The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, October 25, 1901, Image 1
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL. NOKKOUv , NKHHASKA , 1-'IIIAY ! ) , OCTOIIKli 2.'i , MIDI. Testifies in His Own Behalf in Naval Court of Inquiry. BEGINS STORY OF CAMPAIGN Only Demonstration Is When the Witness - ness Repeats the Pledge He Gave Sampson of Being Always Loyal. Big Crowd Is Present. Washington , Oct. 25. Admiral Schloy yesterday took the stand In his own behalf at the court of Imiulry which Is Investigating his conduct as comrnander-ln-chlot of the Hying sijuad ron during the Santiago campaign He was summoned a few minutes after the court convened at 2 o'clock for the afternoon session and when the court adjourned at 4 o'clock ho appar cntly had only gotten well under way In his testimony. The admiral gave o careful and detailed narrative of al1 the events of the campaign up to the battle of Santiago. Ho had not reached the stage of his testimony whoio he will toll of the battle when the court adjourned for the day. The audience which listened to his recital was by far the largest which has yet gathered In the gunners' work shop , whore the court sits. All the reserved seats wore occupied , as weie the seats sot apan for the public at large. In the roar ol the room stood probably as many pee pie as tound seats , se-ores of mon and women standing upon tables , chairs and In the wlnelows , In fact , anywhere Irom which they could see the court There was no appearance of dornon stratlon of any kind during the udml ial's recital. On the contiary , the b. silence was almost unbroken , except . lor the sound of the witness's own voice. Only once was there a stir Ir the room which Indicated any feellng on the part of the listeners. That was when the admlial , detailing bis con versatfon with Admiral Sampson Ir the cabin of the Now York at Kej West , told how he had assured the commander-ln-chlof of fealty to him When the court adjourned for the daj many of the spectators pressed for ward and shook the admiral's hand. Says Slgsbee Was Wrong. Admiral Schley related the inciden of Captain SIgbbce's coming on board the Brooklyn from the St. Paul , saying the visit had impressed itself vivieU : xipon his mind. "The first thing asked Slgsbee when he came over the side , and I want to say belore I make this statement , that I do not believe Captain Slgsbee would misstate any thing for his commission. I do no uellevo that he is capable of statlrifc what Is not true. I think in this in stance , his recollection is at fault , am not his veracity. I said to him , 'Cap tain , have you got the Dons in here ? He said , 'No. They arc not in here I have been In very close. ' He sale ] 'They are not bore ! they are only re ported hero. ' I said to him , 'Have anj of the other vessels soon thorn , the Yale or the Minneapolis ? ' lie said 'No , they have not ; they have assuree me so , ' and upon that was the assui ance to which I referred \\hen I spoke ot the .ibsuranco of sucl' men as Wlbo and Jewell , and Sigsheo. "My habit of life , not only in prin cipal command of a squadron , but alsc in command of a ship , was to assume the responsibility and the danger o censure of any movement , but I wa never willing under any ciroums tance * to be a participant in glorlo that I would not divide. That wa the general principle upon which acted In this matter. I did not call an counsel of war. The Information which those people gave led me t infer that the telegraphic Information was a ruse , similar to that which wa telegraphed from Cadiz that the squac ron had returned to Capo Verde. " At this point Admiral Sehlev do ecrlbod the movements of the squad ron about Santiago , saying that he ha concluded that the move eastward t bo unwlbo. It would not have boo wise to uncover Santiago. Ho sal that thotr movements every momen of the day wore ? Known In Havana. Dilemma of Merrimac. "Just as wo approached Santiago o the 2Gth the collier Merrimac , whic had boon , giving us a good deal o trouble , broke down. I determine that an unmanageable collier was no a very prefer able thing to have wit the squadron it wo met the enornj so I first determined to send her t Key West with the Yale. It then oc curred to rno that If I sent her to Kc West and she was taken wo would b out a collier and the Spanish , If the were outside , would be In so muc coal. So 1 determined therefore o this movement to the westward 1 the meantime , Inquiring as to the : oa supply of each ot those ships. " Continuing his discussion o' * .h coaling situation , Admiral Schley sal that a supply was necessary. Th enemy wculel not come toward th Americans , but would go in the othc direction. Speaking of the colllo Morrimnc'B breaking down , ho sale this accident rendered coaling out o the question. "I don't believe an prudent commander would have a tempted to send a ship alongside a uninovablo collier to tnko coal. Th risk would bo too groat. The rospor elblllty was mine , and It was too grea to take. " With reference ) to the arrival of th Harvard on the 27th and his confo cnro with Can > " 'n ' Cotton. Adrnl"1 I jj . reporting In posltt\ 'S0 sorico of the enemy n. Santlagt * . " 1 novcr saw It. " lie said , with In torn1 ? ! e'liincstness. "I ni'vor saw It , ami I tun Bliro that Cotton never delivered It to inn. If ho had donu BO It would Lo among my papers and It would have burnt Itself Into rny memory , HO that I never could have fet gotten It. " Admlial Schley also relerrod again to his conversation with Captain Me- Cnlla , saying that MeCalla did not tea tll'y to the whole conversation , ami then discussed his dispatch to the navy department regarding the ells- oheyaneo of orders. Ho said I hat us translated this message was cm'irtlnl ly different from the dispatch as lui had liami'd It. Ho eontcneled that there had been no dlsohoyance ; that he had complied with onlera In returnIng - Ing to Santiago and held that the proper construction of his dispatch would relieve him of this charge. GOES OVER NIAGARA FALLS. Mrs. Annie Edson Taylor Makes Trip In a Barrel and Survives. Niagara Falls , N. Y. , Oct. 25. Mrs Annie Kelson Taylor , 50 years of ago , went over Niagara Falls on the Cana ellan Hide yestciday and survived , n teat never hotoro accomplished , and , In fact , never before attempted except In suicide. She made the trip In n barrel. Not only did she survive , bill she escaped without a broken bone , her only apparent Injuries being n bcalp wound one anel one-half Inches long , a slight concussion of the brain some shock to her nervous system and bruises about the body. Mrs. Taylor's trip covered a mile's ride through the Canadian rapids be lore she reached the brink of the prec iplce. Her barrel , staunch as a ban el could bo made , was twirled and buf leted thiough those dclltlons watarn but escaped berlous contact with the locks. As It passed through tlu smoother , swifter waters that rtishci ! over Into the abyss It rode in an al most perpendicular position , with lit upper end half out ol the water. Af It passed over the brink It iode at an angle of about 15 degrees on the outer surface of the deluge anel descended as gracefully as a barrel can descend to the white , foaming waters 158 feet below. It could not be seen as It struck the water because of the spray but in loss than a minute after It struck the water it was scon on the water below. It was can led swlttlj down to the Maid of the Mist landing where It Moated so close to the shore that It was reached by means of n p6lt and hook and drawn up on the rocks The woman said she would never do li again , but that she was not sorry that she had clone it , "If It would help her financially. " The barrel In which Mrs. Taylor i made the Journey Is 4 1-2 toot high i and about 3 toot in diameter. A leather harness and cushions inside protcctee her body. Air was obtained througl a rubber tube connected with a small opening near the top of the barrel. Mrs. Taj lor Is n school teacher and recently came here liom 13ay City , Mich. WORTHLESS CHECKS ABOUND. Swindler Working Under Name ol Nichols Operates in town Towns. Cedar Rapids , la. , Oct. 25. Secretary tary Dlnwlddio ot the State Hankers association has received notification ol the swindling operations of borne per son issuing checks signed J. C. Nich ols , drawn on the First National banl of Sioux City. Sometimes ho slgnt with a rubber stamp and faomctimo ; with a pen. Ho has secured rnone > on those chocks at Sheldon , Rock Val ley , Spencer , Sanborn , Clear Lake ami Waverly. All of the chocks thus tar 1 Issued by him have boon payable tc Charles Glbhlng. The checks aie pronounced 1 nouncod worthless. There Is an epl domic of this kind of swindling in lowe at the piesont time. Money has boor secured at Oskaloosa , Dos Moines Corning and Cedar Rapids. Hot Fight Over Color Line , St. Joseph , Oct. 21. Colored wonrej are trying to gain membership In tin Federation of Women's clubs of Mis sourl and In ooiibcauerico there Is t hot fight In the state- convention which Is now being held hero. Stronf Iceling was manifested yestcidaj when the subject was informally dis cussed. It will come up in regular or der today , and It the proposition te admit colored women carries , whole sale desertions of members Is throat ened. PreliViik. . The P.oareler I piote.st against drink Ing any such water as this. It h posi tively wann ! The Lady of the House Gracious , man ! That's not water ! That's jour . - ofte'e ! SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. Seven mon were Injured , two ol them probably fatally , In a collision of a Pittsburg and Western freight with a work train at Kent , O. Dr. Hham W. Thomas Thursday re signed as pastor of the People's church of Chicago , nn Institution with which ho has boon / ormcctcd Ipr 21 yeai s. Ono trainman was killed ami twc others woio Injured soilously In n tall end collision between a passenger train and u helper engine near Peters burg , N. D. Frederick D. Sargent , proprietor ol restaurants In St. Paul , Milwaukee ane ) Omaha and interested largely In rnln Ing In Minnesota , dropped dead In the Grand Opera house nt St. Paul nt V Missionaries Open Communica tion With Stone Abductors. ARE READY TO TALK BUSINESS Actual Negotiations for the Ransom Not Reported Washington Pleased With the News Officials Continue Their Efforts. Constantinople' . Oct. 25. The mis Blomules who are opeiatlng fiom Sam oUov. Mulgaila. are at last In touct with the brigands who abducted Mlsi lOllen Stone and her companion , Mme Tsllku , ace-oidlng to dispatches ro colvod hero today , though whether no gotlatlons for the ransom have been actually opened Is not dlsc-Iosed. The missionaries on the spot are expected to conclude the business with the ut most dispatch , Washington , Oct. 25. The news thai the missionaries operating horn Hill garla are In touch with the brigands who abducted Miss Stone Is highly gratifying to the olllclals hoio. The > hope the Information Is correct. Nc news to that effect , henvovor , has be'on received at the state department. Tlu olllclals continue uniomlttlngly thoh offoits to secure MHH ! Store's release and today a dlspate-h was sent to Spoil cor Kddv. the secretary of the United States legation at Constantinople , nig ing that mlssionailoH got Into com rnunlcatlon with the bilgands so that the ransom could bo paid and a release lease of the missionary effected. Banquet to Pan-American Delegates Mexico City , Oct. 25. Senor Hal gosa , chairman of the Mexican delegation tion and pi o visional piesldent of tlu pan-American congicss , sent to the govoinmonts of Colombia and Verio zuola the peace telegiam agreed upor at yesterday's session. A banquet wut tendered the pan-American delegate ! last night at the palace. Among the speakois weie > Governor Hse-andon Oi the le'deral district , who alluded te Washington as the Saxon father ol free America and to Hollvnr as the Latin father of fiatornnl America Mayor Algara said the figures ot Me Klnloy and Diaz , the former draped Ir sahlo crepe , will go down Into hlstorj as the originators of this congress AGrnoral Clayton , United States nmlm * sador. spoke , piopoblng the health ol President Diaz. Presbyterians Meet In Montreal. Monti oal , Oct. 25. The scmianmia mooting of the executive committee of the western boction of the Alliance Reformed churches throughout the world holding the Picsbytorian bys torn was held hero je.sterday , dole * gates being piesent fiom all sections ot the United States ami Canada. At the afternoon session General Pi line ol Dobton announced that he had le cehed lotteib liom mlssionaile-s in the Philippines , stating that the govern rnent had handed over the control ol the educational institutions to tlu Itoman Catholic church and that Picsbyterlans were denied full le llgious liberty. A committee was in stiuctod to fully report on the matter at the Pittsburg meeting , to bo hold Ir April , 1902. Unearth Plot Against Shah. London , Oct. 25. News has boon re cclvcd bore from TVhoran , says a ells patch fiorn St. Petersburg to the Dallj Mall ot the dlscoveiy ot a serious plot against the lite ot the shah. The leaders ors of the conspiracy wore the shah't two brothers , the giand vl/Ior , Sadr Assam , and his son-in-law. The twc brotheis have boon banished for life to Ardohll. The whole rovolutionar > party , together with the higher priests , wore In the plot and all \\il bo beheaded or imprisoned for life There Is a veritable panle among tlrr people at Teheran. Victory for Clergy. Chicago , Oct. 25. Stilto hotweor the clerical and lay representatives Ir the American Missionary nssoclatlor culminated last night In a victory fo , the cleigy. The principal struggle arose over the proposition that there should ho only one corresponding secretary rotary In the association In place o three. The plan was piesontcd by C A. Hull , chairman of the o\ecutl\c cornrnlttoo , who was the acknowledged loader of the laity. The debate lasted for several hours. Finally a hallo was taken and by a bare majority th clergy won. Divorce From Dying Man. Fort Dodge. la. , Oct. 25. While he husband was lying at a lonely farm house In the country at the point o death from Internal Injuries recolvoe in a runaway , Mrs. Chris Hayno np pcared In court hero as a petitlono for a divorce. Rayno was Injured b being thown from a heavy load of lurn her , which foil upon him. Mrs. Hnyn secured the divorce on the grounds o habitual druirKenncbs. Executed by the Garrotte. Havana , Oct. 25. Andrew IlodrlgUP and Anle-etu 0 Fanlll. negro murderers ors , weio executed ye'storelay by th gnriotto. A follow prisoner acted a executioner , recohlng nil ounce o gold for each execution , together wit a reduction of six years In the term fo which ho was imprisoned. Death wore apparently instantaneous. i'iiiu ol' UK > Invsa Daunlitcin ot tinAHUM Iran KcMilntlnii ( iiinc ( o i Itico yi'vtiiriliiy with the clct'llon ol HIOHO nllliorrt : I'toHlilt nt. MIH 1C \ , .InlniHloii , NVnti'i Ion , f-t''icli\i.\ ( \ Mm WdlHliwr , Ih-H MolitKH , lilntoiltin Men. hUliinor. AnuniiiHU. 05CIN VVOliK on UuW RAILROAD. Atklnoon & Nlobrarn River Line Soon to De Completed na Fnr as Perry. I Atkinson , Ne-li. 0 < t Si ! ! The AtKln. no 11 ami Niobium Hhri rull\s.i\ \\llli n ' capital Hloe-K ol $ ! ! . ( to tun Atkinson , Holt conil ) > Ncl > lo Untie , j loyd county , Kelt , alter ItiMiiK HlioitK' y iiKltuliMl for m-uMiil ycniH IH now loliiK liullt. WoikIIH ln'Kun on tin ) oul : tliu Ill-fit ol tlilH \ \ eeltslieil Hu lorlnteiiilent of Coimtim lion A ( ) 'e-iiy anlvotl from tlu > east TliiM * uc now 100 mon atoik on tlio Ki'Hlo ) y ' 'in I tuiliiHlll In > riinnliiK ovet 2S oT the III mlloH In all on a Htnnilanl KaiiKo track , liiHteiul of u nainns KIUIKC is wan rontomplatotl at 111 Hi to Pern \oli Unrly no.\t wpiliiK the line will bo comploteil to Untie , the tormlmiH AGREE TO DIE TOGETHER. Hotel Man Makes Attempt but Fnllo Dose Fatal to Woman. Denver , Ot lifi-MiH Nellie Hard for , wllo of Philip C llanlllei , a con tiactoi of thlH city , IH dead lioin mor ihlne polHoiihiK and William P Klair leis. a I.VOHH ( Cole ) hotel mi n , IH li a hospital and may die tioin the name auseVe " \Ve ll\ed It up to die together , foi \\o loved e'lie h other and couhl nol he iimit | , " Hiilil KlandeiH , who IH n nan led man , altei the woman died ycHtciday In hl.s loom In the Mldlaiu ! lotel. Should FlandoiH letovcr he \\1I1 be chained with minder. KASSON ON RECIPROCITY. Makes Principal Speech at Illinolj Manufacturers' Banquet. Chicago. Oct. lift Six hundied IIIIH ! ne > Hs fliniHeie lepioHented at the an nual haiKinet of the llllnolH Manulai t IIIOIB' asso ( lutlonhlcli \S. IH heh liiHt o\onliiK at tlio Oiand Paclllc ho tel Theionn but one Hot npeech or the pioKiam lor tlio evening , and thai \\as by John A. KIISHOII of Iowa th < diplomat and tariff o\poit , who Hpolu 011 "lloHniOPltV " At tllr. HOHP nf Mr Kasson'H addresH reKolutloiiH wen adopted favoring prompt iiitlllcatloii o Hiicli tioatlos aH aio now bcloio tin United States ucnnto. AUTOMOBILES STILL SWIFTER Wlnton of Cleveland Beats Fournler'i Time for Ten Miles. Detroit , Oct. a. . All automobile rec ords trom one to ten miles weio broken on at the Oiosse Point track hero yesterday torday by Alexaruler Wlnton of Cleve land , who covered a mile on his blf nit-Ing maclilno In 1:0025 : , lower tri { Foiirnler's record two filths of a sec ond. Wlnton coveted the ten miles ir 11.09 Hat. and three times cllppei three filths ol a second liom Four nler's iccoid. This mark of 1 OG 2 5 caught three dlflererrt times by c-x peit timoiH , Is the fastest ever made on any tiae It by any rrrarrrrer of velrle le NEW WORLD'S RECORD. Cresceus Trots Mile on Half-MII < Track in 2:09 : 1-4. Kansas City , Oct. -Cioscc-us king ol trnttcMS , bioke the world's mile record lor a hall-mile track ye-.stenlaj at the Kansas City Driving club's park 5 the distance in 2i : U 1-1 , ellpplrif onecimuter of a secorul off bis pie vlous ictoid. He made the new iceorc In his very flist trial. The time bj quarters : 323-1 , 1.011-2 , 1 301-2 2:0 : ! ) 1-4. The track was fast and the weather conditions perfect. Bolt Captures First Prize. DCS Moines , Oct. 2. . George Hoi of nine Island , Ills. , carried off the first pri/e. with a le-eord of 25 stialgh birds to his cie-dlt In the annual hand leap bbooting tournament of the Doi Moines Gun club. Five others wt-ie tied for see end place , with 21 blrdi each. They were George Selbers o Newton , la. , James Slreelry of DI-I Moines , Goodly Hiucker of Omaha D II. Tilpp of Newton , la. , and Mr. Nidi ols of Nichols , la. They divided sot one and third moneys. China May Oppose Russia. London , Oft. 25. An oflleial toln gram fiom Wu Chang assoits , says the Shanghai correspondent of tlie Tln s , that In it-ply to the \lgorum protests of the southern vlccio.vt against the Mancbuilan agroe-nu-nt Kmperor Kwang Su asks what mcnm they would suggest to oppose Rust-la and what Is the piospect of effettlu British and Japanese support. TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD. Andrew Tapper was sentenced tc bang at Chaska , Minn. , for the rnurdui of Kosn Mixa. General Miles' annual report will op pose the icpeal of the canteen law lie declares there Is less dissipation And drunkenness now , but more closer lions. Mgr. Slmrrottl. bishop of Havana rf cehed an address trom Home to UK etfe-ct that the pope has de-eldi-il t < appoint him apostolic ek-Icgati- tin Philippines. Tory McGovern and YOUIIK C'orliott of Porner have signed articles agreement for a 2'i-round ' ehumpiun ship contest on ThanksKhlng da > at Hartford. Conn. Guy llrlght shot' and killed hi : father , Alexander Urlght. on tholt farm the miles from I-Mitlm Mo piffrllt 1. A. IjUIKAUr , U II .1011NBON , ( JANIIIKO , 'MAS H. HIM DDK. Vioic I'IIKMIDKNT ' U.O l'\Si\S\UC : AHHI OAHIIIHB The Citizens National Bank. Capital , $50,000. 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