The sun., 1900-07-20
HURRY TROOPS TO CHINA,
ACTIVITY IN EVERY BRANCH or
THE MILITARY SERyICE.

| Four TrsasDorts to Sail by Alg. Is witt
| 1000 Men and ssppliss-The war Depart
nent Expects to Increase the Force Il
china More Than 10000 Men BY Oct.
WASHINGTON. July Is-The opinion eI
pressed at the Cabinet meeting to-day that IN,
| situation in China demands the immediat,
presence Of all the American troops now undel
orders for service in China was anticipated BY
Secretary Root and the War Department on
cas. Yesterday and to-day the creates
| activity prevailed In every branch Of the mill
tary service. Hurry orders were telegraphec
, ~ the commanding officers OF all the
organizations selected. Ten days age
provision was being made for only s.0O(
troops: to-day all orders for supplies Of cloth
ing and equipments have been doubled 10 a. Ia
provide for at least $4,000 men. The transport
service has been particularly active. Col. Bird
has made special arrangements for the ship
ment OF both troops and supplies, and within
the last three days seven additional ships have
been chartered. The instructions Of the Secre-
tary Of War to the different officials ere to do
everything necessary to get the expedition into
China within the next ten weeks. This will re-
Quire the greatest energy on the part Of the
stan departments. and particularly the trans
portation bureau.
Quartermaster-Ciensra Ludington has en-.
countered some dinlculty In securing proper
freight ships. Only few days ago two ships
wanted by the United States were secured by
Russia, which had an option on them. A schedule
prepared to-day. however. shows that IL may
be possible 10 send the entire force to China by
the ist Of October. Four transports will sail
from the Pacific coast for China by the middle
Of August and will carry about four thousand
men, They are the Hancock. Meade, Garonne
and Warren. The Garonne has just been re-
chartered by the Government and will sail from
Seattle. while the other three will start from
San Francisco.
The troops assigned to the transports are a.
follows: Hancock. to sail Aug. l. 500 Marines
four batteries OF artillery. 400 men, and one
company Of engineers. i52 men: total, 1852
troops. Meade. from San Francisco. Aug. 1,
battalion Of the Fifteenth Infantry. $40 men;
squadron Of the Third Cavalry. as men: total.
eS7 men, to which will be added several
hundred recruits. Gsronns to sail from
Seattle Aug. l. two sauadrons Of the First
Cavalry. sS4 men. and several hundred
recruits. Warren. from San Francisco
1s
ss4 men and recruits. The total number Of
troops in the organization named Is SIN. to
which will be added recruits sufficient to make
force Of over four thousand to soil by the
middle Of August and reach Taku, China. before
the middle OF September. The horses for the
First Cavalry will be sent on the animal ship
Patns. and the horses for the Ninth Cavalry
on the Srathsyle.
Meanwhile arrangements are being made to
get other transports to San Francisco a. soon
a. possible. The Logan. which went To Taku
from Manila with the Ninth Infantry and was
later sent to Nagasaki to receive the troops to
arrive there on the Grant and carry them 70
China, has by reason Of mistaken orders, left
Nagasaki for San Francisco and will arrive
there before the middle Of next month She
will be made ready imme diately for a return
trip to Nagasaki with another load OF troops
The departure Of the Logan from Nagasaki,
however. has altered the plan of the War De-
partment, and the Grant will receive orders at
Nagasski to proceed direct to Taku with the
Sixth Cavalry. going afterward 10 Manila to un-
load her cargo for the troops In the Philippines.
The transport Indiana has been ordered to Ma
gasaki from Taku. after unloading the Four
teenth Infantry, and take the place of
the Logan rs transport ship between Ma
gasaki and Taku. There are 1909 men now in
China with the Ninth Infantry. The Fourteenth
and Fifth Artillery on the way TO
China from Manila tompriss l.22e men. and tho
Infantry and Sixth Cavalry, on the
way from San Francisco. .Ss3 more. Their
arrival at Taku on time will increase the army
force TO total OF 3, ,ses by Aug. is. BY the end
Of the FIRST week in September the troops to 20
on the four vessels named will have reached
China and. exclusive Of the 500 marines, will
Increase the force to about 1898 men,
The departure Of these four transports will
cave remaining only two battalions each Of the
Second, Fifth and Eighth Infantry. Amounting
70 3.i7< enlisted men, and the First Infantry,
which Is soon to be ordered from Cuba to the
United States The problem now before the
officials is to provide transportation sufficient
o get these remaining troops out of the United
states before the middle OF September, so that |
hey will reach China by Oct. 1.
The work Of tha Secretary OF War has not
,een confined to the preparations for sending |
roops. Much time has been occupied in pre- |
,aring Gen. Chafees complete instructions.
which will be cabled to him at Nasasaki. |
rhe same time Gen. Chanes will be Informed OF |
iis pio"o'ou W anu Nc Will De |
Isked what general officers he would like
o have ordered to Taku to form his |
tan. The instructions were not COM
'leted until his morning. when secro-
ary Root took q copy Of them with
i'm to the Cabinet meeting. He announced
his afternoon that the instructions were neces-
ariy not confined to military matters. The
riginal orders to Gen. Chafree had not been
but the additional Instructions 70
more into detail and contain much later In
ormation than Gen. Chaffee had when he left
an Francisco. He Ia told to proceed without
clay to Pekin and protect American lives
nd property. This order Is based on
he possibility that Minister Conger and
he other officers may be alive and
eed protection. The instructions are, how
yer. broad enough to permit him to act con-
urreutly with the forces Of the other Powers
. any military movement that might be
greed upon. Gen. Chaffee IL informed that
his country Is not at war with China, and
'hile he may act concurrently with the other
Drces he Is to avoid all International compi.
ations, directing himself entirely 70 securing
he safety OF all American subjects and
lterests.
FklNCE WORkIyE gORINITY