Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
TCorrespondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington, August 3.

| Remey, uateu lhhu aug 80
ports about 500 Japanese scouting
towards Peitaug. 1st. Three killed 20
wounded. Enemy in trenches and
loopholed- houses.
The following bulletin was this
morning posted at the State depart
ment. g,
"The State department has received
dispatch from Mr.. Fowler, Consul at
Chefoo, dated at night on the second OF
August, stating that when he learned
from the Shanghai papers that doubts
were entertained of the genuineness OF
the Conger cipher telegram, be wired
on the 9th to Governor of Shanghai to
send him the original by courier. The
gov arnor at once complied with bis re-
quest sending special poatman, who
by travelling night and day for five days
made the journey which in ordinary
times would have taken twelve days.
He delivered to MIR. Fowler the origl'
nal of the Conger cipher dispatch. l. is
precisely the same as the message =
ceiyed at the State department with
several words pre6xed which came 10
an uninteligible form to the Chinese
legation here. The dispatch 10 Its COM
plete form says that the members OF the
American legation had been besleged
for month in the British legation.
Mr.. Fowler has no doubt of the genu-
ineness of the dispatch.
The State department makes puolic
the following kilograms received today
from the consul general at Shanghai
and the consul at Chefoo:
Shanghai, August 3
Americans left Chunking yesterday
| Lii told French consul today that no
10 sssages would be delivered TO the
| ministers because the FOREIGNERS are ad-
vapcing on Pekin. Two pro-foreign
members OF Tsung-li-Yamen were be.
AIDED on the 9th for urging the
preservation of the ministers by Lii
Ping-Hona, now commanding the
troops in PekD. He ordered the Pao-
| ting massacre"
The second dispatch follows:
"Chefoo afternoon August 2-Just re-
ceived telegram from Governor of Shan
ung requesting me to transmit to you
the following: Have just received note
dated July 80, ng-li-Yamen stating
various ministers, the German legation
and others ,foreigners) all well; no, 10
distress. Provisions we're repeatedly
sent. Relations most friendly. Now
properly comforting measures to pro-
tect various ministers to Tientsin for
temporary shelter which conference will
soon end. FOWLER.
1t is announced at the State Depart
ment in further explanation OF the dis
patch from MIR. Fowler received this
morning regarding the genuineness OF
the message from Minister Conger that
the first few words bungled in trans
mission were the following: I'VE have
bean for a month" in the British lega.
ton. The translator, because OF the
manpled condition in which these
words came over the wire supposed
that they were a part of the Chinese
message transmitting the Conger die
patch to Minister WI. This error was
reasonable because the Chinese code
ike that of the United States, consisls
of numerals. Mr.. Fowler also stated
( II hat the dispatch was signed "E. ID
Couger, July IL" so that there is nc
question whatever either as the gen
uineness of the dispatch or Of the date
10 the hurry of preparing the statement
for the press this morning these details
we're Internationally not fully explain
ed.
The Cabinet devoted another session
to the Chinese situation today. The
Secretary OF State said after the meet
ing that thus far no proof bad beer
brought forward to prove that the Chi
nese governments troops were attack
log the legations. The Cabinet spent
some time discussing the dispatch from
Consul Fowler bearing upon the Congel
message. Neither Consul GoodnOw
nor Mr.. Fowler has been thus far able
to communicate with Minister Congel
direct, said Secretary Hay, though
,ney have exhausted every effort il
that direction. President Mckinley
will return to Canton this evening
leaving Washington in special car.
| The plague has made its appearance
10 London. Surgeon General Wyman
of the Marine Hospital Service, today
received advices from Surgeon Thomas
dated London, Angus Sd, as follows
there have been four cases of plague
and two deaths at London. Diagnosis
is confirmed by archaeological exsmi'
nation.
Beyond kilograms conhrmatory oil
the genuineness of the Conger dispatch
I'D OF the reports that the advance on
Pekn had actually begun through pre-.
liminary scouting operations there was
no news regarding the Chinese situa-
ton at the State, War or Navy depart
ments up to noon. A dispatch from
Admiral Remey corroDorates the cable
grams of two days ago 10 the effect that
Al advance parry OF japanese had en-
gagged In skirmish with the Chinese.
At the brokers' Offices here today
stocks aud wheat were quoted as
strong, but corn, weak.
A Fairfax county Virginian who
formerly voted the republican ticket,
told the Gazette's correspondent today,
hat be intends to vote for Bryan, as he
is convinced that McKinley's chief sup
| porters are the trusts, which, in his
opinion, are slowly but surely Empower
ishing the whole body of the people,
out maxim few millionaires.
Messrs. Frank Hume and George N.
Saegmuller OF Alexandria county will
will sail for Europe, the former on the
| 8.h inst, and the latter few days later.
Fifteen acres of land on Addison
Heights, between this city and Alexan-
dris, were offered for sale by auction
Yesterday afternoon, but not sold, as
| The highest bid was only $3.50
The new Japanese Minister to the
IInitod Statas Mr. Knpnrn Takahira