The sun., 1900-08-28
|H|NESE HORDES
| GATHER TO MOVE
| AGAINST PEK|NG
RepOrted to be Still Hopeful of
Reiaking Peking From
the Allies.
AMOY CENTER OF INTEREST
FThe United States Consul There Very
Much Disturbed by the Land
ing of Large Force of
Japanese No Inter-
national Conference.

Washington, Aug. 27.-Gencral Yama-
flchi. the commander Of the Japanese
roopS in China, Informed the Japanese
yar Office Saturday, Says a dispatch from
rukyo. that the Chinese have not ahan
bncl hope of retaking Pcliing and that
luUO men, with / guns, were advancing
owarl peliing from Shangtung. proba
5ly intending To cut the allies commune
cations.
Another dispatch from General Yama-
rurli, dated reking, Aug. IS. said
THE city is now cleared of Chinese
Troops
The Japanese cavalry dispatched to
NauSan reports that the Chinese impr-
liul family left pcl,ing Aug. II and set
Out fol the west after 4 short rcst at the
VILLAGE Of Mansan. escorted by General
Ma. 800 horscmcn and 90 wagons.
Gable interruptions continue TO keep
the government here in the dark as to
what is happening in China. One of the
cable companies has notified the state,
war and navy departments that the
Great Northern cable route lmeaning the
Siberian line through which Pcking is
reached from the north and Japan and
Korea are in part served is interrupted
at point between Blagowchetsmka and
KhabaroWeska. The eastern cable route
Is opera ting subject to great delay,
though still open to Japanese points.
The embassies and legations here, with
the exception of the Japanese legation,
are faring no better than the state de-
/ rartmcnt in the matter of the receipt OF
news. Minister Wu and Baron Spcck
won Sternlerg. tie latter now acting as
/ charge of tr German embassy, hoth
called mt the state department in search
| If information. Mr.. Wu stated that he
/ had moi had one word from Ii Hung
! Chang or. in fact. from any member Of
the Chinese government for some days
and that he was entirely dependent upon
! the state department and the newspa-
| pprs for information.
All Eyes on Annoy.
The condition of affairs at Annoy IS
| for the moment attracting the greatest
share of attpution at the department.
/ The United States consul ut that point
/ has become worry much alarmed III the
riotng. at the inccndiary fires and, lastly,
at the landing of Il considerable force ut
Jnnnnesa marines ana sailors. The otli-
cals do not care To say whether or ho'
| he has ioiucd in ANY protest against the
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ever. the government will act upon 1t
only after mature consideration, taking
the ground that in the absence Of any
advice showing n selfish purpose ON the
part of the Japanese it must be assumed
that their landing was made in the com
mon cause Of all Europeans and Amerl
cans.
1t is not doubted that any American
commander would have landed troops a
Annoy if rioting appeared TO endange
foreign properties and lives and no othe
foreign warships were available. Step
will be taken ut once to learn the fnct
in the case and one of our naval com
manders will be called upon to make III
Qury and report at once. Annoy Is
fortunately, not distant from either Hong
kong, where lies the Monterey. or Shang
hal, where the Princeton, the New vi
leans and the Castipe are ready for IL
stant service, and the impression at I'll
navy department is that one of thes
shps will be dispatched Immediately
Annoy. Still the state department OIL
cials are satisfied that the situation /
that place is not particularly Threatening
No international Conference.
The United States government has M
conference with the purpose of arrani
ing the future of China. Nor has 1t II
ceived any such invitation from any oth'
government. Negotiations that have bee
in progress for some time involved Ia
week the dispatch of an idcntic note, o
rather, of practically identical instructor
to the United States diplomatic repr
sentatives in Europe and in Japan II
their guidance in replying to inquire
that were flowing in upon them daily
to the purposes of the United States 90
ernmcnt The state department itst
has also received many such inquirl
from representatives of the powers
volved in the Chinese trouble.
1t is believed that these were general
informal. but, nevertheless, as they call
for statements of policy it was regard
as expedient that the replies should II
be divergent and to guard against d
crepancy by direction of the president
formal instruction was drawn up. Th
this did not exactly define the intenti
of the United States to withdraw frt
China Mt a specified date was made e
dent by the continuance of Inquiries frt
the legations and embassies here for
formation on this point. There is We
manifest desire on the part of Europe
governments 10 get some expression 1ft
the United States government as TO
p,rp0sc before committing themselv
II is htlieved that our answers nave be
framed with the special purpose OF aVo
| ing Il cnmmi tai Of the government as
its policy heyand the points specilca
Lid down IL til, pleSidcni response
rrper0r kwanG TSas hrst appeal IL
in the answer to Ii Hung Chang's app'