The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-27

since the close OF tbs Japanese war had Il
any conception OF the vast amount OF I
money which the Peking Governpent had |
expended In preparations for another war.
And while the Chinese would not. or could |
not stand against In the OPEN they \
inflicted severe punishment on US while I
Ne were driving them out Of the villages
and from behind mud walls"
Capt. McCalla. In concluding. saws 40
far "a he can Judge the International
problem now 20 he solved In China IL
most Interesting and very difYcuit He
also says that the United States NAV be
called upon. on account OF its large trade
Interests IN China. to adopt and declare
an International policy which can only be
enforced by large navy.
CHATFEE AT MATow.
WASHINGTON. August 1.-THE Navy
Department early this morning made pub
DC dispatch from Admiral Remey. an
nouncing the arrival Of Gen. Charee at
Mstow. the next town Of Importance aft
er 10 ~ WI, which the Americans occu-
pied with slight opposition on the 9th
inst. The text Of the dispatch II as fol-
lows.
TAkU. August f2-Just received an
undated dispatch from Chaffee, Matow:
Yesterday opposition Of no consequence
yet terrible heat: many men Frustrated
Please inform Secretary Of War"
REMEY.
n will be seen from this message that
the date Of General Chanee's arrival at
Matow II uncertain. IL Il taken at the
Navy Department 20 mean that Matow
vas occupied on the previous day. the
iith. and that the opposition was slight
both on the road and IN taking the town.
Matow IL about twelve miles By road
frcm Ho 81 WI and the road. as indi-
Gated ON the War Department map. l. Of
the worst possible character. Matow T.
not a walled city and no serious OPPOSE
ton was expected here. n ~ about eleven
miles by road from Matow TO Ching CHA
Wan. which II really the suburb OF the
walled city Of TunE Chow and the key to
the gates Of Picking ~ Gen. Chaffee
was at Matow on the nth. n II quite pos
sible that BY today he H. either In pos
session % Tung Chow or engaged with
the retreatinE Chinese army. that "a was
thought might make n stand behind its
walls. The War Department Is highly
Eratihed AZ the report Of General CHAT
fees steady advance. which for a week
past has been secuted as a foolhsrdy adj
venture BY some OF the European war
ofncials.
OF quite a. much interest as the record
OF the army's advance IL the speculation
now current about the state Department
az 90 the status Of diplomatic negotia-
ticns. The state Department has thrown
ursccustomed veii Of secrecy that II taken
90 presase important developments. one
thing H. well-nixh certain. namely. thai
the Conrer message Of yesterday. which
was not made public. II one Of n series
% identical notes addressed by the be
!. leaguered Ministers - their Govern
ments
Minister Wa. who. besides being tn,
Chinese Minister here. also L. the accred
I tied representative OF China TO Spain. re
. lceived along with the ConEer message o.
yesterday a cipher message from tn
spanish Minister IN Peking. which Mr.
WI forwarded 90 Madrid n was no
made public there. sir Claude MacDon
AIDS dispatch 20 the British Foreign OF
, Zee. evidently Of the same vintage as tn
two other dispatches referred 10. also wa
withheld from publication This H. take
a. fair indication that negotiations o
Importance are on foot. but their natur
~ entirely speculative.
The state Department this mornin
stated that not only was the text Of IN
lConEer dispatch kept secret. but no aues
tiors would be answered In connectio
with IT, contents n was pointed out b
the Department that with the interna
tionai forces practically at the gates Z
Tekine. any statement Of Minister Cor
ser might involve him and all Of N
other Ministers In very serious cons
quences. n was said. however. that n
statement from London this morning
:. credited 20 a member OF Parliament. thl
=. negotiations were on foot In Washingto
, between the various Powers looking TO
IN future form OF government for Chin
8 was without foundation. The State ID
/. pGrtment announced that no note on IN
: subject had been exchanged between q
n Powers
"A n H. considered significant that no pre-
ck arations are being pushed for the white
a. Ing Of the American forces In China. Bot
- the Commissary and Quartermastei
n Departments are ready TO purchase al
D. ship supplies for the Chinese expecitio
- airy force such az would be needful In
winter campaign There are certain su
W plies which would be necessary for q
.. contingency and certain steps viii
ne would have 20 be taken. and that qu
. % speedily. unless there was strong no
that the American army would be out
pe' China before the Gulf Of re Chi ii free7
m over which usually happens about
20 first Of November. Preparations made
|. I. 90 a recent date looked TO the ouarteri
-. of the American force on Chinese :
10 through the winter season. IL canno;
said that this expectation has been
- tirely abandoned. but 70 h certain a
scme Of tho final purchases and prepa
lions are suspended for the present
though there II considerable probabil
that they would not have 90 be made
All The War Department mas as
given no definite statement on this >
l iect. but the suspension Of operations
considered significant.
CONTRADICTORY VIEWS.
NEW YORK. August IA dispatch
the Tribune from London says.
The Chinese Minister In this capital.
chm chen 10 FenR Luh. sticks TO
guns and IL as resoiutely optimistic
TO- ever tie has made another staten
~ In which he reiterates his conviction
IL the Ministers In Peking are safe.
Wy positively ridicuies the idea that they
b. IN any jeopardy. A. for the re-
that IA ring Heng has brought up =
and bOmbarded the legations. he says
cannot be true. n u were. the lega
buildings would have been reduced
ruins IN an hour or two.
side by side with the Chinese Minis'
reassuring statement comes SIR Cla
MacDonaids cipher dispatch Of An
sth. IN which ths British represents
describes the situation as despei
states that the food supply viii not
more than ten days. and declares
unless relief arrives speedily a ger
massacre n imminent Between {
contradictory statements anxiety