Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24
NO MORE TROOPS SENT
TT IS THOUGHT CHAFFEE HAS SUE.
FICIENT FORCE IN CHINA.
This the Result Of q Conference OF
the President with Messrs.
Root and Adee.

The following official bulletin was posted
at the War Department last evening:
THE government has decided that unless
required by future developments no more
troops are to be sent to China Orders have
accordingly been cabled to Nagasaki for
the Meade. which is due there today. with
Tour troops Sd Cavalry, four companies 10Th
Infantry and Company E, Battalion OF
Engineers. to proceed directly to Manila.
Similar orders will be given TO the other
troops which are under orders for China
via Nasasaki."
Besides the troops on the Meade there
are now at sea the Warren, with two
squadrons of the 9th Cavalry and recruits:
the Sherman, with one battalion each OF
the I'd, 9th and Sth Infantries. The Logan
Is scheduled to sail on September l with
TWO battalions of the LIST and one battalion
OF the I'd Infantry. 1t was said at the
department that 5000 or 1900 troops would
be affected by the order.
A dispatch was received from Gen. Chat
Zee yesterday dated Pekin. August Is.
which was not in response to the request
sent him few days ago to report the cons
ditions and requirements. The dispatch re-
lated largely to transportation conditions
and stated that the railroad between Taku
and Pekin could not be used at the present
time as portions of ii had been destroyed by
the Chinese. Gen. Chaffee will cooperate
with the other commanders in China in re-
allied forces. Gen. Chaffee also reported
that the telegraph line which was con-
structed by the Signal Corps from Tien
Tsin to Pekin is frequently interrupted,
Being cut, probably, by hostile Chinese.
Instructions to Mr.. RockhilI.
At conference at the White House yes
terday. in which the President Secretary
Root and Acting Secretary Adee particle
pated. careful instructions were prepared
fnr Mr. Do, lrkf
commissioner to China. to be forwarded at
once to him for his guidance. The State
Department received dispatch from MIR.
Rockhiil, dated at Yokohama briefly an
Touncing his arrival there. This brought
about the White House conference and the
preparation OF instructions. Before Mr..
Rockhill left he was advised very fully on
the purpose of this government. but since
his departure the situation has so changed
at Pekin as to make 1t desirable to supple
ment the instructions he already had re-
ceiVed. Mr. Adee stated that as the IN
structions related to pending affairs II
would be inexpedient to make public any
Thing In reference to them.
Japanese Advice..
The japanese legation has received the
following advices from the foreign office
at Toxic dated August 2S:
The commander of the japanese fleet at
Taku transmitted by telegraph on the Dist
THE Japanese regiment which had been
detailed early on the 18th for the purpose
of protecting the imperial palace had hard
lighting all day, but they could not bring it
to decisive issue. as they refrained from
firing on the palace. On the following
day, however, they took its principal gate,
and now the city is almost entirely cleared
of the enemy.
The imperial family and the ministers
of state left for Sian five six days ago,
escorted by 5000 troops under Tung Fuh
Shiang.
With the object Of restoring order, the
city has been divided into districts Japan
being assigned the northern half; and ia
pan. the United States, Great Britain, Rus
sia and France have each deputed an off,
Ger to carry on the administration.
Prince Tuan's residence has been burned
down by the japanese. The japanese naval
detachment which guarded the japanese
legation lost during the siege five killed and
eight wounded.
the imperial palace have rescued foreign
and native Christians from their confine-
ment.'
A report received by one of the foreign
legations here states that Germany is pre-
pairing to make San Francisco a point
from which large quantities Of military
supplies will be sent forward to China
The report comes from the consul general
stationed at San Francisco and gives a
number of details on the extent of con-
templated German shipments. He says
tHdl SHIPS are ALREADY arriving
there and that commission of German
officers. together with a representative Of
the Hamburg American steamship line, il
there to look after the plans for forwarding
supplies These relate principally. he states,
to horses for cavalry and other military
uses and breadstucs for the army
Based on the foregoing report, the opin-
ion is freely expressed by high diplomatic
officials here that Germany will send
large army to China to cooperate under
Count Waldersee, the total not falling
short of $1,000 men.
Telegraph Lines in China.
Some time ago 1T was announced that
this government would cooperate with
other governments in the construction Of a
cable line from Chefoo to Taku and also
a cable from Shanghai to Chefoo. The
sum of $1500OO was set apart for that
purpose. The changed conditions in China
and the fact that the land line from Chefoo
to Shanghai is in operation, as well as a
cable from Chefoo to Taku, has made
this expenditure unnecessary. Maj Scriven
was today cabled authority for keeping up
the line from Tien Tsin to Pekin, and funds
were placed at his disposal for this pur-
pose.