The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-01

by the Newg From Pekin and There
is no aueation Of tho Safety OF the
Legations-Chafyee and His Army
VIII Advance ut once-LlmIted
Number Available.
WASHINGTON, July 3l.-Doubt has
given way to feeling akin to certainty
that tho IrsatlOners at Pekiu and the
gallant marines who managed to reach
the Ch!neSU capital Just In the nick OF
time, were not only alive on July -.
but. In ait probability. are still alive
and likely to remain 30 until they are
rcalcased from their state OF sLCge.
The officials here feel certain that the
attack by the Chinese on the legations
'wiiL%uos be rrnewgL, Thoy aro con-
WINGED that the c1unsets th4 yiSG.oys
In the great southern and central prov
inces and the advice OF Ii HUNK Chang
have had effect and that whoever Is IN
power In PckIn, whathrr emperor, otn-
presH, Cheng, Tuan or Tung. now have
been made 10 SEQ the necessity for the
preservation OF the legations. The oill-
cIuls here while anxious that the
movement on Prk!n begin at once do
not attach crCdencc to the rumor men
toned by General Chaffee. that tha
forward march was to begin to-day,
There arp two reasons for their inqred-
ulity.
Fine Force of Soldiers.
In the tlrst place Chatrces forces. his
splendid cavalry and his battery OF mr.
tillcry. arc exactly what are needed 10
strengthen Il weak spot In the interim
t!onal column, In the second place
(and information on this point comes
through European channels) some OF
the foreign commanders nrc still OF the
opinion that they cannot begin the
campaign before the last week In Au-
gust ut the earliest. The United States
government never has uccetlrd to this
view and ur relaxing no effort 10 bring
about 4 change OF plans on this point.
But our representations have been met
by the almost unanswcrabIr argument
that the decision OF this Important
question properly should be left 10 the
military commanders on the spot who
must bear the responsibility for the out
come OF tho expedition.
a rather startling proposition was ad-
vancCd to-day, which, If adopted.
might put at once TO the test the Chi
neSe profession tha, the boxers and
not the Chinese government, are re-
sponslo!c for what has happened In Pc
KIN. This was to the effec: that the
Chinese government should BE- informed
that the International force was pre-
pared TO take that government at It's
word and to Join forces with It In crush
Ing ont the insurrcctlon. The kernel Of
Just such a proposition Is to bp found
in the last condition laid down by the
President in his r27!y 70 the appeal OF
Emperor Kwans Su and thgre may be
u development in that direction spqedl-
ly,
Nothing Received to Change chaYoo's
Plans.
Secretary Root says that nothlns that
has hrcn received from China. either
officially or uno.l!clnlly. nrcess!tatcs
any change. In the Instructions given
Major General chafrep. II there Is an
advance on Pc&dn, 1t Is presumed that
such or the Unttaa States forces AZ arr
now ready viii participate In the now
ment. II dispatches are received vt
Ticn Ts!u from Minister congcr or
others In the legations at Pekin, which
change the existing conditions, Major
Generat chattre witItactsin Rccordanca
with such Information. The secretary
gays General chacfce has full powers
aud has been entrusted with the com
rand OF the United States forces be-
cause OF the confidence the government
has In hts ability to inset any situation
that may arise. e q
ltis evident from the dispatches re-
cStvel from General chafrcc, thar only
a portion OF his force can be ptilized il
m Immediate advance IS maas, 1t i.
not believed that all.ot the equipments