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TROOPS TO LEAVE CHINA.
THE ORDER FOR THEIR WITH
DRAWAL A DE SENT

He Designated as One OF the Commission
ers to Negotiate with China and the Pow
ers for q settlement OF the TTOubles-Our
Fleet TO BE Increased to Thirty Vessels.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2t.-To-morrow OF next
day. according to statements made by high
officers Of the Government. the formal order
for the withdrawal OF a majority Of the Amer
lean forces from Iekin will be transmitted by
telegraph TO Gen. Charee, and the movement
Is to begin Immediately after the order has
been received in the Chinese capital. A very
high officer Of the Government said that the
intention was TO send the American forces out
Of China and not merely out Of Pekin. The
order 10 Gen. Chafec will be signed for trans
mission by Bcut.-Gen. Miles, the Acting secre-
tary Of War, az soon rs he is authorized to do
80 by Secretary Root. and 1t Ia evident that
the authorities here have reason to believe
that this authorization will come tomorrow
or the following dav.
Present plans contemplate the retention In
Pekin Of only about fourteen hundred men.
Includine a regiment of infantry. a battery
Of artillery and a squadron Of -four troops
OF cavalry. All the marines will be sent
to CavitA. II the several commands 10 be
retained as a legation guard were full, the force
TO remain in Pekin would consist Of about
nineteen hundred men. but disease
and casualties in action have depleted the
ranks OF the American troops, and IL Is es-
timated here that the regiment OF infantry
the battery Of artillery and the squadron oi
cavalry will be 500 short when those fitted Tor
active service are assigned 10 the duty OF guard
ing the American legation property. 1t Is
! now freely admitted by officials that the order
7 Of withdrawal from Pekin has been deilnltely
determined on. and will not be revoked or
modified unless there should be some radl'al
change in tho situation in the next day or TWO
Minister Conger is to remain in Pekin and
| will be designated as one OF the American plenl-
potontlarics TO negotiate with China and the
Powers for a satisfactory settlement OF the
recent troubles. Mr.. Rockhill, the President's
snecial Commissioner 10 China, will probably
be another Of the American delegates, but
beyond his name and MI. Conger's no others
are suggested. one high officer of the Gov
eminent said to-day that he regarded 1t as
| e1ceedinCly unlikely that Judge William K.
Dav. former Secretary Of state, would be desig-
mated MS a member Of the American Cominls-
sion "a has been suggested.
While very reticent about the character OF
the negotiations now going on and chary OF pre-
dieting the outcome officials concerned In The
exchanges with the Powers give the impression
that they are exceedingly hopeful that there VIII
he a harmonious agreement before long between
the nations Interested. They maintain that
there ia no radical difference of opinion between
the United States and the nations that desire
the punishment Of the leaders of the antl-lor-
eign uprising as a condition precedent TO peace
ncpotiations. This Government has announced
10 the other Powers that it desires the punish
ment Of the leaders, but is willing to give China
the opportunity Of taking that action. Ger
many and the nations that support her plan
want the Powers TO mete out the punishment
One officer Of the Government said to-day that
natience and common-sense would bring about
harmony, and he expressed confidence that
there would be no trouble between the Powers.
None OF the representatives Of the Powers
concerned In settling the Chinese question
called at tho State Department to-day. and
Il "a expected that no new move will be made
nv this Government until the several nations
have given their views on the attitude OF the
United States as demonstrated in the CORE
spondence made public on Saturday. DIR
David !. Hill, the acting Secretary Of State,
did not appear ut his Office to-day. and II was
! generally understood at the Department that
hs was al home engaged in the preparation
Of the instructions 10 be transmitted 10 Min
lister Conger for his guidance in arranging
with tho Chinese plenirotentiaries the pre-
liminaries OF the conference 10 be held to ar
range a final settlement. These instructions
will be merely tentative, as there has been no
agreement on the part Of all the Powers TO hold
such a conference at THIS ume ~ A,-oo,oA
TO confer with Ii Hung Chang and Prince Ching
as to the general subjects TO be considered
BY the conferrees and TO ascertain their views
in regard 10 China's disposition In the nego-
tiations. The attitude OF Germany may in
t~erfere with a satisfactory outcome OF the ar
ranRements which the Government looks to
Mr. Conqer 20 make, but II Is believed In official
quarters here that the Berlin Government VIII be
| = H. a ,n1p 4 ItafnnHE m TAnAnnuhlA Tnnn-
sitlons for compromising It's desire 10 have
the leaders Of the anti-foreign movement pun
ished by the Powers before negotiations are
begun. This Government has no reason TO
believe the reports from abroad that Russia
and France are willing To accede 10 Germanys
condition precedent. On the contrary all tho
Information in the possession OF the Govern
ment tends 10 show that these two nations are
In accord with the American plan OF giving
the Chinese Government the Opportunity OF
furnishing the Indicators and are willing to
begin negotiations for peace without waiting
for that end TO he attained.
Government officials do not atteInppt 70 con-
Ceal the fact that the announcement OF orders
to heavily sugment the American feet on the
Asiatic station was intended as notice to the
its interest in the settlement Of tho Chinese
question and proposes TO assert its rights in
China. A gratifying compliance with, the
Navy Department. orders has been shown
by the departure Of the gunboat Wilmington
yesterday from Palmira for Monteyideo, whence
she will sail for China by the Mediterranean
route Immediately after %coallng, and the ar
rival at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to-day from
Newport Of the battleship Kentucky, TO he
fitted for her long cruise To the East. To-day
the Bureau Of Navigation announced that the
gunboats Dorothea and Annapolis would he
placed in cpmmiSsion Oct. !, In preparation for
seryice In the East. and that the cruiser Albany
had been ordered To Manila from l1rpus, Greece.
or the six -niu~ ordered 10 the AsiatiC sta
ton. the Kentucky the Annapolis. the Doro-
thea AMI the Wick sburg will 20 into dry dock
for a thorough overhauling before proceed
ing TO Join Admiral Remcy,,,s feet. The VII