The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-25

| Department that Remey's instructions leave
u great deal to his own discretion, beyond
| the warning against participation in any ag-
gression rot confined to restoring order m
territory inhabited by Americans and to
protecting the property and persons of our
citizens in the Chinese Empire.
The orders sent and rot made publi: here
relate To the movement of orr troops and
the measures to be taken for their pro-
visiOnns and transportation These are
features which already cause the naval and
military officials much perplexlty. The
matter of transporting soldiers TO the ex-
tent contemplated by the last plans OF the
War Department would be an expensive al
fair. The voyage from Manila 10 the Cri-
ncse coast is long and the supplies which
must he carried would have to be :or a
substantial period, since il is believed that
the invaded country could not be depended
upon 20 furnish adequate food and supplies
fer large body of military.
The question of buying supplies is I'M
portant. Word has come from the Asiatic
station that the price Of materials has in
creased tremendously. This is especially
so In the case of food stufTs, clothing and
equipment stores for ships. All the f5reiS,s
Governments represented in the invasion OF
China have been buying right and left
without regard TO cost, and the advices
reaching Washington from our officials on
the station are that the endeavor To secure
merchants are reapinS rich harvest
Minister Wu Skcpticni.
Minister Wa characteriZes as ridiculous
the report that the Empress Dowager had
dccreed the determination of all the for
eigners in China.
1T is not true" he said. Il Will bet my
life on il. She is too sensible woman TO
do such a mad and foolish thing as that
Just now there appears to be a lack OF IN
formation among the foreign embassies
and legations in Washington as to aHairS
in China. Their home Governments. hhe
our own are without news Of a definite
character from Pekin. and the officials here
are almost entirely dependent on the news
papers for what they may learn respecting
affairs in the East.
The Sixth Cavalry. which will sail from
San Francisco shortly. will not go directly
to Manila. but will be taken to Nagasaki,
where orders will be sent based On the de-
velopments in the Chinese situation.
MOnadnock Not to Go.
Later in the day the order contemplating
the sending of the monitor Nonadnock TO
Taku was countermanded. Admiral Remey
reported that the vessel had been stripped
of her officers. presumably for duties on
the other vessels, and for this and other
reasons it was not deemed advisable to send
her.
Chief among these reasons Is the fact
the typhoons now raging in the Eastern
seas would make a voyage OF such a vessel
as the MOnadnock. with her low free board.
very uncertain. She woEld have to be
toUed the greater part OF the distance. and
this would delay the arrival in Chinese
waters OF any other ship which would be
sent with her.
Secretary Long said that he expected that
Admiral Remey with the flagship Brooklyn
would get away from Manila promptly for
China. probably Tonight.
No further news from Admiral kempn
during the evening.
Two companies of the United States Ma
rine Corps. consisting Of 225 men. Major
William p Biddle in command left here
to-day via the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road for San Francisco, whence they are TO
sail about July ! for the Philippines, stop
ping first at Nasasals. Japan. In the
event of continued trouble in China their
destination may be changed to that coun-
try.