The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-18
STILL NO NEWS FROM CHINA.
Navy Department Has Sent Another
Message to Kempff.

Message to Kempff.
Washington. June 1.-THE third day
passed here without a single line of news
from any official source respecting the
critical situation in China.
All day the telegraph offices at the White
House and in the state, war and navy de
partments were manned, but no word
came. Inquiries of the cable companies
showed that not only were the dommunl-
cations by wire with Pekin, Taku, Tien
Tsin and all Northern China suspended,
but the notices conveyed little encourage
ment for the hope that they would be soon
reopened.
The war department early in the day re-
ceived the following message from the
Western Union headquarters a New York;
The only news from the East to-day is
a notice of the interruption of the Great
Northern lines between Blagowestchensk
and Tschita, which cuts off all communi-
cation with China and Japan via that
route"
The line referred to is land wire run
ming out of p, kin TO Tschta to the north
and connecting with the r. ssian Siberian
system. Thence land wires run through
Korea and by short cable across to Ma
gasaki, Japan.
Wired Kempf Again.
The navy department during the day
made an effort 20 reach Rear Admiral
kempff on his flagship Newark at the
Taku forts at the mouth of the Pei Flo
river. A cablegram was addressed to the
commander Of The United States steam
ship Yorktown at che Foo, the nearest
treaty pert to Taku, on the northern Size
of he Shang TUng peninsula repeating
The message indited to Admiral Kempff
last Thursday. inquiring as to his situa
ton, the condit.on at Pekin at last re
port, and INTO his need for more men and
ships, and directing the commander 10
take the massage at once to Taku and
return with the answer. The department
Is now pretty well assured that the origi-
nal message never reached Admiral
Kempff.
The department does rot know whether
the MESA sc to che Eco can be delivered
but maze the effort From Chez Eco %
Taku is only a single days run for the
yorktown, so thai an answer from Ad-
miral Kempff should be rece yea by Mon
day night if Che Eco can be reached to-
day.
Failing in II is effort, resort will be had
speedily to o her measures, if meantime
word is not received from some one in
authority in Ctin3. Just what course will
be followed Is not yet determined
May send More Troops.
Meanwhile, if the communications re-
main interrupted with Taku, il is certain
that orders will be sent a once to Manila
TO dispatch more naval force, or troops
or transports to reinforce Admiral Kempff
and extend aid to the international relief
co umn, which, il is beginning 10 be fear
ed, is itself in sore need Of help
Gen. Macarthur probably would requi G
a few days to prepare a military cxredi-
ton, owing 20 the inadvisa billy of reluc-
ing his present small garrison in NJ Mia
Even Admiral Remey may be obliged TO
delay sending ships, owing 10 The alb
sence Of the smaller craft suitable for
such service as is required on scouting
duty among the Islands of the archipelago.
The state department to-day recsivs d
numerous kilograms from relativ ard
friends OF Americans in Northern Chiua
and in Pekin, praying for news touching
the welfare Of their friends.