The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-24

Nagasaki. will go on to Manila. unless
there are developments In China. not now
expected. which would make their pres
ence In that country necessary. Secretary
Root said to-day that no more troops were
being sent to China, because they were
not needed. With the arrival at Taku Of
the Hancock and the troops she carried.
General Cbafee will nave 5000 available
men, which is deemed sufficient for all
department was not based on any recon-
mendation made by General Chaffee. but
upon reports received by him. which made
It apparent that no more troops were
needed The announcement of the diversion
of the troops was made in the following
Official bulletin. which was posted at the
War Department this evening:
1.-THE government has decided that unless
required by future developments no more
troops are to be sent to China. Orders have
accordingly been cabled to Nagasaki for the
Meade, which is due there to-day. with
four troops Third Cavalry, four companies
Fifteenth Infantry, and Company f.. Bat
talon of Engineers. to proceed directly TO
Manila. Similar orders will be given to the
ether troops which are under orders for
China via Nagasaki-"
1t was stated at the department that the
encouraging condition in China was the
main reason why the orders OF to-day re-
garding troops were issued. Beside the
troops on the Meade there is now at sea the
Warren. with two squadrons of the Ninth
Cavalry and recruits; the Sherman, with
one battalion each of the Second. Fifth and
Eighth infantries. The Logan Is scheduled
TO sail on Sept. / with two battalions Of
the First and one battalion of the Second
Infantry. 1t was said at the department
that 5000 or 1000 troops would be affected
by the order.
REPORT FROM CHAFFEE.
A dispatch was received from General
Chaffee to-day, dated Picking, Aug. Is,
which, was not in response to the requests
sent him a few days ago to report the con-
ditions and requirements. General Chaffee
did not report further fighting in Picking.
and for that reason the Washington Of
fcials feel assured that hostile demonstra-
tons In the Chinese capital have ceased.
The dispatch related largely to transporta-
ton conditions and stated that the rail-
road between Taku and Picking could not
be used at the present time, as portions of
1t had been destroyed by the Chinese. Gen.
Chaffee will cooperate with the other COM
handlers in China in reconstructing the
road for the use of the allied forces. Gen.
Chanee also reported that the telegraph
line, which was constructed by the signal
corps from Tien-Tsin to Picking is fire.
quently interrupted, being cut probably by
hostile Chinese.
At a conference at the White House to-
day, In which the President, Secretary
Root and acting Secretary Adee partici-
pated, careful instructions were prepared
for Mr.. Rockhin, the United States special
commissioner to China to be forwarded at
once to him for his guidance. The State
Department received a dispatch from
Mr.. RockhiIl to-day, dated at Yokohama,
briefly announcing his arrival there. This
brought about the White House conference
and the preparation of instructions. Be-
fore Mr.. Rockhin left he was advised very
fully on the purposes of this government,
but since his departure the situation has
so changed at Picking as to make it de-
sirable to supplement the instructions he
already had received. Mr.. Adee stated tina
as the instructions related to pending af-
fairs it would be inexpedient to make pub
lie any reference to them.
The United States has taken the lead in
replying TO China that there will be no
temporizing negotiations. and there is
every reason to believe the powers will be
united in this same policy. The answer of
the United States was quickly followed to-
day by similar action on the part of Ger
many the Berlin Foreign Office delivering
to the Chinese minister an answer refusing
70 enter into negotiations on the ground
that there was no evidence that Ii Hung
Chang's credentials gave him suficien,
power TO act. and that nothing short OF
complete authority from the responsible
rulers of China. the Emperor and Empress
dowager. could be regarded as sufficient
Soon after this action at Berlin, the Ger.
man charge d'affaires, Baron Speck Won
sternberg. was advised by cable. and he
called at the State Department to inform
the authorities of Germany's course. There
was an exchange OF Fluctuations as it was
looked upon as another evidence of the
uniformity of action between the United
States and Germany.
JAPAN'S ATTITUDE.
The japanese officials expressed their full
conviction that Japan would take similar
action If. indeed, such action already had
not beer taken 1t develops that Japan is
netting with her eyes open in this peace
overture. as II is similar to the overtures
at the close of the Japanese-Chinese war
when the sessions of the Shimonosek
peace congress came to a halt because the