Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-25

CURT NOTE FROM HACKETT

WASHINGTON. August 2t.--Actin0
Secretary of tho Navy Haekstt to-day
received tho reply OF Admiral SchlsV
to the letter recently ADMITTED to him
by the department declining to questioo
Rear Admiral Howison as 10 the au-
tbentioity Of en- Olieged interviey wlth
him rsnSctinS upon Admiral SchlsN
Tbs reply was seat 70 Captain LemIy.
judge sdvuc7ts OF the court OF INQUIRY.
This means that go far as the depart
ment Ii concerned further action on the
howkon incident will not be taken.
that being left toNthh court. The cor
repondence 10 as follows
Washington, ID. C. August 81, 1901.
Sir: Firkt--l have 70 Acknowledge
the recelnt af tho departments lettey
Of this date in reply 20 my communities
ton OF tho 18TH insk
'seeond-While II Is true that ono Of
my counFeL Captain Parker IN reply
to an inquiry made TO him. did give
bis personal opinion Of the several rear
admirais on tse active and retired lists,
amongst whom was Rear Admiral
HowisoD. am assured by him that he
believes the secretary mis,md erstood
him that any one OF the offcera named
would be perfectly satisfactory to me.
Captain parker's conversation was had
at time whom nothing was known ef
the alleged interview as published in
the record.
'"Fhird-~ln my letter of the 10th inst
| expressly stated my opinion OF tho
high personal character OF Rear Ad-
miral Howlson, and avoided any az
preston OF opinion as TO tho truth Of
the statements made In tho newspapsr
clippings which ] enclosed.
"Fourth-lt was with the desire to
avoid the necessity of making a formal
challenge that requested the depart
ment 10 lay before Admiral Howiaon
the statements Chat he ia alleged to
have made, and thus give him tho op.
portunity to take such action as hin
sense Of the propriuty Of tho occasion
might suggest.
Fifth therefore respectfully
state that tho department. has not .plac-
I'D tho proper construction upon my lat
ter when IL treated " In the nature Of
preliminary challenge for cause. !
could non challenge foDcanse-nnti
| discovered there was q cause, and the
| object OF my communication as Is ovi.
! dent upon its face, was to ascertain Il
Rear Admiral Howison had made this
| statement. You will observe In this
connection that On his original state
| ment no says, I have made no public
utterances relative TO this subject
submit that his private utteranceo
would affect his Qualification as much
az his public utterances, and my request
was only to have this alleged interview
submitted for his consideration.
| Very respectfully.
wv. s. scHLEY.
| Rear Admiral, u. 8. N.
THE Secretary Of the Navy, Navy De-
paftmsnt, Washington, ID. c."
Navy Department.
| "WASH1NGT0N, August "a.
"Sfr.-The receipt 81 your letter q
! the 21st inst. explanatory of what wa
| designed by your former letter OF the
| 10th upon the subject Of the competon-
| cy OF Rear Admiral Howison to st ~ I
III enher OF the court OF inquiry, con-
fvenefat your instance, IL ac1mowledg'
| ed.
VERY respectfully.
OF. w. HACKETT,
Acting Secretary.
'Reay Admiral Winfield S. Schley. q,
| 8. NJ. Washington. d. c."
Under the direction OF Judge Advo-
cate Lemly. the list OF Witnesses to b
sum moned before tho Schley court Of
inquiry is being prepared. An incom.
| piete list will be sent to Admiral
Schley not later than next Wednesday.
IL is probable that other Witnesses VIII
| be added to tho list before tho court
| conyeries.