Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandra -Gasette.]
Washington. October l.

There had been some thought OF an
adjournment owing to the death OF miss
Laura Lemly. sister of the Judge Advo-
cate at WinsIou-Salem, N. O., yester..
dav. Her clothing became ignited and
she was burned to death. The iuneral
Yves held today and it was, therefore.
impossible for Capt. Lemly to attend.
OwinQ to tbs fact, it was decided not
70 adjourn The court. Captain Lemiy
did not take part ia the proceedings.
He spent the greater part OF the day 10
the consultation room. Mr.. Hanna
conducted the direct examination and
conferred with the Judge Advocate
when necessary. Court opened at
IL O'Clock. Capt. Miller was the first
o take the stand and he only to make
minor corrections 10 bis testimony.
Captain Sewell wac called 10 a like
manner and said be had no corrections
to make. Resr Admiral Evans then
resumed under cross examination by
Rayner, his testimony of yesterday.
"Did YOU say 10 Admiral Schley on
July 4th: Did you know that Jack
Philip started to run away at the begin
ming OF the battle, and Admiral Schley
replied: you are mistaken. 1t was
the Brooklyn that made that turn and
you must see the tactical necessity
for it,"
az don't think / saw Schley on July
4th: and that | ever said then or any
other time that Jack Philip ran away is
preposterous on the face of it,"
q
of the Pluton and the stern of the
Furor, then put my helm to starbosrc,
knocked out the Theresa aud rsked the
Viscaya?" "Did you say thst?" IL
did not" answered Evans.
Thomas w. Dieuade, a correspondent
on the Texas during the battle Of San
tiago, was called. His testimony was
to the effect that ten or fifteen minutes
after the bat le began be saw the Brook
Ign about quarter of mile oil the
port bow of the Texas. An order was
given 10 star5oard helm and stop both
engines, Witness said Captain Philip
gave as reason for the order that the
Brooklyn was going out to sea
at right angles with the Texas.
Witness said be did not hear Captain
Philip give 40 order to back the en-
Rines.
CAPTAIN Charles D. Sigsbee was the
text witness. He commanded the st.
Paul on scouting duty 10 the West In
dies. On May 20, at Cape Haytien, ne
received orders to proceed to Santiago.
He arrived there May 81. His orders
stated that Schley had been ordered
there alEo, but when he arrived the st.
Paul was alone. Witness fell in with
the flying squadron May 26. 20 or %
miles from Santiago, and reported to
Admiral Schley. His evidence was 10
regard to information he had received
concerning the prac liability Of the
Spanish squadron being able to get
into Santiago. Witness knew nothing
of the whereabouts OF the Spanish ves-
sells. Court later took recess.
A feature OF the Schley case that Is
exciting comment ia the number of
things that the captains of the squad
ron did not tell Schley. Evans did not
give him the code for communicating
with the insurgents at CieDfuegos;
Switzerland did not tell him that
McCsla had talked with the natives,
and Wise ard Jewell RETAINED from in
forming him of the departments belief
that the Spanish fleet was In San
tiaRo.
President Roosevelt this morning re-
ceived Mr.. and Mrs. K. Hotoyama
distinguished Japanese, who are on a
visit to the Capital. 1.-THE President
told me-" said the oriental caller shat
the policies of the United States and OF
Japan are practically the same and ex'
pressed the hope that the two countries
would always be as brotherly as they
are now"
Fraud orders were Issued by the
Postoflice department today against
the Acme Bond Co, OF Louisville, KY,
and the Scottish Security Co., of
Charleston, w. Va, for opening lot.
terry and scheme TO defragd.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson an
nouncsd today that Prof. F. K. King, Of
the University OF Wisconsin and the
foremost soil expert in the country,
had accepted position 10 the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Postmaster General Smith, it is IN
derstood, Is seriously considering the
question of excluding from the mails
all letters and publications OF ansrchists.
He will ask Congress TO enact such
legislation that will strike direct against
the use ofthe mails by anarchists, there
by avoiding any dispute that might
arise.
Although it is positively denied 10
the highest official Hawaiian circles that
Governor Dole has any present inten-
ton OF resieping his Office, the home
rule republican party Of the islands
has adopted resolutions favoripg Robt.
W. Wilcox, Hawaiian delegate to Con-
gress, for the place. The resolutions,
which will be submitted to the Presi-
dent, set forth that the health OF Gov.
error Dole is 10 such condition that he
is incapacitated for the full perform
aucs of the duties of the Office, and
proceed to ask in the name OF the
home rule party, that Delegate
Wilcox be appointed. Henry Z.
Cooper, Secretary of Hawaii, who is
now in this city, asserts that Governor
Dole never expressed TO him the least
word that would indicate an intention
to voluntarily surrender the guardian
ship.
President Roosevelt is already begin
ming to rub the fur Of some of the Con-
gressmen in the wrong direction. 1t
seems that he does not pay them as
much attention" as they expect.
"Why," replied member from Ten
nessee yesterday, "he does not pay any
more attention to Senator or Con.
gresham than be does to any one else.