Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-06-23
UNITED STATES AND China
NO STATE OF WAR AS YET.
KempH Has Full POwer-UncIc sam
Not i'm Recent Fight-ReNolt Is
Sprcnding-Rumor of Extra Scss-
ion of Congress.

Washington, June 2O.-Adjustant Gen
eul Corbin declares that up to date only
one regiment, the Ninth infantry, has
been ordered from Manila to China.
In addition to the Oregon, which is to
go up to Taku from Hong Kong, the But
falo, with 800 green landsmen aboard. mas
been ordered from Southampton, England,
to the Philippines, while the gmboats
Princeton and Marietta, which are admir-
ably suited to service i'll the Pei Ho river,
have been held at Cavite under orders 10
be ready for service at any moment.
The Zaliro has been held at the same
place in readiness to take on supplies ior
the naval contingent at TAXI. If the
Princeton and Marietta join Admiral
Kempff, as seems probable now, he viii
have at his command a more numerous and
effective fleet OF gunboats adapted to ser
vice ON the Pei Ito river as lar up as
Tientsin than those OF other nations. No
reports were received al the state depart
ment today from any OF It's officials IN
! China.
In the absence Of a copy OF the orders to
Admiral kemplt it is not possible to give
precise definition OF his position, but the
facts are wider than was supposed. He Is
not limited to the protection OF American
life and property, but may do anything in
his judgment to conserve American inter
ests OF any kind in China. This nstuc-
ton opens up unexpected possibilities III
volving even an alignment OF the United
States with China i'll case it may be found
necessary i'll that manner TO prevent tine
usmpdtion or destruction by other powers
OF such trade privileges as we NOW ENJOY
in China, improbable as such alignment
may be.
! y significant fact in this connection i,
! that the official view here is still thdt there
! Is not state OF war between CHINA and
/ the United States. 1t is contended that
the stirring events OF Sunday morning did
not OF necessity involve us in war, and
that the action Of the Chinese commander
at Taku may Yet be disayowed OF prove
to have been based upon ignorance OF mis-
understanding. In this case II still gives
an opportunity for explanation by the
! Chinese government and suitable repaTd-
ton that will close this incident without
war.
Uncle Sam TOokNo Part.
London, June 20-From the German Of
fetal dispatches the American ships took
no part in the bombardment OF the Taku
forts Saturday morning. No news has
! yet been received here OF the relief Of the
legations at Peking, and Europe'a atten-
! ton centered far less on the Overwhelming
display OF naval force at Taku than on
! the fate of the diplomatic stalls and 600
cosmopolitan residents guarded by a hand
full OF marines with the legations com
pound. There has been no news thence
since June II.
Rumors that Japan will, as the manda-
tory of the powers, restore order III China.
was revived i'll the dispatch from Yoke
hama. Berlin dispatches intimate that
Germany will not object to Japan sending
$4,000 troops, while Great Britain will in
dorse the plan with ayidity, though per
haps only secretly.
The japanese legation in London has Of
troops. In the meantime the British are
dispatching six native regiments, besides
artillery, from India.
The revolt is spreading in western China.
The representative OF Prltchard Morgan,
NJ. p, at Cheng Tu, wires that he and
his party have been detained there owing
to Tie news that the revolution has brok-
Ell out in Sc Chuan, which adjoins the
province of Nuen Nan, also in revolt, and
official news comes that the London mis-
sionary society's premises at Tsao Shh,
central China, west OF Hankow, have been
destroyed by mob.
The rising seems to be spreading with
rapidity and shows an unexpected organi-
cation among the foreign elements. The
missionaries at Tsao Shih escaped and
reached Hankow in safety.
A news agency dispatch from Shanghai,
dated June 10, says the latest news from
Peking is that the dowager empress is
greatly concerned at the capture of the
Taku forts, and that wholesale degrade
Ilons III the Clllnese army, lhcluulng Gen
erals Sung Ching and Fung Flu Slang, the
governor of Peking, and other high off
Gals who promised the tsung Ii yamen
to accomplish the expulsion of the for
eigners, have taken place.
Three of the Taku forts, it is added,
were completely destroyed, and most of
the garrisons were killed or wounded by
a charge from the sailors of the allied
fleets
Must BE Careful.
London. June 2O-Lord Salisbury Wa