The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-27

| this last proposition reached the state
| department.
PROBABLY FROM III.
| II Is inferred that IL came from several
| sources, but all are believed To be trace
able TO III Hung Chang.
Mr.. Goodnow. our consul general at
Shanghai is the nearest United States
official 10 Ii and has acquitted himself
80 well up To this point that the state
department does not hesitate To make
free OF him AS "a diplomatic agent.
Therefore II may be interesting for the
foreign contiguent at Shanghai who have
complained against Mr.. Goodnow's in
tercourse with III Hung Chang. to know
that the consul general Is acting IN strict
accordance with the instructions of the
state department
SECRETARY HAYS ORDER.
Secretary Hay has cabled him to puf
himself In communication with Earl III
and 10 avail as far as possible OF that
Chinese officials influence In securing
the objects plainly stated In the Identical
note.
NOT DETEPnED BY CRITICS.
II does not follow that tho United States
is bound to accept without question any
statement made by ~, Mr. Goognow is
shrewd man and the department OF state
, feels itself able, using him as an inter
mediary, TO give. proper weight TO any
thing coming rom the great viceroy.
In 30 doing the department is carrying
out Its poScy of making all proper usc
OF any instrumentalities within Its reach
10 achieve It's We, detned objects, and
II Is not TO be deferred from so doing by
any criticisms that II is thereby disturb
Ing the solidarity OF the powers In their
dealings with the Chinese government.
CABINET HOLDS MEETr.-is.
A special cabinet meeting was held IN
Secretary Hays I-,cc tnis morning The
secretary of state fresh from his person
al intercourse with the president was In
position 10 advise his colleagues OF the
administrations purpose and the whole
Chinese situation WAS discussed.
Besides Secretary Hay there were pre-
sent Secretary Gage. Postmaster General
Smith and Secretary Root
When the cabinet conference adjourned
IL was stated that no further definite
plans concerning the action 'of this gov
ernment had been prepared.
The meeting was general interchange
OF opinions and views. Secretary Hay
laid before the members the lates; inform
alton he has received including dis
patch from Consul General Goodnow at
Shanghai.
ALLIES NUMBER $4,000
The government has received informa.
tion presumably from Admiral Remey
that the number o. allied troops In Tien-
Tsin Is 5000.
The movement OF the troops from Tien-
Tsin TO Pekin Secretary Root said would
depend upon tie arrival and mobilization
of troops of other nations now on the way
to TakI.
lie said itswould be impossible for
the United States force to go alone. He
| further stated that all the United States
IN ha rod had
| been ordered 10 China
This government presumably is still ac-
! cepting In good faith the representations
made by Minister WI.
Our officials figure that two days must
! elapse before an answer can be
received from Minister Conger (pre-
suming he is still alive) to the
last code message sent home. In the
! meantime they are directing every energy
TO getting all the men they can into China
and 10 cooperating with the allied forces
| In the forward movement
ONLY FOUR MISSIONARIES THERE.
| boston. July 27.-The dispatch from
| Shanghai referring TO the reported
| slaughter OF missionaries at "Pao Ting"
II Is believed. refers to Pao Ting Flu.
which previously had been reported safe.
So far as is known but four missionaries
are In Pao Ting Flu, Miss Annie A.
Gould. Miss Mary s. Morrill, and Rev.
and Mrs Horace T. Pitkin.
i,ev. and Mrs George H. Ewing, who
were stationed there were said to have
escaped to Chez Foo on June 25th.
The missionaries at Pao Ting Flu were
last heard from July 5th through a cable
gram to the American Board OF Foreign
h.ssions, which said iaey were unharm-
| ed.
Miss Gould and Miss Morrill, both be-
long at Portland, Me- Rev. Mr.. Pitkn
was born In Philadelphia and studied at
Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale.