Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-30
ANXIETY A1 CAPITAL
Washington Authorities Much Per-
turbed by Lack Of Authentic
News From China.
The Situation Grows More Myster.
ious and Doubt and Depres-
sion Prevails.
Great Alarm Felt For the Safety
Of the Ministers at
Pekin.

Washington, June S0.-The president
left Washington for his Canton home
last night, fun of confidence that the
situation in China has Improved, tho it
is fair to say that all the members of
his official household do not agree With
him in that conclusion. Indeed, the
days news. limited tho.t was to a sim
gle cablegram from ADMIRAL kempff,
and che preparation of Instructions to
Gen. Chaffe, sent out nothing calcu-
lated to strengthen the hopes of the
friends of the foreign ministers and the
missionaries. who have now been siS
lent for fully two weeks. Kempff's ca
blegram was a disappointment, IN his
confession that he knew nothing of the
wherea bouts of the missing people. and
there are many expressions of wonder
that neither that officer nor any of the
foreign naval commanders at Taku
have been ingenious enough to estab-
fish some system of spying so as to
learn within two weeks what has taken
place at Pekin. STILL it is said at the
navy department that Admiral kempf
apparently has done as we'll as any of.
the other commanders in getting the
news. and that it would be manifestly3
unfair topronource criticism upon him
until all the facts develop. II there
has been any fault, Admiral Remey,
who should arrive 1T Taku within a
week. according to the short message
he sent from Hong Kong. will make the
fact manifest.
Relative to the interesting story that
an international accord has been ar
rived at as to the pro tempcre settle
ment of the Chinese trouble, state de-
spartment officials say that while the
United States is not a party to such an
agreement, if the European powers and
Japan have come to an understanding
on the basis set out. the result should
be welcomed by all who have no selfish
designs to satisfy. 1t is, of course.
not yet possible to predict accurately
what attitude the United states would
assume officially towards such COM
bination, nor whether the government
could be induced 70 enter into the COM
mon agreement. except with some spe-
cial reservations made necessary by a
desire to preserve the unbroken tradi-
tons Of the United States in their rela-
tons with foreign nations.
President Mckinley has approved the
instructions prepared for Gen. Chaffee
by Secretary Root. The latter said
Chaffee had been ordered To look out
for the interests ofsthe United States in
China. to avoid entangling alliances, to
act concurrently With the other foreign
powers, where 1t was to the general in
lterest to do so. and in a word. to con-
i3tinue the policy that has marked the
actions of the United States govern
ment since the beginning of the Box
err troubles in China.
The war department has issued a
statement to the effect that it is daily
lreceiving letters and kilograms from all
sections OF the country rendering the
services of individuals and organiza-
ltions in the event of war between the
\ limited States and China. The depart
ment states that it rests with congress
! ard not with the president to increase
\ the volunteer force and while the wal
ear not be other thar
grateful at these prompt and spontane-
sous evidences Of patriotism on the par
/ IF the people. II can only reply to each
and every such tender OF assistance
that there is no authority Of law fol
4 the acceptance OF any volunteer troop:
/ other than those now in the service"