Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-06
rCorrespondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, August 6.

that the casualties occurred "chiefy"
among the Russians and Japanese,
showing that troops of other national
ties were engaged, but whether they
were French, German, British or Amer
leans is not indicated. 1t is OF course
realized that the 10000 allies that fought
the battle are not the whole OF the COL
umn that had been organized and ID ad-
yancipe on PekiD. The movement that
occurred on Sunday ls officially denom-
mated by Adjutant General Corbin as
a reconnaissance 10 force. Others OF
the allied forces may have been follow
Jog that portion which engaged the
Chine. army, or what is more prooa-
BILE. may have been formed into another
column TO approach the enemy by an
other route. This is, however, pure
SPECULATION even by the Off cisls of the
War department themselves, for moth
ing has been received giving the plan
of S,tack agreed upon by the allies.
State Department officials are inclin
ed 10 place credence in the Shanghai
cable OF this morning to the effect that
General Tung Fuh Slang had cut oil
the supply OF provisions to the beseged
legations in Pekin although they have as
vet no official confirmation of the fact.
Their anxiety for the safety OF minister
Conqer has on this account increased.
The report of growing unrest in south
ern China coupled with this mornings
report from Commander Tsussig of the
success of the allied forces but at Z IL
Der cent loss in killed and wounded, has
filled administration officials with alarm.
From the first the hypothesis has been
that the south would remain inert while
the foreign powers marched triumphant
to Pekin and dictated terms ipside the
city gates. Should the proportion OF
opposition indicated by the battle at
Peitsang continue they appreciate the
danger of an uprising in the south in
face of which the present army in China
would be straw. 1t probab @ that the
War department will at once make
another effort ID induce Gen. MacAr-
thur to part with more of his force to
strengthen the army in China.
The Japanese legation received an
official cableeram today from the home
government announcing that all emf
grafton from Japan to the United
States and Canada will be prohibite in
the future. This action is taken, prin.
cpally, because OF the complaints re-
celved from the United States auihori'
les who called attention to the large
number of japanese focking to the
Pacific coast States. Doring the pres
ent trouble in China the Japanese gov
eminent needs all its able bodied men
which is probably another reason for
the imperial order.
Representative Richardson, chair
man OF the democratic committee, left
here this afternoon for Indianapolis,
where be will, on Wednesday, deliver
the address notifying Mr.. Bryan Of his
nomination for the presidency by the
Kansas City convention.
Supervisor NJ. J. Malloy, OF the
Washington and Maryland division of
he Baltimore and OHIO, was hurt by a
train, while standing on the edge OF the
platform 10 the depot here, this after
noon, and his left leg was crushed of
below the knee, He is not expected to
live.
A we'll known Virginia republican,
here today, says some of the executive
committee of his party 10 his Stale will
soon call on Mr.. Hanna in New York
and represent to him the true condition
of the Virginia republicans, and leave
it TO him to determine what is best to
be done. He says there is no possible
chance of even a fight in more than
three Congressional districts In his
State, the Second, the Ninth and the
Tenth, and hardly possibility OF car
rying any of them, and that money
spent 10 trying to carry them will,
he fears, be just so much lost, ss
the republicans are not united in any OF
them, while, except in the Tenth, all
the democrats are, and In that one the
democratic detection is slight, almost
all the gold democrats having come
back to the regular party. There will,
he says, probably be republican caDdi-
dates in every one OF the di-
tricts, but no regularly organ.
lied effort to elect any, except
10 the three referred to, and as the
republicans in them have no money,
unless the national committee shall put
up some, in nohe OF them will there be
much of a contest. 10 respect OF the
Norfolk district, he says while the re-
publicans have little hope Of electing
any man, the most popular one they
could nominate would be ex-Congress-
man Libbey, who while he trained with
the Wise faction, has not made himself
Objectionable to the Bowden wing, and
has many personal friends among the
democrats, and the negroes will stand
by him to a man.
People from North Carolina now
here, say Senator Butler is as much
hated and despised there now as ever
Holden or Beast Butler was, and that
if he shall come here after he has been
defeated for the Senate and pose as the
representative OF the Southern popu-
lists, as he proposes doiug, he will be
repudiated even by them.
Attorney. General Montague OF Vir-
ginia passed through here yesterday on
his way to Richmond. When asked
about his prospects for the guberna-
torial nomination in his State, he re-
piled to the effect that he bad been
greatly encouraged at Manassas and
Fishers Hill, at both of which places
he had spoken recently.
A democrat Of this city talking today
about the management of his party's
affairs, said be didn't think it was j1-
dicious, as some OF it's paid agents here
could do the party 40 good if they
would, and it was doubtful If they
would II they could, and some are
members OF families nearly all OF whom
hold positions under the repu blican ad-
ministration.
At the brokers' offices here TODAY
stocks are quoted as strong and wheat
and corn as steady.