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e e s s THE SAN HIGANDS WA IR THE AANSOM Miss Stone Held Captive on Mountain-Top on the Frontier. Abductors Number Eighteen, and Bulgarian Troops Try to Surround Them. Special Dispatch to The Call. L BU WASHD been loc -Bulga: 3TON, Oct. 5.—Miss Stone ted on a mountain on the er. She was alive rday last. This was the ation the State Depart- nt recelved to-day from Consul Gen- Dickinson at Sofia. It strengthens hope entertzined by the officials that brigands have no intention of putting e to death and that she will be the ransom is paid. “The 8 artment has forwarded to Mr. Eddy etary of the jegation at Constantinople, who has been negotiating with the brigands, a draft sent it by the Boston Board of Missions. half of he sum demanded, and de- to accept a smaller ransom n they seek. would not surprise the officials should the B Government send troops to in upon which the Stone, have sought dispatch is rath- indicates that moun- Bulgari: territory. _The would naturally prefer Miss without the payment of hat she should ney should Oct. 9.—A trust Stone’s ab- mountain at n frontier, hat the kid een. Arrange- to surround the sh and Bulgarian suggested that the e are members of ttee, actuated nd t they are h_the downfall Bulgarian to act vigor- SHORT LINE RE-ELECTS ITS DIRECTORS CREGON Annual Meeting of the Railroad Shareholders Held at Salt * Lake City. 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Y. 1406 G STREET, N. | This draft is | s are being made to induce | e Union Pacific, the | Secretary Alex- | 8. | s the first time I'have ever | - g ASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—In the | / Schley Naval Court of In- quiry to-day Lieutenant Mark L. Bristol completed his te timony begun yesterday an: {three new witne were introduced. They were Rear Admiral Henry C. Tay- {lor, who as captain commanded the bat- tleship Indiana during the war with Spain; Lieutenant Commander T. M. Potts, who was navigator of the battle- ship Massachusetts during that period, and Lieutenant Edward F. Leiper, who was on the New Orleans during the war, the last named being still on the stand when the court adjourned for the day. | Admiral Taylor related incidents of the battle off Santiago July 3, including the { Brooklyn’s famous turn He said lha.s | none of the Span ghips had made any effort to ram the American vessels when | they came out of the harbor at Santiago. | Commander Potts’ testimony ceait espe- cially with the bombardment of the Co- lon. Answering a question from Judge, | Advocate Lemly as to the conduct of | Commodore Schley during that engage- { ment, he satd it was that of a man labor- | ing under great mental excitement and of |a man who was anxious to discharge as | soon as possible a disagreeable duty. | " Lieutenant Leiper expressed the opinion | that the Spanish shore batteries at San- tiago had not been at any time formida- | ble, | “During Commander Potts’ examination Mr. Raynor secured permission from the court to introduce as evidence the order | of Secretary Long to Admiral Sampson dated April 6, in which he was admon- ished against the exposure of the Ameri- can vessels to the fire of strongly forti- fied ports. The paragraph in that order which he especially wished to be consid- ered reads as follows: “The department does not wish the ves- sels of your squadron to be exposed to the fire of the batteries at Havana, San- tiago de Cubz or other strongly fortified ports in Cuba, unless the more formida- ble Spanish vessels should take refuge within those har! Even in this case | the department would suggest that a rigid blockade and employment of our torpedo- boats might accomplish the desired ob ject, viz., the destruction of the enem: vessels, without subjecting unnecessaril our own men-of-war to the fire of the land batteries. 3 | The dispatch also contains the following order: “The department further desifes that in case of war you will maintain a strict blockade of Cuba, particularly at the ports of Havana, Matanzas and, if possi- ble, of Santiago de Cuba, Manzanillo and Cienfuegos.” _—— TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES. | Officers of the American Warships | Tell of Important Conversations. WASHINGTON, Oct, 9.—Notwithstanding to- day marks en important turning point in the | career of Rear Admiral Schley, being nothing | tess than the date of his transter from the | active to the retired list of the navy, he was in bis accustomed seat within the railing of | the court of inquiry and gave his usual atten- tion to the proceedings of the court. The re- tirement of Rear Admiral Schley is in accord- ance with law, he having reached the age of 6 years. It was generally remarked he did | not look his age. The formal proceedings of the day began with the reintroduction of Lieutenant M. L. | Bristol, formerly watch officer on the Texas, s & witness. He was under cross-examination | When the court adjourned last night and Mr. | Raynor continued his questions to-day. Other witnesses on the list for to-day in- | cludeq Lieutenant Commander Potts, who was | navigator on the Massachusetts during the war with_Spain; Licutenant Grant, who was also on the Massachusetts; Rear Admiral H. C. Taylor, who, as captain, commanded the bat- tleship Indlana; Commander William H. Schuetz, who was navigator on the lowa, and Dicutenant J. H. Holden, who, as an officer on the Scorplon, made the log record of the communication of Commander Southerland to Commodore Schley concerning the condition off Santiago. Mr. Raynor began his examination of Lieu- tenant Bristol with questions concerning the | accuracy of the |stadimeter for the measure- | ment of distances at sea. He asked if he would rather trust his own visual observation | for a 4000-yard range than the instrument The witness stated that the stadimeter was more accurate for distances below 000 yards than above that distance. At that distance he ake several observations for confirma- visual observation. vou give me,” asked Mr. Raynor, m which it IS entirely reliable?” ““Yes,” was the reply, "at zero it is ab- solutely accurate.” The witness considered the sextant much more rellable in measuring the distance be- tween ships. He had, he said, taken several observations with the stadimeter just before | the Spanish fleet came out of the harbor and haq checked these with the sextant. He found the distance from the Morro to be 5100 yards. Lieutenant Bristol was also questioned by Mr. Raynor concerning the distance out of. the blockading vessels at Clenfuegos, but he de- clined to change his estimate of yesterday that it was elght or ten miles distant from the har- bor. Mr. Raynor said: “I wiil read you Commodore Schiey's report as to the biockade off Cienfuegos. He sa. "A line of blockade was established about four miles off shore and at night an in-shore line | was maintained consisting variously* of the | Scorpion, Dupont and Castine, the last named vessel afriving on the 23d, convoying the Mer- rimac.” If you are right the commodore has | stated what has not occurred when he says: | “A line of blockade was established about four miles off shore at Cienfuegos.’ That is not a correct statement of the commodore’s, is it7 | Sure of His Figures. | *The statements I make are what I thought and what I belleve to be right. I do not ques- tion other people’s words." “Now refresh your recollection with an offi- clal report. The statements you have made | are that during the day that squadron lay | off Cienfuegos from four to six to ten miles, and during the night from eight to ten miles. Without questioning either Commodore Schley or yourseif when I read you his oficial report do you still stand on your statement about six to_ten miles?” | "I have to stand by my statement.” | Speaking of the weather \luring the crulse | of the fiying squadron from Cienfuegos to San. | | a pois tiago the witness sald there were fresh breezes and that there was a moderate sea. A small boat could, he said, have been lowered at any time during the voyage. Mr. Raynor also interrogated Lieutenant Bris- tol concerning his estimate, made soon after the arrival of the fleet off Santiago, that the Spanish shore batteries amounted to but little, | He had saig vesterday that the elevation of | these batterles was from 150 to 200 feet. Mr. Raynor produced a chart to show that the | Morro battery was 220 feet above the water line and the Zocapa battery 230 feet. ““Now then,’’ asked Mr. Raynor, “‘are you | as positive about the distance you gave here as in other cases in which you have given | distances?” Captain Lemly objected to the form of the question, saying counsel was putting language he had not used in the mouth of the witness. | Mr. Raynor then made objection to the in- terruption and after stating this objection said to the witness: “If you are not positive I shall submit to any question.”” | interrupt the testimony. Judge Advocate—If the court tells me I can- not do it I will submit to the order of the court. Admiral Dewey—If counsel for the applicant has put words into the mouth of the witness which he did not utter you (addressing Cap- | tain Lemly) can bring it out at the proper time, You will have an opportunity to do that. Judee Advocate—That is not the advant- ageous time to do it. The advantageous time is_when it is done. Mr, Raynor—In order not to put any words in your mouth, which is an unfortunate in- sinuation, because I am after the truth, I will Eive you an opportunity mow to make a full explanation as to whether you stated the ele- vation of these batterles to be between 100 and 200 feet. ‘I did state that.” “Did you not state to me you are positive | ms to other distances you have given in the case? | T aar “Do you still stand to your statement? Is the snap wrong and are you right?’ I’ *x 1l stand by my statement. I had not seen the chart when I prepared my statement.” Gloucester Was Endangered. | Mr. Raynor asked the witness whether there | baa been any menace to any of the American ships on July 3 from the shore batteries. Licu- tenant Bristol replied that there was danger to the Gloucester because that vessel was un- armored. He sald that he did not consider the New York in danger. Mr. Raynor then read a report by Secretary Long statlng that on that day the New York | had sustained the undivided fire of the shore | batteries. “Do you still say, In view of that statement, | that the shore batteries did not amount to any- | thing?™* i"'"\'sou asked my opinion,” the witness re- | plied, “and I have given it to you.” Admiral Dewey—We don’t want opinfons, | At the request of Mr. Raynor the witness made measurements from his chart to show the distance the Brooklyn was from the Span- ish ships during the fight off Santiago. The reply was: *“The distance of the Oguendo from the Brooklyn, taken from the chart just before AYS INDI FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, Distinguished Officer Who Commanded One of the Battle- ships That Participated in the Fight Off Santiago Gives Impor.ant Testimony at the Schley Court of Inquiry —————e Orders Sent by Secretary of the Navy Long to Sampson During the Operations Along the Cuban Coast Admon- ishing Him to Beware of Di saster Are Placed in Evidence e the turn, is 4600 yards, the Maria Teresa 3700 yards. Taken from the chart when the Maria | Teresa and Oguendo were about to run ashore, | Which is practically the nearest point, the Oguendo w 2500 yards from the Brooklyn and | the Marla Teresa 3000 yards.” | Quoting Licutenant Commander Hodgson's | statement that the shortest range of the Brooklyn’s guns in the battle was 1400 yards and her greatest 2500 yards, and referring to the fact that a number of the Brooklyn 5-inch | shells had struck the Spanish ships, Mr. Ray- nor asked a number of questions for the pur- pose of showing that if the distance was as great as the chart shows and the guns were set for the range given, it would have been impossible for the shots to go to the mari. “len’t it certain,” he asked, “‘if the shots struck that the chart is incorrect?’ The witness replied that ‘‘the Maria Teresa and the Oquendo could have been hit with five-inch guns.” :'With guns set at that range?”’ Yes; she could do {t. I have seen some very wild fire when a ship has any motion on.” Captain Lemly then took the witness, devel- oping the fact that he had been for six months in the coast survey, where he had dafly used the sextant. The Judge Advocate askes “How far would have been the Brooklyn from the leading Spanish ships just emerging from the harbor of Santiago provided she had immed:- ately started ahead at twelve knots In reply the witness said: *‘At twe speed she would go in five minutes 2000 yards, if she was going at that speed, but she w: Qead in the water, as I understand. Then, I should say she would make about 1000 yards the first five minute: That would mean that she was close to 6000 vards from the Morro. The ships when I first sighted them were at Caysmith. I bellieye that to the best of my reccliection to be 1000 yards inside the Morro. These ships came out of there at about ten or twelve knot: At twelve knots they would go one-twelfth of a knot in five minutes. That is 2000 vards, but they turned to the westward, so_they did not go 2020 yards.”’ The court then asked: ‘Do you know that any orders were signaled to the fleet by the Brookiyn during the battle of July 37 | “‘From. my own personal observation, I do | not know. Indiana’s Captain Testifies. Lieut. nt Bristol s then excused and Rear Admiral Taylor was called. He stated that when the battle off Santiago on July 3 began the Indiana, of which he was in com- mand, had occupied the easternmost post of the line of blockade, having taken the place of the | flagship New York when it left for Siboney. In reply to a question from the judge advo- cate as to whether he had observed the posi- tion of the Brooklyn at the time of the begin- ning of the battle, the witness said: Just before the beginning of the battle I 4id, and on two other occasions thereafter.’ ““After the beginning of the battle, piease state where you observed the Brooklyn, whether you noticed her proximity to the Texas, and What it wa ‘When the battle had been on about ten or fifteen minutes my attention was ettracted to the Brooklyn by my signal officer, Captain Dawson. He sald to me that tne Brooklyn must be injured, or words to that effect, as she was dropping out of action. I observed the Brooklyn heading apparently uth, or oftshore. She was then on my port bow, half a mile per- haps ahead of me, and at that time a mile out- side the line of our column. She was not turn- ing as far as I could see. The Texas was ap- parently lying still in the water. I did not see Whether she was backing or not. The distance between those two ships was impossible for me to see, as they were (oo nearly in line for me to judge of the distance between them. I sim- ply observed that there was a bunch of ships ahead of me. Not more than a few minutes later my attention was again turned to the Brooklyn. She had then proceeded a distance not over two miles and not under one mile from the time I had seen her first, and the second time I saw her, as near as I could fig- ure out, one and a half miles to seaward of our column of battle. Immediately afterward she passed into thick smoke, which was lying in patches about. I took no further notice of her. On thess two occasions, however, my rec- cllection is very plain and the distance very near to what I stated. " In reply to a question If there was any at- tempt on the part of any Spanish vessels to ram any of the vessels of the American squadron, witness replied: “I observed that there was no such attempt.” Objection to the Signals. When the judge advocate had concluded his interrogatories Raynor began his cross-exam- ination with en efiort to introduce certain sig- nals which had passed between the Indiana and Admiral - Sampson’s flagshlp, the New York, in_the early morning of July 3, 1 Captain Lemly made immediate objection and | Mr. Raynor presented an earnest plea to be al- lowed to read the signals. He was not ' per- mitted at that time to do so, but it is under- | st0od that the signals alleged to have been sent from the New York to the Indiana were dated at 8 a. m. on that date and were an invitation to accompany her to Siboney. The admiral's invitation was wigwagged by Captain Chad- and was as follows: “The admiral wishes to know If you will join him this morning in going to see General Ehafter? To this Captain Taylor replied at 8: “Work aboard ship previously going on pr vents me from going with you to-day.’ Mr. Raynor contended that the signals were among the most important occurrences of the day prior to the time that the command of the fleet devolved upon Commodore Schley. Captain Lemly replied that under previous rulings of the court the reading of the signals were clearly inadmissible. He, however, agreed that he would consult with Mr. Ray- nor, and that if after this consultation the question including the reading of the signals should appear proper, Admiral Taylor could be recalled and the question asked. To this Mr. Raynor consented and the court took & recess for luncheon. At the afternoon session Admiral Taylor said that on the morning of the battle of July 3 the Indiana had signaled: ‘‘The enemy is escaping.”” The court asked only one question of Ad- miral Taylor, as follows: ““Was the Indiana in such position with ref- erence to the Brooklyn and the enemy’s ships just after they cleared the entrance of the harbor that you could form a fairly correct estimate of the distance between them?' At the time mentioned there were but two occasions when the smoke permitted me to see the Brooklyn distinctly. T could not, there- fore, eay what was the distance between the enemy and the Brooklyn just arter the Spanish fleet came out of the harbor.”” Admiral Taylor was then excused and Lieu- tenant Commander Templin M. Potts, who was navigator of the Massachusetts, was called. Commander Potts said that he had been on the Massachusetts on May 31, the day of the bom- bardment of the Colon, Wwhen Commodore Schley had used that vessel as his flagship. Remarks Made by Schley. Detailing Commodore Schley’s conversation on_that occasion the witness sald: “When Commodore Schley came on board I heard him say: ‘Higginson, 1 am going in with you and the Towa and pot the Colon with your big guns. I want to fire deliberately. Admiral Sampson will be here: to-morrow morning and I wish to destroy the Colon,’ or words to that effect. After that there was a conversation between Commodore Schley and the commanding officer of the ship as to when we would go In, and it was determined that we would allow’the men to go to dinner and go in afterward, which we did. Later on about 1 o'clock, I think, while on the port bridge just abaft the pilot-house, T was pres- ent at a conversation between Commodore Schley and Captain Higginson, in which the question of where the ship was to be fought was under discussion. Commodore Schjey asked Captain Higginson what position he fn- tended to take. He replied: “'T think the conning tower.” Commodore ~Schley replied: “Yes, I think that is wisest." Shortly after this Commodore Schley and his staff, the cap- tain and myself went down to the conning tower ot the forward thirteen-inch furret Commodore Schley, Commander Schroeder. I think Commodore ‘Schley’s personal staff and myself were standing as the ship was stand- ing in toward the entrance. Commodore Schley said in my hearing and presence: -Gentlomen we are very conspicuous objects here in white. 1 think we had better get out of this.' Com- modore Schley left the forward thirteen-inch turret and took his place on the small plat- form on the lee side of the conning tower.’" Captain Lemly—At what stage of the engage- ment was this? “As we were steaming in toward the en- trance before we had” tumned to the cast- ward.” Captain Lemly—Did conversation? “I heard the conversation when Commodore Schley was leaving the ship in which he stated that he was satisfied with the reconnoissance that he had made in drawing th batteries, or words to that er‘!‘ec(."' e om0 ““What was the bearing of Commodore Schley during the engagement of May 31, to which you have already referred “His bearitg and manner were those of a man who was suffering under extreme mental excitement; of one who had a disagreeabje Quty to perform and performed it reluctantly and tried to get through with it as soon as he could.”” M- Raynor then began his cross-examina- on. ““Who was the captain of your ship?” he asked. > “Francls J. Higginson.” you hear any further “I want to read you what Captain Higgin- son says about Commodore Schley’s manner and bearing upon that action. He sa “His manner was that of & commander iu chief.’ He leit a different impression in your mind from what he left on Captain Higginson's mind, then Apparentl “Had Captain Higginson opportunity to ob- him on that occasion?” Not as well as I did.” Vhy was that?”’ “‘Because Captain Higgtnson ning tower and I was outside.” Did not Captain Higginson have any con- versation with the commodore at that tme?" “IFrom time to time, yes.'" “‘What do you mean by ment? ** I quoted conversations that I had had. Th first thing was the apparent anxiety of Com- modore Schley about using the conning tdwer. Secondly, his stating that at a distance of five to six miles men standing on the forward 13-inch turret were conspicuous objects.’” id the commodore use the conning tower?" T did not see the commodore go into the conning tower, To the best of my knowledgo and belief he did not. He was outside the conning tower and between the conning tower and the heavy plate that protects the manhole in the conning tower. My preconceived idea of Commodore §chley previous to that occasion was so entirely different from the Impression 1 received on that day I concluded that he cer- nly was under a tremendous mental strain.” Have you ever been under any mental strain in time of battle? “I have been scared.’ “Have you any other facts from which you base vour statement to the court that he was laboring under mental excitement except the facts which you have given?” Yes. When Commodore Schley came on board the Massachusetts he stated in distinct terms that he was going in to destroy the Colon. The Colon was not destroyed. When he left the ship he called it a ‘reconnolssance,’ drawing the fire of the batteries and devei- oping their weakness or strength, “Do you gather from that that he was labor- ing_under great mental excitement?'” “From that and from circumstances I have already stated from my observation of him from the time he came on board the ship un- 1 he left.” “‘Suppose you were made aware of the fact that when he entered into that engagement he was under obligations to the Navy Depart- ment to not engage batteries if thero was any danger of the shore batterles crippling the ships, would you say, if you knew of that, he was still laboring under great mental excite- ment ? cannot answer that question.” Captain Lemly objected to the Introduction of the Navy Department’s orders as evidence, but the court decided they could be put in. Mr, Raynor then asked concerning the weather on the trip from Clenfuegos and the witness said that on May 2 it had been what is called “dirty.” There was an easterly wind and a moderate sea, rough for small vessels. The witness said on further examination that Lieutenant Commander Schroeder, Lieutenant Zars and Lieutenant Wells had been present during the bombardment of the Colon, when Commgdore Schley had remarked that as they were conspicuous objects on the thirteen-inch turret it would be better to move away. Referring to the Spanish shore batterles at Santiago, Commander Potts sald they would have been nio menace to armored ships passing them. At the suggestion of Judge Advocate Lemly and in accordance with the decision of the court, Mr. Raynor here formally introduced as evidence the order of the Navy Department concerning the exposure of the American ships to the fire of the shore batterles. The crder is that issued by Secretary Long, April 6, 1598, and directed to Admiral Sampson. The court asked questions as follows: “Can you give the distance the large ves- sels were from the entrance to Clenfuegos on the early morning of either the 22d or 23d of May ?"" “I do not recollect being nearer than I Lave said, four or five miles.” ““What efforts were miide by the vessels of the flving Squadron prior to the arrival of the Marblehead to determine whether or not Cervera's squadron was in the harbor of Cien- fuegos?” one that I ever knew o Lieutenant Leiper was then called. He served on the New Orleans during the Span- ish war and told of the participation of that vessel in the bombardment of the Colon May 31 He described the engagement, saying there was no order elther to fire at or to m:ke observations of the batteries. But not- withstanding this, he did fire at the eastern batterfes on his own responsibility. One shot from the enemy fell thirty or forty yards from the New Orleans. He thought all the shots from the American ships had fallen short of the Colon. The witness said he had secured his most accurate idea of the strength of the shore bat- terfes by the fact that on June 14 the New Orleans had approached to Within 1650 yards of them, remaining for twenty minutes and silencing them after four or five minutes. Licutenant Leiper was still on the stand when the court adjourned for the day. e “STUPID AND CHILDISH.” Cregon’s Governor Uses Warm Lan- guage to Describe Schley Court. SALEM, Or., Oct. 9.—Governor Geer leaves October 17 for Columbus, Ohio, to participate in the campaign In that State, making speech- es for the Republicans. The Governor to-day, in response to a question as to his opinion of the Schley court of inquiry, sald: “Of all the stupld, senseless, childish affairs that have ever engaged the attention of the Government, the Schley investigation takes the blue ribbon without a rival. One might sup- pose that some blunder had occurred at Santi- ago by which our forces had met with defeat and through which we had been humiliated before the world. It is said the Brooklyn made a_loop, therefore Schley should be cen- sured, Well, suppose a loop was made; since after the fight was over there was nothing left to shoot at that ever wore Spanish colors, it 1s difficult to surmise what more could have been expected or desired. To be of sufficient importance to justify am investigation, it must be true that the making of that loop detracted somewhat from the completeness of an Ameri- can victory, but since, notwithstanding the loop, the entire Spanish fleet was swept from the face of the sea, it makes a timid man shudder to contemplate what might have hap- pened if, for any reason, the loop had been neglected. By all means censure Schley for making that ioop. RECORDS OF THE ADMIRALS. Sea and Shore Service Rendered by Schley and Sampson. Rear Admiral Winfleld Scott Schley was placed on the retired list to-day, having reached the age of 62 years, at which officers of that grade—except those who have received a vofe of thanks by Congress—retire from actlve ser- vice in time of peace. Such, at least, is the operation of the law in the case of Schley, for an act passed June, 1900, permitted ‘‘any re- tired officer during the following twelve years to apply for active duty at sea or on shore as he might be able to perform,” but as the Navy Department would have to approve such a request it is not to be supposed that the Secretary would favor Schley to any euch ex- tent. In the highly probable event of coming out unscathed from the searching inquiry into his professional conduct during the Spanish- American war it is most likely that the ad- ministration will make such reparation in its power by giving Schley such duty as he might select. The service record of a little over forty-five ‘mental excite- years of Rear Admiral Schley had been with-| out a blemish up to May, 1898, and the allega- tions of disobedience of orders, cowardice, etc., are yet to be substantiated. It is asserted that Schley was popular only with a small number of officers in the service, but the same may be said against Sampson. The latter’s friends, however, were powerful and constituted the so- called navy ring at Washington, and it is aifficult to conceive by what course of reason- ing the Navy Department came to the con- clusion that the selection of Captain Sampson s commander-in-chief was legal or ~proper. There was not a single incident in that offi- cer's career to single him out as “eminently Qistingulshed' above other officers; on the con- trary, his record was not =0 good as that of some of those of higher or the same rank. A%, however, the ill-feeling engendered by the selection of Sampson over that of other ranking officers has narrowed down to Schley Tt Sampson, it Is unnecessary to give the rec. ords of others than these two, and their service record is presented in a condensed form, sing- ling out incidents by which either one may lay claim to distinction, be it good or bad. Schley entered the naval academy September 20, 1856, and graduated June 15, 1860, standing number 21 in lass of 26. Samson entereq one year later—September 24—and graduated June 1, 1561, being number 1 in a class of 2, After graduation s::hle?;l made a cruise in the frigate Niagara, returning to the United States in April, 1861, and served successively in the Potomac, Winona, Monongahela and Richmond, icipating in battles and skirmishes, up to Elfl , 1863, when, after a short shore leave, he OCTOBER 10, 1901. RANMMING WAS NOT TO BE FEARED, ANA’S FORMER CAPTAIN L - was orde: to the Wateree, in which vessel he_served until arch, 1866. Sampson's service during the Civil War was a brief stay on the Potomac, an occasional cruise in the naval academy training ship, af- ter which, in September, 1364, he was ordered to the moniior Patapsco. This vessel was sunk by & torpedo on January 15, 1565, terminating its own and Sampson's war service. Thenceforth the sea and shore service per- formed by the two officers may be seen in the following table of chronological dates: SEA SERVICE. SCHLEY. Ship. Benicla . Essex Thetis Baltimore New York 2d sq. N. eet..... South Atlantic Station Total sea service.... .Nov., "98 Aprii] "1 18 years 3 months SHORE SERVICE. SCHLEY. Shore Duty. Naval Academy. Naval Academy Lighthouse Inlr Bureau of Equipment Lighthouse Inspector. Chief Bur. Equipment Lighthouse Inspector. Inspection Board. Lighthouse Board. Total shore duty to date .| 25 years 2 months. Unemploy 1 year 7 months. SEA SERVICE. SAMPSON, Ship. Colorado . Congress . Swatara Total sea eervice. 14 years 11 months SHORE SERVICE. SAMPSON. Shore Duty. Naval Academy. Naval Academy. Naval Academ: Special duty, Wash. Naval Observatory. Torpedo station.. Sup. Naval Academy. Union Iron Works...... Chief Bur. of Ordnance Boston Navy Yard..... Total shore duty to date ... .| 27 years 11 months. Unemployed . 1 year 7 months. In June, 1871, when Schley was executive officer of the Benicia, a naval expedition cap- tured five Korean forts as a punishment for having fired upon surveying partles from American ships. Commander Kimberly, cap- tain of the Benicia, wrote to the Navy Depart- ment saying: ““To Lieutenant Commander W. S, Schley be- longs the credit of organizing the expedition and carrying out the several details, which went far to prevent confusion and insure suc- cess. His arrangement of the boats, his super- Intendence of. the various labors on shore in destroying the guns and forts, encouraging the men and setting them a brave example, in being the second in the fort at its storming and being in readiness at all times to render assistance where most needed, render praise unnecessary. The facts of his labors and ac- tlons, judgment and system speak for them- selves. 1 commend him to your notice In 1884 an Arctic expedition was sent out for the rellef of Lieutenant Greely, U. S. A. The ships composing this expedition were the Thetis, Bear and Alert, W. S. Schiey com- manding the squadron, on the first named ship. W. H, Emory and George W. Coffin captains of the Bear and Alert. The success of the expedition_caused the Secretary of the Navy, Willlam E. Chandler, ‘to issue the following gencral order, No. @i, under date of August o ““The Navy Department announces to the ser- vice the safe arrival at Portsmouth, N. H., on the st of August, of the Thetis, Bear and Alert, composing the Arctic relief squadron, after having successfully accomplished the ob- ject of their mission, in the rescue of Lieu- tenant Greely of the army and the other sur- vivors of his party. “The department extends its cordial and earnest congratulations to Commander Schley, commanding the expedition, and to the officers and men of his command, upon the distin- guished success of their efforts, and takes this occasion of publicly commending the courage, zeal and judgment with which they executed their difficult and dangerous duty. “The names of the officers and men of the vessels of the relief squadron form a part of this order, “WILLIAM E. CHANDLER, “‘Secretary of the Navy.” When Schley’s term as chief of the bureau of cquipment expired he turned over to the treas- ury an unexpended balance of about $§100,000, stating in his report of September 1, 1888: “‘T have the honor to report that all appropria- tions for this vear have been found sufficient and in some there are unexpended balances to revert to the treasury.” This action of Schley caused considerable unfavorable comments from other department chiefs, it being considered a bad precedent not to expend the entire ap- propriation and to ask for more. As to the sea service of W. T. Sampson the records show that he served over five years on the Colorado and Congress on the European station, two years in China waters on the Swatara, one and a half years in the Pacific on the San Francisco and ten months on the Atlantic station on the Iowa prior to March, 1898. There wag not a single Incident in these ten years to indicate that Sampson was ‘‘head and " shoulders” over any other officer performing similar routine service, and bis “eminent distinguished courage, skill and .genius In profession”” must there- fore be sought for in his shore service record. Sampson indicated very early in his career a preference for shore duty and has_spent about fifteen years at the naval academy and over nine years on various as- signments in Washington. It was while super- intendent at the naval academy, 1886-30, that an incident occurred which caused unfavorable comments throughout the service, the details of which were as follows: The superintendent of the naval academy is allowed the sea pay of his grade and in addition to furnished quar- ters is also allowed & cook and steward paid from the regular appropriation. Sampson, how. ever, wps apparently not satisfled that he had enough help, and, as he claims, had an_ un- derstanding ~ with the cook and steward by ‘which they consented to a reduction in their pay sufficient to enable Sampson to hire ad- ditional help without paying for it himself. Subsequently the two servants sued Sampson in a Justice's Court and recovered thelr re- tained pay. It was an unsavory scandal and soon after the captain was detached and sent out to the Union Iron Works to superintend the completion of the crulser San Francisco. Again. in 1891, Sampson distinguished him- self as senfor member of a board of inquiry into the causes of delay In the salling of the Alert. It was well known that Captain Hitch- cock, Lieutenant Commander Wainwright and Chief Engineer Ford were unwilling to sall in 0 small and undesirable a ship as the Alert and that they resorted to all the means to prevent salling. An excuse was found in the discovery that the vessel had been improperly repaired, and for this alleged neglect the con- structor’ was clearly responsible. The motto in the navy is, however, that ‘‘officers must stick together'” whenever it can be done, and another victim had to be found. Sampson dls- covered it In a foreman, Whose first knowledge about anything being wrong with him came with a letter of dismissal from the Navy De- partment upon the recommendation of Samp- son. A third incident in Sampson's shore career is the part he took in ferreting out the armor frauds of Carnegie in 1384, committed while Sampson was chief of the bureau of ordnance, and as such had direct supervision over the offcial inspectors appointed to prevent such frauds on the Gove‘:n;nfnt. ‘When, after much delay, the Navy De s ment took action, November, 1893, in the nlfe‘;:d irregularities, Secretary Herbert appointed Cap- tain Sampson to investigate the truth of the charges and extent of the frauds, if any. Thers Wwag no escaping the fact that serious frauds had been committed. It was found that sixty. six armor plates, distributed among tweive ships, were efther seriously defective or had been tmproperly treated, and the Carnegie. Frick-Schwab Company ‘was fined the nominal sum of $140,000. Sampson and his Inspectors were not even cens?ed for their neglect, none of the defective plates were removed from the ships and Sampson continued as chief of the bureau of-ordnance until June, 1897, Torpedo Boat Destroyer in Peril. LONDON, Oct. 9.—A singular accident, which may possibly throw light on the loss of the torpedo boat destroyer Cobra recently, has just occurred to the torpedo boat destroyer Crane. While she was on her way from Portemouth to Portland the engine hands noticed that her deck beams were buckling amidships. The de- stroyer immediately returned at full speed to Portsmouth. An examination made of her shows that there was imminent dan- ger of another disaster like that which befell the Cobra. GHOATE LIKELY T0 LOSE MEgaION May Not Return to the Court of St. James as Embassador. Americans in London Believe Senator Wolcott Will Be Appointed. —_—— Speclal Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, Oct. 9.—Joseph Choate, United States Embassador to Great Brit- ain, with Mrs. Choate, will leave London for New York on Saturday. Whether he will return again in his Embassadorial ca- pacity is not known, but general opinion is that he will not. Since the accession of Mr. Roosevelt to the Presidential chair the American col- ony in-London has been speculating when a change would be announced at the em- bassy, Mr. Choate being regarded as a positive antithesis to the stalwart policy as personified by, Mr. Roosevelt. ‘While dispatches from Washington fore- told the possible retirement of John Hay from the Cabinet on account of differences of opinlon with the new President as to the foreign policy, Americans in London predicted that before such an event were ossible it was a foregone conclusion that hoate would retire, as he entertains the same views as Hay. The Nicaragua treaty is regarded as the last straw ocall- ing for a new Embassador to the court of St. James. Prior to this, when Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, immediately after the death of Mr. McKinley, hastened to London and over the head of the Embassador had a long conference with Lord Lansdowne, the general idea was that the new Presi- dent desired to ascertain the views of the British Ministry without the intermediary of an Anglophile Minister. Later, when Senator Wolcott of Colorado made a fi ing visit to London and betrayed an un- usual dislike to being quoted in interviews, the opinion gained ground that here was ssibly the next representative of Amey- ca in London. SON OF ROCKEFELLER MARRIES MISS ALDRICH Lawmekers and Financiers Make Up a Distinguished Company at the Wedding. PROVIDENCE, R. I, Oct. 9.—In the presence of an assemblage which included relatives and friends and guests repre- senting to an unusual degree the legisla- tive and financial interests of the United States John D. Rockefeller Jr. of New York and Miss Abby Green Aldrich, daughter of United States Senator N. W. Aldrich, were married at Warwick, N. J., Senator Aldrich’s summer home, to-day. The Episcopal service was pronounced by the Rev. James G. Vose, formerly pas- tor of the Beneficent Congregational Church of this city. Miss Aldrich, a sis- ter of the bride, was the maid of honor, and Miss Elsie Aldrich was the flower maid. The bride was given away by her father. Everett Colby of New York, a college friend of Rockefeller, acted a3 best man. Immediately after the cere- mony. a reception was held and the wed- ding breakfast was served in a temporary anrex. KITCHENER'S BROTHER BATTLES WITH BOERS British Troops Engage Force Under Botha, Three Officers Being Killed and Ten Men Wounded. LONDON, Oct. 9.—Lord Kitchener re- ports to the War Office that his brother, General E. W. Kitchener, engaged Com- mander in Chief Botha's main body of Boers twenty miles northeast of Vryheid on the Natal border last Sunday. The Boers retreated to the north. 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