The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-28
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
Regarding the situation in China
More Troops to Come From Cuba.

More Troops to Come From Cuba.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 27.-The
developments of the day respecting
China were important and interesting.
The Chinese minister's report of the
departure OF the foreign ministers and
their guards from Pekln, greatly rellev-
ed the officials here, who took 1t as the
first tangible evidence that the imper-
ial Chinese government had n full rea-
llzation of the enormity of permitting
the ministers to come to personal harm,
and were thus undertaking, us far as
lay In their power. to observe the amen
tiles of international exchange.
The keenest interest is shown by the
officials to learn the conditions under
which the ministers left Pekin. Minis
ter Wu's dispatch was omlnoNsly silent
on that point and though the minister
himself maintains almost obstinately
his conference In the non-exlstence Of a
state of war, It Is generally admitted
that 1t Will be difficult to accept his con-
cluslon IL 1t shall transpIre that the
Pekin government itself has sent the
ministers away with their passports, or
what may come to the same thing, with
guard as safe conduct.
Still Ground For an Understanding.
At the state department. it is said
that II 1t shall be explained that the
imperial government did this, not with
purpose of rupturIng diplomatic rela-
tions, but simply to insure the safety
of the ministers, which they were un-
able to guarantee as long as they re-
mained in Pekin, then there is still
ground for an understanding. 1t is.
however, pointed out that in such case
the self-confessed inability OF the i'm
perial government to maintain peace
and order at the capitol. would amount
to an admission of It's utter failure as a
government, and would leave China in a
state worse than that of actual war. In
either event, 1t now appears to the sat
isfactlon Of the officials that there was
ton as we have offered in China.
Notice has come to the government
that the cable companies have again
re-opened communication telegraphic-
ally with Taku and Che Foo. This ar
angement has been made by means of
the Russian telegaphic system connect
ing with the Siberian railroad system.
A European agent has managed to re-
open the lines though the means Of
communication between Che Foo and
Taku and Tien Tsin are torturous and
probably precarIous.
will Have Full Brigade.
The war department officials ttIll In
sIst that no orders have gone forward
to send more troops to China than the
Ninth regiment now on It's way from
Manila. and the Sixth cavalry, which
will sail from San Francisco next Sum
day, for Nagaskl apd perhaps Taku. 1t
is said that with these two organlza-
tlons and the marines now on Chinese
SOIL General Chaffee viii have the full
brigade to which his rank entities him.
Rumors of withdrawals Of troops
from Cuba are said to be the probable
basis for the persistent statements that
more soldiers have been ordered to
China. 1t is admitted that two regI-
ments will soon be ordered to the Uni
ted States from Cuba, the particular
organizations being designated by
General Wood, but they simply will
take the place In home gnrrisons Of
regiments of regulars which will go
out to Manila to relieve volunteer or
ganlzatlons there.