Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-10-19
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The State department today made
public the correspondence between the
Chinese Emperor and President Nc
| KinIey regarding the negotiations for a
peace settlement of the present diff
iculties. The ell peror's letter, handed
10 the President on the 18th instant,
was as follows: 1--WE are extremely
.rateful to your Excellency for taking
the initiative in the withdrawal of troops
(from Pekin) and for consenting in the
Interest of friendly relations to use
YOUR kindly offices between China
md the friendly powers who have
been offended on account OF the
| recent unexpected uprising in Chi
40. We therefore especially dele
gate our envoy extraordinary and
| Nioister PlenipOteatiary, Wa Ting
Fang, to personally deliver this tele'
graphic letter to your Excellency, con.
yayipg our sincere EXPRESSION of thanks.
We beg that your Excellency, in the
interest of peace and international
GOOD relations, will exert your friendly
influence with the other powers to-
wards the complete placement of all
i'll feeling and the speedy determine
ton on their part. to negotiate for
peaceful settlement. For this we feel
uobounded gratitude towards your
Excellency, whose good offices we are
earnestly beseeching."
To this the President replied under
late of yesterday. at has afforded me
much pleasure TO receive your imperial
Nsiesty's telegrsphic letter of October
II. which has been delivered by your
NJ ,issty's minister 10 Washington. l
cordially share your M jesty's wish
that there may be peaceful settle
ment OF all questions between China
and the powers whose interests and
nationals have so previously suffered
wrong 10 Your ID ajesty's dominions,
and that the outcome may be the COM
plete placement OF Ill feeling between
them. The desire OF this government
nat such 3 settlement my be brought
about speedily has been made known
to all the powers, and / trust that ne.
| 20 iatiOns may begin 50 soon as We and
| tne other offended governments shall
be effectively satisfied Of your Msjesty's
| ability and power to treat with just
steruness the principal offenders, who
are doubly culpable, not alone toward
the foreigners, but towards yourMaj esty,
under whose rule the purpose of China
10 do we'll in concord with the world
mas hitherto found expressions 10 the
welcome and protection assured
| strangers"
At the White House this morning at
a reception given to several hundred
visiting agents of the New York Life
Insurance Company, when the Presi-
ent entered the East Room, the agents
greeted him with three loud and hearty
cheers. The attaches stood dumfound-
ed, but not the President. He smiling
ly bowed his ack no wledgments of the
greeting. The same thing occurred at a
reception given the Rough Riders at
| the White House. Governor Sayers,
of Texas, was an early caller at the
White House today. He thanked the
President for the part the national gov.
eminent took 10 relieving the sufferings
of the citizens oil Galveston. General
| Fitzhugh Lee also called and spent o
| few moments with the President. He
| will return to Cuba at the end of the
month.
| No definite information has been re-
ceived by the State department from
any of the powers as to whether their
representatives have been instructed to
begin negotiations but it is expected
that all of them will be present at the
first meeting tomorrow. Minister Con.
ger is ready to begin at any time, it is
announced, and special instructions
will be sent to him today by the Presi-
dent for his guidance during the con
ference. While the Chinese PROPOSE
lions so far as they go are perfectly set
isfactory TO this government, based
as they are upon the demands first out
lined by the United States, it is recog.
uzed that they do not 60 far enough.
Minis or Conger will be directed to
press the Chinese government for the
punishment Of the chief instigators OF
the anti-forelgn outrsges, which have
Oeen promised but not carried
out. He will also be instruct
ed 10 demand that more energetic
measures be taken by the Chinese gov.
eminent to suppress the disorders. II
necessary by the cooperation of the
imperial troops with those OF the DOW.
ers. More definite guarantees for the
future preservation of peace and the
safety OF foreigners will also be demand
ed.
The postoffice authoritiea received q
message today from Havana telling OF
the arrest there of Oxar Seyt, clerk In
the registry division. Money sent 10
decoy letters was found on bis person.
| Il is said that be made full confession.
Stocks were quoted as strong at the
brokers' offices here today, and wheat,
corn and cotton as steady, with little
doing in either.
Mesrs. G. N. Jessie and George
Hiden will speak at the regular meet.
Jog of the Virginia democratic sssocia-
ton OF this city tonight.
| The wisest and mcst experienced
politicians of both parties here say that
uever before at this stage OF cam.
paign have they had so little reliable
data for an estimste Of the result. Bets
they say, don't indicate anything, and
that If they were bettors, they wouldn't
know how TO place their money.
The following changes in the fourth
class postofices of Virginia were made
today: Inez, Louisa county, NJ. Il.
Lloyd appointed postmaster, vice Clara
4. Lloyd. resisned; Olympia, Smyth
county, e.. d. Andrews, vice J. B.
Whitehead, resigned.
AT the regular meeting of the Confed.
ate's Veteran Association of this citv
last night, the history of the capture and