Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-25
FRANCE AGREES
With United States in Her
Answer to Germany.
Russia Also Said to Have Expressed
the Same Views.
Further Particulars OF Murder oil Two Por.-
land Women Missionaries.

Washington, Sept. 24.-The state de-
partment was notified. last week. Of
the fact that the French government
had adopted an attitude similar to that
OF the United States in replying to the
German note, and that fact was duly
reported by The Associated Press. In
addition it was stated that the gov
eminent Of Russia was in line with
that Of France in this matter. There
is a disposition to minimize the differ
ences between the United States and
Germany on the point of delivery of
the Chinese ringleaders before nego-
tiations, and it is pointed out that our
only reason for differing was a pro-
found conviction that a deterrent eff
feet could be produced upon the Chi
nese people. as a whole, only by allow
ing their own government to degrade
and punish the guilty parties. The
same punishment. if applied by for
| eign power, it is said at the state de-
parument. would utterly fail of a re-
f0rmatOry effect, as the Chinese peo-
pie would venerate the memory Of the
martyrs while the Chinese government.
which arrogates to itself the peculiar
right to reward and punish after death.
might elevate the victims of the allies
acts and thus offer incentive for rep
etition Of the outrages.
Washington, Sept. 24.-The navy de-
partment is doing everything in its
power to expedite the dispatch IF ships
t. the Asiatic station to reinforce our
feet there. The Wilmington, attach
gd to the South Atlantic station, has
sailed from Palmyra To Montevideo,
where she win coal and proceed inn
mediately to China by way Of the Med
itsrIanean. The cruiser Albany, now
a, PieraeUs, Greece. was, today. order
cl To proceed % Manila. The other
ships selected for service in Asiatic
Waters-the battleship Kentucky. the
gunb-ats Annapolis and Nicksburg and
the converted yacht Dorothea, are in
American waters. They will be put in
shape f1r foreign service. The Ken
lucky will gD into dock at New York.
The Nicksburg has been ordered to the
Boston dock, and. today, the Dorothea
VIII 2, into dock a League Island and
the Annapolis at Norfolk. They will be
thoroughly overhluled.
The ships ARE in excellent repair and
thu Overhauliug will not require much
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oils. 1t is expected that all the vessels
will have arrived at their destination
by Dec. I.
With The addition of these six ships the
United States fleet in Asiatc waters will
consist OF "a vessels, by far the largest
American fleet ever employed on strictly
foreign service Although many of the
ships are small. there will he a nucleus
M heavy fighting ships. which will make
"a formidable showing i'm the event that
tEe future complications should neCessl-
tate an American demonstration in Ash
duc waters. In case actual hOSulttteS
should he necessary. the Pacific squadron,
which consists Of the battleshIp Iowa, the
cruiser Philadelphia and nufber Of
smaller lighting ships would be in posi-
uon " erect luucture with the Asiatic
Rear Admiral Rcmey will remain in
command of the American naval forces
i'm the East and will probably make the
port IF Manila his principal headquarters.
The fleet will be divided into two divi-
-iJns, thr first cruising i'm the Philippines
tO bc under the direct command Of Ad-
mral Remey, ana the second. which will
cOnNne its cruising to Chinese waters,
will be commanded by Rear Admiral
kempff, who is the second ranking Off
Ger on the station.
The Philadelphia has arrived a san
Francisco. tho Topeka at TOmpRnsville
ana the Eagle al Newport The Kentucky
has sailed from Newport for New York:
the Wilmington from Palmyra for Monte
video. and the Hartford from AntwerIT
for HaVre. The Caesar has arrived at
Singapore, the Potomac at Norfolk and
the Sylph at Washington.
Washington. Sept 24-Ex-Secretary
John w. Foster stated, today, that he
did not expect to take part in the in
ternational Chinese negotiations. He
said that Ii Hung Chang had express
ca q desiRe that he come to China and
aid in the negotiations but he did not
think he would be Of any special ser
vice under existing circumstances. Be
sides. it was a long journey, the in
clement season Of the year was APP
preaching and he had no desire again
to revisit the Far East.
London. Sept. 24.--The American
missionaries, J. II. Roberts, Mark Will
liams. William Sprague, Mrs. Sprague
ana Miss Virginia Murdoch, who es-
capped from Malgan province Of Chi Ii.
China. in June were chased across the
Cobb desert. Thence they travelled by
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