The sun., 1900-09-04
R gHINESB POLICY.
4afe Department Silent Regarding
The Negotiations.
Hoped RUSSIA WILL YIELD.
Supplies Have Been Sent to
Our Troops In China to Give
Them All Necessaries I'm
6F til Next May.

washington, Sept. 3.-Following its
.f1nounced policy, the state department
(spreserving silence as to the progress
ofBtlae negotiations now afoot respecting
The Withdrawal of troops from Peking.
[tis gathered, however, that up to date
40 definite responses have been received
10 our last communication to the powers
5n this subject. 1t is stated that In all
probability at least a week will be con
sunled In diplomatic exchange. In that
Hme one OF two things may happen.
Russia may yield to what appears to be
tie wish of nearly all the powers and re-
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withdraw from Peking, or the United
States forces also will be marched out.
MI is clearly the wish of our government
fthat the first Of these lines of action
Snail be taken. Events in Pekins as re-
b0rfed in press dispatches encourage the
lRovernment here in the hope and almost
sfn the expectation that Russia will yield.
N Meanwhile nothing has been heard
1ftol1 Mr.. Conger since his dispatch
@ansmitted through Mr.. Fowler last
Saturday and supposed to have been sent
from I'cking about Aug. -. General
l('haffee WAS equally silent officially, or
&EiSt HIS ltlegTttiilS were eus loi tiiNAN
3NTns no word from him.
5x8'rhe war department is not informed
Uds to the plans for camps in China for
%&he winter and is not aware that the re-
&Dprt that three camps are to be estab-
Mishet, one each at peking, Tien-tsin and
#Taky is correct The quartermaster' S
has sent to Taku enough
N suplies to furnish the 5000 troops in
Chaa with all necessaries from Sept. l
UNI May 1.
M VIII Soon De In China.
l8 HI of these supplies will be in China
NIhin the next 80 or 40 days. The last
N sip to leave San Francisco for Taku
W Th quartermaster's supplies was the
a bsecranz, which closely followed the
y ebert Both of these ships took abun-
Ant clothing and forage. There had
&Feviously been sent immense quantities
MD lumber, including everything in the
Il Ray of building materials that is neces-
pary in the construction of barracks for
the men and stables for the horses. This
Hmber and similar supplies will reach
Taku in short time.
"a 1t is somewhat doubtful whether Taku
will be made the site of a large camp, as
the reports received by the quartermas-
ter's department indicate that the facili-
lies at this place are not very good,
there being an especial lack of buildings
for storing and warehousing the supplies.
&While it is possible that a small detach-
ment will remain at Taku, the belief al
the war department is that the main
body of troops will be wintered at Tien-
fsin.
Nothing has been announced from the
WAR department as to General Chaffee's
Recommendation but it is known that he
llfavors the withdrawal of troops to Tien-
ftsin or some place near the coast. His
Recommendation as to the points for
Rwintering the troops will no doubt be
Niargely followed. The belief is enter
.tained at the war department that the
freport concerning the wintering of the
troops was sent before it was known
Z that negotiations were in progress for
+ the withdrawal from Peking.
The war department has received a
cablegram from General Barry, of which
the following portion has been made pub,
lie: General Chaffee has everything well
in hand. His driving power materially
assisted prompt relief of legation. Consid-
ering arduous service, condition of troops
excellent"