Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
[Corrsspondence Of the Alexsndris Gssesse. ]
Washington, July 81.

The Bureau Of Navigation received
this morning the following report from
Admiral Remey Of yesterdays date:
"Tientsin quiet. Latest reports Rus
sian sources July l3 say legations still
holding out. Reliability of this informa-
ton uncertain. Major Regau, Captains
Moves and Bookmiller. lst Lieuteusnts
Lawton and Schoffel, wounded, Ninth
Infantry, and 2nd Lieutenant jolly,
Marine Corps, sick, now aboard Solsce:
Expect about thirty wounded men; Will
send ell to Yokohama hospital"
Remey's dispatch in part corrobo-
rates the news OF yesterday by bringing
forward the date Of safety of the lega-
ton in Pekin from previously reported
dates. 1t is also evident that at the
time Remey cabled lie had not received
Secretary Longs dispatch. The sifua-
ton at Tientsin has apparently I'M
proved materially as the boxers have
been driven out of the district. This
is encouraging in that it indicates less
resistance 10 the advance on Pekin, at
cast in the near neighborhood OF Iien-
| tsin.
The two messages received by the
Chinese Minister, Va Ting Fang, and
~ him handed to the State De.
partmept have been accepted as
confrmatory OF the safety OF Minister
Conger. They also clear up point
about which there had been some
doubt-namely, that the German min
lster. Baron Won Ketteler, Is the only
one OF the foreign representatives to
fall a victim to the Boxers. There had
been much fear that in the fighting
which had undoubtedly been taking
place around the Legations, some OF the
other ministers had been bit. This was
dispelled by Conger's dispatch yester-
day. Although Wu's message OF today
came through the same source as did
that from Minister Conger, there ia no
disposition at the State Department to
doubt its accuracy. Each OF them pro-
| fesses to be an abstract from an impe-
rial decree and it is not believed that
even the Chinese officials would dare
| 10 forge q government paper or TO lie
ABOUT its contents. The insurance Of
| The decree is therefore regarded as ab
s2lutely disposing OF all doubts as to the
penuineness of Conger's dispatch and
the safety Of the people in the legation
I'D to three days ago. at would be
one of the most remarkable things in
he history of the world" said high
State Department official, "if all OF the
nigh Chinese officials at the seat OF gov
eminent, and elsewhere, should have
combined to lie to US in this matter, es
pecially when there could he no object
to attain, and when few days would
absolutely prove the truth or falsity Of
their statements. | think we can now
rest assured that the ministers are
now alive and the main thing now nec'
essary is to hasten the fcrce0 to theiI
relief" The declaration that rigorou;
measures are being taken to punish
those responsible for the death OF the
| German minister and that strenuous
measures are being made to protect the
other legation people, is accepted al
another evidence that The Chinese im'
perial government is not to blame fol
the past disturbances, but that it is the
work of insurgents. The use of the
word strenuous" ia describing the eff.
forts at protection shows, however
that the fighting is still going OH as the
result OF the determined efforts Of the
boxers to kill the foreigners and thai
It has required all the resources of the
imperial government as well as OF the
legation people themselves to stand Oh
the mob.
1.-THE statement 10 Sheng's dispatch to
Wa that the insurgents are fighting
among themselves ia true it Is OF Gu
preme importance, Discussions in the
ranks OF the revolutionists would dc
more to assure the safety of the foreign.
ers than anything else until the arrival
of the allied forces from Tientsin, for II
they are busy killing each other they
| will probably not have time to spare To
kill the legation people. Not much
faith is placed in this portionof the dis
patch however.
Another point brought out is that l.
Hung Chang is not in league with toe
Boxer as has been suggested heretofore
Sheng's statement that the aged vice
roy will have difficulty 10 getting north
to Pekin is thought to dispose of the
| charge against him for il he was going 10
Pekin to help in the project OF driving
all foreigners into the sea, instead Of
difficulties being put 10 his way by the
Boxers they wopld aid him On his
journey,
An official bulletin from the State
Department at noon ssys: "The Chinese
| Minister, Mr.. WI Ting Fang, communi.
Gated to the Secretary of State this
morning two important kilograms. The
| irst is from Shang, the Director Gener.
al OF Posts and Telegraphs in Shanghai,
and is as follows: Fortunate that Mimic
ter Conger's Geographic reply has come,
| Imperial decree oithe ed OF this moon
corresponding to July 49, stated that all
ministers ara safe. Insurgents are fight
ing and killing each other. Ii Hung
Chang, in proceeding north to suppress
riots, will find it difficult to Co." The
second telegram Is from Lin Ku vi,
viceroy of Marking, dated the 21st OF
July, and received by Minister Wa the
same day. 1t is as follows: ACCORD.
ing to edlct OF 22d OF this sixth moon
July 18th), with the exception of the
German minister, who was killed by
anarchists, with regard to which Wig
orous measures are being taken to in
vestigate and punish the guilty parties,
all the other ministers to whom strenu-
Gus efforts are being made to afford
protection are fortunately unframed"
It was admitted this morning by
members OF the Cabinet, except Secreta-
~ Root, that instructions have been sent
70 Gen. Macarthur directing him to
prepare to be drawn upon for another
Chinese detachment. The wording of
the dispatch has not been divulged, OIL
though the Cabinet members may see
no reason why Secretary Root should
danu the fact or endeaYor To keen IL q