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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26

Ultimately the original cipher dispatch was
found. and Mr.. Rayner then said that he would
accept the copy which Admiral Cotton had
been made by Lieutenant Beal.
At 3.25 y. m. Admiral Cotton was excused
| and Captain William G. Wise, who was in com.
| mand OF the auxiliary cruiser Yale was called
TO the witness stand lie told OF his rcconnoitcr.
ing about santiago harbor on May % previous
| 10 the arrival Of the flying squadron. lie said he
| had not been able 10 seo anything OF the span.
| ish fleet.
Captain Wise said that when on May 81 he
| approached the hyng squadron twenty ono
miles Of Santiago, the fleet had started upon
| its rctrogradc movement. lie came up with the
| Texas and exchanged signals with Captain
| Phillip. telling him that he believed the span
| ish squadron TO be inside the harhor there.
| Mr. Rayncr objected 10 this testimony rs a
| conversation between Captains Wise and Philip
| affecting Admiral Schlcy. The court sustained
the objection and then put some question Of
| itS own, which, together with the answers,
| were as follows:
| what information had vow that led You 10
believe the Spanish squadron TO be at Santiago
May 27?"
"The same information that was received from
the navy department. will state that IL they
were there on the 2otl they did not leave.
| am perfectly satisfied they did not leave while
| VIC there"
| Judge Advocate-'I am reminded by the court
that this refers particularly 10 information that
you havc?"
81 received my dispatch from the navy de-
partment on the 2oth that the Spanish squadron
had arrived on the 10th at Santiago"
| 'fIad you any personal knowledge
| "No."
| By the court-"Dd you report 70 the senior
ohcer tho information upon which Won based
your belief regarding the location OF the span
ish squadron on that datc?'
| "As ! stated first, | was intercepted by the
order from Commodore Schley from the Nxcr
| to take the Merrmac in tow. Captain Sgs
bcc. OF the st. Paul, Immediately went OF
| board. The Brooklyn was a mile and hall
| aleai ! Immediately went to tho Mcrrima,
and made preparations 10 take her in tow. snc
50 far as my communicating with Commodo,
| SCllpV. no -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26

~ NE OF THE most dligent Of
senators in performance of
~ the duties of the senatorial
office: obliging and cour-
cous far beyond the ordinary, and
highly esteemed for wise counsel and
GOOD judgment. Senator Penrose has
90 little practiced those gifts of ora
ory with which he is generously en-
dowed. The speeches made by him in
our city the past two days. though
IN delivery hampered by a throat ar-
lection, were, in thought and form,
models of fine oratory; and it would
take but little practice by their author
10 become one of the first orators of
the United States.
This visit of the senator to Scranton
is appreciated and the hope is general
among Scranton's inhabitants that it
is the beginning of a more intimate
acquaintance. While speech making
as practicad at Washington plays very
little part i'm the framing or chang
ing Of legislation and is consequently
held in somewhat low esteem by those
i'Hliilhl WIN WHAT goes OH Denlnu
the scenes, there is something about it
which yet fingers i'm the affection of
the people and they justly demand to
see and hear and know more about
the men who represent them in high
places.
In the case of senator Penrose, in
umacy Of acquaintance is desirable
aS an antidote to gross misrepresen-
lation by preiudiced newspapers and
rartisans. He is a young man ot
brilliant cndowments, statesmanlikc
mind and keen ntuitions. Already
he has assumed a place of leadership
among the younger men in the senate
and signs are not wanting that if he
shall remain in that body yet more
conspicuous proofs of his quality and
ambition will appear.
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Secretary Longs Dispatch

The judge advocate, at Admiral Dcwcys in.
stance, invited attention 10 the dispatch as fol-
lows:
Washington, May 20. 1Sos.-Nalc, care Amci.
can consul, Cape lIaitcu. Inform every vessel
Of Santiago dc Cuba flying squadron is Of Cicn.
fuegos and that orders have been Solt today
to proceed with all possible dispatch Tor san.
tiago dc Cuba. Long"
The court asks why that order was not car.
ricd OUT
Captain Wise said in reply:
81 informed the ST. Paul. tho Harvard and
the Minneapolis and ! notified Captain Phillir
the same thing"
The court then adjourned until II o'clock TO,
morrow, saying that il would hold one scs
son tomorrow and would take a recess IN tho
afternoon, in order to permit those connected
with il to attend the funeral OF Judge Wilson
recent counsel for Admiral Schlcy.
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- assuring the Filipinos that
~ the intent of American rule is
to give them freedom as free
dom is understood i'm this country
that is to say, the freedom to act in
any manner not destructive of the
equal rights of others. This is the goal
toward which they must strive and the
more rapid their progress the better
pleased will be their American men,
tors.
But the action of the Republican
members of the congressional party
visiting the Philippines in refraining
from making any promises was in bet
ter taste. They were not clothed with
any official authority to make them.
They were simply looking over the
ground as visitors. What they might
have said with the best of intentions
could have been misconstrued or mis-
understood and therefore they adopted
the wiser course of saying nothing.
There is need of prudence like this
among our public men, more now than
formerly. Questions of the utmost
delicacy. complicated by the fact that
they involve differences in race, social
customs, points of view, will arise in
the government of the new depend
enCies and they can be simplitied or
made difficult accordingly as our rep
resentatives in office exhibit prudence
or fall into habits of mental careless
ness
1t is believed that the great mass of
rejecting citizens have been genuinely
sobered by the tragic occurrences of
the recent past and that their future
attitude toward the multiplying re-
sponsibilites of our national life will
he less flippant less Cocksure, less Off
| hand than heretofore. This broaden
| ing and deepening of our sense of the
| solemnity of American government
| should reflect itself speedily in our
| legislative assemblies, moderating the
| artficialities of partisan debate, en-
| couraging statesmanlike discussion
| calling into action the substantial re-
serves of American quality and char
| aCter
We should begin new era dating
from the Buffalo sacrifice.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26

The Carbondale Leader betrays poor
taste in uttering a fling at the local
Mckinley memorial project. Leaving
out of consideration the solemnity of
the occasion which prompts the move
mcnt 10 pay this honor to our mar
tyrcd president, nothing done by the
organizers of the local project calls for
i'll will in Carbondale. The Leader
should take a second thought and
apologize for it's Churlishness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26

While from the standpoint of Eng
lish necessity there is now no turning
back, the prospect, after armed resist
ance shall have been crushed out, Of
f"rs little inducement to perseverance.
An amalgamation of the races may
evolve in course of centuriee. 1t has
evolved elsewhere. But for this gem
Grafton of South Africans there is moth
ing but trouble in sight And we there
fore don't marvel at England's gath
ering Gloom.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26

"\HE PLACE for Republicans
10 correct defects of party
Il management is within the
party household, and, 10
&c successful, they must come TO the
ask with clean hands and honest pur-
poses. Ostsnsible reformation founded
on malice, intrigue, the venom of dis
appointment and the chicanery Of
vaulting ambition will never commend
itself to the calm consideration of a
majority OF voters.
politicians of our commonwealth for en-
teiing into schemes of fusion with ele-
ments claiming Identification with ma
tlonal Republlcanisn. They have
nothing to lose by such fusion and they
evidently think they have something
to gain. Whence that gain is 10 come
Is not so clear to us as it must be to
them. But in any event it is their con-
cern. If the gamble attracts them.
theirs alone Is the hazard.
With Republicans, however. the case
Is different. To them acceptance of fu-
SION. whatever the glittering temporary
allurements-largey fictitious, as the
sequel will ehow--can have no other
ultimate meaning than injury and dis
appointment. The history OF Ameri-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26

II is to the credit of the Associated
Press. which distributes the tclc-
graphic news read by moro than nine
tenths of American newspaper read
ers. that it let into its Buffalo reports
nothing which would tend to breed
mawkish scntimcntality over CZolgosz.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26

Admiral Schey's reply TO these dispatches.
dated May 90, in which he said he could
not obey the orders OF the department, were
then read, and Mr.. Rayner pointed out various
changes in the language Of the dispatch as
printed in the official report lie addressed the
court briefly concerning these changes.
lie said that Admiral Schley had spoken oi
the weather ''boisterous'' and that that word
had been omitted from the printed copy OF
the Dispatch lie also asserted that whereas the
admiral had said that $500 tons Of coal would
be necessary, the printed copy made it 10000
tons. II was also announced in the original that
the Harvard was going to Port Royal, whereas
Kingston had been inserted in the printed
copy. Other changes had been made.
When the court convened after luncheon Mr.
miral Cotton. His first effort was 10 reconcile
certain dates, saying that it was most mportan,
that they should be correct. lie would admit
the delivery of one dispatch on May 27, but
the contention that the other dispatche!
were delivered on May 81. lie called the ad
mirals attention TO the fact that one OF thu
dispatches which he had said he delivered or
May % had been dated at Washington az o.
that day. This is the dispatch in which Sec
retary Long had instructed tho commander a,
10 the importance of determining explicitly
whether Ceryeras fleet was in Santiago harbor
The admiral said that il he had said that th
dispatch was delivered on May % he had mad,
a mistake-that it was delivered on May 81
after his return from Kingston.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26

1t will not be the fault of the Union
party organizers II there shall not be
some more assassnating of men in au-
thority. Charles IIeber Clark's calling
the governor an anarchist illustrates
how the Wanamaker virus works.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26

We sincerely hope that New York
city will be found to have majority
of voters good enough to choose and
sustain such a mayor as Seth Low
would make.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26

Soon IL will be necessary to appoint
official statisticiaus of political meet
ings. The estimates Of attendance at
the Union party rally in Philadelphia
the other night vary more widely than
the views of the people on the Samp-
som Schlcy controversy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26

that the engines were reversed for about two
minutes.
The witness had said that the engine vas
stopped.
"What was the next change made in the indi.
Gator Of the port engine of the rcxas?" he was
asked
"full speed ahead"
"What was the next after thatT'
"Thcrc was no other order given for some time
afcrward."
when was further signal received by the
Indicator and what was the signal
'Withn thc frst hour Of engagement tho di.
rccton was changed TO full speed sstern."
"'an YOU not give an estimate Of the time
whcr the signal was given for full speed astern
and how long after the beginning Of the acton?'
y could say within the first hour"
WAS there any other signal given during that
watch within your knowledge for the port en-
gincs to rcyctse!"
"Therc was none TO my knowledge"
'lou were on duty in the port engine room
throughout that day, were you not?''
"0f and on, sir"
"Whcrc else were YOU on duty, il anywhere
at the timc3"
~ was excused for a time on account Of the
lcat >
as matter Of fact. were the engines re.
vcrscd?"
"Thev were for about two minutes"
'laNton was not questioned by Mr.. Rsyner.
Rear Admiral Cotton now commandant Of TIE
Norfolk navy yard. who commanded the duill'
ilry Criser Harvard during the spanish war. was
tic next witness. lie told OF meeting the AYnS
sduaur, n under Commodore Schlcy off Santiago
on May %, 1s9s. and said that on that date
he had delivered dispatches 10 the then com
rnodJre nom Admiral Sampson and the navy de-
partmert. Ile had, hc said, boarded the Brook
| l. nbNut e. n, lc thCr
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26
DRESS GOODS

Plain, smooth fabrics predomna,s
this season.
PRIESTLEY' BLACK DRESS
GOODS are here in abundance
in great range of new weayes.
PRIESTLEY'S G. Il 4 VEN Il L TE
MELTONS. for Storm Coats and
Suits; 81 inches wide, at sl,s5 and
Sl9J.
WOOL BTARITZ CORD, in black
and colors, at $l.00.
PltUNELLE CLOTH, in black and
colors, at Sl.2j.
PEQUIN SERGES, black and colors,
15c ana $100.
ALL WOOL SERGES, black and coll
ors, at soc.
HOMESPUN SUITINGS, 5i inches
WIDE soc. and 75c
EXTRA HEAVY MELTONS, "a in
ches wide, at Sl.00.
SILK AND WOOL SUBLIME and
LANSDOWNE, at S1.O0 and SIPS.
ALL WOOL CHENlOTS, at 45c and
$3.50.
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Admiral Schley's Reply.

The witness identified one dispatch printed
in the appendix to the report of the bureau
of navigation May %. 1898
The count at this point adjourned for lun.
ehcon.
"rhc question was not discussed and cx.
pressed no opinion"
did this conversation occur before or after
the dispatches which You took aboard had been
read by the commander in chief?'
"After"
In response 10 further questions, Admiral
Cotton said that he had the original transla-
tions Of the cipher dispatches addressed to the
Harvard. The dispatch of May 25 was then
read to him, as follows:
Washington, May IS. lsos-Hsrvard, St..
Nicholas Mole, IIayti: Proceed al once and
inform Schlcy and also the senior officer pres.
ent, of Santiago, as follows: All departments
information indicates Spanish division is still
at Santiago. The department looks to You TO
ascertain facts, and that the enemy, IL therein,
does not leave without decisive action. Gu.
bans familiar with Santiago say that there are
landing places Ave or six nautical miles west
from the mouth OF the hsrbor, and that there
probably insurgents will be found, and not the
spanish. From the surrounding heights can see
every vessel in port. As soon sscertaincd,
Could not squadron and also the Harvard coal
from Merrimac leoward of Cape Cruz, Gonai,cS
Channel or Mole, Hayti? The department will
send coal immediately 10 Mole. Report with
out delay situation at Santiago de Cuba.
Long"
Mr.. Rayner called attention to the fact that
there were some immaterial changes in the
dispatches as printed in the official reports by
the navy department,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26
Walthour Defeats Elkes.

BY Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Providence, r. l., sept. 2j--Bobby Nslthoar
defeated Harry Elkcs in the 2J-mic motor.pd,e e
race at the Coliseum tonight by an even lap.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26

If the mayor of Philadelphia is a
hIaCkmailer. there should be proof
Let his accusers prove their charges
aud their case against him will be
won. But fierce accusation without
proof Injuries most those who habit
ually practice it,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26

nominations. The next thing in order
Is votes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26
County.

County.
Judge ". CARpENTER.
Controller l.. \. JONES.
toroncr.-DR. i. I. ROBERTS
surveyor GEORGL T.. STtNEN~OI.
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Regarding Coaling Of Ships.

"llc questioned me relative to the PRACTICABLE.
ity Of coaling ships at st. Nicholas Mole and
Gonaiycs Channel. AS to St. Nicholas Molc /
said There is no question the small ships can
coal there. As to Gonaivcs Channel. | know Of
no as)n why you should not be able to coal
there The commodore made some remarks upon
my statements, the language OF which 7 do not
recall, but he asked me: How about the large
ships at st. Nicholas Mole? I said: You can't
| coal your big ships there ! had special refer
ence in my reply to the battleships and protected
| cruisers of the Brooklyn and New York class.
said, thinking of the fact that my own ship
had been there and was of some L., 900 tons
| displacement, and nearly 600 feet in length:
Possibly under favorable conditions You might
| be able to coal the large ships there, at
| time But the area Of deep water for the
| anchorage Of large ships is little there it was
| not practicable to coas at the very utmost more
| than large ship at "A time there, and in
case the weather became bad she would imme-
| dalely have to go to sea. | was anxious while
| ! was there with the Harvard on account OF her
size, and would have left at once in case bad
| weather had come on. As | remember | recol-
| lcct no qualification as to Gonaives Channel"
| Admiral Cotton said in response to a question
| from Captain Lcmy that vessels of the fleet
| could have codlcd where they on May %,
| sat some time during that day" As indicative
| Of the condition OF the sea, he said, lie had used
| Cockleshell DOal III going from lhe hdrNHu
| to the Brooklyn, and had worn a white uniform.
| ''Was anything said at this time about going
| TO Key West for coal?"
| Returning to what / said with reference 10
| the difficulty which Commodore Schley stated to
me he had had in getting coal on board of any
| Of the ships at Cientuegos, he said he was very
anxious. The coal supply was getting short; the
| weather bad. and it mad been bad almost
| continuously. 1t very serious problem as Ia
how or whether he could possibly get coal on
board ships of Santiago lie said if he found
the weather did not improve and he found ii
| impracticable 10 coal there. he could only sec
| one resort, and that was he would he compelled
| to return to Key West in order to supply his
ships with coal. Having that question in view
he was apprchenSiNc, and especially as to one
ship, the Texas. lie did not even know at that
moment whether she had on board sufficient coa
| 10 enable her to return TO Key West.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26

People seldom stampede far for
fake reformerS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26
Corduroys at SOC to S1.2S

Are in very crcat demand this fall
for Jackets and Separate Skirts,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26
$500 TO $500 A WEEK

salary Tor an intelligent man or woman in each
town, Permanent position, 20 cents per hour Tor
spare time. Manufactured BoX -, Philadelpha.
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SCRANTON, SEPTEMBER %. 1901.
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

State.
Supreme Court WILLIAM =. POTTER
T'dsW,r-tRNNk &. H\RRlS
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MI. Rayner Citicises Reports.

Mr. Rayner here raised the point that the
document read was copy and not the origi.
nal, He also called attention to the fact that
the document had not been printed in the OH.
cial report of the navy department.
An animated controversy followed, in which
Mr.. Rayner commented upon the Gin his opin.
ion) inaccuracy of the department reports lie
demanded the original Of the dispatch, saying
This is an inquiry and not prosecution,
aud YOU are here 10 protect and yindicste Ad.
mrsl Schley as much as we are"
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No Effort to Find Cervera.

"None, 10 my knowledge"
"Did he with his squadron az that tims ap.
proach SantiagoI"
He did not, I will qualify that to this ex-
tent The vessels, of course, were not at an
chor they were moving about and there were
no directions for movement toward the harbor
Of santiago
Referring 10 that phrase In tho despatch, 'The
department looks to you TO ascertain tho fact
that tho enemy il therein does not leave without
decisive action what within your knowledge,
did Commodore schoy do In obedience 10 these
instructonsY'
Nothing, 10 my knowledge"
"on the departure Of the flying squadron, sup
posing il departed on that day, as indicated by
the signal, for hey West, and the leaving "
your own vessel for Kingston. what Of the
American force was left of Santiago TO prevent
the exit Of Ceryera's feet from that harbori'
II have no personal knowledge OF that fact"
Judge Advocate Lemly then started 10 read
dc patches received by AlnrGl Cotton from Ad-
mirsl Schley, delivered by the Scorpion,
~ Rayner objectcd 10 the reading Of these