The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-25

/ III Oh the bGODhiyu 10 the HteI d.
ready there, as the fleet is considered
by Secretary Long to be quite ade-
quate, as it is in allowing the authori-
ties here to deal directly with the sit
uatlOn in China. instead of through
the circuitOus communications by way
Of Manila. If the Brooklyn starts to-
day, as expected, it will take her fully
a week 10 reach Taku, as the trip is
1000 miles, and typhoons are raging
The determination to carry some Of
General MacArthur's troops on a flag
ship arose from the emergency of the
| situation. The troops are believed to
/ be ready to move. but some delay may
! be caused in getting on board sufficient
supplies for large body of men for a
| week
Admiral Kempff's report that four
Americans were killed and seven
wounded in the ambHscade of Walters
force caused the gravest concern
among officials, but the chief fear was
as to the outcome of the second attack,
/ which, the admiral reported, would be-
gin today. It's result may be decisive,
not only to the immediate force en-
ployed. but in determining the fate of
the legations and foreign settlements
at Tien Tsin, and also whether the is
sue is or is not to be war with China.
Oregon Rushes to the Scene.
Word reached the navy department
that the battleship Oregon got away
from Hongkong last night, bound for
Taku. This is two days ahead of her
expected start She took on 164 sail
ors and marines, brought to Hongkong
by the Zafiro.
The big ship may now have a chance
to repeat her celebrated performance
! around the Horn" as she is being
crowded for fast run to the scene of
action. The distance is about 1,500
miles, and if she makes her record
time, she will be at Taku in six days,
/ about the same time that the Brooklyn
! arrived from Manila
These ships are the only ones going
to China. Admiral Crowninshield pro-
nOunces untrue the report that the
gunbOats Marietta, Princeton and sew
/ eral other ships at Manila have been
! ordered to Taku. There is felt to be
no need for them, and, moreover. with
! the ships now under orders to sail, Ad-
miral Remey will have a force which
! is considered able to meet any possible
| requirement.
Big Preparations For War.
The war branch of the government
is preparing for any eventuality that
/ may arise out of the China situation.
/ 1t was stated by one of the highest
| lions is of a magnitude which would
both interest and surprise the public
But, he added, the information would
/ be of even greater interest and service
| to any foreign foe which the United
! States may be called upon to face
within the next few weeks or months,
and for that reason there is no purpose
/ to make public the full preparations
making to meet whatever issue arises.
/ Adjutant General COrbin was at his
/ desk during the morning and after go
/ ing over the dispatches went to the
/ White House. The president was about
| to start for church, so that there was
I time for only brief consultation. Cen
! eral COrbin said nothing had been re-
! ceived uD to that hour from MacAr-
/ thur as to the Chinese situation. AS
/ to the preparations for China, General
| COrbin refused to say anything ex-
! cePt that the report of a brigade be-
/ ing ordered there was purely specula-
/ tive.
/ Secretary Long returned from an outs
| ing last night and today resumed
! charge of affairs, relieving Assistant
| Secretary Hackett The secretary
1 looked greatly refreshed. About the
/ first news that reached him on his ar
rival was the fighting and bloodshed of
! the American marine forces near Tien
| Tsin.
Monadnock VIII Not Go.
Later in the day the order contem-
/ plating the sending of the monitor
/ MOnSdnOck to T~kI was c0unternand-
/ ed. Admiral Remey reported that the
/ vessel had been stripped of her Off
| GERS, presumably for duties on the 9TH
/ er vessels, and for this and other rea-
( sons it was not deemed advisable to
! send her. Chief among these reasons
! is the fact that the typhoons now rag
/ ing in the east would make a voyage Of
| such a ship as the MOnadnOck with her
t low freeboard very uncertain. She
would have to be towed the greater
J part of the distance and would only de-
/ lay the arrival in Chinese waters of
any other ship which would be sent
} with her.
Chinese Fear Effects of Troops.
The Chinese officials, according to
! advices received here, are apprehensive
/ of the possible effect of the landing Of
/ foreign troops on their territory. Min
! lister WI is using every effort to avoid
such action because of the effect 1t
may have on the people.
! Today the minister received a dis
patch from the vicerOys of Human and
Huhe, central provinces in China, on
! this subject. The Ficeroys had been in
! consultation with other high officials
/ of the empire, as a result of which they
/ communicated with the Chinese repre-
/ sentatives in this and European cOun-
! tries directing them to require the gov
| ernments interested not to send further
| troops to Tien Tsin, while the govern
ment is making every effort to sup
I press the operations Of the Boxers, be
/ cause of the suspicious and excitement
! which such steps would cause among
i the natives. The cablegramS said t -
/ authorities fear the consequences of the
/ introduction of these large bodies of
/ foreign soldiers and hope that it may
| be stopped. Minister WI laid the mat
/ ter before the secretary of state and it
will receive the attention Of this gov
! eminent.
Denies Order For determination.
Minister WI characterized as ridicu-
] lous the report that the empress dow
/ ager had decreed the determination of
/ all foreigners in China,
/ 1T is not true" he said. 81 will
! bet my life on it. She is too sensible
/ a woman to do such mad and fool
/ ish thing as that"
Just now there appears to be a lack
of information among the foreign en-
/ bassies and legations in Washington
/ as to affairs in China Their home
! governments, like our own, are with
/ out news of a definite character from
! Pekin and the officials here are almost
! entirely dependent on the newspapers
| for what they may learn respecting az
= fairs in the east.
/ The Sixth cavalry. which will sail
| from San Francisco shortly, will not go
directly to Manila, but will be taken to
| Nagasal1i, where orders will be sent
| based on the developments in the Chi
| nese situation.
SAYS TROOPS CAN BE SPARED.