New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-18

the international regiment with the British adj
miral as the general commanding. and Captain
NcCalla of the Newark, as senior colonel, had
reached its destination. Either of these reports
properly authenticated. would do much to re-
ieve the extreme suspense, for ii might fairly
indicate that the gravest crisis Of the Boxer
movement had passed and that further large
achievements would not be required 1t is re
garded as only remotely possible that the inter
national relief force, having 9safely reached
Picking would in turn need rescuing. Should
no news at all come tonight, or should re-
port from any reliable source reach the Presi-
dent conveying unfavorable intelligence con-
corning the relief expedition, General MacAr-
thur, at Manila viii have 6rders tomorrow to
dispatch at once the mixed force of troops he
is holding in readiness and TO prepare to send
after II another brigade at a moments notice If
the situation continues unimproved
While ordinarily il would be difficult to spare
more than a few thousand troops from the
Philippines, il is fortunate that at this season
and with the present state Of the guerilla cam
paign fully 10000 men could be sent to China
in such a grave emergency as is now feared to
exist. The Warren and the Logan, as explained
in The Tribune to-day, are ready to start with
the 18th Infantry, Colonel Daggett commanding
Light Battery T Of the 4th Artillery, and the
Signal Corps detachment, with quartermasters
train and complete expeditionary outfit Within
two or three days they could be followed by the
both Infantry, Colonel McCaskey commanding,
on the Sherman, now due at Manila from San
Francisco.
EMBASSIES WITHOUT NEWS.
Up TO late hour tonight the British. Ger
man, Russian, French and japanese officers here
had not received any Information bearing upon
the Chinese crisis from the Foreign Offices al
though they are invariably posted upon i'm
portant matters.
All sources of information having thus failed,
the President caused orders to be sent TO Com
mander Sperry Of the Yorktown, at Che-FOo, to
IN with all dispatch TO TaHu, procure a full
.--oTT of the situation from Admiral Kempff
and proceed to the nearest cable station in
operation 10 communicate with Washington
Che-Foo IS only two hundred and forty miles
from Taku, and the Yorktown can make the
run in eighteen hours.
Inquiries at the offices Of the cable companies
showed that only were the communica-
tions by wire with Picking. Taku, Tien-Tsn and
ali Northern China suspended. but the notices
conveyed little announcement for the hope that
they would be soon reopened. The War De-
partment early in the day received the follow
ing message from the Western Union head
quarters a. New-York:
The only news from the East to-day is a
notice OF the interruption Of the Great North
lines between EldEOWeSlChenSk and ISchlta
which cuts off all communication with China
and Japan via that route.
The line referred TO is a land wire running out
Of Picking 10 Tschita to the north and connect
ing with the Russian Siberian system. Thence
land wires run through Corea and by a short
cable across to Nagasaki. Japan.
Admiral Remey Manila, is probably
TOO far away from the scene; the run to
Ta'1u would occupy a weeks time. It is proba-
bic that the nearest United States Consul to
Tsku who is still within reach Of the cables
VII receives instructions TO charter a speedy
---erchant steamer at once 10 to Taku with
re Departments message. Nagasaki, Japan,
Is the nearest point, but because the wires from
that point TO the United States cross Siberia and
Europe overland. perhaps better route would
be by way Of Shanghai and the system Of Brit
ism wires across India and the Red and Mediter-
ranean seas.
The State Department to-day received nu-
ulerous kilograms from relatives and friends Of
Americans in Northern China and in Picking
aging for news touching the welfare Of their
friends. Mr.. Ledyard. OF Detroit. father of the
wife OF the German Minister at Picking, re-
5rted TO have been killed by the Boxers. was
Of Fhe most anxious OF these inquirers anG
seefetary Alger was another, each intlmat-
willingness TO meet any expense that
= be involved IN an order from the Depart
20 some responsible officials near the scene
rouble 10 secure information by any means
-Aeir power.
NEW MISSIONARIES GOING TO CHINA.
The Rev Dr. Alexander in his prayer at the
University Place Presbyterian Church last night