The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-23

the uprising the significant feature OF tps
edfct is the underlying expression OF the
desire OF the imperial government OK
China not only to protect the foreign
ers, but to make reparation for the In
Jur1es they have sustained. That would
seem to be the meaning Of the instruc.
lions to the Chinese Yiceroys and mag
istrates to take steps to ascertain the
extent Of these Injuries, Otherwise the
edict is mainly argumentatlve and ap-
pears to be an effort to extenuate tho
course Of the imperial government. AZ
such 1t may be properly laid aside fog
the present to be taken up for consider
alton IN the final reckoning, and such Will
be the course OF the state department.
The administration Is determined "a
keep aloot from any movement thai
would unnecessarily entangle the gov
eminent of the United States IN Chi
nese affairs.
1t. of course. must join heartily with
the other powers IN the effort to get to
Pekin, but it does not follow from that
cooperation that It will be led into TAX
ing part IN any chickering's or dissensions
that ensue over the future of China after
our people have been taken care OF. II
is the intention Of the admins tration "a
Withdraw our forces, military and naval
after the Americans in Pekin have been
relieved and wash its hands of Chinese
affairs. looking only to the preservation
Of such privileges as It has a right Il
retain for Americans.
brief cablegram was received BIZ
Secretary Long today from Rear ADJ
miral Kempft, at Taku lie announced
that the Newark was going over to
Nagasah to be locked and cleaned. Al.
though he did not say so, it Is assumed
that he Is going with her, as she Is hlG
flagship.
Five hundred United States marines
started from this city today direct for
China They were placed on a special
train bound for San Francisco, where
they Will cross the Pacific on an army
transport.
This Is the largest body of marines that
mas yet been dispatched to the East and
the departure was made conspicuous by
tINe presence of Gen. Haywood. the COM
mandant Of marines, and the full marine
Dand. Maj. Dickens commands the de-
tachment.
With the exception OF the brief dispatch
from Admiral Kempff, announcing that
the Newark was going to Nagasald, thera
mas Deen nothing received in Washington
oy the state or navy departments re-
garding China. This was also true OF tha
chinese legation, Minister Wu saying aft
er dinner tonight that he had not a
word from his country today. The latter
continues extremely optimistic OF the
safety OF the legations IN Pekin, and
hopes that the dispatch from Minister
Conser' received here Friday, is but the
precursor Of more detailed information OF
still brighter character from the Chi,
nese capital,
Many Of his callers today inquired Of
him about the report that China had ask
ed the United States government to eUo
ercise Its gccd offices for his country IN
the present crisis, but he declined posi-
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subject.
AT the japanese legation which halO
been source Of much Of the news which
has recently coms from China, the Of
hctals also v ere without advices today
Nothing has been heard at the legation
OF the report published IN the American
newspapers that the japanese govern
ment Is about to dispatch a second d.
vision of troops from Yokohama for
Chinese territory.
When Secretary Hay received the Con
ger dispatch Friday, he promptly tele-
graphed the fact to ambassadors and
ministers abroad, coupling 1t with instruc-
tons 10 lay Il before the respective gov
ernments to which they are accredited,
and urge upon them the necessity for CO.
operation for the relief Of the foreigners
in Pekin. Several replies have been re-
ce1Ved at tho state department in re-
Spouse to the secretary's dispatch, but
they are withheld from publication for
the present
The officials here viii abate none Of the
efforts now making to obtain moro def
mite news and to push forward the re-
lief column on It's way to the Chinese
capital
Up to late hour tonight nothing had
been heard from Maj. Gen. Chaffee, who
is to command the American forces IN
China, and whose arrival at Nagasah Is
hourly expected.