Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-08
Question of Differences Still in
Meshes Of Diplomacy.
CONSULTATION WITH MR.. WI.
He Returns to Washington and Secs State
Department officials, Possibly About
tho Personality of Certain Chinese Nota-
bIes-L Ii Hung Chang Desires American
Escort to PekIn-Money for the United
States Troops building Materials From
Seattle for Temporary Quarters ut Taku.
cBy Telegraph to virelnian-pllot.,

(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot)
Washington. d. c., Sept. minister
WI arrived in Washington from Cape
May late this afternoon and proceeded
directly to the State Department 1t
Is understood that he had received an
tntimation that the department officials
were DESTROYS of comforting with him.
For nearly an hour the minister was
closeted behind locked doors with Act
Ing Secretary Hill and Assistant Sec
rotary Adee. None of the parties to
the conference was communicative as
to the conference, but at it's conclusion
DR.. Hill repaired to the White House
with portfolio well filled with papers
ANOTHER PHASE
FOR several hours preceding the min
listers visit Acting Secretary Hill and
Assistant Secretary Adee had been en-
gagged in short conferences, and 1t was
gathered that the negotiations relative
TO China were approaching another
Phase and that another pronouncement
of some kind was in preparation. When
the United States made it's response to
the russian note on the 10Th ultimo the
officials here expressed the belief that
about weeks time would he required
TO determine upon the next step, and
at the end of that time it would be
definitely known whether or not tho
troops We're to be withdrawn from
Pekin. That period of time has now
elapsed. The reports from the Euro
pean chancellorics indicate that, Off
cially at least, this important subject
IS being treated with the greatest de-
liberation. and at least another week
ana PROBABLY even more time, may be
consumed in framing the last of tho
answers to the Russian note. Mean
while our government has pretty well
satisfied itself as To the attitude To-
wards this last proposition of each and
NIL OF the Powers Interested i'm the Chi
nese problem. II may be that tbis
knowledge is regarded as sufficient
upon Which TO base another forward
ana. perhaps, in this case an indepen
dent movement by the United States
toward the ultimate withdrawal of the
troops and the settlement with China
which the government has had in mini
since the beginning of the trouble.
OBJECT OF CONSULTATIONS
The consultations with Mr.. Wu ore
believed to have been inspired by
desire to learn something OF the ner-
sonality of Chinese notables whose
names nave been suggested as proper
TO constitute the Chinese side of nnv
commission which may be named IN
arrange settlement of the Difficult
ties. Mr.. WI is an ardent adherent
or Earl Ii. There is much specula-
ION mere as TO the personnel of the
american commissioners in case the
peace negotiations should be cntrust-
ed to such body. and the names of
men prominent in international af-
fairs i'll recent years all have been
canvassed: Included in the list is the
name OF General John w. Foster but
1t is regarded as much more probable
that If he appears at all in these ne
gotiations it will be in his old place as
n representative of the Chinese gov
eminent.
NO OFFICIAL INFORMATION
There was n dcarth of official inror-
nation from China to-day. General
Chaffee got through n dispatch dated
September 1st, at Pekin, indicating
that couriers are still employed to
close the gap in the line of commune
cation between Tien Tsin and Pekin.
This dispatch made no mention of
the military situation. and il was in
ferred that affairs in Pekin remain
quiet. The dispatch warmly COM
mended Colonel Aaron S. Daggett for
Eallantry in China, and urged that he
be made n brigadier general before
mis- retirement, nine years hence.
AMERICAN ESCORT DESIRED
London. Sept. IA special dispatch
from Shanghai says Ii Hung Chang
has made 81 request for an American
escort TO accompany him on his Jour
ncy to Pekin, and that United States
Consul Goodnow is considering his re-
quest.
Now that a proposal more in con-
formity with the original American re-
commentator has apparently met with
the appreciation of at least ma iority
Of the Powers. the British Foreign
Office has allowed it to become def
nitely known that the British Govern
ment is of opinion that it is advisa Bile
for the allied forces to remain at Pel<in
until satisfactory arrangements for
peace, etc, are concluded with the Chi
nese Government.
MONEY FOR OUR TROOPS.
San Francisco, Sept. THE steamer
China. which sailed for Hong Kong.
carried nearly sl,50000O in gold and sill
yer currency for the United States
troops in China.
BUILDING MATERIALS.
Seattle. Sept. 1.-The government
transport Goodwin, now at Tacoma. is
ioading building lumber for the troops
in China. She Will come to Seattle to
complete her cargo of 100000 feet
taking also 600 doors and 500 windows
The War Department is to establish
Santonment. or temporary post at
Taku. Local officers of the army be-
Heve that this shipment of lumber in
picaees that American troops are to be
Kept IN China at least six months
COMPROMISE AGREED TO.
London. Sept. SIT is asserted by
Ehe austrian Foreign Office, according
70 the Vienna correspondent OF the
DAILY Mail. that Russia has agreed 70
compromise. leaving portion of the
troops in Pekfn and sending the main
body to Tien Tsin, which will he the
military headquarters.