Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-14
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Correspondence of the Alexandris Gazette.

Washington. September IA.
Gen. McKibbeD, the government
representative at Galveston. has made
the following report to the War depart
ment: General conditions are impIov-
lug every hour. Repairs to water
works will by tomorrow insure water
supply for fire protection. Provisions
of sll kinds are being received In large
quantities. Enough are now en- route
and at Houston to feed all destitute for
thirty days. Large numbers of women
and children have left for Houston and
interior points. Dead bodies are being
burned and general sanitary regulations
are being enforced more rigidly. There
is DOW no danger of suffering from lack
of food or shelter. City under perfect
control under charge Of committee Of
safety. The sdjutant General OF State
is here, and in charge of State troops.
Loss OF life is probably greater than
my conservative estimate OF yesterday.
Property loss enormous; not an individ.
ual 10 the city has escaped some; 10
thousands of instances loss total. To-
day in company with, Col. Roberts and
Capt. Richie, made an inspection at
Fort Crockett, and by tug of the forti-
icstions atForts SanJscinto and Travis.
With the exception of battery for two
4.7-10 rapid fire guns, batteries
may be considered non-existant. Capt
Richie has forwarded by wire this even
ing full report of conditions to chief OF
Engineers. coincide by recommen
dalton, that all Notifications and ord.
nance property be transferred to engi-
neer officer here for salvage. Earnest
ly recommend that battery o, 1st. Ar
tillery, be ordered TO Fort Sam Houston
for recuperation and equipment; officers
and men are entirely destitute. At
present large number are injured and
unfit for duty. Impossible az present
to furnish them with ordinary camp
equipage and clothing,as all transporta.
ton facilities are being utilized to
bring in food supplies.
Lii Hung Chang has notified the
Chinese minister that be will leave
Shanghai this morning for Tientsin and
from there he will proceed for Pekin.
Minister WI thinks Earl Lii has already
departed. Earl Ii also notifies the
that Yung Lu, commander of
the northern army OF China, has been
appointed to act with Prince Ching and
himself as commissioner TO negotiate
peace. He also states that the cable |
between Chefoo and Taku is now work.
ing and that he will be able to keep in |
close touch with Minister Wa and the |
Chinese ministers in Europe. The ipfor-
nation telegraphed By Lii Hung Chang
was communicated to the State de- |
partment this morning by Minister WI.
Gen. Yung Lu, who, according to
advices of Minister WI, has been ap-
pointed the third member of the Chi. |
nese commission to negotiate terms
with .he powers, is the officer who was |
10 supreme command of the imperial |
Chinese forces in Pekin throughout the |
siege OF the legations. He was respon-
sble tor the movements and actions of
the troops, which, according to all the |
reports from Minister CoLger and the
other foreign representatives there, |
took part 10, if they did not actually |
lead, the attacks upon the legations. |
Whether Yung Lu authorized these at |
tacks or was unable to control his |
troops is not known, but even accept. |
log the latter excuse, a general who is |
not able to manage bis own men is not J
regarded as specially desirable of |
hcial with whom negotiate peace |
terms. II is probable .thst objec-
tions will be made by the powers
to accepting him as one OF the
nego'iators on the part of China.
Yung Lu is the general who by i'm.
perial Chinese edict of August 2 was
deputed to escort the ministers from
rekin to Tientsin and protect them
throughout their journey. The minis.
tiers, 1t will be remembered, refused To
accept his escort, preferring to fight II
out 10 the legations rather than trust
themselves to his protection.
The attempt OF the republican man.
ayers to ascrioe the expected strike
Of the coal miners to the work of the