Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
orrssuoudence Of the Alexandris Gazette.

hal in which Prince SheDg confirmed
the news of the death OF the foreign
ministers at the bands OF General Tung
Fuh Siang's troops.
SIT is too bad" he exclaimed, "That
looks as il hope was gone and the bad
news of the other day was confirmed.
SO far have received no confirmation
of it. | have been trying for days to
get some authentic information from
Pekin. l have not succeeded. But
will not believe 1t yet"
Minister Wa was asked IL he would
like to make an official statement for
publication.
"What can l say?" he exclaimed.
II am very sorry. The whole world
knows that am sorry, but it will not
do any good for me to say anything"
Mr.. WI was asked il he knew any
thing of General Tung Fuh Slang, who
was responsible for the death OF the
ministers.
"Well, be is q general and insurgent,
rebel as you would say here" said
Mr.. WI. ~ believe he is in Pekin.
| hope the news you bring is not true.
Sheng, the director OF telegraph, that
is mentioned in your dispatch, is not
prince. But he ia director OF telegraph
and ought to know what he Ia talking
about"
The State Department has received
dispatch from Consul General Good
now, at Shanghai, announcing that the
t@o governors of the two provinces
Honan and Shan-Si have issued procla-
nations 10 favor OF Boxers. The dis
patch shows that the influence Of the
latter organization so far from being on
the waue is spreading. The two prov.
inces named are west OF Pekin and
northwest of Shanghai and have here
tofore been reported as tranquil. The
action of their governors will doubles.
encourage the Boxers in the neighbour
hood of Pekin and strengthen their
forces by causing rtenforcements to be
sent to them to meet the foreign army
now preparing to move on the Chinese
capital.
The State Department is expe HtiDg
at any moment to receive O csblegram
from U. s. Consul GoodDow, at Shang-
nai, forwarding the dispatch from
Taotai Sheng, director of posts and
telegraphs, telling OF the killing of tn
foreigners in Pekin. The Publishers
Press and Scripps McRae bulletin from
Shanghai quoting Sheng as laying the
blame for the murder Of the foreigners
on the anti foreign General TunR Fuh
Slang was laid before the State Depart
ment this morning as soon as 1t was
received in Washington. The only
comment that was made was 1T Is moi
at ell improbable. 1t is what we have
been led to expect from the news that
has been filteriug out OF China III the
last few days"
The State Department severely criti-
cises this morning the published inter
| view with the Chinese Minister here.
He bames the foreign powers for the
situation In China. He says the jesl-
ousies OF the powers are to blame for
the failure OF the allied troops to start
towards Pekin from Tientsin before
now. and that with 10000 troops under
capable leadership it should have been
| possible for the ambassadors to have
been relieved before this.
No word has been received from any
of the United States officials in China
since Consul Goodnow's dispatch early
yesterday morning. Nothing has come
either officially or by press dispatches
that is calculated to dispel the gloom
that followed the receipt OF that mes
sage. On the contrary the press cable
grams have all tended to confirm the
opinion that the foreign ministers in
Pekin together with their families end
guards have been wiped out of exists
eDce.
He also is quoted as saying that an
evil mind would imagine that the
foreign powers had started the trouble
ia China for their own purpose and had
deliberately left the ministers 10 their
fate. This language was called to the
attention OF the State Departm emit
where it was said that Minister Wu is
talking entirely too much.
The reciprocity agreement between
the United States and Germany was
given out from the State Department
in the form of a proclamation today.
Among the articles upon which the
tariff is reduced are brsndies, still
wines, vermutb, paintings in oil or
water colors, pastels, pen and ink draw
ings and statuary, all of which are
luxuries and only used by the rich.
As tho Havener cracker factory Of
this city is not member of the cracker
trust, it is said here that it ia doing
greatly Increased trade since the Hill
fsctoryfn Alexandria went into that
trust and suspended operations, and that
very considerable portion Of that in
crease 10 in Alexandria.
At the brokers' offices hero today
stock quotations were steady, wheat
was lower and weak, and corn was
hihger and strong.
Senator John H. Gear, of iowa, died
suddenly early this morning at the
Portland. This will give a chance to
Mr.. Speaker Henderson, Representa-
tive Dolliyer and other prominent
Iowa republicans not satisfied with
their present positions, to strive for
something higher. The deceased was
born 10 1926 He was Assistant Eecre-
tary OF the Treasury under President
Harrison, and pronounced republican.
Mr.. James Il. Boyd, who has just
been appointed Us Judge ofthe western
district of North Carolina, was promi-
nent member of notorious and violent
kuklux band, in his State; hut, to Mr..
Mckinley, sman's sine, though they be
crimson, will become as white as snow
if he deserts the democratic, and joins
the republican party.
A well-informed democratic poll
tician from Virginia, here today, says
be has seen it announced that ex-
Governor Hill of New York will come