Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-25
WAITING FOR NEWS
Anxious Expectancy in Official
Quarters.
SECRETARY HAY C0NSULTS Mr.. LONG
Talk About Sending Dewey to
Command Dscredited.
MILITARY REINFoRCEMENTs

A state of anxious expectancy prevailed
throughout official quarters today. but
neither the State, War nor Navy Depart
ment had received a word to shed light on
the Chinese situation. Secretary Long was
at his desk by $50 o'clock, hoping that
some word might come from Admiral
Kempff on the initial engagement and on
the second movement, which was to have
been made yesterday. But nothing came
from Admiral Kempff during the early
hours, nor was it known whether Admiral
Remey had gotten away on the Brooklyn
last night, as was expected. In the absence
of more important work, Mr.. Long turned
to the mass of routine which had accumu-
lated during his absence. and was engaged
in conference with chiefs Of the various
naval branches
Secretary Hay came to the Navy Depart
ment about 10 o'clock, and had a long con-
ference with Mr.. Long i'll the latters pri-
vate office. 1t doubtless related to the CO.
operation of the forces in China. but moth
ing authoritative was made known to
the conference. The State Department was
entirely without news, except in a meager.
negative dispatch from the United States
consul at Shanghai, John Goodnow. stating
that no reliable advices from Pekin or else
where had come to him for many days.
London Conference.
The report from London of conference
between Ambassador Choate and Lord Sal
isbury and a certain proposition made by
Mr. Choate gives apparent importance to a
comparatively minor transaction, which
was made known by the State Department
some days ago. This was when the vice.
roys of the five great provinces OF the
langtse kfang valley gave assurances that
they were able to maintain order in that
locality without the presence of foreign
troops. They were given to understand
that SO long as they succeeded in that eff
fort no foreign troops would be employed.
The assurances of the viceroys We're COM
muEicatcd to ambassadors abroad and
they in turn laid them before the several
foreign governments.
Chinese Minister Anxious.
The Chinese minister, Mr.. WI, and the
German ambassador, DIR. Won Holleben call
ed on Secretary Hay shortly before noon
today. The Chinese minister came first and
showed in his manner great anxiety and
for the first time impatience at all in
quiries. He reiterated the statement, No
news TO the army of newspaper men who
beSieged him. DR.. Won Holleben'S call was
more in quest of information than 10
give it.
General Corbn summed up the situation
at the War Department by saying that
nothing had been heard from General Mac
Arthur. 1t is hoped to get the 9th Infan-
try off from Manila on the Logan tomorrow
or next day, and 1t is settled that the 9th
Cavalry, which leaves San Francisco on
the transport Grant next Sunday, will go to
Nagasaki direct. with view to being util-
lied in China. The officials discourage and
discredit the many speculative reports Of
the extensive movements of troops and de-
cline to give any authoritative information
of detailed movements.
Admiral Remey's Transfer.
Secretary Long has made the following
statement in regard to the transfer of Ad-
miral Remey from Manila to Taku:
Remey has been sent to Taku merely
because the theater of action has changed