The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-24
SIGNS OF PEACE.

troops OrQereu " SulAd o ouoAeo
Will be Diverted to the Philippines.
Soldiers Now in the Orient May
Remain Until Winter.
WASHINGTON, August 2s.-The I'M
portant development in the Chinese
situation to-day was the decision of
the government not to send any more.
troops to China All the troops now
at sea. amounting to about 4.o00 men,
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 sal. on tfie- same. route, and upon
touching ut. NagasaN will go on to
Manila, until there are developments In
China, not now expected, which would
make their presence In that country
necessary. Secretary Root said to-
day that no more troops were being
sent to China, because they were not
needed. With the arrival at Taku of
the Hancock and the troops she car
ried, General Chnffee Will have five.
thousand available men, which Is
deemed sufficient for all present pur-
possessions. The decision OF the depart
ment was not based upon any recon-,
mendations made by General Chaffee,
but upon reports received by him,
which made itapparent that no more
troops were needed.
Meade to Proceed to Maniln.
= The announcement OF the diversion
/ OF the troops was made'in the official
bulletin. which was posted at the war
department this evening: 75
"The government has decided that
unless required by future, Developments
no more troops are to be sent to China.
oders have accordingly been cabled to
,Nagasaki for the Meade. which Is due
there to-day with four troops Third
cavalry, four companies Fifteenth In
fantry and Company E.. battalion 4.
engineers, to proceed directly to Ma
Mia. Similar orders will be given t2
the other troops which are under or
ders for China via Nagasakl."
It was. stated Mt the department that
the encouraging condition In China
was the main reason why the orders Of
to-day regarding the troops were. is-
sued. Beside the troops on the Mende
there Is now at sea the Warren, with
twosquadrons OF tho Ninth cavalry and
recruits: the Sherman, with one bat
TALON each OF the Second. Fifth and
Eighth infantry. The Logan Is sched-
.uled to sail on September 1 with two
battallons OF the First and one bat
TALON OF the Second infantry. It was
said at the department that six or
seven thousand troops would be af-
fected by the order.
Dispatch From Chaffee. =
A dispatch was received from Gen.
Chaffce. dated Pekin. August IS. which
was not In response TO the request sent
him q few days ago to report the con-
dltions and requirements. General
.Chaffce did not report further fighting
in Pekin. and for that reason the
Washington officials feel assured that
hostile demonstrations In the Chinese
capital have ceased. The dispatch re-
lated largely to transportation, and
stated that the railroad between Ta5u
and Pekln could not be used ut the
present time, as portions OF It Ind been
destroyed by the Chinese. General
.Chaffee will cooperate with the other
commanders In China In reconstruct
ling the road for the use OF the allied
forces. General Chaffee also reported
that the telegraph line which was con-
structed by the signal corps from Tlen
Tsln to Prkln Is frequently Interrupted
by being cut by hostile Chinese. Atn
conference at the white house to-day.
In which the President, Secretary Root
and Acting Secretary Adee participant
cd, careful Instructions were prepared
for Mr.. Rockhill, the United States
special commissioner to China, to be
forwarded at once to him for his guild
ance. H.4
Dispatch From Rockhill.
The state department received n dis
patch from Mr.. Rockhlll to-day. dated
ut Yokohama, briefly announcing his
arrival there. This brought about tho
white house conference. and the prep
,arntlon OF Instructions. Before Mr..
tHockhill left he was advised very fully