Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-10
AIEYANDRTA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.

Is. The census officials here know
that up to July 20 nothing had been
heard or seen OF them at St. Michaels.
Attorney Miller Autcsult, of CIncin-
natl, has written the census bureau here
urging the authorities to exhaust every
means to find the missing party. 1t Is
understood here that the party started
down the Yukon 10 q number OF small
boats. A violent storm swept over that
part of Alaska two or three days after
they left RampartCity and is feared that
thew were overturned aud drowned. If
the records are lost the census OF Alaska
may have to be retaken.
1t is highly probable that Mr.. Temp
kins. the North Carolina so-cslled gold
democrat, W ho was paid for mis- apostssy
by a place Cd the industrial commits
sion, with a salary OF g 900 a year, Will
not be pro6ted much, as the place re-
ferred to, by Law, belongs to demo-
crst, and az he is not democrat, IL
isn't likely that be will be confirmed,
and that be, like poor Mr.. Bynum,
will have sorry time.
At the brokers' offices here today
stocks we're dull and heavy, as much
so as ever before. Wheat was steady,
corn strong, and cotton had advanced
ten points in consequence OF the sgri-
cultural report. m
Senator Daniel OF Virginia is still
here, on business with the government
departments. He is much pleased with
Mr.. Bryan's speech accepting the Pres
identisl nomination, and says nobody
could have made better or more sp-
posite one. 1t contains, the Senator
SAYS, the true principle OF American
republican government.
Representative Rixey of the Alexandria,
virsinis. district, was here today. He doesn
anticipate any trouble or expense in obtain
Ing the usual democratic majority next No
vsmber, but he Is doing all he can TO get out
as large vote 90 possible for the whole dem
ocra,ic ticket. he Gays all the democrats in
bis district are now not only OF one mind,
bat OF one heart.
A naval officer who has Just returned from
the China sea says the condition OF the AmeI-
lean troops there is tTuely pitisble; that the
people Of the conquered islands are becoming
more and more dissatisfied and risings among
them may be expected at any time; that the
Americans treat them &c if the only good
natives are those who are dead, and shoot sll,
men, women and children st sight that the
water there Ia hot and there is no ice; thst
while the natives dilute their nstive liquor
made from rice, the Americans drink 1t rss;
that venersl diseases are prevalent through
out the army, with their sequslse,one of which
is ophtbslmis, which is destroying the sight
OF thousands, and that the ratio OF insanity
among them is fearful For an active cam
paign against well disciplined and well pro-
vided foe. be says, the American army would
be at great disadvantage.
The headquarters OF both political parties
here were, if any thing, even duller aud
more quiet today than yesterday. There
were no callers from outside the city, and the
letters that we're received contained nothing
that was new or that hadn't been printed long
sgo. Indeed it is not expected that affairs
will become much ivelier st either Of tn,
headquarters until October.