The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04

of the news reaching Europe, including
official accounts of the movements of the
international troops.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
had an interesting conversation with Privy
Counselor Hannah. He says Emperor
William has been comforting with a num-
Der OF high military officials who have ar
rived at Wihelmshaven from Berlin. He
adds that probably a resolution will be
taken to send one division of land troops
TO China, which means 1900 TO 10000 meD,
including cavalry, artillery, engineers ana
commissariat corps. The informant of the
correspondent added that the Emperor's de-
cision TO send a number of battleships TO
China was not lightly taken, since IL means
weakening the defense of the German
coasts. This situation the Emperor inter-
prets is striking proof of how necessary 1t
was for the Reichstag to appropriate the
sums asked for ships in foreign waters.
The summoning of the Reichstag for an
extra session has up TO the present not been
considered. The German government MAIN
tains, as heretofore. hat no division of
China would be allowed. the main object
being the saving of lives of the whites and
restoring order in Picking.
Asked whether the Chinese minister
would be dismissed Herr Hamman's answer
was: Not for the present, as We do not
yet know the situation of the Chinese gov
eminent and who is responsible for the
outrages. 1t certainly looks suspicious
since events now show the Chinese provin-
cial authorities have been all along In
tcic6IdpIiiC COMMUNICATIVE Will IShiuS, re-
ceiving Instructions from there and send
ing false news abroad"
In view of the gravity of the situation
In the far East a German expeditionary
force of volunteers from the army Is to be
formed. 1t will have the strength of a
brigade of all arms.
Further military steps are reported. The
small cruisers Nymph, Mazelle and Bus
sard will soon be ready to sail. The Lokal
Anzeiger last night stated that $500 more
marines had been summoned TO Kiel and
Wilhelmshaven for transportation TO China.
The German consul at Che-Foo reports
a number of excuses at Y~en-Tchoo-Foo.
Using and Tsi-Nan, all in Shan-Tung. He
reports that the missionaries have been
expelled and the missions destroyed.
A representative of the Associated Press
called the attention of the Foreign Office
to the unanimously hostile tone toward
Germany's Chinese policy In the Russian
~press-even the semiofficial newspapers. The
foreign minister smilingly answered.: 1.-The
Russian government has faithfully kept
within the entente between the powers Its
official relations with Germany are ex-
oellent."
Herr Won Brandt, formerly minister to
China. declares that Prince Tuan can
hardly be acting as the press reports from
China state since he knew Prince Tuan as
a person least likely to play such a role
He says the prince is gruff, but frank and
good natured. Besides. being the father
of the crown prince. he would be unlikely
to endanger the prospects of his son.
The Kreuz Zeitung states that tho
Chinese forces are partly armed with old
style Bavarian rifles. which were sold to
China in 1899, with the consent of Prince
Hohenlohe.