Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, July 30.

"The tiding OF the Kings assasslns-
ton have profoundly shocked public
sentiment. The President has tele-
graphed to his Majesty Vittoris Enan-
uela, offering in his name and on behalf
OF the American people sincere condo
nee In this hour OF deep bereavement.
Permit me to add the assurance OF my
personal sympathy"
The following bulletin was posted al
the State Department this morning:
1.-THE Secretary of State received at
midnight last night dispatch from
Mr. Fowler, co sul at Chefoo, dated at
noon the 29.h. Mr.. Fowler says" a
letter from the German legation dated
the 2lst instant received at lien
Tain, German loss ia ten dead and
twelve wounded. The Chinese ceased
their attack on the 12.h. Baron Won
Ketteler's body said be saved. Inc
Austrian, Italian, Dutch and spanish
legations destroyed and the French,
nartially. A letter from the Japanese
legation dated the 22ad arrived a.
Ten Tsin on the 25ih. Ten bsttslions
of Chinese shelled the legations In
cessantly from the 10Th of June and
stopped on the 17th OF July, but may
renew. The enemy are decreasing.
The German, Russin American, British,
half of the Japanese, and the French
lessilcus still defended. japanese say
they have food for six days, but little
ammunition. The Emperor and Em-
o -ess are reported at Pekin."
Those who from the first have be-
lieved that the foreigners in Pekin are
alive fud 10 Consul Fo~ler's dispatch
given out this mornipg, much to con-
firm their views. They claim 1t
proves it, but some officials, while ad-
hitting that on it's face the tidings are
good, say ths. it is still too early to
exult and it would be better to wait
few days more. Ooe thing is certain,
either the Conger message OF July is
was a forgery or the letter from the
Japanese legation quoted 10 todsy's
message from Fowler contains misn-
formation. Conger stated that be wac,
on July IS, 10 the British legation.
The Japanese report that on the
22nd the American legation was
still being defended. 1t ia hardly pos
sible that the inmates OF the Japanese
legation could be deceived as to he
conditions of defense st the American
legation situated On the same street
and but comparatively short distance
away Long before the Conger mes-
sage arrived it had become generally
accepted possibility that the ministers
and their people had fed to the British
legation as the place most easily de
Tended.
The State Department takes. Consul
Fowler's dispatch as being distinctly
encouraging Notwithstanding the dis
crepances as to dates that appear 10 the
German aud japanese letters, and az TO
the number OF legations standing when
these are compared with the Conger
me sage Of the 18Th. 1t is pointed out
at the Department that Conger did not
say that all the diplomates were in the
British legation. He might have meant
that only he OF the other than British
representatives was there, in which case
the statement in the japanese letter
thst on the 221d inst. several of the le-
cations, including American, were still
being defended might be correct. Or
all the diplcmates might be in the Brit.
ish legation while tne others were be-
ing defended, at convenient points OF
advantage, by the marine guard. What
would be the attitude assumed by this
government in case it turns out as re-
ported unofficially that the Chinese
government is holding the ministers 81
hostages has not yet been considered.
| The state department says that its
| whole efforts have been for the last two
Or three weeks and are now every hour
being bent to the endeavor to open up
communication with Minister Conger
| and bis colleagues. This failure to get
free communication with the dip
donates is regarded as the strang-
est feature OF the whole situation.
/. is suggested that the Chinese may
have the idea that the ministers can be
made OF more use to them by depriving
them OF the opportunity to give their
| governments their views OF the actual
state OF affairs in Pekin, and that some
advantage may accrue to China by leav-
ing the allies to act on only such in
| formation as ia allowed ID leak through
Chinese sources. But just what ad-
vantage the Chinese may expect from
this course the State department is puz
zled to imagine.
Major General Chaffee telegraphs
that he has arrived at Taku.
The State Department gave out for
publication today the following tele-
gram: The facts come from Charge
Eddins, Acting q. s. Ambassador at
Rome. 1t says; "King Humbert
assassinatied last night, Sunday, at
10 O'Clock, at Mona while driv-
ing away after distributing prizes
at competitive athletic exercises. The
King was shot at three times by
an Italian and died few minuter later.
Have just received official note from
the ministry for foreign affairs snnounc-
ing the death of the King and succes-
sion of his son, Prince Victor Eman-
uel. IDDINGs."
The other dispatch ia from Baron Fa-
va, the Italian ambassador, who is at
Seabright, N. ]. 1t is addressed to bis
excellency, the Secretary of State, and
says:
"Your telegram received and trans
mitted 10 my government. am truly
gratifed for the part the President,
your excellency, and the American peo-
pie take in my great sorrow. FAvA."
Congressman Hay OF Virginia is here
this morning, but is going home this
evening. From what he hears, he