The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-10-05
PLEDGE HAS BEEN KEPT.
Gen. Chaffee Instructed to Reduce
the American Forces in China
to a Legation Guard.
TROOPS ALREADY LEFT FOR MANILA.
Minister Conger Requested to Com
mence Peace NegOtiatiOns-The
Strength of the Allied Forces
Events Reported to Have Occurred
In China Lack Confirmation,

Washington. Sept. 26.-The United
States government on Tuesday took
the first step towards the redemption
of its pledge made to the Russian gov
eminent August % last, by cablegram
instruction to Gen. Chaffee to reduce
the American forces In China to the
proportions of legation guard.
England Opposes Germany.
London, Sept. 26.-Lord Salisbury
has replied to the German note in
terms identical with those of the Unit
ed States.
Alarmed.
Washington. Sept. 27.-The admin
istration is alarmed lest Germany's
rush into war may turn all China
against all the powers, but it will
go on with negotiations. Events as
seen at Shanghai indicate almost
surely the disruption of China. Italy
and Austria are said to be the only
two powers which have assented to
Germany's note on China. Great
Britain takes the same position as the
United States.
COnger Instructed.
Washington, Sept. 2s.-Minister
Conger has been instructed by the
government to communicate with Ii
Hung Chang and Prince Ching with
the object of starting peace negotia-
tons. Great Britain's terms in reply
to Germany reject the proposal to
punish prior to negotiations, but OBJ
ject to Earl Lii
To blockade Ports.
ST. Petersburg, Sept. 2S.-The Rus
sian naval staff announces that it is
proposed to blockade all Chinese naval
ports in consequence of the hostile at
titude of the Chinese fleet at Shang-
hal, and to send fast cruisers from the
allied squadrons to protect their tran
sports. The general staff announces
that Russian troops are massing around
Kimin, in Manchuria, where there are
5000 Chinese.
Strength of Allied Forces.
Vienna, Sept. 2s.-The admiralty
has received a dispatch from Taku
giving the strength of the forces land
ed there by the allied powers, as
follows: Austrian, 494; German,
SITS; British, 1858; American, 5,6OS;
French, 6,576; Italian, 2,541; Russian,
2O,934; japanese, 1870. Total, g.
253..
Troops Leave Peking.
Washington, Sept. 29.-Gen. Chaffee
reports that portion of his army is
already en- route to Taku, where
transports will be taken to Manila
Germany is reported to have receded
from her radical proposals respect
ing negotiations with China and to
have agreed with Russia and France
on modified plans.
Lacks Omcial Advices.
The state department has not been
advised officially of any of the events
of more or less Importance which are
said to have occurred in China, ac-
cording to various European reports,
been degraded, and if Russia contem-
plates blockade of the Chinese naval
ports, the department does not know
the facts.
LIS Chief Desire.
Tientsin, Sept. rs, via Taku, 26, via
Shanghai, 29.-Li Hung Chang told
Gen. Chaffee that his chief desire was
to effect cessation of hostilities, and
he promised that the Chinese would
notagain take the initiative in fighting.
He expressed confidence in the fair
ness of the United States, and said he
hoped the American government
would act as mediator, using it's inf1u-
ence to hasten the assembling of the
proper body to settle the whole ques-