Show T 4 I 4 I President Will Decide Against 1 Admiral J B Schley VM oo A T I WASHINGTON Feb 1 The I.-The The New York Herald prints the following 1 I dispatch from Its lis Washington correspondent who declares he has inside i iI if I Information j I I 1 Rear Adm Rear Admiral l W. W S. S Schley's appeal to the President will be disposed ells ells- 1 posed of adver adversely ly iy to the appellant There Is no longer any doubt that I 1 Mr lIr Roosevelt will uphold the findings of the court of Inquiry which investigated in- in 4 4 the conduct O dUc of ot Rear Admiral al Schley during the war with 4 if Z Spain Those wh v pr profess fess special knowledge of ot the Presidents President's views 4 I even say that he Will mil pass pads Up upon D the question of command and that while 4 Rear Admiral Schley will receive the commendation due to an officer 1 r who hO m th the battle the credit for the victory will be awarded awarded Ito I 3 I to Rear Rear ampson It is the expectation of Rear-Admiral Rear Schley 4 to I that the President will will decide this question n n. n In his brief to the com com- 1 4 in chief the navy he devoted special attention to this feature 4 is of the e contro quoting portions portions' of the testimony of Capt Clark 4 if ot who vho ho co commanded mande the Uhe Oregon of Ensign McCauley signal officer of the I 1 if 1 Brooklyn and t which he himself gave to support the individual findIngs find find- 4 oi I i logs Ings gs of Ad Admiral ir l wey In its reply to Admiral Schley's Sebley's brief the Navy 4 I. I department h has haYen a certificate exposition of the command matter 4 1 It shows that tha Cj vt t Evans of the Iowa Capt Taylor of the Indiana 1 t if l and of the Gloucester all declared under oath 4 if 1 that their action nd movements during the battle were not controlled if 4 if 4 in any way by r. r Admiral Admiral r-Admiral Schley or from the Brooklyn Capt Clark 4 if 4 stated that he st sta started td e. e In for the mouth of Santiago harbor before re he saw 4 4 any signal from from the Brooklyn This action was action was under the general squad squad- I if to ron order Issued d b y Rear-Admiral Rear Sampson Capt Clark is also quoted if 4 if 4 as saying th that t t t Inch 13 guns gUM of the the Oregon were fired at atthe the Colon 4 1 during the fight fi ht upon the Initiative of ot his own officers and not In obedience obedience obedi- obedi I 4 ence to any orders order from the Brooklyn though Rear-Admiral Rear Schley and 3 if 4 Ensign McCauley l asserted that such orders were signaled 3 4 l 4 4 3 4 4 I 4 1 1 3 4 4 I 4 4 1 4 4 4 4 |