Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
(Correspondence of the Alexandria Gasette.]
Washington. May 6.

Correspondence OF the Alexandra dasestes
Washington. May 6.
The latest mail from China has
brought to the State Department new
proofs of the terrible conditions that
exist under the foreign military rule In
North China, involving situation not
hitherto fully realized, even In Wash
ineton. The wisdom of withdrawing
troops and encouraging the Chinese to
rehabilitate their own administrative
control is made apparent by these re-
ports, aud the grave responsibility for
China's protracted prostration Is infer
entially placed where 1t rightfully be-
longs. In an extract from q COM
mnnication written by one of
the most trusted officials 10 the
service abroad, and which was mailed
from Pekin, is the following:
"If the whole horror Of the murder and
pilIage done between Tientsin and
Pekin comes to be understood In the
United States and in Europe, the sum
of 1t is 30 great as compared to the
number OF Christians who have suffered
at the hands of the Chinese, that the
Chinese are likely to be held the Injured
party. Lanoers wantonly impaling
little children by the wayside In the
streets OF Pekin are some of the least Of
the we'll authenticated horrors, and to
some foreign soldiers dead Chinese
CHRISTIAN is just as satisfactory an evil
dsnce OF no quarter as a dead Boxer
they neither know nor care for such
trifling distinctions. Diplomatic Off
cials, consuls, missionaries and foreign
employees 10 the Chinese service are
alike at q loss to see the issue In any
definite shape, but the most reasonable
conjecture Is that China will temporizs
with a view to keeping the powers
from Fighting among themselves over
her dismembered body, and to gain time
for the knowledge of her miseries to
overshadow her crimes. The allies,
even il they could agree, could not set
up an administrative machinery OF their
own for the empire. They must restore
the power to some native party, and the
quicker they do it the better for China.
It is impossible to understand the at
titude of some of the missionaries.
Talking with several recently ard
speaking of the killing of everything in
q certain village because of the murder
of q Christian, | was met With the
plscid remark that it would prove q
useful wsrning-the killing OF women
aud children, The Chinese estimate
that one million of their people have
lost their lives by violent deaths or
starvation about Pekin and Tientsn
since the allies came. Well informed
foreigners long resident here do not re-
gard the estimate as exaggerated"
The Panama canal company has
finally offered to sell out its property
to the United States. DR.. Carlos NJ.
Silva, the Colombian minister to the
United States, was at the State depart.
ment this morning and made public
this development In the isthmisn canal
situation. M. Hutin, the president OF
the Panama Canal Company. through
Minister Silva, had submitted an offer
to the u. 8. Isthmian Canal Commission
OF which Admiral Walker is the head.
Minister Silva says that this offer does
not name any price but agrees to submit
that phase OF the negotiations to board
OF appraisers. M. Hutin has heretofore
been absolutely opposed to selling out
the interests of his company. In his
dealings with the United States he has
insisted that. while his company was
willing to sell controlling interest
to the United States, it would not dis
pose of complete ownership. Ia its
preliminary report the Commission said
that the value OF the work done on the
Panama canal, amounting to about two
ftths Of the entire excavation, together
with the machinery, etc., was about
$34, 100000. Since that time the Com
mission says that this estimate Is prob
ably too low, aud that the property
may be worth as much as SAC, 1000, 900.
II the latter figure should be named by
the appraisers under NJ. Hutin's offer,
and the other estimates OF the canal are
correct, the Panama canal could be
for $50, 100000.
Senator Bacon, OF Georgia, was ct |
the War department on Saturday to |
complete arrangements for tour Of In
spection In the Philippines, to be made |
By himself and numoer of bis col. |
leagues In Congress. A party of Ssna.
.ors and Representatives will leave
New York on June 20, on the transport
Iogalls for Manila aud will be gone for
our months. The Ingalls, will touch
1t Bermuda, Madeira, Gibraltar, Malta,
Port Said, Suez, Alden, Colombo. Sinea.
,ore, Manila and Nsgssaki. The party
will return by way OF San Francisco, tax.
ng the Southern Pacific road at that
Joint for Washington. This will be one
hs most delightful and extensive
d nketings yet arranged by Congress.
The young officers selected from the
volunteer service for appointment in
he regular army will be treated
extremely leniently by the Examining
Boards before which they will appear,
nd the percentage of reflections will be
ess than was contemplated. This will
10 disturbing to the Senators and Rep
esentstives who had hoped that
arge number OF failures would result
whereby they would have another op-
OF making selections and
hus In q measure satisfy the tre-
q endous pressure upon them for army
commissions. Members of Congress
re still besieged for places In the army,
md the Impression continues that there
re still many places available.
The statement coming from Geneva
md ta'lsd I ON London to the effect
bat President Mckinley has informed
resident Kruger that he canoot re-.
GIVE him either officially or unoficislly.
denied at the State Department this
morning. As is also the statement print.
ID elsewhere that the President hos