Deseret Evening News | 1900-03-03 | Page 2 | Sensational Charges

a i lI Claim That or Of hOots Washington Starch ch charges s are contained In al an anonymous letter whIch ha huma ben been nt at the navy from fron Manila Th The relates to the w wrecking of oC the Charleston and mak makes he set iou lous statement that a number of ot of the vesA at al the time of oC the diane tir r We ceto Under the of liquor The correspondent who furnishes the information caim claims to have hao the tho allegations b by dIligent among the of at the Cleaton Charleston amont The Tho letter leUer WU sas Jot hot placed on the om olal elal files on account ot of the peculiar nn nit tore turo or of the charges but It hn has beon reo re to thu judge advocate general of oC time the 11 ty with lh from Sec ray Long na that th the maler be Ines II te at once ThIs Inquiry wilt l not take takeI I a mr more formidable aBI than ot of a anle onto or of inquiry to the cm corn mender mander In chief of the Asiatic station Naval val her here who hare hae le seen the tho letl letter r Jr sai the there wai was nothing to justify the c charges ts and the they bel believe ve the tie de Inquiry 1 rei relieve 10 the tc ne Om from the tho allegation Call Capt who ho commanded the tho Charleston at the time ot of the wreck wrede I Inot Inot not Involved In any of l charges