Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-12-21
SCHLEY MATTER
DISPOSED OF
The Controversy Must Be Considered
Closed as Far as the Navy De-
partment Is Concerned.
COURT FINDINGS APPROVED
Sampson s-as Well as schley's Applications
for Revision of the Findings Are De-
nied-General Miles Is Asked for
an Explanation.

Washington, Dec. 81. - Secretary
Long has disposed finally of the Schley
concerned, by acting upon the findings
of the court of inquiry. He approves
the findings of fact and the opinion of
the full court; approves the majority
opinion where there is difference in
the court; holds the court could not
have entered into a consideration of
the question of the command at the
battle off Santiago, and. finally, ac-
cepts the recommendation that no fur
ther proceedings be had. The secretary
also declined the application Of Samp-
sons counsel to enter upon an inquiry
into the question of command, and no.
titled Schley's counsel Of that fact as
the reason for declining to hear them
on that point.
GENERAL MILES MUST EXPLAIN.
Washington, Dec. N.-Secretary Root
called upon Lieutenant General Miles
for an explanation of his interview,
printed in Cincinnati newspaper,
warmly commencing the opinion of
Admiral Dewey in the schley case
THE COURT DISSOLVED.
Washington, Dec. 21.-Secretary
Long this afternoon issued formal
order dissolving the Schley court of in
quiry. The order was communicated at
once to Admiral Dewey, president of
the court, who announced the dissolu-
ton of the court.
MILES EXPLAINS.
Washington, Dec. 21.-It is UNDER
stood General Miles made an explana-
ton which is satisfactory. Miles said
today, the expressions used by him at
Cincinnati, were to the effect that he
had no sympathy with the efforts
which seem to have been made to re-
fleet upon the courage and efficiency
of an officer. His statement, however,
was not uttered against the action of
the court of inquiry or any branch of
the government, but was intended as
an expression Of depreciation for indi-
vidual acts.
ence with the president today about |
the Miles interview. The action decf-
ded upon will be announced this af-
ternoon. The position of the adminis- |
tration is that nothing which tends to
revive the hley-Sampson controver-
sy will be tolerated from any officer Of
the army or navy. In the same con-
nection action will be taken in the case
Of E. s. Maclay, whose history of the
naval engagements of the Spanish war
attracted much attention. Maclay is
now employed in the Brooklyn navy
yard.
RESIGNATION ASKED
FOR
Washington, Dec. 21.-The following
order was made public this afternoon:
"Navy Department, Washington, d.
c., Dec. M.-Rear Admiral A. S. Bar
ker, commandant navy yard, New
York-Sir: am directed by the presi-
dent to ask Edgar S. Maclay, special
general storekeeper's office,
navy yard New York, to send in his
Very respectfully. John
D. Long, secretary
RAYNER KICKS.
Baltimore, Dec. 21.-Isidore Rayner,
counsel for Schley, when shown the
decision of Secretary Long today, de-
rlared: "The whole proceeding is arbi-
trary and tyrannical," and manifested
great surprise and Indignation.
"The court decided the case" said
he, without considering the testimony
IF Schley and his witnesses, and Sec
retary Long seems to have decided It
so much as permitting us to
ale a reply to the protest filed by !.
SIMPSONS attorneys. This protest was
1led late yesterday afternoon, and
lust an hour ago. we finished our re-
ply to 1t and sent it to Washington.
Snow, understand the secretary de-
,ided virtually in favor Of Sampson,
even permitting us to produce
before him the conclusive proof, ad-
mitted at the hearing by consent, that
the command practically and officially
levolved upon Schley. really wonder
whether the people who live under |
rec institutions, will tolerate the ex- {
,rcise Of such despotic measures.
II do not know what our next step
will be. unless the president inter-
yenes. There is power in the courts to I,
compel the secretary to file the dissen-
ing opinion of Admiral Dewey wheth-
.r he agrees with 1t or not. We will
determine next week what proceedings
will be adopted"
A REPRIMAND FOR MILES.
Washington Dec. q. n Secretary
Root. by direction of the president, ad-
ninistered a strong reprimand to Gen.
,ral Miles for uttering the sentiments
attributed to him IN the Cincinnati in
.erview touching the Schley case. The
secretary says: "You have no business !
n the controversy, and no right, hold
ng the office which you do. to express
my opinion"
A Society Wedding. ,
London, Dec. 21.-Miss Elena Grace, :
laughter Of Michael P. Grace. formerly
n Naw York vas m arried to the Earl