Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-08-24
SHANGHAI TIVE Mx[ POINT
Aaay Dispatches Me~etsed-WtIl
Dstsa Troops TOwava Shanghai
Tvesh1e of Allies 60 NJ Adjusted
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tered f~kin and tia. the legationers ars
sasesi, - candy awaiting detailed state
ments from It's own officers. Dispatches
ATE recoiycd from General Barry, at >-ne-
t.-., and Consul General Gvs-iBow. q!
Shanghai, repeating the main fact Of the
capture and relief. Neither General Chat
fee NOR Admiral k-nsy was heard frnsn,
however, and II is To them, particularly
10 the American commander at Pekin.
that the government looks for sdr,ces,
not only On what has occurred, bat ON the
local Developments !ssa which All inie's'
gent determination tan he made %! What
s,iIi remains 10 bc done.
The President. SECRETARY Root. Acting
Secretary of State Adec, Acting Secretary
of The Navy Racket, and other officials
~rfr in conference during the afternoon.
II Was said afterwards that no additional
details had come concerning fckin, and
Il was understood that the conference had
10 do with the situation at Shanghai.
Word reached the navy department dur
ing the afternoon that the United States
cruise. Nea orlrans had reached Shang
hal. at which point British warships and
transports ar. already in force. while the
French, Russians and Germans are hur'
ry,ng their men to the same destination.
The American government "a lar has KEPT
out u the enlargement, and IN view Of
the reported landing oi tine tIoop= by sa'ne
Of the powers. u Was stated that the land'
ing Of American troops had never been
contemplated.
Although, the officials declined 10 give
out any specific information, it is under
stooi generally th. soysTmn;:n: .s- !"
p,-=r--..,n II word that the landing Of the
iiriiish forces vas begun today ami II
Mas probable that this would In ioiiowes!
BY the landing VI herman and French
forces. A. these several iorre- had a. tho
s-;smAshle purpose of their landing the
maintenance of peace and order, Il = not
assumed 10 he likely that any disorder
can arse from the course pnf-ue,l. As
. result of the conference held today, Il Is
believed that a dispatch Was forwarded
10 the commander VI the New ORLEANS
advising him VI the course TO be pursued.
Tho general situation at Shanghai
CAUSED by the proposed landing Of l'rit
ish troops and the protests OF German,
and France continues 10 liz strained, al
though the authorities are rather NOR,
bopriul Of satisfactory adjustment thar
heretofore.
The state department does not treat th'
matter as at all grave, and regards i
rather 49, a misunderstanding, one sid'
holding that British activity Is eoniinc,
Ia Shanghai. while the other insists tina
this activity ,s destined 10 cover Thu
whole Nsngt-e REGAIN. One Of the diplo
matte officials Who have been most activ
IN this affair .aid to-day that IN any even
there could be no serious rupture, AN,
even II tr,ops were landed II would in
crease tho security and order prevailing
II -ecsns Ia L. accepted that II the bri,
i-h troop. land, German and French, an
possibly Russian tfoolss also will land
Abcut iun fteach troops have arrived a
Hong kong. destined for Shanghai, an
Herman sh,ps are nov ON their way /
the same point.
The Herman. French and Russia
charges dahai,s called separately at tn
state department today. The situat,o
~as discussed. but no important chang,
developed.
The general policy Of the goyernmen
towards China heretofore has brrn mad
known both Ia General GhafIee and Mi,
isi~r ocager and IL wa. stated author,ts
lively tonight that there MAS ne nece'-sit
ii sending thrsc oA,eials additional IL
stfurtlona
The Tact V emphasized by admiuistri
ton official. tina, the policy Of the po'
ssnrncnt In stated la Secretary lays moi
~ July 3 and that nothing can be add,
now To that document except AN elabor
ton II the points stated therein,
Tho Dispatch from General Ysmag-
chi. giving the detail. Of the capture
f.kin. Vas accepted by tho war depar
m~et officials giving the NEST sat'
factory seeeua, thus lar revived. &c
.sai Nafnsgachi h In command II Il
t...a army corps with 20 rank VI n,alo
gvu~tsi and " trgsri~i a. enc II q
nght,ng g~nefal. vi tho japanese arm
liis frS,ors d.~rio~s~ for The first time IN
the Ames,can. shared In the assault
the esty. ani thai they marched Nth /
Hr,li.A tr,s,t- ~ ths south gate. wh,lc |,
japanese and Russians oI~rstei again
ths rasi gate.
What VAS mo~t noticeable In tbs Jsps
~~ report a.. that tho japanese kill
arr g,scs 81 s.o aud the Chinese Hill
OF AO.
An VIII watch.
A. the rw~uit II an exchange II cab
Kssn. hsswsva the powsss soncernin4
TAR. at Shanghai. sn agvv~n.a, has h,
reached by Which all the simlrais Of /
SEVERAL powers represented at SAangh
viii act suseutrwnsly in a survey. OF ~sts
isg. 81 tho Chine-s ianSsse hces. insls,
q having Thu. da., performed entirely
the british admiral at Shanghai II
ch,n~.e fanxs.- art consists Of ~
cruiser. and several torpedo hea,s and
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