Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gasesse'
Waabinoton. June Is.

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owing dispatch from Manila. zen.
cral MacbuIos, with eight officers, Ia
men. 124 rifles, surrendered to Colonel
Emerson H. Liscum, at Tarlso tbs
morning"
II am out OF politics; am out of poll
tics for good" said Admiral Dewey this
morning. 81 have tried IL and know
tnst sm ont OF it, feel happy" he
ia frank enough to admit that ne Knows
nothing of politics. The admiral VIII
mt 90 TO Kansas City and no does not
intend to vote. IL would have voted
| for Cleveland" be said, but 1t is i'm.
nosslbls TO muster a corporal's guard oil
democrats in Vermont, 80 | know II
would DO no good. / will not vote this
tall.u The admiral will leave Tor New
port Oh the 25ih, TO attend the NEE iDg
Of the Naval Campaign Board.
Communication appears to be still
cut on all lines. leading out OF Pekin as
not a word has been received from Min
lster Conger since Tuesday and an at
tempt made yesterday to reach him
with a message failed. AT the State
| Department il is said there has been no
talk OF sending troops from Manila a. 1t
| would take more then two weeks to get
them to the seat OF trouble and by that
time it is hoped the disturbances will be
queIled. Besides, the United states
desire to keep out of the embroglio be-
| yond doing what Is necessary to protect
| Americans and American property.
| This government was not asked con-
corning the further landing Of Russian
troops and guns at Taku. The only
communications had on the subject with
foreign nations have been the iuterroga-
| tories addressed to this government
isking what it's course would DO aud
the answers to them. Russia is prob
ably acting with the consent Of all the
| other foreign representatives, there.
The following cable was received this
afternoon from American Consul Bags.
dale at Tien Tsin: "Mobs in control OF
| Tien Tsin. Authorities not able to do
anything. Foreigners thus far are safe"
Secretary Long said this afternoon
That no orders had been issued to send
| more ships TO Chinese waters and none
| would be Issued until Minister CoDger
mad been heard from. Orders had been
sent 10 Rear Admiral Remey at Csyite,
however, to have more ships and more
| men 10 readiness TO move at moments
notice.
Secretary OF the Navy Long has sent
| 20 the President suggestions for names
Tor the two battleships and three cruis-
ers provided for by Congress. 1t is GER
| tain that Virginia is recommended and
equally certain that one OF the big wal
vessels will be named after the Moth
or OF Presidents" The other four
States that are likely to be honored are
Maryland, Rhode Island, Washington
and Montana. Minnesota is a strong
candidate but is handicapped by already
having naval vessel bearing heI
name. This would have to be changed
should one Of the new ships be named
Minnesota.
At the Cabinet meeting today moth.
ing was said about either China or the
Philippines. eve have not heard
from Minister Conger for 48 hours,
said Secretary Hay, after the meeting
Admiral CrowniDshield, chief OF the
,uresu If navigation, was present and
explained the naval fighting force o.
the United States that can be drawn
upon should an emergency arise in
China. The greater part OF the time oil
the meeting was devoted to politics
and the national republican convention.
Mr.. Long was twitted and at the same
lime congratulated by his brother mem
Ders for wearing one OF his own vice
presidential campaign buttons.
Admiral Dewey and his brother-in-
law, MIR. John Mclean, are here today.
As the former has discovered that the
democrats do no; want him for their
Presidential nominee, and as the dem o.
Gratis of the latter's own State have just
furned him down, they both agree That
tle national democratic ticket next fall
mas DO possible chance of success, an
that Mckinley will he reelected, hands
| down. Mr.. George &. Gorham, ex Sec
| rotary of the u. :. Senate and editor oil
the late Washington Republican, an
able and Influential republican Dewsps-
Der. who is also here, says Mr.. McKin-
ley is 30 weak with his own party, that
even if the democrats we're out OF the
way, Mr.. Wharton Barker would beat
him.
| Surveyors are now engaged in de-
lining the lines that bound the AlexaD-
dria and Washington turnpike, now
the property OF toe Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, but which that com
| Dany proposes to turn over to Alexan-
dria county, and $500 besides. if that
county will agree to take it and keep II
IN good condition.
The verdict in the case OF Captain
Peter c. Deming, U. s. ", who was
stationed at San Francisco, as commits
3ary of subsistence, and who pleaded
guilty to d charge of embezzlemeDt be-
fore q court martial, was made public
today. He is sentenced to dishonor-
able discharge from the army and to
hree years. imprisonment at Fort
Leaven worth, Kansas. Capt. Deming's
nome is at Buff alo, N. Y.
| Among the callers at the White
House today was Senator Daniel OF
Virginia and his son. The Senator
says, 10 respect of the next Presidential
election, that to him i, seems as il
every prospect is pleasing to the demo-
Gratis.
The commission appointed TO exam
inc the different routes for the pro-
posed inter oceanic canal through Gen.
raj America is in session here today.
The juIyin the case of Dr. Randall Parson,
the Washington dentist, who has been on
trial in Judge Clabsughs court charged with
attempting to outrage Bessie Bricker, fif.
teen year-old girl, this morning reported that
they could not agree and were discharged.
The jury stood seven to five for scquittal.
The case will probably be dropped.
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