The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-17

of the engineers aud four companies OF
the signal corps.
Secretary Root was reluctant TO admit
that there was any necessity for more
American troops IN China, and at the
close Of the day he said that tho United
states has Issued no orders for reinforce
ments. Those now in China end those
snoat amount TO 10 800 men OF all arms.
lilo said OF the small standing army OF tho
United States, oil our Insignificant foTcs
Of field artillery as compared with that
of the great European powers, and OK
our lack OF territorial interest In China
these 10000 men represented more than
the United States pro rata share Of tho
international soldlery which Is to oper-
ate against Pekin. The war department,
he said, so far has responded in full to
every demand made upon II by the Joint
conference Of foreign commanders In
China. The situation has changed so rap
Idly from day TO day as to alter the esu-
mate Of the foreign commanders seyenil
times
1t Ia possible thatahe estimate AZ troops
needed Tor Chinese service will be again
Increased II so, the United States wilt
respond. BY securing this country aud
denudlng Il Of regular troops except a
very few In the heavy artillery In charge
of seaeoast guns, and by making still
further demands or forces in Cuba and
Puerto Rico we might possibly gather
between 5000 and 4000 additional troops.
This, however would be the limit, unless
the war department dlsregarded a recon-
mendation of General Macarthur and drew
still further on the available troops In the
Philippines. This however, was future
contingency which would not have been
met until after it arose. Secretary Root
expressed the hope that the FIRST reports
! OF the disastrous hattie OF the 18th In
slant at Tlen Tsin might prove TO be ex-
aggerated, but the war department, II was
stated, had no official Information be
Eond that transmitted In Admiral Remey's
cablegrsm OF this morning
General Miles was called upon ny Sec
rotary Root during the afternoon TO
! counsel with him as TO projected troop
movements He Fayors the prompt dis
I patch OF q large force 10 China. great
deal OF ANNOYANCE has been caused hc-t
by she complete misunderstanding tAAt
has been conveyed to the European ma.
tions as TO the attitude Of the unusi
States government regarding 4ie gettle-
ment az the Chinese troubles, Tho gov
eminent u cen be stated authoritativeiy,
never has thought OF compromising for
money or any other form OF indemnify.
Indeed, the subject OF money indemnity
-" dNNlvEN h'NtT' mas Dcen tN1ngnt
Of nor mentioned by the government Of the
United States The government Of the
slst on Justice and retribut,0n. according
10 the highest authorities
The war department offiaials are On.
able TO saw who commands the Ninth In,
Iantry since the death If Colonel I,iscum
the impressiop prevails that the lIeuteu-
am colonel Of the regiment IS IN ~ Ma
MA AMI that tho regiment. or what Il
leH Of II win fnd IT'S SENIOR AMI ttp-
, seonently commanding officer in aha Of
me capialns. Incidentally Il NAV be
Z nenuoned that through Colonel I.isepIr,'t
, assth cantain McCalla OF tho Newark
y ashore is the ranking American Of,
washington, July fs.--Sixty thousand
men TOT the march 70 pekln and 20 "a.
men 70 keep oner tho lines az communi
esion' ara u necessary to defend the has,
% operations NJ Tien Tsin and al Taku
~ the estimate Of The number Of iroop
that VIII be required In the Chinese cam
ps'sp. Upon thu hysis Of these neures
lwacn y was seid are to be furnished n
tns commanders In China, the goyernme 4