Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-07-21
NO EXTRA SESSION.
Congress Not to Be Called Together
Under Existing Circumstances.
Special Cabinet Meeting 30 Decides After
Thoroughly Discussing the Chinese Sit
uation-Uacis Sam WIN Have a.
600 Men In China soon.

Washington, July ia decidedly
more hopeful feeling with regard to
the Chinese situation was apparent In
all administration circles last evening.
The tide of sentiment, which had been
markedly pcssimistic, turned with
the announcement of the viceroy OF
the allies ut Tien Tsin and the cap
ture of the forts and native city and
gathered further strength from Min.
lister Wu's cablegram declaring that
the foreign ministers at Pekin were
safe July 0. Aside from these dis
patches the arrival of the president
and the special cabinet meeting called
to consider the situation were the
features of the day. The cabinet met
ut $3.50 yesterday, less than nm hour
after the president reached the white
house.
At the conclusion of the session,
which lasted 2,s hours, Secretary Root
gave out the following formal state
ment OF the action OF the cabinet:
"The president has determined that
the facts now known TO us do not
require or justify calling an extra
session of congress. Should future de-
velopments indicate that he is I'M
able to do what IL required with the
means now ut his command and the
action of congress Is necessary to
fstn ch nj hnr mn n.
thority he will not hesitate TO call 1t
together"
Advices received from Pekin prob
ably will be the determining factor In
blazing the future course Of this gov
eminent. II Minister Conger has
been murdered an extra session OF
congress seems inevitable. Admiral
Remey's message of the success fol-
lowing the earlier hard fighting at
Tien Tsin helped to relieve the anx-
icty OF the president and his advisers,
but Minister Wu's message was re-
sponsible for the really hopeful feel
ing that prevailed.
Uncie Sam. Army OF .e.00o.
Washington, July 1s.-The United
States/will have an army of about 90
600 men in China. The Ninth in
fantry with 1870 men and 700 marines
are there now. On the way to Taku
and due August l, are 500 men Of the
Sixth cavalry, 1850 of the Fourteenth
infantry and 1870 in Battery F, Fifth
artillery. The rest of the force will
be made up rs follows: Hitherto or
dered: One squadron, Third cavalry;
company +, engineer corps; two bat
talions Second, Fifth. Eighth and
Fifteenth infantry, 4,754. To be sent
by Gen. Macarthur. in accordance
with orders cabled by Secretary Root,
about 10000: additional marines UNI
der orders, 7aj: four batteries Third
artillery, $50. Total, 2l.959.
TIL. Appo,n, ment Pi-ascs Washington.
Washington, July 1s.-A dispatch
from Shanghai says: Earl III Hung
Chang is transferred to north China
as viceroy TO Chi Ii" The appoint
ment is regarded here as particularly
significant. as the province Of Chi I'll
is the scat Of practically all of the
present trouble. Pao-ring is the CAPT.
tai of the province, but within its
borders are located Peltin, the capital
OF the empire, and Tien Tsin. where
the first great battle has just oc.
Cured.
Drciarcd Ministers SAT" July o.
Washington, July ls.-The Chinese
minister has received dispatch from
the Chinese minister ut London. au-
thenticated by Sheng. the imperial
inspector of posts and tclcgrnphs ut
Shanghai, and by two viceroys. declar-
Ing that the foreigners in Pekin were
safe on July and were receiving the
protection OF the government. This
Is two days after the reported massa.
ere. Minister WI has laid the mes
sage before Secretary Hay.
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