Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-07-16
ALL BAD NEWS.
Continued from page 1.)

at this critical juncture is unfortunate
~ not beyond suspicion, though Mr..
WI retains full confidnce in him.
Secretary Long had two cablegrams,
today, from China, but he was inclined
10 set negative value upon them, be-
cause they made no mention of a
massacre of the legationers in Pekin.
he reasoned that Admiral Remey was
IN good position to get as early news
| as any one of such an event.
| The admirai's message was from Che
| Foo Of todays date. though as he is
| supposed to be at Taku himself it is
assumed 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 Ma
Mia or be DETECTED to north China She
is carrying out a cargo Of coal and
number of sailors to recruit the Amer
lean fleet.
The second dispatch came from Capt
Bowman Of the gunboat Castine, which
is stationed at Shanghai, and also was
dated today. 1t was as follows:
Shanghai. July 15.-Secretary Navy,
Washington: Rodgers sends word
Oregon passed Che Foo, 18th, Nashville
conveying.
CsigneO BOWMAN"
1t is supposed at the navy depart
ment that Capt. Rodgers of the Nash
vile. 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 700 miles and as Che Foo was
passed, last Thursday, it is estimated
here that the crippled battleship is now
nearing the straits of Shimoniski. |
through which she must pass to get up |
to the docks.
Minister WI feels a natural irrita- |
tion at the statements printed in some |
quarters that the Chinese in the United |
States are making ready to return to |
China and that they sympathize with |
the Boxers and are lending them finan-
cial aid. He declares in the most ear
nest manner that there is not word |
Of truth in these statements.
He says that all the Chinese in the
United States come from southern Chi
na and are altogether out of sympathy
with the northern Chinese. In fact
they do not even speak the same Ian
guage. He is sure there is not a
single one of those northern Cinnamon |
in the United States and if they were
they would meet with the hostility of
the Canton men.
AS for the latter, the minister de-
'lares that they are entirely satisfied
With their condition in this country and
'ould not be persuaded to return to
Nhina to give aid to any element op-
posed to Americans. A.,
The government here has taken note
# the efforts made in some quarters
o stir up agitation against the peace
lble Chinese in the United States 1t y
eels it is imperatively necessary to
ise the entire resources of the govern
nent to suppress any movement that
would jeopardize their safety.
Anything like massacre of Chinese
n the United States would wreck the !
whole case Of the United States gov I
rnment in the settlement which must !
ONE of this Chinese trouble. Our gov !
rnment could not demand reparation 4
II indemnity from China for whatever
appens a Pekin or elsewhere in China r
the Chinese government through the d
'iolence Of our people We're put in po-
ition to claim set-off growing out
f violence shown its people in the
Tnited States.
Therefore steps have been taken al
eady to have the authorities in locali-
les where there may be danger of anti
'hinese outbreaks prepare for the
and most stern repressive c
measures at the first SVnptOrn of | I
rouble And it may be stated that !
here will be no halting in the use OF !
aderal troops for such purposes as il
hey are called for by the state officials '
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