The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-02-22

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and the Oregon share the credit be-
tween them.
/ THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Washington. Feb. 19.-As antic-
ipated, the decision of the President
is against Rear-Admiral Schley on
most of the important points. 1t is
believed that this result will cause
renewed efforts iu both house and
senate to secure an investigation of
the battle in order to set Schley
right. Those who have seen the de-
cision think that the president has
taken an important step in one par
ticular, which is in definitely decid-
ing that it was a captains battle,
and that neither Sampson nor
schley deserve any especial credit
for the part they took. The deci-
sion of the president is not as Sc
we're against Schley as the navy de-
partment would like to have had,
and it is also Objectionable to the
department and the partisans of
Sampson in showing that any rep
rehensible conduct which Sampson
alleged Schley guilty Of prior to bat.
tie was condoned by keeping him in
command of the full squadron and
leaving him as senior officer on the
day of the battle.
Scley's friends feel that in in
dorsing McKinley's position to
promote him, he is again vindicat-
ed to that extent, and is not subject
to the aspersions which the naval
ring has been SO active in making
against him. While an attempt at
investigation will be made, it is un-
derstood that the leaders Of the ma
jority in both houses will prevent
any action being taken looking to
an investigation, and may be sup
ported by practically all tie repub
licans.
New York, Feb. 19.-Rear-Ad-
miral Count Won Baudissin return
ed here from Philadelphia this af-
ternoon. He and some of his aids
were entertained at a private din
ner and this evening they attended
the theatre. George r. Bidwell,
collector of the Port, today received
orders from Washington which say
that no person, excepting the recep.
ton committee, shall be permitted
to board the Kronprirz Wilhelm
when she enters port, and that none
shall be admitted beyond the bag
gage inspection enclosure at the
pier when the steamer arrives there.
This is in furtherance of
the governments plan to throw a.
round the person Of Prince Henry
all the safeguards possible. These
new orders have forced Collector
Bidwe1l to recall large number Of
passes which permitted the holder
to go on the revenue cutter to the
Kropprinz Wilhelm. No one will
be allowed to witness the arrival of
the prince at the pier except mem
bers of the reception committee, and
it is also provided that persons who
have friends aboard the lirer and
these last designated will be kept
in the baggage section.
Syracuse, N. Y, Feb. 1.-The
suicide of Miss Eta Aldrich, +
Nadwech, whose funeral was held
to-day, is explained in the letter
which she left addressed to the
man to whom she was engaged.
The letter says that she was ac-
cused Of stealing $40 from q wo-
man friend, and as she could not
prove that she was not the thief she
preferred to die.
Investigation has since shown
that she was innocent of the charge
of stealing. Miss Aldrich and the
Young man to whom she addressed
the note were to have been married.
soon,
On the day of the suicide Miss
Aldrich tried to procure laudanum
on the plea of having toothache.
Failing to get it she hanged herself
to a hook which she had driven
into the door of her room. She
was eighteen years old and lived
alone with her father, Albert Aid
rich.