The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-24
THE MOVEMENT OF
TROOPS STOPPED
Those on Way DETECTED
to Philippines.
CHAFFEE HEARDFROM
No Further Fighting in Chinese Cap
itaI Reported.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ROCKHlLL,
Cabinet Net But No linking of Nature
OF slcssage Framed Was Gi.cn
Out-Gcrman Foreign Office
Answered LII Hun.'s APP
peal by a Refusal TO
Negotiate.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ROcKHILL.
(Ey Associated Frcss.)

(ly Associated frcSa
WASHINGTON, August 23.-The i'm
| portant development in the Chinese situa-
| ton to-day was the decision of the Gov
ernment not to send any more troops to
| China. All the troops now at sea, amount
| ing to 1900, together with those under
dcrs for service in the far East, which
have not sailed. amounting to about $3.50
more, will be sent to Manila. The troops
] now on the way upon touching at Ma
| gasald will 80 on to Manila unless there
| are developments in China which are not
| expected, which would make their presence
| in that country necessary.
Secretary Root said to-day that no
| more troops were being sent to China, be
| cause they Were not needed Upon the
| arrival at Nagasakj OF the Hancock and
| the troops she carried, General Chaffee
! will have 5000 available men, which Is
| deemed sufficient for all present purposes.
| The decision of the Department was not
| based upon any recommendation made by
General Chaffee, but upon reports r.
| ceivcd from him. which made it apparent
| that no more troops were needed.
| The announcement of the diversion of
| the troops was made in the following Of
| ticial bulletin which was posted at the
NdT DclliIl iIltlltlI .lu!S tNtllIilS7
THE Government has decided that un-
| less required by futura developments,
! no more troops are to be sent to China.
| Orders have accordingly Eeen cabled 10
| NacEsaki for the Meade which Is due
there to-day with four troops Third
Cavalry. four companies Of the Fifteenth
Infantry and Company E. Battalion of
Engineers to proceed directly to Manila.
Similar orders will be given to the other
troons which are under orders for China
via Nagasaki
ENCOURAGING CONDITIONS,
It was stated at the Department. that
the encouraging condition in China was the
main reason why the orders of to-day re-
garding the troops were issued. Besides
the troops on the " ade, there is now at
sea the Warren, with TWO squadrons of
the Ninth Cavalry and recruits;
the sherman, with one battal1on
each Of the Second and Fifth and
Eighth Infantry. The Logan is
scheduled to sail September
lst with two battaions of the First ana
one battalion of the Second Infantry.
It was said at the Department that six
or seven thousand troops would pe al
fected by tn order.
4 dispatch was received from General
Chaffee to-day, dated Pelin, August 18th,
which was not in response to the request
sent him a few days ago to report the
conditions and requirements General
Claffee lid not report further hghtnG in
Pekin. and fo- that reason the Washing
ton officials fell assured that hostile dem
onstrations in tue Chinese capital nave
ceased The dispatch related largely to
Transformation conditions and stated that
the railroad between Taku and Pekin
could not be used at the present time, as
portions of it had been destroyed by the
Chinese.
General Chaffee will Cooperate with
the other commanders in China IN recon
structins the road for the use OF tilr allied
forces.
TELEGRAPH CUT.
General Chaffee also reported that the
telegraph line constructed by the Signal
Corps from Tien Tsin to Pekia vas fire.
onentlv interrupted, being cut probably
by hostile Chinese.
At a conference at the Nnlte House
TODAY. in which the President, Secretary
Root and Acting Secretary Adee par;lc--
pateG careful instructions were prepared
for Mr.. Rockhill, the United States spe-
cial commissioner to China, to De forward
ed at once 20 him for his guidance
The state. Department received a dispatch
from Mr.. Rochaiu to-day. dated at Yoko-
hama briefr announcing his arrival there
This brought about the White House con-
ference and the preparations OF instruc-
tons.
Before SIr. Rockhil left he was advised
very fully on the purpose or this Govern
rnent but since his departure the situation
has so changed at Pelsn as to make it
desirable to supplement the instructions
he already had received Mr.. Adee stated
that as the instructions related 10 pending
affairs, it would be ineXpedient to make
public anything in reference to them.
The United States has taken the lead
in replying 10 China that there would be
no te1nporizing negotiations, and there is
every reason to believe the powers viii
be united in this samc policy
SIMILAR ANSWER MADE.
THE answer of the United States was
n1:c,SIv followed to-day by similar action
on the part of Germany, the Berlin For
efen Office delivering to the Chinese Min
ister an answer refusing TO enter into
nesotint tons on the ground that there was
no evidence that Ii Hung Chang's creden-
t:aIs gave him sufficient power TO ac:, and
that nothing short of complete authority
from the responsible rulers of China. the
Emperor and Empress Dowager, could be
regarded as sufficient.
Soon utter this action at Berlin, the
German Charge d'Affaires. Baron speck
Won Sternburg. was advised by cable. and
he called at the State Department to in
form the authorities of Germany's course.
There was an exchange OF Fluctuations,
as it was looked upon as another evidence
of the uniformity of action between the
United States and Germany. The japanese
officials expressed their full conviction
that Japan would take similar action. If
indeed such action already hud not been
taken.
The German reply in one respect is re-
garded as having Significance beyond that
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the theory thnt there can be no sovereign
authority in China other than that
enianating from the Emperor and Empress
Dowager. Among diplomatic officials this