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

n
ing at the State department from Con-
sui General GoodDow at Shanghai say
ing that the legations at Pekiu were
still standing July and that the recent
attacks of the Boxers have been slight.
This is almost Incredible to the admin
istration officials. They had become
SO thoroughly convinced that all the
foreigners in Pekin had been slaughter
cred that it is difficult for them to re.
gain hope All news from Pekin nec-
essarily comes through Chinese sources
aud necessarily must be filtered through
reason before obtaining credence. The
news that the legations had been burn
ed, that the occupants had fed TO the
compound Of the British legations, that
finally the mob made rush, storming
the place and putting to horrible death
the helpless garrison, all comes through
Chinese quarters, stories picked up IN
the streets OF Shanghai. II the last
news be true there is good ground to
hope that the previous dispatches were
incorrect and that the Americans In
Pekin may still be safe.
Secretary Hay believes that Prince
Tuan will attempt to save the foreign
crs who are still alive 10 PekiD as a
diplomatic stroke to insure the safety
OF his son upon the throne. In CONVEX
sation with a gentleman, who called at
the State Department this morning to
inquire about friends at Pekin, Score.
tary Hay spoke very hopefully OF the
situation. ''If Prince Tuan Is 10 full
full power" said Secretary Hay, che
will probably act differently than when
he was the leader of the anti-foreign
mob. His son is the heir apparent and
the Prince must see that if he is to keep
the throne after his succession, the en-
tire civilized world must not be opposed.
tits quite probable therefore that he will
do his best to protect the foreigners
from the native soldiers" Minister
Wa says he is as anxious as are the
members of the foreign governments to
see the present disturbance put down
with q strong hand. The minister be-
longs to the Empress Dowager's party
and is not at all III sympathy with the
Boxers or Prince TuaD. II the reports
tha the Emperor has been poisoned and
that Prince Tusn has complete control
Of the government prove to be true,
Minister WI will probably be recalled.
He is anxious for the foreign powers to
wipe out the Boxers movement and
expresses surprise that the foreign
forces at Tientsin have not been able to
rescue the foreigners at Pekin. With
out leaders the Chinese soldiers are
poor soldiers and as they have no one
to lead them the minister is Of the
opinion that the allied forces could
readily enter the Chinese capital il they
only displayed q little determination.
1t is his belief that if this was done the
Chinese would retire In confusion after
a few direct volley fires.
A dispatch from General Macarthur
dated Manila, today, announced the
death OF Captain Robert B. Huston,
Attn U. 8. Y. Infantry, by typhoid fe-
Yer, al Maulls, yesterday afternoon.
Captain Hu on hailed from Ohio.
General Macarthur sent a telegram
from Manila here today stating that
Col. J. s. Petit, 33fd U. S. Volunteer
Infantry, mas been acquitted by the
court martial that tried him. He wss
charged about three months ego with
permitting men of his detachment,
then operating 10 northern Lnzon to
execute some Filipino prisoners with
out due trial. The story came to the
War Department through press dis.
patches, and an investigation was
promptly ordered. Col. Petit replied
10 suOst nee that the Eilipinos In ques-
ton were bandits and caught red hand
ed and turned over by him to native
chiefs and we're promptly executed.
Tne Comptroller of the Currency has
called for report Of condition of ma
tional banks at the close Of business
Friday, June-29.
Senator Lindsay, who halls from
Kentucky, but which State has repu-
dated him, Ike most of the other men
who deserted his party when he did,
is reported as saying, Bryan and his
platform are cock cure OF defeat. Mr..
Lindsay will not return to KENTUCKY,
but move to New York and practice
law there. He says that when he shall
have acquired fortune there, he will
go back to his old home and again return
to the Senate. He may go back, but
if Kentuckisus are like their fathers,
such thing as his being sent to the
Senate again is impossible.
A Massachusetts democrat, now
here, remarking upon the number of un-
occupied buildings on street, now the
chief business street OF this city, said
that the prosperity of which the news-
papers here are continually prating
was like that 10 his own State, where
no less than thirty large cotton mills
have just shut down, because there is no
demand for their products.
Some of the democrats OF this city
say they don't think the subcommittee
to whom the Norris-Holmead squsbble
was referred will be able to reach set
Element, and that the result will proba-
bly, be that the whole national COM
mittee will select new man to repre-
sent the District in that committee.
The stock market here today was
quiet and about the same as 1t was yes
terday, and the grain market was like
wise.
Capt. John A. Jones, formerly OF al"
exsndria, but for several recent years
resident of this city, died here last night
and will be buried Monday morning.
The Captain was q conductor on the
Midland railroad during the war be-
tween the States and for many years
before and after that war, and was one
OF the late Senator Barbour's most ef-
ficient and trusted political agents. He
was member of the Virginia demo-
cratic association of this city, and for
9me its vice president.
1t is remarked here that four years ago,
delegations Of drummers miners, German
turner's, Hebrew and Irish clubs and Others
were vending their way to Canton to tender
their support TO Mr. Mckinley, and large
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