The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-10-10
THE FLAG IN CHINA.
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AMERl-
CANS AMONG HEATHEN.
Secretary Herberr's Instructions to ADM
IN Asiattc Waters and Three More to

Secretary Herbert's Instructions to ADM
raj carpenter-.Flve u. S. Ships OF War
IN Asiattc Waters and Three More to
Follow.
WASHINGTON, Oct Oct.4-Secretary Her.
bert said today when asked about the
steps he had taken for the safety of
Americans 10 China that about two
weeks ago he had sent written in
structions to Admiral Carpenter, com.
manding the American forces in Chi
nese waters, suggesting to him to place
himself in Communication With the
foreign fleet and cooperate with them
oy arranging for concerted action 10
guarding foreign interests entrusted to
lheir care. It Wss suggested that It
possible al agreement might be reached
IOr aC effective distribution Of ships
ID suc2 a way that all the treaty and
other potts where foreign interests
might be endangered should he cared
Tor by one or more SHIPS from the
fleets Wi5n the understanding that
.hey were to mutually give projection
to the citizens OF al the nations enter
ing into the agreement.
fnere aIe at present cu3 i've Ameri-
can Vessels ca Gns AstaClc station, and
Gnousl tails nun9er Hli % increased
20 elgnC by December lst, there are at
least iiteea ports where the lives Of
American cit!Z5ns may be endangered.
Il Admiral Carpenter can secure the
cooperation OF the British admiral, the
BrlIish and American ships could b5
Distributed IL such manner as to
protect bocn British and An arican sub
jec55 and the British SHIPS would as.
Slst Americans and Eogllshmen in one i.
port, while the American vessels looked
after the Engllshmen and Americans
IN others.
The cruiser Charleston has just join
ed ths American h9et in Asia. Capt.
Cofin, her commanding otti cer, report
ed by cable hls arrival at Yokohama
Tuesday night. Her arrival. in Japa.
nese waters makes the vessels under
Commodore Carpenter number five, the
others being the Monocacy, temporar-
ily the dagsnips, now at Tlen Tsln; the
Baltimore ana Concord at Chemulpc,
and the Petrol al Nagasakl. Tns other
three vessels which nave been ordered
n the reinforce station are the York
LOWE, now at San Francisco, the Ma
chiaS at New York, and the Detroit at
Norfolk. The Yorktown will start
across the Pacific and the Machals
across the AsianIlc ABOUT C3teoer 10.
Fae Detoit is to Leave Norfolk early
next week, stopping at CadlZ and Rome
to deliver The Columbian relics.
THE BRITISH MOVE.
LONDON, OCT. fine admiralty have
ordered TO proceed to China the first
class cruiser st. George, now at Ports
mouth, and the second class cruiser,
Eolus, from the Mediterranean squad
ron. The gunboaCs RsdbreasJ and
Pigeon Of the East India squadron,
have also been ordered to Chinese Wa
terS. This action is understood to be
in accordance with the decision OF to-
days cabinet council. Lord Roseberry
has gone to Dalmeny Park, Linlith-
goWshlre, and the other ministers are
returning to their several resorts in the
couotry whence they were summoned:
The Exchange Telegraph Company
says that 5000 troops Will be sent from
Indis to protect the treaty ports ID
| China. Tne irst rifle brigade will leave
Calcutta on October 13Gn for Hong
Kong. The other troops which are ex-
pected to be dispatched include the
Northumberland tuSlleers, two battal-
ions OF Ghoorkas and four regiments
OF Skins and drafts from the PunJuab.
In an interview today, Mr.. Sinclair,
ex-British consul at Foo CHOW, said
that with the exception OF Ii Hung
Chang's force and the army of Man
churla, Cnina's torces are worthless,
the profession of arms being held 10
contempt. The organization is bad.
Japan, IN his opinion, is bound to win,
but defeat will not endangsr the Man
Gnu dynasty and will probably compel
CHINA to look to Europe for the les
sons she neadS.