The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-25

final settlement. in the event OF a terri
torial division of the Chinese empire. should
that be accomplished. The United States.
OF course. wants no territory. and 1t is felt
that her rights as to commercial freedom
are too clear to be gainsaid by the other
nations interested.
After the Cabinet meeting to-day there
was an extended conference at the White
House at which Secretary Root and acting
Secretary Adee participated. The confer
ence related to Chinese affairs. and 1t was
said 10 be confined largely to considering
messages received from other powers on
the subject and in drafting answers TO
them. The suggestion that the powers be
asked TO participate In a conference or
to give some indication OF future pur-
poses in China was believed TO be under
consideration, and IL was minated that
notes TO the different powers nave been
prepared. Secretary Root said at the close
of the conference that IL related TO mat
trs which needed the consideration or the
President and covered the wide held or
Chinese affairs. He said that nothing had
developed Of a serious nature in the late
reports from China. II was also stated
that the United States government Is In
frequent communication with the other
powers regarding the situation.
During the afternoon acting Secretary
Adee had a conference with the acting
chief Of the Bureau Of Navigation, the
nature OF which was not made public.
1t was said in the Navy Department, how
ever, that, so far as known here, we have
no warship at Annoy. The Princeton has
touched there occasionally. while on duty
I'm South Chinese waters, but she Is
thought to be now in the vicinity Of Shang-
hal Dispatches were prepared in the Navy
Department for transmission TO Admiral
Remey and, although not made public. are
understood to have contained Consul john
sons dispatch regarding the uprising at
Annoy. Acting Secretary Hackett said.
however. that no warship had been ordered
TO Annoy by the Navy Department and that
he had no know ledge that any ship had
been sent there. IL such a step were taken,
he said, il would be by Admiral Remey,
who has entire liberty as to the DISPOSE
ton of the vessels OF his squadron. Up to
date Admiral Remey had not advised the
department that any ship had been sent
10 Annoy.
The subject of an extra session of Con-
gress was not mentioned at the Cabinet
meeting to-day, and il can be stated on the
authority of a member that under the pres
ent conditions an extra session Is altogether
improbable 1t is pointed out that the
President has now at his command a far
larger appropriation than could possibly be
utilized within so short a time as the next
meeting of Congress in December, even un-
der most extraordinary circumstances
The diversion of troops now on the Pacific
from China to Manila, is said by a Cabinet
official. to be sufficient proof that there will
DC no Wal Witt nina so Tar as lnlS cOun-
try Is concerned until diplomacy has failed
TO secure such reparaton and Indemnity. as
this government may demand in conse-
quence of the Imprisonment of Minister
Conger and our l~egationers and citizens
and the propert loss they have sustained
during the present uprising. Should diplo-
macy fall there seems 10 be no question
that a declaration OF war would follow. but
at present there is said to be no good rea-
son TO anticipate such a result. The con-
clusion Is. therefore. that an extra session
Is a remote possibility, except in the event
or a radical change in the situation.