Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-22
TRUM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gasette.
Washington. August %.


Capi. Reilly, oh. Artillery killed on
l5.b. Morning 10, Sixth Cavalry and
about 400 English, and japanese dis
persed about 1000 Boxers eight miles
outside Tientsiu; about hundred chi
nese killed; five Americans wounded.
Chafiee's losses, six killed, 80 wounded,
two days fighting.
General Barry, under date of August
10. reports the conditions in and around
Tlentsin as follows: Horses, materials
and troops promptly lightered at Taku.
6.h Cavalry mounted. Grant should be
IN Manila now. Hospitals excellent;
ample for present army; we'll supplied
and in fne condition. Everything sat
isisctory. Go to Pekin tomorrow; sex
and wounded doing well.
"Clty occupied" was the message
flashed by Major Scriven at Pekin to
The headquarters of the Signal Corps
last night. 1t bore date of August IL
which was day later than any previ-
Gus dispatch received from the Chinese
capital. Major Scriven's telegram was
interpreted by War Department officials
10 mean that all of Pekin Is 10 the
hands of the allied troops. Ii includes,
10 their judgment, all the cities en-
closed by the outer wall OF Pekin.
They are the Chinese, Tartar, Imperial
and Forbidden cities. With that view
verified it will be tru, that for the first
time In history the armed hosts
of the "foreign devels" occupy the
sacred palaces and temples of the
imperial court. Until 1894 not even
the Ambassador of foreign power
entered the inner city of the Chinese
capital. The Interpretation placed upon
Mai. Scriven's dispatch suggests that
private soldiers now have full swing in
me magnificent gardens while the flags
Of the cODquering powers wave from
the temples and palaces and the big
tower on the royel corral. The occu-
patton OF the inner city as indicated by
Mai. Scrlven's report would be logical
sequence of events reported in preced-
ing kilograms. The first conflicting
dispatches told that on August IA and
Is the outer city had been taken and
the legations relieved. Admiral Remey
in advices dated Pekin. August 10, says
that the American troops were the first
to enter the imperial city, and that they
had penetrated to the gates of the
palace. Then comes the Scriven dis
patch of August IL saying the city
was occupied. 1t is presumed be would
have used other words if only part
of the city was occupied.
This afternoon a report from Japa-
nese sources dated August % says the
fighting at Pekin is at an end. There
is no suspicion here that the fighting
ended with any part of the city in the
hands of the Chinese. An unpleasant
feature of tOday's dispatches, in War
department. circles, was the statement
that fighting is going on around TEN
tsin. 1t had been hoped that the Chi
nese had b en- so thoroughly beaten
that they would be subdued. Activity
on their part will necessitate the send
ing OF Te-lnf0rcemeDts to protect. the
long line OF communication between
rieDtsin and the capital.
AS Pekin will be gsrrsOned until the
powers have collected the penalty for
the outbreaks and satisfactory gov
eminent is installed there will be a de-
mand for large force probably all the
winter.
President Mckinley has not yet
formulated the American programme.
He is waiting to hear from the people
10 this country and from General Chat
Ice, who was directed vest erdsy to send
IA full report. Chaffee's views, rather
than those of Conger, will be made the
Ease ofaction.
The reply to Lii Hung Changes ap-
peal for the appointment OF COM
missioner to negotiate for peace
was prepared and sent today
1t is intimated that the reply will state
the position OF this government 10 view
, the change in the situation caused by
The release Of the minister at Pekin.
From democratic headquarters in
Chicago, it is learned that millions of
Mr.. Bryan's great speech in accepting
the nomination have been and are be-
ing printed and distributed among the
voters in all parts of the country, and
unprejudiced people here say there
could be no more effective campaign
document circulated among intelligent
and unbiased voters.
AS Senator Stewards State depends
solely upon silver for its prosperity, it
is said here that the fact that he has
come out for Mckinley, proves that he
thinks the silver question is settled,
aud that therefore the attempt of the
Northern republicans to make silver
he chief issue of the campaign will be
abortive.
Mr.. w. w. Nixon formerly of Lees
burg, Virginia, but now Of New Jersey,
where he is secretary of a smokeless
powder manufacturing company, is
low here and says that RON all he see
md hears, that State will swing back
% the democratic column next Novem-
Der, Mr.. Nixon voted for Mr.. McKin.
our years ago.
A Bryan and Stevenson club was or.
yanized here last night with nearly five
hundred members.
The fact that Mr.. Manly says the re-
Dublicans in his State were never be.
'ore so listless and lukewarm, is said
~ Maine people now in this city to in
1icate considerable reduction iu the
republican majority there at next
State election.
To offset the effect Of the anti-Mo-
kinley negroes, who are to meet In
at Indianapolis, ali the
speakers among the negro officeholders
here have been ordered to attend that
and preach the advantages
Of republicanism to their race.
The following changes in the fourth-clsss