Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gaseste.I
Washington, June %.

itors at the White House touhy was, vi
course. the vice presidential nomina-
lion of Roosevelt. The democrats, VINO
we're few aud far between at the W mite
House. we're apparently just as Juoi-
LIANT -but for a different reason. vi
this class Representative Livingston,
of Georei.. was the most outspoken.
"Rooseyelt is today a hundred tnou-
sand votes short in popularity OF what
he was a wear ago." said Mr.. Living
atom. "He will undoubtedly weaken the
ticket. If he ever gets into the presl-
dsntial chair be will keep the country
in a turmoil. Politically, he is unsafe
and unsound. am pleased to see him
nominated"
III the republican party cannot WIN
with Mckinley and Roosevelt IL
will never win at ali" said Senator NC
Comas of Maryland. ut is the strong
est vote getting ticket ever placed In
the field, even stronger than Lincoln
and HamliD or Grant and Colfax."
Among the prominent callers upon
the President during the morning were
the members of the Kansas delegation,
the Hamilton Club OF Chicago, Senators
Carter of Montana, Platt of Connecti-
cut, Spooner OF Wisconsin, and Warren
of Wyoming, and Justice McKenna, OF
the Supreme Court.
Minister WI, the Chinese represent
alive, called upon the State Depart
ment early this morning but had no
new information on the situation In his
country. His visit upon Secretary Hay
was merely for the purpose OF trans
mittiug to him the substance OF q dis
patch received yesterday afternoon from
Chefoo 10 which it was said that Vice
ROY Liu would have the assistance OF
mis- colleague, Viceroy Huns, In pre-
serving order and protecting foreigners
iu the southern provinces OF China.
Up to noon nothing had been heard by
me Department direct from China and
in the absence OF any news officials de-
cline to discuss the question of whether
the occurrence at Ten Tsin constitutes
declaration of war upon the part OF
China or form reasonable grounds for
such declaration by this government.
Several days will probably elapse before
the Administration can determine its
line of policy.
As Commissioner Peck, of the Paris
exposition, has no less than eighteen
deputy commissioners under him, each
of whom is drawing salary OF 5000,
i, is said here that he should have so
arrange lis business yesterday as to
have been able TO receive the President
of France when he called TO see the
American exhibits.
A Northern democrat, here today,
saws if the Kansas City convention be
wise enough to nominate Mr.. German
for Vice President, they can carry New
York without trouble, and also Con-
necticut, New Jersey end Delaware. He
He says Roosevelt is popular with the
"nurrah boys' 10 his own State, but
German has the solid strength Of his
party behind him, and all men there are
satisfied that be will see that no real in
ierest of the person shall be injured.
The Virginia member OF the commit
tee appointed by the national republi
can convention TO notify the President
o his denomination is ]. Hampton Hoge,
and the one to notify Governor Roose-
welt OF his nomination for Vice Presi-
dem is O. G. Smithers.
An Alexandria countyman here to-
day says the judge, clerk of the court
and president OF the board OF super
visors of that county, on Monday next,
will select the three physicians who
will com pose the board OF health OF
that county, and that that board will
mmedia ely thereafter inspect all parts
OF that county, the new soap and bone
factories near Four Mile Run, and the
dumping grounds on Alexander's Isl
and and in the town of Rosslyu, and
that on their report, legal proceedings
will be at once commenced against the
owners of tbs ground on which such
nulsances exist, and the penalty-a
heavy fine or imprison ment-be ex-
acted.
The Cabinet discussed the Chinese
trouble today and at adjournment re-
fused to make public any decision that
was reached. 1t is understood, how
ever, that they decided 10 order more
troops to the scene of the newest orieU-
tai war and three regiments are men
Toned as the number of troops to be
sent. This would bring the American
fighting force in China up to 5000 men.
Many Of the delegates TO the late Philadel-
phia convention are here today, on the way
to their homes. Most all of them say there
WAS not an hour during the whole time of the
convention that Roosevelt did not have con-
troll of a large majority of the delegates and
co1ld have had the nomination for first place
il he had striven for it. They also say that
though Mr.. Hanna was reelected chairman of
the national committee, there was strong
feeling of sntsgonism manifested against him,
and tn IT he was Informed by the delegations
from several States that while they didn't
object TO his control OF his own State, he must
not interfere with theirs, and that the APP
plause Mr.. Quay received was not 80 much an
honor to him, as Iebuke to Mr.. Hanna. Some
of them say they did not quite understand the
the applause my Mary lsnd" received, as their
impression of that song was that it is demo-
cratic in its sentiment. They also say that
the convention abandoned the South to its
fate and will attempt to give their party
there support, even congressionslly, as theIe
is a more promising field in the middle West.
The following is Gov. Roo'evelt's telegri AN
in reply to President McKinley's congratula.
tory telegram of yesterday: Hon. William
Mckinley: appreciate deeply your congrat-
ulations and am proud to be associated with
you on the ticket"
A prominent Western democrat now in the
city says the republicans are to hold ratif.
cation meeting and have a display and pro-
cessiop at Kansas City on the night of tho Sd
of J1ly, when Governor Roosevelt will speak
there. The city will then be crowded with
Aap Re all ha &fat Nf ha try
and the display will be made for the deliber.
ate intention of provoking distui bance. He
hopes, therefore, that all democratic news
papers will urge the delegates and other at
tendsnts upon the national democratic con-
vention TO be very crcumspect in their &C.