The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-17
EXTRA SESSION
VERY PROBABLE
Congress May Deal With the Chinese
Situation.
HORRIBLE DETAILS WITHHELD.
Tho State Department Has Informa-
tion Conccrnin. the Atrocities in
Pekin That Would &c Inflam-
,naso,y in Their Influence.
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WASHINGTON. d. c. July ls.-These IS
GOOD ground sor predicting an extra ses-
ssoa OF Congress to deal with the Chinese
situation. which. according TO secres I'M or
matinn, is far worse than the puof;cSiias
& been allowed TO suspect.
Ex-senator White. OF California, was I'd
visitor ct the Stale Department OF: SUNDAY,
end TOLD friend that tbs Departine1i. mas
snforna ton which confirms N" worst leat 5
in regard to the foreign colony ~ Pekli'. MS
Information has been withheld from the
public because 1: IS still hoped that the
areports may be exaggerated; iheY are
SO horrible. IN detail that tho influence
on the country. IL IS feared. Wou4c De "a
Iahs highest degree infiammazory THESE
reports relate circumstantially 10 the fate
OF the Americans, and speak OF oafparous
crueltie.s aud outrages On women
There is also reason 10 believe mat our
government IS quietly preparing 10 COPE
with the situation through the most ehet-
getio military measures available, and 10
make a showing commensurate Win our
rank in the concert OF nations.
Senator Hanna is quoted as saying that
an extra session OF Congress is lInavoida-
bis IN che light of events.
The administration IS aversa to such
course. and will defer il as long as posi-
BILE because the summoninE Of Congress
10 authorize an army o: volunteers to
fserys IN. China would lay bare the entire
s fabric of misrepresentation regarding the
suppression OF the Philippine revolt. But
aths fact is that all the troops that can
possibly bs spared from LuZon during the
season OF inaction have already been sem
10 China. and new men must take their
Mace II the repJuts from China prove
,trus there is no way out Of it The Pres-
dent must call Congress in extraordinary
session TO make the necessary levy OF
troops.
THE PHILIPPINES
Notwithstanding the great difficulties
( the United states has met in China, 1t is
admitted at the War Department that the
Administration officials consider II ne
cessity to maintain anywhere from 4t.eo
to 100000 troops in the Philippines for the
next year and possibly longer
There are now about 64.Go0 troops equally
divided between regulars and volunteers
under General Macarthur but this force
is to be reduced by about 5000 for Chinese
servl-e under present orders Troops
now being equipped here for China are
included in the estimate Of 10000 required
In the Philippines, as they will be trans
1erred TO Manila Immediately their ser
vice can be dispensed with in China
Withdrawals of troops to be made
from Cuba so that by October list. not
more than 1GO0 men will remain on the
Island. distributed between the Havana
and Santiago provinces. The police work
sicials and only a small detachment OF
regular troops maintained at the leading
nprts and commercial centerS. The or
ders for this movement will also result
most probably in the detachment OF Cen
eral Lee and his assignment TO service at
home. General Lee has been IN CUBA lot
nearly two years, and has seen more con-
Nfiuous service there than perhaps any
other officer except General Wood. The
reason for bringing home so many troops
is open TO conjecture, and 1t is not eX-
planned at the War Department. 1t is
assumed that it is an indication OF the
purpose TO establish an autonomous gov
eminent in Cuba. It is quite probable.
however that the need of troops in the
Philippines to take the place OF the
volunteers. the debarkation of which is to
begin in November, furnishing sufficient
excuse for the present plans.
POSTAL. AFFAIRS.
A rural free delivery route has been es-
taplishei at Smithheld, Johnson county,
N c., to commence on July y. 1902 The
route extends a distance of twenty-seven
miles. covering an area of about twenty
eight square miles and serving popula-
ton of about seven hundred people.
A H Ely has been appointed postmaster
al Adnant. Lee county, Va, TO succeed 5.
L. Redwins, resigned
r. /. Staples has been appointed post
master at pumbarton, Henrico county, Va,
to succeed A Y. Staples. resigned.
s. T. Bowles has been appointed post
master at Ef,worth. King William county.
IA, to succeed p. T. Atkins. resigned.
A B. Lawson has been appointed post
master at Irene. Ioudoun county, Va, TO
succeed T. S. Bowman, resigned
f J. Tubman has been appointed post
master at Mount Holly, Westmoreland
county Va, 10 succeed F. E Tubman. de-
ceased.
T. o. Powers has been appointed post
master at Tuckahoe. HenHco county, Va,
to succeed ". Z. Powers. resigned.