Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-13
Gen. Chaffee Awaits President S
Signal to Begin Movement.
BOXERS ARE TROUBLESOME.
The Sending of Further Supplies to Ameri-
can Troops Has Deem stopped Tho I'M
perial Troops Defeated by noxers
Large Force of Allies March From ricn
Tsin Against Tho Cities sheng nno sirn
and Tiiis, Where Presence of Boxers is
Threatening.
lBy Telegraph to virglnian.pllot,

CBy Telegraph to Virginian- PiloO
Washington. Sept. 1.-THE question
OF Withdrawing the American troops ut
once from Pekin is now before the
President, and Il speedy decision is cx-
pected and required. There are differ
ences among officials in Pekin on this
subject and the issue is for the Presi-
dent to decide
| General Chaffee was some time ago
directed to hold himself in readiness
to withdraw his troops Undoubtedly
he mas conferred with the other com
manders as to the time and manner of
withdrawal. according to the terms of
the note. The sending of further sup.
plies to him has been stopped and he
now awaits but the signal from WASH
ington to begin his movement II Is
Tor the President TO give that signal
The consideration now before him In
| favor OF immediate withdrawal are
iirst, the fact that he is already COM
mitted In measure to such course b,
| the above quoted language in reply 10
the Russian note. Second il is repre-
scented that China is on the verge of &.
terrible famine and the retention of the
troops in Pekin. preventing as they do
the return of the Chinese government
capital, places the responsibility for
! what threatens to be n frightful calam-
| ity upon the Powers who sanctioned
\ the occupation.
On the other hand strong representa-.
lions have been made to the President
in opposition to the withdrawal In adj
vance OF the procurement of absolutely
sufficient guarantees for the protection.
of American interests in China and for
| the safety of the native Christians.
This last condition is one most diff,
cult to meet, but being insisted upon
by the missionary element is being
given most careful consideration
FASTENING NEGOTIATIONS.
In anticipation of some such state of
| affairs, the effort has been made to
hasten the dispatch of preiminares To
negotiations. 1t is highly desiiabl
| that some responsible representative
of the Chinese Government be recog-
| nized in order that we may secure n
sufficient guarantee upon which 10
base the Withdrawal of our troops. Lii
Hung Chang and Prince Ching are the
only lights in the East so far as our
Government can see, and it is possible
that the present problem may be
| solved by decision to deal with them
| Immediately and To accept their pledge
as sufficient for our purposes. There
| fore the decision announced to-day 10
| facilitate Ii Hung Changes passage
| from Shanghai to Pekin may be re-
garded as significant Later it was an
nounced that Consul General Goodnow
had reported that III would leave
Shanghai next Friday for Tien Tsin
| His means of transportation are not
known, but he may have United
States vessel IL such a thing is abso-
lutely necessary to his reaching Tien
| Tsn.
1t is not known that any of the
| Powers is prepared to object TO Ii
| Hung Changes visit
Meanwhile the State Department Is
doing it's hest to force the Chinese
| Government through Ii Hung Chang
to restore peace in the provinces and
cease outrages upon American citizens,
which have been continued up to the
| present day.
BOXERS DEFEAT INtPERIALISTS
Berlin Sept. ia dispatch TO the
Frankfurt Zeitung from Shanghai,
dated Tuesday. September H. says the
Boxers. united with the Society of the
| Big Knife. from Northern Shan Tung.
are reported to have defeated the I'm
! pcrial Chinese troops north of tile
province OF I<iang Su. which IS south
of Shan Tung.
ALLIES MARCH AGAINST BOXERs.
Copyright. 1900. by Associated Press)
Tien Tsin. Sept. s, via Shanghai,
Sept IA body of 1900 allied troops,
including 200 men of the Fifteenth IN
| fantry, under command of Major Ro-
bertson, marched to-day against the
cities of Sheng Haze Sen and Tile.
| where the presence of Boxers threatens
the Ten Tsin region. The advance
was made in two columns for the pur-
pose OF thanking tire towns. General
| Dorward personally commanded the
| expedition. The japanese siege guns
We're taken with the expedition. which
| included a large force of cavalry.
| One regiment of German cavalry and
enc British battery have arrived
PRINCE CHING FOUND.
Copyright. 1900. by Associated press.)
Pekin. August 90, via Shanghai,
Sept. 1.-THE Japanese found Prince
| Ching. leader OF the conservative pro-
| foreign party. in the western hills, 90
miles distant. and are holding him
there with the view of conference
and in the hope that he may establish
communication with the Dowager EN-
press.
| Papers have been found in the EN-
| peror's room at the palace containing
! lists of the foreigners killed and the
| foreigners property destroyed.
The search upon the part OF the al
| lies for Chinese troops has been sus-
| pended.