Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexsndris Gazette. ]
Washington, June %.

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numbers or that it is well organized
body. Either points to the presence oil
Imverial troops. The question OF the
safety of the foreigners in lien Tsln
and Pekin is considered almost second
nry to that of war, for the formal open.
inc of bortilities would a mean strug-
gle which might prove OF endless CON-
plications aud give the jingoes all the
lighting they desire. Said a high Of
fetal of the State Department this
morning: ut is most singular cir-
cumstance that out OF 40 or so dis.
matches received from China We have
not been able to learn whether 1t is OF
China, or a rabble of bigots, that we
nave to fight"
Several Communications were re-
ceived yesterday by the Secretary OF
State, to the effect that viceroys who
have their seats Of government at
Marking and WI Chang, and who
govern the five great provinces In the
Yangtse Kiang region, have assured
this government that they are de-
iermined and perfectly able to preserve
order in their jurisdictions and protect
ne lives and property OF foreigners.
In reply to this they have been assured
by the State Department that, 80 long
as they are able to maintain order and
protect life aud property 10 the pro-
vinces under their control, the govern
ment of the United States will send no
troops into that region, and will use Its
Influence with the other powers IN the
same direction.
A communication was received from
Lii Hung Chang, the Viceroy OF Canton,
VINO gave his personal assurance that
the firing upon the foreign fleets at
Taku was not authorized by the Chinese
| government. He desires the authority
of the powers to proceed to Pekin for
the purpose of putting an end to the
disturbances there, a purpose in which
his great influence both with the court
and with the people gives certain
promise Of success. The United States,
add it is believed the other powers
have sssented to this proposition OF Ii
Hung Chang, and no is supposed to
have started for Pekin.
A dispatch from Rear Admiral
Kempff, evidently sent before the one
reporting a fight with the Chinese
army near Tien Tsin, was made public
at noon. Under date Of June % he re.
plies to a query from the Navy Depart
ment, tnat the foreign forces In Pekin
ara made up of 80 AustIians, 70 French,
| 80 Germans, 70 British, 40 Italians, %
| japanese, rs Russians aud 90 Ameri'
cara. He says further: mo news Of
the whereabouts of the Pekin relief ex.
petition reported by osblegram June
u. japanese expect several thousand
roops. Now due. No news from
| Ten Tsin or Pekin since last report"
The Treasury Department has not
vet received an official report OF the
British steamer Alpha's alleged viola
ton of the custom laws at Cape Nome
The Alpha is reported to have landed
passengers at Nome on May 25 contrary
to u 8. statues and left the port before
The government officials had time to stop
her. Assistant secretary Spaulding
stated this morning that Re has ordered
d report made on the case and if the
Alpha did violate any OF our coast regu-
| lalioDs she will be seized when she next
appears ia American waters.
The President held long consulta'
ton with Lieut.. Gen. Miles this after.
noon over the Chinese trouble. This
g the first time the commanding
general of the army has bsen summon.
ed to the White House since his eleva-
ton TO the Internationally and il
is looked upon as significant of the ex-
| treme gravity of the situation. Gen.
Miles. il is understood, furnished he
| President with details OF the troops
that can be most sdvantageously spared
from their present commands and the
most readily sent to the scene OF hos
| tilili-s.
From Leesbure it s learned that at
the telephone meetiug there 10 the early
part of the week there were not suf-
| ficient number present to decide upon
anything definitely about establishing
| line from there to this city, with q
branch to Alexandria. but there bas
been money enough raised for the pur-
pose and that if the separate lines that
are proposed to be consolidated don't
agree, 40 entire new line will be
erected.
The brokers and their customers
here were ''al of futter" today, as
stocks "went all to smash" while
wheat went "sky high" that for An
gust reaching S94.
The President is packing up today,
to go to the palace he has purchased in
Caution, Ohio, aud in which he will
spend large part of the simmer, TAX
ing his clerks with him, and transacting
his business there, in fact making Can
ton the summer capital of the country.
Intelligence from various parts OF the
country here today is to the effect that
the feeling of most conservative demo-
Gratis everywhere is tending towards
/ Senator German for the Vice Presi-
dental nomination on the democratic
ticket. Between him and Governor
Roosevelt, it is said, the sober sided
men of all parties would prefer the
former as the presiding officer of the
| Senate, and it is said that Mr.. Bryan
has great faith in the discernment and
Judgment of the Maryland ex-senator.
The chief trouble in sight Is the objec-
ton Mr.. German will have to accept.
ing the nomination; but those who
know him say he will do anything to
help his party.
Most everybody here, republicans as
well as democrats, say they don't re.
member Presidential ticket to have