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4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 1901 FRANCE SENDS HER WARSHIPS FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN TO MENACE PORTS OF TURKEY ———— s 3 If Complete Satisfaction Is Not Immediately Given by the Ottoman Government, Admiral Caillaird Is Instructed to Seize Nearest Custom-House ARIS, Oct. 3L.—"The entire French Mediterranean squadron left yes- terday afternoon,” says the Tou- lon correspondent of the Figaro. “While one division put in at Salins d'Hieres, another, composed of three battleships and two cruisers, under the command of Admiral Caillaird, pro- ceeded to the Levant. Two thousand troops will be added to this force. Admiral Cail- laird's orders are that, if complete satis- faction is not immediately given by the! about the matter. v @ et oo @ AGID DESTROYS GZOL05L'S BODY Dust of the Miserable Creature Lies in an Unmarked Grave. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. AUBURN, N. Y., Oct. 30.—In an . un- marked grave in the prison cemetery, near the place of his execution lies the dust of Leon F. Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley. The body of the miserable creature, who died gloating over his crime, and whose last words were an appeal to anarchy, is already completely destroyed. A preparation of quicklime and other deadly acids was poured into the coffin before the body of the murderer was placed in the prison | grave that consigns all’ but his memory to oblivion. Warden Mead and other prison officials said that by this means the body would be completely disintegra- | ted in less than twenty-four hours. London Anarchists Active. LONDON, Oct. 30.—The anarchist clubs of London celebrated the electrocution of Czolgosz by dances in honor of his ‘“‘noble Geath.” Various groups met at their spective headguarters e hour last night and most of the gatherings only dispersed at 4 o'clock this morning, afte singing the “Carmagnole.” All the meet- ings lustily cheered every mention of Czolgosz, whose portrait draped with black and red, occupied the place of honor on the platforms. There were remark- able scenes on the dispersal of the clubs, groups of anarchists shouting “Vive la Republique,” singing the “‘Carmagnole,” dancing and shouting *‘Czolgosz, the brave.” The police dispersed some of the groups. The increasing activity of the anar- chists is causing some concern to the Scotland Yard autherities. : Kansas Farmer’s Disgrace. OTTAWA. Kan, Oct A story reaches Ottawa from Centropolis, a smalil town in the northwest part of the county, of a farmer, a foreigner, who named his infant son Leon Czolgosz and was driven from the place by his neighbors. Accord- ing to the story, the man who admired the assassin sul after him, sought a priest who officlates in the neighborhood and asked that his son be christened. When the ceremony was being carried out and the name of Leon Czolgosz was pronounced for the boy the priest indignantly refused to pro- ceed with the christening. Not only did he stop the ceremony. but he delivered a | stinging rebuke to the parents. Wher the news of the affair was circulated around the neighborhood the farmers de- manded of the parent that he leave. Their threats of violence in case he did not were effectual. The man and his fam- lly have disappeared and will not be per- mitted to return. Flow of Gold to Europe. NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—Goldman, Sachs & Co. have increased their engagement: of gold for shipment to-morrow by $250. 000, making $850,000 which they will ship This will bring 'to-morrow’'s total ship ment up to $2,850,000. S B3NN Union Pacific Makes Improvements. OMAHA. Oct. 30.—On November 1 the Union Pacific will put into operation on Its entire system an interlocking switcn and signal system and a block signal ystem. ciently to name his boy | Ottoman Government to all the claims of France, he shall seize the custom-house of the port nearest his squadron. It is be- lieved his destination is the island of Mitylene or Salonika. This island com- mands the entrance to the Dardanelles and the Gulf of Smyrna.” Several morning papers confirm the Figaro's Toulon's dispateh. | . Rumors to the same effect were current | in Paris late last evening, but the For- | eign Office professed to know nothing NO DECISION FOR MOLINEUX Argument on Dismissal of Indictment Is Postponed. e NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—The application by counsel for Roland B. Molineux for the dismissal of the Indictment. charging him with the murder of Mrs. Katherine J. Adams, came up before Judge McMa- gon in the Court of General Sessions to- | aay. | An application for an adjournment of | the argument, made by Assistant Dis- | trict Attorney Garvan, was denied, the | sel might present their argument and that the District Attorney could then be | given time in which to prepare his reply. Ex-Governor Black of counsel for Mol- { ineux urged that this indictment be dis- | missed because of illegal evidence pre- sented to the Grand Jury which that the indictment was found on insuf- | ficient evidence. | At the afternoon session Judge McMa- | hon said the argument had been post- | poned for one week. Ex-Governor Black | protested, saying the defendant had been {in prison for three years and that his | case “should not be handled about like an ordinary matte: Judge McMahon re- plied that no injustice would be done the defendant by the adjournment and he then set the hearing for November 7. DUEL BY PARENTS = COSTS CHILD HER LIFZ BUTTE, Mont., Oct. 30.—Ethel Plumb, | aged two years, is lying dead at the home of her grandmother, Mrs, H. Parke, at Virginia City, this State, as the result of a duel fought with revolvers by Mr. and Mrs. Plumb. Mrs. Plumb. has a bullet wound in her hip, Mrs. Parke was shot | through. the right shouider, and Plumb is | in jail with a powder-burned face. Plumb and his wife have not lived hap- | pily together for a long time and of late | ! Mrs. Plumb has been living at the home | of her mother, Mrs. Parke. Last night Plumb went to the house and opehed fire upon his wife, who secured a revolver and also began shooting. At the first shot red by the husband the child fell dead with a bullet through its head. The | women ‘will recover.’ Body Found in a Creek. BUTTE, Mont., Oct. David Horgan, | a2 Butte mining man, who disappeared ! from his claim in Alaska Basin, near here, | |a few days ago, has been found dead in Centennial Creek, near Lakeview, this | State. Waiters to Be Deported. WASHINGTON, Oct. —The thirteen { German waiters who arrived in this coun- itry early in the present month on _the | steamer Mongolian have been ordered by | the Treasury Department to be deported | as contract laborers. ! —_— e | Special Rates | For side rides to points on the Santa Fe, | Open to holders of Episcopal Church Con- | vention tickets, friends accompanying | and holders of nine months' excursion | tickets. Dates of sale, September 23 to November 10, inclusive. ‘Limit 30 days. For timetables, descriptive literature and full information call at Santa Fe offices, 641 Market st., and ferry depot. 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COOLBRITH, KATHRYN JAR- BOE, FRANK NORRIS AND PAU- THE CALL’S ILLUSTRATIONS EXCEL WOMEN AND CHIL- From the Following FORD MACKIE. | Court saying that the defendant's coun- | found | the indictment and also on the ground | SCHLEY TELLS COURT OF INQUIRY the Brooklyn was going to turn | ASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—The long ordeal to which Admiral Sphley has been subjected since Monday morning ended this afternoon when . his | cross-examination was concluded and he | was allowed to leave the witness stand. | When the judge advocate finished the | cross-examination shortly after 3 o'clock | ment, the reconnoissance of May 31, the | thirty-four questions prepared by the | | | members of the court. These questions touched many points of the campaign of the fiying squadron, but mainly centered about the difficulties encountered in coal- ing and the reasons for the retrograde | movement. ‘Not one of them related to | the Dattle of Santiago. | The judge advocate’s cross-examina- tion to-day covered the retrograde move- ment, the reconnoisance of May 31, the loop of the Brooklyn and the alleged colloquy with Lieutenant Hodgson about the Texas. One of the most interesting features of the day was the development of the fact that the report of the battle written by Ad- miral Schley July 6, 1898, was not the original report. The original report never has been published, and in accordance with a previous decision, the court de- clined to permit it to be introduced into the record. Admiral Schley was allowed to explain, however, that Admiral Samp- son declined to receive, the first report | because-it did not mention the presence | of the New York. “I felt that the victory at that time,” said Admiral Schley in explaining the | matter, *‘was big enough for all and I made this change out of generosity and because I knew that if the New York had been present she would have done as good work as any other vessel.” Captain Thomas Borden, of the Marine Corps, who was aboard the Brooklyn, will be the last witness called for Admiral Schley. After he testifies to-morrow morning the judge advocate general will put on the stand the witnesses for re- buttal, of whom there are understood to be about fifteen, and it is probable that | Admiral Schley's counsel will call sev- | eral witnesses in sur-rebuttal. LIGHT ON THE BATTLE. Admiral Resumes His Account of Flying Squadron Operations. WASHINGTON, Oct, 3.—With the opening of the Schley court of ‘inquiry to-day Admiral Schley began the fifth day of his testimony and the third day of his cross-examination. The testimony began where left off yesterday, taking ‘up different phases of the blockade of Santiago and passing from that question into the reconnoissance of May 31, when the Span- ish cruiser Cristobal Colon was bombarded. The battie of July 3 was left for the last sub- ject to be considered. The first question Captain Lemly asked was whether the lowa was with the flylng squadron at Hampton Roads when he gave the captains of the ships the verbal orders &s to attack- ing the enemy’'s fleet. Admiral Schley replied that she was not. In Tesponse to questions he said that he first fell in with the lowa oft Cienfuegos, (aptain Evans was then fll and Commander Rodgers was in command. He did not recollect whether he had communicated the verbal orders to the latter. He first saw Captain Evans on May 2. e was then questioned as fo his conversa- tion with Captain Folger when the latter sug- | gested a circular blockade such as existed at | Wel-Hai-Wel. Witness sald he_thought the | fleet was larger than his at Wei-Hai-Wel. He was asked whether he did not consider a circular blockade with the vessels poluting In as mobile as the other form in that ships could move either way by turning with the helm. The admiral replied that he thought a circular blockade where all the vessels charged %o the center would produce confusion and in- evitably lead tq a different arrangement a cording as the enemy movéd east or west. *“The outcome,” ‘sald he,. “‘ceuld only be more or_less confusion, such ‘as did actually occur later."” The admiral's attention was called to Cap- tain Folger's. statement that the latter had advised him.to go in closer at Santiago and his own statement in chief that on the next | day_Captain Folger had signaled them that | they were within range of the batteries. The | admiral, in reply, changed the date of the sig- nal to a day later. He read Folger's signal, ‘I think the forts may op#f at this range.” He sald when Folger made this signal the squadron was in_practicaily the same position as on_ the day Folger testified he had asked the admiral to go in closer. Witness' atten- tion was then called to his statement that neither at Clenfuegos nor Santiago had any vessel entered or departed and he was asked | how he knew this. ~He replied that he only | knew it because he never heard of any ship getting In. On the North Cuba blockade when | a Frenchman succeeded in getting through the tlockading line into Havana the fact had been widely advertised as a great accomplishment. His conclusion, therefore, was that nonme had entered. Coming to the reconnolssance of May 3l when the Spanish ship Colon was bombarded as it lay in the harbor at Santlago Captain Lemly asked Admiral Schiey when he first recelved notice that the commander In chief would be at Santiago. The witness replied that the notice had come In the difpatch brought to him by Captain Cotton, which was delivered May 29. This telegram was, he sal not received until May 31. Possibly, too, t New Orleans might have brought information of the coming of Admiral Sampson, *Why did you wait two days after the dis- covery of the presence of the fleet in the har- bor before undertaking your reconnolssanc “For the reason I had used those two days for coaling the vessels of the fleet 5o as to be prepared in case the ememy should come t.’ Description of Bombardment. . Relating the occurrences of the hombardment he said he recalled that Captain Higginson had asked after he (Schley) went aboard the Mas- sachusetts that the bombardment be post- poned until after dinner. That he warned some people to’ get off the turrets and ths Licutenant Commander Potts had given notice that they were on the range. He did not re- call, he said, the signal mot to go in closer, but it was possible that such a signal had been sent and it had not been recorded. It might be that it was with this as with other signals which had not been recorded, because the Writ- dug of them was aiwavs dowe the‘pet day. “No man,” he sald, ‘‘except Dress corre- spondents, Who brave 41l dangers, can always THAT SAMPSON SUPPRESSED HIS REPORT Commander in Chief Is Declared to Have Taken Exception to the First Official Statement Prepared for Navy Department Because the Battle- ship New York Was Not Mentioned as Having Been in the Fight A SR L T R e R R R D e S or was turning ?” 9 e to the other vessels of the fleet to show the direction in which “I did not make any, because I did not think we were i dangerous proximity to any, but after we turned signal was made to follow the flag and they followed it. QOf course the direction they should take was indicated.” “Did you regard this as a very important maneuver?” “I think: it was the movement that decided the events.of that day. “Did you mention this manewver in your report of the battle?’ “No, because 1 did not know that it was going to be a matter of question. It struck me that as it was merely an incident in the battle we secured an advantage that could never be questioned.” - —Exiract from the testimony of Admiral Schley. SCHLEY SAYS THE FAMOUS LOOPFP : DECIDED THE SANTIAGO BATTLE AS awy order—I assume it would have been by signal if given at all—given from the Brooklyn with regard to the direction in which the other vessels of the fleet should turn in order to secure uniformity?” asked Judge Adwvocate Lemly. “They had made their turn and it was to avoid getting into their crossfire was made,” was Schley's reply. : . “And that was the purpose of the loop?” “It was one of the reasons for it. It was to avoid that at battle when the fire of the battleships was so absolutely important. - The movement, of course, had two. purposes—first, to avoid that, and, second, to continue the action. The New York being en- tirely absent, the Brooklyri that day had to take a very-important lead, and if we had sacrificed her we might have lost the battle.” : : : “What indication did you giv ‘that the Brooklyit's @ crucial and critical time of the » have paper and peneil at hand while a battle is in progress and as a consequence there is a failure to record .many occurrences that should be recorded.” Here foliowed an examination of the varieus signals from the Massachusetts orl the day of the bombardment, which the admiral verified. At the same time he remarked that he thought there were other signals unrecorded. Admiral Schley said he had ordered the range at 7000 yards for. that day, but he had not _supposed the Colon was so far up the harbor. “Of course,”” he said, “I left the measure- ment of the range to the execugive officer.” “‘Does your letter to the Senate, dated Feb- ruary 13, 1899, plead the precautionary order of the department for not destroying the Colon?” “I should rather think that is the infer- ence."”" The admiral then, at the request of the judge advocate, read what he wrote to the Senate. The letter contained the precautionary order of ‘the department at the opening of the war. He again explained, as he had done before, that when he wrote his communication to the Senate he did not have. all the records before him. He omitted to miention in that com- munication, he said, Admiral Sampson’s cau- tion at Key West. He had prepared it largely from memory. In further support of his po- sition the admiral read the department’s In- struction of May 13, specifically warning the commander in chief against risking his vessels to the fire of the land batteries. He was cross- questioned closely as to all the orders bearing upon this subject He said he had never seen, until he saw them in the report, the orders of April 16 and April 28, modifying to some ex- tent the original order. But he had been ad- vised of their purport. - “In your report of June 1 to the department concerning thg reconnojssance you did not mention any purpose to sink or destroy the Colon?” “I did not."” “But in your telegraphic report you did say that your purpose was to destroy the Colon?” “‘Incidentaily, yes." The judge advceate then asked the admiral to tell what his purpose was on that day and what Replying that ge e instructions he had given. had testified fully on this subject before, said the signals made indicated the purpo: The signals instructed the shipé to use the: big guns ageinst the Colon. The New Orleans, with her lighter battery, was directed to fire at the_shore batteries. The instruction was to go in 7000 yards and he thought for several days afterward that ships had gone in to that dis- tance. “I directed the ships to follow the flag. operate against the Coion and to fire against the forts to develep them and I think the. recon: noissance, so far as it went, was eminently successful. The batteries were developed and the fact was demonstrated that the enemy was in port. With a squadron of only five or six ships I belleved that only the strongest military ne- cessity would have justified me in risking the loss of a vessel that might have reduced the squadron to a numerical force Inferfor to that of the ememy. If ome or two of our ships had been crippled the enetny might have come out and engaged us with disastrous results. The developments of the facts as to the batter- fes and ships was, in my opinion. sufficient. The enemy's ships could not get away and they did not get awas The admiral was then asked whether he had informed Ensign Macy, Captain Cook and Cor- respondent Graham -that the affair of May 31 was to be a reconnofssance. He thought he had in,a general way and he thought he could be fairly said to have informed the captains in the signals hoisted. “Did you signal to the commanding officers that it Was to be a reconnoissance?'’ “No, 1 think not. I think I signaled that we shéuld go in and fire our large guns.” “‘Did the affair develop without question the presence of the enemy in the harbor?” ““I thought so, because of the large shells fired at us and also because a number of ves- sels were seen. ‘Was Anxious to Fight. ? Referring again to the alleged signal not to 80 _in closer, Admiral Schley sald he did mot consider it probable that If sent it was sent because any vessel had shown any disposition to go in, . “No one was more anxious than I was to go In on that day." he said. 4 Captain Lemly asked him why the mouth of Santiago harbor. had not been enflladed and all the ghips used on May 31. Admiral Schley re- plied that he had done so simply because the batteries would have been safe while the ships used thus would have been placed In greater danger. ““This is like many arrangements we might have made that we did not malke. The coaling was so important and had been so strongly urged by the commander fn chief, I felt we should lose no opportunity in putting the ships in_the highest condition of efficiency.” he said. ““Why did you not steam more slowly as you passed the mouth of the harbor? ‘The witness replied: ““Well, that is a_technical error that might have been remedied if some one else had been in command. Possibly the firing would have been effective if we had gone in closer, but if we had and had steamed more slowly there weuld have been no gain, as the range would have been narrower. It was a case of tweedle- dee on the one side and of tweediedum on the other- - Captain Lemly at this point passed to the bat- tle of July 3, stopping to ask one or two inci- dental questions about the circumstances of the evening of July 2. On July 2, when the sus- glclous movements were seen in the harbor of antiago the witness said he talked with Cap- tain Cook about the gdvisabllity of coupling up the engines. Tt was decided not to do so. He supposed the ship was always ready for a sor- tie. Admiral Schley's attention was called to Captain Cook's testimony that on the night of July 2 he turned in with no intimation that the fleet would come out. The witness said that Captain Cook's statement was not in any sense inconsistent with his. He had no intimation that the fleet would come out. The cross-examination of the witness on the battle of Santiago began with a question as to what the first move of the Brooklyn's helm :vn nflter the enemy’s ships were sighted com- ng_out. “'We were heading wost by north,"” he replied. "The first helm was to port.” Captain Cook gave the order for the turn?” s, “‘You regard that turn as very important, do you not?"’ b I think it was the movement' that decided the events of that day." The admiral said in response to questions that he had not mentioned the loop in his report of the battle. It was an incident of the battle which he had no idea would ever come into controversy. Captain Cook had given the order without orders from him except under his gen- eral instructions to close in and keep some- Wwhere about 1000 yards away, outside of the broadside torpedo range.. When the time came for the turn Captain ~Cook's conception of the movement coincided with his own. Al- though Captain Cook gave the order he would have done 50 In & moment had the captain of the Brooklyn failed to do so.” ““‘Dg’ you assume full responsibility for the rn? g “*Absoluts If T did not give the order I “7Rsiced where he had heretofore, befors Wwhere heretofore, ‘ore the be- ginning of thilhfnqulry. mentioned that he had 54 during the battle given the signal to follow the flag, Admiral Schley replied: “1 think 1 have kept my mouth pretty close on all these subjects and do not recall speaking of this incident. I distinetly recollect giving the sf;l,nal and that it was flying for two minutes.” Did the Brooklyn stand in and attempt to sink the Spanish fieet in the channel?” T started in at first to help the other vessels and to have them help me. I felt if we could stop the Spaniards the battleships could go in and sink them. I never had any idea that they would get away.” Coritinuing, he sald in reply to questions he estimated that the Brookiyn had gonme into | within a mile to a mile and a half of the mouth of the harbor and was within range of the shore batteries. FHe thought that for from twelve to fourteen minutes the flagship had been within a range of less than 2000 yards from the Spanish ships. ‘““They looked very close,’” he said. “When the Spanish ting out of the harbo accordance with orders, there but to chase them? ““There was no alternative—no other course was open, but much depended-upon the char- acter of the chase. Whether it was made in the proper way and was effective was one hing. while a poorly conducted and ineffective vlockade would have been another thing.” The admiral seid. in reply to questions, that while several of the vessels had failed to join m the chase, leaving the work after the sink- ing of the Teresa and the Oquendo to the Brooklyn and the Oregon, this was because they could not follow at the pace set by the Spaniards. At this point Captain Lemly intro- duced the following paragraph from Admiral Schley's report dated: Guantanamo, July 13, “Since reaching this piace and holding co versation with several of the 'captains, vi Captain Eulate of the Viscaya, and the second in command of the Colon, Commander Contre- ras, T have learned that the Spanish admiral's scheme was to concentrate all fire for a while on the Brooklyn and the Viscaya to ram in hopes that if they could destroy her ‘thé chances of escape would be greater, as it was supposed she was the swiftest ship of the squadron. This_explains the heavy fire men- tloned and the Viscaya's action in the earlier movements of the action. This purpose” was pro defeated by the-fact that all the ships of the squadron advanced into close range and opened an irresistibly furious and terrific fire upon the enemy's squadron as it was com- ing out of the harbor."” Admizal Schiey identified this paragraph as a part of his report. anol.ls Loop Once More. The witness sald that before the helm of the Brooklyn was swung hard aport In order to make the loop, the helm was put alternate- Iy to port and. to starboard In order to meet the movements of the enemy’s ships. “It was difficult,” he sald, “to say at this time whether they meant to go between tlie Texas and the Brooklyn or the other way." “You stated in your examinationgthat in ‘Making the turn you did not see the@tarboard of the Texas?" *1 did say so absolutely.” Admiral Schley, in response to a guestion, sall he never heard of the Texas incident until two months after the battle. He had been under the fmpression until Jater that the sta board engine of'the Brooklyn was. backed to facilitate the turn. He recollected distinct! that he warned Captain Cook-as the enemy proached that they were going to ram him. 1{; was closely questioned- as to-the order hich went below ‘‘to. stand.- by to ram.’" In answer to a question-he said he supposed the captain had given the order. :He was not certain. His attention was called to a letter of June 13, 1900, written. from the South At- laniic station, in which the admiral was quot- ed as saying that the turn was made to avold the last attempt.of the Viscaya to ram, but as the letter could not be produced at the time he was not questioned upon it. 'His at- tention was next directed to his letter to the Senate, in_which he sald the turn was made to avold blanketing the fire of his own ships, and also to. his statement in examination I chief that he had not turned to port because to do so would have brought the ship into dan- gerous proximity to the enemy's vessels and exposed, her to possible torpedo attack or ram- ming. “Now," said Captain Lemly, “‘there appear to be three reasons why vou made the turn. Why ald you make that turn?’ ““As 1 aiready stated In my direct testimony, there is another very much more important reason which you have not asked, and that was the ship might continue in the action and beat the enemy as we did. That was the controiling one_of ail.” “‘Have you stated that?” asked Captain Lemly. The witness replied: “I mever stated that because T thought it was evident. 1 stated it for three or four rea- sons we could perhaps conjure up about it. 1 have them in mind. I have stated in relation to the Senate document that the matter was prepared very hurriedly, and here 1 stated the general purposes the movement was intended to accomplish.”* “Did you have much of these various rea- sons in mird at the time?'’ “‘Probably all of them and others.” The judge advocate then took up Admiral Schley’s report of the battle made to the de- partment, dated Guantanamo Bay, July 6, 1898 and he Was questioned concerning the state. ments made therein, attention being called to the statement that after the Viscaya struck her colors the signal was made to cease firing and the following sentence: *“The Oregon hav. ing proved vastly faster than the other battle- ships, she and the Brooklyn, together with the Texa$ _and another vessel, which proved to be your flagship, continued westward in pursuit of the Colon, which had run close inshore, evi- dently seeking some good spot to beach if she should fail to elude her pursuers.” “You wrote that?" ips succeeded in get- what alternative was a) W “Yes,” replied Admiral Schley, “and T can explain the whole thing if you will admit a preliminary report that was returned.’” “T have no objection to your preliminary re- port unless it comes under the rule that it was not_sent. ““It was sent and returned.” Captain ly—1 think I have a right to continue no d not have them insert other evidence at this time. Mr. Raynor—I differ with you on that. I think when a witness is asked a question—— Admiral Dewey—The court has ruled it out because it was not sent. A good many ques- tions have been asked. You might ask some more. p Mr. Raynor—TIt is not quite three days and he is just beginning. Captain Lemiy—I do not want to answer that. Mr. Raynor—I want to read this report. Papers Are Ruled Out. Admiral Dewey—The court has decided that it had better e drawn out in some other way. ‘We have ruled out all papers not sent. Mr. Raynor—This was sent. This is not the report that was sent to the telegraph office. ‘Admiral Dewey—Oh, I beg your pardon. Captain Lemly and Mr. Raynor continued the discussion for some time. The judge advocate charged that Mr. Raynor's purpose was'to in- terfere with the cross-examination. Admiral Dewey finally put an end to the discussion by saying that if there was no objection to bring- ing in the report at another time it could be brought in at this polnt. ~Thereupon Captain mly withdrew his point. 3 “The damage has already been done,” he ithout being sunk, in | { | | | | “that while the telegram was never sent the UNITED STATES WILL DEMAND REPARATION AFTER MISS STONE IS RELEASED BY THE BRIGANDS Meanwhile the Government Is Making Every Effort to Induce Turkey and Taking Action Agains Bulgaria to Refrain From t the Fugitive Abductors —_—— Special Dispatch to The Call. ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. —Every effort is being made by the United States to induce Tur- key and Bulgaria to refrain from taking action against the brigands who hold Miss Stone captive until the woman has been released. As soon as her liber- ation is accomplished, then evidence will be collected establishing the responsibil- ity of Turkey and Bulgaria, and action looking to the exaction of adequate rep- aration will be taken. The State Department received addi- tional advices to-day concerning the ne- gotiations which are in progress between the brigands who have Miss Stone in their possessicu and her friends who are acting under the supervision of Spencer Eddy at Constantinople and Consul Gen- cral Dickinson at Sofia. The State Department says direct com- munication has not been opened with Miss Stone, but it is certain that the brigands who are holding her are pre- pared to release her on payment of the ransom and it is the expectation that an agreement will be reached in a few days in view of -the knowledge possessed [} sald. “It is for the purpose of destroying the order of the cross-examination and that is now already accomplished. He has already accom-'| plished all the damege he can do. | At this point, the hour of 1 o'clock having | arrived, the court tock a recess for luncheon. | After recess Captain Lemly laid before the | court Admiral Schley's press copy book com- | taining a cepy of his letter embracing his first | report to Admiral Sampson of the battle off | Santiago, which had been returned, and there was more contention between counsel as to| | dmissibility of the document as evidence. e eciston of (he court was to the effect thai the report could not be read aloud and was announced through Admiral Dewey as follows: ““The court holds there is no objection to the witness refreshing his memory {rom the letter, but he cannot read it aloud. “Why haven't we the right to read it?” asked Mr. Raynor. “Because the court does not want it.”” replied ‘Admiral Dewey. "It has ruled otherwise. It was rulel out on the same principle that ap- plied to Admiral Schiey's telegram which was not sent.” ““There is this difference,” said Mr. Raynor, letter was sent.and returned.’” Captain Lemly—How do you know that? Mr. Raynor—That is what we want to prove. | Captain Lemly—The mark on its face shows that it was not_sent. Mr. Raynor—We propose to show that that was an error,” That marking was done by Ad- | miral Schley's flag_lieutenant. Admiral Dewey—The letter has the same | standing as the telegram. We don't know’ | { why It was marked as ‘‘mot sent” except that it s so marked. Mr. Raynor, to Admiral Schiey—Who made the mark? Admiral Schley—My secretary, after I had returned from the flagship New York. After_some further sparring by counsel Ad- miral Schley explained that the original pre- liminary report of the battle had been sent to the commander in chief and returned to the | Brookiyn. | ““Admiral Sampson signaled for me to come on board again,” he said, ‘“‘which I did, and he handed the report back to me. There was nobody but himself and myself in the cabin at_that time.” The admiral recounted his conversation with Admiral Sampson, who, he said, handed the letter back to him with the statement that he (Sampson) was commander in chief and that he (Schley) had omitted a very important. de- tafl in the’'report in that it failed to show the presence of the New York. I felt at that-time,” Admiral Schley went cn, “that the victory was big emough for all. and I made this (his report of the battle that has been published) qut of generosity and be- | cause I knew that if the New York had been present she would have done as good work as any other vessel.” The regilar course of the Inquiry was then resumed. Vessels Lost in Smoke. In response to a question the witness testi- fled that during a part of the battle the I diana, Gloucester and lowa were obscured from the Hrooklyn. “When tne Colon surrendered why did you ake possession of her and aim to save I sent aboard to receive her surrender and was proceeding to do that very thing when the flagship came up. I am satisfied she was all rignt when 1 left for the eastward.” ““Where did you obtain your statement to the Senate that you went 300 vards to the south- ward when the Brooklyn's turn was made?” “From the report of the board of officers who charted the courses of the ships July 3. “‘You testified that Qispatch No. 10, dated My 21, wag not delivered you until June 107" “Did you know by what means that report reached you?'" ““That would be difficult to state.” | The admiral. was asked what conversation | he had with Lieutenant Commander Hodgson | before the loop was made. He said he could not recall a single word except the latter's statement that the enemy was coming straight for them. He had never been able to recall = colloquy. “Did you give out for publication Lieutenant Commander Hodgson's categorical denial?” The witness stated that he would still say that he had desired to set Hodgson right as well as himself, but he had done mothing in that direction because the department ordered an investigation, At 2:% p. m. Captain Lemly concluded his cross-examination, which had been begun at the beginning of the morning session of Mon- ay. Captain Lemly said: “I_have not any further questions. He turned to Mr. Rayno: “We have not, a single guestion. ““The cdurt has a few.” said Admiral Dewey. At the conclusion of the cross-examination there was placed in evidence -the telegram sent by Admiral Schley to the department July 10, saying in substance that he did not desire to assume entire credit for the victory of July 3 and that it belonged to the fleet under the command of Admiral s;mi»on. In reply to a question he sald he had taken this “dispatch to Admiral Sampson, yho said he was very glad I had sent it and thought it was_very generous. “Who was génerous? ker. “7, of course.” g The first of the court's questions referred to the blockade of Cienfuegos and was tol- 1o “"While off Cienfuegos could you see the shore to the westward so distinctly as to form an idea of the feasibility of making a landing there?"" The witness answered this question in the af- firmative and in reply to the next question said he had seen no fishermen or fishing boats on shore with whom he could have communi- cated, Also, replying to a question of the court, he said e could not recollect at all the conver. sation between himself and Lieutenant Hodg- son to which the latter had testified, “‘Had the Spanish fleet left Santlago and gone to the westward at the same time you left Cienfuegos could it not have passed between your fleet and the shore?” “I think not. I lald my course thinking that 1 the Spanish fleet should leave they would go southward and that would give me a wider point of observation. “\Was not the situation at Santiago on May 26 such as to warrant you in taking risks in coaling the ships?"” "I think the risks w})u(l,d have been very great; too great in my judgment. We Haye lost a colller.” " — “‘Did not Captain Inform Harvard bad coaled at St. Nicholas and thng one large ship at a time could coal there?" 1 do not recall that. His information to me referred mainly to small vessels, as I recol- lect f “Nothing about coaling the I 15 R Sy oy e FRIVENT” beoke 'No. I think not.” - id the report of the Merrimac you to believe she was hopelossly disableq i “gru:tlmlly s0. Her intermediate vuve.fi was roken.’” » ““What was your oblect in seel the batterics ot Santlago?: —oTUS to develop in frent of us asked Captain Par- injury lead L 4 de.‘n?b;fitnnf- ‘what was in the poss 'y of our being obl the entrance.” 8 ohien Lo thede “Did vou not risk ‘the loss of a ship May 121 thouzht such a_possibility of the range given." “How did you know the Cane Cruse were west and u;"ommlh:ednl"-':l.! the “You sta - v R Bt the st wstaca then. did yon go back to Santiago?" . -F‘gru‘eruuzl have stated. After the coal sutoly was equalized I did not lose mueh remote in view prevailing wi, mmm?"“’ - | the coa: by the brigands that a greater sum than $55,000 cannot be raised. There is no foundation for the report that President Roosevelt sent a message direct to Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria regarding Miss Stone. While the depart- ment deprecates the interviews attribut- ed to Consul General Dickinson, it states that he has acted with zeal in the mat- ter. Particular credit is given to Eddy, who, it is officially stated, has displayed marked energy and ability, and his con- duct has received the cordial approval of the State Department. Beyond the determination to obtain rep- aration as soon as Miss Stone is liber- ated, the administration has formed no plan of action. There is absolutely no question of a naval demonstration in the Black Sea. Certainly the authorities have not sounded the powers on any such point. - All the department is sure of is that Miss Stone was captured on Turk- ish territory a few miles from the fron- tier by Bulgarian brigands, who immedi- ately retired into Bulgaria, and it is not prepared to formulate its policy regard- ing reparation until Miss Stone is releas- ed and additional facts have been ob- tained. time in getting back and determining defl- ¢ whether the enemy was in port.” m“;lr’ the scouts were independent why did rry about their coal supply?” 3 Csemior officer when the command de- > s o e 3 of course responsible. volved upon me I was X Asked pgv!;mn he received the department order of May 25 and why he considered it am Diguous he said he had answered that ques- tion in direct examination. W there any shortage of coal at Key West 3 P “Not to my knowledge. “As you were, ordered to Clenfuegos was it not your duty to communicate with the senior officer “If he had important intermation I think it was his duty to communicate with me. “Did the flying squadron ever steam in at Cienfuegos between § p. m. and 4 a. m.? ““We tried to keep about the same distance | night and day.”’ “Did you try before the arrival of the Adula to discover whethgr the Spanish fleet was in ort " PO did not, because I was led to infer that was occupled. Admiral Cotton in his cable-cutting expedition had lost quite a number of men and I supposed the coast was occupied.” “Did any of your light vessels scout between the flying squadron and the south coast of | Cuba with a view of discovering the Spanish fleet in the event of its having left Santiago for Clenfuegos?” “Did_you consider Captain Sigsbee's report that he had not seen the Spanish squadron and the pilot Nunez's statement that the Spanish ships were too large to enter the harbor of Santiago proof that the information given to you by Captain McCalla on May 24 that the Spanish foree had been reported tn Santiago on May 18 and were still there on the afternoen of May 24 was erroneous?” “I do not recollect that he gave me that in- formation.’” “If you were governed in making the retro- grade movement by the motives you have stated why did you send to the department the | dispatch of May 27, 1898, which you gave to Captain Cotton to send in cipher from King- ston?"" “That is a very difficult question to an- swer.”’ Admiral Ramsay—You gave four motives for the retrograde movement. These motives do not appear clear to me. *'T telegraphed mainiy regarding the coal stp- ply because I imasined it would be the most important motive. I do not know that I gave my reasons for it, but I did in a subsequent dispatch stating that the movement to the westward had been for a certain object.” “If it was your intention on May 31 to de- velop the Spanish shore batteries why did you signal that you were going in with the three ships, the Massachusetts, the Iowa and the New 'Qrleans, only to fire on the Colon " “I intended to use the large guns for that purpose, expe.ting to make another signal be- fore boarding the Massachusetts, which I di when I told the New Orleans to fire at the bat- teries.” In reply to a question Admiral Schley said he thought his conversation with Captain Cook concerning the uncoupling of the Brooklyn's engines had taken place on July 2 He was satisfied some of the shots from the forts were from eight-inch guns: that the Mer- | rimac had been required to use her own ma- chinery as soon as repaired, and that the chief engineer of the squadron had reported to him the injury to the collier. The last question was as follows: ““‘Where could the Spanish fleet have taken refuge if it came out and steered to the south- ward ?" “Tt could have gone to Jamalca, but I should imagine the fleet could have gone sufficiently south to have prevented the Spanish fleet from reaching Havana.' At 3:30 p. m. Admiral Schley was finally ex- cused and ‘there being no other witnesses pres- ent the court adjourned until to-morrow. e Suicide Ends Honeymoon. PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 30.—Mrs. John Emmett, 17 years of age, committed sui- cide in a hotel to-day by swallowing car- bolic acid. She had quarreled with her husband, to whom she had been married but two days. The couple came to this city from Halsey, Or., to spend their heneymoon —_—————— Married Friend—Servants should b in their place. The Bride—~Well, l'n: E;B: T'm willing to offer any reasonable induce- ment. but they won't stay!—Puck. 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