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that he has news himself, but it is as
sumed that he will take prompt steps
to forward the cipher message. His
status at this critical juncture is I'M
fortunately not beyond suspicion,
though Mr.. WI retains full confidence
in him.
Secretary Long had two cablegrams
to-day from China, but he was in
clined to place a negative value upon
them because they made no mention
of a massacre of the legationers in Pc
kin. He reasoned that Admiral Remey
was in a good position to get as early
news as any one of such an event. The
Admirafs message was from Che Foo,
Of to-day's date, though as he is sup
posed to be himself at Taku it is as
sumed that it was sent from that
place yesterday. The Admiral stated
that he had ordered the Buffalo to
Taku. She was coming out to the
Orient by way of Suez, and was to re-
port for orders at Singapore, where
she was to be directed to proceed to
Manila or to be detected to North
China. She is carrying out cargo of
coal and a number of sailors to recruit
the American fleet.
The Second Dispatch
came from Captain Bowman's gun
boat Castine, which is stationed at
Shanghai and also was dated to-day.
1t was as follows:
SHANGHAI, July Is.
Secretary Navy, Washington:
Rogers sends word Oregon passed
Che Foo 18th, Nashville conveying.
"(Signed.) BOWMAN"
1t is supposed at the Navy Department
that Captain Rodgers, of the Nashville,
signalled this information from his ship
as he passed Che Foo.
The distance from Che Foo to the Kure
docks, where the Oregon is bound, is
about seven hundred miles, and as Che
Foo was passed last Thursday it is es-
timated here that the crippled battleship
is now nearing the straits of Shimoniseki,
through which she must pass to get to
the docks.
Minister WI feels a natural irritation
at the statements printed in some quar-
tiers that the Chinese in the United States
are making ready to return TO China,
and that they sympathize with the Box
ers and are lending them financial aid.
He declares in the most earnest manner,
that there is
Not Word of Truth
in these statements He says that all of
the Chinese in the United States came
from southern China and are altogether
out of sympathy with the northern Chi
nese. In fact, they don't even speak the
same language. He is sure there is not
a single one of these northern Chinese in
the United States, and if they were they
would meet with the hostility of the
Canton men AS for the latter, the min
lister declares that they are entirely sat
| isfied with their condition in this country.
and could not be persuaded TO return to
China to give aid to any element opposed
to Americans.
The government here has taken note of
| the efforts made in some quarters 10 stir
UP an agitation against the peaceabie
Chinese in the United States. 1t feels il
| is imperatively necessary 10 use the en-
! tire resources of the government to sup
press any movement that jeopardize their
safety Anything like
A Massacre of Chinese
in the United States would wreck the
whole case of the United States govern
ment In the settlement which must come
of this Chinese trouble. Our government
could not demand reparation or indemnity
from China for whatever happens at Pc
kin or elsewhere in China, if the Chinese
government. through the violence of our
| people, were put in position 10 claim a
set-on growing out of violence shown its
| people in the United States. Therefore
steps have been taken already to have
the authorities in localities where there
may be danger of anti Chinese outbreaks
! prepare for the promptest and most
stern repressive measures at the first
symptom Of trouble And 1t may be stated
that there would be no hating in the use
OF the federal troops for such purposes
| II they are called for by the State Of
dcials.