Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-31
FROM WASHINGTON.
TCorrespondence Of the Alexandria Gasette.l
Washington, July 81.

1bhu, July 20.
Japanese military attache, Pekin,
letter July % reports legations besieged
since June Is; continually attacked
from June 20 TIL July II; attack then
ceased and Chinese soldiers apparently
diminishing; sixty Europeans killed
Telegram from Governor OF Shantune
addressed to consular body at Chefoc
SAYS imperial edict states that various
ministers, except German, are we'll and
provisi }, have been supplied.
Admiral Rsmey's dispatch OF this
morning confirms Consul Fowler's adj
vices of yesterday in so far as the AID
m,ral places confidence in the letter
from the Japanese military attsche
THIS is of much value in thatRemey has
been very cautious 10 his reports and the
government officials reply upon them
as absolutely accurate statements. lu
consequences of this message the cur
mt OF official opinion now runs TOWARD
belief that many OF the foreigners 10
Pekin are still safe.
The first intimation OF an immediate
advance On Pekin comes this morning
from Gen. Cbsffee and with him II i
only a rumor heard among the ships at
anchor 10 Tsku bay. According to this
rumor the start has already been made,
provided that rumor was correct, and
Chaffee is probably with it. His mes
sage, taking it for granted that the
whole has been given out By the War
Department, leaves much to be guessed
at. 1t was also reported yesterday
and only in part denied that the
Uoited States will combine with Great
Britain 10 making the start il other ma
lions could not be induced to join the
movement.
The Chinese minister, Mr.. WI, call
ed at the State Department be-
fore eleven o'clock this morning.
As this was the day when 1t
bad been expected that a reply
would be received by him to the Sec
ond effort of Secretary Hay to commu
nicate with Minister Conger, his ar
rival caused a momentary sensation.
This was speed ly. dispelled, however,
by the minister's statement that he had
no news and had come to the depart
10 at merely to verify the newspaper
dispatches about the letters from the
English, German and Japanese lega-
tions. While there is DO disposition as
yet to draw improbable conclusions
from the absence OF reply from Con-
ger when the other ministers are being
heard from, each days delay will in-
crease the doubts as to the genuineness
of the first message from the American
minister. At the State Department it
is fficially declared that the definite
news that the ministers were alive on
the 21st or 22nd will not occasion any
Change in the policy of this govern
ment. The efforts to get the allies to
move as speedily as ossibe towards
P. kin will not be relaxed, nor will the
attempt by every means available to
open up communication with the min
lister be abandoned. The announce.
ment 10 again made at the State De-
partment this morning, in the light 81
recent developments, that the United
States government will lot consider
auy proposition by China to bring the
ministers to TieutsiD.
Gen. Chafee cables the War depsrt T.
ment from Cheioo, July 20, as follows:
Facilities for unloading not adequate;
therefore dischsrging slowly. 1t is re-
ported in Taku that it is the intention
to make the forward movement tomor-
row towards Pekin.
General Macarthur telegraphs the
W ar Department tbst David G.. Spur
gin, 1st lieutenant, 21st Infantry, died
at Manila yesterday, as result OF a
surgical operation.
The following bulletin has been is
sued by the State department from Con-
sui Fowler, dated Chefoo, July 81 and
addressed to the Secretary OF State:
Twenty-6rst wired Governor for
Information Pao Ting Flu. Nine days
Unanswered. Wired yesterday. He now
replies: "Pao-TiDg-Fu, city, neighbor-
hood, thick with rebels; impossible to
OBJ ain slightest news or send messages.
My latest Information shows the follow
ing were ip Pao Ting-Fu: Simcox, wife,
three children; Hodge, wife; Taylor,
WI kie, Miles, Morell, Americana; and
Bsgnell, wife, daughter, and probably
Cooper"
The War department today made
known the order which was prepared
during Gen Woods recent visit. signed
and sent to Havana for PRONUNCIATION,
and recently printed there in the or
fetal Gazette, freezing that a gen.
era election be held in Cuba
on the third Saturday of September to
elect delegates to a convention to frame
and adopt a constitution for the island
and to provide for an agreement with
the United States upon the relations to
exist between that government and the
of Cuba, and for the cleo
ton of officers.
Representative Rixey and State Sen
ator Jefiries of Culpeper county, Vir-
GINA, were here this morning, but both
left for Manassas to attend the funeral
Of the late Mr., Meredith this afternoon.
Mr.. Rixey was at democratic headquar-
ters. He anticipates neither trouble
nor expense in securing his re election
by large majority. Mr.. Jeffriee, who
s a candidate for encouragement of
mis- State, thinks his chance is crafty
Dgly favorable. In this connection it
may be remarked that q Fairfax coun-
y democrat, now in this city, says he
lon't think Mr.. Willard, who is can
iidate for lieutenant governor, and Mr..
fries, candidate for attorney
general, can both expect to succeed, as
10Th are from the same congressional
district.
Congressman Jones, of Virginia, is here to-
lsy, On business with the departments for
ONE of his constituents. He expects lutte or
10 trouble in his canvass but will make
pr eches on the court days Of all the counties
. his district, commencing in Caroline, about
he middle Of August Mr.. Jones says the
/, mocrats In his district are in good condi-
ion and for Bryan and Stevenson to = man.
dc also says that Mr.. j. NJ. Stubs, one OF the