Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
WASHINGTON. August %.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington. August 25.
The Navy department received from
Admiral Rsmey last night cablegram
which has been withheld from pubIica.
ton. 1t was dated Taku. 1t made the
surprising statement, according to an
official, that the Russian commander at
Pekin had directed the commanders OF
the other forces in the field to hold no
communication with the Chinese. So
far as can be learned Remey did not
give his authority for the statement.
The dispatch caused the utmost sur
prise among officials here. 1t was con.
sidered as report, although it did not
say so in so many words, that Russia
had declared war against China. Serious
complications are almost certain to fol-
low such a condition of affairs and the
officials are eagerly awaiting confrms-
ton. The foregoing Interpretation of
Rsmey dispatch is directly in line with
the positive statement made in press
dispatches several days ago that the
Russians had declared war on the Chi
nese.
The State department this morning
makes the final announcement: 1.-The
attention OF the department of State
was today called to the recently publ
shed aements OF the Consuls of the
United states in China that they had
left their several posts by express
direction OF that department. These
statements have been formally con-
tradioted. 1t Is true, it WIS said.
the consuls were permitted by the de.
partment to leave but this permission
was accorded upon their own repre-
sensations that their lives were 10 i'm
minent danger. Steps are, however,
icing taken by the department to have
all consuls OF this government return
20 their several posts as soon as the
immediate danger has passed."
While the War department denies
that the diversion OF troops from China
to the Philippines was in any manner
based upon sudden emer 2ency in the
latter place, it is known that Gen. Nc
Arthur hes been insistent upon his
Geed for more men to accomplish the
subsection of the Islands.
Chief Wilkie, of the secret service,
received telegram from New Orleans
this morning announcing the arrest
there of Custeo Salvador, an Italian |
and supposedly an anarchist.
1t is stated at the Census Bureau that !
the CENSUS renc"t viii show that the |
of the country is about sew
enty five millions that forty per cent.
OF it is urban.
Wheat and corn, as we'll as stocks,
are quoted at the brokers' offices here |
today as weak.
An active business man of |
this city, being asked today If
prosperity is as generally preva
lent here as the newspapers re-
port, replied that a as Washingtonian,
ne didn't like to say so, but that he
must acknowledge that he never, in all |
his life, knew business of all sorts dull
or here than now, and that all his &C.
quaintsnces told him the same. Then,
be added, II a man wants to find out
how scarce money is here now, let him
him try to borrow small sum, even
On the best security.
All intelligent Americans here are
now saying that they have at least one
man in the army and one in the navy
Of whom they can justly be proud, Ad-
niral Kempff and General Chaffee, the
ormer having refused to take part in
he improper and unwise attack on the
raku forts, ami the latter having adj
Vised the President TO withdraw the
army from China as soon as possible.
Though Vermont and Maine are both !
strong republican States, II Is learned here
hat the republican managers are exciting
thetr utmost endesvors to carry them next
month, lest their usual majority in them be
by the snti-imperislists and thus in
uriously affect the succeeding November
elections. No democrat expects that any
New Englsnd Slate, even Connecticut. will
vote against trusts. high tariff, gold mono.
and imperialism, as the influence
Of money 10 eli powerful there
The following official announcement was
made at the White House this afternoon
Owing TO the continued pressure of
public business of immediate import
ance the President has been obliged TO with.