Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-20


Chu.Fu and Lung Chou several
Christian chspels were destroyed by
mobs. 1t is learped from another reliable
source that Prince Ching, Yung-lu and
Ksug-yi are still in Pekin, though
Prince Tuau has followed the Empress
Dowager.
Most all the democratic U. S. SEN
stors who have been interviewed on
the subject, say that as the American
legation at Pekin can leave that city,
the American forces in China should ne
withdrawn. Among them are the two
Virginia Senators. Among t'oss who
take the opposite side now are Senator'S
sullivan Of Mississippi, and hors"r OF
Alabama, who are jiDgoes odd 'mpe =
alists, and who for some time nv |
been 10 line with their democratic col
leagues.
A republican just here, from Oregon,
saws there is no use in shutting bis eyes
to what Is going on before them, and
from all he has seen and heard at home
he can't help believing that Bryan will
carry that State and that his strength is
increasing.
The cavalry troops from Fort Leaven-
worth have arrived at Fort Myer, in AL
exspdris county, and were being set
tied in their new quarters there today.
A Bryan Stevenson club of the dem
ocrats OF the District OF Columbia will
be organized at the Harper Building,
here, on b, between 9th and II streets,
tomorrow night.
At the brokers' offices here today
stocks were quoted weak, wheat steady
and corn very strong, 10 consequence OF
the continued drought.
People here today. who were ut the
Dranesville camp meeting yesterday,
say very large crowd Was present,
that there was no dirty camp" and
that the manager OF the camp stated
that though attendants without food
could buy 1t that day, they would do
so no longer, rs arrangements had been
made 10 supply such hereafter without
money and without price.
1t is understood that the President,
instead OF Immediately ordering his
troops away from China and letting
that country alone, Is now consulting
his advisers as TO whether or not he
shall propose an international Congress
to consider what shall be done with i +,
thereby increasing the dangers of for
eign entauglements.
People from West Virginia, here to-
day, say there Is no truth in the report
that Mr.. Davis will withdraw from the
congressional campaign in his district;
on the contrary, they say he confident
ly expects to be elected.
Many OF the close States Of the North
have heretofore been carried by the
count, and not by the vote, but there
are so many snti-imperialist, bimeIalist
and labor republicans 10 that section
now, that their representatives here
say the count hereafter will be more &C.
curste, and that, consequently, some OF
the States in that section that OF recent
years have been counted for the repub-
licans, will very likely be found in the
democratic column next November.
"Buck Taylor" the famous cowboy, and
who was with the Buffalo Bill" show when
it was at the Alexsndris Driving Park, some
years ago, and who then was the guest Of the
Alexandria club and was quite a toast with
some OF the young men OF that city, died here
yesterday, of consumption, He WAS clerk
In the census bureau and his real name was
B. F. Tatum, and was born IN Montgomery,
Alabama.
W. F. Goodwin was appointed postmaster
at Ssltpetre Cave, Botetourt county, Va. to-
day, vice II. Z. Allen, resigned.
The famous Judge Riley Of Accomsc, Yir-
GINA being asked today how the republican
party in his State was coming on, said there
was no republican party there now, and from
all he could hear, ID little Of it any where
else.