The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-29
DATELESS REPORTS
From American Officials in China Call
for Action.
EVIDENCE OF INTERFERENCE
With Messages Has Accumulated Until
Something Must Be Done.
"A MAN.0F.WAR MAY BE SENT OUT
To Protect Telegraph Lilac Between Shans.
hal and Chez Foo.
, ~'er $ MADE WITH SHORE CABlI
un,ts~ 4 E; e. u No. Pun Out ne
cause ~ May Want
A MAN.OF.WAR MAY Be SENT OUT
To Protect Telegraph Lilac Between ShaBs-
hal and Chez Foo.
MADE With SHORE CABLE

Washington, August u.s. Several COM
came to Washington from the
United States officials in China today. but
being dateless in many cases, the govern
ment was by no means satisfied with the
state Of communications and the cabinet
meeting gave the larger part of its atten-
ton to the problem of rectifying this state
Of affairs Evidences of Interference with
the messages have accumulated to point
where the government has determined TO
take steps to establish channels OF its
own. even II It is necessary to employ
the rather expensive device of man-of-
war plying between Shanghai and Chez
Foo for this purpose, though rapid pro-
gress is making with the shore cable
which is to connect these points, and it
is believed that within a week this means
of communication will be open. General
Chaffees statement that he needs no siege
battery, taken in connection with the d.
version Of the First cavalry, which was
bound for Taku to Manila, seems to make
clear that there is no intention to enter
into a prolonged campaign in China
This afternoon the Japanese minister
Mr.. Takahira; the Russian charge daft
flares. Mr.. Wollant and Mr.. Thiebaut, the
French charge, called upon Secretary Adee
and discussed the propriety Of accepting
Ii Hung Chang as proper person Win
whom the powers might negotiate for
settlement in China.
II Is said the Russian government Is
willing to deal with Ii upon properl!
framed conditions, and Mr.. Wollant, the
Russian charge, insists that Russia wishes
to prevent the dismemberment OF Chin'
and also that her anlmating purpose nov
Is the restoration OF order and the SAFE
guarding of the future. Under these I'm
itations it is urged here that Russla's OBJ
: jects can be achieved as well as those
the United states by dealing with
Hung Chang, who occupies the advan
tageous position of being the only Chines
Il nersonage so far Officially accredited as
= peace plenipotcntiary one OF the .
a fcials of the government today stat'
T. that "thc United States is not to turn ia
, and run because some Of the powers sho
a dispositlpn TO break a compact una
% which we became allies in China IL
le N vers accented the note OF Secretd
y tIav of July as a basis cor JOINT actio
= and thew will be held TO that agreemcn
Tho question OF actual force IN emma
sacondarv-one regiment Of United Stat'
troops is as good as 100, 900 men 10 esta
ian principle An indignity offered
~ tbem would be resented as quickly as
v,o mad 100000 men on Chinese soil, el
fine United States government Is WIFI
IA trv the case as to whether one TIM
e. could he said on July and ACCEPTED
r. nil the powers and changed two mont
later TO advance selfish interest"
Notwithstanding this firm attitude
h, the mart of the government, there Is n
the least doubt that friction between
n. powers will be ayerted.
g. ,rbe telegram OF General Chaffee rel
lr. five to the movements OF baroness V
Kotteler. taken in connection with
IS, nrses report Of the arrival OF Miss Ma
,s, C7ndtt-Smith at Tien Tsin in safety
K. the 25th. leads 70 the hope that the baro
ess & with the party OF rescued Anne
a. cans at Tien Tsin.
rs. Among the refugees, besides Miss ca
la dit-smitb. who is the sister-in-law
Mrs. Conger there Is Miss Payen, r.
idnnt of Milwaukee, and Mrs. and N
les woodward of Chicago. mother and daue