Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-07-03
.EENPFf NOW IN FAVOR
His Stand in China Is Praised In
stead of Condemhe'Il
JAPANESE NOT IDLE.
That Country Propose. 10 Land sun.
Client troops TO Serve llea Pur.
pose situation still Grave
at the Chinese Capital.

Washington. July 2-The latest de.
yelopnents demonstrating the disastrous
Consequences at Peain ot the attack on
the forts have caused remarkable 70.
vulsion of official sentiment regarding
Admiral Kempif who abstained from
participation IN this act OF foreign Ad.
mirals Official anxiety had for more
than week manifested itself IN finding
fault with him NJ concealment was
made Of the displeasure caused by his
too brief dispatches with ~ exaspcr.
ating omission Of most important words.
aud his apparent failure 20 discriminate
between what Washington was most
anxious 20 know aud what u looked
upon as trivial Now more than one
member Of the cabine, was elusive in
making amends for the structures Of "A
week ago. aud the sturdy. s,raighttor.
ward ,ailor.admiral IS hero.
II is becoming apparent 70 diplomats
In Washington that behiAd the interna.
uonal concert prevailing with respect to
China interested nations are quietly try.
Ing 70 ascertain where each will stand
when consideration - given 20 the ques.
ton u the future government Of celes-
,ial kingdom.
IL is known that Japan has been
rounding the United States and Great
Britain % ascertain the position they
will take IN the event OF certain contin.
geucies growing ont u any policy Rus
sia may adopt There Is reason 10 be.
love that Great Britain has been equal.
" jealous IA making inquiries on this
point, and Germany likewise has not
been behind hand
one u the most important results Of
Jamns representations 70 Secretary
Hay has been that he has informed
the Toxic government that the United
States individually. has no objection 20
her placing as many troops In China rs
may b. necessary 20 settle the trouble.
japan has approached other European
/ powers % ascertain their views as 70
her intention 90 send an army into
China, but the result can only be- in.
iorred. IL Is learned ON authority that
besides inforcing her squadron 20 Taku
japan has modified division Of be.
tween 1900 and 10000 men A. she
has an effective force Of 5000 men al.
ready IN China. II will b. seen that she
will soon BE- represented by a military
force larger than that Of any other
power.
Tho navy department has received
the following cablegram from Admiral
kemptf. without date;
"Che FoO-Runners from Pekin re-
ported legations bcsieged. and proyis.
nearly exhausted Situation desperate.
The German minister while going to the
Chinese foreign Office was murdered by
I Chinese soldiers American and Italian
legations burned Twenty thousand
/ Chinese soldiers inside. 5000 outside
Three thousand reported beyond Ten
TEn. Still fighting at Tion Tsin Com.
munications AZ Tien Tsin by rail and
river insecure
That Admiral Seymour's expedition,
with all the sick and the wounded, Is
safe at Tien Tsin. though terribly ex.
hausied, is due 10 Captain Bowman II.
McCalla, the commander Of the United
States marines with the force. On land.
ing, Captain McCalla took two weeks
supplies for his men. whereas the allies
had only five days stores.
When the rations Of the others were
exhausted. Captain McCalla shared his
supplies with the rest Of the allied force.
aud thus actually saved the whole body
from starvation