Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
ICorrss pendence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington. October IL.


Shortly after the opening of the ses-
sion of the court OF inquiry this morn
ing Captain Chadwick was put on the
stand to continue his testimony OF yes
terday. Rayner said be desired to put
two questions which he would submit
to the court. He said that Chadwick
statement yesterday that he protested
against SIMPSONS coogrstulstory mes
sage to Schley, of May %. was entirely
eratuitous and 1t left the record 10 bad
shape. He wished therefore to ask
two questions.
"When did you find out that Schley
was operating under dispatch No. SP"
This is the dispatch ordering Schley
from Cienfuegos to Santiago and to
hlockage the latter port. "Did you In
such protest refer to the blockade OF
Cieufuegos?" "The court has no OBJ
faction to those questions" said Dewey.
The witness answered VI first saw
this dispatch when 1t was sent to the
Marblehesd to be to taken Commodore
sobley at Cienfuegos. l did not read II
uutil 1t was replied to by Schley. Tnat
was NAV 49," In answer to the second
question witness said be had 10 mind
the blockade of Cieufuegos when ne
protested against sending the congratu-
istory dispatch. c..
Lieut.. Commander Sidney A. Stsun'
ton. assistant chief of staff to Sampson
during the war, took the stand and tes-
tilted concerning Information received
nravions to the battle OF Santiago TO the
effect that Cervers was there also to
impartipp it to Admiral Sampson.
stsunton admitted that although the
news was confirmed shortly after o p;
%. May 20 and Sampson was convinced
of the authenticity OF the information a
day elapsed before any dispatch on the
subject was sent to Schley.
The dispatch OF May q from Samp-
con to Schley ordered the latter to pro-
coed with ell possible dispatch to San
tiago to blockade that port. Ii on ar
rival he should receive positive infoi ma
ton of Che Spanish ships having left ne
was to follow them 10 pursuit.
Some spsrring subsequently, occur
red between Lemly and Rayner
In regard to a chart which had
been exhibited by the latter, dur.
| ing which Lemly charged Rsyner
with reading inaccurately. Rayner's
face flushed with anger. "When you
saw that have made inaccurate state
mepts. you assert something that 10 abb
soluteiy false, he declared. mo such
statement regarding me has ever been
made before. You will not make IT
again."
The disputants were raped to order
and proceedings continued and later
Lsmly explained to the court that be
had no intention of being offensive TO
Rayner. The adjournment OF court IN
til Monday morning was announced. -,
Senator Foraker, will introduce bill
| In Congress to pay Mrs. Mckinley 8
| YEARS salary on her late husbands ac-
| count. 1t is also suggested that PEN
sion of So, 900 be voted Mrs. Mckinley.
The case of Wilbur f. Wskeman, ap
praiser of merchandise at the port OF
New York, seems destined to become
one of national interest. Senator
Platt. after q conference with Presi-
dent Roosevelt regarding New York
appointments, would not authorize
apy statement to the effect that Wake
man would be resppointed. Secretary
of the Treasury Gage is known to be
hostile to Wakeman, and 1t was pa-
turslly taken for granted that Platt's
taclturnity ca the subject could be in-
terpreted 10 the way OF rundown for
WakemaD. Now comes Cornelius N.
Bliss, OF New York, former secretary
of the interior, who is known 10 have
great influence with President Roose-
Welt. He has endorsed Wakeman and
asked that he be reappointed. If the
influence OF Bliss shor'd prevail, the
resignation OF Secrets Gage, after q
decorous wait, is within the range Of
| the probabilities. 1t lie broadly limited
that the new Administration would
be not at all 10th to bring about this
result.
A bulletin issued by the Census de-
psrtment gives the population OF Vir-
gipia by sex, general nativity and
color. Females constitute 90 l per
cent, foreignborn per cent, and the
colored element 357 per cent.
The Post Office department officials
have been quietly discussing the ques-
ton of allowing papers and pamphlets
treating on socialism and anarchism to
pass through the msils. Under the pres
emit laws, unless they contain treason
able or immoral utteranees, the de-.
partment has no power to refuse them
| the use of the mails. 1t Is understood
that Postmaster General Smith will in
corporate in his coming annual message
a recommendation to Congress for such
laws "a will give the department power
to bar such literature from the mails.
The big stone-figged porch OF the
White House has been overrun with
with chipch bugs and grasshoppers dur
ing the last few days. Where they
came from no one seems able to say.
The pestiierous insects have an IN.
pleasant habit of waiting for visitors to
approach and the moment one OF them
happens to remain standing for q NOM
ent, to crawl up their trousers or dress
sklrts.
The State department remains non.
committal iu regard to the case of Miss
Stone. the captive missionary, deolin-
ing to affirm or deny any of the pub
lished rumors, or to offer any advice as
to whether the movement to raise the
ransom by public subscription should
be continued.
The delegates from this country to the
Pan-Americsn conference in Mexico
left today. The instructions of the State
Department are explicit and are to the
effect that the Uoited States is in no
wise seeking territorial acquisitions,
but is bent upon vieing with the
S0uth American rannhlica in exnanhinQ