The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-19

of the Yorktown, is as follows.
''Chee Foo, June 17.-Taku force fired
upon foreign vessels about 12:45 a. m.
Surrendered TO allied forces at 8 a. m.
The British admiral is at Tien Tsin.
''TAUSSIG."
Great Latitude For Kempf.
The instructions sent to Admiral
Kempff. relative to his participation in
the seizure of the Taku forces We're
broad. consisting of direction to pro-
tect all American interests and to that
end to act cOncurrently with represen-
tatives of other powers. The sole con-
ditiOn was that in his judgment his
lets should tend to the protection Of
American interests.
Tt was learned at the British embassy
this afternoon that there We're two
British admirals in the Pei Ho river,
Admiral Seymour and Admiral Bruce.
Therefore Commander Taussig's refer
ence to the arrival of British admiral at
Tien Ssin does not mean necessarily
Seymour has returned with his foreign
column.
Included in the detachment of 100 ma
Tines with the international expedition
sent to the relief of the foreign resi-
dents at Pekin are the following well
known officers of the marine corps:
Major L. w. T. Weller and Lieuten-
ants r. F. Whine, G. c. Reid, A. E.
Harding, H. Leonard and n. L. jolly.
Troops Delayed by Typhoon.
The war department has received the
following cablegram from General Mae
Arthur at Manila, dated yesterday:
Ninth infantry, Colonel Liscum, or
dered to Taku on Logan: transportation
Port Albert; probably start oath. Ty-
phOOn delayed movement"
A press dispatch from Manila says
the typhOOn has washed out the road
between Tarlac and Manila, delaying
the arrival of the Ninth regiment there
for probably a week.
The typhOon has caused the United
States transport Hancock to return to
Bay, where she now awaits a modera-
ton OF weather.
Secret Plans Uncovered.
The press dispatches from Manila last
night saying that the Ninth infantry
had been ordered to Manila for service
in China exposed the secret plans of the
war department to despatch troops to
the scene of trouble in China. Secret
orders were sent to General MacAr-
thur few days ago to prepare for the
prompt despatch of troops to Taku. but
it was not intended that the matter
should become public until the move
ment was at least under way. Now
that the matter leaked out from Manila
( the officials of the war department adj
nit that the administration has con-
cluded TO send troops TO China for the
protection of the lives and property of
American citizens.
The voyage from Manila 10 Taku will
oCcuDz at least a week
The state department this morning
received a Cdblegram from United
States Consul GOodnow at Shanghai.
repeating the news previously conveyed
to the navy department by Admiral
Remey and Commander TaUssig.
Status With China IN Doubt.
Il is difficult to get a precise official
view of the status of our relations with
China since this last news. The con-
clusiOn that We are in a state Of war is
emphsticaliy negatived by the officials
best competent TO speak.
The Chinese minister, WI Ting Fang,
was an early vieitor to the state de-
partment today. He does not believe
that we ere at war with China He said
that the had been a great misunder-
standing, and he was satisfied that if
the Taku -9rees had fired upon the in
ternati0nal feet it was because the
commanders OF the Chinese forts there
did not understand what was wanted,
or had failed, through an error, to re-
ceive proper instructions from his SUI
perior.
At the state department the idea
prevailed that there had been a bonn
bardment, and that our forces were on
Chinese soil Still there was no war Up
20 this stage.
Secretary Hay was asked if the latest
deve opments had made any change in
the policy which the United States has
adopted toward these Chinese troubles.
He replied; Our naval forces in that
region have been directed to act con-
currently with the forces of the other
powers for the protection of all Ameri-
can interests"
owing TO The eccentric action of the
telegraph wires and cables. which in
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