Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-09
ALEXANDRIA 6{AZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER


to believe the canal cut and the food
will for q time OF least prevent the
march of troops to Pekip. Minister
WI called upon Secretary Hay this
morning to communicate to him the
contents OF dispatch received late last
night from Sheng Fan III, director OF
railways and railway telegraphs in
southern China. The dispatch coz
filmed Consul Goodnow's news Of Sat-
urday that the members OF the legations
10 Pekin, with the exception OF Baron
Won Ketteler, were alive and cafe July
8. The following Ia the translation OF the
cablegram from his excellency Sbeng
dated al Shanghai, July s, and re-
ceived by Minister WI on the same day:
"On July 3 two legations 10 Pekin still
preserved, all Ministers safe. Rebel
lious troops and rioters make attacks
and suffer many losses. Imperial gov
eminent is protecting but meets din.
Guilty 10 doing so. 1t is feared that food
and ammunition are exhausted"
According to Minister WI, and he is
endorsed in this by those conversant
with pubic affairs in China, Director
General SheDg, by his official position
and his varied and widespread CONNER
cial interests is probably the best posted
man 10 China on current events.
Hence the dispatch presented to the
State Department this morning by Min
lister WI brings more Of comfort and
of hope than any intelligence received
the past week. At the close OF a con-
ference between Secretaries Hay, Root.
Long and Attorney General Griggs this
morning the members stated that the
conference was merely consultation
on the situation. Secretary Long said
that q dispatch had been received from
Admiral Kempf, which was merely an
expression OF opinion and was not prop
erly a matter for publication. He
added, however, that in part it Is claim
ed that there were not sufficient forces
at Tonku. The troops there were SUI
ficient to protect Tonku and Tientsin
but any attempt to proceed to Pekin
without renforcements would be suici'
dsl. 1t is said that Kempf urges the
immediate dispatch of more soldiers
and as the Philippines constitute the
only souce for immediate supply, it Is
probable that more regiments will be
taken from there, at least temporarily
Gen. Macarthur telegrsphed here this
morning from Manila that First Lieu
tenant Horace Webster, 421 U. s. Vol.
Infantry. died in the hospital at Manila
Saturday afternoon. Lieut.. Webster
hailed from New York.
II is said at the Postoffice Depart
ment today that the recent futile at
tempt Of Mr.. J. H. Rives, Of Albemarle
couoty, Virginia, TO have Mrs.
Long, who has been postmaster
az Chariot esville for many years,
duriug re ubican as we'll as
democratic administrations, removed,
would do tie Virginia republicans no
good at that department, and that they
have lost cast not only at that, but at
all the other departments OF the gov
eminent during recent years, and that
those 10 charge OF the departments
here have learned that Mr.. John Wise's
opinion OF Southern republicans was
about correct
Mr.. Richard WiDdsor of Alexandria is here
today, on his way to New York, where he is
negotiating for the transfer OF his trolley
wheel invention 10 parties in that city.
The Washington and alexandria electric car
company has made no arrangement for run
ming jim crow cars on that road II is per.
fectly willing to do 30, but, in consequence Of
the ambiguity of the law, doesn't know
what 10 90 in the case, and therefore has done
nothing.
At the Navy Department today 1t was
learned that no less than seventy war ships
of various sizes are now being built for the
American navy. But the real use for them
could not be ascertained, though il was said
that as the United States had expanded, there
is no telling how large naval force they
may have use for.
At the brokers' offices here today stocks
wore little weaker aud wheat little
stronger than on Saturday last.
Some OF the Virginia delegates to the late
Kansas City convention have passed through
here on their return. They report that
every thing there was entirely satisfactory,
and that sll the delegates agreed that the
ticket was the best that could have been
nominated. They ssy ths failure to declare
for an income tax was regrettable omission;
that such q declaration was in the original
draft of the platform, but as il was not proper
ly expressed, bad been passed by in order that
it might be subsequently corrected, butin the
necessary hurry attending had been over
looked. They say the travelling sccommods.
tons Of the B. & o. Railroad were anything
else than pleasant.
This afternoon fire broke out in the sub.
basement of W. B Moses IL Son furniture
dealers, corner 18th and F streets northwest.
and did considerable damage Mr.. Moses
said at 3 Is o'clock that he was not able IS
yet to estimate the loss, but that the damage
by water to furniture stored in the basement