Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-04
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.

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BODY of Chinese troops or (Boxers) dis
covered here or along line OF communi-
cation. We hear Ii Hung Cnsng mas
full power but he is not here.
DR.. Hill. First Assistant Secretary oil
sto,a wbo has assumed the direction
~ tina affairs OF the department., says ne
exDects to receive this week the replies
If the various powers to the suggestion
made nv Russia for the evacuation OF
Pekin by the foreign ferces. The init
Give having been taken by Russia, the
answers of the powers will be sent first
TO st. Petersburg. Copies will then be
communicated to the different foreign
offices, including the State department.
Some OF the answers have already been
received but not until they are all in
will the injunction Of secrecy be re-
moved from them. 1t is believed that
the reply Of Germany was handed
to the Acting Secretary this morning.
The State department has received
dispatch from Minister Conger which
indicates no change 10 the general sit
uation at Pekin, aud which 1t Is
thought best not to make public at
present. Consul General Goodnow has
sent dispatch describing the condition
of affairs at Shanghai with especial ref
erence to Lii Hung Changes movements
and interviews with the representatives
of various nations. 1t is UNDERSTOOD
that Consul Goodnow suspects
Earl Lii OF trying to create dlscord
between the powers by his representa-
tons of the alleged positions taken by
each. Goodnow's dispatch like that
from Conger is suppressed for the pres
ant. It is denied at the State depart
ment that there is any intention TO re-
call special Commissioner Rockhill De-
cause of the interview credited to him
at Shanghai. 10 the absence OF other
information the department is inclined
to doubt the authenticity Of the inter-
view.
A prominent Virginia republican
here today says his party In his State,
that is the white element OF it, is prac'
tically united except in the Norfolk
district, but that they have abandoned
all hope of getting any money from the
national republican committee, and
| will make their fight for love and moi
| for dollars.
Congressman Jones, of Virginia, who
spoke at Spottsylvsnia Court House
| YESTERDAY, was here today, on his way
! to King and Queen, another county IN
| his district. He says bis meeting yes
terday was large and very satisfactory
his party being not only united but &C.
tive and unanimous In their sup
port of the whole democratic ticket
He saws four years ago there were some
gold democrats in that district, but
| though he didn't talk with any of them
Yesterday, he heard that almost all o.
them had come back to their old party
People from Fauquier county, Vir
GINA, here today say the drought there
is really alarming, as not only have the
corn aud hay crops bsen injured, but
pastursge also, and that there Is danger
of the stock suffering for water, a.
MANY OF the streams have gone dry.
At the brokers' offices here today
stocks and wheat and corn were quoted
as weak.
In addition to the proposed at
tempt to bribe democratic election
Judges in some of the Gloss
States it is currently reported here
that the polling precincts 10 thos'
same States are to be surrounded with
q. 8. deputy marshals, who will at
tempt to intimidate any republican ant
negro voter who may try to vote the
democratic ticket. Indeed the tall
here is to the effect that the republi
cans are 80 alarmed at their present out
look, that they will hesitate at nothing
to accomplish their purpose OF holding
on to the treasury.
The death of Assistant Surgeon Eastoll
| Rurchard. 10th u. s. Volunteer Infantry, l
reported from Nagssski.
| Gen. Fiszhugh Lee is coming north for
| vacation. The transport Rswlins left Havana
| Yesterday with Gen Lee aud 81 other passen
gers on board.
| At democratic headquarters here today
| several prominent democrats were callers, al
| OF whom had good reports TO make. The ON
| thing they now dread Is the effect Mr.. Han
| mas money, of which they say the trusts ant
| railroads aud banks have supplied him will
| millions, may have upon, not the indivldua
| voters, bat the democratic election judges II
some of the large Northern and Western
| States, which, unless there be false counting
they are sure will go democratic.
President Mckinley has as yet receives
no reply from former President Cleveland u
| his invitation 70 act with former Presiden
| Harrison as a member of the Internationa
Board Of Arbitration provided for at thu
Hague peace conference. There sEe expected
to be four members from the United States
but they will not all be named until word
received from Mr.. Cleveland as to his pleas
| ure in the matter Of serving. Mr.. HarrsoI
hqs already signifed his willingness to under
| take tho duty, and Mr.. Cleveland's reply II
looked for at any moment.
| Representative Richardson, chairman o.
the democratic Congressional committee, SAID
this morning that he would 60 to New Yorl
I tonight and would not return until the enc
of the week. Mr.. Richardson declines tt
discuss for publication any Of the present
plans Of the campaign and says he Is deter
mined 10 keep out of print.
| EXIT. Governor Underwood of kentucky
| is here today, looking after the lost records
| Of the colonial churches Of Virginia, which
are supposed 70 be in the library Of the Epis
copsl Seminary near Alexandria. He say
| the identity of the murderers Of Governor
| Goebel of his State has been determined
and thai they will sill be caught and ponished
as we'll as those who melted them 10 the
| commission Of that crime, and that the pun
| ishment Of the latter is sure.
GEN. RossER SPEAKs.-Gen. Thomas
l.. Rosser, president of the Mckinley