New Ulm review., 1901-12-25

mandant Navy Yard, New York.-Sir: I
am directed by the president to ask Edgar
s.. Maclay, special laborer, general store
keepers office, navy yard, New York, to
send in his resignation. Very respectfully,
lSlgned) JOHN d. LONG,
Secretary
Secretary Root was designated to
make public the request for Mr.. Mac
lays resignation after a conference
with the president.
Court of Inquiry Dissolved.
Washington, Dec. 23. - Secre tary
Long Saturday afternoon issued the
formal order dissolving the Schley
court of inquiry. The order was com
municated at once to Admiral Dewey,
president of the court, who acknowl-
edged its receipt and said that in con-
formity with the order of the. secre-
tary, he had announced the dissolution
of the court.
SclIley Has Nothing to Say.
Washington, Dec. 23.-When seen at
his hotel Saturday afternoon, Admiral
Schley stated that he did not care to
make any comment whatever upon the
action taken by Secretary Long on
the findings Of the court of inquiry.
The admiral said he would leave Wash
ington on Monday next for New York
city, where he will remain for an in
definite period.
Messrs. Rayner and league, of the
counsel for Admiral Schley, were in
Baltimore Saturday, and in their alb
sence the admiral was not prepared to
say whether any further action would
be taken in his behalf at the navy de-
partment or in congress, or whether
or not final appeal to President
Roosevelt would be made.
Calls 1t TyrannicaI and Arbitrary.
Baltimore, Nd, Dec. 23.-Isidor Ray
ner, attorney genera1 of Maryland and
counsel for Admiral Schley, when
shown the decision Of Secretary Long
Saturday, declared that ''the whole
proceeding is arbitrary and tyran-
nical," and manifested great surprise
and indignation.
''The court decided the case" said he
''without considering the testimony of
Admiral Schley and his witnesses and Sec
retary Long seems to have decided it with
out so much as permitting US to file re-
ply to the protest filed by Admiral Samp-
sons attorneys.
''This protest was filed late Friday after
noon and lust one hour ago we finished
our reply to it and sent it to Washington
"Now I understand that the secretary
has decided against Admiral Dewey and
adverse to Schleys being in command at
Santiago, and virtually in favor of Samp-
son, without even permitting us to produce
before him the conclusive proof, admitted
at the hearing by consent, that the COM
mand practically and officially deVolved
upon Schley. The whole proceeding is too
arbitrary and tyrannical for me now to dis
cuss. I really wonder whether the people
who live under free institutions will toler-
ate the exercise of such despotic measures.
''You ask me what our next step will be.
I do not know unless the president inter-
venes. There is a power In the courts to
compel the secretary to file the dissenting
opinion of Admiral Dewey, whether he
agrees with it or not. We will determine
next week what proceedings we will
adopt"
Miles Severely Reprimanded.
Washington, Dec. 23. = Secretary
of War Root, by direction of the pres
ident, administered a strong repri-
mand to Lieut.. Gen. Miles for uttering
the sentiments attributed to him in
the Cincinnati interview touching the
Schley case. The secretary says in
part: