Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF Alexandria Gazett

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Correspondence OF Alexandria Gazettel
Pitcher Bill Hinrichs, of the Wash
ngton American League team, who is
differing from infantile paralysis,
showed no Improvement today. The
t..,sc. which is one OF the few on record
u which IN adult has been attacked by
.hc diScaS". winch is epidemic here,
has puzzled the local physicians more
han all previous cases While it is be-
,icvcd ihe paralysis probably was
brought on by excessive use OF the
,ish, arm in pitching. the patient has
he symptoms apparent in the cases OF
children. His right side is affected
50 little is known Of the malady that
the doctors are unwilling to predict the
probable outcome of Hinrich' Scase. A
large majority OF the childrensatfilcted
with the disease recover, but only after
long periods of helplessness. 1t is be-
Iic,cd that Hinrich will pass through
.hc attack, but he is certain to be IN
bed a long time, it is said. and it IS
doubted that he will ever be able to
pIay baseball again. He is q years
I'D and halls from Idaho.
The rrvenve cutter Perry, with fifty
officers and men, struck Il reef off Ton
Xxi Point, St. Paul island. i'll the Boring
&ca. on July 90 and is a complete loss,
according to cable message received at
he Treasury Department today. After
i thrilling experience. in which they
were in great peril, all the men reach
I'd shore. The vessel was engaged in
natrolling the seal islands. The acct
dent was due to a heavy fog and the
swift current Tonki Point is one OF
the most dangerous places in the
northern waters. A reef extends far
out INTO the ocean and a swift current
constantly prevails about St. Paul
island. The point is nearly always
fosey and ut times navigation becomes
almost impossible. The Perry was lGl
feet long and had been in service in the
Pacific since 1898. She was the
smallest vessel in the patrol fleet. As
the Perry was equipped with wireless,
it is supposed that the wreck marks
another triumph for Marcoui's inven-
ton. 1t is supposed that the Perry
sent out an 5. .. S." signal when she
struck the reef and that the revenue
cutter, Tohoma. which probably was
about eight miles away, received the
message and hurried to her aid.
The Perry was the first Of the cutters to
capture Japanese peaching vessel
this season. On June 2G, she over
hauled and arrested the Tokoi Maru,
which is held on the charge of lille gal
fishing.
The Navy Department is practically
ready to begin work on the two mon
ster battlcships, authorized by the last
Congress. which will be the first war
vessels to carry 14inch guns, and it
was announced today that bids will be
invited on October l. The general
specifications already have been agreed
upon and department officials arc buSlly
engaged OH the details. One OF the
ships will be built i'll government
yard-probably 1T New York. These
are the biggest ships yet designed by
the navy. Each will carry ten of the
new fouricen-nch guns. On October
l the department also will receive bids
for two golfers for war fleets, to cost
not more than 81 900, 900 each.
Upon complaint Of Connecticut COM
mutcrS the Interstate Commerce Com
mission today announced that II will
make an investigation Of increased
Communication rates Which went into
effect on the New York, New Haven
x Hartford Railroad on June t. The
railroad was notified that it must file an
answer to the complaint by September
/. The tariffs affected cover the local
rate between New York city and Con-
ncclicut points. They were filed on
April so and went into effect before the
commission had the power, given un-
der the new law. to suspend increases
pending invest cation. The announce
mcnt by the commission today is taken
to mean that all communication rates are
subject to investigation upon complaint
rs inimatcd at the time Of the New
Jersey communication hearings.
The Census Bureau today announced
the following results of the 1910 emu
mcraton South Bend, Ind. -popula-
tion-33. GS4. an increase of 1865
since 1900. Fort Wayne, lnd.-63,-
933. IN increase OF ISIS; Sacramento,
Cali COG, an increase Of 10, Ala.
Contracts were cwarded at the Navy
Department tDdry for the transporta-
ton OF 81 900 tons Of coal from Nor
foll, to San Francisco. OF this amount
70, 900 tons will 60 in American bot
toms Il much largerproportian than has
been the rule heretofore.
The contract for cnlarging the dry
dock ut the Norfolk navy ya.d was
awarded by the Navy Department today
to William l.. Miller, Of Boston, who
bid for 1888, 7S4, the only
proposal within the appropriation.
Miller has just finished the sea wall ut
the navy yard and has his plant and
organization ready to begin work at
once. The dock will be lcngthenede ITO
I2O feet.
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