The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-25

for the departure OF the six Chinese cruis
crs was objected to by the senior naval
officer. who informed them that he had at
his disposal a force sufficient to compel
them to leave If they objected TO the pres
ence of he feet. The Chinese cruisers are
heavier armed than the vessels of the
allies, among whose six vessels Is the
United States gunboat castine.
The powers are said to have fatally un-
derestimated the numbers, desperation and
armament OF the Chinese. who for three
years have been accommodating rifles at the
rate of 2o.GD a month.
The question here is what are the powers
going to do? Japan is preparing to trans
ship this week 1000 additional troops. Rus
STA is sending down from vIadivostock all
her available forces. estimated at from
5000 TO 5000 men. although recent events
have shown that the number of Russians on
the Pacific coast has been overestimated
The Indian Council held a special meeting
at Simla yesterday and considered the
feasibility of sending more troops.
THIRTY THOUSAND RUSSIANS.
Russia, according TO a Che-Foo cor
respondent. has landed a force of Cos
sacks at Pei-Tai Ho. and another at Shan
Hai-Kwan to intercept the Chinese troops
marching from Manchuria. A correspond
ent at Li-Kuhn-Tao. on Wei-Hai-wei bay,
says that the Russians are sending 500 o
troops all told.
The Official Messenger. of St Petersburg,
published a ~communique yesterday review
ing the course of events in China and con.
GLIDING as follows: ut will thus be seer
that the Russian troops are pursuing nc
object hostile to China. On the contrary
II view of the present exciting events, the
presence of the Russian troops in that
friendly state can only render an essential
service to the Picking government in Its
struggle with the rebels"
The st. Petersburg correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph, III a dispatch dated Satur-
day. sends a long statement embodying the
views of the Russian Foreign office pre-
pared by permission of the late Count Mu
r~avieff. and embodying not only his views
but those of his successor, Count Lams.
dron. This statement holds that a state
OF war does not exist under internationa
law. and hence 1t is possible TO assume tina
the order for active military operations a.
1aku originated with the provisional au'
thorities and not with the imperial at Pc
king. Like other nations" says the state
ment. Russia is pursuing Humanitarian
aims, and IL can be categorically stated
that Japan is following the same correcr
and specific aims as the other powers
Past experience shows that the Chinese d.
not persist in fighting. Probably they will
soon change their attitude as one Of com
pIete submission" NJ. Neratoff, the author
OF the statement, who is an important of
ficial of the Russian Foreign Office. added
that he thought the legation would be abb
10 hold out until relief arrived.
A dispatch from Shanghai. dated yester
day. says: "Shen says he has news from
Picking, by courier to Shan-Tung, tina
the foreign ministers in Picking are de
manding their passports, and that tn
Tsung Ii Yamen Is disposed to compl.
wits their requests If this news be tru
IL would imply the correctness of the re
ports of the arrival of Admiral Seymou
at Picking.
According to a dispatch to the Time
from Simla, dated yesterday. the India
force going to China would be increase,
to a division
The Times, reviewing the situation edi
torially. says: There is no whisper 4
favor CT the partition or spoliation o
China in this country or in the Unite
States. but we feel very strongly that tn
time has come for the Introduction of thos
practical reforms which Mr.. Choate, ii
his recent letter to Lord Salisbury, de
clared TO be desirable"
A st. Petersburg dispatch says that tn
new Russian cruiser Variag will go direc
from Philadelphia TO Port Arthur.