Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington. August 20.

Correspondence OF the AletahuIh uhsesse.J
Washington. August 20.
The police have unearthed den OF
vice In 9 Chinese laundry on Ninth
street. Wong Shopg the proprietor OF
the place, and Ii Lee, his assistant have
been held for the grand jury under
81, 900 bond for perpetrating a
number of assaults upon little
girls who live in the vicinity OF their
wssh shop. The police have the
names of 20 less than eleven OF the
Chinamen's victims and expect to fiud
more. The yellow fiends decoy their
victims into the laundry with candy
aud after accomplishing their purpose
threaten to kill them ii they tell any.
one. The girls are all under fifteen
years Of age.
Malyin Burton, an eieven-yeaI old
negro boy, choked himself to death at
supper last night. He was stopping at
| 1906 r street with his mother and as
the food he was given tasted better
than that TO which be was accustomed
down on the farm, ate voraciously. 10
the middle of the meal be suddenly fell
to the floor and a physician was sum-
moned to attend him. The doctor reach
ed the house Just 10 time to see him die
and gave certificate for spoplexy. As
the Health department thought this an
unusual cause of death in child, an
autopsy was p ,rforued and the piece Of
meat found lodged in the dead boys
throat.
Mrs. f. l.. Eienton. of Gatewood,
Va, carrying baby, sick and destitute,
was found by the police here last night
and cared for. she said that she was
trying to escape from her husband, who
has not been able to support her. She
had fallen unconscious from weakness
when her condition was discovered.
The baby was almost as weak from
lack of nourishment as the mother.
The woman told pitiful story of ne.
geot by her shiitless husband, and said
that rather than suffer longer, she de-
cided to try Washington philanthropy.
1t is expected that she will be admitted
TO O hospital here until arrangements
can be made for her maintenance.
The attorneys engaged in defending
Admiral Scbley say that the records OF
the Navy Department and the logs OF
the ships engaged IN the battle of San
tiago, have been malioiously changed
and altered to give credit to Sampson.
The sllege: FIrst-Telegrams from
Sampson which would place him in a
less favorable light have been suppress
ed In Washington. Second Dispatch
es from Admiral Schley have been
changed in vital particulars especially
10 bear out the disobedience OF orders.
Third-Logs of vessels that took part
in the battle have been mutilated
wherever Schley was praised. They
liken 1t to the Dreyfus case.
The formal letter from Admiral Schley
requesting that Admiral Howison be
interrogated as to the correctness of
the interview in which he is credited
with expressions derogatory to Schley.
was received today by Acting Secre-
tary Hackett at the Navy Department.
Admiral Schley also wrote to the De.
partment making q formal request 10
be summoned by the Department. Sec
rotary Hsckett refused to give out
the letter regarding the Hpwison
matter or to say anything about 1t be.
yend the fact that it enclosed a negs-
paper clipping Of the alleged interview.
Nor would he indicate what action the
Department would take upon it. 1t lie
probable, however, that Admiral
Schley's letter will be forwarded
to Admiral Howison together
with a note from the Department, ask
ing the latter to say whether or not the
interview was correct. Secretary
Hackett said that q prompt response