UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT-FOREIGN CONSULS-Continued. German Empire-Karl Bunz, 11 Broadway. Italy Giovanri Branchi, 35 Broadway. Orange Free State, South Africa-Chas, D. Pierce, Paraguay-Felix Aucaigne, 309 Broadway. Portugal-Luis Augusto de Moura Pinto de Aze- Russia-Wladimir Teplow, 17 State st. Salvador--Ernesto Schernikow, C., 18 Broadway. Spain-Jose de Navarro y Lopez de Ayala, 18 Sweden-See Norway. Switzerland-Jacques Bertschmann, C.,69 Beaver st. Uruguay-Thomas A. Eddy, C., 25 Broad st. (9) The position of the "Brooklyn" on the morning of July 3, 1898, at the time of the exit of the Spanish vessels from the harbor of Santiago. The circumstances attending, the reasons for, and the incidents resulting from the turning of the "Brooklyn" in the direction in which she turned at or about the beginning of the action with said Spanish vessels, and the possibility of thereby colliding with or endangering any other of the vessels of the United States fleet, and the propriety of Commodore Schley's conduct in the premises. (10) The circumstances leading to, and the incidents and results of, a controversy with Lieutenant Albon C. Hodgson, U. S. Navy, who, on July 3, 1898, during the battle of Santiago, was navigator of the "Brooklyn,' relation to the turning of the "Brooklyn"; also the colloquy at that time between Commodore Schley and Lieutenant Hodgson and the ensuing correspondence between them on the subject thereof, and the propriety of the conduct of Admiral Schley in the premises. THE SCHLEY COURT OF INQUIRY. In July, 1901, the newspapers printed extracts | Schley's conduct in the premises. from Edgar Stanton Maclay's "History of the Navy," wherein the author severely criticised Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley for his conduct durIng the Spanish war. The wide publicity given to the strictures, and the fact that it was announced that the history had been adopted as a text book at the United States Naval Academy, led Admiral Schley to take official notice of the matter. On July 22 he wrote to the Secretary of the Navy, calling attention to the criticisms made of him in Maclay's history, and adding, "I think the time has now come to take such action as may bring this entire matter under discussion." Following this the Secretary of the Navy immediately ordered a Court of Inquiry to investigate the conduct of Admiral Schley during the war with Spain. The following officers were selected to compose the Court: Admiral George Dewey, Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, and Rear Admiral Andrew E. K. Benham. Admiral Kimberly requested to be relieved on account of ill health, and he was succeeded by Rear Admiral Henry L. Howison. Capt. The foregoing specific directions were given priSamuel C. Lemly was appointed Judge Advocate, marily for the information and guidance of the and the court was ordered to convene at the Wash-court, but did not limit or restrict the scope of ington Navy Yard on Sept. 22. The precept issued its inquiry into the entire matter," the investo Admiral Dewey by Secretary Long ordered the tigation of which was asked by Admiral Schley. court to convene at the Navy Dept., Sept. 12, or as soon thereafter as practicable. Special attention was called to the following points upon which the court was directed to report: in Rear Admiral Schley was informed of his right to be present, either in person or by counsel, during the investigation, to cross examine witnesses, and to offer evidence before the court, (1) His conduct in connection with the events of should he so desire, and the court could at any the Santiago campaign. (2) The circumstances at-time grant to others interested and entitled theretending, the reasons controlling, and the propriety to like privileges. of the movements of the "Flying Squadron" off At the first sessica of the court Admiral Schley Cienfuegos in May, 1898. (3) The circumstances objected to the service of Admiral Howison on the attending, the reasons controlling, and the pro-ground that the latter had expressed an opinion priety of the movements of the said squadron, in hostile to the applicant. The court declared Admiproceeding from Cienfuegos to Santiago. (4) The ral Howison to be ineligible, and he was succeeded circumstances attending the arrival of the "Flying by Rear Admiral Francis M. Ramsay. Secretary Squadron" off Santiago, the reasons for its retro- Long detailed, as assistant to Judge Advocate grade turn westward and departure from off San-Lemly, Mr. E. P. Hanna, solicitor in the office of tiago, and the propriety thereof. (5) The circumstances attending and the reasons for the disobedience by Commodore Schley of the orders of the Department contained in its dispatch dated May 25. 1898, and the propriety of his conduct in the premises. (6) The condition of the coal supply of the "Flying Squadron" on and about May 27. 1898; its coaling facilities; the necessity, if any, for, or advisability of, the return of the squadron to Key West to coal; and the accuracy and propriety of the official reports made by Commodore Schley with respect to this matter. (7) Whether or not every effort incumbent upon the command ing officer of a fleet under such circumstances was made to capture or destroy the Spanish cruiser Santiago Harbor, May 27 to 31, inclusive, and the necessity for, or advisability of, engaging the batteries at the entrance to Santiago Harbor, and the Spanish vessels at anchor within the entrance to said harbor, at the ranges used, and the propriety of Commodore Schley's conduct in the premises. (8) The necessity, if any, for, and advisability of, withdrawing at night the "Flying Squadron" from the entrance to Santiago Harbor to a distance at sea, if such shall be found to have been the case; the extent and character of such withdrawal; and whether or not a close or adequate blockade of said harbor, to prevent the escape of the enemy's vessels therefrom, was established, and the propriety of Commodore "Colon" as she lay at anchor in the entrance to the Judge Advocate of the Navy Department. Admiral Schley was represented by the following attorneys: Judge Jere M. Wilson, Isidor Raynor and Captain James Parker. Early in the proceedings Judge Wilson died, and the bulk of the defense fell upon Mr. Raynor. The sessions of the court continued until Nov. 7, when adjournment was ordered. Upward of 75 witnesses were examined, including almost every officer of advanced rank who took part in the campaign on the south coast of Cuba. On Dec. 13, 1901, Admiral Dewey submitted the findings of the court to Secretary Long. There Benham and Ramsay, and one signed by Admiral were two reports, one signed by Rear Admirals Dewey, condemnation of Rear Admiral Schley, but the The majority report was, in the main, a latter was given the credit for the naval victory of July 3, by Admiral Dewey. The opinion of the court was as follows: Commodore Schley, in command of the Flying Squadron, should have proceeded with utmost dispatch off Cienfuegos, and should have maintained a close blockade of that port. He should have endeavored, on May 23, at Cienfuegos, to obtain information regarding the Spanish squadron by communicating with the insurgents at the place designated in the memorandum delivered to him at 8:15 A. M. of that date. He should have proceeded from Cienfuegos to THE SCHLEY COURT OF INQUIRY-Continued. Santiago de Cuba with all dispatch, and should His conduct during the battle of July 3 was have disposed his vessels with a view of intercept- self-possessed, and he encouraged, in his own pering the enemy in any attempt to pass the Flying son, his subordinate officers and men to fight Squadron. He should not have delayed the squad- courageously. ron for the "Eagle." He should not have made the retrograde turn westward with his squadron. He should have promptly obeyed the Navy Department's order of May 25, He should have endeavored to capture or destroy the Spanish vessels at anchor near the entrance of Santiago harbor on May 29 and 30. He did not do his utmost with the force under his command to capture or destroy the "Colon" and other vessels of the enemy which he attacked on May 31. By commencing the engagement on July 3 with the port battery, and turning the "Brooklyn" around with port helm, Commodore Schley caused her to lose distance and position with the Spanish vessels especially with the "Viscaya" and "Colon." The turn of the "Brooklyn" to starboard was made to avoid getting her into dangerous proximity to the Spanish vessels. The turn was made towards the "Texas." and caused that vessel to stop and to back her engines to avoid collision. Admiral Schley did injustice to Lieut.-Commander A. C. Hodgson in publishing only a portion of the correspondence which passed between them. Commodore Schley's conduct in connection with the events of the Santiago campaign prior to June 1, 1898, was characterized by vacillation, dilatoriness and lack of enterprise. His official reports regarding the coal supply and the coaling facilities of the Flying Squadron were inaccurate and misleading. Admiral Dewey's separate statement was as fol lows: In the opinion of the undersigned the passage from Key West to Cienfuegos was made by the Flying Squadron with all possible dispatch, Commodore Schley having in view the importance of arriving off Cienfuegos with as much coal as possible in the ships' bunkers, The blockade of Cienfuegos was effective. Commodore Schley, in permitting the steamer Adula to enter the port of Cienfuegos, expected to obtain information concerning the Spanish squadron from her when she came out. The passage from Cienfuegos to a point about 22 miles south of Santiago was made with as much dispatch as was possible while keeping the squadron a unit. The blockade of Santiago was effective. Commodore Schley was the senior officer of our squadron off Santiago when the Spanish squadron attempted to escape on the morning of July 3, 1898. He was in absolute command and is entitled to the credit due to such commanding officer for the glorious victory which resulted in the total destruction of the Spanish ships. George Dewey, Admiral, U. S. N. Secretary Long, on Dec. 21, approved of the findings of fact and the opinion of the full court; also the recommendation that no further proceedings be had. NICARAGUA CANAL. construction of the canal were introduced. Sen- Under authority of the act of March 3, 1899, known as the River and Harbor act, the President appointed a Commission to investigate and report upon the feasibility of a canal across the Isthmus of Panama. The Isthmian Commission was composed of the following members: Rear-Admiral John G. Walker, U. S. Navy, Pres.; Samuel Pasco, Alfred Noble, George S. Morison, Col. Peter C. Hains, Corps of Engineers. U. S. Army; William H. Burr, Lieut.-Col. Oswald H. Ernst, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; Lewis M. Haupt, Emory R. Johnson, Lieut.-Com. Sidney A. Staunton, U. S. Navy, Sec. It was directed to make an "investiRepresentative Hepburn, Chairman of the House gation of any and all practicable routes for a Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. canal across said Isthmus of Panama, and partic- introduced a canal bill, which was also favorably ularly to investigate the two routes known, re- reported upon. It authorized the President spectively, as the Nicaraguan route and the Pana-acquire from Costa Rica and Nicaragua control of ma route, with a view to determining the most practicable and feasible route for such canal, together with the proximate and probable cost of constructing a canal at each of two or more of said routes." route. In Dec., 1901, the Isthmian Commission made its report to the President, favoring the Nicaragua The estimated time for the completion of the work was six years after its beginning, exclusive of two years for the period of preparation, It was estimated that eight years of work, and two years of preparation would be required to finish up the Panama Canal. The total length of the Nicaragua route from sea to sea is 183.66 miles; the total length of the Panama route is 49.09 miles. The cost of constructing a canal by the Nicaragua route and of completing the Panama Canal, without including the cost of acquiring the concessions from the different governments, was estimated by the Commission as follows: Nicaragua, $189,864,062; Panama, $144,233,358. To the latter item was added $40,000,000 as the cost of acquiring rights and property of the new Panama Canal Co. The Commission added: "The total amount for which the company offers to sell and transfer its canal property to the United States is $109,141,500. This, added to the cost of completing the work, makes the whole cost of a canal by the Panama route $253.374,858, while the cost by the Nicaragua route is $189,864.062, a difference of $63,510,796 in favor of the Nicaragua route. In each case there must be added the cost of obtaining the use of the territory to be occupied and such other privileges as may be necessary for the construction and operation of the canal in perpetuity." Following the presentation of this report to Congress. a number of bills providing for the to such territory as might be required for a canal. The limit of the project was placed at $180,000,000, of which $10,000,000 was made immediately available. During the Summer and Fall of 1901 Secretary of State Hay and Lord Pauncefote, the British Amba.sador, negotiated a convention to facilitate the construction of a ship canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It was intended to supersede the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and make the way clear for the United States to construct, operate and control an isthmian canal. The convention was signed at Washington Nov. 18, 1901, and was sent to the Senate by the President on Dec. 4. It was ratified by the Senate Dec. 17, by a vote of 72 to 6. The United States of America and His Majesty Edward the Seventh of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King and Emperor of India, being desirous to facilitate the construction of a ship canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, by whatever route may be considered expedient, and to that end to remove any objection which may arise out of the convention of the 19th of April, 1850, commonly called the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, to the construction of such canal under the auspices of the Government of the United States, without impairing the "general principle" of neutralization established in Article VIII of that convention, have for that purpose appointed as their plenipotentiaries: The President of the United States, John Hay. Secretary of State of the United States of America. And His Majesty Edward the Seventh of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and 1902] THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE ALMANAC. NICARAGUA CANAL-Continued. of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King. | of such vessels through the canal shall be effected I. The high contracting parties agree that the present treaty shall supersede the afore-mentioned convention of the 19th April, 1850. of the II It is agreed that the canal may be constructed of the Government under the auspices United States either directly at its own cost, or by gift or loan of money to individuals or corporations, or through subscription to or purchase of stock or shares, and that, subject to the provisions of the present treaty, the said government shall have and enjoy all the rights incident to such construction, as well as the exclusive right of providing for the regulation and management of the canal. III. The United States adopts, as the basis of the neutralization of such ship canal, the following rules, substantially as embodied in the convention of Constantinople, signed Oct. 28, 1888, for the free navigation of the Suez Canal, that is to say: 1. The canal shall be free and open to the vessels of commerce and of war of all nations observing these rules, on terms of entire equality. so that there shall be no discrimination against any such nation, or its citizens or subjects, in respect to the conditions or charges of traffic, or otherwise. Such conditions and charges of traffic shall be just and equitable. Prizes shall be in all respects subject to the 5. The provisions of this article shall apply to 6. The plant, establishments, buildings, and all IV. It is agreed that no change of territorial 2. The canal shall never be blockaded, nor shall The United States. any right of war be exercised nor any act of maintain such tility be committed within it. however, shall be at liberty to military police along the canal as may be necessary to protect it against lawlessness and disorder. 3. Vessels of war of a belligerent shall not revictual nor take any stores in the canal except so far as may be strictly necessary; and the transit THE UNITED STATES NAVAL There is allowed at the Academy one naval calet for every member of or delegate to the House for the District of Coof Representatives, one lumbia and ten at large. The course is six years. four years at the academy and two years at sea, at the expiration of which time the cadet returns to the academy for final graduation and the district then becomes vacant. Appointments to fill all vacancies that may occur during a year in the lower grades of the Line and Engineers Corps of the Navy and of the Marine Corps are made from the naval cadets, graduates of the year, in the order appointof merit as determined by the Academic Board of At least fifteen the Naval Academy. ments from such graduates are made each year. Surplus graduates who do not receive such appointments are given a certificate of graduation, an honorable discharge and one year's sea pay. The Secretary of the Navy, after March 5 in each that notifies each member and delegate of the year. any vacancy House of Representatives of The nomination to fill the of exists in his district. vacancy is made upon the recommendation the member or delegate, if such recommendation is made by the first day of July of that year; but if it is not made by that time the Secretary of the Navy fills the vacancy by appointment of an actual resident of the district in which the vacancy exists, who has been for at least two The candiyears immediately preceding the date of his appointment a resident of the district. date allowed for the District of Columbia and candidates appointed at large are selected by the All President. Candidates must be residents of the nominated. from which they are districts and well formed candidates must be between the ages of 15 and 20 physically sound, years, of robust constitution. Examinations are held on If dates fall on Sunday May 15th and Sept. 1st. Candidates enter the then the Monday following. academy immediately after passing examinations. They are examined mentally in reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, geography and English gramplane United States history, world's history, almar. gebra, through quadratic equations and Whenever any naval cadet shall have geometry. finished four years of his undergraduate course of V. The present treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by His Britannic Majesty; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington or at London at the earliest possible time within six months from the (Nov. 18, 1901.) date hereof. ACADEMY, ANNAPOLIS, MD. the the succeeding appointment may be six years, made from his congressional district or at large. The appointees to follow the two classes of cadets now at sea may enter the Academy during the present year and those to succeed the class which to enter is now finishing its four years of study shall be March + next, (Act of Congress, Academy during the year 1901. Each cadet is required to sign artiappointed before cles by which he binds himself to serve in the June 7, 1900.) United States Navy eight years (including his time of probation at the Naval Academy), unless The pay of a naval cadet is $500 a year, commencing at date of his admission. sooner discharged. Superintendent, Commander Richard Wainwright, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Result of the War in China. In the closing weeks of Dec., 1900, the so-called joint note of the Powers interested in the Chinese situation growing out of the Boxer uprising was presented to the representatives of the Imperial Chinese court. Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching. the murder of legation officials, that reparation In brief this join note provided that proper reparshould also be made wherever foreign cemeteries ation should be made to Germany and Japan for rescue of the Peking legations and in the restorahad been desecrated, that heavy indemnities be paid to the Powers which had taken part in the tion of order throughout the empire, that arms or other war material should not be imported except with the Boxer outrages should be severely punishunder certain restrictions, that officials connected sea should be destroyed and that the department of After a good ed, that the forts lying between Peking and the foreign affairs should be reformed in accordance were subwith the suggestions of the Powers. deal of parleying these propositions to Germany and dispatched from China stantially agreed to. The final acts of reparation occurred in Sept., 1901, when expiatory missions tries the regrets of the Chinese Emperor because Japan, conveying to the emperors of those counof the assassinations of Baron Von Ketteler and Secretary Sugyama. were UNITED STATES TREASURY. RECEIPTS. were Object. tween U. S. and Spain Treasury Department The revenues of the Government from all sources Treaty obligations befor year ended June 30, 1901, were $699.316,530. The expenditures for the same period $621.598.546, showing a surplus of $77.717,984. In addition to the revenues collected during the Salaries and expenses.... year and the amounts received on the indebted-Independent Treasury.... ness of Pacific railroads, the cash in the Treasury was increased $1.550 from the issue of 4 per cent. bonds in liquidation of interest accrued on refunding certificates converted during the year. The securities redeemed on account of the sinking fund were as follows: Funded loan of 191 continued at 2 p. c. 21,705,250.00 National bank notes 5.743,569.00 Loan of 1904 Loan of 1908-1918 Premium on bonds exchanged-Funded loan of 1907 Loan of 1904 Loan of 1908-1918 Mints and assay offices... reve nues.. 7,713.418.82 Refunding customs de- 7.718.057.34 5.257.980.91 245.726.34 3.029.934.37 *441.434.97 5,420,584.83 Claims under Bowman 6.979.28 and Tucker acts... Buffalo Exposition Epidemic diseases 156,896.39 Credits in settlement of $56,484,690.73 Sal, and exp. Fish Com. 473,236.85 11.370.17 National Museum 240,096.46 17.478.93 Zoological Park Smithsonian Institute 2,738,882.85 Refunding customs rev 108,657.75 enue collected from 1,496,090.41 1,496.090.41 123,216.81 1 George Washington 2 John Adams 3 Thomas Jefferson. 4 James Madison 5 James Monroe. 6 John Quincy Adams. 7 Andrew Jackson.. 8 Martin Van Buren 9 William Henry Harrison. 10 John Tyler.. 11 James K' ox Polk. 12 Zachary Taylor.. 13 Millard Filmore 24 Grover Cleveland Pan-American Exposition Statistics. The financial report of the auditors of the Exposition shows the total liabilities of the company to be $3.326.144.69 net, assuming that the assets of $146,454.15 are collectible at face. The total cost to the Exposition Co. of the Exposition, according to the report, was $8.860,757.20. The total receipts from admissions after May 1 were $2.467.066.58, and the receipts from concessions $3,011,522.59. The balance due to first mortgage bondholders is $174,979 and to second mortgage bondholders $500,000, both of which are included in the liabilities as given. were Democrat Republican Longfellow's 1789 Dec. 14, 1799 1797 July 4, 18:26 1801 July 4, 18:26 1809 June 28, 1836 1817 July 4, 1831 1825 Feb. 23, 1848 1829 June 8, 1845 1837 July 24, 1862 1841 April 4, 1841 1841 Jan. 17, 1862 1845 June 15, 1849 1849 July 9, 1850 1850 Mar. 9, 1874 1853 Oct 8, 1869 1857 June 1, 1868 1861 April 15, 1865 1865 July 31, 1875 1869 July 23, 1885 1877 Jan. 17, 1893 1881 Sept. 19, 1881 1881 Nov. 18, 1886 1985 Living, 1889 Mar. 13, 1901 1893 Living. 1897 Sept. 14, 1901 1901 Living. Home. The Longfellow mansion at Portland, Me.. was built in 1785 by General Peleg Wadsworth, grandfather of the poet. A third story was added to the original two stories in 1826. Unaltered since, it is now surrounded by business blocks on three sides. Upon the recent death of its last occupant, Mrs. Anna Longfellow Pierce, a sister of Longfellow, it became the. property of the Maine Historical Society, upon condition that the house be kept in its present form and a memorial hall be erected in connection therewith. |