,‘ home ofA. A. Raxmond, of E1mG1ove . James Smith, of Cross street. ’1 Miss Floxence Brotherton, of Main Local News. Mrs. MargaretA. Voorhees, of Bette place, is quite sick. Thomas Finnertv is critically ill at, his home in South \Torw 0111 A son has been born to Mt. and Mrs. A daughter has been born to Mr. and M1s. Joseph B1ennan of this city. Mr. and M18. Hariy W. Mathe1 have returned f1 om their wedding tour. Ge01ge F. Pierce of Maple st1eet, spent Sunday at his home in Danb111-.y J. Hubert Dunning of New York pent Sunday at his home in South Nor - walk. J. T. Pro“ itt is lenovating the pa1- sonage of the South Ncrw all: Baptist church. Alfted Stevens of Bethel, spent S1111- day with James Biundage of1xlai11 street. Vrs. George Saunders, is ill at the street. Mrs. Larkin and Miss Helen Bishop of hen a1 k, N.J., are visiting friends . in town A11 Inn 0. Hoskins ofW est Main street, has been a guest of his daughter in Westpoxt. Mrs. Ma1sh, of Ge01getown, is visit- ing her sister, Mis. David Gould, of Main sti eet. I Mrs. FrankWillmotand son Charlie, f Elm stie,et a1e spending a few days in New York. Joseph Ells succeeds Spencer Adams as assistant book— —keeper at the Cent1al National bank. 1- Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cunning ham of Spring street, have returned from a visit in Danbury. Rev. D11. Baldwin is expected to speak at the Norwalk M. E. church, Thursday, March 2. Miss Lena Isbell, of Stamford, sang at the South Norwalk Congregational ehu1ch Sunday evening. Miss T W.‘Lay1101, assistant princi- pal at the Over River school, spent Sunday. at he1 home in Albanv. Miss Mabel Ballard was su1prised bye pal ty of f1 lends at her home on Main 1str eet, F1 iday evening. John Cavanagh, of Maple street, has re-enlisted in the hospital corps, U. S. A . His brother, E. E. Cavanagh, will be home in a few days. At Trinity church, Sunday morning Rev. F. W. Norris preached a sermon -memerial.of the lateBishop Williams. ._ , street, has accepted a position with the -Graphophone company, of Bridgeport. Mrs. Bertha Merkley of Brooklyn, formerlyl Miss Bertha Pink of Nor- walk, is the proud mother of alittle girl. Mrs. William E. Montgomery and Mrs. William Palmer and daughter, of Norwalk, are spending a few days in New York. The Misses Lane, who have been spending the past six weeks in New York, have returned to their home on the Green. Mrs. Barbara Steegmuller and broth- er, J. J. Snellbaeh attended the funeral of their nephew, J. C. Flag in New York Sunday. A. son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Clark of Margaretsville, N.Y., Mrs. Clark was formerly Miss J ulia Burnham of South Norwalk. Bailwitz and King, Main street gro- cers have closed their store voluntarily. It is said that they have $8,000.00 in bills on their books. c Mrs. W'illiam Pattee and daughter of Ansonia,‘ who have been guests of Mrs. Edward Warren, of Van Zandt avenue, East Norwalk, have returned home. Miss Florence May Diver, of Colby Univ e1 sity, formerly of South Norwalk, is spending a few days with her sisters, Misses Daisy and Eunice Diver, in Bridgeport. St. John Keoler, of the Gilbert a Bennett Mfg. Co., of Georgetown, arrived at his home in Westport from a. business trip through Vermont and New Hampshire, Saturday afternoon. George Richmond, of Westport. who has been seriously ill with rheumatism at the home of E. A. Taylor in Union avenue, was out yesterday for the first time in several weeks. The A. P. C. held its last regular meeting before its consolidation With the Chess, Checker and Whist club, last night. Three new members, Wil- liam Dixon, Ross Malkin and Harry Stexling, were voted in. A final “blow out ’ will be held in the club rooms Wednesday evening. The clubs will be consolidated March 1. No more pitiful exhibition of cow- ardice can be conceived than that of the man who is willing to take his ife to escape the duties and 1espon sibijtics placed upon him by the di- vine act of creation—New Haven. Un- ion. The Lynn Item says a. young “lady’ of that city was arrested the other day for keeping liquor with intent to sell. If this is the kind of “ladies" they have in Lynn .the rest of the sex would probably preferto be common fiery day \vomen.—-Newblryport NOV". WEEKLYWN CASHED A FORGED CHECK. George Van Ness, of Newark, N. J., who has recently been visiting his cousin, Charles Bouton, of Cranbury, has disappeared and with him has gone $42.60 which he ra’sed by means ofa forged cheek. Van Ness was a frequent visitor Cranbury and was very popular with the young ladies of that locality. He was a good banjo player and was often called upon to play at the church en- tertainments, and was in fact an, all round good fellow with eve11'1body. Shmtly after Van Ness arrived he exhibited to his cousin 9. check for $42.60, upon the strength of which he succeeded in negotiating a loan of $10. The check was drawn by a party nam- ed Collins upon a bank in Madison, N. J. to the order of A. C. Bailey, a weal— thy wholesale and tetail meat dealer of Bascom Ridge, New Jersey. and Van Ness’ father-in-law, who had apparent- ly endorsed it over to Van Ness. When the last of the borrowed $10 d1sappeared Van Ness concluded it was time to cash the check and wind up his visit in Cranbury. This was on VVed- nesday, February 8. On the above day Van Hess took the check to Mr. Bouton, to whom he had Elt- previously stated that he had taken a load of meat to' the said Collins and re- ceived the check in pat, ment and it had been made over to him by his fathe1-in- law in payment of his, Van Ness' sala1 _1, and Mr. Bouton promptly endorsed the css’ signature. check under Van N The two then presented the check at the Fairiield County National bank, but as neither Mr.Bouton nor Van Ne s were known to the bank officials Teller Hoyt refused to cash the check unless some one identified them. I Mr. Bouton thereupon took check to Mr. O. E. Wilson, the estate dealer in the GAZETTE building and after introducing Van Ness as his cousin and assurirg Mr. Wilson that everything was all right the latter a..- the real placed his name under that of Mr. Bouton. The check was next taken to the Central National bank where the en- dorsement of. Mr.-Wilson waspnomptly accepted and the $42.60 paid over to Van Ness. The next day Mr. Bouton was taken sick and remained at his home in Cran- bury while Van N ess came to Norwalk. He remained at Mr. Boutons shoe shop a short time and then left, saying to Joseph McCormack. who works with Mr. Bouton, that he was going to Sang- atuck. Since then he has disappeared from town and nothing has been heard from him. The Central bank forwarded the check for collection and received a notice of protest from the Madison bank on Wednesday last. Mr. Bailey also received a notice of protest, as he had no customer by the name of Collins, and his, Bailey’s, signature on the back of the check was declared a forgery. Mr. Wilson was advised of the pro- test and he at once notified Mr. Bouton, who went to New Jersey but failed to find any trace of the missing Van Ness. Mr. Bouton, however, saw Van Ness’ father in Newark and the latter prom- ised to make the amount good. VanN ess had talked of Cuba con- siderably while here, and it is surmised that when be skipped town he starter for that pla 9, although his father is of the op1nion that he has. enlisted in navy. A search will be made for the, miss- ing man by Mr. Bouton, who promises to cause his arrest if he can be found. A A“ ‘ v-7 Breaks in the Water Main. There were two breaks in the water main On Main street, Sunday evening. One in front of the old Lamb place near where the blacksmith shop once stood which flooded the street and the side- walk in front of the place and also the school ground. The hole was as large as a barrel and several feet deep. The second was at the corner of Main' and Catherine streets, and caused a flood there. The water was shut off for some time before it was repaired. __———<o-o’-————4"— Thrown From Delivery Wagon. Bert Johnson of Isaac’s place, an ex- tra clerk employed at Buttery’s mar- ket Saturdays, was thrown from the de- livery wagon by it catching in the trol- ley track in front of Dr. A. H. Bald— win ’s place on West avenue, and rend- ered unconscious. He was carried into Dr. Baldwin’s and was brought to after some time. He was severely bruised by the fall, :'v r The War Department yesterdayn- sued an order for the mutermg out of the Third Regiment, Connecticut Vol- unteers, of which Company I. offici- "tention to thMt in The Court of"."Inquiry Hears the General’s Story. STATEMENTS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED Certain Newspaper Interviews 011] Not Fairly Represent His Opin- ions, but He Agreed With Much Contained Therein. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The Miles court of inquiry yesterday made a. good start in its work. The court was com- fortably quartered in the "old meeting room of the war investigating commis- sion in the Lemon building, with ac- commodations for representatives of the press associations and the local papers. Calls of ceremony on the president and general commanding the army occupied a large part of the forenoon, and imme- diately thereafter General Nelson A. Miles appeared as the first witness. He and three other army oflicers summoned as witnesses were examined and dis- posed of before the court closed its ses- sion at 3 o’clock. General Miles’ testi- mony, of course, was the feature of the day’s proceedings. Colonel Frank Mich- ler, his chief of staff, and a gentleman in citizen’s clothes who took a seat by the fireplace and gravely watched the course of proceedings, retiring with the general as silenily as he had come, ac- companied the general to the court- room. General Miles appeared in fa- tigue uniform, rather striking in its contrast with the displayof scarfs, bul- lion and buttons on the full dress uni- forms of the court. He submitted to the qt'Jestioningof Colonel Davis, re- corder of the court, with equanimity except for a flash of mingled indigna- tion and irony when he informed the recorder that he was not compelled to “report” to the commissary general of the army. This was in reply to a ques- tion as to whether or not he had re- ported to the commissary department the fact that complaints had been made to him as to the quality of meat being issued to the troops. An instant later General Miles resumed his cool and ._ carefully considered replies to the in- quiries of the court. As indicated by a. letter of the adju- tant general, read by the recorder for the information of the court, the scope of the inquiry was limited to the alle- gations of General Miles before the war commission as to the quality of the army beef "and the matter purporting to have been furnished to the public press by the same official." Only two interviews were called up by the court— the first an interview with a. New York Journal representative early in the beef controversy, in which General Miles was quoted as charging that certain chemicals were used in the preservation of the army meat, and another of the New York Herald, under date of Feb. 1, covering about the same ground. General Miles was very slow and careful in his replies to the recorder’s questions on this point. He called at- bpjllmstances he was credited in the interviews with' refusing to. answer certain questions and insisted that these refusals should be given due weight in considering the questions to which he did reply. He said in the caSe of the interview of Feb. 1 that he had a letter from the man who wrote the story offering to swear that General Miles had refused to be inter- viewed and that the whole story was made up in the office from the 'writer’s general knowledge of the facts. Not- withstanding this, when his final an— swer was asked as to the authenticity of the interview General Miles did not specifically deny it, but 'merely‘ said that it did not quite fairly represent his own opinion in the case. The same qualified denial as to The Journal inter- view of Dec. 23 was made, leaving the witness on record as not assuming any responsibility for the newspaper state- ments, but tacitly admitting that there was a good deal in them with which he agree‘ 1. The ’11 end of questions put to the oth- e1 witnesses of the day indicate that so long as they agreed with General Miles as to the quality of the meat furnished the troops in the field the only criticism of their position the court had to make was why they had not taken some ofl'l- cial steps to have thematter remedied at the time. In every instance the reply was that the circumstances in which the army was placed in a sickly foreign country with a large amount of fighting and a great scarcity of transportation at hand precluded the possibilitvof any such action. In each case the question was pushed no further on this line. It was said after the court adjourned that Dr. Daly, whose original “embalmed beef” report was the genesis of the meat controversy, probably would ap- pear at today’s session. Employees Without Pay. SANTIAGO, Cuba, Feb. 21.—No sal- aries for January have been received by the employees of the customs and postal services, and the local papers daily urge General Wood, the governor of the department, to do something for the relief of the many very poor em- ployees. Another order has Just been issued prohibiting the payment of any provincial officials except from Ha- vana. This order includes the gen- darmery, judges and many others. Too Late For the War. ALBANY, Feb. 21.—Governor Roose- velt yesterday received a. pair of self cocking Smith & Wesson revolvers from that firm. They were presented to‘ him when he announced his intention to re- sign as assistant secretary of the navy and join the regiment of Rough ’Riders. They reached Washington just after his departure to the front, and he did not receive‘them until yesterday. Smallpox In Providence. , PROVIDENCE, Feb. ‘21. — Eugenie Santiago, a longshoreman, applied at the 1Rhode Island hospital yesterday for treatment for an eruption on his face. When the physicians examined him, they found that the man was suffering from smallpox and that probably be had been sick with the disease for five days. The patient was immediately isolated. Fulfil-hint non-o Folk. 130911011, Feb. 21.—Tho firm of vnll known publisher-I. Lam-on. Want. a 00., has fol-led. No note-nut of the u- all and tom» on ohm-able u pro-alt. The no wan W m in 7mm Budd-tho , he. walk, in a port [uptown-amt 11113118 1111111531 11 11 w A 1.1x, ; l _ Mrs. _'El_l '7‘ -'.I “W 1 .2.- 11111115112130». MACATI. Insurgents Fire on Hospitals and . lied-Cross Workers. _ MANILA, Feb. 21.—Early this morn- ing the insurgents with shout and bugle call openedffire at long range on A11- derson’sleft. Sharpshooters across the river madetlie headdua'rters at Macati a hot place, but there was no one wounded. J The enemy were concentrating all day at the waterworks and in f1ont of 'ng' s brigade. They finally became so nagging in front of King’s position that the general sent two companies of the First Washington infantry over the Pa— sig river. They swept the country for two and then swung over to the river haul-11, opposite the insurgent trenches facing the American position at Macati, and opened a. flank fire on the insurgents across the river. TWO guns of the Sixth artillery, un- der Lieutenant Scott, at Macati, pound— ed the insurgent positions, while the troops from Macati charged and drove the enemy before them. Fifteen Fill- pino dead were found and four wound- ed. Two American soldiers were wound- ed by the explosion of Springfield rifles. The declaration of Aguinaldo that he has made a humane war is another fabrication. In the past few weeks the Red Cross has been like a. red flag to the insurgents. Chaplain Pierce of MacArthur’ 5 staff testifies that he has been‘shot at by sharpshooters‘ 50 times in the provision- al hospital. Not an ambulance or a lit- ter came’ which was not the signal for a shower of bullets. The surgeons of the hospital corps, who were giving aid to the Filipinos as well as to the American wounded, were a target for the sharpshooters. A wounded men who was being car- ried from the field wasvkilled by insur- gents concealedflln a tree. ..._a\,. Memorial Seryfoe 111 Washington. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. —M. Thie- baut, the charge of the French embassy. called at .the state department yester- day and gave notice that the embassy hadarranged to have a religious service at St. Matthew' s an Cath 11hrbl1 in this cit next Thursday 21% Ig‘cdglééck 51. 111.111 thei'fi’myw of President Faure, that being- the time fixed for the funeral services in Paris. The secretary was requested to extend invitations to at- tend to the president of the United States, the members of the cabinet, con- gress and the higher officials of the gov- ernment. Ice Prevents Burial of Dead. NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—Another at- tempt will be made today, if the condi- tions are favorable, to take the bodies that have accumulated at the morgue to Hart’s island. Charities Commissioner Keller said yesterday that it might be necessary to hire some strong tugs to break a way through the ice. There'arc about 170 bodies now at the morgue, but Commissioner Keller said that the morgue's capacity had by no means been reached. Mrs. Ellis Returns. CHICAGO, Feb. 21. —-Late yesterday her rooms in the Rainier ho‘tel since Fri- day last, returned in a daZed and help- less- condition and unable to Offer ex- planation as to her absence. She mere- ly asked (for food and then went to bed. Her appearance, however, denotes that for three days she has been without shelter and possibly without food. Cheaper to Burn Them. 1 BOSTON, Feb. 21.—Mayor Quincy pro- poses that the city shall build a munici- pal cr’ematory in which to incinerate the bodies of paupers, criminals and others whose burial devolves upon the city. The idea is to do away altogether with the Potter’s field. It is asserted that ,the city could cremate bodies at a cost of only $1 each, while it costs $3 to dig a grave. Wlne're ls Agoncillof NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—Agoncillo, the agent of Aguinaldo, left Montreal late Sunday night, according ' to the dis- patches, for this city. With Captain Mar-ti, his traveling companion, he left the train at Albany. The train hands are very sure that the Filipinos did not" get aboard again. They were not to be found when the train got here. Senator Burke’s Trial. CLEVELAND, Feb. 21.—The trial of Senator Vernon H. Burke upon the dis- barment proceedings instituted against 'him by the Cleveland Bar association began in the circuit court yesterday. Both prosecution and defense were rep- ‘resented by a brilliant array of legal talent. The Tanner Indictments Quashed. CARLINVILLE, Dis, Feb. 21.—The state attorney has dropped the three indictments found against Governbr Tanner by the grand jury which inves- tigated the Vlrden coal miners’ strike. No explanation was made of this ac- tion. Governor Roosevelt In Boston. BOSTON, Feb. 21.—Governor Roose- velt of New York is in Boston. He is here to keep social engagements, among others a visit to Judge Francis C. Low- ell of the United States district court. New York Markets. FLOUR—State and western ruled quiet, but steadier; winter patents, $3.75 @4; winter straights, [email protected]; Minne- sota patents, [email protected]; winter extras, $2. 50@2 .85. WHEAT~N0.2 red opened steady on "crop damage reports, eased off under foreign selling, but recovered at'noon on big clearances; March, 82%@82%c.; May. 76l€z@771/2c , OATS—No. 2 dull; track, white, state, 37@41c.; track, white, western, 37@41c. RYE—Dull; state, 61%c. CORN — No. 2 opened steady with wheat and sold off under liquidation," but later rallied on covering; May, 40%, @40%c. PORK—Quiet; mess, $9.50@10; family, 910. 75@11. -LARD—Weak; prime western steam, $5. 52%. nominal. BUTTER— Steady; state dairy, 13@ 210.; state creamery, 16@22c. CHEESE—Steady; large, white, 1039c; mull. white, 11@11%c. EGGS—Steady; state and Pennsylva- nia. ”35624c4 western, 23m. RICE—Firm; domestic, 4&6“. , Jo- pan. 5063‘s. TALLOW—Qflet; city, 4550: ., country, 495049110. HAY—Study; shipping. 40650“ good in choice. “one. l. ADJOURNED UNTIL AUGUST. The Lumber and A]. kan Boundary Questions Bar to Settle. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The Amer» lean-Canadian joint high commission after a. session yesterday adjourned to meet at Quebec Aug. 2 unless the chair- men of the respective commissions agree upon another date. The commis- sion first began its labors nearly six months ago in Canada and has, with the exception of probably a month, been earnestly at work endeavoring to accomplish the object for which it was appointed—an agreement with a View to the formulation of a treaty covering the many perplexing questions of dif- ferences affecting the business inter- ests of the United States and Canada existing between them. There were several reasons which prompted the' action taken yesterday. From a. statement made public with the sanction of the two commissions it appears there were serious differences of opinion between them regarding the important matter of the delimitation of the Alaskan boundary, he Canadians in this connection being anxious to ob- tain a. seaport on the Lynn canal so that its shippers would not -be sub- jected to the petty annoyances which they asserted they experienced at the hands of United States officials. It also became apparent that there was little likelihood of the possibility of the ratification of the United States senate at its present session of any treaty Which might be framed, which also probably figured in the decision to adjou111.A dozen important questions were referred to the commissign for its consideration, and the commissioners assert that substantial progress in the settlement and adjustment of many of them has been made. Probably those which have given the most serious trou- ble and proved a stumbling block to a final agreement on all have been the two relating to the lumber and the Alaskan boundaiy question, on both of which the Canadians have demanded concessions which the Americans felt it would be prejuc ieial to the best inter- ests of the United States to grant. _____..._.. .‘ ._ CONDENSED DISPATCHES The Cretan chambers were opened at Khania by Prince George. The khediviah of Egypt gave birth to a. son, and there “as much rejoicing in Alexandria. The annual meeting of the Daughte of the American Revolution was open in Washington. - There was no quorum at Harrisburg. The .ote for senator resulted: Quay, 9; Jenks, 4; Grow, 1. Mr. Ethan Allen Hitchcock, the 11:11:. secretary of the interior, has entered upon the duties of his office. A plea was made at Albany to Gov- ernor Roosevelt for commutation, of 1110 death sentence of Mrs. Place. Professor Stephens, convicted of set- ting firc to Pardee hall, Lafayette col- lege, was sentenced to nine years in prison. The war department has ordered the muster out of the Two Hundied and First, Two Hundred and Second and rs -d Fourth New Jersey and Third Connecti- cut. Relief For Cabana. NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—The Cuban in- dustrial relief fund, with headquarters in this city, will begin relief operations in Cuba immediately. Mr. William 'VVil- lard Howard, general manager of the association, started for Cuba last night to make preliminary arrangements. A careful survey of the field by American and Cuban observers has led to the se- lection of the province of Havana as the place for first establishing the sys- tem of relief farms for the employment of rural Cubans. Land will be secured 'and cleared, and with tools and seeds that will be taken to Cuba planting will be begun at once. The fertility of the soil and the readiness of the Cubans to accept opportunities for paid labor in preference to charity give promise of results in the form of crops in a very short time. Gnspesia In file Ic_e ‘16 Stiy. ST. JOHN’S, N. F., Feb. 21.—All the- maritime authorities here agree that.it is impossible, from the quantities ofice in the gulf of St. Lawrence and the north Atlantic, for the Canadian liner Gaspesia to escape from the gulf before April and that it is impossible that any rescue ship can reach her at the present time. Sealing steamers entering the gulf early in March will be instructed to render the Gaspesia any assistance possible and to take off her crew if there is any danger of he being crushed by the ice floes. Mrs. Roger's Questioned. NEW YORK, Feb. 21.——Seven witness. es were examined yesterday in the cor« oner’s investigation into the poisoning of Mrs. Kate J. Adams without appar- ently throwing any new light upon the mystery. The feature of the day was the testimony of Mrs. Rogers, daughter of Mrs. Adams, who told the story of her mother’s death as it has already been made'known. She was on the stand when the inquest was adjourned. She will be cross examined today, after which Mrs. Molineux will be put upon the stand. Mrs. Rogers was very much agitated, appearing to be ill, and the at- torneys were not severe with her. .J“ Postolfice Bun-gm: coir-lure?“ " 1 ST. PETER, Minn.’ Feb. 21.—A dar- ing attempt to burglarize the St. Peter postoffice was frustrated by the bravery of W. H. Gresham, head clerk in the postoffiee. Gresham sleeps in the office and was awakened by some one enter- ing a window". When discovered, the burglar fired five shots, and Gresham fired twice, wounding the burglar; Gresham then overpowered the burglar and marched him off to the jail. The prisoner gave his name as Charles Val- entine. Young Gresham is a. nephew of the late Secretary of State Walter Q. Gresham. Duke of Orleans at Brussels. BRUSSELS, Feb. 21.—The Duke 0 Orleans has unexpectedly arrived here It is reported that he considers the mo- ment opportune for a. monarchist at- tempt ln France. He will consult with the leaders of his party, who will ar- rive today. Three millions of the duke’ a portraits decorated with the tricolor have arrived here and will be dlsnatch- ed to France for distribution. Weather nil-obstinate..- l'alr Tuesday; continued warm weath. or Tuesday and Wednesday; fresh Ioumrly Wind.» W” 11351 heed missingm~li1wo {moved amt Third‘New 4cm; SCHLEY TALES BACK .1“ Story of the Destruction of ‘ Cervera’ 8 Fleet. ' SAMPSOE'S LANGUAGE .UECALLED FOR. ' The Admiral Says That the 111qu of.“ the Brooklyn Was {he Deciding Feature of the Combat—Hi- 1 Ship Led at All Tiznes. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—Rear Ad- miral W. S. Schley, having been grant- ed permission to answer the charges recently made against him in the com- munication sent to the senate, yester- day handed to the committee on naval affairs his statement, in which be dis— claims anypurpose of controversy with the navy department. The letter of the department, he says, so far as it relates to him can be summarized under the following heads: ' “The delay off Clenfuegos, the alleged . slow progress toward Santiago from Cienfuegos, the retrograde movements on the 26th and 27th of May, the battle off Santiago and. the deStruction 01’ Cer- vera's fleet.” 71' The admiralsays his orders from' Sampson on May 19 were to blockade ,1: Cienfuegos, which he proceeded to do. He had no knowledge that there were any insurgents about Cienfuegoll who were friendly until the Marblehead ar- lived on the 24th. Even had he had this knowledge on the 23d of May the surf' would have prevented communication. On his arrival he sent Commander Mc- Calla of the Marblehead ashore to es- tablish relations with the insurgents, the result of which was made known to him at 3:40 of May 24. Then for the first time he learned definitely that the Spams h fleet was not at Cienfuegos. Within two hours he started for San- “£1.50. "that possible ground of criticism,” he says, “adverse to me there can be in all this I do not see. I was on the spot acting under orders which gave me ens tire discretion and yet clothed me with the responsibility of going to Santiago only after I was satisfied that the fleet was not.at Cienfuegos.” Speaking of the “retrograde move- ments,” which the secretary, adopting the. language of Admiral Sampson, characterizes as “reprehensible con- duct,” Admiral Schley says that in 42 years' service “never was such lan- guage used to characterize conduct of mine, and I see no reason for it now." Admiral Schley quotes the depart. ment’s dispatch of May 29 in these words, “The department looks to 90 to ascertain the fact of the presence the enemy and that the enemy, if in the harbor at Santi 0, does not leave with- out decisiVe ac 011s” Commenting on this the admiral says; "In obediene to the above order and 11thout any urther order or instruc- ti2n from any one I did ascertain the net that the enemy was at Santiago, and the enemy did not leave without a decisive conflict. ” Detailing events connected “with the battle of July 3 he- says. that at 8150f that day Admiral Sampson made signal £10m his flagship, “Disregard move- ments of the commander in chief” and steamed eastward to Siboney. “This,” says Admiral Schley, “left me the senior officer present and necessarily clothed me with the responsibility of the com- mt: 11d. ” Continuing, he declares that when the enemy’s vessels came out of the harbor a signal was made from the Brooklyn (his flagship) to the fleet to “clear ship for action.“ Then followed‘the signal, “Close action,” and this by the signal, “The enemy escaping to westward.” Following the appearance of the Span- ish fleet there was a general inward movement of the American ‘vessels clos- ing in and engaging it. Explaining the movements of the ves-' sels in both fleets, he says the Spanish fleet was coming westward under high ' speed and “changing course more to westward brought the Brooklyn, head- ing eastward to meet it, into a position where she would have blanketed the fire of the eastern vessels of our force, 110w changing their courses to the west- ward. Instant decision,” he con- tinues, “was therefore necessary to avoid interfering in any way or cutting off any of the fire of our vessels as would have occurredif she had turned toward the Spanish fleet, now a'p- proaching the Brooklyn. Turning out- ward left the enemy’s ships unmasked by the Brooklyn and ev posed them to the concentrated fire of our squadron. The result of this maneuver was that in 30 minutes from the opening of the combat four of the enemy 1s vessels were on fire and riddled with projectiles. All the vessels of the enemy’s fleet were a little forward of the Brooklyn’s beam when they turned toward the beach on fire. At the final capture of the- Colon at 1:15 p. m. the.l3rooklyn was nearest. the Oregon next and then the Texas and Vixen. The New York arrived at 2. 3 11111., and the commander in chief assumed command of the squadron. Signals were made from the Brooklyn to the squadron until all signal Ital- yards were shot away and then by the Myers army code." In conclusion, Admiral Schley con- tends that the turn of the Brooklyn in the battle of the 3d was “the crucial and deciding feature of the combat and of decided advantage.” Furthermore, he says, it is a mistake to say that the vessel's distance from the enemy was increased to the extent of 800 yards and adds, “Though this may not be of rec- ord, it is a fact nevertheless.” He cites the fact that the charts of the board of navigators show that the Brooklyn was nearest when the enemy emerged from the harbor, nearest at every stage of the battle and nearest the Colon when it surrendered and gives many confirmatory details of his flagship’s action and effective participation in the battle. “On May 31 I received a. telegram from the commander in chief Congratu- lating me upon my success in locating and blockading the enemy’s fleet at Santiago. If it were worthy of com- mendatlon at that time, I am at a loss to understand how it could have grown Into reprehensible conduct as suggested by Admiral Sampson in his letter of July 10,1898, some six Weeks later. ” Insane From tho Grip. PERRY, 12., Feb. 21.—Yesterday while insane es the result of grip Frank A, hidden, an engineer, who has been man. 1113 the Milwaukee flier from here to Omaha, killed his wife with o clavév. l.
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