Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington. June 80.

Correspondence Of the Alexandra daxes'e. j
Washington. June 80.
A conference at noon between the
Secretaries of State, War and Navy,
which was practically q special cabinet
meeting in the absence of the Presi-
dent. was called for the pur.
pose of deciding whether any new
instructions were necessary to be sent
to any OF the United States officials in
China 10 view of dispatches of this
morning, After q half hours talk.
Secretary LnOg announced that IL had
been decided that no additional IL.
structions were necessary. He said
thst so far as the question of peace or
war was concerned it was held that the
situation was unchanged, and 1t was
also decided not to be necessary to COM
municate especially with the President
beyond forwarding to him copies of the
several dispatches. Secretary Long
concluded by saying that there was
no hing to do but wait developments.
Until the government could hear from
Minister Conger he did not anticipate
that any further action will be taken,
either towards ordering more troops to
China or any other way.
The following dispatch OF today's
date from Rear Admiral Kempff was
received at the Navy Department this
morning: Ministers at Pekin given
twenty.iour hours to leave on 10th.
They refused; still there. Pekin relief
force got half way. Attacked by inn
perial troops on 18Th. McCalla's COM
mand had four killed aud twenty-five
wounded. McCalla and Ensign Taussig
wounded, not seriously. Now over
$4,000 troops ashore. Commander
Wlse's command at Tong Ku (Tsku) 10
charge of transportation, rail and river.
Combined nationaiities find it necessary
to make use of some civilians to operate
railroad.
Ambassador Choate has cabled the
State Department that he has received
information that the foreign ministers
were 10 Pekln and safe on the 25th in
slant. This information comes through
an officer Of the Chinese customs SER
vice and Ambassador Choate says that
he believes it to be thoroughly reliable.
The war department is urging Gen.
Macarthur to prepare ss many troops
as possible and mobilize them at Man
lila for forwarding to China.
Pu Dlished dispatches from Richmond,
to the effec' that the Virginia delega-
ton to the national democratic coDveD-
ton are 10 favor of Hill for Vice Presi-
dent on the democratic ticket, are
known here, by every body at all ia
miliar with the democratic feeling In
Virginia, TO be without the slightest
foundation.
Congressman Rixey Of the Alexan-
dris, Vlreinia, district was here this
morning, ON bis way, the clerk of the
hotel at which be stopped said, to
Kansas City, though the other Viz
giniaus here who will attend the con-
ventlon said they hadn't heard he was
going.
A well known merchant Of this city who
received letter from benevolent society"
this morning, asking for contribution for
the starving people OF India, not provisions,
but money, as there ID plenty OF thu former
in India, but little of the latter, to buy them.
He did not respond, because the Indian gov.
eminent had stopped tbs coinage of silver
two years ago. aud ever since, money 'heie
has OF course become scsree.
Mr.. Reed, the postmaster at Newports
News, aud Mr.. Walsh the postmaster at
Pho.bus, are here today on business with the
Postofflce Department.
Stocks heIe today are shout as they were
yesterday, and wheat is lower.
The chairman OF the republican committee
Of the 9th Congressional district Of Virginia
Gays the republican convention in thst dis
trict viii meet in Alexsndris on some day
between the 10Th ezd 18th of July.
Both the Virginia Senators left here today
fer Kansas City. Senator Daniel will probA-
bly, DO a member OF the committee on the
platform. they both anticipate htrmoni'
Gus convention and that both its platform
and ticket will be entirely satisfactory to the
national democratic ticket. In respect OF
the Vioe.Presidential nomination, they know
no more than the public docs and don't be-
ljeye that anytOiy else does