Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-22

American ships 10 case OF an unexpect-
ed encounter with the spanish neet'
LemIy put a number OF questions 10
the witness concerning the blockade az
Cienfueeos and Santiago, but DotDipg
of special importance was brought OUT;
George E. Graham, correspondent OF
q nress association on board the BROOK
Ivn. during the war, followed. he
cave the conversation between Com.
modore Scbley and Captain Sigsoee,
May 26 AFTER Sigsbee reached the
quarter deck Commodore Schley asked;
Have we got 'em Sigsbse?' He an
swere6; No. / have been here
week and they are not here. l have
been 10 very close to the harbor en-
trance several times. Captain Cotton
has been 10 to cut cable and i know
they are not there, / took part in the
conversation 10 way, but don't re-
| member what l said. Captain Sgs-
bee knew was newspaper man and
later took dispatch for me to cable:
detailing that the feet was not there"
Witness stated that "during the recon.
noissance Scbley was. on The exposed
side of the coming tower and l was on
the other" Tots caused considerable
laughter In the court. Witness was
| sure that there could have been DO con-
yers4tion between Scbley and Potts,
nor did he hesr Scbley say anything
about the copspicuousness of white
uniforms. I was on the forward gun
turret and Schley said to me: Boy,
that's q bad place. You had better
come down had no serious inten-
ton of staying there. / was with the
Commodore all Of the time and l heard
none of the conversation given by
Potts." Graham said that when the
battle opened Schley took his position
on a platform around the coming
tower. When Ellis wes killed Schley
wiped blood from his face and coat and
said to two officers who were about to
throw Elis's body overheard. Don't
do that; take the body below and we
will give it Christian burial! Under
fire, be said, Schley was alwsys jovisl
a nd good uatured. The only occasion
| upon which he showed anxiety was
during the chase Of the Colon, when it
| appeared at one time that the Colon
might get away. Witness said he was
in the cabin of the Brooklyn July hftb.
Captain Evans came 10 and said: Sch
lev, did you gee Jack Phillip run away
with the Texas day before yesterday
Commodore Schley replied: No, nor
did you either
Court subsequently took a recess.
At the resumption OF the session,
Dennis ]. Cronin, who was Schley's Or
DERBY during the war, testified: u
heard Captain Sigsbee when he came
aboard May 26lh, said Cronin, SAY to
Commodore Scbley that the Spanish
fleet was not 10 Santiago. Regarding
the Brooklyn's turn he said: 1--WE
were not close to the Texas. The lat
Ter was not endangered. L did not see
the stsrboard side of the Texas. Com
| modore Schley's manner during the
battle was such as to inspire the men
under him with courage"
Lieut.. Commander VIM. Il. Rush,
who served on the Brooklyn. as watch
aud division officer on the after bridge
deck. described the fight OF July 30.
The Vitcays, he thought, intended
rammiDg the Brooklyn.
A gentleman here from Wytheville,
Va, tells the following story of the last
illness of General J. A. Walker, who
died there on Sunday. He Gays that
one day last week General Walker
sent for three physicians and called
them separately to bis bedside. To
the first he said, "Wha. do you think
of my case? am sick and not getting
better" The physician told him that
ne was a very sick man and had but
short time to live. The Generals
reply was, "You may CO." The other
two physicians were called and about
the same conversations were held and
they, too, were dismissed. Then the
General called his wife and said, 1--WE
have held a court of inquiry and the
doctors have told me am going to die.
bu. it is Lot so and / will not die until
my time comes" He then expressed
the belief that he would get well, but
he grew steadily weaker and died on
Sunday.
A Virginia republican here today
said the Booker Washington dinner
episode had dispelled all hopes OF the
republicans carrying either his State
or Maryland at the elections to be held
next month, as the white lines would
now be drawn very closely again. He
added sorrowfully, "If the President
wanted to eat with negro l don't see
why the devil he didn't postpone the
dinner till after the election"
The following is a sample OF the dis |
patches being sent from this city by |
correspondents OF northern republican |
newspapers: Few OF the Southern |
members of Congress in the city will |
discuss President Roosevelps dinner to |
Booker T. Washington. The reason |
for this is plain. Every Senator or Rep |
resentatfve now in Washington has an
axe to grind, and it is the President
who says who shall use the grindstone.
Some dodge interviewers, and fod 1t
convenient not to be 10. Others, who
have been known to talk for hours ct a
time on this very question on the floor
OF Congress, now smilingly decline to
give their opinions" This would in
dictate that Southern members OF Con.
gress are not held In the same esteem
they once were and the inquiry arises,
Is Ii not their own fault?
A cablegram was received by the
Navy department today from Rear
Rogers, commanding the
southern squadron 10 the Philippines,
an active insurrection In
Ssmar. The New York leaves today
for Cstbslogsn with 800 marines, to re.
port at Bassey and Balspglga to CO.
operate with the army. Nearly ell the
naval force is concentrated on Ssmar
patrol service. Arethusa and Zafiro.