Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-12-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. J
Washington, December IA.


Washington. December IA.
At the Navy Department there is one
officer who always believed Admiral
schley much persecuted officer. 10
speaking this morning OF the verdiot OF
the court this officer, who holds nign
rank Ia the service, did not hesitate TO
express his belief that the country
would accept Admiral Dewey's opinion
AGAINST the majority, Admiral Dewey,
himself. today positively refused to talk
about the matter. His lips are sealed,
he saws. and the people must be salts
fed with what he has officially said in
the report.
The following official statement was
given out this afternoon by Capt. sam.
uel Lemly, Judge Advocate General OF
the Navy. According to naval
practice Admiral Dewey, by afflxing
his signature to the Court of Inquiry
10 the case Of Rear-Admiral Schley ex-
pressed full concurrence in all the find
inRs of fact and in ali the opinions
reached by the court, except those with
respect to which he has in terms
signifed dissent 10 his minority opin'
ion." Captain Lemly declined TO De
interviewed further as to the finding.
Secretary Long said this afternoon he
had taken no action on the report OF
the Sohley court OF inquiry, that ne had
the matter under consideration. The
question OF taking action regarding
Maclay, Secretary Long said, was also
under consideration.
Senator Foraker. of Ohio, says that
the Schley verdict "disgusted" him.
II don't see," nc said, "how the msJor-
ity could have arrived at any such yer.
dict. 1t is disgraceful, shameful. read
every word of the testimony and there
is nothing 10 it that justifes that CEN
sure of Schley. He may have erred IN
some ways because of his imperfect
knowledge and his absolute lack OF
knowledge of certain facts at times,
but he succeeded 10 the end and Ad-
miral Dewey's verdict is the one that l
accept. 1t is exactly what / think. L
don't know whether Congress will take
up the matter or not. If 1t does, L
don't think it necessary to investigate
Schley again. Somebody else ought to
be investigated"
Mrs. Ada Gilbert Dennis, victim OF
the mysterious assault of last Tuesday
morning is much improved today, and
the doctors hope that she will have re-
covered sufficiently to make statement
toniRh or tomorrow. Thus far the po-
lice have been unable to find any clew
us to the identity OF her sssailaut or
the motive for the crime. On motion
of MIS-. Dennis's relatives Justice Brad
ley today appointed Anna s. Merchant
q receiver to take charge OF her mill.
merry business aud other property until
further dispositian can be made of 1t.
The Comptroller OF the currency this
morning issued a call for reports on the
condition of national banks at
the close OF business Tuesday, Deem.
Der 10.
President Roosevelt's refusal to ac-
cept the Carnegie $10,000,0O0 gift OF
steel trust bonds meets with the ap.
prevail of some Scnarcrs and Represen-
tatiVes. The President has received
no reply from Mr.. Carnegie to the let
ter he sent him asking that the gift be
converted into cash. 1t is generally be.
lieved that Mr.. Carnegie will accede to
the the Presidents wishes in the mat
ter.
The charges of the Antitrust League
against Attorney General Knox were
filed this afternoon with the Senate
Committee Oh Judiciary by VIM. l..
Dewart, secretary OF the league. Senator
Hoar, thu chairman OF the committee,
has promised that they shall be given
due consideration before any action is
taken by the Senate towards confirm
ing Mr.. Knox's nomination.
Neither house of Congress was in
session today and things about the
Capitol are rather quiet.
Miss Mary Minas, the principal wit
ness 10 the Bonnie trial, has announced
her marriage to take place on Christ.
mas day to w. B. Muir, of Eldon, Mo.
She says that the wedding would have
taken place last summer had it not
been for the tragedy.
Msjsr Sylvester, chief OF the Washington
police force, announces thst Edward A.
Evans, of the Criminal Identification Bureau
in Chicago, has been appointed acting super
intendent of the new National Bureau Of
Identification In this city.
William r. Hutton, a well.known civil en-
gineer, died at his home in Montgomery
county, Nd, Thursday last, after long ILL
moss. He was born in this city in 1926 and
was the chief engineer of the Washington
aqueduct in 1928, in the earlier stages Of
that work being an assistant to Gen. Meigs.
He was chief engineer of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal from 1869 to 1871, and was con.
sulting engineer until 1880. He was we'll
known in Alexandria during his connection
with the canal.