The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-09
NEW CONSULS TO HURRY
TOWARDS THE FAR EAST
United States Anxious to Be Rep
resented Without Delay-Mil-
itary Attaches.
CIIINA'S COURT MAY FLEE

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The State De-
partment is pushing preparations for the
early dispatch to their posts in Manchuria
of United States Consuls Cheshire, David
son and Morgan, who are to be posted re-
spectively at Moukden, Antung and Dalny.
This is regardless of the impending out
break of war and it is said that there is no
reason to apprehend that actual hostilities
would be allowed TO prevent a consul of a
friendly nation from going to his post. Mr..
Fowler. who has been in this country on
leave of absence, has departed in haste for
Che-Foo. which in the event of hostilities.
is expected TO be a point of the greatest
Importance for the handling Of news and
rendezvous of merchant shipping, being the
nearest great neutral port to the prospec-
tive seat of war
The Navy Department viii make no eff
fort to place United States naval attaches
on either the Russian or Japanese fleets.
1t is believed that consent could not be had
from either party, and in refusing Russia
and Japan would be simply following the
example set by the United States In the
1t has been practically settled that the
United States army shall be represented
as a military observer with the Russian
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of the Philippine constabulary. Maj Oliver
L. Wood will be United States military OBJ
server with the Japanese army. he mas
been for some time United States military
attache at Toxic and at Seoul. and is said
TO be exceedingly popular with tie Japa-
neSe army officers.
Outbreak of war between Russia and ia
pan Will. ii is believed here, be followed
by the precipitate flight or the Empress
Dowager and the entire Chinese court from
Picking 10 southern China where they took
refuge in 1900. Information received by the
State Department several days ago indicates
that this would be the case. A cabiegram
received at the European embassy says that
the fight of the court is we'll nigh certain
and that this may precipitate a danger
Gus condition of unrest throughout China.
1t will leave the government without a
head in Picking ard will practically close
every door of communication from the
powers 10 the Picking government. Several
European powers are extremely anxious
that this menace to foreigners in China
may be averted and are inclined TO bring
pressure to bear through their representa-
tives at Picking to prevent il. AT the State
Department to-day officials declined to say
how far the United States had gone or
would go in this direction, but IL Is known
the Empress Dowager remain in Picking.
Ii is believed that Mr.. Conger Will use his
efforts in that direction.
The State Department has been informed
by the American embassy in st. Peters
burg and the American legation at Toxic
that NJ. Kurina, the Japanese minister 10
Russia. and Baron de Rosen, the Russian
minister at Toxic. have taken leave of the
governments 10 which they are accredited,
thus marking the formal severance of dip
lomatic relations between the two coun-
tries.
Regarding the attitude of the United
States. Assistant Secretary of State
LOOMS reiterated TO the Russian am