The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-14
.RUMORs OF WAR
RIFE At CAPITAL
Opinion That We Will
Have Trouble With
Japan and China.
GREAT ACTIVITY ON
PART OF OUR NAVY
Orders Issued to Rear-Adnira
Train Indicating Outlines He
Shall Follow - Military
Supplies Are Being
Flushed to the
Philippines.
G'rom our Regular CORRESPONDENCE


WASHINGTON. d. C., February IA
Rumors of war were as thick at the
Capitol to-day as though the guns were
already roaring. A member OF the Insli-
lar Affairs Committee expressed the opin-
ion that the United States and japan
and China, on the other side, would be
at war before the 4th OF next July. He
declared that 1t was well known fact
that Japan was behind China in the boy
colt against American goods. and that
Japan would be behind the uprising
against Americans which Is expected to
come in short time
The fact that Secretary Taft is rushing
supplies of a military character to the
philippines. and that several regiments
or troops are under orders to sail to the
Philippines, also lends some color to the
rutnor that the government eontamplates
trouble In the Philippines.
Tho purchase of the coal lands on tI,,
Island of Batar is regarded rs Significant
by those who expect trouble In ths
Orient. This item in the fertilization bill.
approprtating $4,000 for the purchase o.
certain coal mines in the island, is no
really SO significant as would at frs,
appear, however. The government own.
already a large tract of coal land on the
island, and is only buying a tract which
fronts on the harbor, which is the fines,
in the Philippines
Trouble Thought Imminent.
But let this be as it may, the fact thai
there Is very general belief that trouble
Is Imminent In the Philippines remains.
whether there is any real ground for the
belef that there Is to be trouble over
there is not known. but it would appear
as though the heads of the government
fear some sort of an outbreak The pre-
diction made by an educated Chinaman
In Cincinnati last week that there would
be general uprising against foreigners
In China attracted considerable attention
among members of Congress- The China
man appeared to be so confident of the
truth of what he said that he took the
trouble to warn some of his foreign
friends at home to get out of the Celes-
tial Kingdom as quickly as possible
Ever since the Japanese succeeded In
whipping the Russians, it has been pre-
dicted in many quarters that they would
eventually tackle the Americans for the
Phillppines Representative full OF
Iowa, chairman OF the Committee on
Naval Affairs made the prediction In a
speech last summer that we would have
"
bone Of contentious
Road to Battlehelds.
The Notifications bill, which lis now
pending IN the House. contains an item
which makes an appropriation of s5.O0
FOR the construction of a road from flle
public highway In Ioudoun county 10
the battlefield of Balls BluT. A PENN
,sylvania member or the committee had
n hay +I,
an appropriation for the construction
of road to some battlefield In the
State and Mr.. Hay at once moved to
make similar appropriation for a road
to tho Balls Bluff field. He said to-day
he thought the item would Le allowed
to remain in the bill.
representative Hay will leave Wash
.ington Tomorrow for Madison Court
house, for the purpose of accompanying
his little girl to Richmond. where she
Will undergo an operation for appen-
dctls, with which she was stricken
short time ago Mrs. Hay, and Mr..
Hays other daughter will accompany
her parents and sister.
Senator Martin is in Richmond to-day.
Representative Nicholas Longworth
was on the floor of the House to-day,
wearing broad smile as that which
should adorn the countenance OF man
who is to become a bridegroom In less
than a week. A tiny spray of lilies
of the valley on his lapel caused specu-
slation as TO whether they had come from
the White House conseryator!es.
Navy Department. Active.
The navy department. Is quite active
Although great secrecy Is Icing OBJ
served In the Preparations which are be-
ing made III anticipation of trouble In
China, 1t ia known that orders have been
Issued to Rear-Admlral Train In COM
mand of the Aslatic Squadron. laying
down the course no Is to follow In case
OF an outbreak, It Is also known that
the squadron now In the Mediterranean.
under Rear-Admral Sigsbee. viii be-
rushed TO the Orient should trouble come.
This squadron consists of the cruisers
Brooklyn, Tacoma. G,alveston and Chattf-'
nooga, II II understood that ths De-
pertinent until a,few days ago intended
sending two OF these vessels 10 China.
but has now decided 10 send tho four.
To Control the Rivers, J,
1t Is thought that tho work OF the
,,Iuy TN s,f IrnuhIn lSiIl consist tcntef-.