The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-07
Y)HISlIN Is CHOSEN
Rear Admiral VIII Be Third
Member of SchIey Court.
AGREEABLE TO SCHLEY
List of Required Witnesses Is
Prepared by Navy.
AGREEABLE TO SCH

/ Washington, Aug. 6.-The vacancy IN
the schIey court of inquiry caused by the
inability Of Rear Admiral Kimberly to
serve on account of IL health, has been
| filed by the selection OF Rear Admiral
Henry L. Howison. whose appointment
was announced by Assistant Secretary
Hitchcock today. At the same time it
was announced that this appointment
would be agreeable TO Admiral Schley.
The department before taking action had
submitted list of names to Admiral
Schley, which included that Of Rear Ad-
nliraI Howison and Admiral Schley had
indicated his entire willingness to accept
any Office upon the list The depart
ment also communicated the selection
to Captain Barker before making It pub
lie. Assistant Secretary Hackett, before
issuing the announcement today, commu-
nicated with Admiral Howison, who is at
present at Saratoga Springs, n Y, and
ascertained from him that he had given
utterance to no expression Of opinion
regarding the merits of the Sampson
Schley controversy.
The department announced that Adj
niral Howison would accept the detail.
Admiral Dewey was notified of Admiral
Eowison's selection and the department
sent the latter q copy of the precept to-
gether with Admiral Schley's letter and
the departments responses thereto,
which correspondence is 4 part Of the Of
fetal record.
Rear Admiral Howison. is one Of the
youngest officers Of his grade, having
been retired October 10, 1899, when he
reached the age of 60. During the early
part Of the war he served principally on
blockade duty but later participated in
the battle Of Mobile Bay, as commander
Of the United States ship Bienville It
it rather an interesting coincident that
he was in command Of the cruiser Van
dalia at Samoa, which later went down
in the hurricane at Apia harbor while
flying the flag Of Rear Admiral Kim
berry, who had succ eeded him ssenior
officer on the station and he now sue
ceeds on this court. He was in COM
mand of the Boston yard during the
Spanish war and later was commander
Of the South Atlantic station. He made
the famous long distance cruise around
Africa in the Chicago, and the last act
of his active career arriving in New York
the day before Admiral Dewey arrived
in the Olympia. It viii be remembered
that although he outranked Admiral
Sampson, he was in command of the
receiving feet at the time he refarined
from assuming command, but courteous
" allowed Admiral Sampson 20 do the
honors upon the celebrated occasion
A preliminary list Of the witnesses who
win be called to appear before the court
has been prepared at the department
Some of these of7ivers are on foreign
stations and viii be obliged to leave for
home almost Immediately in order to ar
rive in time. Admiral Schley has also
submitted a list of witnesses, some of
whom are on foreign stations and these
wiz also be ordered home.
Washington. Aug. 6.-Among the wit
nesses desired by Admiral Schley Is Lieu
tenant Benjamine w. Wells, Admiral
Schley's flag secretary throughout the
Spanish war. There are no Spanish OIL
GERS on Admiral Schley's list
Keep your vital organs in good con-
dition if you would have health through