Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-18
ADvcEs FROM CHINA LEAD sHNGT0N OFFICIALS TO THINK
THEY MAY BE ALIVE.
LONDON TAKES NO STOCK IN It
BELIEVES IT A SCHEME TO SAVE TIEN TSN-PRlNCE TUAN
THREATENS TO INVADE SIBERA-TExT OF PETITION TO
THE THRONE PREPARED BY Ii HUNG CHANG.

Washington, July 1s.-The buoyant
and hopeful feeling Of yesterday as to
the Chinese situation was strengthened
dispatch from Consul Fowler at Che Foo.
touching the safety of the legations at
Pekin on July 9. OF course, it is under
stood that Mr.. Fowler's informN8on
did Mr.. Wu's of yesterday, namely, the
famous Yuan Shih Kai, the military gov
ernor of Shantun province. Because of
the very Intimate relations that have
existed up to very recent date between
this official and the imperial court at
Pekin, he having been commander of the
imperial body guard, there is dispo-
sition here to attach more credence to
his dispatches than would be accorded to
those of other Chinese officials. This is
based on the presumption that he has
no inducement to falsity the facts. Sec
retary Hay had a number of Diplomatic
callers today, prominent among them
being Minister Wu. Mr.. Wollant, the
Russian charge, and Mr.. Thiebault, the
French charge.
An additional casualty list from Tien
Tsin this morning reduced the number of
casulties among the officers of the Ninth
infantry, to the great comfort of the
war department officials. Consul General
Goodnow, at Shanghai, has cabled for a
warship. His suggestion was merely
precautionary, and after considering 1T,
the navy department has withheld action
| in view of the fact that the Castine al
| ready is at that port and foreign ships
are on the Way.
THE PRESIDENTS PLANS.
There was no change today in the
presidents intention to return to Canton
tomorrow night He will be in constant
communication with the members of the
| cabinet from there by telephone and
TELEGRAPH, and unless something unfor-
seen occurs, he does not consider 1T nee
sary to remain in Washington. During
1.-The interim before mis- return, he will
have ample opportunity to go over the
situation in detail with the various cab
inet officers. It may be that another for
NAL meeting will be held tomorrow. Up
! to noon, no meeting has been called for
to-day. Having decided that the situation
does not warrant the calling of an extra
session ait this time and having agreed
upon the number of troops and marines
which are to be sent to reinforce the
International troops in China, the posi-
tion of the administration is described by
a prominent official as one of waiting.
Reliable news of the situation in Pekin
is expected soon Until it arrives nothing
| will be dome but ITO mObOl1Ze and push
forward troops and marines selected tc
make up our quota of $4,000 soldiers
which the commanders at Taku have
decided are necessary ITO hold Tien Tsin
and insure the success of the forward
movement on Pekin.
OUR TROOPS IN PHILIPPINES.
There will be no further Withdrawals Of
troops from the Philippines for service in
China. That is the policy determined upon
A cabinet officer today made this state
General MacArthur's dispatch on the
necessity of retaining there all the troops
save those already under orders, are clear
1t would be unsafe to take any more
away" srS.n ,na., ~ o,,o,,n,stonces vii, N.
forces in the Philippines be drawn on?'
II am not going to say that my conclu
sion reaches an absolute finality, but thi'
much is positive: No development in thu
| situation Is apprehended such as will cal
for a change in this policy as to our troops
in the Philippines, in the present light o.
I'VE do not anticipate any extra session
| of congress-" he said.
What II Mr.. Conger and the othel
Americans are found to have been mur
tdered?" he was asked.
I'VE are proceeding at this moment OF
the assumption that our people are no
dead. do not see why that should neces
state an extra session. An extra session
! is hardly necessary
What II their murder was by or tn
connivance of the Chinese government"
Z, II do not believe that an extra session
Of congress would necessarily follow
What about the decision of the com
mander of the international forces that 80.
900 troops are necessary for the cam
paign?" -
THAT is an old story" was THE reply
Admiral Kempff cabled that week o
t 10 days ago-60.000 men for the forwar,
movement on the capital and 10000 t
protect Tien Tsin and communicated
with Pekin."
Asked as to the possible effect of tn
Chinese attack on the Russian trans
port and Russian towns along the Man
chrian border, the reply was:
This may complicate the situation.
/ cannot say whether or not it means &C
l4ual war between the Chinese govern
lment and Russia. The matter 10 betwee
those two governments. We have moth