New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-17

S NSE'n M Ata s3g o station and 70 him W soao
the vixen was heaIy s a nsd 9y ana sS pa Hs ana
with the Oregon Of being in the battle from ~
moment full and proper credit will be give ~ q
persons ana all ships in the ofleial report B, ~
eomoa'. w S. SCHLt,v%
This telegram was handed in person 70 ADO,
sampson. who. after reading II carcfulIv sesS-l
nit it at once The admiral and The eoIr s5s9s-
OF the second squadron had been friends for F-s
years, and during their official association ~
had been no break or misunderstanding st-.se
no expression OF disapproval OF the military opers
tons or actions or the commander Of the ssr-e4
squadron had ever been made by him. UnfiI ~
to the Senate seven r,oDfj,s sftey ,te o. lSs.
which was published for the first time SaTpssrs.s
conduct Of the commander OF the FLYING S1ua.lr,,'
there had been no manifested expression of diSan'
u was the first intimatiOn that 'reprehenshle r,-
duct had been eharsed- but how this could ba
dorsinG the work If The FIvjnes SaHodron , m
graduating its commander for locating and hl6eI
aiding Ceryera'S ships. would not be easy literarr
navigation to-day. This telegram explains ITSELF
'Congratuate you success. Maintain coss
blockade at all hazards especially night: verv
in open sea whenever conditions permit; send shs
to examine Guantanamo with view 10 Oceupyingt
as Dase cOailh& one neaNy snip at a Time, apprass
captured coal use it If desired. and afterward and
ship in as prize. SAMPSON
The commander of the second squadron frar,
that time 70 this. has always felt that the lar-
gGage employed in this communication o. July 10
1888. was unlike Admiral SAMPSON and that IN tfs
pressure of official correspondence at that Tina
TINS expression. IN the COPY prepared BY C4lofx
for his signature. escaped his attention.
On the conduct of the inquiry and the verdict-or
the court this judgment is given:
During session lasting forty DAYS the iuhEs-
advocate general and his assistant examined Wiz
nesses Of every grade. from rear admiral to sea-
man. With tho apparent Pnrpose Of impeachins
every motive. every movement OF the Fving gquad.
drOn every signal and. indeed. every action Of tha
applicant. Throughout the entire procedure mis-
purpose manifest spread upon the records
OF the court every conversation had with or
heard by. any witnesses during the entire cam
pagn. At the same time. mucn in temper was
shown by this officer whenever the court decided
certain points in the against him that he m
0ury. conducted by him. soon lost all semblance
~ purpose To elicit facts I'm manifest morbf
desire to enforce his Own uisCOuSt rUctiODs Of
tentions In the actions. movements. signals pur-
poses of the commander OF the second squadron.
On December i3. 1901 the court submitted de
vided opinion. one representing the majority. the
other representing the miHoCiy each signed by the
president Of the court. Admiral George Dewey
The specification OF the Indictment contained ten
C0t counts. The verdict of the majority report
that that number not sufficient. they found
thirteen had ebeen Violated
The president OF a court OF inquiry Is compeled
by regulations to sign the opinion reached by a
majority OF the court, even though he should not
agree 10 one word OF such conclusion; his reretl ?
is minority report as in this instance. In fact,
the disagreement recorded in this issue proceeded
from the highest naval authority Of the land!