Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-03
FROM WASHINGTON.


FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette. ]
Lieut.. Albert l.. Key, American naval
attsche at Toxic. Japan, this morning
wired Secretary Long of the Navy that
the dry dock at Port Arthur is too mar
row to admit the Oregon and should
the ship even get off the rocks, it will
be necessary to send her to Nagasaki.
The State Department this morning
received a cablegram from Consul
Goodnow at Shanghai stating that on
June %, the British, German and
italian legations we're still standing in
PekiD.
SIT looks like war. 1t looks like
war; This was Minister Wu's exclama-
ton when shown the cable dispatch
from Wilhelmshsven containing EN-
peror Williams farewell address to the
marines before their departure for
China. The Minister is greatly worried
over the fate of Minister Conger. He
said today that he considered himself
personally responsible to the American
people for his safety The only infor-
nation Minister WI receives Is through
the press dispatches as his home govern
ment has failed to keep him informed
of the trend OF events that are 30 vital
to his interests as diplomatist.
or the new board of school trustees
of this city two are negroes, one man
and one woman. The board has con-
troll of oil the schools, and the votes OF
it's negro members are just as effective
ss those OF any equal number OF their
white colleagues.
The stock market here was weaker
today, and wheat was higher.
A private dispatch from Paris receiv'
ed here this morning says rumor is
current there to the effect that both
the English and French ministers at
Pekin have been msssacred by the
mob in that city. Not word has been
heard from the American minister for
more than two weeks, and fears are en-
tertained of his safety, as mobs are not
respeoters of persons, and as all for
eigners look alike to Chinese, especial
ly to q Chinese mob. The Navy De-
partment has placed on exhibition q
letter from Minister Conger written
November %, 1899, at Pekin. The act
is significant of the foreboding which
this and other departments feel for the
fate OF the minister. In itself the letter
has little or no bearing upon the present
Chinese situation, being descriptive OF
visits to the Princeton and Monocacy
the courtesy of their commanders,
Knox and Picknell, and a request that
the State Department acknowledge
that courtesy for him to the Navy De-
partment.
John Cats, the proprietor of the bill
lard saloon in the Metropolitan Hotel
here. after ejectiDg man from the room
this morning, struck him on the head
with the heavy end OF cue, as he
was attempting to erter it again and
crushed his skull. The man was Car.
ried of to the hospital in an uncon'
scious condition, and Cats and his book
keeper were arrested and taken to the
police station, and his saloon locked up,
Most of the democrats here, visitors
or resident, approve OF Mr.. Bryan's
stand for silver, saying that platforms
count Tor little, but men for much, and
that in the days of really able Presi-
dents, they didn't stand on platforms
Bryan is a good enough platform, they
say, for them, and that unless votes
are bought by the million, the people
will elect him.
The State Department today has re-
ceived three important dispatches, two
of which are from Consul Goodnow al
Shanghai and the third from Consul
McWade at Canton. The news told by
Goodnow comes from Pekin by carrier
The first news was dated June % and
in addition to telling of the fact that
three legations were standing and that q
hot rifle fire was being directed against
them by Chinese imperial troops says
that artillery was trained upon the le.
cations, but up to the 25th had moi
been used. His second Information
from Pekin was dated June q, and
said that only two legations were stand
| ing at that time-the British, aud prob
ably the German. The Empress
Dowager and the young Emperor were
shut up in the royal palace, close pris
oners. Prince Tuan was 10 complete
control of the city. Anarchy and riots
ruled 10 the streets.
The dispatch from Consul Goodnow ir
addition to stating that the British
German and Italian legations are still
standing June % Gays that they were
then under severe rife fire and would
not be able 10 hold out much logger
while it was not openly admitted it Ii
patent that officials Of the State Depart
ment have given up hope for Minister
Conger's safety.
The Navy Department sent q csblegram to
Bear Admiral Kempff this afternoon asking
what would be the pro rata share Of the
Unitsd States in tho expense Of Transporting
troops from Tsku to TIentsin and other ports
This seems to indicate that movement Of
eroops from Tsku to Tientsin and Pekin il
about to begin.
As the Navy Department decided that two
Of the Holland or diving ships should be fol
use on the Pacific coast and bed Therefore
better be built at a shipyard on that coast
only three will be built at the Trigg shipyard
Ia Richmond. Bids for five or SIX more first
class bsttleship will soon be given out, and
again it is rumored that if suitable location
be provided, and sufficient amount Of stock
payable in small instruments, to make it a
consideration, be subscribed in Alexandria
one OF the contractors may be induced Il
build one there.
Sallie H. Ingram WAS appointed postmaster
at Ingram, Halifax county, Va, today, vice
Emily L Young, removed.
The total postal receipts for the fiscal yesI
of 1900 were $102,287 ,459, and the ey.
penditures $107,776,704, a deficit of over
100000.