The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-05
AFFAIRS In CHINA
Snow Little Change, Either for Better
or Worse.
IF RUSSIAN TROOPS WITHDRAW
those Of United States Will Be Brought
Out Of Pekin.
ARE NOT YET ORDERED TO LEAVE.
General Chaifce Wants to Know II They
Are to Remain
UNTIL PEACE TERMS ARE ARRANGED
II Is Reported that LII Hung Chang
Is Trying to Cause "a Rupture
Among the Powers.
UNTIL PEACE TERMS ARE ARRANGED
Is Trying to Cause Rupture
Among the Powers.

Washington, September "A very In
terestlng dispatch was received today
from General Chaffee at the war depart
ment. 1t described the military situation
as eminently satisfactory and would have
been Of greater value but for the omission
common to all the official dispatches from
China. namely. the date line.
However. taking into consideration the
fact that a cablegram was received by
the state department today dated ave
days ago from Mr.. Cougor. the conelu-
sion was reached that General ChaHee's
dispatch was also SAINT from Psltin about
August 20 or 30. General ChatIee asks
very important question as to the with
drawal OF the American troops. The
answer TO that question, II is said, might
have been found in the state Department.
answer to the Russian evacuation propo-
sitIon. But that answer. or rather a
synopsis OF IT, was not cabled to General
Chaffee untn the Soth ultimo. and 1t is
assumed that allowing Tor the sans time
In transmission as WAS Consumed by Gem
eral Chafoes dispatch received today, the
synopsis has just reached hlul, When the
American Anwer TO the Russian proposal
was made pUbliC 10 was stated here that
General Chaffea had been Instructed some
time before by telegraph just what course
to pursue in tho matter OF retiring from
Pelin la the, event OF the emergency that
afterward arose. This being so. todays
application for instructions might be re-
garded as an indication that he had not
received the original instructions when
he sent his mesguge.
II "a stated mat no order has been sent
10 General Chafleo TO leave Fekin as tho
result OF any recent development. In fact
1t would seem that the war department is
not able to instruct him more specifically
on this point until the decision OF the
powers relative to general evacuation ls
known, IL was stated at the war depart
nent that our position was unchanged; II
Russia withdraws her troops then General
Chanee Will do the same. Meanwhile IL
Is gathered that conditions in China are
still dlsordercd ana foreign life and prop
erty are stu unsafe.
Tho dispatch received from Minister
Conger was gratifying TO officials in that
Il contained the date OF F6Sln, August 80,
as an integral part of the message and
this part In cipher. In bringing the TUTOR
officials that the minister had at last re-
eoiyed the instructions TO include the
place and date of each message as an in
tegral part OF IL. This promises to do
away with the great confusion caused thus
far In dateless messages, The tort OF
the Conger message was not made public.
but 1t was autboritatiyely stated that It
did not-change the situation aud was de-
voted somewhat to expressions of opiu-
ion. II was authoritatiycly stated that
Minister Conger will remain at his post