Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-14
ed as the forces advance. The Russians
are now sending soldiers from Port Ar
thur with artillery"

ed as the forces advance. The Russians
are now sending soldiers from Port Ar
thur with artillery"
Much anxiety is felt at the etste
Department on account OF the fsc'
that Minister Conger has not Deen
heard from today. The Solace, win
officers and 100 marines, left Manila tnit
morning for Taku. -.
q Ouite hunter Of ex-Confederstes lei'
mere this morning for Msrtinsburg, no"
West Virginia, where there was Con-
federste memorial celebration today
Among them was Senator Daniel Of
Virginia, whois still proud OF his SCI,
vice in the Confederate army, ana VIII
continue tn De until he dies. A proml-
nent democrat Of State farther South
than Virginia, talking about old times
today. said no believed the memory Of
the Confe6eracy was more cherished
by Virginisns than by any other peo'
p]e of the South, and, he added, de
Perforated as many of them have be-
come, think they are better and more
eenteel than those OF any other State
10 the Union"
Some Of the numerous bettors at the
many bucket shops, pool rooms, OF
STOCK brokers' offices, az they are
termed here, were caught by the fall
10 the price of wheat, but not many, ss
most of them regarded the recent rise
rs only specializing movement, and
placed no confidence in 1t.
1t is believed here that the attend
ance at neither one of the national po'
litical conventions will be large, as the
Presidential candidates OF both have
been practically selected, and as
few of either party take any To-
terest in the nomination OF the Vice
Presidential candidates. The reported
rise 10 hotel rates at Philadelphia and
Kansas City helped to deter q great
many people from going to either
place, and though those reports are now
proved to have been unfounded. they
have had their effectapd that, too, though
prosperity is "ali pervadiDg." Rich
people can afford to attend national pc
litical conventions and make European
trips, but the average American either
is too poor to indulge in such extravs
gauces, and must be content to stay al
home and continue to hustle for bread
and meat for himself and his family.
Bids for the construction OF five new
battle ships and and three armoret
cruisers will be advertised for within
the next week or ten days. There wal
no need for them, nor for half the ships
the government already has, until th'
United States expanded 30 as to take
in large and populous islands in boti
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, thou
sands of miles across the seas.
A prominent Virginia democrat herr
today said the only contests for demo
cratic congressional nominations in BIZ
| state were in the 2nd and 10th distlicts
aud that in the former he supposed MIR
Young, who though fairly elected Wa
! turned out OF mis- seat, would be re
nominated. and in the latter that Judg'
| Ouarles would succeed himself. AS Il
the constitutional convention, he sait
some few newspapers were trying Il
make it live question now, but tina
most of the wiso and cons ervative dem
ocrats Of the State thought the less salt
| of it now, the better for the democrats
party,
The commercial cable company re
ports TO the State Department that th
telegraph lines all around Pekin hav
been cut and the Chinese capitol is Ell
tirely cut OF, from connection with tn
rest OF the world,
John P. Coffin, of Lake Butler, Fla.
vice president OF the industrial com
mission, which met at Chattanooga
| Tenn, was before the commission her,
today. He said most strikes were du'
| to the exertions of the walking dele
| gate. He characterized him as mai
| usually who desires to earn Twin,
from the muscles OF others, born ant
| cultivated agitator, who, though him
self prospering largely from others, can
not bear TO see peace prevailing for fea
that the sinecure he enjoys will belost.
| He condemned the methods OF strikes, tn
! boycott, the blacklist, picketing or patrolin
/ a, being un-AmeTican. They invaded pvivst
| rights. He condemned the sympatheti
| strike, contending it did great harm to labor
| He thought men should be paid in cash 10
| their labor, and was against store orders. I'm
| migration had a tendency to place upon
lower plane the status of all labor. Colore
labor, in his opinion, was national question
and colored men were fit only for the loves
grade of work owing to a lack of education
The following changes in the fourth elias
| postofices of Virginia were made today
4 Mcdowell, Highland county, John M. Hool
appointed postmaster, vice W. A. HickliI
| dead Wsrdsfork, Charlotte county, John I
Dunnsvsnt. vice j. d. Shelton, removed.