The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-23
UNITED STATES AND China
NO STATE OF WAR AS YET.
KeapR Has Full PoWer-UAele sam
Net in Recent FiEht-RsVolt Is
observation-disclosures of Extra sess-
ieA Of Congress.

/ Washington, June 20,--Adjustant Gen
eal COrhin 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, has
been ordered from Southampton, England,
to the Philippines, while the gunboats
Princeton and Marietta, which are admir-
ably suited to service in the Pei ho river,
have been held at Cavite under orders 10
be ready for service at any moment.
The Zatiro has been held al the same
place in readiness to take on supplies ior
the naval contingent at TAXI. ii the
Princeton and Marietta join Admiral
kemptf, as seems probable now, he viii
have at his command more numerous and
effective fleet OF gunboats adapted To ser
vice ON the Pei Ho river as lar up as
IienEsin than those OF other nations. No
ment today from any OF its officials IN
| China.
Ia the absence Of copy Of the orders to
Admiral kempH it is not possible To give
precise definition Of his position, but the
facts are wider than Was supposed. lie Is
not limited to the protection oi American
life and property, but may do any thing III
his Judgment to conserve American inter
ests OF any kind IN China. This insIruc-
ton opens up unexpected possibilities, IN
volying even an alignment vi the United
States with China in case it may be found
necessary IN that manner to prevent the
usurP4tion or destruction by other powers
Of such trade privileges Is We now enjoy
in China, improbable as such Alignment
may be.
\ significant fact in this connection IS
that the official view here is stlll that there
Is not state OF war between China and
the United States. IL IS contendtd that
the stirring events Of SUNDAY morning did
not OF necessity involve Us IN war, aud
that the action Of the Chinese commander
at Taku may yet be disavowed OF prove
TO have been based upon ignorance or mi,
understanding. In this case 1t still giSes
an opportunity Tor explanation by the
Chinese government and i suitable repdr4
uOn that will close this incident without
var.
CncIe sam Took No Fart.
London, June 2O.--From the German Of
fetal dispatches the American shlPa took
NO part IN the bOmbardment Vi TIE Taku
lorts saturday morning. No news has
Yet been received here OF the relief Of tine
legations at Peking ana EurOpes ILten
tlon eenteTed lar less ON the y, eTa helmIng
display vi naval force at IIku than on
the late OF tie diplomatic STATS ami GuU
cosmopolitan residents guarded by a n4nd.
ful OF marines With the legations com
pound. There hIs been no news thenee
SINCE June Is.
RumOrs that Japan will, as the manila
tory vi the powers, restore order IN China,
Nas revived in the Dispatch from loN1- |
haun. Berlin dispatches intimate that
Germany viii not object to japan sanding
dorse tue plan with ayidity, thplga per |
haps only secretly.
The japanese legation in LONDON has of |
fetal informant ton Of the dispatch Of JUOO |
troops. In the meantime the British are |
dspatchIng six native regiments, besides
artillery, from India.
The revolt is spreading in western, China
The representative vi futchard Morgan,
NJ. T., at Cheng Iu, wires that he lud
his party have been detained there owing /
to sae news that the revolution has brUk
en- out in ~ Chuln, WHICH adiOins the
province OF iuen Nan, also in revolt, and
Official news comes that the London mis-
sionary society's premises at TAao sinh,
central China, west Of Hankox, have been
destroyed by a mob.
The rising seems to be spreading with
rapidity and shows an unex pected organ
zAtlon among the foreign elements. The
missionaries at Tsao shin escaped and
reached Hankow in safety.
\ news agency dispatch from Shanghai,
dated June 10, Gays the latest news from
Peking is that the dowager empress IA
greatly concerned at the capture Of the
Iaku forts, and that Wholesale degrade.
tions in the Chinese army, including Gen.
erals Sung Ching and Flung Fu Slang, the
governor Of Peking, and other high 9th.
Gals "ho promised the tsung Ii yamen
to accomplish the expulsion Of the tor
eigners, have taken place.
Three Of the Taku forts, it ia added.
were completely destroyed, and most Of
the garrIsons were killed or wounded By
charge from the sailors Of the allied
fleets.
Must he Careful.
London, June 2O.-IOrd Salisbury wa,
The principal speaker at the bicentenary
meeting this afternoon Of the Society for
he ProPlgatiOn Of the Gospel, which took
place in tins city.
Referring to China, he said that though !
he persons slaughtered we're Christians,
t must not be imagined that they were :
simply because the Chinese dis
iked their religion. 1t was because the
dea prevailed there and elsewhere that
Missionary work was merely an instru
nent by which secular government dcriy.
d origin. This was unjust, and though
ne missionaries could not renounce their
.ork, the utmost caution ought to mark y
ner actions, "a Oyerzealousness led 10
1artyrdom and caused the death OF .9l.
''rs and sailors sent TO avenge the out.
lgcs.
Gable Service shat on. A.
London, June 20. 49, II was announced o.
tuesday, that the Chinese government has 4 =
Utilized the cable companies that it is un. Il
bic to provide any longer the daily boat 2