The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 12, 1901, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1901 CAPTAIN OF ADMIRAL SAMPSON'S FLAGSHIP TALKS OF THE DISPATCHES SENT TO COMMODORE SCHLEY " LIEUT. DEWEY TELLS OF ATTACK ON THE COLON | WAS told shortly before we started into the entrance that the commodore wished to see the turret officers in the pilot- house. I went to the pilot-house and the commodore said that he intended to go in a few minutes and have a ‘try’ at the 1 Chadwick of the New York a Witness at the Court of Inquiry Objection Made to the Praise Sent to-the Cruiser Brooklyn e NGTON, Oct. 1L—Cap- Chadwick, who was in command of Admiral Samp- son’s flagship, the New York, and who also was chief of the | admiral’s staff duringtbe war with Spain, testified before ihe Schiey naval court for a short t e this afterncon. He was lhe‘ last witness called and when court -ad- | journed was stil! under cross-examination | by Mr. Raynor, who stated that he had more questions to ask him. derable interest in Cap tain appearance because of | his close rel nship to the commander | in chief of the North Atlantic squadron. | Captain Chadwick’s testimony related very largely dispatches sent by Ad-| miral Sampson to Commodore Schley while the latter lay off Cienfuegos, in| May, 1898, and to the code of signals agreed upon between Captain McCalla of the Marblehead ar the Cuban forces operating near Cienfuegos. Chadwick said the code had not been | sent to Commodore Schley by dispatch be- | cause Captain McCalla had expected to join the commodore immediately and | communicate the code to him. He .;)Sl)i told of being present at an interview be- Admiral Sampson and Commodore | which the latter had expressed | tion to_be loyal to the command- er in chief. He related in detail the | change of opinion concerning the where- | abouts of Cervera's fleet by Admiral | Sampson on May 21, between the sending | of the two dispatches of that date by Admiral Sampscn to Commodore Schley, one of which w ated at Key West and The other at Havana. Captain Chadwick | said he had not approved Admiral Samp- | son's dispatch of May 28 congratulating | Commodore Schl on his accomplish- ments to that date. Five other new witnesses were heard @uring the day, two of them being officers | of the New York. One of these was Lieu- tenant C. C. Marsh, the flag secretary of Admiral Sampson, who testified concern- ing dispatches to Commodore Schley, and the other was the ship's flag lieutenant, Lieutenant E. L. Bengett. Lieutenant Thgodore G. Dewey, a nephew of Admiral Dewey, who rved on the Massachu- Lieutenant Althouse. also of the assachusetts, and Lieutenant Francis Boughter, who served on the Marblenea were the other new witnesses of the day. g e OFFICERS GIVE TESTIMONY. Questions About Eley's Operartious Off Cienfuegos Answered in Court. WASHINGTON, Oct. 1L—After the witnesses | { of vesterday had been recalled to-day in the Schiey court for the purpose of correcting their tes Lieutenant J. H. Holden was re- introduced to continue his examination. Other | witnesses called for the day were Captain | ck, who was Admiral Sampson's chief aff during the war with Spain; Commander Marsh end Lieutenant E. L. Bennett, of whom served on the flagship New York; Lieutenant Adelbert Althouse of the Massachusetts, Lieutenant Francis Boughter the Marblehead and Lieutenant W. H. Rey- nolds, who was signal officer on board the Texas i Captain Lemly had supposed that he would be able to conclude the presentation of the C ernment’s side of the case by the close of this week, but he now finds that he will still have ‘al witnesses on his list when the court ad In all probability he wil e greater part of the first half of the be able to conclude its work be- e of November. | alled to order Captain = of yesterday concerning the state- | eived from Commander M He had | that the statement was ‘‘unsworn | | ke it to appear,” he said, “‘that are sworn to they are not, be- shape of depositions and ex-parte s, such sworn evidence as is usually admi before the court, but came in wit their full value merely because there was objection 2 called early ecting early in the day | testimony | going nearer inthe daytime. | caliber, 1 | sel making the | the turret offi | to the pilot hor Colon, and that he hoped he would sink her. I asked what speed we would make and was told ‘about ten knots.’ I re- marked that I thought that that was giving us very little chance at the Colon, as she would be in Sight between the head lines only a couple of minutes, and that the smoke from the guns would probably make our fire very slow. To the best of my recollec- tion the commodore stated we would have to do the best we could—that the speed would be ten knots.”—From the testi- mony of Lieutenant Dewey regarding Schley’s failure to destroy the Spanish cruiser Colon. U R e o L was Admiral H, C. Taylor. Whilé he was on the stand he was asked by Captain Lemly Whether he had received information that the | Spantards were coming out of the harbor at Santiago before they made their appearance on the morning of July 3. His answer wa: “‘None whatever.” Mr. Raynor—You did not get a message from the Vixen in reference to smoke coming out of the harbor? “None."" Captain Parker—Your called to smoke? “Not at all, sir.” “Do you remember anybody on your vessel vho did observe smoke and repert it to you?” “I dod not remember.”” Captain Lemly read a report from Capt. Mer- rill Miller, formerly of the Raleigh, concerning the accuracy of the stadimeter. This report was dated in 1 and stated that the stadimeter attention was not had been found to give accurate results in measurements of less than 800 yards, but not so when the distance was greater. In one case ‘the writer noticed an error of 200 yards in a 1600 yards measurement. Movements of Massachusetts. Lieutenant Adelbert Althouse, fermerly watch | and division officer on the battleship Massachu- setts, was then called. He detailed the move- ments of that vessel in connection with the fiying squadron. He said that at Cienfuegos the vessels lay six to ten miles out at night, Lieutenant Alt- ouse sald that on the day of the bombardment of the Cristobal Colon he had been in chaige | of the S-inch turret of the Massachusetts. He said that the ship had not taken tc exceed three minutes in passing the entrance io the harbor on the first passage @nd that only two shots were then fired. The iffstructions were to make the range 7000 yards, but the shots fell | short and the range was increased on the re- turn trip to $500 and then to 10,000 yards. Asked what was developed as to the strength of the land batteries by this reconnoissance, he said that to his mind it was shown they were very weak. In reply to a question as to Whether he had made any notes concerning the engage- ment he repiied: ‘No, we went in under in- structions to sink the Colon.” His orders had been to direct his fire at that vessel. When Lieutenant Althouse was excused Cap- tain Lemly introduced as evidence the reports made by Commodore Schiey to the Secretary of | In one | the Navy of the engagement of May 31 of these dated June 3 Commodore Scheley said: “Reconnoissance was intended principally to ure and destroy Colon. The fire was returned without delay. by the heavy batteries to the east and to the west of the entrance, large g range; reconnoissance developing satisfacto the presence of the Spanish equadron lying behind island near inner fort, as they fired over hill at random. Quite satis- fied Spanish fleet is there.” tenant P. G. Dewey, nephew of Admiral who was a watch officer on_the Mas- sachusetts, was the next witness. He placed the distance of the blockading line under Commodore Schley from the mouth of the har- bor at from five to elght miles, the distance being about the same day and night. There was, he said, no particular formation of the ves: The examination on this point was as_follows: Captain Lemly—When you were at the west- ern £nd of the blockade with the leading ves- turn, what orders were there for attacking if you saw the ememy coming out of the entrance? I do not believe we could have seen the There were no orders I enemy coming out e have any knowledge of. “\Why do you think you would not have seen the enemy coming out if such had been the case. 5 “Owing to_darkness and the distance from the harbor. For instance, when we were at the | western end of the line'the ships could have come out and stood to the eastward without our being any the wiser unless they showed lights.” ““‘How about the reverse of that proposition?” I think it would have been the same in either case.” Captain Lemly then asked: “Did you have any conversation with the commanding_officer of the flying squadron or any one in his presence In relation to the fire on the Colon or otherwise?” Lieutenant Dewey replied “T was told shortly before we started into the entrance that the commodore wished to see s in_the pilot house. I went and the commodore said that he intended to go in a few moments and take a ‘try’ at the colon and that he hoped we would sink her. I asked what speed we would make, and was told ‘about ten knots.’ I re- marked that 1 thought that that was giving us very little chance at the Colon, as she would be in sight between the head lines only a couple of minutes and that the smoke from he guns would probably make our fire very low. To the best of my recollection the com- { modore stated we would have to do the best we, could, that He said in re e speed would e ten knots.” 10 questions that the Span- | ish shore batteries had not glven the American | ships much trouble on that occasion: None from the Colon came near,” he said, ““but two or three shots from the batteries fell about the Massachusetts at the time, one pass- ing_over it.”” £ ““What conclusion did you arrive at as to the caliber of the shore guns?”’ “T did not think they were of very large cali- not over six-inch. Marblehead Officer Testifies. Lieutenant Francis Boughter, who was a watch and division officer on board the Mar- blehead during Commodore Schiey’s blockade of Santiago, was then called. He said that during that time the Marblehead and the Vixen were on picket duty between the shore line and the line of blockade, the Marblehead being stationed three miles from the shore and to the westward, six miles from the Morro. He would not attempt to say how far outside the squadron was, but he could not see the ships after nightfall. The court asked: “Was the Marblehead in such position al night while on picket duty off Santiago that the enemy's vessels would have been seen had they attempted to lea: the harbor?"” The witness replied: ‘‘That would depend on a great many circumstances—the state of the weather, the course they took and their suc- cess in keeping their ships dark and quiet.’” ber, Admiral Dewey—The Marblehead was on picket duty. Could she have seen the enemy coming 2" | “If the enemy kept too close to the shore and we were three miles off during most of the | time we could not have seen them; if the ene- | my had stood south from the entrance, which would have placed them about four miles off, we could not have seen them, provided they kept reasonably dark and quiet.” Mr. Raynor—What was the purpose of the | picket boats being theresif they could not see the enemy? ‘‘They were supposed to be there, sume, for that purpose.’” “Then, if they were there for that purpose, what was it that would have prevented them from accomplishing this object?” ““The fact that they could not see a vessel if it ran a distance of from two to three miles off at night.”” At the afternoon session of the court Lieu- tenant Boughter said he had received no gen- eral orders as to the distance out from San- tlago harbor for the Marblehead, the captain :)‘f the vessel fixing the distance from time to me. Lieutenant Ernest Bennett, flag lieutenant on the New York in 183, was called. He said that when the North Atlantic squadron ar- rived off Santiago they found the flying squad- ron there. Captain Lemly then said that he had called Lieutenant Bennmett not only for his direct examination, but for full cross-ex- amination in accordance with the precept. Mr. Raynor stated, however, that he had no ques- tions to ask, and the witness was excused, being succeeded by Lieutenant Charles C. Marsh, who was flag secretary to Admiral Sampson during the Spanish war. 2 Lieutenant Marsh testified concerning the for- warding of dispatches by the Dupont and the Jowa from Key West on May 20. These mes- sages were from Admiral Sampson to Commo- dore Schley, and one of them was the mem- orandum by Captain McCalla concerning the insurgents at ienfuegos. Questioned as to the correctness of his memory, the witness sald that his mind was refreshed by the rec ords of the commander-in-chief as to his cor respondence. Every letter was, he said, press- copied as soon as written, and he therefore considered the order in which the letters were copied as a certain record of what had tran- spired in the way of letter-writing. Other rec- ords were produced which, he said, were cor- roborative of this. From' these records he found that the “‘Dear Schiey'’ letter had been gent on the Dupont May 20. He also found from the record that a dispatch of May 21 saying the Spanish squadron was ‘‘probably at Santiago” had been forwarded by the Mar blehead. This is the dispatch dated at Ke: West in_which Admiral Sampson sald to Com- modore Schley: *If you are satisfied that they (the enemy) are not at Cienfuegos, proceed to Santiago,”” ete. He also identified a dispatch of May 21 dated at Havana, and urging the commodore to get away from Clenfuegos be- fore daylight of May 23, as the “‘Spanish would probably be still at Santiago.”” The latter dis- patch, he sald, had been written after the dis- patch’ from Key West of the same date. That “Dear Schley” Letter. Mr. Hanna—Would it have been possible that letter could have been sent e than this letter of May 19, McCalla memorandum? I pre- the transmitting “I should say not; the McCalla memorandum being press-copied in the book on a prior page.”” examining the witness, Mr. Raynor said that counsel for Admiral Schley would admit the receipt of one copy of the McCalla memoranda, but that there was dispute as to the other copies. He tried to get the witness to say that the lowa had carried a duplicate of the “Dear Schley” letter, but he would not do so. He held, however, to the statement that the McCalla memorandum had been car- ried in duplicate by both the Dupont and the Iowa. He had, however, no written evidence that ‘either the Hawk or the Marblehead had carried the memorandum. “We awere likely to be on the safe side in such matters,” said the witness, “‘and to have chucked in the memorandum, but the Marble- head had not been relied upon to carry the dispatch.” Mr. Raynor questioned the witness at some length on this point, saying: “‘I want to call your attention to this: Dis- patch No. § was received en May 23 by the Hawk. Now it is in evidence here that the Hawk carried No. 8 to Commodore Schiey, and this letter commences ‘In reply to your ietter No. 8, I would state,” and so on. Then it says: ‘Regarding inclosed information from McCalla.’ Now, doesn’t that refresh your memory upon the point that when he received No. 8 from the Hawk he received with it the inclosed in- formation from Captain McCalla, which is the emorandum ?"* ‘‘He probably did, He might have received it half a dozen times. That was not the first time it was sent.”” “Does nqt that settle it that he got it from the Hawk?" . ‘1 do not know that it necessarily does.”” Lieutenant Marsh was then excused. The last witness of the day was Captain French E. Chadwick, at present in command of the Newport naval station. He went on the stand at 3:3) and had not concluded his tes- timony when the court adjourned. He was questioned by Mr. Hanna concerning the code signals arranged by Captain McCalla of the Marblehead with the insurgent Cubans near -| Cienfuegos. He replied: “Captain MecCalla arrived off the reefs of Key West at noon on the 19th of May. He came on board and was there some time with Admiral Sampson and myself. After coming on deck he spoke to me and said he had made an arrangement with the Cubans off Cien- fuegos by which they could communicate with the ships. He sald he did not care to have anything said about it, as he was going back the next day and his’would probably be the first_ship there. He was accidentally delayed at Key West by his inability to get coal and water until the next day, so that instead of leaving on the 20th he left on the 2ist.” 1naWas this system of slgnals reduced to writ- ng?" What was said, | ing them to writing ‘‘He was anxious about them. He did not want the code to get out publicly. He seemed to have an idea that the Spaniards might get hold of it and get the Cubans into troyble thereby.” *To whom, if you recollect, did you com- municate this system of signals or information respecting i “My memory is entirely at fault regarding that. I cannot sav positively that I communi- cated it to anybody.” “Did_you communicate it Schley? If not, why not?* “The signals were not communicated to Com- modore Schley because Captain McCalla sald he was going back the next day at once and would give them to all the ships off Cienfuegos himeelf.” ““Was Commodore Schley then in Key West?' He had left on the morning of the 1Sth for nfuegos.”” 3 Some hours before McCalla arrived with this system of signals?”’ ““About three hourg before.' “Do you remember communicating this sys- tem yourself to Captain Evans?"” T have no recollection of it. “Do you remember whether Commodore Schley was advised at that time that Captain McCalla was operating off Cienfuegos or not 2" Schley on the New York. “He had been informed that Captain Mc- Caila’s ships would form a part of his squa ron. I do not remember any part of the con- versation. Commodore Schiey was on board the New York on the afternoon of the 18th un- til 4 o'clock and as he was going to Cienfue- gos the next day we supposed he would be giyen the information.” “You have referred to a visit by Commodore Schiey at Key West. Can you state anything ccurred there in Commodore Schley’s e bearing upon the subject of this in- anything, about reduc- to Commodore only distinct recollection in regard to a conversation was Commodore Schley's state. ment to the admiral that he desired to be per- fectly loyal. He said that he was pleased to be under his command and that he could be essured that he should be entirely loyal in all his conduet.”” “At what time did you fall in with the fiy- ing_squadron?’ “We anchored at Key West a little before 4 o'clock on the aftermoon of the 1Sth of May and found Commodore Schley’s ~ squadron there.”” L] — “Did Commodore Schley go on board the flagship?” e came on board.” Vere you present at an interview?’ I was present there the whole time he was there. In the cabin the only persons who ‘Wwere present permanently, so to speak, were Admiral Sampson, Commodore Schiey and my- self. There were several different persons coming and going.” ‘‘Did Commodore Schley come aboard Admi- ral Sampson’'s flagship on June 1 off Santiago when the latter reahed there “Yes, sir; he came aboard in the Vixen.”” ‘Will 'you please tell the court what occur- red during that interview, Was there anything said with regard to the feasibility of conduct- ing a blockade off Santiago?’ ““Yes. I remember Commodore Schley spoke in my presence, and I think to myself, as he was leaving the ship, saying, ‘You cannot blockade those ships in there if they want to come out.” I remember that."" The Judge Advocate—Did you have any in- formation whatever from any source that Cer- vera's fleet was going to make a sortie from the harbor of Santiago on July 3" “None whatever, within my recollection.” Taking the witness for cross-examination, Mr. Raynor asked: “‘Do you recollect the dispatch which will be found in the official report of Admiral Samp- son, dated May 29, which congratulates Com- modore Schley upon his success? I will read the dispatch. Following telegram was sent te Commodore Schley to both Port Antonlo, Jamaica, and Mole St. Nicholas: ** ‘T congratulate you on success. Maintain close blockade at all hazards, especially at night. Very little to fear from torpedo boat d:-m)’f{s. Coal in open sea whenever condi- tions pefmit. Send a ship to examine Guanta- namo with a view to occupying it as a base, coaling heavy ships one at a time. Appraise captured coal, use it if desired, and after- ward send ship in as prize.” " “I remember that very well, because T pro- tested against his congratulations. I_asked him why he persisted and he sald: ‘I want to encourage him.’ ** “You recollect that because you protested against putting that in the dispatch?"’ “I said that under the circumstances 1 thought it was improper.’ “Did you meet Admiral Watson at any time and have a conversation with him?” Admiral Dewey—I don’t think that has any- ()l'ins to do with it. You know what we want. We want all the facts relating to these speci- fications and we don't want anything about conversations with Admiral Watson, dores or anybody else on other subject: Mr. Raynor—This testimony has all gone in. It ought mot to have gone in. No Opinions Wanted. Admiral Dewey—Of course it ought not. You ought to have been watching, “T did object to it twice, and then when it was stated that it was something in_reference to something that occurred before I did not want to disagree with the court.” Judge advocate—No objection was made to conversations after June 1 relating to the block- ade as maintained prior thereto. Mr. Raynor—Did you at any time approve of the blockade which Commodore Schley main- tained before June 1? What was your opinion? Judge advocate—I object. Admiral Dewey—The court does not want that opinion. Mr. Hanna—We have not asked opinjons of officers commanding ships regarding that. We have carefully abstained from so doing. Mr. Raynor—Then I will ask you in_reference to the leaving of these vessels. You have stated, and it has been in testimony here, that this signal code with the Cuban insurgents was not made known to Commodore Schley. Have you not falien into a slight error in point of time? Did not the fiying squadron leave Key West before McCalla got to- Key West, and have you not inadvertently fallen into error in point of time? You could not have given Commo- dore Schley the information because you did not have it until Captain McCalla got there, Is that not the reason? The witness admitted that this was so. Q.—Captain Evans has testified here that he knew it. Could you give me the source from which he derived his information? A.—T don't remember speaking of it to Cap- tain Evans, nor that I told him to communi- cate it to Schley., When McCalla came in it was expected that his ship would reach Cien- fuegos about the same time as the Iowa and the Duvont, and McCalla said he would carry the signal agreement back with him. = That signal was really for the benefit of the Cubans, and the McCalla memorandum was for Com. modore Schley. The memorandum was full and expliclt in that regard. If I may explain it a little farther, by the afternoon of the next or the afterncon of the day after McCalla came in, Information was received of the arrival of the Spanish squadren in Santiago. So that any question of the insurgent Cubans about Cien- fuegos dropped out of sight. “You say that after the arrival of Captain commo- McCalla information was received of the ar- USES MIRROR BEFORE HANGING Chicago Murderer Has Last Rest in a Bar- ber’s Chair. PR A CHICAGO, Oct. 11.—George Dolinsky was hanged here to-day for the murder of | his brother-in-law, Anton Li: a year ago. He spent the night before executfon sitting in a barber’s chair and surveying his features with a mirror. i Dol became infatuated with Mrs. | Lisle, who was his wife's sister. That | clandestine wooing might not be inter- fered with Dolinsky sent his wife on a visit to her parents in the old country. Lisle, however, became suspicious. On November 27 the two men met in a pas- ture north of Irving Park. When the police found Lisle’s body there were four bullet wounds in it and the | throat was cut. Dolinsky was arrested, but declared he had quarreled with Lisle | about money matiers and that he had | been compelled to shoot his brother-in- { law in seli-defense. The evidence against | Dolinsky, while mainly circumstantial, | was sufficient to convince the jury that | murder had been done in order that Do- | linsky might marry Mrs. Lisle. Meanwhile Mrs. Dolinsky, s in Europe, heard that her husband had been arrested | for murd Dolins ng her brother-in-law. Mrs. with her infant, hurried back | across the Atlantic and did not discover | the real state of affairs.until she arrived | in Chicago. She did not abandon her hus- | band, however, but dia all in_her power | 10 aid him. She visited him in jail vi | terday and when she learned that the Su- | pre Court had refused to grant a su- | persedeas she fell in a fainting fit. | Dolinsky made his last confession to | Father Rapouz vesterday and spent the | ght in a barber chair, alternately dozing ing at ¥ ge in a mirror. Results at Kempton Park. LONDON, Oct. 11.—Epsom Lad won the Kempton Park stakes of £500, added to a sweepstakes of £100 each, for three-year- ds and upward, distance one mile and a alf, at Kempton Park to-day. Santoi as second and V' 3 \\'hllnev'r‘ Volody ovski (J. Reiff) finished third. Great | interest was taken in the race, owing to the meeting of Volodyovski and Leopold de Rothschiid’s Doricies. The latter's vic- | tory in the St. Leger stakes over the win- | ner of the Derby (Volodyovski) was held ! by many 1o be due to the poor riding f ],h.-ley elff, who allowed himseif to be | shut in. i E. Corrigan’s Seaflower, ridden by Char- ley Thorpe, the American jockey, won the | Miadiesex sem'ifafime' tance ‘one mile, | Ard Patrick ( er) won the Imperial | Produce stakes, distance six furlongs. | Russel Brown (J. Reiff) won the Wands- | worth plate, distance one mile. Foxhall | Keene's Noonday 11 (Maher) won the Oc- tober plate, distance one mile and a quar- er. ! | J. .Pierpont Morgan’s record. Read the ‘arti- cle in to-day’s Wasp. - CABLE PLANG ARE PROMISING Attorney General Re- ports to the Cabinet Officers. WASHINGTON. Oct. 1L.—Attorney Gen- eral Knox made a verbal report to the President and Cabinet to-day regarding the result of his investigations into the Pacific cable question. His conclusion was that under the law of 1866 any domestic company could land any cable on the shores of the United States or its posses- sions. The President and the Cabinet were convinced by the verbal report that no executive action is called for at this time. The President will go over the subject more in detail with the Attorney General to-morrow and will review the whole mat- ter in his message to Congress. The law of 186 is the same law under vhich the Postal Telegraph Company imed it had the power to land a cable at Havana, but the claim was disregarded at_the time by the Secretary of war. Five members of the Cabinet, Secre- ¢s Long, Hitchcock and Wilson, At- y neral Knox and -Postmaster b, were present at to-day’s . was devoted largely to the consideration of appointments under the various departments. The questicn of Southern appointments generally again came up and the President reiterated his policy of appointing Republicans, if suit- able applicants could be found, and if not, ?p(poimmg Gold Democrats. His policy in this respect meets the approval of the Cabinet. CONVICT PROFITS BY CONTEMPT OF COURT SACRAMENTO, Qct. 1l—Because he believed that life would be unbearable among his fellow convicts should he give testimony for the prosecution in the Klein murder case, convict Thomas Jones de- clined to tell his story before a jury this afternoon and was committed to the County Jail for contempt of court. Klein killed a fellow convict named Henry Miller in Folsom Prison on May 17 by hitting him upon the head with a piecé of iron pipe. Klein was brought to acramento for trial, along with several witnesses, one of the most important of whom is Thomas Jones, who has eight more years to serve on a charge of arson. When placed on the stand Jones asked to be excused, saving he had good reasons. Given permission to confer in the_lobby with Assistant District Attorney Wach- horst, he told that officer that the hint had been given him that he would better not testify against Klein, and he said that sbould he do so he ‘would be insulted and zbused by the other convicts during the remaining eight years of his term. On being recalled to the stand and com- manded by Judge Hart to answer the questicns put to him he said: Judge, I guess you had better commit me for contempt.” This was the only recourse, and the con- viet was consigned to a cell, while the court on its own motion stood adjourned. Commander Knew Nothing of the Code With the Cubans Nephew of Dewey Takes a Part in the interesting Session " 5 . Will rival of the Spanish squadron at Santiago. vou kindly give us the information and from Wwhom it came?” ““The first intimation we had was by a tele- gram from the Navy Department mentioning that ‘The information may well be correct. Next day Lieutenant Commander Staunton was in Key West and saw Captain Allen, who said that the evening before he had recelved com- munication from Havana that the Spanish squadron_had gone into Santiago. and he was only waiting until the evening of the 20th to have it corroborated, as the operator Who sent the Information put himself in communication with our office In Key West only once a day, about 6 o'clock in the evening. Staunton came with that information and then went up in the evening to wait a second telesram, which cor- roborated the first, and which caused Admiral Sampson to believe that the Spanish fleet was in Santiage and also caused him to write the second dispatch directing the movement toward Santiago.”” Mr. Raynor—Is this the telegram you refer to: “The reportyof the Spanish fleet being at Santiago de Cuba might very well be correct, So that the department strongly advised that you send word immediately by the Iowa to Schley to proceed off Santiago de Cuba with his_whole command, etc?” “That is the telegram I refer to “Did I understand you to .say that that caused the belief that the Spanish fleet was in Santiago?” 2 Questions Over Telegrams. o0, sir. What caused the belief was the information received from Captain Allen of the signal corps, who was in. charge of the telegraph office in Key West. He informed Lieutenant Staunton, who was in Key West, at noon on the 20th that this information had come overnight from Hayana.” *‘Could I interrupt you just a minute? Was number 7. the dispatch referred to (the ‘Dear Schley’ dispatch), being sent in answer to this inclosure 7"’ “Yes, that wi patch. ““The admiral then telegraphed the depart- icaly a paraphrase of this letter sent after receiving this dis- spatch and the telegram to the de- partment paraphrasing it were prepared on the night of the 19th and were sent that night I think. At noon of the 20th Lieutenant Stau ton saw Capain Allen in Key West and Staun- ton wac again sent to Key West and came back with the assurance from Captain Allen that the Spanish fleet was there. Then the doubt in ‘Admiral Sampson’s mind was re- moved, and he then wrote a dispatch to be sent by thé Marblehead, which we were expecting to get off hourly. 'She. however, was delaved {and the flagship got under way at 4 o'clock in the morning of the 21st and went over to Ha- vana. From there, as there was more possi- bility of delay in the Marblehead's departure than was expected, he sent the Eagle and the Hawk with a copy of this dispatch and a sup- plementary dispatch to Commodore - Schley, also with verbal instructions to the command- ing officer of the Hawk to move at once to- ward Santiago.” “Is this the dispatch you refer to, No. 87 On the 2ist the following nstructicns were written at Key West for Commodore Schiey and sent at 3 a. m, to the Marblehead to be | delivered with all dispatch: ‘Spanish squad- ron probably at Santiago, four ships and three torpedo-hoat destrovers. If you are satisfied v_are not at Clenfuegos proceed with all atch, but cautiously, to Santiago de Cuba, ete.’ Is that the dispatch that was sent to Commodore Schley after the doubt was re- moved in the mind of Admiral Sampson of re the Spanish fleet was?" You have stated on this subject?" e became assured. or at least my im- pression is that he feli assured after the re- ceipt of the second word from Captain Allen in regard to the matter; that was on the even- ing of the 20th. ““Was that an assurance, may I ask you, of whether the Spanish fleet was at_Santiago or whether it had gone into Santiggo?” At “Santlago.”’ ” Does it state ansthing about having gone in and come out?’ . that they were there. At 'this - point in Captain Chadwick's testi- mony the court adjourned for the day. sinicsl ot il Sampson in Poor Health. WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.—Medical reports in- dicate that Admiral Sampson is recovering from the fatizue of his journey south and that the more favorable surroundings of his present home are working for his betterment. Beyond a little added brightness in his bearing, how- ever, it is stated that his condition remains practically unchanged. The intense headaches from which he suffers .recur less frequently { than_heretofore, and. this in itself is a great relief to him. 'The admiral continues to taks short walks accompanied usually by Mrs, Sampson. 1 that he became certain sion, Washington.” “White House, Washington.’ his administration shall be “White House.” | “WHITE HOUSE” IS OFFICIAL W NAME OF PRESIDENT’S ABODE ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Oct. 1r.— President Roosevelt has decided that the official designation of the President’s residence during During the period of mourning stationery with a black border will continue to be used, on which are printed the words “Executive Man- At the end of that time personal and official stationery will bear the words, American citizens have called the President’s official residence White House for nearly a century. Some Presidents have chosen to have it designated Executive Mansion on their personal as well as official correspondence. 3 CERMANY MY MAKE DEMANDS Liksly to Seek Repara- tion for Assault Upon Her Sailors. e Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.—If Germany pursues the policy she has elsewhere ob- served Venezuela will be required to make prompt reparation for the assault made by her police upon German sailors at Puerto Cabello. No information concern- ing the incident has been received by the State Department, and, this fact causes the officials to express the belief that the affair was not important. American sail- ors have been treated in the same manner, and ‘t has been necessary in the past to make representations upon the subject to the Caracas Government. Following the usual course, it is belleved here that the commander of the German cruiser Vineta, lying at Puerto Cabello, made an investi- gation of and has reported the facts to his Government. If the investigation should show that the blame rests upon the Venezuelan police, then Germany will undoubtedly demand an apology and per- haps an indemnity for the men injured. The United States would prefer that the incident be disposed of as promptly as possible. A Fascinating Art. Binding your own pictures at home is inexpensive, interesting and produces the most charming effects for wall furnish- ings. We are constantly receiving new tints and colors of mat boards, with con- veniently gummed binding paper in strips to match. Sanborn,-Vail & Co., 741 Mar- ket street. »: AMEER WANTa ENGLAND'S LOVE, New Ruler of Afghan- istan Not Anxious for Trouble. \ SIMLA, Oct. 11.—Habib Ullah Kahn, the new ‘Ameer of Afghanistan, has officially informed Lord Curzon, Viceroy: of India, that he will follow in his father's foot- steps, hoping that the friendship existing between the Afghan and British Govern- ments will continue to increase. LONDON, Oct.12.—“According to official intelligence from the Ameer of Bokhara,” fays a dispatch from St. Petersburg to the Daily Telegraph, ‘‘the brothers of Habib Ullah Kahn left Cabul secretly with their partisans the moment their father died, and therefore cannot be said to have acquiesced in the accession of their brother. % i “‘Habib Ullah, indignant at thelr flight, has taken measures to defend the capital and sent strong detachments to prevent their return or to endeavor to capture them as rebels. He has further resolved to ask assistance of Emperor Nicholas and the Ameer of Bokhara.” As bearing upon the advices to the Daily Telegraph frem St. Petersburg, it is pointed out that Habib Ullah, in his let- ter to Lord Curzon announcing his acces- sion, asserted that l}lc younger brother had 'publicly sworn allegiance to him on the day the old Ameer die: D! Hill Goes to an Asylum. SAN RAFAEL, Oct. 11.—Dr. Ludlum Hill, the San Frdncisco dentist, who .was’ arrested yesterday at Larkspur on com- plaint of his wife on a charge of insanity, was examined by physicians here to-day and pronounced insane. Judge Angellotti committed him to the Ukiah asylum. FEDEML FORGE 5 BLOCKADED Colombian Revolution- ists Still at Point Morro. Special Dispatch to The Call. PANAMA, Oct. 11.—The re are still at Polnt Morro, and the Gareee ment troops in Tumaco, on the Pacific Coast. are blockaded. The gunboat Boy- aca has returned to Buena Ventura. The ThingeoytnD GRS ARCL, Wepk (1o ate’ the firi o British_ steamship =~ Quito, has petarnod here. Oct. 11, CARACAS, Venezuela, via Haytien cable.—Venezueia, on the surface, is inclining to the attitude expressed in these dispatches vesterday, of favoring a friendly and conclusive arrangement be- tween Venezuela and Colombia of the ex- isting trouble, principally because the Venezuelans were defeated at Guajira. They see small chance of vanquishing the Colombians on the Tachira frontier.’ President Castro fears the vivifying effect upton nationalism of another military dis- aster. Breaks a Bowling Record. S8AN JOSE, Oct. 11.—The Garden City Bowling Club teem of this city has broken the coast record for a five-man team in practice. Its performance was not offi- cial, however, and the old record _will stand. For a five-man team the official record is 914 gns In one game, now held !(J}y the Echo Club of San Francisco. The arden City Club team scored 922 pins. Ed Arnold, F. C. 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