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; ] THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1901 BROOKLYN’S OFFICERS GIVE PRAISE ASHINGTON, Oect. 16—The of Admiral Schley's ip, the Brooklyn, occu- pled the attention of the Schiey court of inquiry for The proceedings began £ Captain Cook and Lieu- er Sears, both of whom terial additions to their formcr] nd they were followed in suc- » by Commander N. E. Mason, who | ve officer of the Brooklyn; | iward McCauley Jr., who | D E gnal officer, and Lieutenant Charles | ) rge of the forward | ery he Brookiyn during E a watch | imony related Brooklyn's en- ge of the flying -gos to Santiago, | tail the cause of the | nade on that occasion. | spoke again of the rted @ ha ing taken | £ of the the wardroom of that which he w. it been di: chley up to the point bombardment of the denied that he had | ng upoen his superior | nder Mason and Lieutenants Mc- | V. er all gave accounts of McCauiey re- | made in con- mmodore Schley. All these testified that the conduct of | 4 | n under fire was cool | | SIGNALS IN THE BATTLE. Witnesses Tell of the Messages Sent | From the Brooklyn. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—The Schley court of | inquiry began proceedings to-day, as usual, | with the correction of testimony &iven on the | es summoned for this Lieutenant | previous day purpose being the witn h_ Spain, was | ms of the conduct | It s ¢ 4 e with a num- | e Oregon @uring tically con- board these two ik occupied the witness correcting his testi- in regard to the was 2 bulletin. member. '’ “respect to there any t and in n of it oniy?” ve our forward { | n 1dentifying | ssion?” ! ve moved the four | carried. 1 know the epeed, and it loned again con- ing squadron from | llows: | When proceeding | . proceed with all | on the surround- | that have | hould say mo.” | punding cir- ould say es, | surrounding | 4 the question, | gos to Santi- | ext day after we | not all of the mstances and condi- ons that existed at the uld not have made dis- n you speak of turn- the eastward of | then, being unable | stated_before, we | ose. I1f you had | out we would have | = sense: We aid | time from Clen- er 1 misunderstand tand both ques- 1. thought ]],‘ de. REV. DR, MARN IS ELECTE e Continued From Page One. ew TYork—Willlam D. Wiison, Augustus_Albert. Ivania—Horace O. Moore. ce Burr, M. D.; George e Rev. Stephen Chester Roberts, F. Walker. Rev. William C. Hemler. ¥. Irwin_D. D.,, LL.D. Willie K. Barry, the Rev. | Joseph e | . Edmond Fayles Per- | Alsop King, Willlam = Rappelie. © Rev. Hall Harrison, John | n, Ekipworth Wilmer. | tte—John Bliss Stebbins Hervey Cooke Park. esota—The Rev. dJobhn Jacob Fonde, “~Newark—The Rev. Anthony Schuyler. w Hampshire—George L. Balsom. ersey—Samuel X Wilson. lina—The Rev. Joseph B. Chesire, Bregon—The Bev. Charies Boots. “Penneyivania—James Stokes Biddle. The Rev. Henry Perwin, D. D. Nicholas Brown. —The Rev. Yelverton P. Mor- 6—The Rev. David W. Drether, D, The Rev. Willlam Henry Collips, the Rev. Francis Wyman Smith. an—George Willard k—The Rev. Willlam Dor- Rev. Francis Lobdell, 1den Worthington.” PRESIDING BISHOP. The Rev. Dr. Huntington then called for the ADVERTISEMENTS. LITTLE ONES LOYE IT. Malt Breakfast Foo Has Become a Friend With Little Children. Breakfast Food has become the ar food with children. The Jittle e it because it is delicious and ., and the mothers note with its health-giving effects, Malt Food keeps growing children rfect health, fully nourished, happy ones Jo cheerful. Thousands of little ones for supper as well as for Malt Breakfast Food Is es- s recommended for young children er weanin, mothers have found it of at this stage of the child’s Breakfast Food is the ideal nour g food for children beginning to usc solid food. Able physicians prescribe it as the safest and best. Get it from Baur grocer, 2t value | b TO SCHLEY FOR COOLNESS IN Signals That Passed Between Warships During the Famous Fight Off Santiago Explained to the Court of Inquiry. e my reference was from Cienfuegos to Santiago, leaving out reference to the retrograde move- ment.” Hanna—T gid not intend to leave that out at all, Raynor—I know, but I want to bring it in ctween Cienfuegos and the point you reached th of Santiago before you started on the retrograde movement. What were the cir- cumstances, if any, that impeded? ad weathe: What was the condition of the Vixen and Eagle and what effect did they have upon the progress of the squadron?”’ The Eagle was unable to proceed on account the | of the sea; unable to make her speed.”” Judge advocate—Did the Vixen delay squadron at all on that first passage? ‘I think not, considering that we were run- ning slow for the Eagle. The Vixen was a very much better sea boat.” Hanna—One of the circumstances was the conaition of the coal supply of the Texas? “‘1 said so."” “Did the Texas have coal enough to get to Santiazo?” “*Yes.” Raynor—Do you recollect an accident to the Vixen on the voyage between Cienfuegos and Santiago? ““Yes, 1 think it was at the time she sig- naled the blowing out of her gasket manhole or something of that kind.” Sears Makes Correction. Lieutenant Commander Sears also made a correction in his testimony for the purpose of explaining the disposition of the colliers at night while Commodore Schley was in charge of the blockade of Santiago. He said these vi sels had been sent a distance out each night and every night in different directions on ac- count of the fear of torpedo attacks. The judge advocate then asked the following question: “In regard to the conversation in the wardroom ef the Massachusetts, as alleged on May 31, in order to refresh your memory in | regard to “that matter, you are informed that Lieutenant Potts, Lieutenant Grant, Lieutenant Glennon and Major Wood are supposed to have been present and participated in that conver- satlon 7" *I do mot recollect it at all. possible I said such & thing. They have mis- understood what I said. I was irritated at the delay. In the wardroom something might have been construed in that way. as statements oftan are, but it is entirely impossible that I could have sald that. 1 was impatient, excited, per- haps, it being my first engagement, and I might have made some remark. It is something some one might have misunderstood,” but that re- mark 1 never made.”” X What do you mean by ‘irritated at the de- “l‘i\e'lvlly of not going immediately into this xplain what u mean by ‘immediately Raynor—Just on moment. Does the state of his irritation enter into this case? He said he never had such a conversation. Suppose he was irritated about it. Does that affect this case? Judge advocate—If the court please, it is not the irritation I am directing questions about, it is the delay. He says he was irritated at the delay, I think it is fair to tell it, fair to the applicant that he should state what de- lay he has referred to: whether it is the delay on that particular day in going in, as we un- derstand there was a delay on that day, or whether it is the general delay as comparel with preyious delays while the vessels were in that vicinity. Raynor—I do not object to that. “'As 1 recall, I was irritated at Captain Hig- ginson's request to delay the reconnoissance until xll‘l‘l the men’s dinner. I remember that very we The court questioned Commander Sears on the points covered by his testimony of yester- day. He said in reply to these g ions that on the morning of July 3 the Brook!yn had be- gun turning to starboard immediately after the engines were started; that the hielm of the Brooklyn had been put aport when the helm of the Viscaya had been put aport, “It was,”” he said, “‘a practically simulta- neous movement.”” He also sald that when he had said to Commodore Schley during the battle that he thought the Brooklyn was about its tactical diameter from the Viscaya he did not mean that the distance was le: been reported by Yeoman Ellis. It could not be - determined and he had supposed It to be about 75 yards. The Viscaya had been passed long After the Colon had passed the Viscaya she had outfooted _the Brocklyn and it was then that she was 12,000 | yards from the Brooklyn, as indicated by the stadimeter, Which the witness said he did not consider an accurate instrument. After that time the Colon, having exhausted her best coal, lost her speed and the Brooklyn gained upon her. Asked how much time had been consumed in the Brooklyn's turn, Commander Sears sald that it seemed very short to him, it might have been fifteen or twenty minutes. The last of the court’s question was concern- ing the Telative positions of the Brooklyn and Oregon during the chase of the Spanish ships. The Oregon was never, he said, so near the Viscaya as was the Brooklyn, but might have been near the Oquendo. ‘“We were alwavs nearer the Colon during the chase,” he said, e e e report of the committee on amendments to the constitution providing for the election of a pre- siding Bishop of the church, to_hold office for three years. The resolution of Dr. Huntington that the report be adopted was put to a vote and carried. The committee on amendments asked that it be discharged from considering the change of pame of the church proposed by Deputy Hick- man. The request of the commitiee was adopted after Dr. Huntington had stated that the committee did mot think it expedient to make the change on the suggestion of a single deputy. The committee on amendments reported on resolutions referred to it as to formatlon of new dloceses and admission to union Wwith the convention, and the committee urged the adop- tion of the report. Deputy Brown of Iowa sald the amendments aid not provide for the formation of & new diocese partly out of a missionary district and a_diocese. Fe moved to amend the report 5o as to cover the case. The Rev. Dr. Egar, chairman of the com- mittee, moved to accept the amendment of the previous speaker. Deputy Minders of Long Island wanted a transposition of words so that the new dio- ceses might be formed with the consent of the General Convention. The Rev. Dr. Egar accepted the suggestion of Deputy Minders. The report of the committee, with the ac- cepted changes, was ordered voted upon in the afternoon. REPORT ON APPEAL COURTS. The committee on preparing a standard Bible asked leave to continue its work and report at the next convention. Leave was so granted. The matter of courts of appeal was taken up, the floor being accorded to the Rev. Dr. Davenport of Tennessee, chairman of the com- mittee reporting on the matter. He felt that the printed report of the committee would al- low the convention to elther pass upon the matter at once or continue the committee un- til the next convention. The Rev. Dr. Becleston moved that the com- miftee be continued until the next conven- tion and the report referred back to them. The motion prevailed by unanimous vote. The Rev. Dr. Davenport, from the committee on canons, reported ‘against concurrence with the Bishops' message No. 22 and in lieu thereof proposed the following: “‘That title 2, canon 19, section 6, clause 5, be amended 5o as to read as folows: ““On the formation of & missionary district the Bishop consecrated or assigned thereto ehall for the administration of his jurisdic- tion select the constitution and canons of one of the digoeses of this church, which sha!l re- main in force £o far as applicable to the cir- curastances of such missionary district, except £0 far as altered by the Bishop and congre- gation from time to time. with the approval of the House of Bishops.’ " The house became tangled as to the proper form of motion to non-concur with the House of Bishops and finally it was decided to vote on & motion to concur. The motion was de- feated. A message was recelved from the House of Bishops informing the deputies of their con- currence in message No. 60 of the deputies for eppointing a joint commission to confer with other religious bodles on the subfect of holy matrimony and divorce, and that the Bishops had appointed as their part of the commission the Bishops of Albany and Mary- Jand and the Bishop Coadjutor of Rhode Island. The committee on canons reported that it favored raising the age limit for ordination of deaconesses to 30 years. A motlon was made to emend 8o as to fix the age limit at 2 years, as it is at present. The commlttee was disposed to yleid the point, but the house after gome discussion refused. The report of the committee that deaconesses be ordained at 30 years of age was then sub- mitted to the vote of the house and adopted. The house then adjourned until 2:30 p .m. For many generations after the first bale of cotton raised in the United States was sent to market most of the cotton planta- tions of the country were east of the Mississippl. Bat now nearly one-half of the entire American crop of cotton comes from the territory west of the river, than had | he tactical | diameter of the Brooklyn had not then been | after the Brooklyn's turn and they ran along | | together for some time. ;;egf:r during the chase and at the surren- Lieutenant Commander Sears was then ex- cused and Commander Mason was_ called as the first new witness of the day. He detalled the siege of Cienfuegos and also referred to the blockade of Santiago. Raynor then asked the witness how many times he had seen Com- modore Schley under fire, to which he replied: :‘During all the engageéments.”” ““What was his general conduct, manner and bearing on these occasions?"* “‘Excellent in every particular. calm, collected and brave.” Asked to give a brief account of the battle of July 3, Commander Mason, after giving the preliminaries, said: *‘As soon as I reported the battery to Captain Cook ‘in the conning tower, I asked him if we should commence firing. He replied: ‘Fire as soon as you are ready.’ I immediately gave the order to Lieutenant Simpson to fire as soon as he could, giving him a range of 3500 yards, I think the first gun was fired within five min- utes or very close to five minutes after the first alarm. The rest of the battery took up the fire at once and continued to fire on the port bow until the ranges commenced to get down to 1800 and 1600 vards. I asked Captain Cook as to which way he was going round, it being necessary for me to know on account of changing the battery below, shifting from one side to the other. He answered that he was go- ing with port helm. I gave the necessary or- ders on deck and went below. Position of the Enemy. “As I arrived in the after cabin the after five-inch gun was fired for the last time on the port side and the starboard gun took up the fire immediately. The starboard battery was then engaged for the rest of the action. The range at the time we turned, as far as I Temember, was about 1400 yards, although I have a recollection of 1100 yards beins sent to me once. As to the position of the enemy, they were on the port bow outside of the har- bor when we made the turn with the port helm, At the end of the turn they were on our star- board beam and quarter with one of them a little ahead. Raynor—What time was that when the Colon ran ashore? “I took mo time. I only saw by the report that it was about 1:15 p. m." “‘After the surrender was accomplished where aid_the Brooklyn go?” “When Captain Cook returned on board we were sent to the eastward at once by the com- modore to intercept a Spanish man-of-war that was reporfed first by the Resolute and then by the Vixen.”” Did vou intercept war?” “About dusk we met Marie. Teresa.” “Was that the vessel you were ordered to in- tercept?'* I imagine that it was the vessel, because we had some difficulty in distinguishing the difference between the Austrian and Spanish flags when they were not holding out straight, 50 much 50 that the commanding officer of the Austrlan hoisted an International signal, ‘We are Austrians.’ On cross-examination Communder Mason sald he had not made the coal supply his especial coricern. He had not discussed the question | with the commodore, nor had he had conversa- tions on any other offictal matters. He was quite sure that the Brooklyn was not partic- ularly short of coal. After the turn of the Brooklyn the lowest range was 2200 or 2400 | | yards. Hanna asked about the Oregon In the chase. The witness said that her course was about 500 yards from that of the Brooklyn and on the Brooklyn's starboard quarter. The court asked | & number of questions before discharging the witness. In reply to these Commander Mason said that beyond sending men aloft and having Captain McCalla go ashore no effort had been made by the flying squadron to determine whether the Spaniards were in the harbor at Clenfuegos: that he knew of no American ships belng between the Brooklyn and the Spanith ships when the Brooklyn was turning to star- | board July 3; that when the Spanish fleet came | out of the harbor the Brooklyn was not in her regular_blockading position, which was 6000 | yards from the morro: that on the Yovae trom | | Clenfuegos to Santiago the fleet had been de- layed by the smaller vessels, especialy the Eagle, and but for these vessels better speed | | could 'have been made; that he had observed he bombardment of the Colon, and from this | engagement had reached the conclusion that the guns in the Spanish shore batteries were of caliber not to exceed six or eight inches. The first witness at the afternoon sesslon was Lieutenant Edward McCauley Jr., who, as an ensign on the Brooklyn during the Cuban { campaign, served as Commodore Schiey's sige | nal officer. He had a diary in which he had made notes of the progress of events during | the war and frequently consulted it to refresh his memory. He said that on May 23 the Brit- | ish steamer Adula had reported that the Span- lards had left Santiago. He also spoke of the weather on the cruise from Clenfuegos to San- tiago, saying that it was bad. He gave a num- ber of signals made from and to the Brooklyn on the voyage, most of them relating fo the condition of the colller Merrimac, which was somewhat disabled on May 2; also to the slow epeed of the smaller vessels. It was at 6 p. m. on that date that the engines and valves of the Merrimac became incapacitated. The signal book of the Brooklyn, when the He was any Spanish man-of- the Austrian cruiser 1 il COMES WITH OFFERS FROM PANAMA COMPANY President of the Canal Board of Di- rectors Calls on Admiral Walker. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—Maurice Hu- tin, president of the board of directors of the Panama Canal Company, who ar- rived in New York yesterday, came to Washington to-day. This afternoon he paid a social and informal call upon Ad- miral Walker, chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, and to-morrow, it is said, he will make a call upon the ad- miral for the purpose of bringing about the disposition of the Panama Company’s interest in that partly constructed water- way. The Isthmian Canal Commission has en- deavored to obtain a positive and direct statement of what the Panama Company would accept for its right, and M. Hu- tin’s return to France this summer was for the purpose of obtaining information on that point. It is understood that he has now a proposition to make to the United ~States commission, but along what lines it is impossible to ascertain, as M. Hutin refuses to be interviewed concerning it before acquainting the com- mission with the resuits of his mission. SAYS HE HAS SOLVED AN AERIAL PROBLEM Compte De La Vaulx Tells of His At- tempt to Cross the Medi- terranean. PARIS, Oct. 16.—Comte de la Vaulx, in an interview published to-day, _asserts that while he failed to cross the Mediter- rzrean he succeeded in breaking all bal- leoning records, as he remained in the air more than forty-one hours, during which time he succeeded in keeping the balloon from two to four metres above the level L e e e ] LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED, Wednesday, October 16. Stmr Coos Bay, Nicholson, 4 hours from Moss Landing. BAILED. ‘Wednesday, October 18. Stmr Alex Duncan, Smith- for —. Stmr Rival, Jobnson, Willapa Harbor. TELEGRAPHIC, POINT LOBOS, 12 m—Weather foggy; wind west, 10 miles an hour, DOMESTIC PORTS. SEATTLE—Arrived Oct 16—Cannery tender ‘White Wings, from Lynn Canal; stmr City of Puebla, from San Francisco; stmr Santa Bar- bara, from Port Ludlow. Safled Oct 16—Stmr Despatch, for Fairhaven, ASTORIA—Arrived Oct 16—Stmr Alliance, hence Oct 10; Br stmr Indravelll, from Yoko- hama, PORT LOS ANGBLES—Salled Oct 16—Stmr Banta Rosa, for San Francisco; stmr Green- wood, for San Francisco, TACOMA—Sailed Oct 16—Stmr Santa Ana, for San Francisco; Br ship Edenballymore, for Queenstown. NEAH BAY—Passed in Oct 16—Stmr Robert, Doller, hence Oct 12; stmr St Paul, from Nome, for Seattle, PORT GAMBLBE—Salled Oct 16—8chr Wil- liam Olsen, for San Francisco; schr Queen, for Port Ludlow. FOREIGN PORTS. . NAPLES—Arrived Oct 16—Stmr Trave, from New Ycrk, for Genoa, QUEENSTOWN—Arrived Oct 16—Stmr Ma- Jestic, from New York, for Liverpool; stmr New England, from Boston, for Liverpool. SOUTHAMPTON—Arrived Oct 16—Stmr St Paul, from New York, — witness consulted it, showed that both the Minneapolis and the Yale had reported short supplies of coal, the Minneapolis saying that she had just enough to take her to Key West. The witness then read a list of the signals to and from the Brooklyn on July 3, the list being as_follows: July 3, 1595, 9 a. m.—Flagship to fleet: Dis- regard motions of the commander in chief. U:15—Brooklyn to Texas: What is your theory about_burning of blockhouses on the hill last Enemy s escaping. Enemy is escaping. : Clear for action. Close up. Well done, 12:30 p. m.—Oregon to Brooklyn: Flag of a strange vessel seen is Italian. 12:35—Brooklyn to Oregon—She was built In Italy. While chasing the Colon the Oregon fired a number of shots. We wigwagged her when each one struck and a number of unimportant mes- sages were exchanged. Messages of Warships. “Give us these unimportant messages as well as you can recollect.”” “When the Oregon came up on our quarter we wigwagged to her: ‘God bless the Oregon.. Later on during the chase of the Colon we Wig- Wagged the Oregon to try her 13-inch guns or something to that effect. ““Was that the signal that has been spoken of as ‘try one of your railroad trains?’ ' “T have heard it spoken of outside the court, but_do not remember.”” “Have you given ail the signals on the day of the battle?” “No, sir (reading): ‘11:15 p. m.—(This is not a signal, just a note of when the Colon sur- rendered)—'Colon fired her lee gun and hauled down her flag.’ :25 p. m.—Brooklyn to Oregon: ‘Enemy has surrendered.” **“1:26 p. m.—Brooklyn to Oregon: ‘‘Cease 30 p. m.—Brooklyn to Oregon: ‘‘Con- sratulations on the grand victory. Thanks for splendid assistance.”” 1335 p. m.—Oregon to Brooklyn: ‘Thank you more than words can expres: “1:45 p. m.—Brooklyn to flagship New York: ‘We have gained a great victory. Details will be_ communicated.”” “1:30 p. m.—New York to Brooklyn: ‘'Re- your casualties.” p. m.—Brooklyn to New York: one. p. m.—Brooklyn to New York: ‘‘This is a great day for our country. *2:30 p. m.—New York to Brooklyn: ‘‘As- certain as far as possible position and strength of the enemy's forces and report without de- lay. 0 p. m.—New York to Brooklyn: ‘‘Hoist out all boats. *“‘2:40 p. m.—New York to Brooklyn: ‘Do you want services of chaplain to bury dead?’ “* 2:45 p. m.—Brooklyn to New York: “Would like to have services of chaplain. Will signal time later.* 50 p. m.—New York to Brooklyn: *Send for chaplain when you want him.” - ¢ '3:30 p. m.—New York to Brooklyn: ‘Send both steam cutters and strongest towline.” “"“3:45 p. m.—Brooklyn to New York: ‘Both steam cutters entirely disabled by shot. Will use such pulling boats as we can. Will send towline.” p. m.—Brooklyn to Oregon: ‘‘Follow :25 p. m.—Brooklyn to Oregon: “Close '4:25 p. m.—New York to Brooklyn: ‘Wil remain in charge of prize.’ “Do you remember any incidents connected with the signal from the Brooklyn to the Ore gon at 4:20 p. m. ‘Follow flag' and at 4:25 p. m, from the Brooklyn to the Oregon ‘Close il ““There was a report that there were one or two Spanish ships to the eastward and I un- derstood the Brooklyn and Oregon were to £0 after those ships. We started off and sig- naled the Oregon to follow us. She did not get get under way immedlately, as I remember it, 50 we signaled to her to ‘close up.’ Licutenant McCauley also gave a list of the signals made from the Massachusetts while that vessel was being used as Commodore Schley’s flagship May 31, and when asked whether any signals had heen sent to the fleet to “not go in any closer,” replied. *No, sir.”” He sald he had charge of the sighals and did not remember such a signal. Leading up to the battle of July 3, Raynor asked: *‘What was the conduct and bearing of Commodore Schley on the day of the battle? “Perfectly cool and steady.’ “Where was the commodore? position when you saw him?" “On the platform outside the conning tower."” “Did he make any encouraging remarks on that day to the officers of the ship that you heard?"” “‘He said, ‘Give them hell; bullies!" ' “DId he say that more than once? Yes, sir; several times.” Can you give us any Incident to show that he was not laboring under great mental ex- citement on that day?’ “‘When Ellis was killed another officer and myself picked up his body and started to throw it overboard. The commodore said, ‘Don’t throw him overboard. Cover him up with something.” ‘What was his of the sea, thus solving the problem of maintaining stability. He says he could have remained up for forty-eight hours, but would have been driven ashore. He threw out ballast only once a day, and this was at sunset, to compensate for the loss of gas. With the deviator he was able to deviate thirty degrees from the course of the wind, and occasionally the deviation was as much as forty-five degrees. He attributes his fallure to the weather, the violence of the wind and the bad quality of the gas he used. No striking incident seems to have taken place during the trip. AMERICAN EPLOMATS WILL CONTINUE DUTIES Information Received That Embassa- dors Choate and White Are Not to Retire. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—There is au- BATTLE “Y*Vm Iou, prescat when Ellis was killed?” “Yes, sir.” “‘How near.was Ellis to the commodore when he was killed and to you?" “He was standing right next to me. He was about fifteen feet from the commodore. I should think.” Lisutenant McCauley described the incidents of the battle of July 3, saying that he had ‘‘on his own hook’” hoisted the signal, “Clear the ship for action,” and that when he had reported this action to the commodore the lat- ter had told him to hoist “‘Close up.’ Recurring to the bombardment of the Colon May 31 the witness said that Commodore Schley’s bearing on that occasion had not been different from what it had been on other occasions. Signal to the Oregon. The cross-examination was conducted by Hanna, who questioned the witness in detail concerning the signal to the Oregon to use her 13-inch guns, asking the witness why he remembered it especially. “‘Because I sent it myself,”” was the reply. “Did you also send the others on which you have refreshed your memory by referring to your book?" The witness said that he had made them. He did not recall that the Oregon had made any response to the signal to that vessel. Hanna also called attention to an entry in the signal books of the Brooklyn and the St. Paul of a message for Admiral Sampson. It appeared that as read by the St. Paul the signal was as follows: “If Sampson comes here tell him that half the squadron is out of coal and that the en- sine of the colller is broken dowu. Upon reading the entry of this signal Lieu- tenant McCauley said that it ran: “If Sampson comes here tell him half of the squadron is short of coal.”” He sald, however, that the word “'short”” was very indistinct. The signal to ‘‘close up” had, the witness sald, remained fiying “‘until we discovered the Orexon on our quarter.” Several of the ships had their an- swering pennants flying; he remembered es- pecially that the Oregon had been among the ships which had made no response. Lieutenant McCauley was then excused and Lieutenant Charles Webster was called. He said he had been a watch officer on the Brook- Iyn during the campaign of 1898 and began his testimony by describing the blockade off Clen- fuegos, He thought the distance out at night was seven or elght miles, with picket boats inside the line, The sea was moderate, he said, between Cienfuegos and Sanitago on the occaslon of the flying squadron’s voyage, mak- ing rough weather for the smaller vessels. The custom at Santlago was to lie off the port four or five miles during the day. The vessels steamed back and forth at night about the same distance out. Asked if he had seen any suspl- clous movements on shore at Santlago during the evening of July 2, the witness replied: “I remained on deck on July 2, and saw col- umns of smoke rising and apparently moving as though vessels were steaming in the harbor. Also in my watch I remember the burning of Dblockhouses to the westward of Santiago, which I reported to the commanding officer. ‘“What was the conduct and bearing of Com- modore Schley in the different engagements d on July 37" “I never saw Commodore Schley during the fight. I saw him.immediately after the battle of July 3 and he was perfectly cool and con- tained.” Licutenant Webster gave a brief account of the battle of July 3. He sald that when the signal was given to clear ship for action he had run forward, having charge of the for- ward gun deck battery. He had then seen the Texas and the Towa a little abaft the Brook- Iyn's beam. When the engines were started the Brooklyn had headed directly toward the harbor, the helm being changed frequently until after firing was begun, when the helm was put hard aport. He estimated that the enemy’s vessels were 1400 to 1600 yards distant when the Brooklyn began its turn and that after the loop was completed it was 2300 yards, increasing to 2800 yards when the Viscaya turned in. Speaking of the bombardment of the Colon, May 31, the witness said he had observed it from ‘the Brooklyn and that while he had noticed that the first shots fell short he had seen one later which he thought had fallen under the Colon’s counter. He had got the impression from this engagement that the shore batterles were stronger than they had pre- viously been supposed to be. He thought after that time that those batteries were manned with S-inch guns. On cross-examination Captain Lemly had the witness read from the log of the Brooklyn an entry to the effect that the Brooklyn had steamed out at night. The judge advocate asked only a few questions on his own ac- count, but put two or three at the instance of the court, as follows: ““When the fiying squadron was blotkading Clenfuegos did the column of vessels at night keep on a line nearly perpendicular to the shore line or on a line nearly parallel to the shore line?” “My recollection is'that the line was per- pendicular to the shore line.” “How did the Spanish ships bear from the Brooklyn when the Brooklyn's helm' was put hard aport July 32" “It seems to me the Teresa was nearly broad on_the port bow, the Viscaya perhaps three points on the port bow. The helm had been eased aport before that so it had changed their bearings. It was hard to tell at the beginning of the turn how they bore.” “What were the relative positions of the Brooklyn and Colon when the Colon passed the Viscaya? How was the Brooklyn heading at this time?" “The Colon passed inside the Viscaya at a distance of about 2000 vards. so at that time her range would have probabiy been 4300 vards. She bore the same bearing as the Colon at that time, forward of the starboard beam, about ten poin The Brooklyn was heading probably nearly west.”” e The court adjourned until to-morrow. E2 9 0 e e e e SRS R R e ] thority for the statement that Embassa- dor White will not retire from the diplo- matic service at this time. Before his re- turn to Berlin Mr. White will come to ‘Washington for the purpose of cailing upon the President, Secretary Hay and other officials, with whom he is on friend- ly terms. He will sail in the latter parf of the month for Germany. Information obtained to-day regarding the plans of Embassador Choate, while not so authoritative, is equally as posi- tive. It is his intention to resume his du- ties in London upon the expiration of the leave of absence granted him before the assassination of President McKinley. FEMALE SLAVE DISCHARGED.—Chun Loy Ho, one of the four women captured at 8% Ross alley in a recent raid by Federal offl- clals and charged with being illegally in the country, was discharged yesterday by United States Court Commissioner Heacock, she hav- ing produced her registration certificate. Free to Weak Men! RE YOU A WEAKLING? fortunate young men who, through ignorance and bad company, have contracted nervous spells, weak back, varicocele, gloomy forebodings, loss of courage and ambition, loss of confidence, bashfulness, despondency and weakness? Dr, cure you, Are you one of those un- M.Laughlin’s Electric Belt will Are you a middle-aged man suffering from Varicocele, Prematureness, Indigestion, Constipation, Rheumatism, Lame Back, etc.? Dr. M:Laughlin’s Electric Belt wiil cure you. 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Oct. 3, § 13, 18, 23, 28, Nov. 2. Change to company's steamers at_Seattle. For_Victoria, Vancouver (B. C.), Port Townsend, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett and New Whatecom (Wash.)—11 a. m., Oct. 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 23, Nov. 2. Change at Seattle for this com- pany’'s steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry.; at Seattle or Tacoma for N. P. Ry.; at Vancouver to C. P. Ry. For Eureka (Humboldt Bay)—1:30 p. m., Oct. 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, Nov. 3. For San Diego, stopping only at Santa Bar- bara, Pert Los Angeles and Rendondo (Los An- geled)—Steamer Santa Rosa, Sundays, 9 a. m. For Los Angeles, calling at Santa Cruz, Mon- terey, San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (San Luis Obispo), Gaviota, Santa Barbara. Ven- tura, Hueneme, East San Pedro and San Pedro —Stéamer Corona, Thursdays, 11 a. m. For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosalia and Guaymas (Mex.)—10 a. m., 7th each month. For further information.obtain the company’s folders. The company reserves the right to change steamers, sailing days and hours of salling, without prevous notice. TICKET OFFICE—4 New Montgomery street (Palace Hotel). GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Agents, 10 Market st., San Franelsco. O. R. & N. CO. Only Steamship Line to PORTLAND, Or., And Short Rail Line from Portland to all points East. Through tickets to all points, all rail or steamship and rail, at LOWEST RATEHS. STEAMER TICKETS INCLUDE BERTH and MEALS. SS. COLUMBIA Sails..Oct. 15, 25, Nov. 4, 14, 24 SS. GEO. W, ELDE! : ..Sails_Oct. 30, D.W.HITCHCOCK,GEN. Agt.,1 TOYO KISEN KAISHA. TEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF, COR- ner First and Brannan streets, at 1 p. m. | for YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, calling at | Kobe (Hlogo), Nagasaki and Shanghal and connccting at Hongkong with steamers for India, etc. No cargo received on board on day of salling. SS. AMERICA MARU < Wedne: £S. HONGKONG MARU _Saturday, ARU aeen . ..Wednesday, December 1! L. Round-trip tickets at reduced rates. For freight and passage apply at company’s office, 421 Market street, corner First. ‘W. H. AVERY, General Agent. PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION CO. 'And Cia Sud Americana de Vapores To_Valparaiso, stopping at Mexican, Central | and South American ports. Sailing from How- | ard 8, Pler 10, 12 m. Oct. 18| PERU .. 5 Oct. 26| PALENA Nov. 23 ), . ), 2 Montgm’y, 8. F. November 16, 1901 AMERICAN LINE. NEW YORK, SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON, PARIS, Stopping_at Cherbourg, westbound. From New York Wednesdays at 10 a. m. Priladelphia ....Oct. 23| Philadelphia ...Nov. 18 St. Paul Oct. 30(St. Paul .. E Friesland . ov. 6| Haverford RED STAR LINE. New York and Antwerp. From New York Wednesdays at 12 noom. Kensington . Oct. 23(Southwark .. Nov. 13 *Zeeland ........Oct. 30|*Vaderland .....Nov. 20 Friesland Nov. 6|Haverford Nov. &1 *Stopping at Cherbourg eastbound. INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION €O., CHAS. D. TAYLOR, General Agent Pacific Coast, 30 Montgomery st. ZEALAND w0 SYDNEY, “C‘m s-s'c.' DIRECT LINE TOTARITL. S, S. SONOMA, for Honoluly, Samoa, Auck- land and Sydney..Thursday, Oet. S. S. AUSTRALIA, for Tahiti HAWAIL, SAMOA, NEW 3. 0.SPRECKELS & BROS. 0., Goara Aunt, 327 Marks 8t Ben’] Passenger Offics, 543 Market St., Pier No. 7. Pacific St PANAMA R, R. “Tine' TO NEW YORK VIA PANAMA DIREGT, Cabin, $105; Steerage, $40; Meals Free, 8. 8. Argyll sails Monday, Oct. 21 6. S.Leclanaw sails Monday, Oct. 28 S.S.Argyll _ sails Froignt and Basseaser. Office 83 Meskor t er ot ¥. F. CONNO'I‘:.‘ Pu:ifl?‘cnlll Ment." COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUS DIRECT LINB TO HAVRE-PARIS, Sailing” every Thursday Instead of‘ Saturday, at 10 a. m., from pler 43, North River, foot of Morton street. First class to Havre, $70 and upward. Second class to Havre, $45_ and upward. GENERAL AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES and CAN- ADA, 32 Broadway (Hudson building), New York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Pacific Coast Agents, 5 Montgomery avenue, San Francisco. Tick sold by all Railroad Ticket Agents. BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS. FOR U, S. NAVY YARD AND VALLEJD Steamers GEN. FRISBIE or MONTICELLO a. m., 3:15 and 8:30 p. m., except Sun- day. Sunday, 945 a. m., :30 p. m. Leaves Valiejo 7 a. m., 12:30 noonm, 6 p. m., except Sunday. Sunday, 7 a. m. 15 p. m. Fare 50 ts. Telephone Main ~1508. Landing and Shce. pler 5 Mission-st. dock. HATCH BROS. BAJA CALIFORNIA Damiana Bitters A GREAT RESTORATIVE, INVIGOKA- B%or"ard Nervine. The most wonderful aphrodisiac and Speclal Tonic for the Sexual Organs, for both sexes. The Mexican Remedy for Diseases of the Kid- neys and Bladder. Sells on its own merits. NABER, ALFS & BRUNE, Agents, 323 Market st., S. F.—(Send for Circulars.) These steamers are built expressly for Cen- tral and South American passenger service. (No changes at Acapulco or Panama.) Freight and passenger office, 316 California street. BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO., Gen, Agents. | Weekly Gall $1.00 per Vear