Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-23
RUssIA,s LARGE ARMY.
Washington Omcials Aroused by the
Latest Advices from China.


RUsSIA.S LARGE ARMY.
Washington omcials Aroused by the
Latest Advfces from China.
Washington, June 2s.-A cablsgram
was received at the navy department
late yesterday afternoon which caused
a scurrying of messengers and consul
tations among cabinet officers and bu-
reau officials. Up to late hour last
night the department refused to make
its contents public, butt is understood
to have conveyed, with other informa-
tion. the intelligence that Russia is
sending an army Of 10000 men from
Manchuria to the relief of Pekin. The
message is also understood to contain
other information referring to the
preparations being made by the va
rious powers having interests at stake
in the orient and to the plans and flu
ture policy Of Admiral kempff. COM
manding the American naval forces at
| Taku.
Every effort is being made at the war
department to expedite the dispatch Of
troops from the Philippines to China,
because of the daily increasing serious
predicament of oHr diplomatic repre-
sentatives and foreign citizens at Pc
kin and Tien Tsin. Mai. Gen. MacAr-
thur has again been requested in.
strong language by the secretary OF
war to hurry the departure of the
Ninth infantry, which according to re-
ports received at the war department.
lis mobilized at Manila ready for trans
portation to. Taku. Gen. Macarthur
4 has stated all along that 1t would be
impossible to start this regiment before
Sunday or Monday, but he was cabled
A to rush arrangements and IL possible
4 embark it not later than this evening.
The regiment will probably have to be
4 loaded on the transport Logan, which
4 has been designated to make the trip.
by means of lighters, and this work has
thus far been made impossible by the
presence of a typhoon.
i The secretary of war also tele-
4 graphed Gen. Macarthur asking how
4 many troops could be spared from the
4 Philippines for service in China in case
SIof5 an emergency. how long it would
3ltake to get them ready and what were
4 the facilities for transportation. An
4 answer. is expected soon. Officers at
A the war department express the belief
THAT 1t would not te safe under any
circumstances to snaretmOre than COO
Troops from Manila and vicinity and
4 that these should eventually be rein-
! forced by others from the United
4 States The Logan, which Is to carry
the Ninth regiment, is the only vessel
4 of any size known to be at Manila. but
4 a number from the United States. in
lIcluding the Grant. which is due about
! the 1st Of July, and the Thomas the
/ 18th. are on their way from San Fran
/ cisco to Manila and will doubtless af-
A ford the necessary facilities for trans
4 port in case 1t is found necessary to
send more troops to China. The naval
4 transport Zafiro could also probably be
a pressed into service to carry detach-
4 ment of troops If needed. and still other
4 naval vessels would doubtless be found
available in case of a great emergency.
A question which is giving the au-
a thorities some concern is the dispatch
OF the troops from raku to Tien Tsin
. and Pekin after their arrival. AT first
lit was thought that this could be ac-
complished by the employment of sew
eral of the smaller and lighter draugh,
Igunboats. which could navigate up the
4 Pei-Ho as far as Tien Tsn. but it ap-
Ipears that the water in the lower par
of the river is very shallow at this sea.
son of the year and it is doubtful ii
any vessel larger than torpedo boat
could ascend. Thus it seems probable
{ that our troops will have to cover tbs
A distance from Tien Tsin, abou- thirty
miles, on foot. Altho the distance i.
not SO great, the road to be travelled i:
exceedingly poor and the journey
would probably consume several days
(which would add considerably to the
already long delay in affording ade.
quate protection to our citizens and in,
terests in the Chinese capital and other
towns where their safety is in peril.
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KRUGER'S PEACE TERMS.
His Principal stipulationi is That II.
; BE Allowed to Remain in Trans
vnal.
London. June 23.-Nlovements looking
to the control OF the Pretoria & Durbar
railway line are now monopolizing thu
attention of Lord Roberts. Gen. lar
Hamilton is advancing from the wes
toward Heidelberg, where he is to avail
j Gen. Buffers army, marching from tht
Z east. Lord Dundonald's cavalry, form
the advance guard Of Sir Redvers
forces. has reached Standerton. finding
the enemy flown. after having destroyed
the railway in the vicinity.
Lord Roberts plans to have Rulle
join Ian Hamilton as soon as possible
and, when the siXty-tive mile gap be
tween them has been closed, the British
will be stretched across the Transvaa
in an impenetrable Gordon. designed eff
fectlally to bar the cOmmuntca tion a