u reach-d here and memorandum has untor “"McComiu-i “lineman from Balti- , ‘in a telegram to W. die uninteerew with to discuss what is called . dn‘oti‘Admiral smiley? to persecution on the vdophrtmtu if such on to state that thin ”infinitely without, foundn~ tterly contrary to the at .1 should be glad to ’tbin charge lii rained. l‘my be able to explain it the matter. _ _ talent has from the - been eapecially consid- (M referrmi to. When drop was formed the. momenta him the com- Iuhe, although Commo- tilt the foot of the c k You will remem— . . Yourself were inclined to the‘choice when i mentioned This appointment gave him - which was eapecinlly de- wlilch any one of his have congratulated him- nod particular antis- ‘ine when I notified hint of Itment. accepted it readily. tested pleasure at the, pros- t' ‘eervice in Atlantic wa- or the commander-in-cliief. the Spanish iiect. under (let'- amend. threatened our modore Scliley was given unity to go in scorch of the .th‘ the flying squadron. And MW Again, the department gave him . .r' the best chances during the it until June 1. when the com— p-chief took charge. he had . 1 independent command. w, of course. that during that 61; independent. command 'hla . Woe satisfactory. ncitlicr to in?! the department. He did not ‘ in ,necertnining whether or not m at Clenfuegtis. although 9 ll days in which to estab- imt that the Spanish fleet was , it was Captain Mcilalla. ‘Inhaeqilently Joined him. who . this fact. immediately and . any trouble. ‘ lilo subsequent run to Santiago it” extremely unfortunate and un- ‘ retrogradlng manoeuvre he was only twenty miles distant «the latter harbor Commodore, ignored existing instructions in 'ilntliinbie' manner. in addition here is his crulae toward Key upying one or two days. the reports show that all his ltill had a coal supply sulficient 9.1mm six to twelve days. if_ there V .enouxh cool on hand to steam hundreds of miles to Key West. must have been sufficient supply ‘, to so to Santiago, which is fur- oliown by the fact that he changed mind once more. this time for thc , by going to Santiago after all. these facts show that lit-«null it to me he ought to have. recop it by this timenhns committed a . on! error. which. if the full facts: .— ' doubt have been considered outli- , i grounds for rclicving him from command. or cvcn proceeding . him in a diaciplinary manner. ” will remember that you were. much Hot! and grieved when you receiv- t news of his retrogrudim: man- «hm. which was the only one on the ”not the navy, during the war. But or; , modore .Schley's independent » d expired about that time and month later the liattle‘ of Santiago. ll “19!: he took part. was fought and twain victory won. the department moored disciplinary proceedingi Mary. The department. then» fore. recommended the promotion of all the commanding officer-H who had tom Wt in the battle. and you acted . on the promotion. subject to nubile- .,qmt confirmation by the senate. “The first. prmluction was lntcndcd lbr the cominaudcr-iii-chief. the second fm commodore Schley. ctr. l‘p to that me it could hardly be said that there ' lily persecution. but rather a very Milena: courac of action on the ‘ . ,of the navy department. Since the navy department has taken fiction in thin muttcr. nor expressed w opinion except on the following V “First. when: in l-‘chruary last. the called for reports on Admiral 'I m .. These. were compiled denial reports and furnirhed as . ed. in order that no errors or Mani-might occur. the department lted three officers for thc pur< .1 with them Admiral Schley'o In; ulcer to attest the accuracy report. d. when one newspaper con- ‘ Ironic, in which the depart- ” no share. an to a converted- whirh was mild to haw iakon 'Gonnimiore tichley and his nav- ~, mi meorthetwoaleere ”initialed" lowlnl imputation , dice to the licorice amidnvolvo itln ai scandal. it became acceding. as more toniary in illicit crises. to on . or an ex~ l . y _ pinnntion. lioth officern were. there-9 THREE ”"933“ (“ONSLLTA lore. naked by the department to fur-i ‘ nllh utioli an explanation. The result a was that Lieutenant Hodgwon declared that the denial of the conversation was to be construed that the church. nation had not taken place in the? terms reported. but that the substance 3 of the name had been cornectly stated. f It was further catabliahed that the:H lieutenant. outside of hits communica- tion to Admiral Schley‘in which he denied the conversation publiahod. had aeiit another letter in which he declar- ed that the conversation witti‘the for- mer had been misrepresented by the newmici-a only .aa to its terms. but . not an to its unbalance. Lieutenant letter of similar purport to Admiral i“ an opportunity to explain that which. i been known. at that time would 30‘ compiling the some. and asco- Dlllu the battle of Fiantiaao im- ' Oliver. Lieutenant llmignon to ”T ‘rhlcy, declaring that such a lion had not token place. the Ind paper. miennibly on the ' of another officer atntcd that t Hodxflm had. ocvcrthcieac . that run-h a convcrwntlon had k “ ’Me elven-tam lt fluid bad mi than new Life can van de- ) .ilevernqr‘ whitebait W1" tutti hip. ringworm proclaim 1 will," ‘ l _ . ”$1??th a iv . .itf . . . ‘ , with; iii" ibt'Thnr-dey. the, 80th day ‘ . 3 and rayon: air ummondtoali the . .. . -- people; 1 till atate tint. on that‘day. 9"“! . lit‘ ubll’etmnthim in the churches ‘n i a j in mttd‘iounlona around family " ‘ - Marthatonea, they give thanks to Al" . mighty (ind for the Meeting» with whichlieji, filled and crowned the . . "On that any let tbe‘liand of charity spread a, font in every home of pow , my, for it in more binned to give than and thankagivlnx can be more. accept- able to God" than decda of charity done for the poor and unfortunate. And let all prepare for thin ntnte feetlvailin thc light of the truth that this common. wealth and republic shall stand. not no much by splendor of urine and power .. of written etatnteu. an by the. faith of “my; " .. , the people in one infinite Father and by their feeling that they are all breth- ren." "When you are sick. what you like. threat in to be chosen for a medicine in ‘the first place: what experience tellii Vyou in heat. to he choaen in the second place: what reason the. Theory) say: in heat is to be chosen in the loot place. But if you can get Dr. inclination. fir. Experience and Dr. Reason to hold ii if consultation together. they will give i you the best advice that can be taken. “ When you have. it bad cold Dr. inclin- ntion would recommend Chamberlain's Cough Rmedy becauiic it. in pleaaanl ”and safe. to take. Dr. Experience would recommend it because it never fails to effect a speedy and permanent cure .Dr. Henson would recommend it be- auae it in prepared on scientific prin~ triples. and acts on nature‘a plan in re- .llcving the lunar? opening t‘he necre. tion of the department in this matter "0119 and rector n; t 1! eye em to a is the usual course resorted to by the " “"1““ and healthy condition. Fl" department in order to give an officerlingkl’yma‘3’azgi figmfiksmm N0" W iiodgsou had previously sent another grille]. . "it is evident that the course of ac- if iioi explained. would lay him open; to the charge of improper talk or con- - Since. time. ‘3 ““t " per'aon we ”m duct. The question may be raised whv .ovortnkr MW“ h" is gone M "3 honor 1 i. 'r mt I l ot “all ‘,,”,A.1.ililm_u'itii mirth and checrfulneen of rh‘ivriilmsihlllgy US$131”; why‘h’i' liud thcnri while he in pueulnit- Goethe. published the letter which mind lliiVi‘: '7'” m ‘ given the impression that such a con- i SAV E” A B()\ 5 LIME. versation had never tukcn place. and} Mrs. Captain 11- Hubbard. of Mil- not the mwompanying letter and liic ‘ ford. Dcl.. any“: "llrazlllan llalm “fl"- former letter. both of which abowedied my boy‘s life. lie bdxau liibi ilk? that the f‘ilnt'f’l'niiliflll had taken place. the one we lost. with crouli. We. gave it not in the terms stated. yet in .uib- him a few doped. lic quickly dropped stance; and why he did not explain the to ulccll- Mill WW I" “8’“ In "'9 m0" circumutuncce that those two letters. ninth" ‘ which contained the real facts. were For sale by It. ll. Plaiated and r. ii held back. while the other letter. which Baxter. was calculated to give a different im- pression. was published. The comdd- ”0D" "2" '0 nay “”an when 3'0" crution which the department showed hill‘f‘ nothing '0 9‘3)" - in not calling upon the admiral for an _ explanation of those matters may cer- .OII" ll Blood “NP. thinly not be regarded as perm-cation. Clean blood Vlllfflliil a clean skin. No My}... furpgning 1,. all thy “(upnrunfint bcauty Without it. Capture-initiallyi‘alhar- . . . . - tic clcaii your blood and kccp it clean. by ll: tzgrm‘sdlhti: $3;§?;£"§:‘fii;hgltwfi itirriug up the lusty livcr and driving all on- f . g . purine-i ivom the both. iii-gnu lirilii)‘ to “‘"k as would pmpcrly fail to "u danish pimples. boils, blotclnw. lilflililli‘ifllh. officer of hie er snrcrtm' rank in any milliuitnnkly bun"....~m....i.~\.....-i.yciting ordinary sea aervicc. He hau aleolwen thin-melt. dummy lul“ icn li‘lli!‘. All iii-up Kiven every opportunity to appear be- claimautiuiactmu glidi‘oniccil. lih~.25c.50c. fore the public. No doubt. the battle —~———-—-— of Santiago has becn much discuw'i iloii't blame a critic u be nuance outside of the dcpurtment. but. the dc- your book. Perhaps he actuafly read purtmcui itself has so for never cx- it. ' .~. . ' pressed an opinion on to the manoeu- vrcn of our chips in that battle. "Nothing. therefore, can be further from the truth than the statement that Schlcy has been persecuted. Wiioicvcr has been done was done with your consent, and to allay rather than to further stir up the excitement which is always iiiuiiifcslctl in it public dis- . i'ilhliililll of personal merits. Admiral moan-van‘karmliirm‘efihyimam-u orth- h‘chley has no ground for complaint. ”fig'o'fl; :fl.’&' cam £523.... (fitflwfl Should be do so. the department is "ohm clinic or viii coma.“ “bargain!” nmunhmhnllflt.m4 t weft-u. II 0 ready to make any investigation that nuwcincuuaadcloa‘i'i'nliuu‘ku ’ he may den-lire, or submit its. report or claims to any competcnt authority. "it is not conceivable that. any naval olllcer imam-saint: ii sense .of honor inhfllliil for a moment suffer criticism. to say nothing of persecution. on the port of any authority over him, with- out immediately cnlling for an inven- tixotiou. Admiral Sclilcy line had many yeara’ experience in thc naval profou- »ion. and has met. with every consider- . alion from the department. ’l‘here- nfill’diitifllit'i'l’ii’gflhlgfiil‘Rf‘ai"'ii‘h’lk fore. the fact that he has acct-pied our wflmfiflfl."fiyfif"""gmf“¢:$";m on». m... .. . course of action without any dcmur in a clear proof that lic is entirely satis- KEEP vollfl “loo” ulE‘u lied .with it. or. at least. that he dcema it ins-t and considerate and has no cause for complaint. It may be. that the nuvy dcpm'tmcnt liii‘s made some “MIWml’mm mi~tukc in this matter but there can .’ NM certainly be no question of any per- -I' ll til it Vi v ti Iii "on” ‘ arm 0. 'r; reapcc u "JOHN n. 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