Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-17

Order Telling Of Covers nd Santiago
Was Two weeks Late.

Order Telling OF Cevera at Santiago
Was Two weeks Late.
Washington, Oct. 15.--It was proven
beyond question at the court of inquiry
Saturday that Schley did not receive
positive orders from Sampson to so TO
Santiago until June 10. and that he had
no definite information from Sampson
as to the presence OF the Spanish feet
in that harbor until that date.
Schley himself had secured this IN
formation on May %. and had been at
Santiago two weeks before he received
SamI sons positive order.
This was the most important develop
ment at the short session OF the court
OF inquiry, which was marked py
wrangling and pad feeling from end 10
end. There was a serious tilt between
the attorneys. Capt. Lemly charging
MI. Rayner with making Inaccurate
statements.
Another important fact brought out
vas that there was a delay OF thirty
six hours on the part of Sampson In
sending TO Schley what was believed 10
be reliable Information regarding the
presence OF the S~psniards in Santiago.
Early On the morning OF May 20 Samp-
son received from Capt. Allen, h sig
nal officer. information which
Led TO Believe,
according TO the testimony of Lieut..
of the New York. that the
STANDARDS were in Santiago. Sampson
waited until night 10 confirm the re-
port. The night confirmation was re-
ceived through Capt. Allen. but for un-
explained reasons this information was
not started to Schley until the evening
OF May n. Even Sampson did not com
municate positive information on this
point to schley. but instructed the lat
ter TO be sure the Spaniards were not in
Cienfuegos before leaving for Santiago.
Admiral Dewey had a bad day with
the lawyers, and found Ii necessary 10
call them to account. Judge Advocate
Lemly was reprimanded twice. He was
in bad humor and few into a fury when
Attorney Rayner sought TO introduce q
concerning the speed of the ships
the day of the battle. Capt. Lemly ae-
cused Mr.. Rayner of making inaccurate
statements. The leading counsel for
Schley is a Maryland man, and his
wrath arose at the charge. but he con-
trolled himself well, and. addressing the
court. he declared that he had prac-
ticed thirty years at the bar and
before had
Such nm I~nsfnuatfon
been made against his veracity. Mr..
Rayner grimIy limited that roubl
would follow If Lemley repeated the
offense. Admiral Dewey then ruled In
favor OF Rayner, which made the judge
advocate grow as angry as his op-
ponent. When Admiral Dewey was
about to administer the oath to the
witness who followed Staunton Judge
Advocate Lemly was stil grumbling.
Please be silent" commanded Dew
ey, pausing as he held the Bible on
which the witness must place his hand
as he pledges himself TO tell the truth.
The admiral considers taking the oath
a solemn ceremony. and brooks no dis
order while ii is being done. He had
got halfway through the long form
whe Lemley resumed his whispering.
Admiral Dewey stopped short and his
eyes burned iercely as he again en-
Joined silence. Then he commenced all
over again and finally had the witness
properly sworn. An adjournment was
taken until Monday.