Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-24


text of cable message, explaining that
it was cablegrsm from Director Gen'
eral Sheng at Shanghai dated 23d July,
to the Chinese minister at London by
whom 1t had been retrsntmitted to
Minister WI and received by the latter
on the night of the same day: News
from Pekin of 221 day of Sixth Moon,
corresponding to July IS. says Wen Jul
by direction of the Tsung-li-yamen went
to see the various foreign ministers and
found not one OF them harmed. Jung
Lu proposes to memorabilia imperial
government to supply them with pro-
visions at once and then devise plans
to detail troops to escort them to Tien-
tsin."
This publication accords with the
publication made in London yesterday
and printed iu the American news
papers of this morning)
Minister WI this morning received
cablegram from Sheng, director OF
telegraphs at Shanghai, which states
that. the foreign ministers at Pekin are
to be brought to Tentsin under escort.
Sheng further states that the ministers
are being supplied with food and pro.
tected by the Chinese government.
The news of the safe arrival OF Gen.
Chaffee, with his troops of the Sixth
cavalry, in the inland sea, within half
days sail of Nagasaki, Japan, which
reached the War Department this
afternoon, was received with re-
lief by the officials here for
the reason that it relieves anx-
iety as to possible vexatious delays.
The transport Grant, which carried
General Chafiee across the Pacific will
only stop long enough at Nagasaki to
replenish its stock OF coal and take on
few supplies and will then proceed at
once to Taku. General Chsffee will
take command of all the United
States forces ashore at Tlentsin
and Taku, both marines and soldiers.
Admiral Remey commands the forces
when ah loaf. By this arrangement all
reported conflicts OF authority between
the army and navy are ended. The
War Department officials are convinc-
ed that the transport Flintshire and
Wyefeld have already arrived
at Taku with the two battal-
iorsi of the Fourteenth Iufantry and
Reilly's battery of the Fifth artillery
Col. Lscqm with his Ninth Infantry was
fighting at Teintsn as soon as the arrival Of
the transport, which carried him. was known
here. Gen. Chsfree will probably reach
Tsku on Saturday, July %, in ample time
to Join in the forward movement TO Pekn.
which has been arranged by the allied COM
manders to start on the following Monday,
the 30Ih
Things were exceedingly quiet at the
headquarters of both political parties
here today, and it was said at both that
a similar condition prevailed through
out the whole country. The republi-
cans attribute this to the ale Zed pros
perity, but the democrats say people
are so bothered about getting some
thing to eat and drink that they have
no time to throw away on politics,
and little interest in doing 30. IL II
evident that the republicans are alarm
ed at the danger they are in Of losing
control OF the House, and, 10 conse-
auence, they are already engaged in
putting out money, Of which they have
large amount, in all the close die
tricts of the North. They still refuse
to promise any to the South, saying
that any they might send there would
be just go much thrown away. The
prevalent impression here on the po-
litosl condition Is that in consequence
of the warike policy OF the administra-
ton, its imperialistc tendencies, and
its exemption of the surplus revenue of
the rich from taxation, and the i'm
mense public debt it is piliDg up that
will prevent any reduction in the taxes
on poor peoples necessaries, 1--WE the
democrats a great advantage, and that
such indications as are apparent point
Enthusiastically to the defeat Of Mr..
Mckinley and Mr.. Hanna.
The Treasury has half billion in
its vaults today. So much at the center
shows a scarcity at the extremities,
and besides, affords the administration
great facilities for re-electing itself.
A well-known white republican from
Virginia here today said the proposed
negro meeting in Charlottesville, in his
State, to oppose the calling of "a conven-
ton to change the constitution there.
of, would amount to little or moth
ing, and that such a convention would
surely be convened, as the republicans
who are in favor of it, are more
numerous than it's opponents among
the democrats.
All kinds OF stocks were quoted ss strong
at the brokers' offices here today, but wheat
and corn were quoted as weak.
The War Department teiegraphed Major
John Van r. Hof. Chief Surgeon at Porto
Rico, to come to Washington at once and re-
port 10 Surgeon General Sternberg for orders
He will be sent to China as chief surgeon of
the iorces there.
The dispatch the Chinese minister received
today to the effect that all the foreign lega-
tons at Pekin are being provided for aud
protected by the ChiDe.e government, aqd
are now on their way to TieDstin under al
ample guard OF reliable and loyal Chinese
soldiers, has tended TO moderate the snti.Ch
nese feeling here considerably, and to induce
the enootioDalsts to conceive the idea that
possibly the Chinese government is no more
to blame for the acts Of q mob Of Cinnamon
than the American government is to blame
for the acts OF mob composed of Americana.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
In York county, near Goodwin's
Neck. on Saturday, Mrs. George Hogge
was killed by lightning, Mrs. Hogge
and her husband were Engaged in con-
uaroation nj tho Tina ap1 THAR upoan