Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
[Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, August IA.

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by via Shanghai and left the latter
place this morning.
The attitude assumed by the United
States towards China's appeal for the
opening of peace negotiations have been
endorsed by the powers. Responses to
the note otthe United States has been
received from Germany, Great Britain,
Russia, Italy, Austria and France and
one is expected from Japan today, In
each case they concur in the United
States position regarding the appoint
ment of Lii Hung Chang as peace
envoy, and promise to support the
enforcement OF the preliminary condi-
ton made by the United States; that
the gates OF Pekin must be opened TO
the peaceful entrance on the part OF the
allied forces for the purpose OF re-
moving the Ministers and other
foreigners from the legations
and taking them to Tientsln.
1t is also officially declared at the State
department that no communication
whatever has b1en received from any
OF the powers regarding the propose q
action of Great Britain IN landing
troops at Shanghai. The statement
published this morning that all OF
III, powers are combining against
Great Britain to dispute her authority
in the Yangtzs.Kiang valley is there
fore believed to be an exaggeration.
The United states has taken the prop
osition that every power has right to
land troops for the protection OF its
own citiz ma and interests wherever
they may be threatened. This country
has already acted on this course by serd-
ing troops to PekiD, and, If there should
b. occasion, is ready to land marines
from our ships at any point accessible
to them. With regard to the situation
at Shanghai each power, according to
the State department, must decide Tor
itself the question as to the wisdom or
necessity of landing troops. That
trouble may arise between the nations
because of jealousies at this point is not
thought by the officials here to be any
more likely than that similar troubles
can be expected from the advance Of
the allies on PekiD.
make public today the latest message
received at 1890 o'clock from Minister
Conger, through the Chinese minister.
II is in reply to the dispatch sent by
the department on receiving his cable
gram on the 9Th, which said that mill
tary escort must be provided for 800
foreigners and three thousand native
Christians. 1t is known that the
department asked Minister Conger for
definite information regarding the atti-
tude of the Chinese government TO-
wards the legations. Because 1t is
deemed advisable to suppress his an.
swer, it is supposed that his message OF
today probably accuses the government
of duplicity, if not of actual open par
ticipation in the attacks upon the min
listers. 1t is also suggested that Minis
ter Conger, having been advised of the
near approach OF the relief column, has
taken advantage of the opportunity af.
forced him though the secretary OF
cipher communications, to enter into
details of the military situation at Pekin
| for the benefit of the allies. The mum.
Der OF Chinese soldiers and Boxers they
are likely TO meet, the easiest method
of entering the city and the charact-
or OF arms available for tie defense OF
Pekin are all subjects that Minister
Conger knows would be of value for
The allies to have information upon.
A North Carolina democrat, now
here, says that, though he doesn't
know, he woudn't be surprised il the
report that Senator Butler, of his State,
will take the stump 10 the Northwest
for Mckinley, be true, as he has few or
no friends in any party 10 North Caro-
ina now, and IL hardly recognized
by reputable people there. He says
some so-called democratic newspapers
there say the paramount question now
Is not the negro, but that it is, and will
continue to be as long as the national
government continues to appoint ne
groes to federal offices there. When q
foreign shipmaster goes to the Will
mington customs house now, be says,
the only people he meets there are ne
groes, and he imsgines he is in a GUS
toms house on the west coast of Africa,
Instead OF in white mans country,
aud that no less than twenty-one ne.
groes have been appointed postmasters
there, OF whom five are already in the
penitentiary.
Virginisns recently and now here
say the old anti-Martin fight is still 10
progress there, though not as actively
a. form erly, and that the feeling Is man
Tested even in the selection of osndi-
dates for the most insignificant offices;
but why it should be, they cannot tell
az it will be seven years before Mr..
Martin will again come before the peo-
pie, and in that time many OF them
may be dead and others will have lost
all interest in the election of Senators
by the people.
James G. PAGE, employed at 10Th
and II. streets, Northeast, by the
Washington Traction Co., to shift the
electric circuit from the underground to
The overhead system was killed this
morning. He slipped while entering
the pillow pit and lis hand coming in
contact with the live wires he was 30
badly burned that he died while being
taken to the hospital.
The sudden death Of Coils P. Huntington,
at his summer home on Rsquette Lake, New
York, where he had just arrived, is deeply
regretted here, where he had many scqusint-
snces and some friends. He had large rail-
road and shipping interests in Virginia.
Director of Census Merriam has issued an
order to the effect that any clerk divulging
any of the information that he might have, 10
any newspaper, or, in fact, to any one, will
be Immediately arrested and dealt with &C.
cording to law. Rumor has it that certain
papers had completed plans to steal the re.
turns Of the census Of their cities and thereby
secure q beat The matter was brought to
the attention of Director Merriam, and his or
der followed.
People from Lsesburg, Virginia, here to-