Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-22
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Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette. J
Washington, August %.

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Washington. August %.
Admiral Schley and his three legal
ad yisers. Capt. Parker, Jere Wilson
and Isidor RayDer. again retired for a
conference at the Shoreham Hotel this
morning. The letter OF Assistant Sec
reiary of the Navy Hsckett, refusing to
question Admiral Howison as to
whe' her or not be expressed az opinion
10 the Schley pson controversy. has
put @ new Phase on the situation and
NAV require Scbley's counsel TO adopt
other tactics. They argue that Score
tsry Hsckett clearly errs 10 assuming
that their request Can be construed
only ss q preliminary to the challenge
OF Admiral Howison. They contend
that their question Is only such ss
would be put to q juror on his voir
dire, when 1t seems necessary to deter
mine whether be has formed an opinion
that cannot be changed by the law or
the evidence. This might or might not
lead to his challenge for cause, but
might not pec5ssarily lead to SUCH
challenge. 1t is quite freely init
mated today that Gen. Shafter
will be called to testify before the
Schley court Of Inquiry because OF a
publication Ia the Chicago News of
Aug. 10. Malcolm Mcdowell, who was
at the front with Shafter, ut Santiago,
on that date. published, over his sigma
ture here, an article setting forth that
on July 2, 1898. while with Shsfter be
learned from Msjor Noble, of General
Skaters staff, that the French consul
at Santiago had sent word to Skaters
headquarters that the Spanish feet, on
the following day,at 8 am, would dash
out of Santiago hsrbor. Sbaiter, go
NJ BILE said, had caused this Information
TO be wig-wag0ed to Admiral Sampson
on board the New York. Not 1ithstand-
ing this information Sampson withdrew
with the New York on the following
moruiog, ten minutes before the time
set for the appearance OF the Spanish
q aet. Sbafter will be asked whether
McDJwell's information Is correct, and,
If correct, Admiral Sampson will be
required to explain why he departed 10
the face OF the promised appearance of
the enemy.
MWu Ting Fang, the Chinese Minister,
left here this morning for Newport
From Newport the Minister will 60 to
Narrsgausett Pier and then to Syracuse,
wnsre on September 10, he will deliver
address at the State fair.
Attorney General Knox has received
20 second letter from the antitrust
league, nor has he made any reply to 9
recent interview with Chairman Martin,
who wants TO know whether the At
torney General will offer reward for
i0formstion that would assist 10 bring
ing he steel trust to time.
Ali OF the secret correspond nee be.
tween officers of the army signal corps
and the headquarters at Washington
during the Spanssh-A war has
been lost and the officials who are pre-
pairing the record for the Schley court
of inquiry is qusndsry.
Secretary Hay returned from Canton
this morning and was st his desk to-
day.
VIM. II. Ysmpey, a colored laborer
employed at st. Elizsbsth's Hospital
for the insane, was beheaded by q loco
motive this afternoon.
The capital is caterpillar ridden. The
Thousands of beautiful shade trees OF which
Washingtonisns arc 20 proud. have been com.
petely stripped Of their leaves during the last
two weeks The officials of the park depart.
ment have done everything In their power
TO kill Off the pests but to no avail. They
have sent tank wagons against them filed
with unpleasant smelling liquids, have hurled
tons of insect powder into the tree tops, have
burned disinfectants, bul the NUMBER OF the
little pests Is undiminished. The worst of
the plague 10 the fact that the caterpilsrs are
not satisfied to remain up in the trees They
have acquired . worry disagreeable habit of
swinging themfelves down from the branches
on long spider-like ropes and especially In
ths dark, humping into ones fscs' The city
has jrst got over plague Of feas when al
most everybody in town was scratching bites,
50 this latest pest makes the residents feel as
il Fate had 1t in for them
The Secret Service Bureau received word
today of the arrest st Portland, Oregon. of
F. W. Burke and Harry Corners. The ar
rest was msoe by posioffice inspectors and Is
in connection with the New Brunswiek bank
note JOB.
Pension morey cannot be attached or
reached in any way 10 pay creditors. Judge
Barnard go decided today in the case Of
creditor who attempted to gsruishes pension
money after it WAS deposited In bank.
VIM. ii. Michael, chief clerk Of the State
depar meut, has been designated to represent
the department on the occasion the funeral