The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-19
WAITING ON THE OFFICERS.
The Government Satisfied TO Know
Legations Arc Safe-DetaiIs of
Advance to Come Later.

Washington, Aug 1S-The government.
now fully satisfied by the advices in hand
that the information troops have enter
ed Pekin and that the legations are saw
ed, is calmly awaiting detailed statements
from own officers on the ground Dis
patches were received to-day from Gen.
Barry at Che Foo ana Consul General
Go2dnow at Shanghai, repeating the main
fac of the capture and relief.
Neither Gen. Chaffee nor Admiral Rem
ey was heard from, however, and it is
to them, particularly to the American
commander at Pekin tha. the govern
ment looks for advices, not only on what
has occurred, but on the local develop
ments from which an intelligent deter
nina zion can be made of what still re-
mains to be done.
The Pr silent Secretary Root, Ac ing
Secretary of State Adee, Acting Seer stary
of the Navy Hackett, and other offioia's
were in conference during the afternoon.
1t was stated aft rward tina no additional
details had come conce erning Pekin, and
il was understood that the conference
had to do particularly with the situation
at Shanghai
Word reached the navy dspar ment dur
ing the afternoon that the United S.ates
cruiser New orleans had reached Shang
hal. at which point Bri ish warships and
transports are already in force, while the
French, Russians and Germans are hur-
rying their men to the same destination.
The American government so far has
kept quite out of this entang ement, and
in view Of the reported landing of troops
by some cf the Powers, it was stat d au-
thori atvely that the landing of Ameri-
can troops never had been contemplated.
Situation at Shanghai.
Although the officials declined to give
out any specific information it was un-
derstood generally that the government
was I'm possession of word that the land
ing of the British forces had occurred to-
day and it was probable that this would
be followed by the landing Of German and
French forces. AS these several forces
had, as the ostensible purpose Of their
landing, the maintenance Of peace and or
der, il is not assumed TO be likely that
any disorder can arise out of the course
pursue. As a result of the conferences
held to-day, it is believed that a dispatch
was forwarded 10 che commander of the
New Orleans, advising him of the course
to be pursued.
The general situation at Shanghai,
caused by The proposed landing of Brit
ish troops and the protests of Germany
and France, continues 10 be strained. al
though the authorities are rather more
hopeful of satisfactory adjus tment than
heretofore The State Department does
not treat the matter as at all grave and
regard IL rather as a misunderstanding
one side holding that British activity is
| confined 10 Shanghai. while the other in
| lists that this activity is designed to cover
! the whole Yang Use region.
one Of the diplomatic officials who has
been most active in the affair said to-
day that in any event there would be no
| serious rupture, for even II troops were
! landed 1t would increase the security and
order prevailing. II seems to be accept
| ed lhai II the British troops land German
| and French and possibly Russian troops
| also will land About 100 French troops
have arrived at Hong Kong destined for
| Shanghai and German ships are now on
| their way 70 the same point.
The German French and Russian
charge d'affaires called separately az the
| state Department to-day. The situation
was discussed, but no important changes
developed.
United states Policy.
J The general policy Of the government