ipher delivered by the Hawk on May , ,3rd 1898. The court adjourned for the day at p. n1., with MT. Becker still on the stand
 Evans Fintshes. Rear Admiral Evans was recalled earlier in the day. MT. Rayner began lis interrogations by asking the wit |, less concerning the secret code of sig lals for communicating with the Cuban i insurgents, near Cienfuegos. The ad- l niral said that when Captain Chadwick , this code to him he did f lot instruct him to give the informa- c ion to Commodore Schley. MT. Ray Ter then questioned the witness espec- , ally as to his interviews with Con- . nodore Schley, after the battle of San . lago.
 Yesterday" said MT. Rayner "I was peaking of conversation which I .