Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-04-13
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Miles has made protest to the Secre'
tary of War.
Senator CookrelI of Missouri bias just
returned from a two weeks visit to
Cuba. IL was agreeably surprised" he
said, sat the evidences OF order and
pros perity on every hand. Havana is
as clean as Washington; the people OF
the island are peacsable, contented and
seem to have plenty of work. During
nv entire stay / did not see 8 single
drunken man. The soldiers have neat,
comfortable quarters and seem to be
on the best OF terms with the people.
| saw only three beggars-two very old
colored men and one Chinamen-and
was considerably surprised to see the
Cubans and Spaniards meeting on the
streets and in the clubs 10 perfect
friendliness. Governor Wood has GER
tainly performed wonderful task 10
bringing order out of chaos in Cuba"
The latest dispatches from Special
Commissioner Rockhill to the State
Department indicate that the first esti-
mates made OF the total indemnities to
be demanded from China By the powers
were too large. The aggregate has
been stated as half billion dollars. 1t
ia now said that it will fall slightly un-
der $500 600, 600. Even this is regard
ed by State Department officials, from
the Information they have as to the ex.
tent of China's resources, as double the
amount that country should be
called upon to pay. The United States
mas offered to scale down by one-half
Its clsim of $25, 600. 900 If the others
will do the same, but 30 far there is no
indie ,tion that the suggestion will Dc
followed
The claims OF Great Britain and ia.
pan are very nearly the same as that OF
the United States. That OF Great Brit
ain is for $22 500, 900, but is made sub
iect to contingent increase. England
idea is that If China can be persuaded
| to give the powers additional CONNER
cial privileges it would be much more
| advantageous to them than to
| make China pay out lump
sum of money the burden for the
psyment of which must necessarily fall
to a large extent upon the foreign trade
with the empire. 1t Is for this reason
that England has made 50 modest an
indemnity claim, although she had
more troops engaged in the rescue Of
the legations and capture Of Pekin than
any other country with the exception
of Japan and nearly twice as many as
bad Germany during the actual HOSTILE
ties.
The President appointed today the
following Board of Visitors to the
Military Acc denny at West Point /:
Lieutenant General John M. Scho6eld,
retired; Msjor General D. E. Sickles,
retired: st. Clair McKelway, of New
York; Charles NJ. Elliott. Of Massacbu.
settt; VIM. II. Upham. of Wisconsin; ST.
George Il. Filzsugb, of Virginia, and
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, OF California.
It is noticeable that in the list OF visi'
tors to West Point Col. w. G. Church,
proprietor OF the Army and Navy
Journal, OF New York, has been drop
ped. 81. Clair McKelway is the editor
Of the Brooklyn Eagle, which has
Loyalty supported the War department.
Another reward for services rendered
is the appointment st. George Fitzhugh,
of Virginia. At the ceremony last
June at Fredericksburg, Va, he was
most pronounced as eulogist OF the
administration.
Before the industrial commission yes.
terday MIR. John Norris testified thai
the New York Worlds attempt tC
make it own paper had been frustrated
by the trust, and that the allied manu-
faclurers disclaimed any design to Kill
the World, but were teaching the les
son that com hnation is autocratic.
This is the last day OF the spring
meeting at Bennings-the most success
full one that has been held there--ant
the crowd there was unusually large
Racing, as proved by this meeting, is
popular here as ever, and, with wo
men as with men, and II any thing
| with old women, some of whom have
been there every day, and in betting
have not been pikers either.
At the fish wharf here 1t is said tina
not withstanding the operations OF TIT
| fish commission, fewer shad and herring
have been caught in the Potomac thi
spring than 10 any previous one ant
that not single fish egg has been saved
at the fish station, few miles below
| Alexandria. That the fish are In th'
| river, however. is known from the fac
| that they have been caught at the hea(
OF the Eastern Branch on the side an(
| 10 Cameron Run end on the other sid,
Of the river.
A business man of this city who at
tended q business mems meeting II
Fredericksburg last night, here thi
morning, said the meeting meant "busi
oess," and that one rich man at it sub
scribed 81. 500 to fund with which Il
establish a steamboat line from tina
town to the mouth ofthe Rappahanpocl
river. He winked, and said II all bust
ness mems meetings would evince q
much public. and as little private, spirit
their effect would be more bsneficent
A telegram received today by the Nav,
Department shows that traffic with the soutl
Pacific scss is proving very profitable to Ger
many. The German East Africa Line ba
lust paid dividend of 8 per cent. for th
year 1900; the German Australian Steam
snip On. divides profits at ~ per cent. on
wstered capital of 100000 marks, its pre-
ceding dividend being 10 per cent; the Tri
ton s.esmship Co. of Bremen pays 81 pc
cent. for 1900, an increase OF 81 per cent
over 1899.
Private letters received here today from
Bedford county, Virginia, say the primary wa
held there today for delegates to the VirginI
constitutional convention, and that il Is Don
coded by everybody there that Mr.. jon
Goode will bs nominated for one Of the dele
sstes from that county.
People from CocK pit Point here today, 90,
tie contractors for manufacturing fertilizer
ont of the Raubsge Of this city are workin
satisfactorily now. have improved the me-
chinery of their plant and are so well satisfe
with its work that they are to erect one q
Rochester New York.
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