The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-10
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5.15 O'CLOCK.
WASHINGTON.
Ready to Protect American
Interests in China.
Secretary Adee Taking Active
Steps 10 Prevent Outrage.
Government Vessels TO BE On Hand
When Required.
Secretary Adee Taking Active
Steps 10 Prevent Outrage.
Government Vessels TO BE On Hand
When Required.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. 10.-No Off
cial news was received over night or this
morning at the State department from
China, nor has any additional instructions
been sent TO United States Minister
DENLY.
The cablegram published exclusively
through The Associated Press, which was
sent by some Americans in Shanghai to
President Cleveland directly, will prob
ably in due course be referred by the
President TO Secretary Olney, and by him
will be forwarded to Acting Secretary
Adee, who has been giving tae whole
subject of the missionary troubles IN
China his most earnest attention. The
reference in the cablegram TO a commits
sion OF investigation, the composition OF
which is matter of complaint, Is so
vague as TO leave it open to doubt which
commission is meant. IL the reference Is
to the Chung Iu commission, which was
created more than month ago, IL is easy
to see why Minister DENLY was content
to allow the British officials TO make the
investigation. At the State department,
ii is contended in the first place that no
Americans were injured in the riot at that
place and the British are the people
directly concerned; and in the second
place there could be no valid reason why
Mr.. DENLY should doubt the impartlality
of the British officials and accept their
findings of fact as the basis for his own
action, particularly as the place where the
inquiry will be conducted is so remote
from the seaboard or any accessible point
as to make IL very difficult for an Ameri-
can official to get TO 1t. II may be, how
ever, that the cablegram refers TO a COM
mission TO be appointed TO investigate the
rioting at Tu Chung, and In this case the
department does not know what Minister
DENLY has done in the exercise OF his dis
cretion, but there is believed to be no
reason to question his judgment, or his
disposition TO do everything possible that
viii tend TO protect the missionaries.
Relative to the request contained in the
cablegram that marine guard be sent
inland with the commission, Mr.. DENLY
will undoubtedly call upon Admiral Car
penter for a sufficient escort for the Sc
lected American representatives, il the
latter 80 desires, and admiral Carpenter,
under his discretionary orders from the
navy department has ample authority To
respond TO the call
- Meanwhile il is assumed that Minister
DENLY, SO far from being inactive, is
steadily and undisturbed by clamor bring
ing the strongest pressure TO bear directly
upon the Chinese Government at Pekin,
which, ii is claimed, is the only power
that can effectually and permanently
stamp out the Vegetarlans by forcing the
Chinese governors and magistrates TO do
their full duty in the protection of for
eigners, and, II necessary TO this end, by
decapitating some OF the guilty officials
for the sake of example.
A telegram was received at the navy de-
partment today announcing that Com
mander Newell has sailed with the Detroit
from Shanghai TO Che Foo.
This latter port is farther from the
scene OF the riots than Shanghai, and the
navy officials take this as indicating that
the United States authorities in China do
not fear further outbreaks, and especially
in the region of Shanghai.
Upon the receipt of the telegram, As
pistant Secretary McAdoo telegraphed
Admiral Carpenter advising him that
there Is great deal of apprehension here
that American citizens in Chicana might
lose their lives and property, and telling
him that every possible effort must be
made TO protect American. citizens. He
also asked the admiral TO cable him at
once the real situation, and where there
Is danger of further disturbance. Admiral
Carpenter with the flagship Baltimore is
at Nagasaki, Japan, which is about 400
miles from Shanghai across the japanese
Sea, but there is no doubt but what he
Is well informed as to the situation