Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-03-11
The State Department has approved

the withdrawal of all the American
troops from China except two companies
which are to remain at Pekin as lega'
ton guard. Secretary Root gave bis
endorsement to the policy.
WI Ting Fang, the Chinese minis
ter, will leave Friday on another
speech making tour. he has engage.
ments booked for Buffalo, Chicago ana
Indianapolis. 81 am going to make
two speeches 10 Buffalo, but / will not
tell you to whom l will talk. They are
social clubs and won't say anything
more. If reporters are there l Will
have to be guarded In what l say.
There will be none, however, and l am
going to say just what I think. China
will be nv topic" From Buffalo the
minister will go TO Chicago, where ne
will deliver on the 10Th instant an adj
dress to the students of the Chicago
University. President Mckinley. 1t Is
understood, will address the students
when be takes his western trip. AT
the request of Senator Beveridge, OF
Indiana, the minister will speak in In
dianapolis, but the date is not yet
fixed.
"Nothiug is further from the Presi.
dents thoughts than a denomination for
third term" said Senator Hanns,
discussing the rumor that be Ia third
termer. "His friends do not dream for
q moment that he will be candidate
again. The candidate for 1904 may be
in sight. but he has not vet been Ses-
iguated by the fingers OF destiny. a
number Of Senators have been discuss
ed for the place; don's mean myself;
/ am out OF it; but they are talking
about Fairbanks, Beveridge, Spooner
and Lodge. 1t may be one of these,
but it must be remembered that the
Senate has never been successful In.
cubator for presidential chicks"
Lord Pauncefote today submitted to
Secretary Hay his instructions from
Lord Landsdowne respecting the Hay
PauDcefote treaty. The document
practically closes negotiations with
Great Britain on the subject OF the
Nicaraguan Canal. 1t states that Great
Britain cannot accept the Senate
amendments to the treaty and ex-
presses regret that the United States
has taken this course. No alternative,
however, Ia offered. Secretary Hay
Immediately took the British note to
the President.
The negroes received little or no
consideration from Northern republ.
cans at the last session of Congress.
The Secretary OF War sent letter to
Representative Lot Thomas, OF Iowa,
chairman OF the committee to which the
bill to reimburse the negro laborers in
the governments service during the
war between the States, from whose
wages reductions were made to support
stating that that bill would
c ost the government $500, 600, and Mr..
Thomas would have reported 1t ad-
versely, il he,had made any report at all.
Senator McLaurin Of South Carolina, who
has been shaky in his democracy for some
time, owing to the nslign influence Of the
White House, has finally gone over bodily TO
the republicans and has even had his name
ersced from the list of the members of the
democratic caucus. His loss, however, is lot
much to the democrats, and his gain, not much
to the republicans.
The administration is SO put out with Col
onel Henry Dupont OF Delaware for not unit
ing with the Addicks men and electing two
republican u. s. Senators from that State,
that it has cut him off entirely from any fed
eIal patronage.
1t is iumored at the State Department here
today that in case thu board OF appraisers OF
New York question the reliability OF the
Russian minister OF finance, negotiations be-
tween the two countries in relation to the
tar If will be suspended at once by the Rus
sian mini ,tsr hen and Russia will impose the
highest retalistory tariff upon American
products.
The final adjournment Of the Senate has
had no effect upon the stock market here,
all stocks being steady, and wheat and corn
though cotton is weak.
Mr. Frank Hume, the delegate to tho Viz
ginia legislature from Alexandria city and
county, is i'll at his residence in this city, and
has been for three or four days.
President Mckinley this morning shook
hands with party Of fly Christian En-
desvors from Hartford Conn.
Mr.. Powderlv, commissioner Of immigrs"
tion ard formally grand master workman OF
the knights Of labor, was admitted to practice
before the Supreme Court OF the United
States today upon qualification from the su.
prems Court Of Pennsylvania.
Vice.Presldent Roosevelt called at the
White House this morning to pay his respects
to President Mckinley before leaving for his
home. During the call chocolate was not
mentioned.
The last Of the Inauguration visitors has
left, the decorations have all been removed, |
and most Of the stands also, and the city has
resumed the appearance IL usually wears dur
ng congressional recesA
1t is reported that DR.. Randolph Of !
Virginia has been recomm ended to the Presi. |
dent as member of the q. 8. board OF com.
nissioners of the st. Louis fair.
All the Virginia members of the late Con.
yress, Senators as well as Representatives
n