Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gasette.
Washington. October IL.


Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. October IL.
An explanation by Judge Advocate
Lemly served as prelude to the Sch
ley court OF inquiry today. He admit
ted yesterday q statement by Com
mander Adolph Mark, formerly OF the
Scorpion. In that statement Mark
denied that he had received from Lieut..
Switzerland, as claimed by the latter, a
megaphone message regarding insur-
gents for transmission to Admiral Sch
lev. Switzerland said he notified
Mark that McCalla had communicated
with the natives near CieDfuegos.
Lemly explained to the court that he
wasin error In saying the statement WAS
unsworn. The Mark statement is on
record by consent.
Rear Admiral Taylor, who was cap
tain of the Indiana during the battle,
denied that be had been notified OF, the
smoke seen ia Santiago harbor on the
night OF July 2od or that he had been
warned that an attempt on the part OF
the SpaiDards to escape was imminent.
Nobody on the Indiana saw any smoke,
Taylor said. Schley and Evans, &C.
cording to the testimony, we're among
those who saw the smoke. RayneT
has endeavored in cross examinations
to show that Sohley notified Sampson
OF the smoke and that word was sent
by the Vixen to all commanders. Tay-
Tor received no notice, he said, from
the Vixen, Schley or Sampson.
Lieutenant E. F. Leiper, Lieutenan .
Commander w. II. Schuelzs and Lieut..
Holden, junior grade, we're called to
correct their testimony.
Lieut.. Adelbert Althouse, who served
as watch officer on the Massachusetts,
during the war, WAS called. He de-
scribed the events OF the passa &c from
Key West, May 18Th, to Cienfuegos.
The witness then described the affair of
Msy 3lst.
Lieut.. Commander Grant was re-
called to correct his testimony. A
number Of minor changes we're made
10 spelling and punctuation.
Lieut.. T. g. Dewey, of the Masss-
chusetts, was subquently called. He
testified that the feet on blockade was
5 to miles of Santiago at 10 4 knots
speed. They passed from to A miles
each side of the harbor entrance. The
distance by day and night was prac.
tically the same.
Lieutenant Francis Boughter, OF the
Msrblehead, was called. He described
the trip to Santiago much after the
fashion of former witnesses. At the
close Of bis testimony the court took q
recess.
At the afternoon session Lieutenant
Ernest L. Bennet, junior grade, flag
lieutenant of the New York, was call
ed. The witness could not say when
the Iowa left Key West nor what mes
ssges to Scbley she carried. He was
also ignorant OF these matters 10 con.
nection with the Hawk.
The annual report of the Judge Ad-
vocste General of the Navy, made pub
lie today, recommends that naval courts
martial and courts OF inquiry be given
power TO enforce the attendance OF civ.
ilisn witnesses, and that law be pass
ed permitting the use OF dispositions be-
fore such courts.
Commander Charles @. Marsh,
member OF SIMPSONS feet, flag secre-
tary during the Cuban campaign, was
the next witness. He said ITO the
best of my knowledge and belief, the
McCalls memorandum stating that
there was good landing place Is miles
west of Ciepfuegos, was sent Admiral
Schley on the Dupont which left May
% from Key West"
President Roosevelt will recommend
drastic anti-snarchy legislAt in his
coming message to Congress. Yester-
day afternoon he summoned Commits
sioner General Of Immigration Powder.
ly to the White House and had a long
with him on the subject.
Mr.. Powderly's reports show that the
increase in the undesirable classes OF
during the last few years
has been appalling. ut is not the man
who is unable to read that we fear the
most, said Mr.. Powderly "Tbe Gold
mans, the Mosts and their followers are
fairly we'll educated. The illiterste do !
not subscribe for the ansrchisito pub.
locations. Some legislation must be |
framed to suppress the men who write |
and read as we'll the men who talk the |
.ncendiary doctrines"
"The canal treaty will be sn Ameri-
can treaty that will please everyone"
This remark was made by the Presi-
dent this morning to Senator Mason,
Of Illinois. "The treaty has not been
framed yet" said Mr.. Mason TO the re-
porters this morning land as | have
not the remotest idea what its proyis.
ions will be, it is fOolishness to place
me in the attitude OF Directing to It."
The Presidents course with reference
to the south was the principal theme
discussed at todsy's Cabinet Meeting.
The members agreed with the President
hat 1t will be better for the government
service and the future OF the party to
place good democrats ia positions OF
rust rather than inferior republicans.
The President asked Attorney General
Knox to submit to him tomorrow his
eport on the history government aud
private cables aud as a result the cues
ion OF laying or allowing private cor
,orations to lay line to the Philippines
vas not brought up.
The Census Bureau today issued q
bulletin showing the population OF the
] nited States by sex, general nativity
md color for 1900. OF the total popu-