Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-25
From Washington.
tCorrespoDdence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, May 20.

tCOrrespoDdence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington, May 20.
Samuel l.. Gracey, American Consul
al Fuchau, China. one OF the centers Of
recent local disturbance in the Yangtse
valley, is in Washington on leave, and
for several days has paid calls at the
State Department aud given officials
there the benefit of his intimate ac-
quaintance with thointernal situation in
the Empire. At the time Of his de-
parture from China, about the middle OF
March the last marked Oulburst of anti
foreign feeling vas just subsiding. Mr..
Gracey believes that there is no danger
at present of popular uprising like the
Boxer movement of 1900, but thinks
that race troubles in the near future 10
China will be confined to disturbances
entirely due to local causes. The move
ment of troops to the Philippines Was
widely know in China and caused bene-
fetal apprehension. Boycott sentiment
still exists, particularly in the southern
coast cities. The offensive features OF
the campaign, however, have been elm
mated, through the vigilance Of Chinese
officials, chiefly 10 the line OF outrage
Gus posters. Some of these depicted
hinsmen 10 America being hurled
from Windows, pursued by mobs through
the streets, being lynched and having
their heads chopped off in public. The
ignorant classes fully believed their fel-
low countrynen were so treated in
America and we're naturally moved to
violent resentment against Americans in
China. The Gauss of local troubles are
frequently founded in the ignorance OF
foreigners. An American touring up
tho Yangtse on housebOst took snap
shot photograph of village elder one
day and passed on. Two days later the
aged villsger died. The entire village
awaited the return of the houseboat
voyager intent on vengeance for the sup
posed witchcraft exercised to cause the
old mans death. Only timely warn
ing prevented the Americans being am
pushed and kllleQ.
Representative Williams, of Mssissip-
pi, the democratic floor leader, carried
tilibustering in the House today to the
extent of demanding a roll call on the
approval of yesterdays journal. He was
endeavoring to stave off the inevitable
report from the rules committee, which
today decided to present rule sending
all the amendments to the railroad rate
to conference and authorizing the Speak
er to appoint the conferees without in
teryening motion. The conferees on the
part of the House will be Representa-.
tiVes Hepburn, of Iowa and Mann of
Illinois, republicans aud Richardson,
of Alabama, democrat. The Senate con-
ieres will be Senators Elkins, West Vir
ginia; CullOm, Illinois, and Whitman,
South Carolina. There is some talk
also of Aldrich, of Rhode Island.
The Mexican government has report
ed TO the State Department upon the
matter OF recent seizures of American
fishing vessels near the Yucatsn PENN
sula, in the Gulf of Mexico, that the
seizures were made plainly within the
territorial jurisdiction of Mexico. Lati
tude and longitude of the location we're
furnished and an examination of the
maps shows that if the figures are &C.
curate the Mexican governments posi-
tiOn is well taken.
The Grand Council of the United
Commercial Travellers OF America today
decided to hold its next meeting at Nor
folk, Va, the End Thursday in June,
1907.
His Highness Maharajah Gaekwar OF
Baroda, India, left the city this morn
ing to visit Mt. Vernon and pay homage
to the memory of George Washington.
he was accompanied by his brother,
SampatraO Gaekwar, and the Maharanee.
The psrty went down the Potomac on an
excursion boat that plies between here
and Mt. Vernon. The party will spend
the entire day at the old Washington
The prince aud his brother
have studied the life of Washington with
care and great admiration, and as be
loves walking he wanted to see every
thing of interest about the old home.
The pOstotfice department today issued
a fraud order against the National Band
Company of st. Louis, which has
branches at Pittsburg, Kansas City, No.,
Springfield, Mo-, st. Joseph, Mo-, and
BOonville, Mo. The concern is declared
to be operating lottery AS well as con-
Quoting FRAUDULENT business. The Off
GERS and agents are included 10 the fraud
order.
President Roosevelt this morning
promised Senator Flint, of California,
that the federal troops now on duty at
San Francisco would remain until June
80 al least, or longer should conditions
demand.
Edward Grant, convicted of the muir
der of Eva Barnes, was this morning
sentenced by Justice Gould in Criminal