Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-28

make the case more strong against DIM,
Ian could not tel even the names oil |
his own witnesses or Of customers that
he dealt with during his alleged pre-
vious citizenship" VERY few OF the
Chinese merchants In this country are
able to tell the names OF their Amefi'
can customers" sal Mr.. Chung, 10 ex-
pIaustion Of Mr.. Jeu's poor showing De-
fore the immigration iIqa sitors.
The administration Is still waiting to
hear whether Minister Conger has en-
tered into agreements with the foreign
enyoys. Several days ago word
reached here that DE mad joined With
the representatives of the other powers
10 signing demand FIR decapitation OF
Chinese princes aud generals involved
in the Boxer uprising. The question
of recalling him was at once taken up
and he was asked to explain. Wniie
he has not replied, it has been learned
| from other sources that he did not sign
the demands aud 1t is now prooaDie
that be will be retained as the repre-
sentative of this government 10 the
neoo,iatious. A cabinet officer de-
scribsd the situation 10 the following
language this morDiDe: Great Britain
IA with us; Russia, France and Japan
re with u; but our Own Minister
| Coroer il against US He has esn To-
-tfuoted 10 be moderate and agree to
no demands with which China couid
not comply. But h. seems to fall 10
understand. He needs to have bis 10.
struoiions in good plain Eogiish ara
nretty strong Eaglish at that. Some
additional Instructions have been sent
him and .uess be will understand
when he gets them l thiOk it will be
settled satisfactorily within a short time.
Rather than break the concert OF the
powers this government will waive
several objections providing 1t can get
a modification of the programe OF puc-
ishments." Minister Couger will not
| pe recalled because of his insistance
upon the decapitation OF Gen. Tung
Fuh Slang and Others. But he has been
olainly informed of the desires OF the
administration and he will doubtless
comply with them" The announce
meut from Berlin this morning that
Germany is waiting to hear from the
other powers before accsediDg to the
suggestions of the United States
for a moderation OF the punish
msnt programme is encouraging.
The iron and steel interests OF the coun-
try, it is learned, are in hope that the u
s. government will be able to secure
modification of the demands to be made
upon China. The French minister
proposed as one of the conditions Of
peace and a guarantee for the safety Of
foreigners in the future, that China
should forever be prohibited from i'm
porting foreign arms and ammuni-
lion. This agreement would abso
lutely cut off the importation OF iror
and sleel for fear that these Chinese
would make guOs from this msterla
and would Gu! of great and growing
trade ia which the UDited States has
large interests. A strict interpretation
of this clause would also prevent the To-
PRODUCTION of machinery that might pt
used to make parts OF guns.
The battleship Kentucky arrived 81
Smyroa, Turkey. this morning, accord
| ing to q dispatch received at the Navy
Department. she will remain there
several days awaiting Developments Of
fresh instructions. 1t ia vainly though
here that her presence may make !
easier for the United States charge
d'afairs to collect the 500, 900 iudemoitl
that has been demanded for the destruc
ton OF American property at Harpoot
Armenia.
The Turkish minister here, called oil
} Secretary Hay today relative to the Wis
! it of the battleship Kentucky to Turk
| ish waters. After his talk with Secretar!
Hay the minister declared that th'
Ken!ucky's visit conveyed no menact
aad that it hs ! no bearing upon tb'
diplom itic Iela ions between Turkey
and the Uniied States.
Virginia republicans here today say
their impression is that no congressiona
contests from their State will be made
Messrs Walker and Wise have alread,
decided not to contest, and though Mr.
HUBBARD has thought about it, he, too
they believe, will ABANDON the idea.
IL is said at the Department o
Justice that u. S. Marshal Allen, OF th
I western district of Virginia, is the mos
|, economical marshal 10 the country ant
that the expenditures during his tern
of Office have been less by fifty thou
sand dollars than those of the proceed
ing term.
il Messrs. Lamb and Swanson are tn
only two Virsinia Congressman VIII
, have arrived. The latter came to pro
, mote the Improvement OF the RIca
mond habor and the passage of th
, pure butter bill.
: The committee appointed by the
, "commuters" of Alexandria to call O'
/ President ABBOTT OF the Alexandra
electric ,ilway, had satisfactory inter
view with him at his Office here yester
day. They stated their wants at length
and he promised to do all In his powe
to grant them and as speedily as posi-
, ble not ooly 10 respect of trains, com
mutation tickets, and accommoda
tions at the stations here and II
Alexandria, but also told them that b.
desired to make his road popular anC
TO promote the best feeling between i
and the people Of Alexandria, aud ths
, it was to The interest Of the road to ex
ert its utmost efforts to Increase the ia
ciIities If communication between thil
city and Alexandra.
The fuaofsl OF SIR. Wilson, the la;e com
missioner of internal revenue, took place THU
evening at the Riggs House, where he board
Oh. and was attended by many Treasury Off.
. Gals. the most conspicuous Of whom wa
, Judson Lyons, tho negro register.
John w. Yerkes, who IN de an unsuccess
full race for the GoYernorship OF kentucky i
to bs urged for the internal revenue commits
sionsrship, made vacant By the death o
George W. Wilson.