The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-04

Attorney general of Maryland, now chief
counsel for Admiral Schley before the
court of inquiry.
Friday. The public interest is mani
testify increasing in the proceedings.
Great interest is always manifested in
Admiral Dewey and Rear Admiral
Schley and their smallest motions are
observed and their slightest words
noted by those present.
Agree on Selections from Logs.
The counsel for Admiral Schley have
reached an agreement with the coun-
sci for the navy department as to the
parts of the logs of the various YES
sells engaged in the Santiago campaign
which are to be put N as evidence and
printed in the record of the courts pro-
ceedings. 1t was found impractical BILE
to print the entire logs, not only be-
cause to do so would have been con-
fusing, but because of the delay it
would have occasioned in getting out
such a volume of material as they
would have made. The counsel have
eliminated all parts of the logs which
do not bear upon the inquiry and such
as will be printed are expected to be
very useful to the court as we'll as to
the counsel.
Frank Apology of Mr.. Hanna.
Mr.. Hanna made brief eXplanati ion of
his use of the term accused" in Fri
days proceedings as applied to Admiral
Schley. He said:
81 should like to say word in explana-
ton of one word which understand ap-
pears in the records. learn to my surprise
from an examination of the records that
used the word accused in referring to the
distinguished officer who has asked for the
court of inquiry. / wish to state, with re-
spect to that. that was not aware that
had used that expression until this morn
ing. 1t was used in the rapidity of debate
and simply for the reason that in the course
of long years of experience it is the word
generally employed in such cases. Before
this court of inquiry began, the judge ad-
vocate and myself considered what we
should call the gentleman who had re-
quested it, and desiring to extend to him
the utmost courtesy in the matter we Sc
lected term which is not often employed,
the term of applicant and believe have
used that term many times in the course of
these proceedings I wish to add only my
sincere and earnest and most cordial ex-
pressions of regret that by inadvertency
or accident 1 have employed a word that
would imply any such reflection"
Capt. McCalIa on Stand.
When Capt. McCalla took the stand
Mr.. Hanna asked him if there were any
ships assigned to engage the batteries
on the morning of May 81, or during
that day, to which he replied no. He
said there were no shoals or obstacles
to prevent battleships approaching the
mouth of the harbor of Santiago. OBJ
lection was made to this statement,
but overruled. Witness said he saw the
firing on the Colon and that every shot
fell short.
Capt. McCalla testified at some length
concerning the weather and the sea on
May &c and 81. He said there was no
difficulty in coaling on the 9th as the
sea was smooth.
The witness said he had been present
during a conference of commanding of
ficers on the Brooklyn while the fleet
was off Santiago on May 20. He said
that Capt. Evans asked Commodore
Schley if the Spanish ships came out if
lie WAS SOluS III lOT Iuelu. ne Sd1Q.
Certainly" and then arranged for a
subdivision of the fire from the ships
under his command on the Spanish
ships should they come out.
In a conversation with Admiral
Schley in his cabin after the battle
of Santiago, when the admiral read
to him what he understood was part
of his official report of the battle, wit
ness had said that he hoped there
would be no controversy because
there was glory enough for every
body.
Relating the particulars of the
blockade of Santiago before June 1,
Capt. McCalla said the Marblehead
and the Vixen had at night occupied
positions inside the large ships about
two miles from shore line and that
that line was easily discernible.
McCaIla Failed to obey Orders.
On cross-examination by Mr..
Rayner. the witness said he had failed
to execute an order from Admiral