The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-08-30
THE CRISIS IS PAST.
No More American Troops
Will Be Sent to China.
THEY WILL BE SENT TO MANILA
About 1000 Are ON the Way to the Fsr
xsst-No More Fighting Re-
ported in China.

Washington, August 25.-The import
ant Developments in the Chinese situ-
alton today was the decision of the
government not to send any more
troops to China. All the troops at sea,
amounting to about 1000, together
with those under orders for service in
the far East, which have not sailed
amounting to about 5000 more, will
be sent to Manila. These troops will
sail on the same route, and, upon
touching at Nagasaki, will go to Ma
nila. unless there are developments in
China not now expected which will
make their presence in that country
necessary. Secretary Root said today
that no more troops were being sent
to China. because they we're not needed.
With the arrival at Taku of the Han
cock, and the troops she carried, Gen.
eral Chaffee, will have 5000 available
men, which is deemed suffic cient for all
present purposes. The decision of the
department. was not based upon any
recommendation made by General
Chaffee. but upon reports received 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
bulletin, which was posted at the war
department this evening:
"The government has decided that
unless required by future develop.
ments, no more troops are to be sent to
China. Orders have accordingly been
cabled to Nagasaki for the Meade.
which is due there today with four
troops Third cavalry, four companies
fifteenth infantry and company E. bat
TALON of engineers, to proceed directly
to Manila. Similar orders will be
given to the other troops which are un-
der orders for China via Nagasaki."
1t was stated at the department that
the encouraging condition in China
was the main reason why the orders of
today regarding the troops were issued.
Beside the troops on the Meade, there
are now at sea the Warren. with two
squadrons of the Ninth cavalry and re.
cruits; the Sherman, with one battal-
ion each of the Second, Fifth and
Eighth infantries. The Logan is
scheduled to sail September IL with
two battalions of the First and one bat
TALON of the Second infantry. IL was
said at the department that 5000 or
1000 troops would be affected by the
order.
A dispatch was received from Gen.
eral Chaffee today, dated Pekin, An.
gust 90, which was not in response to
the request sent him few days ago to
report the conditions and requirements.
General Chaffee did not report further
fighting IN Pekin, and for that reason
the Washington officials feel assured
that hostile demonstr+ tions in the Chi.
nese capital have ceasth. The dispatch
related largely to transportation condi.
tions, and stated that the railroad be-
tween Taku and Pekin could not be
used at the present time, as portions of
1t had been destroyed by the Chinese.
General Chaffee will cooperate with
the other commanders in China in
reconstructing the road for the use OF
the allied forces. General Chaffee
also reported that the telegraph line
which was constructed by the signal
corps from Tien Tsin to Pekin is fire.
quently Interrupted, being cut, proba-
bly,, by hostile Chinese.