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r1A E S TAB1L[IS1IED1 18601'0 -NEWvY3ER.ILY,_ S. Ca, .F.lU DA Y, l 1 L .PV 2($, 0 9)()iAW1 R.\J5 A ' nintrvv ni v HIT i u a un I A COURT OF INQUIRY, AT I.AMT TAKES TIlC ONLY I'ROPilt COUIC1 OPICN TO IIM. Will Ito a Celebrated Case-1)uwey, Rum sey and HeInham lontiloneud an Likoly to Constitato the Court. Washington, July 23.-The Wash. ington Pout last night telographod Admiral Schley that in an editorial it insisted that ho owed it to himself as well as to his friends to bogin pro eoolings against Mr. Maclay, tho au thor of the history of tho United States, to d ioprovo tho latter chargces, adding: "Will you do this? Please write Statement." Today it received the following telegram: Groat Neck, L. I., July 23. Editor W\asllilgtol Post. I believe tho first sto'i should be an investigation of all matter by a court, then a civil action afterward. I am preparing to take this course. W. 8. Schley. The Post in the morning as a ro. suilt of extensive inquiries based upon the admiral's dispatch, will say in part: "Admiral Schley proposes to ask an investigation at the hands of a naval court of inquiry id then to sue His torian Maclay f- libel. "H1is action ', the sequel to the do velopments during the past week, when the entire country has been atirred by the publication of the un. exampled abuse poured out upon him in the third volume of E. S. Maclay's history of the United StLes in which publication Schley is said to have run away 'In caitiff flight,' and is, in addition, denounced as a coward, a cur and a traitor. "The Schley court of inquiry will undoubtedly be one of the most cole brated cases in the naval or military history of the country. The high rank of the oflicers involved in the controver,,y and the intense public fooling which has been aroused will combine to give t ' the investigation a dramatic interest. Nothing has occurred in Washington for many years that will compare with it. "The appointment of the court of inquiry is expected to be made by Secretary Long, though it would be in .the power of the president to make the so'ections if he chose. This is hardly likely to occur, however. Ad Ini.al Schley's letter asking for the appointment of the court will be ad dressed to Secretary Long, who is his immediate chief. To address the communication to tile president, ig noring Secretary Long, wvould nlot only be a breach of etiquette, but would be totally at variance withl Schley's careful observance of punc tilious procedure. The court, there fore, will be named by Secretary Long unless he shall prefer to refer the matter to the president. "Mr. Long has already stated that if Admiral Schley requested a court of inquiry he would grant tlye re quest, and has also expressed his wil lingness to personailly select the - court. 'While he has not made any statement as to its personnel, there is every reason to believe that 110 favors Admiral Dewey and Rear Ad mnirals Ramsey and B3enham, the two latter being now upon the retired . list. The name of Admtiral Walker has been suggested, but it is known that he has expressed views upon the Samupson-Schiley controversy in an tagonism to Schley and his appoint ment, therefore, would be seriously -questioned. It is said that Ramsey, Dewey and Benham hlave always -avoided giving an opinion of the merits of the~ controvsrsy. All these officers are resients of Washington although temporarily out of the city to escape the summer heat and could be quickly summoned to their places around the table of the court. "Three names are mentioned be cMose that number is specified in thle * naval regulatilons for courts of in quiry. There is a possibility that Admiral'Dewey might ask to be ox oused, as he would have a right to do, t.a it is also morally certain thlat -in this event he would be specifically detailed by the secretary for service on the board. This would make hle It4tIKIItAC~O tmpormttvo. becretary Long has from the Iuomnott that a court of inquiry was suggested, fa vorod the appointment of Admiral Dowoy, bolioving that his appoint mont would give the highest charac ter to the court, and that any deci sion that it might roach would be ac ceptod by the American people. Ad miral Ramsey was for eight years at the head of the bureau of navigation. "With respect to the matter to ho inquired into by the court of inquiry, The Post will say that it might bo diflicult to stato briefly the exact (lnostioIs which will como before the court, but that Admiral Schley con densed them in a letter written to Senator 11alo, chairmau of the senato committoo on naval affairs, Feb. 18, 1899. This letter divided the criti cisms of himself into four heads, as follows: "First-Tho allegad dolay off Cionfugos, (Cuba. "Second-The alleged slow pro gress toward Santiago do Cuba from Cionfuegos. "Third-Tho retrograde movement on the 20t1 and 27th of May. (This refers to the turning of the fleet from Santiago toward Key Wst.t) "Fourth-Tho battle of Santiago and the destruction of Corvera's fleet." "It is to b expected," says the Post, "that Admiral Schley, in his lettor to the secretary requesting a court of inquiry, will specify these grounds of criticism, and that Secro tary Long will, in turn, repeat them in his orders assembling the court." A court of inquiry differs from a court martial in that it has no power to inflict a sentence. It is organized simply for the purpose of investigat ing questions of fact, but it has am plo authority to make the inquiry complete and exhaustive. The naval regulations says courts of inquiry "Shall have power to summon wit nesses, administer oaths and punish contempts in the same manner as courts marital, but they shall only state facts and shall not give their opinion unless expressly required to do so in the order for convening. Recent congressional enactment conferred upon these courts ample authority to compel witnesses to tes tify, including civillian. An important officer of the court will be the judge advocate and re corder who interrogates the witnesses. Secretary Long will undoubtedly take unusual care in the selection of this official who may be chosen from the list of captains who participated with Dewey in the Manila battle. UJnder the naval regulations iAdmiral Schley will be alloweod the attendl anmce of counsel, wvho will have 113e rIght to suggest questions to the judge advo-cate. Sampson will ask the privilege of being also represent ed by counsel. The sessions of the court wvill un doubtedly he open, although its memb)ers have the right to prevent this. FOR PREsIDENT OF 00HIi1. Gen. Maiximo Gomnez No,um,nat ni si,rongly supports T. Estrad,a, ama. Havana, July 23.--Gen. Maximo (iomez, in thle course of an open let ter, setting forth his objects of his recent trip to the United States, as sorts that he went to New York with a view of impressing upon T'. Estra da Palma the necessity of coming to Cuba to be the first president of the Republic. "Senor Palma has shown capacity for governing, as witness his course in the war of '08, and also chief of the delegation during the last wvar," says Gen. Gomez. "His official purity while occupying those posi tions places Cuba under obligations to him. Not one of us has such a standing as he has with tile Amer can peoplo and their prominent men. "Taking into consideration the fortuitous relations which the Cuban Republic will bear to the United States, Senor Palma is the most, available, and is the only candidate. As real Cubans we ought to make him, accept. I shall turn all my energy. towardl this end, and when it has been accomplished I shall keep apart from politics. NO BOOZE PROFITS. (:I)A1tLlS"ToN WVil.I. TiI.tOCICli All) TilE TI(IEtiS. Hier Chicf -lasyn flin Speciol Tiger il . tere VilIl not AltI 110 Goistnhulary--11c wiywrnny I .n Son aotia.glit Tnik ing. (4 :r'eivillf News. J Charle-.t oer, . ly 22.- All a rosult of the S iite bard of director;; hav ing wit}.h l Ihi (ilicnsil ry protits, Mayor Sm)tlm has dissolved the raiding f:q i1 of the city and tho au= thorities w i leave to the State con stabulary tho duly of enforcing the dispensarv hiw hiore. Mayor Smy1tihie dofeinds his ic tion today by rs;ying that Charleston could ncarcely bo oxpected to go on spending thousands of dollrs an nually to enforce the law when all the profits from it wore to be taken from her. Io added that the police would bo ready at all times to ron dter assistanco to constables when called on. The State has two raiding squads in the city 1)oth of which continao to make matters exceedingly interesting for the blind tigers. wNrAT M'sWEENEY SAYS. ':olulnbia, S. C., July 22.-The Supreme court has uphold the pros out Charloston county government. This caso is against the ruling of Attorney General Bellinger and sus tains the decision of the Charleston delegation. It allows things to run on under the present ceunty govern ment. The Charleston chief of police states that the special city force will be taken off as the city is to got no dispenaary profits. Gov. McSwoonoy today said rela .ive to this announcement: "Well, I don't think "that will help Charleston. I really believe that the course adopted by the EState board of control was with the hope that the city of Charleston would use A SLICE OF EARTH Eve r somEerbody oiln t it costs nothing to te at Newberry Hotel e The sale takes pla McIntosh property, (near Grotwell), and Sdistance from court is bound to become the city. The land I with beautiful trees. 9 Every Lot Will Be & And the terms are s: (& can become a land c SONE-FOURTH CA ik months to pay the b Sat 8 per cent. on del SAn Opportunity for The Rntor, and Speculr.tor; an ehanoe to get Nowberry Propert Cotton Mills, whent completed, v Sin and adjoining the city take ii @ WATCH YOI Ambitious friend, and wvhen you **vestment, buy it. D)on't ask e 1Ifor yourself, when it is right, sti \4bJ work for you. '~' OUR FREE -.Are at your command on mornii \di ride to the gr'ounds. They loav Take halfholi- Tuos"u and join the picnic crowd. PIe invited. Tuesday, July 30th, a bh berry. Sale conducted by SNational Auction a J. IH. PH Louis Fendig, Represer imoro oarnest eflorts inl the enforco ltont of tho dispoisary inw. It has bo11 my hopo Sinco I have boent in otlico to soo tho dispitsary law en forced, not only in (h:arleston but in every other pilaco in tho State wiuro there is a police forco and I would have withdrawn tho constabulary if 1 could have roce'ved a guaratil o from the mayors and miunicipal au thoritics that. they would nitforce Itho law. "1 tried to carry this out, by writing letter to all tho maayors- of tlho cities. "I have positivo informtion thatt .Florence, Atdersotn, Ablbeville, U reet ville, Spartanburg and othert place s in the State are doing what I think Charleston should do- assisting tho constabulary in overy wiay possible. I have the positive stat.ement. of the mayor of the city of Uolunlbia tlint they will at any time direct the po licomon to assist the Stato ('oustal in making raids and bronking up (ie illicit sales of li(tn)r. "The city polico of Charleston h.s all along had a special raiding ttqiei; and the chief said ho stu)ptosed the police would ho available for the constables whenover vantecd. Thi-+, and this only, has boon what other places hav done to help the con stables." "There were no actresses in Shako speare's day," remarkod the trito person. "Vell," answered the om1inent emotional star with ia toss of her head, "thero are mighty few of us now."-Wanshinglton Star. Friend-Vhat made the boos dis chargo you? Drug Clerk-When I clonUed ilto window I put in a now shoot of fly paper and throw away the old one with all the dead Ilies on it.--Puck. A woman is "sweetly roasonable" when she is roasonably sweet. I'O BE GIVEN AWAY! ON Tuesday, a Jtuly 30th, AT g 9.30 A. M. '9' ground has an equal 9 culator or spectator; 9! he FREE LOT, and ike a chance. Gall ~nd get ticket. ce on the Ramage or 9' just east of the city,~ within easy walking N house. This se ctio n i' the coming part of N vs high and is filled N Sold at Auction, i easy that any one jg ~wner. We only ask g ~H, and give you 12 % alance, with interest g erred payments. lie Home Seeker, i (1 this, 110 doubt, will be the last yat 0old prices. Th~Ie T1wo New v ,ill malhk( every piece of p)rop)erty muddeon jump... JR CHANCE,@ strike a bargain in a safe in. erybody'n adlvico. D)ecido for iko. Lot your surplus carnings i0 CA RR IAG ES @ 9 ig of sale. It costs nothing to 9 , the Court House at ti A. M. dj JuIy 30th, f ho morin ity of shade, and olveryb)ody is 9 9.30 A. M. is Lot Day in New-.9 id Improvement Co. i, I! LPS, President. 9 tative, Newberry H otel CHAIlRMAN II J. WILLIAMS. VIP; TI:.15s A;()OUV 'rill- ti 5'1;NsAI:Y nlu'ni U. lI.) It'fol(da tho Acthim of hiIn ltott t aIg h trl IdI clr.rt c thatt 111ey 11tcvo nit "hnt" ni or th.i-r "'.A stulm>intitin" Y-t. [Nw \tvtind Contrior, 2:ird.) M1r. . J1. W\illiam', ch>cirIImn of tho lcr! cf dlirectOr; of iho Statt diis . :t r t., v,:ai. inl Chatrl,";ton I1ast ir;lit, a r ha'vitig spetit afw days oin the IHlt' of ('allmts, an1d wilI go to Angt1;1:a this mcrninig. M1r. W\illiams whtt st)o;what".11brownt1 hiv his 1;oa AidO O: l1ritntlt't, buit aII hI o 1a I 'n .j'>yecl tho vist. VIIry mnucIhut a l>po very p>loat;antly of tho re:'ort, and1 t ho times ho had enIjoyod in tho surf. 110 had thought, to drop in at tho Charlostont hotel anid ('ct i fow hour,' Aolp bofore start ig for homlo, bulit a rolortor of 'Tho Nows and l'oirier was watitlng in tho lobby for htiml andlll Sul(cctedlt 1 inl getting him to talk on tho tatus of disponsary nuittors inl Charlostion. Mlr. \Williauu said that, all well infOrmled menI1 muSt 110w that tho illledillto causo that led the Stato board to tako up tho mat t er vas tho doormlincd inIdis4positiol of Charl.A toi jurios to inilet punishmeiont upon the vRiRaors of the diHpensary law. Iii lroof of this ho cited the fact that at the recent term of the Court of Sessions only -one truo bill wats found by tho grand jury out of sixty in. dictlents placod in its hantd and that only after tho witness had )een1 broughit before the grand jury urdcr i beincll warrant. Unlor soctionl J of the dispensary law the St ato board could niot roasonably be expected to Ionger tolerato such a condlition of affairl. "I vouldl not now have ialything to say, pteindig the action of city council, but for tho fact that, the mayor has shown his intent ion to pay no further attenltiont to the enforce. mtnnt of the lispensary law by dis clargimg from dispentiary duty the four sploci(l dipensary policemen, formerly employed by the city to en forco that law. I tako that to mnUlRtl that if the St ato autloritiot do not do what can bo done to auppross tihe illicit 81110 of liquor hero that nothiltg whatover will ho doiio. It alords the State board no pleasuro to do inythmig tending to cripple the linan. cial or moral mturestH of the city of Charleston, bat, on the contrary, we aro rady to do anything within the law that, would promoto her in. torests. As an evidonceo of that frct tho Staito b)oard dlid ntot~ wit!'old( from th1e cit.y her shaire of dispensary profits until sho0 had boon given a fullI hlearinig. 'o h i mayor antd chief oIf upo us1 18fh( Rnd madlI a very at rong pro senitat ion of ai very w(eRak casto. Th'io closinig remnarks4 of Ih ma) iyor woro as follows: 'Mayor Smlyt aid1i lie would be glad if thio bioard would forulato1( vl i w atisggenitions1 it had1(, antd lie would Iho glad to talox thiem to Cnarlestoni or to havoW thiemt sont to him atI CJharloston.' "T'his is9 a spfecific re<ju ttt thait the Stato board indicato ini its Iuling just, whatt wvould bO expeted of tho city goveritncent as to an im provo monelt of prosenit cond(lit ions, and1( in answe'r wo3 suggested that theo city goJvernmRfent tako steps to inflict pun-1 ishmn)Rt upon01 the violators of tihe dispe01-nry law in the shap11 of ani N'ow thel Stato boardt isi not wet(dded to anmy part11iculaur p)1lan, as th at is a miatte oi (f locail con1cern, which we loa.vo) to fthe city to solve for itself. We sought in (overy way that we could to extract from Messrs. Smfythl and Boylo a prois0eiH tha1t somethintg wouIld bo (10no to bIring atboult ani im1. p)rovemenoit, but wVo utterly failed. They objetod to the ordinance p)lanR that we suggested anud failed to su1g gent any plan of their own. In fact, the~ situaRtioni is that they appeared before us andio admitted that thie law wasH not enforcd as we(ll as it couldI be and refused to p)~rmise to (do bet ter. - "Mr.lJorvoy shiows in his article of some0 days. ago that while the roe tropolitan police system was on 'in Chiarleston a great many convict,ions wore had, but now wa 8na t. ther the act ion of thlo Statli boarl. W1'e think that Mayor SnyhI itul Id have tutd at promsllti to p)rot oet tho bu,i 11(' in 1t1terestli of lho cit inall(l COtuntl' of Charleton by impl rovvd elforce montt of tho dli:pensa;:ry lav, as thli4 is tho onlIy way iby which tht1 Stato boatrdl (!nn com1o to the a,;!;It:nco of (hAlrlesto; , 1 ("tmi';t of (th ; w, that ther, i, no rltr o' iitn of ltat by' whiti th1"l at' h 'ardA t wtt ( iftthhoh lte c0;1n1y rt'eit. t i thet c0oniltraryv, '11h law },rovitil"i that; int e.t.' tht' atht or ilieM of any city fail to leomplish it, Inf,rc ntli it h Ilft O t h h roits'ilto of ithe city to he h ial n i d ot n the c.u1 nt11y roft l ,iIt. lit thi itdirv(it way the fai rc of tim county comiu toeo1 thir diiy bin a hardship uponu thtaxptyat l:; of th1t1 city. A citiznl of CharluoIC reli(o to ie )om11 days itlp> thatlt. tho 111i est ('l1 mitt of toe cit.y con1rollotd iitt ioi lies;. If that i:; a facet, (which it. is hard for ilo to b oliove,) tho intoroois of tho bUsinOHH mon of Carlsft aro in at sad1 plight.. Evon unde(lr thet present lax enforoeit of the olaw hoere tho indications4 now ita tllltret tho Cliy'H and county's4 profits Ithis yearn wvill applroxima t to ,,UIt, no,arly ono alf otwhich woul g to o he city. And .I hop1 itt i1 not possiblo that thi loain ma n.1 ' of the city andcl conty will hbendi thit hoolmertil to law less elomuont to tho oxtont (of losing $25,00, whwill havo to ho mtado 111 by direct taation for th(+ Sport of tho govertuo nt." Mr. WilliamnH express;oad tho ho( }e Itat C.harlostwn W ouhtl Mill remin ita pltti of Boutll Carolim and tak:o tucli s(op1u as4 will ("nablo theo itito tut thoritii=s to e"caplo itlictingf)o ally ha'crdships uon0il her. "W1 't1 havnol't lihot all of or amnnmer,ition yet,"' ho hstid, "iut if wo arc forcel to to do wto \"ill halvt to use( tho other barrol. W\'o will aaiat with intr st to -wo what will bo dlono at thi1 toi i of thet lino." lDlicsenting; thet mlattor fulrt.hor Mr. Williams iomationedl tIho fact. t.hat thor(i wasU cJnside(rahl0 dissatisifac lion horo as to th1 amount of loail protitt, iand(l statetd that if i111th l w1at1 ronsonitly enforced"( tho dtisplou. ilt)y 1 rofits"I woul hi ]Iar-goly in creaoseI, tfirtit, andc oecodi, that whlil (1 was lot it lawyer, Mr. Jit rvoy dlt(1 madlo it pretty .lr e nso that lutder (ith cont titutionl of the S111t o at por con could not bct punished1 twico for tho haino olt'ono. Now if the city WoUl 1ako hould of tho mnattor andi impono havy finOH this woutldl hatv ti oitlll(l (hff I l hei "1 li t, tx Ii l. hol ltamle oioe l tohihlicn om rSo the(! ty (r'ltrevenue, and YIf this c,an y o dnoI ll itih hrthSat conrti fromi nfittuter pun-I lefol~tl iotment. sHe sauid, tileveuIrol,thth was now tj dabingI in maltor floa concern, andr wohl a noti m1orii at. ' hoSNopy an soming-lset wus lrutn y1Okt. Aniwhatch,1. hitroug ittekyhle 'Tuill-Abe such I gloius fn.vmriil Io wonrde wha ete lk like,t ae 1 Fovue yhar fenglll o 10g Thto he's great-rn toilyu Santa C a. Ther he ustd he tyol.loiaot S oe sotlyerp ao thet laroh or Li118tol ied andrbue-yd Nhe --- la Acto liv ae theirhtime No !) r t';M ur ihn intini, l4mIt fr r,st, I'Iv N ' W Ita. ash "tun, July 2'.-With (1:0 ('x('ept iutn tf ti ' rtt l'dt tIhum1 lo1r;torms11, tho rn;ot il!)ortanit. of which, r; fur lit l(:t ai; rtpoI rts t', i o mr 1 - r,01n11 h't.;, ,tw (llitt att Nothi Plattlo, Neb)., wher(+ 100 of anl inch of rlitn fil, h Ii rl u ghA 14t tntl inhttnlt Iw h at c'tt in.1o, i I 'tl,tda ( tlh r,houlth io tiat l ,f tho (')! I )(e t. T'lho of pi( 1 ra it ) to -y a : t1 1Iatv(r e OVer1 I(l) (It. K '> ini thalt i tir'il, ntuin ing th i brty >: ,ith ('.+t!,' t iv' <b'rl!y in whichA ltom t h Itm n'it ' hat, rie to It ) d ri (a, in I h 4ierit. A hh. ufomtNt h Iiai t(r to iltct of r it at .> toliiciatlly r 'orti ,tt. Il+; lieilt'r=, ' 100) of il inch at ilrmSaiM City, aomit ratinfali inl Northt C't)Itrat \Vtx>o, niofno in Arkansats, 101110 i South IT 'xisi, ma Ialo someo it Norlhern M1inneouta. In other Ii('e' it s I t teor I ran kon lirhl ay rs i horo I1 ay v IeI i1 i 4,i I Ii0 ittl(' to r8 I's rpirt dl i IIi' 1rh itt i'. p)atche(s, allhough timI hure'(aul reiV( d1 no aNdvicr; othor th:m hthos(N hor.'it fore statt(d frto i itse 'tlrv'rs. TIheie strnul, h said, b rougttt only tompwo.. rary relitff Id ittl'ord lit.tlo tsn tonal( toe vii til)parellho groludt, wvhith atftor tho grutly protracd priodo of dlroughtt noedla gonral rain. Atcording to p)r!soie .nicit indcto tho1rc :seoems to o eto p)ru;sptct of Hultl ai downpoilr for the nexl two diays at Iest. y lviynd.hat inni o ollicittnfi will not mlako prcidictIOU-o . Utne rally 8lpoaking thto tomutfurllo! in tho iuu'pr hoftold Iiroin wore not Ho Iig1 ais yosteliay, but, utch fall.;s a ltay haveo occrritd ILha v 1boont dlt:o letir ly to local chin o.", and not. to any g inrial (illoriie in itno p)horic Conditions. Iho hIot wahlhir also cont-inuo in tho Northwest, I ismacitt k, N.:D., ro.. porting ai rocorc-breatkin; Iltlora (tr0o of 1 l dgt freo';(. IhiefroI li ) prospoet of rolioi from provailing c11nditions8 itn tht cltral vtalloyH ani to mtidl Wet1'tl, and Forolteator I'rankiylil to-night ropotH hi:3 ftrcatsi of cotinuc warm twothsr with light nd ;ctotorod thtundeor storIn for that Hionto. I'ht only atins indicated a1tr local thunde r howorrt in tho Souho"thern Stats oad Iiolky t lointain oction. Iil Il it gooti D E.lO,"T ,43ii( (li[ lf. o'tNlco" INwoifl;.'\pen >Ir,( tpi,,? A ' 1, u- 1 ul'a yn,n . grhedt+t on by all t,o deipnlttit 11.85 'ahiniglon, el lidy '2. --Tho Sta{ tl' tirin t('1 we.'(ivI'd at dikptch today