The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-26
He Sailed From Nagasa-
XII for China Yes
terday.
WAR PREPARATI ONS
Secretary Root Working
Energctically-More
Troops Land.

Washington. July o5-Tha United states
War department * moving with greater
energy than at any time since the original
orders for troops 70 get its contingent in
position in China FOR the task before IL.
General Chaffee reported 70 the department.
formally To-day from NaclSaki. and there
received the orders which have been sent
ny cahl" since his departure from San
Francisco. An idea of their general charac-
Ter can be gathered in the Generals re-
port that he was about 70 push forward at
coee with his big transport for Taku. He
VIII rot even step at Che-Fno. and Il IS
even doubtful whether h. will derain the
Grant at NacaSaki long enough TO take on
coal He Is also enerEctc1l'y taking steps
IN advance 10 meet The EVIL Q: which all
the foreign naval comma adcrs have COM
planned. bur none have remedied-the lack
Of landing facilities at T2ku. To this end
he had instructed Lieutenant Colonel Cool
ilSe ~: THE Ninth Infantry a, Tie,'-T~in
10 secure at once all of the TUGS and light
''S necessary To speedy handing OF the
re-ent"icements and stores that being
carried out by the United States ship
Grant.
ia spite Of the alarm with which tn.
'hnes" officials. including Ii Hung Chang
profess Z" view the advance of the allied
10rcss OIL Pckiu. 50 far as II affects the
safety OF the foreign Minister'S ii may he
SAM mat none Of the Powers has cVfuced
any tendency so abate preparations or sc-
ceHt an escort Of imperial troops for the
Ministers from Pckiu 10 Tian-Tsiu. This
Government has acted ali the while on the
theory that the Ministers were alive, aud
has accepted in good faith the assurances
az the Chinese Government to this effect.
btt Il has not recognized in any way the
suggestion contained in Sheug's ca5legrdm
of Yesterday that the Chinese Government
should furnish the foreigners an escort out
Of Pekin. II was said at the State Depart
Il.fTt to-day that the irn.riCgn Minister
Is mt 10 be delivered up by a force OF Chi
rese troops IN the allies force or to any
one else. TniS Government deems IL much
moro important. IL he needs an escort out
Of P'kiu. that it should be composed of
Nmorican soldiers.
Adjuiant General Corbin to-day received
two cable messages from Major General
Shaffse. both dated at Nasasaki to-day.
The first reads:
Transport arrived At this port on tho
cith. All well. Transport Will leave
this port On the 18th, Taku.''
The second Is General Ghaffee's ACCEPT
aT.e, ana thanks Tor his promotion as fol-
lows.
Accept promotion 10 Major General.
Thank President for me for honor and His
confidence"
Preparations are being made for 4 long
campaign in China il If should be ueces-
stry. The Army Ordnance Department has
bought 4 great quantity Of ordnance ma
f"r1ai for Use In China. slthough ii will noc
he delivered for six months. The plIr-has.a
includes twelve Maxim guns of ~ NM. IL
Maxim guns of . Nm. - Colt guns and am
mUnitioD for these eapuus. II is contem-
plated TO send some siege batteries to Chi
ma. and inquiries are beirg made by the
army officials in relation to the means of
shipping the guns and horses. II viii take
two or three months before these batteries
can be placed on Chinese territory.
MORE AMERICANS LAND.
Shanghai. Tuesday. July 2i.-Three thou
sand American troops have arrived at Taku
rs well as eight transports ft,led with Brit
ish troops Both deiachm.His are def lent
I'm artillery.
= cable steamer has started TO Law a ca
he from Wei-Hai-Wei to Che-Foo and
Gaku.
NOBILIZING At FRISCO.
San Francisco July 25.-San Francisco is
sow a point of concentration for troops
gathered together from ali over the United
States for duty in the Orient At military
headduarteTs everybody IL working under
pressure.
battery u Of tho Third Heavy Artillery
has arrived and encsnrei with batteries
4, I and .. bringing the battalion 10 its full
strength. The four batteries will sail with
The Fourth Cavalry the Hancock, July
Is for China
This morning Troop II. Of the Ninth
cavalry negro came in. This completes
the regiment here. The three companies, A.
and u. Eighteenth Infantry, who were
just back from Manila. will remain a, the |
3resiiio and not 20 to Montana. as ex-
pected
Rscrnits are coming In at about the rate |
OF about seventy five a day Tney are from |
al parts of the Union. There is 50 far no |
difficulty I'm obtaining all the volunteers |
Necessary. |
Sixteen bodies Of soldiers from the Philip
IIre.s were buried yesterday IN the National
Cemetery.
TROOPS FROM CUBA
New York. July 25.-The United States /
transport Rawlins arrived to-day from.
havana. Matanzas and Santiago With |.
thirteen officers and :S5 men of the Fifth
I inted states Infantry. The battalion Is I
under the command of Major J. e. Chance.
The list Of officers on board besides Major /
Y nance Is rs follows: Captain : N. Hack |
sey. captain =. {. carnahan, Captain W. |
J.. Martin. Captain ". p. Burnham Lieu
tenants III. \. Smith, +. r. Davis. r. +. 1
Ingram, g NJ. ROmfOrd. g. r. Armstrong
Il. 4. Pierce, II. b Yates and Z. II Usher:
a. A Surg. All are well. The transport will |
be held at Quarantine TO complete the usual
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