Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-30
M'KINLEY IS CONFIDENT.
President Of the Opinion That situa-
ton in China Is Clearing.

Washington, June 29.-The president
is quitting Washington for his Canton
home tonight full of confidence that
the situation in China has improved.
though it is air to "a that all the
members OF his on1cial family do not
agree with him in that conclusion. In
deed, the day g news, limited though
it was to a single cablegram from Adj
miral Kempff and the preparation of
instructions to General Chaffee, set out
nothing calcula ted to strengthen the
hopes Of the friends of the foreign min
listers and the missionaries, who have
now been silent for fully two weeks.
Kempff's cablegram was a disappoint-
ment in his confession that he knew
nothing of the whereabouts of the miss
ing people, m there are many ex-
pressions Of wonder hat neither that
officer nor any of the foreign naval
commanders at Taku have been in
genious enough to establish some sys-
tenn Of spying SO as to learn within two
Still, it is said at the navy department
that Admiral Kempff apparently has
done as well as any of the other COM
manders in getting the news, n that
it would be manifestly unfair to pro-
nounce criticism upon him until all the
facts develop. II there a been any
fault Admiral Remey, who should ar
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to the short message he sent today
fom Hong Kong, will make the fact
manifest. .
Relative to the interesting story that
ar international accord he been ar
rived at as to the pro tempore settle
ment Of the G hinese troubles, state de-
partment officials say nat while the
United States is not a party to such an
agreement, il the European powers and
Japan have come to al understanding
on the basis set out, the result should
be welcomed by all who have no selfish
designs to satisfy. It is Of course, not
possible to predict accurately what at
titude the United States would assume
officially towards such a combination
nor whether the government could be
induced to enter into the combination
agreement except with some special
reservations made necessary by a de-
sire to preserve the unbroken traditions
of the United States in their relations
with foreign nations.
Secretary Root devoted the afternoon
to the preparation of instructions to
Brigadier Gene raj Chaffee, who has been
assigned ito the command Of the troops
ordered to China, Inc after a conference
the president approved them with only
a few verbal changes which did not
change their general Al
though Secretary Root would not make
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tons he said hat generally speaking,
Genera Chaffee had been ordered to look
out for the interest of the United States
in China, to av oid entangling alliances in
China, to act with the other powers
where it was to the general interest to do
SO, and, in a word, to continue the policy
which has marked the actions of the
United States since the beginning of the
Boxer troubles in China. These instruc-
lions will be telegraphed to General
Chaffee at San Francisco, in order to
reach him before his departure of the
Grant on Saturday evening. Secretary
Root said that in case the progress of
events made necessary it would be an
easy matter to modify General Chaffee's
instructions by cable to Nagasaki, which
would be the first port visited by the
Grant after her departure from San
Francisco. Secretary Root was asked
if any more troops would be ordered to
China and he replied:
Mot yet" but animated that the fur
ther action of tie val department in that
matter would be governed entirely by the
exigencies of the situation. Today's in
structions are supplementary to his orig
inal orders Ito proceed to Pekin by way
of Nagasaki and Taku."