The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-27

Stoessel replied that he was not empow
cred to negotiate with rebels.
The Government depot in Jeffersonville
has received orders from Washington to
be gin making 10000 flannel blouses and
300 600 pairs of drawers This is in antic
ipat ton OF military operations in China
and to clothe the soldiers in the Philip
pires for the changing season.
Boxers are already reported to be at
lacking and burning suburbs of Port
Arthur, Russia's great seaport, naval ar
senal and terminal of the trans-Siberian
line on the Chinese sea coast, while the
costly construction work of the Musco-
vite Railroad across Manchuria has all
been destroyed.
A Washington dispatch of the 18th
says: An unofficial report has come to
the attention of the Chinese officials here
to the effect that 5000 Chinese officials at
Picking petitioned Prince Tuan to pro-
tect foreigners, whereupon Prince Tuan
ordered all those who united in the pc
titon to be killed.
A Philadelphia dispatch says: Hurry
orders are being filled at the Midvale
Steel Works for shells for warships. The
frankfort arsenal will begin full time
tomorrow on orders for 2,0O0.00o cart
ridges. The order from the War Depart
ment included cartridges for the Krag-
lJorgensen and the late improved Spring.
field rifles.
Passenger Managers of Western roads
will attempt to arrange for a division of
military business. In view of the antici-
pated heavy movement of United States
troops from various sections of the land
to San Francisco within the next few
! months the roads feel the necessity of a
division arrangement. Passenger mel
are confident that the conditions in the
Chinese Empire soon will demand the
presence OF thousands of United States
soldiers in the Orient.
4 In leader on the massacre at Picking
the Cologne Gazette says: A certain Chi
nese element, IL not the Chinese Govern
ment or Chinese people, has forced wal
, uron US. and IL was shown In the Picking
u massacre what form this war must take
All Western civilization must now arm
4 for vengeance. The Chinese must b'
: treated as cannibals and Picking RACED t.
q the ground. The CnInese must be com
PEELED to rebuild it a free city &C
cording to precepts of modern civiliZa
q ton. Now is the time when the vitalit,
:, of two civilizations must be put to tn
II final test and the nations of the Yves
L must emerge victorious, be the sacrific
what IL may
- New York Sun cable from Paris o
y July IL says that the Foreign Office ha
y received dispatch from Taku Stain
y that the Admirals have decided hat so
600 troops will be necessary for ad
~ vance on Picking. OF this number 200
will be required to garrison at Taku an
- Tien-Tsn and maintain the line Of com
4 munication. 1t is learned that Japa
!" will send to China a Field Marshal VIII
outranks the officers of other Power
9 This would settle the question of 81
=, preme command unless, as suggeste
az a. here, Russia should send an officer
-, similar rank. 1t Is feared that frictio
~ may yet arise on this point.
Perhaps the most serious among II
- many reports from Shanghai Is the II
% NOR that, since the massacre at Pekin
~, five Chinese regiments have been orde
~ ed south, with instructions TO NAL
Ching Han Pc. at the head of the Graz
canal. the objective point for the sout
~ ward extension of the Boxer movement
dispatch to the Herald from Canto
:. Tuesday, via Hongkong, says: Vicer'
- ii Hung Chang has just departed Z
the North having been ordered by Prin
;. Tuan TO proceed to Chi Ii province a.
resume his vice regal office. The stu
~ ton here is critical, although II Is st
"a quiet. There little hope for the
u king officials.