The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-06-21
ANXIETY At THE CAPITAL.
News From China Interrupted and
Government 0fEieers Get
ting Uneasy.
ADMIRAL KEppF NOT EVEN HEARD FROM,
rhm GsvsromsAs WIN Make Extraordinary
EGsrts to Open Communication sad
wa. msAawhiis, Dlapnteh . Lana Force
From, sianliA to Aid ths snasrnAsionai
Coinnan.

passed without single line Of news
from any official source respecting tho
critical situation in China. All day the
telegraph Offices at the White House
and in ,he state, war and navy depart
mentS were manned. but no word came.
Inquiries Of the cable companies
showed that not onl y were the eommuni-
cations by wire with Pekin, Taku, Tien
rsin and all northern China suspended,
but the notices conveyed little eneour-
agemcnt for the hope that they would
be soon rcopened.
CsmasaaioAtioa Cus on.
The war department early In the day
received the following message from
the Western Union headquartern at
New York:
THE only news from the east tc-
day is a notice of the interruption ci
the Great Northern lines between
Blagowestchcnsk ana Tschita, which
cuts oil all communication with China
and japan via that route"
The line referred to is land wire
running out Of Pekiu TO Tschita 10 tho
north and connecting with the Russian
Siberian system. Thence land wires
run through Corea and by n short ca
bic across to Nagnsah, Japan.
No News FROM Ads~irai hempe.
The navy department, during the
day, made an effort TO reach Rcar-Ad-
miral Kcmpff on his flagship Newark,
nt the Taku Office at the mouth OF the
Pei-Ho river. a cnblegram was ad-
dressed 10 the commander Of the Unit
ed States steamship Yorktown at Che
Foo, the nearest treaty port TO TalSu.
on the northern side OF the Shantung
peninsula. repeating The message In
dited TO Admiral KempR last Thurs
day, inquiring as TO his situation, the
conditions at Pekin st last report, and
into his need for more men and ships.
and directing the commander TO take
the message at once TO Taku and r.
turn with the answer.
mia the Rest "a CouId.
The department does not know
whether the message TO Chetoo can be
delivered, but made the effort. From
Chefoo to faku is only single days
run for the Yorktown, 40 that m
answer from Admiral Kempff should
be received by Monday night, II Chefoo
can he reached to-day,
yi,. Resurt 90 0sk~E Means.
Failing in this effort, resort will be
speedily bad "a other measures, IT..
meantime word Is not received from
some orr lu authority In China. Just
what course will he followed Ia not
vet determined. Admiral Remey, at
Manila, IL probably too far away from
the srene: the run to Taku would oc-
rupy a weeks time. II Is probable
that the nearest United States consul
60 Taku, who is still within reach Of
| the cables, will be wired instructions
10 charter n speedy merchant steamer
| az once 60 run 20 Iaku with the de-
partmcni's message. HagRsaki, Japan,
| is the nearest port, but because the
wires from that point 10 the United
| States cross Siberia and Europe over
land. perhaps, the best route would be
via Shanghai and the system OF brief
| cables via India anu the He'd and the
| Mediterranean seas.
Dispatch Foree fFona Manila.
| Meanwhile IL the communications re-
main interrupted with Taku II is GER
tain that u message will I've ordered a'
once at Manila TO dispatch more naval
force, or troops on transports, to re-
inforce Admiral Kempfr and extend
sid to the international relief column
which, IL is beginning 90 be feared. Il
itself In sore need Ct help.
Inevitable Relays.
Gen. Macarthur probably would re
quire a few days to prepare militar,
expedition. owing to the inadvisahiiify
Of reducing his present small garrisoT
IN Manila. Even Admiral Remy maj
be obliged 20 drlay nending chips, ow
ing TO the absence a the smaller Graf
suitable for such service as 10 re
aulr.d on scouting duty among the isl
Ands Of the srchlpelago.
| AuxIass Abaut Friends.
The state department to-day reerive'
numerous ,eiegrams from relatives an'
friends of Americans In northern
Chns and in Pckln. praying for new
touching the welfare of their friends
MIR. Ledyard. of Detroit, father OF tb'
wife Of the German ambassador a
pekln, reported 10 have been killed b,
the boxers, was one OF the mos
anxious of these irquircrS, and ex
Secretary Algcr was another, each In
tlmating Willingness TO meet any ex
pcnse that might be involved In an or
der from the department TO some re
sponsihlc officials nrer the scene o
trouble TO secure information by an!
means In their power.