The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
Minister WI Maintains a Wonderful
Show Of Confidence.
SAYS CHINESE METHODS ARE UNLIKE
Those Of The United States, Which Expla.
nation Does Not Satisfy.
He Is TRYING TO GET MESSAGE THROUGH
General ChaGce with His Troops on
the Grant Is Due AZ TaISu--Ar-
engagements to Rush Troops.

Washington. July 2S-The day brought |
forth the usual crop of edicts and reports
from various quarters and the usual visit
from Minister WI to the state department
all bearing directly upon the welfare OF
the foreign ministers In Pekin. This CON
stantly growing mass of assertions is be-
ginning to have n cumulative effect upon
hopeful view taken of the state OF affairs
tcday. Beyond the fact that it is scarcely
conceivable that the Chinese authorities
should persist in repeating and strength
ening these stories up to the rapidly APP
preaching moment when the whole truth
must be disclosed by other agencies, it
appeared upon careful consideration OF the
reports that there WIS really less ground
for hope as to the safety OF MIR. Conger
and his colleagues at Pelin today than
there was yesterday. The depressing fact
is always in mind that the Chinese su-
thorites, who by their own statements are
able to communicate with the legations
for some mysterious reason do not permit
these unfortunates TO communicate with
their own governments. Minister Wu's
explanation OF this, that Chinese methods
are different from ours. is scarcely suffI-
Client for the officials here The minister,
however, is honestly trying to get FUR
Their communication through from Minis
ter Conger and It NAV be that success in
| this undertaking will afford him q brilliant
vindication. At least he maintains a won
derful show OF confidence in the safety OF
the legations and manages 10 impress this
in some degree upon the officials and
others with whom he comes In contact.
The war department officials calculated
that General Chaffee with his troops on
the Grant would arrive at Taku this after
noon, though 1t may be several days be-
fore his report OF the fact can reach the
department The Irregular and unsatis-
factory character CT the present means of
communication with Taltu and China has
been taken into consideration by the war
department and it IS said that one of Chat
tees first acts en- taking charge of the
United States forces ashore at Taku and
lien Tsin Will be to establish, perhaps in
CO. operation with the other military COM
manders a line of rapid dispatch boats
running from Tlen Tsin to Shanghai or
INagasaki.
1t is known that all contingencies have
been canvassed and that II an emergency
should arise IN China which makes 1t i'm
perative 10 have additional troops they
will be drawn. Some time ago General
Macarthur was advised by Secretary Roct
to maintain sufficient transports TO carrs
! supplies between Manila and Taku ana
these transports will be available for
emergency troops. The Pennsylvania, IN
: diana and Sumner. when the last named
errives at Manlln, probably will be- held
for service between Manila aud Taku and
viii be ava liable for any contingency which
may occur. stubborn resistance to the
r advance OF the international armies might
: make additional troops necessary. In
that event speedy relief column will no
doubt be sent from Manila.