The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-07
REAR ADMIRAL HOWISON GRE
TIRED NAMED as THIRD MEM
BER OF THE COURT
BUREAUCRATs GET VERY BUSY
CrOwninshieId, Who Is Credited
With Hating schIey and Dewey
as Well, Leads the Samp-
son Force
DEWEY AND CRowNINsHIELD

ASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The vacancy
in the Schley court of inquiry caused
by the inability of Rear Admiral himber-
ly to serve on account Of i'll health, has
been filed by the selection Of Rear Ad-
miral Henry l.. HowisOn, whose appoint
ment was announced by Assistant Sec
retary Hackett 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 Ad-
miral Schley, which included that of
Rear Admiral Howson, aud Admiral
Schley had indicated his entire willing
ness to accept any officer on the list.
The department also communicated the
selection Of Capt Parker before making
it public. Assistant Secretary Hackett,
before issuing the order, communicated
with Admiral Howison, who is at pres
ent at Saratoga Springs, N. Y, and as
certained from him that he had given
utterance to no expression of opinion re-
garding the merits of the Sampson
Schley controversy.
The department announced that Ad-
miral Howlson would accept the detail
Admiral Dewey was notified of Admiral
Howisons selection and the department
sent to the latter a copy OF the precept,
together with Admiral Schley's letter.
precept and the departments responses
thereto, which correspondence is part of
the official record.
HOWIsON's RECORD.
Rear Admiral Howison is one of the
youngest retired officers of his grade,
having been retired Oct 10, 1899, when
he reached the age Of sixty-two. Dur
ing 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. 1t is rather an interesting
coincidence that he was in command Of
the cruiser Vandalia at Samoa. which
later went down in the hurricane in Apia
harbor while flying the flag of Rear Ad-
miral Kimberly, who had succeeded him
as senior officer on the station, and
whom he now succeeds on this court.
He was in command Of the Boston navy
yard during the Spanish war, and later
was commander of the South Atlantic
station. He made the famous long dis
tance cruise around Africa in the Chi
cago as the last act of his active career,
arriving in New York the day before
Admiral Dewey arrived in the olympia
1t will be remembered that, although
he outranked Admiral Sampson, VINO was
in command of the receiving fleet at
that time, he refrained from assuming
command, but courteously allowed Ad-
miral Sampson to do the honors upon
that celebrated occasion.
WITNESSES TO BE CALLED.
A preliminary list of the witnesses who
will be called TO appear before the court
has been prepared at the navy depart
ment. Some Of these officers are on for
eign stations, and these also will be or
dered home.
Among the witnesses desired by Ad-
miral Schley is Lieut. Benjamin w
Wells Admiral Schley's flag secretary,
who was aboard the Brooklyn as a mem
Der of Commodore Schley's staff through
out the Spanish war. There are no Span
ish officers on Admiral Schley's list
Capt. James Parker, Admiral Schleys
assistant counsel, appeared at the navy
department today to resume his invesII-
cation of the records in connection with
the disputed points in the Santiago cam
paign. He was given a desk in the sec
retary's office, as he was last week and
such records as he called for were placed
at his disposal by the bureau Of naviga-
ton.