Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
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not answered the Presidents reply to
his peace proposal. Even his where
abouts are unknown. The theory il
gaining ground that he is trying to gel
communication with the flying court
and has gone into retirement pending
instructions. With the court on the
wing and Japanese cavalry in pursuit
it ia expected that communication with
the Empress Dowager and the Emperc
must be attended with some delay.
President Mckinley has not heard
from the powers in response to his re-
cant request for an expression OF their
intention. A cablegram received by
the Navy department today announced
that communication with China by the
northern line, which runs through Rus.
sia and Siberia, was interrupted, Thai
would not account for Remey's silence,
however, as he has other means OF COM
munication. Chaffee's failure to reply
to inauires can be explained onl y on the
ground that the line between TieDtsln
and Pekin has been cut. The break in
that line Is probably the result OF the
activity of the Chinese soldiers. rush
of BLACK Flags toward Pekin and the
assembling of other Chinese forces be-
tween Pekln and the sea have greatly
interested war department officials but
have caused no alarm.
A message from Minister Conger has
been received at the State department,
but as trouble is being encountered 10
deciphering it the text may not be Civ
en- out until this evening. 1t is dated
Pekin via Taku, Aug. 81. AS the Pc
kin date is not given there is nothing to
show whether communication has been
interrupted or not. A State depart
mept official said that while the mes
sage contains information of public in
terest, there is nothing important in 1t
from diplomatic point of view. This
is the first message received from Min
lister Conger since the 10th inst. One
statement made in the message Is that
there has been no change In the dip
lomatic situation in Pekin since he sent
his last communication.
Minister Wa was an early caller at
the State department today. He
brought no news and stated that he re-
ceived none from Acting Secretary
Adee. He is worried over the situa-
lion in China, particularly over the
possibility of partition of the empire
through ambitious designs of Germany
and Russia, but this morning said
cheerfully that he felt no news was
good news.
Speck Won Sternberg, German charge
d'affairs, arrived at the State department
after Minister WI. He, too, said that
ne brought no news and added that his
visit was not directly in connection
With Chinese aft ,irs. He was oloseted
with Acting Secretary Adee only few
minutes.
Official advices to the War depart
ment state that 1900 German soldiers
have Just arrived in Pekin. This ia sup.
posed to be the first instslment of the
troops sent by Emperor William to
aveDge Baron Won Kettler's death. The
news has had somewhat disquiting ef-
feet upon government officials here.
The department OF State this after
noon made public the following dis
patch from Minister Oonger:
Tsku, Aug, 81, 1900.
No important movement since last
dispatch Aug 10. Military is trying to
restore order. No representative of
Chinese government encountered yet.
Several Ministers of Tsung II Yamen
reported in the city and are expected to
appear soon. Generals decide not 10
enter into the Imperial palace believing
it practically vacant. Two thousand
Germans arrived today.
The State department comments on
the dispatch as follows: This dispatch
is undated, but from the circumstances
that 1t mentions the arrival of a Ger
man force at Pekin, which has not yet
been reported from any other quarter,
it Is pronounced to be OF very recent
origin.
According to the 18th census the
population of Baltimore in 1900 is $685.
957; in 1890 it was 434, 439. This shows
an increase of "a, SIS, or 17.15 per cent.
The Treasury agents who went to
Porto Rico and made the exchange OF
United States coins for old Spanish mon
ey have returned. They effected an
exchange OF five millions OF Spanish
peses. All these coin have been return
cd to the United States and by this
time are probably either in the shape
of legal silver money of this country
or soon will be.
Senator Scott, OF West Virginia,
who has charge Of the New York head.
quarters of the republican national
committee, had long consultation
with the President this morning. He
says West Virginia Is going to 90 re-
publican without any doubt, and it
will be with larger vote than 1t did
last election.
Representative Griggs, of Georgia,
called at the White House today 10 in.
tercede for prisoner In the District OF
Columbia reform school, he predicts |
hat West Virginia and most OF the |
country is going for Bryan.
Commemorative Attorney J. E.
Clements Of Alexandria county, Vir-
ylnia, who an his Office In this city,
was waited upon this morning BY a
representative Of the labor organiza.
ion of that county who are to give
lag to the new public school house at |
st. Asaph, and requested to make a
speech at the acceptance Of that flag,
IN Monday next, labor day.
There is no doubt of the fact that re-
,ublicans here, residents as well as 80.
burners, are alarmed at the present
prospect of the November election. To-
Iced. they are already assigning reasons
or McKiDley's defeat, II such shall be
lis fate, the strongest being that he is
ably handicapped by MIR. Hanna. All
be democrats here seem to be confident
f victory. Chairman Richardson, of
heir congressional committee, and
ONE of the other prominent and active
MEMBERS Of the party will establish
in New York, to helm