Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-13
FROM WARRINGTON.
ICorre,pondence of the Alexandria Gazette. J
Washington, August IL.

JiOU, ulduc Ou CihuoJ nOs
Jog the appointment OF Earl III Hung
Cuaug, as envoy plenipotentlary to ne
eoliate with the powers. This reply
was sent to Minister WI at 8 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon, and is as follows:
Memo misunderstanding the iDpe-
rial edict of August appointing Ii
Hung Chang envoy plenipotentiary 10
conduct negotiations, on the part OF
China. with the powers, and the request
for the cessation OF hostilities, pending
negotiations, communicated to Mr.
Adee by WI on the II b Of August, 1900,
the Government OF the United States
learns with satisfaction OF the appoint.
ment Of Lii Hung Chang as envoy plen'
ipotentiaIy TO conduct negotiations
with the powers and will, on its part,
enter upon such negotiations with de-
sire to continue the friendly relations
so long existing between the two coun-
tries. IL is evident that there can
be 40 general negotiations be-
tween Coina and the powers so long
ss the ministers Of the powers and the
per sons under their protection remain
10 their present position ofrestraint and
danger, and that the powers cannot
cease their efforts for the delivery o.
these representatives, to which they
are constrained by the highest con
siderations OF national honor, except
under an arrangement adequate to &C
compIsh peacesble deliversnce. We
are ready to enter into an agreement
between the powers and the Chinese
government for a cessation OF hostile
demonstrations on condition that &
sufficient body of the forces composing
the relief expedition shall be permitted
10 enter Pekin unmolested and to es
cort the foreign ministers and residents
back to Tientsi0, this movement being
provided for and secured by such ar
engagements and dispositions OF troops
as shall be considered satisfactory by
the generals commanding the forces
composing the relief expedition"
The Comptroller of the Treasury ha'
denied the appeal for extra pay entered
by Major Russell B. Harrison. Itseem'
that between August 8, 1898 and Apri
1882, Major Harrison acting in bis ca
pacity OF provost martial in Cuba com
msnded more than the II companies
that constitute a regiment. He con-
tends that he should therefore
nave been paid the salary of a colone
during that time or S677 more than he
received as Major. Tee Auditor for the
War department refused to view Major
Harriscn's services from the same point
of view and denied the raise. Now the
Comptroller upholds the Auditor.
Republican politicians from the Stt
congressional district OF Virginia, here
today, say Mr.. Eggborn of Culpepel
will be nominated for Congress by theil
district convention, to meet in Alexan
dria this week, without opposition
Tney say that though there is no posi-
BILE chance of electing republican il
that district, several republicans there
would like to get the nomination mere
y for the notoriety it would bring them
and the influence they would have i
Mr.. Mckinley should be elected. None
of them, however, ia foolish enough tC
suppose that Mr.. Hanna will supply
them with any campaign money.
Knowing that republican money will
be on tap in the Northern States dur
ing the campaign, the democratic man
ayers in those States have been in
structed to tell the voters to take al
that may be offered them, but that 1t IL
no crime to cheat a briber, and that
when they have gotten mis- money 10
their pockets, they can vote the poor
mans ticket all the same, or for such
little additional sum as may be offered
them by some liberal democrat on the
day of election.
Russia's acceptance of China's guar
antee to escort her legation to place
Of safety has tended greatly to moderate
the vehemence of the jingoes here and
var talk is by no means as stroLg as it
was last week. But, for all that, it is
said at the War Department today that
an army one hundred thousand strong
Is necessary and must be maintained
"for the good of the country" People
not 10 the department say il force has
to be used to preserve law and order in
free and equal republic, an army OF
one hundred thousand men is not suf-
ficient for a nation OF seventy million
people.
Fairfax county, Virginia, people here
say camp meeting will be held on the
o .dDrainesville camp ground next week
La old times that was famous camp
ground and many people from Alexsn-
dris not only attended il but nad tents
there and kept boarding tents, and
J sckson's beat biscuit and broiled
chicken had reputation in Alexandria
and this city also.
There was a rieh6 smart electrical
storm here yesterday evening, but not
much rain. Near Arlington postofiice,
across the river, in Alexandria county,
barn and it's contents, oats, harness
and other things, belonging to Mr..
Works, on the land of Mr.. Gray, was
struck by lightning and entirely con-
sumed, with al estimated loss of $500.
The stock market here today was
strong and so was cotton, but wheat
and corn were weak.
Senator Bacon OF Georgia is here to-
day. He is not mouthy man and is
not now talking for newspapers, but to
his friends in private conversation he
says that from sll he sees and hears. dem.
ocratic prospects are very favorable,
and that the policy OF the administra.
ton necessarily puts its friends on the
defensive, which is always the weaker
side. There is no great enthusiasm iu
his State, be says, or any other South.
ern State, but all OF them will give
their usual democratic msjorities, and
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