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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
1
Secretary Long orders a court of inquiry into Admiral Schleys conduct in the Santiago naval campaign. The hearing will open in September due to heat, with open sessions and a large witness list. Schley may name witnesses and be represented by counsel. three officers will form the court.
Secretary Long, after receiving Rear Admiral Schliey s letter, moves to appoint a naval court of inquiry. He convenes Crowninshield Cowles and Lemly, with Admiral Dewey likely to preside, selecting retired officers to avoid Santiago campaign bias. The inquiry covers naval history author Maclay s criticisms and potential civil action.
Secretary Long approves Schley request for a court of inquiry to review criticisms of his conduct in the Spanish war. The court will determine records and is not a prelude to a court martial, with its personnel to be announced tomorrow. Debate continues over officer options and Maclay’s government employment.
Boston July 2 Rear Admiral Sampson says he welcomes Secretary Long to order a full investigation of the disputed matter. He asserts the charges are spurred by malice and hopes the inquiry will be thorough and reveal all acts for the people of the United States.
New York on July 4 1900 Edgar E Maclay who criticized Admiral Schley in a naval history urged that Schley demand a court of inquiry as the proper path to vindication He stated after the court rules on his case Schley may sue and that comment on his record is unnecessary
Milwaukee July 4 Grand Rapids won first prize in the Elks parade with Toledo second and Chicago third. Greenville Mississippi won best unique display. Omaha close behind. About 6 000 Elks marched as Grand Lodge deliberations and prize allocations unfold amid drilling contests and individual awards.
Beaufort South Carolina July 4 It is believed William Cornish the sailor lynched at Port Royal Sunday night was a subject of Great Britain He arrived from the British West Indies aboard a sailing vessel weeks ago and showed defiant insolence toward whites claiming the King of England would protect him No trace of the man or his body has been found
New York health officer Dr Doty announced that Rabviane the stoker on the steamer Hohenfels sent to Swinburne Island on Monday has been diagnosed as bubonic plague. The Hohenfels crew will be held at Swinburne Island for observation and the vessel thoroughly disinfected.
The Fosburgh murder trial in Pittsfield Mass draws a large crowd as Frederick Lund testifies that some firm employees were dangerous and carried weapons. Beatrice Fosburgh breaks into tears recalling the intruder sighting while detailing the shooting and the family’s ordeal.
Spectators filled the Pittsfield courthouse as Fosburgh manslaughter trial opened an hour early. Defense attorney Joyner argued burglars committed the crime and that Miss May was a beloved family member with no enemies. Witnesses, including Robert L Fosburgh, described the family day and the shooting sequence.
Michael Kelly, an insane man, opened fire at Robert Garrett Lumber Company in Leavenworth. He killed John R. Garrett and Michael Kelly and wounded four others before police killed him after a street chase. Dr Charles Gee Sergeant William Dodge and Detective McDonald were among the wounded with varying outcomes.
Inspector Chappell reports a baking powder case in Childs, Wilkins county. The local constable ran a store with unlabeled powder and was fined five dollars plus costs. The justice of the peace, who was also a storekeeper, had a larger stock of illegal goods and fined himself twenty five dollars after being summoned by the inspector and constable.
Buffalo July 4 Dr James Gray of Boston told the Pan American Bible Congress that the Holy Ghost authored the Bible from Genesis to Revelation and will reveal its meaning to readers who study each book in a single continuous reading multiple times. He argued against relying on other forms of study.
Pittsburg reports two key moves by American Sheet Steel Company officials amid a steel workers strike. Nonunion workers from Vandergrift mills were shipped to Wellsville to help restart operations, while the long idle Hyde Park plant was set to resume under a nonunion regime. The Amalgamated Association leadership was largely absent from headquarters as talks continued and no injunctions appeared imminent.
Mayor Robert J. Black of McKeesport declares opposition to employer aid for strike suppression and warns authorities will not protect mills or deputies unless their role is to defend life. He vows no tolerance for trouble and says police will not be used to guard mills.
Pittsburgh July 24 The Amalgamated Association chief T J Shaffer visited Wellsville for about an hour and left by train. Nine nonunion men from Apollo and Duncansville accompanied him. five entered the mill while four rejected work after a tense encounter with strikers. Shaffer signaled no injunction, aiming to shape strike policy amid threats of further nonunion arrivals.
Iceman workers strike disrupts Columbus supply as rioting erupts. Strikers vow to bar nonunion workers and block access to storage houses for ice. A drugstore employee attempting to fetch ice faced confrontation at the Crystal Ice Company facility.
Osceola Mississippi county seat awash in armed tension as Governor Davis revokes Sheriff Bowen and Circuit Clerk Driver commissions. Lovewell and Rhodes install by law, large loyalist crowd blocks courthouse, threats rise. Disturbance follows a lynching nearby, with calls for martial law and peace efforts ongoing.
Memphis dispatch notes no new information from Osceola by nightfall. Staff correspondent for the Commercial Appeal says initial reports of trouble were greatly exaggerated and the town remained quiet at the specified hour.
Violent encounters between Albanian insurgents and Turkish regulars continue along the frontier with many killed or wounded on both sides. Rumors speak of beheadings and prisoner massacres as the Albanian revolution commission calls a congress of Albanian delegates in Montenegro to decide future action. A Bulgarian raiding party near Ghevgheli was routed by Turkish troops.
Mercury topped 101 for ten hours with 92 at 10 A M and 101 at 3 P M yesterday in Indianapolis. Weather Bureau warned no relief yet though thunderstorms possible. Four prostrations reported. none life threatening. Names: Hamilton Curran, E N S Sheppard, Sophia McGinnis, W S Warford.
At 1 o'clock this morning lightning disrupted the Associated Press leased wires between Indianapeolis and Chicago and at 2 o'clock electrical bushes appeared in the sky here. Gusts of cool wind aided night workers as indications of a thunderstorm emerged at 2.09, though no certainty of lasting relief.
Washington reports that scattered thundershowers cooled the northern central states, including the Dakotas, southern Minnesota, Northwestern Iowa, northern Minnesota, and Michigan. The showers were light, with more expected tomorrow, but warmth returns by Friday and no broad rain is assured to break the heat. Officials see signs of increasing showers but warn a general break is not yet provable.
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