The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-25


results may be decisive not only to the
immediate force employed. but In deter
mining the fate of the legations and for
eign settlements at Tientsin, and also
whether the issue is or Is not to be war
with China.
Battleship Oregon ON the Way.
Word reached the navy department
that the hattlcship Oregon got away from
Hongkong last night. bound for Taku.
This Is two days ahead of her expected
start. She took 1874 sailors and marines
brought to Hongkong by the zafro.
The big ship may now have a chance to
repeat her celebrated performance
around the Horn" as she Is being
crowded for fast run TO the scene OF
action. The distance IN about 500 miles,
and II she makes her record time she
will be in Taku In six days, about the
same time that the Brooklyn arrives
from Manila. These ships and the
Monadnock are the only ones going To
China. Admiral Crowuinshield pronounces
AZ untrue the report that the gunboats
Marietta, Princeton and several other
ships at Manila have been ordered to
Taku- There Is felt TO be no need for
them, and. moreover, with the ships now
under orders to sail, Admiral Remey
will have force which Is considered
able 20 meet any possible requirement
The Monadnock has n large complement
OF men who can be used a landing
party, and II Is this rather than her
armament which makes her so available
at this time.
War Department Preparing.
The war branch Of the government Is
preparing for any eventuaiity that may
arise out OF the Chinese situation. IL
was stated by one OF the highest officials
OF the army that the scale OF prepara-
tions Is OF "a magnitude which would both
interest and surprise the public. But.
he added. the Information would be OF
even greater interest ana service to any
foreign Zoe which the United States may
be called upon TO face within the next
few weeks or months and for that rea-
son there is no purpose to make public
the fun preparations making TO meet
whatever issue arises.
All that tho officials will say Is that
both the army and the navy. n occasion
srisoA will give a good acoun, Of them
selves.
Corbin Refuses to Talk.
Adjt Gen. Corbin was Rt his desk dur
ing tho morning, and. after going over the
dispatches. went 10 the White House
The president was about 20 start for
church. SO there was time for only a
brief consultation. Cos Corhin qaid
nothing had been received up to that
hour from Macarthur as to the Chinese
situation The preparations for China
Gen. Cofhin refused 20 say anything
about. except that the report ~ a brigade
being ordered there was purely spcruia-
tive.
No Assurance From reking
While tao uerlin rcports AIS so the safe
Is Of Baron kettler and the LEGATIONS 81
Fcsing appear 60 dispose q one ~ the
most alarming stories ~ the crisis Min
lister ConGes st Picking Is sam cut ~
from communications here. and there Is
40 direct assurance 81 the safety OF ,he
ministers and legations nor Is there a
word q the relief force, Including the
Americans who sought 90 break through
60 Picking
Secretary Ions returned from an out
ing last night aa4 to-day resumed charGe
% affairs About the FIRST news that
reached him on his arrival WAS the asht-
Ing ana b,oodShed o. the American mar
Inc forces near rientsln
Monadnack Not "a he sent
Late today the order contemplating tho
sending 81 the monitcr Monaduock 70
Taku was countcrmanded.
Admiral Remey reported that the YES
sci had been stripped 81 her Officers.
presumably Tor duties on other vessels,
and fov this and other reasons IL VAS
not deemed advisable 70 send her Chief
among these reasons Is the fact hiatt the
make voyage Of such a ship as the
Mopadnock, with her low free board.
very uncertain. She would have 90 DO
towed the greater part Of the distance.
and this would delay the arrival IN Chi
nese waters % any other ship which
would be sent with her. Secretary Long