Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-08
from WASHINGTON.


insisted on seeing the President. Her
manner was excited and her speech
somewhat incoherent and disconnected:
She said that three OF her children hsd
been killed, and that unless she saw the
President she would also lose her HE.
When told that she could not see the
President she became violently abusive
ofthe officers on guard, and wandered
hack and for h in the East Room and
corridor, mumbliug threats. she flnaliy
h. came so much OF q nuisance that two
officers were called and she was arrested.
This she resisted with all her strength,
struggling and fighting across the south
lawD. A carriage had been called and
she was placed in it and driven rapidly
m the House of Detention. The wom-
am proved to be Rosa Heiking, a Rus-
sian. She came here two weeks ago
rom Philadelphia. Mrs. Heiking has
8 son and two daughters living. She
will be examined as to her sanity.
President Mckinley has received a
letter from former President Cleveland
declining the place rendered to him on
the arbitration commission to be form
ed under the terms of the Hague treaty.
FIX. President Harrison, who was ten
dared a place on the commission at the
same time with Mr.. Cleveland, has ac-
cepted.
Members OF the commission to bring
about peace and negotiate terms with
China will probably be appointed by
President Mckinley within few days.
,he President is becoming tired at the
delay and representation OF the pow
ers. Hethinks time enough has elapsed
since the occupation of Pekin for some
move to have been made to opeh ne
eotiations with the Chinese authorities
| to secure settlement of the pending
questions. No such move has yet been
made by any of the powers so far as
has been reported 10 Washing
ton. President Mckinley has now
about reached the conclusion to wait
no longer but to go ahead indepehd-
emily; ascertain then the whereabouts
OF the Chinese imperial court; open
Negotiations and endeavor to obtain q
settlement of the claims of the United
State. and then to withdraw the U.
Is. troops from China before the
November election. Minister WI,
the Chinese representative here,
has been asked to find out
the present address of the Chinese
Emperor and Empress and to arrange
the preliminaries of the negotiations,
The United States is tired Of inaction
and the President is determined to try
to obtain some result as early as pos
sibIe for the sacrifices that have been
made by our troops in China.
The department of State posts the
following bulletin this afternoons:
The State department is 10 receipt Of
a telegram from Mr.. Goodnow, U. S.
Consul General at Shanghai, under date
of Sept. T. reporting the death about
July 81 at Funchu and Taiku, China, oi
the following missionaries; Rev. and
Mrs. c.. w. Price aud daughter Flor
ence; Rev. and Mrs. E. r Atwater and
two children; Rev. and Mrs. D. 81
CIapp; Rev. Geo. E. Williams; Rev. F.
w. Davis; Miss Rowena Bird and Miss
Mary L. Partridge. The department
has notified the respective missionary
boards and the relatives and friends al
far as possible to do so.
At the brokers' offices here today
stocks were quoted as dull and weak
and wheat and corn point or two
higher.
| Il is rumored today that Mr.. Whit
ney will soon let it be known that he
will vote for Bryan, and Mr.. Gorham
SAYS he hears that Mr.. Hanna may in
duce Mr.. Cleveland to do likewise, Sc
as to hurt the democrats as much az
possible. 1t is q well known fact that
Mr.. Whitney was mainly intrumentsl
in the nomination and election OF Mr..
Cleveland, and used him for his own
ends, but that he has no love for him
and has expressed himself to the effect
that the ex-President is the most sell
fish man he ever knew.
At democratic headquarters here to-
day all the callers from distance and
all the letters brought favorable news,
and not only IOdiana but Illinois were
reported to be safe to bet on as Bryan
States. All the gold democrats in both
States with any influence, 1t is said,
DOW realize that they snapped a
witch for devil when they left their
party four years ago aud have come
back to it, and are now doing all they
can for it TO set themselves square with
their old political associates.
| Mr.. McKinley's letter, accepting his
denomination, will be published on
Monday morning.
Attorney General Montague OF Virgins
was here yesterday, on his way to Leesburg
where he will speak Monday. He will then
come back to Fairfax Courthouse to attend
the Confederate reunion there. He Is prom
inent candidate for the gubernstorisl nomina.
ton In his State, and says his prospects are
very favorable.
| MANY naval officers criticize the President
for sbolishing the csnteen system in the navy
and say the effect has been an increase Of
drup kenness on ships and bad conditions In
the yards.
Every prominent democrat, resident oil
visitor. who has read Mr.. Olney's reasons for
supporting Bryan, says they are unquestiona'
Div the very best that have been given and
are irrefutsble, and that any man who CALI
himself democrat, who after reading them
NAV vote for Mr.. McKi ley, impugus his own
reputation for the possession OF good sense.
AT the westher bureau here it 10 said the
present summer has been the wsrmest on
record, the average temperature having been
several degrees higher than ever before.
The following was posted at the State De
psrtment this afternoon: Acting Secretary Of
state Hill authorizes the announcement
that telegram from Mr.. Rockhill dated
Shanghai, September Z, states that missions
ries arriving from the west and northwest
report quiet everywhere ali along the routes
Only four northwest provinces indicate sign
of disturbance.
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